/fa/ - Fashion

sup /wt/

You guys helped me get this $200 watch for $42

So I figured I would post it here at a discount for what I could really get for it to be a bro. No reserve, but i set the start price for what i paid for it. I put the buy it now $30 less than what I see NOS ones go for but if you want to trade something or can convince me to lower the buy it now because reasons, I'lll listen. Free shipping. Can confirm it's in perfect condition with no strap cracks. Would like to sell it to someone who will do something with it and post pics

pls no bully

http://rover.ebay.com/rover/1/711-53200-19255-0/1?icep_ff3=2&pub=5575378759&campid=5338273189&customid=&icep_item=173498483192&ipn=psmain&icep_vectorid=229466&kwid=902099&mtid=824&kw=lg&toolid=11111

>>13632422
Making a profit on used junk wow what a bro

>>13632423
how much do you want it for faggot

>>13632416
Why did windyknob delete his post about the listing?

https://www.ebay.com/itm/173498483192

OK fine, I have a NOS spooky watch I got off ebay for $42 because someone here trolled the seller. (not me)

I have no use for it, and my gf wanted another watch. I actually don't mind letting it just sit in a drawer though for $42, they go for $200 right now.

How much should I sell it to you guys for to be a bro?

I can't be bothered to pack it up for less than $10

>>13632440
because this guy >>13632423
said i was charging too much and hurt my feelings

tell me a fair price

>>13632445
Sell it to me for the same price as I got that thing for you.
Good thing I don't really want it, so be a bro and jew someone on ebay for as much as you can and use the profit on buying your gf coffees from starbucks. If you want to be extra bro tier, tell her the coffees are from me :)

>>13632453
I agree with this. Rip off an idiot who really wants it

>>13632453
if you don't really want it I'll just sell it for $200

if someone here has a sob story for how much they want the watch maybe ill sell it for $42+ how much it will really cost me to ship+ how much final value fees will be.

If i literally sell it for $42 I will lose $7 in shipping and $4 in ebay fees, fuck that

>>13632456
>I agree with this. Rip off an idiot who really wants it
i guess this is the real answer oh well

>>13632458
the watch is a cool gimmick, worth maybe that 40 bucks you paid, these collectors are crazy.
+giving my home address to you is a definite negative in my mind.
Just sell it to some sorry loser willing to spend 200 bucks on it, maybe even create a sob story why you need to sell it for a high price to pay for your daughters second hand ptsd treatment (she got that from you when you toured in afganistan and iraq)

>>13632471
Some cunt will buy it for 200$ just to sell it for 250. You can hardly find a good deal anymore because of those people.

>>13632471
Fine I'll sell it to some swatchfag to fund my raped daughter's hymen restoration surgery and abortions for as much as i can get

Reminder the only watch you should buy is a $540 SNE437 with the cyclops removed and a nato band.

Got this last week and boy these rubber straps are comfy.

>>13632482
>Reminder the only watch you should buy is a $540 SNE437 with the cyclops removed and a nato band.
And then maybe an SNE435 if you get a good deal on it for $450 to even out the prices as an investment

What should my next irresponsible purchase be?

>>13632478

>>13632489
What the actual fuck is this guy doing, someone explain.

>>13632493
Casio is certainly more functional than that led watch, however, both have the cool factor imo.

>>13632494
evening, gubnah

Post your shitters, guys.

>>13632511
That's not a shitter, gtfo

>>13632511
Every watch in this thread is a shitter.

wtf ebay just took the buy it now option off and told me i was not allowed to use it

f u ebay

I've been having a bit of a run-in with my parents the last few days, /wt/. I finally found a place I can move out to, that's pretty good and roomy for one person (I can set up at least three workbenches, one for watchmaking, two for hobbies of my choice). I can move in about a month.

It's supposed to be a really good deal, and everyone I know says I should take it, apart from my dad, who went harumpf-harumpf for "some" reason, and decided this is wasted money, and I should wait two more years, so I can take out a 20 year loan and buy a house.

Problem is I'm three months away from 30, I ain't got any more time. What parents don't actually want their almost 30 year old child to finally leave? it's fucking bizarre.

>>13632522
Fuck I feel you hungaryanon.
I felt old when I finally moved out at 21, would be fucking torture to live with my parents after that and closing to my 30s

>>13632522
Like right now that money that would go on rent right now goes to hoarding Japanese shitters, and that's gotta stop by now anyway.

I've always suspected my parents to be kinda control freaks, and I suspect my father's main problem secretly is that he can no longer micromanage my shit, because stupid dumb son can't function on his own.

