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a gs snowflake is the best watch in the world fashionably and horologically

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>>14961218
Based. Saved the op image. The green one has seen better days though

>>14961228
It's called character. Only a coward would buff that crystal.

>>14961229
It's shattered so a buff isn't going to do much.

>>14961218
Based OP

Who makes Montblanc's movements?
This is 40mm and only $1800. I see no cons. Should I get it?

I went into a Richard Mille store the other day, I was about to buy pic related but the guy in the store wouldn't let me. He said my Vostok is too stunning and to add any other watches to my collection would simply dilute it.

>>14961218
What 3rd world country are you from if that's the best you can afford?

>>14961267
Vostok is the most prestigious brand on the planet.

>>14961273
You're a funny kid.

What do I do about a squeaky bracelet? I'm not about to spray my wrist with WD-40.

>>14961277
Is it a new bracelet? If so just regular break-in should stop the squeaking eventually.

I bought 2 Seiko 5s this week

Love Seiko Saturday

I’m looking for an affordable black leather strap with red stitching. CNS has one but it has a really obnoxious bright red back. 18mm

>>14961280
Based

>>14961280
5s are borderline chinkshit, buy a presage

Ok so I want to get an automatic diver.
I have quite tan skin (greek islander life) so gold is my go-to jewelry color (earring, chains etc.)
So far I only have a gold Casio A168. If I can pull off an all-gold Casio what are the chances I can pull off an all-gold Submarinarasauce-style diver ?

i unironically use the flight computer to perform calculations and conversions. whoever invented it is a clever dude.

>>14961318
oh god not an invicta

>>14961320
>Hey all, Im looking for a diving watch thatll take some abuse.
>>non-Seiko
>>below 700usd
>>simple dial design
>Any ideas?

have you read the poorfaggot guide in op?

Otherwise I would suggest scurfa's models

i have a watch very similar to pic related that i inherited from a relative. there are some slight differences in indices and numerals, but the dial color and case color (rose) are identical. mine is in pristine condition apart from the 2 long scratches on mineral crystal that can be felt when going over them with your nail. i researched a bit and found out they were mass produced cheap watches with fragile cases. based on that and the fact that mine is in pristine condition im guessing it was worn shortly before mineral was damaged, stored and forgotten. most likely never even serviced. it runs good, didn't lose a second after 24 hours laying on a table (it has no strap) and chronograph works perfectly

so my questions are, is this watch wearable at all, should i send it to preemptive service or don't touch it while everything works since i wouldn't wear it more than couple of times a year anyway and should i replace the crystal, try to polish it or leave it as is?

i feel like it would look like a beacon strapped on to the wrist with that dial. especially with black suit.
if i could pull it off as a dress watch, then i would have much more options when it comes to my everyday watch, since i wouldn't have to buy something versatile. i also need strap color recommendation

For first timers in this thread, Vostok is a huge fucking meme. If you ever see anyone in public wearing one you can rest assured they browse /fa/ or /reddit/ (for their nauticalcore) and are likely to be insufferable. You may get the one dude that likes Atomic Blonde and the idea of hawking eastern products to the west or whatever the fuck justification he might have but as a respectable watch to wear in public in the west, Vostok is not it, chief.

>>14961318
Orient Mako

>>14961351
Why post bullshit?

You're unlikely to ever see a Vostok in public as the owner is usually either in their 50th floor apartment or going chauffeured around in the back of their S Class Mercedes.

>>14961399
Ray*
I always get them mixed up

i’ll post some helpful instructions

>>14961427
I can do it in my head faster than going through all that bullshit.

>>14961339
Have it serviced if you really want to wear it. The oils in the movement will dry up and become abbrasives as opposed to lubricant after some years. Maybe have them pop in a new crystal as well, it can't cost that much. Old chronographs can be a pain, though. If it's an obscure movement there might not be any parts readily available and it can take much time to get it fixed when it breaks and old 50's chronos tend to break quite a bit.
Be careful with it. It doesn't say anything about shock absorbing technoglogy on the dial so it probably doesn't have any, that means it's very fragile.
For a strap I'd usually go with brown over black. Spend some money on the strap, have one made even. Look up what straps looked like in the 40's, 50's and 60's. They were made of pigskin a lot and that looks nice, not very dressy though. Go with a smooth leather without contrast stitching instead of croc or alligator to let the watch take center stage.

>any Chrono that isn't a Speedy Pro with sapphire or a cheap Casio for the utility alone

Vacheron Constantin.

BIG or big MEME?

Did someone say Vostok?

>>14961462
Nigga, Zenith El Primero BTFO of the Speedy any day

I'm going to send my watch to a jeweler for a written engraving. Any tips? Do any of you have an engraved watch?

>>14961471
I don't care about artificially revived dinosaur brands that did fuck all in the 20th century yet are revered by old guys that just figured out how to use wikipedia

Saw one of these today for a quarter of its retail price, worth?

>>14961424
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>>14961458
Very handy, anon. Thanks.
By the way, happy Straya day to my fellow Oz bros.

>>14961318
That looks tacky to me.

Reminder:

Wearing programming socks isn't gay if you are also wearing an incredibly masculine timepiece like a Vostok.

>>14961570
eh, I would say it is an acquired taste watch design. Up to you

why is the fifty fathoms so fucking expensive

>>14961834
Snobbery.

>>14961253
Eta

>>14961479
I have had both, the el primero is great but not as reliable as the speedy. Every fuckin time I've serviced it thoses wee fucking springs had needed replaced, along with a few other parts. At this point I would take an Omega co axial chrono over anything.

