/fa/ - Fashion

>>15382880
Needs more chrono. Either something sporty like a hamilton chronomatic or something more classic like a tissot 6212 would be cool. Maybe you could also consider an eterna majetek since you seem to be into old military watches?

>>15384451
>oh look its a seiko how intere-
get a job you weebs

Who knows what the stickers are for when you buy the aftermarket bezel for the square?

>>15384444
He is an asshole but those guys are just being whiny bitches complaining about nothing

>>15384463
t. dumb boomer

why is gold with a green dial so cool...

>>15384492
Nice bambino bro

>east german watch just came in the mail
It's not in perfect shape at all (then again, it's east german, all they had was garbage ersatz materials engineered with the main goal of not falling apart within five years) but I expected it to be worse.

>>15384482
its more about the principle, regardless of how cheap a service or replacement parts will be. as he will not honour the warranty

why do you want to reward shitty people?

>>15384492
>grand seiko

Cringe and bluepilled.

>>15384498
Of all the Ruhla watches you could have picked, owl, cat, duck, bear, motherfucking LION, you went with a dress shitter.

>>15384515
They even had a titty version.

>>15384514
Yeah nah

>>15384515
I went with the only one I could find in canadaland as I do not trust Magdeburg-based östalgie-peddlers who overprice absolutely everything to pack up a watch correctly for safe shipping across the globe.

>>15384469
to make the case and watch fit together more snugly/provide some barrier between metal case and plastic watch. The middle part of the big 2 black patches is of no use (duh), and the remaining 'ring' and the side stickers go on the inside of the case (not the watch)

>>15384483
t. guy with no imagination posting seikos all the damn time

>>15384482
>those guys are complaining he is an asshole
>"he's an asshole but their complaints are unfounded"
wtf?

Is Alphina a decent brand?

never seen anyone talking about it

>>15384544
look at the date window on the watch you posted

>>15384549

Yea they ruined that perfect watch with asymmetry

>>15384523
Thank you. Should I double layer the stickers since they gave 2 of them?

>>15384549
Not him but I like it, looks distinguishing, not like the same crap you see everywhere.
>>15384554
Symmetry is overrated.

>>15384544
mid-tier with decent enough finishing. would be worth it looking for a second hand one.
personally I cant get over how I hate the name; sounds like a chinese company naming something to sound swiss even if it is made in geneve

>>15384557
nah one set for now is fine, 2 together is overkill unless its still loose. Save the other set for use in future.

>>15384410
>R O L E X R O L E X
>What did they mean by this?
They want to show off I think. It stands out much more on the steel watches than the gold models in person which is another reason why I think the gold ones are more effay.
I once had a 16750 which didn't have that engraving yet and while it did look better I was annoyed that it also didn't have the "proper" GMT movement. Swapped it with my dad in exchange for his old Alpina 7 series (car, not watch).

>>15384573
Thanks. The case feels pretty snugg as is but I'll try to see how it works eith the stickers. I already had trouble tightening one of the screw on the lower right

>>15384656

This came today
definitely on the big side but fits very well considering I have orients and vostoks which are smaller and fit worse

>>15384526
Nah I myself am a man of culture and prefer Casio and G-shocks

>>15384679
You're taking the pic wrong.
The camera lense will magnify the watch if you take the pic from this close up.

Go stand about 6 feet in front of a mirror and take the pic from there to show true proportions.

>>15384679
Look at this wristlet with his 34mm watch

>>15384688
like this?

>>15384693
Yes.

See how much more wrist is showing above and below the watch head now?

>>15384694
thanks lad
i'll keep that in mind for the future

>>15384690
nah that's a vintage ladies seiko
probably 28mm at most

>>15384699
Pretty much everyone taking "wrist shots" takes them wrong, making it look like they all have dinner plates on their wrists.

>oh, you're a watch enthusiast? cool. i bought pic related 50 years ago and it still runs +/-0s/day. havn't lost a dime on it, either

>>15384679
Which one is better seiko solar or citizen eco drive? I'm getting really tired of automatics.

>>15384766
How the fuck can you bet tired of automatics?

I want one of these but the fixed spring bars kill it for me

>>15384766
Citizen tries a lot harder with their quartz efforts

>>15384776
Fuck setting an automatic watch every time it dies. I have three watches so I rotate them. I usually wake up late so I have to rush to work it gets really annoying.

>>15384800
Man with 3 watches can't keep track of time... cosmic

>>15384803
Not him, but learn to read.

Do vintage Ruhla watches suffer from the same authenticity issues as other eastern block vintage watches like Poljot and Raketa?

Halp /fa/

I need a higher res of pic related, it's a photo of a seiko king quartz uploaded like 5 years ago lol

Love this watch and this photo of it is perfect. I just need the original! Thanks

good morning

Help me out /wt/, I want a watch that looks like Daft Punk and isn't just an F91W variant, but also isn't $300 like this Bulova here. Any good options in between?

i love my SKA493P1.
It's my daily driver

>>15384800
So you're too lazy to give a watch a shake every few days or spend literally a minute to set it if you forget?

>>15384814
Chinese make a few silly watches like that

>>15384679
why not the Arnie or Arnie homage though? Looks good in this pic btw >>15384693

>>15384759
clearly not a 50 year old Datejust

>>15384703
It's pretty hard to find a balance when taking wrist shots, on the one hand you want the watch to look proportional but then you also want to show all the detail that only a close up can achieve when using a phone's camera.