>>13632529
Do you know how fucking sad and pathetic it would be to blow out those 3 and 0 shaped candles on the cake in your parent's house? I don't want that.

>>13632537
Would rather not have the cake at all.
Just do the dew and move out bro, you will feel so much better, fuck your dad for trying to stunt your development, why the fuck parents always try to do this?

>>13632543
After a while my dad's argument came down to repeating "unwise" under his nose a couple of times.

I remember almost the exact thing happened when I decided to go into watchmaker school, after years of unemployment. Boy, did they not like that, they said I was chasing some unrealistic dream.

>>13632496
Shitposting. Pic related for just a small sampling of the pictures that faggot has been spamming for close to two years.

>>13632590
did he really pay $1000 for two of the same watch just to troll you

>>13632493
LED. Whos the manufacturer?

>>13632590
>Shitposting. Pic related for just a small sampling of the pictures that faggot has been spamming for close to two years.
One person's spamming is another person's watch interests. Just because you don't like certain watches does not mean the other person is spamming :D

>>13632597
"The LED Watch Store"
https://www.amazon.co.uk/LED-Watch-Store-TX6/dp/B001Q2MLGM

>>13632600
Posting the same thing over and over again is literally the definition of spamming. The fact he only posts shitters or zero content posts just makes it even worse.

>>13632609
how many times have you posted the "this is bait" image?

>>13632611
I'm not him

Gotta love new strap day.
Had a bunch made by a local maker. Really like how they turned out, especially for the lizard and snake skin ones.

>>13632640
On watches (still playing around with combinations for now)

>>13632522
>tfw left my parent's place when I was 19
Hunbro, you should have made moves a lot earlier.

>>13632646
IKR, but leldepression.

>>13632640
>>13632644
Nice straps.

>>13632644
And zoomed in.

Collection is just mostly Seikos since that's where most of the action in the market is right now.

>>13632651
>most of the action
>Seikos

>>13632644
And zoomed in.

Collection is mostly Seiko since most of the action in the market right now is on those.

>>13632651
> mostly Seikos since that's where most of the action in the market is right now.
you what??

>>13632644
What movement does that Rotary have?

Last week I found some old Venus chronograph movement among my stockpile of old donors, I'll try to look up tomorrow, on exactly what caliber it is, how complete it is, and if it's worth restoring and casing it into something.

It was when I found this blind man's Raketa.

>>13632649
The winters combined with főgáz checks, wouldn't have helped that.
I was really thinking about joining the french foreign legion at one point around christmas. But learning about watches and getting into this hobby really helped me.

>>13632663
>I was really thinking about joining the french foreign legion

>>13632655
ID on the rotary?

>>13632663
Had the same dumb thought once, only for me it was running off to Syria to join the YPG.

These dumb ideas kinda stop once you have a stable job, i.e. a place in the world.

>>13632654
>>13632656

Well, the local market anyway. Swiss moves at a snail's pace while even 6015s and MM300s trade hands as fast as a few hours after posting.

>>13632659
It's a Landeron 51 (pic). Simple cam and lever, horizontal clutch. A real workhorse. Only weird thing about it is that the top pusher is start only, while the bottom pusher handles both stop and reset.
Considering it's a Venus, it might be a cal 175, those things were ubiquitous. And I do believe Seagull makes a clone with the same tooling, the Seagull cal. ST19. If it is a cal. 175 you might be able to source any needed parts from a cheap ST19 donor.

>>13632679
I just felt like my life had no direction. But it's kinda sorted out, for now atleast.

>>13632674
From around the late 60s or early 70s, judging by the T Swiss T tritium dial. No reference number unfortunately.

I think Rotary was just one of those ebauches back in the day where they assembled premade dials, cases, and movements to sell under their brand. Really has that vintage charm to it.

Movement is a Landeron 51, pic here→ >>13632681

>>13632681
I didn't get a good look at it, as I was in a hurry, but it had a huge Venus logo on top of the balance cock, which is sorta unusual. Just like on this V170 in the pic, but like I said I don't know what movement it is.

I do have an old, worn down Poljot Strela, that has a movement that I already tried to restore but it was too worn to work. Maybe if it's a V150 I can drop it in.

>>13632694
I did a Rotary once. Can't remember what the movement was though. Here it is after servicing.

>>13632487
How much did you drop for it?

>>13632694
>>13632710
This was the movement. Though now I can see under the balance, it's a Peseux 7040.

>>13632714
Respectable movement. Nice and thin, and still used even today too. What was wrong with it? Or was it just a routing cleaning/overhaul sort of affair?