>>14961514
I'd rather have some enamel work done personally

Thoughts on one handed watches? A meme for retirees or cool shit?

>>14961882
I figure that is both a bit more expensive and nowhere near here where I live. So I'll stick with engraving the caseback.

>>14961479
Except it's ugly.

>>14961896
It's cool shit if you don't actually use your watch.

>>14961849
Based. I see absolutely no reason to spend thousands more on a watch with a movement that isn't as time proved and reliable, not to mention easy to service, as an ETA movement.
I hope people here don't fall for the in-house meme

>>14961834
You're paying for the name. Blancpains are seen as turbo high tier, whether you think they are or not.

>>14961351
This guy is a shill for big timepiece, don't listen to him.

The Western watch market artificially inflated it's prestige through product placement, and did so well. A Rolex Submariner would have cost you 22 dollars in 1962 but is hundreds if not even tens of thousands now. There was no competition for these hucksters due to protectionism of the watch trade for years and years, much like de beers and diamonds. The first watershed came with the fall of the CCCP and the first imports coming in, initially being sold for prices similar to the baguettes of 90s america. With the increasing relaxation of restrictions from Russia in today's political climate there is something of an avalanche

Has anybody tried turning a negative display to positive? What kind of film is required to do it?
Can't see shit on this thing when it gets slightly dark and I have to pound the backlight so much.

>>14961953
uwot

>>14962170
You're sacrificing accuracy and ease of use for... what reason, exactly?

>>14962178
Talking about accuracy and easy of use in a thread about fashion pieces is dumb. If you really cared you'd be questioning every post about mechanical watches.

>>14961896
A novelty at best.

Imagine not posting the most a e s t h e t i c watch.

Why does this literallywho bitch keep popping up in my recommended vids if she only just started her channel a week ago? She seems to give the most vanilla reviews.

>>14962197
>My husband and I already run a german channel called WATCHVICE where we talk about watches. I am responsible for the complete content creation on that channel BUT a few weeks ago, we uploaded our first video having me as the narrator. I really enjoyed it so I decided to start my own channel, and because of my studies in Scotland I decided to do so in English

Any decent sellers for (cheapish, ideally) zulu bands in Aus? Don't really wanna pay 30-bucks for questionable ebay shit.

>>14961314
no its not mongrel cuck

>>14962197
She's very cute in this photo
I do not know who she is

>>14962186
*blocks ur path*

>>14961998
True. A chronometer or top grade ETA as used by pre coaxial Omegas, Breitlings, non in house Tudors or Cartier, is the way to go.

>>14962180
But that is just a watch with only the hours hand. Pretty retarded imo.

>>14962110
REEEEEEEEEE you've got the 420SE with the full lume dial!
I should have bought it when I had the chance.
How's the lume quality? Does it last through the night?
I've got the black dial variant with the date, the lume is typical useless.
Would prefer the non-date calibre too desu.

>>14961699
kinda for me too, but if I can pull off and get complimented on the gold casio do you think I can pull off this ? Or should I get it on like a steel/gold/black colorway ? Because my earring is gold and I would'nt feel like changing it to a steel colored one each time I wanted to wear the diver, so maybe a two-tone would work better ? This thought gets me kinda stressed desu

>>14962315
The nasty thoughts of a nasty man

>>14961351
Vostok Amfibia and Komandirskie are watches for poorfags and weirdoes. Where mainstream culture says to spend a decent car's worth of moolah on some fancy status symbol of Switzerland-nee-China, the poorfag option provides 80% of the richie-rich option (basic function, date window, waterproofing, handwinding, and automatic winding) at 0.2% the price, less the features one doesn't care about (such as Seiko-tier lume, crystal doped with unicorn shavings at the Schott glassworks which Leitz also uses, and the reassuring $10k price tag). It's a watch that richfags won't wear because it doesn't even exist. Vostoks violate the "work your way up to a decent watch (unless your dad already did, trust fund kid)" principle that metastasizes so-called western culture.

To quote Viper the Rapper, "motherfucker price tag money ain't no object".

>>14962148
>>14962186
Do you find the buttons on these hard to press, like some people say?

>>14962418
Just the adjust button, it's recessed somewhat on my 5600BB, so the only reliable way to push it is with my right thumbnail, with my hand approaching from the "bottom" side of the watch. Not exactly awkward but coming from my old G2900 it's limiting.

>>14962365
The strap seems overbuilt for such a simplistic, presumably hand wound and small diameter watch.

>>14962418
I've never touched a Casio with the little nublet pushbuttons that didn't require use of a fingernail to operate accurately, i.e. exactly one contact or not at all. As far as I care, this is a feature that helps prevent some modes of unintended operation.

Are casios like the best brand for watches?

>>14962472
In terms of durability and accuracy, nothing really beats the Casio G-Shock series.
Mechanical movements are like the antique cars of the watch world. They're not as accurate as quartz, more shit can go wrong and they need expensive service every couple of years. Mechanicals are only for autistic consoomers.

>>14962465
I suppose that doesn't include the 6900 model? It has the same kind of buttons but there's a lot more room around them. I like the square design but I keep my fingernails short, so I've thought about getting pic related instead of the square.

>>14962437
That adjust is one recessed SOAB, you weren't kidding. I thought all 4 buttons were the same. https://i.imgur.com/1YWBo5C.jpg

>>14962496
Durability - sure. But
>and accuracy, nothing really beats the Casio G-Shock
There's nothing special about G-Shock in terms of accuracy. All quartz watches are accurate.

