/fa/ - Fashion

>>15484263

>>15484273
what is this type of a watch called?

Stealth Nighthawk y/n?

>>15484308
planishere watch

>In a nutshell here is what you will see on an Astrodea Celestial watch:
>1,109 stars on the dial (Watch comes with a magnifying glass to check them out)
>Equinox Indications
>Sunrise & Sunset
>Daily Duration of Sunshine
>Meridian
>Ecliptic
>Celestial Equator

>>15484248
Yep, I agree.
Also I'm not a fan of any writing on the dial with the exception of the manufacturer and maybe the series of the watch. You can always put this "automatic mechanic 200 meters whatever feet this and that movement certified" bullshit on the back or nowhere.

still the reigning champ

>>15484310
Isn't it very hard to actually tell the time on this thing?

>>15484310
do you prowl the streets by night protecting the citizens from crime?

>>15484310
>when you crash into a mountain because you cant see the hands on your tacticool watch

>>15484186
> I think souless collections that just add popular and well known watches are really sad, when you see a collection and can name 95% of the watches you know that collection is shit.
yea. There was this collection posted a few threads ago full of the quirkest shitters (some were actual shits) but at least it was kinda interesting to look at and figure out what they were. A box full of the usual recommendations lacks imagination and to be blunt feels like something only to get asspats/validation from r/watches

>>15484310
>stealth game so strong you can't even see shit
kino

I've pared my collection down to just the essentials. Thinking about a Polerouter as #4 and a super compressor as #5.

Wat do?

>>15484325
thanks fren. what's the brand/model of the watch in the OPs post?

>>15484308
btw, the disc rotates as time passes.
the oval at the bottom are the stars above you
https://youtu.be/vXcG_SpzNbA?t=140
theres also one with moonphases, but its very rare now. All were limited production but the lunar one was the fewest iirc

>>15484355
Citizen Astrodea Celestial
also check out Astro Constellation/ Accurist Celestial
There are a few brands with such thing

Aren't those pretty much like the ones you already have? Why not mix it up a bit?

>>15484368

for (you) >>15484349

>>15484373
kinda, that's probably why I like them. My area of interest is mostly 40s-60s sport and tool watches, and I try to look for undervalues. None of these cost over $700.

Mix it up how?

>>15484355
oh, forgot to mention. Theres north and south hemisphere version so make sure you get the right one for your location.
theres also a different colourway, heres the creme

>>15484364
thanks again. cannot find any available to buy though

>>15484331
it's not

>>15484379
I would say a Seiko Penisquartz and some kind of cool chrono. No idea how much you would pay for either of those two things really.
(pic slightly related, not my collection though)

Any recommendations for watch case winders for 3-5 watches?

>>15484379
A very tasteful collection and hats off if you've got the Oyster-Prince with a dial that beautiful under $700.

>>15484385
yea. The citizen ones were last in production more than 10 years ago (2009?). You'd have to camp or put up a WTB listing. The other brands are more readily available.

>>15484310
Fuck meee. Still too bright, some of the print is so white that it blinds me. DARKERRR!

>>15484385
I found one modern citizen, i think they make more but I'm having trouble finding them.
https://www.sakurawatches.com/citizen-campanola-cosmosign-ctv57-1231

>>15484420
to be honest, this looks like shit compared to citizen

>>15484396
For vintage chronos.. anything with an actually attractive dial and quality movement is going to be over 1k. I had a Seiko RAF before which was great but I'm just not too into the chronograph complication. Not worth the extra expense and fragility for me, I prefer more rugged watches.

>>15484413
Thanks. It was a bit over $700 with shipping, shot in the dark "best offer" on ebay and the watch turned out better than advertised for once. A lot of vintage Tudors haven't taken off in price yet, they're good value right now although 50s watches in good condition are tough to find.

>>15484436
it's 2.5k, I'll pass

Thanks to the shitposter with his f91w on a leather strap from last thread. I remembered that i have an old casio and it looks soo good on it. The cheap leather is glossy and the way it looks is very very neat. But also my darker, yellowish, warm light does a lot to make it look good.

>>15484437
lol yea, but well its also under $100

this accurist is on ebay for $260 right now
https://www.ebay.com/itm/Accurist-GMT117USA-Blue-Celestial-Dial-Bracelet-Watch-RRP-349-Official-Stockist/283612409712

>>15484444
Checked. Based and cost conscious pilled.

>>15484450
I found one citizen on eBay for 160usd, but it's a 42mm version and I'm a wristlet. Also idk if it's good for my location

>>15484464
>Compare the features of this WatchDesign celestial sphere watch to Astrodea and other celestial watches. Those other watches sell for over $1,000! (and over $90,000 for mechanical versions!). All the looks and functionality for a fraction of the price! Brand new with 12 month warranty.The ASTRO watch is the perfect thing for anyone interested in Space, Science, Astronomy and the night sky.
lol the shill
>This watch is designed for the night sky of the Northern Hemisphere.

>>15484340
>yea. There was this collection posted a few threads ago full of the quirkest shitters (some were actual shits) but at least it was kinda interesting to look at and figure out what they were. A box full of the usual recommendations lacks imagination and to be blunt feels like something only to get asspats/validation from r/watches
I once saw on reddit a watch collection that only had the typical watches on YT reviews, rolex sub, speedy, datejust, explorer, navitimer...When I look at collections Im not looking something to judge the owner taste or his wealth, I want to see actual collections, something collected by someone with their own taste, for example, I remember that pic, and praised the bulova, it looks really really nice and its something you don't seem there is also that star wars citizen, that weird orient between the victorinox and the alpinist and the orient with calendar, that and gaudy shitters one of them even with a stormtrooper, ok, that's a nice collection, shit you dont expect and take the time to look at.

I remember some anon, had a huge collection with plenty of nice and unusual watches, even that swatch watch with the spooky ghosts and a plastic shitter that was activated by water, it was a meme watch, but was fun.

Picked up this Rodania for ~$12

Have anyone else seen these?

