/fa/ - Fashion

>>15234661
what do i do about balding?

HOW THE FUCK DOES A WATCH KNOW WHEN TO FISH?!?!?!?!?

>>15234666
Even Satan doesn't understand

>>15234663
Get a wig like Jewry Guttmensch.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2GN3w1zanIQ

>>15234666
FISH-MOON

Might get one
Only annoying thing is 17mm lug

First for OceAnus

>>15234718
Get the king orient classic

>>15234727
*Orient star classic

>>15234727
Dial and indices too big. I've considered it before.

>>15234732
You are right that size is much better.

Thoughts on J&C?
Are they nigger watches?

>>15234806
they are basically shitposts in watch form, but it's like a somewhat respectable form of shitposting unlike richard mille or hublot

>>15234806
That looks like a g shock lol

>>15234806
Nice G-Shock homage.

>>15234810
>>15234841
how does it even look like a gshock?

>>15234661
My dream Anus watch.

>>15234858
Are you blind?
>>15234859
What's the model?

>>15234865
im not a gshock person so find me a model that looks like that?

Post watches fit for honorable men who believe in a worthy cause.

how do you guys feel about patina on bronze watches?

>>15234806
>Are they nigger watches?
Yes.

>>15234867
see pic for instance

>>15234872
Can be done tastefully, of which that pic is not an example of. The extra retarded part is that watch was around $25k.

>>15234865

>>15234874
lacks the vertical bars and doesnt even have subdials

its literally just the bezel?

>>15234881
you really want to die on this hill huh

What do you all think of Garrard? They don't make watches anymore but I like the style and they are reasonably cheap.

>>15234885
they dont even look alike aside from the bezel u homo

>>15234806
That's an assault on the senses.

>>15234806
>jacob and co

producer michael approved

not my kind of thing but i can appreciate their other far out watches. Its better than what RM does.

>>15234881
>its literally just the bezel?
That bezel is a design hallmark for analog g-shocks you derp.
It's what tells you it's a g-shock from across the room.

>>15234888
all that's left to say is it takes a strong delusion or intense personal bias/agenda to not recognize the obvious generally similar appearance; chunky/busy/synthetic look. also plenty of g shocks have subdials

>>15234894
>design hallmark

*rolls eyes*

1stly, gshock doesnt have a patent or claim to this kind of look
2ndly, products get inspiration from everywhere else, and sometimes its just coincidence as theres only so many ways you can make a bezel

you have to be visually impaired to think that was a gshock

>>15234899
but that logic 95% of all dive watches ever made is a sub copy

and wtf? now nobody else can do chunky watches too? get a grip you gshock fanboys

>>15234872
Guess it wasn't submersible after all

>>15234901
>1stly, gshock doesnt have a patent or claim to this kind of look
No it doesn't.
But g-shock is very much associated with this kind of look.

>2ndly, products get inspiration from everywhere else
Yup, and this Jacob&Co got its inspiration from g-shock.
That's what we're saying.

>>15234901
>but that logic 95% of all dive watches ever made is a sub copy
They pretty much are.
Though Blancpain may have beaten them to the punch by a few months.

Post white watches.

>>15234887
who?

>>15234948
>Garrard & Co. Limited, formerly Asprey & Garrard Limited, designs and manufactures luxury jewellery and silver. George Wickes founded Garrard in London in 1735 and the brand is headquartered at Albemarle Street in Mayfair, London. Garrard also has a presence in a number of other locations globally. Garrard was the first official Crown Jeweller of the UK, charged with the upkeep of the British Crown Jewels, from 1843 to 2007, and was responsible for the creation of many tiaras and jewels still worn by the British royal family today.

>>15234867

>>15234663
Buy a Rolex and a sports car, like every guy in his midlife crisis.

>>15234806
That looks like a $10 AliExpress special.

>>15234902
But the dial still looks perfect, so I'd say it was (though it's probably impossible to wind/set now, so maybe you're right).

Have anyone here ever bought modding services? I'm thinking about getting the movement swapped on my skx007. Is it worth the $150 or so that they charge?

Post haute horlogerie Jacob & Co timeoieces

>muh powered by light
Are any of their watches good?

1st for the GOAT
craigshipp.com/grandseiko

>>15235207
They get shilled by a lot of watch people so they are at least competent

>>15234390
All chronographs are expensive to service. The cheapest ones have the advantage that you could just replace the entire movement yourself or buy a backup and monkey with it later.

>>15235207
Really enjoying my pro diver. It has great lume, super accurate and the seconds hand hits the mark.

Give me tasteful vintage homages, preferably 40/60/70's.

>>15235227
Lmao way too big on you

>>15235236
Lmao neck yourself

>>15235246
T. Seething tranny

>>15235250
I'd spit in your face if you ever told me that irl

>>15235207
#1 in their niche and maker of the current most accurate non radio controlled watch. +- 1 second per year.

