/fa/ - Fashion

What’s a good Speedmaster alternative (chrono not required) that’s
>cheaper
>for guys under 35
Looking for a nicer, slightly dressier and “finer” watch to go along with my SKX (which I love) when I wanna feel like I’m wearing something special. Don’t get me wrong I love the Speedy and have always wanted one, especially given its history. But I can’t bring myself to drop 4+ grand on a watch, especially since I’ve read and seen some not great things about Omega QC, and also in some ways I feel like the design is somewhat sterile and soulless, and least for a twenty something to wear. This is probably just cope though.

I love the Tudor BB but my SKX already covers the “digits represented by circles” itch. Would like to stay around the thousand-ish mark but am fine going under or a bit over.

the only two watches an adult needs are a timex weekender and a decades-old Vostok diver

>>15331618
The plum guilloche is pretty nice.

>>15331644
Find a carrera re-edition, maybe? Not exactly cheap either, but less than a speedy last I checked.

>>15331664
cheap looking desu

>>15331674
Nah not really. It's nigh identical (aside from the movement) to the original

>>15331559
nice, been looking to get the corpinic myself too

apparently theres a new edition in 2017? as well , although idk how i feel about it

>>15331679
lack details desu thus looks cheap

>>15331644
Good looking quartz shitter for 250 dollaridoos. No chronograph service cost.

>>15331679
>>15331717
woops

>>15331645
>timex weekender and a decades-old Vostok diver

timex weekender chronograph*
also one >$1000 watch at least to reward himself for good career

>>15331644
maybe this?
$500, seagulls inside
all out of stock but next batch coming in Sept

I love this watch.

thoughts?
is it worth $1k

>>15331738
This is literally a Submariner.

>>15331780
No bro its a ""homage"" don't you understand?

>>15331738
Very creative design

>>15331738
Why do love it? It's a ripoff of a ripoff.

>>15331738
Why do they even copy the fucking cyclops? Everbody finds these butt fucking ugly and its only tolerated because its rolex...

R8 my new Datejust.

>>15331800
>two tone
cringe

>>15331800
Bezel pie thing looks less boomer than the rolex.

>>15331804

>>15331738
>misaligned bezel
>cyclops that barely magnifies
>expensive for what is essentially a copy
At least it's a nice size

How to pair your watch with your outfit?
I wear standard office wear,lots of Blues and greys, and all black casual streetwear

>>15331800
Disgustingly dirty/10

>>15331811
Unless you know how small the date is underneath you can't definitively say it barely magnifies

>>15331804
Two tone is cringe on anything apart from Datejusts & homages to them.
>>15331808
It's more like the edge of a Submariner bezel than fluted like a Datejust, maybe why.
>>15331817
Yeah I just put it on for a pic, I need to give it a thorough cleaning. I don't think it had a good life as one of the indices had fallen off and it needs a new crown as it has a strange little brass button thing that's almost impossible to grab.

>>15331810
>I wanted a gold day date but couldnt afford one
Yikes. So tasteless.

>>15331853
Did it ever occur to you that maybe not everyone wants to look like a nigger celebrity and some prefer the tasteful combination of two metals?

>>15331863
>tasteful combination of two metals
Lol

>>15331800
hobo tier sleazecore

>>15331800
clean it ahhhhhhhh

imagine all that grime and crud and dead skin cells stuck in that thing

im not a germaphobe but its legit triggering

Due to the recent circlejerk about tiny Rolices, and the contrast coming from a chink replica blackbay which is a rather burly watch, I've come to appreciate how indisputably cool the 420-case Vostok truly is. Hashtag sub forty gang

>>15331661
am a brokefag but this watch(or the other colours/peacock pattern) is on my bucket list

is Jenni Elle /ourgirl/
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lpaALwPUmyI

>>15331746
Last thread you mentioned in, Ive been looking all around for that exact model, but either the hands were different, or the dial was marked Leonidas, or the pushers were round. I never quite got the exact spec/combo in your pic, so it ...might.... be a frankenwatch.
Movementwise, Valjoux 72 or 92 perhaps?

>>15331717
Eh?

>>15331644
For under 1000,get the Strela, the russian speedmaster.The is also a version with white dial, and a white version with non lumed hands.The design isn't souless specially if you get the version with russian alphabet and is a more unusual watch than the speedy.You can also see other russian chronos with cal3133 its a good movement and its cheap.

>>15332006
cheap taste
look like $10 chinkese replica

>>15331956
>listening to women's opinions on anything
Cringe

I'm bidding on this at the moment, looking to expand my collection.

>>15332024
Right, find me a $10 chinkese replica that looks like that, go on.

>>15332060
cope

step aside, watchfags. the superior timepiece is coming through.

>>15332070
viola.

>>15331876
Thanks.
>>15331914
Chill bro, its getting cleaned asap.

>>15332072
>step aside watchfags
>posts watch

>>15332072
A viola is a bigger violin dumbass, that's clearly a watch.

>>15332070
>>15332072
Stunning

Post your attainable grails. I can’t find a nice one of these and I’ve been looking for months.

AAAAAAH why is there NOTHING like this? Literally only a €7000 Glashutte which is fucking amazing but way out of my league, a Hamilton which looks like a chink watch and a literal chink watch.

