/fa/ - Fashion

>>14936250
these were one of the most faked watches in the late 80s-early 90s

Those little rubber tags were very popular meme watch in the late 80s, how come they never came back?

Oooh remember the Timex Ironman? Literally every other kid in the early 90s had one of these.

for me? it's the Octo Finissimo in satin-polished steel

Any recommendations for a clean looking watch for office environment use?

Budget $150-175 USD

>>14936341
>use?
Just get a nice new echo drive.
Pick one.

>>14936306
Yes
I had the black and red one. Indigloo was the bomb.

After getting the shoulder from Rolex!

>>14936400
Looks nice. How are you liking it? How accurate is it?

>>14936371
thanks, i just ended up getting the one in my original post.

Hello frens, did your get your daily RCVD dose? I sadly didnt. If I leave the watch closer to window it synchs allright, on the nightstand its like 50/50 chance. I wonder if weather plays a role. Its overcast and misty.

>>14936308

The Octo looks like perfection on shots and video and then like shit on the wrist.

>>14936494
Yes, but it looks nice on a strap.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FaRs8zH7KhU
cool interview, this guy has some AP's that i never knew existed and has a pretty interesting collection

>>14936306
Lmao, I am wearing exactly that one rn. Inherited it from my dad

>just want a watch to wear everywhere
>start researching and following watch forums
>turns out I need a 25k Daytona because every other chrono is a shitter
What do? Is it even possible to get a nice watch for $3-4k?

>>14936678
>he wants to buy a nice everyday watch
>picks analog chronomete among of all things
based retard

>>14936678
get a speedmaster

>>14936341
Nesun Bauhaus from Aliexpress

>sapphire
>power reserve
>date
>auto
>looks better than some bauhaus brands

>>14936682
I mean that's the only kind of a "respectable" watch that exists so yeah? I'm a boomer I can't wear a G-Shock.

>>14936400
Nice.

>walk into rolex dealer
>ask to see the oyster perpetual in the case
>lady says, "No" then walks away

w-what do I do???

>>14936400
Looks like something a doctor in an "open marriage" would wear.

>>14936698
So dress watches are not "respeactable"? Cronometer is not a style, it's a tool complication you either need or you don't.

>>14936724
dont LOOK like you are poor

>>14936726
looks cool tho

>>14936724
They don't deserve your patronage then.

Nothing turns me off more than uppity clerks. I will forever shit on your brand if even get a whiff of clerks thinking they are so high and mighty for peddling worthless trinkets.

>>14936735
Calling other people retards while confusing "chronometer" and "chronograph".

Like pottery.

>>14936745
Ok boomer

>>14936724
Didn't happen.
Only would happen would be if you look like a retard that's gotten free from its handlers.
That or you're black and dressed like ghetto snipe.

>>14936801
>That or you're black and dressed like ghetto snipe
nigga that's their target audience

>>14936486
Even if it doesn't receive I can connect but it's usually fine

>>14936834
Is that real triceratops?

>>14936842
its elephant

>>14936341
seiko 5 with a leather strap

>>14936834
my dick is diamonds

>>14936858
based

>>14936858
That's a nice looking movado, presumably from a time before they shoved that museum crap on to everything they released?
What are the dimensions?

>>14936832
based

>>14936306
>>14936486
>>14936832
>>14936873
Please move to a separate containment thread for your nasty plastic shit.

>>14936875
Nah

>>14936875
atleast they're not VoStOkS

>>14936903
nice replicas

>>14936877
>>14936832
You could buy 10 regular g shocks for the price of one of these. And they're still really tough.

>>14936903
Why not a Daytona and Sub?

>>14936923
rowlecks betas btfo

>>14936919
yup. i had $150 bucks off the price of mine so i figured why not since i really dig it. i wouldn't pay $500 though

>>14936904

If you could just point out the replica features that would be a great help?

>>14936923
>>14936950

If you can show me an AD that is selling them at retail I'd be happy to buy, I was looking a sub for 2 years but I'm over Rolex, subs are now the same price as Blainplain fithy fathoms. I'd maybe pick up an explorer 36mm.

>>14936996
>muh prove its fake and you can have it

classic trick

>>14936996
>I was looking a sub for 2 years but I'm over Rolex
C O P E
O
P
E

>>14936996
Speedy is 110% real, no clue about the Seamaster.

>think it would be fun to have irl friends to talk about watches with over coffee/lunch
>decide to look for watch enthusiast clubs in my city
>only club I can find is an exclusive "referral only" place where a current member has to recommend you and you are vetted to make sure you fit the "club culture"
>look at their Instagram and see them having hands on showcase evenings with reps from JLC, zenith etc.

how the fuck do I get into this secret club
please help me devise a plan

>>14936306
former US President Bill Clinton's watch of choice while in-office

>>14936306
>>14937024
ngl Hillary looks she might have been a qt back in the day

>>14937019
be filthy rich unironically

>>14937024
Dubya also wore a Timex

>>14937035
even if I was filthy rich I would somehow have to find a member and get a referral

>>14937054
>George W. Bush Presidential Center
a timex made for him is not quite the same as wearing something anyone can find at a wal-mart or target

>>14937003
So you can't spot a fake? and clearly can't spot a real one but you can tell me they are replicas mmmhhh......ok.

