Who wears an expensive watch regardless

[andy tims]

Of course there are loads of "one watch people" who wear a decent watch all the time, but most collectors have a cheapo or 2 so as not have to wear your good watches whilst doing DIY etc. It's a no from me.

[EmilA]

I wear by BLNR, LV & Tag Carrera throughout the week. Use to have an Apple Watch that I didn't wear or 7 months so sold it on. Once I get myself an Aquanut I'll be doing the same, watches are to be worn IMO

[HocusPocus]

Have worn PPs,both simple and GC, kart racing and snowboarding. If playing on or under the water then I wear an Omega diving watch.

The nicer things in life are there to be enjoyed. Wear and tear can be fixed, and the watches remain insured so long as they're on my wrist.

[Crapshot UK]

Had a Breitling Bi-Metal Chronomat Evolution which I wore every day for 15 years whilst working on site installing Security systems and the like.

Wore it whilst using SDS drills, hammers you name it, wore it throughout holidays, swimming in pools and the sea.

Had it serviced once in this time and it came back like new, sold it for more than I bought it for.


I now tend to look after my watches with more care, I think I appreciate them more now, but they can take it.

[nikaiyo2]

I wear my watches all the time.

If I am painting I will take it off, at the weekend I was chopping up pallets with a reciprocating saw and wore my Seamaster all day with no issues.

I don’t wear my “irreplaceables” for this type of thing, but would happily wear a Pam etc for doing work, defeats to object of owning them if not.

[ettore]

I wear my Nautilus for pretty much everything. Only really take it off for chopping wood or if I go out somewhere particularly dodgy (Sao Paolo, Mexico City etc). It's nicely scratched but pretty tough.

I only buy a watch every decade (ish), so they get pretty 'patinated' before they're retired to the drawer!

[Shrimpvende]

I wear either my Tag F1 or Sub daily for everything apart from working on my car/proper DIY (no point risking scratching it for the sake of it) or drumming, as I'm not sure the shock of that would do them much good.

If I'm on a night out it's normally the Tag, but they've both often been in the sea with me, skiing, playing sports etc. The Rolex is insured on its own policy from WoS and the Tag is on my home insurance, although its value to me is purely sentimental. What's the point of having them and not wearing them!?

[shep1001]

I wear my expensive watches all the time apart from the Daytona, that cost a bit much to go digging the garden in but in general whatever I am doing, wherever in the world I am doing it I will wear one of my watches. That’s what I bought them for & what the additional insurance premium I pay to specifically cover the watches is for. Don’t see the point in leaving them in the safe for ‘special occasions’, might as well just have the cash & that’s what a bank is for.

Edited by shep1001 on Monday 14th January 22:20

[Maxym]

Worn all the time except for rough jobs during which they might get scratched or running or working on steam locomotives (when there is a serious risk of damage or getting covered in oily filth; actually the oily filth is pretty much inevitable). Citizen cheapie for the tough jobs.

[alorotom]

Yeah, I scratched the glass on my carbon Tag Monaco moving the garden furniture into storage for the winter.

I also lost my dads Pepsi GMT when I was wearing it when I was clubbing when I was 17 ... it was a tad loose on my wrist and came flying off while throwing some serious shapes in Tall Trees back in 1999 - he was less than happy but did see the funny side of it (eventually)

I do also have a load of GShocks (including a few rare and Master that are pretty valuable) that get worn for everything too

[NDA]

ettore said:

I wear my Nautilus for pretty much everything. Only really take it off for chopping wood or if I go out somewhere particularly dodgy (Sao Paolo, Mexico City etc). It's nicely scratched but pretty tough.

I only buy a watch every decade (ish), so they get pretty 'patinated' before they're retired to the drawer!

Pic?

I'm a big fan of the Nautilus, but they're just impossible to get hold of. It is most definitely a watch for everything.

[Voldemort]

Breitling Super Ocean - I wear it when I'm awake.

[selmahoose]

ND sub on a nato is my all purpose daily.

[Tony1963]

Voldemort said:

Breitling Super Ocean - I wear it when I'm awake.

When I bought my Daytona I considered wearing it to bed

[DJFish]

Every day whether I want to or not.
You can’t tell the time if it’s shut in a drawer.
(Although It’s currently with Variomatic for some Well needed TLC)

[Buster73]

ND Sub , been on most days for 18 years , gardening, washing the car , being out on my bike , whatever, I just don’t give it a second thought.

Been serviced once by Rolex in my ownership, some on here and other watch forums are just far to precious, just wear the damn things.

Ps. It’s not insured either.

[harleywilma]

DJFish said:

Every day whether I want to or not.
You can’t tell the time if it’s shut in a drawer.
(Although It’s currently with Variomatic for some Well needed TLC)

Nice Patina, saw a 1950s gmt on antiques roadshow sunday, ragged to buggery, they still valued It at 12k though..

[WreckedGecko]

I mix mine up quite a bit.

I have a Speedmaster Pro as daily office wear that does take a beating, but cleans up rather well, an early 80's Rolex Datejust for "special stuff" and a Brietling Avenger that I never wear as its fooking massive...

Then I have a bunch of Casios, a Christopher Ward, Victorinox and a Vostock I picked up years ago. I probably wear a mix of those last four as much as anything else.

I'm not precious, but I don't like wearing expensive watches in places where they could buy a small village.

Apart from being a touch insensitive, its adding risk that you don't need.

[Buster73]

WreckedGecko said:

I mix mine up quite a bit.

I have a Speedmaster Pro as daily office wear that does take a beating, but cleans up rather well, an early 80's Rolex Datejust for "special stuff" and a Brietling Avenger that I never wear as its fooking massive...

Then I have a bunch of Casios, a Christopher Ward, Victorinox and a Vostock I picked up years ago. I probably wear a mix of those last four as much as anything else.

I'm not precious, but I don't like wearing expensive watches in places where they could buy a small village.

Apart from being a touch insensitive, its adding risk that you don't need.

In 18 years of wearing my sub it’s only been commented on two or three times , your average man in the street doesn’t either know or care about watches.

Can’t agree with the adding risk comment at all , never heard anything like it.

[pikeyboy]

Last year I needed to sell my sea dweller to help pay my ex off and I got thinking, why have I got two other watches that I cant wear all the time. So, I sold them / px'd them in and got a ceramic sub, which I wear daily and some cash. I do have a G shock too, but I very rearly wear that