/fa/ - Fashion

If I was rich I would have Putin's watch collection

>>14032388
> not having a cassio collection equal to jair bolsonaro president of brazil

>>14032405
Nah, Putin wears Blancpain, ALS, IWC, Patek.
His collection is based.

Timex Weekender or Fairfield?

What time is it, anon??

>>14032649
Why though?

Where's that anon who wears flannels and the gold rolex with the perlon strap? Need to ask you something brah. But I guess general question to anyone - is there such a thing as a wool strap? Specifically a wool perlon strap. After buying my first perlon I was slightly disappointed that all the pictures and shit kinda tricked me into thinking it was gonna be this soft woven kind of strap and tbqh it's not as nice as I thought. That anon who wears the gold rolex with grey perlon always has his looking soft as fuck and even if it's not I want to know if it's possible to find such a strap so that its fuzzy on the wrist

>>14032801
It's an eulit Panama iirc. Eulit are pretty much the only good perlons. It's not wool but it's the best perlon you'll find. Here's the same strap on my basedko.

>>14032813
Yeah that's the same one I have in dark blue on my snkl23. Might've been the Eulit Palma, don't remember. But yeah it wasn't as soft as I was hoping it just wears like a strap made of anything else because of how stiff the material feels. Even on your pic it looks really cool and shit with the woven pattern but the on wrist feeling doesn't match for me. Just tryna be a cozyboi

>>14032377
Post watches fit for honorable men who believe in a worthy cause.

>>14032822
It's just how it is, I was a little disappointed as well but it's how it is. Also I checked, it's indeed Palma. Panama is thinner. Here's my Panama.

>>14032331
>>14032256
>>14032342
The original Omega Seamaster 300 that this new one is based on had radium lume.
To create radium lume, radium was mixed with zinc sulfide, which naturally has a yellowish-brownish tint because of the sulphur content (hence 'sulfide').
See pic.

So the lume on the original 1957 Seamaster 300 would have looked very much like the lume on the modern variant: slightly yellowish-brown. Maybe a little lighter than the modern variant's lume.

Oh, and the modern SM300 doesn't have a painted dial, it's matte ceramic.

>>14032256
>overpolished to hell
Confirmed for never actually having seen one.

>>14032843
Neat. D'you happen to know what turns old black dials brown? Other than "it oxidizes" that is.

>>14032853
The zinc sulphide structurally breaks down much faster than the Radium half-life, which also explains why radium dials have no more luminescence after a couple of decades even though radium has a half-life of over 1500 years.

>>14032859
I get the lume part, but what exactly turns the black of the dial itself brown?

>>14032862
Sunlight exposure?

>>14032853
Wait, you were talking about the actual dial, not the lume (which also tends to turn brown).
Those dials were painted brass, I guess the radiation from the radium simply changed/decayed the paint's molecular structure.
Same reason old watch dials without radium show browning just from being exposed to solar radiation (hence the name tropical, i.e. tons of sun).

What's a good budget dress watch to wear when getting married? Thin wrist so a smaller case if possible. Thinking about brands like Citizen or Seiko.

Asking for a friend.

>>14032873
>What's a good budget dress watch to wear when getting married?
Gemius Army, period.

>>14032425
based and patekpilled

More opinions in this watch please?
They can be had for £3k in U.K. because they’ve dropped in price quite a bit.

>>14032904
Pretty sweet looking to me. I would ignore the guy who keeps saying "fake lume" ... it's not fake, lume can be made any color and the company chose this color because it's close to the way vintage watches have aged, which basically everybody agrees is good.

>>14032904
trash
shit movement, fake vintage lume is nasty and it'll cost you an arm and a leg to service. nu-omega is garbage-tier.

I want a non automatic diver for hiking etc. Citizen promaster or seiko solar tuna?

>>14032936
Why do you think current co-axial movements are shit?

>>14032944
retarded beat rate and impossible to service except at omega for starters.
It's just a shit design.

>>14032943
Get the new Solar Tuna.
What you boiz think of the BB36? Surely it’s /wt/ approved?

>>14032944
They are not but that other angry anon simply hates Omega on principle. There certainly were period where Omega had movement problems and unoriginal designs but they've improved a lot since then especially in the last few years where they've been doing some interesting things.

>>14032956
>>14032953
Is it true only omega can service co axial movements?

Is the SARX035 too wideboi for wristlets?

Also who rates the GS snowflake, it seems good but expensive. I'd probably get a moonwatch instead and save 2k.

>>14032964
Independents who bother learning it can, but it's a nightmare, and Swatch doesn't make it easier either.

>>14032904
I was very close to buying one last year. It was a really close call between this and the Pelagos, with the Omega being much more versatile.

It's a very nice blend of sporty and refined, meaning it pretty much goes with everything except outright manual labor or black tie events.

The watch has a god-tier side profile, extremely high finishing standards (both internal and external), pretty much shitting all over Rollie Subs in these regards.

The movement is very high-end as well; having the three-level coaxial design in an architecture designed entirely from the ground up (rather than the troublesome older two-level designs which were retrofitted into standard ETA movements), a silicon hairspring, and it has the extremely rigorous Metas testing certification.
It's also very nicely (machine-) finished, and is visible through the exhibition caseback.

