It’s funny cuz I would’ve never even considered how calling a watch a “beater” could be offensive to someone. I see that as a huge compliment towards the watch! It’s something that can withstand pretty much anything and is great for everyday use. The fact that he was so mindful of that made me appreciate how he’s not a snob and is a good guy who just loves watches
This is why Teddy is number one in watch RUclipsrs. He never turned into a snob, he can afford Rolex’s or what ever expensive watches he wants but he still features watches that are 50$.
as an 18 year old with a very limited budget, i’ve managed to acquire 3 watches, all per teddy’s recommendations. my first ever was a timex weekender, which is my beater of choice. picked it up for $30 on ebay, and to this day it’s one of the best $30 i’ve ever spent. i also have an orient maestro as a dressier casual watch, and an orient mako ii that i sometimes wear like a beater as well, but not to the same degree as my timex. great content as always teddy!
I've been wanting a Mako! They're sharp looking watches! I've been wearing a red Kamasu for 6 months now and I love it! It's a beautiful watch! Hard to go wrong with orient.
That’s awesome! Right now I have a Casio A168 and a Timex Easyreader, also an 18 year old with a limited budget so I totally get you there. Do you recommend the 2 Orient watches that you own?
The ultimate beater though is the F91W. Costs less than my last takeaway dinner and is accurate to a few seconds every month, plus it has stopwatch function. Goated watch
Great stuff Teddy. I bought a SKX009 right before USAF survival school over 20 years ago, and it's been the epitome of a "beater" ever since. I finally gave it a companion in a Hamilton Khaki Auto almost 10 years ago and between the two of them, we've been all over the world and been used in all conditions. Every scuff and ding (and 3 broken crystals!) has a story, and the idea of a beater is very real in my mind. I may reach for other watches for a night out or a special occasion, but it's the beaters that are priceless to me.
I love it. A watch that appropriately fits your lifestyle and can come along with you during your experiences transcends any dollar amount. I am sure that SKX bezel looks well-loved and it is better because of it.
This is basically the opposite of those people who get an exceptionally durable watch, but are scared of letting it get scratched or taking it near water because it was expensive.
I have an SKX007 for nearly 15 years. What a tank of a watch! No matter how other watches I buy, this is one I can always come back to and rely on. Whether it’s casual wear, going for a swim or some outdoor activity it does it all.
Honestly the beater may be the most important piece in any collection. It’s generally wore the most, and arguably has to do the most. A beater has to be wearable, durable, and stylish at the same time. My beaters are a Casio worldtime, Casioak, and a Seiko solar diver when I want to have driver style on
Being a blue collar guy, if I’m going to wear a watch, it has to be robust. Beater watches are my whole world, not that I can’t appreciate an F. P. Journe. I’ll be using this video as a reference to check out new things. Thanks Teddy!
@magic804 I have a DW-5300 G-Shock that I bought new in the 90’s and recently restored, I couldn’t bear to mess it up though, sentimental value. I’m working on putting together a G-Shock square metal with a stainless steel Ali-Express kit. I recently saw a picture of one that was VERY worn and has taken on a steam-punk like patina that looked really cool. I’m a mechanic and I usually take my watch off at work, but this one I plan to leave on all the time. Even if I trash the module, I can just replace it.
The best thing about Teddy's videos is every time there is a wrist on the screen its size is right mentioned in the corner helping people decide if they should buy a watch.
I purchased a Citizen NY0040 black version with left hand crown from a dive store. This watch is on my wrist 24 hours a day. Gym, swimming, the full works. It's become my wonderful companion and it never lets me down. I love it ❤❤❤
Sinn 556 is such a go anywhere do anything watch, with screw down crown and 200m of water resistance while being a pilot watch, and such a simplicity and versatility. I find myself wearing mine very often, and once I pick it up, is very hard to put it down for another watch as well. The Casio Duro is another crazy value watch.
Glad to know that I'mm on the right track! I built my recent collection with the idea of having mainly watches that could serve as daily drivers (i.e., suitable to multiple scenarios or be worn without much consideration). Indeed, can't go wrong with Seiko (SBDY085), Seiko 5 Sports (SRPE51), Casio (AE-1200 and MTP-M300D), G-Shock (GA-B2100) and Hamilton (H64455533)!!!
My beater is a timex expidition north titanium automatic. I changed the leather band to an oyster style titanum that it should have come with not leather. The watch case has been surprisingly very hard to scratch. For under $400, I dare any beater listed here. 200m water. Sapphire on both sides. Amazing lume. Date. And the Miota although a cheeper noisy movement still winds itself faster in one direection than all my seiko nh35 or 4 and 6 series movements with bidirectional winding. Its for sure a go to. Thanks Teddy for pointing out other options but im going to stick with my Timex for a little longer.
I have a Tag Heuer WN1111 classic that I bought new in 1997, before the LVMH buyout. I wore it daily for 15 years and still wear it at least once a week now. It's never missed a beat.
I appreciate you listing the Vostok Amphibia in this video. The Amphibia was my first mechanical watch. Very interesting story behind that piece, a great beater you can have a conversation about.
Pound for pound the Casio MDR-106 'Duro' is the best watch available today. Classic looking dive watch, very accurate quartz movement, strap monster, very well made. Great around watch at an insane price. With the $100 Seiko a thing of the past, this now is the only option for an analogue watch under $100 IMO.
Teddy! You just called our whole niche we cover a beater category! Kidding kidding but seriously viewers will say you only deep dive because you sell these watches but your passion shows through! Add that you havent lost connection with normal peoples price ranges and this video will be a hit. Appreciate this one, any video thay gets the younger generations into watches is good by us! Cheers!!
bought a used regular quartz 5600 a couple years ago and it just somehow became the only watch I wore without ever really thinking about it. wore it to bed, shower, swimming with the kid, everything. Was a watch that I truly never had to think about, and was digital so I could read it instantly. Calendar never needs updated. Just adjust time every 6 months or so (only ever off by like 30 seconds really), and change it for DST. Gives me day of the week, month, and day of the month plus time with just a glance. Plus a light that I can see in pitch black whenever needed. Rough house all the time with the kiddo, he's smacked it with toys an endless amount of times and I've never even taken a look to make sure it was ok. Recently had to replace the band, also cleaned it realizing it got pretty grimey under the plastic cover. I don't even use half the features on it like timer and alarms, but nice that it has it. It's not a watch that I love, it's just a watch that became apart of me. The only time I ever take it off is gaming on the PC at night, cause I'm super anal when it comes to my gaming space. I've bought a couple other metal band watches since, and I wear them occasionally and for work sometimes. But it's tough for me to not come home and immediately put the 5600 on, simply because I've gotten so used to having it.
