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This thread is about the appreciation of watches, as well as the micro-engineering and materials engineering that are required to make a functioning timepiece.

Thread video:
> https://youtu.be/Bin2dqXcH6E

Guides:
> Watch essentials 102: https://pastebin.com/Rc77hhXV
> Purchasing used watches: https://pastebin.com/f44aJKy2
> Purchasing straps: https://pastebin.com/SwRysprE

Should I buy this MVMT / DW / *Fashion brand* watch?
> Scroll throught this album first: https://imgur.com/a/6CNO8

"Suggest a watch for me."
> Your budget
> Watch type, e.g. dress, diver, flieger, etc...
> Desired bracelet option, e.g. leather, nylon, metal
> Wrist size or desired watch size, e.g. 17cm / 38mm

Previous thread: >>14147730

>> No.14149650

Big booty bitches with little buttholes

>> No.14149663
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>>14149631
This chocolate dial is just lovely.

>> No.14149664

When a diver is listed at 43mm or whatever it may be, is that measuring just the dial or including the bezel?

>> No.14149671
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14149671

I pick this up later next week. Can't wait.

>> No.14149675

>>14149664
Usually the case not including the crown, but usually including the crown guards.

>> No.14149677
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14149677

Quartz Seamaster for 950. Yes or no.

>> No.14149680

>>14149664
The whole case m8 (not including crown).

>> No.14149686
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14149686

almost 5 years now

>> No.14149696

>>14149686
That 5970G will be worth almost $150k now. Not a bad profit after only 5 years.

>> No.14149700

best site to buy straps?

>> No.14149702

>>14149677
Price seems about right, I say yes if you like it.

>> No.14149703
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>>14149677
>Quartz

>> No.14149711
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>>14149631
Post watches fit for honorable men who believe in a worthy cause.

>> No.14149713

>>14149696
It was sold for 115k euros three years ago.

>> No.14149716

>>14149700
Leather or nylon?

>> No.14149720
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14149720

Mineral (€949) or Sapphire (€1.099)? Is sapphire worth it?

>> No.14149723

>>14149720
one yike

>> No.14149724

>>14149720
Yes, just get the sapphire.

>> No.14149726

>>14149720
Don't cheapen out, you'll be paying for it down the road when your mineral glass gets cracked and shatters or when you want to have it replaced when it's all scratched up due to the terrible scratch-resistance of mineral glass.

>> No.14149730

>>14149724
>>14149726
Thank you.

>> No.14149739

>>14149720
Just spend the extra 50 bucks.

>> No.14149741
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>> No.14149743

>>14149739
> €949 or €1.099
> 50 bucks
How's that American education working out for you?

>> No.14149744
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>>14149730
No problem. At that price point though, I’d look for Halios Seaforths. They’re releasing one with a steel bracelet soon.

>> No.14149745

>>14149716
Both. Probably gonna buy leather and then a NATO

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>>14149744
That won't be a seaforth though. If he does go with a bi-directional bezel it'd be a dealbreaker for me to be honest.

>> No.14149754

https://shop.hodinkee.com/collections/straps

>> No.14149756

>>14149746
Oh, I haven’t been following it closely. I wonder if the bracelet will fit older Seaforths though?

>> No.14149757

>>14149745

>>14149754

>> No.14149762
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14149762

Post obtainable grails faggots. Obtainable is of course variable

>> No.14149763
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Gonna have to get rid of this. Can't deal with the no date.

>> No.14149765

>>14149757
I don't want to support Hodinkee with views of sales.

>> No.14149769
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>>14149762

>> No.14149773

>>14149762
is grail also variable?

>> No.14149774

>>14149765
https://www.watchobsession.co.uk/collections/nato-watch-straps

>> No.14149775

>>14149763
How much? I assume it's all steel

I used to hate the Daytona and just couldn't get into the aesthetic but suddenly it grew on me now it's one of my dream watches

>> No.14149776
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>>14149756
>I wonder if the bracelet will fit older Seaforths though?
Nah, it won't. I remember someone on the IG post asking that but I can't be assed to find the comment. There are some bracelets that fit the seaforth decently though.

>> No.14149778

>>14149763
What are you planning on getting?

>> No.14149780
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>>14149741
I love this watch but 1400 € seems unreasonable.

>> No.14149783

>>14149769
Something about a date on a Roley without a cyclops lens just seems so off. I used to hate the lens but now I can't imagine a watch with a date not having one.
Damn you Rolex!

>> No.14149785

>>14149776
No worries. Yeah the Ginault bracelet is a common thing. Basically any bracelet that fits the 16610 sub.