Omegas are not that expensive ffs. £2k for a seamaster and £3k for speedy used in mint condition. Do people not save and invest? £5k in watches is just play money, you drink and smoke your watches away, pick retarded car (10k down in 3 years, feels bad)

>>14937054
>>14937024
>>14937026

whats the point, I want to be nothing like these two men

>>14937070
I have the money no need to get defensive, touchy touchy

>>14937054
>>14937026
>>14937024
these guys wear these only for optics
once out of office it's back on with the really pricey stuff

>>14937081
tbf most President didn't do that while in office. Reagan wore Rolexes, HW Bush wore Patek Philippe (also had an occasional Casio tho), Obama wore TAG Heuer, and Trump wears Patek Philippe and Rolex

>>14937092
>Trump wears Patek Philippe
wrong

>>14937117
is an golf course a office?

Sent my old ass Seiko Actus off for an overhaul. I think it needs some oil and possibly new ball bearings on the spinny-spinny do-dad. It was so old it was a pain in the ass to wind every other day.

>>14937124
oh I didn't know he had that
god damn do I not like that model
I can't stand that dial shape

>>14937026
Hillary looks like a psychopath but also qt

>>14937026
>>14937151
She's fuckable alright. However, don't stick your dick in crazy. I repeat, do not stick your dick in crazy!

>>14937124
look at his arm fat pinched between his watch and his glove

disgusting

>>14937282
I think it's a case of his arm being normal and then playing golf, causing the arms to swell.
This is why you don't wear rigid band watches during sport.

>>14937092
>Obama wore TAG Heuer
i dont know if these means Obama thinks TAG Heuer is a luxury watch or that he thinks it's a watch for lower-middle and working class wagies and poorfags, and i don;t know which is worse

>>14937371
lol dude is a fat ass. c'mon man

>>14937233
Too late. She let me came in her butt.
Hnnnnngggggg

Opinions on this model?
Komandirskie 1965 special edition.
Red dial.
Strap changeable obviously. Dunno what I'd put on it.
39mm.

>>14936486
Mine doesn't have that feature, I actually don't mind setting the time twice a year, pressing buttons is fun. It's usually less than a minute off.

>>14937483
Red dial + read seconds hand + red star is way too much.
A similar watch that is much more balanced is something like a raketa big zero.

>>14936867
35mm rose gold. Not mine, sadly.

>>14937075
Hey,, you were the one shit posting first.

Most people can afford Rolex or an Omega ect no problem, spending the money is another thing. Saving goals, putting money back in businesses normally come first, I'm not saying you don't.

This just arrived, I cant stop looking at it. It's so beautiful

>>14937717

>>14936756
>called out for being absolute retard
>le spic reddit boomer peepeepooper meme

Go die.

>>14937717
you should get a cream colored strap for the summer to match the accent

>>14937806
thats a great idea, i really love the green strap but a cream strap would fit right in. having both options would be great.

>>14937809
or a red really band if you're feeling ballsy to match the red lettering

>>14937824
rally* like rally strap with the big holes

>>14937824
i prefer the cream strap idea. like you said, red is too loud for my taste.

>Vacheron Constantin: Oldest
>Patek Phillipe: Best
>Audemar Piguet: ??

Why is AP in the big three but JLC isn't?

Friendly reminder that rolex, Patek and AP are absolute nigger brands

>>14937858
Patek and Rolex are legit, AP is nigger'd tho

>>14937858
based omega

>>14937848
"The holy trinity" is a marketing ploy perpetuated by AP and their fanboys for this exact reason

>>14937858
Rolex is fine, Grand Seiko is better tho

>>14937848
Have you ever heard JLC mentioned in a rap song?

>>14937964
No, but neither have I heard Vacheron mentioned on in a rap song either.

Does that mean they're bad?

>>14937875
>Rolex
>legit
They're good watches. But the average retard will think you're highly aspirational, unless you have the lifestyle to make one inconspicuous.

>>14937934
>>14937848
The big three/holy trinity for those with discerning taste:
Vacheron-Constantin
Jaeger-Lecoultre
A Lange & Sohne

>>14936903

Why the hell are they so pristine? Do you even fucking wear your watches you dweeb?

>>14937019
Where you live at famblam

>>14938031
>Vacheron Constantin
>A Lange & Sohne
>good

Actual Nazi watches.

The choice of the Nazis.

>>14937977
>No, but neither have I heard Vacheron mentioned on in a rap song either.
Vacheron Constantin
Since 2010, Vacheron Constantin has seeped into rap lyrics with 10 mentions by musicians, including Kendrick Lamar and Rick Ross. In the 2017 watch-laden track, “Iced Out My Arms,” DJ Khaled was “‘Bout to swap the Patek for a Vacheron (switch it!).” The name drops have come as a surprise to the Richemont-owned company as “we are understated and not bling and not something we do actively or with intent,” said Laurent Perves, Vacheron Constantin’s chief marketing officer, adding that the business is only aware of a shout-out after the music’s release. “If they talk about us,” he said, “they know us,” although he wouldn’t confirm whether they were clients. Mr. Perves added that he does not know of any direct effect on sales as, he said, there has been no feedback from the field. Yet, he said, “at the same time, it is something organic that we shouldn’t try to control.”

https://www.nytimes.com/2018/11/22/style/watches-rap-lyrics-rolex.html

Any suggestions for bracelets with micro-adjust clasps? Just found out about these today and love the idea. Bracelets have always bothered me how you can't adjust on the fly.
Is there any independent company that makes them for a decent price? All I've been able to find so far is $70+ Tudor, Omega, etc. I just want something that does the job that I can put on my Duro shitter.

