/fa/ - Fashion

>>15121405
I can't believe such amazing finishing is applied to such a shitshow of a watch.

>>15121412
>shitshow
Expand

new /g/ watch thread
>>>/g/75298387

I want Sarb035 but I don't have the money

>>15121459
no thank you

It's up, boys!
https://youtu.be/ZTLQRoUR9p8

thickness>lug-to-lug>diameter

Change my mind?

>>15121800
Lug to lug>thickness>diameter

>>15121459
>100+ posts about batteries and smart watches
'no'

What's the most /fa/ Seiko of all time?

>>15121986
>semi-retarded fa anon
>thinks /technology/ only refers to computees and muhh smartwatches
So glad I don't have to patronize you fools on here any more.

>>15122044
You’re still here, gshock apologist?
Shoo!

>>15122004
Left on an oyster bracelet

>>15122004
Seiko is not /fa/

>>15121459
I don't want to discuss $0.50 casio clones or how watches are fashion and not technology

>>15122238
seiko is /fa/

my seiko is /fa/, yours is not

Seiko is cheap asian shit. Have some self respect and buy a respectable european brand

>>15122505
>Have some self respect
>buy a respectable european brand
You won't get self respect by looking for respect from others, anon

>>15122505
This, buy something high quality European made, like vostok or rolex.

>>15122516
poorfag detected

>>15122521
+47 seconds a day

Seiko is the ultimate Reddit watch. They go crazy for them over there, especially Seiko 5's on NATO straps

>he’s wearing a dress watch in 2020

>>15122643
you'll never understand the pure class that comes with wearing a high end dress watch

>>15121405
Welcome to /wt - Watch thread!
To save you from wasting hundreds to thousands of dollars and years of your precious life on a soulless hobby that is the male consumerist equivalent of collecting designer handbags, please take a quick dive into a summary of discussions that will arise in these threads:
>Elitism
>Gatekeeping
>laughing at people who own more affordable shitters
>laughing at people who waste money on more expensive shitters
>Rampant personal insecurities
>Continuously falling for marketing memes that target said insecurities
>"muh heritage"
>"muh craftsmanship"
>"""Limited""" editions of shitters
>Limitless Chinese quartz shitters and ETA shitters
>a minuscule, statistically irrelevant amount of actual artisan handcrafted timepieces from independents that no one here can afford anyway
>more shitters

Leave while you can.

>>15122673
But I love watches and I don't love many other things

>>15122004
This one probably

>>15122673
yes we are interested in watches this is a watch thread, what’s your point?

>>15122704
Create something.
It can be literally anything from painting, playing an instrument, drawing, creative writing, designing something.
Really anything that doesn't involve consuming or buying something pre-existing to then claim that you identify through it.
Your brain is built to employ its inherent aptitude to understand the world around you and then transform parts of the external world to your desires. That's where real satisfaction comes from.
To put it simply "I made this" is a much more satisfying and deeper feeling than "I bought/consumed this"

Working on watches is a profession that has massive potential for a hobby.
Simply buying them and looking at them doesn't.

>>15122723
I do that shit already and I still like watches

Watch u watchin’ in confinement, bros?

>>15122924
What a hideous piece of shit

>>15122947
Don’t talk like that about your mum.

>>15122673
>NOOOO STOP LIKING SOMETHING THAT I DONT LIKE GRRRRRR
better advice: wear whatever watch makes you happy

>>15122947
>>>/lgbt/
/g/ thread is this way, pal.

>>15122723
>Really anything that doesn't involve consuming or buying something pre-existing to then claim that you identify through it.
So I guess he'll have to paint with his own blood on cave walls then? Can't even paint with shit because he consumed the food he bought first.

>>15121903
>The reason I'm wanting a SBBN025 is because I hear it's ridiculously accurate, and quite frankly I don't want to bring the SBDB013 to work at the Redbull drinkery, where I work as first roarer on the night shift, since it could get banged up.
WTF is a redbull drinkery?
>I'm also considering getting an Isofrane strap for it, so I can wear it over my drysuit - it's really not a big thing, but I think it's stupid when divers like the Ploprof and the Tuna can't fit over the cuff of a drysuit on their OEM bracelet and/or band. To be sure, my computer (Suunto Vyper Novo) fits and does all that a diving watch does and more, but I feel that including an extra extension piece as a courtesy to anyone who would want to take their diving watches out diving should be expected.
Whoa!
A guy who actually uses his dive watches diving?! Can I suck your dick, please? (no homo!)
But seriously, post some wristshots!
And I agree, it's quite ridiculous that they don't ship their overpriced watches with an actual diving wristband. It's not like adding such a thing would noticeably drive down their fat margins, and the whole watch lives on the whole
>Well, I could use it diving, if I wanted to
image, so they might as well go the whole way. Otherwise they could just skimp on the water proofeness or make the dive bezel non-turnable. That would also make them cheaper without hurting the looks, so that really is a bummer.

>>15122004
Those oldschool Seiko Chronos really look great!
Except that one >>15122714
They really need the bright splashes of color. How much do they go for and how hard/easy is it to find a good condition one (in Europe). Looks wise, they're totally on my list of watches to get.