>>14962496
Durability is not so great, specially straps are quite shitty and you have to change it every other year if you wear the watch a lot or for its intended purpouses.

I love them for their specs and features, but any proper ISO diver is more durable.

>>14962548
Actually at this very moment im wearing a much more durable watch than my GShocks. A Seiko Quartz from 1992. Lume is almost dead tho.

>>14962548
Yeah they wear out but you'd have to replace it like 4 times a year before it starts getting close to how much a mech service is gonna set you back. Plus, there are models that ship with other straps like >>14962148. Never had one of those though so idk how well the adapters hold up.

>>14962186
>>14962272
>>14962439
>>14962528
GW 5000 king of the G Shocks reporting in

>>14961318
If you want a gold-tone diver, get the Seiko Turtle. It's the SRPC44, and if you need moar gold you can buy a strapcode bracelet for it.

>>14962566
5got the pic

>>14962528
That doesn't include the 6900; mostly just quite old Casios between 1985 and 2005. Generally, as long as your fingernails are long enough to press a tiny button, it's not really a downside. Just a tiny hassle in exchange for fewer accidental presses.

What's with all the ebayers from Japan that have a shit ton of higher end watches at prices that seem too good to be true? Worried they would be fake but they have loads of good feedback. One has the exact same pictures of a watch as another at a lower price. Worth taking the risk and just fucking them over with a chargeback if it's a franken/fake? I know this is a later reissue and not a vintage Heuer

>>14962559
An ISO diver doesnt need to be mechanical. I own a Citizen Eco-Drive (2005) and a Seamaster 300m quartz (1995). Both ticking like new and both have slcuba dived. Also as previously said even my Seiko cal. 7T42 is much more durable and better build than my gshocks, i own a Riseman and a discontinued 7800 (pic) now.

>>14962528
As long as I use the technique I mentioned before, I can still press the adjust button with trimmed nails no problem, and with a little effort and luck I can do it with Mechanix Original gloves on. I'm curious if the entire assembly is recessed or if this is just a different sized button thrown in. If the latter, I wonder how hard it'd be to put a full size button in there.

>>14962496
>>14962548
Wow
There's soo much more nuance about watches than I had thought. I always liked the big bulky watches because it looked like a cool omnitrix.
I have an AE-1000W.
The watch guide is great. This looks like a funny hobby. I'm gonna get custom straps!

:3

>>14961319
Why is the MPH at 12 instead of the unit index? That would make more sense to me

>>14962599
Very sleek and minimalist

>>14962450
I think so too

I intend to use the strap on a diver, I dunno what to put with this watch yet

>>14962571
Japan could be called the capital of luxury watch collectors, they have a office / business life style so high end watches are very popular over there.

There isn't many fakes in Japan, well less than anywhere else, I think it's the culture over there and stricter import checks.

The Japnese are the most honest watch dealers in the world, they show watches in there worst light, detail photos of any marks and wear, watches are graded on condition as well. They tend to polish their watches so it's not uncommon for them to be over polished thats the only down side.

Switch watches are just cheap over there because there is that many of them, grand seiko is more expensive over there than in the western, it's a pride thing I think.

You should have a problem, I was looking at the same listing last week but have a speedy already.

Also maybe of interest,

https://www.ablogtowatch.com/guide-buying-used-vintage-watches-tokyo-japan/

Imega of Jackroad Tokyo, best used watch shop in the world.

>>14961319
>>14962670
Also how do you know which orders of magnitude to use (ie 55 or 5.5)? Is there a trick to it or just common sense?

>>14961896
>>14961953
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>>14962307
I like mine. It's not sacrificing "ease of use", it's no more difficult to read than any other watch. When someone asks you the time 99% of the time you'll round to the nearest 5 or 10 min, so I kind of like the relaxed but still practical feel. Yeah it's a bit of a gimmick but watches in general arguably are too and if I need to know to the minute I'll have my phone on me anyways.

>>14962599

>>14962599
I bought that same model, I didn't like it because it felt so cheap and dinky

Based
>>14962556

>>14961318
>Greek Islander
Τι κάνεις ρε μαλάκα; Σκατά μελάτα είναι τα Invicta, πάρε κάτι μεταχειρισμένο

Do y'all have any suggestions for a simple watch that has a 24-hour stopwatch feature? I can't seem to find one.
I would prefer something that looks like a vintage casio or Electronika-55 (I think?) Just something small and simple really.

>>14962816
Square g shock

>>14962711
A circular slide rule will compute muls and divs to an approximate 2-figure precision. A spot of common sense is used to determine what the resulting magnitude is going to be. Consider "scientific notation", i.e. 1.234e4 for 12340; to get the first two digits of its product with 3.456e-3 (i.e. 0.003456), you'd compute 12 * 35 to get 42, which corresponds to the first two figures of 426.4704 = 4.264704e2. The scale of the product is 4 - 3, plus one because the result is read as 42 and not 4.2 (note the decimal point). To get higher precision, do as you would using pen and paper.

This clear enough for you? Division is similar.

does anything look like the chronometre bleu that won't cost me 30 grand?

>>14962866
Nope

Name a better watch?

>>14962871
A168

>>14962872
I said BETTER, not SHITTER.