Why can't anyone do the design right?

>>15331956
how can a whore have a genuine interest in a male hobby designed by males for males?

>>15332101
There are some female watch aficionados but they are exceedingly rare, half of them have mega shit taste anyway, and the other half are so autistic that your soul would shrivel having a conversation with them.

My Orient Mako finally arrived today. Thanks for the advice lads. I really do like it, and don't regret getting it instead of a Seiko SKX.

Only thing that sucks is that creationwatches only offered me the DHL shipping option, which fucked me with 47 euro taxes, making it a 179 euro watch.

>>15332107
Ya dun goofed anon, but enjoy that Mako, it's legitimately great for the money.

>>15332107
it's still a better value at 180 jewros than the skx since it has comparable build quality and a better movement. although I guess that 50 euros could have gone to getting a really nice strap or 2 regular straps, which would let you wear it all year round to every occasion.

>>15332107
That looks like dick compared with the rugged, retro look of the SKX but it will serve you well I’m sure.
You should’ve gotten a Promaster.

>>15332115
>we want the Mickey mouse consumer base

>>15331956
No, she only talks about expensive watches and does not feel like she really enjoy watches, it seems like she enjoys fancy and expensive watches because they are expensive from top brands.Muh horology in a nutshell. I preger the urban gentry, he likes watches, he likes timekeeping, from the lowest tier, to the highest one, he does real reviews and talks about the actual watch instead of shilling with ''this watch is awesome, look how polished the hands are, btw this watch is JUST 6k''.She even has a video about watches for small wrists and obviously she had to put on the list watches with 48mm-50mm lug to lug expensive and mainstream watches like a rolex daytona or that overrated and expensive IWC flieger.

all watch youtubers except bill sanders and tim mosso are money hungry cunts with no real horological knowledge reading from a script

>>15332091
Because Lange is the only "high art" watch brand that actually gives a shit about design.

>>15332090
Someday.

>>15332090
>attainable grails
I'm not sure about the attainable part

>>15332091
If I ever were to get another Lange I’d probably go for the one you posted.
Fuck it’s sexy.

>>15332123
TGV is too affected and pompous with his British aristocracy LARPing but I admit he can be comfy sometimes.

>>15332193
>there are 4chinners who can buy a fucking Lange.

We might be alright bros

I actually really like this watch. Something very handsome about it and I've always wanted a mech bracelet.

>>15332219
...you can buy a mesh bracelet for 20 dollars and they go on any watch.
I don't understand why people think bracelets and straps are some arcane shit custom tailored to every individual watch

>>15332090
This will probably be my last mechanical before I go full HAQ

I'm really bummed out you can't buy a decent Speedmaster replica. Its a nice understated watch.

>>15332224
Do you think it would work on my bb58?

>>15332225
Which HAQ do you have your eye on? What’s your current collection? I’m in the same boat.

>>15332225
Imagine getting a 56x chronometer and not a 168.017 linen dial

>>15332238
sure although I think milanese bracelets look gay and italian

>>15332225
What are some HAQ grails? I bought a Grand Quartz and it changed me.

Hmm. Not sure.

>>15332193
I'm starting to think my ultimate, ultimate grail would probably be the time only plm but with their Arabic numerals instead of the Roman ones. I know jlc and bovet have custom options for their pieces. I can only hope Lange is the same.

>>15332242
never seen those before, very nice.
>>15332251
the bb58 does not belong on a milanese, jesus christ anon whats wrong with you

>>15332241
>>15332245
One of this Citizen chronomaster with colored washi dial is in my grail list. Other than that I guess the affordable ones right now are the Longines VHP.

>>15332245
"Grail": rare, superlative examples of the genre.
> Citizen cal 8650 4Mega: most accurate pre-0100 spec ever, at 3spy, very limited production
> Citizen cal 1730: Thinnest MHz-range and thinnest sub-10spy watch ever made
> Omega 4.19MHz prototype wristwatch: two known to exist
> Citizen 0100: tightest spec of any autonomous quartz watch
> Rolex MHz quartz prototype (50 made in 1986): only quartz watch with a ZT crystal, rate in the single-digit second per year range

>>15332245
If I ever bought another quartz it would definitely be this one. Though I'd like the white dial with the metal bracelet.

>>15332266
>>15332283
The dials on these are great but the case shape isn’t great and the bracelet is butt ugly.

>>15332090
So I love the Bulova Accutron Space View but I'mm not sure abbout the 4 figure price tag. The Bulova Accutron II Alpha is closer to €400.

>>15332302
>Bulova Accutron Space View but I'mm not sure abbout the 4 figure price tag
If you're paying four figures for a spaceview you are way overpaying

>>15332309
Oh yeah you're right, I clearly didn't look too hard. Which do you personally prefer?

>>15332254
It’s shark mesh you incompetent moron. It’s made for diving.

>>15332326

>>15332297
okay.

Morning, watch thread.

If your watches are less than 50mm then you are a wristlet and should be ashamed of yourself for having such dainty wrists

I cleaned it, theres a bit of tarnishing on the gold but it's much better.

>>15332526
Oops wrong pic.

>>15332568
is there a glashutte unoriginal?

