/fa/ - Fashion

it's a disposable digital thread but at least it's one with some interesting heritage
I wanted to make the thread tho :(
Anyway here's a video for regulars
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FLkowlY99Q8

>>13681973
Sorry bro, I'll give you the next one.

>>13681967
Does anyone here have this combo?

>>13681967
>chrome plastic
Tacky

>>13682091
Why do you post this all the time, is this even your collection?

>>13682094
Yes

>>13682098
Beautiful

>>13682131
Thanks, you too.

>>13682098
You only need one Seiko for a good collection, not twelve.

>>13682148
>collection
>one
What?

>>13682190
In a collection, not encompassing a collection you twat

I was looking through Citizen's watches when I stumbled upon their Avion and I loved the look and yet it is a whopping 45mm.
Does anyone know of a visually similar watch that's more of a reasonable size, maybe 40mm or something?
Also I can't really go much further than $250 I guess.

>>13682284
oh ok
I'll do that

>>13682302
Chronographs tend to be on the larger size. I have a 45mm Chrono, and it felt strange at first, but you get used to it.

If you really want a smaller chronograph, look for vintage ones. Chronographs from the 30s and 40s are really popular right now, and they tend to be a lot smaller, like 38mm, but they're pricy. Maybe a Chrono from the 70s will be what you want.

>>13682098
was it autism?

discord.gg/nX3B2Sv

>>13682402
Yeah what is it?

New g shock

>>13681967
which is the best casio that has a good light that can illuminate the entire screen?

i have the one in OPs pic. but when i was younger i recall having a much better light on my digital watch

>>13682490
best casio is a dead casio

Good evening wt

>>13682367
tell me about it. i also have a 40mm one but love the bigger one more

>>13682567
>ass to ass

Just got my new replacement marathon watch after smashing the last one into a door handle and fucking the movement xD

I have this.
Honestly I don't know why anyone would have any other wristwatch.
$16.50.
Metal strap is adjustable and never wears out.
Battery lasts years.
Watch runs a bit fast (maybe 1 minute per year), but I don't use it for precise time down to the minute anyway.
My previous one lasted 15 years, and honestly it probably wore out just because I stupidly kept it in my pocket a lot of the time, and lint got into one of the buttons and made it stop working.

>>13682696
>Honestly I don't know why anyone would have any other wristwatch

>>13682696
>honestly it probably wore out just because I stupidly kept it in my pocket a lot of the time

>>13682696
>but I don't use it for precise time

>>13682684
Wait hold up why the fuck did they add an "H3" to the dial wtf

>>13682734
Hydrogen-3 -> H3
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tritium

>>13682704
>>13682715
>>13682721
woohoo, 3 replies

What's the opinion on TIMEXs as in pic related? Effay? Do you like your pieces with leather, weave, or expansion straps?

>>13682750
>Do you like
No.

>>13681976

Which diver should I get that fits my collection?

>>13683081
Seamaster or Planet Ocean?

>>13683081
>2 Seiko
>2 Omega
>1 Rolex
The choice is clear, a Submariner.

>>13683120
I don't like the subs honestly.

>>13681967
Need a casual watch for a relaxed and casual look.
Timex Expedition or F91?
Or should I up my budget and get a G-shock?

>>13682684
Lol some fieldwatch that is

>>13683130
I keep a f91 in my bathroom on my shower rod and everyday I'm jealous of it that it gets to wear it and I don't. Thinking about getting another

>>13682490
Casio a168, it has EL backlight

Evening wt

how can a person be that tasteless

>>13682490
W-86

Has anyone here tried making their own straps?

>>13683219
Literally CTE brain.

>>13683226
how much for your ladies led watch britbro?

>>13683240
How much do I want for it if it were to be sold?

>>13683250
That is for you to answer my friend.

can i get some recommendations for my next timepiece?

>>13683318
A fossil skeleton mechanical since you like those.

>>13683219
New money tend to have trashy taste, proves that money can't buy class. On a side note old money that I've met are way more humble and friendly

Could someone point me in the direction of some good watches or watchbrands in the 500-1000 price range? Just one thing, I already have a seiko so I don't want more of them.

Added this to my collection as an everyday watch, bought it from the previous owner for 200 eurodollars, how did I do?

>>13683351
It's a seiko SARY055 btw.