>>15122238
go fist yourself, the skx is now a holy grail

>>15122714
very nice

>>15123023
>wearing something makes you happy
good goy

>>15123383
Do you literally only wear used trashbags you've found on the street? Yes, wearing something you identify with can make you happy. I'm sure you wear clothing, and I'm sure at some point some of that clothing was purchased by you with an intent to look a certain way. This is no different.

It’s up!
https://youtu.be/gU01vSK1mng

>>15122238
this is an invariable truth. Casio is peripherally /fa/ but seiko is a nerd's brand.

>>15123629
Basedko Soy78532895 One Onions of Basedoyoy Resoy by Onions Basedasoysoy

Does anyone know what's the minimum watch to be a "watch guy" and be known as the guy who wears a certain watch, but not be ridiculed for it? So no Seiko/Hamilton/Tudor/that kind of shit?

>>15123716
Seiko 5 with bond nato strap from Aliexpress.

>>15123716
To be known as a "watch guy"? Literally anyone who wears any kind of mechanical watches and is even slightly knowledgeable is a "watch guy" in most non-watch people's eyes. Literally having an automatic Seiko 5 is enough.

>>15123729
Yeah but it's embarrassing to talk to someone and tell them all these things about watches and explain everything and then they go home and look your watch up and it's a $50 shitter.

someone post a real man’s watch

>>15123742
Vostokblowjob.jpeg

>>15123739
You might literally just be a bitch nigga. Nobody worth giving a fuck about cares that your watch is only $50. Anyone who does care isn't worth your time.

>>15123834
I agree, 99.999% of people aren't worth anyone's time. But unfortunately you live in a society, so...

>>15123870
We do? I thought it was just a shopping mall that the rest the world is bussed into.

you can use a slide rule can’t you?

Currently looking into copping this

>>15123976
I have my K&E 13" still with me

>>15123976
>film souping
As a /p/haggot, I find this amusing. Indeed you could time darkroom tasks on a wristwatch chronometer. What gets me is that this ad says the circular slide rule will add things, which it won't.

>>15124105
>EVERYTHING YOU OWN IS SHIT
>uses picture of watch with useless fraud wheel.

Why do people buy watches that aren't Breetling? Are you fuckers really that stupid?

>>15121760
>>15123186
Sorry it took so long, Mr. Toilberg is a demanding taskmaster. I took these yesterday, but didn't get around to resizing them before today.

The sweep of that super smooth seconds hand really has to be experienced. Everything else I have seems to stutter and stumble like a dead drunk hobo by comparison.

Here is the difference between the OEM strap on the Tuna and the Isofrane with diver extension.

friends, so i am currently eyeing a seiko on yahoo japan and the description ''中古品」 ジャンク品'' translated in english seems to be ''junk - used goods''

can I assume the movement is functional? there are decent amount of bidders and the price is currently above 50 USD. are there common seikos that sell for 50 USD with the movement broken?

The signed crown is a really nice touch, IMO. The only thing I could imagine being cooler is the lumed crown you can see on the Zelos Abyss (that I know of, at least).

>>15124185
Fucking ace m8, love the blacked out look. That's also the first power reserve complication I have seen that doesn't just look like clutter. How's the spring drive treat ya?

>>15124187
Yeah that's a weird strap for them to include with the watch. I guess they assume that most people will never take them diving but at that price point they should do better.

>>15124189
I don't know moonrunes but id assume it means for parts/not working.

>>15124203
yeah you are probably right, its risky

Wow seiko's Japanese website has some wild stuff. Lots of stuff that looks more like casio mrG than what I think of as Seiko. Pic related, gps, solar, interesting.

If I'm in a 60's Mod style suit with red and gold wayfarers and monkey boots, what style strap should I get? I know it's malltier shit but as an example, let's say DW for the sake of strap choices on their site.
Rectangular dial or is the standard circular one ok??

>>15124290
You can buy any kind of strap you want aftermarket, dipshit. Daniel Wellington's 1 dollar NATOs are not something unique you can only get by buying that watch

>>15124185
>>15124186
I have the SBBN031, any input on how it compares to your SBDB013? (size-wise, quality of execution, ...)

>>15124290
Please don't buy a dw, this isn't elitism they're genuinely shit

Any recommendations for a decent pocket watch?

STOP LIKING DIVERS

Greetings from /sci/. We are trying to solve a puzzle and the last piece is probably connected to a watch crowdfunded in 2011. So far we know that DWISS is a probable answer, do you know if any other watch/watch brand was successfully crowdfunded in 2011 (or at least it was first shown in 2011, then got crowdfunded later)?

>>15124442
Any Hamilton cal 992
pic unrelated

>>15122084
What the fuck did you just fucking say about G-Shocks, you little bitch? I’ll have you know I graduated top of my class in the Navy Seals, and my G-Shock and I have been involved in numerous secret raids on Al-Quaeda, and we have over 300 confirmed kills.