>> No.14149786

>>14149763
Why do you need a date function on your watch? Just check your phone.

>> No.14149789
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>>14149773
No. A grail cannot be compromised on. Hence why the watchmakers are assholes who makes all the coolest shit for the billionares

>> No.14149790

>>14149786
Why do you need a time function on your watch? Just check your phone.

>> No.14149792

>>14149746
When will this be releasing?

>> No.14149793

>>14149789
okay what the flying fuck is this monstrosity ?

>> No.14149799

>>14149792
Soon™ However many months from now, who knows.

>> No.14149800

>>14149775
Got both box and papers and it has never been polished. Should go for around $19.000. Yes, it's all steel.

>>14149778
I have a few other watches so I'm not in a hurry, but in the current Rolex market, I think the 16600 is a really good buy. I think I'll be looking towards grabbing one near the end of the production run.

>>14149786
Much faster with a quick glance to my wrist than getting my phone out of my pocket. Why wear a watch at that point?

>> No.14149801

Iconic American watches?

>> No.14149803

>>14149783
The old sea-dweller is a goat sportswatch.

>> No.14149805

>>14149801
Vintage hamilton & bulova, when they were still made in america.

>> No.14149807

>>14149801
none

>> No.14149808

>>14149790
The date doesn't change every second.

>> No.14149811
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14149811

Just bought this. Yes its a Sellita movement but the dial is hand made enamel. Something different to the norm.

>> No.14149814

>>14149763
>lake people RS 02
Not bad.

>> No.14149817

>>14149814
Good eye. I'm very happy with it.

>> No.14149819
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>>14149808
What's your point exactly ?

>> No.14149822

>>14149817
Cal me if you ever get into electrostats m8, I can build you an amp :^)

>> No.14149826

>>14149743
lmao
My mad, I read 1000.
Believe me, I passed calculus in college.

>> No.14149827
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14149827

My dad gave me his watch recently because he doesn't wear it much any more. It was made in the year 2000 so its not that old really but i still really like it as a sort of shitty heirloom that will be useless one day.

>> No.14149830

>>14149762
My grail watch too.
Simply the first watch that I feel in love with.
I saw it on a shitty article about most iconic watches when I didn't know shit about them. A retangular watch that flips on it self simply blown my mind.

>> No.14149837

>>14149822
Thanks but that won't be anytime soon. I'm quite satisfied with my setup as is. I've heard a few electrostatic setups, and for me to choose any of them over my Fostex TH900mk2+RS02 setup, I'd have to spend 5 times the amount. I just don't think it's worth it for me right now.

>> No.14149841

I'll probably get shat on for asking about a fashion watch but are Diesel watches worth the money? They look so unique and the price is good, especially on a sale...

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>>14149762

>> No.14149845

>>14149841
No fashion watch is worth the money.

>> No.14149846
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>>14149811
I like the Seiko take on enamel dials more, but this is a nice red.

>> No.14149848

>>14149819
How many times a day do you need to check the date you fucking mongoloid

>> No.14149855

>>14149848
I just don't think you should own anything worth 19k if you aren't 100% satisfied with it for any reason.

>> No.14149858
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The Laurent Ferrier Galet Micro-Rotor has a silicon escapement lever, it's hard to spot though.

>> No.14149871

>>14149837
If you mean an SR-009S + a suitably high end amp sure. Been thinking of selling my 009 along with the amp I made for a little over 6k (definitely not just so I can get an 009S lel).

>> No.14149872

>>14149811
>sellita

>> No.14149876

>>14149841
Not really worth it
But it is "unique"

>> No.14149881
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>>14149841

>> No.14149884

>>14149855
I just don't think you should own a 19k watch if you actually need it to tell you what day it is

>> No.14149885

>>14149858
I've always wondered. If silicon is just sand and it isn't nearly as hard to make as a processor, and it's better than metal, why doesn't everyone use them?

>> No.14149898

>>14149871
I've tried planar with Audeze (no thanks) and I'm not super wowed by Stax, at least not enough for it to be worth upgrading from what I have. I kinda want to demo the Sennheiser HE1 just to know what god in the form of headphones sounds like. I've already got a banging set of speakers so I'm set in that department. Next thing would probably going from single ended to a balanced setup, but again I don't really think it'll be that much of a noticeable change, if at all.

The TH900 just really delivers that sound signature that gets me going.

>> No.14149900

>>14149885
The Swiss are very old fashioned and switching suppliers or making new in-house production processes can take years if you aren't totally convinced.

