/fa/ - Fashion

First for the good old days

First for casio gang

>>15375057
>MSRP: $13,000
>Chrono24: $25,000

Why?

BB gang

>>15375076
Imagine having this design and then choosing to ruin it by removing the few unique details

waterproofed my 1955 Tudor

>>15375046
Seiko watch that goes for $1,400 canadian

Resized my cheapnatostraps "paratrooper" strap, would rate 10/10 for comfort, just takes a bit of getting used to putting it on.

please post some 34mm STUNNERS so i don't have to buy this as a last resort

>>15375108
because while it's a nice watch not everyone wants a speedy
and 2-5 months of saving is still a lot. In many cities prices of living are high
>>15375096
how did you do it?
>>15375122
been wanting to get something like that too. do you just snip it off? do you have to burn the ends or whatever

Are meranom and zenitar Still the best place to get Vostoks? My uncle would like one for his birthday and I’m the watch guy so it’s up to me to source a reputable one

>>15375138
Yeah, I tried to get fancy and use a hot iron to seal the end but ultimately I just set fire to it and that did the trick. You can't see this part anyway, it's underneath the rest of the strap.

show your burger day watch, bitches

>>15375066
probably because rolex now has 12 month waiting lists for most of their watches

>>15375066
>Why?
Go to the AD and ask for a new Daytona at retail price...

>>15375152
not sure about Zenitar but Meranom definitely
However the coof has fucked international shipments. I know there was one guy here who waited like 10 weeks for his to get to the Netherlands or something stupid like that.
>>15375157
What I did with mine was fine two coins with a similar diameter as the width of a strap, put one on each side of the strap, hold with pliers, use the coins as a guide to cut, then lit it on fire
worked very well

>>15375066
>what is scarcity
Demand is way greater than supply for daytonas, GMTs, and Subs.

>>15375129
Get it in the green. Don't be a pussy.

cop or not?

its a handwind mechanical shitter too

>>15375178
Yeah, I've used that method before on a RAF strap but that was because the end of that strap is visible, I don't really mind with this strap, nobody can see it.

Suggest a watch for me
> Your budget
10-12k €
> Watch type, e.g. dress, diver, pilot
diver/sport
> Movement, e.g. automatic, hand wound, quartz
automatic
> Desired features, e.g. water resistance, day/date, 2nd time zone
it has to look mean, bold and tasteful, have seconds hand and be waterproof
> Preferred strap option, e.g. leather, nylon, bracelet
Id like to easily swap between bracelet and rubber strap
> Wrist size or desired watch size
6.25 inch. im skeleton, i dont want it to look huge on me

>>15375188
Definitely, go for it

>>15375188
B

>>15375138
>how did you do it?
well it's in good shape to begin with, just got new crown and case back gaskets (coated them in silicone grease), and a new crystal since the old one was leaky.

I'm working on a homemade pressure tester, which will be a step up from dunking the sealed up case in the sink.

>>15375190
Rolex explorer 36mm.

>>15375129

Which one is worthy to cop for? Seriously. I'm a huge JP fan, but I can only imagine that the plastic to these are brittle as fuck

>>15375215
I definitely had far right as a kid

>>15375173
>Go to the AD and ask for a new Daytona at retail price...

That's easy. I'll do it tomorrow.

Just walk in and say you're paying STICKER PRICE and not a dime more. They'll sell it to you in an instant.

My sister just informed me my father started crying after our mom gifted him a watch for their 25th anniversary. Not sure the model but is it acceptable to cry over a watch?

>>15375234
To be fair, I don't think the AD is allowed to charge north of MSRP. They just sell them to waiting list customers who buys tons of other watches and jewelry from them.

>>15375190
> Blancpain Fifty Fathoms
> Rolex Explorer / Sub / Sea-Dweller but expect a waitlist
> Omega Seamaster
> Panerai

Plenty of choices

Thinking of pulling the trigger on a SNJ025

It's 47.8mm but I have big wrists and I think I can pull it off.

>>15375241
Of course it is.

>>15375057
This would be a 10/10 if not for the goofy ass 70 on the tachy

>>15375096
That's a sick dial

>>15375129
See pic

Here's a wrist shot of the SNJ025

I love the look of it

whats /wt/ thoughts about SQUALE? decent brand or.. ?

>>15375289
Does it come in any larger sizes?

>>15375306
It's big but I think it will fit me well, I have big wrists

>>15375304
I don't own one but I've heard it's a good watch for the price. The guy from TheUrbanGentry on YouTube loves them.

>>15375289
>>15375320
yeah, i think it looks fine, but large diameter cases never bother me. only when lugs over hang does size become an issue for me

>>15375269
>That's a sick dial
thanks biggest reason I prefer vintage is the amazing print quality on the dials, I dont know what the brands are thinking these days.

>>15375331
The lug-to-lug width is 51.3mm and the width of my wrist is about 65mm. I haven't owned a watch that large before but I think it would suit me. I know some people dislike bigger watches

Did I fuck up?

>>15375354
I would wear a Benrus Type I if I had wrists your size. Unintentionally one of the most beautifully designed watches iMO, but too big for me to wear every day comfortably.

>>15375369
>>15375354
the only valid dinnerplate watch is the fifty fathoms

What do you think about my watch?