>>15332107
>DHL

I honestly have no idea why and how they are still in business

>>15332245
>What are some HAQ grails?

my next purchase!

What does HAQ mean?

>>15332659
high accuracy quartz
quartz is inherently very accurate technology with the shittiest quartz watches still beating COSC standards for mechanicals. but then there's ways to get even more out of it

This is on ebay for £2650 which seems a really good deal for a 9F GMT. It has best offer as well.

Its up, bros

https://youtu.be/sdN94-ig7dI

>>15332673
> 2650 GBP
> still has the same accuracy spec as a $400 seiko, which is twice as wide as a $1k watch from Longines or Citizen

>>15332681
What $400 seiko has 5spy? There’s a lot more to the 9F than accuracy desu.

>>15332673
that's actually a somewhat average price since many GS watches lose 40-50% of their price once they hit the secondary market, quartz is more niche, and that watch in particular is not a special limited edition or anything

>>15332690
Unless you're telling me this one of the very rare 9F movements with a 5spy spec, it has a 10spy spec, same as the SACM171.

Seiko tries to pass off their 9F line as absolute top-tier HAQ, but the truth is Seiko has always lagged behind Citizen and Longines/ETA (and Omega, during the 70s) in high-accuracy quartz tech.

>>15332575
>Glashütte horological history begins in 1843, when Ferdinand Adolph Lange wrote a letter to the Royal Saxon government detailing a plan to open a watch factory in Glashütte and begin educating apprentices. What was so different about this plan was the idea to have the apprentices work on one specialization, thereby enabling the foundation of an industry in Glashütte. Lange had recently returned from Switzerland, where he saw this practice work very well. It was different than traditional German watchmaking, but the Royal Saxon government liked what they read, and agreed to make a substantial loan to Lange to kick start his plan. Moritz Grossman, Julius Assmann, and Adolf Schneider (who, along with F. A. Lange, are considered the four fathers of Glashütte watchmaking) also started making watches in Glashütte, and the industry flourished.

>It flourished so much that Glashütte watches started to be copied. Unscrupulous watch companies from other countries were producing watches and adding the words "System Glashütte" to their watches to give them an extra sales boost (below is an example of one such movement – Swiss in origin). As a response to this we started seeing Glashütte watches using the word "Original" to indicate that they really were from Glashütte. This is where Glashütte Original gets its name from today.

https://www.hodinkee.com/articles/the-story-behind-the-name-glashutte-original

>>15332699
Genuine question, do any Citizen or Longines have a GMT version with jumping hour hand?

>>15332747
Longines does, it can jump either the GMT or hour hand.

>>15332761
Yeah but >Longines

>>15332434
Evening

>>15332763
> I will disregard a watch that has good features at a good price because of the brand name

Looks kinda shit though. Like a mall watch.

>>15332765

...sarx

>>15332769
Longines is a meme because they are overpriced, badly designed, and poorly finished. They are shitters and they have only just begun unshittering in the past 2 years, and they haven't gotten very far.

>>15332780
their modern VHP line is technically unmatched at their price point, by a wide margin.

What the hell is a mall watch?

>>15332810
A watch you buy in a mall.

>>15332810
Lowest common denominator goods, purchased at a mall because that's where the owner goes to buy that fancy shit.

>>15332810

Something cheap and generic made to look complex and expensive.

>>15332810
stuff you find at a generic department store booth, ugly shitters that try to cram shiny elements everywhere

they all look the same and blend into this soulless soup of oversized roman numerals and subdials all over the place

>>15332841
I kind of like that watch. The happy little sun is nice and whimsical. Honestly looks a lot better than some Audemars Pigay watches

The enforced move to /fa/ was a mistake

>>15331644
>What’s a good Speedmaster alternative (chrono not required)
Whats a good alternative to sneakers? (mustn't be shoes)
Dude, what do you even want? Does it even have to be a watch? Personally, I quite like Bromelias. Easy to keep, various colors and flowers available, vegetative reproduction (sp?) and goes well with about any furniture style. also work really well if you combine them with Orchids, if you wanna impress some girl. Plus, their biology is actually quite interesting too! And they're much cheaper than the speedmaster. Even if you wanna get some Neoregalia or others that are not regularly sold as houseplants, they're still mostly below three figures.

>>15331644
But for real, though >>15332013 is the correct answer, but
>russian chronos with cal3133
doesn't really apply if you buy new. Nowadays it's all Seagull, unless you find some russian remnants. Still a good looking watch.

Two of my acquired grails.

>>15332810
Pic related are typical mall brands.
Mall shitter kings are Longines, Oris, Mido and TAG heuer.
Breitling doesn't really belong there but they're kinda heading there if not careful.

>>15332907

based and sports pilled

>>15332911
citizen dont get sold in malls?

some of their watches are really mall watchy

>>15332907
What is that red string for anon?

>>15331644
A little pricey but a nice alternative

>>15332907
That's two I'd want and have as exit watches, although I'd probably want a third one to make a nice trinity if I could afford it. Like a Vacheron Constantin traditionnelle or ALS Saxonia.
You have any more grails?

>>15332935
Probably, that was just a list from a store here.

>>15332907
I too, am a fan of the explorer. It's my personal grail.

