/fa/ - Fashion

First for Orient

First for hamington

>>14979241
These actually look nice. What’s the price tag on them?

>>14979264
> 2k
> 7k
> good luck

>>14979286
Fug

>>14979241
Hey citizen anon, d'you know if this site is legit at all? Seems sketchy as fuck to me but this particular citizen isn't available anywhere else that I could find.
https://www.citizenwatch-ww.net/en-us/products/detail/100027268

>>14979293
Never heard of it

>>14979308
Oh well, guess I'll wait 'till one pops up on yahoo.jp auctions or something.

What watch best evokes /jaws/core?

>>14979327
Unironically Vostok Scuba dude with a bezel mod

>>14979327
Forgot pic

>>14979357
Damn, this is the first time I’ve actually ever liked a boctok

>>14979376
>710 case Amphibia
>Hands from meranom
>Bezel from ebay
>Strap from pretty much anywhere
I’ve been meaning to make this combo when I can scrounge together the cash for it. It’s like $200 all together

New strap on an old watch!

Are hollow end links that big of a deal? I got the a Kamasu a few weeks ago but didn’t know about the hollow links that the mako USA doesn’t have.

>>14979439
No. They just make the underside of the watch look cheap. Shitty hollow end links can also rattle, which can be annoying, but typically if the end links are rattling, other parts of the bracelet would also rattle as well.

Hollow end links are more of a signifying hallmark of corner-cutting shitterness, rather than a root cause. Symptom vs disease and all that.

>>14979327
>>14979353
Y'alls have seen The Life Aquatic, right?

>>14979454
Actually that’s pretty good.

>>14979452
The watch itself is really good. Just the OEM bracelet. It’s not even rattley

>tfw poorfag who needs the loudest tick in the wristwatch kingdom in his life
imma be soundin real fly in a few days

>>14979471
cringe

>>14979532
Seethe harder

>>14979357
>>14979471
even when compared to other cheap shitters those are ugly as fuck.

>>14979546
Watch out! He’s boiling over

>>14979546
Maybe the second but the first looks fine

>>14979569
It's because he modded the bezel and the shitty bracelet that it usually comes in.

>>14979414

ref?

>>14979635
Yeah. It looks good with the mods

>>14977424

What you guys think would look good with a solid gold Miami cuban bracelet?

>>14979749
Something tasteless like a Diesel. Or go full ethnic and get a shitter from a fashion brand like Gucci or Armani.

>>14979755
Its gonna be about 8mm not hip hope huge. Bout the size of what Tony Soprano wears.

>>14979721

>>14979686
Nice Brietling homage

>>14979219
Recent pick up

>>14979219
Recent pick up

>>14979953
classy choice

>>14979965
I'm enjoying it for sure.

>>14979953
>>14979937
nice

>>14979998
It is. Your point with the screenshot?

rate my collection

>>14980060
Different from mine/10

I got clued in to World Timers because of a certain watch reviewer.

What other affordable watches have this feature?

Not just for display and actual world time.

>>14980060
it has a theme/10

Steel cased Casio A1000 on an a158w steel bracelet

Steel cased Casio A1000M on a steel a158w bracelet

Straight from Detroit comes the watch of your dreams.
Please, contain your orgasms.

>>14980113
Looks good. I’ve been wanting a Casio digital. How much was this set?

>>14980130
https://www.forbes.com/sites/robertanaas/2016/06/20/ftc-rules-on-made-in-america-concept-for-shinola-watches/#c72d09479509
lol

Buying watches on Amazon is super hard when you have shit like this crowding up 99% of the search results.

I’M... I’M LUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUMING

>>14980166
What even is that?

>>14980113
New watch is overpriced as shit because of the hype about a Casio with a steel case instead of resin (which they haven't made in decades); I paid about $80 including shipping to get it from Spain. A158W where I got the band from I've had for a while now and is very cheap, like $15 off Amazon

Do you guys think how your face looks plays a part in what watches would suit you best? What kind of watch suits my face? And no stupidly high priced watches that are a few hundred dollars. Something in the 10 to 30 dollars price range.

I'm also 40 years old and dress in a lot of military surplus gear. Sometimes boots and braces.

>>14980184
>stupidly high priced watches that are a few hundred dollars

>>>/r9k/56559700
>>>/r9k/56559700
>>>/r9k/56559700

LMFAO

Which watch should I get if some of my friends are normal college educated middle class guys, some are lowlife poorfags, and some are instagram wealthy? I don't want to appear too rich to the poorfags, and I don't want to be embarrassed in front of the richfags.

>>14980190
A nice Islander Flieger.

>>14980227

>>14980184
Meant for:
>>14980143

>>14980248
Ok? Do you know the answer to my question though?

>>14980195
Orient has nice watches. Personally I prefer the Kamasu though

>>14980227
Orient is pretty nice bang for you buck. Kamasu and Mako USA both have sapphire and in house movement (+/-15 sec/day) with a 200m WR.

>>14980284
Both are under $400 by the way. >>14979227 is a Kamasu

>>14980227
Check out https://m.imgur.com/a/NFMXDuK

>>14980345
>Poorfag watch guide - 30 Watches under $300
See >>14980274

Still trying to figure out what the FUCK this watch is. I don't know of any watches with black bezel and black in the bracelet. It's also a chronograph
Any idea?