>>15375369
Those look pretty cool, the one on the left reminds me of a vintage Seamaster 300

>>15375241
it is if you have a wife of 25 years who gives it to you.
so in your case, no. never.

>>15375379
Those are awesome watches, I love the history behind them. Unfortunately they're out of my price range right now but I would love to own one some day.

>>15375381
I think it's decent to good. I think the hands could be more interesting, stick hands in general disinterest me. Also I wouldn't wear a watch with some guys name on it, makes it seem way too "designer". I wouldnt want to have to tell someone I'm wearing a "Paul Hewitt" when they ask.

But really theres so much worse out here and regularly posted, it's not bad at all.

>>15375388
Yeah the Precista was definitely a military contract watch based on the SM300, and the Type I was clearly a result of "build a tougher and cheaper Tudor Submariner (which the US navy had used prior).

Here's another Precista based on a commercial design, they're very rare now unfortunately.

>>15375161
>understated dress watch with a four-colored nato
what were you trying to achieve, here?

>>15375381
fashion dogshit watch, sorry. You got scammed

>>15375396
I like that a lot, the Submariner is an iconic watch design

>>15375381
It's not really my style but as long as you are happy with it that's all that matters.

>>15375381
did you read the OP

>>15375304
They make a solid watch, usually looks cool and has some character and is a fair price. I like how they are unafraid to play around with some loud colors so it's a fun diver, like DOXAs but for half the money and a little more of a conventional look.
Some of the older models have SQUALE on the watch three fucking times including on the side of the case like Invicta shitters but thankfully they have backed off of that

Suggest a watch for me.
> Your budget
150€
> Watch type, e.g. dress, diver, pilot
Good enough for business meetings with the supervisory board
> Movement, e.g. automatic, hand wound, quartz
Fire and forget. It should tell the time correctly and change when I land in another time zone.
> Desired features, e.g. water resistance, day/date, 2nd time zone
Day+date
> Preferred strap option, e.g. leather, nylon, bracelet
Leather

>>15375424
yeah, but what the fuck does Squale mean?
it sounds like a kid's show about a whale.

>>15375304
>>15375424
Little known fact, Squale was the case manufacturer for tons of brand's dive watches when they really boomed in the 1960s and 70s. Definitely an underrated brand, although they don't really have an iconic watch that stands out.

>>15375064
>you will never be gifted super expensive watches

>>15375433
It's pronounced "squa-lay"
it doesn't rhyme with whale lol

>>15375432
Get a gshock 5610

If I could I would take a hammer to all gshock 's

Fuck gshocks

>>15375466
Why are you hating on gshock?

>>15375433
It's French for "Shark"

>>15375438
Yeah I learned about then because Jackie Chan wears a Squale in the Armor of God movies

>>15375467
As tools nothing. As fashion they suck donkey dick and should never be worn past puberty.

>>15375481
The squares don't look as bad as the bulky round ones though

>>15375481
watches are both fashion and tools

>>15375432
just get a citizen ecodrive or something
>change when I land in another time zone
not possible at this price or unless you get a digital watch.

>>15375466
>thinking a hammer will do anything
ive seen gshocks being hit dull force with a baseball bat. Strap broke off but watch still working 100%

>>15375492
> watches are both fashion and tools
Some watches are but a GShock isn't one of them. The only people who think they are are man-childs.

>>15375506
What about Pro treks then? They are similar to gshocks but not as bulky
>>15375432
Casio edifice or oceanus

>>15375506
I know a ton of people in the military and law enforcement who are serious about their gear and they all wear G-Shocks or some other Casio. And no two of them have the same G-Shock because the second that they think that the watch should express them in some way, be that color or model, it starts being fashion too.
If function as a tool was all that mattered everyone in the world would wear a DW5610 and be done with it but you can customize your tools too. Why do you think hammers come in black, blue, orange, green, yellow, and wood handles?

>>15375506
There's so many different Gshocks, some look really bad to me but others look good. I think they're great beater watches.

>>15375506
retard alert
do you know how many fashion oriented gshocks and babyGs there are?
also gshock is big in streetwear fashion (for both genders) especially in asia

>ya b-but its not classic fashion
nobody said they were, boomer

G-Shocks were really huge in the skater and outdoors communities when I was growing up. Everyone who was into the traditional outdoors innawoods hobbies had then and the skater kids had the brighter color ones

>>15375519
>>15375516
fuck off with your pleb trash

>>15375523
>every watch must be a dress watch for formal events or business meetings
>NO YOU CANT HAVE FUN

gshocks are both tools and fashion, whether you like it or not

THIS IS NOW A CASIO THREAD

Post your beaters to trigger the autist

>>15375530
pretty much all watches are fashion now unless the watch is issued to you by your employment as a tool for your job, like part of your uniform/work gear.

>>15375533
What kind of job issues a watch?

>>15375534
astronaut

>>15375516
So primarily a tool because they need a rugged / disposable watch that they then customize because they can. That doesn't make it a true fashion item.

>>15375519
You can definitely call this fashion but it's not acting as a tool. It's a cosmetic toy.