I'm like this with my duro. I only ever take it off at the gym when I need to wrap my wrists. In the past 2.5 years it's probably been on my wrist 99.5% of the time. Like total, I don't take it off for sleep or to shower or at work or anything.
My beater is the most trusted in my collection, the 2265.80 Omega SMP, a go to quartz with the electric ⚡️ blue wave 🌊 dial, such a beauty/beast that never quits! The most bang for buck piece I own and Carrie’s so many memories. And of course my G-Shock for the gym and walking the towns on vacation
I'm a relative newcomer to watches. I used to wear a Citizen Eco-Drive with a bracelet on the daily. These days, I wear an Orient Kamasu, largely based on your recommendation for beginner mechanical watches. Thanks a lot, Teddy.
Great content Teddy! I've had a gshock 5610 since 2011, one band replacement later and it's still rolling. I love that Momentum Sea Quartz, might have to pick that up 😊😊😊
Wasn’t looking to get into micro brands, but my beater is the BOLDR Venture. Super solid IMO (200m, sapphire, NH35A, titanium case, screw down crown). Nice enough to wear out and about and can also take a beating when I’m working on roofs. Was looking at khaki field but the low water resistance scared me off for the price.
Right now I'm rocking my MWC G-10 mechaquartz, absolutely chuffed with it. Super wearable and durable. I look at my watch box and I actively ask myself the question, which of these are watches I am happy to get bashed up because they're tools for work, and which are there for looks.
I mostly work outside all year long, as a surveyor in Scandinavia In the wintertime, when my wrist is covered by long sleeves and gloves I tend to wear Steinhart or Bulova automatics. In the summertime, when short sleeves is a comfortable opinion I tend to wear Citizen EcoDrive watches
As a wood shop teacher, these “beater” watches make up the bulk of my collection and many are at the upper end of my price range! Lots of cool watches but I definitely think “utilitarian” watches is a better description than “beater”. After all, I don’t beat on any of my watches but I definitely utilize them for their intent as more of a workers watch. Nice watches but not flashy show stoppers. BTW Teddy, great watch choices! (As usual 😉)
I'm a mechanic and I daily a 5KX at work (SPRD95 to be exact). I tried digital but analog just works better as my pea brain likes seeing passage/chunks of time.
Absolutely love this. I love watches, but work in a hybrid environment (half office half industrial) where my watches need to look somewhat classy, but also take a beating if needed. This list is perfect!
Good video. My "beater" is a G-Shock ProTrek 3410 that I have used swimming in the ocean, camping, shooting at a gun range and general hard use. While I have changed the band a couple times, the watch itself never fails.
Teddy, I think you and I have a different definition of a beater. As you moved up the price ladder, you seem to have gone from beaters to GADA watches. Certainly watches like the Sinn, Mulhe Glasshutte, or Certina are Gada watches, not beaters. My Gada watches include tge Sinn 104, Seiko Alpinist, Steinhart GMT, Seiko Samurai and Zelos Mako for example. (Probably a few others) Imo, a beater is a watch you might wear while doing a dirty job that you might not want to put your nice watch at risk of getting dirty or scratched. So to my mind, you shouldn’t spend more than $100 on a beater that only exists to get beat up and ideally, maybe nothing at all as a lot of us have a beater sitting unloved in a drawer. Thinking about and old Seiko quartz, Timex Ironman, Casio, or citizen eco drive. My beaters are an old Seiko titanium quartz, Citizen Eco drive , old Victorinox Swiss Army watch, plastic Casio digital.
My beater watch is a Christopher Ward C63 Sealander white dial on a nato strap. 150 m of water resistance, niciest crowngards on the market, good finishing, solid movement, etc. All that way under a thoudand dollars. I always said: it is like a sellita Tudor black bay 41 but in 39 mm for a third of the price. Oh! and the two I have beat at +1 second a day.
Been watching your videos for a while now and was inspired to start a collection. Started with the duro due to its specs for price and clean looks, now am looking for a dress watch to add. Wouldn’t have started the journey without you, thanks for the great content Teddy!
I’ve been thinking about a field watch. Definitely looking at the Tudor Ranger. However, so happy thanks to this video I am now aware of the Hamilton Expedition! Choices! 🤔
My beater is the G-Shock 5610. Great recommendation. I chose the all black model with the negative display. It's tough, it's got heritage, it's solar powered. And it's a pretty cool watch.
Nice list, Teddy. I know most of us want the best materials for the lowest price. I hope you can make more sub $800 watch videos that come with different kinds of case metals, finishes, more accurate movements, and sapphire crystals!
I bought a Seiko PADI Diver (Pepsi Turtle) when I decided I wanted to "get into" watches. It's a beater and also the most expensive watch I own, which I actually enjoy. Hoping to get a DOXA sub 300T orange eventually, which would continue that tradition!
Great topic for a video, the Traska is next on my list. At the moment my number 1 beater is a Casio ae1200 on bracelet. I have "better" watches but I always end up throwing it on most days. Looks weirdly great with most outfits and kind of does everything.
Mine is the Christopher Ward Sealander. From all kinds of field work, to office meetings, to nights out with friends, it's my most worn watch for sure.
I absolutely love everything about the Citizen Promaster Diver EcoDrive watches. I’ve beaten the hell out of mine, from jungle warfare training in the Amazon to cold weather training in Europe. Great lume, size, durability and value.
REALLY COOL WATCHES TEDDY! I am really HAPPY that I have some of the watches which are in the video! YOU KNOW SELF SATISFACTION😅 thanks for the video!!!!!!!!!!!
Love your videos, I purchase a lot of "beater watches", some new some used and try to keep the price to around $100 - I make "tough guy" watch cuff and sell them with a well spec'd watch. It's interesting to me that several of the brands you've presented here have the same Seiko automatic movements I typically find in the watches I purchase at a fraction of the price. I don't see how you beat the aliexpress brands as well as microbrands like Aragon which can be found on the resale market for $100 or less. Of course I do have a timegrapher so I can regulate these watches (now) - I'm always looking for "divers" for the shock and water resistance and, again, am finding super affordable well spec'd watches out there
If you’re getting a cheap dive watch then the Casio Duro is the obvious option for the price. It’s insanely accurate since it’s quartz and for the insanely cheap price, it can pack a punch
Thanks so much for this, Teddy! I recently switched jobs and I’m back to wearing beaters instead of my nicer watches. I’ll save those for weekends. Definitely looking at marathon. Oh And the contest! If I won I’ll feel like I’m shopping with you and Kevin o’Leary 🤣 a guy can dream.