>>13632514
thanks :)
and no

>>13632555
Allways follow your own dream. My dad thinks I am a joke aswell but since I moved out almost 3 years ago we get along better.
He sure still thinks I am a little shit and he is damn right but since I am still alive after that time he has to value that a little since he thought I would starve

>>13632640
fuck those are nice

>>13632534
I like your shitters

I'm going to do something I know I'll regret later: assembling this Lego helicopter. In bed.

I just have this insatiable compulsion to constantly build, which being a watchnigger seems the perfect job for. Don't tell anyone, but sometimes I sneak in repairs into customer's watches for faults they didn't know about.

>>13632731
Just a general service. Only thing it needed was a new mainspring, but that was easy to get, even domestically. Even for my Omega 601 I could buy a generic mainspring at the parts wholesaler. Generic aftermarket mainsprings sized for vintage Swiss watches are thankfully very common.

>>13632735
I definitely need a change. Going from NEET to having a stable job made me improve a lot, now going from manchild, to responsible adult would mean even more.

>>13632736
They were kinda expensive at $80~100 apiece for the exotic skins and $40 each for the cowhide leather ones on the right, but the workmanship is excellent. Maker's also a really nice guy who literally sent me $250 in straps before I even paid.

>>13632753
It's nice to have a chill strap guy around.

Our strap supplier guy basically gave me this strap for my Omega out of their stock when I wanted to buy it. I buy like $300 of basic bitch straps from him every month, but still pretty nice.

>>13632753
that's amazing
I bought 3 30$ straps and I'm never going back at that price range
a waste of time

>>13632752
Growing an adult takes a lot of time.
Moving out will help a lot because you have to get your hole shit done by yourself. Doing your own laundry and cooking almost every day, get your own goods and pay fixed rent will change you a lot because it's realy time consuming.

>>13632753
my god that looks good

>>13632776
This is what the army should be for, but the army is bullshit in almost every country.

>>13632752
my mom sais I'm her little man :3

>>13632780
My mom can't say a good word to me.

>>13632779
you need a whole country to not be a shitty person? jesus

>>13632779
Sadly they stoped forcing people to do there 1 year army work or social services.
I am a huge pussy, so I was damn happy when I turned 18 and didn't have to go to the army but now I kinda regret not getting these experiences.

>>13632783
Well, imagine if every faggy millennial and nu-male had to go to army to learn how not be a whiny entitled little bitch.

But like i said very few militaries are actually fit for that, mostly in countries that are fervently neutral.

>>13632767
Really great guy; with the quality of his work and materials, his lead time already extended to something ridiculous like 20 weeks, but he ended up finishing the order in less than 3. Caught me off guard actually, since I wasn't yet able to allocate the funds for them all -- which is why I am kind of glad that he's okay with payment "whenever".

>>13632773
I try to just get one or two straps that absolutely work for a specific watch, since it's a bit of a pain to have to change straps all the damn time.

I do have a number of straps from Hirsch (on the left in pic), but if I'm going to just leave one strap on the watch, it better be a damn nice one. After getting my first one from that maker (on the right), kinda drilled in the idea that I should just quit buying cheap straps -- at least if we're talking leather here.

>>13632795
I agree I was just teasing you

>>13632779
>>13632795
Post the watch you wore at the army anons.

>>13632793
If you're the other Hungarian you should know the army was, and still is a huge fucking failure. All you would have learned is to drink/smoke/do drugs, dodge responsibilities like a champ and get bossed around by other alcoholic 90IQ failures at life, who could hold a job nowhere else but the army.

>>13632812
Nah germanfag
Still almost everyone I know who was in the arme tells you, that you learn a lot, but nothing as much as drinking drinking alcohol.

My collection

>>13632812
Sounds like Finland lmao, minus the drugs

>>13632824
Is that rolex chrono still running?
That green one looks so fucked up!

>>13632839

All three have their oscillating plate displaced--thus broken. Need to get them fixed but so FACKING ExpANSIVEEE

>>13632829
As far as I heard, (and what statistics I could find) mostly it was mostly bum drugs, like sniffing glue, paint thinners, opiates, drinking on painkillers etc.

Like I said it's what I heard, mostly from the military history/plastic modeling circles I used to be in, thankfully conscription ended a few years before I got to that age. Soldiers were absolutely bored, since the government were absolute fucking cheapskates with the army after the dissolution of the Warsaw Pact. And since doing anything with the equipment and gear costs some money, the easiest solution was to not do anything at all. Also suicides were rampant, soldiers kept blowing their brains out in guard posts, since that was the only time they were handed a loaded rifle.

>>13632842
Allready askes for prize of repair?
Prop can buy a new one for around the same value.