First for timex. Inb4 faggot who crys about the movement loudness. Its a feature.

>>15235227
If you don't mind, what's your wrist size? I've got 6.9's and want one of those or an ny0040.

>>15235306
About 7.25 but prone to shrinkage.

>>15235279
lmao

>>15234887
Eh, they just like any other no name swiss brand that finished up in the 70's.
If it's cheap and runs and you don't care about collectivity then sure.
Whatever the price point theres probably something more interesting

>>15235317
If you wrist is over 7 inches why can't you even wear that shitizen?

>>15235372
Must be measuring his wrist at the elbow.
t. wristlet

>>15235372
Because you're an idiot

>>15235382
Hahahahahaha seething blind arab

>>15235401
no u

>Casio edition

I accidentally bought two gshocks what do I do with the second one?
Pic unrelated

>>15235521
Put one on your g-cock.

>>15234872
Lmao. This looks like it would give you cancer

>>15235521
One on each wrist.

>>15235207
The BM8180 is great, I've had mine since around 2003.

>>15234806
absolute nigger tier

>>15235285
Can the 0100 pieces move their hour hand without hacking the seconds? There are still backwards ass places that observe daylight savings after all.

>>15236023
yes. Every modern HAQ watch outside of Seiko can do that.

Is a Seiko SKX007 really worth the more than double price tag of an Orient Ray 2?

>>15236086
no you fucking retard it's an objectively worse watch in every way except having true ISO certification and being "iconic." the orient is better because it's a slightly better watch at a third of the price

Received this watch as a gift today, thoughts?

Grant Brown 9415A
https://grantbrownwatches.com/products/gb9415a

>>15236175
It's a mall shitter with the most generic possible name but it was a gift so whatever

>>15236175
My condolences.

>>15236175
The thick crystal has some character to it. It's just another shitter, but it's your shitter now, so you should own up to it and wear it occasionally.

>>15236086
If you really want one just get a heimdallr homage. Pretty much the same watch.

>>15236175
Well it's not ugly it looks decent and..
>45mm
I'm so sorry.

>>15235749
What is this beauty?

https://www.amazon.com/Casio-G-Shock-Tough-Solar-GW-M5610BC-1JF/dp/B007EGYEL4/

Is it just me or is this blueish instead of proper black? Compared to this:

https://www.amazon.com/G-SHOCK-WRISTWATCH-DW-D5600P-1JF-JAPANESE-RELEASED/dp/B00JRKD7A4/

>>15236328
That's usually just because of the camera

>buy a $4k watch
>$100 soviet shitter that is lucky to get +/- 5 min/day gets more compliments

>>15236328
Google images shows it to be black

>Great looking watch when I got it . Loved it until in the shower it fogged up and never was the same . Meant to have rated underwater capacity .. didn’t even pass the shower test .really sucks and as someone who has has 3 previous g shocks goes against the whole point of having a rugged watch

>>15236341
Yeah, my chinkshit hked gets more attention than my datejust (before I flipped it), simply because the blue and red catch the eye. It'd be the same with the seiko monster and the submariner, if I had them.

>>15236341
Why even give a shit there are ways to tell time literally all around you every second of the day, watches just look good since there are almost 0 ways men can accessorize. My two watches uner $70 havent had to be set in at least 3 weeks

>>15236435
>falling for the "buying watches to keep time" meme

ishygddt

>>15236356
You should have used your warranty and sent it in, that's rated by casino for showers they probably would replace it.

>>15236356
Took my f105 in the shower with no issues. That's really strange. Did you buy a fake gshock?

>>15236554
The gasket probably wasn't seated right from the factory, it's unlikely but it happens.

>>15236356
Are you sure it's not a fake? I showered with a casio that wasn't ever rated to be WR and it survived a shower.

What's the best after market steel bracelet that money can buy?
Pic unrelated.

Nigger

>>15236958

>>15234968

>tfw going through midlife crisis and bought a toyota and a seiko last year

Antique store finds

And no I'm not buying them

>>15236977
What the-

>>15236977
That zodiac actually looks pretty nice. What's the model/ref?

>>15236977
Buy that Zodiac you fuck, it looks amazing and will impress women who are attracted to serial killers

>>15236443
Right uh thats what I was saying

>>15236993
Just based off the fixed lugs, looks like a Sea Dragon

>>15236996
This. Hell if you don't want it I'll take it.

>>15237006
Me too

>>15236993
>>15236996
>>15237005

I'll ask it for 300

>>15237005
>42.5mm
>quartz movement
Nevermind.

Why is this watch a million dollars

>>15237016
who cares goy SWISS MADE don't you want to impress your vapid rich friends? rappers wear it SWISS MADE

>>15237006
Noice

>>15234806

>>15237018
But it looks like a normal maybe $200 to $300 watch pic not really related but its also a purple watch

>>15237016
Because it's a grand complication. Meaning perpetual calendar, split second chronograph, and minute repeater. Sticking all of that in a case <15mm thick isn't trivial.