Good video. My beater has been a Lorier Gemini II, but it didn't stand up to a season of duck hunting. I have reverted back to my g shock GMWB5000, but I don't like wearing something with a battery, even if it is solar. I'll try a Khaki field titanium this season.
Tissot has a 36mm Seastar now in case anyone needs an even smaller version like I do. It fits so well on my 5.75-inch wrist. Good stuff as always, Teddy.
If you’re a watch newb Buy your grail watch first But make sure you’ll unconditionally love it I could’ve bought either one of my grail watches for the amount of collection beaters ive bought In the past few months Both of my grail watches are seikos King turtle And Arnie Under 600 is my ceiling
Enjoyed this video and seeing some brands/watches I was unaware of! Pretty sure my whole collection is composed of either "beater" or "tool" watches so I may be the target demo for this video and I appreciate it! Thanks Teddy and team!
For thirty years my beater was a Rolex Submariner. Now it's retired, nestled within my collection of 30 timepieces. While it is the most valuable watch in my collection, it is only worn occasionally.
I'm finding myself wearing my SKX013 as a beater instead of my GWM5610 Casio lately. The Casio has become my vacation/outdoors watch. I have a mechanic that wears a Yema Superman. I personally would hesitate to wear a $1000+ watch while turning wrenches, but it's holding up remarkably well.
Loving those Hamilton's as a beater, but I actually remember a video you did with Mr. Wonderful where you mentioned Doxa Sub 200 as a beater. I literally went out and got one and it's my beater now, but doesn't mean I can't have more than one. :)
I just got into watch collecting. I've loved watches since I was young but I never had anyone teach me or bring deeper into the world. amzwatch brought closer to a community and hobby I always wanted to get into more and that is incredibly meaningful to me !
Orient also make great beater watches with in house mechanical movements , great quality for the money, very reliable and dependable. The orient ray, orient mako etc
I bought a black duro maybe 2 years ago and been having a hard time seeing myself wearing something else. I have a 5600 gshock that gets ovcasional use but mostly i like the duro so much it never comes off. That being said, I've been drooling over the momentum sea quartz 30 and marathon steel navigator for quite a while now.
Classic beaters for me have been G-Shocks and cheaper Seikos (SKX; Sumo). IMHO the definition of a "beater" is a watch that you can wear it doing manual labor (e.g., building a deck; yardwork) and sports that are hard on watches (cycling; diving) and really not care that much what damage you are inflicting on it.
Fantastic picks, you covered all of mine! Whenever I don't want to worry about my watch, it's either my 20 year old G-shock, or my Tissot Seastar 40mm. I'd love a titanium Khaki next.
My beater is my white gold Rolex Smurf. Seriously. It has so many scratches it almost looks like a brushed finish. But I buy nice watches to wear. Good video.
To me, a beater watch is a watch you can smash with a hammer, shrug your shoulders and say "meh." Followed with chucking it in the bin. If you can do it to a 200€+ watch.. Well.. It just shows the difference of perception about value..
Overall this is a very interesting video. Most of these watches hit right in the middle of style that I'm interested in. I've bought various watches with the intent of making them beater watches. I work on cars, I work in my yard, I do carpenter work and woodworking, I try to take care of my watches but they would be at risk when I'm doing work with my hands. I could not bear to wear even my low priced watches for that use. I bought a very low priced Seiko 5 but still could not bear to wear it as a beater, a Seiko 5 can be a low price but is still a pretty nice watch. I bought a used Casio quartz watch and finally was willing to wear it as a beater. It is a nice enough watch, mine had submariner styling but otherwise was probably similar to the current Casio dive model. At some point I bought a well used Luminox quartz navy seals watch. It was very worn and already beat up so I put it on a cheap NATO and I'm willing to wear it under any condition.
I've been obsessing over the watch world from the sidelines for a while now but am just not in a position to justify spending 1000s. I thought I'd dip my toes in and just picked up an SSK003 for myself today. As someone who's never really spent any time with a watch on my wrist, I'm obsessed. I can see this being my gateway into collecting and cannot wait to look back in a few years and remind myself of where it all started. Cheers for the great content, Teddy!
I love my MDV106 "Duro" and this in spite of my right wrist circumference being a mere five and a half inches, the left five and three eighths. Yes, it's a big thing but, on its superbly crafted Island Watch beads o' rice bracelet (solid female end links and don't forget that lug to lug on the Duro is really tight for a 44mm watch). Thanks due to whomever it was who made it OK for us womenfolk to wear big watches, I own some tiny, girly pieces but my "premium" watches rarely see wrist time since i bought my blue dial / blue bezel Duro. OK, so it should look like a dinner plate on my tiny wrist, but those wrists aren't cylindrical in shape, they are more like stretched ellipses with a larger flat that makes my bigger watches fit really well, even my rarely worn Explorer 2 GMT. Yes, you read that correctly, i favour my £47 Casio over my own somewhat less budget oriented Swiss piece. (I owned 34 Casios including 4 G-Shocks last time i counted them, does this make me a naughty old woman? Heck yeah!)😊
You could argue that every watch I own is on this list. Marathon GSAR, Hamilton Khaki Auto, Marathon Navigator, two g shocks including the 5610, and an old duro I bought when I was first getting into watches to see what the case size felt like. These are the kinds of watches I love wearing. Looking at maybe buying the steel navigator, a mudmaster, and a sinn 556 in the next several years, all of which were also sort of or directly on this list.
It may only be available through UK retailers, but the Citizen Promaster Tough Super Titanium BN0118-55E Ray Mears Edition is my favorite beater watch and it would place well on this list. More versatile than my G-Shocks (GW-M5610U and GA-B2100C-9AER), classier than many other field watches with the titanium bracelet, practical with Eco-Drive solar charging and quartz accuracy, and tough as nails with 300m of water resistance, a sapphire crystal, and a monobloc case.
All I want is a Seiko Alpinist GMT but can't get it anywhere in South Africa!😭 Was hoping to join the competition but it's only for the United States 😔 Great video by the way!
