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Looks like there's something wrong with your watch Sir. Just can't figure out what it is

 

My Glycine Airman 8 is beginning to show its age. I like the flaked paint on the bezel and the bracelet is terrible, so this fraying canvas adds to the beater aesthetic. It was pictures of a Tudor BB36 on the sales forum that made me get mine. His had been very well used and was covered in marks - it looked great! My BB36 has a ways to go.

 

My invicta pro diver. Got it real cheap, runs well, and is my only 20atm watch. You can't kill this thing, and it being so cheap I don't care if I did. I wear this working in the garden, traveling, swimming/diving, heck even whilst mountainbiking on trails! Still runs within 2 seconds per day

(EDIT: Sorry I read the title as "show us your beater watch", not beat-up, I'll come back when this thing is in multiple pieces b-))

 

This little guy has been with me over 20 years. Swimming, climbing, biking, shooting, etc. Multiple states and continents. It was my "one watch" for almost a decade and is still heavily in the rotation. [emoji106]

 

This one went through WWII with my grandfather and is 82 years old

This one is 28 years old - same as my marriage and was the watch I wore when I got married. It is very 90's with some 18K gold plating you can tell is worn on the lugs. Otherwise still looks sharp.

 

This one went through WWII with my grandfather and is 82 years old

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This one is 28 years old - same as my marriage and was the watch I wore when I got married. It is very 90's with some 18K gold plating you can tell is worn on the lugs. Otherwise still looks sharp.

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That Elgin looks fantastic! Considering the condition of the case, I'm surprised one can see through the crystal.

 

In all my many years of watch wearing I can honestly say that I’ve never yet beaten one.

 

Currently retired but this watch saw a lot of rough use and that is why I keep it.

 

My Sonny & Cher watch....

... and the beat goes on....

 

Purchased at the PX in 1990. From parachute jumps, to under the sea, to distant lands and war, this Seiko has seen it all. I did also use a G-shock during this period, but this Seiko has seen more.

It finally gave up the ghost a few years back, the dial now can rotate separate from the chapter ring. It's still super clean on the inside.

 

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Purchased at the PX in 1990. From parachute jumps, to under the sea, to distant lands and war, this Seiko has seen it all. I did also use a G-shock during this period, but this Seiko has seen more.

It finally gave up the ghost a few years back, the dial now can rotate separate from the chapter ring. It's still super clean on the inside.

That should be an easy fix if you want to try to repair it or send it to a watchmaker. I would say don't get rid of it if it tells so many stories!

 

This watch survived my career as a Fire Protection company service Manager, Fire Academy Fire service instructor and Volunteer Firefighter before I retired it. It still works it just needs a battery,new crystal and a click spring for the bezel. It took a beating over the years. I would love to restore it some day.

 

This watch survived my career as a Fire Protection company service Manager, Fire Academy Fire service instructor and Volunteer Firefighter before I retired it. It still works it just needs a battery,new crystal and a click spring for the bezel. It took a beating over the years. I would love to restore it some day.

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wow. it does look charred!

 

 

This is my work around the farm watch, the crystal got so bad i couldnt see the dial any more and the black wa so scratched it was terrible, so i replaced the crystal and blasted the case. Kinda like it more now

 

The watch I wore through my adolescence.

After I refurbished it last year.

 

 

 

My old Vostok. Faded dial, scratched up and on its 3rd band. The darn thing still runs and its over 20 years old!!

 

GUB from the 60s

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Here is mine. I don't baby my watches. I guess it shows why I will probably never buy a watch that costs over $10k. That's the arbitrary barrier I set where I would begin stressing over scratches.

 

I never really cared for the term "beater watch." I know what it means and I guess it is an appropriate term, but whenever I read it or hear it I get the mental image of using a hammer and smashing the crap out of it.
Joe

 

My 20 year old Citizen. With it being quartz eco drive with a perpetual calendar, I have set it maybe three times. It was my daily for 15 years.

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numerals are sliding and disintegrating. i take it walking every day. it's nice having a totally roached beater to not worry about.

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one from a best friend i lost. serviced and worn, but not a beater.

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Not too terrible, but my SARB033 shows 6+ years of use since it was a Christmas present in 2013.

 

This 1978 Timex Automatic is my most "beat up" watch. I bought it for $5.00 around 10 years or so ago and it was in really bad shape; at least looks wise. The crystal and bezel were a in horribly dirty condition. After a good cleaning and a polishing with my moto tool, it came out pretty good. It just keeps good time and just keeps running and running.
Joe

 

It is atomic so it resets itself each night and is always spot-on accurate. Being solar charged, it will probably outlive me.