/fa/ - Fashion

>>14145696
bill gates wears a $50 casio diver. Some other billionaire wears an f91w. There are many others who wear >$300 watches. Jewelry is a waste of money, and thats what luxury watches are.

>>14145712
This plus fuck seiko for making the blue alpinist limited. Does EVERY company but casio want to fuck me in the ass? At least they could buy me dinner first

Mmm. Blue dials and proper leather

Show me some cheap and quirky watches, like the amphibia and the Gavox avidiver/aurora

>>14145730
Show us the movement

>>14145717
The cocktail dial used to be limited too. Just wait a bit they'll release a non limited version in the summer.

>>14145730

Blue, steel & battery.

>>14145712
Obviously I agree that to tell the time a 50$ watch works just fine. But for me it's more than watch, it's a trophy to remind me of an accomplishment that I still can't really believe I pulled it off, so I bought myself something expensive. It's dumb, yes but it's also something I want to last a lifetime, something that a 50$ watch can't never do

>>14145712
People like Gates wearing a casio in public is to make the point he doesn't care about watches or wealth.

People like you wearing a f91w is because you can't afford anything better.

>>14145747
Dunno, my father has a g shock that's been going strong for about 30 years, all he has to do is change the battery every now and then because it isn't a solar version. Can't say that about an automatic that constantly gets used.

>>14145753
projection

>>14145753
So what you're saying is that expensive watches are only for the middle class to flex?

>>14145747
a $50 watch will last for your entire life

>>14145760
if you die in your 20's yes it can

>>14145765
No, it will outlast you. You are spending money and pretending it matters when it does not. You're equivalent to a woman shopping for jewelry and thats all youll ever be.

>>14145753
This is what the average hodinkee reader believes.

>>14145769
>>14145759
>>14145712
Some serious red pills here

>>14145759
> only

Never only. It's completely down to the individual and the current state of society.

Take the 1980's people wanted to show off their wealth and wore watches to reflect that. Today that's looked down upon and most billionaires were Apple Watches.

>>14145777
You watch American Psycho too much.

>>14145783
Never seen it.

Friendly reminder to get pic related as your everyday watch.
Pure performance unrivaled at this price and you'll get the respect of every enlightened individual on this world.

>>14145793
if you want to look like poor autism. It is the best buy

>>14145800
Nobody gives a fuck what you wear except some watchfags who are mostly marketing victims anyways. No normal person would want to be associated with you bunch.

>>14145712

Yes, tell me more about Bill Gates' humble approach to life.

Also, show me some pictures of his humble home and some pictures of him traveling around the world in economy class to show all of us how he's a man of the people.

>>14145793
Anyone wearing that over the age of 12 is either a basement dweller or a hipster.

Guys, look at this billionaire right here. Stop dressing nicely. Stop wearing nice clothing. A 10$ hoodie would cover your body just fine.

>>14145800
You want to let people know that you waste your money on male jewelry that also doesn't even serve its purpose telling the time, let alone the extreme irony being all of the time you waste on wrist watches, something that is suppose to help you better manage your time.
>>14145812
>>14145815
Who says they are humble? They just know that luxury watches are idiotic.

>>14145808
People will notice a nice watch even if they don't know exactly what it is. People will definitely notice a shitter and (unconsciously) put that people at a lower status level.

>>14145822
Your perception of someone based on a watch they wear, or even a lack of watch, doesn't matter.

>>14145827
This

>>14145822
Fucking delusional

>>14145827
Why are you even on /fa/ if you don't think people care or look at what people wear or wear themselves??

What kind of watch is that a-anon?
A Casio what?
What do you mean terrorists wear them?
Are you weirdo or something?
Ew. Get away from me or I’m calling security.

>>14145836
>Why are you even on /fa/

We are talking about watches in this thread, not clothes you idiot.
I would love to be on /g/ but because of fags like you we were banished here.

>>14145822
it's an halo effect(google if you don't know) that happens with everything watches, clothes, cars. How you're dressed people will treat you differently, I experience it first hand in many different countries so it's not something that only happens in some places

how much does the acrylic crystal on Vostok watches suck?

>>14145841
Thanks. I'd forgotten the term for it.

This is it guys. The final nail to Haute Horlogerie’s coffin. They’re going to stop making fine watches because one anonymous poster on 4channel.org thinks it’s all pointless when a 10$ Casio tells the time just fine. WATCHMAKERS ARE NOW BTFO.

>>14145838
who is this thot?

>>14145839
If you don't understand that watches, jewellery and clothes are all related then I can't help you.

>>14145841
>buying expensive watches to impress other people
>buying expensive watches to feel better about yourself for belonging in some gentry club
>buying expensive watches because inanimate mechanical objects have souls

Rediscovered my appreciation for this watch, barely worn it in the past couple of years because I've been able to afford more expensive things. Really nice dial.

>>14145850
He doesn't take cocks up his ass, so sorry.

>>14145853
Then he grew up and bought a real watch.

>>14145855
Based Strela carrying on the vintage chronograph tradition

>>14145859
Have to have something expensive in his position so that the stupid sheeplings have a higher regard for him.

