/fa/ - Fashion

Official Luxury/Shitter Rankings

Luxury:
>Patek Philippe
>Audemars Piguet
>Vacheron Constatin
>Omega
>Rolex
>Jaeger LeCoultre
>Blancpain
>FP Journe
>A. Lange & Sohne
>Zenith
>Breguet

Shitters:
>Panerai
>Cartier
>Nomos
>Frederique Constant
>Grand Seiko
>Piaget
>IWC
>Tudor
>Breitling
>Tag Heuer
>Girrard Perregaux
>Richard Mille
>Hublot
>Ulysse Nardin
>Glashutte Original
>Roger Dubuis
>Longines
>Bell & Ross
>Oris
>Baume and Mercier
>Mont Blanc
>Raymond Weil
>Maurice Lacroix
>Rado
>Chopard
>Ball
>Sinn
>Bremont
>Hamilton
>Tissot
>Squale
>Corum
>Ressence

First for “why can’t we all just get along”.

>>13914985
Where is Daniel Wellington on the list?

>>13914986

>>13914871
ETA are great movements and some in house like Rolex, Zenith, Patek, JLC, Breguet are definitely superior. However there's plenty of in house movements where I'd rather have an ETA
At least you have some good taste, not rating all this Seiko TGV/Time Teller faggotry

>>13914986
Second

>>13914973
Now that's a stunner

>>13914985
Grand Seiko should go in it's own category "stunner" above "luxury"

God I wish I owned one of these

https://youtu.be/m5teIOUNUKA

>>13914973
Whats /fa/'s opinion on Timex?

>>13915078
Looks like shit in person

>>13915081
no it doesn't
Timex is nice

>>13915081
>>13915078
I like mine
Only paid $14 and have worn it almost everyday for a year and a half
Have had a ton of complements on it as well

>>13914998
It doesn’t even deserve to be mentioned

The ideal collection:

>Zenith El Primero
>Rolex Explorer 1
>beater shitter of your choosing

>>13915171
Wrong this is it:
>Grand Seiko 9f quartz gmt special edition
>Rolex submariner preceramic (no date)
>Casio gshock frogman

>>13915171
>>13915418
Fucking plebeians

>f-91w
>a158
>gmwb5000

>>13915171
>>13915418
You’re both wrong, it’s
>Rolex Yachtmaster Everose
>Omega MOTM Speedmaster
>Patek Phillipe Calatrava

>>13915426
you're wrong, it's
>MVMT
>Daniel Wellington
>Brathwait

>>13915171
> Rolex Kew A Observatory watch
> Girard Perregaux 32A Observatory watch
> Seiko 4520 Observatory watch

>>13915418
>grand Seiko
Kek

Submariner is oversaturated

>>13915425
Fuck off

>>13915426
El Primero is way better than MOTM and dress watches are dead

>>13915431
This is not even close to a reasonable, obtainable collection

>>13915453
kill yourself ASAP

>>13915453
Post yours then bitboy

Why do you weebs have such a boner for Seiko?

Wrist check at the office

>>13915477
Go get a work out fatass

>>13915471
I already did >>13915171

thoughts?

>>13915492
The date window ruins it to be honest.

>>13915453
>El Primero is way better than MOTM
I’d almost agree but that open heart and/or multicolor dials make it look like an Aliexpress special.

>and dress watches are dead
Not with all the formal events I need to attend they aren’t.

>>13915492
Holy shit what the hell is with that horizontal date window lmao. Ergonomically retarded.

>>13915492
that date window fucked what would be a nice watch

>>13915494
>>13915500
>>13915504
Idk what is up with that because it doesn’t have a sideways date. All the other photos have it normally

>>13915514
Even if it wasn't sideways it still ruins it imo. But gotta slap the date in there to keep the plebs happy these days.

>>13914986
Left looks so much more unique than right.

>SKX009
>Oyster Perpetual 39

Rate my collection lads.

Who else feels like they have reached their watch zen?

I've cut my shit down to just these 2 now and I feel as though it covers all of my needs and most occasions

>>13915620
>>13915537
>>13915514
>>13915492
>>13915102
>>13915078

>>13915620
Get rid of the one on the right if you want true watch zen.

>>13915620
Same, I'm >>13915613. Maybe I would upgrade the SKX into something better if Seiko makes a wristlet-friendly higher end diver watch.

I know modern Seikos are mostly dull and shit but just look at this beauty.

>>13914986
The Rolex got JUSTed in that comparison

>>13914986
Grand Seiko would be a lot harder to fake than Rolex. Rolexes are faked incredibly well for only $500. I don’t think they’d do it convincingly trying to replicate a Grand Seiko.

>>13915640
GS makes compelling watches but Seiko went full retard when they attach dinner plate proportions to their dressier watches. Like who in the right mind make a dress watch with 42mm diameter and 48mm lug-to-lug length?

how do you define this? a postmodern watch? a post-watch?

>>13915676
Dogshit.

What's the watch for today's cowboy?

>>13915690
Forgot pic.