>>13632778
Thanks! I picked it up on impulse for a song a few weeks ago (like ~$250). It only came as-is, head only (not even the bracelet), but it's fast turned into my favorite beater. As pointless as it is functionally, the compass bezel looks hella cool, and the GMT hand is useful for tracking the company's home time as I work offshore. Used to hate on quartz, but being able to just pick it up and put it on without worrying about setting the time or winding it is. convenient

I originally had the snakeskin strap on it like in the earlier photo, but it was kind of weird to have a formal looking strap on what is essentially a tool watch, so I ended up reverting back to the nato strap I had it on.

>>13632850

Yea, it's pretty expensive. I received these as gifts but the fucking maintenance is crazy.

Anyway, I already ordered from AliExpress, and so I'll try to fix it on my own thanks to YouTube.

Hopefully it'll all go well hahaha

>>13632854
Good luck then! Keep posting updates and try to not kill those beautys.

>>13632857

Thanks anon!

I'm such a clumsy person though, ughhhhh I already lost all their respective bands over the course of 4 years (being drunk on the street and shit) that's why I had to resort to Nato Straps

Was anybody else disappointed as fuck to learn all Rolexes have the most boring casebacks in the world?

>>13632871
It is kind of clinical looking, but you're not going to ever be showcasing the caseback. The standard 1535 caliber (or whatever the fuck they're up to now) isn't worthy of being put on display anyway

>>13632861
Yeeez

Omg

Monday shitter incoming

That feel when you want to sell your Swiss watches and just hoard vintage Jap Quartz watches.
So much more interesting.

>>13632899
Yo that's actually really dope. How much do these go for?

>>13632904
There's a NOS one on ebay for £330.
I love this guitar one.

>>13632843
Sounds like a hellhole compared to Finland, but just for perspectives sake i'll listen some negative things in no particular order:
>moldy barracks, everyone gets a flu that lasts till the day they get out of army, some get sent home with a order to come back in 2 years
>no proper water supply in the barracks, you can't take a shower at the rush hour when everyone is taking a shower because the water pressure is too low, so you'll have to wait or figure out a time when they are mostly empty
>incompetent doctors, 95 % of the cases you don't get treatment and just a pill and a day off no matter what you have, I had to wait 5 weeks to see a doctor when I had a broken rib during battle drills, doctor thought it was lung cancer and sent me to the central hospital (was scared as hell)
>no possibility to wash yourself, your dining equipment or clothes in drills, you can spend 5 days without the possibility for that during drills
>food during drills is 10 % of the food you get in barracks, so many take their own food with them
>drunk regular officers who hate their job and only do it so that some people think they are tough guys (around 20 % at least fit to this category)
>said officers will get drunk during drills and and have the conscripts wait for them in formation for hours for them to arrive in the morning while they cure their hangover
>there is pretty much no way for a regular officer to get fired in here, once you are in, you get to keep your job no matter what you do
>no clear logic anywhere, one day the unit may be punished for something and 99% of the men have no idea why it is so
>hatred between branches that stems from the regular officers too making some conscripts second grade in all other eyes
>civilian workers at the barracks who for what ever reason their the conscripts like shit, way worse than most regular officers
This is all I can remember for now, and it is fucking Finland.
Can't even imagine how shitty it must be in other countries.

>>13632914
>civilian workers at the barracks who for what ever reason treat the conscripts like shit, way worse than most regular officers

>>13632899
> sell your Swiss watches and just hoard vintage Jap Quartz watches.
I pity you.

>>13632899
True patrician

>>13632922
I'm not going to.

Post day date aesthetic solar watches

>>13632928
What's the Explorer like to wear? I thinking of buying one and getting it customized with a black Carbon (DLC) coating.

>>13632899
Don't have any watches to sell but after a brief stint with dodgy Russian automatics I feel like hoarding more Casios.

I do still have a soft spot for my Amphibia though, even if it is a Ruskie piece of shit.

>>13632828
Does it tell time?

>>13632810
Still do.

>>13632933
Fine. A bit dull desu. Wish I'd got a vintage Datejust.

>>13632933
If you modify a Rolex outside of factory spec, Rolex will never work on it or even honor warranty work. Indie's with spare parts accounts can't touch it either, if Rolex finds out, they lose their account.
Even if you just put an aftermarket bezel or caseback on it, Rolex will require you to change it back before they touch it.

Do not, under any circumstances do that

anyone have a speedmaster reduced and a 40mm dress watch in the same picture for size comparison?

also if I get the reduced will it forever make me a pleb/poorfag/woman/fake?