>>15237035
looks fuck ugly though

>>15237036
Ok. It still takes a lot of work to make, which is why it costs so much.

>>15237026
>leaving the date window instead of just not having it or having it replace the 3
why
why do this
it's almost perfect

>>15237057
it's just the 23'rd

My watch

>>15237102
nice. does omega make a quarts seamaster 300? I remember seeing someone in one of my classes with one that ticked once per second, so my initial impression is that it was some strange quartz replica.

>>15237120
Literally 5 second on google and you would have your answer.

>>15237120
Omega makes quartz watches, the 33mm seamaster is cute! So is the 36, although that one isn't quartz.

>>15237120
The original Semenmaster 300 that Pierce Brosnan wore in Goldeneye and made the 300M famous, was a quartz

>>15235749
W2c

>>15236686
Depends on the watch you want to put it on. Strapcode makes pretty decent ones, some of which have straight end links so it'd fit any watch
Specific popular watch models (Halios, Alpinist, Monta Triumph) are all compatible with the Ginault Glidelock which as close to a Rolex bracelet that money can buy.

>>15237102
Too busy/10

Dear anon who ordered a vostok. Is yours still in limbo? I had a relative get in touch with Russian post and they said it left Russian on april 6th so I have no idea wtf is going on and how could it be in transit for 40 days.

>>15237146
>which is as close to a Rolex bracelet that money can buy.
Can't you just go to an AD and buy a rolex bracelet?

>>15237036
typical dumbass /fa/ poster who can't think it anyway other than looks. this is why /wt/ was better off in /g/

>>15237161
But anon is right, it is both ugly and not effay.

>>15237161
it can have 9000 functions but it still looks retarded

>>15237158
Lol, thats if they'll sell it to you. It's an AD, you'd need history with them or to have the specific Rolex on hand you were buying a bracelet for.

And even then you looking at 1500usd+. The Ginault Bracelet is like 260.

>>15237182
what's with ADs? why can't they just sell you the shit?

>>15237182
>And even then you looking at 1500usd+.
Lol Rolex is expensive but there is no way anyone has payed $1.5k for a bracelet.

>>15237184
Because they're assholes.

>>15237185
omega oem bracelets go up to $750 for PO, so I'd believe it

>>15237190
Omega sells 180$ NATO straps.
Which people buy.

>>15237191
??? what point are you making. we're discussing OEM bracelet prices and how it's entirely believable for rolex to sell at 1.5k

>>15237198
My point is that watchcucks will pay for overpriced shit so I can believe Rolex bracelets sell for that much. I know Rolexcucks who get their watch serviced every 2 years for 1000 bucks each time

>>15237202
okay so you're agreeing with me, I was initially responding to the person who said nobody would pay 1.5k for a bracelet

>>15237185
The glidelock clasp alone is 1200usd. A guy in a previous thread mentioned it. Not much of a stretch to guess it around 1500.
The old GMT bracelets were 2250usd according to some guys on Watchuseek.
>>15237186
100 accurate
>>15237191
Does my head in.
>>15237202
And it's only going to get more expensive with Rolex making it harder to service them every year.

>>15235285
What is this kind of braclet called?

>>15237209
Engineer bracelet.

>>15237206
>The glidelock clasp alone is 1200usd
kek post a receipt, i would love to see a ROLEX NIGGA paying 1.5 thousand United States dollars for a clasp.

>>15237224
Rolex niggas will buy a dj for 20k and flex on how they “got it for a song”

>>15237102
Kike flag/10

>>15237239
Proofs?

"Suggest a watch for me."
> Your budget
$400 max (leftover from the Trump bux)
> Watch type, e.g. dress, diver, pilot
Can be worn both for casual and formal events
> Movement, e.g. automatic, hand wound
both auto and hand wound, can be seconds hacked if possible
> Desired features, e.g. water resistance, day/date, 2nd time zone
don't care
> Preferred strap option, e.g. leather, nylon, bracelet
don't care
> Wrist size or desired watch size
nothing over 42mm

I have faith in you bros

>>15237309
check out seiko presage, orient, seiko sport. these models have a lot of variety so maybe you'll find something you like

>>15237212
Thanks mane

The Samurai is by far the biggest watch I own. It's definitely right on the line of "too big for me" but I think it isn't that bad depending on the perspective. Definitely need to get back into lifting once the gyms start opening again though.

What are you all wearing today/tonight?

>>15237335
I don't like how the samurai has replaced the monster

>>15237315
>seiko
>orient
bro I was just browsing those before I made the post, quit reading my mind lol

>>15237309
Hit up jomashop and see if you can find a good deal on a Hamilton. Beyond that you can go on zenmarket and look for older seiko shit on yahoo auctions JP. Also the nice high end Citizens.