In the end, I had a last-minute change of heart regarding "tool watches" in general, where I couldn't really reconcile the luxury and tool aspects of mechanical watches like the SM300 or the Rolex Submariner.

So I ended up buying a Seiko Tuna (SBBN031).
Very close in terms of finishing and heritage, with a cool overbuilt 80s quartz movement that is much more accurate and robust than any mechanical, even ones with a silicon hairspring and Metas certification.

Anybody else got money put aside for a new watch but can’t decide and so doesn’t buy one.
The perfect watch really doesn’t exist.
Pic is winning so far but paying £2500 for a watch from the 70s seems insane.

>>14032943

>>14032977
try paying £25,000 for a watch from the 50s...

Anyone know a good place to get a new leather strap

>>14032873
seiko cocktail time maybe?
I don't know how thin they are

What’s your budget, /wt/?

>>14032873

>>14033015
I put 10% of each paycheck aside for a watch, but I often pull money out of it when an unexpected expense shows up

>>14033015
So the more dept you have especially at a younger age, the larger your watch budget is.
Makes total sense, well thought my friend.

>>14032873

>>14033016
>>14033029
Based and enlightened

thoughts on Seiko tunas?

I'm thinking of getting this particular model

should I? why or why not?

>>14033039
If my wrist was bigger I'd get one in a heartbeat. They're probably the coolest, quirkiest Seiko going. The grey one from this series would be my choice: https://www.seikowatches.com/uk-en/products/prospex/special/streetseries/

>>14033039
>>14033047
Oh wait, I just realised you have posted the several thousand dollar version....
I wouldn't say that it's good value.

>>14033049
That's around 1.5k, not several thousand.

Does Tudor hold their value?

I know Lolex does because its such a normie meme but how about the little brother?

>>14032904
It's very nice I have the Spectre version myself. It looks better finished than a black bay and more robust than a sub. It might very well be the best dress diver.

>>14033057
Not really since normies think tudor is a poor man's rolex.

>>14032965
How bad is it?

>>14033057
Rolex doesn't hold their value, it's marketing BS.
Only some models do. Some dogshit submariner is way cheaper on chrono24.

https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2019-01-21/patek-philippe-may-come-up-for-sale-berenberg-analysts-say

RIP Memetek Philippe

>>14033065
I love the spectre version except for the 007 on the buckle. It’s also triple the price...
post pics pls.

>>14033029
I'm getting married this year, genuinely considering doing this. Either that or buying a speedy pro and not getting married.

>>14032649
12:46.18? I think.

>>14033069
Example?

Go look for yourself, compare new rolex prices vs grey market prices. I'm not here to spoonfeed you the whole thing.

best gimmick watches?

Anyone got any decent watch models to buy from Japan and flip in USA or UK? I've only been doing vintage King Quartz and similar but they're not selling for as high as they used to...

>>14033158
Thanks for the flashbacks I remember being 15 and thinking tokyoflash watches were the height of horology

>>14031948
>Hope Lange never releases a production steel watch.
Fucking why?
The holy trinity has been making steel watches since forever, and vintage steel Pateks, VCs, … are often MUCH more desirable than their gold counterparts.

In fact, steel is what saved AP (and luxury mechanical watches in general) from the quartz crisis, and the steel Nautilus has been Patek's hottest seller for a long while now.

>>14033175
they can be good conversation pieces.

TokyoFlash sells happy meal toys, though.

>release updated version of a watch
>improve some stuff but fuck other shit up so getting it wouldn't really be an upgrade.
Fuck It I'll just keep what I have

>>14032852
Not the anon you're replying to, and I'm sure you won't believe me, but if you go look at one of those up close in a store you will see it does not quite live up to the one in that set of pictures. I swear the one in that set of pics is a ringer.

>>14033086
Can't wait for Patek to end up owned by LVMH kek

>>14033330
I hear patek is super popular with niggers maybe nike will pick it up.

>>14033086
>>14033330
>>14033338
Watch it become absorbed by the Swatch Group and become another soulless arm of the company.

Anything similar to pic related?

>>14033354
seiko spacewalk has some similarities

>>14033354
Seiko Landmaster is the only acceptable option.

>>14033324
>go look at one of those up close in a store
I did (right alongside one of those white gold Pepsi GMT Rolexes) and it was every bit as good as in that pic I posted earlier.
Pic related (nevermind the finger smudges).

I have no dog in this fight. Like I said, I ended up buying a Seiko Tuna instead.

>>14033377
I really don't like it. I don't like sword hands, I don't like triangle indices, I don't like the 12 3 6 9 bullshit. I don't like the lack of a crown guard. The bezel is too spartan 2/10 would not cop

>>14033384
All of those things are from the 1957 original.

>>14033387
That doesn't magically make them less repulsive to me

So err... what are some good watches?

>>14033403
I hear fossil deliver a lot of watch for not much money

>>14033392
>repulsive
Yeah, you totally don't have some kind of chip on your shoulder lmao.

>>14033416
The definition of repulsive is fairly broad. I mean it in the sense that those features make me go NOPE and not want anything to do with the watch.

>>14033421
In a vast universe of derivative shitters, a 1957 design by what was at the time THE premier wristwatch company, from the dawning age of dive watches is what you choose to find "repulsive", "2/10", "NOPE".
That's interesting.

