/fa/ - Fashion

This one.

This one

>>15276190
People pay to own and wear something like that?

>>15276201
those fugly hublots are like 200,000 dollars and up
and if you say they're ugly people will just say you are poor and have bad taste

First for the goat

Thoughts? Wearing this since 2009...

whats a watch with face like pic related?

First for Bruce

https://youtu.be/Eknx5GPYoKE

>>15276270
Field watches with white dial?

What’s a good quality and affordable analog dial watch?

>>15276270
Huer Monaco is a classic but a sporty single-handed watch would look more immediately like a gauge

>>15276309
Casio Duro

>>15276190
this is no longer a watch

>>15276325
A dive watch? Ohnonono people will think I’m a billionaire!

Redpill me on Fortis B42.I was toying with the idea of doing a big purchase, looking for watches, I like space, so speedy was the first option (well, the first option is the sturmanskie since its cheap and nice), but it feels like speedy price is always going up and it's less a toolwach and more jewelry and Omega is milking it.And then after reading about russia and space knew about Fortis, the watch looks nice,robust for everyday wear, the price it's reasonable, and the brand being ''unknown'' sounds appealing.

>>15276309
Seiko 5 (any model)
Swatch Sistem51 (any model)

WHAT ARE THE CHEAPEST UNDER $50 WATCHES THAT ARE CONSIDERED GOOD?

>>15276373
F91-W
AE1200WH-1A
CA-53W-1CR
W800H-1AV
W-213

>>15276373
Casio Duro

>>15276373
Just go bare wristed until you have +$2000 to throw out on a useless wristwatch

>>15276373
BOKTOK KOMANDIRSKIE
MAYBE ADD A COOL NATO TO MAKE IT EXTRA SPIFFY

>>15276337
Go with the Fortis Cosmonauts with the Lemania 5100 movement, your money will be safe and I think it's the nicest watch they have made.

>>15276224
I really dig it, what's it called?

>>15276384
but then what do i buy with the $2000?

Thoughts on BUYALOV watches?

>>15276179
Has a girl ever complimented your watch if so what watch

>>15276514
Yes, my citizen Eco drive. Even asked me how much I paid for it. Was super impressed.

>>15276514
she said my G-Shock made her so wet and then she ripped it off my wrist and fisted herself

>>15276493
Whatever you enjoy the look of.

>>15276439
This
One of the last watches you can buy today with a brand new 5100

>>15276514
this nerdy lesbian that I worked with said my snk803 was a nice watch

she was amazed that it had no batteries inside and seemed genuinely intrigued by the mechanical movement. Took it off to show her the display back.

>>15276310
not him but im quite tempted to get that luch, not quite sure about the dial though. It has a small display back which I would have liked on their more conventional dials.

>>15276543

>>15276514

i have never spoken to a woman

Can anyone recommend some brand(s) that make quality watches without a date window?

>>15276610
well what kind of watch are you looking for?
quartz? mechanical?

what style do you like?

>>15276639
hnggggg

>>15276524
That’s a really nice looking watch.

>>15276639
hnggggggggggg

>>15276610
every brand makes a watch without a date window

>>15276653
The gray dial looks really nice too, but It's missing that splash of red on the Seamaster label and second hand.

>>15276651
Thanks fren

Why did Omega get so sõy?

>>15276692
daniel craig bond

Roger Moore Bond wore digital Seikos

are there any mechanical watches under $300 that look like the timex weekender chronograph?

>>15276692

Because of the (((Swatch Group))).

Lurker here. I see in the poorfag guide the Casio watches, especially the AE1200 and the databank types. Are they effay, or would they just look cringe on a science teacher? Inb4 I already know I will never be sexcore material, I have accepted and embrace my fate as forever alone

has anyone bought anything off this site? https://soviet.market/catalog/amphibian_120/vostok_amphibian_120386.html?pid=126944
Want the 120386 and this is the only place i can find that sells it

>>15276791
Look at watches using the st19 movement, but that's only 2 subdials.

>>15276820
they are classics for digital watches
nerdy yes but classics

the ae1200 is commonly called the 'casio royale' and has a sizeable fan base who like to mod it, change out the straps etc

>>15276820
I would call it cringe, and boringly stereotypical. But it's a good watch that does the job.

Also I find that I judge time far better with analog versus digital. I am not talking about reading time, I'm talking about judging the passing of time and judging how much time I have left. The visual movement of the hands portrays this to you much better than digital numbers do.

>>15276843
What do you mean "boringly stereotypical?"

>>15276845
Science teacher wearing a nerdy retro lcd watch. Boringly stereotypical.