When are Rolex prices gonna tank, boys? Daddy needs a 36mm Explorer

Trying to buy a moonphase watch for personal reasons. Any good recs under 10k? I was looking at the cartier drive moonphase or JLC reverso moonphase, but not sure.

pic related my daily wear. send some love for omega PO 39.5mm, which I need a new strap for but can't find any 19mm rubber straps

>>15124652
>for personal reasons
what reasons?

Get a MUT

Post lume niggers

>>15124659
grandmother just passed somewhat gruesomely and she talked about/loved the moon since I was born. I want something to remember and honor that.

I like the MUT moon but can't see myself wearing something that "formal"

>>15124669

>>15124674
There are lots of quartz moonphase watches. That is probably your best bet since the moonphase complication is rare in general and on automatics it's put on "show off" models that are both very ornate and expensive.
The Citizen Calendrier is cool. 300-400 dollars all day and it's a solar powered perpetual calender with moonphase. A very high class watch from a good manufacturer at reasonable price, and it's got just enough modern styling to make it not too formal.

>>15124687
I want the watch to be a good one apart from the moonphase. I don't need recs in this range, I'm looking for a nice keepsake below 10k

>>15124694
omega speedmaster moonwatch moonphase

Get in here, gents.

https://youtu.be/3e0zG-__0nM

>>15124649
If it gets bad enough that Rolex prices tank you still won't be able to afford one.

>>15124196
The Spring Drive works beautifully. I haven't measured exactly for one month, but it was at -10s after 23 days, so it should be well within the -15s a month I think it promises. I'm really curious about the new GS Spring Drive movements, which promise -10s a month while being thinner, and would love to try the SLGA001, but chances of that are slim since it's a limited edition and I live a way aways from anyone who carries GS.

>>15124201
The OEM strap is actually very comfortable and soft, so I don't mind it that much. I also feel like I should clarify that the only gripe I have with OEM straps and bracelets being short only applies to drysuit diving, which is a thing only some professionals and northerners deal with. For the rest of the world, it will fit brilliantly on a wetsuit or bare wrist.

>>15124356
I wouldn't know, as I haven't tried it. The bracelet looks cool, though. How is the precision? I was a bit prejudiced towards the quartz models of the Tuna when I bought mine, but I've since heard that Seiko's 7c46 movements are very precise, and have a cool thing going where the seconds will start skipping every two seconds if it's running low on battery. Of course, that can take a while, but even so, 5+years of moving those huge hands and changing date and (on some models) day, that's pretty impressive

>>15124712
>The ghastly virgin, a jersey guido larping as royalty on account of some supposed british heritage. THE best source of horological info.
>mfw

>>15125085
>I wouldn't know, as I haven't tried it. The bracelet looks cool, though. How is the precision? I was a bit prejudiced towards the quartz models of the Tuna when I bought mine, but I've since heard that Seiko's 7c46 movements are very precise, and have a cool thing going where the seconds will start skipping every two seconds if it's running low on battery. Of course, that can take a while, but even so, 5+years of moving those huge hands and changing date and (on some models) day, that's pretty impressive
I love my SBBN031; it's the smallest and thinnest of all the 'real' tunas, the finishing is excellent, the movement is neat, the lume is nuclear, the seconds hand hits all the marks perfectly, the crystal is domed, ...
Accuracy is bretty good, like 4 seconds per month or something.
And I also actually like the day (in kanji) in addition to the date.

Still; I can't help wondering how it compares to those more upscale tunas.

>>15124669

Redpill me on the seagull, does the thing keep time or will I get chinked if I buy it?

is this really worth $2900 aud?

>>15125232
I would much rather this perfect meme watch but it is impossible to find atm
it's a perfect eclipse
>salmon dial
>sector dial
>crosshair dial
>microbrand x watch magazine
>meme complication
>seagull movement

I want it so bad

>>15125232
>Cut numeral

>>15125223
Mine seems fine, I only ever wear it for a day at a time usually though.

>>15124481
How big is this?

>>15125245
How much is it?

>>15125245
Sorry, but no. Just buy the real deal >>15125223 if you want the (pretty nice) seagull chrone movement.

>>15122004
Grand Seiko 'First'. Just a very nice dresswatch that could compete with any brand at that point. Still does, really.

Some screens of the q&a Phillips did on ig.

>>15125141
>And I also actually like the day (in kanji) in addition to the date.
That's in part what I want the SBBN025 for, I'm really digging the kanji date wheel. Never mind that until I learn what the kanji mean, I'll be like "today is looks-kinda-like-a-house-day".