Any reason why I shouldn't get a Vostok Amphibia?

Did The Ghastly Virgin kys himself due to people talking shit about Squale? He hasn't uploaded anything in the last three weeks.

>>14033429
The Russian obsession with polishing fucking everything makes Vostoks look far cheaper and nastier than they actually are.

>>14033428
>1957 design by what was at the time THE premier wristwatch company, from the dawning age of dive watches
None of those factors automatically mean the watch is going to look good. Are you retarded?

>>14033377
The one I saw in store didn't quite live up to the crispness of the studio shots, maybe it was an outlier, who knows.

>>14033384
>I don't like sword hands, I don't like triangle indices, I don't like the 12 3 6 9 bullshit. I don't like the lack of a crown guard
Why not just say "I hate pre-quartz high-end Swiss aesthetics"?

>>14033464
That would be silly. The submariner for example doesn't have any of those issues.

>>14033434
>>14033470
Omega Seamasters had those basic style elements for decades before the Rolex Submariner.
And not just Omegas, pretty much all major Swiss high-end brands have used this aesthetic at some point.

I've only got a Seiko 5 that I do like but I was thinking of upgrading for something more versatile but also suitable for work in a hotel or restaurant.
What would be my best options in the £400 range?

>>14033486
So what? I don't think you get how this works. Just because something is old doesn't mean it looks good. Marketing aside there's a reason everyone would like a submariner and are meh about seamasters. The submariner actually looks good.

>>14033495
Hamilton intramatic 38mm with the 2892 movement

>>14033498
>Just because something is old doesn't mean it looks good.
Those design elements are an intrinsic part of the pre-quartz high-end Swiss wristwatch aesthetic.
The fact that you go out of your way to find it "repulsive", and "2/10" is at the very least interesting to me.

>>14033429
Absolutely none, the Amphibia is based and redpilled.

>>14033508
I find it more interesting that you think aping outdated aesthetics gives something a free pass

>>14033513
>aping outdated aesthetics
You mean like the Submariner has been doing non-stop since 1953?
Or like pretty much all prestigious watch brands have been doing for the past decades, the holy trinity first and foremost?

Your retardation keeps deepening and widening.

How does the finishing of a Cartier compare to a Grand Seiko?

What do you cunts think of the Richard LeGrand Odyssea?

what do y'all think of the Seiko SKX175? I got my Divemaster this summer and wanted to treat myself

Is there any truth to the following statements or are they complete broscience?
>trying to demagnetize your watch will fuck it up
>even the toughest dive watch can't survive warm and/or soapy water
>all quartz watches are destined to fail because moisture from your skin will eventually get inside the case and mess up the circuitry
>the only difference between an authentic [insert high-end watch brand] and a knockoff or homage is the price

>>14033513
>aping outdated aesthetics
The most prestigious, coveted, successful, expensive, ... watches today not only ape outdated aesthetics, but even outdated technology.
That's the whole point of 99% of luxury watches.

>>14033403
Patek Phillipe Grand Complications

>>14033544
not an expert but I'll take a crack at this one
>have no clue
>I seriously doubt that
>I doubt that too
>nah

>>14033429
They're not very accurate.

>>14033544
That's all bs. I wouldn't take a gold submariner in a hot tub or shower though just to be extra safe

>>14033544
>>even the toughest dive watch can't survive warm and/or soapy water
Warm, soapy water is more of a risk than cold, non-soapy water. Soap makes water penetrate easier.

>>14033513
>omg it looks so old grossss xD

100% this tard either wears a MVMT or a fake Tudor.
Guess what? Good news! If you don't like a watch, you don't have to buy it. Just let the company pay some homage to its heritage for christ's sake.
If you love watch companies ditching the past and making new, modern designs go buy an AP 11.59

Because that went well

>>14033544
inb4 the tudor faggot comes to tell everyone the last one is true

>>14033539
What's the difference between the 009 & 175?

>>14033548
For the price of one Patek Phillipe Grand Complications I can buy 1400 fossils that are more accurate and have higher water resistance.

>>14033539
I got one for my dad last about a year ago and it just upsets me I didn't get him a diver off the prospex line, and instead got one for myself. It looks great on a dad's wrist though

>>14033563
I think just the band, idk

>>14033566
Okay, don't let me stop you.

>>14033567
Im a poorfag and can't swing 500 on a watch, I get where you're coming from though

>>14033566
>pffft I can buy 14,000 cool looking hot wheels instead of a Honda Accord

>>14033572
I would say wait and save up for a samurai or turtle, they are only like 80-100 more and have hacking and handwind. Don't get me wrong though I eventually want the orange dial varient skx soon

>>14033569
I just googled, it seems the 175 is the North American version of the 009. The 009 was never officially sold in that market.

>>14033544
>broscience
>quartz is fine, some movements may have parts that expand on heat but usually nothing will happen, you would probably burn your skin before you broke a watch. For soap, see below.
>all watches are destined to fail without maintenance, more so if not water resistant. So yes, but it's not a knock on quartz because everything applies
>depends on what the homage is and who makes it. Usually the movement will not be the same and the QC is worse. If the brand uses an ETA and no glass back, then it is mostly about QC. Some homages may have good enough QC depending on how far you stretch homage. See: every Rolex submariner homage. For some reason straight knockoffs are always crap and you should just get an homage instead.