>>15332957
>49mm lug to lug, 14+mm thick
PMD.

Are there any HAQ watches I can pick up for next to nothing on eBay?

>>15332990
more likely to find good prices on Yahoo JP. Early seiko twin quartz watches like the 9923 aren't too expensive.

>>15332863
I wish we were on /g/.
I'm sure /wt/ wishes they were on /g/.
I'm sure /fa/ wishes we were on /g/.
But alas...

>>15332907
never been a fan of the explorer but the reverso is a good shout

>>15331956
She doesn't have that much forearm hair so no.
>>15332101
Her husband runs the biggest watch forum in Germany.

>>15331644
Poppy should go back to working with Titanic. He was the best writer.

>>15333027
>Her husband runs the biggest watch forum in Germany.
Now that's autistic

Rolex Hulk was apparently discontinued and now everyone is panicking going BUY BUY BUY. I don't understand this at all. The watch is incredibly ugly. A saturated green with a badly done green bezel. Disgusting Maxi case. Stupid Rolex cyclops. What is wrong with Rolex buyers?

>>15333048
the prices seemed to have stabilised a bit because like 2 weeks ago it was around 24k

just 5 months or so ago it was 13k

>>15332101
>JLC only have the reverso. Who cares about movements lol https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2OrL26t_m0w
She clearly don't
>Her husband runs the biggest watch forum in Germany.
Typical woman behavior of adopting her partners hobby.

>>15333058
well she has found a niche as the only female watch channel around, i guess youtube money is nice

but imagine the level of autism in the house. In bed with your spouse and talking about bezels and indices and different grades of steel.

RECOMMEND WATCHES WITH NO VISIBLE MAKER OR BRAND NAMES

>>15333081
Richard Mille

Post your current strap, had this one about a year and its developed a beautiful patina:heart_eyes:

>>15333081

>>15333096
Why would you do the one specific thing I asked you not to?

is this the ugliest gshock ever made?

>>15333081
I think there are some Swatch watches that come like that

>>15333113

>>15333113

>>15332893
>Whats a good alternative to sneakers? (mustn't be shoes)
kek, nice one

>>15333117
Thats fire, looks like a beyblade

>>15333048
I've heard that rumor and asked my AD about it and he (as usual) said that it's pure speculation. They'll still put you on the waiting list of you want to and if he had to guess the Explorer II will be discontinued or updated next. Plus some minor aesthetic changes withing the other popular models (Daytona + GMT most likely).

Any watchmakers here?
I've got this HMT I've had for years that I have really come to like. It's got a metallic green dial which looks really nice.
Basically had a watchmaker tell me the movement is fucked and it will cost at least £150 to replace the movement.
Not going to pay that for a watch I bough for £15, so I was wondering if I could just find a movement that fits the dimensions of the old movement and drop it in.
I could justify spending the money on various tools to help me along because I've got an SKX I want to replace the crystal on and my dad has mentioned how he'd like a modded Seiko but doesn't have the eyes to do that himself.

>>15333113
There's some hot competition in that category, I'd say 95% of GShocks look like absolute shit

Need a recommendation:

Budget 300-500
Dress/watch that goes nicely with business dress. Open to pilot watches
Minimalistic
Leather strap
40mm strap, probably a medium sized face

>>15333218
> Dress watch
> Pilot Watch
> Minimalistic
Uhhh

>>15333224
>those kinds of watches can't be minimalistic

>>15333218
Naos automatic

>>15333240
So that's a pilot watch, huh?

>>15333240
At that point it stops being a pilot's watch and starts being a bauhaus watch.

>>15333244
>>15333249

*rolls eyes*
its a dress watch. dumb dumb

I hate Junghans

>>15331800
i like it and the V on day window

5 identical pateks

>>15333081
Stowa and laco fliegers.

>>15333253
nice blog post

who are the official /ourguys/ of /fa/?

>>15333244
>>15333249
>>15333252
and yes you can have "minimalistic" pilots also, aka the bare minimum to still be able to function as one

>>15332107
i like mine too

just bought this after securing $7,926 in the stock market today

don't @ me plebs

>>15333218
>40mm strap

you. want a 4 cm wide strap?

>>15333081
Linjer. The faggot watch for faggots. Perfect match for you.

>>15332769
To be fair, the Longines has trash external finishing compared to the Grand Seiko GMT, so I guess you'd have to weigh the 5 spy worse accuracy against the difference in external finishing quality, style preferences, and the difference in price.

>>15333277
You're not as funny as you think you are.

>>15333284
that's wrist size bitch

>>15333293
Sure, although the Citizen chronomaster line was finishing equal to the GS, a jumping hour hand (admittedly no GMT), a perpetual calendar, and solar panel, for about 1/2 to 1/3 the price.

>>15333218
Dressy pilot watch 39mm ~350 dollars. Change strap to leather.

>>15332434
I wish I was as in love with my watch as this guy. I have three in rotation and I'm never as taken as he seems to be.

>>15333277
Fucking based man

>>15332091
You could go full chink

>>15333320
Shit, unless this was the "literal chink watch" you mentioned

Celadon imperial watches look sick but $1000 seems like a ton for a Chinese watch

>>15332253
So, an 1815?