>> No.14149904

>>14149884
I get that telling the day might be considered too much, but the date is a perfectly reasonable function.

>> No.14149905
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14149905

Wow, the Hamilton Ventura has this great retro-future aesthetic to it. Anything else like it?

>> No.14149909

>>14149905
yeah hold on, let me go out and look through my dumpster

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14149911

Is Archie a manlet?

>> No.14149914

>>14149904
It isn't

>> No.14149915

>>14149911
Yes. He is an embarrassment in every conceivable way.

>> No.14149921

>>14149914
Sure it is. More reasonable than a chronograph or a GMT.

>> No.14149922

>>14149885
It's a silicon escapement lever, not the hairspring. New materials have to be researched intensively. Metals are time-tested.

>>14149855
That's true, what are you going to replace it with?

>> No.14149924

>>14149872
The dial matters much more than the movement for cheap watches.

>> No.14149926

>>14149898
The HE1 is just sennheiser being overpriced as usual, to be honest. The same goes for the original orpheus. Have you tried an SR-007 by the way? Might suit your tastes better since it's darker than the usual stax sound.

>> No.14149929

My dad likes french stuff and just finished learning the language at a rough level, thinking of gifting him a vintage YEMA.

Is this a dumb idea? Thoughts?

>> No.14149931

>>14149911
Yeah. That pic of him with his Pajeet son in his button down shirt but his filthy fat legs in shorts make me want to throw up

>> No.14149933

>>14149921
So then you are double retarded, moving from one useless function you don't use to another.

>> No.14149936
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14149936

Asking again in this thread.
What color NATO should I get for this Vostok shitter?

>> No.14149937

>>14149858
>The engraved text
Kek.

>> No.14149940

>>14149936
Don't get a NATO. Get a croc-grain calf but proper leather. Would suit it better.

>> No.14149943

>>14149922
As I wrote earlier, probably a late era 16600. I love that model.

>>14149926
I just want to hear it so I know what it sounds like. I haven't tried the SR007. I'll check it out at the next opportunity.

>> No.14149945

>>14149936
Pale yellow

>> No.14149946

>>14149933
What watch do you wear? Do you have anything at all to contribute?

>> No.14149953

>>14149940
You think so? I would feel weird having a croc leather strap on a watch that cost 50 bucks.

>> No.14149954

>>14149940
Leather on a diver. Disgusting

>> No.14149957

>>14149933
Do you also call everyone who wears a dive watch but doesn't dive a retard? Come on.

>> No.14149966
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14149966

Thoughts?

Anything I should know before I pull the trigger? Its the 39mm automatic.

>> No.14149971

>>14149966
it's fine

>> No.14149972

>>14149943
Also, if possible listen to them off of a powerful amp like a BHSE, kgsshv carbon or something like that. The 007s are notorious for being difficult to drive to their full potential.

>> No.14149973

>>14149954
That's what I was thinking. Gonna stick with the NATO

>> No.14149974

I'm thinking of persuing a watchmaking career but I'm unsure of the career progression. I'd like to work at a manufacture and not inside a store. I'd have to graduate from a WOSTEP school in Switzerland or in Glashütte. What do you guys think of watchmakers and this career?

>> No.14149975

>>14149966
Go for it. I've been really getting into Longines lately. The quality to price ratio is pretty unbeatable.

>> No.14149977

>>14149946
I'm contributing my advice which is valuable because I am not as retarded as you are. I wear a solid gold AP royal oak with diamond inlays. The utility is in obnoxiously watch mogging people that wear steel sports rolexes.

>>14149957
Only if they are the ones crying about the watch's utility.

>> No.14149980

>>14149780
Why is this picture always posted?

>> No.14149981

Lmao @ all the deleted posts:

>>/fa/thread/14147730

>> No.14149985

>>14149977
how rude

>> No.14149987

>>14149977
Your words are of no merit.

>> No.14149990
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>>14149973
It's a meme.

>> No.14149991

>>14149977
Post movement shot playboy

>> No.14149992

>>14149987
Your words reveal your subnormal IQ

>> No.14149995

>>14149977
Imagine larping this hard

>> No.14150003

>>14149990
Holy fuck, that looks disgusting

But croc straps are almost always croc top being sewed to calf. A pure croc strap is rare

>> No.14150005

>>14149991
I'm not opening up the caseback for some jealous idiot on the internet

>>14149995
I also have a patek

>> No.14150006

>sell a watch at a profit/breakeven because you would prefer wearing a watch with a date function
>"cry more retard"

I wouldn't expect anything else from this cesspit.