Absolutely brilliant is always the case Teddy 😊wouldnt be on this journey without your insights and very informative videos. Love the way you stay humble and understand that $100-$200 is still a lot to spend on anything right now. Im currently saving for a prx, little late to the party but with a little one to look after and other things to spend money on, its just been one delay after the next 😊 keep up the great work and on a side note, my beater is a ga2100, looks great, hard wearing, has all you need and in jet black it goes with pretty much anything 😊 also love the thought of a more classier looking beater for other occasions. Have a great christmas and happy new year.
Microbrand Diver: Helm Vanuatu. NH35 movement, ISO6425 compliant, 300m water resistance, fantastic lume, $285. Major brand: Orient Mako or Kannno. In-house automatic, 200m, Under $200. Reach options: A critical characteristic of a beater is that it's priced so that you don't cry too hard when it gets broken, so "reach" beater is an oxymoron. If I break a $1,500 watch while I'm doing rough stuff, I'll have to kill myself.
My go-to is the Citizen Perpetual (or Bryson, but I prefer the Perpetual) and for a digital the smaller format Timex Expedition instead of the G-shock options.
I’ve got a Vostok. Threw my first one away as it locked up. Second one, red dial, gets a lot of comments. Winds itself if on my automatic winder, but needs manual winding when I wear it. So, a great fun watch and the Russian military timekeeping must be atrocious
I love watches, but there is only one I take with me to any serious trip or journey or to a workshop or for climbing... Casio 5610. its light - you can leave it on sleeping in the tent, it has lime you can read it any time... easy timer for cooking etc.you can change tire, grab the mud under your stucked 4x4, you can loose it or gift it so stranger in Africa, you probably won't be rubber and killed because of this watch :D can't imagine doing this stuff with my loved speedy 3861. For me it should me absolutely perfect, good locking and nice high engineered piece (price range for this is individual, for someone is speedy a beater and Casio - luxury) or cheap and funktional... everything the is compromise I didn't like in principle.
I’m surprised you picked the pretty dive watch Nodus makes. My choice would have been the Sector Deep. 500m WR, bread blast finish, not as “pretty”. It’s what I wear as my beater.
I say a beater has to have a sapphire crystal. & band not bracelet. IMO a beater is a weekend manual labor watch, that still looks good. Economics are relative, but $1000 watch working on the yard or car doesn’t much qualify. Thanks for what you do Teddy… I do appreciate your mention of hardened steel. I don’t want a beater that looks beaten so that, besides comfort is my reason a beater has to have a strap. My beater is a Seiko Conceptual on sale for $130.
In general you're right, but there are plastic screen CASIOs like the F91 which make great beaters because of how cheap they are. If I was doing manual labour that's what I'd pick because they're also very small.
Seperate to my nice watches, I also have a $120 Fossil Skeleton Automatic in all black and silver that runs on a Swiss movement. Stainless and it's about 7 years old now. I swim with it, it's covered in blemishes on the steel, shower with it. Bang it off things. It's held up well. I don't live a gentle life and neither has the watch, and it shows. Would I do this to my Seiko or Citizens? NOPE. But for this reason, I have a pile of 5 Fossil watches that have truly never given me an issue. Even if stolen. They also seem to hold together very well. One special rare one my wife got me, I've never seen and also can't find it for sale. Don't write off Fossil, basically, is my only notion of this comment. Cheap, yes. Good, also yes. Great for gifts! They (standard editions) use a quality Miyota movement so they arent absolutely trash either. My Fossils are closer to my heart than my most expensive pieces. Why? They have my blood, sweat, damage and history beaten into them. Something my luxury units lack almost as a whole.
I'm a sucker for Casio watches. almost every watch i've ever owned has been a Casio. Started with some Ediface models but ended up with my current classic square G-Shock. It's everything i've ever wanted out of an everyday watch. Durable, reliable, functional.
Great video 👍 I can't help but feel a bit envious of those who are able to spend 1000+ on a beater. I still love my collection of cheaper watches, though ❤
For me everyday and beater arent the same. One is a watch i can out on and forget about. The other is for when i want to go to do something extreme where id rather have a beater, so something affordable, durable and reliable, like a gshock or ironman etc
Surprised that Orient dive watches are not featured in this video, especially the kamasu with 200m water resistance and sapphire crystal for only a bit more than the seiko 5s. The Mako and Ray lines are also solid for a lower price although the mineral crystal kinda turns me off.
Can analogs really take as much of an impact as digitals? I would think having physical hands would be a potential failure point. How about analog quartz vs mechanicals?
Very classy disclaimer that “one person’s beater could be another’s grail.” Teddy is a good egg.
He is genuinely a nice guy who is passionate about all watches. Never a snob like so many watch enthusiasts and RUclipsrs
It’s funny cuz I would’ve never even considered how calling a watch a “beater” could be offensive to someone. I see that as a huge compliment towards the watch! It’s something that can withstand pretty much anything and is great for everyday use. The fact that he was so mindful of that made me appreciate how he’s not a snob and is a good guy who just loves watches
This is why Teddy is number one in watch RUclipsrs. He never turned into a snob, he can afford Rolex’s or what ever expensive watches he wants but he still features watches that are 50$.
Yes hard to beat
Exactly, his video on the casio a168, a 20 dollar watch, got me into this hobby.
Because of views = money, broke boys like yall see this
@@MuSprutt Don’t take this the wrong way, but I’m glad I don’t know you.
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as an 18 year old with a very limited budget, i’ve managed to acquire 3 watches, all per teddy’s recommendations. my first ever was a timex weekender, which is my beater of choice. picked it up for $30 on ebay, and to this day it’s one of the best $30 i’ve ever spent. i also have an orient maestro as a dressier casual watch, and an orient mako ii that i sometimes wear like a beater as well, but not to the same degree as my timex. great content as always teddy!
I've been wanting a Mako! They're sharp looking watches! I've been wearing a red Kamasu for 6 months now and I love it! It's a beautiful watch! Hard to go wrong with orient.
That’s awesome! Right now I have a Casio A168 and a Timex Easyreader, also an 18 year old with a limited budget so I totally get you there. Do you recommend the 2 Orient watches that you own?