>>14033563
As far as I know the 009K is made for the asian (and maybe euro) market, the 009J is for the middle east and the 175 is for the United States.
The only physical difference between all 3 is that the 175 has Malaysia written on the dial, the 009K has nothing written on the dial and the 009J has Made in Japan written on the dial and the day wheel is in English/Arabic instead of English/Spanish

>>14033573
A hot wheel doesn't serve the same purpose as a real car. The fossil on the other hand does what it's supposed to, tell time that is, and does so with higher accuracy.

How come everyone here shat on the Seiko Alpinist for the dial but suddenly that setup with mixed numbers and non number indicators is ok now?

>>14033578
ah, gotcha
>>14033577
if its worth I can do another hundred, but I like the look of the SKX175 more than the samurai or the turtle.
remind me what hacking is? and arent automatics kinda handwound by default at first?

also
>orange dial variant SKX
link?

>>14033589
The numbers + non number markers setup has been around for decades before the 017 was even thought of in its current form.
I think people hated on the dial because it was green and had gilt markers and hands.
Those people don't like things that are kinda different maybe because their dad didn't hug them enough

>>14032873
Look into Orient's offerings

>>14033550
How bad are we talking though? I'm obviously not expecting the same accuracy as something that costs thousands, but is it like - 10 seconds a week?

>>14033615
Not that guy but my komandirskies +/- 30 seconds a day

>>14033615
+8 out of the box on my amphibia

>>14033544
>the only difference between an authentic [insert high-end watch brand] and a knockoff or homage is the price
This is 100% irrefutable fact.

Such a nice watch

>>14033653
Based

>>14033615
Mine is usually better than a couple of seconds a day. I think it's part luck of the draw and part making sure it's regulated right.

>>14033615
They can differ wildly, some people get +/- 10 secs per day others +/- 30 secs.

>>14033593
The orange dial version is the SKX011

>>14033593
Hacking means when you pull out the crown the second hand stops too so you could perfectly sync to time.gov or anything else much more easily. Also, aside from the movement the samurais/turtles have objectively better finishing.
>orange skx

>>14033710
Ah I gotcha.

Also I’m reading some nasty reviews of the SKX175 on Amazon, sounds like I’m rolling the dice pretty hard. May suck it up and pick the samurai. More of a fan of the blue and red though

>>14033724
>More of a fan of the blue and red though
Get the SRPB53 then.

>>14033735
>rubber strap
forgot I was looking for the chain too
easy switch though

>>14033748
You can get it on a steel bracelet, that was just a good picture showing the watch.

>>14033771
thank you kind anon

So general consensus is that it's a good watch.
Except for that butthurt anti-Omega fag who hates all old watches and only like DW and MVMT. .

Is it a bad idea to wear my Jaeger LeCoultre Master Ultra Thin Moon at an entry level job interview? Do people care/notice?

>>14033792
Perfect for an interview. That's an expensive watch anon, get a windfall?

>>14033792
Almost no one cares about watches except retrofags and weebs

>>14033783
It's a cuck-axial, and the watch itself is known to have shitty build quality. Avoid.

>>14033808
I dumped my illnessbux on this watch
>>14033810
good to know, thanks

>>14033771
Oh hell yeah, this is what I’m looking for

SRPB99

What's the best Timex watch under $100?

>>14033812
Any references regarding the build quality?

What's a good, everyday casual watch that I can wear to uni, under 40mm and under $150?

>>14033835
Discussed many times here, should have been around, newfag.

>>14033783
Sort of. There's a picture that goes around here about certain parts being made in China, which suggests that Omega is doing the bare minimum to make it called Swiss, and servicing will be more expensive. Otherwise it's a decent choice.

Should l?

>>14033559
This.

>>14033783
The design is among the best (sporty but very versatile), the movement looks real nice and is extremely well built and regulated (Metas).

Honestly, if Omega had as much restraint and focus in their overall range, this would probably be the ideal luxury sports watch.
It's definitely much nicer in terms of case design, complexity, and finishing.

>>14033866
I’ve been here a while. The thing is that nobody has one in here.
I can’t find one article.

>>14033429
The stems are awfully cheap and don't fit as snug as litterally any screw down crown I've ever seen. They're a good $50 watch, but they are a $50 watch.

>>14032813
source on the watch?

>>14033838
Citizen, seiko etc.

>>14032838
That's a beautiful piece. Hm did it cost you?

This Orient arrived yesterday, pretty fancy late 60's, early 70's piece. Unfortunately couldn't take a picture because I already traded it for a blue basic bitch Orient Tristar.

>>14033092
Nop. 12:17 with 46 seconds

Use it specifically when I'm working.

New JOMW video, fuckeroonies!
He even uses Archie's favorite word this time.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TBFhRmK0lYk

>>14034437
"Simple watch"
"Great to wear when you get tired of all the complications"
Nigga is talking about a watch that has chrono, alarm, annual calendar, day&date and backlight

>>14034042
It's a Seiko from spirit line, I haven't found the reference but I'm afraid it's jdm and probably out of production.
>>14034119
45 yuros.

>>14034503
The reference is printed on the dial.

Is this one worth 80 euros? How are type II's?