Anyone got one of those Bulova Moon watches? Thing looks huge, don't think I could pull it off with my 6.5" wrist.

>>14980397
>44mm diameter
Too big. Even 42mm is pushing the limit for a 6.5" wrist to be honest.

https://www.launchmetrics.com/luxury-watch-brands-ranking

HHHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAH

"AFFORDABLE LUXURY"

AHAHHAHAA

I just measured my wrist and it's around 7 in/17.5 cm.
What the largest I should be considering and what's a good middle ground diameter to look for? I have worn a 44mm watch and it was definitely big but I didn't feel like it was too big

>>14980484
What's funny about it?

https://www.chrono24.com/breguet/type-xxi-flyback-3810tih23zu--id4996145.htm

Why is this noname mall shitter so expensive?

>>14980503
If the lugs stick out past your wrist then it's too big

https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC4TLvsSDZQb-TBrhDID3jPg
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC4TLvsSDZQb-TBrhDID3jPg
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC4TLvsSDZQb-TBrhDID3jPg

W A I F U W A I F U W A I F U W A I F U W A I F U W A I F U W A I F U W A I F U W A I F U W A I F U W A I F U

Lads I'm lusting after the Seiko SRPB41. Anyone have experience with the Seriko Presage line? Also will the blue-ish face limit what I can wear as I mostly dress casually, even in the office.

HOLY FUCK THIS IS THE SEXIEST WATCH I HAVE EVER SEEN
but its 100 dollars

somebody tell me whether these newer watches fall down in price or do they also become collectors and rise up

>>14980662
It's only a hundred bucks dude.

>>14980382
>yfw you'll never be as /effay/ as mr johnny rose from Rose's video

>>14980665
just tell me if these things go down in price or not

>>14980060
where do you buy good fakes?

What are the best sites to discover new and unusual watches?

All the major forums and watch blogs are suffering from a severe case of groupthink and parrotting. They keep recommending the same exact shit over and over. Everyone has the same damn watch now. Even worse usually some microbrand faggot will befriend the mods and it's over. Some shitty watch with comic sans in the dial will be shilled endlessly.

I just want to learn about something new each day if that isn't too much to ask.

>>14979241
>cal. 0100
Since you've posted it so often I'm gonna assume you own it.
How do you like it?
I hope they make more use of the calibre from now on, as I'm not so fond of the current styling.

>>14980130
>Straight from Detroit
same delusion afflicts that butthurt stowa fag from the last thread lmao

>>14980248
fuck your glare nigga
try to blind me?
fagottt

>>14980248
>Seiko SprinkDrive in the quartz section

Yeah they're quartz regulated an all but it's still a mechanical movement

>>14980761
It relies on quartz to maintain its accuracy.
It's a "fancy" quartz movement, and none of your weeb fanboyism will ever change that.
This is settled, so give up.
If you want a mechanical GS those are available.

>>14980778
I hope you find happiness anon

>>14980683
Seconding this.

I enjoy reading Hodinkee and Worn & Wound, but they more often than not parrot each other at times.

>>14980778
>It relies on quartz to maintain its accuracy.
Correct.
>It's a "fancy" quartz movement
Incorrect.

If you want a quartz GS those are available.

Current daily driver. Thoughts?

>>14980817
DYEL

>>14980814
The GS typeface is neat. I thought my picture loaded pixelated for a second.

>>14980817
Hamilton doesnt strike me as a dive watch brand. This is what, 100m WR and no screw down crown?

>>14980817
>that lug over hang
>that strap mis-size

oof

>>14980868
yeah it's just 100m but who cares? i'm a desk diver. And it's got a screw down

>>14980814
>Correct.
then it's a quartz watch

>>14980229
Just saw the YouTube video on this. This guy seems to do micro brands with Seiko movements. Does anyone have experience with this company? Are they any good?

>>14980833
>Do You Eat Legumes?

>>14980890
Incorrect.

>>14980908
How do you define "quartz watch"?

>>14980941
The only thing the quartz does is replace the escapement. There's still an otherwise fully mechanical watch in there.
If you want to be anal retentive about this then you should say it's mechanical quartz hybrid.
Calling it a "fancy quartz" is just ignorant.

>>14980364
Just get a seiko, an orient, or a citizen and quit being a faggot

>>14980953
>The only thing the quartz does is replace the integral timekeeping component of the watch
Holy shit you spring drive fags are dumb.

>>14980960
If its powered by a rotor it's a mechanical

FACTS

Best watch under $2500?

>>14980960
>we removed one mechanical part out of dozens of mechanical parts so now it's not mechanical anymore
Holy shit YOU are dumb.

>>14980963
Grand Seiko
Nomos
Omega

>>14980966
Different anon but not powered mechanically

>>14980953
So how do you define "quartz watch"?

>>14980961
So the manual wind spring drives aren't mechanical?

>>14980986
Powered mechanically, there's still a mainspring.

>>14980988
It's still winded by a stem rotor mechanism so no.