>>14145853
you're just a poor fag coping that can't buy nice clothes or watches, keep buying plastic bucko
>>14145859
that is really nice rolex

Why buy a very expensive S-Class Mercedes when a Hyundai Eco-Hybrid takes you from point a - b just fine? Carmakers btfo!

>>14145838
This is what /wt/ actually believes happens.

>>14145836
There's a difference between caring about what you look like and spending thousands on a single piece because of the name and marketing. A fucking Timex Waterbury looks better than most Tag watches.

>>14145870
>This is what they actually want you to believe
You seriously think Obama was so poor during that time that the only watch he could afford was the f91?

Delusional cunts.
You just keep on making excuses to validate your hedonistic degenerate lifestyle.

>>14145866
> Have to have something cheap in his position so that the poor stupid sheeplings have a higher regard for him.
Same logic could be applied to the casio.

ITT: Poorfags aghast that rich people spend their money on expensive things when there’s cheaper lookalikes/alternatives.

>>14145877
> A fucking Timex Waterbury looks better than most Tag watches.
That's just your opinion.

If people have money they can spend it on whatever they want to even if that's because of a brand name. That's how fashion brands exist.

>>14145878
>degenerate lifestyle.
You're the same tipe of guy saying that he doesnt like to travel abroad because it's all the same, boring and waste of money. But in reality you just can't afford it. Keep coping

>>14145883
This.

>>14145848
Her circle doesn’t wear Casios, you don’t have to worry about her name.

>>14145894
I'm not that faggot, I just wanna know why this thot has a daytona

>>14145872
...because an S class Mercedes has features to make it a more comfortable drive like heated seats, better shock absorption, more comfortable leather seats, higher quality sound system, sound isolation in the cabin etc... Technology that very obviously improves your quality of life and is not needing of an explanation. You spend $5,000+ on a wristwatch that tells the time less reliably than a $10 casio wristwatch.
>>14145888
Imagine comparing traveling the world to buying a piece of jewelry.

>>14145886
So what's your point, other than proving that money can't buy taste?

>>14145740

Sipping on coping poorfag tears is always delicious.

>>14145897
Because she’s not a poor, salty Amerimutt like you.

>>14145838
>>14145894
Go back to your containment zone autist

>>14145903
>taste

>>14145746
Nice. I can't wait to get my hands on a calibre 0100

>>14145914
>>14145894
>>14145838
Why are you spamming pictures of some random girl you're stalking?

Watchmaker anon are you here? I finally sold my handwinding flieger with a unitas 6497. I love winding that watch every morning. The clicks are really satisfying but it was too large for me.
Thinking of picking up a hamilton handwinding with an eta 2804 as replacement. How robust is the movement? I heard that you shouldn't really handwind 2824s. How true is that?
Or should I save up a little bit and get something with a peseux 7001 instead?

>>14145923
(You)

>>14145918
Top:
Peak industrial design bringing the customer all the features they need on a very competitive price point.

Bottom:
Mechanical machinery crafted by the most skilled artisans on this planet.

I don't understand you fags at all, can't you have both?
Take the f-91 to the gym or running and have a nice mechanical piece or two to wear casually or in special occasions. Or buy what ever the fuck you want if you want just want to tell the time.
Why is it always this utilitarism vs luxury struggle here? Maybe (((TGV))) was right all along, there is too much snobbery and elitism in the watch world.

>>14145903
> money can't buy taste?
One persons tasteless is another persons awesome. People buy items for lots of reasons. How it makes them feel and how others perceive them is a few of them.

>>14145927
>he doesn't even have a response
haha these watch morons are so pathetic

>>14145923
It's ironic that this guy is the poorfag neet who always spams these generals and makes most of the OPs

>>14145930
> Take the f-91 to the gym or running
No one has a problem with that. It's the autistic anons that post it should be worn everywhere and be the only watch you need that simply make themselves look like idiots.

>>14145930
Exactly this: >>14145941

>>14145941
>No one has a problem with that
"Anyone who wears that is either autist or a 12 year old from the 90s"
"I wouldn't be caught dead wearing one"
"Imagine wearing fucking plastic"
etc.

>>14145941
>>14145942
see barack obama, chuck feeney, bill gates, steve jobs, li ka-shing, bill clinton

>>14145931
Then why spend so many posts talking about buying a watch for the sake of other people?

>>14145951
And why should I care about what they wear?

>>14145956
You just debunked your own argument
>>14145822

Wankers crying about marketing victims are the same as the very marketing victims they mock. Oh look! Obama wears an F91-W! Gates wears one too!

>>14145959
Wrong guy, bud. But besides, those people no longer need a symbol to project status. They're well-known already and need not a watch to disguish themselves from commoners.

>>14145966
So once again, expensive watches are for people who didn't make it.

>>14145969
Whatever helps you sleep at night bud.