>Still; I can't help wondering how it compares to those more upscale tunas.
I can get some wrist shots and get my caliper out for you when I get back home for sure.
That being said, it is a large watch, so the photos will not be very flattering, and it should be experienced firsthand. I didn't have the chance to try it on, but I was firmly set on buying it no matter what from the get-go.

soon this will be six years ago

Pick one

>>15125473
left

>>15124460
https://www.google.com/search?rlz=1C1CHBD_enUS879US879&tbs=cdr%3A1%2Ccd_min%3A1%2F1%2F2011%2Ccd_max%3A1%2F1%2F2012&ei=IN-JXpOKNcSvytMPqcyikA0&q=watch+microbrands&oq=watch+microbrands&gs_lcp=CgZwc3ktYWIQAzICCAAyAggAMgIIADICCAAyAggAMgIIADICCAAyCAgAEBYQChAeMgYIABAWEB4yBggAEBYQHkoMCBcSCDExLTYyZzU4SgoIGBIGMTEtMmcyUM3qAVjz6wFgsewBaANwAHgAgAE8iAHeAZIBATSYAQCgAQGqAQdnd3Mtd2l6&sclient=psy-ab&ved=0ahUKEwiTmq2HtNHoAhXEl3IEHSmmCNIQ4dUDCAw&uact=5

>>15125119
Who is this ugly creep?

>>15125412
You crazy. It looks like absolute shit next to the Baltic.
>>15125245
They only made a few, expect to pay double if you find one in a bit.

>>15125232
I'd say so. Looks of a watch from a time when things looked more elegant, but not as fragile. If you don't mind the size go for it. Would look for a nice old one myself.

Let's see if this works or am I posting in the wrong thread?

"Suggest a watch for me"
> Budget: 30~80 Euros
> Field watch (full arabic numerals)
> Quartz, standard water resistance is good enough, day/date (optional), analog and LUME! I frakkin love LUME!
> Strap: leather, steel bracelet is ok if I can change it myself
> Watch diameter 38mm but not larger than 40mm

>>15125626
Timex expedition scout or acadia

>>15124649
How low are you willing to pay?
You can get one between 5-6.
I think that before the price of the last 36mm explorer tank, the instagram market has to crash, for example all of those vintage stretched out datejust that doubled in price recently going back to earth.

$850....should I do it?

>>15125658
If I could get one for $4500 like I should have a few years ago, I'd be a happy boy. I'd actually love a vintage linen dial Datejust, too

>>15125437
Cmon, claiming that you own one of the best modern watches without proof, no one is going to believe you.
But that's insane, 5970, only in my dreams.

>>15125626
Something in the Seiko 5 range I guess, huge selection there

>>15125681
>Seiko 5

>>15125681
> Seiko 5
> Quartz

>>15125650
Thanks, I'll look into it.

>>15125681
I have one automatic Seiko 5 I like it a lot but Seiko is a bit more expensive

>>15121405
I held off on GPS watches for a long time because they used to be shit. I'll never forget going for a run with this guy and waiting like 10 minutes for his watch to "connect" and then just being like "fuck it, come on man."

They've advanced a lot since then.

>>15125697
I also really like the Suunto Core All Black. No GPS but an absolute classic of outdoor sports watches.

Looks great as long as you don't have baby wrists.

>>15124674
https://www.schaumburgwatch.com/gallery-moon.html

Cop this please

>>15125473

>>15125626
Citizen BM8180, the strap is canvas backed with leather but that's easily changed.

>>15125741
fake

>>15125473
Explorer, why anyone would buy that ugly as fuck Air-king is beyond me.

>>15125745
What?

>>15125473
Milgauss

>>15125747
>why anyone would buy that ugly as fuck Air-king is beyond me.
it says rolex on it

>>15125791
There are cheaper watches that say Rolex on them but actually look good.

>>15125794
they're all good if they say rolex on it buy rolex you're a man aren't you a man is supposed to wear a rolex don't you want to impress your simpleminded friends and colleagues by having a rolex when they don't have a rolex so you can encourage them to get a rolex then you can buy a better rolex just buy rolex goy rolex

>>15125425
>Never mind that until I learn what the kanji mean, I'll be like "today is looks-kinda-like-a-house-day".
This is your brain on anime!

>>15122947
Takes one to know one

>>15125697
>>15125701
Really considering one for hiking and mountaineering. How’s the battery life and how robust are they?

>>15125661
If it's the 36mm, yes.

I used to lurk here every day but about a year ago I got the steel g shock square and it’s totally killed my interest in other watches. It’s just so perfect. I lurk /frag/ now. Anyway how are you guys holding up with all this lockdown shit?

>>15125937
>bluetooth

>>15125796
Rolex has the most brand recognition though

>>15125937
For some reason I really don't like the metal bezel resin strap g-shocks. They look really cheap and chintzy in photographs. While the full metal ones look good. Are the bezels different between the two watches?

>>15126014
Same bezel. If I wasn’t a wristlet I’d have gotten the bracelet but the strap is fine

>>15126034
>implying cosmo kramer would wear a g-shock

>>15126034
Huh, it looks way better in that picture. I guess I just don't like the high polish.

I just ordered pic related a minute ago. Please tell me how badly I fucked up.

>>15126205
cheap casio mtp look

>>15126205
Great watch if you have the wrist size for it, don't have anything bad to say about it really, except I think it doesn't have a display case back?

>>15126224
>except I think it doesn't have a display case back?
who cares, the best watches in the world (rolex) don't have display casebacks

>>15126224
Don't confuse this with the Big Pilot. This watch is "only" 43 mm in diameter.

