/fa/ - Fashion

what watch would Christ wear?

>>13842039
casio f-91w no doubt

To people who bought Orient Ray 2s, how is the QC on them? I hear they can be misaligned like seikos.

Was also thinking about a phoibis submariner homage but it seems their QC isnt great, not spending 300 to then replace a bracelet down the line. Which is a shame because I like the octopus logo

Why do these youtubers love the Cartier tank so much? It's an ugly watch, the roman numerals on it don't look right and it looks cheap.
The Jaeger LeCoultre Reverso with enamelling is superior in every way.
I really want one.

When is it most appropriate to wear a bracelet with your watch? Like, what's the typical or classic scenario? If dress, dive, pilot, field don't classically use them, then when?

is Erika's originals the only decent place to get an MN strap?

it cost 50euros lol...

>>13842169
Considering that's who makes them, yes.

>>13842178
no other options for this style of strap?

or the chinks haven't jumped on the bandwagon?

>>13842208
Not that specific style as far as I know.

Whew lads.

these are slow as fuck, can we please just go back to /g/? the mods probably forgot

>>13842386
I'm sure captain faggot would remind them fast enough

>>13842039

what are some good watches for a wristlet?

>>13842039

>>13842393
Get vintage.

>>13842393
any cheap casios would be good, they're all pretty small

>13842399
do you have any particular brands in mind? i´m really new to this
>>13842401
already got a158, but i´m searching for a more traditional one with an actual dial

>>13842399
do you have any particular brands in mind? i´m really new to this
>>13842401
already got a158, but i´m searching for a more traditional one with an actual dial

>>13842415
how much would you be willing to spend?

>>13842415
this is 34mm

>>13842441
preferably up to 300, but it depends on the model really

>>13842393
Try this one, there's also with a black dial.

Still hoping that person who said they would post a bunch of quartz watches shows up. >>>13841332

New discord link:

https://discord.gg/8nj7key

Watch got magnetised at work and went from +5s to +90s

>>13842709
The link doesn't work. I've never been to that server, or been banned. And even if I did, I have another account and a VPN, and I still can't get in. Something must be wrong with the link, because whenever I click on it it shows the server name, but then I click on it and it says it's invalid.

>>13842452
Vintage Omega Geneve

>>13842373

>>13842039
God would wear a vintage Patek.

What's the best watch you should blow $600 on?

>>13842039
Casio obviously.

>>13842039

>>13842039
One of those planetary watches.

>>13842758
Seiko Alpinist. Objectively the highest spec watch for it's price.

>>13842780
What if you already have that one.

Does /wt/ still not give a shit about clocks? Started on this today.

>>13842092
There are a lot of watches that people refuse to accept are ugly because of the companies that makes them.

>>13842801 someone must've either dropped it or forgot to let to power out before disassembling :/ sry for sideways pics

>>13842802
Like maxicase Rolexes.

>>13842055
Huh?

>>13842055
I will give you a serious answer if you promise to stop posting that shitty picture. At least go out and make some wrist shots or something.

>>13842862
kys

>>13842864
You're on your own then loser.

>>13842801
Other watchnigger here, I didn't get into clocks for various reasons. Mostly because they're usually beyond economical repair, but also they take up too much space, are filthy, and I need to get another complete set of tools.

>>13842039

>>13842868
Are you not at all curious? They are fun as hell and it might depend on what country you are in but in most of eu there's great money in repairing/restoring clocks. I'd be sad to miss out on such a huge part of watchmaking because I didn't want to get my hands dirty. I love giving some old, dirty clock new life, leaving it perfectly clean and ready to go another 30 years. Sometimes you get something horrible though, like American clocks ( pic related ).

>>13842896
This one is from 1874 and in horrible condition. Pic is before touching it and it took me hours to get it clean. Because everything is so thin, it's all bent to hell. These things simply won't work if you do a good job with them. It all needs to be slacking and wobbly (don't know English terms) with makes it alot less satisfying to restore.

Pretty cool rolls Royce made by watch and clock parts :)

>>13842896
Most mechanical clocks here are Soviet Yantars, along with some pre-war European clocks. Most are worn to hell from lack of service, and 90% of the time it needs a complete re-bushing, and re-pivoting that the customer will never want.

It's not worth for me to get into clocks, get a whole another set of tools required, and somehow allocate the necessary space and time for them.

I will do electrics though. Pic related, I once serviced a transistorized Yantar like this one. Pretty neat little beasts.

FUUUUCK WHY CAN'T I TAKE NICE PHOTOS REEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE

Also how much should I ask for this on Ebay? Completely serviced, and running well, of course, just a little bit beat up.

>>13843025
10 day auction no reserve and watch the boomers go mad

>>13843046
But isn't reserve hidden?