Great choices. Fellow mako 2 owner. Also 2 bambinos.
stay away from Casio...they re cheap watches. i bought one just because of its price and now i end up owning a dozen of it just in 3 months
The ultimate beater though is the F91W. Costs less than my last takeaway dinner and is accurate to a few seconds every month, plus it has stopwatch function. Goated watch
Great stuff Teddy. I bought a SKX009 right before USAF survival school over 20 years ago, and it's been the epitome of a "beater" ever since. I finally gave it a companion in a Hamilton Khaki Auto almost 10 years ago and between the two of them, we've been all over the world and been used in all conditions. Every scuff and ding (and 3 broken crystals!) has a story, and the idea of a beater is very real in my mind. I may reach for other watches for a night out or a special occasion, but it's the beaters that are priceless to me.
I love it. A watch that appropriately fits your lifestyle and can come along with you during your experiences transcends any dollar amount. I am sure that SKX bezel looks well-loved and it is better because of it.
Very very well said
This is basically the opposite of those people who get an exceptionally durable watch, but are scared of letting it get scratched or taking it near water because it was expensive.
IT’S A BETA, NOT A ‘BEATER’
I have an SKX007 for nearly 15 years. What a tank of a watch! No matter how other watches I buy, this is one I can always come back to and rely on. Whether it’s casual wear, going for a swim or some outdoor activity it does it all.
Honestly the beater may be the most important piece in any collection. It’s generally wore the most, and arguably has to do the most. A beater has to be wearable, durable, and stylish at the same time. My beaters are a Casio worldtime, Casioak, and a Seiko solar diver when I want to have driver style on
My beater is a Rolex cuz I’m a big baller
Exactly, as a carpenter in the trades a Casio is fine...
@@nedflanders3769Ned Flanders wears a rollie?
Being a blue collar guy, if I’m going to wear a watch, it has to be robust. Beater watches are my whole world, not that I can’t appreciate an F. P. Journe. I’ll be using this video as a reference to check out new things. Thanks Teddy!
I strongly recommend a casino G/shock. I have one that has to small rebars covering the edge face. I do mechanical work. It’s a super amazing watch
@magic804 I have a DW-5300 G-Shock that I bought new in the 90’s and recently restored, I couldn’t bear to mess it up though, sentimental value. I’m working on putting together a G-Shock square metal with a stainless steel Ali-Express kit. I recently saw a picture of one that was VERY worn and has taken on a steam-punk like patina that looked really cool. I’m a mechanic and I usually take my watch off at work, but this one I plan to leave on all the time. Even if I trash the module, I can just replace it.
The best thing about Teddy's videos is every time there is a wrist on the screen its size is right mentioned in the corner helping people decide if they should buy a watch.
I purchased a Citizen NY0040 black version with left hand crown from a dive store. This watch is on my wrist 24 hours a day. Gym, swimming, the full works. It's become my wonderful companion and it never lets me down. I love it ❤❤❤
Same. And the accuracy it's impressive when it's worn 24/7
Sinn 556 is such a go anywhere do anything watch, with screw down crown and 200m of water resistance while being a pilot watch, and such a simplicity and versatility. I find myself wearing mine very often, and once I pick it up, is very hard to put it down for another watch as well. The Casio Duro is another crazy value watch.
Seiko5 GMT with black dial has become my go-to beater. Fun to wear and worry free! Don’t mind a few scratches.
Glad to know that I'mm on the right track! I built my recent collection with the idea of having mainly watches that could serve as daily drivers (i.e., suitable to multiple scenarios or be worn without much consideration). Indeed, can't go wrong with Seiko (SBDY085), Seiko 5 Sports (SRPE51), Casio (AE-1200 and MTP-M300D), G-Shock (GA-B2100) and Hamilton (H64455533)!!!
My beater is a timex expidition north titanium automatic. I changed the leather band to an oyster style titanum that it should have come with not leather. The watch case has been surprisingly very hard to scratch. For under $400, I dare any beater listed here. 200m water. Sapphire on both sides. Amazing lume. Date. And the Miota although a cheeper noisy movement still winds itself faster in one direection than all my seiko nh35 or 4 and 6 series movements with bidirectional winding. Its for sure a go to. Thanks Teddy for pointing out other options but im going to stick with my Timex for a little longer.
I have a Tag Heuer WN1111 classic that I bought new in 1997, before the LVMH buyout. I wore it daily for 15 years and still wear it at least once a week now. It's never missed a beat.
I appreciate you listing the Vostok Amphibia in this video. The Amphibia was my first mechanical watch. Very interesting story behind that piece, a great beater you can have a conversation about.
Pound for pound the Casio MDR-106 'Duro' is the best watch available today. Classic looking dive watch, very accurate quartz movement, strap monster, very well made. Great around watch at an insane price. With the $100 Seiko a thing of the past, this now is the only option for an analogue watch under $100 IMO.
Teddy! You just called our whole niche we cover a beater category! Kidding kidding but seriously viewers will say you only deep dive because you sell these watches but your passion shows through! Add that you havent lost connection with normal peoples price ranges and this video will be a hit. Appreciate this one, any video thay gets the younger generations into watches is good by us! Cheers!!
bought a used regular quartz 5600 a couple years ago and it just somehow became the only watch I wore without ever really thinking about it. wore it to bed, shower, swimming with the kid, everything. Was a watch that I truly never had to think about, and was digital so I could read it instantly. Calendar never needs updated. Just adjust time every 6 months or so (only ever off by like 30 seconds really), and change it for DST. Gives me day of the week, month, and day of the month plus time with just a glance. Plus a light that I can see in pitch black whenever needed. Rough house all the time with the kiddo, he's smacked it with toys an endless amount of times and I've never even taken a look to make sure it was ok. Recently had to replace the band, also cleaned it realizing it got pretty grimey under the plastic cover. I don't even use half the features on it like timer and alarms, but nice that it has it. It's not a watch that I love, it's just a watch that became apart of me. The only time I ever take it off is gaming on the PC at night, cause I'm super anal when it comes to my gaming space. I've bought a couple other metal band watches since, and I wear them occasionally and for work sometimes. But it's tough for me to not come home and immediately put the 5600 on, simply because I've gotten so used to having it.
I'm like this with my duro. I only ever take it off at the gym when I need to wrap my wrists. In the past 2.5 years it's probably been on my wrist 99.5% of the time. Like total, I don't take it off for sleep or to shower or at work or anything.
My beater is the most trusted in my collection, the 2265.80 Omega SMP, a go to quartz with the electric ⚡️ blue wave 🌊 dial, such a beauty/beast that never quits! The most bang for buck piece I own and Carrie’s so many memories. And of course my G-Shock for the gym and walking the towns on vacation
I'm a relative newcomer to watches. I used to wear a Citizen Eco-Drive with a bracelet on the daily. These days, I wear an Orient Kamasu, largely based on your recommendation for beginner mechanical watches. Thanks a lot, Teddy.