Batteries = quartz

>>14980997
So your criteria is that a quartz watch is a watch that contains a battery?

>>14980997
>Batteries = quartz
so bulova accutrons and wittnauer electros are quartz watches?
dumbshit

>>14980961
>If its powered by a rotor it's a mechanical
>FACTS
Rotors aren't a power source. Rotors on their own just spin around, not even all watches have them. Are you seriously this retarded?

>>14980992
Yeah, and it’s not wound through mechanical movement

>>14981012
>>14981020
>people who cannot into logic
tsk tsk

>>14981023
It is though.

>>14980997
>>14981003
Please respond

>>14981003
Different anon but a quartz watch uses a battery for power and a quartz element for timekeeping

Whats this batshit I hear about ETA 2824s "grinding themselves to death"?

>>14981043
So capacitor-powered watches that use quartz for timing (like most modern simar watches) aren't quartz watches?

>>14979525
chrono weekender looks better, doesn't tick, and is like only $10 more

Quartz watch: driven by electric stepper motor + regulated by crystal oscillator.
Mechanical watch: driven by the mainspring + regulated by escapament mechanism.

Spring Drive: driven by the mainspring + regulated by crystal oscillator.
Spring Drive is truly a unique thing.

>>14981058
If the actual time keeping element relies in any way on the steady oscillations issued by a quartz crystal then the watch is effectively a quartz watch as the end product, being accurate time, is not due to purely mechanical means (gears, and balance wheel pallet fork and hairspring).
The spring drive has the added complication of an integrated circuit, further pushing it out of the mechanical watch camp and into quartz territory
.
This has been settled before. There's nothing wrong with it being just a quartz watch seikofags. Stop being so defensive damned defensive about your quality quartz timepiece lmao.

Anyone have one of these? It’s a cheap quartz but it looks great. Any similar styled watches under $600?

>>14981058
Many quartz watches of the 1970s and 80s would not meet your criteria.
* Beta 21
* Longines ultraquartz
* Luch 3055
* Timex 62
* Citizen 8810
* Bulova accuquartz
* Rolex oysterquartz
* Roamer microquartz
* Omega megaquartz

In addition, your definition excludes the f91w, which doesn't seem correct.

>>14981069
>This has been settled before.
You can keep saying it, doesn't make it true.
It is both quartz regulated and mechanically driven. It is both quartz and mechanical.
It is more mechanical than quartz, so dismissing it as merely quartz is not correct.

>>14981069
You can't define the whole watch just by the type of oscillation it uses. Trying to put everything in one of the two categories is stupid.

>>14981083
>where_do_you_think_you_are.jpg

>>14981078
If it doesn't meet the criteria, then itmay be a different type of watch.
>f91w
Analog quartz and digital quartz are also very different things.

kill me

>>14981109
Vile

Are there any decent smart watches using this wide rectangular case style?

Buying my first watch. Is the Citizen Chandler a good start?

Isn't it funny how people in this hellhole always argue spring drive movements are just quartz because the regulating organ uses a quartz crystal, yet no one has ever tried to call all the transistorized battery powered movements that used balance wheels mechanical watches? Weird how literally everyone called those movements electric or electronic and would have thought your were an idiot if you tried to call them mechanical?

Gee it's almost like people here who always claim that spring drive is just quartz are trolling or something...

>>14981142
>rotated digits
Oh hell no

>>14981142
Not a fan personally. Especially of the rotated digits.
Is that the style you’re looking at? You might like field watches like the Hamilton khaki

>>14981142
HET! Bocтoк #1

what watch is this?

>>14981236
Is than an xbox kinect?

>>14981242
That's a wii sensor bar

>>14981149
Because "mechanical" could refer to lots of different things. I'd certainly agree electronic watches are "hairspring watches" if anyone wanted to use that term. It's pretty asinine to argue that a watch that has quartz in it isn't a quartz watch.

>>14981236
>grenade in a fleshlight
>package also contained suspicious white powder

To clarify the spring drive debate, there are 3 major areas where a watch can be either electronic or mechanical:
>power source
>regulation
>power delivery

A mecaquartz chrono for example is powered by a battery and is regulated by a quartz crystal, but the hands are moved by a gear train instead of being directly driven by a stepper motor so we see fit to make a distinction. A spring drive is more mechanical than not but either way it doesn't actually matter and it's all just pedantry. I like cool engineering, and spring drive is that

>>14981269
it'd be my grail if it wasnt fucking $5k, its not worth that, cool engineering or not

>>14981261
>Because "mechanical" could refer to lots of different things
Oh, so a type of watch doesn't have to be categorized and named based exclusively on the type of regulating organ it has? And "mechanical" watches aren't called "mechanical" because of their mechanical regulating organs?

If this is the case, why would there be a need for anyone to try and impose 'quartz' terminology on the spring drive then, since 'spring drive' already describes how the movement is powered just as 'electronic' does for battery powered balance wheel watches?

See, the usual argument that gets made when spring drive bait gets posted is that the "mechanical" in mechanical watch refers to the regulating organ and not the power train, and that all watches should be classified on the basis of their regulating organs alone, and under that line of argument electronic balance wheel watches are "mechanical". Yours is a novel direction for this argument.

