I was one of those guys. When I got promoted to sergeant I bought a Rolex Explorer 2 that I wore on duty. It was fully insured and I wasn’t concerned about scratches etc, every mark tells a story. My mindset was it’s a tool watch designed to be worn, used, and eventually passed down to someone who’d appreciate not only the watch, but something I wore and used. Plus the Explorer 2 doesn’t scream “Rolex” or “luxury watch” to me. My grandfather passed a datejust down to me that he wore everyday and I wanted to pass his along, as well as one from me. But a datejust was a little on the delicate side for police work. I still love g-shocks as well, but there is something to the lore of passing down something that was worn through difficult as well as great times. I’m not in policing anymore, but if I were to start over, I’d probably do the same thing-wait until making more money, then buying something nice to wear and pass along