>>13915690
>>13915691
Only acceptable option

>>13915639
I went to pick one of these up earlier.
>postal slip says pickup is open till 6
>get there at 5:20
>they're fucking closed
>traffic jam on way home
Lazy postal shits

Current SOTC after about a year, currently looking to pick up a monta triumph/Oris aquis/Sinn 104.
What you lads think?

As a watchmaker my perception of collecting watches changed.

I see a lot of people praising certain watch brands or manufacturers and shitting on others. Or worse, shitting on people for enjoying watches of any kind, of any brand. These people need to fuck off.

Except that one person who likes Daniel Wellington. Fuck that person.

And fuck people who shit on ETA movements. A well adjusted ETA movement will last you a long time and give you a VERY good performance.

Hell, I've been eyeing a Stowa Marine classic roman for myself for a while now. Hand wound, ETA movement, polished up. Good value for money.

In the end i've seen many watches from the inside and i have to say that performances really vary, except for Rolex and ETA movements. Hell, we had A. Lange watches that ran like shit but looked pretty. Or Pateks who ran just okay and were not as pretty (movement details, etc), but cost double the amount of what the Lange would have cost. And then i had a Seiko 2206-A from 1970s or 1980s, which performed incredible for a watch that age, that price. Hell, even the movement had high tolerances.

Not everyone can afford a Patek. But you should be clear about what you actually want from a mechanical watch and its brand. Value? Big name? Design? Performance? Craftmanship? Pick your poison.

And don't fool yourself with "in house movements". It's open to interpretation. If you think "Oh well, In-House-movements are movements/watches that are made entirely in that manufacture!" then maybe you could be right - except every manufacturer buys stuff from third parties. Indexes, small frames for the date, hands, mainsprings, etc. And don't get me started on how many luxury movements are based on old ETA movements. So depending on how you look at things either there are no in house movements, or you have to compromise.

>>13915738
ID on the hammy?

>>13915755
Hamilton valiant Auto, pretty crazy quality and the sunburst dial is so nice in person

>>13915738
That Dan Henry looks fine af, what ref is it?

>>13915756
Cheers bud

>>13915739
>I see a lot of people praising certain watch brands or manufacturers and shitting on others. Or worse, shitting on people for enjoying watches of any kind, of any brand. These people need to fuck off.
Agreed

>>13915759
Unsure just Google Dan Henry 1964

>>13915764
Thanks bud, seems decent for the price.

>>13915693
I can kinda see what you were going for, but that ain't right at all.

How old were you when you realized Grand Seiko won?

>>13915795
Won what, when?

>>13915798
I was being an idiot, ignore. I'd delete it but people will still be able to see it. Time for bed. Cheers.

>>13915806
BUY A FUCKING ROLEXXXXX IN YOUR DREAMS FUCKER

>>13915739
>And fuck people who shit on ETA movements

People generally don't actually shit on ETA movements.

They shit on the brands that extremely overcharge for ETA movements when other brands at similar prices produce unique in house movements.

Any anons here into refurbishing watches you find?
I collect seikos and have changed the band/Crystal on a few. Got one now that I think would look fantastic with a black Nato strap.
Just can't find an original seiko nato strap. Should I just go third party?
I did it with my most valuable piece and it looks great; going third party that is.

>>13915821
>original seiko nato strap
Ok now this is epic.

why is there a shitter in OP?

>>13915824
I've seen some G10s made by Seiko. Just can't get a black one right now?

>>13915651
This is the reason I haven’t bought one yet.

>>13915821
I recommend Bark and Jack nato straps. Really good for the price.

>>13915651
>>13915834
GS has almost no dress watches.
Virtually all of them are "sports watches".

>>13915838
Maybe true. I won’t buy a watch over 38 unless it has a diver bezel.
The hands make it looks pretty damn dressy to me.

>>13914985
>omega is luxury
>grand seiko is not

what makes a watch "luxury"? is it just the price?

or do they really actively wear differently such as better comfort and stuff when you have it on your wrist?

>>13915847
Brand, expensive materials, labor intensi e production methods, outdated or obscure tech, being swiss.

>>13914973
stainless steel poljot foreign 2608 17 jewels came in yesterday.

(movement shot is of another watch but same movement)

>>13915739
As a watchmaker, what is your opinion about chinese watches (Parnis tier).
Also, I assume that some replicas went through your hands, what is your opinion about high quality replicas (>300$)?

>>13915851
A fucking ss poljot, are you for real?
I've only seen some vostoks (other than amphibian) that are ss, rest of the crap seems to be always plated shit.

>>13915856
yep, even says on the caseback. only sold to the UK (hence why it says foreign on the caseback)

>>13915859
oops

>>13915859
Sick cop senpai

>>13915862
cheers. i've been looking for this exact version for a while (the 17 jewel version has hacking)

>watch supposed to arrive tomorrow
>hear dhl van stopping and the usual sound of sliding doors opening
>this_can't_be.jpeg
>doorbell rings
>huge adrenaline rush while inrun down the stairs

What a beauty, was sceptic about the gold but my autism is mad in love with that casio numbers font and those cute dot indices.