>>13843051
declaring no reserve makes good advertizing and they will see if you have a reserve at the end of the auction.

>>13843069
I can't help but think you're trying to fuck me for lolz.

>>13843073
I'm not, obviously there is a risk of back firing, but try putting an auction starting with a reasonable low price and it will go with the first bid every time.

>>13843086
Fuck it, I'm scared. Here it is:
https://www.ebay.com/itm/183537574643

>>13843089
out of my way nerds, this one is mine

>>13843089
Fail

>>13843089
The pictures really highlight the scratches, you should just change the crystal. I think maybe in another thread you said about wanting to keep them original?

>>13843089
>>13843094
> Reserve not met
Instantly not bidding. Either don't have a reserve or just make your starting bid your reserve (and don't have a reserve).

Good morning wt

>>13843094
>>13843102
Alright, fuck you, I removed the reserve.

>>13843100
It's a faceted crystal. Getting a NOS replacement would cost more than the entire watch.

>>13843094
>>13843102
Also you can start bidding now fags.

>>13843104
Beautiful watch, I really like those vintage Seiko and Citizen.

How are these quartz Heuer divers?
Is this a well made movement?

>>13843089
just shill bid your reserve from a second account and let other’s bids build it up. That’s what I do

Post rare/interesting watches

>>13843306
James Bond wore the black PVD version with a lumed dial. I think it was called the Night Diver.

>>13843466

>>13843466

>>13842862
This ain't me >>13842867
But I found my answer anyway

>>13843527
Ref number?

>>13843549
SDGA001 I believe.

>>13843466

>>13843554
>700$
JUST

I'll just leave this here.

>>13843580
Looks like metallic cancer

>>13843580
Why leave them there? Take them with you

New seikos

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eu_pC_XmB3Y

What you boys think of these?

>>13843656
Why does the watch look small, whats the diameter of those?

>>13843656
I would prefer to remove both my eyes with a rusty spoon than to wear one

>>13843661
This seems like a slight exaggeration

What are you wearing today?
For me it is the trusty Hamilton.

>>13843681
Ok.

>>13843658
46mm. I had to look it up as they only look 43 on that photo.

>>13843681
nice tits

>>13843681
what do boobs smell like?

>>13843897
Like ass

>>13843580
Was going to buy an orange monster for a cheap shitter but never got round to it. When the fuck did they become so expensive?

>>13843681
much better tits than that gross ass

Squale ass man here, will update ass watch collection when have the the chance. Got something interesting coming in. Any requests? Perhaps a tit shot as per my friend the other anon?

Did l fuck up?

https://www.jaeger-lecoultre.com/us/en/watches/jaeger-lecoultre-plrs/jaeger-lecoultre-plrs-memovox/9038670.html

>>13844067
It's... It's beautiful. Post it when you get it or you're full of shit.

Am I committing a crime by using a black Zulu strap for pic related?

>>13844073
Yes.

>>13844067
>>13844071
>that finishing on the 12 and that cum blob application of the lume above it

Mr Jaeger-LeCoultre, I don’t feel so good

>>13844074
Fuck. I'm in my twenties and I think the leather strap is too formal to suit my every day clothing. Any recommendations?

>>13844077
>cum blob application
Umm sweetie, that's how it's supposed to look.

>>13844079
Either get a bracelet or just don't give a fuck and wear it on the leather anyway.

>>13844082
It’s supposed to be uniform. The watch in watch finders video had the exact same thing. The lume guy didn’t lume so good.

>>13844085
So natos are a no go too? Well, I'll probably just take your advice and wear it as is I guess

>>13844091
What about now?

https://www.jaeger-lecoultre.com/us/en/watches/jaeger-lecoultre-plrs/jaeger-lecoultre-plrs-date/9068670.html

What's the size of that Seiko speedmaster?
42or44?

>>13844175
I am merely Squale ass man, but I prefer the Jaeger-LeCoultre alarm one you posted earlier. It’s a reissue and the design is a lot more classic, just the finishing on that line seems to be a bit of a miss. That one you just linked now is boring and unremarkable. If you’re actually going to plow that amount of money into a watch just go to a dealer and inspect it personally otherwise the finishing might be ass. Clearly happens to the best watchmakers. Of-course I’m assuming you’re not RPing x

>>13844228
>boring and unremarkable
How so?

>>13844249
I mean it’s hardly iconic, is it. No one would either bother making a homage to it because it is just not interesting. Compare it to an aqua terra or reverso or any AP. People would buy those watches no matter what brand they were or what movement. No one would buy that watch if it was by Tissot and had an eta 2824 in it.

>>13843681
Fucking stop it anon Stop it

>>13844194
That minute timer urks me. You need a magnifying glass to see 60 minute chronograph timers. They should never be more than 30 minutes.