>> No.14150008

>>14150005
I assume with no date functions on either.

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So good.

>> No.14150014

>>14150008
They both do

>> No.14150016

>>14150005
>opening up the caseback
Larp. Royal Oaks have display backs unless you got the original jumbo. Post collection larper.

>> No.14150018

>>14150014
what a retard

>> No.14150020

>>14150003
Yeah I know. But it’s croc-grain aka fake croc. Stamped leather to make it look like croc.

>> No.14150024

>>14150016
You must not know very much about royal oaks

>>14150018
The patek has a bunch of useless functions I don't use not just the date. It has a power reserve, moon phase, it's is white gold, etc. It might be an annual calendar too I'm not sure since I never set or look at the date.

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Best digital coming through.
Better than those bland Casio.

>> No.14150031

>>14150024
What ref is your Royal Oak playboy? Post a wrist shot. All bark, no bite.

>> No.14150032

>>14150024
the larp keeps going

post pics or keep being a joke

>> No.14150042

>>14150031
>>14150032
If I showed you a wrist shot you incels would sexually harass me

>> No.14150043
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>>14150024
Either you post proof like this or you’ll be treated as larping plebeian.

>> No.14150047

>>14150042
ok thanks, I'm done with you.

>> No.14150048

>>14150043
>not having a fluted bezel
Disgusting

>> No.14150049

>>14150016
>>14150032
Other AP owner here. It's primarily just the basic RO that have a display back. Models like the Offshores and other complications don't.

>> No.14150050

>>14150043
why is your crown unscrewed? you don't want water to get in there

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>>14150043
Shit. You ain't white.
You fucking SPIC.

>> No.14150053

>>14150049
Doesn't matter at this point.

>> No.14150054

>>14150050
Watch photos are often done crown out to stop the hands moving while taking the picture.

>> No.14150058

>>14150054
They do that in movies. Not so much for photos.

>> No.14150061

>>14150043
>>14150047
It's funny how insecure dumb watch nerds think all moral authority is derived from how much money you spend on your watches. I'll post a pic of my collection when I get back from work, silly boys.

>> No.14150062
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>>14150048
>>14150050
>>14150052
Not me. It’s from a previous thread.

>>14150049
Do you think I’m dumb? He said he had a Royal Oak automatically you think 5402, 15202, 15400, and etc... Not Offshores. I studied the Royal Oak. I am the Royal Oak.

>> No.14150063

>>14150043
>being non-white
Fuck off out of this thread

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>>14150061

>> No.14150067
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>>14150061
>browsing /fa/ at work and can't take a wrist pic

>> No.14150072

>>14150067
I'm wearing a boring tudor right now

>> No.14150073 [DELETED] 

> I'll post a pic of my collection when I get back from work
Please do.

That pic was from an old thread. Some obnoxious idiot was stating his Explorer was the most expensive watch in poorfag /wt/ so some anon posted that as a smack down.

>> No.14150075

>>14150067
You don't wear a watch on the back of a garbage truck, anon.

>> No.14150079 [DELETED] 

>>14150062
> I'll post a pic of my collection when I get back from work
Please do.

That pic was from an old thread. Some obnoxious idiot was stating his Explorer was the most expensive watch in poorfag /wt/ so some anon posted that as a smack down.

>> No.14150082
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>>14150072
then post that

>> No.14150084

>>14150082
Actually I also have a rolex oyster date laying around too if you want a pic of that for some reason.

>> No.14150086

>>14150061
> I'll post a pic of my collection when I get back from work
Please do.

That pic was from an old thread. Some obnoxious idiot was stating his Explorer was the most expensive watch in poorfag /wt/ so some anon posted that as a smack down

>> No.14150090

>>14150086
third time is the charm

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>>14150084

>> No.14150098

>>14150090
ikr. alcohol is a wonder drug

>> No.14150102
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>>14150098
It sure is

>> No.14150112
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14150112

Thoughts on this collection?

>> No.14150115

>>14150112
Would rather have an all steel santos, but the no-date medium sized one is nice.

>> No.14150119

>>14150112
A collection needs to be more than one watch.

>> No.14150125
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14150125

>>14150112
Is that Federico?

>> No.14150128

>>14150112
Cartier is a glorified fashion watch.
Waste of money.

>> No.14150137

>>14150128
> Cartier is a glorified fashion watch.
Thanks for confirming that you know absolutely nothing about watches and their history.

>> No.14150138
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>>14150128
The santos actually has a respectable movement in it. Usually I'd agree that catier is more jewelry than anything, but not in this case.

