/fa/ - Fashion

>>13854065
solar shitter

Got this coming in the mail.
Can't wait!

thoughts on my 4 watch collection?

Cyкa, блять!

>>13854094
In what scenarios would you wear these?

Need this. It’s about 2’800$ on chrono24, it’s the only DH timepiece I’ve seen with an engraved/stamped eagle which makes me think it’s a post-war addition.

Which one wins?

>>13854136
They are both fucking shitters.

Would fa a diamond shitter?

>>13854186
No, I'm waiting for the completely iced out option

Any love here for Chris Ward?

>>13854282
I puked

>>13854282
It's good for the price, unironically rather spend a grand on that instead of a seiko

>>13854087
looks ugly af

>>13854136
Citizen is growing on me

Is this the best watch brand ranking on the internet? https://www.devonbuy.com/watch-brand-hierarchy/

if you wanna have something thats not trash buy something like this from our country (switzerland) pls. These 3th world watches here gave me cancer.

>>13854337
1/2

>>13854353
2/2

>>13854094

Pretty nice.

>Yachtengraf (?)
>Incabloc

Tell me of it's magic. What does it do?

>>13854331
I think it looks great. I do like weird watches though.

Probably I will buy this for Christmas

>>13854363
Is that a juul on the side? Seiko x Juul collab

>>13854363
Was this in Alien?

>>13854364
I'm selling a Mondaine if you want
Helvetica Light No1

>>13854136
The unframed date window on the SKX really looks like shit when you properly look at it.

>>13854373
Yea. It's an SCED037
>>13854371
lol great idea.

>>13854364
dude wtf dont wear this...
Thats our main station watches from switzerland

>>13854398
Main station? Please elaborate

>>13854403
these are swiss train station clocks.
Just sain if you wanna buy a swiss watch i can show you guys much better things than these memes there.

>>13854411

Do tell.

So what happened to the hyped Zenith Defy Lab?
Why aren't we seeing that "revolutionary" movement anywhere nowadays?
Not traditional enough for swiss lever escapement fags i.e the horology enthusiasts?

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>>13854364
>>13854398
>>13854411
I can imagine some new money faggot travelling in Switzerland seeking inspiration and the soul of horology and seeing that fucking train station clock thinking to himself he has seen enough and makes a fucking watch based on that

>>13854427
They're actually made in Switzerland, it's the same company

>>13854427
You’re such a fucking idiot.

>>13854430
>>13854427
>>13854411
>>13854403
>>13854398
What's the problem? The design is pretty cool and the stop3go mechanism is pretty cool.

>>13854430
Oh, let me rephrase that:

I can imagine some new money faggot in Switzerland seeking to make a distinct, but boring enough watch design so that it will be timeless and also recognizable and using the same design for train station clocks, watches and shit till eternity.

>>13854134
Edgy

>>13854438
if you buy a swiss watch there are so many better looking ones here

Breitling. Prices: 4-7k

>>13854452
Ok, suggest me something good watch with no metallic strap and a decent design.

I don't like things like >>13854454 >>13854378
>>13854087

Tissot. Prices 300-1k

>>13854454
*pukes*

>>13853457
based

Oris. Price: 400-2k

>>13854456
Longines. Price: about 2k

>>13854480
Damn, thank you I don't need to some random anon suggesting me watches that cost 10 times my budget.

>>13854490
you cant buy a watch for 300-400$?
buy some cancer like this then

>>13854419
Anyone???

>>13854490

Just buy the station clock if you think it's cool, anon. Forget what watch nerds think, they don't get girls anyway..

Need to take a better pic, I sleep during natural light hours

>>13854490
Buy a replica

>>13854520
Finally a new picture! did you ever get the Phoibos?

>>13854519
Are you retarded?

>>13854520
2 on bottom right are fine.
the others are ugly in my opinion.

>>13854519
in cultureless shitholes you live maybe

>>13854533
Nah just some cheap stuff that was on the list to tide me over. Only reason the Citizen is there is because I've had it and just didn't have a strap I liked for it til now. Probably won't get a phoibos, there is a different watch I want that has the same movement.

>>13854547
Well at least you like 2 of the new ones

>>13854398
I'm glad this came from a Swiss
I remember a few years ago these threads were full of faggots watching minimalist watches
I wish I could remember the brand, might as well been wearing a sundial
Designer common or some bullshit that kept getting spammed here

>>13854512
No thanks, fuck you too.

>>13854519
>>13854490
>It's an antisocial nerds who wear retard watches think people dont laugh at them episode
no one thinks those ugly train station watches are interesting except foreign losers

>>13854134
Ja ein frohes Hannukah und ein dreifaches sieg Heil, mein guter K/a/merad, irgendwan /fa/hren wir all die Juden und andere Abarten ins Gas.
:^=)

By the way, Anon, if you are reading this, pic related is the watch.
After all these months (years if one looks at the point when the watch parts were laying around) I found the decorative cover again.
It still has the problem of bending spring-pins, but it works allright, I will have to see if there are hardened pins. Do hardened pins exist?
Also: should I renew the sprung splints that hold the wristband together? I looked up how to take it apart today because one fell out, what I did was simply to bend them out carefully to increase the spring-pressure so that it stays in, but these pins shouldn't be that expensive... right?
(On a fun note: the other wristband that I bought didn't fit even after sanding and filing it - 40€ for nothing; but not quite! It has the same width spring-splints in it, so I might be able to use them for my oceanus.)
It's amazing to think that this thing is almost as old as me - it really was worth it keeping it at the back of my mind.
I pretty much wrote all my questions into the picture.

>>13854612
>sieg Heil
>die Juden
>Gas

>>13854602
kek, if you cannot understand you completely missed the point with your suggestions it's not my problem. Cheers.

Are mvmt watches a meme

Looking for a decent first watch

>>13854632
yes

>>13854612
Are you sure it’s glass? If it is, find the model number of your watch and buy a replacement crystal. You can polish acrylic crystals but not glass. For the springbars, maybe you’re just buying low quality ones? Try different ones. You can rebrush the bracelet easily but with patience. Use a green scotchbrite pad and only go in one direction. Pic is before and after

>>13854632
I need to start a watch company, I can't believe people really buy mvmt, daniel wellington and now vincero

>>13854632
Very much so.

>>13854638
Here’s a guide
imgur com/a/6CNO8

>>13854632
buy an orient ray 2, prices on them are good right now at 140-150. If you don't want that then get a komandirskie or amphibia on meranom.com, tons of styles, 60-80 bucks, just takes a long time for it to get to you. Do not buy a seiko 5, do not buy an SKX.

>>13854632
Dogshit, just like any other fashion brand. See also:

https://imgur.com/a/6CNO8

>>13854647
based and boctok pilled

>>13854358
Kek, is Casio entry-level unconditionally?
The watch here: cost about 500€ over a decade ago, why is that entry level?