I shouldn't like it, everything tells me I shouldn't, but damn do I want one.

>>14938151
If you buy that I can guarantee traps will suck your dick.

>>14936306
I had one as a kid. That same model even.
When I was there in the army I used an Timex Ironman as well. Absolute thanks and last forever.
People think soldiers use these fancy Suuntu watches and shit but everyone just uses a ten dollar Timex

Friendly reminder that there is nothing wrong with Tag Heuer and that the opinions of this thread are worthless and don't represent how the real world thinks.

>>14938034
You can't really see in the photo, seamaster is beat to hell, I do baby the speedy on the wrist a bit honestly. Speedy for weekends and the seamaster is my daily.

>>14938188
Tag is dog shit, the only good watch they have is the Carrera reissue manual wind.

>>14938078
>it is something organic that we shouldn’t try to control
Cucks serving the BLACKED Jewish overlords.

Has anyone had luck getting a Tudor BB58? I have talked to a couple AD’s and heard different things.

One told me that I could put down a deposit, and they are not sure when it would come in(hopefully within a few weeks to a few months).

Another told me that if I came in and put a deposit down, they would have it in within 6-8 weeks.

A third said they are not able to order them from Tudor, and there is no point in putting down a deposit, but they took my name and number and will call me when one is available (they said hopefully February)

Which one of these sounds right?

Does anyone have the picture of the post from reddit of the guy at the hospital wearing an Omega Speedmaster Mark 40 while his wife is dying in the background? I want to send it to a friend.

>>14937962
Based

>>14937858
t. can't afford any of them

>>14936678
check out tudor

>>14936903
based and RP

>>14938377
>check out the "couldn't afford a real Rolex" brand
I'd rather just get a fake.

>>14938403
t. nigger who only wants a Rolex to tell people he has one

>>14938271
I got lucky and found one in stock at an AD. Have you ever seen one in person? I don't know if I'd put a deposit down on something I could end up not liking. Unless they would return it if you change your mind

>>14938421

Haven’t seen one in person but I’ve tried on the regular black bezel BB and really liked it. I mostly like the idea of a thinner version, plus the bb58 seems to be holding its value a bit better. I understand what you mean about the deposit though, that’s why I’m leaning towards the store that just took my info.

>>14937483
I really want to get a red orient star. I know that has nothing to do with your watch but it reminded me of the limited edition red orient star that I'll never be able to buy.

>>14936400
what's the diameter on that bad boy? looks nice

>>14938564
39mm.

>>14938151
get it then, it's your money

>>14937717
does anyone know if the bezel for this one is rotatable?

>>14938593
I plan on it.

>>14938473
I literally just bought this watch less than an hour ago. I was thinking about a two tone BB with a black dial, but the gold capped links turned me off. How did I do, bros?
>For reference I have already have
>Tissot Automatic for beater
>Omega Seamaster AT with steel bracelet, Omega OEM alligator strap and clasp, Omega OEM gray/black NATO strap
>Ball Engineer II Moonphase
Next 90 days
>Cartier Tank in gold case
>Rolex Submariner black on black Cherachrome bezel
Next 6 months
>Two tone Rolex GMT or gold Rolex Date-

>>14938608
Shit. Fucking Watch threads grown men convulsing in unison to faggot wristbands with dials all of u kill yourselves

>>14938608
Why do you have so many shitters?

>>14938625
The only shitter I own is the Tissot, so not sure what you mean poorfag.

>>14938625

>>14938642
Fuck u poorfag

What are some good rubber watch bands that are on par with G-Shock quality? I’m not a 50 year old man so I don’t wanna wear the chain link standard shit all analog watches come with, and I think NATO straps are the gayest, most faggy retarded bullshit to put on any watch that costs more than $50. They also tend to irritate the skin due to scratchiness and absorption of water.

>>14938665
I make 300k a year with 30k liquid in my checking/savings account, so not sure what you mean.

Do any of your guys have watch insurance? Is it cheaper to put it under say your home and contents insurance?

Pros and cons for either?

>>14938675
I have mine as scheduled personal property under my HO insurance policy, Coverage C to be specific. Is way cheaper than individual insurance for loss.or theft. I think it's like 3 bucks a month vs. my standard premium, and they pay full retail vs. what I actually paid

>>14938674
>30k
>Thinks this rich

>>14938690
Liquid, nigger.

Gotta love when these threads descend into pussies trying to flex how much money they have.

Can anyone recommend a watch winder?

I dont care if it technically damages/wears out the movement or whatever people think. When I just want to dress down and just wear my skx id like it to be ready to go rather than having to sit there for 10 minutes winding the day/date in

>>14938700
cope, wagie

>>14938691
>thinks this is rich for a liquid account

>>14938757
You would drown in all my liquid. Post your collection.

>>14938766
I don't get why this becomes some sort of dick measuring contest.
>Be 36
>Have 500k saved
>Have 10k in watches
>Drive Kia Sportage
The whole goal is to stop working to pay bills as quickly as possible.