>>15484472
just checked it, kek. so not a citizen after all

I know they look cool but are there people who actually use the chronographs/slide rules on their watches?

>>15484496
I timed a recent thunderstorm with my telemeter and could clearly tell that it's coming closer, from 7 to 3 km. But i could have told that by the sound alone. Also drove an exact speed for 1km and used the tach to figure how fast i am, it was pretty precise. Will test with the gps and see if its precise like the gps. And how much the car tach deviates from reality.

I other words, total gimmick.
You can calculate neat stuff with the slide rule, can use the scala to calculate fractions too, with a bit of mental gymnastic. But i don't know who uses these in reality.

Rolex hand me down from me dad

>>15484477
nope
seems like a old swiss brand
that price is amazing. nice

Prettiest shitter yet bois.

>>15484516
When the designs followd some rules of proportion, what a nice time. But we getting back there.

>>15484496

HI, i use both the slide rule and the chronograph often.

>>15484263
are casios soi bros?

>>15484477
never heard of them. looks chrome plated which would explain the low price.

>>15484349
Needs chrono

>>15484449
His watch, and now your watch, look really bad. They just don’t work with leather

>>15484652
G-shocks are awesome digital tool watches. The quirky non-g-shock digis are pretty fruity though.

>>15484678
idk, i like the new steel model.
even if it is fruity i'm confident enough in my masculinity that it doesn't bother me.

>>15484652
hi jonathan

>>15484652
>>15484699

who is this guy? what’s with the 4chan memeing in the comments?

>>15484688
Whatever floats your boat, holmes.

Is it safe to shoot while wearing a mechanical watch?

>>15484669
It looks better in reality, me swear.

>>15484688
Numerals gave you the strenght to be a based casio chad, fully sure in his masculinity. Godspeed.
Yeah, they look good, the polished center of the bracelet is great too.

>>15484724
I wouldn't do it. The recoil is a shock, depending what you shoot, you risk damaging your watch. People have fucked their older rolexes playing golf.
>>15484650
Leather on the explorer looks great. Does where to get the strap, specific brand?

>>15484745

i agree, thank you. it’s from two stitch straps:
https://www.twostitchstraps.com/collections/leather-watch-straps/products/cross-stitch-coal-leather-watch-strap?variant=26725476423

>>15484798
Thank you.

>>15484310
>this watch

Why do i mostly see boring shitter posted here. Why do you guys rarely post the beautiful stuff? Look at this thing. And there is a black version too, because i know that colors scare you autists.
SRPB25K1

>>15484814
Here a vid of it and the black/red one, didn't even know seiko had such good designs. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qEK7fUhJfWA

>>15484814
>complains about boring watches
>posts a Seiko diver
It's nice but I was expecting some weird boutique euro watch.

>>15484814
that thing is objectively hideous. retard.

>>15484814

Does the dive bezel even rotate?

is sugess any good? is it pretty much just a rebranded seagul? It's cheaper than an hked and comes in a panda colorway at 38 instead of cream and black.

>>15484969
that's what the second crown is for I assume

>>15484999

Maybe, bro. But also, maybe not... Think about it.

>>15484814
>blue/red diver
So unique. There's only 15,000 of those out there. Post a watch you actually own.

>>15485003
you sound high

Poorfag here buying my first watch. Think I'm going with the Orient Kamasu. What do you guys think?
Also sorry if it's a dumb question but are all Kamasu's the same? Or are there different generations of it?

>>15485064
It's a great choice. I think there is only a single generation so far. It's a fairly new model.

>>15484724
I wear my Casio Royale to shoot because I’m mommy’s special agent

>>15484724
I haven't had an issue wearing my NH35 beaters to shoot pistols and rifles. My old as shit seiko 5 has survived countless sporting clay tournaments. It's probably not good for them but a decent one will typically survive many days with thousand of rounds downrange.

>>15484724
only Richard Milles are capable to handle while shooting

>>15485066
Thanks.

Guy in my area's selling this SARX047 in my area for $400, but damn that ding on the bezel at 8 o'clock looks bad. Not sure if that's just a trick of the light or if it's genuinely bad. Asked him for clearer photos, but part of me wants to hold out for a better example, but a part of me also feels that JDM Seikos aren't going to go down in price soon.

>>15485088
SARX series is aesthetic as fuck. I'd pass on that dinged up shitter though and find a better one.

>>15485136
nice 80 dollar total collection lmao

why did they have to stop making classic style watches bros
they were so good... the only thing close to patek aesthetics at a better price

>>15485143
What's that inner scale for?

>>15485155
no idea honestly, it's just 5x(seconds). not sure what the use for that is

>>15485158
It's lawyer time, it converts regular minutes into the minutes they charge you.

>>15485160

>>15484724
I’ve worn my Citizen Nighthawk shooting many times

Is my watch effay?

>>15485181
looks good

>>15485181
also question about vintage watches (not just to you but to anyone)
will the manufacturers do repairs on their vintage watches? like if I have a vintage omega or rolex can I send it to them? or will they just say "we don't have the parts lul" and force you to go 3rd party

>>15485203
They'll tell you to fuck off if it's anything actually vintage and not a top 10 model. And even if they have the parts, they'll just refurbish the watch into a watch with completely new parts which will kill all its value. Vintage watches are a giant meme.

>>15485203
you can, but Rolex will usually replace everything (dial, hands, etc.) and it will be worth nothing and lose all its character.

>>15485207
>>15485205
so what do you do if you have a vintage watch that isn't worth keeping vintage like a lot of these omegas? do you just get them cleaned by a 3rd party?

>>15485205
> They'll tell you to fuck off if it's anything actually vintage and not a top 10 model
Bullshit. Any major brand will service any of their watches.

>>15485213
There was an anon who tried to get his Autavia serviced by tag but after a long ass wait they told them they didn't have the parts needed and sent it back unserviced.

>>15485210
You sell them to a retard who thinks they're worth something if you can find one and buy a proper watch.
>>15485213
Meanwhile in real life:
https://www.rolexforums.com/showthread.php?t=615353
https://www.watchuseek.com/threads/rolex-wouldnt-service-my-watch.68378/

>>15485215
Well TAG are a shit brand and I can certainly believe they have little interest in unpopular watches before the LVMH buyout.