>>15126227
because their movements looks meh af. compare that to an Omega caliber 8400. That movement deserves an open caseback.

>>15126234
Yeah but watches that size without a bezel have that dinner plate look because the dial extends right to the edges, obviously that's normal for pilot watches, but they're still not for midgets.

>>15126235
Open casebacks and movement finishing are a waste of money. Rolex provides real value where it counts. Omemega thinks they can charge Rolex prices for a shitty movement just because they let you see it. That's why all your shitter brands will forever be pathetic.

>>15125796
Imagine spending thousands on a watch and not having it be the king of all watch brands by recognition.
If you can afford Rolex, you buy Rolex. Same with Patek.
The luxury watch market is all a giant scam. If you're gonna waste big bucks on a useless trinket, the best you can do for yourself is buy a brand that will make you feel good and maintain its value. Hint: not buying Grand Seiko

>>15126240
>not just buying a fake rolex

>>15121831
This anon gets it

>>15125473
air king but actually milgauss

>>15125747
it looks cool

>>15125791
also it looks cool

Display casebacks are tacky as fuck. They look like shit, they add more failure points to the watch and 90% of display casebacks are on watches with an NH35 inside. Their popularity is just further evidence that low end watch collecting is the domain of nerds with terrible aesthetic sensibilities.

>>15126375
as much as i like display casebacks, this is completely true

>>15126375
lol. imagine being this mad

>>15126375
>complaining about points of failure on a mechanical watch
You must be a smoothbrain.

>>15126772
Noooo you can't complain that changing a flawed product adds more flaws!!

>>15126375
There's no reason to have a mechanical at all without a caseback at all unless it's got some skeleton dial.

Display casebacks are for chronographs and Lange/Patek/Vacheron tier watches. Not your 50 dollar seiko

Thoughts on my new Reverso?

coped my first russian watch. wanted to get something I wouldn't want to mod right away. Might eventually put it in a 120 case, change the GMT hand to red and give it a pepsi bezel. Pic isn't mine, still waiting for it to come from the Motherland.

>>15126253
--->
>>15114826

>>15124649
>>15125663

I'm looking to get into a 114270, was waiting for things to tank as well! If I could get my hands on a new sub no date at retail that would be perfect.

>>15126991
>Roman and Arabic numerals
w..why?

>>15126996
It's called a California dial. Quite a few people really like them including myself. Definitely something that takes a while to grow on you but for a lot of people it does. The ones that really got me into liking California dials were the NTH Nazario Azzurro and Ghost.

>>15121405
>This thread is about
>the appreciation of watches and their design, their history, and the engineering and materials that are required to make a functioning timepiece.
it really isn’t. It’s about dumb fuck mindless consooomerism based on “wha watch is most EFFAY). AAHAHAHAHA
>their design, their history, and the engineering and materials
AHAHAHAHA LOL I’ve never seen this type of discussion in here AHAHAHAHA fucking deluded

>>15125473
Left

>>15126946
based and penis

>>15127051
>It’s about dumb fuck mindless consooomerism based on “wha XXXXXX is most EFFAY). AAHAHAHAHA
So, essentially, all of the discussion on /fa/?

If I want a decent mechanical chronograph for <$500 is the Seagull my only option?

>>15127051
Pfff nerd, everyone knows a watch either has to be $3,000+ or <$20 to have any sort of historical or engineering significance, let me show you my F-91W sitting next to my Omega Seamaster, Omega Speedmaster, Omega De Ville and an empty spot reserved for a Rolex Submariner.

Can anyone identify this?

It looks like a 90s casio but I'm not quite sure which.

>>15126954
kino if actually yours

>>15125832
I was waiting for that comment, so please take this (You).
Not so much about my being a weeaboo, but I like the way it's a little different.

>>15126954
I love reversos. Personally, without the subseconds, but is beautiful.

>Buying Rolex
Might as well change your name to Jamal or Tryone

>>15126375
This, the best watches of all time have solid case backs.
It's like a car with a transparent hood.
I can understand something like a datograph or a fp journe resonance having a transparent back, but most of the watches out there have extremely ugly movements covered by the rotor.
I kinda find romantic the idea of having a watch with an insane movement, but it's covered. It's the ultimate fuck you, solid case back and no open heart/skeletonized dial.

>>15127419
It's literally to show off to girls retard. They don't care what it is as long as it has wheels and shit.

>>15127470
>take off my watch to impress whores
My watch never leaves my body unless I need to wash my wrist

>>15127368
Maybe, just make sure to read up on them first. I'm not sure if you should buy it from a specific seller or what. I know they have some with acrylic glass and some with sapphire, also most of them have display casebacks but the one on the official seagull store on AliExpress has a solid caseback. I'm sure there is a thread about them on watchyouseek or something.