>>15333340
cool blog post

Good Seiko lines?

Why do you HATE this BRAND?

>>15332013
>>15332898
The only problem is that it's a dress watch case sized like a pilot watch with a tool chrono dial.

>>15333358
Marinemaster, Credor

>>15333320
>>15333322
Yep that's what I was referring to. I mean, don't get me wrong, it's not bad, it is nowhere near the Lange other than WOW 2 SEPERATE CIRCLES FOR EACH HAND

>>15332091
What's the pusher on the left for? Quickset day or does it have minute repeater?

>>15333367
>It is nowhere near the Lange
Literally nothing is near Lange

>>15333376
>Nazi watch

Gross.

>>15333389
Na, wird's nur nicht ein kleines Uhr.

>>15333434
ein kleines Uhr. Ich bin nur DaF aber das ist schlecht, nee? Alter, die Uhr. Oder kommt drauf an, wo du herkommst?

>>15333117
Dope af. Look like Jamaican flag :jm: :+1: :ok_hand:

>>15333389

what’s wrong with nazi’s?

>>15333258
Thank you, that's very kind.

>>15331800
How many years have you been hiding that watch in your ass?,thats not patina, that looks like shit.

>>15332907
I love the reverso so much, it is in my grail list but for now I try to scratch the itch with this mall shitter.

>>15333361
the VC overseas is so fucking nice looking. I've been seriously considering a 2nd hand one which can be easily found around 10k, or 15k with complications.

any thoughts on whether overseas will go up in value as people realize they're a respectable alternative to RO or nautilus? their price just seems so deflated right now for the name of the brand.

>>15332907
the reverso absolutely blows the explorer out of the water. it's almost embarassing how much the explorer costs, I almost feel like I'm looking at a shitty mall replica

>>15333376
Damn, this looks nice.

>53600 €
rip

>>15332743
>Julius Assmann

>>15333774
Vacheron Constantin has an always will be an underdog brand.

It doesn't matter how good the finishing is. People just pay more for Pateks for some reason.

>>15333793
blue overseas chrono or gen 2 white overseas are fucking kino though. and have objectively better aesthetics than the nautiuls because they're more modern

>>15333794
The Nautilus looks better than the Overseas.

Vacheron's design is a joke.

And I think most of /wt/ agrees.

>>15333793
>>15333794
this dial wow

goddamn

>>15333796
okay, muhammed. I'm sure that oil money gives you a better sense of taste

>>15333361
>>15333793
Those notches cut into the bezel look like major dust and dead skin cell traps.

>>15333799
Looks markably...less interesting IRL in comparison to a professional photoshoot/render.

>>15333796
Why can't Patek put there logo on the watch like Vacheron?

They have a cross logo too.

>>15333807
they do, on the bracelet/strap

>>15333805
>>15333361
I think the plain dial without the tourbillion looks better, especially in that lush blue color.

>>15333805
I just noticed.
>€100 000 - €150 000 for a misaligned bezel
Oh nooooo

>>15333818
this is weird, I imagine this would never pass QC in reality. or it's just a weird photo angle

>>15333301
The Chronomaster is the best overall value is HAQ watches, I'd say.

>>15333361
I can't stand any of the luxury steel sports watches from any of the high end brands, but VC does make some very nice traditional watches, and they make some really cool highly complicated watches as well.

Almost everything Gerald Genta has ever designed and most of the watches that attempt to imitate Gerald Genta's designs, are fucking insanely ugly. I have no idea why Gerald Genta is so respected and how his designs persist to this day and command prices of tens of thousands of dollars.

>>15333943
Filtered, pleb.

>>15333961
>it's pleb to think ugly watches are ugly
>I should just talk about how polished these turds are and how supremely cultured people wear them, like rappers

>>15332907
Do the hour and minute hands really go outside of the markers on the Reverso?

this is what most quartz watches look like on the inside

>>15334077
literally soulless

>>15334077
fuckin disgusting

>>15334077
>still more accurate than 40% CHINA MADE

>>15334079
>>15334083
this one was a particularly egregious example

>>15333818
the only good thing about VC is the symbol
AP is far more aesthetic
patek is pleb tier for new money

>>15331956
>>15332026
>>15332101
>>15332123
>>15333027
>>15333058
>>15333040
is her husband a wristlet? is that why he lets her review those watches instead of him?

>>15332340
I case a shark bites your wrist when diving?

>>15333818
its just the angle. its not straight on. the markings match

Copped this yesterday. Not really Rolex fanboy but I like this really simple one. A bit under the radar compared to Submariners which I see everywhere.

>>15333197
There's more to it than just fitting the dimensions (like dial fit, hand fit), but if you can find the same movement but working, just swapping it in is fairly easy and doesn't require many special tools.

>>15332893
Isn’t it obvious? I want the watch that more discerning users buy when they decide a Speedy is too common and pleb-owned.

>>15333113
>>15333117
>>15333121
How are you even supposed to tell the time on these monstrosities? Do people just wear these bulky things as a fashion accessory?

>>15334305
they are very popular in asia,which is why casio keeps making them.