>>13915905
Its small, dial is the same size as the pope casio, numbers font is a bit bigger, "leather" band seems fine, not too thin. Also
>those lugs

>>13915738
>two orient divers
why

>tfw waking up every morning to a cacophony of digital watch alarms

>>13915676
Better than anything seiko

>>13915738

>>13915923
he mad

Hi all, I used to follow /wt/ on /g/ and just saw it disappeared. Did the people of /g/ migrated here or are you all /fa/gs?

>>13915925

>>13915941
Ed Harris wore another Seiko in Apollo 13.

>>13915941

>>13915918
>that BEEP BEEP BEEP

Like music for the gods, like a melody from a songbird that has not been heard for the last thousand years.

>>13915938
Most migrated. Posts remain identical to those on /g/.

>>13915953
>>13915952
Das rite
A Pogue.

>>13915962
Good to know!

There's a GP observatory chronometer on eBay right now, first I've seen for sale this year. Asking price is kind of high, compared to where I've seen them sell in tbe past.

>>13916004
Yeah, 18k seems really steep.

>>13915963

>>13915925
who is that ladyboi in right corner

>>13916010
I've got a seiko and I'm not on there wtf man

>>13916018
Really?
I am.
Maybe it's not a real Seiko.

>>13916004
>buying watches on ebay

Totally not a bad idea.
>>13916005
A well deserved (you), for that chuckle.

>>13916022
eBay is a fantastic place to buy watches, prices are most competitive there and eBay buyer protection is very strong. Sure beats my experience trying to deal with a traditional auction house (never mind the 25% buyer premium).

>>13915816
>They shit on the brands that extremely overcharge for ETA movements when other brands at similar prices produce unique in house movements.

That's true. Stowa for example has some nice classic chronographs with Valjoux 7750 or 7755.

Meanwhile Breitling charges double or triple the amount of what Stowa wants. For what? The cheap dials? They have sturdy bracelets and cases but otherwise you're just paying for the name in that case. It's just i heard some people complain about swiss ETA movements because they are "mass produced".

>>13915854

Chinese watches. It depends. There are good chinese products and bad chinese products. I had mechanical Fossil watches - for that price and performance it's okay. Some had quartz Miyota movements that were good. But most chinese movements or watches were shit. Luxury, or better, highly priced chinese watches? Can't tell you much about that.

I don't support replicas. The shop i used to work for absolutely declined people who showed up with fake watches. We had some high quality Rolex fakes, but there are always telltale signs and in the end you spend a lot of money you could have saved for the real thing in the long run. If you support the replica market you are basically helping in making it more risky for you and others to buy the real deal. Just remember: There is a reason why replicas are that "cheap". Most of the time its the material thats too soft. Inside the movement. Not good.

>>13916022
>>13916048

Beware of grey market dealers. Things to look out for:

>Is it an original?
>DOES IT WORK?
>Did somebody open it?
>If yes?When's the last time someone serviced it?
>Was it serviced by the original manufacturer? Does he have proof?
>Is everything still original? Strap, dial, parts, glass, etc.
>When did he buy that shit? (Important if there is still warranty)
>Original Box, Papers, etc?

Ebay is risky but can have good deals. Otherwise use chronext or chrono24.

>>13916068
>There is a reason why replicas are that "cheap". Most of the time its the material thats too soft. Inside the movement. Not good.
Not the guy that you're replying to, but thanks for that insight. That's quite interesting.

One thing I've been curious about that I'm not sure if you have any experience on, is I've always suspected certain homage brands come from basically the same place as the fakes, they just slap a different label on to somewhat split the income illegally and "honestly". Has any of your experience with homage watches shed any light on whether this is the case?

>>13916068
>Things to look out for:

Very valid points. Totally agreed. One needs to have good experience with luxury watches. And even then you can get fucked over on ebay. On other sites too, but the chrono pages you posted have a reputation to lose so they will check theirs sellers or offer good buyer protection, i guess even better than ebay.

>>13916075
So basically buy fakes with genuine ETA movements.
Not hard to find.

Good morning wt.

Citizen's 4mhz quartz oscillator is the highest frequency quartz ever used in a wristwatch for timekeeping. Still within a second since dst (no independent hour hand, sadly).

>>13915838
At least decrease the size to 40mm diameter, 46mm lug-to-lug length max. Just look at the size of the SD Snowflake compared to the Oyster Perpetual, it looks fat!

>>13916092
Looking nice af, you got the best shit (after me of course)

>>13916094
I love the snowflake's proportions.

>>13916092
Love this.
Can you post collection?

Reminder not to shower in your shitter, even if it's rated for 10atm.

>>13916092
Ref?
Is the seconds hand smooth?

>>13915963
Jesus ed Harris was fucking Chad in that movie

>>13916004
ebay has really good buyer protection. If you really want to risk it, I'd immediately send it off to verify its authenticity and see if it needs repairs. If it's fake or the listing was unclear about any problems it has, ebay can get you your money back.