>>13844175
>>13844067
Sweetie, this
https://www.jaeger-lecoultre.com/us/en/watches/master/master-ultra-thin-moon/1368420.html

>>13844056
Based squale ass anon
A tit shot would be nice

What watch is Tiger wearing? No date Submariner?

>>13844926
Looks like a Tevise to me

>>13844926
Probably a deepsea.

>>13844073
>>13844097
Replace the zulu for a perlon.

>>13844942
Take a nice dress watch and put it on a perlon and it immediately starts to looks like some dw an art whore would wear on a picnic

>>13844926
Orient Mako

>>13844945
OT, but is this guy for real or is it just satire? I can't tell

>>13844956
He is for real and you are a retard for not seeing it

>>13844934
Based

>>13842014
Just got this bad boi

Still waiting for the replacement bezel insert. Unfortunately the original ghosted insert can only be removed destructively.

I don't think I'll keep it, I'll flip it and either get another Pre-Bond that's in a bit better starting condition for restoration, or get a Heuer/TAG Heuer 1000 diver in full-size.

>>13845009
Pic related, I really like how these look.

>>13845009
Ref?

>>13845067
396.1062

I think this is a late Pre-Bond.

>>13844998
WTF, your hand is so fat it looks like you got your fingers amputated

I want a blue dial watch but I already have a Mako and can't find any others that I like. I don't really want a black and blue version of the same watch.

>>13843086
Absolutely, there's a huge amount of psychology involved in ebay, and one of the biggest is the idea of 'losing' an auction as opposed to not bidding at all.

People are willing to fight for something they see as 'theirs' the second they make their bid, even if it's 2c for something they expect to sell for $500. They will fight for it.

People will also watch a $0.01 auction just in case, where as they will pass over a $100 auction, even if--as I said before--the expected sale price is $500. It /just might be/ an ebin bargain!

So yeah, $0.01 starting bid.

>>13842722
nah, it works fine

I'm looking for a leather strap black and gold watch in the £150 range.
Any recommendations for brands?

>>13845166
>most common dial color
>LOL I CANT FIND ANY

really now

>>13845014
If you're looking for old heuer quartz divers the 980.004 is my personal favourite

>>13845206
No, I like this case shape mostly.

>>13845014
>>13845206
Sinn also took that case and stuck an automatic movement inside, and called it the 809. The chapter ring/indices and dial are actually on two different levels. The chapter ring is suspended by the sides and so it casts a shadow onto the dial surface

>>13845166
Get one of these, it has a blue dial.

>>13845185
Citizen

>Archie sells all but 3 of his watches due to financial problems
>Archie gets instant sellers remorse
>literally just buys them back, losing money in the process

How can one man be so fucking retarded?

>>13845166
https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B001BBHG1I/ref=oh_aui_detailpage_o03_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1

>>13845247
Who

>>13843117
>>13843089
>Trusting 4channers
Oh boy

what is your opinion on oris watches

Good morning wt

>>13845273
They're fine, generic eta watches in decent cases with reasonable dial finishing, etc. Wouldn't get one at retail but discounted they can be nice; I got >>13845291 for effectively $175

>>13845291
Good day

>>13844945
>posting a guy who wears Diesel-tier shitters

>>13844956
Satire. His muscles, accent and hair are all fake.

>>13845296
where?

>>13845316
I got it used from another collector.

>>13845253
the pontiff

>>13845253
>he doesn't know about YouTube's #1 luxury guru

What is a reasonable price for a simple vintage Omega quartz shitter like pic related?

>>13845326
Yeah most people aren't going have that option

>>13845341
300 usd

>>13845247
Think he will sell them again before he goes to jail?

Does the calculator watch moggs the smartwatch?

>it's called Seamaster
>dones't float and instead sinks immediately
Why is Omega such an hack brand?

>>13845296
I really REALLY love the aquis date black/black. it's 2500 CAD though but it is so beautiful and solid looking. im torn, and my most expensive watch is an 250 bucks armani so far

>>13845582
This one?

US black friday sales from the tissot official site are up

however there's absolutely fucking nothing in europe -.-

>>13845436
what did he do? if being a cunt was illegal in australia it'd still be a prison colony

>>13845667
look on jura watches.

So what is /wt/ getting this BLACKED friday?

>>13845647
yup but in this color! pretty good price on that btw, but i dont know if I would buy pre owned

>>13845647

it speaks to me.. damn, i love it

>>13845647

>>13845689
looks like shit

>>13845726
i respect your opinion but I think it's beautiful

>>13845689
>>13845690
One of the most beautiful divers out there

>>13845685
>>13845689
>>13845690
The blue dial though

>>13845681
thx, checked jura out and they indeed have a black friday section already.

however i'm blueballed hard at the US tissot -50% discounts -.- oh well, maybe it'll happen, i'd pick up one or two at those us prices

Should I? I think it has the same movement as the De-Luxe.