>>14938766
I don't wear watches, thus I have no collection. I don't COLLECT things. Let alone hunks of Metal with stupid dials that do nothing my own body can't do. I use the Circadian Clock. Dating back to the last Ice Age, the Younger Dryas period, we had no need for "CLOCKS" or WATCHES, everything was in your body and your mind, all you need, Nature is made of Hydrogen molecules primarily, from thence we came and thence we shall go. Faggot.

Is my collection acceptable?
Pls respond.

>>14938774
these threads helped me completely lose interest in watches

>>14938816
Watch enthusiasts are perhaps the most cringe group of people in existence. And I am a pro wrestling fan. At least we’re self aware. Watch threads and forum posts and websites seem like little other than an excuse for faggots to act like e-girl thots and take perfectly setup photos of their watch in front of a Porsche or Corvette steering wheel, or an expensive liquor, or cigar, etc., they are literally fedora-tier unironically jacking themselves off

That’s why when I’m in the market for a new watch I get in, I get out, and I go nowhere near these pathetic depths of the internet again

>>14938823
Post newest watch

>>14938271
It's about 6 weeks now, I've head of them coming sooner (in a week). Honestly you would be better taking that money and getting a new seamaster from omega of the grey maket.

>>14938823
You could say the same about wrestling fans. The majority of wrestling fans do not bathe. Go to a “house show” to see what I mean. Its easy to tune out an overzealous Rolex fanboy, but it is hard to tune out an unwashed adult at a wrestling event who just shat himself and is making you gag.
Assholes are everywhere, and every hobby has it’s fair share of them. Collecting Watches is no different than collecting car/comic/record/baseball cards/etc.
Boards like this are supposed to be a great place for likeminded people to get together and have fun discussions. Just disregard all the people on here who judge based on brand names.

>>14938793
Nice collection!
Always a nice feeling to be able to wear a different watch every day of the week and twice on Sundays. What’s the next piece you are looking to add?

>>14938823
We are not all like that, there is always a very loud small % of a group that is toxic. To be fair you are in a image board about watches, they going to take pic of watches and most guys are into cars aswell, leather goods, pen, cameras.

>>14938642
>Tissot
>Ball
>Cartier
>Omega Mall Master 1999
>Cuck-a-doodle-doodor
>Rolex "give me anything you have please I suck your toes massa" Chester the Ladyboy Molester Field Edition

>>14938720
Just get your maid's daughter to wind it up for you twice a day like everyone else does, are you poor?

>>14938793
That Citizen is unironically great, fuck me if I know why you need 6 watches that basically look the same though.

Waiting for these trad golden boys to restock. Cincinnati is peak /Americanacore/ and I am ready to reclaim my birthright of eating cheese coneys at the state fair with my college sweetheart.

>>14938990

>>14938720
>A watch winder for an SKX
Just get whatever shitty chinese model is the cheapest and it may come with spaces to keep your other watches. Or just get a BOXY and call it a day.

>>14937569
I suppose you're right. Thinking about in the sobriety of of the morning light I've rethought it. There is a black dialed variant too, without a gold plated case.
>>14938506
>orient star
Pic related is the OS I regret having not bought. It's from the last era of orient stars that actually looked good.
That and the variant with the PR indicator on the dial from a decade ago of which I bought a black IP coated one which of course I fucking regret like every PVD'd watch.

I want a red dialed watch. They're pretty rare:
There's the Rado golden horse ltd ed; the rarely found JLC reverso with the burgundy dial that's a boutique exclusive; the Maison Celadon Imperial Red and its poor cousin from the Beijing watch co; an Oris Big Crown Pointer date with the red dial.

That OS is never found on the used market, so Vostok seemed to be the best deal for an inexpensive red dialed watch that'd I'd probably tire of in short order to return to my regularly scheduled black and white.

What do you think about bund straps? I've been seeing people putting their divers on them but they just don't look good like that. On anything other than a field watch, it looks fucking gigantic.

I am building my own mechanical watch out of parts I found online. Total cost of the build will be 200€ in parts alone.
Pic related, my new dial.

>>14939134
Just strap it on your forehead.

>>14939136
the case

>>14939136
Seiko, Miyota, or Seagull?

>>14939136
>>14939138
A Seagull ETA Unitas 6498 clone (these things are perfect for 1/10 of the price tag)

>>14939134
Can make your wrist look embarrassingly puny. Get a face and strap that matches the dimensions of your wrist. Unless you want to look like you're rocking pic related.

>>14939136
>>14939138
>>14939143
And a Horween Shell Cordovan strap to finish it all up

>>14939139
The amount of stuff you can easily find for the Unitas dimensions made me go for the Seagull clone

>>14939136
Ever think about printing something personal using decal paper on that dial?

>>14939138
I love this case because it has one of the narrowest open back rims I could find for a Unitas movement. That means that almost the entire movement is going to be exposed. It is the same supplier that build the watch cases for the Stowa Marine (1550€)

>>14939149
This is my very first DIY watch, so I didn't want to go crazy with it and add more things to screw up. If this goes as planned, I'll consider doing print transfers in the future.

>>14939136
i actually like this alot

>>14938793
>not a single diver

atleast get one bro

>>14939171
No, some people (myself included) just don't like the look of divers. They're mostly too cluttered and they often look like grown up BabyG watches. A Pilot is a great alternative.