>>13854363
Wew, a nice piece you have there, Anon. The edginess is just a design element, right?

>>13854411
What even lead to that thing being built? It is so bad that it has to be constantly adjusted - what lead to this situation in the first place? Do you know the history on it?

>>13854454
I don't really find it nice-looking desu.
What do you like about it?

>>13854519
Now that is nicer! I like the simple shapes, but it almost has too few lines. I guess I am really picky, haha.

>>13854520
Is the illuminator any good? Does it really have world time - it loces you in timezones!? That'd be amazing for the price.

>>13854490
Honestly: buy it if you like it. I thought a long time about bikes and which one to buy - as long as it works and is no eyesore to you, then you are good. The others are mostly just nerds that you don't need to listen to unless they can give you actual maintenance and buying/storing tips.

>>13854618
Heh, no worries, just banter.
https://media.. 4 + 4 = ? ch.net/file_store/4f3caae76c3272d703df39add2477a68767a96f44ad614beb16cb7a119a9d633.webm

>>13854637
Wow!
Thanks for you post, then it seems like it can be saved.
As for the pins, yes, they were included in a cheap amazon toolkit, I now have many different pins.
But to be honest, if you look at my pic then you see that the problem is probably inherent.
Are there any pins that specifically have fractional milimeter increments of the diameter? Then I might be able to find pins that won't bend due to thicker walls of the shaft.
But damn, it's really nice to see how good it can be restored. Sadly the glass really is glass - it was a very expensive watch. Why can't it be polished (my curiousity is speaking at this point)?
What about the sprung splints that hold the watch band together - am I to replace them after I took them all out for cleaning the band?

>>13854658
kek

>>13854672
Are you the dude that I linked to the webm?

>>13854674
ja

>>13854647
what is wrong with seiko 5? far superior to any russian shit

>>13854358
Make that 3/3.

>>13854658
Should've included their criteria for reference.

>>13854676
Und, bist du nun überzeugt, dich dem Memesportbattalion Dirlew/a/nger anzuschließen?
I should really have sharded all those comments, but I was afraid of "spamming".

>>13854683
Kek, what a meme. "Heritage" is an even bigger meme in CY+3 anyways. In a few decades these fags will be extinct (or fighting south-africa style) anyways.
What do you value the most? I wish there was a watch with a monocoque body that has machined slits so that sprung pins aren't necessary and that the watch then only works with nato straps.
Also make it digital and with an atomic display and on top of that solar if possible but battery is fine too if it's efficient. Now that would be pioneering, because I have NEVER seen anything like that.
Why should one not polish glass on a watch by the way?
It's kinda sad that my face is all scratched up - they didn't build it with a bezel for some reason, the "why" eludes me to be honest.

>>13854665
Amazon. There’s your problem. Order better spring bars. It’s like how you can’t polish an iPhone’s screen once scratched. “Spring splints” are you talking about the end links?

>>13854694
bin nicht deutsch, sorry to get ur hopes up anon

>>13854682
No it isn't, that movement is trash and the watch in general is way overpriced. Only thing russian a seiko 5 is beating is 30 dollar vintage raketa shit.

>>13854700
>iPhone
Ewww...
Okay, but I would have been interested in a material-based explanation, as in what happens on a microscopic scale.
Oh well.
I will see if I can get better "spring bars" (sorry, in German you say "Ferderstege" which, literally translated would mean "spring-jetty" I will call it that now). There is a watch shop nearby, so I may ask there, it shouldn't be too expensive, right?

>Spring splints
I mean the connectors for the links in the wrist strap. Wait.. I'll see if I can find an image...

>>13854706
Ah, no problem, it was merely a shitpost anyways.

>>13854665
>>13854700
Here’s how the spring bar and endlink connect on a vintage Rolex 1680 bracelet. I think it’s similar construction to yours. The cheap spring bars are definitely the problem. It’s why they’re bending.

>>13854716
yeah, I understood enough to realize that lol

>>13854358
yup got my first entry level watch and its a bulova.

cost 1,000

but can find online for cheaper.

i only bought it because it has chain link logo on it.

>>13854713
my 60 seiko 5 > russian shit

>>13854726
ref number?

>>13854726
Stop trolling

>>13854716
How old are you? I’m typing this on an iPhone as we speak. Look up glass hardness scale if you want it’s 1:23 for goodness sake. A watchmaker can definitely replace the spring bars for you and yes it won’t be that expensive at all. For the crystal, I tried looking them up but most suggested that a generic flat sapphire crystal of the same size would work. A watchmaker would likely have that as well.

>>13854717
Ah, okay. It still makes me think though, how can any conscientiout designer just leave the bar that exposed under a mere veneer?
Is it so that it breaks on purpose should it get caught on something so that instead of your wrist, the watch band tears apart?
Here is the picture of the part that I meant - it connect that segments of the strap. >>13854700 Wew, took long enough to find a picture. "S P L I N T - P I N S" goddamnit, should have known that.


>>13854722
Hehe.

>>13854728
except on paper or in reality

>>13854740
>How old are you?
Do you think I am underage b&?
That's embarrassing.

I was being persistent about the glass simply because I wanted the chemical/physical/<metier here> explanation of it. Sorry, I don't know anything about "hardness scales".
>A watchmaker can definitely replace the spring bars for you
That I can do myself, I don't want to take up too much time, I just don't know where to get tough pins.
As for the part that I was talking abou with the bracelet, here it is: >>13854746 in the picture. I am weary if there is anything else to be careful of other than the pin length - is there a varying diameter specification?

>For the crystal
The watch is pretty old, and it has a slight angle on the side, if you look at this picture: >>13854694 you will see what I mean. I am not sure if such a glass is trivial to find, especialyl considering they aren't making the model anymore.

>>13854746
>>13854753
Had trouble understanding what you meant by splints, I do now though. If they’re not damaged or bent, you don’t have to replace them.
>>13854753
If you buy spring bars from a watchmaker, they might just do it for you for free I mean.

The folded end link is constructed like that because it’s easy and cheap to manufacture, like you say it’s just a mere veneer. Think about when you put on a non-metal strap, it’s just the strap material hanging on the spring bar. The folded end links are just a thing to cover the gap of the connection of the bracelet to the watch lugs.

Modern watches nowadays use “solid end links. Instead of folded metal, it’s a machined piece of metal.

>>13854761
Ignore the bracelet on the middle. The one furthest from the camera is a solid end link.

>>13854766

>>13854769
Why did I spend 30+ minutes explaining endlinks to some random Deustcher

>>13854362
incabloc is just a type of movement shock protection.

yachtengraf refers to yacht racing

>>13854761
>If they’re not damaged or bent
I had to bend the "loop" part of it outwards, they were sitting pretty loosely in terms of lateral force required to push with the pin-pusher to dislodge them.