>>15276214
idk who this guy is but he seems kinda based

>>15276847
Most science teachers, or any teachers, don't wear digital watches. They wear some mall shitter like Skagen. The only teacher I've seen with a Casio was Ryan Gosling in Half Nelson.
Are you saying the Goose is not cool?

>>15276820
its only like $25, get it if you like it
the ae1200 is popular

pic related is a mechanical watch. just wanted to share that with yall

>>15276859
Ryan gosling isn't cool, no. He's got a nice jawline and people cum their pants over him because he is a great actor if you want a boring silent young male protagonist. Literally all of his acting roles play a quiet and antisocial person except for a couple of token films.

>>15276868
>a boring silent young male protagonist. Literally all of his acting roles play a quiet and antisocial person
You mean a normal American male from the 50s? I bet you wear only pastels and neon clothing and think every man has to act like Star Lord, faggot.

>>15276859
I'm not saying you shouldn't get the ae1200 it's prob the best cheap lcd watch out there besides the gshocks and the f91w and its variants

If you are interested it's not hard to find a vintage digital watch. Back in the 80s these were well made and steel cased whereas today pretty much all lcd watches are plastic cases. You can often find them on ebay for 20 bucks listed as broken when they just need a battery change. Who cares if they're scratched up, scars of age.

>>15276868
>ryan gosling isnt cool

>>15276870
Sorry bro I don't really understand your comment

which one should i get?

>>15276890
the one with the green map which is twice the price of the others but much cooler
the silver one if you're OK with knowing it is made of chromed plastic which will wear and look like shit after a few years of regular use
the black one if you want something under 20 dollars that you never have to care about

>>15276843
Damn I like that watch. What's the best place to find one in good condition like that?

>>15276930
This is the most retarded thing I've seen in my life

>>15276917
Finding a good condition black dial vintage dress seamaster is pretty difficult. Everyone wants the black dial.

Anybody know what grade 2824-2 does Stowa use? Their "top finish" only seems cosmetic only.
Also hand wound is just the same movement without the rotor and thinner caseback lel.

Can you still choose if you want a brushed or polished case/bezel?

>>15276937
What other brands have a similar look and prestige? I see an ebay listing for a restored one but I've only started looking just now.

>>15276943
Man it's such a big undertaking to search and buy a vintage watch. If you really interested then the Golden rules are: is every part original (hands dial movement) is the dial refinished, is the case original or has the scratches been polished out. The movement is an even bigger headache.

I spent about 5 months searching on ebay for a good specimen of pic related and even then the one I settled on was a fucking mexican butcher job but at least it keeps great time and the dial is original.

I would say a good 80% 90% of vintage watches on ebay are massively overpriced. You just want to utterly sink yourself into the watch you want and learn absolutely everything you can about it. Watch youtube videos guiding you further on buying vintage watches, scour every post made on every forum etc.

>>15276514
lots of girls in uni would compliment my raketa soviet shitters
current gf complimented my omega before we started dating. ex didn't care

>>15276955
Thanks anon.
I think I'll wait until I learn more before digging into vintage stuff. I still scroll through here and see new stuff I like every thread.

>>15276942
Is the only way to buy a new Stowa from them directly?

Can someone tell me the appeal of watches besides being an item for status?

>>15276996
engineering and design appreciation

>>15276996
having the time available to read on your wrist is extremely useful

WANT BUT TEN K

>>15276996
you're on a fashion board. watches are an item of clothing. do you go into sneaker threads and ask "can someone tell me the appeal of sneakers besides being a status-signalling foot covering?"

>>15277005
tried on a ceramic speedmaster. I really liked how it looked in pics but on the wrist it felt like a cheap plastic toy

>>15276996
99.5% of all watches have no status value, you know.

>>15277016
they don't, but shallow superficial people think they do

>>15276309
This is the best watch in the history of mankind. Simple, classic, timeless (pun wholly intended)

>>15276179
Can anyone tell me what exactly are the features of this watch? It'll be my first watch regardless so I'd like to know.

want but 7k

OH PLEASE GOD IF I BUY A SPEEDY CAN I FINALLY HAVE SEX OH PLEASE

>>15276855
nice anal beads
wher can i cop the bigger ones?

>>15276337

>I like space

i just read that this dude absolutely hated space by the time he was done with his record breaking mission.

the russians say he would wake up in the morning and his first words were “fuck space. fuck iss.”

anyway, get a Strela. russian machine never break.

>>15277136
space is the most overrated fucking thing. nothing but cold blackness and a total loss of control, the lack of gravity destroying your bones, the lack of clear day and night cycles fucking with your head, and there's random space trash and tiny pebbles from aeons ago whizzing around that can hit you with the force of a bullet and fuck everything up
fuck space

>>15276514
Multiple, ladies love the tuna.