>>13683350
This, 500-1500 is a weird spot.
Oris, Hamilton and Sinn are all I know and I like some of Ball watches

>>13683348
i cant wait to see how his family blows his fortune when he dies.

>>13683393
Ok, and Sinn is actually good?

>>13683400
I personally love there watches. They have so much watches, that I'd love to own.

Also my 8828 TI is awesome and I propably never sell it

Wrist check phuckers!

>>13683410
Wtf, I'm looking at their website and it seems like all their watches cost 1500 - 3000 euros. That is not what I expected!

>>13683419
german tool watches with heritage cost around that. Maybe get a tisell fleiger to hold you off in the meantime

>>13683418
Why is the crown on the wrong side?

>>13683399
Remember OJ? Mike Tyson? (Though Mike did have a come back)
We don't have to wait for him to die for money problems to appear, he's no Kobe, Shaq or Michael Jordan when it comes to money.
>>13683400
>>13683419
Some anons here have Sinn watches and looking at some youtube vids they seem to be good, they have nice bauhaus watches. A little saving up for additional 500 is worth it my friend

>>13683350
What seiko do you already have and what kind of watch are you looking for?

>>13683432
Non-chronograph
Non-bauhaus
Non-diver
Non-pilot

Preferably not black dial
Preferably steel bracelet
Everyday watch

>>13683432
SKX009

>>13683438
I really like this one, you can probably get it for under 500 dollars, I like watches that have textured dials. It is black though. You could also just sell your old seiko and get a SARX055, that one has a 'frost' dial.

>>13683258
Not sure, it's in pretty good condition and is in the original box. Probably £70-80 minimum, if I were to sell it.

>>13683419

You should have added, that you are looking for a chronograph.
Sadly those are way above your 1k limit, except you go for a used one.

Look up the Lemania 5100 chronos

>>13683438
Oris and Hamilton have a good selection of Field watches anon.

>>13683318
How about a recommendation for your next piece of neckwear?

>>13683446
No, I'm not looking for a chrono. I really like their designs but Sinn seem too expensive, I want the watches to be 500-1000, not 1000-3000

>>13683442
That one looks nice. Thanks for the tip. Not sure if I'm feeling that dial there tho. I guess it wouldn't hurt to look into that seiko you mentioned, but right now I'm looking for something that isn't a seiko.

>>13683447
That looks nice. What's the price tag on that pic related?

>>13683464
That particular Oris is around 1700 but if you look at there watches I'm sure you'll find wathes at the 1000 range

>>13683464
Sry, I missinterpreted the price.
There are a few sinn watches below 1k but almost all with black dial.

The other anons
>>13683447
>>13683393
Are right, Orient, oris and Hamilton sell great watches around your prize mark and I haven't heard about anybody that regrets buying those brands.

what is your opinion on frederique constant watches? here is mine, cost me somewhat 500 dollars.

>>13683464
Also Tissot, zepplin, steinhard (only homages) and Nivrel are good

>>13683495
They should start a budget watch brand called Frederick Sometimes

>>13683418
Lmao, they installed the dial upside down mate.
Send it back if you still have warranty on that.

Would you buy this piece of art if you had the money?
It's worth $2.6M
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SGPjFFMD3c0

>>13683503
Or Freddy Occasionally

>>13683503
Friedrich Variable
Fred Alternating

>>13683520
Nah, I'd just get a few Omega's if I were a multi millionaire and spend the rest of my money on useful things.

>>13683495
I like them for what they are, I just wish they had slightly lower prices on their watches, because there is no heritage or significance with the brand itself, and they don't use in-house movements such as brands like Nomos, so the value of their watches is simply not just there for me. What is good about them is that they provide that classic pocket-watch aesthetic with a much lower cost than that of brands like Breguet.

Sadly there is a trend on /wt/ to have some irrational hatred toward some brands, and FC is one of those that /wt/ like to hate on. I have told them before that it is very irrational, and that they should not listen to retards like Archie, whose opinion I believe they have copied like sheep.

>>13683490
Yup, I like Orient. Though I have one that I'm kinda irritated at myself since I bought it without realizing it was non hacking, it was my mistake for impulse buying
>>13683495
Great watches at the price point, I'm surprised Citizen owns them also what this anon said >>13683547

>>13683520
If I had like hundreds of millions, and I already owned other more desirable things like a house, yatcht, car(s), and such, then yes I would buy one of those watches. Maybe not that exact model, but I would definitely want to buy a super-luxury watch of my choosing, yes.