>>13846210
how much does it cost

>>13846273
Bout $50.

>>13846285
buy it then lol, you might as well just add as many of these slav oddities to your collection, they're kinda neat. I was thinking of getting a hand winding raketa off etsy but the quality seems dubious

>>13845667
>>13846079
I'm not seeing things 50% off
https://us.tissotshop.com/men/classic/tissot-everytime-swissmatic.html
Same price as always

Omega bros report in

>>13846411
Nice, any more pics of your boyfriend's ass?

>>13845922
I went and got it !!! I love it and I saved up for two years for something like this. It took a lot of thought but it’s a beauty

>>13846466
it's beautiful anon, now post it on ur boyfriends ass, that's how initiation works in this thread.
>>13846411

>>13846471
S-senpai...

I can't believe we made it.
Have a nice weekend, /wt/.

>>13846414
>boyfriend
I posted her boobs to the last thread
Go fuck yourself..

>>13846492
I don’t believe you.

>>13846482
Take some new pics man

>>13846499
I can’t my computer is down.

>>13846482
nice watch dude

>>13846543
Thanks, you too.

>>13846411
Here, for the first time in a while. AND DRUNK!

>It's like old times...

post your holy grail

>>13846732
One of many...

>>13846732

>>13846721
welcome back hope you have less ennui

Just picked up this chink shitter for $40, sapphire crystal, highbeat automatic. Quality is much better than expected. Who knows how long it will last.

>>13846740
Less ennui? What do you mean Anon?

>>13846738
that Journe is beautiful

also, don't think I'll ever be able to own pic related so it's in my dreams instead

>>13846743
it's nice bro, just take care of it and you won't have any problems

>>13846744
Weren't you horribly depressed about your waning interest in watches

>>13846743
This looks pretty nice actually, might have to pick one up.

>>13846761
Oh, yes, I was. I've solved that.

I came to the realization that money spent on a product is essentially 'dead' money. If you invest, you can make it work for you to an extent, but by spending it on the shit I used to spend it on, I was simply throwing it away in the most direct yet not noticeable way.

My waning interest has (in other words) extended to everything that isn't life-sustaining. For the first time in my life I have no emotional interest in gaining possessions. It's a very strange and scary situation, but I'm getting used to it. There are many reasons for this change, but ultimately it's simple, and devastating for the areas where I'd normally spend money.

So, I figured it out, and I'm okay with that. That being said, I still appreciate the beauty of watches and other fine things...it's just that now I have the distance to the objects as if I were looking through a glass case in a museum that was free for all to enjoy. In other words, the pieces are owned by all, and enjoyed by all, and thus it's unnecessary to feel the need to personally own it or covet it. I'm not sure if I'm making sense....the Rum of course.

How are you?

>>13846769
>How are you?
I purchased my 62nd watch so I am good.

>>13846782
Holy shit...are you the office Anon with the watch you need to water?

>>13846784
yes. Water watch is still good; remember to water your plants and watches

>>13846791
Jesus....how are you man? I'm surprised you're still here. I still haven't set up the damn discord thing yet...Don't know, though I do know (I still have irrational fears about trusting it, for whatever reason). Eh, drunk ideas.

How are you? You know, the crisis I had was probably started with watches, because what I realized was simply how numerous they all are...that there is nothing really unique unless you're going Dufort or Daniels or whatever...but even then. Having something one-of-a-kind. I have one-of-a-kind pieces from other things (jackets, books, musical instruments and scores, etc.), and maybe because I've gotten older or life has changed for me, all the emotional excitement I used to have about 'owning' that choice piece has disappeared entirely.

It's really fucked up, and scary as I mentioned earlier. For all my life I've valued goods, special things I'd save up for or think about for months and then finally acquire, and be happy and passionate about. But now I no longer get happiness from physical goods, in the same way I don't get happiness from people....

It's gone totally into the abstract art direction (visual, musical, and literature). I want glimpses of perfection that grow with me through life...anything else just isn't good enough, or perhaps to say it more succinctly, anything else is static. I need things that grow with me.

So, it was a crisis that was good for me, and necessary....but now I don't think I'll ever buy another watch again. It's a little sad...but in truth...not much. Perhaps sad only for the familiarity of what I used to be and the complete uknowingness of what I'm becoming...

>>13846791
miss you nycd, sorry the discord got so memed up

>>13846791
Sorry, I forgot.

It was very kind of you to ask about how things were going...as in, it was kind of you to even remember. Thanks Anon.

>>13846804
Very busy, is how I am, towards the end of the year. But lots of good stuff going on too.