>>15485223
Not sure what those links are trying to prove. The first was a badly broken watch that would cost more to repair than the value of the watch. Seems sensible to reject the repair unless the customer wants it done because it has sentimental value. As for the second its standard Rolex policy to replace parts with modern versions. Hardly news. They do it because most customers simply want a working nice looking watch returned to them. The whole concept of keeping watches with all original parts and condition is actually a fairly recent thing. Rolex also do it to reduce the number of old parts available that can be later used to build fakes and frankenwatches.

>>15485203
I went to Omega with mine and they said they could send it to Switzerland to be serviced for $400 and it would take like 6 months. They said they have a catalog of all their watches from like the past 100 years. I ended up getting it serviced at a 3rd party store that's licensed to operate on Omegas and it only took a few days and $300 but they didn't replace the crystal.

>>15485236
Tag is still a "major brand", so there's your example of one not servicing one of their watches; one of their more famous models at that.

>>15485241
A single anon posted a story on the internet. That must mean that applies to every watch they service and every brand. Cool logic.

Sure certain brands are better than others. Patek for example will service any of their watches no matter how old or how complicated. If they don't have a 100 year old part in stock they will remake it from scratch.

>>15485248
>That must mean that applies to every watch they service and every brand.
That's your own logic nigga.
>Any major brand will service any of their watches.
I only said that it was one example. You're the one making sweeping generalizations.

>>15485250
> You're the one making sweeping generalizations.
> They'll tell you to fuck off if it's anything actually vintage and not a top 10 model
Really?

>>15485252
I'm not that anon. I was giving an example that disproves that generalization.

>>15485255
That still doesn't disprove the general statement that brands will repair their older watches.

>>15485088
I'm pretty sure the light's just hitting it bad. Things like that are easy to polish out if you want to try.

>>15485262
It disproves the exact statement you made. If you wanted to be exact then you'd give caveats like "generally they will" or something.

>>15485203
Why wouldn't you just go to an independent guy from the beginning? Any competent watchmaker can service and repair almost any vintage watch, including sourcing parts or making them from scratch, and they'll do it exactly to the extent YOU want. They're not gonna be any more expensive either, and will do it faster unless they have a really long waiting line (which on the other hand implies they are good). I guess it might be hard to find a competent one in some places, but it's still worth the trouble.

Can someone spoonfeed me on a watch like this
>>15485181
That isnt evidently $1200

>>15485282
>>Why wouldn't you just go to an independent guy from the beginning?
Well for one I live in a country where there's maybe 2-3 "high end" watchmakers, and people have been complaining about every single one of those, so I'd have to send the watch back to the manufacturer anyway because there's no way I'm dealing with corrupt retards who only work on shit for the rich politicians and mafia and they'll fuck everyone else's shit up.

That's why I'm afraid of even getting anything Omega-tier.

I only buy quartz shitters because they look good and I don't care what's inside.
Change my mind.

>March 2020
>Buy my first seiko on ebay
>pandemic shit, shipping cancelled
>japaseller tells me to refund if I want, tell him to keep it & ship when possible
>..
>send him message yesterday
want my watch but can't get angry at MrJapanese, he's good person

>>15485296
Nothing really wrong with that despite what sunk cost autists will tell you. Post a pic of your collection.

It on my wrist now, bros! Sadly my phone camera is shit and can't capture how shinny and good it looks. I was afraid the grille will make the watch look huge, but it's actually pretty proportional. It took them exactly 2 weeks and 1 day to deliver it to my post office. The bracelet does look flimsy and cheap, but I will wear it for awhile to see if it's really that bad or can be worn with it. I also have the silver and the black bezels, so I'll switch these up later today when I have time.

Jesus, I'll be smiling all day, it's a really nice pretty watch.

>>15484308
wagie watch

>>15485284
wym?

>>15484340
The toes make everything.
What's with indians and their obsession with collecting tacky watches?

>>15485203
>>15485205
>>15485207
>>15485213
>>15485223

My own local horologist, who has no affiliation with Rolex, has told me that Rolex has a guarantee to keep all parts of a watch for 20 years (minimum) from the moment of discontinuation.

So if the watch you're looking to have service on was discontinued within the last 20 years, Rolex is guaranteed to have parts for it. It's not guaranteed after that, however, that doesn't mean that it won't have those parts. Just after 20 years from discontinuation they stop making them and once that stock is used up, they move on to replacing the vintage parts with new ones.

>>15484516
Very nice, take good care of it. Never send it to Rolex, send it to a decent watchmaker instead.

I put the rubber strap on my PAM111, it looks better that the tan leather I think.
Fuck this watch is big, it looks worse on the pic because camera phone but this is right on my limit.

>>15485304
Should have chosen the solid link bracelet option.

Is there a max bill-looking watch with the domed crystal and bauhaus style but quartz and doesn't cost thrice my rent?

>>15485339
Maybe in the future, I plan to order a Neptune next month.
Right now I removed two links and it fits perfectly, will see if it eats up my hairs.

>>15485136
>>15485264
Yeah it shouldn't be too much trouble I guess, but I'm leaning towards the SARX045, especially since people say that it's a Seiko bracelet that doesn't suck. No examples on sale right now in my country though, and every JDM watch seller here's having problems getting stock through. I'd consider using a forwarding service, but that'll still take about a month with 'rona still going on.

>>15485365
I bought mine from gnomon watches. Bought Tuesday AM, delivered in the US that Friday from singapore. Their free DHL service is legit.

>>15485297
Seems like an honourable and cool dude

Are the prices posted on Omega's website accurate?

I went to the Omega boutique a few days ago and the woman who was showing me all of the watches would often give me a price range of the things I was looking at -- most of them were seamasters of some kind (though some were speed masters). Everything was under $10k, some were even $5k.

Yet on Omega's website I'm hard pressed to find a watch that is below $12k.