I don't currently own one, but I love the look of the Kamasu! The one with the dark red dial looks awesome! Great value too!
Love my Kamasu!
loved Kamasu too, right until the stem & crown broke off😢
Great content Teddy! I've had a gshock 5610 since 2011, one band replacement later and it's still rolling. I love that Momentum Sea Quartz, might have to pick that up 😊😊😊
Wasn’t looking to get into micro brands, but my beater is the BOLDR Venture. Super solid IMO (200m, sapphire, NH35A, titanium case, screw down crown). Nice enough to wear out and about and can also take a beating when I’m working on roofs.
Was looking at khaki field but the low water resistance scared me off for the price.
Right now I'm rocking my MWC G-10 mechaquartz, absolutely chuffed with it. Super wearable and durable. I look at my watch box and I actively ask myself the question, which of these are watches I am happy to get bashed up because they're tools for work, and which are there for looks.
I mostly work outside all year long, as a surveyor in Scandinavia
In the wintertime, when my wrist is covered by long sleeves and gloves I tend to wear Steinhart or Bulova automatics.
In the summertime, when short sleeves is a comfortable opinion I tend to wear Citizen EcoDrive watches
As a wood shop teacher, these “beater” watches make up the bulk of my collection and many are at the upper end of my price range! Lots of cool watches but I definitely think “utilitarian” watches is a better description than “beater”. After all, I don’t beat on any of my watches but I definitely utilize them for their intent as more of a workers watch. Nice watches but not flashy show stoppers. BTW Teddy, great watch choices! (As usual 😉)
I'm a mechanic and I daily a 5KX at work (SPRD95 to be exact). I tried digital but analog just works better as my pea brain likes seeing passage/chunks of time.
Absolutely love this. I love watches, but work in a hybrid environment (half office half industrial) where my watches need to look somewhat classy, but also take a beating if needed. This list is perfect!
Good video. My "beater" is a G-Shock ProTrek 3410 that I have used swimming in the ocean, camping, shooting at a gun range and general hard use. While I have changed the band a couple times, the watch itself never fails.
Teddy, I think you and I have a different definition of a beater. As you moved up the price ladder, you seem to have gone from beaters to GADA watches. Certainly watches like the Sinn, Mulhe Glasshutte, or Certina are Gada watches, not beaters. My Gada watches include tge Sinn 104, Seiko Alpinist, Steinhart GMT, Seiko Samurai and Zelos Mako for example. (Probably a few others)
Imo, a beater is a watch you might wear while doing a dirty job that you might not want to put your nice watch at risk of getting dirty or scratched. So to my mind, you shouldn’t spend more than $100 on a beater that only exists to get beat up and ideally, maybe nothing at all as a lot of us have a beater sitting unloved in a drawer. Thinking about and old Seiko quartz, Timex Ironman, Casio, or citizen eco drive. My beaters are an old Seiko titanium quartz, Citizen Eco drive , old Victorinox Swiss Army watch, plastic Casio digital.
Thanks for including us in your list Teddy! All the best.
My beater watch is a Christopher Ward C63 Sealander white dial on a nato strap. 150 m of water resistance, niciest crowngards on the market, good finishing, solid movement, etc. All that way under a thoudand dollars. I always said: it is like a sellita Tudor black bay 41 but in 39 mm for a third of the price. Oh! and the two I have beat at +1 second a day.
Been watching your videos for a while now and was inspired to start a collection. Started with the duro due to its specs for price and clean looks, now am looking for a dress watch to add. Wouldn’t have started the journey without you, thanks for the great content Teddy!
Honored to have played a role in your journey. Thanks for watching!
I’ve been thinking about a field watch. Definitely looking at the Tudor Ranger. However, so happy thanks to this video I am now aware of the Hamilton Expedition! Choices! 🤔
My beater is the G-Shock 5610. Great recommendation. I chose the all black model with the negative display. It's tough, it's got heritage, it's solar powered. And it's a pretty cool watch.
Nice list, Teddy. I know most of us want the best materials for the lowest price. I hope you can make more sub $800 watch videos that come with different kinds of case metals, finishes, more accurate movements, and sapphire crystals!
I bought a Seiko PADI Diver (Pepsi Turtle) when I decided I wanted to "get into" watches. It's a beater and also the most expensive watch I own, which I actually enjoy. Hoping to get a DOXA sub 300T orange eventually, which would continue that tradition!
Great topic for a video, the Traska is next on my list. At the moment my number 1 beater is a Casio ae1200 on bracelet. I have "better" watches but I always end up throwing it on most days. Looks weirdly great with most outfits and kind of does everything.
Mine is the Christopher Ward Sealander. From all kinds of field work, to office meetings, to nights out with friends, it's my most worn watch for sure.
That's your GADA watch right there
I absolutely love everything about the Citizen Promaster Diver EcoDrive watches. I’ve beaten the hell out of mine, from jungle warfare training in the Amazon to cold weather training in Europe. Great lume, size, durability and value.
Got the SRPE 51 for my first Mechanical and just got the DW5600BB, so I've clearly got my beater bases covered.
REALLY COOL WATCHES TEDDY! I am really HAPPY that I have some of the watches which are in the video! YOU KNOW SELF SATISFACTION😅 thanks for the video!!!!!!!!!!!
Love your videos, I purchase a lot of "beater watches", some new some used and try to keep the price to around $100 - I make "tough guy" watch cuff and sell them with a well spec'd watch. It's interesting to me that several of the brands you've presented here have the same Seiko automatic movements I typically find in the watches I purchase at a fraction of the price. I don't see how you beat the aliexpress brands as well as microbrands like Aragon which can be found on the resale market for $100 or less. Of course I do have a timegrapher so I can regulate these watches (now) - I'm always looking for "divers" for the shock and water resistance and, again, am finding super affordable well spec'd watches out there
If you’re getting a cheap dive watch then the Casio Duro is the obvious option for the price. It’s insanely accurate since it’s quartz and for the insanely cheap price, it can pack a punch
Thanks so much for this, Teddy! I recently switched jobs and I’m back to wearing beaters instead of my nicer watches. I’ll save those for weekends. Definitely looking at marathon. Oh And the contest! If I won I’ll feel like I’m shopping with you and Kevin o’Leary 🤣 a guy can dream.