I collect as if my watch collection is going to be a museum exhibit. As you say, accumulating a bunch of commoditized watches is pretty unfulfilling. There will always be someone richer with more and expensive watches. But having a box full of subs or a box full of calatravas doesn't really seem like a hobby to me. That's more in line with what you described as simply thrown-away dead money.

So I curate, rather than accumulate. By my estimate in participating in HAQ communities I probably have one of the 100 most complete high-end vintage HAQ watch collections in the world. I have examples of nearly every tuning fork watch design. I have watches that have interesting things to say about popular culture at the time they were made, etc. It is, at least for me, a much more fulfilling way to collect. I've written before I do at least 20 hours of research on every watch I buy, and most are considerably more. I'll never be able to race with oligarchs that buy limited edition langes and dufours, but that's not how I measure my collection's worth.

>>13846807
> miss you
I'm right here

>>13846814
No no, of course. My drunken ideas were not to in any way influence or criticize how other people organize their funds. Nor was it meant to prompt you to justify your collection, which is easily one of the most impressive I've ever seen.

It was more meant to explain a little more fully why I've fallen off the planet and found myself not needing to be on it in the first place. I don't know what the future holds, and though I'm scared as hell over the emotional ramifications of this, I'm not as terrified as I was the day I figured out what the core root of the concern was.

What was the new watch you got? Has it got pics yet?

>>13846829
This is the most recent purchase, currently inbound from Russia. It's a slava transistor, an unauthorized and unlicensed copy of the bulova 214. It's actually a fantastic achievement that they made any at all, given how difficult creating the index wheels is. However, they eventually had to stop - the rail lines nearby in the city caused enough disruption to destroy most of the index wheels they tried to make. Not too common in working condition - a lot of them have replacement coils (or more) from a real bulova. They also made some models with date, retrofitting a date onto the 214 design.

This page has some decent details on the unlicensed accutron clones.
http://www.decadecounter.com/accutron/clones.htm

>>13846832
Nice....did you manage to get one that was not modified with replacement parts from Bulova?

>>13846839
apparently. You can see here the brown plastic parts (most notably the coil arms). They are green in Bulova movements. It is possible the coils died and were rewound, but that's exactly difficult and honestly if somebody did that it's sufficiently cool I'd be happy owning it. It's possible the index wheel has been replaced with a bulova index wheel, that's very difficult to say. But the coils are generally held out as the main test of authenticity of a slava transistor.

The dial I'm not 100% sure about. There are at least two styles of dial printing I've seen. The one on mine is more common, but I don't have enough high-quality examples to really determine if it's a redial. But unsurprisingly, I'm more worried about the movement tech being original than the dial.

>>13846845
Fair enough...I hope it gets delivered with a minimum of fuss.

>>13846855
Gay thing not convoluted at all.

>>13846859
What the fuck does that mean? You 'jelly'?

I'm very tempted to get one of the fancy new 960fps smartphones to get some tuning fork videos.

>>13846894
This just isn't the same

>>13842395
Post more swatches

Afternoon lads

>>13842169
>>13842208
https://www.aliexpress.com/item/High-Quality-Nylon-Watch-band-20mm-21mm-22mm-Men-Watch-Bracelet-army-green-accessories-nylon-nato/32941002578.html

I ordered one. Waiting. I don't have an original to compare it to.

>>13846466
Nice signed ring...

>>13842014
>>13842014
all i need is an iced out rollie, fuck your stupid timepiece thread, you faggot

>>13846732

>>13846732
Never in my life am I gonna afford one

>>13846732
what do you think of my grail?

>>13846386
#notallmodels i guess
https://us.tissotshop.com/2018-sale-event/everytime-swissmatic-3.html

>>13846732

>>13847375
It’s a fucking quartz tuna.

>>13847391
Jesus fucking Christ.
That date is beyond retarded.

>>13847375
It's hideous. You need some standards.

new to all this.

what are ETA movements and why do they seem to be frowned upon ?

>>13847459
Other than their automatics being pretty overpriced, and parts getting more and more restricted ETA is pretty good. I'd say their quartz movements are better than most Japanese quartz.

The ETA-2824 has a fatal flaw though, which I assume goes back to the 70's where beat rate, and therefore mainspring strength was increased, leading to some parts in the handwinding mechanism being subjected to larger forces, and more wear.

>>13847459
They are a generic third party mechanical movement used by a lot of brands.

Pro: they are low cost (relatively), reliable, easy and cheap to repair.

Con: not made to look good. pure watch fans frown on them because you can find the same movement in a $1k watch and a $10k watch (think IWC). both are marketed as mechanical but you are mostly paying for the brand. often slightly customized and labelled as new movement by brands trying to hide the fact they are ETA and want to charge a premium.

>>13847466
>>13847476
how about miyota movements?

I see a lot of lower end German "made" watches have them. are they considered to be decent?