Is there some special sale going on in the boutiques that I'm unaware of? Or is the website just wrong?

>>15485385
She wants to fuck you.

>>15484976
yes
seagull dont make watches like this. They mostly do dress watches for domestic market, and just produce movements. Hell they didnt even make the 1963 until they saw how popular it was, it had been ""licensed"" to 3rd parties for years. Pandas and chronos like these are all made by other manufacturers like HKED, sugess, red star, lorier, baltic etc

>>15485365
>SARX045
The first wrist shot on Google Images is hilariously awful and of course it's Reddit.

Why did they have to discontinue it before I knew it existed?

>>15485322
Probably their culture and religion, they are really exposed to bling and shiny jewelry.

I am adjusting the links on my Seiko Prospex. Fuck these friction pins.

>>15484477
I think they're Belgian, sort of a known name around here (Benelux). Not expensive but not cheap looking either, traditional.

>>15485424
Yeah, I genuinely hated doing that for my SARB bracelet, it didn't help that I dropped one of the collars on the floor and spent half an hour trying to find it since replacements are stupidly expensive.

>>15484420
>>15484382
There are 3 versions of the Citizen Astrodea in total
>50th parallel N for the EU market
>35th parallel N for the NA and JP market
>35th parallel S for the AUS market mostly
All of these came out in a white and a blue version, in 38mm and 42mm.
I've been waiting for a white 50th to show up on auction for years.

What's the name of that watch brand who makes watches kinda similar to breguet and they are super expensive? Forgot the name.

>>15485437
Baguette

>>15485437
?

>>15485424
Fucking annoying. Tweezers and patience win the day on that fucked pin and collar system.

>>15485393
Because life is suffering. Never seen the 015 until you posted it. Have an old and suffering SNE124 in return.

>>15485444
This, thank you anon.
And checked

>>15485340
Junkers

>>15485424
These are also a total bitch at first, but then i figured out that you can perfectly use the brim as lever point and easily lever out the part.

>>15485446
Yeah, I don't think it was a particularly popular model so the secondhand market for them is almost nonexistent. I'm just glad I managed to get my SARB033 before it was discontinued. I'm pretty much done with Seiko nowadays, all the lower end stuff is over priced.

>>15484650
Nice collection my guy, those are all 5/5s. All that's missing is something with a lighter dial and/or something dressier imo

>>15485462
Forgot to add, not in the fucking air. That's a sure way to stab yourself in the finger. I just lay it on the table, wedge a firm fitting tool between the brim and the moving part, slowly lever it out and pull the protruding metal part with flat, grippy pliers.
A very narrow hex bit works best, the bit adapter gives you good grip and leverage. Tried it with small screwdrivers and they fit bad and bend sometimes.

>>15485462
Different type of mechanism, my guy.

>>15484969
Yes, the second crown spins that shit, look at the vid i as a reply.
>>15484999
Checked, demon numbers.
>>15485018
There is also a black version, it's not about the colors, just a seiko that i liked at first sight, happens rarely in these threads. But since you asked, here is my, very original, german red/blue quartz shitter. Love it.
>>15485471
Yep, that was my goal, to show another thing that sucks. And to post the hex bit tip, because they always tell you to use some small screwdriver. And these usually suck and suffer.

>>15485466
Not sure I agree with overpriced. Seiko still maintains strong value per dollar ratios on most of their stuff compared to competition. As far as discontinued stuff, I'd agree that shelling out $500+ on SARBs is a tough sell. What's next for you, Swiss shitters? I need to add a new field/aviator to the collection. Weighing Hamilton vs. Yema for a sub-$1000 pilot shitter. Eventually will get a chrono back in the collection, might hold off for a good deal on a speedy on that front.

>>15484814
look like the orient king divers

>>15485478
They updated the hands on the newer version.
Quartz about 79€ on kraut amazon, auto about 200€, miyota.
Get yourself a comfy german shitter, 40mm.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eekn6BBGn-I

>>15485466
>>15485484
I mean the main difference between Seiko's lower mid range stuff and it's mid range stuff was a 4r35/36 vs 6r15
Since I've owned about 4 watches with a 6r and half of which ran like shit while all of the 4r ones ran well within reasonable specs, I'm not actually fussed about them making the newe 6r35 a more expensive movement; the 6r15 had all sorts of bullshit problems even if it had a higher level of finishing.

I don't agree that the newer stuff is overpriced but I'm saddened by the lack of 100 dollar mechanical in it's newer selectio which the SNK809 filled. If you can get one of those rn, they made a million and theres still stock but I believe it's the end of the 7s26 movement.

>>15485486
Neat, saw these posted last week. Looks great. Orient seems a bit bigger tho. Love the coffe looking one.

God fuck Minase watches look super sweet, I think I'll be saving for one of those.

>>15485491
>6r and half of which ran like shit
what went wrong with them? never owned a 6r before

>>15485491
Can't speak to the 6r15 competently as this SARX is the first I've had. The 4r35/4r36/NH35 movement watches I've had have all run well more accurate than spec. Hoping this 6r15 is up to the task, time will tell. I'm under no illusions that I'm paying taxes for pure finish on the SARX with a movement that can be had in watches half the price.

>>15485500
originally some ppl thought it was a 'c type balance wheel' but then thats been canned. It's possible it's just over-oiling, but since the movement is worth about 120 bucks anyway getting that serviced would be worth more than the movement.
The 4r did not have this problem at all.
I haven't heard any negatives about the new 6r35 tho so thats good.

>>15485484
I'm fairly happy with my collection at the moment, I guess I'm "bored" with my watches but I know that I'd regret selling any of my half decent watches. I am half entertaining saving some money and selling my SARB to get a quartz Grand Seiko.
I also really like the Oris Big Crown with the pointer date but I'm not sure the 40mm model I like will be a good fit for my small wrists, the lack of a bracelet is also a bit off-putting.

>>15485499
someone will @ me with 'muh minimalism' but that dial seems kinda empty

>>15485340
Junk watch, their quartz is around 200€, Maybe you find a used one. They have a black leather band, so excuse my gay choice of band.