Sorry Vlady boy, you didn't make it according to this >>14145969 anon on 4channel.org

>>14145959
these people are mentally ill
>>14145956
They are extremely powerful and wealthy, and wear a casio f91w, especially in chuck feeneys case, showing that what you think about wearing an inexpensive watch doesn't matter and isn't grounded in reality.
>>14145962
you buy a $5,000+ watch that tells the time less reliably than a $10 casio.
>>14145966
You need jewelry to "distingush yourself from commoners" because you aren't impressive yourself and need to impress shallow morons who also fall for the marketing.

These people pretending that they aren't buying an expensive watch solely to be a snob is so sad. Theyre practically admitting it here. They want an excuse to call someone a "commoner" because they don't waste their money on jewelry an aren't such a shallow idiot that they themselves are. Its so delusional and sad. Just admit you want an excuse to feel above someone because you waste your money and time and have no redeeming qualities to yourself.

>>14145985
>>14145984
You think that you are like Vladimir Putin because you wear the same watch that he wears?

Every thread filled with the anguish of peasants who can't afford a nice watch. It really is just so delicious. Notice how nobody comes here to justify their nice luxury Swiss/German watch, only people coming to justify their shitters. Its easy to see who is seething with jealous rage...

G-d, I can't wait to not make it like my boy Johannes.

>>14145985
Why complain about how posts have no authority here using the exact same method to post?

>>14145812
He would have to move like 6 cars to get to a car in the back. How impractical

>>14145992
Let me ask you the same question, do you think you are like Obama, Feeney, Gates, etc... because you wear the same watch they wear?

>>14145993
You are attempting to justify buying expensive watches right now.

>>14145993
Why pretend you weren't around for all of the other threads where that exact thing happened?

"Wear in good health" said the Casio F91-W owner to the Swiss "shitter" owner.

Are SARBs worth it at $400? They used to be cheaper right?

>>14146012
Wear an F91 dude fuck the SARBs

>>14145993
Let them complain it's amusing, the coping levels that they need to throw to justify "better value", I don't buy expensive clothes or watches for value. It's because I like them. I don't brag or tell people what brand I'm wearing I just wear them.

>>14146013
Sarbian here, why you hate us?

>>14146011
>>14146013

Case in point here. Its always the shitter owners that begin this.
>W-why would you buy something m-more expensive?

>>14146012
More worth it than the SARY and Hamilton, but you should try to stretch out to an SARX or get an orient star instead.

Are there any watches where lots of text actually adds to the aesthetic instead of detracting?

>>14146024
Rec me one good SARX model. I'm not in a rush to get a new watch. I like the sarb033 but I wish they didn't put lume on it.

>>14146016
I also find it very entertaining. It makes wearing my watch all the more satisfying.

>>14146025
You probably can't afford it knowing that you haven't even heard of it, ALS. Just the right amount of text with great typography.

>>14145855
The only nice version of this watch the 42mm is mammoth, the lumed versions look weird and the gold handed version looks too archaic. Shame it looks so unreadable whenever I see photos, silver hands on white.

>>14146004
Am I like a billionaire because I wear a $50 watch? If not, then why are you responding Vladimir Putin to say that having an expensive watch means you are successful like Vladimir Putin?

It's extremely easy to justify buying a $50 watch. I want to know the time. $50 to alwas have the time is reasonable. Are you going to say that you wearing a $5,000+ unreliable watch to tell the time is reasonable?
>>14146016
>>14146027
>>14146021
Dumb women spend thousands on jewelry because they "like them". You are dumb women.
So now that you admit you spend thousands of dollars because you "like them", why are you acting as if your poor financial decisons mean anything, let alone that you're above someone else? It isn't because it's actually better. You just "like them" and decide to waste your money on marketing because you are a dumb person.

>>14146044
Let me guess, Linux user?

>>14146044
>dumb women.
so you're an incel and you are also poor nice combo

>>14146044
That's a long way to say "I have no money"

>>14146050
>>14146054
>>14146055
Kek.

>>14146044
How old are you, buddy? Success can be measured in different ways, no one is saying they're like Putin. If someone can throw thousands of cash at an "unreliable" watch and not flinch, I'd say they made it pretty far in life, at least farther than you.

>>14146026
SARX041
SARX049
SARX037
SARX051

If you like the SARB watches you might like the SARX035

You might be able to get some of the models for $550 or less if you look around places like seiya japan

>>14146055
>>14146054
>>14146055
>>14146063
You are just showing over and over that you buy them solely to appear wealthy. This is what middle class people do. You buy a rolex, lease a BMW, have mortgage on a $500,000 home, and have very little in liquid assets. You think you're above me because you project wealth that you don't have. You feel the need to do this because you are, by yourself, an unimpressive person and therefore insecure.

>>14146067
Having nice things doesn't mean you're insecure, you took it too far this time.

>>14146067
>wealthy middle class lease a BMW

Oh, sweet summer child.

>>14145969
If this is what not making it looks like then I never want to fucking make it.

>>14146067
This guy calling people insecure. LOL
You are the very definition of someone who is incredibly insecure. Just because you didn't make it in life, don't take it out on those of us who like nice things :)

>>14146031
Wow, these are cool. But that's too expensive. Do you know something like the Zeitwerk, the Terraluna, or the Lange 1 Moon Phase for way less? It doesn't even have to be mechanical.