>> No.14150141
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>>14150137
>This guy falls for the meme.

>> No.14150143
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>>14150082
>>14150096
Here you go. The rolex is my "in case of date" watch.

>> No.14150151
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>>14150141
> he thinks he was memeing.

>> No.14150153

>>14149858
Is that a shop or is Laurent Ferrier based?

>> No.14150154

>>14150143
never seen such a dial on a rolex before

>> No.14150156

>>14150151
The meme is that Cartier is overprices fecal matter fallen from the red raw anus on an orangutan.
>>14150140
Yeah. But there is much better for the money.

>> No.14150158

>>14150154
Because the only thing you know about rolex are the meme steel sports ~___~

>> No.14150162

>>14150158
weird bezel too

>> No.14150163
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Based prototype.

>> No.14150164

>>14150156
Yea 6k for that santos in all steel is a bit much. The strap change & bracelet resizing mechanisms are genuinely good features though.

>> No.14150165

>>14150162
I believe this specific model was available for two years

>> No.14150168

>>14150165
thank god, it looks terrible

>> No.14150170

>>14150168
it's also 34mm ;)

>> No.14150175

>>14150170
Nice, I like smaller watches.

>> No.14150191
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Are Seiko Tuna owners larping as Ben 10?

>> No.14150202

any tips for first time buying grey market?

>> No.14150204

>>14150191
They are larping as people with brains

>> No.14150205

>>14150202
What're you buying?

>> No.14150217

>>14149974
bump?

>> No.14150228 [DELETED] 

reminder we are getting fit and healthy this year

>> No.14150234

>>14149811
that's a gorgeous watch anon

>> No.14150236

>>14150205
looking for a speedmaster

>> No.14150238

>>14150236
Get it new or used

>> No.14150300

>>14149827
You should treasure it.

>> No.14150311

>>14150300
Kinetics are a pain in the ass.

>> No.14150319

>>14150238
What kind of advice is that? Is there any other choice?

>> No.14150326
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I wish I wasn't a pussy. Would definitely get this watch if it's made by a non chinese microbrand.

>> No.14150352

>>14150326
Looks very cheap. The dial, hands, and indices remind me of the seiko fubuki.

>> No.14150357

>>14150319
Go to a dealer and haggle their ass off or buy it used. Speedmasters are cheap enough as it is, the difference between grey market and discounted authorized dealer is negligible so either buy it new or buy it used.

>> No.14150367

>>14150326
Check Beijing watch factory

>> No.14150372

>>14149671
X Timex?

>> No.14150373

Fuck 4channel

>> No.14150375
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>>14150373
Forgot pic.

>> No.14150377
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>>14150326
The imperial is very nice to be honest. If it tells you anything lawyeranon has one.

>> No.14150378

>>14150326
what watch is this? reverse images and nothing

>> No.14150387

>>14150377
Yeah I knew about the watch because of him
>>14150378
Maison celadon imperial. It's a $1000 chinese watch.

>> No.14150397

>>14150377
Striping sucks. They use a machine and they still don't get it right. It's not flat, it cuts into the plate at an angle.

>> No.14150401

>>14150397
More like my picture of it sucks. Judge from a pic that isn't taken by a 10 year old potato camera lel.

>> No.14150406

Wait, Beijing Watch Factory isn't the same as Maison Celadon? Then which one is better?

>> No.14150407

>>14150401
Not really, I looked at other photos too. It's an okay watch. I'm not calling it a shitter. It's just that the Chinese haven't really learned to properly execute striping.

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>>14150407
It's hard to tell if it's a difference in depth or a difference in line width. I can kinda see what you mean though.

>> No.14150414

>>14150412
It looks like that on the ST19 too

>> No.14150422
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>Cartier is an overpriced fashion brand!
>releases in house movements and a skeletonized double tourbillon

>> No.14150423
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>>14150412
This is what I mean. It should be a flat, even surface.

>> No.14150432
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Hater status: dabbed on

>> No.14150438

>>14150412
Just realised why it looked extra off to me. It's missing anglage. Is that too much to expect from a 1000$ watch?

>> No.14150440

>>14150423
Yea I can see what you mean. Just to play devil's advocate they don't claim it's geneve striping. If you're cynical then it's because they can't do it perfectly and if you're being charitable it's because they didn't want to. I can understand not taking the charitable view with the chinese to be honest.

>> No.14150441

>>14150397
Are you saying the scratches went too far into the peak of each stripe?