>as a fashion accessory
yes

>>15334331
Jesus fucking christ burn it

>>15334346
BTW the Russians are becoming a lot faster nowadays if you guys are thinking about buying from Meranom.

For me, its PAVE VVS DIAMONDS

>>15334355
Name a single watch that doesn't look much better with DIAMONDS. I dare you

>>15334355
If I had 16 mil I'd buy it as a shitpost statement

>>15334355
t. basketball American

>>15334331
I see guys here where them too but they're just so ugly. The gshock squares at least look better but these round ones are disgusting

>>15333657
It just arrived from Japan, the serial number dates it to September 1997. It was probably on some nip businessman's wrist for 23 years without being washed.
It's better now but could do with being stripped & cleaned properly.

>>15334331
True they're well loved in South East Asia

Is there anywhere I can find information about modding quartz seikos? I'm tempted to mod a seiko, but I don't really want an inaccurate auto that I have to set daily.

>>15334360
>not buying the ultimate shitposting watch

Your SKX will make a fine addition to my collection.

>>15334381
>putting on some dirty watch that belonged to an Asian before cleaning it
How retarded are you?

Is there a rundown on WW2 issued watches for each military? I found something on 60clicks, but it seemed incomplete, namely the German side was only represented by B-Uhren and the Hanhart chrono. Navy watches, soviet ones, there were so many participants, Im sure there is a lot of history dug in there.

>>15332907
Ah god id love a 114270, cant get over the old bracelet. The reverso douface is a grail of mines but I dress very casual.

>>15334455
why does the race even matter here?
it'd be gross no matter wat

>>15334456
Soviets almost exclusively used Kirova watches from the First Moscow Watch Factory. They were large conversions from pocket watches, about 49mm diameter.

>>15333362
>The only problem is that it's a dress watch case sized like a pilot watch with a tool chrono dial.
What are you even saying?
How's that a dress watch case?
Sure, nowadays you apparently can wear a buttugly, fuckhuge 50x20mm diver as a dresswatch, but no one who knows shit would see a 15mm thick watch as a dress watch. And where do you see a pilot watch in that thing?

>>15334226
Nice, a white dial Rolex is always cool to look at. These OPs are a bit too basic for me but they look much better in person I must say.

>>15334455
I had it on for around 30 seconds to quickly take a picture, I'm sure I'll survive.

>>15334487
They made some sexy stuff over in Mockba.

>>15334236
hmm thanks
it seems near impossible to find movements on eBay though, even the Citizen movement it's based on
I guess I'll keep looking. I'll have a look at WuS and see if any of the autists there have found something that works

>>15334456
You probably have to invest in good old books if you want a comprehensive rundown.

>during World War II, small, time-only wristwatches were used by the German military and issued in large numbers. Rather than designing a specification for a wristwatch and then farming out the design and manufacturing to local watch manufacturers via a tender, as was the norm in the United States, the German government instead provided requirements to a contractor, who in turn sub-contracted suppliers to provide watches that met said requirements.

>Sometimes a particular manufacturer would use its own movement in place of the AS1130, and as the number of manufacturers who produced these watches is long, it’s anybody’s guess as to how many different movements were utilized (there is no definitive list or precise number of manufacturers known, but the number seems to be well over 30).

tell me that I don't need yet another diver

>>15334548
It's not that you don't need another diver, you need a better shitter to good watch ratio. Apply for a Submariner and buy the blue 36 mm Tudor in the meantime. Get rid of the Yachtmaster copy and possibly even the Daytona.

>>15334548
Need to get yourself a nice casio beater

>>15334493
Thanks! I like it precisely because it is very simple. I have a few Omega watches that are very tool-y with lots of complications and features. For my Rolexes I prefer something no frills and a bit dressy.

>>15334548
This, and a properly sized dress watch, that Orient is as big as the divers.

>>15333492
Ach Teufel, I've been das Cottoned mit mein Hände rot! Spracken wir only das Schweindeutsch, mit with to der Germans zerstören mögen werden.

>>15334548
Stop buying meme watches

>>15334562
>>15334558
already have one of these, just sat on my desk
>>15334551
i do think I need to save and get myself a nonshitter
>>15334564
but I can't help it

>>15334551
>buying overpriced lolexes

>>15334560
God damn, Rolex knows how to make a bracelet.
Did you buy this new? Are you the guy who pondered buying the OP39 or a DJ36 a few days ago?

>>15334566
stay strong and resist the urge to buy more shitters

>>15334548
>>15334551
>Get rid of the Yachtmaster copy and possibly even the Daytona.
Damn, I actually like the yachtmaster fake! If it were available without a cyclops, I'd be tempted. But I agree on the Daytona fake. that's just ugly.
But from a purely what-is-missing perspective, you need a dress watch, a digital watch and a "good" watch. Technically, I'd count the vostok and the orient as good, but most folks probably would disagree.
But other than that, you can't have enough divers. Especially since there are so many cute and colorful ones availble, some even at good prices!

>>15334548
I'd throw away the Parnis and get a Casio Royale and a proper dress/daily like a Tissot Powermatic silicium or an Orient star classic.

>>15334578
You know the cyclops can be easily removed? You just need to hold it in a flame for a few seconds and it'll pop right off.

>>15334573
Nah, I'm not that guy. Yes I bought it new for $6k.

