Something you will wear daily as your default watch, even for the most casual of occasions.
A vintage Kirovskie from 1963, 36 mm
Doxa 300T. Tough, easily serviceable movement, objectively cool watch with history rivaling even more expensive watches, and I can pretend to be a shipwreck hunter. Plus it’s the watch I’ve wanted since reading the Dirk Pitt novels as a teen.
Deep Blue Master 1000 with orange hydro 91 rubber strap. Makes me happy every time I look at it!
Citizen CA0450-57A Eco-Drive JDM This thing can go casual, sporty, formal and all around versatile af.
I have a few seiko automatic divers for daily beaters
Most common are the tunas and prospex
Love their weight and girth
I think of my Rolex GMT-Master II more of a “daily driver” than a “daily beater.”
For situations where I know I’m gonna get dirty and rough things up (rock climbing, garage work, etc), I have other less expensive watches that are easier to replace if something unfortunate should happen.
I wear the GMT whether I’m on the subway, at the desk, or even if dressing up in a suit. I sort of cringe when people pipe up “but you should wear something time-only on leather” because I think the Rolex steel look can satisfy elegance and luxury just fine on its own.
Hope you love your daily as much as I love mine!
My trusty SRPE53. A gift from my wife for our one year of marriage.
GW-M5610
Casio MRW-200H. I keep one in my toolbox that I change to when I get to work. I have an identical one for a home beater. One with a different colored dial for the gym and 3 other color combos I wear in the standard, random, daily watch rotation.
Wouldn’t necessarily say beater but tbh this watch never leaves my wrist. Was one of my dads, now it holds an even more special place in my heart than just being the daily beater.
Nodus sector pilot blue dial.silber bezel :)
It pains me to say, but it’s a Garmin Epix Pro. I try to wear my Omega PO as much as I can and prefer the feeling it gives, but the lots and lots of functions and convenience of a sports watch makes me grab it often.
I wear all my main watches daily in rotation (Explorer II 16570, Mark XVIII, Raimaster, BB58)
But one of my beaters is Aquaracer quartz.
This Pronto at the moment. Got it for free when I bought a different vintage watch. Was a non-runner with a Broken crystal. It runs well only a shame I misaligned the rehaut when replacing te plexiglass. Movement is an ETA 2408.