>>15127368
HKED
Baltic

Probably the best variants of the Seagull

>>15126375
I'm inclined to agree. I called the Nomos AD to order a Tangente 38, and specified that I wanted the closed case back version, which she wasn't even aware existed, but after clearing it up, she offered to take it in (and take a hefty price premium in doing so). Told her I'd think about it and ordered directly from the Nomos website after hanging up.
I'm actually disappointed about the Ploprof 1200 having it too, but I suppose that can be a show of skill (hey look at us, with the transparent case back at 1200 metres), so while I can live with it, I don't feel like the movement is much to look at.

>>15127368
Maybe get a Strela, commie spacewatch. Think they used to be on their own in-house Russian movement but they're using Seagull movements now.

>>15127486
I still say the seagull model from their AliExpress page is worth considering. It has a closed caseback and nicer hands than the HKED ones.

>>15127541
Good call on buying direct.
I didn't realize the Ploprof had a display back. I agree I can kind of appreciate that as a brag about their build quality. But I'd still probably prefer it to be closed.

>>15121405
how does the new seiko 5 divers wear? I think it looks a lot better than the orient kamasu

>>15127564
https://aliexpress.com/item/4000252492975.html

>>15127576
It wears tight and dry.

>>15127470
I get it, for someone that doesn't know nothing about watches, a mechanical watch looks expensive with all the gears, even though you can get them for the same price or even cheaper than the mall tier watch that they are wearing.
But do you really use that as a move? Showing the watch movement to girls?

>>15125942
has atomic radio sync too

>>15125437
Whats the appeal od owning a nice watch like that and only wear it once or twice a year when you take it out of vault?

If its just investment then leave it wrapped airtight. If its for enjoyment, then how do you ejoy something sitting locked up most od the time?

>>15127708
feels extra special when you only wear it once or twice a year

doubt the other watches the dude has are boring for everyday use

>>15127708
Who is going to use a patek perpetual calendar chrono as a daily beater?
Is a special piece, for special moments. Like those guys who own those vintage collectables cars and drive once in the summer.
I don't know that anon, but if you have a 5970, I'll assume that he has a ton of other amazing watches, at least 150-200k+ in watches. Is a smart move having most of those watches in the bank safe. Usually those big sharks put their watches in the bank and rotate the collection throughout the year.

>>15127564
How are the hands different?

>>15127736
>Who is going to use a patek perpetual calendar chrono as a daily beater?
Someone who can afford one. The kind of person who can drop 6 digits on a watch is the kind of person who can afford to break one. Same way there are plenty of people out there driving their supercars around and crashing them.

>>15127576
>better than kamasu
>no sapphire
>100m WR no screw down crown "diver style" watch
>somehow still more expensive because lol moving brand upmarket

Well I dont know buddy.

>>15127750
you would be surprised how many people own watches were they can't even afford the service one them

>>15127752
Don't forget about the ancient movement with no hacking or hand-winding

>>15127753
I assumed those people had inherited heirlooms or won the lottery on a garage sale purchase. It surprises me to hear that high-end watch collecting can attract the kinds of retards who can buy things they can't afford. I would have thought those kinds of people would have gone broke on much more visible forms of prestige purchases, like the aforementioned cars.

>>15127757
5kx has the 4r. Only meaningful improvement over SKX.

>>15127759
just look at the guy from Bark and Jack.

That dude buys Rolex's all the time and has to sell them a few months later to "free up cash". Complete retard when it comes to money.

>>15127736
>Who is going to use a patek perpetual calendar chrono as a daily beater?
I would if I was rich, it's one of maybe 2-3 watches that cost more than $5k that don't look like utter shit to me.

>>15127770
"Influencers" are their own category of retard. The guy has to produce content for people to watch him, which means he doesn't have much choice except to constantly source new watches to talk about.
Now, why the hell a niche interest like watch collecting needs an entire ecosystem of influencers when most of the market is aimed largely at rich boomers who don't even use social media is another question entirely.

is the hamilton h40 one of the movements with a disposable escapement?

>>15127776
You forgot all the new age yuppies that are all STEMfags that use reddit and/or 4chan

>>15127571
Actually, it looks like it's only the Master Chronometer models that have the display back. The regular ones seem to have the... Grille(?) back, not too different from the original, plus a date window. I'm not sure, but I think the non-MC versions also have a full lume bezel (which the MC models do not have). I'm kinda bummed about it, but whichever you get, I reckon it's still a solid timepiece and cool as all get-out.

>just got a sturmanskie gagarin (pic related)
>has a dial color ranging from eggshell to deep, darker shades of green + yellow, depending on the light
>like the seagulls posted ITT

What bracelet do I put this on? Right now I have it on a leather light brown bracelet but should I go get some random varied natos? Or some unorthodox color like burgundy?

>>15128099
Nato will look bad. Color should be matched with your belt and shoes.

>>15128115
Normally I do this but with more dressier watches, I thought this was pretty casual (does look kind of casual IRL) and I plan to wear it with light business casual at best. If that matters...

>>15128099
"yellow gold" two tone Milanese strap

>>15128099
That actually doesn’t look half bad. How much was it? Is it mineral glass? What’re the specs?

>>15125937
>non-disposable G-shock
but why

I love the sound of a watch ticking, what movements are loud enough to hear them when I'm in a quiet room?