>>14981286
What about it isn't worth it to you? Just curious

>>14981075
What are the best watches under $750 that have this style?

S E A G U L L

>>14981370
Probably a Hamilton Jazzmaster.

If you want some true chinkshit you can find any number of quartz panda chronos

>>14981317
no one cares about your quartz weebshit anymore
the thread has moved on and so should you
contain your autism or migrate to the leddit seiko spring quartz cope sub
cease shitting up the thread please

>>14981382
Ah, now that someone has pointed out how retarded the usual spring drive = quartz arguments are, now (You) want to move on and talk about something else. Of course.

We all agree that the spring drive is just the coolest shit ever though.

>>14981396
The glide wheel and electro-magnetic brake are a really neat solution to driving the hands at the correct rate with virtually no friction, wear, and perfectly smoothly.

>>14981379
>date at 4:30
No

>>14981396
I'd rather just skip the middleman as it were and just buy a GS HAQ. Less hassle in regards to wear and servicing, and the battery is self replaceble. Even then however the only HAQ I really want is an eco-drive Citizen Chronomaster so I can, ideally, say good bye to battery changes and servicing every three years for 25 years.
I'm just not as impressed with a watch that has to rely on quartz crystals and integrated circuits compared with one that uses just two springs and a few cogs.

>>14981269
>the hands are moved by a gear train instead of being directly driven by a stepper motor
You are incorrect.

The hands in a traditional quartz watch are also driven by a gear train - they are not each individually and directly driven by a stepper motor, because (a) a stepper motor's smallest rotation is way bigger than what you'd need to drive an hour hand, and (b) it's much more practical to have one stepper motor, rather than three.

The only thing that makes a "mechaquartz" is that the Chrono hands reset with hammers and heart cams.

>>14981396
It's quartz for hipsters.

>>14981367
the price bitch

cool it has power reserve and moves consistently

give it to me for $2k

>>14981486
im sorry I dont think my watchbros are bitches

>buy Strela watch because I'm a space boo and like the history
>willing to overlook they're "made in Germany of Russian parts" etc.
>a few weeks of owning it
>the crystal cracks in 2 places
>the bottom chrono pusher doesn't work, you literally can't stop the stopwatch
What a fucking mess. I'm just going to toss it in the trash. Shitty impulse buy

>>14981376
Based.

>>14981663
I thought most Strelas were just franken pieces of shit cobbled together.

>>14979414
Not a fan of suede straps desu, nice watch tho
>>14980683
I'll post some good instas later.

>>14981671
They have the Seagull movement that is based off the original Russian one. /wt/ seems to actually like that movement from Seagull.
Otherwise, yeah, you're probably right. What a joke.
There's a reason they warn against shitters

>>14981376
>>14981668
what do you ladies even time for half an hour?
your extra long hemorrhoidal shits?

>>14981693
>>14981663
Link the site and seller I wanna see what you bought lol

>>14981663
>the bottom chrono pusher doesn't work, you literally can't stop the stopwatch
Did you try to use the bottom pusher to stop the stopwatch?

>>14981712
https://www.poljot24.de/en/marken/strela/ci40cy.html
Slavshit. Never again.

>>14981739
I meant to reset it. Top starts and resets it, bottom does absolutely nothing. You can feel that nothing engages or moves when it's pressed

>>14981747
Is that a mineral crystal or something?

>>14981766
Yep. Mineral crystal.

>>14981780
F

>>14981747
Yeah with slavshit it's best not to pay too much and stick to a handful of brands modern and vintage. And even then it's often a crapshoot so spending more than a hundred and say fifty is a risk.
Still, that site's owner is (well, was, like 10 years ago when I bought something from him) known to be reputable enough so it's worth following up with a warranty claim.
Dunno if anything's changed with that seller but he was well regarded enough to put up with his higher (than the watches warrant) prices.

What I wear today

>>14981747
Russian AND Chinese.
Bad combo.
You stick with wholly one or the other, mixing them is a recipe for disaster. Shit half the seagulls posted in these threads will konk out before the end of the year.
If Russian stick to vostok as everything else is a rip off or a scam besides that independent Joker watch guy.

>>14981693
> /wt/ seems to actually like that movement from Seagull.
fucking lol. you believed the one autist who loves / trolls chink shit?

99% of /wt/ wouldn't know a good watch even if one smacked them in the face.

>>14981844
Been thinking of getting one of these. How is it? Are there better options for cheap digitals?

>>14981833
I haven't read or seen anything to make someone think he's shady or dishonest in anyway. In fact, it's actually refreshing people like him exist in this slimy industry, even if he is selling Slavshit.

>>14981848
I have a Vostok Komandirksie and it's like a tank, way better than that Strela shitter. I have never had any issue with the Vostok

What are some /wt/ approved strap brands to get?
Also, I have my Vostok shitter on a NATO, but I just want a leather strap. But I feel like croc straps with a 50 dollar watch is a little ridiculous.

>>14980817
Nice looking watch
Too big for your wrist.
Wrong size strap.
You need an SKX013 or something along that same case size bub. Have you checked out the Islander 38mm diver?