>>14145793
>>14145712
Nice way to derail a thread.
Was a good read, thanks guys.

Typographical Perfection.

>>14146082
You named models that are all clearly very Lange, but what does Lange make that isn't? Alternatives to them don't really exist. For the Lange 1, you can go with Glashütte Original but I assume that's still not within your budget range.

>>14146082
Things like all the models you mention are very niche pieces of precise engineering made as much to prove they can do it as anything else. Similar things don't really exist because they're not very popular among anyone who just wants a watch to look appropriate.

>>14146093
Those romans look soft, but otherwise it's spot on.

Why are autists obssesed with the Casio F-91W? Why do they keep posting that UBL pic with it?

Finaly managed to get this Bad boy.

>>14146107
Ditch the bracelet holy shit

>>14146107
Why is the caution, wet floor sign man on your watch, anon?

>>14146093
>>14146097
I could buy a panomatic lunar, but that is extremely unwise right now for me. I'm surprised that there's nothing like the Zeitwerk, though. What about just any watch that just stands out such that it tells time differently but doesn't look like it belongs on a clown?

>>14146113
because it's made for janitors and cleaning ladies

>>14146127
Correct, no one needs a luxury piece but it is nice to have. You can look for mechanical digital watches but the really nice ones cost a pretty penny. Here's IWC's „Tribute to Pallweber“.

>>14146080
You are mentally deranged.
I'm insecure because I don't waste money? You are not insecure because you want to impress people with your piece of jewelry?
>>14146074
I know more than you about finance so seeing you posture is telling that you probably fit into the model i just described.
>>14146076
That's marketing. You aren't him becausd you wear the same model watch. You're just another sucker.
>>14146071
It does when you cannot easily afford it. The entire point is that you anx the othex morons ITT trying to larp and scoff at my posts like they make enough to spend $10,000 like they wipe their ass is so, so goofy. This general is not filled with millionaires. 4chans demographic is 16-21 year old white male NEETs. Who are you fooling? Not a single person here makes enough to throw away $10,000 on a complete vanity purchase. This general is not filled with executives for pharmaceutical companies or investment bank VPs. You retreat to just saying "i like it"? Of course you like it. It gives you an excuse to act like a snob and feel powerful. You liking doesn't excuse you from the reality that it's a waste of money as a vanity piece and you are a genuine snob.
You aren't comparable to a handsome and rich actor because you wear the same model of a watch that he wore. You are a snob.

Expensive mechanical watches are bought by dumb sheeple that fall for the marketing.

>>14146192
Thanks for posting. Your opinion has been noted and ignored.

>>14146202
>and ignored.
Clearly not by you, retard.

>>14146149
A webm for you guys.

>>14146202
>ignored filthy commoner but here is my reply!
Dumb people are dumb because they ignore reason. You are extremely dumb.

anyone here like the Suunto Core?

>>14146207
I feel like it shouldn't be that hard to find a quartz that does digital but with physical numbers instead of an LED.

>>14146218
It would be very easy to make and it would be more accurate, but then it wouldn't cost as much money and so the snob wouldn't get any enjoyment out of it. Quartz doesn't have the "craftmanship".

>>14146174
If you were trying to act humble, this was the opposite of what you should have done.

>>14146212
I have this.
>inb4 wristlet.
People never realize how big these things actually are.

>>14146233
Who is saying anything about being humble? You? That's rich, unlike you.

>>14146218
That's because you *feel* and not *think*. You don't understand how much power and torque is needed to move those discs. Learn about the remontoir system Lange uses. Quartz is disgusting and it will never accomplish this.

>>14146232
>t. clueless about watch movements poorfag
If it's so easy, why are there no quartz watches out there that have jumping discs? If it's so easy, why don't you make them, you'll be making bank. Read: >>14146255

>>14146255
>those discs
1) you can make lighter discs
2) Some quartz Grand Seikos have "instantaneous" date change that looks like that. Pretty sure it could be applied to hours and minutes as well.

Retard

>>14146258
>>14146255
snob behavior

>>14146258
>why are there no quartz watches out there that have jumping discs?
But there are, retard.
https://www.grand-seiko.com/au-en/about/movement/quartz

>>14146262
You make it sound so easy, you should be a watchmaker. How many times does a date change in a day again? Don't call anyone a retard when you don't even know the basic mechanics of watch.

>>14146271
Jumping discs as in like the Zeitwerk or IWC's Pallweber, you dingus.

>>14146272
The only reason you don't see digital quartz watches with no screen is because it's a dumb and impractical idea, not because they are not doable. Fuck off with your snobbery and retardation.

>>14146255
You sound like an NPC.

>>14146255
Journe must be a genius then

>>14146281
Sure buddy, sure. Go look up why the Zeitwerk has such a low power reserve and why it was such an achievement to be able to double it in the Zeitwerk Date version.

The movement to power the jumping discs are extremely power hungry and requires a lot of torque, way more torque than what a quartz date change uses. And keep in mind, the Zeitwerk flips every minute. They use a remontoire system to build it all up, that's something a quartz will never have.

>>14146288
That's not a quartz, dingus.