Is this true?

https://youtu.be/TuRHs_lRAT4

>>15384458
I had the Seiko Gen1 and as cool as it was, I couldn't get used to wearing a chronograph. Those aren't bad choices though, and I love older oddball chronos like Pierce and Excelsior Parks. I'll probably get one eventually.

The Majetek is a good suggestion too but I'm not sure that I love the squarish case. I can see why they have a following though.

>>15383748
>>15383816
i look fairly young for 28, and don't want to look even MORE like a child if I wear a certain type of watch

Even though it's for casual use, i just thought the indices version looks like a 'weird mix' bw casual (strap) & formal (no #'s).

Is my thinking off?

>>15384703
>>15384837
It's because the focal length of camera phones is very short and they cause a fisheye effect with close objects.

Here you see Sean Connery making a Submariner look tiny, and I'm sure he had a good sized wrist but mainly it's due to being shot on a long focal length movie camera, which flattens the perspective.

The solution is use the digital zoom on your phone, although you will lose detail quickly. The real solution is use a real camera with a telephoto lens.

>>15384878
Straps aren't necessarily casual and indices are not necessarily formal.

>>15384853
The dude saying it wears a literal wig, so...

>>15384885
George Lazenby had the best watch choices of any Bond. At least that's what I remember.
Although Roger Moore had a few nice Seikos (even an Arnie).
Agree on your photography points btw.

a watch for true chads

>>15384896
Wasn't Lazenby only in 1 movie?

>>15384907
Yes he was. Wore a Submariner and a really nice pre-Daytona Rolex Chronograph which he actually uses for timing instead of undressing women.

>>15384809
Sort of.
You can find a bunch of ebay listings for Ruhla that are very, very obviously not Ruhla. it's not so much counterfeits/replicas as it is taking generic sweatshop designs and slapping the Ruhla name over it.
They're really easy to spot though. Anything with a white background picture, anything that looks too modern, anything with a metal bracelet will obviously be fake.
A lot of it is intended for the polish market where Ruhla is still a name on some people's minds who may not know the brand died, or the south-east asian market that uses ebay as a global marketplace instead of shitty local alternatives, and in Vietnam absolutly know about Ruhla since a bunch of DDR factory workers were viet.
Easy way to spot them is checking the "antimagnetic" and "electronically timed" markings all of them had, and whether they say "made in GDR" or "made in Germany". Ruhla stopped all activities before the reunification so they should not refer to "Germany".

Does anyone know of any other digitals with the stopwatch buttons below the face?

>>15384702
Lmao that's what most of these faggot wristlets need

>>15384813
I was going to buy a sekio but I got high

>>15384899
621 people bought this. Actually more because not everyone leaves a review. It blows my mind the confidence you'd need to pull this off, so more power to em.

>>15385143
Nah, most Amazon reviews are fake.

It's up: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B8RnIas9eYQ

>>15385143
I'd say that most people who bought it wore it with ignorance rather than confidence.

>>15385143
They probably bought it for steam punk Halloween costume and then threw it in a drawer to be forgotten

>>15384759
>50 year old Rolex
>+/-0s/day
That's a nice fantasy land you're imagining.

>>15385143
At $18 you can guarantee that almost none of those people were over 18

>>15384914
And he wears the best Seamaster in real life.

>>15385184
>you can guarantee that almost none of those people were over 18
They were probably all Russians and Eastern Euros. They love these huge shitters.

>>15385187
His jaw is so huge he looks like the Goldeneye meme

>>15385148
It looks much better on video than it did in the pictures. I would be pretty nervous about buying and expensive watch that only a handful of people know how to service.

>>15384886
so what do yuo think of the indices casio i posted?

good for a casual summer fit?

What do you guys think of Fortis? I love this watch. Or do I just save more for a Rowlie?

>>15385219
Yes. It's like a Swatch but heterosexual

>>15385135
pretty happy with this one desu. Not going to impress any watch snobs with this but it's functional and has a relaxed humor about it

>>15385231
man, fuck Bulova for making the Lunar Pilot with a 52mm lug2lug

>>15385247
If you already have 3k for a watch don't buy a noname shitter brand.

this hurts my eyes

>>15384817
Titanium monopusher gang rise up.

>>15385278
Lmao imagine being such a wristlet that you can't wear something over 50mm

>>15385295
it's not moron

Reminder to dress as plainly as possible to draw full attention to your YEMA superman heritage

>>15385295
>noname shitter brand
Shows how much you know, but I would agree that the money could be spent better elsewhere. Their lineup is very utilitarian and boringly german almost, like Damasko or Sinn. Dont save for a Rowlie, just check your other options, used IWC maybe.
If you absolutely positively love it, get it.

>>15384766
nothing wrong with a seiko quartz, but like that other anon said quartz is really where citizen excels

>https://www.watchbuys.com/store/pc/New-Sinn-Limited-Edition-Watch-d186.htm

Whats it gonna be like bois?

>>15385348
IWC is the most utilitarian and boring brand out there. And overpriced.