>>13683520
if i had that kind of money i would probably walk around with a casio. that watch is made for a bankvault anyways

>>13682098
Info on the black faced Seiko. Top row, third from left with the yellow second hand.

>>13683616
I see it's the flight master. Is it self winding?

>>13683233
>Has anyone here tried making their own straps?
I want to try to do it but I have neither the budget nor the time
I'm already trying to learn watchmaking 101
Making and selling watch straps is a pretty good ecommerce idea imho

>>13683351
For the price is pretty good. Too bad Seiko has downgraded their midrange line, the SARB used to have similiar pricing and a better mov't

>>13683628
>self winding

Seiko Flightmasters are Quartz chronographs, so no. The upside to it is that they can be had around $250,- if you look around a bit.

>>13683705
> Quartz can't be self winding

>>13683714

I don't think so, no. There's stuff like Seiko kinetic, but in that case it's not winding but charging. Spring drive might fit the bill, but that's hardly what people tend to mean when they say 'quartz watch'.

Am I missing something?

>>13683066
W2c strap for the Casio?

>>13683741
The trash can

>>13683756
kys fag

>>13683318
This is easily the most disturbing collection, I have ever seen.

>>13683774
Yet clueless people fawn over it, it's sad really how fashion brands are a cancer to watches

AFFORDABLE MOONPHASE WATCHES (that are not utter shit)

Any tips?

>>13683803

A friend of mine bought a Fossil automatic with a skeletonised core a while back. It's a decent looking watch, and they're not very expensive... At least they're not 300+ Quartz pieces like some of the other fashionable stuff.

>>13683807
>AFFORDABLE
Just give a budget

>>13683815
less than 1000?

Just got an explorer. Quality is insane.

>>13683904
thats a fine shitter anon

>>13683928
You are correct. It’s a fake one because fuck paying £6k for a watch.
Now I get the experience of owning a Rolex for a fraction of the price.

>>13683692
Well I'm already a working watchmaker, and I'm thinking straps are the only thing they didn't teach us.

>>13683904
Looks to be a pretty solid fake
How much?
Shanghai? Shenzen?

Poorfag quartz diver?

I tried hunting a vintage 7548, but for some reason they're ridiculously overpriced for what they are.

>>13683931

>Now I get the experience of owning a Rolex for a fraction of the price

fucking hang yourself stupid shit fucker

>>13683941
Around £200.

>>13683972
Why? Wearing expensive watches is about broadcasting wealth and I’m doing that without the actual expenditure. You don’t actually think people spend £6000 on a watch because they think that it’s worth it?? You are truly cucked by the mountain Jews.

>>13683976
I’ve kinda wanted that g Shock since I saw the G Shock creator wearing one in an interview the other day.
Currently got this white one though.

>>13683996
let me know if you have any questions about it

>>13683988

So you broadcast everybody that you are a fake person.
Everytime somebody will ask you about it, what will you say? Sure bro it's real? Than you get into an argument justifying why you spend this much money on a watch, while you too think it's utterly stupid, but you can't say that because than he knows you are wearing fakes and who would keep fake persons around?

So why even buy a fake if you don't agree that these watches are worth there money?

Just buy a homage if you want the same feeling for less money. They are very good for the prize and you don't wear some overprized fake shit some 7 year old vietnamese build and will propably fall apart in no time.

>>13684014
if ur gonna argue with a stranger on the internet can you at least post cool watch pics in your asspained responses

>>13684014
>T. bought a rolex and realizes you can have the exact same look, feel and quality with a slightly different movement that might be +/- 5 seconds a day vs 2 for 30x the price
Yikes

Or far worse
>is virtue signalling for Rolex owners while not owning one

>>13684014
Mate it’s an explorer. Nobody will even notice it.
To be honest if I really really like it I might splash out for a real one one day. I had a fake Omega back in the day and now I have a genuine one I spent £2500 on. People won’t suspect this explorer is fake because the omega is clearly not fake.
Suck a dick.