>>14146254
If everyone here isn't rich, that means they aren't wearing these watches. Which means you're just here to virtue signal about how modest you are, which if you had any self awareness you would realize is self defeating.

>>14146288
I can't decide whether the watch is ugly or not. Journe's design is unique, but I hate half of them.

>>14145859
>Rolex dress watch
What a pleb

>>14146299
he is not pretending. for fucks sake, people talk about their fakes here. you people are pathetic.

>>14146288
>Quartz is disgusting and it will never accomplish this.

What are you trying to say with that post? That isn't a quartz watch.

>>14146288
Again, not a quartz.

>>14146307
If you consider als' jumping digital minute is impressive, then Journe is a genius because he made jumping digital seconds. What's so difficult to understand? I didn't say anything about quartz? I wasn't the anon you're arguing with.

>it's a legitimately poor autist has a meltdown in a fucking watch thread episode

>>14146319
>You don't understand how much power and torque is needed to move those discs. Learn about the remontoir system Lange uses. Quartz is disgusting and it will never accomplish this.

All I was saying is he's wrong for assuming it's going to be an easy, achievable task with a quartz movement.

>>14146345
Look, fine I lost the argument. OK? YOU WIN CONGRATULATIONS

>>14146255
>something regulated by a circuit board can't have torque
Why not?

>>14145914
I'm not either one of the things you listed, post thot's name

>>14146254
Another exemplary demonstration of humility on your part.

>>14146370
A date change is one thing, jumping seconds like the Journe posted above, heck even just minutes is an entirely different thing. To extremely simplify it, mainspring power & torque is an important piece of the puzzle. Quartz watches don't have mainsprings.

>>14146381
Spending thousands on jewelry is humble?

>>14146332
that picture makes me sad :(

>>14146386
You can be humble and spend thousands on jewelry, you can't be humble while obnoxiously attacking someone because they challenged your view point. Humility is an attitude, maybe you'll understand once you grow older :^)

>>14146393
No you can't. Jewelry is a vanity item. It is solely to flaunt wealth.

>>14146398
Ok now you're just baiting, oh well you got me twice but there won't be a third. Enjoy your last (You) from yours truly.

Top tier:
Living within your means and buying what you want for your sake
Buying high quality used goods for pennies on the dollar and flipping, restoring, or repurposing

Mid tier:
Living within your means and buying things to fit in

Low tier:
Buying things you can't afford to buy
Thinking you're better than others because you can buy something others cannot or should not
Thinking you're better than others because of a selectively utilitarian style of living

Any questions?

Talk me out of getting an Orient Sun & Moon

>>14146411
>ill pretend hes bait so i can dimiss it!
as said already, pathetic. Kill yourself.

>His watch doesn't auto-set itself when you double tap the crystal.

>>14146383
Ok, so what about having a spring at the other end that gets compressed when the seconds move then letting it loose when the minute rolls over for the minutes and the hours?

DON'T YOU GUYS HAVE PHONE OR SOMETHING? IT'S 2019 STOP WEARING WATCHES.

>>14146420
Can't. That's like the only Orient watch that I like.

I'm in a weird phase where I just want a practical and simple digital watch.

>>14146469
a phone last 1 year before it gets outdated. A watch can last a life time

>>14146468
You are extremely underestimating the engineering that goes into these watches. It took years for ALS to develop the Zeitwerk. How will that spring be compressed? What will power the compressing lever every minute? It’s a quartz watch.

>>14146479
A stepping motor that moves the seconds and the other spring. We can buff up the torque a bit like those Grand Seiko quartz say they do.

>>14146415
are you the hungryanon? he recently punted a trashlot of watches for a seiko elnix as the prize. Is this it after your restoration work?
also good post

>>14146489
You got it all figured out. Go email Shinji Hattori, he has a proposal for you.

>>14146387
Is it bad I laughed? You didn't know her or anyone who knew her anyway who cares

>>14146477
>lasts a lifetime
>said anon and buys a WD fashion watch

>>14146537
>WD
more like western digital

>>14146332
>>14146332
>>14146387
>>14146526
Wtf I just reverse image searched it

Do Seiko watches come with any certifications?

All of you faggots bashing cheap seikos/casios need to get something through your head, watches used to be a status symbol. Literally my time is worth money the tangible object. We have phones now, so wearing a watch is literally redundant in most cases and lets everyone know exactly what you're up to. When you wear a watch you need to be catering to a situation or environment. All you retards stuntin an Omega at the your minimum wage jobe or in college are meme'able.

Also, Seiko 5/field watch autist.

>>14146583
Can you write that in English please as I have no idea what any of that means.

>>14146593
watch=time telling device
phones=tell time
no need for time telling device, wear it because...

Should I unironically get this shirt, and if I should what watch to match it?

>>14146603
Yes. A pair of oil high waters with cargo pockets, some sandals, a gold rope chain, and a CHEAP casio watch.

>>14146609
oil=olive

It looks like someone's got a jumping hour mechanism on an ETA 2829 and an SW-200. It's a far cry from minutes or doing it in quartz, but maybe it isn't THAT hard.