>>14939085
Hey I have that watch, its part of my trio of red dial orients. Get the red dial kamasu, or if you dont want a diver just stalk zenmarket which is what I did for the stars

>>14939225
Pic that is hopefully right side up this time

>>14939228
Prestige shop open heart

>>14939232
Kamasu with kanji day

>>14939233
This is nice.

>>14939085
Embrace it anon

>>14939228
>>14939225
REEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE
i want it
Stalking jap yahoo has only ever gleaned me a banged up blue dial WZ-El model going for nearly 1000 bucks. Ridiculous.
Never comes up.
It really looks like a nice shade of red too.
>>14939232
This I don't like.
I don't like the exposed escapement for one, but it's the applied 12 marker etc.

The applied XII is what ruins the most recent incarnation of >>14939228 model IMO.
It's the models before they randomly started putting ONE applied roman at 12 that was the best of these Classic OS's.

>>14939233
Oh yeah forgot that I saw this. Not really a fan as I'd prefer a watch without a diving bezel, though it's presumably the same type of red dial as >>14939225 ?
Maybe if my search draws short of everything else.
At least this one's locally available.

>>14939244
I like the red and white. Red might be a little too bright. Never been able to get behind that kind of raketa dial though. It feels like the diabetic shoes equivalent of a watch dial, like something for gramps and his poor eyesight.

>>14938877

I’m too preoccupied with resale value to spend a few thousand on a grey market watch. I also don’t really love the wave dial on the new Seamaster 300ms. My plan is to buy a pre owned Planet Ocean if I can’t get the BB58 by April.

is it possible to get a vacheron overseas for under 10k AUD?
if not what is the most haute horology in that bracket

>>14936689
lug to lug size?

>>14939233

Real nice. I have been looking for a green dial with kanji day but can't find anything. Where did you get yours?

https://youtu.be/8YD4EUQJWuA?t=140

What the fuck is this watch?

w2c cartier santos replica

VOSTOK MODDERS:

Do you guys actually use pic related to remove and restore hands?
I watched a vid where the guy removes the hands with a pocketknife blade, and besides them flying off somewhere in the room, it seemed to turn out fine. To press them back on he just used some flat edge tweezers to place and align them and he pressed them on with the flat edge. Seemed to work fine, though the comments were full of
>NOOOOOO! YOU CAN'T JUST USE WHATEVER'S LYING AROUND IN THE HOUSE!!!1 YOU HAVE PAY HUNDREDS FOR MAGIC BERGEON TOOLS CRAFTED BY AND FOR SWISS WATCHELVES!

Is it advisable to buy this shit? The hand remover is kinda costly; to get one that apparently won't scratch or dent the shit out of the dial like the cheapo ones on ebay straight from China anyway and I'm reluctant to order anything from there since it takes fucking FOREVER to arrive. At least the Russian post has fucking tracking when ordering slavstoks.

looking for an everyday watch. preferably with leather strap.

>>14939455
go to google
type in "watch"
choose

I saw the grand seiko irl today for the first time. The snowflake spring drive was the one that stood out. I should have tried it on, but I'm always paranoid that the salesperson might get annoyed if I dont buy it, and I cannot afford a £5k+ watch right now. One day I think I will buy it.

>>14938774
Oh fuck off you self-righteous nigger. Nobody gives a fuck about how high and mighty you feel over not spending your money on something you don't enjoy. Nobody needs to ask your fucking permission to enjoy the pursuit of some technological trinket. Go find some other hobby to be a faggot in.

>>14939470
>The snowflake spring drive was the one that stood out
Gold or silver hands and indices?
Just go and try it on. As long as you don't look like a homeless bum or a literal babyfaced zoomer that looks like they got lost from their mother at the mall, they should let you try on.r
Especially since it's GS. Any interest at all and the salesperson should be on you like flies to shit. It's the jaded Rolex SA's that are the reluctant ones because you'd be the 10,000th person that day wandering in asking about shit they won't have stock in for years and anything else you might try on after would just be tire kicking and a waste of their time.

>>14939228
That thing is fucking gorgeous and I've been trying to find a place to buy one online for months and haven't come up with shit. I know people will give you shit over the brand name, but that red Orient star classic is mint.

>>14939450
You could probably make one for single use out of a cotton swab tube using a craft knife or a sharp pair of scissors (not snips). Prolly better than a worn-out, or hard and wear-resistant, tip.

As for the hand removal, a dial protector (a plastic card with a slit in it, basically) supposedly costs all of 2€.

>>14938277
This one? Can't tell out the watch

>>14939463
yeah nice one mate

>>14939455
Is this a meme you're going for right now? What's your budget? What level of formality does the watch need to be able to achieve? Do you care at all about the movement or do you just want it to look good? How long are you expecting this watch to last? Do you want it to be stylish and in now but only last you a few years or are you looking for something timeless and conservative that you would want to give to your son 30 years from now? Pretty much every watch can be worn with a leather strap, are you expecting it to come with one or do you want to buy a better leather strap afterwards?

There's like a million things that goes into making the "right" watch for you, and even then it's not even really that important.

>>14939376
Dinner Plate Guido Chronograph

>>14939561
come up with more criteria than something generic standard shared with 1k's of watches moron
>i want watch
is essential what you asked
ask dumb question
get dumb answer

>>14939626
don't spoonfeed the literal retards

alternative for pic related? preferably same size. i just like the aesthetic. wish it wasn't a limited release.