>>14980817
I hope this is bait. Come on, anon. That thing is way too big for you, it looks ridiculous.

https://youtu.be/r_OvhfOW3Vc?t=579

What do you think? Looks really nice to me.

>>14981962
Who are those fucking boomer autists? Holy shit, are Germans even people?

Is there a watch that has a similar colour way to the blue Baltic Aquascaphe ? I love the watch, just wish there was a date function.

>>14981939
Same. My komandirskie serves me well

>>14980060
AC3 approved.

>>14980229
What is the point on insisting that the Islander line is interchangeable with Heimdallr when it isn't true? They are both decent quality sub $400 made in China brands but
Islander isn't even made by the same contractor as Heimdallr/Sharkey, let alone just a rebrand like you keep saying.

Came to ask for cheap watches, just checked the imgur album and now I feel like I have nothing to say. Will likely go with Orient defender. But I guess just stopping to say, thanks. Ok bye

>>14981939
That's because vostok is a real russian company that's a remnant of the old soviet watchmaking industry.
Strela is some tricky cunts that cram chinese movements into chinese cases and get the chinese to print a russian name on the chinese made dial and sell it to >>14981747
for 20 times its worth.

There is only Vostok and Raketa left. And the latter is a fucking ripoff that's not even worth thinking about.
It's either Vostok or Konstantin Jokerwatch high horology independent dude.
Everything else modern claiming to be Russian isn't.

>>14982028
How does Vostok do it, bros? How do they even stay in business? Who is buying enough Vostoks to keep them going?
And most importantly, how does Vostok continue to make a product that just goes forever? What are these movements made of, adamantium?

>>14982028
and luch ;)

>>14982031
They nearly went under a decade ago, like all the other remaining soviet watch companies. Went bankrupt. They have a very solid loyal fanbase domestically and, increasingly, abroad. There's just no market for cheap and cheerful kalashnikov equivalent mechanical watches these days, and they can't extend supply like the Chinese and Japanese can. Still they PERSIST. Just like their watches.
Dunno for how long, so buy what you want.

They're hitting all the right marks IMO at the moment with their latest test releases and prospective new releases; everything sold out instantly.
They're limited to what they can produce because they can't afford to purchase new infrastructure in order to produce it, so it's all variations on a theme,
Like the original iridescent dials for the coveted Neptune model.
They cannot even make that anymore as the equipment broke or was sold off.

Still, they make do with what they have and like I said, these new models look good.

>>14982041
>factory owned by Franck Muller
Well that solves the mystery of the Russian "Swiss" movements he got in shit for putting into his "Swiss" watches in the early 2000's lol.

>>14979219
any watches that look like the Porsche Design Orfina/Heuer Pasadena other than that one Dan Henry model?

If you only could wear one watch for the rest of your life, what would it be?

>>14982065

>>14982065
Vostok

>>14982065
i want to watch ur mum every tiem she gets undressed lmoa

>>14981045
It's shillwork

shitter reporting in
roast me

>>14982108
I have that same shitter.

>>14982108
You're right, it's a shitter. But hey. At least it's cheap.

Has anybody who wears a Seiko ever even had sex?

>>14982163
Yes. I’ve also never been complemented more on a watch than pic related

>>14982185
most boring shitter I've ever seen.

>>14982163
all the time bro

>>14982190
I know right? I got it at a department store too. Don’t wear it anymore.

soon, comrade...soon...

I honestly don't give a fuck if you want to call spring drive "quartz watches" or not, the thing that makes literally all watches that use a quartz crystal for timekeeping shit tier is the fact that they need batteries you need to change every two years (or other capacitors that die in a matter of ~3 years). All watches besides the spring drive ones that is. So really you have a good chance of owning a watch that just flat out never dies and runs for all eternity and keeps good time doing so. Spring drive has every positive of a purely mechanical watch and then happens to be accurate and failproof as any quartz watch. It's the thing nobody likes to hear because it sounds provocative and fanboyish but from any and all practical standpoints you can think of spring drive effectively makes purely mechanical watches obsolete. Naturally practicality is far from the only reason to get a watch, but if that's what you dig, if that's the excuse you need to splurge on a watch - If you were stranded on an island, that's the one and only choice of watch to take with you.

>>14982297
>or other capacitors that die in a matter of ~3 years
lol no, try 20 to 30

>>14982297
>just flat out never dies and runs for all eternity and keeps good time doing so
That mainspring is going to need servicing, even if no other part of the gear train does (and in fact they probably do, since much like a traditional mechanical watch, and unlike a traditional quartz watch, the gear train is under tension)

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>>14982316

if you want to be a purist, then don't get the GS spring drive. simple as that. there's a lot going for GS besides the movement.

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>>14982321

absolutely the best /wt/ poster. the semenmaster is mine

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>>14982354
Do me

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>>14982365
saved, thanks friend

>>14982297
There's two wheels spinning as fast as they can constantly. They need frequent service.

>a customer at the bar I work at asked about my watch today
Feels very nice

>>14982008
Just having a bit of fun mate. I actually like this one.

Do this

>>14982297
Depending on the type of battery, it may last up to 10 years.
And Spring Drive needs to be serviced just like a regular mechanical watch.
Quartz is still the best choice if you want a watch that needs as little servicing as possible.