>>15375539
If you are wearing a watch because you need to know the time readily and often, and you choose a specific watch for its specific functions, that watch is being used for a tool purpose. The very second that you go out of that even slightly and you want it in a specific color, or you choose 1 of 2 or more watches because you prefer it, it becomes fashion. Your G-Shock does not have to have blue highlights but they make one with blue highlights, and people will buy it, even though it costs slightly more than the exact same watch without blue highlights, because they like that color more. And then it becomes an expressive item showing personal taste.... fashion.

>>15375534
military or at least they used to
they had cigarette rations too

>>15375539
you can use it to tell time and so its still a tool. Pretty sure babyGs are durable AF as well, you can swim in them and shit

This is the only G-Shock I would buy. I don't really like the look of the other models, they're not really my style.

>>15375530
they're shit, whether you like it or not pleb

QUIT TALKING ABOUT GSHOCKS ALL THE FUCKING TIME GODDAMN

>>15375562
What would you like to talk about?

>>15375046
why are vintage watches so beautiful bros

look at that watch. Everything is in harmony. The indices and hands simple but so aesthetically pleasing. Even the logo and indices looks half buried in the golden swirls, like lost relics in the sand. The signs of age just add to the appeal.

>>15375561
>i dont like them so they are shit
nobody is forcing you to buy them

>>15375563
The tens of thousands of other designs that exist but you are too poor to afford.

>>15375560
how about the G-LIDE?

>>15375568
post them then you cock
>whine about the discussion but adds nothing to it

>>15375574
It looks alright but I wouldn't ever use the tide graph because I'm not a surfer, so it would be pretty pointless to own it

>>15375574
not him but I am not a fan of the negative displays

>>15375568
What's your top 3 favorites

>>15375544
tfw there's only like 40 of those left and they go for like 100k

>>15375534
Military divers and a few other trades are issued watches, Canadian search and rescue techs get Marathon GSAR (I think they used to get MSAR instead) dive watches.

>>15375590
3 isn't enough but lets say for now a Zeitwerk, a Chronometre Bleu and pic related.

>>15375560
bought almost the same one a month ago

>>15375244
They would probably remove the license if AD sells at a price higher than retail price, BUT you can't ignore the waiting list for new Rolex's.
That's why resellers make a price even higher than retail.
I heard some new RS Audi's too have this problem, second hand immediately available cost more than new.

>>15375432
€25
more accurate than 99.9% of mechanicals and i think it looks alright for business use

>>15375604
I really like the look of Marathon dive watches, but I'm not a fan of them using tritium instead of conventional lume. I think it's cool how the watch has radioactive material inside it that makes it glow all the time, but after a while the tritium burns out.

>>15375607
I like the AL&S Zeitwerk a lot. If I won the lottery I'd probably add one to my collection. What do you like about that AP you posted? I'm not a fan of the integrated bracelet.

>>15375129
junghans max bill hand winding.

yes, it is 34mm.
imagine that, a BAUHAUS meme that isnt dinnerplate sized. ETA inside

>>15375472
>>15375458
fair enough.
it's not like squa-lay is an improvement in terms of sounding ridiculous, but that's the French language for you.

>>15375608
I like the look of it. I didn't know they had a solar powered model.

>>15375630
You need to try on a RO bracelet, it's one of the best bracelets ever made. That model is solid platinum including the bracelet, that's incredibly rare for an AP. It's a perpetual moonphase calendar that's very legible. Also the dial design and color are great. It's an understated fuck-you watch.

>>15375645
>AP RO
>understated
lol

>>15375647
understated in that to the majority they will assume it's steel and a basic RO.

>>15375607
the chronometre bleu is by FAR the nicest watch out of the three. Its not fat like a hockey puck or tryhard manly like a APRO

>>15375651
>4 subdials including a moonphase
>basic
just stop, please

hnnnng

>>15375645
It's a pretty aesthetic looking dial. It's definitely a "fuck-you" watch lol

>>15375565
lmao at your pathetic attempts to greentext shit nobody said. you're cancer here

>>15375661
I like the syringe hands. It reminds me of a Sinn 104 a bit

>>15375664
your only reason for not liking the gshock is literally your own opinion. Its a great watch at a great price. Gtfo dude.
>i dont like it because its popular
>i dont like it becuase its ugly
>i dont like it because people i dont like wear it

literally a fucking big baby. You shouldnt be talking about watches if you cant appreciate functional products made for usage.

>>15375659
Well I'd also chose several Pateks and Vacherons, lots of great dress watches there. But every collection needs at least one fuck-you watch too!

>>15375668
they are objectively disgusting, and you're too stupid to understand that because you think there's no truth and everything is just
>muh opinion.

you're a literal brainlet and cancer and what sinks these threads.

>>15375683
you have said absolutely nothing in your post except buzzwords
cry more, babby

>>15375683
>objectively
do you even know what objectively means?

Watches are tools.

Filegers, divers, field and dress watches were all watches created to serve a specific purpose. And just like those watches, gshocks were literally invented because there was a lack of durable digital watches for sports and the ourdoors. Gshock was not made just because they could, it was made for a real function and had to meet a set of criteria for durability (the 5 Gs).

The fact that you dont like how they look does not matter. You should read about how and why they were created. Talk abour 'cancer' when you dont even bother to educate yourself. You are low effort and lowly educated. There are plenty of watches I dont like personally but I can appreciate what they seek to achieve and the engineering behind them.

Come at me Hammy.