>>14962871

FACT: No one has ever gotten pussy while wearing a Vostok/Raketa/Sekonda, and anyone who tells you otherwise is a lying virgin

>>14962893
If only it were true; an accessory that drives away gold digger pussy would be very popular indeed. Sadly a BOCTOK is barely enough negative pussy to cover a '97 BMW's positive pussymagnetism.

Are there any other watches this color?

>>14962921
datejust in grape

@14962893
>having sex before marriage
Disgusting.

>>14962811
λες ε ? να σ πω την αληθεια αυτο που με τραβαει πιο πολυ στο ινβικτα ειναι το τζαμακι απο πισω λολ. το χεις δοκιμασει ?
translation from debtish : you think so ? actually the reason i'm drawn to the invicta is the open back lol

Going to Russia next month, st petersburg and a smaller in the interior. Any tips for how to buy a vostok there?

>>14962893
What about a pobeda

>>14962893
Nah

>>14962921
No

>>14962872
A168 (as well as lots of other similar models) is a watch that pretends to be something that it isn't. The case looks like it's made from metal, but it's actually just painted plastic.
This fact (and the 21g weight) makes the cheaper F-105W a better watch than A168.

>>14962960
Don't bother. Even in the motherland they are known as a cheap shitter.

What Seagull is this ripping off? I've found a bunch of the Sugess copies online but I want to find an original and I don't know the model to search

>>14963172
Lange Flyback.

>>14963033
>but it's actually just painted plastic
Surely the color would rub off in that case? Never seen that happen, it just gets scratches. Are you sure it's not plastic wrapped in some kind of tin can layer?

Does anyone have a suggestion for a similar looking dress chronograph?
I love this design so much but 15000... is way off my budget.
I love the gold and black, it just looks so sweet

>>14963224
on the silver f91w it's white plastic underneath and with use, it wears off on the edges

>>14963229
Find some vintage chrono maybe? Also look into the zenith heritage 146.

>>14963237
Ah gotcha

>>14962845
Yeah, I understand how you can work out the units by thinking it through, I was just wondering if there was a quicker way as by the time I've paused to think about it it may have been just as quick to do it on paper or by mental maths. Thanks anyways fren

>>14963229
>Vacheron Constantin

Literal shitter brand.

Fuck even Rolexes are better.

>>14963229
This is around $600 - also check out the HKED 1963 black for around $300, same movement

>>14963288
I was looking at that and something about the lugs doesn't look right, like I don't think I could dress that up as nicely.
Thank you very much though.
>>14963247
Interesting.

>>14963278
>Preceding post in relation to attached image

>>14963229
Pic related absolute piece of shit is like 30usd new.

>>14963229
No

>that pic

I like you OP.
Haven't browsed /wt/ in a while and i find it funny that vostoks have become a meme in the meantime.
Coincidentally, I have been planning to get one for quite some time and have decided for the classic blue dude (pic related, it is the identical config i ordered from the motherland, new bezel and strap). Now the waiting game begins, probably until summer when their rasputitsya roads clear up kek.

>>14963229
Try to find a JLC Mechaquartz... Gold and black ones are rare tho.

>>14963291
You wont find anything with lugs as hot as the watch you posted, not on a budget
This is a couple grand?

>>14963271
Well, the real power of the circular slide rule is in computing square roots, and for when full precision (on long numbers) isn't required, such as what airplane pilots used to get up to before digital computers were consistently available.

>>14963229
>>14963313
Hello there.

What do you guys think of Parnis watches? Are there better homages at that price point?

>>14961514

>>14963229
Longines 1940.

I have 2k-5k for a nice automatic panda.

Which one do you suggest, watchcrew?

>>14963203
it's close but pretty different desu

>>14962888
kek. i remember those as a kid.

It’s up!
https://youtu.be/p9Ur5Xd1zAY

Why are you #Vacheron?

>>14963442
That one

>>14963547
Love vacheron except the overseas. Hate the bracelet, hate the bezel, dial's boring. 222 was better even though the dial was dull too

>>14961998
only get an in house movement if you appreciate and know about craftsmanship, otherwise wasting money

what's your opinion on Undone watches?

There is lot of marketing speak on the site but I really like the look of the vintage kelly (pic)

>>14962299
think top grade is much better than basic? you can upgrade stowa to a top grade for like 110 euros more

>>14963812

I don’t know anything about what kind of guts the watches have but they rip off all of their designs from obviously legendary and classic watches, so it’s hard to go wrong with the aesthetics, so if that’s what you’re interested then they look fine.

>>14963839
Movement is Seiko VK61 Mechanical-Quartz. At that price point it's directly competing with a Seagull 1963 which is another one that I've been eyeing. The Seagull is full mechanical though so it wins out there

>>14963860

If your intention is to keep the watch for a very long time (decades) then avoid the mecaquartz.

>>14962871
GET A BEZEL, YOU HEATHEN

>>14963836
That is quite a lot of money difference from one movement price to the other i think. Considering its essentially the same.

>>14963812
buy used. they absolutely have no value other than "le minimalist affordable luxury online brand"

I want to reward myself for getting through this decade and doing relatively well for myself.

I would get a Rolex Datejust but it's so cliche and for coping old boomers. Something maybe more modern and pleasant?