>>15384899
Thanks, now I know what my brother is getting for his birthday

>>15385343
based frogboy

>>15384825
already have a SKX013 and as cool as the arnie is, it definitely bears a resemblance to the 013

>>15385231
damn, and to think the alpinist already looked shit

>>15385360
Agree, but Id still kill for some of their pilot chronos, but I try to cope by mentioning the diameter to height ratio and seeing through the SWISS MADE charade.

>>15385183

There are several people on /wt/ right now who own 40 year old watches with accuracy close to the rate that meme’er shit posted about.

You can service any watch that is in good enough condition to keep superb time. I myself on a 20 year old Rolex with an accuracy between 0 and 1 spd. It was last serviced 6 years ago.

>>15384451
>Should I buy this MVMT / DW / "minimalist" fashion watch?
My choise, I wear about 3 years

>>15385387
I agree, I would not turn one down at a deep discount but their prices are insulting for what you get. Some say it's understated flex but it seems like BS to me

So what is the spiritual succesor of the Seiko skx?

>>15385439

Citizen BN0150

iso 6425 certified, under $300

>>15385439
Orient Kamasu or Ray/Mako

>>15385427
they're just cashing in off the perennial hype of one really good design.

>>15385439
The Seiko SKX

>>15385439

>>15385206
That's because he's tied for most chad Bond with Connery.

>>15385439
this >>15385453

>>15385447
great watch, but disqualified as it's not an auto

I had no idea that the little anchor logo on the dial moves with your wrist movements. I want this quite a bit now, but I'm scared id regret spending 2400 on this rather than saving for a rolex explorer 1 (different i know, but i can't afford both)

>>15385764
The captain cook is definitely aesthetic, it's just a shame about the lack of any lume on the bezel

>>15385773
And the non screw down crown, the 21mm lug width, the fact it can't be bought with a proper bracelet, the 100m water resistance (on a diver)

>>15385764
Make sure it's the model with the screw down crown. The smaller 38mm?? Model has no screw down crown and sketchy water resistance.
You should also consider their golden horse model.
https://www.rado.com/collections/golden-horse

What does /wt/ think of the new omega constellation?

>>15385764
You would regret it. It’s a nice watch but it wouldn’t make you happy.

>>15385813
Hideous bezel

>>15385813

>>15385813
Pretty ugly ngl

>>15385813
I don't think anything about this watch. It's totally forgettable, nothing redeeming or interesting that stands out to me.

>>15385813
It's better than the old one.

>>15385456
I want to start a microbrand and make this exact 34mm watch mirror image but with no text and using a 4r36 sell them for 80 bucks

>>15385813
why can't omega make a nice watch just for once? rolex does it every time

>>15385860
>rolex does it every time
let's just say almost every time

>>15385854
34 would be a tough sell I think. Maybe it's visionary and you would be a trend setter but more likely there would be a million reddit posts.
>I love this watch but 34mm
Then again CWC did sell out the first run of that tiny field watch pretty quickly so maybe it's time to act.

i think i'm going to have to do a 1-and-done. i love watches but it just doesnt align with my financial values.

>>15385854
if you did a small seconds variant with real water resistance I'd buy one

>>15385371
and now the final lume shot
have to say I really like this
strap alone is fantastic

>>15385918

Rolex 114270 and call it a day. You can still find plenty of NOS / late series pieces on chrono24

>>15385343

based moth-man

>another shitty anime watch from SEIKO

Japan is a nation of children.

>>15385986
>porco rosso

10/10, didn't know Seiko had such refined taste

>>15385918
I'm in the same boat. Get a cool Datejust or GMT Master and be done with it. DJ is a bit more versatile, GMT a bit sportier/louder.

>>15385990
man I think I'm gonna get a datejust. why do these look so perfect? is the 1601 the best vintage?

>>15385990
Yachtmaster is the way to go, i guess a root beer gmt master might be acceptable. Too bad the two tone ceramic pepsi bezel looks like shit

>>15386004
>pcl's
>no
>not a sub
>not a GMT

no.

>>15385990
reference plox

>>15386009
It's the best rolex. Subs are too big.

>>15385990

Can’t get over the prices on the GMTs.

$17k is just complete madness.

>>15386002
1501 may be cheaper but iirc 1601 was the first model that had hacking.

>>15386013

>>15386015
True, paying more than four digits for a (steel) GMT seems dumb.

>>15386015
It's a very good watch for list price but paying over twice that is actually retarded.

>>15385143
>621 people bought this. Actually more because not everyone leaves a review.
they have time to write reviews because they are not getting vag from wearing the watch. true chads never review anything.

thoughts? good rolex knock off?

>>15386068
I've only had bad experiences with stuhrling. Every watch of theirs I've ordered came broken.

>>15386017
The black dial and bezel is better

>>15386068
if you want a Rolex Sub knock off get a Pagani Design off AliExpress for like 65$. I've only ever really heard good things.

>>15384918
thanks for the reply and info anon

Hey LADS, rec me something cool and unique that isn't COMPLETE shit and not 50 grand. Thanks in advance.

>>15386130
Tell me your budget and wrist circumference you fucking faggit

>>15386131
9 inches, under a grand

>>15386140
>9 inches
Invicta, look at ones with at least a 50mm dial.

>>15386140
That's quite a lot of cash. Do you like the looks of this?

