Caveat:
I live a boring, quiet, simple life in a sub/urban area and my dress style is very informal, as a result my everyday needs may not be yours.
I like watches and that enjoyment is a hobby that doesn’t necessarily reflect practicality since I live a quiet boring life.
As it stands, my every day watch is a JLC Reverso Classic Large
My choice for a “I have ‘rougher’ activities” to carry out, aka an all-rounder, is the Rolex Explorer 1 (whether 36mm or 40mm, the choice is yours; this is a 40mm)
A little extra info: Rolexes from the 70s, 80s or 90s aren’t the same animal as today’s Rolex. I have accidentally banged mine against walls, doors, steel frames and many such hard surface, dropped them from over chest height (accidentally) and done other sundry things that would make an AD pass out (including shooting hundreds of rounds) without any loss in reliability or precision. But that may just be me.