>“solid end links. Instead of folded metal
Ah fuck, don't even remind me, I bought a band hoping I could carefully re-shape the sold end-part to fit my specifiy watch. Spoilers: it failed. Basically dead money, but in case I need it, I can get a few splints out of that band, it's not like it can be used anymore :^(

>>13854786
lad you're a mess, go to a watchmaker and get it sorted, pick up new watch while you're there. Btw, I think you mean split pin, not splint, right?

>>13854803
I agree 100%

>>13854803
Well, at least you call the parts you use to secure brake pads on bikes splints afaik, and this part is really similar, but I guess "split pin" works too.
The only real hope I have is to find more robust pins, since sadly the band doesn't have sold end lugs as descrbed here: >>13854761 >>13854766 >>13854769 .
After that, the bending pins which will then hopefully be a problem of the past are really the only issues the watch ever had.
The other concerns about re-brushing the band and somehow getting the glass replaced/scratch-free are aesthetic in nature.
I was in a watch shop, but it's literally impossible for me to find something I like, so the only watches I have are the ones that I come across by situational incidence.

>>13854094
I hate Citizen Eco drives.

>>13854813
>sold
I did it again! My intention was to type "solid" of course.

>>13854817
Link not lug too

>>13854813
Again. It’s all easily fixable problems. Replace with better spring bars, replace crystal. Rebrush bracelet. Here’s a guide I found https://rwg.cc/topic/103632-how-to-restore-maintain-a-brushedsatin-finish/

>>13854813
Your issue with bending spring bar / split pin, whatever, must only be because they were cheap from amazon as you said earlier. I only managed to bend spring bars once, when I was getting impatient trying to change a strap, combined with my general incompetence, and forced it in (this is never a good thing to do, in a variety of situations)

Btw, casio still make oceANUS watches, so you should look at those. They're nice but they are also a bit pricey.

>>13854819
Ah, that is because unlike here: >>13854786 it is actually not just a more complex and force-bearing veneer, but really a link?

The only question I have left is what I can really do about the glass. Appended is another shot of the glass, it has no bezel, protrudes and has a 45deg chamfer on the circumferance.
The watch is no longer in production and it has a sentimental value, as it belongs to my father.
Is something like that really replaceable?

>>13854828
No one should be buying an oceanus right now. Better off waiting it out if you live in the US, the radio tower is suppose to be shut down because of the budget in 2019. If it doesn't, cool, if it does then oceanus and multiband 6 shit might go down in price, or at the least a lot of people will sell theirs I imagine.

>>13854831
Yeah I think it's pretty much expected that the tower will shut down. With the release of the new gshock squares they are moving away from multi band and towards bluetooth as a means of connectivity to keep the time accurate, presumably to keep their US market happy. I wonder if they'll do the same for the oceanus line, we'll see.

>>13854830
I’m just fixing your terminology, end links not end lugs, not referring to anything else. Various aftermarket crystals exist, I’m sure you’ll find one with the same chamfer if not a similar one and if not from a watchmaker, online. Where in Germany are you? Munich? NRW? Berlin? Hamburg?

>>13854824
>https://rwg.cc/topic/103632-how-to-restore-maintain-a-brushedsatin-finish/
Ah, thanks, that is approximately what I thought.
>replace crystal
I am worried about water-tightness and if it is even still out there: >>13854830 . I'll consult a watch shopt tomorrow.

>>13854828
>still make oceANUS watches
Are they that bad or is it a general joke here to simply deride any choice any anon hint towards liking? :^)
Also, it's about the sentimental value for the most part. The watch is over ten years old, probably over 15.

>>13854831
Wew,
>spend more than the next 20 countries combined on military
>no budget for measly watch-tower
Why is it actually happening? Are there different standards on time-broadcasting for watches?

>>13854842
South of Munich, though I am kind of on-edge telling that to anyone here on 4chinz.

>>13854842
Thanks for fixing my terminology by the way, I am glad to learn the right terms for the parts.
It is nice to hear that aftermarket crystals seem readily availiable, how much does it cost? Is it expensive to replace or can it even be done by the owner himself?

>>13854840
Was shocked oceanus was at baselworld, I kind of just assumed they were a forgotten, maybe discontinued, old japanese only casio line. The radio tower thing sucks because I really love the S1000, but it just is not smart to spend 500 if the towers are going away. I know there is some shit you can do with a phone app or something to still sync it and get a signal, but still

>>13854854
That is a pretty beautiful watch, it probably costs as much as a used car too, heh.
They really came along over the years with how the watch facees look, the solar face on mine is still much more blue - or is it the bezel that contains the solar pads? That'd be even more amazing.

>>13854847
You should definitely have a watchmaker replaceme the watch crystal and have it’s water resistance tested. A watchmaker would have all the tools needed unless you want to pick up a new hobby and buy a crystal press and etc. Did you vote for AfD? Don’t disappoint me.

>>13854847
>Are they that bad or is it a general joke here to simply deride any choice any anon hint towards liking? :^)
Some anon pointed it out ages ago, now whenever I read it on the dial it stands out.

>>13854854
there's definitely something more interesting about a watch connecting to the radio tower than connecting to a phone app. At least as a eurofag we have a couple around here, so it's still a neat feature, and my 5610 will continue to keep perfect time. >>13854533

>>13854861
Ah, okay. I was already anticipating that the crystal would be pressed with some sort of specific device.
When I was a kid I would screw apart/saw/smash anything I could find that was interesting in the trash, including some cheap watches (brutal desu).
How much can I be expecting to pay for such a procedure?
>Did you vote for AfD? Don’t disappoint me.
Is this bait? Of course I want to work at least until I am 70 so that Abdul can put five children on welfare. :^)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9GAnWJaCKEQ
>They got 12% while g*eens got over 20%
We aren't being """genocided""", this is simply suicide.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r3wxujFNAvQ
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9GAnWJaCKEQ
Man, I wish I could find that picture of the one cartoon dude hanging himself with the EU stars as noose.

>>13854866
>whenever I read it on the dial it stands out.
Oho, what a diry mind! I never really noticed it, but damn you for pointing it out, I cannot look at the watch the same anymore now.
>watch connecting to the radio tower than connecting to a phone app
And I thought the phone would just transmit its own time in the appropriate RF format...

>>13854889
>We aren't being """genocided""", this is simply suicide.

At least I can look down at my wrist, and admire the haute piece of horology that looks back at me, watching the seconds smoothsweep™ by as my wife deep throats mohammed in an attempt to help him recover from the trauma he previously experienced in his war torn country.

>>13854913
Haha, fuck you man.
Day X when?
>http://archive.is/F1KbP

Smoothstep seems like something very nice, but I like digital displays more. I guess I really do have bad taste.

Interesting, but yeah - I can't start buying those - presumably expensive - tools just for a one-time-job.

>>13854929
Forgot to link the video.
I am definetly too tired now, thanks Anons for all the answers you provided!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YqpRtwr-MsU

>>13854948
>3:00
You’re welcome. Good luck with your watch. Post updates here.