>>15375690
the 3 Gs, my bad.

>The origin story of the G-Shock begins in 1981, when Casio’s head of watch design, engineer Kikuo Ibe, wanted to make a durable watch that wouldn’t break even if dropped. (This was what happened when he accidentally dropped a pocket watch gifted to him by his father, thus breaking it.)

>Ibe and his team of three engineers had three design criteria — called the triple ten: It had to be able to withstand a 10 meter drop and 10 atmospheres of water pressure, and it had to have a battery life of ten years.

>It would take over two years of drop-testing 200 prototypes before “Team Tough” came up with a hollow watch case structure that supported the core module — a quartz mechanism floating in a urethane foam cradle.

>This became the first G-Shock, the DW-5000C.

>>15375690
>do you even know what objectively means?
yep and you don't. I already stated clearly why you're full of shit and you didn't understand and just spouted some more relativistic bullshit. No point in arguing with a moron.

>>15375690
Weren't they designed primarily for military usage? Navy Seals were issued them in the 80s.

>>15375723
gshocks are objectively great watches and you are objectively a giant turd who doesnt appreciate engineering. Stop using big words you dont understand.

>>15375719
3 tens**

>>15375727
idk, ive not heard of that although its clear why they were favoured and chosen.

5 identical pateks

>>15375744
based never stop posting this

clean
GS needs to make more spring drives without the garbage power indicator on the front

>>15375737
god it's so rich when someone doesn't understand a concept and tries to tell me I'm wrong about it.

I'll try one more time for your simpleton brain

>picrel, like gshocks, is objectively disgusting. you aren't "entitled to your opinion" to say shes hot, YOURE WRONG. Truth exists, it's the reason why things are better than others. Try to comprehend that.

>>15375747
I like the simplicity of this GS. Sometimes the less complications the better.

>>15375752
you are literally wrong because there are tons of people who like fat women. Theres even a genre of porn for it.
Your dislike of gshocks is SUBJECTIVE, not OBJECTIVE. By specs they are one of the best watches around. Did you even see the dictionary definition of the word objective?

You should try working on your English too, because you just sound like some 3rd world ivan trying to act classy poo-pooing on gshocks.

>>15375766
I pretend to love fat women as a gag and fuck thin ones

>>15375752
grow up

>>15375747
nice seiko presage bro

>>15375766
Ok I see now that you're a troll. Kudos because you got me good.

>>15375752
thats not what objective means.... fucking ESL moron

Do you get bullied for wearing a Omega?

>>15375782
Only by Rolex owners, everyone else you dab on.

>>15375782
Omega is top titties

are "couple watches" acceptable or cringe? (like too much PDA)

>>15375849
no one will even notice

>>15375849
acceptable.

I'm getting this and you cannot stop me /wt/!!!

>>15375866
ugly much

why is the crown guard there? is something going to squeeze in between the chrono pushers and the crown and knock the crown off?

>>15375849
extremely based if theyre casios, cringe if theyre swiss

>>15375931
everything about that picture is cringe especially the fact it's cheap rose wine and each glass costs more than the watches.

Hey Kings - Uncle Seiko Waffle Strap or Tropic Strap for my SPB079J?

>>15375248
Do you actually like how the watch looks, or do you just like the fact that Arnold wore it in the movie once and you feel like you could become closer to him by wearing the same watch as him?

>>15375943
seething swiss cuck malding that they bought their ladyboy gf a patek and still doesnt get to hold hands with her.

>>15375944
how about a bigger wrist?

>>15375947
Honestly, larping is half the reason that watches are a thing and I'm sure the seiko Arnie is no different.

>>15375608
>>15375560
Are these the ones with the "good" solar panel position, or the old ones with the shitty solar panel? I'm trying to figure out if there's one without Bluetooth.

>>15375952
My wrist might be small but my nuts are like ripe mangos smacking into your forehead.

Wrist aside - do you prefer the waffle or the tropic?

>>15375659
>>15375607
What happened to the anon that used to come here, that owned a CB?

>>15375747
Shiter

>>15375944
tropic will look nicer i think

Can I wear 2 watches like Maradona here?

>>15375248
>48mm
>still looks normal on his wrist

he must have had like 8" wrists wtf

Fellas... it's July 4th. Independence Day. What are you wearing on your wrist right now? For me, it's the SRPA21. I'm going to go outside to stand on the side of my jacuzzi and see what other illegal mortar fireworks people light tonight right now.

>>15376014
>celebrating a country that actively assassinates its own black citizens
I'd rather not

>>15375996
>2 watches
Do people really?

>>15376020
>people
Argentinians aren't people, anon

>>15376018
Hahaha! Anon, I think you're just trying to bait me into a response tonight. I'm not going to take it.
Here, watch it or don't:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xkKbv9Ejz4M
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e9AQEHOZYB4

>>15376020
of course they do.

Heres Stallone. if rocky can do it so can you XD

>>15375046
What income is it not retarded to have a $5k watch? I'm thinking about $50k

What’s a decent IWC Big Pilot alternative?

>>15376046
sooo many fliegers around. Just take your pick from laco or stowa or damasko. Even san martin makes a super budget friendly one thats decent.

>>15376039
100k

Glashutte Panoreserve or Panomatic Lunar?