>>14982404
Feelsgoodman. More often I get compliments on my ring that my watch though it is a cheepy

>>14982297
>the thing that makes literally all watches that use a quartz crystal for timekeeping shit tier is the fact that they need batteries you need to change every two years (or other capacitors that die in a matter of ~3 years)
You are full of shit my guy. If you cant appreciate quartz watches, then you are not a real watch enthusiast, but watch snob who overcompensates his insecurities with expensive piece. If market was completely opposite, you would be saying the same thing about mechanical movements

The sad thing is people like you are so loud on web (compensating for being a pussy in real life?) that you ruin every place that doesnt have extreme moderation

>>14982423
All his watches look like cheap frankens of aftermarket Seiko parts.

>watch logo on a watch

I would've thought someone so close to the community and industry would be much more innovative

what's a good coomer core watch?

>>14982108
Seems like a solid beater. Other than it being too big for your wrist there isn't much of a reason to roast you.

>>14982525
fake rolex

michael kors

armani

gold casio

>>14982163
I'm married to a woman who I have had sex with a few times. Not sure what the Seiko has to do with it though.

I really want a Sky Dweller. What do?

Why the fuck do vostoks look so good all of a sudden
I used to think they were the ugliest watch in existence

>>14982626

Or this one. I can't decide.

>>14982635
did you huff too much glue or touch too many irradiated pieces of lead

>>14982635
My condolences, you've gotten the "shit taste" virus.

https://www.rolexforums.com/showthread.php?t=722353&page=41
https://www.rolexforums.com/showthread.php?t=722353&page=41
https://www.rolexforums.com/showthread.php?t=722353&page=41

holy shit people are retarded

>>14982666
imagine sending a complete stranger on the other side of the world $60k on faith alone that they'll hold up their end

>>14982689
To be fair he was a youtuber with thousands of subs and references so it wasn't likely that he will shoot himself in the foot being so public and getting revenue from that. It wasn't like he was faceless seller.

Turns out people are dumb enough to still do it despite having this

Nothing fancy at all but it's a nice step up from my Casio F-91W.

>>14982719
ew nigga wtf is that on your wrist

>>14982744
$4.99 Goodwill find.

I'm on the wrong board.

>>14982527
Yeah I agree it's a bit too big although Pic makes it look worse than it is
Wanted to get a smaller dress watch but couldn't find a good looking one for the same prize

>>14982719
get a Timex Weekender Chronograph.
I get compliments on mine. it would be another step up from this outdoor watch.

>>14982719
AHAHAHAH WHAT THE HELL AHHAHAHAHA

>>14982719
walmart dadcore

>>14982756
eh we all start somewhere. its nice that youre taking an interest in watches though.

>>14982719
would be decent if not for the cringey instructions on the bezel. that's kinda like wearing a t-shirt that has a whole instruction manual written on it about how to wear a tee.

>>14982719
There is not supposed to be a step up from the F-91W, that's the whole point. People are bot buying it because they can't get anything else, it stands on its own. Timex is nice though, you''' get some negative replies from low brow people who laugh rather than advise all while claiming to be upper status with 20k watches when they are watches they will never own.

>>14981142
yeah but personally I wouldn't get it with a black finish. there is also a version with digits that are not rotated.

>>14981109

>>14981126
yes but I forgot the name. you can even turn the screen of some of them.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CKIfQF3eqf8

What's the modern version of this? Or any version that doesn't looks so outdated but has the same basic functions and design. It seems really awesome.

>>14982297
>they need batteries you need to change every two years
Nope, there's quartz watches that do without changing it every 10 years. There's also eco-drive as well.

>accuracy
Well, mechanical watches are affected by magnets and they will lose time. Yes, even rolexes lose or gain time.

>just flat out never dies and runs for all eternity and keeps good time doing so
Runs for eternity, yea ok, that's if you keep it in a vault never to touch it or wear it everyday for a decade without servicing

somebody meme me in on the tough solar shit
because it is gets energy from the sun does that mean you will never need to change the battery and keep passing it on?

solar battery should last at least 10 years on older eco drives probably longer now.

>>14982524
More innovative than putting his logo on the watch? What were you expecting exactly for his cheap price point house brand?

>>14982719
Normally I like Timex but I'm not the biggest fan of that one, but hey if you like it and wear it what I say doesn't really matter.

>>14982757
If you're okay with a microbrand, Vario out of Singapore has some pretty nice automatic 38mm dress watches not super far away from the Seiko 5 price if I'm remembering correctly.

>>14982719
I like it, the hands, the font and the beige color look comfy. And it's something new on this stale as fuck board, with the same 20 watches posted in repetition. The fact that it was only 5 bucks is amazing for such a good condition.

>>14982758
>muh thirst for approval
We buy watches for ourselves, you slut.

poorfag here. is Dan Henry okay or is it a massive shill job like DW or Vincero?

>>14982921
>>14982927
>Solar-powered watches are bordering on being a scam. When you're buying a solar watch, no one tells you it has a battery that you will need to replace. "Renewable energy, it will last forever!" But in reality it's not much different from modern consumer electronics that also use rechargeable batteries that will lose their capacity and die.