>>14939644

>>14939498
>You could probably make one for single use out of a cotton swab tube using a craft knife or a sharp pair of scissors (not snips)
That's not a bad idea.
>snips
Had to look that up. Didn't know they had a special name.
>Prolly better than a worn-out, or hard and wear-resistant, tip.
You're referring to the cheapo press thing right?

>As for the hand removal, a dial protector (a plastic card with a slit in it, basically) supposedly costs all of 2€.
Yeah an anon a few threads ago mentioned the use of cellophane.
The vids I watched had a guy do just that, slit a plastic sheet.

My issue is that I'm impatient and everything has to be ordered in because nothing local is good.
I'll see how I go.

>>14939486
I suppose you're right..Maybe next time. It was the one with silver hands and indices. They also had a chocolate dial GS with the "GS" logo embossed in a guilloche pattern. That one was also very nice but I still prefer the snowflake.

>>14939730
>You're referring to the cheapo press thing right?
In principle, yeah. There'll be a day when the cheapo press will wear to the point where it's not as nice on the hands as a swab tube. Maybe it's better to save your money for a timegrapher instead? Or a nicer set of pinch grabbers, whatever their name is?
>My issue is that I'm impatient
Then a Vostok is a good place to start in your hobby of clockwork fuckery.

>>14936303
dunno they look pretty based if theyre cheap enough. maybe g-shocks were cheaper and stole the market for colourful plastic watches?

>suddenly become obsessed with owning a Milgauss
Hmm

>>14939455

>Daaamn the railmaster looks NICE but I'd still prefer something smaller than 40mm
>Oh cool, they have a 38mm option as well
>WHAT THE FUCK, IT LOOKS LIKE DOGSHIT, WHY DID THEY RUIN THE DESIGN?

>>14940003
The one on the right is based on the original railmaster design after all.

>>14939942
Been there. The longer I get into watches the more Rolex's simpler designs appeal to me.
I'm pretty sure I'll end up owing an Oyster Perpetual in the future as I just love the clean simplicity of it. Same with the Explorer 1 and Milly.

>>14936238
any other bedroom dwellers that are into watches here? i have some money and im trying to decide what to get as my first serious watch. i can't decide between automatic or quartz. obviously, if i was spending a lot i would buy automatic, but considering my lifestyle quartz would be better choice. if i bought automatic i would either have to wear it at home or manually wind it up every day since i leave my home rarely. has anyone been in my situation, what did you end up doing?

pic unrelated

>>14940063
Not really sure if this is bait or not so here's your (You) anyway

>>14940070
if i wanted to bait people for yous i would go to pol or b and post interracial porn. i want honest answer for like minded individual. im lazy as it gets and i know winding the watch because i leave house 2 or 3 times a week will become a chore. that's what i like about quartz. they are set it and forget it type of a deal but some of them can still be appreciated for their technology. like those solar powered, set by radio waves watches with complications. they can definitely compete with no complications sub 500$ automatics imo

>>14940097

I have an on/off interest in watches and have settled on quartz for day to day. I have a few automatics still but I love the reliability and practicality of quartz.

I'm someone who also is slightly obsessive about their possessions so I always have a niggle in the back of my mind wearing an automatic. That I'll have to get it serviced or repaired.

I really like the set it and forget it nature of quartz.

I would start with quartz and go automatic further down the line if you want to.

My girlfriend was raped by niggers and now she cries all the time and wants me to hold her an console her.

what would be a good watch for me to give her as a gift?

>>14940063
hand winding watches are cooler than automatics get a pretty vintage one for cheap

>>14938992
>That Citizen is unironically great,

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x2AlnVh6JTg

The fuck happened to this thread? I'd rather the Vostoks.

>>14939482
U r on a fucking FASHION board MY FASHION BOARD with your stupid TECHNOLOGY watch threads kys

will i look retarded wearing this? to the non watch normies? i feel like they'll think its cool

>>14940107
i feel the same. how much should i spend on quartz watch tho? at what point there are diminishing returns?
>>14940133
i want something durable so i don't have to think about it when i wear it

>>14940182
there are diminishing returns after 1 dollar

>>14939450
cover them in some plastic, like a ziploc, when removing hands
you can use whatever as long as you can pry them off safely without scratching anything

>>14940173
>>14940173
no that is based

>>14940145
Your fashion board? Go be a noodle armed faggot somewhere else. Nobody gives a fuck about your fashion preferences.

>>14940173
depends on your dress I guess, otherwise I doubt anyone will give a shit

>>14940173
That looks dope. Would like it to be smaller, but hey. Normies will love it, methinks.

>>14939644
I've near bought this watch twice

>>14940577
why didn't you do it desu?

Good purchase for the price? Used to have a G Shock G Steel before but had to accept the fact that it was too big for my arm and that I wasn't using 99% of its functions. Wanted something more classic and well built.

>>14940670
>hamilton meme

>>14940672
What's the meme?

>>14938816
i know what you mean. it makes you realize how pointless and materialistic the whole thing is. that being said, i cant help but like the things so ill probably end up buying another one eventually. Something handwindwinding with a display back thats worth a service and then call it good. maybe a stowa dont want to get cucked more than I have to by the luxury meme

>>14938917
>very loud small % of a group that is toxic
And yet 90% of threads like these are filled with people only mentioning watches in the thousands of dollars price bracked because muh automatic, as if there's nothing else in this world.