>>15376034
I fully meant to link this: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rB8dxgFI0vg
in the first link. That retard in the youtube poop had nothing to do with me. That was an accident.

>>15375190
Cartier Santos Mid-size.

>>15376046
Montblanc

>>15375960
The solar panel doesn't matter too much as long as you're buying a positive display. Yes, you will lose maybe 10% clarity over the competing non-solar/bluetooth model, but it's not a big deal. If you really want the clarity back without bluetooth, you can always hydromod, that makes them pretty much equal. The bluetooth models barely benefit from hydromods by comparison.

>>15375931
holy shit that's cringe

>>15376127
Oh, so it's only an issue with negative displays? What happens, are the displays dimmer?

>>15375931
I can't tell which is the male hand and which the female? Or both are the same sex? It's confusing.

>>15376067
I think the Panoreserve looks better. Too bad no one affordable can do that design justice except for Lange and Glashutte, I would immediately cop one if it costed like a thousand

>>15376135
It's only a major issue with negative displays, personally I can't even use old style negative solars because the sweet spot is so small. They're not so much dimmer as they are plagued by internal reflections that reduce acceptable viewing angles. A regular LCD will have clear digits in most positions, a dual glass display will have some angles where the digits blur. It's hard to describe, you kind of have to see both models in person and then rotate them around.

>>15376135
I bought the 5610 with negative display and have 0 issue with the solar panel and visibility. I've seen this said on here but don't see it in person. I can see it at every possible angle

so will a watch keep better time 10 years from now if I never use it a day until then or if I use it every day until then?
just wondering because I haven't had a chance to wear mine much and I don't know if I should be winding it every day or not if there's no point

>>15375614
No, it doesn't. It's not the 80s anymore.

>>15375190
Get an Omega Seamaster, either white or black dial.

I copped one recently and love it. WIth the money you save you can cop a Speedy as well :)

>>15375514
>>15375459
>>15375493
Thanks for telling me to get kids toys. Awesome. Please make fun of the Paul Hewitt watch.

>>15375073
It's listed on cheapnatostraps as an "adjustable single pass strap", though it should be called an RAF strap which is the correct name of single pass nylon straps. The buckle is a lot better quality than I expected, the strap doubles back on itself through the buckle so the length of the strap can be adjusted which makes the excess length not too bad. The only problem I've got with it is the heat sealed end is a bit uncomfortable.

>>15375096
>>15375214
Nice. Where did you order a new crystal and crown? Put a 7909 crystal in my 7904, but it's much more domed and probably not very waterproof. Also, is there a trick to putting the bezel back on, besides brute force?

>>15376159
Nah, as long as it isn't sitting not ticking for over a year it is fine, if you leave it for ages the lubricants can pool instead of coating everything nicely

>>15376234
I had this exact watch when I was 10 years old or so, it was my first "grown up" watch and competition was high between me and my friends about who could have the digital watch with the coolest features. My friend had the thermometer watch, I had the pointless 1/1000th second stopwatch with autostart and huge yellow start button.

>>15376263
its really fun to look at I enjoy it

>>15376271
Yeah, I remember liking how all the digital subdials filled up when the stopwatch was running, and getting the stopwatch to stop at exactly 1.000 seconds was always a fun time waster. I've always kind of wanted to buy one again but they seem to be pretty rare on eBay.

>>15376108
Already have it but thanks for advice
>>15376214
Skeleton hands ruin it for me. I really like planet ocean but I fell like even the smallest one is too big for me

>>15375866
I like the breguet numerals on the bezel.

>>15376230
That's a nice JLC master control homage. You should have that manky dial cleaned up though.

>>15375619
Tritium has a half-life of 12.5 years, so getting it serviced once per decade to have the tubes replaced isn't a big deal, and tritium is really bright anyways so even at half it'll still be quite legible.

>>15375960
this model is GW-M5610 and it doesnt have bluetooth as for the solar i got it in the mail with the battery saying low, it took 10 minutes to get to high and has stayed high ever since
water resist holds up aswell

>>15375608
good man
only good gshock

>>15376307
can confirm
if you don't keep it in a drawer or face down it's going to stay charged and sync every night

>>15376298
I always wonder how shitty your life must be if you take the time out in your day to post stuff like that.

>>15376307
I've had mine for almost 3 weeks now, it was made on the 25th of October last year, the last sync it had received was on the day after so presumably it had been in its metal box since then, the battery was at medium when I got it.
>>15376322
I've been leaving mine all over the place at night to see if it won't sync, it syncs at 2:02 every time.

>>15375046
That thing is fucking beautiful

>>15376328
What's wrong with breguet numerals?

>>15375046
What model is this?

Should I pull the trigger? Saved up some money, want to get myself a first diver, been checking this one out alot lately

>>15376399
looks like a zoomer watch

>>15376399
unironically get the new Tudor instead

>>15376215
the paul hewitt watch is literally worth like $10. If you are happy with it keep wearing that garbage. Fucking printed dial with stamped out indices.

Citizen and Casio have been making watches for close to a 100 years now and ecodrive is the best lighttech you are going to get. Gshocks have been used kn military and even in space by Nasa astronauts. Stupid dumbass. With citizen ou can get conservative dress watches with them since they make a million different models.