>>14146626
Jump-hour displays aren't really complicated. Even Ruhla made incredibly shitty "digital" watches with jumping hour display.

>>14146626
Also I have one of these lying around, a Swiss AS digital movement. It's only a few parts different from the normal three-hand version.

>>14146626
>epos watches
>more like extreme piece of shit

>>14146626
It's still a mechanical movement.

114270 Explorer

or

116234 Datejust

I had been leaning toward a blue 116234 on a jubilee with the hidden clasp. But I prefer the lugs of the Explorer + they don't make the 36mm any longer.

>>14146706
[x]114270

>>14145842
Bump

>>14146706
Purely between those two watches in that photo, I'm going with the Explorer. I dislike the Jubilee bracelet.

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

Guys is Archie going to be okay?

Not quite what I was looking for, but it's neat.

>>14146717
Paul Pluta is a lunatic. He sold the Patek that he gifted to his son who gave it back to him for blue chip shares to finance a Rolex Explorer. He's a sad case. JUST

>>14145842
It is just a regular acrylic crystal..
It gets scratches easily, but it is also very easy to polish with ordinary methods.

>>14146728
>Paul Pluta is a lunatic. He sold the Patek that he gifted to his son who gave it back to him for blue chip shares to finance a Rolex Explorer. He's a sad case. JUST

If he had bought his kid a 116000 it would have been a good idea

The Patek looked like a flimsy Daniel Wellington

what are some examples of well known high quality quartz watches? i've got a budget of about $1500 and want to avoid mechanicals for practicality reasons

And here is a jumping hour quartz watch.

>>14146740
He shouldn't be buying watches at all. He needs to get his situation sorted first before he splurges on luxury goods. He's unemployed.

>>14146742
GS quartz, the citizen chronomasters, a number of vintage pieces, etc.

>>14146746
>He shouldn't be buying watches at all. He needs to get his situation sorted first before he splurges on luxury goods. He's unemployed.

He averages two paid videos a day + weekend Superchats

$800 a week... not great, not bad

He also does Uber or something

Redpill me on the Breetling Superocean Heritage II 42mm, is it a fucking shitter? Will I get a discount on one in an AD or do I just go grey?

>>14146753
He has a son... On the giving his son a Patek video he had bedsheets as the curtain lmao

>>14146742
Longines VHP
Certina DS2
Seiko Dolce
Citizen Exceed

Maybe depending on taste:
Gavox Aurora
Casio Oceanus
Bulova Curv

Unfortunately out of reach unless you bump up or find grey market/used:
Grand Seiko
The Citizen Chronomaster
Sinn UX

>>14146522
Sorry, not that guy. I just have the pic because it's an unusual shape for the crystal.

>>14146759
It's not a shitter. It's a cheap proper diving watch with a modified Tudor movement and looks good too.

>>14146526
That's still a pretty moving picture in my opinion, I'll never forget her expression. It's not necessarily bad that you laughed, people react to things in different ways. I don't "care" per se, it just makes me think about an unhappy (to say the least) event. I wouldn't want to have been in her situation.
>>14146547
I'm surprised you've never seen it before.

>>14146759

or you could get a Seamaster

I think the Breitling looks classy, would go with a suit

>>14146107
>that running man
WHEN THIS BARSUK REACHES 88 миль / ч
YOU'RE GONNA SEE SOME SERIOUS TRIPALOVSKI.

>>14146759
Reminds of Blancpain

>>14146803
That’s Mr. Caution, Wet Floor Sign Man to you.

“““““““““GRAND”””””””””” SEIKO

>>14146848
I just picked up my first GS off one of the forums. It is the grand seiko hi-beat limited edition(sbgh051). Only 35 of these pieces were made for the US market. This watch did not disappoint when I received it! I immediately put it on this barenia calf leather strap I had made off Etsy. Not sure if it works with this dial? Also wondering how the watch looks on a small wrist? I measure a 6.25 in circumference. I wish the lugs on this were a bit more curved to it would wrap around the wrist a bit better. Also any suggestions on what straps would work with this piece? I have too many watches on metal and id like to have a dressy piece on leather.

>>14146522
He not me.

Here's the pile of garbage. The Elnix is luckily in good condition. I already have an Elnix, but I've been always looking for this version. Nicely balanced, not too basic, not too flashy dial, case and hands.

>>14146802
Unless you're james bond, please don't wear divers with suits.

>>14146848
That looks pretty nice, good post anon.

>>14146857
Wasn't Bond originally written to be a plebeian cunt? Someone who would wear a sports watch with a tux?

>>14146857
>so autistic he thinks wearing a suit means you can't wear a certain type of watch
I bet you're the same kind of retard that thinks putting on a suit constitutes "dressing smart" and the one suit you own is plain black and far too big in every dimension.

>>14146853
Not bad at all. I'll give that one a 5/10

>>14146902
Kinda. James Bond is, for the most part, a desk jockey, so his fashion choices mirrored those of a typical aging office worker of the time.

This is the perfect size for a dress watch.

Someone tell me what watch AJ is rocking.

>>14146997
Hulk

>>14146995
No, this is the perfect size for any dress watch.