>>15237338
That's fair. I personally like the Samurai a bit more (and I like that I can get aftermarket bracelets for it like the Strapcode Hexad that's on there because the stock Seiko bracelet was trash). If I could get an Orange monster for under $500 I'd probably have one just because it's such an iconic watch but at the prices they're selling for now it's just not worth it. Even at $500 it's a bit of a stretch and would only be reasonable because they're so hard to find in decent shape.

>>15237357
>If I could get an Orange monster for under $500 I'd probably have one just because it's such an iconic watch
Baed

>>15237357
You can buy the orange and black monster which still goes for around 250, then replace the dial, bezel/crown(although I think the black bezel is cool), and day/date wheels for something like 150-200 dollars combined.

>>15237309
Orient and Seiko are the kings of that price point but they all tend to skew a bit large. If you like the Seiko SARB you can find an 033/035 for under your $400 budget sometimes and they are pretty solid if a bit played out watches without being absolutely huge.

If you're fine with something right on the line of your size limit the 2019 versions of the Orient Commuter and Symphony are both pretty great watches at half your budget and are very reliable (though as with anything in this price point the bracelets tend to be a bit chintzy).

Just above your budget is the Lorier Falcon which is really fantastic and does pretty much everything you're asking for if you can save just a little bit longer (though if you don't want to wait on the waiting list that's totally reasonable because microbrand shenanigans can be annoying even if they're better value for money). Also right outside that range ($500) is the Traska Summiteer which can dress up very well with a strap and has a great hardened bracelet/case as well as a Miyota 9039 which is much better than most in this price segment.

>>15237371
>the bracelets tend to be a bit chintzy
they are literally average and were average bracelets for like 100 years until recently when top brands started adopting milled clasp technology and unless you want to go chinese it means if you want a better bracelet you have to spend thousands
I'm sick of people calling these bracelets shit when they're absolutely fine and rolex was using the same type of bracelet with the same build quality even until like 1999

>>15237309
34mm. Discontinued but there's one on sale on ebay right now.

>>15237389
Wow, now that's a real dress watch.

>>15237388
strike a nerve, bitch boy? shit is a relative term

>I-I'm sick of people saying horses and buggies are shit! they were the primary mode of transportation for so long! just because cars exist doesn't make this outdated way of transportation worse!!!!

that's how you sound

>>15237395
>lume
>advertising water resistance
>date window
Nah

>>15237395
Not a dress watch, sports/casual if anything.

>>15237397
>>15237397
yeah because people only stopped using horses 20 years ago, right? those "shitty" bracelets are the same bracelets swiss luxury brands were using 1 generation back and you are getting them on watches literally 1/10th the price and whining about how they're chintzy, get a fucking sense of perspective instead of regurgitating what youtubers say
fuck out of here with your retard spacing too

>>15237400
Nothing wrong with a date window. Day+date however is tacky.

>>15237409
imagine being this mad about something that is so irrelevant. why does this bother you so much? are you incapable of realizing that production methods change as time goes on and there have been insane developments in machining technology in the last 20 years?
>regurgitating what youtubers say
literally never subjected myself to a "watch y*utuber" video before, stop projecting

>>15237102
how can tudor compete with the 300m? ceramic face, ceramic bezel, +/- 2 COSC second movement, withstands at least 12000 gauss, excellent finish

tudor: huge slab sides, aluminum bezel, sloppy movements, no ceramic, just increased price, you won't be able to walk in to a store and order it (or order online), shitty finish

>>15237417
muh heritage
Only Rolex and Tudor have heritage, Omega doesn't

>>15237422
>tudor
>heritage
Tudor was a meme until just recently where they became a legitimate value proposition. Their "heritage" actually works against them, they're still getting over the reputation as the poor man's rolex.

>>15237428
It's obviously sarcasm, Rolex's heritage is also just a huge meme.

>>15237431
well you could at least make a case for rolex having heritage, but this is a retarded concept anyways

>>15237432
Rolex's heritage is based entirely around bullshitting like how the SUPERLATIVE CHRONOMETER OFFICIALLY CERTIFIED thing comes from Wilsdorf getting a meaningless certification since at the time nobody bothered certifying wristwatches at all and Rolexes were not more accurate than any other quality wristwatch. They also started the whole celebrity influencer trend handing these watches out to explorers and shit to build an image.

>>15237431
I do appreciate a nice Rolex, I just can't spend Rolex prices. One can find a very nice Omega chronograph v Dayton and spend 1/3 the cost. Most people don't have the "vip" connection, nor does rolex have the availability of watches in order to purchase one -- thus Omega's technologies and aesthetics certainly aren't a step down, in fact value-wise you get much more watch than a Rolex/Tudor (albeit without accruing as much value over time, but I don't care about that). As far as heritage, I believe both have plenty for the discerning collector.

>>15237388
There's basically two problems with that.