>>15128303
everything timex

>>15128303
Can't go wrong with a cheap Casio analog.

>>15128303
Timex, their shitty movements can be heard from inside a drawer

>>15127745
>How are the hands different?
Here are the hands on the sapphire hked
The hked ones are thicker and flat while the seagull ones are thinner and have a ridge down the middle.

>>15128390
I might be full of shit and it could just be the quality / angles of the pictures but they look different to me.

>>15125937
GM-5600-1 is the aesthetic version of your watch, and without retard bluetooth because ofc

>>15128549
>Negative Display
>Aesthetic

Why do people praise Royal Oak when it was a 1:1 ripoff of Buler Astromaster, /fa/?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CjExns5AZKc
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CjExns5AZKc
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CjExns5AZKc

>company makes a nice looking watch
>check size
>42mm

Can this meme of +40mm watches die NOW?

Best sporty Patek?

>>15128738
the royal meme

>>15128738
Jesus it's like a chink knockoff of a Rolex explorer with a completely inappropriate dial thrown in it.

>>15128744
Welcome to Patek Philippe.
Everyone considers them to be the height of horology but their watches just look so fucking underwhelming. It's almost like they're just a huge scam.

>>15128747
What would you buy? A Lange dinner plate?

>>15128747
It's not like Patek is better than other options like Vacheron, anon.

Good watches for streetwear?

>>15128752
For streetwear? Honestly a g-shock.

Not even joking or memeing here.

>>15128752

>>15128752
Supreme x rolex

https://grittwatches.com/a/challenge/

Well /fa/, is this the ultimate watch or what?

>>15128752
Nbhd x g-shock

>>15128773
>double AR coating

This is retarded.

Just put the AR coating on the bottom of the crystal like everyone else.

>>15128752
Mastermind x g-shock

>>15128752
Bape x g-shock

>>15128773
They really lucked out by forcing it to be swiss made

>>15128712
lmao wristlet

>>15128752
G-Shock

>>15128752
Cop a frogman. They come in a dozen different colors and are fly as fuck. Or one of the all metal g-shock squares.

>>15128303
any non-chronograph quartz Timex

>>15125473
that's like choosing between aids or cancer

>>15128871
Round G-Shocks are trash.

>>15129138
I generally like the squares more but the the Frogman stands out as a sexy round g-shock.

redpill me on G-shock shit

>>15129202
in terms of pure performance for money they're the best watches in the world

>>15129202
They are the apex of utilitarian looking watches. You can get a basic one for as little as $40. Pic related.

>>15129212
>>15129231
This one looks great I want it

>>15129237
The model number for that one is GW-B5600BL-1 they are going for about 150 on eBay. It's got solar charging atomic radio time sync and some Bluetooth conectivity so you can set it up with your phone if you are into that kind of thing.

>>15121417
He doesn't like it.

>>15127564
Soul
>>15128390
Soulless

>>15122572
Aspirational social climber detected. Just know you will never fit in with the real rich people.

>>15124290
Don't buy DW. if you want a cheap "minimalist design" quartz shitter, buy one that is actually cheap from aliexpress. It will be the same quality. If you want to spend the same amount of momey or get better quality, got with Seiko, Citizen, Orient, or even some nicer Timex.

>>15125417
Paul Phillips of Puddle of Mudd fame?

>>15129341
Too bad that modern Rolexes are absolute nigger tier

>>15129343
still better than omega

>>15129348
What does that have to do with anything? Nu-Rolex is retarded entirely of its own accord.

>>15129351
rolex may be for niggers but at least the case machining is good

>>15128303
If you wanna go mechanical, try to get some 1 JEWELS cheapo movement from just before the advent of the Quartzes. They can be rather loud too.
Potatopic for reference

>>15129343
Well, the pic with the Rolex says "small diameter", so that rules out modern Rolexes. Personally, I'd love to have some old Rolex. They've got style and history, but fuck paying tulip-mania prices for one! Should I ever want a classic - or classic inspired - diver, I'll go hommage, microbrand or Tudor.
>>15129348
>China
lol. Price is missing though. Oh, and still less bad than Rolex.

>>15129454
The issue with modern Rolex isn't even just the size. They are garish and ugly with badly proportioned cases and seriously poorly thought out colors like the Hulk and Kermit subs

>>15129455
True. But besides that, they're all huge, so they're excluded from the watches that pic mentions.

>>15121405
does the dial look refinished? it doesnt to me

>>15129479
Picture is too shitty to tell.

>>15128738

>>15129496
>CAR | CAS
What did he mean by that?

>>15129537
The retailer, Serpico y Laino in Caracas, Venezuela. That retailer's name pribted on the dial can drive up the price, like Tiffany's for example.

Hey /wt/, I have found an old hand wound watch in some drawer in my grandfather's house. The problem is, it is ticking and working fine when it is placed upside down but when you flip it over, it stops working. You then have to flip it back down and shake it once to make it start again. I'm assuming some part of it comes loose when it is pulled down by gravity and you have to "pop" it back in by shaking. Is this easy to fix? Should I go get a watch kit to try and fix this? Or I shouldn't even bother?