>>15386140
Try a salad

>>15385986
who likes Porco Rosso that much?
they should do Kiki or Mononoke or even Ponyo
>>15385813
I think it looks okay. don't like intergrated straps though
>>15385860
>implying watches like the air king dont look like total shit
>>15384878
just buy it dude its like $10
>>15384814
you can find these for under $200 on ebay. The 1st LED watch soviet russia made

>>15384814
these assholes really made the silver option only have the blue LED face huh? man fuck Bulova sometimes

>>15386168
People LOVE Porco Rosso, it has an insanely dedicated fanbase who love it because the story is so simple and aimless it's entirely character driven so there's nothing to fuck up and you just enjoy the scenery

Oh I see what you mean about the camera

>>15384814
>I want a watch that looks like Daft Punk
Tokyoflash

>>15386204
man that watch looks a lot better than it does in promo photos

was this the best looking presage?

>>15386211
I saw it sparkling in a review is why I bought it

>>15384759
>I bought pic related 50 years ago
>Haha yeah grandpa that's really cool, I'll stick to my Seiko though, it workds great

What do I get next?

>>15386257
f91w

>>15386257
Some taste.

thoughts?

>>15386257
time to get a rolex instead of these seiko 5 homage

>>15386280
submariner is just an homage of the seiko sea urchin with a worse date window

>>15386277
It looks stupid
>rivets in the bezel for that cool tool watch aesthetic, on a cartier square
just fucking stupid

>>15386282
that's why you should never buy submariner and start with GMT then datejust then daytona

>>15386277
Medium size is better.

>>15386290
no date?

>>15386292
Yes, no date is better imo.

I want one so bad bros and don't know why. couldn't wear one at 24 though because everyone will just think it's fake

>>15385337
That looks familiar

>>15386257
I recommend a flieger or a chronograph

>>15386277
Ugly. Get a tank instead.

>>15386277
looks terrible with those bracelets. medium size is better

Finally came. New watch. How'd I do /wt/?

>>15386310
I own an expensive watch.

No one ever says it's fake.

(Actually no one says anything at all because I am an incel web dev.)

>san martin has a 39mm oyster perpetual with a marble dial and even a choice of sellita movement /sterile dial

hmmm

>>15386411
yeah don't get a sterile dial
it looks really weird, there's too much empty space

>>15386415
yea it does

>>15386387
I really like speedmasters with the non standard dials like these.

>>15386404
No one probably knows what it is.

>>15386437
I'm loving it now; it uses the Valjoux 7751, modified to Omega's requirements. Not COSC, but my watchmaker regulated it into the performance range. I do now understand however the difference in feel between a cam operated chronograph and a column wheel; the two definitely feel different. But it winds quick on the wrist.

Howd I do?

>>15386455
Fun; how's the Oris performing?

>>15386455
that bronze or steel tudor?

>>15386387
Looks like a nice watch. How thick is it?

>>15386459
Bronze

>>15386461
Pretty thick, and it's 39mm (bracelet is 18mm). The 775x family is thick to begin with, but with this model the bezel is slanted unlike the standard speedy which is flat. It helps the profile.

>>15386457
No Oris here. The Tag on the left does well unless I let the timer run for a long time, it will cause the watch to loose time. The Tudor seems to be doing well but I just got it.

>>15386475
>loose

ITS LOSE. l2 English

>>15386475
Sorry...fucking trippy tonight. I meant the Tag; that's a 7750 offshoot, right? It loses time if the chronograph is on? Take it to a watchmaker to be sure nothing is wrong with the movement Anon. Did you get the Tudor on a bracelet and switch out?

>>15386482
Yea I believe it is an ETA7750 with some changes. Its done that since it was new and its still under warranty.. I only notice it if I run the chrono for over 12 hours. The Tudor came with that strap.

>>15386455
why do Tudors look so much better than Rolexs bros

Looks like San matin lets you print a custom logo on the watch. I'll straight up get a 4chan clover if you boys think that'd be based.

>>15386540
bronze one is pretty unique material but nothing beat rolex's beauty

>>15386540
90% of tudors are so boring desu

five identical invictas

>>15386633
based

>>15386204
Beach bum beach bum tell me the future

Does the nu-Strela CI38CYS have any particular ancestor? I really like the dial and was looking for other things like it.

>>15386639
3017, circa 1959

>>15386650
Also in the same vibe: Britix, Lemania, Heuer, Wittnauer, Breitling, Jeger, LeCoultre and a fair bit of other obscure brands that exist no more.

> be me, a senior software engineer
> got promoted
> want to buyba watch to celebrate said promotion
> current watch collection includes
> bin laden watch
> gshock metal botnet watch
> hamilton field larp watch
> budget is 5k
thots?

>>15386658
can you narrow it down a bit? type, look, size, features. there are a number of good options at that price point

>>15385304
>when a watch designer says "look how clever I am!"
fucking no thanks.

normally I think these ressence watches are a meme but I'm kind of liking this coronavirus fundraiser watch, bros...

>>15386684
original black for reference

>>15385426
congratulations, I guess.

>choise
yeah, you're exactly as stupid as my perception of a DW owner.

>>15386678
im open to any suggestions since im a newfag in watch collecting. im a wristlet tho, at 6.5 inches.

