If you could only have two - a beater and a best, which would you choose?

[Akajak]

#46 thank you

[Akajak]

#48 lol

[Huertecilla]

Great beater choices here.
Often it's a Seiko or some Quartz stuff.

Yes, this time it is very surreal. Probably because the beating is done under a desk.

[learningtofly]

Yes, this time it is very surreal. Probably because the beating is done under a desk.

I'm not sure how to take that

[RAJEN]

Yes, this time it is very surreal. Probably because the beating is done under a desk.

Cilla,
What you do under your desk is your business but I shudder to think. Best do it with your watch off. 😄😄

[seikopath]

6900 and SBIII

[PDE]

Everyday & best for me would be my MBII & Wright Flyer
Can't see some of my others coming out of their boxes now

[poppy]

from my collection it would be the ecozilla for beater and dssd for best.

i would hate to be in that position though!!

[apm101]

Beater: 6309 diver

Best: GMT Master II

Got the first, might have to wait for the second...

[Richmondmike]

Beater

Best

[ed335d]

#34. Excuse my ignorance but what is an orange monster?

This may help

http://forum.tz-uk.com/showthread.ph...Orange-Monster

[ed335d]

If I really had to choose, it would be these:

PO XL



'66 5513

[Itsguy]

Best: Vacheron Constantin 222 Jumbo
Beater: Grand Seiko Quartz SBGX055





Though I may also accept a PP Calatrava sub seconds linen dial in white gold as the beater! I'd also consider and old model Explorer II as the rugged everyday option.

[Strafer_kid]

Probably SD 16600 as beater and Sub 1680 or GMT 1675 as keeper

[Tam]

I'd go for the obvious choices from my current collection - Speedmaster for good, Seiko for every day.

[Gustav]

Beater = Rolex SeaDweller. Great watch and could outlast most of us.

Best = A Lange und Söhne Datograph up and down. Best watch I´ve every seen. Need one!

[Osian85]

Daily wearer (when it arrives tommorow!)




Best...

[HappyJack]

At present the beater is the Omega SMP Quartz 2264 and best is the Speedy Pro. I've often thought that a Breitling M1 - Central minute chrono with great WR and superquartz movement - and a Rolex GMT II 16710, would be the perfect pair to cover every eventuality.

[Montybaber]

Omegas and Rolexes as beaters? my missus was right i dont belong here :(

[subchris]

For me it would be

my 16610 as my best

and my beater would be the Seiko MM300 that I had to part ex for the 16610!! once I get another my collection will be a happy one!!😄

Chris

[StuS]

Not sure if this is a hypothetical question or choosing from those that you own?

For those that I own:-

Day to day - PRS 82
Best - Sinn 103

Ideal World:-

Speedy
JLC geophysic

Have a speedy incoming so have made a step in the right direction although in reality this will be my best watch.

[Martin123]

Worn every day


Usually special occasions

[JasH]

Best = Rolex Cosmograph Daytona

Beater = Rolex Cosmograph Daytona

[humphriespaul]

Everyday: G10 (this I have....)
Best: Birthyear Rolex GMT with wabi (and this nowhere near to having....!)

[Eamonn345]

Beater:



Best:

[Pitch3110]

My pick up and go at present is my 14060* and party frock is my PAM312.

*Will change when my incoming 017 Tuna drops.


Ta
Paul

[psikat]

RAF Aviator G-Shock and the BLNR GMT.

[proby24]

My old SD is the one watch I can never see myself selling. I was originally going SD as beater and my Nautilus as best. But my tastes are getting cheaper with age:

Beater: Aerospace Avantage
Best: SD

[UKMike]

Of all the watches shown here, the ONLY one that really attracts me is "Bubblehead's" Oris. A clean looking diver that is different enough from the herd of JARs (Just-Another-Rolex). I should buy that and wear it all the time as both beater and best. It would serve both purposes very well.

Strange how my tastes have changed with the passage of time - I used to like the look of Panerai watches and some of the more sober Pateks - but not any more.

[DB9yeti]

Omegas and Rolexes as beaters? my missus was right i dont belong here :(

Why not post what yours would be instead of just moaning and making a sad face?

'Beater' was defined as 'daily watch', not what you wear to work on a building site.

[gorrie]

From what I currently own it would be:
Beater:

Best:


But my ideal (neither of which I will likely own) would be:-
Beater:

Best:

(it was a toss up between this Portuguese & the grey dialled Spitfire 3878)

[samswatch]

Beater - Damasko DC57 as its so robust

Best - haven't got one, although a Rolex submariner 67 (if they were made then would be it)

[paulrlx]

Current best - WG DayDate
Beaters - daytona and seamaster pro

[RobDad]

Doesn't beater mean 'happy to wear it crawling about under the car, swimming, in the gym (where you can either chuck it in your locker where it's likely to get stolen or take it into the sauna), do a bit of light decorating, drop it onto a tiled floor accidentally from waist height with no ill effect, cover it in suntan oil/sand/salt water at the beach, service it yourself (well, change the battery) decent lume (well, a light) an alarm and a Countdown timer and world time for holidays? - That's a beater, not a Rolex unless you're very wealthy and have no respect for the watch you've spent thousands on (with a raised, easily chipped crystal and a movement which wouldn't survive that drop onto tiles no matter the depth rating). Not knocking Rolex at all by the way, but show me an auto you can properly abuse in the same way and I'd be shocked. I watched a video of the (quartz) Inox the other day where the watch survived a 10m fall onto concrete but the case had a massive dent, and whilst I'm sure my tegimented U1 might fare better from a visual point of view I wouldn't expect it to tell the time accurately afterwards! Nope, beater = G shock. Ugly but proper hard 😄