>>15277155
It looks like you're wearing that kind of tight

>>15277139
What an absolutely defeatist and anti-imaginative thing to say. You're an unrepentant NPC.

>>15277205
if I were an NPC I'd say "omg space is epic I love science" like you. but I understand space so I know space is shit and a waste of time

>>15277215
You understand my balls in your mouth faggot

>>15277221
seems like you're not as big brained as you thought you were, space cadet

>>15277223
Big nuts and a swinging dick, you fairy

>>15277221
Based.

How often do you autists change the time on your automatic to match the atomic synced clock?

>>15277412
if I notice it's ~1 minute off.
Never need accuracy better than this and it takes about a month or so to get this far off.

hating space is like hating kittens and rainbows. space is cool af yall are dumb

>>15277412
Once a week

MERANOM JUST REUPED ON 960 BEARDED NEPTUNES

I'm gonna take the Voctokpill, what are some dress watches?

>>15277457
ayy i was just looking at these, which one are you gonna get?

>>15277481
Orange, blue and green are too simple plus blue I'm planning on a 710 scuba dude when the matching dial becomes available

>>15277471
I think I'm gonna settle with this

>>15276890
This >>15276894 is the correct answer.

>>15277504
is that fucking gemstones as hour markers? hard pass on this one bro

Good morning. I am still trying to decide between these. It has occurred to me, what's the point of solar when the battery lasts 10 years anyway...

>>15276894
Do any of these come with a steel case instead of plastic/resin? Also are any of them solar powered?

Where could I get an affordable ($300 or less) pilot watch like this (that’s isn’t the size of a plate of food)

Where could I get an affordable ($300 or less) pilot watch like this (that’s isn’t the size of a plate of food)?

>>15276933
It made sense in WW1 with trench watches. The leather cover would offer additional protection from damage.

For modern field watches like that Hamilton it's pointless.

>>15276868
No joke dude i really like the pic you posted but this is the most bizarre comment ive seen on /fa/ in a while.
You think he has a nice jawline???
You think hes a bad actor because he takes understated roles???
Do you think potato shaped heads are attractive? Hes liked for the rest of his facial proportions but he has like no jaw. And are you someone who likes noisy leads with nothing subtle? Do you like marvel movies? Do you like pop-punk music?
Honestly Im not upset, just confused.

What do /wt/ think Mühle-Glashütte ??????

>>15277005
>ceramic Speedmaster
https://omegaforums.net/threads/bad-day-on-the-dark-side-of-the-moon.19011/

>>15277471
Classica, they're out of stock on Meranom though.

>>15277528
I prefer the looks if the 5610, the 5600 looks too plain.

>>15277525
LOL they were barely visible on Meranom. Shit I bought it, can I get a refund? Fuuuuuuuck.

>>15277618
>tfw bought a lady's watch.

Oh well, guess I'll gift it....

>>15277559
Why don't you just fix your life first and then buy a watch?

Post something obscure and underground from your collection.
Despite French name Pic related is Italian, a small sub business of a factory specialized in crowns near Cremona (Italy).

>>15277622
lmfao ay bro I've been there, it'll make a great gift. Also yeah those gemstones are almost invisible

>>15277631
I ain’t paying lots of dollars for an overpriced pieces of jewelry

>>15277636
I don't have the watch here, but it's fairly similar like pic related, but with a nicer dial with a sunburst radial pattern on the inner circle, slightly different hour marks and the same case.

The brand is F.Martin, posted the watch on the old /g/ but nobody could say me something about the watch or brand, just it looked like a 50's watch, probably true because It was from my grandfather and he had a lot of cheap watches (several low tier citizen and orient ones) and that one looked like one of the firsts if not his first big boy watch.

Googling thebrand only gives me some mantel clocks from the art noveau era, the brad was french, and after looking similar watches with ''ancre 17 rubis'' similar watches appeared.Apparently factories sold almost done watches (ebauches) and then the watchmakers finished it by themselves, so the market was filled with affordable swiss watches.

Don't know it's quality, but the motherfucker is a handwind watch that after all that time has a correct power reserve for its supposed movement and gains 25s/day, which is pretty nice considering its lack of tuning or manteinance.

I've got a watch strap with this style of dumb link, and the connector is all proprietary and shit so I can't really replace it.

How would I go about finding replacements for those black pieces?

>>15277562
What, are modern watches muck-proof then or what? Does their tritium turn off when you don't want to glow in the dark like they say a CIA-employed african american would? Probably the owner of the typical "flieger" isn't crawling around in a trench full of shit and body parts, but still.

How much second-hand, but in very good condition?