>>13854948
Agreed, it's bed time for us euros. The thread is now in mutt control.

>>13854948
>3:00
Go to sleep. Good luck with the watch! Post updates here. P

>>13854854
That's a nice looking anus

>>13854955
The video he linked is clearly an American, ahmed

>>13854694
>I wish there was a watch with a monocoque body that has machined slits so that sprung pins aren't necessary and that the watch then only works with nato straps.
I have seen a few watches like that but right now only the Smiths PRS-40 comes to mind. Having said that I myself have never had problems with a spring bar and it seems that spring bar failure is uncommon.

>>13854584
Strap please? Looks super cozy

>>13855007
Look for perlon straps

>>13855008
I have a perlon on my seiko but it's not that style, the woven pattern is different

>>13855008
It's a eulit perlon, eulit palma. It is nowhere near as comfy as it looks, it's a very stringent material. It's not hell on the wrist, just saying though, might need broken in over time.

>>13855032
fuck, meant to reply to >>13855007

>>13855032
Ah okay yeah I have a dark blue eulit one as well, I thought it was gonna be soft and wooly but it was a bit tougher on the skin than I thought. I'm forever seeking that perfect woven strap look/feel. That one anon with the gold datejust who always wears flannels has one and it looks perfect

Are Sinn watches overpriced? Opinion on pic related?

Any other respectable diver or pilot-bezel watches above Seiko but under Tudor/Omega?

>>13855177
Sinn is pretty decent. But if you want autistic german engineering damasko is worth a look too, especially the inhouse movements.

>>13855177
>bidirectional bezel
Nvm fucking dropped

wtc fake/imitation junghans?

>>13855192
I like their pilot watches but their bezel watch styles don't do it for me

>>13855193
do people really use the bezels often?

>>13854533
Nevermind, they will do black friday shit so I probably will get a phoibos, even though I shouldn't be buying anything

>>13855218
Can't say I blame you, I'd like them better if they were styled more elegantly.

>>13855249
I like to measure elapsed time on occasion. I feel a unidirectional minute bezel would be less prone to slipping.

Is Tudor effay or not?

Thinking about buying this ap. Any opinions or thoughts are welcome i am new to watches

>>13855432
Thats a nigger watch

>>13855432
Fake, and if by some miracle it isn't it's a total nigwatch.

>>13855436
How would i find out. I like nigger watches just>>13855436
not niggers

>>13855459
It's simple. Do you have $50000 to buy a watch?

>>13855435
>>13855436
Not him but it's infinitely better than your casio, seiko and even worse the russian garbage
If it's real gold and diamonds, which I doubt

What do you guys think about pic related.Dont know anything about watches I just dont want to be overpaying for some chinese shit. Thanks

>>13855577
IT'S A PHUCKEN SHITTER

>>13855577

>>13855537
Say i buy said watch off a nigger and find out its real and hes just a retard. Then i make a big profit and its only a small loss if its fake. even then it looks better than all these 50cent machine watches still

@13855627
Imagine being this fucking retarded.

>>13855459
You can buy a diamond tester. They wouldn't put fake diamonds on a real watch.

Or you can just look at it and tell that real gold doesn't look like that.

Think a leather strap would be better?

Redpill me on Laco watches, any of them good?

>>13854282
>Chris Ward
british invicta

Are these dogshit?

>>13855889
It’s much better than invicta. I can’t help but think they’d be hugely more popular without that awful logo.
Their design cues are all a bit inconsistent too.
This is lovely though.

>>13855896
It's so very close, if only the took the name off of 9. The icon at 12 is enough.

Any ausfags know if downunderwatches is legit

>>13855898
I’m assuming this is just a transition and eventually they will remove the name. Literally every watch person hates that logo and they must know that.

>>13855911
Yes, one can hope.

oh boy. It's time for double dick auction 2 electric boogaloo aww yeah this time it will be mine

>>13855928
Link?

https://www.ebay.com/itm/183537574643

This looks like a pretty good deal, but I'm going to have to pass for reasons. I think you guys should totally bid on it though.

>>13855981
:^)

>>13855896
british invicta

>>13855981
>5 days left and 15 bids
Told you the boomers will go mad, you will get a much better price than you originally asked for.

>>13856006
I guess it also helps that it's not another white dial like 99% of all vintage Seikos.

>>13854358
Where's Braun though

>>13854411
and it's a really cool design

>>13855953
https://page.auctions.yahoo.co.jp/jp/auction/r286412766
https://page.auctions.yahoo.co.jp/jp/auction/f310439950

>>13854353
>>13854358
Absolutely perfect

This Komandirskie turned out okay. It's about early 2000's Russian production, and had a mainplate with one broken post for a wheel in the keyless works. So I had to frankenize it by building all the other good Russian parts around a good Soviet mainplate. Good thing old soviet Vostok junk movements are dirt cheap, I have like twenty 24xx movements and maybe even more 22xx ones.

>>13855797

Really happy with this, will post a better picture later ;)

Opinions on my Omega?

>>13856093
Thanks. Will be outbidding you for both of these.

>>13856175
Yeah I don't think so fuck face.

>>13855797
>>13856145
I know it's a joke, but are there any watches that are specifically built for nato straps and have what'd usually be the spring bar be a thicker part of the frame?
A monocoque body a little like pic related but just not shit and more rugged?
Perhaps a simply bar with internal threads that connects to the watch body with two screws is better too.
Actually, it'd also be nice, since then it can be with a band made of metal.

>>13856217
Well there's the 1st Gen Group B by autodromo.

>>13856225
And is there anything with a digital, atomic display?
Basically like the dispalys you'd find in an electronic metering system?
Pic related, but no interruptions in the pixel matrix.
I don't want a smartwatch, I want it to have the same grey/black lcd display that you find on cheap watches, as this display type is very energy efficient.
But then again I don't want to break the bank either.
I am not sure yet if metal watchbands or nato straps are better.
What is your take on practicability - will nato start to smell after prolonged wearing?
I am amazed that something like this doesn't exist yet... there's only stuff like this: https://coolmaterial.com/style/minus-8-field-watch/
and that is a)indiegognorefunds and b)still analog
I guess this is esoteric designer shit for some reason?

>>13856241
Just buy a Vostok Amphibia like the rest of us faggot.

>>13854777
>yachtengraf refers to yacht racing

Yeah I figured it was a sort of specialised chrono, bit what does it measure?

>>13856245
The display looks tacky. I guess the watch I am imagining legitimately doesn't exist, huh?

>>13855928
Good luck anon

Left or right?

>>13856225
That’s a good looking watch. How much are they?

>>13856167
Ooooh, who lives in a pineapple under the sea?

Mineral glass is shit. Is there really no way to polish it?

>>13856281
The right one to be honest.

wtf are those speedys with day and date at 3:00

what /wt/ thinks?

>>13856345
Disgusting. Stop posting this overpriced garbage

>>13856345
AP Royal Oak meets 1980s computer graphics.