I enjoy my seiko
>had it for +5 years
>been all across the country with me
>dropped, kicked, and dragged
>still looks as good as the day she was born
The straps wear down pretty quickly though, might look for a sleek metal strap to match the gold

>>14033429
Total shit bracelet, but when you replace it then no, it's the best cheap automatic you can get.

>>14034540
Why are the hands so damn short?

>>14034515
Yes, the movement and case code is on the bottom of the dial but its not the same as product code.

>>14034531
hehe there is a penis on the dial XD

Good cheap leather straps?

>>14034702
Hadley Roma

just bought a Seiko sea urchin, Japan made model

(not my pic)

Is the anon that was looking at elastic natos here? I want to know how he faired.

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>>14034744
The Time Teller is comfy as fuck, yea I don't rely on him for watches but still.

>>14034744
>>14034818
>no Bark and Jack
plebs

>>14034589
Cause Japs are short

>>14034744
You could half that easily

>>14034744
Is watch finder any good?
I see their videos in my recommend section all the time

>>14035231
>he doesn't watch watchfinder

Yikes...

>>14032377
What's a good automatic day-date homage. My dad has an old SGF204(whatever the black dial version is), the battery went and took the quartz with it, so now he's interested in an automatic.

Got this the other month, been enjoying it immensely. Built like a tank and it wears comfortably.

I need a ladies watch that has gold plating and black dial combo. Any recommendations?

>>14035538

>>14035538

>>14035529
Nice, I'll be getting one of those in future.

Who else has taken the quartz pill?

>>14032904
where can it be bought for dat in the UK?

I'm too poor for an explorer but any good watches that I can wear at the office and outdoor? I don't do extreme stuff, just the occasional hiking and swimming.
Preferably not a diver, 40mm or less. Budget is 1000$.

>>14035584
These are fucking hideous, I'd rather wear a DW than one of these monstrosities.

>>14035605
Pick a flavor of SARB or SARX that you like.

>>14035595
Second hand on eBay.

Hey guys, I have a query for you. I recently bought the Seiko SARB033 as my first mechanical and I like it a lot however it is not suitable for my occupation, I cannot wear a 'sport' watch. To be frank, I need a small diameter (>38mm) dress watch from a more reputable company. Do you guys have any suggestions (up to $5000)?

>>14035584
Are you a professional diver? I am certainly not one and would choose a more slimmed model that meets my everyday needs and doesn't have to sacrifice form over function.

>>14035623
What kind of job do you have where a sarb033 is not dressy enough?

>>14035633
Office, smart casual. It is perhaps dressed enough but not for me, I would feel more confident in a more traditional dress watch.

New acquisition. Got it in a trade for another Orient.

>>14035623
Just get a rolex oyster perpetual 36.

>>14035638
Maybe a Nomos or Junghans Max Bill? You can get a Glashütte original sixties for around 5k. Only problem is that it's 39 mm.

>>14035638
You could also get a vintage omega seamaster.

>>14033559
wow get a load of this angry fag.
>I don't like the watch because x,y and z
>OMG HOW CAN YOU NOT LIKE X Y AND Z
I don't mind retro styled watches as long as they don't have shit I don't like. Deal with it.

>>14035648
Looks really beat up, and misaligned lume dots. Why did you take this? Did you not see a picture of it before you traded?

So I have a vostok amphibia, but I've found myself unhappy with the case and it's strap width. The model I have (pic related) has a width of 18mm and I want to move up to 22mm. I'm just wondering if a 22mm case would fit any amphibia model?

>>14035584
I have.

I spent a long time looking for the ideal mechanical "sports/tool" watch, with the Pelagos as the front runner for most of that period.
But the more I looked into it, the less it made sense to have a mechanical "tool" watch with a movement that has almost the same level of finishing as a cool quartz movement (see pic), but nowhere near the ruggedness and performance. Even with all the fancy mechanical movement tech (silicon hairspring, super duper observatory accuracy certification, full balance bridge, Breguet overcoil, dual mainspring barrels, etc.).

So I bought a Seiko Tuna (the one on the left in your pic), and it just makes absolute perfect sense.

>very high finishing quality
>similarly satisfying minimalistic "tool" design as a Pelagos
>BUT visually more interesting than a Pelagos (domed instead of flat crystal, polished highlights instead of all matte, unique case design instead of bloated Oyster case, etc.)
>old-school overbuilt quartz movement from the 80s (see pic)
>absolute best lume on any watch ever

It's absolutely perfect.

>>14035677
It was an irl trade. A friend really wanted this one that just arrived from Japan, so we made a trade. I don't mind though, I could just get another one from Yahoo.jp.

>>14035683
>I'm just wondering if a 22mm case would fit any amphibia model?
Do you mean strap? Yes, 090 and 710 are 22mm and I think there's one or two others as well.

>>14035665
Cool pic, did you get it off eBaumsworld?

>>14035696
I meant strap. What I mean is I want to order a case with a 22mm strap width, and move the internals of my current Vostok into it, because I like my current dial, and meranom doesn't seem to have any with scuba dude/ktb dials and a 22mm strap with case.

>>14035605
Hamilton khaki or Sunny 104?

>>14035703
Just get a 710 or 090 case then, those are the best cases anyway. I think crown should fit but not sure if you won't need a spacer for movement. Ask Dmitry to be sure before you order the case.

