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all their website spiel makes it sound like they're hard-wearing
Don't buy into this (or any other brand) spiel. Everyone makes their watches sound bullet proof. They aren't. That said, I must admit my ExpII has been worn pretty unapologetically for coming up to 4 years and it's daily rate has never varied from between 1.5-1 secs fast a day. That's nearly quartz levels of consistency / accuracy.
But as the others say - if you like it, get it. Doesn't matter what anyone else thinks. Only issue is if you're buying with a view to selling later, as that's when other peoples' perceptions of a brand (fair or unfair), are a factor.
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I wore my Formula 1 every minute of every day for over a decade apart from when playing sports. Its had a hard life, the bezel got gauged when I fell off my bike once, the rubber surrounds got chewed by pet rats, I've replaced the battery myself a couple of times rather than going to a shop and it still runs flawlessly. I'm not sure how much I trust the waterproofing right now but it's survived a lot.
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My Certina DS2 that I wear every day is great except the height. It snags quite often. I like that it's 200m and feels pretty sturdy (I wear it for work/sport/swimming etc) but I wish it was a bit lower profile. I'd like to try on a pelagos 39 and an aquaracer just to see if they feel a bit closer to the wrist.
Sumo
sorethroat
Ok thanks. That makes sense. So they basically sold out. But what is this reputation that Sumo mentions? I guess I've seen lots of city banker types in speedmasters etc but I didn't realise tag Heuer were like a level lower in that whole thing. Those aquaracers with the unpainted metal bezel are appealing to me because they seem a bit more low key and all their website spiel makes it sound like they're hard-wearing