>>15386688
>>15386684

if I cant read the time in one second it fails as a watch

>>15386658
>>15386694
give your extra money to charity since you're one of the faggy STEM drones facilitating this dystopia

>>15386694
grey market omega aqua terras are a high-quality daily watch at a really good price
datejust if you want a rolex
JLC master series has some premium business watches, might be a bit much
I really like the glashutte original senator series, might also be a bit much unless you can find one used

let me know if any of these look good

>>15386695
Imagine openly telling everyone you're retarded
I can read the time in one second, it's not hard

>>15386700
imagine defending this dumbfuck tryhard techno dweeb "watch" lmfao

>>15386703
>shifting the goalposts
btfo

>>15386257
you better get your scuba certification, dumbass.

>>15386705
>meme nonsense phrases

>>15386285
this exactly

>>15386699
> aqua terra
thanks for this recommendation anon.

>>15386285
>>15386714
but isn't the cartier santos the original tool watch?

>>15386700
not him and it honestly took me some time to figure out what is what

its too minimalistic to a fault
whay is the 12 oclock subdial for?

>>15386712
He's not spouting meme nonsense phrases, it's a very common metaphor used in debates that has existed long before the internet. I'm sorry you're too stupid to understand that.

>>15386712
>start by attempting to argue that the watch is illegible
>change argument to "well it's a dumb techno watch lol" when someone disagrees
not sure what you meant by this
>>15386719
12 oclock is running seconds
4oclock is power reserve
the whole setup rotates too, it's pretty neat. like I said I only like the colorful one though

>>15386715
cheers, I almost got one myself but settled on a planet ocean. if they had the green when I was shopping I might've gotten it, though

>>15386721
>it's a very common metaphor used in debates
Not among the educated. Nice try.

>>15386722
It has a bunch of stupid needles and dials, it is illegible, and would only appeal to STEM incels. Put two and two together bud.

>>15386727
>Not among the educated
care to tell me where your PhD is from, anon? You're embarrassing yourself

>>15386719
Clockwise from top:
Seconds
Day
Hour
The main dial shows the minutes.

>>15386730
No I don't care to, and I can just as easily say you're embarrassing yourself. It's a meaningless phrase that you think makes you sound superior.

>>15386735
Because you keep digging yourself in a deeper hole. Your original point was that you said the watch wasn't able to be read in one second. When I responded saying that I could, you accused me of "defending the watch" even though I didn't say anything subjective about it.
I'm trying to help you, otherwise you're going to continue getting run over in arguments because you can't keep a coherent point.

>>15386743
lmao, behold folks, the master of convincing himself he has won something.

>>15386749
when you get btfo'd so hard all you can do is cope

>>15386718
the first tool watch is the first wristwatch since it being on your hand made it more of a tool than pocketwatches. wristwatches were, in the beginning, considered effeminate and had to be sold to men on the issue of their functionality. as for who invented the first wristwatch, most say patek philippe although some say that the first wristwatch as we really know it was made by breguet. so that is the first tool watch.
the first sport watch is iirc the jlc reverso, which could be reversed to protect it during sports.
the cartier santos is just overpriced and gay. screws on the bezel are the ultimate tryhard masculine watch aesthetic and on a cartier it's just retarded, especially as it still retains its delicate art deco sensibilities and formal roman numerals

>>15386752
when all you have left is shitposting meme words and acronyms

>>15386749
Not the anon you're replying to but you're legit stupid.

>>15386755
You have to be trolling. You can't genuinely be this stupid.

>>15386756
>>15386757

here we go with the samefagging. vintage wt

>>15386658
personally, if I worked in an office , I would go for a nice dress watch. because that's what I want. but it would be out-of-place for my restaurant job. grass is always greener.
if you really can't fuck with that, then a sports model is the next logical style. a diver or something else on a bracelet.

>>15386759
Yeah those 2 are me. I didn't see your other post before replying so I replied to you again. You also have the anon you're ''arguing'' with but it's more like he's making arguments and you're just being obtuse.

>>15386763
>being obtuse.
I'd call it laughing at the guy who called me retarded for not being able to (read: not caring to) to read that hideous obscurantist dial but hey

>>15386771
>hey guys, I was only pretending to be retarded, but I really could read it if I wanted to. I was just saying that I couldn't
what was the point of your very first message? you could've easily said "I don't like this watch"

>>15386776
that IT'S UNNECESSARILY HARD TO FUCKING READ, ITS SINGLE FUNCTION AND PURPOSE, clear enough now autismo?

>>15386780
One could argue that analog watches are unnecessarily hard to read in an age where digital watches exist.

>>15386785
In low light, good lume beats electrical illumination always.

>>15386785
One could indeed.

In my country we had training in this matter in grammar school, yet I've heard that zoomers have a hard time telling analog time. It is a bit more. Which is why splitting up hours minutes and seconds into 3 different sub-regions of the clock face is beyond reason.

>>15386791
How does that work in your head? Sure if it's a shitty casio with an LED in the corner it's garbage, a good electroluminescent display is unbeatable.

>>15386795
Don't forget that the clock face itself spins.

>>15386796
>need two hands to engage the light
>either that or it illuminates every time you flick your wrist, draining the battery in a hurry
>blindingly bright in dark situations
>drains your battery if you use it often

Nothing beats good lume on an analog dial for low light situations.