Anything from $200-$2000 as long as its beautiful.

dead general

>>14962940
Το χα δοκιμάσει μια φορά έτσι για την πλάκα. Φαίνεται και νιώθει φτηνιάτικο, τώρα για τζαμάκι από πίσω και επιχρυσωμένο δεν ξέρω τι να προτείνω. Πάλι θα σου πω να ψάξεις στα μεταχειρισμένα, έχω βρει χρυσά ρολόγια και με 800 ευρώ, τα επιχρυσωμένα φαίνονται φτηνα. Εναλλακτικά πάρε κάτι σε χαλκό, έιναι πιο ταιριαστό για επιδερμίδα από ατσάλι και είναι φτηνότερος και θυμίζει ΑΝΣΙΕΝΤ ΓΡΕΕΚ ΧΕΡΙΤΑΤΖ

>>14964578
Seiko SARX. A hair under $1k, beautiful, and made of titanium.

>>14962940
Το χα δοκιμάσει μια φορά έτσι για την πλάκα. Φαίνεται και νιώθει φτηνιάτικο, τώρα για τζαμάκι από πίσω και επιχρυσωμένο δεν ξέρω τι να προτείνω. Πάλι θα σου πω να ψάξεις στα μεταχειρισμένα, έχω βρει χρυσά ρολόγια και με 800 ευρώ, τα επιχρυσωμένα φαίνονται φτηνα. Εναλλακτικά πάρε κάτι σε χαλκό, έιναι πιο ταιριαστό για επιδερμίδα από ατσάλι και είναι φτηνότερος και θυμίζει ΑΝΣΙΕΝΤ ΓΡΕΕΚ ΧΕΡΙΤΑΤΖ
>>14964578
Look for some literal who tier (for normies) luxury brands used. You can get gold watches from Baume et Mercier, Girard Perregaux, Piaget etc for less than 1000$. Also Cartier makes some of the most pleasant looking watches in my opinion but be sure to research them because they can be hit or miss movement wise.

Are you /fa/gots using your watches for their intended roles?

For example do you dive with your divers, using field watches when outdoors and what not?

I kinda enjoy seeing watches outside of their comfort zone. Dress watch with casual clothes, that sort of thing. Makes it more interesting when done tastefuly.

>>14961218
Anyone know what this strap is?

>>14964652
not sure why someone wouldn't dive with a DIVE watch

>>14964578
Nomos. Even Dufour recommends them for new watch collectors.

>>14964638
>titanium is an extraordinarily rare material so you should pay 1000 bucks a piece
>meanwhile Casio makes full titanium, including bracelet models for 90 bucks

wow, very rare, much expensive, did I also mention it has a sapphire crystal for 15 bucks, that will be 200 extra plox

fuck off with your memes

>>14964858
The joke is that titanium is neither rare nor valuable, and in many cases is an inferior choice for a watch.
But brands are all run using Jewish tricks and people fall for it

I want an ugly brutal looking watch. Is invicta any good? I don't really want to pay a lot for an ugly watch on purpose so breitling and tag are non options.

How come there are no silver(ag) watches?

>>14964909
>>14964858
It is very light, though. And a very light watch is very comfortable to wear. Not everything is a Jewish conspiracy, you know. It's called a business, where you try to come up with ideas to keep it afloat and sell things.

>>14962709
I realized after posting that that the hands are wrong and that would probably explain the lower price on that particular one.

>>14964909
>>14964931
Titanium is also antiallergenic. Still literally beach sand though

>>14964652
Yes. I go swimming with my dive watch on the beach and I wear my dress watch on special occasions. I also have a beater watch I wear to work.

>>14964722
leather nato

>>14964652
> I kinda enjoy seeing watches outside of their comfort zone. Dress watch with casual clothes, that sort of thing.

I've worn Patek, AP, Lange, and Rolex with jeans and polo or t-shirt often. I buy myself nice watches to wear, not lock them in a safe never to see sunlight.

>>14962568
>Not having the automatic illumination turned on
>Not showing received.
>Having a watch with more than a half second of error in time.
GW-5000-1JF reporting in, player.

>>14962418
Yes, and I prefer it that way. I cannot stand wearing a watch with buttons that are too easily pressed.

>>14964924
Sure looks like shit bro. But then again, so does Hublot so I say go for it.

>>14962566
>>14962568
>>14965071
Sometimes a watch is just a watch.
The most basic DW5600E is the perfect G-Shock. It's tough, cheap, has everything that you may actually need in a normal watch, and no useless gimmicks.

r8

>>14965145
>Radio time keeping is a gimmick
Not really, dude. It's quite nice NEVER having to adjust your watch. Not even for DST. Solar power is also nice because the battery will last for over 10 years. The auto illumination feature is a little bit of a gimmick, but it's actually pretty nice to look at your watch and then BAM! it just lights up like you'd want it to. You can turn it off it bothers you too much, but I wouldn't say it detracts from the watch at all.

All that being said, a watch is a watch, and I do like the simpler Casios. I used the F105 for years. It just works.

>>14965160
Looks much better than Casio AE1200. Such a shame that it can't be bought new anymore.

>>14965160
diameter too big and that strap too tight for you/10

>>14963222
noice

>>14965164
A watch is supposed to be a timekeeping device. Instead of keeping time, radio-controlled watch delivers you the data it receives from an external source.

Solar power gives you more freedom to use various gimmicks, but the actual lifespan of a rechargeable battery should be pretty close to the lifespan of a regular lithium battery. For me a normal long-lasting battery will always be better than rechargeable, no matter how easy it is to recharge.

>>14965194
>Instead of keeping time, radio-controlled watch delivers you the data it receives from an external source.
It has a regular quartz movement, hoss. It loses +/- 15 seconds a month if it doesn't get its nightly radio updates. I'm telling you, it's a small thing, but it makes a really big difference. If I never charged it, it would still last a year before any features started getting disabled.

