Horological Meandering

I am sure that most of of you have watches specially for the beach, office, formal occasions, weekends, and even watches for when you have kids around. I am no different, and need a wear a watch at all times for some weird reason, an "illness" I am sure many of you are familiar with.

However, there is one segment of my life I struggle with in terms of watch options - the ideal gym watch. I live a very active lifestyle - tennis / gym 4 to 5 times a week - which is a very significant amount of wrist time. My key requirement : (a) very light (b) hopefully doesn't scratch so easily (c) ideally with a chrono, so I am time my exercise sets.

In my quest to find the perfect one, I went through the following options:

(1) Fitbit & Apple Watch - I tried them for a few months each, even though they had many monitoring benefits, I didn't get the feeling of "happiness" when I wore these non mechanical watches. So I sold them.

(2) Swatch Sistem 51 - Next, I tried one of these obvious choices, with a rubber strap. Although I do appreciate the significance of the Sistem 51, I longed for something with more horological significance. 

(3) Richard Mille - I know some people wear RM for sports, but although I appreciate the brand a lot, it is just a bit too flashy for my taste, so after careful consideration, I decided against buying one.

(4) FPJ Centigraphe Titanium Sports - Currently, I have been wearing the CTS for about 6 months now. And I must say that this is the most perfect gym watch for me yet. Apart from being super light, I also use the Chrono to time exercise sets. What impressed me most is that is almost never scratches - I have hit my tennis racket on it multiple times, and not a dent. The watch literally looks brand new after 6 months of constant abuse. 

I am just wondering what some of you wear to the gym or other sports? 

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