>>14035692
Why do any of you own any of those? They belong in the garbage. I don't say that because of the cheap brand or to be snobby, but these look like they have been blown up by a tank

>>14034531
The case looks in excellent condition, €80 might be a bit high.

Can someone redpill me on Marathon watches? Good build quality and accuracy? I like the military aesthetic and the tritium tubes, might cop

>>14035654
>paying 5k, 5000, FIVE THOUSAND, for a VOSTOK homage

>>14035423
Orient make one that looks alright.

>>14035605
Sinn 556i

>>14035623
Datejust 36, might have to get used though.

>>14035703
Meranom will pretty much make anything you want. Pick a watch with the case you want, then add the dial you want to the basket and there's an option called 'fit spare parts' that you add to the basket.

>>14035657
>vintage omega seamaster.
This.

Can someone point me to where I can learn about starting a micro brand? ETA ebauches, not meme chink dw quartz

>>14035762
I think I'm retarded. I'm not exactly sure where this "fit spare parts" option is. Is it supposed to be in checkout? on the dial's buy page?

>>14035708
I shot Dmitry an email - any idea how long it takes for this guy to respond?

>>14035786
Its not easy to find, i think it's in the spare parts section.

>>14035786
It's called 'changing spare parts' and it's under the spare parts section where you find hands, cases etc.

>>14035801
I just WhatsApp him and he replies after few hours usually.

>>14035538

>>14035650
>anon trades $100 for $100 watch
>JuSt gEt A RoLeX
kys kike lover

>>14035746
I love my GPQ, but have never seen the metal ones in person. Stupid light watches, and even the best lume doesn't hold a candle to tritium. Can see the glow of this watch from across a room regardless of how long it's been in the dark.

>>14035858
Yeah it's ridiculous how good the gas tubes are, the difference is night and day (haha) vs the archaic luminescent paint

>>14035665
>>14033513
>>14033498
>>14033470
>>14033434
>>14033421
>>14033392
>>14033384
>repulsive
>2/10
>NOPE

>>14035665
>>14033513
>>14033498
>>14033470
>>14033434
>>14033421
>>14033392
>>14033384
>I don't like sword hands, I don't like triangle indices, I don't like the 12 3 6 9 bullshit. I don't like the lack of a crown guard.

>>14035916
>>14035931
Why does someone not liking what you like hurt your pooper so bad anon?

>>14035940
Welcome to 4chan

>>14035940
I'm laughing at how butthurt he is at a basic watch design.

>>14035665
>>14033513
>>14033498
>>14033470
>>14033434
>>14033421
>>14033392
>>14033384
>I don't like sword hands, I don't like triangle indices, I don't like the 12 3 6 9 bullshit. I don't
like the lack of a crown guard.
>repulsive
>2/10
>NOPE

Guys! Pls post your seamasters and your favourite seamasters.
I’m fairly new to luxury watches but I’m interested in this legendary watch.
42mm maximum though.

>>14035959
For me it's the Brosnan era 300M, the best Seamaster

>>14035963
What size did Brosnan wear? Mid size is 38mm?

>>14035959
For mechanical Seamasters, pic related without question.
If Omega did a decent upscale quartz version (with exclusive movement) of the Brosnan-style Seamaster, I'd be very interested.

>>14035966
I have a feeling it was full size, 40 something

>>14035959
This one is pretty wild.

Is this one good?

>>14035981
The hour hand looks retarded.

Citizen Promaster, pretty good value for the price. Iso certified, good lume, comfy strap (though I recommend boiling).

>>14032649
this is giving me anxiety

Wearing my The Citizen Chronomaster Ctq57-0954 today.

>>14033812
I see people sitting on coaxial all the time but no one ever explains why it's bad, I'm genuinely curious.
Also is pic rel peak dive watch aesthetics?

>>14035959
Do vintage Seamasters count?
>>>14035770

Does anyone wanna buy my Suunto Core for £50?

>>14036043
The old coaxial 2xxx Omegas had coaxial escapements retrofitted into ETA ebauches.
They had two-level designs, and were extremely finnicky to oil and reportedly wore very quickly without oil.

The new 8xxx generation has a three-level design, and as far as can be told after 10 years runs exactly as intended and promised.
Omega even upped its warranty period.

>>14035959

>>14035959
Omega Seamaster Cosmic 136.017 cal 613

>>14035981
It's what I have, I love it. I rarely wear any of my other watches anymore.
>>14036071

>>14036065
Post pics.

>>14036093

Update on the "learning how to service an Accutron" project:

I blew it.

I have one more disposable Accutron movement to try again.

>>14036109
What happened?

>>14036069
Ok, so is it just a negative opinion based on an older design which doesn't hold true anymore but they haven't been able to shake? I don't know much about the internals of watch movements but from what I understand the coaxial is pretty cool tech.

>>14036100
Have you never taken your suunto on adventures?

>>14036135
>Ok, so is it just a negative opinion based on an older design which doesn't hold true anymore but they haven't been able to shake?
Yes.
Much of the bad press regarding the old generation of coaxials came from a watchmaker called Archer, and he himself says he hasn't had much experience with the new three-level generation, but he did say that the oiling situation was much improved.

>the coaxial is pretty cool tech.
I don't know if there are any real-world benefits, but the idea and background is very cool indeed.