>>15386797
I'll admit I just watched a video on it and realized its mechanical, and this does leave me curious about what the hell kind of movement could possibly pull all this off.

I still stand behind my original statement that it fails as a watch.

>>15386801
>need two hands to engage the light
Solar g shock auto lume
>either that or it illuminates every time you flick your wrist, draining the battery in a hurry
It isn't nearly that sensitive and won't like up if you're not in low light
>blindingly bright in dark situations
Plainly false
>drains your battery if you use it often
Solar g shock solves this problem

I swear guys I'm on the edge of killing my girlfriend. She scartched the bezel insert on one of my watches with her stupid fucking ring and she put a ding in the bezel of another watch by knocking off a table and she fucking knocked another watch off a shelf and not it keeps time like shit. I want to beat the shit out of her.

>>15385820
It's a new watch, different dimensions, different design

>>15386804
>Solar g shock auto lume
Maybe read the next sentence before you type.

>It isn't nearly that sensitive and won't like up if you're not in low light
It lights up unnecessarily all the time, draining your battery.

>Plainly false
This is cope.

>Solar g shock solves this problem
Solar watches are toys. Capacitors have a huge fail rate.

>>15386806
inserts and bezels are meant to be dinged up, and your other watch is a shitter if the movement can't withstand a mild shock. Stop being a whiny bitch and adjust the regulator. Then stop buying shitters if you want any hope she won't leave your pathetic ass.

>>15386809
>Maybe read the next sentence before you type
I did, you can tell that by the fact that I adsressed it, you fucking moron
>It lights up unnecessarily all the time, draining your battery.
Maybe if you're a fucking spastic, mine never lights up unless I need it to.
>This is a cope
That word has lost all meaning. Try again.
>Solar watches are toys. Capacitors have a huge fail rate.
Either back up your claim with some proof or stop talking out of your ass
My 9 year old eco drive works fine

>>15386814
>Then stop buying shitters if you want any hope she won't leave your pathetic ass
Girls don't give a shit about watches. She thinks anything over $500 on a watch is stupid and she's right.

>>15386821
me:
>you need two hands, except if you have auto lume

you:
>but what about auto lume

This is you.
You're just trying to harvest dopamine by arguing fruitlessly online with people you'll never meet because you have nothing better to do.

Nothing beats the convenience and legibility of a well-lumed watch in low light.
End of story.

>>15386827
The implication was not that she cares about watches but that your shitters are the cause of your misplaced rage against her, which will result in said leaving.

>>15386829
Good night faggot I hope your house burns down while you sleep.
XOXO

>>15386749
retard

What's going on here? The burgers don't have the $10000 for their medicine anymore?

>>15386860
still mad :^)

>>15386887
different guy, you’re a blight on this thread please just take the L and shut up

>>15386889
>please accept you're wrong about something I'm not going to bother revealing.

Not how it works dude

>>15386806
Fuck up her shoes.
If you want a girl to understand why it annoys you that she is not being careful with something, go for the shoes.
Shoes are the main outlet for female turboautiso.

>>15386896
what kind of petty faggot are you. Imagine your mother reading what you just said.

>>15386897
Still not as petty as the guy who wants to beat his gf up over replaceable elements and parts meant to be damaged being slightly damaged.

>>15386899
true, but like.. "attack her shoes".. really? Your way of getting a point across is to destroy the property of someone you supposedly love?

Literally talk to her.

>>15386749
lol

>>15386806
I've been with my wife for 10 years now. We met in high school, and I got her pregnant. She is and always has been a lazy person and a shit cook. I wouldn't even mind eating shit food if she at least made it on time. But she rarely did. We'd get into screaming arguments constantly about how lazy and worthless she was. I felt like an asshole for it, but goddamn she was a real piece of work. The only reason I dealt with all this was for the kids, and also because the sex is great. But one night, I got fed up. Not only did she get drunk, neglect the kids, and made me top Ramen for dinner, but she decided to give me attitude too. She was being real fucking bitchy. So I told my grandparents to keep an eye on the kids and told my wife we were going to go out and have dinner together. I drove maybe 3 blocks to a quiet area (we live in Oregon, it's not hard to find a quiet field) and I got out of the car, went around like I was going to open her door for her and let her out, and I just beat the shit out of her while she was still seatbelted. After a few punches, I asked her if she wanted to go back to her parents. She started screaming and yelling and said yes, so I beat the shit out of her again. Then I asked her what she wanted to do. She finally got smart and said she wanted to go home. So I took her home and dared her to start trouble. I even handed her my cellphone and dialed her mom's number on the drive home. I made her talk to her mom, while daring her to fucking say something. Before that incident, I had never laid a hand on her. But I had always threatened it. I told her "one of these days, if you don't straighten up, I'm going to lay hands on you." All my meals have been on time, and she just recently tried to make a meatloaf. It was mediocre, but I was just thrilled that she tried. Do with this information what you will.

>>15386387
How much was it, does it have circular grooves in subdials, and hwo thick is it?

>>15386903
Again, if the guy's first idea is to want to kill her over a dented bezel, chances are the two of them can't "just talk".
Sometimes you've got to get through to somebody and sometimes it has to be messy. Plenty of people don't understand how much you value something until you make them understand. And if that thing you value also happens to cost upwards of a few grands, I'd say a coffee stain on a pair of H&M shoes is fair game.