>>13684060
I am actually astounded how good the finishing is on this fake Rolex. You can’t get this quality spending £200 on a genuine Seiko or anything else.

thoughts on this as starter watch for new business casual job?

>>13684062
Where'd you get it lad?
Im in the market for that exact piece

>>13684064
I like my SKX007
Wears nicely and looks like a professionals watch
What sort of business?

>>13684073
consulting. I should probably shell out more money for a nicer watch but idk.

>>13684083
Nice, most people dont notice watches much
I'm not a fan of that seiko as it appears somewhat feminine even with a steel band
I'd suggest something a little more traditional if you want a smaller faced watch with a leather band
Have you looked at the orient bambino?

>>13684066
just go to chazingtime, torobravo or intime.

>>13684095
Looks pretty sweet. My only concern with a leather band is that I would need to switch out brown and black bands to match my shoes, which is kind of a pain, right? Steel goes with everything.

>>13684061
why dont more watch manufacturers tickle my autism with multicolored lumes

Happy red day

>>13684123
Took this just now. Having some beers with the boys by a lake, got the campfire crackling away.

>>13684137
Super comfy anon

>>13683976
Which is your favourite digital watch?

>>13684131
One of my favourite collections on /wt/.
You take my love for vintage quartz and take it to the next level.

>>13684160
thanks anon

>>13684151
The gold casio is my beater. But I just bought the gshock so it's currently my fav

Convince me to stop spending over 4k/year on drugs and spend it on a nice watch as reward

Technically a collar ftfy

>>13684187
I stopped buying a Starbucks a day for 3 years and then bought a Speedmaster with the saved cash.

>>13684208
Thats actually inspiering, good job anon!

>>13683152
I know right. I was pretty disappointed too, but they just sent a brand new one completely for free so I can't be too upset

>>13683081
Amphibia with the Russian metal band

>>13684332
redpilled post

>>13681967
>hourglass
So who's bidding on the Breguet hourglass that Sothetby's is auctioning this season?

>>13684399
That is not horologically significant.
A proper hourglass from pre-mechanical clock period is the way to go my friend. Do not buy these homage remakes.

>>13682091
How do you like the rangeman? I'm normally an analog guy, but I need a beater watch with a digital display for work this year and it looks pretty cool.

>>13683318
Have you considered a fossil?

>>13683511
Lol, not sure if srs. no they didn't. The pelagos LHD is supposedly to be like that.

>>13683834
http://www.creationwatches.com/products/seiko-premier-72/seiko-premier-kinetic-direct-drive-moon-phase-srx011p2-mens-watch-8430.html

>>13684358
Wow and I thought there will never be a different wristshot of this watch.

Evening bro

>>13684493
Kek, evening brah, post wrist.

Should I get one of the Giugiaro remakes? I know they're flawed because of the movement they use is not even close to the 7A28, but even non-Giugiaro original 7Axx watches are way overpriced.

I think we have a few Giugiaro owners on /wt/. Do you guys like them?

Hello /wt/
Would anyone here recommend buying Chr. Ward watches? I'm looking for something in the 500-1000 price range, and it's not a very easy price class to find watches in.

>>13684498
Just got out of shower, so no watch atm

>Case in point, this little ladies pendant watch by Tudor, finished in blue enamel, and no larger than a walnut. It has all the hallmarks and signatures you’d expect to see, and dates back to the 1930s, when such a watch would’ve been in fashion

https://www.hodinkee.com/articles/bring-a-loupe-september-14-2018

>>13684537
It fucking easy, just don't look at shit brands. You have so many options, that are very good for it's prize!

>>13683393
>>13683447
>>13683502

>>13684511
Honestly no. Not worth it. Th quality is pretty shitty for th money.
I’ve owned this one, the ripley and the black ripley.

>>13684537
They’re really good quality. I had the trident and my only complaint was that it was a bit thick and that ducking logo of course. The new C65 diver looks great.

>>13684552
Okay then. Might as well keep hunting for any 7A28/7A38 then.

>>13684563
Yea. I made a few hundred quid on the grey ripley. It’s obscene that people are willing to pay £700 for that shit.

>>13684567
Non-Aliens Giugiaro chronos go for about $400 in Japan though.

>>13682696
>Honestly I don't know why anyone would have any other wristwatch.
That...is why you fail.

>>13684589
I bought that one for £200 and it still felt overpriced desu.
Just got this for £200 and it’s worlds apart.