>>13632952
meh it’s just a watch

>>13632955

>>13632955
Reduced look great on most wrists compared to the professional. In fact im king of an Omega guy (weird kind) and considering getting a plexi reduced as my only speedy.

>>13632962
*Kind of.

Stupid phone...

>>13632950
> A bit dull desu
I agree which if why I've held off buying one. But I need a cheap daily beater and I saw this custom version which appeals to me.

> Rolex will never work on it or even honor warranty work
I know that but the firm doing the custom work has a network of watch repairers that can do the work and get parts from Rolex. It's like the first question in their FAQ. They'll also remove the customization if you really want to at some later date.

>>13632957
windy, can you post your collection
not just the solar seikos pls

>>13632956
I personally think it's bullshit how Rolex dictates what you do with your property.

The bottom line though, is that you'll have to accept that to keep your $6000 watch running, you'll be stuck with going to someone who will be replacing parts with either aftermarket, or used parts they manage to find. In the long run, your watch will be considered "not authentic" or even counterfeit.

>>13632971
it's just that most of it is in storage or scattered about the various places i live

>>13632970
>the firm can get parts
Do they have a website? Is this firm officially endorsed or affiliated by Rolex? Guys with spare parts accounts are not allowed to sell spare parts, Rolex is strict as fuck about that.

I know that Rolex has some deals with certain companies to do special editions, but not mods.

Post watches fit for honorable men who believe in a worthy cause

>>13632996
if i bought a brand new rolex and sold all the parts out of if individually do you think i could make money

>>13633001

>>13633009
put this strap to the silver one you slut

>>13633004
If you bought a brand new 8k sub and parted it out for a profit? Err... Maybe?

>>13633001

Was thinking of asking /g/ but will try here first...

I'm going to Japan in December, there will be a good deal of soaking in onsen... so temps of like 40C (I don't actually know how hot an onsen gets), sulphur and other minerals in the water.

Will my titanium diver be ok? Not worried about water resistance as it's rated for 500m but the temperature, and the possibly corrosive effects of the stanky volcano water might not be so great?

>>13632899
>So much more interesting.
Not really though.

>>13633016
>If you bought a brand new 8k sub and parted it out for a profit? Err... Maybe?
yeah could I? If I documented taking it apart and sent notes of what sn it came from?

seems like modfags need real parts pretty bad for repairs

>>13633015
>put this strap to the silver one you slut
haha ok

>>13632996
I'm going to talk to them tomorrow to get more details but honestly I don't care as it's just a cheap watch to me that I can wear all the time and not worry about damage, problems with repair etc.

Leather strap > metal strap

>>13633019
It’ll be fine.

>>13633016
If you could get a new Sub at retail cost you could already resell it for a huge premium as demand is so high.

>>13633022

just two different opinions, both have heft in their own right

Fuck I want one so bad

>>13633021
I don't really know. There are some movements floating around chrono 24 for a few grand, some dials for a few hundred. I assume you could get 1-2 grand for a case, bracelets are maybe 1500.

People sell genuine Rolex parts all the time on the web. But if you set up a Rolex chop shop, Rolex would very likely find out and bring down a pretty heavy legal banhammer.

>>13633055
>But if you set up a Rolex chop shop, Rolex would very likely find out and bring down a pretty heavy legal banhammer.
lol what could they do? You can't buy a watch and take it apart before you sell it?

>>13632955
>>13632962
The problem with the reduced is that the movement is just a 289x with a Dubois Dupraz piggyback chronograph module that Omega just throws away and replaces every time you have the watch serviced.

Sort of misses the entire horological point of the MOTFM, which is to be a living piece of horological history.

>>13632950
>Fine. A bit dull desu. Wish I'd got a vintage Datejust.
Should have listened to me shilling five number datejusts in these threads for years.

>>13633055
>There are some movements floating around chrono 24 for a few grand, some dials for a few hundred. I assume you could get 1-2 grand for a case, bracelets are maybe 1500.
So let's say brand freaking new:

$3000 for a movement
$2000 case
$500 dial
$500 hands
$1500 bracelet
$500 box

the movement might be worth more parted out

>>13633061
I'm not sure, but believe it or not, there are international laws regulating the trade of Rolex watches and parts.

They have a very good legal team, and a surprisingly astute investigative team that goes all over the world. I'm not bullshitting you; Rolex legal is basically the white collar irl version of the navy seal copypasta

>>13633080
Idk man. Again, I would be weary about doing that shit.

>>13633088
See here. I aint fuckin' with Rolex SA

>>13633088
>>13633104
how could there possibly be a law about taking a watch apart and selling the bracelet

>>13633017
Nice mod

>>13633121
I'm 99% sure that's legal... but again I don't know how it works.