>>14146997
Hulk.

Why aren’t all screws blued in high end watch movements? Why is it only the top/visible ones?

>>14147005
fucking tudorfag kys

>>14147027
Why would I kms?

>>14147027
That's not a Tudor you fucking retard.

>>14146995
You need to have a certain aesthetics to pull off a small watch or you'll just look really effeminate.

>>14147041
Hello newfag

>>14147005

>>14146302
>Implying Rolex can make a tool watch

>>14147056
What's the problem here?

>>14147019
Someone please answer I’m really perplexed.

>>14147069
rolex is fundamentally a tool watch
people who wear a rolex solely for dress purposes don't understand the heritage of the brand and probably dont appreciate horology to begin with
frankly most current rolex and luxury watch buyers (millennials with more money than sense) are new money suckers who are offloading their cash
i flog the fuck out of my watches because if i break them i can buy a new one because i'm not a fucking poor loser bitch

>>14146706

Both are gorgeous, but the 114270 is more versatile and imo the ultimate utilitarian watch.

The 3130 movement, and every component of the watch in general, is purposefully design to outlive you. It's simplicity and ease of serviceability is genius.

If you opt for it, try and find one from the z series. They were the last models from the assembly line and are rock solid watches. Mine keeps +/- 0-1 spd easily during daily wear.

>>14147101
Post collection

>>14147105
The polished indices on the GS really stand out.

>>14146717

He just needs to sell his PP World Time and go bang every single tranny in bangkok

>>14147106

>>14147108

Yeah, it's well put together. The seconds hand is lovely. It has a really heavy look to it which is cool. Getting that heavy seconds hand to tick and stop exactly at each seconds marker must have been a pain in the ass for the engineers.

>>14147121
Ok this is epic

>>14147105

Yours doesn't have the engraved rehaut I notice. I dunno whether to go for an early or late 114270.

The other advantage of the Explorer I is I can get most of my money back on it if I change my mind, whereas Datejusts are dime a dozen.

>>14147121
This is a shitpost image, but the brown leather on the steel Marlin kinda works.

>>14147121
What's that in the bottom right? Looks interesting. Also, hello fellow H101 Marlin owner.

What are some cool vintage steel lcd's u can easily get on ebay?

>>14147163

I don't like the engraved rehaut Rolex uses, so it's a plus for me.

If you go with an early 114270, don't go too far back. If I recall correctly the early units didn't use the Parachrom hairspring.

>>14147218
>If you go with an early 114270, don't go too far back. If I recall correctly the early units didn't use the Parachrom hairspring.

Yep not a biggie - but I would get a 114270 without the engraved rehaut. It looks cleaner and suits the simplicity of the Explorer.

What do you lads think

>>14147229
2005 is when they started introducing engraved rehauts. D-series serials. Just a tip.

>>14147235
Do the 114270s without the parachrom hairspring have an easy distinguisher like being from a certain series?

>>14146212
Do cores still have horrendous water resistance or was that fixed?

>>14147242

I think the ones first introduced in 2001 for sure didnt have the parachrom hairspring

>>14147242
By introduced I mean that’s when it started popping up, you can still find 2005-06 without rehaut engravings but after that it’s all engraved. For the parachuting hairspring here’s something:

“The biggest change in the family came in 2010 when, in Baselworld, Rolex introduced the Ref. 214270. The case became bigger, with 3mm more (now 39mm), which led many Rolex devotees to state that the model lost its classic proportions. The Oyster bracelet was now solid all around (including the end-links) and the movement was the Calibre 3132, an in-house self-winding mechanical movement featuring a bigger base plate, Parachrom hairspring and Paraflex shock absorbers, offering greater resistance to shocks and to extreme conditions.”

Did a little research and looks like you can have it replaced when you get it serviced.

>>14147272
>Did a little research and looks like you can have it replaced when you get it serviced.

Replace the movement or the bracelet?

>>14145992
I'm looking for a simple watch for running that I won't cry over if it breaks.
I know everyone here rides Casio F91-W hard.
But what about Shark by Freestyle?
Nobody ever mentions them.

>>14147281
Have the hairspring replaced. All 3130s from pre-2005 wouldn’t have it. You can get it replaced with a service.

>>14147287
Somehow I don't think rolex is going to put a hairspring into a movement that didn't originally have it.

>>14147293
>*a parachrom hairspring
Fix'd.

>>14147293

From WUS:
>You can equip one movement with spare parts of the other, cause the gears and stuff are the same. I heard rumors that recently serviced watches always return with parachrom. So 3130 = 99.5% of 3132. No difference in accuracy and reliability.

It’s 2, just do some digging around on forums and see what you find re: parachrom & 3130s. One thing I’m fully sure of is that pre-2005 Explorers won’t have it.

>>14147282
>nobody ever mentions them

>>14147019
It's a form of corrosion resistance, but with stainless steel you don't need it. And they definitely don't think you're going to open it up and look for the screws they didn't bother bluing.

>>14147311
Huh, neat. So you could just not worry about having a parachrom 114270 and then when you take it in to rolex to service it it'll come back with one?