>>15334579
>Tissot
AHAGAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA
'no'

>>15334578
All of them are good, even the Pagani honestly even though it's a Chinese shitter, it's incredible for its money, as long as it passed QC. I really dislike the Parnis personally but I get why he got it. You are absolutely right with what's missing, which is why I recommended these >>15334579

>>15334590
There is literally nothing wrong with Tissot other than they are slightly worse value than a Vostok or an Orient or whatever. I truly believe that some of their models are great, like the Visodate or the Powermatic and if you are wanting to spend at that price point, they are decent purchases.

>>15331618
Watchmaker student here. Ask me anything.

>>15334598
Nice labcoat faggot

>>15334598
thoughts on chink watches with decent nip movements like >>15334548 pagani explorer shitter

>>15334598
Is it true that you can comprehend what a swede says, as long as he speaks with a hot potato in his mouth? And that the ratio of porn shops to people in Denmark is something like 1:30?

>>15334595
I see the TIDF is out in full force today

>>15334598
w2c labcoat

>>15334579
>Tissot Powermatic
not a dress watch if it's 40mm or over

>>15334590
Find me another $500 chronometer with silicon balance spring

>>15334605
>silicon balance spring
meme feature

>>15334599
It's most likely a lab coat yeah. It was the school who supplied them.
>>15334600
I actually prefer Japanese movements over Chinese. That's not to say that Chinese movements are all garbage though. If I were to pick a Chinese movement producer I'd look into Seagull.
>>15334601
Although I'm born and raised in Denmark my mother is Swedish. So I have no problems in understanding Swedish. The porn thing is most likely true though.
>>15334603
ZBC Ringsted Urmagerskole.

>>15334579
he's got enough dressy watches, dress watches are dumb anyway so why spend big bucks on them

>>15334607
>silicon balance spring
>balance spring
Pfff, try with a Silicon MOVEMENT.

>>15334611
the only true dress watch there is the timex
the orient is bordering on dress watch but it's too big to be a true dress watch

>>15334613
Forgot pic.

>>15334607
hilarious. are you that cartier retard from a few days ago?

>>15334614
Exactly, more than enough dressy timepieces. What would he need another one for, other than horological bragging rights?

>>15334611
>dress watches are dumb

t. no class

divers are even dumber. Everyone has the occasional wedding or some nice event to go to that a dress watch is good for. But nobody evens uses divers for their intended purpose.

>>15334623
>Everyone has the occasional wedding or some nice event to go to that a dress watch is good for
You're not supposed to wear a watch to an event. It implies you have somewhere else to be.

>>15334604
40mm is just fine unless he has actual girl hands

>>15334600
I can't find much wrong with it other than some very small things like a bezel misalignment in the micrometer scale that may vary depending on quality control, and some people were saying things about the spring bar quality and the lume that doesn't last long, the lugs are a few micrometers longer than the case, also there is no anti reflective treatment on the sapphire glass. Other than that for me everything just feels as it should. Dial, hands, indices, caseback, crown, case treatment, bezel treatment, bracelet, it all passes with flying colors. The 40mm size is perfect for normal wrists, I like the two tone blue dial, the logo and other written stuff on the dial are diminished. I even like the cyclops, which I didn't much at first, but after a while I realised it gives it a certain uniqueness.

For a Chinese shitter I don't believe you can do much wrong, and those specs are properly insane for €75.

>>15334623
>nobody needs a beat around watch that you don't have to worry about getting wet

uh oh its retarded

>>15334598
How long have you been studying?
Any plans to go abroad to work at any of the big brands?
What watches are in your collection?
Do you have any favorite brands or movements (new or vintage)?

>>15334623
I mean you can wear whatever you want to a wedding, it would probably look dumb to do it in a Sea Dweller or big Navitimer but why would you need to go beyond a Datejust or similar in terms of cleanliness?
Sure I'd like to have a Saxonia one day but to for me dress watches literally the least important group of watches.
When I wear a suit I wear what I want because I'm not a wristlet and people around me are looking up to me anyway. The overall style is still fine with a diver under a suit.
Fucking Apple watch plebs in my company don't even deserve to look at a Patrimony or Saxonia until they repent their sins.
Plus this age old argument >>15334629

Not even gonna go into the whole desk diving argument though. I hate SCUBA diving but I take my divers into the water all the time. There's more benefits to a dive watch other than being able to safely dive with it.

>>15334634
you dont need a 300wr watch just to wash it under the sink or shower with it.

even a 100wr is enough to swim with

divers are only so popular because insecure men feel dress watches are too effeminate/girly and they want a GIANT CHUNK OF METAL on their wrist with MASCULINE EDGES to feel manly

>>15334636
I'm 2.5 years into a 3 year studying period. When I finish my plans are to attend another watchmaker University in Sweden called IHU Urmakarskolan which if I graduate can grant me a WOSTEP certification. This can then allow me to train at various brands like Rolex, Omega, IWC etc.
My collection currently consist of pic related. Plus ALOT of spare parts and dials and movements.
In terms of sheer quality and watchmaking my favourite is by far A. Lange & Söhne. However I am also a sucker for Rolex. I'm currently saving up for an Oyster Perpetual Ref. 114300.