Firstly, it's fairly standard for microbrands under $400 to have significantly better bracelets than even ~$1000 watches from established brands (and considering pretty much everything below Longines in Swatch group as well as most low end Seiko/Orient/Citizen have their bracelets manufactured by the same 3 factories in Hong Kong as the microbrands it's not really much of an excuse).

Secondly, when you can find bracelets for $80-130 from companies like Strapcode/Uncle Seiko that are better than most bracelets in the ~$1000 range from any established brand there's really not much excuse. For Mark from Long Island Watch to switch from hollow links and stamped clasps to fully milled and solid links it was such a low cost difference that he didn't even chance the price.

It's reasonable for a sub $300 Orient/Seiko to have a flimsy bracelet made out of cheap stamped metal and with hollow links. It is not reasonable for Seiko to have the same quality bracelets on their $700 tool watches when a $100 (at the consumer level not even wholesale) strapcode blows them out of the water. It's not even close how much better the bracelet on my Nodus Retrospect and Zelos Mako are than my Samurai's stock bracelet.

>>15237448
I have really come to fucking hate Rolex over the years. The more I see of this company's history and practices the more disgusted I get. My grandpa had a Rolex and it was just a quality working man's watch but then Rolex decided to fuck everyone over by severely limiting supply, which raised the price of used Rolexes, and then they used that as justification to jack up the prices on new ones. The retarded waitlist games and lack of creativity have soured me on them too. They rehash the same watches over and over again with a different colored bezel insert and all the changes just make the watches uglier, like the new big case or the ROLEXROLEXROLEX chapter ring. Like how is this shit acceptable?
I'm an Omega fan as well. They are still trying to find that nexus between contemporary and classic, but they're trying hard and I can respect that.

>>15237462
I don't know how rolex became what it is today. It's grotesque what it is now. The old ads of it being a rough and tumble tool watch for all (something soldiers bought and fought in) to being the 1%'s preferred piece of jewelry is a mockery of generations past.
I'm surprised Rolex is so welcome in horologists' circles, given their practices of corruption and "vip-only" status. it may be the most-hated brand by many, and the most-loved brand by few.

>>15237474
It's marketing. Rolex has always been marketing. But in the past it was marketed as a quality tool watch for the tradesman and adventurer who demanded the best. Now it's marketed as a rich man's watch to stupid jumped-up assholes. People like Rolex because they bought into the hype. That's all it is. Omega has a fascinating history and heritage but no one cares because Omega actually tries to give people what they want and do new things, and apparently in the watch world that's something you make fun of. Meanwhile Rolex puts out the Hulk, an abomination, and people just fall over themselves going OMG... IT'S BIG... AND GREEN... WOAH. Watchfags are retarded.
Rolex watches used to be a good size, very comfortable, not too flashy. Now they look ridiulous, gigantic case that is also uncomfortable, precious metals that just increase price and make the watch heavier, and shit like the chapter ring. I will never let that crap go. It's hideous. That new ROLEXROLEXROLEX ring is the equivalent of people wearing the baseball cap with the sticker still on to show it's real. Fuck this company seriously.

>>15237409
You're arguing with a different person. I'm the one who called them chintzy because they are. If you've ever felt the bracelet that the new cocktail times come with it literally feels like it was made out of folded beer cans. Meanwhile Heimdallr seems to have no problems putting milled clasps with solid end links on their $170 Chinese knockoffs as well as every microbrand under the sun. 20 years ago it was rare to see synthesized sapphire crystals and hardened ceramic bezels and now every sub-$100 sub clone on the market can manage them while Seiko seemingly can't.

I like Seiko and Orient but there's no excuse when they cheap out on this stuff when better quality is so readily available from the same Hong Kong factories they source from for so little additional cost. The reason why they cheap out is simply because they can and there's enough of a positive association that people like me are willing to spend $350 on a Seiko diver knowing full well that we're going to need to get an aftermarket bracelet to get it to be as comfortable as any of the similarly priced microbrand competition.

>>15237439
>>15237448
>>15237458
>>15237462
>>15237474
>>15237480
>>15237486

Can anyone tell me what Stalone is wearing in expandables 3?

>>15237606
The red, contrasting strap really goes nicely with his all black fit.
But it seems even bigger than the diner plate Panerai he was rocking in 1 and 2. Also, at some other scene, it seems like a skeletonized watch. WTF? Which operator in his right mind wears a hard to read skelly?

That said:
3 is as hilariously bad as 1 and 2. Brain off. Fun on. No cliché left out. I love it.

>>15237606
Richard Mille, I think RM25-01 since it was made for him

>>15237606
>>15237615
yep, here's a pic from the site with him wearing it
https://www.richardmille.com/collections/rm-25-01-tourbillon-chronograph-adventure

>>15237458
…meanwhile I'm wearing my Amphibia with it's stock bracelet, that according to yt/wt is so bad that you cannot possibly not just throw it out, with zero fucks given.

>>15237224
They are paying 25k for a steel watch, whats so hard to believe they overpay for accessoires?