This just arrived today, you can (probably rightfully) shit on me for the brand, but it's pretty nice, going to use it as my /out/ watch to see how it holds up.

>>13916125
It's a citizen 7370. The second hand ticks once per second; at the time this was made, dead-beat seconds were still considered a desirable complication in a watch, and emphasized the precision of quartz watches at the time. Unlike modern cheap quartz watches, high-end quartz of the 70s and early 80s had accurate dial printing and the hands hit the indices very well.

>>13916117
I haven't done a proper collection picture in a long time. Here's the most recent I've done. Some recent highlights since this:
> Completed the 5spy vintage Seiko quartz collection (9983, 9481, 9681)
> Slava transistor, working with original coils
> Longines ultraquartz
> Swatch geisterstund
> Water-activated watch
> Zodiac astrographic SST
Bidding on a Grail ending tomorrow, hopefully it goes well.

>>13916135
That open heart hole in the dial looks like craft paper cut out by a 5 year old.

>>13916141
Where is your zodiac astrographic? That's my favorite of yours

>>13916150
OH whoops, didn't read your post sorry

>>13916150
Here you go, glad you like it. They're technically fantastic watches and price very affordably on eBay, if you're interested. Just make sure you get an SST.

What's the deal with "movado", I've never seen it before but someone I know has one, a quartz that they paid around 900 for.

Should i sell my dan henry 1970 and buy this?
https://www.ebay.pl/itm/LANDERON-SUPER-COMPRESSOR-SEAMASTER-MOVEMENT-AUTOMATIC-CITIZEN-MIYOTA-8215/202494911933?hash=item2f25a325bd:g:oZQAAOSwWW5b4upU:rk:14:pf:0

>>13916167
>LANDERON
>SUPER-COMPRESSOR
>SEAMASTER-MOVEMENT
>AUTOMATIC-CITIZEN-MIYOTA-8215
is this peak franken?

>>13916068
Thank you for the answer.

>>13916153
It's so fucking cool. The first watch that made me say wow out loud. Really resonates with my autism

>>13916141

That's a really nice vintage collection you got there, anon. A good mix between curious, tasteful and special designs and brands.

>>13916075
Don't forget that some old designs were so common they never bothered to copyright them. That's the case with Stowa and Nomos. Both relatively old brands. Stowa got bought by another guy years ago, but they still honor their history and design. They have "Antea" and Nomos has their "Tangente". Both are very similar, if not completely the same.

If someone buys the rights to a name, or the whole rights to certain designs and movements of said company, then they can try to produce watches in ye olde style. If they cant match the quality or enhance it, it's shit and just sad.

But on the other hand ... in case with Breitling you have a Valjoux 7750 chronograph movement. Breitlang takes their dial, case and laser engraves the rotor/ the heavy rotating thingy to wind the movement (sorry dont know the name in english) and that's it. Now you own a Breitling.

Then you have Omega, who release new editions every other year and homage THE SHIT out of themselves until the point it becomes annoying.

Just remember, if the company just imitates another watch brand - thats ok, but they should do a good job otherwise you shouldn't give them your money. Companies who make replicas or fakes if they aren't allowed to can go fuck themselves.

Otherwise, in my opinion, companies that do homage stuff RARELY can be a blast for the collector (see the new Rolex Pepsi, holy shit) and sometimes just confusing and too much (IM LOOKING AT YOU OMEGA). I hope i could answer your question.

>>13916084
Always ask for high definition pictures in certain positions. Front, back, from all sides (crown too!) and ask them to set a specific time in said pictures. Chrono and Chronext are good. Well, good for collectors and online dealers ... not so good for Jewellers and retailers.

Some brands offer refurbished (with warranty) on those sites.

>>13916159
They are fuckin shit but iconic and fools are easily separated from their money

>>13916148
What is it suposed to look like

>>13916181
Thanks
>>13916181
Rotor is correct in English

>>13916186
Like it was made by at least a ten year old

>>13916159

Someone at Movado invented a timeless, iconic design which was very popular during the time of the first release, or something like that.

>>13916184
>>13916194
oh so the first run was decent and then they got crap qualitied

>>13916135
>hellagay

Why does this guy collect so much crap?
Pic related is his three year progression, most of the new addition is fairly late, so this hoarding seems to accelerate.
Why does an adult need so many toys and props etc? All of those can't possibly have a meaning for him.

>>13916224
Every retarded streamer has a colorful set full of toys to catch the attention of kids

>>13916141
You are a watchmaker?
Love your Seiko superior collection and your other significant quartz watches.

>>13916224
the camera is way farther out on the second picture showing off a lot more space where he potentially had stuff, and other than the mario figure and star trek things a lot of the new stuff is just history books and DVDs, historical figures and models, and statues of buildings or different clocks. He seems like the type who would only buy things that ar significant to him in some way, to answer the later part of your question

>>13916232
I'm not. I size my straps, change my batteries, and regulate my regulated balance watches, but that's it. The most watchmakey thing I've done was to get this watch running again by slipping the hairspring back between the regulator pins.