Just accept that the GW-5000 is the Casio square taken to perfection.

>>14964924
>>14965133
I had no idea the rest of Invicta's product line was straight-up, uh, nigger watches. No wonder they get all the hatred. And here I was about to go "brutalist? why not BOCTOK? rifle is fine!" unironically.
>>14964925
Silver tarnishes (w/ exposure to air) in a way that doesn't look flattering on a watch, regardless of design.

>>14965206
>It has a regular quartz movement, hoss. It loses +/- 15 seconds a month
And this is fine by me, I don't need more. And if I did, I'd rather put my money into a more accurate high-end quartz movement rather than into radio control. As I said, radio control goes against the fundamental principle of a timekeeping device.

>I'm telling you, it's a small thing, but it makes a really big difference. If I never charged it, it would still last a year before any features started getting disabled.
In this age of gadgets that need constant charging, I enjoy wearing a watch that will run for a decade without any external power source.

>GW-5000 is the Casio square taken to perfection
Last time I checked, it was 4x the price of DW5600. The more expensive G-Shock is, the less useful it becomes as a durable, but ultimately disposable item.
The most extreme example of this is GMW-B5000D, which is the G-Shock equivalent of a Mercedes-Benz G-Wagen.

>>14965276
>Radio control is the antithesis of timekeeping
You're a lunatic. The watch has a solid quartz movement but benefits from the radio correction.
>Constant charging
Literally as long as you go outside for 5 minutes a day it will stay fully charged.
>Too expensive to wear daily
Hardly. The only watch I would even consider "disposable" was the F105.

Anonymous late '80s Pobeda watches - because having to move your watch back 3 minutes every morning builds character.

>>14965306
Nice dial and hands, but the case design is yuck imo.

>>14965313
I like rounder designs, but I got it at a market in Russia and this was the only one that looked like it hadn't been driven over with a tank. It's a pity most of the nice '50s pobedas you see online are really smashed up.

>>14965145
I actually got made fun of at work because I wore this, they thought I "won it at the carnival."

>>14965357
To be expected, that's a normal reaction. It looks like a toy and only something a kid would wear.

>>14961514

>Hey guys, I’m want to get my wife’s son his first real watch. The orient bambino seems like a good choice right...?

>>14961514
>>14965425
More than once I ended up pussying out and going with a blank / seethrough caseback when given the option of an engraving. Basically when you ever resell the watch, it's worth what ever the second hand market says it's worth minus whatever a replacement case back costs because nobody wants your shit written on their watch. And, I probably wouldn't want my own shit written on my watch long term either. Kind of like how I usually get a watch, put it on a nato strap and feel like a cool kid and then end up going back to the bracelet it came with sooner or later, as if to not taint the watchmakers' vision with my childish need to be extra special. Just let the watch speak for itself. You don't wear graphic tees because you're not a faggot, you don't put embrodery on your sweater because you're not a faggot, you don't put an engraving on a watch because you're not a faggot. My 2 cents.

anyone here own a Prim?

>>14965439
Its an art deco bulova that goes arround 100-250 dollars on ebay right now. Even if I were in dire need of money, I have better things to sell than this watch. And I'm not the kind to buy and sell watches either.
I also don't think an engraving goes against the watchmakers vision of the watch like a nato strap on a dress watch does, I mean, back engravings were a thing back then and this watch in particular has a large plain and empty space between the serial number and the model name on the caseback that is pretty much designed for something like an engraving. I don't think it'll bother me at all considering I'll only see it when I take it off to actually read it. I see what you mean with your clothes analogies and letting the watch speak for itself, but this is not a radical overhaul that will drawn everyone's attention and change the watch design, no one but me will know there's an engraving back there unless someone asks me to see the watch.

>>14965535
Fair enough, have at it

>>14961514
I would get a watch engraved if I actually had something worth getting engraved on it

>>14965434
I despise this first real watch bullshit. My grandpa got me a shitty old digital Casio when I was a wee lad back in elementary. Loved that little thing, that was my first watch and it was as real as it can get. Grandpa is still here and kicking btw.

>>14965678
are you me?

>>14961273
Based

I like it

>>14962571
Frankens

I like it

>>14965767
w2c that strap?

>>14965733
Ah they didn't have any bigger ones?

>>14965357
>>14965403

>>14965306
Wish someone would make a modern repro. The beauty is up there with RAF Longines/Omega.

>>14961218
now that the dust has settled, what do we truly think about the 11.59?

>>14965983
Case and movement are great, the dial looks like any other dogshit fashion watch.

>>14965983
the chronograph version is near-perfect imo

>>14965983
Is this a dress watch or a sport one?

>>14965678
I just hate when people act like it's about the price, like it's only real if it's a thousand bucks. But apart from that I get the sentiment. I used to wear an overpriced armani fashion watch, which is in reality just a 50¢ chinese quartz movement cased by fossil, and then someone slaps an armani logo on top and the idiot that was me pays, like, 150 bucks for something that's honestly closer to 10 bucks in value. That wasn't my first real watch. It's something I flat out don't wear anymore because it's a tad embarrassing. A casio f91w meanwhile, that's a modern marvel, 10 bucks and you get a watch full on with a stopwatch, day date calendar, backlight and an alarm, at 7 years of battery life. 10 bucks, that's something you really need to stop and take a minute to wrap your head around. The watch they use to equip terrorist militias with cheap, effective time pieces, the watch they used to build bomb timers supposedly. The pinnacle of efficiency and practicability, value so good it feels like you're cheating someone out of something. I use it for sports, I use it at work. That's a ""real"" watch, more so than any overpriced fashion watch cash grab could ever be

What are the best brands for vintage slav shit? NOT Vostok though.