>>15237618
>https://www.richardmille.com/collections/rm-25-01-tourbillon-chronograph-adventure
Holy shit, that's like the worst website ever. How do you even read that without that coasting when scrolling driving you crazy?
Looks like an interesting movement, and for a richard mille, that watch even looks restrained, but yeah, no soldier of fortune is going to wear that piece.
But now Richard Mille's tech is intriguing me. Anyone knows of a good site that explains that shit?

>>15237102
I don't like the wavy dial, I prefer the previous model that I have. I wish it had the 85xx movement like yours though.

>>15237153
Mine has been in limbo sinse april 4th, either its on its way by land or its collecting dust in storage awaiting a flight.

I can't believe I missed the re-release of a small batch of boktok neptune poseidons

lads does anyone has experience with the Seiko 5 SNK805K2-SS2? Looking for a starting automatic watch and I've heard good things about it

>>15237688
Good watch. Workhorse movement. Cheap.
Not worth getting the movement serviced if it breaks as it will cost more then the watch itself, it is cheaper just to buy a new movement and install it.
But I have a similar seiko 5 with the same movement that’s been running well for over 20 years.

>>15237688
The crown is really fucking annoying. It's small and very recessed so when you have to adjust the time it's a hassle to use. The rotor is also very loud, you can hear it cranking around in there.

>>15237335
>>15237338
Ya booiiiiii

Are Christopher ward watches any good?

>>15237728
Sauce on that tropic strap?

>>15237742
Dagaz. Pattern is oh so crispy but my fuck is it stiff. Would go for another brand if comfort was paramount

>>15237747
Have you tried curving the pieces with heat?

>>15237747
>>15237752
Haven't bought Dagaz before but I got mine for my 62mas from Uncle Seiko and it's pretty soft and durable.

>>15237752
>>15237755
It's pretty broken in now but compared to really nice nbr straps there's no contest. Dagaz is hard to beat for detail and it's alright when broken in. And it looks really good to my eye

>>15237309

>>15237309
seiko sarb017 alpinist
I got it and it is fucking incredible

>>15237158
I was talking with my AD about this the other day actually - Rolex has cracked down massively on parts sales, even if you own a Rolex the only way you can get like a new bracelet is if you send the watch in for service, but even then they'll keep the old bracelet and only replace it with the same OEM one the watch came with

>>15237774
Holy shit Rolex seems insufferable

>>15237775
Eh, I haven't found them significantly better or worse to deal with than the other high-end brands desu

They're all guilty of the tactics that people hate with wait-listing and min spend requirements, it's just more acute with Rolex because it's much more accessible and desired by the average buyer

>>15237788
Rolex is the only company I have seen that holds the warranty card of something you pay full price for for a year

>>15237792
Not in my experience, I think that depends on the AD's reputation or who the end customer is

I've bought two Rolex in the last ~1.5 years including the new Batman GMT, and I walked out of the AD with all papers and warranty card in both cases

>>15237774
Lol, really? That's just crazy.
CTPEЛA doesn't have this problem…

I just had a plumber visit so I figured I'd ask them about their watches, the main guy had a Daytona and the assistant had a Sub. So the assistant had his hands elbow deep in my toilet water tank, and suddenly we noticed that he doesn't have the Sub on anymore. He fished it out and looked at me and said "thank god it's not a Speedmaster hahahahaha" and we laughed. Has anyone had any other watch enthusiast encounters recently /wt/?

>>15237890
Lol, same happened to my proctologist, but he had a Sea Dweller. This thing can go really deep!

>>15237847
how accurate are these? they look pre cool but in my experience russian watches though tuff as fuck are insufferably inaccurate

>>15237847
i very very close to purchasing this watch, but i couldnt because my autism doesnt allow me to deal with a typo on the dial

>>15237978
What typo?

>>15237963
Haven't yet timed it (I really gotta write me that python app for it, but I can't be arsed to learn how to access my webcam with python and I already got enough shit to do, that I'm postponing since forever…thanks corona!) but I'd say it's good enough. Don't notice any issues, so it must be better than ± 10mpd at least.
>russian watches though tuff as fuck are insufferably inaccurate
Well, it's a chink movement (Seagull STsomething, it's in like 99% of all chronos under $1000) and a chrono, so I'm not too sure about tough and russian, but I'd assume it's good enough. But probably no Amphibia.

Last thread someone really hated on that movement, but didn't get into details about the why, so I dunno.

>>15237986
some russian dude in an older thread said the bottom-most text translates to "soviet legend", which is really tacky and stupid, but the "legend" part is straight up spelled wrong. the rest of the text is 1:1 with the original strelas though

>https://www.montblanc.com/en-us/collection/watches/montblanc-star-legacy/118536-montblanc-star-legacy-small-second---32-mm.html

now i appreciate that watches are getting smaller, but is 32mm too small?

Why would ever by a Rolex?