Superior collection is going well; just one more (the rarest one) to find.

>>13916239
Where did you get the Superiors you already own?
I'm thinking of buying my first. I absolutely adore my Lord Quartz.

>>13916224
>Why does this guy collect so much crap?
Who else thought this was about his watch collection before reading more of the post?

>>13916244
Three were from zenmarket, one was from eBay. Superiors seem to have a little bit better price parity between the two, as compared to Lord or even king quartz, which is much cheaper on Yahoo jp. That makes sense - you'd expect markets to be more efficient in the more expensive and more niche pieces.

Bought this on Black friday, loving it so far.

Casio calculator + bond NATO = trap house watch

Bonus black pill on quartz from Jacques Ellul's Technological Bluff.

>We have quartz watches, which will not break down, which tell us the exact time without varying more than a second in a year. What good are they? Will they get us to meetings exactly on time? Will they help us to get up in the morning more easily? Will meetings we attend end precisely at the time announced? Not at all! These watches are no use whatever except perhaps for navigators (to plot their position). What is more, they also come with remarkable extra features which might waken us up to a charming melody or enable us to do astonishing calculations. An admiring friend told me one day that thanks to his watch,if I told him the day and year of my birth, he could tell me on what day of the week I was born and how many days I had lived thus far. I thanked him for his kindness but had no interest in such data. What is the point of so ingenious and learned an instrument when it obtains such absurd results?

Just put my explorer on a waffle strap and quite liking it.

>>13916313
>We have quartz watches, which will not break down, which tell us the exact time without varying more than a second in a year.
People have such weird ideas about the accuracy of quartz watches

>>13916320
looks gud

>>13916224
He's pandering to his market, seikofags and other shitters who need validation that their shit is not shit

>>13914985
Based
>>13915064
>>13915846
Cringe

Pretty much the same. Except would replace the sarb with a Datejust

> selling a watch on eBay
> start auction at the minimum price I’d take for it
> 12 offers around 40% or start price
> 45 watchers
> 5 questions about the watch answered
> nobody bids
> fuck you all I’m keeping it.

Pic unrelated.

>>13915914
Cheap and look good on nice straps, especially seeing as a large reason I wear watches is for the aesthetic

Who /Ti/ here?

>>13914985
Luxury:
>Patek Philippe
>Audemars Piguet
>Vacheron Constatin
>Omega
>Rolex
>Jaeger LeCoultre
>Blancpain
>FP Journe
>A. Lange & Sohne
>Zenith
>Breguet
>Grand Seiko
>Cartier

Reliable watches that are Not Luxury but not a Shitter Either:
>Tudor
>Breitling
>Nomos
>Longines
>Sinn
>Hamilton
>Tissot
>Glashutte Original
>Piaget
>IWC

Shitters:
>Panerai
>Frederique Constant
>Tag Heuer
>Girrard Perregaux
>Richard Mille
>Hublot
>Ulysse Nardin
>Roger Dubuis
>Bell & Ross
>Oris
>Baume and Mercier
>Mont Blanc
>Raymond Weil
>Maurice Lacroix
>Rado
>Chopard
>Ball
>Bremont
>Squale
>Corum
>Ressence

>I will probably die never having owned this

Why live?

>>13916232
It worked, I didn't get charged customs fees.

>>13916578
Nice. Thanks for the tip.
I just ordered something. At what point do you instruct to mark it as measuring equipment?

is this a good watch?

>>13916598
It's decent for the price. If you want full german autism you may as well go with one of the damaskos with an in house movement (or at least the silicon escapement).

Anyone else have this as a kid?

>>13916589
When you select which shopping method you want. There should be an option to edit the shipping info or something.

>>13916641
*shipping

>>13916545
>it's the triggered autistic and delusional seiko shitter fag
kys

>>13916578
H-how did you know that was me?

>>13916578
Cheers

What are the /wt/ -approved Fliegers? Is Stowa 40mm the best one in a price range under 1500€?

>>13916701
If I were going to by a Flieger I’d make it a Stowa. I’d probably go for the smaller one though.

>>13916701
>/wt/ -approved
Anything from the bin

>>13916701
https://www.damasko-watches.com/en/models/three-hand-models/flat-three-hand-sporty-models/1/ds30

this is kind of cool. submarine-grade hardened-steel.

>>13916727
>>13916701
btw the Stowa is the most authentic. wouldn't waste the money on anything overpriced from IWC + a producer of the original.

This nice.

My speedy has a new owner :(
Do I pay off some of the mortgage or get a different watch?

>>13916778
Obviously get a watch.

>>13916782
Considering a bb58 but not sure I want another expensive watch. I hate worrying about leaving it in a locker or damaging somehow.

>>13916794
Get a nomos or junghans

>>13916778
Pay off some of the mortgage

Do you even brush?

It's not perfect yet, I need to use a little finer grit.

360 grit nylon sandpaper + metal polish at the same time = the most Rolex like finish ever. This is 240 grit, I did 360 before and it was identical in grain but not polish.

>>13916809
No thanks. I respect their aesthetic but find them really boring. Here’s my current collection.