>>15485340
But i would get the one with numbers. The lines
>>15485556
started to bore my autism a bit, numbers never bore me. Otherwise great watch. Never had problems with the ETA version. The quarz will be solid too.

Junkers? More like JUNKers heh heh.
They look a bit big for that style but at least they are cheap.

>>15485522
>to get a quartz Grand Seiko.
Which one?

>>15485528
I think the lack of features emphasizes the beautiful texture they got with the dials.

Fuck me if they're god damn expensive though.

>>15485340
not sure about domed but loreo has a max bill chrono homage for $60, lul

if you dig around there are even cheaper ones

>>15485556
This.
They actually look pretty great in person considering their price point.
The domed glass is great on it, gives it some depth which is an achievement for such a smooth and flat dial.

>>15485528
It is. We are so used to stuff on the dial that the lack of it seems weird. the date looks way worse for me tho. I get the asymmetric thing, but it sucks. Bracelet and case are killer tho.
>>15485565
They totally are too big. If i knew about watches what i know now i would have gone for the ladies version. Bauhaus needs good proportions, and the make junkers are just a bit off.

>>15485486
>>15485495
>WEEKLY AUTO ORIENT
I saw a pic of this recently and thought it was a fake or franken with that dumb name and shitty font.

>>15485573
Maybe the SBGX261, the 37mm case is pretty much perfect for me. Would need to try it on but the only place that stocks it near to me is still closed.

>>15485585
Yeah, they look better than my camera can show.

>>15484379
>Mix it up how?
a little more color... a little more spice... a little more exotica... a little more HMT

What's the best dress watch of all time?

>>15485602
HMT chads gather round

>>15485593
Yeah, also thought the same, cant even find the old model that inspired this, but found this one.
FUCKING 2.2K$ on ebay for a 60's watch.
What the fuck are they smoking?
https://www.ebay.de/itm/ORIENT-Full-Auto-Orient-KING-DIVER-T19202A-Automatic-Vintage-Watch-1960s-/274033409862

>>15485605
>actually domed glass
>slender case
>smaller size

Damn, slap some sterile line dial and some fancy hands on it and it's a killer bauhaus shitter. Band is perfect for it.

>>15485390
Boring looking dial and somehow seiko managed to fuck it up and make a 39.5mm watch look like its some 43mm abomination, amazing.

>>15485593
dumbdumb, its a reissue of their 1965 watch

>>15485607
>he cant into orient AESTHETICS
orients are all like that. Even the bambino their most tame model has things like a nonstandard lug width

>>15485617
>he cant into orient AESTHETICS
Nah it doesn't scare me away, watch still looks good. A bit too big dial, smaller is better. But looks like the old ones were big too.

vroom vroom

>Vacheron Constantin
>put a Nazi cross on their watch
>make lugs that look like fucking demon horns

why do people like this (((brand))) again?

>>15485631
It's all buddhism, dude. The assembly guys at junghans were still drunk so they put it on wrong.
Imagine a wristwatch with such a subdial.
>swastika subdial goes VRRRRR

>>15485608
Or just keep the ones it has now and have an actually good looking watch.

>>15484566
>>15484708
>>15485070
>>15485088
>>15485390
>>15485631
Do you people wear dress watches during the day??

>>15485643
Do you show up to work in a tie?

Then maybe.

>>15485643
>dress watches
>most have metal bracelets
Dude...

>>15485643
The SARX line of watches aren't dress watches, they're much more versatile than that.

>>15485643
Sometimes. The SARX is kind of a do-all watch, can dress up or down. Typically I'll stick to my NH35 "diver" or field watch for casual wear though.

>>15485643
imagine wearing a DIVE WATCH to sit in your cubicle job.

Well I think I do like the Oris Big etc. but I don’t like wearing leather and the bracelet looks like shit in my imo. Maybe one of those modern perlons? We’ll see, I’ll probably just try and get an Explorer instead at some point.

>>15485643
I wear my little casio dress shitter everywhere when i'm feeling like it. Nobody cares about ancient old dress rules. Only if you work in an office with stuck up cunts or have to talk regularly to boomers.
MTP-1154-PQ-7BEF

>>15485658
But it's usefull if you want to drown yourself after work.
>cubicle
It's mostly open office space hell now. All done to improve (((teamwork))). Fucking kikes, room deviders were too expensive. Now everybody has to buy some expensive noise cancelling headphones. Open office only works with a small team.

>>15485647
>>15485650
>>15485653
>>15485657
>>15485658
>>15485666
You're not supposed to wear dress watches during the day, unless you dress formal.
People who wear these with a casual outfit comes off as people who don't know their shit (low wagies, pakis, indians), especially if it's a mall dress watch.

>>15485679
I took the small (but successful) business pill years ago and the more I hear from my corporate friends the more content I am with the decision. That environment would wear me down quickly. Luckily I get to split my time evenly between the road and the office as well.

>>15485682
You are regurgitating outdated bullshit. Also if you think all but maybe one of the watches you originally referenced is a dress watch by strict definition it further illustrates your disconnect from reality. Congrats on the (you)s though, turning out to be a good harvest.

>>15485682
You sound like the kind of moron who thinks a vintage Seamaster is a dress watch.

>>15485136
>>15484340
Good to know most of this general are a bunch of poor brown shits.

>>15485687
That's indeed the best decision. Not only are you working like cattle, with a huge company you are also super easy to replace or undercut in payments. Combine that with living in some overpriced city and it's pure hell. Even the söytards that pretend to love it are just coping and you can see the negative impact on their soul.

>>15485682
All the watches you quoted are sports watches you nonce.

>>15485679
>open office space hell
open office spaces were a millennial fad that is now way overdone and needs to be shot
its complete lack of privacy, distracting as fuck and allows the boss to spy on everyone. God forbid you take 5 mins to browse youtube or something. And now there are studies showing that with every distraction the human brain can take up to 20 MINUTES to readjust and refocus. Maybe now with this coof virus cubicles will come back, if everyone isnt now exclusively working from home already

>>15485682
office wear by definition is "formal wear", unless your office allows you to wear tshirt and cargo shorts like my old design firm did

>>15485631
>not knowing the difference between the maltese cross and the iron cross
What are you even doing on a fashion board if you don't know such basic symbols?
Is Malta a nazi state to this day or something?