>>15237988
Oh I've had a ST19 before. They alright, nothing to write home about.
It's actually based on a real old Swiss movement that the CCP bought all the manufacturing equipment for back in the day.
I believe the calibre it was based on was common enough that it's some older Breitlings.

>>15237626
Meanwhile millions of people are wearing apple watches which according to yt/wt are so bad that you cannot possibly just throw it out, with zero fucks given.

You can be content with wearing your Vostok bracelet all you want senpai, that doesn't make low end Orient/Seiko bracelets any less chintzy (or Vostok for that matter). There's plenty of people who are content with eating McDonald's every day also.

>>15238006
If you're a woman then no, 32mm is not too small. If you're a man it probably is.

>>15238005
It just says "Russian mechanism" though?

>>15238006
>Montblanc
imagine buying a watch from a pen company lmao

>>15238012
Yeah, that's what the manufacturer says. The prev versions of the strela reissue actually had a russian movement, but that company went belly up, so they asked their friendly neighborhood chinks for a movement, and as chance had it, the ST19 actually is the chinese version of the swiss movement the OG strela movement was based off…
Marketing or truth? Don' care, but the history behind the ST19 (and the various soviet movements that are based on "old" swiss ones) is quite interesting.

>>15238061
Apparently, they're quite serious about it and most watchfolks do like them. Or so I've heard.

My grails:
Montblanc watch and a richard mille pen.

>>15237688
what it says on the tin, basic no frills automatic from a big brand
no winding, no hacking, like all of the other seiko 5s

there are cheaper autos with better value, but you'd be playing the aliexpress QC dice

>>15237102
Sorry dude we can't be friends anymore...

>>15237309
For you, it's the Hamilton khaki field.

If you're worried about what it costs you probably shouldn't buy it. Then you'll reach a point in life where amount x seems reasonable and you'll understand.

YOU PAID HOW MUCH FOR YOU GSHOCK HAHAHAHAH

>>15238007
To tell people you can afford a rolex

>>15237680
Awesome. Keep me posted

>>15237681
Keep your eye open they could be droppi by some every few weeks. It what they did with the 170 case GMTs. I missed the first rerelease but caught one a week or 2 later.

>>15237015
Still a cool watch.

>>15238290
>wish

>>15238007
Because no one knows what that shit is.

>>15238292
>>15238342
>buying a watch for other people
>not buying it because you enjoy it
Peak poverty mindset

>>15238034
Am russian, can confirm.

Hamilton Khaki Field with black dial or Seagull 63

Where my Casio kings at?

Watch buyers are kinda gay lol just learn to read the fucking sunlight

>>15238375
>hamilton
CWC or Marathon Mechanical

>>15238388
Reporting from the shower.

>>15237916
I knew the
ORIGINAL GAS ESCAPE VALVE
RING LOCK SYSTEM
would come in handy

>>15238493
Mashallah brother

>>15238352
It's why people buy rolexs though extremely vapid folks buying them for status im not saying its right

It’s up!

https://youtu.be/EeHFfXP7KP8

>>15238373
What does mine say?

>>15237890
>plumber assistant with a Submariner
yeah they might be overcharging you for the work

>>15238602
I need a better pic.
Looks like that one says legend though.
>>15238604
It's pasta you moron.

>>15238290
>SMAEL
>is pretty BIGG
What did Chang mean by this?
What's the shipping on wish like?
Weird to believe that it would really be cheaper than on aliexpress. But I gotta admit, that thing looks so awful, I'm quite tempted. And unlike Richard Mille, I won't need to worry about the money.

>>15238610
>I need a better pic.

>>15238616
Shipping varies by sellers. Sometimes cheap af sometimes the price of the item.

>>15238621
It's supposed to say ''legenda'', that says ''pegenda''
The russian L (л) and P (п) look similar.
That's hilarious. I kinda want a soviet pegend.

>>15238602
It's the version with "Soviet legend" on it, I can recognize that but I can't really see the spelling.

>>15238616
There's one factory in China that manufactures the same clone G-Shocks under like 10 different names that all make no fucking sense like SMAEL, YEENIK, IJIYGOR or other shit that seems like a totally random combination of letters. I have suspicions that they're connected to Parnis since Parnis does similar weird rebranding calling themselves BLWRX.
I bought one of those fake G-Shocks once and they are not terrible for the price but they obviously don't have the features of the real ones and are built like crap, like the LED stops working in a month. Which would not be too awful but then they're still huge like real G-Shocks. You carry the weight without getting any of the stuff that makes the G-Shocks so big in the first place. I'd rather just get some shitter Casio like the F91W upgrade with EL light.

>>15238602
what watch is this even, and where the hell can i buy it?
i need one.

>>15238631
a strela cosmograph or w/e just go to the strela site and look it up

>>15238621
Oh right, they put п instead of л in coвeтcкaя лeгeндa, >>15238628
is correct, what the hell, is this made in China?

