Anything that is a scratch magnet gets a lot less rough and tumble than the others.

Prime example is the JLC Reverso, it’s polished case is such a magnet that I will normally wear it for sedate outings.

 

I have a Marathon GSAR that i bought for camping, but i tend to use my G Shocks instead. I think people think Marathon watches are tough, but hey really have no shock resist, other than the standard balance wheel s.r..

 

Now I'm curious. Isn't the Incablock system pretty robust? There are more than a few photo-proof testimonials of GSARs tolerating not just combat, but the repetitious rigors of combat training.

 

If I wear it on my wrist, it's gonna get scratched, whether I want it to or not.

So I'd just as soon embrace the wabi-sabi. Not saying that first scratch still doesn't hurt though

 

I don't have a single watch I'd prefer to scratch. End of story!!

 

I treat them all according to their purpose.

 

It took me awhile to polish this up so I would rather not scratch, ding or even smudge it.

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EDIT: oh, if it's rugged watches that I prefer to not scratch, I guess that'd be SNR045 and SRPA83.

 

Nope. If I wear it, everything is fair game…..

 

I love love marks and wear marks and scratches on my watches. You should see my 20, 30, 40 year old daily wearers....

 

I wear all of my watches regularly, no matter how "dressy" or delicate (maybe 1-2 can be described as such). I don't treat any as if they are indestructible but I understand they will get scratched.

 

Nope. Watches are for wearing. I'm guilty of roughing up dress watches too, In fact, I think my only scratched outer AR coating is on a dress watch.

 

This ceramic hublot is literally unscratchable.

 

I tend to baby most watches until the watch is fully adopted into the rotation. Once it is 'in', It's just another watch and gets worn...

 

Had one, a Ltd Ed Sinn in excellent condition I wouldn't have felt comfortable subjecting to things tool watches should survive.

And I treat a vintage Seiko more like a dress watch than the sport watch it is.

 

If it's indestructible do you need to worry about scratches?

 

so I actually wear this Elliot Brown Canford if there is likely to be any threat level above, say, 1?

 

Now I'm curious. Isn't the Incablock system pretty robust? There are more than a few photo-proof testimonials of GSARs tolerating not just combat, but the repetitious rigors of combat training.

That system (or a version of it) is standard on almost all mechanical watches. It protects the balance wheel assembly, the most fragile part of a mechanical watch.

Now I'm curious. Isn't the Incablock system pretty robust? There are more than a few photo-proof testimonials of GSARs tolerating not just combat, but the repetitious rigors of combat training.

That just protects the balance wheel...

 

I don’t get why you’d buy a tough tool watch and then worry about scratching it. I own G-Shocks but rarely wear them. This is my goto beater.

 

I might take mine off before I rock climb, but otherwise not really. Tough watches get scratches, they're not dress watches.

 

This guy right here.

Traditional Flieger.

Built like a tank (36mm, way heavier than my 40mm Tissot)

All brushed finished so there ain't gonna be no hair scratches nowhere. It either looks scratch-less or whack because you had a terrible car crush.

Since I don't drive or do any rough sports, it's not going to scratch even if I use it as a daily.

It's a pretty heavy duty piece.

What it ALSO is however, is a 1/100 limited edition.

Yeah.... I'm saving this one until that once in a while when I really feel like it.

 

This guy right here.

Traditional Flieger.

Really nice looking dial. Like that color way very much.

 

No matter how much I take care of a watch it still gets scratched so I stopped worrying about that aspect years ago.

 

Here are my killer four. I don't subject my watches to extreme loads, but I don't worry about random scratches either. I try not to buy watches with IP coating (the only exception was for GW-B5600 on a composite bracelet with two steel links and a buckle).
And I also noticed that the more you protect a new thing, the sooner you ruin it.

 

I wear the watch in the way it was designed.