>> No.14150446
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>>14150438
>Is that too much to expect from a 1000$ watch?
Maybe. I can't think of a watch under a kilobuck with anglage off the top of my head. There probably are though.

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Is Stowa really that much worse than Seiko and Hamilton?

>> No.14150450

>>14150448
>Is Stowa really that much worse than Seiko and Hamilton?
assembled in germany, made in china

>> No.14150457

>>14150450
But Hamilton is also made in China and Seiko low end movements are made in Malaysia

>> No.14150460
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>>14150448
>Made in Germany
>Swiss
Lol wot?

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>>14150441
It's the surface having a peaks on one side of the stripes when it should be a flat surface. I'm disecting a 1000$ Chinese watch too much to be honest.

>> No.14150490

>>14150457
Yes, watches ~$1,000 new and under are all outsourced to malaysia and china at least somewhat.

>> No.14150501

>>14150471
What's that movement on the left?

>> No.14150502

>>14150460
Most of the low/mid tier German brands use an ETA or Unitas. I think Damasko might have their own somewhere

>> No.14150575

>>14150501
It's a watch

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>>14150575
You don't say.

>> No.14150596

>>14150501
A Grand Seiko

>> No.14150699

>>14150501
Chinese 6497

>> No.14150753
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This QP is just gorgeous. The dial is sublime.

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>>14150753

>> No.14150768

Anyone got photos/wristshots they want edited? Post them I'll do it for you.`

>> No.14150938

What a good subtle “fuck you” watch for under 7k? Something that doesn’t scream new money and is versatile.

>> No.14150977

>>14150938
fuck you watches are by definition not subtle

>> No.14151028
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Thoughts on this piece
It's fake but it's high quality. Unironically spent $700usd on this.
>Same 904L steel
>Chinese 1:1 clone of the 4130 in-house movement
>Fully functional chronograph
>Only minor dial imperfections that aren't noticeable without close inspection

Only problem I see is getting it serviced down the track and also low resale value

>> No.14151039

>>14151028
Based and redpilled

>> No.14151044

>>14149936
Red
>>14149954
A Komandirskie isn't a dive watch.

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>>14151028
>high quality
>chinese

>> No.14151046

>>14151028
yikes. that looks terrible.

>Only minor dial imperfections that aren't noticeable without close inspection

it's a watch. is there anything you're likely to inspect more closely on a regular basis?

>> No.14151051
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>>14151028
Utterly sad. You paid 700$ for a watch that's going to shit itself in a few years and you won't be able to get it fixed.

What are you going to tell other people when they ask if it's real? Right. You're going to lie. You can't post that on Instagram to flex, you'd always be worried of being called out and rightfully so. Look at those end-links. It doesn't even fit properly. Don't even get me started on the terrible printing on the dial and the flat as fuck coronet. That "platinum" on that ceramic bezel is laughable.

How does the rest of your watch "collection" look? I highly doubt you can even pull off that watch.

>> No.14151058

>>14151051
Kek, Ill happily tell people it's fake as I've already done here.
I've been wearing a DHgate shitter AP 15400 for the last 12 months.

Also the SEL aren't even bad, there comparable to real a daytona

This Daytona is a piece of beauty. Find me a $700 or less fully auto chronograph watch that comes clone to this Chinese fake.

>> No.14151072

>>14151058
If you call that SEL comparable to a real 116500 then your judgement is shit. This is an anonymous forum, no one can tell who you are here but yeah sure right buddy, you'll people it's fake, that's why you spent 700$ to buy the closest fake available.

It's an "affordable" chronograph because it's made by underpaid people in unsafe factories using stolen design. All the Chinese have to do is replicate which is far more easier than developing a chronograph movement and creating an iconic design. You are supporting an illicit trade by purchasing fake watches. You are funding Chinese mafias and the suffering of the underpaid and overworked factory workers. Think about that next time you try to flex that watch.

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>>14151072
Kek
>Muh morals
>Muh supporting Chinese Mafia
>Muh ripped off design
Imagine thinking I care
I will tell anyone that asks that it's fake but in the real world no one fucking asks about your watch faggot so it will never happen.
I'm wearing a fake fucking watch, you think I care about intellectual property theft? Fucking KEK. Lemme guess, you happily pirate your films and purchase made in china goods that also exploit chink labour as well.

>> No.14151088

>>14151084
Typical behaviour from people who purchase fake watches. Truly plebeian.

>> No.14151091

>>14149966
Longines quality is getting much better. As Swatch are positioning Omega as a Rolex competitor more and more, the are moving Longines into the gap left by Omega in the lower mid-range luxury market.