>>15277570
I like them. If I’m ever going to buy a watch over 1k, they’re among the top contenders.

>>15276963
>lots of girls in uni would compliment my raketa soviet shitters
This, a soviet shitter will unironically attract more attention than most expensive watches.

>>15277570
How do you know where way you turned your hand under the water?

I've heard you people like G-Shocks.

https://youtu.be/B5exbym3r_g

>>15277785
Russian aesthetic is awesome, even the cheesy dials with planes, submarines, flags and stuff like that makes the watches something unique and many of them have excellent retro designs.

thinking of getting an Orient Ray 2 lads, I don't dive, but I want a durable and relatively accurate watch plus the Ray 2 is second-hacking, hand windable, gonna chuck a leather strap on it.
What do you /watch bros/ think?

>>15277831
Just get a Sub if you're 18+

>>15277837
nah man I'm 19 no way I can affrod a rolex

>>15277571
Oh fuck good looking out bros. If that shit happened to me I'd prob have to shave my head in mourning.

>>15277636
Maybe this manual wind Accurist, I think it's one of their first watches from the late 40s or early 50s. It has a Swiss 21 jewel movement and is loud as fuck.
Accurist mostly make mall watch quartz shitters now but at least they're British owned not chink.

>>15277837
just get a sub if you're a GIGANTIC FAGGOT

>>15277559
Tisell Fleiger 40mm

>>15277412
I have one that I wear on the weekends, so once. Then wear another throughout the week, so again once. My quartzes if I pull them out, once a month or when setting the date. Anything more is on the spectrum.

>>15276894
>the silver one if you're OK with knowing it is made of chromed plastic which will wear and look like shit after a few years of regular use

Mine does not look bad after three years, just the lug's edges lost a bit of paint, but that's all,and the resin is grey lookig so the fault is not really visible.

>>15277851
>nah man I'm 19 no way I can affrod a rolex
19? It's time to grow up and go into crippling credit card debt, you're not a kid anymore.

>>15277851
You can buy the poor man's rolex also known as Tudor black bay

>>15277851
if I see a young person wearing a rolex i'll just assume its daddy's money anyway.

>>15277504
gemstones might look good with a mesh

>>15278054
Sounds like a cope :^)

>>15278075
its not a cope, its just what most people would think.

>>15278080
I guess most people are coping then. In seriousness though it's true. I would probably be embarrassed to go to work with a rolex, I think people would think I was trying to show off.

>>15278086
If I wore a rolex I'd just get robbed lmao, but there's no way I'm spending like 10k on a watch at this age

>>15277528
right looks better

Forget tudor and Rolex. Get a Grand Seiko STUNNER. Call Steve and tell him Craig sent you!

>>15278124
Give me your paypal. I'll PAY you to stop posting this faggot in every single thread.

>>15278138
I only accept Bitcoin.
Buy and hold!
CraigShipp.com/bitcoin

TL;DR, any brands other than Deep Blue for dive watches I should look into?

I find myself repeatedly going back to Deep Blue simply for value. I can get a watch for sub $300 that has an automatic movement, sapphire crystal, and ceramic/sapphire bezel, tritium markers (although I prefer standard lume) and I can't find anyone else who can come close to touching that for less than $700. But I need something else. I've got 3 fucking Deep Blue's out of the 5 that I own.

I like the look of Steinhart and H2o watches but I'm not dropping $1500 for a watch. I'm just not *that* into watches.

>>15278226
See
>>15276524

>>15278226
ever looked at islanders? nh36, sapphire, steel, 200WR

Repeating my question from the previous thread.

Looking for a classic watch with pic related design (square with rounded edges body and screen) which is not smartwatch, not Casio digital watch, not non watch brand making watches(like Braun)

>>15278248

>>15278248
>pic related
haaaaaaaaaaaaaaa

>>15278252
>>15278248
a HOMOS tetra

>>15278252
>>15278248
How about the xiaomi ciga

>>15278238
That isn't a bad look watch at all. Does the eco drive need sunlight or just any light? My watches will sit in their box for a week or more sometimes.

>>15278242
I'll check those out too, they look great.

>>15278248

>>15278272
10 minutes of sunlight charges up a citizen eco-drive for 6 months. they are charged up by indoor lighting too, it's just less effective

>>15278226
The Steinhart ocean one Vintage is the Steinhart to get. It is worth its money and not a ripoff of something you can currently get from rolex.

>>15278279
the Christopher Ward "C5 Malvern Slimline Square" also has a older version (i think?) with the logo on the side.

>>15278272
Any light even artificial light. On a full charge, the citizen eco drive can go up to six months with light.