>>14147229
I don't know or really care too much which hairspring my watch has, but I'm glad it doesn't have the stupid engraving. I have a P serial which makes it from 2000 or 2001, so it's a very early 114270.

Are non-SELs more comfortable for smaller wrists? I read this below a YT video.

>>14146726
What ref?

What's a good replacement strap for these Kamandirskies? Mine still has the shitty"leather" strap it came with. How do they look with a NATO?

>>14147463
put one of these on it

also i love ur puppy

>>14147470
He's a good boy

>>14147321

Not that anon but I don't see a reason why Rolex wouldn't do that. It's to their advantage to use whatever they have most of. Also Rolex is notorious for just outright replacing whatever doesn't look right / is to spec.

One of the greatest things about the 3130 movement is that basically all of its parts are individually replaceable. One of the reasons watchmakers love it.

What's a good racing watch, guys?

thoughts on the steel gshocks lads? i'm looking for a 200m or more WR watch that i can swim with that can also be somewhat formal

i'm not really interested in a traditional dive watch as i'd like it to be quartz and i dig the digital time as well as analogue

>>14147473
gorgeous

>>14147489
You're better off with an skx

>>14147489
Looks like ass
Get pic related

>>14147493
are there skx in quartz though? i switch watches regularly so i prefer to avoid autos

>>14147484

Whatever this guy wears

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7piqKHepNEk

>>14147500

Yes

>>14147500
They carry a solar diver that's pretty cheap and good looking, the sne435, alternatively consider a citizen promaster and if you don't like those get the gshock

>>14147484
Speedmaster, duh. It's in the name.

I'm just getting into watches, are these good for a newfag? https://www.amazon.com/U-S-Polo-Assn-USC2254-Two-Tone/dp/B00UNCKVIG/ref=sr_1_331?qid=1551357118&s=apparel&sr=1-331

>>14147600
>15 bucks each
Wow those must be great. That's the opposite of getting into watches

>>14147609
motherfucker i don't know where to start, help me!

>>14147638
Generally speaking an entry-level mechanical watch worth owning is gonna be around 60-70 dollars. Something from orient, seiko casio or possibly vostok. Digital watches being the exception.

>>14147484
Tag Huere Monaco
Speedy
Zenith El Primero
Breitling Navitimer
Citizen Skyhawk

But really, almost anything with a chronograph and looks sporty will do.

IMO a 15 dollar quartz watch with a mystery chinese sweatshop movement isn't a good place to start. It's not something you'd ever want to keep if it turns out you do like watches.

Something vaguely similar to what you posted like this isn't glamorous but it's a "first watch" that you'd probably never feel ashamed of owning.

Is there anything with the case back design of the vostok amphibia, but isn't that watch? It seems relatively simple, but I don't have a lathe or the capability to harden stainless steel on my own.

>>14147685
Weirdest question I've ever seen asked in /wt/ tbqh.

>>14147694
I'm talking about the whole giant rubber bit to block water, and the two pieces for screwing in. One is the larger part and sits on top of the rubber, the other is a ring you can screw in. So I should just get a vostok, but I don't like the bezel and I bet the whole thing is a scratch magnet.

>>14147702
>but I don't like the bezel
This can be changed very easily and there are numerous options out there, from Seiko shit, to aftermarket shit, to plain shit.

>I bet the whole thing is a scratch magnet
Nothing stopping you making the surfaces brushed with sandpaper so they don't pick up scratches so easily/noticeably. The crystal however is very much a scratch magnet no matter what, I don't think anyone makes a mineral or sapphire Vostok crystal due to the fact that the crystal compression is part of its water resistance.

Not really sure why you're putting so much emphasis on the case back design, the only real advantage is that you wont tear up a o-ring while removing it.

>>14147704
That's the thing, I found out about how the amphibia is designed and now I'm annoyed that it's not the default because it's just better.

>>14147709
It's not "just better" though, it means the case is thicker than it needs to be. It's give and take.

>>14147702
You mean the gasket?

Should I get this? I wanna look like a rapper

New thread:

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>>14146255
My butt hole is legitimately sore from eating out of a 7/11 and farting all day long

>>14147473
He looks like a good boy. Please give him extra walks and time spent with him. He deserves it.

>>14146997
that's a hulk retard

>>14147726
bump

>>14146731
>regular acrylic crystal
I wanted to know whether acrylic crystals in general suck. Does f-91w have an acrylic crystal?

>>14147726
>I wanna look like a rapper
You'll look like a raper. Close enough?

>>14147484
Steve wore the Monaco in the movie "LeMans". He wore it in his own racing days too. There's pedigree for the title "racing watch".

>>14149082
>falling hook line and sinker for tag huehue marketing

pleb

>>14149082
close-up

>>14149082
He wore Rolex mostly in his private life. Most famously an Explorer II, this reference is named after him.

Is this /fa? Thinking about copping this...

>>14148546
That was trash

>>14149092
Yeah, he mostly wore Rolex. He had a Submariner he wore a lot that was almost lost in a California fire by the person he gifted it to. The watch survived and Rolex restored it.