>>13915911
Thats a nice Casio, how much it cost?

>>13915620
Tbh this, Ive had over 30 different watches, lots of expensive ones too, but the sarb and any good diver/chrono will fill all your watch needs

>>13916885
Like 6 bucks.

>>13915537
Vicious shitters

>>13915809
I wish the Submariner wasn't so boring. I like the look of Tudor Black Bay way more.

Is this too small or alright?

Tfw experiencing alien abduction.
Hows wts evening going?

>>13915620
I’m looking to buy a non shitter watch but want to start off smaller and gradually increase. I like the look of sarb035 and srpc97j1, are there any similar to these?

What should I consider between the two?

>>13916941
Not a big fan of that watch,
It however, fits you alright.

Post your grails that only you appreciate
>Dietrich OT-1

>>13917039
Looks like something from AliExpress for about $8

>>13917039

>>13917052
Please make it stop

>>13917051
Nothing as detailed and specialty milled could be made for 6$. Literally a bargain if you compare to other as extravagantly crafted pieces

>>13917039
>>13917134

ayy dis nigga came straight out the game of thrones intro

>>13916224
He's a hoarder, which is fine because it makes him more relatable to me.

>>13917039
>>13917134
Ugly UGLY watch. What are you doing man. Fuck me dead. Work with me not against me. Work with me not against man. FUCK

>>13916224
Does he really have a wife?

>>13917228
He's a lying incel

>>13917039
>>13917134
Ugly UGLY watch. What are you doing man. Fuck me dead. Work with me not against me. Work with me not against me. FUCK

>>13916224
>people actually listen to this guy for advice on watches

Kek

Friendly reminder that Archie is the only guy on YouTube with decent opinions on watches.

>>13917152
Is that another one off like the celestia?

>>13917252
Archie has terrible advice that he doesn't even follow himself.
Everything about his character is a satire of the watch community and if you take any of it seriously you are brain dead.

>>13917252
I don't take advice from fat fucks. Period.

>>13916285
that's waaay too big for you

>>13916923
Nah they are good

What to get sailcloth straps like pic related?

>>13917385
t. Samefag

>>13917390
Where*

just bought a replica Patek Nautilus

>>13917390
>leather on the bottom, making it not actually waterproof
Nah. If you want one that's nylon on both sides, go with one from iwantastrap.com. A bit thick but they break in nicely.

>>13917395
Embarrassing

>>13917395
>replica
lol Replicas are for faggots

>>13914985
While I agree with this, Frederique Constant and Montblanc make very good looking and affordable prepetual calendars. The next in line is 40k more expensive

>>13917395
We get it, you don't care about watches, you're just another NPC superficial retard.

>>13917410
>>13917405
>>13917402
you are depressing

>>13915620
I have horological autism. I love complications and the history behind watches. I have more clocks than watches desu. If I had to only have two watches I’d have a Prepetual Calendar or a Tourbillon, and my second a Marathon Tsar.

>>13917397
>iwannastrap.com

Looks good. How's their shipping to the states?

>>13917039
>grail
literally less than a grand second hand
r u thick?
btw not a good looking watch

>>13917410
You're really the dumbest mf alive
I do care about watches. But can I afford a 25k Patek?
This shit is not about showing off. No one knows what is a Patek in the real world anyway

>>13917417
It's actually for strapon dildos.

>>13917417
Beats me, should be considerably shorter than it takes to ship to milkbagland (where customs holds the fucking thing for weeks).

>>13915809
Thanks Archie

>>13917420
if its not about showing off then why did you get it?

>>13915620
vomit.jpg

>>13917420
You don't care, you idiot. Why where a fake ass watch if you did? I don't believe you're conversing in good faith since you're all over the place so I'm assuming you're just a dirty troll. You got me, congratulations my absolutely based friend.

>>13917420
If you can't afford it, don't fake it.
You're just a low life.

are boutique hipster brands /fa/?

>>13916564
Get back to me when you get obsessed with the JLC gyrotourbillon. Even considering I work in a field where I could afford one one day, I’ll very likely never get one due too low numbers.

>>13917423
Damn, looks like 3 weeks or more... too late for a gift I had in mind, RIP.

>>13917448
fuck no

Rank these brands
>Omega
>TAG Heuer
>Tudor

>>13917481
Tudor (With ETA)
Omema
Tag HUEHUE

>>13917481
In order:
>Omega
>Tudor
>Literally almost any brand below the first two
>Shat Heuer

>>13917431
You can agree or not with the guy, but if you think that someone buys a replica to show off (unless it is a Rolex) then you live a different reality. Average people don't know a shit about watches.

>>13917262
>>13917313
t. triggered assblasted soibois who unironically think the larping britshit knows anything about watches
back to your seikos, children

What’s the cheapest, smallest and slimmest automatic watch?

>>13917539
Back to your cheeseburgers, Archie's World Tour.