>CR20xx Lithium batteries is where the real power efficiency is at.

>>14983404
Bumping for interest. I like the 1964 panda chrono

>>14983422
But doesn't the prospect of being easily chargeable make it better

Or are you saying like those phone batterys overcharging it decreases it's capacity and you need to replace it faster

Honestly then what digital watch can you legit make into a family heirloom

I want to make my great great grand children cringe by bestowing them with a g-shock in the year 2099

>>14983439
Most of the solar watches have Li-ion batteries, which is the same type of battery that is used in phones.

Solar power in a watch makes sense only if a watch has do many features that it would drain regular non-rechargeable battery too quickly.

>>14983444
Anything worth less than $5K is not an heirloom

>>14983444
Full metal G-Shock.
The Mercedes-Benz G-Wagen of wristwatches.

>>14983446
*so

>>14983446
okay, understood. thank you anon

>>14983448
screw your rules man
i'm gonna make my own heirlooms and you can't stop my great great great grandchildren from dabbin on your grandchildren's crusty watches from space with their G-SHOCK PROTECTION™

>>14983452
thanks

>>14980113
Love casios, especially 80s digitals. But to be honest I don't have any desire to buy this one. It's mostly due to the negative display - the legibility of regular lcds is one of the main appeals to me.

>>14980662
Go down? 100 bucks is basically nothing for a watch already. If it's a limited edition it might increase in value over time, it all depends on if it will be desirable in the future.

>>14983444
Maybe a Ventura? They have digitals that are powered by a rotor like mechanical automatics. They also have an autistic do-it-all scroll wheel to access watch functions and bretty nice design. Also they are swiss.

>>14983490
Pic related

>>14983462
There's also this one, which has positive display and already comes with a steel bracelet. But it still has 3 problems:
>pearl dial
>$100
>CR1616 instead of CR2016 in A168/F105, which means that you will need to change the battery twice as often

>>14983528
Yeah, white MoP is too effeminate for me bro. I just want one with a metal case, retro dial with colored lines and lots of words, as well as modern electro-luminescence. But I guess there is a chance now that Casio releases something like that eventually. Hundred dollaridoos is fine by me since it's a niche product.

>>14983444
>Honestly then what digital watch can you legit make into a family heirloom
>I want to make my great great grand children cringe by bestowing them with a g-shock in the year 2099
None.
Post 2003, any electronic components that utilize non-lead solder is destined to kak it within the next 20 years or less.
You can thank EU regulations for forcing entire industries into this dumbassery.
>b-but it might be cancerous if the workers are 10000% mentally retarded!!!1
was their argument.
And all it's done is allow companies to more easily enact their bullshit planned obsolescence and that just creates even more e-waste.

Pic related are the only heirloomable digital watches.
All modern electronics is destined for the scrap heap in some 3rd world shithole.
https://youtu.be/Ei0DCvYghqk?t=50

>>14980620
Stop shilling this manufactured bitch

>>14983566
>non-lead solder
What the fuck, is that a real thing?

>>14983492
that looks very futuristic

>>14983571
Visit a hobbyist electrician's forum some time for all the tears and rage.
Basically, it's fucking shit and does not last.
And anything destined for sale in the EU MUST comply with this bullshit.
I'm worried about all my camera "focus by wire" lenses desu.
More fool me for not just sticking to vintage glass that's withstood the ages. Welp I'll just enjoy while it lasts.

>>14983569
Define "manufactured".

>>14983582
It may fail, but this doesn't mean that it will fail. The material used in solder joints is important, but it's only one of the many factors that you need to consider. And all of this RoHS shit is too new, there's not enough data on its actulal impact on the reliability of electronic devices.

>>14981870
They are cool. The bad thing is that they're not metal. And you have to change bracelet. Original metal one picked hair on my arms and it was really painful.

>>14983583
She targeted a niche (female watch reviewer) that was empty and is exploiting it.

>>14983582
I thought crying about unleaded solder was for oldies who can't into scrubbing and flux. Is the leaded stuff truly so great? (similar to crying about unleaded gasoline.)

>>14983724
Yeah she should've grown a dick to appease the incels.

>>14981109

Which color of the nomos ahoi looks best? I'm leaning toward the atlantik or the siren white.

>>14983724
Pretty much anything on YouTube could be called "manufactured" by this definition.
When you're making a video, you want it to appeal to someone, otherwise no one's gonna watch it.

>>14983749
>>14983773
Who knew this general would be filled by simps

>>14980620
>150k views
>17k subscribers
>5 videos

The power of the pusy.

>>14983802
>My husband and I already run a german channel called WATCHVICE
https://www.youtube.com/user/K4770/videos

>>14983802
True, but she atually has a fairly engaging presentation style and isn't trying to sell people fake Daytonas, so that puts her ahead of some other popular watch jewtubers.

Anyone ever do a lume refill/replace? How involved is it? I feel like I can mix a some up and put it in a syringe and fill these holes pretty easily but I've never done it.

Manufacturer says they don't have replacement parts for it anymore.