>>15278272
You'll want to put a solar-powered watch on a shelf instead of in a box. But yeah, even a low-end solar watch is going to charge for three months in two hours of T-shirted wrist time on a sunny day.

The general rule is that unless the movement is somehow power-thirsty (Citizen's dinner plate movements for example, with a chronograph and subdials and what-not), a post-2000 solar powered watch will accumulate at least as much power as it spends if it's in enough light to read a book by. (LV5 and above in photography terms.)

Some of them have a power saving mode where it'll stop the hands but retain accurate time for ten months in a black box, then walk back to correct time when exposed to light again.

I've got a bit of a nerd-on for ecodrive, in case it's not obvious from this comment.

>>15278279
>>15278310

Well, this looks okay but still not real rectangle with a bit of a curve. I just wondering where the rectangle design has roots, why it is such uncommon and why Apple prefer this unpopular shape for heavily marketed product instead of classic round shape like other smart watch brands did.

>>15277753
I could be wrong, but I genuinely thought most ww1 era watches were repurposed pocket watches in a special leather strap to hold ot on the wrist. I know true wrist watches existed prior to ww1 (cartier santos) but I thought this was common in the trenches.

>>15278338
you're talking about tonneaus. that's what that case shape is called
tonneaus are a classic design but they've fallen out of favor because it's harder to design a dial for a tonneau. now the brands that make tonneaus are retard brands like richard mille

>>15278248

>>15278337
Please explain more on the eco drive movement.

>>15278344
Cartier still makes a tonneau. I'm not contradicting what you said. But how can they use designing the dial as an excuse when even very, very expensive circular watches crap out and just put indices on the dial anyway? Lol.

>>15278248

>>15278344
>retard brands like richard mille
one of the few brands still innovating but /fa/ likes to shit on them because their designs are "shit" (subjective, btw) baka

>>15278390
many brands are still pushing out new stuff. They dont charge 500,000$ for a watch. Jacob&Co does even more impressive meme engineering if you want to look at "rich people toys"

>>15278390
They know their target audience well and are not afraid to ask whatever price their rolled dice falls on.

>>15278390
and they still look like shit

>>15276190
But why?

>>15276270
autodromo creates some neat automotive dial inspired watches. They're usually a bit more vintage however
>pic related

Recommendations for /fa/ wall clock?

>>15276338
>swatch sistem 51
>plastic escapement
>Riveted bridges
>no serviceability
>rotor that sounds like nails on a chalkboard
"""good quality"""

>>15277570
Love this watch, but the bracelet is awful.

>>15277816
the gold cased red sunburst dialed raketa perpetual calendar on a 22mm notched rusty-brown lizard strap is GOD TIER

>>15277831
leather on a dive watch is fucked. you're fucked

>>15277831
Yeah it's a good watch but don't get the black PVD coating. PVD coated watches are gay

>>15278432
Vostok submarine ships clock

>>15278459
too small?

>>15278473
small compared to typical wall clocks, but easily legible. Nice 8 day power reserve, very satisfying to wind

What are some of the more unqiue looking vintage watches? i've heard good stuff about russian watches and accutron spaceview

>>15278484
russian stuff is great, the problem with the accutron is that nobody really services them anymore

I own a Seagull, a Seiko diver and an Alpinist.

I ordered a Weishi 1000 to fix the (huge) deviation of the diver and Alpinist. I hope it arrives and I manage to fix the watches.

>>15278484
MYSTERY DIALS
It was a short-lived fad that was always underappreciated and you can get vintage ones in good condition for reasonably cheap.

>>15278497

Did the deviation happen at the same time in both of them?

You might have magnetized them

>>15278476
>8 day power reserve, very satisfying to wind
why the FUCK would you buy a clock u have to wind?

>>15278528
Why do people buy mechanical watches at all? Its out of interest.

>>15278528
Simple zest for life

>>15278510
>MYSTERY DIALS
these are made by longines right?

>>15278473
is it heavy?

>>15278511
I tested both with a compass and there was no movement

>>15276214
Forgive me Craig Shipp, for I have sinned.

>>15278548
not really

>>15278575

how did you acquire it?

i still hate myself for not snapping one of them up in the 2000s when they were still like $1500 or $2000.

>>15278590
I actually bought it like a year ago and paid around 4k for it. I thought I was overpaying at the time, but they're going for even more money now...

>>15278575
Get out of that tudor while you still can and get a Grand Seiko STUNNER!

>>15278528
same reason not everyone only uses their phone to tell the time

yall niggers know of any single-hand-, i.e., 24h- watches?
just saw 'slow', selling bland shit for $300 quartz shite. . .
from some years back, I really liked the scahumburg gnomonik single-hand.
If it's quartz- cheap
If it's mechanical- not over 200-250
meanwhile, i'll be peeping at aliexpress's offerings on the matter

>>15278656
Single hand =/= 24h watch

does anyone have a Seiko sarb017? the alpinist? looking to buy one

>>15278665
They got discontinued and are very overpriced both second hand and new.