>>15129620
>Should I go get a watch kit to try and fix this?
No, you'll only fuck it up more. Take it to a watchmaker.

>>15129623
It is a really old watch, I'm assuming there will be no replacement parts for it. Does it sound like a simple thing for a watchmaker to fix?
I need some hope man.

>>15129626
Depends on what's broken in it. Also you'd be surprised at what replacement parts are out there for old watches.

Thinking of picking up pic related. Is it too sporty to be worn as a dress watch?

>>15129650
You're not thinking about picking this up. This is just your newest attempt at shilling shit. You have lots of spare time, especially now. I get it.

>>15129701
At least it's more refreshing than the usual Rolex shilling.
>>15129650
Haven't tried it yet, due to corona, but I'd say unless it's really, really formal, it absolutely can.

>>15129785
>>15129650
in no fucking circumstances can that be a dress watch, you clueless prole

>>15121405
Redpill me on the Grand seiko bros

>>15129791
Have you ever been in a situation were people are wearing suits?
Nowadays, you can even wear a friggin diver or applewatch with your suit.

>>15129803
In situations where people actually thought about the shoes, shirt and tie they would wear with their suit that day this will not happen in general.

>>15129810
Can you please repeat this without strokeposting? Not sure what you're trying to say.

>>15129814
>posting bottles of alcohol like it's cool

Wew, lad.

>>15129814
I think he means the kind of people who actually notice if somebody's belt doesn't match their shoes might get mad at you wearing that watch with a suit

>>15129743
I thought only ALS had that. Who else has it?

>>15129620
Sounds like it could be a broken or damaged balance staff, or, less likely, a broken or damaged jewel. Some watchmakers will be able to repair a balance staff if it's not too bad, but lots of replacement parts are available. If you told us what watch it was there would be more hope of getting a useful answer.

>>15129823
Eeet's Russian watch. Eeet living in symbiosis with вoдкa, blyat…
>>15129824
I was supposing something, but those folks are really, really rare, unless you're at some totally snobby black tie event. 90% of folks that wear/have to wear a suit can't even be arsed to size it correctly and match their shoes and belt, so a watch with a leather watchband, a small (for today) size an no flashy details already makes you better dressed than most folks, even though it's technically incorrect.

>>15129834
Lots and lots of mechanical watches with digital jump hours. Journe has digital jump seconds. Plenty of electromechanical non-quartz watches with jump hour and minute built on ESA movements.

>>15129838
Ok, how about something that probably isn't already broken and is only a few hundred bucks?

>>15129837
> unless you're at some totally snobby black tie event.
Jokes on them, you're not supposed to wear any watches with black tie dress, it's considered rude to care about the time at an occasion that warrants a tuxedo.

what the fuck is this shit lmao

>>15129836
It is some very old, banged up Cortebert, don't know the model.

>>15129343
Not that I'll ever be able to afford one, but I think the Deepsea is pretty neat from an engineering perspective.

>>15129794
Nobody singing their praises on the internet can actually afford one.

Rate raketa

>>15130046
>those soulless slav hands

I'd like this:

- steel (or titanium etc.) non-dress watch, rugged-looking, race/pilot/field/diver aesthetics
- 42mm or less (nothing excessively small though)
- 100m+ water resistance
- black dial
- no cut numerals
- preferably with a chrono
- tachy or diver bezel
- display case back with a nice looking movement
- under 5k
- respectable brand that normies won't disparage

What am I looking for, /wt/?

>>15130040
Hmm

>>15130048
W-why soulless?(

>>15130059
Couldn't afford a Rolly?

>>15130056
>100m+ water resistance
>preferably with a chrono
?????????????????????????????????????????????????????

>>15130064
Yeah, I'd like to be able to wear it in foggy weather so unfortunately it can't be a Speedy.

>>15130064
I'm guessing he wants a quartz movement

>>15130063
Correct. There are 112 Rolexes in the world of the kind I want to own. Last time one came up for auction I was the second-highest bidder. So, in conclusion, I could not afford the rolex I wanted.

>>15130067
No, I want a real watch.

>>15130066
> foggy weather
> 100m+ water resistance
You don't need 100m of water resistance to wear a watch in the fog.

>>15130071

>>15130083
hm, a picture of a water-damaged watch with no context. I concede to your persuasive argument.

>>15130068
you talk like a poorfag no wonder you like GS

>>15130088
okay.

>>15130071
Well, there’s no fog in space (only nebulae) so the speedy is probably not specd for it so I wouldn’t risk it either.

>>15130088
I think he meant to imply that he actually has a lot of money, you brainlet. If you actually knew anything about Rolexes, you would have understood what he tried to imply, but you’re probably just a low class kid larping as what he thinks is an upperclass kid.

>>15130137
>but you’re probably just a low class kid larping as what he thinks is an upperclass kid.
describes GS owners well

>>15130056
I think it sounds like a Seamaster of sorts, though I don't know about cut numerals with the chrono models.

>>15130239
>>15130239

>>15125473
No.