[gray]

Doesn't beater mean 'happy to wear it crawling about under the car, swimming, in the gym (where you can either chuck it in your locker where it's likely to get stolen or take it into the sauna), do a bit of light decorating, drop it onto a tiled floor accidentally from waist height with no ill effect, cover it in suntan oil/sand/salt water at the beach, service it yourself (well, change the battery) decent lume (well, a light) an alarm and a Countdown timer and world time for holidays? - That's a beater, not a Rolex unless you're very wealthy and have no respect for the watch you've spent thousands on (with a raised, easily chipped crystal and a movement which wouldn't survive that drop onto tiles no matter the depth rating). Not knocking Rolex at all by the way, but show me an auto you can properly abuse in the same way and I'd be shocked. I watched a video of the (quartz) Inox the other day where the watch survived a 10m fall onto concrete but the case had a massive dent, and whilst I'm sure my tegimented U1 might fare better from a visual point of view I wouldn't expect it to tell the time accurately afterwards! Nope, beater = G shock. Ugly but proper hard dde04

Beater = a watch you wear when you shouldn't really wear a watch - but never a cheap nasty piece of plastic

[gray]

... And best is anything that isn't a beater

[whodareswins]

[QUOTE=gorrie;3370260]From what I currently own it would be:
Beater:


Can someone please tell me which model of Fortis this is and its specification.

Thanks

[dkpw]

Beater



Best

[whodareswins]

Beater



Best

I love this combination....poles apart!

[gorrie]

Can someone please tell me which model of Fortis this is and its specification.

Thanks

B42 Cosmonaut Day/Date. It's the SS version, not Titanium. Cheers.

[whodareswins]

B42 Cosmonaut Day/Date. It's the SS version, not Titanium. Cheers.

Very nice watch.....on my list for 2015...

[DB9yeti]

Doesn't beater mean 'happy to wear it crawling about under the car, swimming, in the gym (where you can either chuck it in your locker where it's likely to get stolen or take it into the sauna), do a bit of light decorating, drop it onto a tiled floor accidentally from waist height with no ill effect, cover it in suntan oil/sand/salt water at the beach, service it yourself (well, change the battery) decent lume (well, a light) an alarm and a Countdown timer and world time for holidays? - That's a beater, not a Rolex unless you're very wealthy and have no respect for the watch you've spent thousands on (with a raised, easily chipped crystal and a movement which wouldn't survive that drop onto tiles no matter the depth rating). Not knocking Rolex at all by the way, but show me an auto you can properly abuse in the same way and I'd be shocked. I watched a video of the (quartz) Inox the other day where the watch survived a 10m fall onto concrete but the case had a massive dent, and whilst I'm sure my tegimented U1 might fare better from a visual point of view I wouldn't expect it to tell the time accurately afterwards! Nope, beater = G shock. Ugly but proper hard 

Beater was also defined by the OP as 'daily wearer'. I neither have, or need a 'beater' although if pushed, I have a couple of Limited Edition Seikos that would serve. My only quartz is a UX so again, that could serve. But my daily is always something nice. If I find myself suddenly moving furniture or under a car bonnet, I take it off.

[OldHooky]

Beater was also defined by the OP as 'daily wearer'. I neither have, or need a 'beater'......But my daily is always something nice. If I find myself suddenly moving furniture or under a car bonnet, I take it off.

Same here. My collection has shrunk to just a 14270 and pre Mears Citizen Tough (which arrived the day before the Explorer and hasn't been worn since). Back in the day when a watch couldn't be removed and the work was physically demanding it was a Shock. Nowadays I take one off if it's going to get mucky or bashed.

[Joppers]

I wear my Submariner more than any other watch, so it's my beater/daily wearer.



My best would be my recently acquired Vacheron & Constantin dress watch.



But I do love my Speedy Mark III too :)

[RobDad]

Beater = a watch you wear when you shouldn't really wear a watch - but never a cheap nasty piece of plastic

They may be cheap and nasty, but make anything mechanical look like a cream puff in comparison. And that includes anything that has been to the moon or the bottom of the sea. In this world of rugged and manly Swiss auto's I wonder how many would emerge totally unscathed having been casually dropped onto a hard floor? I understand your aesthetic arguments but I'm afraid when it comes to 'taking a beating' a humble £50 dw5600 would be king. And I think that's actually rather cool 😉

[barryw]

Beater - Pulsar military chrono

Best - Breitling aerospace

[dforgrieve]

Currently...

Beater: Hamilton Khaki Quartz

Best: Bremont BC-F1

Dave

[Grandsire]

I have around 20 watches most range from £300 to £2000 but it would have to be these without question and why not;


Xmas present from the missus, and fits the bill perfectly

Dress/Best

My late grandfathers watch, very dear to me. I couldn't be without these two due to the sentimental links.

[mostly_lurking]

Beater


Best


I'm pretty careful with my watches, so 'Beater' might be a bit of an overstatement, but the Omega is my everyday watch. For anything rougher than work, it's this...

[JNH]

Great thread, difficult to chose. My PO would have to stay because of the reason I bought it and the funds I used (lusted after them in shop windows for years on end, finally bought one but with inheritance money). Some will think that's stupid but to me I bought it for a reason and that reason makes it a keeper. I already just wear and enjoy it, not worrying about potential marks or scratches since a good service will have it looking like new again anyway so it would be my daily. "Best" would be a good birth year Sub but the cost... a more realistic option for me would probably be a "Skyfall" AT which is already on the short-list for this year.