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10 May 2024, 01:59 PM | #1 |
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Someone on a Facebook group I’m in said “there is no such thing as beater watch”. Wha
I was at the Magnum PI Facebook group and I made a remark about how a Chronosport Sea Quartz 30 would be a great beater watch and a guy replied to me “there is no such thing as a beater watch”.
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10 May 2024, 02:02 PM | #2 | |
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I messed up the title, my bad. It’s supposed to say
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10 May 2024, 02:35 PM | #3 |
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One man’s beater is another man’s grail.
And remember your favorite t-shirt, that you now use to paint the house, and work on your car.
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10 May 2024, 04:37 PM | #4 |
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there is such a thing. mine is gshock rangeman
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10 May 2024, 04:46 PM | #5 |
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It’s sort of too clever by half, but I like it. To me, it speaks to a love of watches that transcends status. Adam (with a few G-Shocks) and Brian (with his trusty SKX009) demonstrate that, as do many others.
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10 May 2024, 05:58 PM | #6 |
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All opinion, and only one opinion matters .. to me .. the wife’s ..
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10 May 2024, 06:58 PM | #7 |
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Not only are there beater watches, but there are different degrees of beater watches. There are beaters like my G-Shock, which is like the ultimate beater of all beaters. By the way, I love my G-Shock, but it is what it is. Totally replaceable if it comes down to that.
And then there is my Omega Seamaster, which is my more dressed-up, luxury beater watch. But I could see how someone could cherish all their watches to the point where none of them can be classified as a beater. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk |
10 May 2024, 08:47 PM | #8 |
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Ask Jocke to show his beater watch! There truly is such a thing. Cheers
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10 May 2024, 08:55 PM | #9 |
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Everyone should have a beater/traveler watch that they can wear without worrying about getting destroyed or stolen. Mine are a 20 year old titanium citizen eco chrono for travel and an ancient timex Ironman for outdoors camping fishing biking. Whatever works.
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10 May 2024, 09:11 PM | #10 |
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No such thing as not a beater watch.
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But there is
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10 May 2024, 09:55 PM | #12 |
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Of course there is. Michael Jackson even wrote a song about it.
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10 May 2024, 10:20 PM | #13 |
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It's a belief system, like make-believe religion. If you say it's a "beater watch", then it's a beater watch.
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I sort of get the sentiment OP. Sure this watch isn’t expensive but I don’t really “beat” on anything I value Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk |
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10 May 2024, 10:51 PM | #15 |
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for me it's just a watch I don't care if it gets damaged well wearing it, so yes I believe in beaters lol
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11 May 2024, 01:17 AM | #18 |
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All of my watches are beater watches. I don’t buy museum pieces that sit in a box only to admired as horological art. I buy watches that go where I go.
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11 May 2024, 01:49 AM | #19 |
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Mine...It's got a few minor blemishes but love it all the same.
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11 May 2024, 03:06 AM | #20 |
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As you can see I got into a bit of a "scuffle" in the store over it.
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I have a $15 gas station Casio I bought for my first trip to Mexico…if that’s not a beater idk what would be lol
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11 May 2024, 05:26 AM | #24 |
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Someone on a Facebook group I’m in said “there is no such thing as beater watch”. Wha
I beg to differ! There isn't a nanometer on my Polar without a scratch. It is very much a beater to me. Even my G-Shocks don't look this beat up.
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11 May 2024, 11:59 PM | #26 |
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Is it common to be in a Magnum PI Facebook group
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12 May 2024, 12:14 AM | #27 |
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Someone on the internet said something you don't completely agree with? How are you able to sleep?
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12 May 2024, 12:48 AM | #28 |
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I thought the internet was all about connection and forming lifelong friendships over common interests.
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13 May 2024, 03:17 AM | #29 |
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I agree. Mine is a Seiko Turtle SRPE03. It does it all from travel to mowing the grass.
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13 May 2024, 01:26 PM | #30 |
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until they stop designing car seatbelts to deliver a precision ding to your watch every time you release them, then I say all watches are beaters
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