"Suggest a watch for me."
> Your budget
200€
> Watch type, e.g. dress, diver, pilot
Any. Should be ok for office work.
> Movement, e.g. automatic, hand wound, quartz
Automatic
> Desired features, e.g. water resistance, day/date, 2nd time zone
Day/date
> Preferred strap option, e.g. leather, nylon, bracelet
Does it matter? I will change anything to leather anyway.

No digital watch, please.

>>15386914
>literally any automatic
Seriously, with that price point, you can get any Vostok, any automatic Swatch, a bunch of Tisell, most Orients, some Seiko automatics, and anything vintage.
It's not as of date windows were rare features either.

>>15386931
>swatch automatic
these are shit
plastic components and intergrated straps
cant even be serviced or regulated and the rotor is all noisy as shit
imagine a mechanical watch that cannot be opened up
fuck swatch
literally the worst
>>15386914
if you want day+date its probably mostly orients and seiko5s
maybe get the old seiko5 shields before they are gone forever

>>15386806
My girlfriend scratched up the bezel on my new watch with her watch while we were making love. Now I understand why people talk about scratches being "stories" and "memories".

>>15386806
Some bitches damage things as a form of "marking". Same with scratching your skin with their nails.

Not even a month and it's already in Austria. WTF? Or is that fake tracking, like I'm used to from Aliexpress?

>>15386941
Thank you! The orient logo looks weird. Seiko 5 it is.

>>15386978
Are you the one with the red dial Vostok?

Mine also came pretty fast in the Netherlands, took roughly a month.

ATTACK HER SHOES

>>15386684
>>15386688

Dont these watches use ETA movements?

And wasn’t the blue one designed after a facebook/social media design contest or some bullshit?

The concept is very cool but I cant imagine ever spending 20 grand on an ETA.

>>15387032
>ATTACK
*sniff

Guys can you recommend me an "everyday" watch that's still pretty nice? I basically decided I'm going to do a 3 watch collection - g-shock, everyday nice watch, and nice "real" watch (Rolex), what should I get for the daily beater?

>>15387064
A Sinn. You can beat those fuckers around like nothing else without putting a dent or scratch on them.

>>15387064
Anything more expensive than a Seiko would be pointless imo. Pretty soon you'd wear the Rolex everyday because there's just no reason not to and the beater watch only gets worn once a month.
Get something that you can take diving like an SKX or Turtle because you might not want to do that to your Datejust.

>>15387067
akshually....

The 556 for example, hugely popular, doesnt actually have any memetech and is just regular SS, and the rest of the lineup that DOES have hardened cases, are only surface hardened, so something like this might happen.
Rowlkek was dented by an AD, probably by some vice, bezel remover or otherwise, the owner spazzing out.
Now Damasko, they harden their cases through and through and use their memetech on their lower end watches as well, that still cost a grand, mind.
The only downside is they are disgustingly german and thus have really boring dials for the most part.

That is, if you actually care about your daily beater showing signs of getting beaten.

>>15387064
theres a million choices since gshock +rolex already covers almost all scenarios. So it depends on what you really like. Either a cheap diver or a meme fun watch with heaps of character.

>>15387067
Yeah but if you want one with actual technology in them they cost almost as much as a Rolex so...

I put my Timex Ironman on this orange nato. It matches the orange bits on the watch and it contrasts with the blue backlight.

>>15387125
Still looks like something you found in a cereal box in the 90s.

>>15387125
I'd put it on a black velcro strap, go all in on the 90s look of the watch.

Should I get the G-Shock MRG-G1000HT-1A?

>>15386914
Cititzen Promaster NY0040

>>15387129
Thanks, I actually found it on yahoo.jp auctions for £10.
>>15387130
I looked for an oem strap but they were a lot more, this nato was £3.99.

>>15387110
>I dropped by my AD Saturday while doing business in Kansas City. First, I asked to speak with the manager. When he came over, I told him what happened and his reply was, “I can’t see anything; your watch is all scratched up”. Wow, that floored me. I’ve had my Sub since 1985 and it’s in pretty good condition. I left it for the watchmaker to look at, after the manager told me one would not be in until Monday.

>I got a call this afternoon from the watchmaker who told me that he didn’t see anything that didn’t look like normal wear. I’m confused. I ask him if he is able to see the two scratches/dents, one on each side of the crown. He does, but tells me that they don’t have any tools that would make the marks I’m speaking about. Now I’m really confused. I tell him that they weren’t there when I gave them the watch to replace the click spring. Again he insists they do not have any Rolex tools (and they only use Rolex tools on Rolex watches) that would have made those marks. He then tells me they can buff/polish them out for $150. This made me pretty upset. I told him I’ll be by this week to pick up my watch and asked him to email me our discussion regarding the tools and how they don’t have anything that could have caused the marks in question. I really wasn’t expecting this response. This AD is well established on the Country Club Plaza and has always been very pleasant to work with in the past.

>What are my options? Is there anyone at Rolex I can contact and inquire if these scratches/dents could have been caused by a Rolex tool? What should I do? I don’t believe I am being unreasonable; I just want my situation to be made right.

loooooooooool
rolex owner got owned

>>15387180
I don't understand that. Don't Rolex watches get sent to Rolex service centers to service them? I didn't think the AD did it themselves.