>>13684612
Generally most affordable quartz chronographs are kinda sucky.

>>13684602
Nice speedy. And nice setup in the background. You need to adjust the bracelet my man.

>>13684638
It's his dad's

Last thread, an anon said it was a shame that William Gibson didn't describe the watches worn in his books. He is a watch guy. While he didn't go into detail, he mentioned that Kumiko's dad was wearing a gold Rolex (Mona Lisa Overdrive).

>>13684628
>tfw not snorting coke off the dial of your gshock like a true fucking chad

>>13683323
Thinking about getting this edition of the 56000, but I think I like the military one a bit more

>>13684537
I've had 2, they are pretty nice watches. I'd wait until they next have a sale though.

>>13684658
>I'd wait until they next have a sale though
They have sales?

>>13684665
They have sales all the time, they will probably have one in the run up to Xmas.

>>13684669
Do they have newsletter in which they give us heads up about these sales?

>>13684678
Use this.

>>13684694
I have no idea what this is

>>13684699
You don’t know what a voucher code is?

>>13684775
no

>>13684791
wtf. 50 year old boomer, or retarded

>>13682468
whats the name of this one?

>>13684802
Please explain how to use it thank you.

>>13684473
it's pretty dope, triple sensor and multiband 6 for under 200. There is a jdm carbon fiber version around 350, if you care about always having visibility on the screen and don't want to press to light it up, get the positive display black n red version

>>13684833
no. you aren't worthy to wield such power

The only low end casio that isn't a dainty piece of crap. I highly recommend it.

>>13684892
Model: W-217H

>>13684892
>literally f91w for fat people.

>>13684970
It's the f91w for normal people. It's just normal sized where other casios at that price range are tiny. I'm not fat and it looks great on me. It's not even close to being "oversized"

>>13681967
Silver f91w doesn't look nearly as good in person. like most low end casios

>>13683495
SHITTERRRRRR!

>>13684970
Fat people who want a more legible watch and don't want to set the date 5 months out of the year and who want 2 leds

Max Hetzel, GOAT horologist

>>13685507
Can't argue there.

>>13685511
> Fastest ticking watch in history
it's so good

>>13685507
>quartz
kys

>>13685525
Weak bait, try again.

>>13685527
>not mechanical
It's a quartz shitter, simple as.

>>13685537
> Literally doesn't have any quartz

>>13685542
What does that matter?

>>13684106
>>13684358
Am I the only one that's getting serial killer vibes?

>>13685595
yes

>>13682696
Strap is garbage. Breaks super easy .

>>13683399
He's worth like 600 million but he will find a way to buy like a million Gucci bags or a million Rolex with diamonds in it. Honestly why don't rappers or rich people just get regular rolexes? Like fuck buy one every 2 years if you want but the iced out ones look like garbage.

>>13685846
It's always good to have extras when you have a watch with a weak strap.

>>13685846
That metal bracelet literally never fails

>>13685863
It literally did though. The clip that clips on broke in half when I was putting it on one morning.

>>13685860
Those are pretty cute might cop

>>13685896
How on earth did you manage to do that?

>>13685904
By putting on a 15$ watch

>>13685925

>>13685929
What's your problem? It's a fine watch but it has flaws like a tin watch strap that bends easy. Stop sucking casios dick. It's a fine watch it's not a great watch but it will keep your 7$ an hour ass updated on what time it is.

>>13685929
You don’t think there are defective bracelets on a watch that costs £15?
Idiot.

>>13685931
> It's a fine watch but it has flaws like a tin watch strap that bends easy. Stop sucking casios dick. It's a fine watch it's not a great watch but it will keep your 7$ an hour ass updated on what time it is.

>>13685948
You forgot your shirt

>>13685953
>>13685931
>>13685942
Saying things like these wont make you less of a dumb ass if you can't use a watch bracelet

>>13685965
I own 20 watches and this one was the only one that broke. I can't believe this is an argument . Pretend to be retarded I guess.

>>13685965
> Thinking that a bracelet has never failed on a watch which has been manufactured millions of times.

>>13686008
>Thinking that a bracelet has never failed on a watch which has been manufactured millions of times.

>>13685931
>7$ an hour ass
Why did you assume he was a waiter?