If you just had one or two busted up subs or whatever, and you sold the parts on Ebay, I doubt they would go after you. But if you made a backroom business of buying new Rolex's and parting them out to watchmakers, I think they would have a problem and try to hit you with some expensive legal paperwork.

I'm not a lawyer, I could be talking straight bullshit, I hope some anon on here knows more than me and can shed some light.
But I do know for sure that Rolex works VERY hard to maintain their integrity and industry cachet. They control the sale of their products and parts in any possible way they can. And again, there are international laws tied into it.

Just copped this. Sadly the seller dosn't know shit so I have to guess it's a cal 70.1 but I can't verify befor I open it up.
What do you think of this?

>>13633072
If you dont know it, it doesnt hurt.

And of course it can be serviced by an independent not so hardly. There are a fuckton of 2892+module (even specifically +DD chrono module) watches and people almost only trashtalk the Reduced.

Everybody, me included, love the Tudor Advisor for example.

>>13633176
Love it.

>>13633180
looks like an orient

>>13632712
$302

>>13633001

>>13633159
Rolex will fuck you for
>knowingly selling a fake
>manufacturing and selling spare parts while using the Rolex Trademark
>calling yourself a Rolex dealer when you're not (vintage dealers have to have a disclaimer that they are not affiliated with Rolex)

I'm pretty sure that you can legally part out a Rolex and sell them off on the used market but...
>if you have a spare parts account, and they catch you selling parts (they absolutely will), they will close your account, and probably sue you for breaking contract
>if you are a watchmaker and have sold Rolex parts in the past and are now looking for an account, chances are they will find out and deny you. I don't think they can legally take action in that case, but they are under no obligation to give you a spare parts contract. You will be blacklisted by mountain jews forever.

Probably the same with every high end watchmaker desu

>>13633196
A Titanium 100m wr Orient with a mechanical alarm with power reserve and on/off separated switch.

>>13633292
Good post.

>>13632940
I know this is b8, but here's the deal. I've had expensive mechanical watches. Still have a 1998 Chopard Mille Miglia. At one time, I had a 2005 IWC Aquatimer that I had for about 8 years...but later sold.
I love the fact that there are radio controlled watches that run on solar power out there that essentially will never die out and will tell fantastic time.
The problem is that they are all SO busy. If that package came in a normal looking watch...it would be way better.

>>13633167
I had an automatic. Cal 75 maybe. It was alright.

Wrist watch check phuckers!

>>13633300
There are a lot rsdiocontrolled watches with less busy dials.

>>13633331
Nothing better than spending some quality time in some moody lighting with my Black Bay after a hard day at work.

>>13633316
I realy like the looks of the watch, hopefully it's in a decent condition.
It's my first Glashütte tho

I wish they made a spring drive watch with that funky blue dial from the 9s 20th anniversary edition.

>>13633412

>>13633412
I wish seiko would make a snow frake that was <=39mm that isn't an unobtanium tier gold cased watch. But we don't live in a perfect world unfortunately.

Alright, thanks anon from the last thread. Copped a luch 2209 for 65 and shipping. It's certainly on the higher end, but I couldn't find any other with the chrome that didn't look beat to hell or verified legit. Case has a few scuffs but nothing a little polish I'm sure won't fix it.

See you all in three weeks.

>>13633424
looks great

>>13633420
heh, close enough I guess

>>13633420
That dial... looks cheap. The rest of the watch looks great tho.

>>13633427
Yeah, I'm really stoked. I've been looking towards vintage to find something dressy that isn't fuck huge, but I never would have expected so many Soviet watches to be such powerful contenders at such good prices. 2209 movement is also at least documented, so that's nice considering I know most servicers won't touch anything Soviet since they use Communist magic.

>>13633430
That dial is pretty badass.

>>13633430

>>13633430
>>13633453
They should make a funky spring drive one

>>13633453
The best Seiko dial still is the Snowflake. And of all watches the Omega wavy and said Snowflake have the two most iconic dial finishes.

>>13633434
I am just bidding on this piece. also 2209 Movement but I need to get it serviced and hope my watchguy can handle sorviets.

>>13633477
>this piece
no photo

having trouble finding a white dial gmt/dual time watch that leans dressy for <$500. does such a thing exist? and in the 500-1000 range, i've only found the Chr. Ward Trident GMT, but the large black bezel bothers me

>>13633483
You could always consider a Vostok 960761 with an aftermarket bezel.

>>13633544
>>13633549
>>13633553
>>13633557
quit spamming this lame tryhard shit

>>13632511
is this the post where everybody responds with a rolex to pretend they're millionaires with 9 inch cocks and girlfriends

Can you guys rec me a watch?