Nomos !!!! Light wieght and not too flashy . Perfect for everyday .
Good video. My beater has been a Lorier Gemini II, but it didn't stand up to a season of duck hunting. I have reverted back to my g shock GMWB5000, but I don't like wearing something with a battery, even if it is solar. I'll try a Khaki field titanium this season.
I have G Shock 5610 and I love it. I wear it much more than my Seiko Alpinist.
Tissot has a 36mm Seastar now in case anyone needs an even smaller version like I do. It fits so well on my 5.75-inch wrist. Good stuff as always, Teddy.
Definitely going to starting using “dive watching”
If you’re a watch newb
Buy your grail watch first
But make sure you’ll unconditionally love it
I could’ve bought either one of my grail watches for the amount of collection beaters ive bought
In the past few months
Both of my grail watches are seikos
King turtle
And Arnie
Under 600 is my ceiling
Enjoyed this video and seeing some brands/watches I was unaware of! Pretty sure my whole collection is composed of either "beater" or "tool" watches so I may be the target demo for this video and I appreciate it! Thanks Teddy and team!
For thirty years my beater was a Rolex Submariner. Now it's retired, nestled within my collection of 30 timepieces. While it is the most valuable watch in my collection, it is only worn occasionally.
Thanks Teddy, my “Christmas List “ was changing constantly! Stocking stuffers, & links were emailed! Fingers crossed !
I'm finding myself wearing my SKX013 as a beater instead of my GWM5610 Casio lately. The Casio has become my vacation/outdoors watch.
I have a mechanic that wears a Yema Superman. I personally would hesitate to wear a $1000+ watch while turning wrenches, but it's holding up remarkably well.
Loving those Hamilton's as a beater, but I actually remember a video you did with Mr. Wonderful where you mentioned Doxa Sub 200 as a beater. I literally went out and got one and it's my beater now, but doesn't mean I can't have more than one. :)
I just got into watch collecting. I've loved watches since I was young but I never had anyone teach me or bring deeper into the world. amzwatch brought closer to a community and hobby I always wanted to get into more and that is incredibly meaningful to me !
Orient also make great beater watches with in house mechanical movements , great quality for the money, very reliable and dependable.
The orient ray, orient mako etc
I bought a black duro maybe 2 years ago and been having a hard time seeing myself wearing something else. I have a 5600 gshock that gets ovcasional use but mostly i like the duro so much it never comes off.
That being said, I've been drooling over the momentum sea quartz 30 and marathon steel navigator for quite a while now.
Classic beaters for me have been G-Shocks and cheaper Seikos (SKX; Sumo). IMHO the definition of a "beater" is a watch that you can wear it doing manual labor (e.g., building a deck; yardwork) and sports that are hard on watches (cycling; diving) and really not care that much what damage you are inflicting on it.
My beater is the G-Shock Rangeman (old version, 9400). Wearing it to vacations and everyday activities without worrying about anything.
Fantastic picks, you covered all of mine! Whenever I don't want to worry about my watch, it's either my 20 year old G-shock, or my Tissot Seastar 40mm. I'd love a titanium Khaki next.
8:19 - The 1st beater watch in this video and one of the best (excluding a g-shock...obviously).
Such a good vid. Any idea when you are getting a restock on the Arnie?
My beater is my white gold Rolex Smurf. Seriously. It has so many scratches it almost looks like a brushed finish. But I buy nice watches to wear. Good video.
To me, a beater watch is a watch you can smash with a hammer, shrug your shoulders and say "meh." Followed with chucking it in the bin. If you can do it to a 200€+ watch.. Well.. It just shows the difference of perception about value..
Teddy, thanks for your videos and your passion
Mine is a SEIKO 5 Sports Brian May 2nd edition. True friend!
Nice Video, but where's Orient? Their Divers Lineup is unbeatable at around $200
Overall this is a very interesting video. Most of these watches hit right in the middle of style that I'm interested in.
I've bought various watches with the intent of making them beater watches. I work on cars, I work in my yard, I do carpenter work and woodworking, I try to take care of my watches but they would be at risk when I'm doing work with my hands. I could not bear to wear even my low priced watches for that use. I bought a very low priced Seiko 5 but still could not bear to wear it as a beater, a Seiko 5 can be a low price but is still a pretty nice watch. I bought a used Casio quartz watch and finally was willing to wear it as a beater. It is a nice enough watch, mine had submariner styling but otherwise was probably similar to the current Casio dive model. At some point I bought a well used Luminox quartz navy seals watch. It was very worn and already beat up so I put it on a cheap NATO and I'm willing to wear it under any condition.
An ~30 year old Timex Ironman suits me for activities that might hurt any of my other watches.
I've been obsessing over the watch world from the sidelines for a while now but am just not in a position to justify spending 1000s. I thought I'd dip my toes in and just picked up an SSK003 for myself today. As someone who's never really spent any time with a watch on my wrist, I'm obsessed. I can see this being my gateway into collecting and cannot wait to look back in a few years and remind myself of where it all started. Cheers for the great content, Teddy!
I think this is the best list you've put together yet Teddy! I've been into G Shocks for years but love the idea of some classier 'beaters'
I have the seiko watch at 13:04, day date automatic with open case back - great watch!
My beater watches right now is a Vostok Komandirske 211296 Signal Troops mechanical and a Casio F-91W
Great video! That Muhle Glasshutte is stunning!
Citizen Promaster NY0040-17L is my everyday watch. The NY0040 series won the Italian Marina Militare's choice over many other renowned brands.
I have the same, black version from a German dive store. Brilliant watch, tough as old boots 😊.
I love my MDV106 "Duro" and this in spite of my right wrist circumference being a mere five and a half inches, the left five and three eighths.
Yes, it's a big thing but, on its superbly crafted Island Watch beads o' rice bracelet (solid female end links and don't forget that lug to lug on the Duro is really tight for a 44mm watch). Thanks due to whomever it was who made it OK for us womenfolk to wear big watches, I own some tiny, girly pieces but my "premium" watches rarely see wrist time since i bought my blue dial / blue bezel Duro. OK, so it should look like a dinner plate on my tiny wrist, but those wrists aren't cylindrical in shape, they are more like stretched ellipses with a larger flat that makes my bigger watches fit really well, even my rarely worn Explorer 2 GMT.
Yes, you read that correctly, i favour my £47 Casio over my own somewhat less budget oriented Swiss piece.