>>15376399
Solid watch but some watch snobs will say tag huehuehuehue

>>15376399
Get >>15375866 instead.

>>15375752
actual retard kek

>>15376220
I recently got myself one of these. It's a bit odd, but good for a single-pass strap -- it dresses my subclone quite a bit up somehow. In particular I like using the extra loop to tuck the dangling extra strap down.

Can't you make any NATO a "single pass strap" by cutting one of the loops off and heat sealing the end?

>>15376570
... also it's cool how there's exactly one point where the strap is stitched (or glued, I suppose), and it's not even against the skin, so no chance of getting scratched up if you're sensitive. (I am, CNS zulu straps always scratch me.) It's not even a load-bearing part of the strap, so the ways it's going to fail you are related to either the fabric tearing, or the main buckle giving up.

I'm looking for the next Casio now to use. I have f91W now, any recommendations?

I've thought at least

DataBank DB360G-9
g shock 5600 bb 1er
g shock 5600 bbn 1er
B640WB-1BEF

>>15376619
Casio Royale?

>>15376619
I recommend finding paying work so you can afford a grown-up watch.

Looking to buy a watch for my boyfriend for his birthday. He has little wrists (6.5 inches). Can you guys recommend a watch? Not fussed if it's quartz or automatic. Budget is around 300 euros. I was thinking skx013 but it appears impossible to buy in Europe.

>>15376627
gshocks have been used extensively by the military and even nasa astronauts, you know.

>>15376619
gshocks or oceANUS. G-lide looks nice and so do the meme casioaks. And you can get the metal kits from aliexpress to mod them up

>>15376640
> gshocks have been used extensively by the military and even nasa astronauts, you know.
So have diapers but that doesn't mean I want to wear one in public

>>15376644
navy seals dont wear diapers. Firefighters and policemen dont either. Its understandable if you dont like their styling but theres no tougher beater watch and at under $100

>>15376020
yes, my friend do it
>>15376035
>>15375996
can someone explain to me why people do this?

>>15376629
>skx013
these are sold out?

maybe consider an islander
38mm
seiko nh36 inside (slight upgrade from the skx013)
sapphire (better also) and solid links

www.longislandwatch.com/Islander_38mm_Automatic_Dive_Watch_p/isl-49.htm

>>15376656
Thanks but it doesn't look like it's available in Europe.>>15376656
>>15376656

>>15376653

>>15376653
>can someone explain to me why people do this?
Ghetto GMT.

>>15376644
Which was the first diaper on space?

>>15376585
Are you sure you've got the same strap? This is the part of mine where it's glued/stitched and it's against my skin when I wear it, pretty scratchy and I need to fix it somehow.

>>15375876
>why is the crown guard there? is something going to squeeze in between the chrono pushers and the crown and knock the crown off?
Yeah, your dick. LMFAO.

Any recommendations what strap to use with my old Seiko?

>>15375161
i have not thought about monkeybone in a long time

>>15375046
Why can't I find this watch, is it fake?

>>15376230
the seals and crystal came from Esslinger. Didnt get a new crown, just the gasket. I think the right crystal for both watches is Tropic 11, but when I tried the GS ones the sidewall cracked when the bezel went on.

Best way I know to put the bezel on is find a plastic lid or bottle of the same diameter as the bezel, then press down evenly from above. You can sand and polish the crystals easily to change their size if it's too tight.

You can test the waterproofness by taking the dial/movement out of the case and then sealing it up and submerging it. Or even better, you can make a DIY pressure chamber with a nalgene bottle, bike tire valve, and air pump. I'm planning on doing that soon.

>>15376722
LMAO U GOT EM GOOD SKEETER

>>15375779
>>15375770
>>15376523
not taking it again samefag

>>15375330
You shouldn't believe that rodent

what's /wt/'s opinion on the Traska Freediver?

>>15376746
>>15376230
Forgot to say, nice waffle dial, looks great. I slightly prefer the silver indices/hands to the gold ones mine has.

>>15376673
w2c subcomadante marcos watch?

>>15376766
better than most microbrand vintage Submariner-influenced designs. The mint dial is a little weird. I wouldn't wear it myself as I prefer actual vintage divers like picrel.

>>15376721
On mine, it folds down in between the layers. So the offending part is mostly not in contact with skin. Maybe yours was misassembled?

W2c?

>>15376745
>>15376340
its looks like a rare variant of the (1950s?) longines conquest, possibly earlier

there were so many longines dial back then, its hard to find

>>15376794

>>15376673
nice car-15 bro
>>15376686
probably he's a foreigner just like me (just -2 of local time tho, is it really that hard??)

>>15376794
What a beauty

>>15376574
yeah, but doesn't that defeat the purpose of a NATO to begin with, i.e. you don't lose your watch if a springbar fails or knocked out?

>>15376854
No. Even if you cut the other piece off a NATO, as long as your strap is 1 piece that passes through both springbars, you will not lose your watch if one springbar fails. It will still be attached to your wrist via the other springbar.

>>15376858
Then what is the point of the short piece of a NATO?

>>15376877
super duper security

security is for women

NATO = HOMO

simple as

blacked out negative gshock with ballistic nylon, bullbars and a compass.

operator core AF and cool as heck

>>15376892

>>15376905
those clip-on compasses are so gay and completely unnecessary.

