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A watch is for daily use - Lets see your daily beater.
There is a saying in the watch world - "what is your daily beater watch".
For some the idea of fixing a car, painting the house, using a chainsaw, swimming in the pool with their "expensive" watch is not something they will do gladly.
For these occasions the term "beater" comes in. Strap on a cheap watch and do your dirty work, and when done - put on your "expensive" watch once again.
For me that is not a option - I keep my watches on all the time - mainly because I see my watches as Tools (I only have tool watches) and the other reason is that I forget to remove my watch ;-).
So for me - I keep my watches on - vintage rolex, newer rolex and panerai.
And remember that the first scratch is the worst - Just enjoy your watch.
Some of my "daily beaters"
So let me see your daily beater watch ;-)
/Jan J
A watch is for daily use - Lets see your daily beater.
There is a saying in the watch world - "what is your daily beater watch". For some the idea of fixing a car, painting the house, using a chainsaw, swimming in the pool with their "expensive" watch is not something they will do gladly. For these occasions ...
My serious beater
and I'm a guy who builds things and works on my own cars... This would have to be the second one ;-) This message has been edited by mrsnak on 2010-09-23 17:46:47...
1133 Renault engine on my Caravelle
Was swapping out my standard distributor for a modified Ducellier with electronic ignition kit installed. The car has never run so well.
First thing to go...
...into the mix on the Giulietta engine was a Bosch electronic ignition....hard lessons learnt from the Giulia Super...
I got a protrek that is my off road/ adventure beater.
Glad to see that there are purists who have not ditched their Casio. Thanks mrsnak cheers PAt
Those are NOT beaters!
My last beater ended up trashed when it got hit by a rebounding bit of metal. The one before that is still working but acetone or something has clouded the plastic crystal and I can't be bothered polishing it out. Both were cheapo Swatch. I now have a wor...
That's my feeling
But I think it very much depends on the kind of physical activities you engage in, and whether or not you'd mind getting that watch seriously dinged or broken doing them.
Perhaps...
Admittedly, when the going gets truly rough, my DSSD or Ingenieur might get swapped out for my Kobold or one of my G-Shocks, but in terms of daily wear, the watches I listed are, in fact my go-to pieces. That said, I cut down a tree with my gas-powered ch...
Taking a beating ...
I really only have one watch that I am happy to wear without worrying about it - the St Gallen PPro ABR. It was Anthony's video of banging it on the table that finally allowed me to relax. [ Click Here ]...
My beater, and favorite weekend watch.
This Seiko 5 is a great weekend companion. It stands up to sweaty hikes with my dog, errand-running, washing the car -- whatever I can dish out! Also, I like the fact that when the date display changes over to Sunday it's shown in red (the other days are ...
Let's see...
Office beaters: Weekend beater: Diving beater: Funky beater: I'll be honest here, I wear all my watches in a fairly regular rotation, but the ones listed here tend to see the most use these days. Of course if you ask the same question next year, the list ...
LOL -I regret not getting the Dee & Ricky
When our friend on another forum was taking the orders. Can't find them now around here.
Don't worry...
If and when they pop up for sale, the cashiers on the selling floor have instructions to contact me. Unfortunately, they don't seem to be popping up of late, and getting a hold of the inventory lists is a lot harder than it sounds (I'm in Creative, which ...
Definitions...
I always have a problem with these "beater" threads. To me, a beater is something that can be ruined and put in the trash can with no tears shed. "Beater" is the opposite of "classy, stylish, expensive, collectable, desirable" etc. I look at these photos ...
Depends on how you spend your time...
While clearly everyone's definition of "beater" isn't the same, perhaps more importantly in this instance is the fact many of us, myself included, rarely, if ever, find themselves in a situation where a watch -- be it a G-Shock or a GO -- would be in dang...
True enough, Adam.
...no, you don't have to be working smashing rocks in a Quarry nor chasing lobsters down crevices....but I'm with Nick on this one. So, while you may not have the need for a watch that can withstand that steam-powered jackhammer, any watch that you wouldn...
Good point...
...and a perspective that I can certainly appreciate. That said, I have to say there are few, if any, watches in my collection that I would hesitate to wear in what I refer to as my "ultimate doomsday scenario" (civilization has collapsed and I can only k...
Mine - UTS 1000m v2 GMT
This message has been edited by db darien on 2010-09-24 11:14:38...
Now that UTS looks like....
It can take an ass whooping and keep on coming Nice one for a beater ! Best Drew
I just got this one for a daily beater...
Killer looks with an even moere killer price....
Now that...
...is a thing of beauty. Bill Yao does excellent work, and this is definitely one of my favorites from his portfolio. Thanks for sharing (and, of course, congrats for earning Dive Watch Shot of the Week at TZ)! Regards, Adam
Thanks Adam...
the overall build quality was a surpise to me, so happy I jumped on one. Best Drew
Here two from Southern Denmark
Greetings from Southern Jylland Jan Sometimes also on the golf course... Mainly these two as daily beaters Cheers Hans...