(I owned 34 Casios including 4 G-Shocks last time i counted them, does this make me a naughty old woman? Heck yeah!)😊
Great Teddy. A wide range of possibilities but what about Maurice Lacroix Aikon?
You could argue that every watch I own is on this list. Marathon GSAR, Hamilton Khaki Auto, Marathon Navigator, two g shocks including the 5610, and an old duro I bought when I was first getting into watches to see what the case size felt like. These are the kinds of watches I love wearing. Looking at maybe buying the steel navigator, a mudmaster, and a sinn 556 in the next several years, all of which were also sort of or directly on this list.
Im right with you, this is like my dream list of watches.
It may only be available through UK retailers, but the Citizen Promaster Tough Super Titanium BN0118-55E Ray Mears Edition is my favorite beater watch and it would place well on this list. More versatile than my G-Shocks (GW-M5610U and GA-B2100C-9AER), classier than many other field watches with the titanium bracelet, practical with Eco-Drive solar charging and quartz accuracy, and tough as nails with 300m of water resistance, a sapphire crystal, and a monobloc case.
orient commuter-- got it on sale, wear it daily. Even have a few strap options if I get bored
All I want is a Seiko Alpinist GMT but can't get it anywhere in South Africa!😭 Was hoping to join the competition but it's only for the United States 😔 Great video by the way!
Absolutely brilliant is always the case Teddy 😊wouldnt be on this journey without your insights and very informative videos. Love the way you stay humble and understand that $100-$200 is still a lot to spend on anything right now. Im currently saving for a prx, little late to the party but with a little one to look after and other things to spend money on, its just been one delay after the next 😊 keep up the great work and on a side note, my beater is a ga2100, looks great, hard wearing, has all you need and in jet black it goes with pretty much anything 😊 also love the thought of a more classier looking beater for other occasions. Have a great christmas and happy new year.
I've been trying to get a Scurfa Diver Titanium in Blue for about almost a year now, definitely made of unobtanium!
Microbrand Diver: Helm Vanuatu. NH35 movement, ISO6425 compliant, 300m water resistance, fantastic lume, $285. Major brand: Orient Mako or Kannno. In-house automatic, 200m, Under $200. Reach options: A critical characteristic of a beater is that it's priced so that you don't cry too hard when it gets broken, so "reach" beater is an oxymoron. If I break a $1,500 watch while I'm doing rough stuff, I'll have to kill myself.
Good list! i would add Aragon myself.
My go-to is the Citizen Perpetual (or Bryson, but I prefer the Perpetual) and for a digital the smaller format Timex Expedition instead of the G-shock options.
I’ve got a Vostok. Threw my first one away as it locked up. Second one, red dial, gets a lot of comments. Winds itself if on my automatic winder, but needs manual winding when I wear it. So, a great fun watch and the Russian military timekeeping must be atrocious
I love watches, but there is only one I take with me to any serious trip or journey or to a workshop or for climbing... Casio 5610. its light - you can leave it on sleeping in the tent, it has lime you can read it any time... easy timer for cooking etc.you can change tire, grab the mud under your stucked 4x4, you can loose it or gift it so stranger in Africa, you probably won't be rubber and killed because of this watch :D can't imagine doing this stuff with my loved speedy 3861. For me it should me absolutely perfect, good locking and nice high engineered piece (price range for this is individual, for someone is speedy a beater and Casio - luxury) or cheap and funktional... everything the is compromise I didn't like in principle.
I’m surprised you picked the pretty dive watch Nodus makes. My choice would have been the Sector Deep. 500m WR, bread blast finish, not as “pretty”. It’s what I wear as my beater.
I say a beater has to have a sapphire crystal. & band not bracelet. IMO a beater is a weekend manual labor watch, that still looks good. Economics are relative, but $1000 watch working on the yard or car doesn’t much qualify. Thanks for what you do Teddy… I do appreciate your mention of hardened steel. I don’t want a beater that looks beaten so that, besides comfort is my reason a beater has to have a strap. My beater is a Seiko Conceptual on sale for $130.
In general you're right, but there are plastic screen CASIOs like the F91 which make great beaters because of how cheap they are. If I was doing manual labour that's what I'd pick because they're also very small.
You left out Invicta which for it's price is my everyday watch.
Seperate to my nice watches, I also have a $120 Fossil Skeleton Automatic in all black and silver that runs on a Swiss movement. Stainless and it's about 7 years old now.
I swim with it, it's covered in blemishes on the steel, shower with it. Bang it off things. It's held up well. I don't live a gentle life and neither has the watch, and it shows.
Would I do this to my Seiko or Citizens? NOPE. But for this reason, I have a pile of 5 Fossil watches that have truly never given me an issue. Even if stolen. They also seem to hold together very well. One special rare one my wife got me, I've never seen and also can't find it for sale. Don't write off Fossil, basically, is my only notion of this comment. Cheap, yes. Good, also yes. Great for gifts! They (standard editions) use a quality Miyota movement so they arent absolutely trash either.
My Fossils are closer to my heart than my most expensive pieces. Why? They have my blood, sweat, damage and history beaten into them. Something my luxury units lack almost as a whole.
Seamaster is my beater.. .love it
its lovely to see you understand that everyone isin't rich like me who can't even afford a 10 dollar watch.
I'm a sucker for Casio watches. almost every watch i've ever owned has been a Casio. Started with some Ediface models but ended up with my current classic square G-Shock. It's everything i've ever wanted out of an everyday watch. Durable, reliable, functional.
Great video 👍 I can't help but feel a bit envious of those who are able to spend 1000+ on a beater. I still love my collection of cheaper watches, though ❤
Keep working hard. You’ll be there one day bro!
I will have a Garmin, G-Shock or a smart watch for this category.
For me everyday and beater arent the same.
One is a watch i can out on and forget about.
The other is for when i want to go to do something extreme where id rather have a beater, so something affordable, durable and reliable, like a gshock or ironman etc
Completely agree. I do not consider my g shock an everyday, but wherever I'm doing sports or working with my hands is the watch I wear.
Yup. Or something so cheap is basically disposable like an F91w.
Surprised that Orient dive watches are not featured in this video, especially the kamasu with 200m water resistance and sapphire crystal for only a bit more than the seiko 5s. The Mako and Ray lines are also solid for a lower price although the mineral crystal kinda turns me off.
Can analogs really take as much of an impact as digitals? I would think having physical hands would be a potential failure point.
How about analog quartz vs mechanicals?
When it comes to a beater watch, the undisputed champion is G-shock