>>15485703
>>15485696
the line is now so blurry it isnt even there anymore
whats the difference between a dress watch and a sports watch? is it just the strap its on? thats not exactly "part of the watch" itself is it?

>>15485682
It's easy for me, i simply do not care about such stuck up rules. Whoever gets offended by wearing my casio dress shitter, in my damn free time, is probably retarded anyway and would have bored me with his BS.

>>15485704
Absolutely it's just done for control of workers and to jew on the rental money. Open spaces are cheaper to build. God forbid the company spends on dividers or such luxury as thin walls.

It is distracting as shit, i can not imagine myself working like that. I would be involved in all the conversations around me but not my work.

>>15485707
It's a dumb joke that gets reposted often, newfag.

>>15485709
Size, strap and to a lesser extent dial/hands/indices. The SARX that retard is referencing is 40.5mm in diameter and has a 22mm metal bracelet. The dial and bezel are the only things remotely dress. Combining the above results in a flexible every occasion watch that dresses up and down well. It triggers people who think in black and white and lack the ability to appreciate the grey areas in beetween.

>>15485721
Considering how retarded /fa/ tends to be, that was not obvious.

>>15485709
It's all in the design of the watch, ideally a dress watch should have straight lugs with a small crown (no guards), a relatively small case diameter that's also thin enough to easily fit under a cuff. The hands and dial should have no lume, and only have the bare essentials for telling the time (I think an argument could be made that a date is superfluous). The hands should ideally be baton or dauphine and the dial should be conservative in colour and finish (no flashy snowflake or sunburst). The strap should be a dark leather to complement your attire, bracelets are a definite no.

>>15485614
I agree that the 48mm lug to lug squanders much of it, my Orient Kamasu has a shorter lug to lug, though I guess it would look better on a strap that tapers down to 18mm. I actually like the subdued but unique look of the tuxedo dial, and you are paying for the finishing, $500-ish is not bad if you want to get into the SARX family. That's the price of secondhand SARBs these days

>>15484310
what flash light do you use to read it?

Bros I'm a suited to gold kind of guy because of my skin tone. I wear the gold a168 Casio and I like it. I now want a more serious watch, and I'm gonna go for a submariner homage. I wear a gold earring and gold coloured chains, though I sometimes wear silver toned ones too, my aviators are gold framed. Do I go for a full gold sub, a two tone or a plain steel one ? I dress kind of retro(80s 70s) most of the time if that matters. Pls respond

>>15485638
the Buddhism swastika is the flipped version of that

>>15485631
Cause they're cheapest of the trinity, so poorfags are drawn to them

>>15485754
>I wear a gold earring and gold coloured chains
Gay.

>>15485385
MSRP is rarely followed with omega.

>>15485758
Fuck off mate let me do my thing

>>15485764
>my thing
What's his name?

>>15485770
Spencer

>>15485754
Not a fan of full yellow gold. I think a steel two-tone with black dial looks nice.

Do you like them /wt/? I took the pic just for you guys.
I still need a field watch and a proper diver and I hope i can stop this cursed hobby for at least a couple of years.

>>15485789
The Slava is pretty good. The flag is cringe tho.

>>15485789
If you're not from VA or don't have family who served VA during the civil war, you can fuck off with that battle flag.

>>15485789
>that flag
please kill yourself lmao

>>15485754
2 tone so it'll match whatever /sleaze/ jewelry you are wearing

>>15485796
Yea the Slava is great, the hands are really nice.

>>15485733
No problem, everybody falls for it and youre right about fa.

>>15485801
>>15485809
Sorry, I'm European and a friend of mine brought it from USA as a gift. Didn't know it offends so many people. To me it's just a meme flag.

>>15485831
Doesn't offend (me at least). It's a relic battleflag though and a lot of mouth breathing white trash retards in US use it as some sort of symbol of rebellion these days instead of treating it with reverance or at least an understanding of its history. Carry on Eurofriend, my fight is with the domestic mouth breathers.

>>15485809
>>15485801
imagine being triggered by a piece of cloth, oh no

>>15485210
there's no real reason to send a watch back to rolex/omega anyway.
it will cost you a lot more for the same service, as both companies supply parts to 3rd parties.

>>15485831
>Didn't know it offends so many people. To me it's just a meme flag.
lying or retarded?

Why haven't you guys taken the Tudor-pill yet?

>>15485849
>spending thousands of dollars and people will still think you're poor because it's not a rolex

>>15485849
Because I don't like paying thousands for generic Swiss homages that no matter how decent are still not a rolex sub. It's the "so close yet so far" cope watch to end all cope watches.

>>15485846
Neither.
Though it's pretty retarded for you to assume anyone on the Internet is from the USA, or can keep up on what you guys find offensive.

>>15485849
>pay 80% rolex money for a watch that is pretty much the same as a rolex but with 5% the social benefit, because it might be more to your taste

>>15485857
>assume anyone on the Internet is from the USA
To be fair, who the hell would suspect a battle flag of Northern VA poster would be from Europe?

>>15485857
> can keep up on what you guys find offensive.
trollface.jpg

>>15485855
Caring about normie opinions
>>15485859
But it was less than 50% of a new pigfat disgusting Submariner?

>>15485849
the fabric that watch is on is more interesting than the watch itself

is that a toucan with a deformed beak or a mistakenly coloured parrot on the far right? was it a conscious artistic choice to have the philodendron plant coloured in red instead of green? what will future generations think about the wholesale destruction of the amazonian jungle? did El Dolaro really exist or was it just a myth?

hmmmmmmmmmm

>>15485872
they're both obviously macaws

>>15485709
You can't demand people respect old etiquette on when to wear certain watches and at the same time be confused about the differences of dress and sports watches. The whole point of sports watches are that they look nice but are worn in a wider variety of situations (like when sportsing).