>swiss made
>automatic or manual
>no quartz
>under 40mm
>see through case
>as cheap as possible

>>13633611
Hamilton Khaki Field. You get your display caseback as well although if you are talking 'see through' like skeleton, Go Classier and go with an open heart Hamilton Jazzmaster. You can get one like this for under 600$

Post lume shots

>>13632511
one of my daily's

>>13633731
Tudor LHD

>>13632810
>Post the watch you wore at the army anons
I had an old shitter Timex that cost $4.99 at the PX. Yup, that's a long time ago, and they don't makem' anymore, so I can't find a pic.

>>13632828
That's a rather large sized watch. Can you serve a chicken dinner on it?

>>13633795
The first lume is from 130$ seiko

Here's what I got. My dad gave me the Omega a couple of months ago, and I understand it's not really one of the more desirable Speedmasters. It's something I am going to try and take care of nonetheless.

>>13633830
Yeah, it's not the "Moonwatch" but it's still a good watch. Keep up on the service

>>13633483
https://www.bernhardtwatch.com/collections/gmt-and-dual-time/products/binnacle-gmt-ii-white

not a fan of the indices myself, but cheaper than the CW

>tfw ywn have a purple submariner
Why live?

>>13633944
>owning any submariner

t. 30 year old boomer

>>13633830
Take good care of it.
Tell your dad you love him.

>>13633965
t. literal 30yo boomer

>>13633974
What are those some watches?

>>13633974
Why have a sub & the superior gmt master? Especially a maxicase sub.

>>13633978
as a 30yo boomer, sometimes you just gotta be ready to flex on some niggas, ya know?

>>13633987
The GMT master surely is better for that as well.

>>13633987
pls show me how

>>13634002
i have a job :)

Thoughts on Oulm watches?

>>13634007
My hero

>>13633987
>nice car but ugly house
lmao

>>13633424
What's the case diameter on this?

Some guy in Belarus is selling one for $40 shipped. Considering the gamble.

Best dive watch under $2500

Best dress watch under $2500

>>13634176

>>13634176
>dive watch
do you go diving? if not, don't get a dive watch

>>13633483
Zeppelin has a dirt cheap GMT that's dressy, if you don't mind a Miyota movement.

Thoughts on the thoughts poster?

>>13634176
The answer to both questions is Vostok Amphibia.

>>13632511
Only shitter here is the coffee

Post attainable grails.

>>13633331

>>13634383

At least if the guy who owns it here sells it to me.

Where the Neptunes at?

Please help me throw away $2500.

Preferably new and able to get wet but still smart.

Am considering this GS

>>13634383
A working chronograph finally. I had a few duds trying to restore them.

>>13634393
3000 casio f-91ws

>>13634393

It's nice but I really can't get behind the new GS-only dials, especially without text underneath to balance it out visually.

For contrast, the old SBGA011 dial text looks much more visually balanced.

>>13634396
300*

whats a swiss/german inhouse movement watch under 3000.

Also, is Nomos good? ArchieLuxury doesn't seem to approve

>>13634399
Junghans mega

>>13634397
how much is that one?

only have 3000

>>13634400
would you buy that?
Is Junghans reputable with watch snob ?

>>13633331

>>13634402
Of course i would buy that

>>13634406
Are they better than Nomos?

>>13634406
Also, are the low tier grand seiko my best bang for buck??

>>13634390
Inferior green.

>>13634401
Reference is the SBGA011 (seiko/GS dial) or SBGA211 (GS only dial)

SRP is like $5.8k
2ndhand seems to run around $5k

Pic is an SSASS Alpinist for no reason.

>>13634411
If you're after the finishing, yes.

Personally though I would mainly go for their spring drives or historical collection.

>>13634397
GS only is better, but I admit the lack of bottom text is odd. Redundancy is stupid.

>>13634015
Looks like a tumor
Could work with some fits though

>>13634408
Nomos is good. They make an in-house movement

>>13634419
Would something like this work better then?

>>13634428
Bottom heavy imo

>>13632416
Meme

Shall I buy this haute horology for £20?

For $3000, would i be better off getting a seiko master diver or an equivalently priced swiss watch? Why?

New BTW
Cheers

>>13634535
Get a man on the moon, m8.

>>13634544
>$3000
>New

pick one

>>13634428
Those GS cant be my only watch only because the lack of lume... pity.

>>13634549
Oh I thought you meant you were new to the board.

>>13634554
There are plenty of ones that have lume, just not the snow frake.

>>13634557
oh haha sorry

It's $160 lads
I'm tempted

>>13634608
Or how about this one?