>>13847480
Largely the same as what >>13847476 said. Only they don't eat themselves if you hand wind them.

>>13847480
Very similar. However a lot of brands are having to move away from ETA because they effectively had a monopoly so they Swiss Govt. has forced them to stop selling their moments to other companies over the next few years.

It's why cheaper watches are using other movements like Miyota and certain higher end brands are moving to in-house movements.

>>13847220
Jesus Christ. £20 on AliExpress! Can buy a lot of Chinese tat for that.

>>13847480
The Miyota 8200 is a cheap basic-ass movement that's about equal to the Seiko 5's 7S26. Sometimes microbrands will put this movement in relatively expensive watches, which is kind of a scam.

The 9015 is a more higher-end movement that was meant as another ETA 2892 rival, but just like Seiko's attempt, the 4L25 (which was so much of a rival to the 2892 it can be a drop-in replacement for it) it didn't really catch on, same as Ronda's automatic movement. Some microbrands use them, and that's it.

On the other hand the Seiko NH35 (or 4R35, when put in a Seiko watch) is way more successful as an alternative automatic movement.

>>13847495
how is the miyota 90S5?

I'm thinking g of grabbing one of those no name watches (tisell) which supposedly uses one of those movements

seems to be the only smaller (40mm) pilot watch with no branding/date

description says
>Movement: MIYOTA 90s5 or 9015(Without date position) Automatic Movement , Runnig Time- 40H +30~-10/Day

are they the same thing?

is $209 considered over priced?

>>13847501
>is $209 considered over priced?
affordable
luxury

>>13847501
Nah the Tisell Fliegers are great value watches.

why are watches like Steinhardt frowned upon?

>>13847488
Based Swiss government, forcing the casemakers to actually become watchmakers. Maybe I'll finally bother with an IWC

>tfw still rocking a Pebble Time with a vintage Casio watchface

Comfy as fuck. Basically no extra weight on my arm and battery lasts up to two weeks.
Pebble was really ahead of its time.

Where can I buy this watch?

>>13842039
God gave him his Patek

Is £3000 enough for a decent Rolex or should I keep saving?

Does anyone have a good infographic for a guide to Diver watches in different price points?

>>13847516
Because your mom gay

>>13847576
Save if you can, you'll be rewarded with a much higher quality piece and in better condition. And if you just want any Rolex and don't want to pay a lot, I recommend you the last oyster perpetual 39, the 2018 version, hell of a piece for its price, and it's a Rolex, quality on top of quality

>>13847576
>day date
>must absolutely specify on the dial it’s a day date

>>13847580
Yes

>>13847576

>>13847576
m8 you are literally saving for a wristwatch, are you sure about priorities etc in life

>>13847597
Well yea. I have a fund that I put spare cash in after I've paid all bills, mortgage etc and also overpay the mortgage by £500 per month. I have discipline and not going to spend irresponsibly.

>>13847597
This.

>>13847605
I don't know what kind of personal economy you have, but... it will look extremely silly if you wear a watch that you don't look like you can afford. i.e if you buy a rolex and you have to save for it, then in all likelyhood you really should not be buying it at all, even if you save up for it in a responsible manner. When time comes and you have saved up all the money you need for your rolex, you will have 4-5k... and you should put it into your mortgage. Buy a seiko or something with some of it. Rolex is for people with no mortgage and no need to be saving up a piggybank in order to afford it.

>>13847605
good to hear that you've thought it through & thx for responding

>>13847611
Jesus fucking Christ let the man have his watch ffs

Hey /fa/, I have 8.5" wrists, what dress watch options do I have on the higher end aside from IWC?
I'm 6'4 and pretty muscular (18.5" arms) and anything smaller than 44mm looks like a women's watch on me.

>>13847611
I agree with this. Why be one of those poorfags with a way too expensive wristwatch? There are plenty of watches for people who aren't rich.

>>13847614
Sure, but I will tell him the truth too. It's ridiculous to spend that money on a watch if you're not particularly well off.

>>13847615
Maybe a clock?

>>13847620
oh boy I had a pretty good laugh thanks anon

>>13847615
mister
daddy

>>13847628
>Diesel
>higher end dress watch

Choose 1

>>13847615

>>13847632
but would fags unironically eat it up if it was some haute branded shit?

Alright /wt/, so I promised myself no more watches till spring and honestly it's already killing me. So I dug around my junk stash and found this pretty good condition case and dial. Only there's no hands and movement. Luckily I also found an other example of the same reference, that's pretty fucked up, but also it has two out of three hands and a movement that looks okay.

So now I'll be building a watch that I'll probably never wear, just to get my fix.

>>13847615
Tudor bb 41mm should be perfect for you. You say 44 is the lowest you can have, but I believe you're wrong.