>>15278662
That occurred to me while writing, didn't expect any of you to exert yourselves enough find out.
So, to refine >>15278656 a single-hand, 24h watch.

>>15278677
why would anyone help you with your shitty attitude? go look it up yourself

>>15278606

they are heading to $10k in some cases.

up until the early 2010s they were still being ignored by the watch community until hodinkee and other sites started to get big, then every faggot out there realized how based tudor subs are and prices shot up.

>>15278248
glashutte original vintage seventies

>>15278680
What was wrong with his attitude lol?

Talk me out of spending 65 euros for this

>>15278735
No quickset date, shit bracelet, shit movement, shit crown and shit bezel.

>>15278744
B-but I like the design and who cares about those in that price point.

>>15278735
the lume is really bad, the movement is kind of loose in that sometimes you get one that's within 5s a day or less, sometimes 30s a day. the lack of quickset date is the most annoying part, you should just get one with no date if possible. the bezel not having a lume pip sucks but it can still be used to time things so whatever

>>15278656
The only worthwhile one handers I know is Meistersinger and they are well over 1000

These watches on ali-express really are something.
I've ordered a bunch to give away, mainly because I wanted to see their quality. Most are surprising for the 3€ I paid for them on average.
I kept just two, both of which are not working anymore after a few months.

Are there any good chink watch models? I feel like there could very well be something with great value.

>>15278757
I ordered a fake-gold watch on ali for 10 eur for shits and giggles once.
as I was wearing it I turned my wrist over to look at it and the whole thing fell off the bracelet and shattered on the ground

>>15278252
look into 70s omega constellations. some are like that

>>15278757
>3€
im suprised it even worked, those super cheap ones are not worth it, I had bought a $4 one before and the minute hand would get stuck at the 10 o'clock position.

>Are there any good chink watch models? I feel like there could very well be something with great value.
yes but at the $40-$80++ range, mechanical watches with seiko/miyota movements and sapphire glass

>>15278757
>he doesn't know

DHGate has some incredible replicas.

>>15278771
Also*

>>15278757
>Are there any good chink watch models? I feel like there could very well be something with great value.
Roughly in order from cheapest to most expensive.
Starking, pagani, steel dive, san martin, sea-gull

>>15278757
The fun of Chinese watches is hunting down vintage timepieces from before they shat out endless homages and clones.

Here's my latest mod, it's a vintage styled field watch built around a Seagull movement.

I'd had the case for ages after my first modding attempt ended in failure, I finally got around to finishing it.

I'd planned on using the $170 SW200 Sellita movement, but I opted for a Seagull clone and saved a hundred- their movements are pretty solid, I'm sure it'll be comparable to the Swiss made one.

The crystal on the front and rear of the case are sapphire, and it's got a screw down crown as well. I'm unsure of what to do yet for a strap, I may make a leather one but I'm also leaning towards getting a canvas strap.

Overall, pretty happy with this mod- at this point I just have to trim the stem to length.

>>15278805
Here's the display back, showing off the Seagull's gorgeous perlage.

>>15278575
I don't get the visual appeal of this one. But same goes for some of the rolexes of that time. Taste is of course up to debate.
But being ready to pay 2, 4 and even 10K for this, boring thing i don't know, guys.
>>15278590
>>15278606
>>15278691

What makes it interesting to you. Judging from my current perspective i can only think of the possibility of making money off of it. Rarity of the model number and the movement won't do shit for me. So help me understand the appeal.

WAYWT?

>>15278805
>>15278813
Okay that’s cool I guess but I don’t remember asking.

>>15277559

laco aachen 39

€340

japanese movement tho

>>15278805
>>15278813
nice, the seagull is very pretty
how did you learn? by just watching vids?

>>15278824
why are you even in a watch thread

Why the fuck are all watches so expensive right now?

I have this one. Too bad it runs way too fast (5 mins a day)

>>15278835
time is money

>>15277559
Pilot watches are supposed to be huge, they were originally worn over the jacket sleeve and needed to be clearly visible with goggles on to time precision bomb strikes.

You can get an itty bitty 38mm Seiko B-Uhr homage but people are going to poo-pooh it as an ugly field watch.