>>13856345
Hmmm...

>>13856247
Nixon digitals have that kind of display

>>13856356
Yeah, but they don't have moocoque contruction or even metal bodies.
Pic related was nice, but these faggots made the disply too dim, should have just used standard LCD ffs.
I actually liked the look of them.
Pic related seems nice with the disply, but damn I don't need a tidal function, all I really want is full date with year, the day of the week and the time of course.
Things like global time or radio tower time are just a bonus to be honest.
But the body isn't metal and the strap... well I just can't decide if NATO straps or Metal Bracelets are better.

>>13856371
braun make a digital watch, also obviously the casio digitals and gshocks

>>13856371
https://global.rakuten.com/en/store/rds/item/nixon-na1107000/
This one has a metal case with plastic buttons. Didn't see one with a positive display, but you can change that yourself anyways.

>>13856145
gib smol hand gf

>>13856375
>Braun
Yeah, I heard of them.
You mean pic related, right?
It's too expensive for what it is to be honest, but I guess that's how it is for most watches.

>>13856416
>https://global.rakuten.com/en/store/rds/item/nixon-na1107000/
Goddamnit, so close.
I guess people that actually value watches just don't like digital displays.
But that might be one to buy... not sure.
Thanks, Anon.

Posting the best digital watch ever made.

>>13856435
You got the wrong pic there my friend.

>>13856439
The polish ruins it. Shoulda been all brushed

>>13856448
That is very true

>>13856435
>>13856439
So goddamnt close, why didn't they put a matrix display inside?
It would have been perfect.

>>13856289
Those things are about a grand for a Miyota 9015. Slightly overpriced but if you dig the aesthetic there isn't much else like it for "cheap"

>>13856435
Are you going to sell these or not?
I'd want one but I'm not paying over 100-150

>>13856461
>Those things are about a grand for a Miyota 9015.
>Slightly overpriced
>Slightly
Kek, perhaps I should just drop the idea of ever finding a watch I like.
>but if you dig the aesthetic there isn't much else like it for "cheap"
Well, looks like I am out of luck.

>>13856456
Why do you want a matrix display that much?
There are no real reason to use a matrix display if you are just going to use the display for some numbers.

>>13856478
I like the uniformity and the fact that, if I were to find such a watch, the makers would probably have added some additional features.
Almost like a lite-version of these new-fangled smartwatches around today.
A normal display would absolutely suffice though, you are right, I jsut want the case to be a litlle like >>13856217 . If it should be round or rectangular I am not sure, but I would lean towards round-looking with a design similar to the Nixon Unit SS.

>>13856478
A body like this but not using a springbar and instead sold, with the lugs continued as if the actually were uninterrrupted like pic related would make you assume at first glance.
Of course a nato strap is inevitable then.

Can anyone share the watch brand infographic? can't find it on tuxbell or young stalin

>>13856462
Lol good luck.

Good morning wt

>>13856521
Fucking haute whorelogerie right there

>>13856499
>>13856484
Thtáts such a bizarre combination, I'm 100% sure its been never made

>>13856542
Well goddamnit, am I so autistic?
Looks like I have to make a kickstarter, kek.
On an unrelated note, in my searches I also found pic related. Not that I like it, but what do they mean by "databank" for this watch?

Is it still a bizarre combination, even if it's just done with a standard/normal 7-segment sidplay?

>>13856549
Integrated lugs are mainly used by vintage inspired field watches. It would be out of place to have them on a digital watch.

Those databanks store info such as addresses and phone numbers for example.

Why is the fucking captcha so crazy today?

>>13856572
>Why is the fucking captcha so crazy today?
Welcome to jewgle and hiroshimoot.
8 is better, but the userbase is too small to be honest.
>databanks store adresses and phone numbers
Ah, okay, that's pretty much obsolete due to smartphones, though.
Watches on the other hand are quicker to access than the smarphone and it's a nice thing to wear. I actually went some time without a watch, and it was cumbersome getting the phone out to check time - but most don't know it differently. Do you think the watch will significantly lose market/usershare?
> It would be out of place to have them on a digital watch.
REEE, there are so many things that can be out of place on modern watches and many models are. Yet all that talking about "interrupting the industry" is hot air when one actually has an unconventional idea.
Well, thanks, at least I can search for "integrated lugs" now, perhaps the english internet has more to offer in ways of results.

Hello gentleman

>>13856167
Unironically looks like someone peed under your sapphire

Why did you get the Ralf Schumacher? Honestly why?

>>13856613
Finally a skinnier chick good fucking work

>>13856613
Finally decent tits in /wt/. That other girl was a hag.

I've been looking up watches and the difference between automatic and quartz. Why do people pay extra for a watch that is less accurate, less convenient, and less durable? Is it just to stare at the movement on the case back? Marketing memes?

>>13856655
For the same reason people pay more for finely handcrafted things instead of garbage at walmart
You don't have to like it

>>13856613
Nice pair you got there man.
Glad to see others are starting on doing this too, it adds some flavor to this thread.

>>13856655
Same reason a theatre costs more than a television.

>>13856697
Disgusting.

>>13856613
Excellent.

>>13856678
You can get a Seiko diver that's quartz or automatic, the case will be the same. I asked about the movement, not the case. I'm talking about the technology side, not the jewelry.

>>13856704
But an entire theater is demonstratably better than a tv due to various factors such as sound setup and screen size.

What does an automatic have?

>>13856714
A hard pill to swallow is that men's automatic watches are jewelry and nothing else. You have heritage, workmanship and technology but by the end of the day it is a shiny piece of metal outperformed by a Casio. Buy them if you like the designs and want to treat yourself/impress others or if you have a connection to a certain brand.

Just received the Seiko SBPG001 in the mail. I'm absolutely thrilled with this watch. The key mapping is even more functional than the G-Shock, and it's a better looking watch. Gorgeous. Truly the end game of supremely functional, stylish digital watches.

There is only one critique I have of it, and that is that the date can only be set within 2000-2100. I hope to still be wearing this watch past then! God damn watch makers expect me to retire the watch or die before that!

>>13856740
Not to mention if you wanted to pass the watch down to the next generation then they would have trouble setting it past 2100.

>>13856714
The finishing and craftsmanship that goes into woodworking isn't necessary when you can buy trash from ikea. The movement is part of that, the Seiko's finishing is shit in comparison
Some people wouldn't spend a lot of furniture, others would
Only people who can't afford it really care about these things, I used to say the same things myself. It's not about calling you poor either, some people enjoy certain bottles of wine or cheese and others can't understand it because for them an Albertson's cheese is good enough
So back to what I said earlier, you don't have to like it. Stick to your quartz, just don't buy reps of those expensive watches if that's your belief

Current state of the collection.

>>13856766
I also have another Vostok coming in the mail. This one has a blue dial and an orange silicone wrist strap. It's also a scuba dude.