>>15334661
That's a lot of vintage, what about the 90's and later?

>>15334638
If people can get away wearing dive watches with a suit, you sure as hell can wear a dressed down dress watch with a raw leather strap instead of glossy black one, with more casual clothes.

>>15334548
Yo when did you get that Orient Union? I'm trying to cop one but they're showing sold out everywhere

>>15334598
Is there any countercultural cachet to glorious Boctok among watchmaking students?

>>15334598
Thoughts on affordable commie reproductions of vintage Swiss movements? e.g. Seagull 1963, vintage Poljot alarms, Vostok chronometer, etc

>>15332911

Anon, you’re a tard and know nothing about watches.

>>15334681
How so? I'm not saying they're necessarily bad, but they tend to be overpriced ETA based watches. In a mall shop they then become the top of the line mall watches.

>>15334226
Engineer wannabe?

>>15334674
many many years ago

>>15334778
Regular oyster bracelet I think. Why?

I'll do the new thread in a while. At earlies when we're on page 6 or so.
Any wishes for the OP?

>>15334804
is there a reason omega uses a dick and balls for the 12?

>>15334804
more interesting/underrated/uncommon watches/brands instead of the more common stuff

>>15334661
Alot of the watch makers at A Large wear nomos, I would refine your taste a bit, keep 1,4,5,8 and get rid of the rest. Get a used Nomos on ebay (wear it for the next few years), it's to soon for you to be buying a rolex, make some money first. Don't buy a fucking OP (it's all I could afford rolex), you only buy an OP after you have a few rolex. I had 60k in saving before I bought my first rolex.

>>15334409
>I'm tempted to mod a seiko, but I don't really want an inaccurate auto that I have to set daily.
What? You don't need to set them daily, they're not that far off. 10 seconds off maybe, who cares.

>>15334813
My dad actually works for omega and he told me that their top scientists did some market research to figure out which symbol for the 12 would be best at triggering a very specific type of autist, but just be a legible symbol for everyone else and then they came up with that.
Seems about right.
>>15334818
Good idea.

>>15334819
>I had 60k in saving before I bought my first rolex.
This is your brain on consumerism. I've got 100k saved and I'm going to buy me a vostok.

>>15334834
>My dad actually works for omega
Yeah? My dad works for Nintendo.

>>15334838
>>I'm going to buy me a vostok
>buying crap
Why?

>>15334861
better value than rolex

>>15334862
COP HARDER

>>15334838
Get a Seiko.

>>15334804
I don't like the cut-out parts on the dial. Ruins it for me.

>>15334862
It's not better value though?

>>15334838
In savings / cash....... not investments, I have 300k in stocks (in the 100), 2 house 350k and 200k (one rented out) no mortgages, 10% of every in gold bullion.

Most will never get to my level in their lifetime, im 40 years old. I didn't want to kick the young watchmaker right in the nuts.

10% or so, of your net worth into watches is fine, at long as you dont lose your shirt (rolex is good buying), 20% is fine as well, taking into account he is in the business, as long as your okay with that much on your wrist.

Most people have move money in their car than bank, 60k is a good starting point for buying a rolex, life is short, you have to live a little.

>>15334871
yes it is, and when you end your sentence with a question mark you sound like a woman
>durrr you aren't worthy of rolex you need to work x years and wear several other watches to break into it and then have 100k saved up and then you're mentally and spiritually ready to own a fucking watch
you people are hilarious, I can't imagine what a massive faggot you must be to buy rolex

>>15334875
holy shit, who cares

>>15334880
Do whatever you want, it was just advice / data point / prospective

>>15334875

please tell us more about your financials and state in life

>>15334838
based

>>15334885
maybe try posting on reddit with that format and you'll get some upvotes

Hows my shitter look with a blue seconds hand?

>>15334888
>>15334890

This is why your broke, your toxic attitude.

>>15334899
Thanks for the laugh.

>>15334871
But it is.
It does the same thing as a rolex, but at a fraction (of a fraction) of the cost. So it is better value. If you like it or not doesn't really factor in the consideration.
>>15334875
Oh, OK then, carry on. Still, wouldn't waste money on a Rolex if I where you, but I guess you actually can do it without causing you problems down the line. I was just assuming you're some
>WOW!
>more than 10k!!!
>I'm rich, bitch!!!
kid with no clue.

New thread:
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>>15334918
>It does the same thing as a rolex
kek, the delusion is real
Keep buying these worthless jokes of a watch, I'm sure it's entertaining you. Why admit it publicly though, just buy the popewtach or a warm meal instead if you're this poor. The casio is better value than the vostok too so why stop there.

Real new thread.

>>15334924

>>15334924

>>15334924

>>15334861
That's why he saved 100k.

>>15334838
I went with exactly that design, it's already arrived in my country and I can't wait.

>>15334935
Stop making fucking two threads, you mong. The other at least put some effort in it.

>>15334452
I love seeing poolbro posts

>>15335243
Yes, I take those pictures after I finish cleaning the pool. Or when I'm in it.

>>15335318
You should hide your divers in the pool when you're not wearing them. Theives will never think to look there.

>>15335352
Good idea; I wouldn't think to look there either.