Every day watch choice

[The Big G]

I sitting here with three watches on my mind to act as a daily wear watch. I have a Rolex 19019 day date that I have currently been wearing but am finding the gold a bit soft and its picking up too many marks and dings for my liking. So this creates a need for something that will accept a lot of desk diving and dings and shrug them off. As such I'm not looking to spend a fortune and have a limit of just over a grand.

So far I have reduced my list to three watches I have liked the look of for a while, even though they are rather different to each other!




https://www.chrono24.co.uk/muehleglashuette/sar-re...



https://www.chrono24.co.uk/breitling/jupiter-pilot...



https://g-shock.co.uk/gmw-b5000d-1er


I like the story and rigidity of the SAR timer along with the looks. Not sure if it'll look too large on my wrist.

The navitimer is a classic but this one has a twist. I strangely like quartz watches and find the lack of not stopping when not worn over a weekend a huge bonus.

Finally, the G shock. Not sure if I can pull this one off but its all steel for the 35th anniversary. Should be absolutely bullet proof and last for ages.



So, what do you think of my ideas, what have I missed out? Any major issues with the watches I have thought of?

Many thanks in advanve

[The Big G]

Thank you all for your ideas and suggestions. Lots to think about. I knew the movement in the breitling could be a issue as the don’t service/support it any more. It came in other watches so the only option would be to canabalise one of those, but they are getting rarer and rarer too these days.

The damasko watches with ice steel look interesting, I’ll have to look into them further along with cheaper options suggested by others too.

[The Big G]

Firstly, thank you all again for taking the time to make suggestions and give advice. I much appreciate it.

Secondly I thought it would be good to give a update too. It’s never good when a thread doesn’t have a end!

I really liked the range from damasko suggested, especially second hand at around £800 ish. A far more attractive price for a watch I don’t want to care about too much and just wear. Then on a Chrono24 saved search, up popped a SAR rescue timer in Germany at a attractive price. I couldn’t resist and it arrived in the mail today.

The watch feels very solid and well made and looks good on my wrist too. Which I’m happy about as I took the plunge without trying one on! It has only a couple of superficial scratches which is ok for me, means I shouldn’t baby it too much for long! No box, but again that doesn’t bother me as it’ll be on my wrist rather than a safe as a investment. I’m sure that also helped keep the price down a bit too

Hopefully I’ll be happy with it and I’m sure it’ll do the job perfectly. Off to the jewellers tomorrow to have the bracelet resized then it’ll be on my wrist.

[The Big G]

[The Big G]

CardShark said:

Result

Thank you, I listened to everyone’s advice then went with the heart on a impulse. That’s the way these things are meant to be done, right!

ZesPak said:

Not a big fan of that bezel, but that bracelet and face look great!

The black bezel is a functional part of the watch, it’s a rubber bumper to prevent shock going into the watch. It’s quite hard though so won’t damage easily. It’s actually the metal between it and the crystal that has the small bit of damage from where something has caught it. Hopefully it’ll keep good time, if not off for a service it goes. Then many happy years ahead hopefully. Unlike my Rolex which keeps on having problems.