>>13684638

Speedmaster bracelet is sort of a pain honestly to get the right fit (only 1 micro adjust)

>>13684644

-_-

Thoughts on Vincero watches?

>>13686087
Dog turds

>>13686117
Why?

>>13686124
For starters the hands are too short and don't reach the indices they are supposed to reach. The centre second hand and minute hand should reach to the minute track, and the hour hand should reach to the hour indices. That is a large indicator it is a parts bin special and not actually designed correctly.
Do you want me to go on?

>>13686129
Interesting, please do go on.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6uuY4ptngx8

Wow, I remember this chink. He has a pathological hatred for slavshit for some reason, and didn't notice he made this hit piece months ago. According to him it just eventually fell apart, but I bet the lying gook sabotaged it on purpose, to make a "Ha! I tord u so, gweilo! Vostoks are brad wratches!".

Seriously do any of you Vostok owners EVER had a crown/stem detach (his is conveniently missing) or a bezel fall of?

>>13686188
Seems like some butthurt loser.
Funny bit it was when he took out the "feike chronoscope" to make comparisons kek

How much would you pay for this watch?

>brand new watch sells for $210
>the exact same watch, used, sells on ebay for $300
I assume its just morons too stupid to do a quick google search about the watch they're bidding on.

>>13686326
200 €

>>13686027
I see.
Now it looks better. Where are you from, mate?

Anyone got any recommendations of radio controlled wall clocks?

>>13686345
junghans

>>13685178
f u archie.

>>13686331
These fuckers actually buy watches, wear them on their sweaty unwashed wrist while jerking off for 5 years and expect to sell it and get their money back. bunch of cunts. I cant find a cheap seiko monster anywhere

>>13686435
Hmmm. Not as bad but it still looks like a piece of shit.

>>13686460
Pretty much so, at least it satisfies my digital autism.
A proper dial would be best though, preferably with a stripe pattern like my TI watch, pretty hard to make that without proper equipment though.

Good morning wt

>>13686511
Good day anon.

>>13686716
Love this.

>>13683948
>but for some reason they're ridiculously overpriced for what they are.
It looks like they're a bit rare or somewhat highly sought after.

>>13686988
They were manufactured out the ass. Buyee is always full of them, but they always go for ridiculous prices.

>>13686995
>They were manufactured out the ass
Wait why?
I know that the 7548 is a design based on the 6039, but isn't that a good thing?

>>13687001
The case maybe, but it's a quartz movement. It looks closer to the later SKX007. I've serviced the very similar 7546 in my Type-II before, and it's a very good movement.

>>13687024
No, I mean the actual movement. It looks like they're mutual drop in replacements
https://adventuresinamateurwatchfettling.com/2015/09/05/water150mresist-a-seiko-7548-7000-from-june-1982/
https://forums.watchuseek.com/f21/converting-seiko-6309-6306-quartz-2102034.html

>>13686087
Ignore that dumb anon, vincero is a good watch brand. I have one myself and I love it!

>>13687038
Quite possible, the 754x is really beefy for a quartz movement. I've worked on both the 6106 (predecessor to the 6309) and the 7546, but I never bothered to try and swap the movements in the cases.

Pic is the 7546 movement, minus the electronics.

>>13686860
Thanks anon, it's my fav digital.

Disenfranchised watchmaker, here.

Spent the five years working for a vintage restoration watch repair shop. Recently started working for an authorized Rolex service center.

Last week myself and a few other of the watchmakers here tested with Richemont to become authorized for their parts, tooling, and training. Most of our watchmakers passed, so our shop is certified, cool.

but I failed the certification. I'm not pissed off that I failed, I can retake the test, no problem. I'm pissed because of WHY I failed. for the test, we were each given a 2892 with parts deliberately sabotaged and broken. I chose to repair the parts, and they failed me for that. I scored 100% on functionality. the watch ran perfectly. But the parts that were damaged, they wanted us to replace, not repair.

that's where this industry is going. more and more movements are being developed for replacement only, no repair. new Rolex movements have mainsprings (barrel and all) that are discarded with every service. their silicon hairsprings likewise cannot be repaired. Eta is pushing the powermatic lines with replace-only escapements and barrels. Cartier lady's automatics now have the ENTIRE MOVEMENT replaced with every service.