>>15238630
>There's one factory in China that manufactures the same clone G-Shocks under like 10 different names that all make no fucking sense like SMAEL, YEENIK, IJIYGOR or other shit that seems like a totally random combination of letters. I have suspicions that they're connected to Parnis since Parnis does similar weird rebranding calling themselves BLWRX.
What's with the names though? I noticed that Chinks often have similar bullshit names in MMOs.

>>15238639
It's usually something that kind of makes sense in Chinese but unless you are also Chinese and have the exact same logic as the guy who thought it up, it makes no sense. Like BLWRX is supposed to stand for Berlin Watch Works and the way it's abbreviated makes sense in Chinese but how the fuck would you ever know that unless someone who already knew what it meant told you?

>>15238636
>is this made in China?
Who knows.
The movement at least is. Company is German, though. It's a weird thing, but I like the looks and it's pretty cheap. But yeah, that's kinda embarrasing.

>>15238647
So it's a new company just doing the design? Were they doing the "Russian movement" ones too, or is it a different company?

>>15238647
W2c soviet pegend? How much?

>>15238645
interesting.
I think they chines have quite the thing for names that supposedly mean something and whatnot. I think a lot of western brands are called something that sounds similar to the original, but is some actual chinese words that mean something different, but somewhat connected to the thing.
Anyone knows some search terms for that? There must be a few interesting articles out there for this, I remember reading a few, but can't find them.
Pic unrelated. A chinese "brand" that kinda makes sense and is not funny sounding.

>>15238650
According to their site, it's the same company.
They have a lot of good info about the history of the watch on their site too, so it's probably not just a quick money grab. Still hilarious.
>>15238651
https://strela-watch.de/

>>15238653
It's weird. On the website is says legend on the dial.

>>15238653
Ok to confirm the c040cyb-a says legend
The c040cyb says pegend

>>15238653
Any word on refunds/replacements or are they silent on the issue? Do the major watch sites even know or is it just a /wt/ thing?
>>15238659
Yeah the promo pics have "legend" on it here:
https://strela-watch.de/strela/co40cyb-a/
But they're shooped promo pics so either they fixed it up from the photos or it's a composite of real and fake images.

>>15238666
Nice get satan. See here >>15238664

>>15238666
>Do the major watch sites even know or is it just a /wt/ thing?
Major watch sites probably don't care about this watch. In order to get on hooooodinkeeeeee, they'd probably had to add a zero to the price and spend a few millions on their marketing how they're actually more legit and earlier than the MOTM…
It's muh super sicrit space watch!
*tips fedora*

>>15238666
I guess I'll email them next week and report back.

>>15238668
Well shit, the automatic version doesn't have the neat telemeter on the dial.

>>15238681
I want it to say pegend. I'll have a laugh every time I check the time. Fucking pegenda.

Is an all black g-shocks a pretty good entry point when it comes to watches?
It's pretty casual, durable and resistant.
I can get pic related for like 100e.
Is there a better black g-shock?

>>15238774
I like it. Personally I would get a black ga 2100 because I really like the casiOAK meme.

>>15238774
the dw5610 is better because it's small, completely digital whereas the hands on analog g-shocks can drift after awhile, it has multiband 6 and solar power and an EL backlight for maximum visibility with solar power to offset the higher battery drain. the batteries hold for 10 years too if you only use the stopwatch and light once per day

>>15238774
Squares are better, because you can actually pass them off as tacticool (also applies to the xboxhuge mudmasters and rangemen and shit) whereas these more ordinary looking digital/analogs are just school kid watches, no other way to look at it.

>>15238823
rangeman is the sexiest g-shock
I just wish I weren't such a wristlet so I could wear one

Why did Rolex abandon the dauphine hands in favor of batons? Mid century Rolex designs are pure sex

>>15238856

>>15238856
>>15238862
Possibly they were seen as dated at the time and polex wanted to give the watch a sportier vibe?

>>15238856
Funny. without a cyclops and without the godawful ROLEXROLEXROLEXring and with the OFFICIALLY RECTIFIED in a rather small font even a gold rolex does look kinda good.
Oh how the mighty have fallen!

>>15238774
safe yes but boring
gshock has so many colours, why limit yourself to black

>>15239333
t. poorfag

>>15239391
0/10, try harder

>>15238375
holy shit i am literally deciding between those exact two watches. i think im going to go with the hamilton

New bread
>>15239439
>>15239439
>>15239439

>>15238610
same text

>>15239451
Why the fuck is the D(Д) in italics?

>>15239459
if the strela watch company ever make that exact same watch but without the shitty typos i will purchase it asap

>>15239459
PEGEN*D*A

>>15239479
>>15239479
The automatic doesn't have a typo but also doesn't have the telemeter

>>15239503
and is also 16.5mm thick

>>15238774
The only accepted gshock here are the squares or the casioak. Everything else is ridiculously big or stupid looking.