This goes with literally everything

>>15485993
Shame it has that big metal pin permanently obscuring the 12

>>15486004
this is true for all chronographs unless you leave it running....
>>15485993
>people's republic of china 200
at least they are honest :^)

NEW TEDDY NEW TEDDY

https://youtu.be/oZ5c42meVKk

>>15486006
Was always curious if running the chronograph forever would cause problems haha

>>15486027
On vertical clutch chronographs it's encouraged, having the chrono running reduces wear on the movement. On a quartz chronograph I guess the only thing would be that it's detrimental to battery life.

>>15486027
not sure either
but i know for some watches like the seiko pogue it is advised to leave it running, apparently it uses a mechanical means to keep the choreograph stopped and over time it can break, iirc

>>15486006
Yes, it’s the problem with all chronographs. The design can be cool, but they really need to start leaving out that thing.

>>15486021
>soiboi that regurgitates info he gleaned elsewhere in a diluted fashion
apart from his visit to some factories, there is no use watching that channel's content

someone STOP ME FROM BUYING THIS BEAUTIFUL MICROSHITTER THATS BEING SPAMMED BY EVERY YOUTUBER AND HIS MOTHER RIGHT NOW

>>15486074
It should work, but it doesn't.

>>15486074
Not bad, but the octopus logo looks like a womb tattoo. owo

>>15486074
It's stupidly thick, and doesn't even try to hide it. Even Sinn are jealous.

>>15486074
That bezzle is disgusting.

>>15485181
yes.
slightly less than it would have been if there were no date window, but still, a very nice watch.

>>15485068
So based. I too larp as a spy while where mine

>>15484331
Yes.

>>15485682
nice bait here is your (you)

>>15485993
Pretty nice considering the price. I think this ladies' version is kinda sexy

>>15485682
No. Evening wear watches used to be rectangular gold/palladium/platinum watches with a sub-30mm diameter, they simply don't exist anymore and I can't see them coming back. Last notable ones were the Concord Delirium and the Longines Feuilles d'Or in the 1980's when small and thin watches were fashionable.

>Caring about bezel clicks and smoothness on a diver when you're not a diver

>>15486074
>gmt bezel
>no gmt hand
Give it a hard miss. This is chinkshit divorced from the device's operational roots.

>>15485789
lovely shitters anon, I especially like the Slava, the Casio and the hypnotic Swatch (and that fake Rolex is just fun, good work saving it from the trash bin)

>>15486162
What's a GMT bezel?

>>15486162
>only 12 hours
>gmt bezel
its a diver bezel, dumb dumb

>>15485891
I think it's important to add that once upon a time sporting generally meant any activity outside work or formal events, such as riding horses, walking, hunting, and even gambling. It wasn't just sports as we see them now. So really a sport watch is just a watch you wear everyday. In modern watch parlance there really is not a hard distinction between tool watches (eg divers, some chronos, field, any watch designed with a specific professional purpose in mind) and sport watches (eg nomos club, oyster perpetual). The lines have really blurred, but that is where therm came from.

>>15486168
also, it has a lume pip at 12

>>15486167
a bezel used in conjunction with a 4th GMT hand (here in orange) to track a second time zone

>>15486074
Definitely not for me. I prefer a more industrial look for divers

>>15485864
Everyone? It's synonymous with pre-SJW punk music for example.

Why did this guy have to put his fucking name on the watch? I'm down with everything except his name. It makes it feel like a mall fashion shitter like Kenneth Cole or something.
I mean, if it just said HENRY or something, I might actually buy one... but no, he just had to put his full name on it.

>$14
>keeps perfect time, battery lasts 7+ years
>understated water resistance
>can be worn casually or worn dressy
>looks normal from a far, cool retro aesthetic upclose

Is there a better watch? I really dont think so.

>>15486090
Looks like a Sinn or Tudor from the side. Pretty bad.

>>15486185
>this guy
"Dan Henry" the legendary watch collector is one of the multiple personalities of TGV, like Hugo Mountbatten, the aristocratic sociopath dinosaur.

Time again for some heavy drinking

>>15486193
i prefer this colourway
also, i dont understand how do people even wear f91w variants without spontaneously dying of boredom. Like wow, good golly gee, I've never ever EVER seen that watch in my life before, nice watch JONATHAN.

Its like the rolex sub (but for broke people)

>>15486193
Casio royale:

-10 year battery
-Several timezones
-Several alarms
-Chronograph
-Countdown
-Perpetual calendar
-Aesthetics are also nice

>>15486156
It's a timer. Not only divers need timers.

>>15485484

>>15486243
>Casio royale

>>15486243
It's not a perpetual calendar

How do you all tolerate your watch being a few seconds off? I came from an Apple Watch and I keep overthinking it.

>>15486193
>thousands of models to choose from, all for the insane value of $9.99
>dials hand painted by Mumbai craftsmen, every case-dial combination is unique
>sturdy Japanese engineered mechanical movements tried and tested by generations of past owners, runs for decades without servicing
>never fails to put a smile on one's face

>>15486304
It just took me a couple of days, comkng from an M5610

>>15486226
yes please

god damn it guys my seiko 5 just broke.

>>15486316
Thats all Seiko 5's are good in my experience.

>>15486316
How old was it? How did it broke?

>>15486296
Yes it is, but not sure what year is the limit.Once you set the date it changes every month right.

>>15486304
I've never been that bothered. Clocks throughout the world aren't all synced to atomic time.

>>15486321
less than a year (bought this march)
>was wearing my vostok before
>thought, hey, why dont I wear the seiko 5 for a while
>was working while i swapped straps
>was working as I set the date
>while setting the time I thought I would look at the back while I was doing it (exhibition caseback)
>turn turn turn
>"hmm, why is the crown is gritty?"
>flipped it around
>time setting no longer turned the minute hand but only the hour hand
>and now theres a more rattly sound if i shake the watch and it no longer winds

zzz

>>15486304
I'm always 5-15 minutes early for things so my watch being less than a minute off doesn't matter.