Does anyone like this direction? It's more efficient and profitable, sure. but I'm irrational and I like fixing things rather than discarding and replacing them

Whats the rundown on using those old USSR timepieces daily? They good or no?

>>13687150
>...Cartier lady's automatics now have the ENTIRE MOVEMENT replaced with every service.
I've heard this about the in-house Tudor movements, looks like this is the trend.
The fact that you didn't pass because you did a repair in the better way (imho) is sad tho

>>13687150
Obviously this decision is an economical one but you're right in that it doesn't really echo the whole ethos of buying something that will last generations.
May as well just get a Casio quartz.

Alright boys?

>>13687150
those fuckers!

Is my fake/homage acceptable?

>>13687150
And those retards wonder why vintage watches are so popular. I am swiss and the watch industry was something i was always a bit proud off but shit like this just makes me sad. This thinking is destroying exactly what the essence of a timeless mechanical piece should be. Making it expendable and replaceable. I can live with swatch and low price tissot doing this but rolex and cartier is a fucking disgrace.

>>13687150
The idea is that they can guarantee the quality of the part they manufactured, but not the one someone else repaired, even if they're certified. It's just the corporate drones at headquarters being distrustful of the watchmakers on site.

A very bad mindset, but this is what the average end-user demands, warranty above all.

>>13687150
endshake on the balance looks a little large. what parts did you repair?

>>13687297
good eye, yes it is

I straightened a bent guard pin and a bent hack and a bent tooth on the quickset date corrector pinion(whatever that thing is called). I replaced a shockspring that was broken and the hour wheel which had a bent tooth

>>13686511
This post exudes white power.

all simple repairs. I would have just replaced the hack lever because its so thin that a stressed portion can easily snap- happened to me a on rolex 2030.

I understand its easier to replace than repair but if you have drawers of spare eta parts available you can pump out jobs so much quicker.

did you go to a school or just train at a shop?

>>13687342
sawta grad

but then I spent years working in a vintage shop where priority was keeping the watch running with limited parts available. I'm not used to the service center life of high production and replacement parts

Anyone have experience making frankenwatches? I want to a least put oldschool heat treated blue hands on some watches, should be sinple enough if the sizes all match up. I’d like to put mechanical movements inside quartz cases as well but idk how possible that is, sizes will probably never line up right.


>>13681967
Casio is plastic, get the Timex equivalent

>>13687363

How do I get a job in the watch industry?

>>13687380
SAWTA

attendance is desperately low. one of the schools closed last year because of low attendance. there's a huge demand for qualified watchmakers, so much so that Rolex sponsors the program

>>13687392
What if I’m an alcohol and my hands and eyeballs shake sometimes?

>>13687353
based LWT anon. what was your thesis on?

>>13687363
there are so many factors that determine how a movement fits in a case that it is not worth the effort to try to jury rig mechanical movements in quartz cases.

>>13687430
unless you have parkinsons the dexterity is taught. i didnt have any natural talent going in.

Recommend me a watch based on my auto interior.

>>13687578
Something ana-digi, preferably swiss made ana-digis.

>>13687578

Yay or nay?

>>13684187
4k? damn bruh I smoke copious amounts of weed and only spend 1900 max

>>13687216
>fake/homage
>acceptable

shouldve just bought a seiko

>>13686331
>"swiss made" vintage watches such as oris, favre leuba, helbros, rotary that were obviously made in pooinlooistan and the only swiss thing in them is the poorly applied name on them
>sellers location is some euro country or usa, sellers that just buy lots of these shitters and re-sell em with using better photos to clueless fuckers
>some of the bids on these indian shitters has more than 50 dollars just because the sellers are euros
Gotta love ebay.

Thoughts on the marinemaster 200?

>>13687621
I believe that divers should be made for what they are intended for- diving. Thus, a watch with a SS bracelet is not suitable as it will corrode over time, whereas a titanium bracelet wont. Thus a proper diver should be on a Ti bracelet or rubber strap

>>13687578
Something sleazy like an obviously fake Rolex Datejust or an early LED watch with some of the gold plating worn off.

>>13687625
or crocodile leather, since they live in the water

>>13687685
Jesus, every part of that watch is malformed.