>>14965678
Hats off to Gramps, i got your back ol timer.

>>14966024
That's why I just want to find a cool vintage Slavshit watch. Something automatic, and sure to get people asking questions. I don't care about 5k "sports" watches or anything made of a precious metal. Just give me a cool old mechanical piece that has an interesting history and I'm set

>>14966146
But why does it has to be slavshit? There's plenty of good non slavshit finds on ebay.

>>14966210
It doesn't, I just think they're cool and I'm a bit of a Russiaboo.

>>14965958
They did, no one was buying them so they're stopping selling them.
To be fair these were only quartz.

I want to grab this but I'm not feeling the strap. Any good replacement suggestions that would complement it well?

I need to sell a my tudor to pay for some medical bills, what's the best way to do so

>>14966264
This is the first watch that I bought with my money. I barely use it nowadays but the last time I wore it with a black perlon as a casual watch.

>>14966285
I'll give you $20 dm me

>>14966285
lol do you not have insurance?

>>14966298
How much are you considering? I'm being serious

>>14966309
what

>>14966310
I mean how much realistically are you looking to get for it? If it's in my budget then I'll consider it. I'm in the market for a Tudor depending on the model. What model is it?

>>14966313
I'm not sure I'm following

>>14966314
pretty sure he misquoted and meant to respond to >>14966285

>>14966314
Fuck off, retard.
You want to sell your Tudor for "medical bills". I want to buy a Tudor, assuming the price is right. How much do you think it's worth and/or how much are the medical bills?
Goddamn, why am I replying to you? You're just trolling anyway.

>>14966323
my fucking god you replied to the wrong post since the start and you call me the retard?

>>14966285
>>14966298
>>14966309
>>14966310
>>14966313
>>14966314
>>14966323
>>14966325
>/wt/

>>14966327

>>14965901
> if you were in a job where you could be blown up and damage to your watch regularly occurs.
> what would you wear ....

>>14965983
It's still a $25k Fossil watch

>>14966325

>>14966345

>>14965983
>watching all these paid watch youtubers trying to defend this thing
lmao

>>14966341
I'd wanna spend my last days alive with a Patek.

>>14966264
>>14966298
Thanks, I'll check if my local watch dealers has any, else look online

>>14965983
unironically better than either of those Royal Oak monstrosities

>>14965983
Take the date window off, put some Breguet numbers on it, fatter hands and in order to get the ap look, the inner bezel with the minutes numbers should have the royal oak bezel shape.
And that's a bagging watch, has potential, but is very Instagram 200 bucks watch looking(in reality 10 bucks watch)
But the case shape is really good

>>14965160
Add a link or loosen up that bracelet

Are there any decent analog watches without lume and with a backlight? I don't wanna be a glowinthedark CIA nigger

>>14965678
PLEASE post pics of your grandpa?

>>14965678
I hope grandpa dies very painfully and soon for buying you a shitter.

If you haven't tried a Black Bay 58 I highly reccomend it

>>14966323
this shit has me in tears, actually replying to the wrong person and following through

>>14965434
nothing wrong with this watch

>>14965803
It's a handmade elephant leather strap with orange stitching off ebay

What kind of timepiece would be best to wear in a pandemic/apocalypse?

>>14966025
Poljot reigns supreme. Plojot über alles.
Raketa is Vostok-tier but with crazy soviet SF designs. No one has ever been as crazy as these guys.

>>14966025
For quality goods (such as they were behind the curtain), look towards East Germany and Czechoslovakia. Both had advanced industry on par with their western counterparts of like a decade earlier, which for timepieces doesn't matter all that much. I don't know any brands though, gonna have to research those on your own. Report back.

>>14966516
Any Chinese quartz shitter

Will these ever make a comeback? Also does anybody make a good quality one of these things? I heard the Speidel quality went to shit and an old one is probably packed with boomer DNA

>>14963442
>>14963559
What if I want to go full vintage? What are my options?

>>14966564
Porn star bracelet. Check the strap/bracelet guide in the OP; these are still made, they're just rather unpopular because they're what your dad-ass dad used to wear in the 80s and early 90s.

Relatedly, I recently got a 5-ring Zulu strap from CNS and was immediately dissatisfied with how stiff it was overall. Seemed impossible to adjust in the "correct" way. So I ended up wearing it like a regular Nato strap with an extra ring for a couple of days until it got flexible, and now it's just peachy either way. tl;dr: some CNS straps, particularly the fatter ones, need a wearing-in period. (also their cheapest offerings, i.e. the $5 straps, are glued rather than stitched. the hardware is solid either way.)

>>14965451

I got couple of old ones, the new production (pic included) is insanely overpriced

>>14966516
a digital watch and a fields watch.

how the fuck do I join this

>>14966587
Field watch why? A diver is a better option for sure.

>>14966424
No.

>>14966589
>Foong
>Australian

>>14966260
Yeah, well, it looks nothing like the original.

>>14966593
dont want a bulky diver desu

>>14966516
Any solar G-Shock on a NATO, compass may be a bonus but a 5610 will still do right by you.

How do you cope with buying into a massive scam

How dumb would I be to ask about being put on a wait list for a GMT Master 2 if I couldn't afford it before 6-10 years from now?

>>14966758
It might be your best move ever.