>>15486314
Go to sleep Aussie anon

>>15486099
>bezzle

>>15486304
By keeping vicious track of its current rate, and setting it 3.5 times that ahead/behind every sunday at 5:30pm. Good watches can stay within 30 seconds of atomic time all week long, that way.

And also by getting a quartz shitter that gains like 0.32s per day, and realizing that even this would drive me up the wall if I let it. So I didn't, and that fixed that.

>>15486304
My watches always run ahead of the current time, so it is not a problem for me.The watch I have now shows +2 minutes.

So I have to get a pair of these for the Neptune if I want to put a strap on it, right?

>>15486358
Yes

>>15486358
Or just case swap it.

>>15486338
>time setting no longer turned the minute hand but only the hour hand
That's weird, the setting gears should turn the minute wheel first which then turns the hour wheel. Only way I can think of how that's possible is that your minute hand is loose (but hasn't come clearly off). The setting parts also have nothing to do with the auto winding. Maybe you've hit it hard, loosening both the hand and the rotor?

>>15486304
Honestly it doesn't bother me if it's within 5 minutes of the proper time, you guys are autists.

>>15486320
im so bummed right now
the thing is i wasnt even rough with it
are all seiko5s this fragile

i'll have to look on local warranty/repair or i might as well get a nh36a and change the movement out myself

I'm kind of tempted by this... are there any similar casual black sporty watches that don't have a diving bezel? 38mm would be great; this Seiko is a touch too big.
>>15486338
What was the time on the watch when you were trying to set the date?

>>15486338
>>15486385
No wait, I'm an idiot, the minute hand sits on the cannon pinion and the minute wheel connects to both that and the hour wheel/hand. I guess it's possible one of those has slipped out of place or lost teeth.

>>15486392
5:35, it wasnt the 9-3 window
>>15486385
the part that is visible from the back (the balance spring) isnt moving even when i shake it
so something is loose inside. Its extra rattly

>>15486399
How does the big spinny half-circle spin?

>>15486406
the rotor? its moving perfectly ok from what i can see

>>15486406
>>15486398
if i pull the crown out all the way and advance the hour hand, it starts to move again, but only for about 10 seconds. the minute hand is not movable, and balance spring is not pulsating.

>>15486409
Does it seem like it's winding the mainspring? If so... Eh fuck it, it's hard to say without seeing it anyway. Get a nh35 and swap it in, THEN take the 7s26 apart and try to find the problem if you want. I'm pretty sure it's something easy, but a 7s26 is not really worth the trouble anymore.

>decide to check on oris straps and bracelets
>$160 for a rubber strap
>$450 for a metal bracelet

>>15486420
its not even worth the trouble/cost of servicing it right?

>>15486427
It'll cost as much as a new movement

>>15486304
By realizing that there are 86400 seconds in a day and how amazing it is that a purely mechanical instrument can measure them with a variation of usually less than .01% (or .007% for a chronometer) while dealing with friction, gravity, shock, variations in temperature, and being powered by an inconsistent drive force. To me the imperfect but adequate precision provides another level of interest in the watch when comparing the timing to the atomic clock every few days. Whether the day to day changes are small or large, consistent or inconsistent, they give the watch a sort of personality of its own

>>15486304
Check your iphone if you want to know what time it is.

>>15486424
Why the fuck are steel straps so expensive, some watches have 700 eur bracelets.

>>15486484
why (((else)))? because they can. We all know its not that expensive. its not even $100 to manufacture, maybe even less than $50.

>>15486330
Perpetual calanders just cycle through 31 days every month. The Royale keeps the date correct without human input through 2100.

>>15486524
That's not a very common definition of a perpetual calender though?
The way I know it from watches is: annual calendars know the days in the month except the leap day every four years and perpetual calendars even know leap years.

>>15485754
Can you post a pic of your outfit and skin if this isn't your hand? Based on your description alone I'd say root beer GMT Master but I've swallowed the gold pill too and am deciding between 3 yellow gold sports watches.
What's your budget? (real gold is really expensive)

>>15486524
>Perpetual calanders just cycle through 31 days every month.
No they don't. That's just a regular ass date function. Annual calendars keep track of how many days are in a month, while perpetual calendars keep track of that as well as leap years.

>>15486547
Oh nevermind you were talking about gold pated watches, I don't really know much about that.
I do have a gold Seiko Turtle to check out how gold looks on me before I take the big plunge, Farah style.

>>15486484
Because they can be. The oris bracelet I mentioned is titanium at least though.

>>15486086
good reason to cop desu

>>15486616
>>15486616
>>15486616
>>15486616

>>15485872
This made me chuckle a few times. I somehow imagined that somebody would continue being this persona. This oldschool philantrop/botanic/boomer conspiracy professor, that travels to the jungle to study the flora and fauna and discover the past of (((el dolaro))) and his future minions. And who postes artifacts, beyound our human comprehension. And also his collection of field watch shitters.

Listen to me, you need to do this! You have to study to make the mistakes extra accurate so we have to google the damn words to understand. That would be the greatest, most elaborate larp on this board.

>>15485304
Does the cage add a lot to the height, side pic please.

>>15484340
Toze

>>15486074
Love it from the front, but >>15486090

>>15485643
>>15485709
jesus retards it's not hard
>dress watches
slim, plain minimalist dial, simple colors and indicators, slim hands, leather strap, thin
>sports watches
tachymetre, 12 hour chrono, built robustly, steel bracelet. purpose built watch
>normal chronographs/watches
everyday wear and use. perpetual calendars, day-date, everyday stuff people will find useful. leather strap for comfort or steel/gold bracelet is lighter and a bit more showy.

everything you pointed out is not a dress watch. a big chunky seiko with massive everything is not a dress watch

>>15484340
This is what happens when you're saving for a watch and you can't handle having the money in your pocket so you just buy the first shitter you see.

>>15485846
Typical self-centred amirifat.

>>15486074
It looks like a cheap piece of shit not worth the pig iron it's made of.

>>15485789
Based flag

>>15485849
I wish someone saved that SWISS MEME post for this