>>13847643
>41mm

Yeah mate unfortunately I'm not one of these american e-statters who constantly lie about their height and whatnot, if you would see me in real life you would understand.

Pic related is a watch which does not look out of proportion on me, it's 50mm in diameter. My wrist width is 70mm.

>>13847647
>if you would see me in real life you would understand
Post body

>>13847647
>not one of those e-statters
>8.5" wrists btw
>6'4 btw
>(18.5 inch arms btw)
>wrist width 70mm btw

What do you think of this Lorus Lumibrite watch?

>>13847654
meh

>>13847651
>>13847652
The previously posted 50mm g-shock is on my wrist. I have lied about none of my measurements.

>>13847659
Just get a big Reverso

>>13847659
What an homo

>>13847659
You look big indeed, I take that back
But anyway, how do you find a suit that fits? Do you absolutely need to go to formal events?

>>13842717
Get a demagnetiser

>>13847670
>suit that fits

The cheap version is to buy something huge off the rack and then go to a tailor to make it somewhat fit, the expensive one is to go bespoke, but not a lot of tailors (at least here in Europe) have experience with muscular people wanting $10k+ bespoke suits.

>>13847647
I don't think you're lying, I just think you're overestimating how big a watch you need for that size of a wrist. I think 41mm will look great on you (as a dresswatch, which is supposed to be smaller on your wrist than an everyday -or a sports watch)
If you want an everyday watch however, perhaps you can look into some breitling watches. Remember tho, just because you are very big doesn't mean you need to wear very large and bulky watches.

>>13847673
>have experience with muscular people wanting $10k+ bespoke suits.
Yeah that's what I thought
As suits naturally slim your waist and enlarge your chest and shoulders due to their shape, I can think that it may look comical on a very big dude

>>13847659
That’s not 8.5

>>13847674
yeah I tried on and liked the 46mm navitimer 01, but only as an everyday watch, pic related would be my ultimate dream but I doubt it will ever happen

>>13847678
some double breasted suits can look really good on someone tall and muscular, but yeah it's a big job for the tailor to play with your proportions

>>13847659
Seiko Landmaster

>>13847611
I'm not poor... I have £29k in savings right now and have £150k equity in my inner city flat.
Of course I could buy it right now but at the end of the day, spending £3k on a watch is ridiculous and I want to make sure I'm thinking it through and buying it responsibly.

>>13847700
Do it

>>13847700
You have only slightly less than me then, and I would never buy a rolex, because I'm not rich.

>>13847700
You are still relatively poor, compared to those whose wrists should wear luxury watches in that price range. You're right, sending 3k on a wristwatch is ridiculous for you.

>>13847705
>>13847706
I'm only 23 though.
No debts apart from my mortgage. I can definitely afford to lose £3k...

>>13847708
dude why not try to build a portfolio so you can retire 10 years from now? You can flash your wealth once you're a multimillionaire with a passive income and no need to ever work again.

>>13847708
That's not the point. I can lose 3k too, but it looks silly to wear a rich man's watch when you're not rich. Are you a wannabe rich guy? Pehaps you should worry about becoming rich first, and that does not involve spending your savings on stupid things like overly expensive wristwatches. Put it into your mortgage, man. When your mortgage is fully paid, then revisit the idea of owning a luxury piece like a rolex. But even then I still think it will look weird unless you have increased your living standards a bit.

>tfw there are 23 year olds who think they should own a rich man's watch, then they still have a mortgage

>>13847708
How do you get a rolex for only 3k anyway? Are you going to buy one of those ugly pieces from 60 years ago?

>>13847727
for 4.5k you can get a brand new Oyster Perpetual

OR

you could buy a perfectly executed 1:1 fake for ~500 bucks and literally no one, not even a Rolex salesman would be able to tell that it's a fake without taking the back off.

>>13847732
That's pathetic, anon

>>13847708
Buy the damn thing if you’re going to argue on an asian masturbating diaporama.

>>13847714
> thinking it’s silly to spend money on an interest/hobby.
You’re weird m8

>>13847744
What's pathetic is giving your money to an overhyped status symbol manufacturer whose movement finishing is so subpar that they dare not put a sapphire caseback on their watches, while charging 10k+ for most of them.

>yes, goyim, buy my watch that cost 150$ to make for 100 times that so that you can show the world how big of a player you are

>>13847751
Fuck you piece of shit

>>13847754
>found the (((Rolex))) shill

face it, no one who's actually wealthy takes you guys seriously, the same shit is happening with Louis Vuitton, once fucking secretaries are walking around with your product your image is gone

for the record I actually would buy a genuine watch from a respectable manufacturer like Lange or Vacheron, since I do not have to immediately vomit when I look at their movements

>>13847732
This, especially if you're buying an entry-level Rolex
If your product can be imitated that well by some soulless Chinese insect than you don't deserve to sell it at that price

>>13847714

Yeah no. If your hobby is cycling buying a 3000,- bike isn't weird. if your hobby is watches it's the same thing. Stop it with the classism, it's 2018, bro.