>>15278805
>>15278813
That's really cool, good job.
>>15278824
kek

>>15278805
Neat. Good fieldwatch, i like the font and the hands. The case not so much but i dislike every case that has this finish.
I saw a this boldr watch in an ad and like their rubber band, the texture and color. So if you get bored of canvas, try a silicone bracelet.
>>15278824
Modding is pretty based in my book. It's something fresh and new, instead of the same old consoomerism. Of course, if it gets too cringy, modding will feel like manchild bs. But for the most part, modding is neat and more people should do it.

>>15278835
arent prices dropping because of corona-chan right now?

>>15278850
Sales sure are.

>>15278850
People are cooped up with nothing to do, many of them are buying inane shit to pass the time and feel better about themselves.

>>15278242
>buying memelandr instead of just going directly to heimdallr

>>15278865
is there a difference...?

>>15278242
Both of the good looking ones are out of stock.

I'm about to take the plunge and buy a Seiko SARB035 for $570 maple bucks. Before i pull the trigger, are there any other nice 38mm cream-dialed versatile "dress" watches in that price range i should consider?

>>15278906
no, the sarb is actually the best

>>15278906
I bought one two months ago and when I took a pin out to remove a link it never went back in right and ruined the bracelet.

>>15278820
CasiOak.

I'm in the market for a turtle but torn between the pepsi PADI model and the standard blue, anybody have any thoughts? sorry for the shit pic, found both for ~$300usd

>>15278929
the pepsi is more loud, more "diver" although the turtle in general has an extreme diver aesthetic anyway. a cool thing about the PADI is that it has green and blue lume, while the regular one only has green, although that actually does annoy some people.
i'd also consider the Save the Ocean one which has a gradiant blue dial that's beautiful. not the great white shark save the ocean, the regular save the ocean. that's beautiful and my pick. between the two you have, I'd take the PADI because it's more fun with the pop of red and the turtle's aesthetics are laid back and fun with the retro cushion case

>>15278906
Do it bro. I love my 033.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MWNJdDJDN2A

rip gentry =(

>>15278917
That's on you. Not a reason to not get a watch.

>>15278805
Very nice, I like that dial, you got it from ofrei right?

>>15278970
not going to watch 13mins, but whats the tl;dr?

>>15278929
Black or Pepsi are best

>>15278986
Literally nothing.
He lost a sponsorship and he's going to start making more videos on broader subjects like he used to.

>>15278054
So? If you have shit parent's you're going to be a shit person so why is it wrong to have goot parents lmfao?

>>15279003
>a good parent is only good because they have you a rolex
>not because they brought you up well or anything like that

dude are you a jogger? its literally the opposite.

>>15279003
>>15279003
>a good parent is only good because they gave you a rolex
>not because they brought you up well or anything like that
>if a person doesnt have a rolex it means hes shit

dude are you a fucking jogger? its literally the opposite.

>>15278913
>>15278967
will do. thanks anons
>>15278917
I have a proper bracelet link removal press but ill probably be putting it on a brown leather strap or tan NATO strap anyways

>>15278813
god those seagulls are a pain to get the stem in again after removing it.
good job on campiling matching parts and building a nice watch.

>>15278824
you are the biggest faggot

>>15278970
Obviously the watchbox deal was a mistake. He fucked up the first video that they did together, the "jingly jangly" one.
They made such a big deal buying tgv and but in the end he just borrowed some watches to review, clearly he was pretty much fired a year ago because of the "jingly jangly" video + being exposed for stealing content, they just kept going for contractual reasons. Now blame it on corona and pretend that everything is fine.

>>15278986
Watchbox let him go.

>>15279048
>"jingly jangly" video
?
i don't think i've watched The Ghastly Virgin in over a year so i'm out of the loop

>>15279048
>"jingly jangly" video + being exposed for stealing content,

wait wut??

whats this thing about? im out of the loop

>>15278484
bump

>>15279048
>>15279055
>>15279060
I think we are going to need filled in anon.

>>15279055
>>15279060
Here's the video that they did together:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tMlkfQ-vGbQ
In relation to stealing content, you know those super long reviews that he does pretty much reading the wikipedia of the brand? He was caught reading word by word articles made by someone else completely uncredited.
Also some guy who spent a shit tone of money on camera gear to take macro pictures of fancy watches, didn't like tgv using his pics completely uncredited in his videos, that's why a year ago tgv went a month or two without posting, pretty much a copyright strike.

>>15276179
the fuck is that shit? it tells you your gender of the day? fucking dilate you freak

>>15279145
Okay that makes sense, I saw (clips of) the video wear he talking about his jingly jangly, I thought it was something bigger not that it was just his personality.

>>15279166
its ancient astrology symbols you absolute retard

>>15279166
Weekdays with their old Greco-Roman names and corresponding planetary symbols.