>>14939134
put a chrono on there if youre chad enough. divers on a bund is shit unless its a vostok in which case it looks retarded anyways so might as well double down. this is coming from a vostok connoisseur before the other vostok spergs start freaking out

>>14939150
post more. love the stowa marine but not sure if i want to pay for it so building my own could be pretty sweet

>>14939450
>>14940224
this. cover in plastic and then use two small flathead screwdrivers to pull it off. this should the lateral force placed on the whatever you call the fucking thing that holds the hands and also they wont fly so good 4u

>>14939505
thats just sad ;_;

Cheapest watch (that you still own/wear)?

Most expensive watch?

>>14940710
How does this matter in any way?

>>14940710
my first watch was a rolex, my latest watch is a rolex

>>14940710
cheapest watch that i occasionally wear

>>14940780
>watch
>fine
>Nazi boots doc martins

End your life.

>>14940782
What's the matter, nigger?

>>14940710
MDV 106
Speedy

>>14940670
Hamilton's are nice. They aren't really anything special when you look at what you're getting for specs and the price, but they have a pretty solid build quality for under a grand and a consistently American design language being entirely Swatch group at this point. It will probably be rugged enough to last you a while before needing to be serviced and I think the design is conservative enough that it will still look good 20 years from now if a bit plain.

The only thing I don't like is that my wrists are very rounded and their lugs are generally fairly large. I can wear a 44mm Seiko or citizen and generally get away with it because the Japanese tend to keep the lug to lug under 48mm, but ~40mm Hamilton's almost always have a lug to lug ~50mm and it just looks bad on me personally. If you like the fit, awesome, wear it and don't let people give you shit over it.

>>14940710
My cheapest watch is a Swatch Sistem 51 that I got opened but unused in the Czech republic for 1800czk. It was also my first automatic and runs very well (usually within +4s/day). I wore it every day for almost 4 months straight and basically ruined the leather band with my sweat, and am now too lazy to try and find a decent aftermarket alternative to the cheap junk Swatch band that it came with. Still sits in my box and I'll wear it every once in a while but the strap is super uncomfortable.

The most expensive watch that I wear is my Sarx055 baby snowflake. I know people don't really have a ton of respect for the mid to high end presage lineup, but I haven't found much in that $800-900 range that I like more than the titanium sarx for a slightly dressy everyday beater.

>>14940630
A few reasons, I have saw the original go for £1000-1450 and maybe I'd be better if with it, the engraving on the back triggers the shit out of me, the new seamsater wave dial is a better value proposition with more features. I have 3 omega already and looking to get into a Rolex. I saw it for £4500ish in Leeds new and now its 6k+ everywhere so maybe I should have. You can till get centre secs new, small sec is the way to do.

A good example of the original centre sec for £1250 sold, you'll be better of with the original and your money will be safer as well. Not to say it won't go up but I doubt it. Good luck bro!

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Omega-Automatic-Seamaster-1952-Mens-Vintage-Steel-1948-anniversary-tribute-watch/184084161672?hash=item2adc456488:g:jb4AAOSwmFVd94ik#vi__app-cvip-panel

>>14941025

>>14941025
Why couldn't the just left it plane like on every other model.....

>comfortable
>durable
>dry fast
>adjustable
>not expensive
Why are mesh straps so unpopular?

>>14941072
They are heavy
They have limited flexibility
Sizing them is a pain
They are heavy

>>14940836
Thanks, man, really appreciate your sane and friendly advice.

>>14941099
>They are heavy
>They have limited flexibility
>Sizing them is a pain
Sounds just like the average steel bracelet

>>14941161
No problem. I would say the biggest thing to really watch out for is the pit between $1k and $3k. There are a few brands who really shine here (Sinn and Damasko are basically the kings of this price point but some low end Omegas and Longines and even higher end Hamilton/Tissot can be good here as well), but it's best to avoid having too many pieces in this price bracket.

At $1500 you're spending enough money that unless you really have a lot of expendable income you can really lose your shirt but you're not always going to get something super well made and worth that price point. It's very easy to say "I'll never spend 10 grand on a Rolex" and then find yourself spending 12 over the course of a few years by buying 6 or 7 $1500 watches that are just expensive enough to really make you want them, but also be able to really hurt you if you don't pay attention. Under $200-500 you can kind of play around and experiment without fucking yourself long term (within reason of course) but you really want to be careful if you're talking about stuff that's the next step above that Hammy you have in price. If you're not you might end up 2 grand in the hole on a mostly Chinese "60% Assembled in Switzerland" watch you'll be lucky to resell for half that over an impulse buy and some FOMO from a YouTube video.

I hate to unironically quote AC3, but unless it's cheap enough for you that you consider it disposable, don't buy it unless it hurts enough that your justification is knowing you'll still love it 30 years from now.

Is the fat explorer II fa or not?

>>14941099
Those arent heavy unless you are a skeleton. And I dont understand how sizing them is a pain... it's the fucking same system as a leather strap.

Yeah, I’m here for the Hamilton meme?

>>14941195
>(Sinn and Damasko are basically the kings of this price point
Except every decent Sinn is 4-10k.

