What Three Watches Would YOU Choose?
Some people love dive watches, others love chronographs, and yet everyone loves a dress watch…
I’m curious to know what three watches every collection needs according to other enthusiasts.
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Genuinely not trying to be awkward, but Dive, Beater, GMT.
Field, dive, and beater for me. A nice enough field watch or dive watch can stand in for a dress watch, but a dress watch can't stand in for a beater.
Edit: I find GMT watches pointless for my lifestyle, the only time I care about another time zone I'm already holding a phone.
Dress, Dive, Beater.
A dress watch for, well, dressing up.
A diver can take the place of a field watch, with potentially better WR.
Beater for working on the car, in the garden, etc.
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Dress
Chronograph
Beater
To me a diver is a better field watch so I don’t really understand the purpose of a field watch. I’d rather go Diver, Dress, and Chrono.
Not enough options to vote, Dress, GMT & Chronograph for me
Dive, Dive, Integrated Sports?
1 Flashy, 1 Understated, 1 Beater 🤣
I’d do dress, diver and beater, and then I’d throw a chrono and another diver on top of that just to be sure.
None of the above, and you don’t need anything.
No option quite matched my 3 essentials:
Diver pretty, diver beater, diver luxury . … then a few divers. Something like that
This ones a conundrum. I use my cheaper divers as beaters and ditto the less expensive field watch.
Infact the only ones I don't use as beaters are dress watches as mine are vintage and therefore more fragile.
But I don't like the term beater really as I try to take care of all of them.
Confusion reigns!
GMT, Diver and dressy-sports or sporty-dress
I’m not sure what category people are putting the Santos in. But that’s me
I’d need a pilot in my list
Maybe I'm cheating with the field watch but my choices from the current rotation of watches would be:
My Cartier as dress, most definitely not going anywhere.
My diver would be my Orient, though I am looking into "upgrading" the watch as I feel like a good diver really makes for a great all-rounder. I've become that guy who showers and sleeps with a watch on, so I think some WR and good lume is really nice to have. Also, it's not easy to dress it up IMO but I haven't worn a suit in a while so...
I guess my "controversial" field watch pick would be a pilot watch (and a GMT, and a beater). I've seen many people refer to pilots as field watches, and I'll take it. I guess what I like most about this particular watch is it feels like a proper tool watch. The dull brushed titanium, the painted indices, the (perhaps useless for me) functions. Readability despite the busy-ness. And yet with the polished links and lugs, it does have a touch of flair for your viewing pleasure.