>>15278936
Thanks friend I really like the STO, gonna cop

>>15279048
>jingly jangly

Oh god, i remember the vid and the cocksucking from tgv. But i hated tim, this half jew-half pedo hybrid faggot even more.

Any more info on why the whole watchbox thing flopped from the start? Was it only because of tgv being a slimy cringe and content thief. I have the feeling that there was way more behind it.

I'm not sure this works. Thoughts on the BB58 on leather?

>>15279282
Looks good. Tried with a rubber band, could also look nice. But better make a pic in natural light or when sunny, makes the rubbers color pop.

>>15279282
Looks best on its stock bracelet imo.

>>15279282
visually it's fine.
but the idea of leather on a dive watch doesnt make sense, leather gets ruined by water or any moisture really. So your 200WR dive watch now cant touch water

>>15279282
It doesn't work because Tudors are dogs.
Go Grand Seiko!

ATTENTION PUNTERS!
ARCHIE IS FAT.
carry on.

>>15279302
Not todor guy here. Yeah, because you have to be constantly ready to go on a spontaneous dive any minute of the day. There is no possibility to prepare and switch to a steel or rubber bracelet.

>>15279310
>>15279308
>>15279145
Is there an explanation why watches attract these disgusting wierdos?
All of them give off major pedo vibes. And craig looks like the biggest pedo boydiddler of them all, right after archie and mosso.
And the rampant narcissism and constant attentionwhoring are really cringy.

>>15279271
I do not have insider info, but obviously they made such a big deal about buying tgv and in the end they just borrowed a few watches to review?
I bet that any youtuber could review any watchbox watch if they plug the store in the video.
Don't know if the interview + stealing content was the final drop, but clearly this was a mistake, they have completely target audiences

>>15279313
it just looks mentally sloppy, like you are a watch noob jumping on the bandwagon and dont understand materials 101 or what a diving watch is.

>>15279325
You sound like a troll.
You'd get wrenched on the livestream.

3 watches I bought over the last few days that people here will undoubtedly shit on me for being too normy

>>15279350
you couldnt have at least bought fossil?

>>15279350
Who actually makes the watches for these brands?

>>15279350

>>15279354

>>15279310
Is that his daughter?

>>15279350
PHUCK ME DEAD
ME
DEAD

>>15279354
alibaba.com

>>15279350
No way this isn't a joke.

How does it have a 10 year battery life without solar charging? Why do most other quartz watches require changing off after 2-4 years?

>>15279328
Ok thank you for the info tho. Maybe there was more dirt behind the scenes between these psychopaths. But you might be right, watchbox didnt want to risk it's reputation.
> bet that any youtuber could review any watchbox watch
Yeah, they had bigger plans with the rat but then it all folded.

>>15279335
I have seen leather on divers. While the tudor has shit lighting, some leatherbands, in daylight look very good on divers.
I get what you say but in my experience, only watch people will truly care in reality. And the thing is, if they like your personality, they will be okay with the dumbest combinations or watches. If they dislike you, they will use any argument against you, they can find. So i wouldn't bother too much. Besides, some people hate wearing bracelets and want comfortable leather for daily wear.

>>15279350
Hell yeah, the michael kors will net you a fat assed zoomer thot. They think you're rich because they know how much the bags cost.
>>15279369
No no, this is totally serious. Not like similar posts happen every thread to get some assmad newfag to react, nuh-uhh.

>>15279352
MK watches are made by Fossil lol.

>>15279302
Technically speaking you're 100% right, a dive watch was made the be worn under water, so wearing it with a non waterproof band is stupid.
But in reality, mainly in this expensive "tool watches" range, they are used as jewlery, this obsession of being 100% tool is such a weird cosplay, if you need a real tool just by a g shock instead.
Honestly, I prefer the look of a dive watch on a leather/suede strap over a nato strap.

>>15279372
The 10 years is a gimmick and mostly never reached. Maybe if you never use the light or alarm. But 6-7 years might be possible.
Well, the digi needs less energy to turn LCD segments on or off. Analog quartzes have losses due to friction from the gearing for the hands and the seconds hand moving also wastes power. Additionally, most movements are cheap shit and just not optimized to run longer.

Would be actually interesting to see somebody mod a shitter quartz to make it run longer. Would like to see what goes into the process and what can be done by a single person.

>>15279404
>>15279404
>>15279404
>>15279404

>>15279325
better watch what you say punk. craig doesnt play around

>>15279372
It just works

>>15279364
Nah I think it was this Taiwanese/Japanese girl he had on his channel to get more views at one point. Fuck knows where he found her

>>15278452
I couldn't find any other durable watches with hand winding and second-hacking for under 300 AUD

>>15279364
Wouldn't mind checking out her shitter if you know what I mean ;)