>>15376892
cringe

>>15376905
ballistic nylon 5 ring NATO*

>>15376909
how else would you navigate hostile terrain and read topo maps? obviously you'd also have a proper big compass as well.

>>15376918
if you have a topo map you shouldn't need a compass

>>15376906
whom tf thinks that's a good idea

>>15376930
the success of richard mille and audemar pigay should tell you that most people who are into watches actually have shit taste

>>15376629
does it have to be a diver?
https://www.jomashop.com/hamilton-khaki-field-watch-h69439931.html

>>15376909
Kinda gay but could be useful in disorienting environments like cities, jungle or thick forest.

Considering this quartz seamaster, thoughts?

>>15376906
that unironically looks good. Classy watch but with an adventurous strap. If James Bond can do it so can regular Joe.

>>15376943
if you are actually a serious tacticool operator who needs a blacked out g-shock with bull bars and a zulu strap, your little faggy clip-on compass is the least useful thing because you will have a dedicated guy carrying advanced equipment to keep track of where you are and where you're going and he will be specially trained to handle that. you will be more concerned about being shot or stepping on a mine.
those compasses are pure fucking LARP, the LARP of all LARPS. even people who wear them innawoods for a day of camping don't need them because they all have GPS in both their phone AND car. they are fucking retarded and cringe.

>>15375661
Love this piece but not worth $7K

>>15376905
What for those metal bars are?


Is there any watch with integrated automatic compass?

>>15376957
they're bullbars
they protect the watch screen from getting hit by stuff, usually the ground

>>15376905
Why would operator use negative instead of positive?

>>15376946
Get a Breitling Colt instead

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1iR4E1t60eo

Thoughts on these new clear G-Shocks?

>>15375064
It was a gift from some kike cunt, probably wanted to buy this guys approval or just look good for the press.
It's also considered super rude to give back gifts in buddhism so he just uses that kike watch.

>>15376957
they are called bullbars and you can buy them on aliexpress /amazon/whatever for low $

many gshocks especially in the 90s came with those, now lesser
it protects your bezel+screen (kinda) so you won't scrape it against the ground if you fall and slide off a bike or something

>>15376949
>buy you have another guy
what if you dont or he died
>but you have gps
what if battery died
>but you have a car
ya and what if you get lost? you are not going to drive a car in the woods

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Deaths_of_Kris_Kremers_and_Lisanne_Froon

>>15376975
Ive heard stories that the Dalai Lama is apparently kind of a dick and not at all as humble as he portrays.

https://www.bredawatch.com/products/play-recycled-plastic-tangerine?variant=32520319926352
Kinda wanna buy it. Thoughts

>>15377005
Get one of these: https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=1iR4E1t60eo

>>15377005
femme af and the name isnt helping
100 isnt that bad for fashion watches since plastic shitter Swatches go for the same amount

>>15376976
just use the sun
>what if it's dark
just use the moon

Is the zenith defy lab the biggest advancement in mechanical watch movement technology in recent years?

>>15376768
Thanks for the info, man. The crystal fits, but isn't the same shape as the original one, more domed like I said.
Thank you, love it as well. They are indeed 'gold' tho, it's just the lighting.
Also, how do you open the caseback? Do you have a genuine Tudor/Rolex tool or just some generic one?
Picrel is the original crystal

>>15375190
Breguet marine. Comes on bracelet or rubber

>>15376949
>dedicated guy carrying advanced equipment to keep track of where you are
These days most guys will have a gps, garmin foretrex is/was popular. Often you can spot a small compass on the plate carrier or watch on one wrist and compass on the other.
It's useful to get a quick bearing, identifying enemy positions etc.

>>15376845
>>15376340
>>15376333
op here
it was listed(sold) as circa 1970s,but i dont think so

10k gold filled and 17 jeweled, apparently.
yes its very nice looking, a absolute stunner of a vintage.

>>15376960
To see himself not in the black loser.

>>15377042
Differentfag here, hi. I actually used the "point hand at sun, read south between hand and 1 o'clock (dst)" method to find my bearings today, in a slightly unfamiliar neighbourhood. That, and an approximate recollection of the way that the suburbs are laid out, helped me get around without bumbling.

>>15377063
Oh I see.. the gold does look good when the dial has yellowed with age like ours have. The North Greenland ones were all silver though as far as I can tell, and they make for a fitting icy look.

If you dont love the glass, try a generic Tropic 11 from Esslinger for 9.95. For the case back, use a rolled up ball of duct tape. Seriously.

>>15377099
interesting dial for sure, would love to see it in person.

5 identical pateks

Why do some GMT watches have a rotating bezel when you can just set the GMT hand? Surely as soon as you move the bezel, working out the GMT time would be a bit difficult?

>>15375122
What watch is this? A Seiko?

>>15376005
the old ones were 44 mm iirc. the upsized the new one. still pretty big wrists tho

>>15376046
>>15376052
id give archimede a try too. they have a sterile dial with blued hands now

>>15377151
Traditionally, you do not set the GMT hand, it is fixed to the same time as the hour hand except in 24hr format. You set the watch to local time and rotate the bezel to set GMT with the GMT hand.

>>15376877
older watches had longer lugs (and thus a less snug fit) so there was a chance that the watch would slide off a single pass strap. The short piece prevents this.