>>13917518
rappers have been name-dropping Patek Philippe for awhile now, so plebs are definitely aware

https://pitchfork.com/levels/objectified-raps-obsession-with-patek-philippe/

>>13917540
Not for men

>>13917391
No

>>13917553
Okay then, what are the cheapest, slimmest and smallest men’s automatic watches?

>>13917566
Seiko 5 SNK809

>>13916545
>He thinks omega is better than Piaget and IWC
>He thinks Tissot, Hamilton and Longines, the most boring designs in watches, is better than Ulysse Nardin
>He thinks Girard Perregaux, which he can't spell is worse than a Glashütte Original

I don't think it's possible to make a worse list, you literally just went by name recognition.

>>13917552
Not to mention that GQ video with RDJ where he gushed about the Nautilus his wife bought him. Now all normies know the price and prestige of a Patek.

>>13917574
Why not mention Timex Marlin? You don’t like fashionable watches? Got masculinity complex?

>>13915046
Never.

EVER.

Fall for the Grand Seiko meme.

Did l fuck up?

>>13917627
everything about that even the fucking strap is fucked.

>>13917623
It's not among the cheapest

>>13917627
If you're talking about pulling a random photo from the web to make believe you bought an expensive watch?
>FUCK YES

Recommendations please.
My wife said she'd get me a watch as a Christmas present. I would like:
>preferably automatic
>minimalist design, similar to Bauhaus styles like Nomos
>leather band
>versatile enough to wear casually and dressed up
>budget is 150 to 200 USD, would consider around 250 if it's worth it

Obviously I'm not asking for some luxury watch, just something nice that's affordable and will last for a long time.

>>13917680

>>13917597
>Piagay and International Turd Company are better than Omega

What did he mean by this?

>>13917715
He's right though. As much as I love Omega, the brand simply can't develop the quality finishings and design of Piaget, nor the complications of IWC.

Read more, kid.

>>13917733
Piagay is jewellery not horology

ITC is overpriced ETA crap. ITC just wishes they were ALS

Omega does what they do perfectly

Why can't I find this watch anywhere... I want it so bad. Raketa 26690 movement with night/day indicator.

>>13917693
Fuck off if you're not going to be helpful

>>13917680
So you simply want a fashion watch. Just go to the mall and find one you like. At that price range they are all going to be quartz shitters and you're paying for the brand name.

>>13917760
>Implying you're not paying for the brand name with literally any watch

Fashion watches are AIDS though.

>>13917763
>Implying you're not paying for the brand name with literally any watch

Not based Orient.

>>13917680
You're asking for a Daniel Wellington, you don't want to admit that you're asking for one, but that's what you're asking for

>>13917680
>minimalist design, similar to Bauhaus styles like Nomos
yikes and sóypilled, just get a DW if you want it that bad

>>13916153
I think my favorite part of this is the sub-second markers and their conspicuous lack of utility.

>>13917395
Return it and get a grand Seiko gmt quartz special edition

>>13917481
Omega>TAG>>>>>POWERGAP>>>>>Invicta>>>>>>>No name dogs>>>>>>>>>>>Tudor

>>13917742
>Piaget has been has been pushing the ultra thin market along JLC for decades, among several other achievements.
>Not horology.

>IWC is only overpriced ETA
>Il Destriero Scafusia just to offer a fucking wow example

>Omega does what they do perfectly
You mean endless "limited" editions

Read A LOT FUCKING MORE, kid

>>13917747
It looks like ass

>>13917680
For that price Seiko, Citizen or Orient

>>13917539
I hate tgv as much if not more.
Both are shit.

>>13917770
Maybe, are they any good?

>>13917760
Why can't a fashionable watch also be good and affordable? That's what I'm asking for.

>>13917810
Thank you.

>>13917742

>omega
>the literal flagship for overpriced eta swatches

>>13917552
and some poorfag who will name it to afford one isn't a pleb?

>>13917817
>are they any good
No

>>13917817
>Maybe, are they any good?
Fuck no

>>13917817
>Why can't a fashionable watch also be good and affordable? That's what I'm asking for.
Fashion brands license watches and sells fucking one dollar movements in shitty finished cases.

Ordered an orange Samurai on Sunday but I saw a "Save the Ocean" edition Samurai today and that thing really pops. What do? Keep orange? Return orange and buy blue?

Okay, then what's are the best watches in the 200 dollar tier?

>>13917825
>Return orange and buy blue?
You know it.

>>13917828
SKX007
SKX009

>>13917810
> For that price Seiko, Citizen or Orient
None of them are " Bauhaus style "

Fuck it, even DW is more Bauhaus than those.

>>13917828
Define what you mean by best.

>>13917828
Depends if you want a beater, a dress watch, a dive watch, etc...

>>13917836
What is the daily driver equivalent of watches?

Find a flaw

Pro tip: you can’t

>>13917825
Watch was 265 last week

>>13917825
I don't understand the safety orange watch meme. Maybe its useful for actual diving. It looks like something a road worker or deer hunter should wear. I personally would never wear the orange, but if thats your thing I think you should roll with it. The Save the Ocean is a lot more common.

>>13917839
Ugly, over priced, incredibly dated moment, mediocre finishing.

