Do you baby your luxury watches?

First, beautiful watch - congrats! When brand new from the AD, I do my best to ensure my watches are kept in best possible condition during the honeymoon phase but also accept they are meant to be worn/enjoyed - so all scratches sustained are totally fine by me. 🤙❤️

Thank you so much, much appreciated! I couldn’t agree more. There’s always a period during that phase when you want to keep it as fresh as possible.

Congrats on the watch. If I know I'm planning on doing something that might be hazardous to my watch, I'll either not wear one, or wear one that I won't be upset if it should end up taking on noticeable scratches. I don't "baby" my watches, but I do treat them all with respect, and probably end up being a bit more careful with my more expensive pieces.

Nope, my "G-Shock" is a quartz Aqua Terra that goes where I'd not take an automatic,and I bust the crown off my Seamaster 300 (had to go back to Omega for a precautionary service anyway as it's a 2014 model)...watches are for wearing,& can be fixed .

Wear 'em and enjoy them "Tempus Fugit" 👍🏻

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Good to see someone using their tools! Great watch, doing work love it.

Don't have a Rolex but wear whatever happens to be on the wrist, with whatever do during the day! 👌🏻

Much thanks! That’s a good mentality to have. Can’t go wrong with that.

Hit the nail on the head man 💯

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You better believe it. Would someday like to see them live! 🤞🏻

Many thanks! Fair point and understandable as well.

If it breaks just buy another one.

I care about every watch that I own, would not go out of my way to inflict hard wear on even my most humble pieces. I was visiting one of my regular ads when one of his very good clients dropped by also just to chat. He was wearing one of the Omega Ultra Deep watches already with serious scars and significant wear. In my opinion his watch had been abused. After he left my ad suggested that the gent’s low regard for the condition of his watches was an affectation to show that he wears a watch for a reason not for show. His most valuable items never leaves his penthouse condo. I wear my watches appropriately if that means anything.

I do believe purposefully inflicting damage and hard wear on ones pieces isn’t necessarily a good choice but I also think it’s possible to wear ones pieces daily in most conditions without having to consciously worry about them. Things will get dinged up through a lifetime, it’s inevitable but for sure don’t go dragging your watch across concrete. I actually have a SMP 2531.80 listed on Chrono24 that was worn daily and sometimes even on my job as a LEO. Its still in very good condition and keep’s fantastic time. Some people may take it too far but it’s possible to daily wear something and still take care of it.

3rd choice I try this keep them pristine but what happens happens.

I wear them, but not for messy activities or hard labor. That’s what G-Shocks are for. I tend to keep all my things in very good condition. Sure, the bracelet will pick up some scratches, but aside from that, most of my watches still look almost new.

Many years ago I bought a "premium" camera (Nikon). Not long after I was in a second hand photographic equipment store browsing. When the owner approached me I asked, "How much will my new Nikon be worth in 5 years?" He said it depends entirely on condition. If it's like new, quite a bit but if the black coating is worn off on the corners indicating considerable wear, not much." As I used my camera nearly daily and carried it with me everywhere I went for the next couple of years, I found the case I carried it in to protect it become cumbersome, preventing me quick access to the camera and to changing film in a hurry. I removed the case and used my Nikon skiing, mountain climbing, everything I did and it showed it rather quickly and became worth very little. Funny thing though, my eldest son because interested in photography and commandeered my now dusty in-the-back-of-the-closet Nikon, still working like a champ but very well worn. So how much it was "worth" in money became moot and never mattered a bit.

I treat my watches much the same except having several to them, I am more careful with the more expensive ones but wear them all in rotation anyway.

I don't "baby" them but I do wear the right watch for the occasion. I wear a G Shock for doing pressure washing (my side business) and my less expensive Seiko for riding my motorcycle, etc.

I'm just not going to wear a an expensive watch doing yard work or hauling a load of trash to the dump but when wearing one of the nicer watches I have I don't freak out about door frames or scratches on the bracelet, clasp, etc.

The more I type the less I think I answered the question, lol.

Understandable. The G-SHOCK is my gym watch and 9/10 times it’s my yard work watch as well.

Thank you! I agree, the slieght taper on the bracelet is a nice touch as well. I wish I had them for a direct side by side comparison (the SMP is out for service). Just off the top of my head though, the Rolex wears smaller and lighter. It wears more like a 39. They’re about the same thinness though and the lume on the 2254 is just out of this world compared to the Rolex. The 2254 overall is just a more legible watch. The discreet date function is nice as well.

Loving the look of that dirty G-SHOCK! I also have watched I’ll wear exclusively if I’m doing certain activities, just makes more sense as that’s what their intended use is. I agree though, can’t be too afraid of walking though doors or having scratches from desk diving. Thanks for sharing.

I wear my watches, but that does not mean I want to trash them. I still try to be careful; if I know I will be doing any activity that isn't particularly watch friendly I take my watch off. Like wrenching on the car, I don't need to subject my watch to that activity.

I baby them. Man, does it hurt different when your >1k watch gets a gnarly gash. I want to gift them to my kid and not have them think I’m giving them junk 😂

I wear my pro diver to work daily to fix cars, does that count?

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I wear all my watches. That said, I don’t go out of my way to put my more expensive watches in harm’s way. If I’m working on the car or doing work on the house I’ll wear a cheaper watch. With a sizable and growing collection, it would be silly of me to not wear certain watches for their intended purpose.

The first ding and/or scratch always hurt. When you get more, you stop caring. Honestly, an all brushed stainless steel sports watch looks cooler with scratches compared to looking pristine in my opinion

That absolutely counts!

Agree. Use not abuse.

I prefer to have my watches looking as fresh as possible. The argument, it “adds character” doesn’t make sense to me. Bumping it into a door knob doesn’t add character or tell a story. With that being said, I wear all my watches and if it gets a ding, it gets a ding.

I’ve worn my SMP 300M every day for the last 3 years, and I love the memeories I have with it. It doesn’t compare to keeping it prestine

Your SMP is gorgeous! I’m glad you wear it daily 💯