>> No.14151098

>>14151084
>Imagine thinking I care

>Thoughts on this piece
>It's fake but it's high quality. Unironically spent $700usd on this.

Fuck off this thread then, yeah?

>> No.14151102

>>14151098
>Conflating opinions on the physical watch with moral judgements
Kek

>> No.14151106

>>14151028
Fake watches is the ultimate cope.

>> No.14151115

>>14151084
You want an award for that Mr. Sociopath?

>> No.14151128
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>>14151058
>Find me a $700 or less fully auto chronograph watch that comes clone to this Chinese fake.
The cheapest 6s37 chrono is under 1k. More than $700 but it's also a better watch and not a fake.

>> No.14151139

>>14150448
They use lower grade ETA 2824s unless you pay more, they are the cheapest brand that use properly heat blued hands and screws though.

>> No.14151140

>>14151028
What is your reason for buying a replica?

>> No.14151150

>>14151140
Not him but mine was that I wanted a watch with the best watch aesthetics money can buy. Without spending the money.

>> No.14151154

>>14151150
So you can pretend you're rich and fake a lifestyle you can't actually afford nor live?

>> No.14151158
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>>14151084
Crikey

>> No.14151159

>>14151154
God you people are hard cucked by the mountain Jews.
People don’t care or notice about your watch. I like looking at my fake watch because it looks great and tells the time perfectly.

>> No.14151161

>>14151158
Did he really spend $700 on that?

Btw fellas, you can buy brand new, fake, 36mm Explorers.

>> No.14151163

>>14151159
People who buy fakes are mocked because you could have gotten a genuine watch that's decent for the money instead of wasting it on a poor imitation.

>> No.14151166

>>14151159
Having principle is being cucked by the mountain Jews. Got it.

>> No.14151167

>>14151166
It's a show of character too. It says a lot about what you truly are like, even if you don't think it does.

>> No.14151168

>>14151163
Find me a watch that looks as good as a Datejust for £250. I’ll wait.

>>14151166
What principle is that?

>> No.14151171

>>14151159
Dishonesty. A true nigger attitude.

>> No.14151172

>>14151168
I'm not going to find something that suits your tastes nigga. You know what your tastes are, not me. So do your own research.

>> No.14151173
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>>14151158
Here's some genuine Daytona eyebleach.

>> No.14151178
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>>14151158
>>14151161
More a statement on my OnePlus 3t's camera than the watch

>> No.14151181

>>14151172
I did. Now I have a great looking watch.

>> No.14151185

>>14151181
A fake and "great looking" are mutually exclusive.

>> No.14151187

>>14151185
Trust me, fgt: you couldn’t tell the difference unless you took the back off.

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>>14151187

>> No.14151191
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>>14151178
that's nasty

>> No.14151192

>>14150753
It reminds me of one pf those 90s quartz Seikos with moon phase

>> No.14151202

>>14149966
Cannot unsee the lug gaps.

>> No.14151204
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Post your collections fellas.

And rate your tits off.

>> No.14151205

>>14151191
Acceptable to me. Keep in mind this is 97% the price of an authentic Daytona. This is a tiny watch, these minor details are not noticeable unless you have a loupe or you are zooming on a high definition image. To the every day layman these
flaws are invisible.

>> No.14151206
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He paid 700$ for this and we're the ones "hard cucked by the mountain Jews".

>> No.14151208

>>14151206
God you’re an idiot.

>> No.14151213

>>14151208
Says the guy who purchased a fake for 700$.

>> No.14151214

>>14151205
>To the every day layman these flaws are invisible.
Fair enough but how did those flaws occur? it almost looks like the hands were removed from the 'sprue' so to speak without cleaning up the little stubs left behind. If this is the level of workmanship and corner cutting in plain sight who knows what shortcuts and oversights exist inside?

>> No.14151215

>>14151192
Never liked nor looked at quartz or Seiko so I don't know what you're talking about.

>> No.14151216

Hey I'm currently saving up for a new watch, contemplating between a Jaeger-LeCoultre Geophysic True Second or a Grand Seiko SGBH267. Thoughts?

>> No.14151217

>>14151213
In actually the other fake fag.

In fairness I’d never spend more that £200 for a fake because at that price you can wear it for a couple of years and bin it. Spending $700 on a replica watch with many complications is pretty dumb especially when the real thing is as expensive as it is.

At least I dress like I can afford a Datejust and it’s just a simple movement so less to go wrong.