>>14036140
This was as adventurous as I got with it. Am a busy dad and senior manager. I don't get out much.

>>14035605
Get a dress watch for the office and a gshock for outdoors. You really don't want to risk swimming without a screw down crown watch which are usually divers.

>>14036130
Looks like I crushed the pawl finger with the top plate. I forgot to rotate it back into place when replacing the top plate.

>>14035746
They basically seem like the perfect watch to me

>>14034744
GOD TIER:
ArchieLuxury, the only true YouTube celebrity and luxury goods expert

OKAY TIER:
Watchfinder & Co.
Caseback Watches
Nick Shabazz

ANNOYING CVCK TIER:
Take Time w/ Patrick Marlett
Theo & Harris
The Modest Man

SUBVERSIVE JEW TIER:
The Time Teller
Federico Talks Watches
Roman Sharf
Marc Goldberg

BOOMER TIER:
Watch Repair Channel
Watch Time LA
Nutnfancy

BARGAIN BASEMENT TIER:
Teddy Bulbasaur
24 Hours At A Time
Just One More Watch
The Casual Watch Reviewer

SHIT TIER:
The Slender Wrist
Armand The Watch Guy
Perth WAtch

NASTY CHEAP FUCKER TIER:
The Urban Gentry

>>14036279
Caseback watches is fucking boring.
Nick shabazz is objectively a god tier reviewer.

>>14036279
MUH INFLUENCERS

If you watch any of these channels you should rethink your life.

Just ordered an immaculate one for £1850.

Are chronograph complications the most useless thing ever? I mean, if you have a three hand watch you can time anything. For most of us, we just need to time things like the oven etc

>>14036317
Moon phase is even more useless

>>14036317
I had a Speedmaster and I only used it for cooking. It's a lot easier to use a countdown timer on your phone or Google Home, etc.
I don't think it's worth the additional complexity of the movement unless it's quartz.

>>14036279
>nasty cheap fucker
Can't stop laughing. Urban gentry is such a fuckin meme. I live pretty close to him. I recognize every location he films at

>>14036317
Chronograph makes perfect sense for precisely timing short intervals.
Even with mechanical movements that lose seconds per day, that inaccuracy becomes inconsequential when precisely timing short intervals.

For any non-precise timing of short intervals, a dive bezel is better.

>>14036410
But I use the hands for timing short precise intervals easily enough. I just don't see what you can do easier with a chronograph. Or a bezel for that matter. They are gimmicks. At least moon phase is useful to hunters

>>14035650
>>14035759
jesus the super case is ugly what the fuck were rolex thinking

>>14036317
I cook and use my chronograph instead of an egg timer.
>>14036349
My moonphase is the perfect watch for telling me when to look out for werewolves.

>>14036279
Shipp belongs in both God tier and boomer tier. It's Craigshipp.com

>>14036430
>But I use the hands for timing short precise intervals easily enough.
Not for precise timing.

Okay, what the shit? How does this happen?

Customer brought in a Doxa with an ETA-2824 that started running like crap after five years.

>>14036317
I use it when cooking. I use it to time my runs when I'm trying to do distance in a certain time limit. I use it to time how fast i need to get from one building to the other on campus.
I use it a lot.

>>14036488
Can't remember the last time I needed to time anything lower than 30 secs.

What the heck are you guys timing?

Is 50 meters of water resistance """"enough""""?

>>14036505
You can time things longer than 30 seconds precisely too, you know.

>What the heck are you guys timing?
What's it to you?

>>14036505
Any time I'm timing something I will use my phone or if I'm doing exercise I'll have my G Shock anyway.
Chronographs are purely bought for the aesthetic in my opinion.

>>14036489
There's your problem, as they say.

Also turns out this is an SW200-1. Is this expected from Sellitas?

>>14036489
Don't hairsprings sometimes just look like that?

Underside of the crown wheel looks rough as fuck.

>>14036525
No, the pallet fork.

>>14036511
Enough to shower with, not enough to swim

>>14036534
how the fuck did someone manage to make metal look like particle board

>>14036551
I'm working on a genuine 2824 too right now, and it's definitely not this rough. It looks like it was cast or sintered or something.

>>14036534
Clone movement?

>>14036511
>>14036546
50m of water resistance is more than for swimming. The issue is that non-diver "50m" watches aren't individually tested, they are sample tested, and there is not even a required percentage of those sample tested that must pass. If your watch individual watch is actually water resistant to 50m (perhaps you had it tested - watches you're relying on for water resistance should be tested yearly anyways) it's fine for swimming.

>>14036581
Sellita SW200-1 in a five year old Doxa.

Which makes me worried, because we sell Doxas in the store and always told the customers they had ETA movements.

>>14036511
Well, the water resistance levels are only assumptions. Only if your watch says "divers" it has been pressure tested, at least modern watches.
Wouldn't shower with the watch because hot water and soap will damage the gaskets over time.

>look up used seiko 5 on ebay
>filter every single pajeet seller
>is no use because now some europoors are buying the curry-filled watches and selling it with better pictures
>some of these seiko 5 screams "I was assembled in India" while others looks legit as fuck so its really hard to tell now
>feel like there's a 80% chance of getting pajeet'd on every vintage seiko 5 I see on ebay

>>14036602
Just filter spain and maybe italy as well

>>14032904
The seamster 300 with the leather strap is my dream watch, I think it's stunning. I like the railmaster (plus it's relatively cheap) but am a sucker for dive watches. Just wish they brought back the geneves as they were tastefully understated and I own two given to me by my dad and grandad.