I though we were an ARCHIELUXURY board??!
And we have phuckers in here telling other anons not to spend £3k on a watch because he’s not rich enough.
What the ever living fuck is wrong with you boring cunts?
Enjoy your Seiko circlejerks. I’m going to reddit.

>>13847770
If you have to save to buy a Rolex you may as well buy a fake one, everyone will think you're wearing a fake anyway

>>13847765
BASED

>>13847772
You vapid, dull cunt. You don’t belong here.

>>13847777
Sic transit gloria mundi

>>13847659
your wrist is not 8.5 inches retard

A vintage Rolex doesn’t exactly have the same effect as a Yacht Master though does it.
Any hipster could wear a vintage Datejust.

>>13847781
just measured it, 21.5cm fingers open, 20.9cm fingers closed

but yeah anon you'll know better from that blurry pic that I took

>>13847769
Owning a wristwatch is not a hobby. Is buying a pair of shoes for 3000 a hobby or is it merely a luxury purchase? I'll tell you, it's the latter.

>>13847769
A 3000$ byke is way better than a 200$ one
Most expensive watches are 80% brand, 10% finishing, 5% materials and 5% actual functions if you unbundle their price

>>13847476
>pure watch fans frown upon them
No, they don't. Only retards now who think any "in house" movement is better say such nonsense. Yes Apart from JLC, Rolex and a couple of others ETA are the best movements, as far as a thousand and ten thousand dollar watch having the same movement, that's on the watch manufacturer, not ETA
Not their fault ETA is the standard it's been copied so much

>>13847615
Probably limited to IWC really, the Portofino is 45mm

>>13847700
Don't allow all these NEETs and poorfags sway you from the watch you want. You've thought it through. go for it and enjoy the one life you have
Tired of these dirtpoor faggots and their eastern block garbage watches

>>13847790
Are you measuring at the correct point? Because according to the largest study every conducted on wrist sizes that would put you well above the 99th percentile. Meaning you have some of the largest wrists on earth.

>>13847831
I don't know what to say, my height (193cm) is roughly at the 99th percentile, my lean body mass (~90kg) is probably one in 10000 or rarer among drug free adult men, and I lift weights 7 days a week. If anyone's going to have big bones it's someone like me.

>>13847827
This. Some of the richest guys I know wear their Rolex GMTs with natty old polo shirts and fucking sandals.
Owning a Rolex doesn’t require that you wear a suit every day or have a certain bank balance.
Some Watches don’t even lose their value and so they are a better purchase than cars, furniture and a daily fucking Starbucks.

>>13847848
>>13847848
>>13847848

>>13847827
>they say rolex is for rich people
>they must be poor neets
I make 72k euro per year after taxes, I have more money than he has according to what he said, and yet I'm not silly enough to buy a rolex.

>>13847845
It's also rolex hate because they're contrarian idiots, I used to be one.

>>13847852
>>13847852
Well don’t then.
Other people don’t have to live by your boring-ass standards.

>>13847845
Both the richest guys I know (+100M €) don't even wear a watch

>>13847862
Sure for for your grail watch instead of paying down your mortgage, go ahead and look silly. I'm merely stating my opinion, and I'm not the boss of you.

>>13847852
Will you ever buy a Rolex?

>>13847867
>instead of paying down your mortgage
>Guy clearly stated he was paying everything and saving
Keep reaching though

>>13847875
Probably not.

>>13847852
I make 65k a year after taxes, and I bought a Rolex for my 25th birthday, no regrets.

>>13847881
He is paying down his mortgage after the plan he made with the bank consultant, but if you manage to save more money then they should go into downpaying your mortgage even faster.

>>13847761
>found the retard

>>13847790
>wrist changes size with fingers

>>13847925
>found the wristlet who has never been to a gym and does not have enlarged ligaments and tendons which move with his fingers

>>13847928
>thumbs up
Oh look at that... 8.5"

>>13847615
> anything smaller than 44mm looks like a women's watch on me
I similar in size and have 8.25" wrists but I think you're exaggerating a bit. 40mm still looks fine and that gives you lots of options to pick from. I wouldn't go smaller than that though. Many HH brands have pure dress watches 40-42mm in size or more sporty models around 42-44mm. Depends on your budget and the style you're after.

>>13846732

>>13847375
i'd probably go with grand seiko at least but that's a unique piece nontheless

>>13847547
you can go to a retailer and check for them. a watch store in the mall would do, they will order it for you

>>13847547
https://www.chrono24.com/seiko/grand-seiko-automatic-hi-beat-gmt-silver-new-2017-model--id7312241.htm