>>13856766
Looking nice anon.
Can you take wrist shots with the gshock and seiko digi?

>>13856766
C60 trident bronze?
How much did you pay for it? It doesn't look as good in your pic desu

>>13856718
>>13856765
I thought Seiko had good case finishing for the dollar? I guess I'll just get a Seiko Dolce or something.

Does /fa/ approve?
now i am afraid it will get scratched

>>13856790
>>13856790

>>13856806
A quality Seiko is expensive for what it is, their prices have increased quite a bit
I love Seiko but they're delusional with their pricing these days

>>13856805
It doesn't look as good with the camera flash. Here is a picture of it without harsh lighting. It cost 800, money well spent considering it's the best quality watch you can get under 1000 bucks. Quality movement, accurate to about +3 seconds, water resistance 600 meters, screw down crown, sapphire glass. Honestly I fail to see how a Rolex would be much better than this, except for barely tangible things like "you just feel it, man!". And the style in my opinion is amazing, I love the way it looks. It looks like an old piece of nautical equipment.

>>13856835
Much better, I was considering getting one as a gift for someone but I'm not sure about the bronze on it so I'm glad someone on /wt/ has one. Thoughts on the bronze?
It's between that and this
https://www.christopherward.com/watches/dress/c65-trident-vintage

>>13856835
Not to mention it is one of the only watches with specs like this under 1000 dollars to be under 40mm in diameter. We're experiencing a major plague in the watch market today where everything is made to look douchy huge.

>>13856829
Then what's better? Some citizen or what?

>>13856841
The vintage CW looks pretty slick. I'm not sure what the specs would be on the vintage CW, it may not have sports watch specs, and I do think that the CW Bronze is a bit more unique looking. But I love what Christopher Ward makes, so either way you will probably enjoy what you buy, or whoever you buy it for will.

>>13854584
I like the texture on the dial. Not a fan of that strap though.

Zenith master race

>>13856847
I love the bronze, just wondered if it feels like it will be durable. I'm wondering about the quality of the bronze basically

>>13856844
Give us a budget and style, you'll get plenty of recommendations here. I'm mostly talking about the 3k Seikos

>>13856345
The brushed/polished finish is better. The side of the bezel and caseback are already bead blasted, so why not add two more surface finishes? All bead blasted is going to look dull to be honest.

I made an alt. Ebay account just to bit up the prices of Russian and Chink shitters.

>>13856963
That’s not nice.

>>13856902
0-3k happens to be around that area.
I already have a cheap beater with water resist that I might replace with a citizen or Seiko prospex if it keels over, looking for something more formal (and quartz).

>>13856371
seiko has an e-ink display watch that's all metal.

be prepared to be raped by jamal's ebay shop though.

no one takes digital seriously. Just the way it is.

>>13857012
>no one takes digital seriously. Just the way it is.
REEE.
What do you mean "raped by shop"?
Why do you think that no one takes it seriously? From a purely mechanical standpoint the digital way is (potentially not but often still) better in:
>precision
>energy efficiency
>reliability
>mechanical stability
>robustness
>cost
>quick readability
>multifunctionality
>representation of date
>and it theoretically has a whole world of aesthetic possibility if only the designers started playing around with types of LCD and custom structures for them
The only thing mechanical has is that it required more manual work and is more expensive.
I don't get it, make a body out of grade 5 titanium and add in some nice shapes or engravings on the back and it could be on par if not better.
I am legitimately interested, because if I honestly think about it, then the real autists are the mechanical buyers.
My father actually once, when I was smaller told me about the rich dudes that he would discuss contracts with would often times look at other watches and digital times when they had mechanical money-sinks on their wrists that cost as much as a nice house or a lamborghini.

What do toy think about the officiel watch of the French Republic ?

Looking for a dress watch and my budget is $400. Preferably gold, I think it looks good with my darker skin. Any suggestions?

>>13857058
> Preferably gold
>my darker skin
*desire to shitpost intensifies*

>>13857053
*you *official
God dammit

>>13857058
>$400
>Gold

>>13855886

If you care about history, they are one of the five original companies which manufactured B-Uhr watches during WW2.

Their design and finishing looks pretty good, and they offer various levels with japanese movements at the low end and in-house at the high end.

If they're what you're into, then go for it.

>>13855886
i'd look at them and stowa for fliegers.

both original producers and well priced (the Stowa is the most true to the original design that you can buy regardless of price so that's my pick).

>>13857058
Find a cheap 20um gold filled vintage watch. >>13856521

>>13856821
Both sit well on your wrist, wear them in good health (unironically)

>>13857044
Watch making is a fashion industry instead of tech.
People don't wear them because an lcd display looks ugly and outdated in most peoples eyes.

What the fuck are these captchas? Nearly impossible to post here

>>13856861
How big is it?

>>13857058
seiko presage

>>13857073
Kek, I overread the error in "you" and I know that officiel is the french term for official.
You literally woke up the sleeping dogs.

>>13857173
>lcd display looks ugly and outdated in most peoples eyes.
Welp, I guess I am the autist after all.
For some reason I like the way they work, the simplicity that the embody, the thought that there are the tiniest structures in there that twist under applied voltage and make parts opaque suddenly.
I think a lot can be done for the case and the way it is designed, but sure, a display with lcd necessitates space and reduces possibility for certain optical elements that'd be possible with simply having a few hands hover over the face.
I still think the option isn't really well-explored yet. I guess the market isn't there.
>Captchas
Have you heard of the domain change? It is probably part of the Hiroshijew shekelgrabbing program, they need to moderate more and are clamping down on automation now, since having to solve a lot of captchas makes schemes where you give your captchas to companies that manually solve them less feasible.
Don't believe me?
Take a look:
https://anti-captcha.com/mainpage
They have APIs for this shit, it's not a stretch to assume that they do this on 4chan when they invest thousands to buy old accounts on r*ddit for marketing or political purposes.

>>13857196
>Welp, I guess I am the autist after all.
No, I am the official lcd autist of this thread.

>>13857208
nice case, anon

>>13857173
>>13857044
I should add that once something becomes easy to make in a factory (quartz, lcds etc), it enables decreasing the price of those watches and with decreasing prices you see companies making things simpler and simpler and cutting corners to make "enough" profit.
This leads people to think those watches are cheap garbage, partly because of the cheaper price at the start and in the end because they are made like shit.

If they found out a way to create some beautiful ruby lcd displays by having some old swiss man rub some fairy dust together for a quarter of his life, lcds would be back in fashion and they would see a lot of use in luxury watches.

>>13857208
>I am the official lcd autist of this thread.
Good!
What do you think of Pulsar?
Pic related, I am kinda annoyed there's no bezel to protect the display, though.
Why do they do this? It's pretty retarded desu.
Pic related is the closest I could find to what I want.
It's virtually impossible to find a monobody watch anyways, I want one that is made for nato straps and has integrated lugs (no spring bars necessary, see: >>13856499 ).
Then I also want them to stop writing all that shit onto the face/body of the watch.
I mean, jfc, after two weeks tops you know what each button does.
REEEE
Is the watch I posted shit? It is at least more affordable, but I'd be willing to pay more if it means I actually get something that is made good and is robust and aesthetically pleasing.

