My beater stays on for everyday life, work , shooting,DIY etc.
I've been looking for a reasonably priced (by human, rather than WIS standards!) watch for my other half to wear, and possibly an alternate beater to the Casio AE-1000W I currently use when I'm climbing or going to sketcher locales.
It seems that G-Shocks are a popular beater choice, but I was pretty impressed by this little number from Casio - 40mm diameter, 7mm thick, clean design, sapphire crystal(!), leather strap and £75 (actually got it for around £55 when Amazon dropped the price of this colour model briefly). It's the catch-ily named LTP-E138L-1AEF.
The only downsides I can see are a complete lack of luminescence and a 30m water resistance (pop-on back), which probably doesn't matter given it's on a leather strap.
I'm used to wearing much thicker watches, so it feels unusually thin on my wrist, but my girlfriend likes it, and the more restrained proportions wears well for her.
I'd be interested to see what other folk wear as beaters, especially if they're on something other than resin or leather straps which tend to be unpleasant when the weather warms up and don't like getting dunked in water.
Last edited by threescoops; 11th July 2018 at 14:25. Reason: Included downsides.
My beater stays on for everyday life, work , shooting,DIY etc.
^^^^try Head and Shoulders
I'm all seriousness it's good to see Rolex worn rather than cosseted although I'd have to admit to wearing a Gshock for DIY/biking/outdoors duties as it just seems sensible!
Last edited by deepreddave; 11th July 2018 at 12:08.
Heh, yes, I have done the same with my GMT-II for the last 15 years or so, but it's picked up a lot of fairly gnarly scrapes, particular on the bracelet, and I figured I'd give it a little bit of a reprieve, especially after I was reminded how expensive a service/polish or replacement might be!
I also got my chunky Casio for a trip to Port of Spain and Georgetown, where wearing something like a Rolex is definitely not advised.
It's hard to photograph scratches, but the marks on and around the clasp stand out pretty well...
My beater for work and other rough stuff.
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I've had an old Seiko skx033 for about 15 years now and that's taken absolutely everything from mountains, oceans, diy, gardening, stag do's and sport. All it has to show for it is a faded bezel that's slightly worn at the edges and a tiny ding to the case.
"Once is happenstance. Twice is coincidence. The third time it's enemy action."
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Cool pic Mike!
This for me.
Got a new watch, divers watch it is, had to drown the bastard to get it!
This is my daily beater, Citizen ecodrive 200m diver, just keeps ticking on, and cheap enough not to worry about picking up any scratches or damage.
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Got a new watch, divers watch it is, had to drown the bastard to get it!
It's a traditional quartz, 3 year battery life. I guess sapphire and a leather strap will add a wee bit to the cost (pretty sure I saw a thread on here that pointed at a supplier of sapphire crystals in the range of £10-25 retail), the rest is probably down to where Casio want to place it relative to other models.
My daily grind, before and after a ground up rebuild and the inclusion of a sapphire by Brendan.
Citizen NY2300-09L
Great pictures, I love to see Watches actually getting used.
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I’ve posted this pic plenty of times before but it’s still going strong.
£40 Citizen Eco Drive from Argos 15 years ago. I just can’t kill it!
It’s now semi retired as daily duties have been taken up by my SKX009
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Got a few beaters but the regular used to be the Traser on the left, really lightweight at 40g, now its the Marathon, a touch heavier at 152g.
These are my main beaters - £16 and £27 respectively. They are 200m and 100m WR respectively.
What's not to like?
I have a number of Seikos also sourced of the Bay that I use as beaters. I get almost as much fun from finding those as I do "nicer" watches.
Another vote for the "R-word".
Their watches may no be the most attractive (IMHO anything but) but my 17000 beater of the last thirty years has proved itself to be robust to the point of being considered bomb-proof.
For everyday wear I generally prefer something else, but for anything arduous on it goes.
It has survived foundries, steel mills, shooting, gardening, skiing "faux pas", and motor sport "errors of judgement" aplenty.
Thoroughly worthy . . . . .
I love the OQ and I think they look thoroughly retro - I've been after one for about 7 years but can't seem to pull the trigger on a quartz with that price tag!
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Marathon Navigator - not sure it's right for a lady, but it's light and comfortable to wear. Plus the lume is a light for you in dark places, when all other lights go out.