What is a daily beater

[yamahaki]

Before the internet,there wasn't the term beater watch.You bought a watch
to wear.Maybe think about it that way.I bought a submariner in 1978 and still wear it every day.It looks pretty rough but the marks tells the story of my
submariner.Its survived.

[taxico]

due to the manual or hands-on work requirement at my work, a cheaper series (probably newer series) for daily wear or beater certainly sound logical.

was also thinking… since I want one, maybe get one which will attract a few looks from fellow rolex enthusiasts with maybe a 1670 or 5513.

i forgot to give you a reply on this earlier... some "hands-on work" won't scratch a watch. others would.

i now have to repeat to you: sapphire crystals are not scratch proof (but you knew that). i've scratched many sapphire crystals on rolex watches in the course of my indoor work.

so acrylic might work out better (?) in your case as most marks can be buffed out/reduced while watching TV - at least that's what i do!

also, in my experience (and that's not a long stint i've had here) there's no such thing as an eagle-eyed singaporean/asian not knowing you wear a rolex...

if you don't want people to know you're not wearing a rolex, don't wear a rolex. it can be seen and sniffed out from far away!!!

someone WILL call out your watch, and expect it to be at the most inappropriate moment.

in my line of work, it has given enough people the wrong impression about me that i've resorted to NOT wearing a watch with a rolex dial while working.

[taxico]

have narrowed down to 5513, 14060/M, 16800, 16610.

I wonder which model is the least over priced now? Thanks.

if you can live without a date (and that's easy with cell phones and what not)...

locally the least overpriced (IMO) is the 14060M, followed by the 16610.

personally, i wore a DR 1665 almost daily in NZ for a few years in a hospital setting. not a problem.

prior to that, i wore a 5513 in US; also for a few years, and in a super busy teaching hospital... again no problems.

sure, i scratched and banged them around on any and everything... but these watches were designed to take the licks.

whichever watch you wear, just make sure it's one that you will smile at on a daily basis (it IS gonna be your beater, right?)...

thinking back, my most peaceful moments in a lousy and screwed up busy work day were from looking at my watch through super duper tired eyes... : ))))) absolutely uplifting.

now that i work in singapore, i'm using a low-key sapphire tudor sub, but i think i would much prefer the acrylic version of it so i'm keeping my eyes peeled for one...

thus if you're not a sapphire crystal lover, you might want to fork out a little bit more to avoid the 14060/M or 16610.

finally, make sure you factor in the cost of a full RSC service (and perhaps a matching bracelet) and you're good to go for a long time...

[Metank]

it depends i feel, if u have plenty of watches. u can always change watch daily. But if u only have 1 or 2 watches like me then i suppose Monday this and tuesday that and wednesday this again and thursday that again. u know stuff like that? so work hard and earn more money so u can have plenty of watches and EVERYDAY u can wear something diff.

[Caliber]

pple who can afford 2 wear rollie as daily beater is either , or very rich

[jycegrcia]

I know many guys who bought their Rolex new still have them and wear them every day. A mate of mine dives his 80s GMT2 annually on holidays and showers with it daily and no problem with it at all. Rolex rocks as a daily beater.

[feilong108]

16610 make a great daily wearer....

[portisfish]

will settle for a sub but can’t decide which to get…

have narrowed down to 5513, 14060/M, 16800, 16610.

I wonder which model is the least over priced now? Thanks.

[KuchingKu]

My daily beater Rollie used to be a 1675 (about 40 years old). Now, it is a 5513 (21 years old).

Both served well.

[Watcha]

Just met a guy wearing a gmt ss from 30years ago. Only changed crystal once.

Wear till become vintage.

For vintage, if your daily movement do not have high risk of knocking.
It is ok. If not can get any newer watches. 10yrs, 2yrs etc.

[miniUltraman]

maybe can consider Explorer II a daily beater

[kenlinliu1419]

If you're looking to get people to notice, then probably the 1675 pepsi on a steel oyster bracelet is a good place to look.

[portisfish]

thanks for the quick responses and suggestions.

due to the manual or hands-on work requirement at my work, a cheaper series (probably newer series) for daily wear or beater certainly sound logical.

was also thinking… since I want one, maybe get one which will attract a few looks from fellow rolex enthusiasts with maybe a 1670 or 5513.

if only I could afford a few of them…

[Haolian King]

Buy something you would not feel pain when you scratch it or knock it, since you are going to wear it daily.

[feilong108]

day wearer sound better....daily beater sound like a watch that is heavily abused day in and out...