It’s up!
https://youtu.be/3si8VsoUXKw

>>14940224
>>14940693
Alright thanks and noted.
Is staff thing on which the hands slide onto (I don't know the proper term) easy to bend?

Left or right?

>>14941366

I have a modest budget of $300 but want to get myself a nice(ish) watch.

What brands should I be aiming for in this price point?

>>14941385
looks like a kids toy from toysrus

thoughts on vostok special editions? pity theyre all sold out.

>>14941035
It is plane, it's also boat.

Should I buy this serviced vintage Eterna for 450 euros?

>>14940710
Casio f91w
Pre ceramic sub

Just got my Vostok. 420 case w/ tank design. With a 18mm black-and-red nato strap on it, it feels quite comfy and I'm adapting to its weight very well. Had a couple of issues at first with winding it -- it does need some 20 full revolutions of the knob, then it starts putting up resistance, then the resistance goes way down and you're full. I wish someone had told me this before, or that it said so in the manual.

Accurate to 4s/d so far, per Watchcheck over a couple of hours. We'll see what happens as it winds down and sits on a shelf overnight. No nickel allergy symptoms so far.

>>14937848
Depends what you mean by best. VC make ~25k watches and Patek nearly 70k. Someone who worked at VC said they have much better finish and less automation.

JLC is much younger, wasn't as high quality as now and was primarily a movement maker at first.

>>14941517
Don't hand wind it. Just wear it.

>>14941404
seiko or orient

>>14941470
If you like it, sure. Eterna was very good back then. See watches like this in the local watchmaker's window for about the same price and he's not an idiot or total jew.

>>14941470
you could probably find a seamaster for similar

>>14940003
is that like wood? whats so special about these?

>>14941366
Left is perfect for autismcore

>>14941554

>>14941417
>thoughts on vostok special editions? pity theyre all sold out.
I've got three of meranom's with the 2431/.01 calibre that's a 24hr movement.

Note about the special editions:
All non classic vostoks have only factory made movements, everything else besides perhaps the seals and the crystal, are imported from china.
Wether this has lessened quality or increased it is a matter of debate, it has nevertheless increased the product range for the better beyond the classic vostoks, komandirskies and amphibias. Dials are more spartan clean IMO.

I recall reading about someone that went onto a Russian forum where the notion that WR was poor on the meranom models. 4th hand anecdote for you there.

Notes about mine:]
First one fucked up somehow when I was changing the time, apparently this can happen with any vostok movement, and usually a sharp smack gets them going. Mine didn't, so I put in away in a bag against the day I could be bothered shipping it back. Ordered another that seems to still be going fine.

6 or 7 months later I fished the first, faulty one in the bag and was surprised that it was ticking (?) It's now three minutes fast and I'm unsure about it's power reserve, but it runs. Wtf?

Third one hasn't arrived yet.
I'm fond of the 24hr dial meranom has, because the stock dials on the regular edition vostoks is fucking shit and nowhere near as legible; for a 24hr hour movement watch the dial has to be supper legible and not cluttered. Also I wanted the 420 case which wasn't available on the none SE models.

I only have one classic edition amphibia, but compared to my functioning 24hr SE (the one that didn't just die and revive itself for no reason) its inner lugs are much smoother; the functioning 24SE has fucking sharp lugs.
Chinese case QC? Or no different from Vostok general QC?
Dunno. The resurrected 24hrSE has smoother lugs too.

>>14941277
You're smoking rocks. Scrolling through their entire watchbuys catalogue (the only Sinn AD in the US as far as I'm aware) there was only 1 watch above $5k and it was a limited edition chronograph, and only 5 out of the nearly 100 listings were even above $4k.

Metal square g shock, $200 new. Worth it?

>>14941713
No gayshock is worth your money.

>>14938892
Me? Probably a John Wick

>>14938992
Too bad it’s 14mm thicc

>>14939171
I don’t dive.

>>14941366
Square G-shocks are the only correct choice.

>>14941751
neither does the CEO of Mastercard I bet

>>14938793
Why 3 different cocktail time's? I have the white dial one and it's not a bad modern dress watch for the price, but for the cost of those three you could have had one much nicer and better finished SARX.

Does anyone here like microbrands? I know a lot of them are over-hyped Chinese junk but I got my first micro with this Nodus Sector and have actually been pretty happy with it. It runs at about +3s/day, is fairly light despite being well constructed, and is a good everyday size for my ~17cm/6.75" wrist.

>>14936250
>quarts

>>14936303
>"Cut the wristband twice, still too short!"

>>14936877
I got the left one on your pic at the fleamarket. Three bucks. Use it as my gym watch.

>>14942020
I can appreciate Swiss movement microbrands

>>14937394
Or maybe he is just an upper middle class functional retard who doesn't know all the different brands and just liked the look of the watch.

>>14942590
Why just "Swiss movement" microbrands? Are the Zelos Great Whites that have an ETA really significantly different to you than the ones with the NH35 assembled in the same Singapore factory by the same Singapore workers?

>>14942670

>>14942691
Okay, I guess that's an opinion.

>>14941366
Right

>>14938793
Best three Presages. Pictures just don’t do the blue moon justice, I keep catching myself just staring at the dial.

>>14941524
Can you damage 'stocks by handwinding them often? Isnt that the ETA 2824s thing?

>>14941524
B-but anon, I don't jack off with my left hand