>>13857245
Not really a fan of those huge suunto homages.
Most digital watches do not have a bezel for the crystal, same with most analog watches.

>Is the watch I posted shit? It is at least more affordable, but I'd be willing to pay more if it means I actually get something that is made good and is robust and aesthetically pleasing.
Looks like shit desu, but it will do the job.

About those writings, nearly everyone does that, mostly the older digitals had no writing to indicate function.

>>13857225
Well, I have never seen non-cartesian lcd displays, the most that was done there are the non-standard shapes that denoce "Mon", "Tue", etc. One could for example, instead of having square pixels simply make it a tesselation of triangles, hexagons, or even any combination.
Truly interesting designs could arise and there could be a wealth of animations as well, just think - it could be like a living, breathing font winding on your watch face without having the hassles that the modern smartshit watches bring.
That said, industrial design like on this Garmin in the picture I appended really does speak to me.
But damn, over 1000€ for a watch and all those unnecessary functions.
They would only truly be useful if they were capable of actually replacing or significantly enhancing the experience with my mobile telephone.
But assuming that battery tech gets better - is it safe to think that watches might in some capacity replace phones?
Will it be integrated there for those that don't play games and don't type up messages? Heck, it might all be voicemessages or voice-to-text in a few years already, the software is making leaps.
I guess that will truly be the new era of what was previously ever more coplex mechanical watches.
Old swiss man btfo.

>>13857265
>suunto?
I guess it's the huge glass look, right?
I don't like it that much either, in fact, the Nixon Unit SS Silver really struck a chord for me, but the display is too dim, and I can't justify buying a watch that I can't read well - the time is the primary purpose of the watch, no matter how you twist and turn it.

>mostly older digitals, everyone does that
Whoe the heck asked for it? It ruins what could have been a nice, simple aesthetic, reeee.

So basically you want a clean faced digital watch with integrated lugs.

Option one:
Buy vintage digital and drill holes on the same spots where the spring bars are, insert metal rods, cut and polish. Still leaves the face problem though if you dont destroy the dial.

Second option (way better):
Buy any case with solid lugs you want, then you buy the digital watch with the display you want, you take away the module and replace each contact point with the smallest magnetic switches you can find. Then you take your case and and fill the crown hole with something molten metal (solder if you are poorfag). Then insert the module in and try out the functions, make sure to know where the lcd sits in. Now make a prototype dial for it and send the plan to some workshop in china, make sure to add your own name to the dial so you recognize it later ofc.
When the dial comes, make sure the case back gasket is properly lubed, assemble your epic shitter and use a magnet to set it like a fucking boomer would set his childhood pulsar. Now you can enjoy a truly one of a kind timepiece which will also make a very good diver because of the lack of weak points in the case.

If you don't do option 2, you are gay.

>>13857282
The features on the side and the back are really nice too, I either like it when it's clean metal with simple, but yet detailed slightly rounded edges or the other look with the exposed screw-interfaces reminding of an engine block like here.
Damn it though that this watch is basically a computer.
"simple": Just 250€, neat, kek.
https://buy.garmin.com/en-US/US/p/571520

"industrial": JUST a measly 1000€
https://static.garmincdn.com/en/products/010-01988-03/v/pd-03-lg-8adf1f78-865a-4de4-ba04-c2ac53428af9.jpg

>>13857287

>>13857245
>>13857282

>>13857287
>Buy any case, buy the digital part
Okay...
>you take away the module and replace each contact point with the smallest magnetic switches you can find.
Kek, this is getting interesting
>Then you take your case and and fill the crown hole with something molten metal (solder if you are poorfag).
I don't know shit about metallurgy, but I guess it schouldn't be too hard to find someone that knows someone that has the equipment to quickly put a single tack-weld in, no?
But at this rate I am better off designing an entire case, lol.
> prototype dial for it and send the plan to some workshop in china
Actually, this stuff is slowly shifting to india because the people realize that they are in fact people and are demanding higher wages.
Shit will crash once there are no more de-facto slaves.
>make sure to add your own name to the dial so you recognize it later ofc.
Heheh, is this a joke about chinese deviation from prototyping plans?
>assemble your epic shitter
Hahahah, come on man, at that point it isn't just a watch anymore, it's an experience.
> use a magnet to set it like a fucking boomer would set his childhood pulsar
Wew, now I finally understand what your approach was - a completely closed-off case. Hermetically shut, not bad actually, but why go through the hassle? A radio controlled specimen would be best assuming I don't come to Murica.
> Now you can enjoy a truly one of a kind timepiece
Hot whoreology tbqh.
>lack of weak points
I actually find that case idea kinda cool - and that workaround with the magnetic switches is a pretty original idea.
>If you don't do option 2, you are gay.
Hahaha, I don't know if what you say is shitposting or if it's possible, it's right on the cusp of trolling and actual suggestion for the very enthusiastic diy-nut.
Well done.
I mean, I looked for hours, I might actually have to consider learning a CAD software now to model in parts and then make a plan.

Has anyone ever reasonably pulled something like this off?

>>13857282
Just get the nixon and invert the dial yourself, you can get help from this thread for doing it.

>>13857325
Video related has the watch irl, it's hard to read.
Can this be improved?
It's amazing that they doctored almost all images of the face to show much higher contrast than it actually is.
How could they fuck the lcd up so much, holy shit.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4XhOgVKr6wU

>>13857322
Actually the old pulsar led watches were similar in the sense, the buttons in them didnt make contact themselves, but were sealed off from the internals.

Dont let that stop you though, you can be the first one to do it to a pure lcd watch.

>>13857345
That is easy to fix, you just have to have the guts to disassemble it yourself, which too is very easy.

just buy a fucking gshock for gods sake

>>13856499
Bought a nixon once, went back to them 3 years later to buy another band and they told me they didn't make bands or support the watch anymore.

Rubbish brand, never again.

>>13857351
But isn't it very fast to happen to get a grain of dust in there?
That'd be terrible.
What is actually done to the display unit?

>>13857347
>the buttons in them didnt make contact themselves, but were sealed off from the internals.
Erhm... so a little like the interfaces on a ruggedized laptop?
A capsule for the button and one for the mechanism and only well-sealed wires conntect button and mechanism?
Picture plz?
>you can be the first one to do it to a pure lcd watch.
Wait... so the old pulsar still had dials?

>>13857356
What did you buy?

>>13857355
They just look too tacky. I might as well wear my 6€ ALDI watch then, it has the month, the day, the week day, the time, seconds, an alarm and a light function. It's pretty disheartening to be honest. Why don't they make a mechanism like that with a nicer display, more precise components and a better non-fucking-plastic case?
Goddamnit.