Also the bezel is fucking Orient Mako-tier.

rate my watch out of 10 pls

>>13687685
Not a fan of the orabge Khaki Navy, the blue on the rubber strap is godly tho

>>13688235
>yfw this never went up for auction because the swiss got all butthurt about it
Damn shame. If I could afford to blow tens of kilobucks away on a shitpost in watch form, I'd do it in a heartbeat.

>>13683447
thats just a seiko alpinist redone lol

>>13688235
What is this abomination?

>>13688260
https://www.ablogtowatch.com/h-moser-cie-frankenstein-homage-watch/

>>13688260
It's the most based watch ever made

$120 - worth???

My wifes watch battery died and she somehow lost it after trying to change it herself. Where the hell can I find info on a replacement battery? As a fashion watch of course all the information on the exterior is readily available but the insides are impossible to find. It’s a 32mm quartz watch, I don’t know if there is any standard size battery.

>>13688335
ctrl f vincero, mixed opinions. i would find a seiko (and replace the band) timex or tissot, personally

>>13683168
Imagine feeling like you have to wear gloves to handle this mass-produced crap

>>13688339
probably has a movement like this in there. if not, show me. takes a 377 battery.

>>13688335
if you like it buy it. I don't like the matte finish on the case or the outer minute scale in white, especially how it's "05" and not "5". Also it's kind of bad design that the hour hand doesn't reach close enough to the end of the applied hours and the minute hand doesn't reach close enough to the minute scale, which makes it hard to read. Also the font on the minute scale looks shit, like times new roman or something basic af

Picked up this Vintage Seiko 6309 8029 for $30 online. It’s about a minute fast every two days and the band is really comfy

>>13683318
rolex daterape

>>13688365
>It’s about a minute fast every two days
Why not regulate it?

>>13683547
>paying for mecha-shit movements because of "heritage" or "significance"

>>13684060
>60▶>>13684062
This.

I'm working to make watches in China right now and it's clear that Chinese watch part suppliers can easily reach 80-98% quality finishing of the parts in the most expensive watches in the world. This is because supplier specialize in producing each part of the watch so they can produce better quality in a cheaper way due to assembly line production. This happens for every part of a watch. Meanwhile you have NPC cucks who actually buy in to the Swiss Watch propaganda and think there is some magic "value" in mechanical movements because ...? At the end of the quartz crisis the European brands basically said, we're not even going to try to compete with foreign countries because our GDP is too high so companies either vertically integrated or went ultra-luxury, which the whole concept of is based upon making Veblen goods, artificially limiting supply to boost demand and price.

>>13684833
call the number zoomer!

>>13683081
First decent collection in this thread so far.

In all seriousness, consider the Orient Saturation Diver. If you want to drop more, go for the Grand Seiko Diver

>>13688375
don't have the tools to do it myself and i'm not going to pay more than the price of the watch to have it regulated

>>13688405
> Either needle nose pliers or a knife to open the case
> Toothpick to move the regulator

>high taxes for importing watches
It's already hard to find ADs here now i have to deal with this bs

>>13683418
Absolute shitter

>>13684060
First casio I've found interesting

>>13684073
Fuck out of here with that shit. Most sport watches, (AND ESPECIALLY DIVE WATCHES) aren't suitable for business or formal wear. Dive watches struggle even more than field watches cause they're usually thick af. Most wearing sport watches is a meme created by a fictional character that has somehow stuck around for 40 years.

>>13688404
Thanks bro. But seriously I’m not spending $2500 on a 45mm Orient.

>>13688508
I wear my sports watch with business wear.

>>13681967
new
>>13688605
>>13688605

>>13687617
Sadly germany is fucking expenive.
I am lucky if I pay "only" 14€/g

>>13683948
Casio duro

>>13687150
It's really quite sad that companies are starting to go that way, and it's also incredibly short sighted. Much of the raison d'etre for mechanicals in the modern world is their long lasting and more handiwork based nature. Taking mechanical movements in the direction of disposability totally undermines that mystique and sets up production watchmakers for a potentially ugly surprise if engineered silicon oscillator movements ever become popularized.

>>13688596
For sure, stay gay buddy. And its $1000 bucks at most.

>>13687216
why not. I you like it, wear it.
I'd try modding it a bit, like changing the dial or the hands
>>13688365
Try to demagnetize it. Ask a watchmaker to do it or just buy the tool required on ebay/amazon