>>15376792
Ah, I did take it apart to put the other metal keeper in a different position, I probably messed up.
>>15377151
A fairly heavily modded Invicta 8926ob shitter.

>>15376990
Could be. Every person that is admired and put on a pedestal this much, can be corrupted by it and become a diva. But i guess he spit some truths that the left hates and they made him look bad. I'll do a bit of reading to see for myself. Never trust the press.

Since most of you are obsessed with them, someone should buy this Vostok, it actually looks great with the mods this guy did. I would have chosen different hr and min hands but apart from that it's a diamond in the sea of shitters.

watchuseek.com/threads/vostok-ff-fifty-fathoms-inspired-mod.5213110/

>>15376990
Did my reading, like i said, not even 10 min and found pic related.
I FUCKING KNEW IT!
Said something that goes agains the kike narrative of flooding every white country with immigrants.

>>15377236
That's unbecoming for glorious Boctok. No other contemporary watch offers the dots-and-dashes dive bezel, for example.

Thoughts on Suunto? Thinking about getting one. Not sure should I get red or blue one?

>>15375947
Both, I really like the look of it and a I'm a big Schwarzenegger fan. He wore it in 5 different movies, it wasn't just one time.

>>15377157
The re-released version is the same size, the only difference is the new model is solar powered

>>15377249
unfortunately we're all desk divers here

>>15377249
I hate it

>>15377236
Horrible. Shit lugs, hands too short and basically no case. Why do you buy these monstrosities?

>>15376290
I have the 39.5mm and it fits really well. Plus it's significantly under your budget. Only problem is there isnt a 39.5mm GMT version which would've been my dream

>>15377246
>>15377338
I should have known that the people who actually think Vostoks are good looking would not understand this.

>>15377279
Probably gonna cop this or the urban safari tribute ones just fuck around with them a bit. Still sucks that at $500 you don't get sapphire. What's Seiko's problem with crystals? Fuck hardlex.
I like the color of the urban safari more but the overall design of the Arnie is just better. I think I'll buy the original.

>>15376955
More like Blancpain in the ass, am I right?
Get it?

Thought on this Smith's watch?

>>15377440
The current owner is a faggot who gets butthurt & doxxes people if anyone dares point out bad QC or other flaws in the watches they get sent.

>>15377440
chinese made, shipped to control freak owner in shitain who then assembles them in his basement and calls himself a watchmaker. he is a complete asshole who refuses to honor warranties and doxxes his own customers.
avoid

>>15377442
>>15377460
k maybe but they look better than most of the trash regularly posted here.

>>15377442
>>15377460
Lmao seriously? Proofs of him doxxing people

>>15377460
>>15377442
Sauce?

>>15377482
Start here >>14641959
There are also a number of forum posts you can find that all say basically the same thing; that he blames the customer for any shit QC he lets slip.

>>15377376
you can buy sapphire replacement crystals and get them fitted at a watchmaker for a small fee

>>15377060
yes and springdrive

>>15377442
>>15377460
>>15377478
>>15377481
>>15377482
>>15377510

Okay, fuck that, after doing a bit of googling he sounds like a dick, I'll just buy a stowa.

>>15377525
>sapphire replacement crystals
not a big fan of that, I actually use my dive watches for diving (not all the time though ofc but still...) and I'm always worried this will fuck up the rating. Just like a car windshield often never really seals.

>>15377525
>get them fitted at a watchmaker for a small fee

>pay 500$ for a quartz watch
>just pay a bit more to get a sapphire

The amount of cope from söiko fans is incredible.

That's one nice watch, isn't it?
240€

>>15377658
it's quartz

>>15377655
>>15377655
>>15377655
>>15377655

>>15377586
Get it fitted, sealed like they would a diving watch and pressure test it.

But it's just not worth it. It would be retarded to have to do this BS in a 500$ watch. Other brands have sapphire in cheaper models, but not seiko. They know that this watch will sell out on nostalgia alone.

>>15377660
...and?

>>15377660
>Ahhhh not le heckin quartzerinooo
>need muh wrist fedora to be mechanical or else my autism will kill me

>>15377670
Buy what you like, never listen to this forum. Full of stuck up, boring retards. They miss on so many watches due to quartz snobbery.

only poorfags buy quartz... enjoy your battery powered toy

>>15377708

>>15377723
white power

>>15377777
Checked

>>15377777
nice digits

>>15377777
Quints of truth

>>15377279
Wrong
https://www.fratellowatches.com/tbt-seiko-h558-arnie-diver-review/

>>15375248
I really want this watch and it’s actually the perfect tool watch for my work (analog + timing bezel AND a digital stopwatch) but I’m 99% certain I can’t pull off the size, even with a real reason for wearing it.
Sad.

>>15376746
>you can make a DIY pressure chamber with a nalgene bottle, bike tire valve, and air pump. I'm planning on doing that soon.
How?
The air volume that would go into the watch is so small, you’d need a real précis pressure gauge and pressure supply.
Sure, that’s doable, but I doubt a nalgene and a bike pump would do the job. But I’m curious, because I’d like to test my watches too, but I can’t figure out a way to do it.

>>15376854
This>>15376858
But what even is the purpose of the second layer of fabric, besides adding thickness to the whole shebang?