>> No.14151221
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>>14151214
I can't even see the flaws with my eye, I think it's the camera. Comparing high quality professional images of authentic Daytonas with my chink phone camera is misleading.
>>14151213
Not me.

>> No.14151223

>>14151216
Not a fan of the true seconds hand. Not sure why anyone would want such a complication on a modern watch. Between those two I'd get the gs

>> No.14151224

>>14151216
I'd pick a different Jaeger. The dial on that Seiko is tacky for me. It's all GSGSGSGSGSGSGSGSGSGSGSSGSGSGSGSGSGSGSGSGSGSGSGS lol.

>> No.14151225

>>14151204
Get rid of the Lord quartz unless it has sentimental value, the rest are fine

>> No.14151227
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>>14151216
I'd rather get the GS to be honest. If it were an original geophysic that might be a different matter.

>> No.14151229

>>14151224
A different Jager such as?

>> No.14151230
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>>14151225
I actually have a Superior now. I’ve not taken another family photo yet though.

>> No.14151232
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>>14151229
Not him, but I'd suggest this.

>> No.14151234

>>14151221
Are you Australian?
>>14151227
Master Ultra Thin or the MUT Moon.

>> No.14151236

>>14151206
>those stamping marks on the genuine one's hands

>> No.14151237

>>14151224
>The dial on that Seiko is tacky for me. It's all GSGSGSGSGSGSGSGSGSGSGSSGSGSGSGSGSGSGSGSGSGSGSGS lol.
Even from half a foot away, it just looks like a delicate pattern irl.

>> No.14151244

>>14151232
I'm sure it's nice but that dial looks like something off a plastic swatch from the 90s

>> No.14151254
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>>14151229
MUT Moon.

>> No.14151259
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>>14151254
GSGSGSGSGSGSGSGSGSGSGSGSGSGSGSGSGSGSGSGSGSGSGSGSGSGSGSGSGSGSGSGSGSGSGSGSGSGSGSGSGSGSGSGSGSGSGSGSGSGSGSGSGSGSGSGSGSGSGSGSGSGSGSGSGSGSGSGSGSGSGSGSGSGSGSGSGSGSGSGSGSGSGSGSGSGSGSGSGSGSGSGSGSGSGSGSGSGSGSGSGSGSGSGSGS

>> No.14151264
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>>14151259
?

>> No.14151271
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>> No.14151276

>>14151264
>>14151271
Did the guy choosing between JLC & Seiko mention Rolex?

>> No.14151278
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>>14151232
Lol, where's the Seiko hating autist now with his "muh Seiko has huge chapter rings".

>> No.14151279

>>14151278
Rent-free.

>> No.14151280
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>>14151276
I just find it funny that this one guy has a hangup about tiny 'GS's on the dial when rolex has done it more obnoxiously. I'd rather get a linen dial but I don't dislike the jubilee dial to be honest.

>> No.14151282

>>14151279
More like "getting rid of squatters" considering the spamming that took place on the subject.

>> No.14151285

>>14151259
You literally need a loupe to even read those symbols.
It just looks like a delicate pattern irl, even from up close.

>> No.14151287

>>14151280
Still don’t see how Rolex fits into the picture of deciding between JLC & Seiko.

>> No.14151290

>>14151287
That's beside the point of laughing at this guy who has a problem with the GSs on the dial.

>> No.14151292

>>14151204
Pretty tasteful. This is one of the rare cases where the advice "sell all of your shitters and buy one good watch" doesn't apply.

>> No.14151298

>>14151278
>Automatique
>Swiss made
Why can't they stick to one language?

>> No.14151305

>>14151204
Well-rounded collection, meme-y watches though. I’d get rid of the Seiko.

>> No.14151316

>>14151221
Replicas are a big yikes for me dawg

>> No.14151317

New thread:

>>14151314
>>14151314
>>14151314

>> No.14151322

>>14150102
Based. Love that beer.

>> No.14151326

>>14151317
Too soon

>> No.14151349

>>14151298
Seems to be tradition maybe, even ALS have Made in Germany with the rest of the dial in German.

>> No.14151381

>>14150300
I appreciate him giving it to me. I just know nothing about kinetic watches. It still works for now, though.

>> No.14152092

>>14151028
THE END LINKS LMAOOOOOOOOO

>> No.14152121

>>14151317
Still 4 more posts to go after this

>> No.14152480

>>14149936
period correct rooskie flag colors.

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>>14149762

>> No.14153904

>>14152992
shitter

>> No.14153952
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>>14149762
Obtainable grail

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>>14149762
True grail