>>13634608
nice watch for a good price. why not

>>13634399
Nomos are great, I consistently get around + 1 s/d on my Club.

I wear a Timex Weekender and I don't care who knows it.

>>13634674

>>13634586
There aren’t any good Swiss watches for $3000. You should go second hand or expand your budget.

>>13634680
Where did you get that gif of me?

>>13634251
I call him Thoughtsonigger

Where can I learn the basics of watchmaking? What books/videos/online courses do you recommend (apart from the TimeZone one)?

>>13634650
also can vouch to how good nomos are. my tangomat was incredibly accurate, usually +1-2s/d.

>>13634700
Greatscott and afrotechmods are sweet

>>13634650
Do you like my nomos collection?

>>13634704
junghans or nomos??

I live in sydney so there are no Junghans retailers but there is a nomos. i prefer to try on the watch before purchasing

>>13634728
i mean the nomos is 3-5x the cost of a form a, has an in house movement, better finishing, better straps etc. they aren't really on parity to compare.

junghans are great if you want a bauhaus watch with decent ETA movement and your budget is sub 1k - the form a is beautiful although i'd get one with hour indicators.

if you're comparing ones on price parity i'd prefer the tangente over the max bill chrono.

>>13634728
Nomos have the best movement finishing in their price range. I like the Max Bill, but that's the only Junghans I'd own I think.

Mechanical watches are for insecure faggots who are desperate of validation from other people.
They are also for people who like /fa/ more than /g/ since they always give emotional reasons for owning mechanical watches.
Swiss mechanical watches are the epitome of the mechanical watch autism pandemic and hold no real technological value, other than pointless finishing and the price of said watches is just a marketing and branding concern.

Prove me wrong.

>>13634792
based and redpilled

>>13634792
Not all men are meant to see the light as we are

>>13634795
I laugh at those who say the internet has killed intelligent discussion.

"Psst, if I catch you wearing a quartz watch in the night, this sword will be the least of your problems"

>>13634809
"that's right, my swing was too fast for you to see"

>want to give my brother my old Swatch
>doesn't want it because "it's too loud"

>>13634166
my ebay listing said the case diameter is 36mm. Since the bezels are thin, and the movement is pretty compact, it's certainly not a big watch.

>>13634818
at least your brother is not a fucking swatch apologist

>>13634818
> doesn't want to wear a Swatch
I'm shocked I tell you, shocked!

>>13634818
Kys

>>13634818
They are loud as fuck though.

>>13634818
To be fair my swatch is my loudest watch.

>>13634855
fuck off windy

>>13634855
How much did you pay for that?
Any other drawbacks than noise?

>>13634856
hes not windy you dumbfuck

>>13634857
450€

Does anyone here own any designer watches?

>>13634855
WINDY STOP POSTING THAT SPOOKY NUBILE WATCH I WANT IT REEEEEEE

>>13634869
what the fuck?
windy paid 40 bucks for his.
are you trying to bait me?

>>13634872
not for that watch

>>13634872
>>13634871
>>13634862
>>13634856
Who the fuck is windy?

>>13634873
so what then?

>>13634878
that guy paid 40 for a fake

>>13634883
how is it fake?

>>13634883
>fake

>>13634878
Wat

>>13634882
nice fake rolex

>>13634792
You are right.

That said, i still like my wrist fedoras.

>>13634888
>fake rolex

>>13632416
NEW
>>13634891
>>13634891
>>13634891

>>13634891
>>13634891
>>13634891

>>13634890
At least you are open about with without pretending

>>13634393
Consider the Citizen Chronomaster line if you are down with quartz.

>>13634399
>whats a swiss/german inhouse movement watch under 3000.
There are no new true in-house Swiss or German watches at that price, as believe the in-house Damaskos, Nomos DUW movement models, and in-house Tudors are all ~$3,200 - $3,500 and up.

>Also, is Nomos good?
Yes, but be aware of the trade-offs. Long lugs and simple cases/dials/hands in return for more movement finishing than anyone near the price, and great thin in-house movements.

>>13634400
I'm quite seriously considering a Max Bill Mega actually. Really cool movement, and one of the only well made, classically styled, radio atomic sync models out there.

>>13634535
You'd be better off either buying a Seiko MM300 or equivalent near-GS diver in that price range, or moving up to $3,500 - $4k and considering the in-house Tudor BB58 or Pelagos.

Is my boy here who has the SBPG001? Pls post full collection.

>>13634959
I don't have a recent full collection shot, sorry. I'll try and take one soon.

How's that SBPG001 treating you?

Evening wt

>>13632416
I'm baaaaack