>>13917839
>big ass open heart
>overlapped subdials
yuck

>>13917839
do you have eyes?

>>13917840
That's what the orange one cost me. Ocean is $290 now.

>>13917840
How do you keep track of watch prices?

>>13917839
Get a Grand Seiko instead. Future employers will appreciate it. If you wear that they will think you're not too bright.

>>13917839
>openheart that doesn't reveal a nicely finished movement
Need more?

>>13917838
I wear a dive watch every day. But I don't have to dress, hence a dress watch. If I had to wear a suit to work every day a big dive watch wouldn't work very well with the cuffs on a fitting shirt.

I think you should just look at stuff in your price range and pick something you like. At least post some things you like instead of these vague questions

>>13917856
t. basedboi trap

>>13917843
>Ugly
Shit tier opinion

>over priced
Not a flaw, keeps proles away

>incredibly dated moment
Objectively still one of the very best chronometers available

>mediocre finishing
Fucking kek, finishing is as good as anything short of Patek and ALS

>>13917844
>big ass open heart
That’s very far from a flaw

>overlapped
>implying anyone actually uses it to time anything

>>13917847
Yes

>>13917856
Imagine turning up to work wearing a grand Shiteiko. You would be laughed away for buying that shitter

>>13917859
The finishing is immense, what are you even talking about

>>13917866
>one of the very best chronometers
is this just a troll

>>13917866
>implying anyone actually uses it to time anything
yikes

>>13917856
garbage

>>13917869
>el Primero isn’t the best chronograph ever

What did he mean by this?

>>13917870
A $5 digital stopwatch is better and more accurate

>>13917886
>is the very best chronometer available but no one uses it to time anything anyway
>is very good but useless
very big yikes

>>13917866
>finishing is as good as anything short of Patek and ALS
>The finishing is immense
kek
finishing is way better than mall japanese and cheap watches, but is far from actually good.

>>13917886
I think you spelled Datograph wrong

>>13917892
>Le miss the point “accidentally” man

>>13917896
t. Someone who has never even seen a Zenith in person

>>13917866
>Fucking kek, finishing is as good as anything short of Patek and ALS
can you post a picture
thats a pretty big claim to be making desu

>>13917903
https://youtube.com/watch?v=L1PJwK_cwQo

>>13917901
>tfw I've seen plenty and you are full of shit

>>13917909
>4:09
>It's not highly decorated
>Not JLC or GP level
Even the video you posted admits this.
>rough perlage
>superficial cotes de geneve
Are you an enormous imbecile?

>seiko snk with all links removed is too big for my wrist and spins around or rests over the joint between wrist and hand
fuck bros, how do I fix this?

>>13917911
>>13917917
>Rolex shill bridgade out in full force today

>>13917931
eat a sandwich mr skeleton

>>13917933
>Rolex shill
Rolex has barely good finishing too

>>13917939
Let me guess, grand shiteiko has good finishing right?

>>13917943
barely

>>13917848
This is the superior variant. As a graphic designer, I can tell you that tangerine orange shade is flat out the most successful colour for any summer core medium. Don't tell anyone but I use it in like 70% of my work and it always gets a quick, happy client conclusion.

But forget about me. All you only have to look at the balanced black accent inside that orange and you know in your heart you've got a watch you're never going to sell.

>>13917951
huh, you're a graphic designer?

Someone make new bread

>>13918022
>/wt/ - Watch Thread

>>13918064
>>13918064
>>13918064

>>13917552
So if people know about Patek Philippe, they should know that the Nautilus costs around 50k, so as soon as you see someone wearing it and driving a Toyota and living in a flat, you will know it's a fake. Still, don't see the point of showing off with a watch that average people clearly can't afford.

>>13914985
>>13916545
no H.Moser & Cie

>>13916730
Laco are just as Authentic, can even get them aged. I own a Stowa Flieger Classic and I'm mostly happy with it, but Laco do one in 45mm as opposed to the 41mm max on the Stowa chrono version.

>>13916135
Nice baby wrists lmao. Looks ridiculous.

>>13917931
>seiko snk with all links removed is too big for my wrist

Wut. What SNK? I've got an 809, and despite my Auschwitz tier wrist theres a few links left. Are you sure you removed all the links? Did you remove some push pins, or did you violently take the links apart by removing the metal pin from the link itself? The snk809 has a folded link bracelet that you can only take a part with relatively much force for such a fragile feeling thing.. Look up a video on resizing folded links.

If you really shortened to the max and can't fit, get an aftermarket strap. NATOs and leather straps tend to have enough holes for the skinniest of wrists, but you can punch an extra hole where needed.

>>13916885
Thank you, im in love with it too. 24 euros in germany. Amazon. Some casios are a bit more expensive in the stores here. I was amazed when i saw an AQ-230 for 45 euro.

>>13918560
the stowa seems to be the closest to the original design but yeah, laco are an original producer too.

>>13917597
>actually disliking GO
kys
>defending IWC
Pathetic. They haven’t made cool shit in 50 years.