>>15387186
idk man, it seems like he got screwed pretty bad
no updates since

>You can ask Rolex but they will never speak against their ADs officially.
If you get in touch with Rolex, I am afraid that getting the scratch polished out will be the most you can get.

>I'd get the case laser-welded and refinished and claim the spent money back from the AD.
If he refuses, get in touch with Rolex HQ. But document the damages with pics.

>I am afraid, that you'll eat the welding charges at the end of the day, but you may want to prefer that against a free extreme polish from that AD.

https://www.rolexforums.com/showthread.php?t=241551

>>15387180
So what, its just two scratches on the most irrelevant par of the watch. Not like he's got a bent wheel in his Comex Submariner or something like that.

Cop or not ?

>>15387135
you'll end up looking like this >>15378652 unless you can handle the 54mm or dont mind that oversized watch streetwear look like they do in asia.

>>15387191
Rolex fags are extreme autists when it comes to wear, if a vintage one had those scuff marks, they would be considered character and increase the market price.

>>15387203
wear that comes from normal usage/memorable moments = soul

wear that comes from an AD screwing up = lame and gay

>>15387198
>arabic numbers
>arabic daywheel

سلامه عليكم
it does look kinda exotic though

>>15387205
Once it is dinged up, I doubt it would retract from the value, but what do I know.

https://youtu.be/li0mRLcGbU8

>you bought your watch for a months pay
>wore it your whole life, beat it to hell and back
>it is now worth 60 grand
>I did not know that

Right...

>>15387199
I've got big enough wrists for that so I won't look like too much of a clown wearing it

>>15387225
not going to watch that vid now since im on mobile data but theres this other vid,
that marine who kept his 1971 unworn rolex in a safe had it evaluated at 450k++
it was kinda a rarer model though

>>15387213
You do realize that all numbers, like the actual shapes of 1,2, 3 etc. are Arabic numerals, right?

>>15387261
arabs didn't invent shapes

>>15387261
*rolls eyes*

those numbers are specifically in the actual Arabic script, genius

>>15387266
They invented modern numerals you absolute sperg

>>15387268
then why don't modern numberals look like this? >>15387198
are you gonna tell me they invented the vertical line? lmao

>>15387268
and the numerals we use are very different now from real arabic numerals, fucking smartass

for example they write 4 as ٤ as seen in the dial

>>15387261
Yes, we call them that because their earlier version was arabic, but the modern or western "arabic" numbers is basically what happened when the italians got their hands on them.
The classic "arabic" numbers have mostly fallen out of use.
Eastern Arabic numerals like the ones on that watch are mostly found on watches and clockfaces in Iran, Pakistan, Afghanistan and in some areas of India, as well as Egypt where they better caught on.

>>15387230
Found the vid - https://youtu.be/b9Y4bmbh1KY

Most experts think it was also undervalued. As possibly the finest example of its kind in the world the guess is it could easily reach $1m+ at auction.

>>15387287
Also, if you want to tell where a clock or watch is from, look at the shape of the 4.
>>15387198
Is what you'd see in the arabic peninsula.
>>15387287
Is what you'd see used in Urdu script, which you'll find in Pakistan and western/north-western India.

Dunning-Kruger Arabic numbers fag BTFO

When are the chinese gonna make a gs homage? I don't wanna drop 1k on a used watch. A 4522-8000 by san martin would be pretty cool.

>>15387333
There's no money in it for them. Demand is too low. Why fake a watch only a handful of people want when they can churn out Fauxles by the thousands.

>>15387340
>Demand is low
If demand is low then why are they still so fucking expensive.

>>15385986
Animation = Children

That is a western stigma, it is just another form of story telling, which is pretty much what every bit of media you every consummed is trying to do. If you had ever been you would know that nation is the most advanced in the world. Toyko shits on any other capital city in the world. Oh and NY is a dump.

>>15387348
grand seikos used to lose half their value as soon as you walked out of the store with them. now it's a little better they lose maybe 30% of their value. demand has clearly gone up
they probably don't clone grand seikos because the amount of titanium polishing is psychotic and pretty expensive, so they would have to sell it for around the same price as other really high quality clones ie $1000 at which point someone could just buy the real thing for 1000 more
those rolex fakes sell because they are a couple hundred for a watch that's similar to the real thing or 1000 for a watch that's nearly identical and still a fifth or tenth or twentieth of the price

NEW THREAD WHEN

>>15386238
no the previous version of this one

For me it's Roman numerals or nothing

>>15387152
I don't know why it looks like shit, but it does.

>>15387292
>>15387225
That's it. I'm going to buy a Seiko SKX, leave it with its box and papers in my safe for 50 years. And after 50 years... I'll still be fucking poor cause it's a Seiko and not a Rolex.

>>15387485
New thread
>>15387485

>>15386861
>playstation 1 watch

>>15387353
"animation is for children" is a western stigma
"animation is for manchildren" is an eastern stigma

>>15387726
>>playstation 1 watch
>is obviously a Dreamcast

>>15387191
well desu if i was spending rolex money on a watch i wouldnt expect to be treated like shit. id be pretty fucking annoyed if the people handling $5000+ watches put marks in them

>>15384693
What's your wrist circumference?