>>13857322
sending your idea to india is a little far fetched but you could totally jerry rig something like this with some research.

ask on /diy/ and you’ll get much more info than here

>>13857373
They make full metal gshocks if you're that desperate, and if you don't care about the multi band, durability, and if you don't like the design, by all means by yourself an ALDI watch. gshocks have horological value and respect despite being digitals, a claim that not many other digishitters can make claim to. >>13854533

>>13857373
A grain of dust wont matter at all inside those watches.

It think those buttons in pulsars were a combination of magnets and magnetic switches. There is a video on youtube where the function is explained.

There are a couple of completely sealed analogs and anadigis where the lcd displays only the seconds made in germany mostly.

9'950.-
and i live in Switzerland :^)

i actually hope everyone on this board can once treat themselves to something they want even if you're an ass to me

>>13857434
Beautiful piece anon.

>>13857434
Oh wow, a non shitter.
I always wanted a Portugieser but after seeing one in person I got super turned off. Saving for a Reverso now

>>13857386
Kek, I am not sure if I can commit to this crazy idea, but it might actually give me something slightly transcendant to do, not that there is much purpose for such things in CY+3.

>>13857389
>digishitters
Heh, kek.
The ALDI wathc is actually a decomissioned watch from my little brother that got a flashy little Gshock for Christmas. I didn't know they make full-metal Gshocks, I'll look it up after submitting this comment.
I guess the real problem is the industrial scale of production that the digital technology allows, these watches necessarily become commodities in the eyes of the consumer.
Welp, I'll see what I can do. For now I have the oceanus, and the digishitter from aldi.

>>13857434
Wirklich 10.000 Euronen? Du absoluter Madlad. Bergjude eben. :^)

>>13857404
Yes, it would mostly be a concern only visible under the microscope and at best visible when looking real hard.
I guess if I wipe the work area and make sure to not shake the blankets before doing it I might avoid it still.
>completely sealed analogs
How would one do that? Doesn't the battery have to be changed?

>>13857459
What makes a non-shitter watch in your eyes, anon?

Does anyone in here own a Navitimer? What do you think about it?

I want to start my non-shitter collection out with a Breitling, but I have tiny bitch wrists. The 43mm Navitimer fits perfect, though. I'm just worried that it'll be impossible to tell time on.

>>13857469
Everyone will think it's a fake. Literally 80% of normies with Istambul-special fakes will have a bad chink Navitimer.

>>13857469
sorry don't own a Navitimer but i own a Colt as a Beater

I wouldn't go with the Metal Bracelet, I like the leather ones better on the Navitimer.

Great piece in my opinion tho, go for it anon.

>>13857468
Ohh, you're the German I was talking to yesterday. I had a feeling because of your long posts. I will be a little nicer then, gshocks are kind of like vostoks, you either love them or hate them, and if you love them you rarely just own one! the reason I got one was because I wanted something I could wear without worrying about damaging. I wasn't really a fan of digitals before I got mine. Besides from gshocks, the Seiko SBPG001 is a much classier alternative. I admit gshocks definitely have a "tacticool" look about them, which can also be interpreted as tacky.

>>13857459
I like the Portugieser, it's like the bigger brother of my Portofino!

A relative of mine owns the Perpetual Calendar, which is a true beauty, with the open window in the back of the case.

Only saw the other models of the Portugieser in store.

>>13857494
Other anon helping him last night present here too
>>13857468
Did you got to the watchsmith? How did it go

>>13857484
80% of normies probably won't even know what it is

>>13857488
Man, I'm split 50/50 on bracelet vs. leather. That bracelet is super comfy though.

Hell of a nice watch for a beater, dude. Looks brand new.

>>13857511
Yes they do, to normies Breitling is like le top of the line luxury aviator brand, used by every real military and civilian pilot in the world.

Thoughts on this Mark XVIII?

>>13857532

>>13857494
>Seiko SBPG001
Yeah, it seems to be a constant in this general, many anons seem to appreciate it.
I find it nice too, although I would have to warm up to something non-round for a while first.
I really like the way they integrated the solar pads, though. It is a nice piece I have to say, one really does wonder why they would still put the lettering apart from their own brand on it - a persistent feature I have seen on even the high-class digital watches.

>>13857508
I wasn't there today, I did however research the replacement of the watch-glass. It doesn't seem too insane, but after thinking about it for a while I started to wonder if it's worth it.
The shop I have locally I did visit some while ago, and it seems like he is more oriented towards just selling rather than repairing. My family members gave him some watches to replace batteries over the years, and even for that he demanded a pay after they had bought things there, so I am not sure if he'd be up to somethign like this.
If I remember correctly my father once had a diver's watch where the batters had to be replaced and the dude straight out refused since he "can't test the water-tightness there".


It's getting really late, sorry guys, timezones be damned but I have to go to bed.
But that seiko is really starting to creep up on me and eroding my autistic pre-conceptions, maybe I might fall for the meme. At any rate, it would be interesting to see what kind of model I would make in a 3D sktetch, since my ideas are pretty precise in some points but still shaky as an overall concept.
Sleep well in a few hours, Anons.

>>13857544
>why they would still put the lettering apart from their own brand on it
Oh man, just imagine...
Enjoy my shitty shoop.

>>13857468
Actual craftmanship. Way too many casemakers out there

>>13857496
The perpetual is absolutely stunning(and expensive!).
Pic related is what I saw, rubbed me the wrong way. Made it seem kinda "cheap". Wanna go see their models in person though.

>>13857595
>Way too many casemakers out there
Wait a minute, they actually designed the whole mechanism? Okay, then the price is fathomable.
>Casemakers
Heh, nice way to formulate it, but I guess that's what it is with pure digital watches too, if you won't do things like Seiko did with custom solar pads like here: >>13857583

>>13857526
Yeah, I guess you're right. Anyone who knows me would know it's not fake, and I honestly don't care what anyone else thinks.

New thread
>>13857747
>>13857747
>>13857747

>>13856613
I really need an horological gf

Thoughts on Seiko Recraft series?

w2c this or something similar?

watch with a star map / constellation map?

>>13854131

In a scenario where you need to tell the time. How retarded are you?

>>13858302
It's an accurist celestial, a rebranded citizen astrodea. There's one for sale on amazon right now. Note that there are two different dials - this is the "USA" version, which is calibrated for 35 degrees north latitude; there's also a "UK" version for 50N.

There are some citizen astrodeas on ebay, but they are pretty expensive.

It's pretty difficult to photograph - I either lose the dial or lose the hands. In real life, both are quite legible.

>>13857345
>nixon
Because Nixon are shit.

>>13857373
Nixon Super Hero was the watch, it was interesting to me at the time.

Formed rubber band which fell apart after a couple of years, unable to obtain any more.

Nixon suck.

>>13857182
40ml
8ml thick