>>14962709
based Japan

>>14966564
>an old one is probably packed with boomer DNA
I just went through a heap of old watches and I can confirm this. How the fuck do I clean them

>>14966724
I dont buy SWISS MADE.

>>14966724
t. poorfag

10k USD is a drop in the bucket

Does anyone know if Omega AD would be able to get and install different handset on a watch?

I have a new planet ocean but the hands are almost illegible in darkness so I'd like to switch them to the sword hand style from these arrow pointers.

Anyone got any experience with these things?

>>14966859
You must be a troll. Mods are for cheap watches. Why would you frankenstein your Omega smdh. Just buy a new watch.

I leave my watches in a covered watchbox and I was wondering is this bad for lume somehow?

Does not being exposed to sunlight degrade lume?

>>14966869
Eh, I was just scouting the probability of having it done. I got this watch to wear and not to sell after all.
Got some nicks and scratches after 4 months of daily use and all so wouldn't even get any good price for it anymore either way.

>>14966516
Definitely a solar G Shock. I used their Rangeman watch when I was in the army and it served me well

Went on a vacation to Portugal to get me a hairy-armed watchfu, and so many women wax their arms now even though you can see they'd be very hairy if they didn't, it's really sad.

>>14967006
Yes
Also any pics of said clames?

>>14966859
An AD can do it if they're cool, but it'll void your warranty if you have one. A boutique won't do it

Is there a watch that has smooth seconds hand and looks like pic related, but has automatic movement? Bonus points for being cheap, I can't afford spring drive

>>14967096
If you lurk around yahoo.jp auctions you can probably get a good deal on one of these.

Is 42mm too big for a dress watch? My wrist is 6.5mm wide, and it has about 39mm of surface.

>>14967141
Yes.

>>14967096
Older high beat Seikos (ie King Seiko) or Citizen Leopards might fit the bill. How cheap is cheap by the way?

>>14967096
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f_GZsArpIXs
Zenith Defy Inventor, 18hz - 36 ticks per second, purely mechanical movement with a crazy silicon oszilator inside and you basically can't make out individual ticks anymore

loses the bonus points for not exactly being cheap at ~15k, oh and I just saw you're looking for one that has a similar look to the Seiko, but you know what I'm gonna post it anyway because I love any excuse to show this watch to anyone

>>14967141
>39mm of surface
>42mm diameter watch

rule of thumb, if the lugs poke out from your wrist, it's too large, not just for a dress watch, but in general

be lucky you get to wear dope ass ~35mm vintage pieces without looking like a clown, not all of us are that blessed

>>14967073
Well then I'll just keep it as is.
I like how the hands look, I just find it a bit irritating that a dive watch has such a lack of visibility in the dark.

>>14967142
>>14967173
I think you are right. The ideal size to my wrist is probably 38-40
> rule of thumb, if the lugs poke out from your wrist, it's too large
It wouldn’t. 39mm is just the flat area on top of my wrist. I just measured the circumference of my wrist and it is a tad over 7 inches. My father has a 35mm watch that I tried and it is most definitely too small.

>>14967197
It probably isn't too small m8.

>>14967132
>>14967144
sub $1000. any new watches? it doesn't have to be seiko, priority is smooth seconds hand and simple classic design
>>14967166
>Zenith
dont like single watch from zenith. they all look terrible. they are on richard mile and breguet level when it comes to making me throw up

>>14967201
Try and find a bulova 262kHz you like the look of then. The seconds hand moves at 16Hz iirc so it looks smooth to the eye.

>>14967166
I'm just waiting until zenith puts that movement in a non-skeleton dial <=40mm watch.

>>14967006
This is an extremely based post

>>14967197
try it on and don't get bent up over 2mm on a spec sheet, watches can wear drastically differently, a 38mm diver looks like a kids toy on my wrist but if you have a minimalist bauhaus style watch that's all dial with the case tapering to the back, 38mm almost feels too large

>>14967208
he asked for a mechanical watch

even though those are dope, I'm actually wearing a bulova precisionist as we speak

can I just say I'm pretty excited for the electrostatic accutron they teasered, can't wait for that

Why do "holy trinity" watches hemorrhage their value while rollies from not that long ago only appreciate?

>>14967208
>>14967254
i asked for automatic so i dont have to wind it, but i could go with quartz if the price is right. the problem i have with bulova is the cushion like case. i dont like it

>looking for a simple black dial diver
>always end up with a SKX007J
How do I make this stop ?

NEW THREAD WHEN?

>>14967342
>>14967342
>>14967342

>>14967297
not all of them have that, you can find seiko-esque ones if you squint your eyes a little

Byproduct of the high frequency quartz is that it's actually super accurate even by quartz standards, my precisionist gained about 12 seconds in a year. Movement is made in house too. Kind of amazing what value you get with bulova really, the watch cost me around 200 bucks. If you dig the sweeping seconds hand, I can wholeheartedly recommend those.

>>14967347
that sounds like exactly what im looking for. their site isn't the most intuitive one tho, do only watches from precisionist line have the sweeping second? how long does battery last on yours?

>>14966859
No ad will do it for you, not a shot in hell, its against their rules, I cant even get them to put ajustable clap on my older ceramic seamaster which was bought from them.

>>14966625
There's like 50 models.

>>14966483
Do they keep value or is it better to buy pre owned?

>>14967516
All the pre-owned sales I see on chrono24 are about on par with the brand new price. So I'd say they keep value rather well.

>>14966814
Ultrasonic cleaner.