>>14983780
>muh 90s PUA meme reappropriated by twitter negro losers

>>14983963
>defending a woman who doesn't know you exist on the internet for free
have sex

Where are my тoвapищи at?

>>14983763

>>14983984
recent cop

>>14983984
Is that a fucking carpet mouse pad?

>>14983999
Outstanding trips
I really like the look of the 53 with that shape of chassis - I still need to pick a strap for mine.
>>14984004
Hell yeah.

>>14983950
Try it and then post the hilariously terrible results to the thread so we can all laugh at you.

>>14984017
You got it ace

>>14983950
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NhM4jXmKO3U

Watch similar vids and then find relume paint and do it.

Help me. I’m tempted to buy a quartz watch.
Dan Henry and Eco drives are whispering sweet nothings in my ear

>>14984048
much appreciated anon

>>14983950
I figure that it's a lot harder than any vid makes it look. If it were easy you'd see a lot more people trying it.
I ordered some top grade C3 superluminova but I'm still awaiting some watch tools before I can begin. The shit I want to relume doesn't have helpfully delineated indices to fill and I've got to order a spare dial in case I fuck this one up.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GyEB2yDBXbM
Another reluming vid by watch repair channel.
I wonder if his watch repair course is good?
I'm getting a bunch of tools but am torn between him, timezones course, learnwatchmaking101 and just buying some old books and figuring shit out from there.
My practice unitas 6497-1 seagull clones are delayed from China (for obvious reasons)

>>14984068
Im sure you're 100% right on that. I'm not thinking it's going to go perfectly, but I feel any I can get in there will look better than it does currently. And I think I lucked out as far as mine seems to be on the easier end of things to relume.

Any tip on matching lume color? The website says it's superluminova, but do they only come in green and blue, or is it like 50 shades of green?

>>14984085
I'll give those channels a look. I certainly need to watch my share of videos.

NEW THREAD WHEN?

>>14984107
It already exists

>>14984096
Heres the score with lume.
I'd you want actually good lume, only get superluminova.
There's a US company out there called I think Noctiluma, but after reading some comparisons I thought it best to stick with something I knew was a sure thing.
There's only 3 grades of superluminova that anyone gives a shit about (unless you're a faggot and into that faux lume fad right now).
C1,C3 AND BGW9.
If you want day look to be a sort of creamy greeny yellow and at night a bright green glow, it's C3. If you want daytime stark white green glow it's C1, blueglow its BGW9.
Here's the catch: C1 is absofuckinglutley useless. Literally lowest on the entire superluminova chart, behind even all the meme colors like orange, yellow, red and light blue etc. Only real option for functional white lume is BGW9. Problem is C1 is cheap and Bgw9 isn't, neither is C3.

Brightest initial brightest and one with the longest glow duration is C3; it's pretty much the default for legit diving watches. But it's not that stark white it looks like you'll need. Bgw9 lasts longer than C1 but not like C3.

So if your white watch hands glow greeny then you need C1, if blue then BGW9. Or you could just redo the whole thing from scratch if you're game.
There's issues with grain size too that I cbf typing right now. Look it up, but lume brightness and duration is ultimately a function of grain size. Problem is that the grain has to be quite fine for a watch dial.

>>14984149
>>14984149
Fuck, you're a king, Thank you! I'm filling in the missing gaps in the bezel. Best I can tell is they're as white as the face, so I should probably stick to C1?

screen capped

>>14984149
Oh, and apparently within each color grade of SL there's also some kind of quality grade. I don't know what that's about. "purity"? Lol
I bought what was available and it was costly with the thinner and binder etc.

>>14984156
C1 if the glow is green but white when not dark.
The chart shows relative brightness only, but as for the duration of glow as it slowly decays to no glow over time the king is C3, and the then a big jump to everything else on the list.
>bezel
As in, something not protected by the dial and exposed to the elements?
I've never looked into that as my watch doesn't need it, but I believe such an operation requires some special finishing touches. You don't want lume to get wet. I think that's what watch repair guy is fixing: water damage crusty lume on that TAG. I think for external shit after the lume job is done and well dry, you have to apply some kind of protective topcoat (?), I think some kind of epoxy that doesn't block UV light.
You'll have to look that shit up. I'm not planning to mess with external shit as I know I'll have enough issues with dial and hands as it is.

>>14984187
>As in, something not protected by the dial and exposed to the elements?

Yes, It's in bedded in the ceramic.

>You don't want lume to get wet

Shid...

>>14984211
I think that's the case. I mean, there's nothing really in the lume mix to protect it. My kit has the powder, thinner and a binding agent. That's itxand enough to do hands and indices protected by a crystal. Nothing that would stop that shit being washed off or loosened with water or a hard knock or scratch. Behind the crystal it's fine. On a bezel you're going to be handling?
Like I said, you'll have to look that up.
Also, apparently the backing surface should be painted white for best effect. Acts like a mirror I suspect. What paint? Dunno lol have got there yet.

>>14984107

>>14979221
>>14979221
>>14979221

>>14983984
Carpet to you as well friend

>>14984065
Thanks for that. Good luck with the reluming.

>>14979227

>>14983763
Nice buckler

>>14982794
Looks cool, how do you like it? Is the bezel too loose?