Do you guys check out what people wear on their wrists? I mean colleagues, friends, strangers on the street etc. Almost all of the people I meet wear quartz shitters from dumb brands that they payed too much for. Either that, or they're young people wearing cheap casio's. I almost never see anyone wearing something mechanical.

>>14036639
Depends where you work and in what country. The vast majority of mechanical watches are bought by the top 2% of earners in the world.

>>14036639
Constantly. Even people on Youtube/TV.

>>14036602
Have you tried not being poor and getting a decent watch?

>>14036639
I check out a lot of people, most of them wear malltrash and fashion brands but every now and then I come across someone with something pretty dope that only a watch nerd would wear.
In my experience if you find someone with a cool watch on and you mention it you can have some pretty neat conversations.

>>14032377
new thread
>>14036675
>>14036675
>>14036675

>>14036534
The pallet fork is the little pink part that makes the second intervals, right? What's wrong with it?

>>14036639
In my office, most people who are earning 50k plus like me wear Longines, Rado or Hamilton except one guy who has a few bulova watches. Most of the graduates seem to be wearing casio edifice or gshock. Not a rolex to be found.

>>14036681
its not the pink part but the tooth it's supposed to hook to that is broken shorter it seems

>>14036681
>>14036707
This is how the pallet fork is supposed to look like (pic is the exact Sellita SW200-1 part).

On my picture one of the jaws holding the pallet jewel in place is bent. It looks like it impacted the escape wheel teeth, somehow.

Amplitude is really shit on this watch so the pallet fork is definitely fucked, but why? I don't see any signs of a really big impact on the case.

>>14036707
nvm i was wrong

>>14033792
Stop wearing fakes lmao

>>14036687
$50k isn't really enough to comfortably be able to afford a Rolex

>>14036768
Agreed, that's where the swatch group comes in. I see hundreds of clients a year in the 50k bracket like me. So many of them wearing Longines. For 1-2k you get something like an eta 2892-a2 with +-2sec accuracy, Swiss made, mechanical kudos and looks great. One supplier of mine wore a rolex to a meeting, the only thing I remember was writing a reminder to get comparative prices as he was obviously on too much commission...

>>14036768
You can get a rolex for like 2k buddy

Really want to buy pic related, in my opinion this is the quintessential rolex these days, but it just feels wrong ordering one on the internet. Like, I feel like I have to go to an adventure somewhere and buy it in some remote shop in Asia or something, since I really would want to keep this watch as long as possible

>>14036794
You were born in the 90's weren't you?

>>14036639
Since getting into watches I've noticed a lot more what other people wear and it's almost all fashion watch quartz shitters.
Same with getting into boots and Goodyear welted footwear and realizing almost all boots you see people wear are cheap glued on shit.

>>14036794
>not an 114270

>>14036844
this

>>14036811

I was

>>14036844

why would I want a 36mm watchlet?

>>14036871
oh he's one of thoooose people
yeah we got ya buddy
you got a huuuge wang

>>14036871

>>14036794
The dullest watch I can think of. To think people pay thousands of dollars for that.

>>14036871
You've also posted the worst one with no lume in the numerals and retardedly short hands.
Please leave.

>>14036904
>t. seiko tuna wearer

>>14036929
Pure class, my friend.

>>14036910

oh shit, you're right

yeah, the 2016 is way better

>>14036904

that's why it's great, watches with a lot of bells and whistles get old really quick.

>>14035916
>>14035931
Nice shitter

>>14035963
Oh man that pic. Yikes. Hope he got a bunch of splatter fused to the case, and magnetized that watch.

anyone have experience with Sinn watches? I just love the look and ruggedness of them, I feel like these are the nowadays tool watches now that rolex and omegas have shot up in price, and at around $2k, they are pretty cheap

Although I'm not sure about the movement and the """heritage""" of these

>>14036279
You still haven't fixed this copy paste. Archie's fat ass belongs in NASTY CHEAP FUCKER TIER with tgv.

>>14037001
Tool watches are for tools, get a watch that actually looks good you miserable cunt.

Is there a rule for wearing watches that match a belt or shoe color? Like watch bands?

>>14037102
match the leathers, the rest is up to you

>>14037102
Yes there are very strict rules. If you're going to wear a nato in let's say navy and white. You have to wear a belt like pic related and you can only wear minimal white leather sneakers or navy chuck taylors.

>>14037164

What about business casual, I usually wear a brown leather belt.

>>14037183
Then get brown leather shoes and a watch with a brown leather strap. To add a bit of variety to your wardrobe be sure to buy this belt, you can match it with your diver on a bond nato. Get a pair of black shoes and you have 2 respectable fits.

anyone had experience with fortis?
inb4 SHITTTTTERRR

>>14036988
>when you roast yourself with your image
heh

>>14037204
How about diving watches with metal bands? Any rules for those?

>>14036297
W2c wooden handle and the one above it?

>>14037330
They go with anything.

>>14036794
Those hands. Yikes! Rolex has really gone down hill.

>>14036639
For 99% of people quartz is ideal.