/fa/ - Fashion

>>15496606
The only things that need to be considered for case compatibility is the crown and bezel. The movement are are completely interchangeable, it's the reason vostok does a small seconds hand to their GMTs, to avoid making the movement taller with 4 central hands.

Guys... my grail costs 20k.

My apartment costs 30k.

Should I just sell it or what?

Currently running -3 from atomic time since the last time I set the watch over 3 weeks ago. It also gets bumped into trailer walls frequently at work and keeps consistent timing despite having a traditionally regulated balance. Love this watch and the NH35

>>15496625
Looks like Homos is living up to its name by releasing a special edition to celebrate men that fuck other men and the other addnons to that group nobody truly cares about.
Nomos is still boring as fuck though, and still maintain a policy of coercion towards their workers that mandates that they will swallow all that yummy globohomo with a smile and accept ever increasing numbers of "refugees" without any permissible dissent. Boring and pozzed. Not a good combo.
I wonder if they have the staying power to weather the next financial crisis?

>>15496644
1 blow job = $40
$20,000/40 = 500 blowjobs

>>15496655
Yeah I wish it's more like $5 per BJ here.

>>15496653
>nomos (gay)club
>california dial

eh, it fits

>>15496653

I had no problem with homosexuality accepting fags all over led to all this gender bullshit. In a few years people everyone will be talking about accepting pedophiles. Give them an inch and they will take a mile. Fuck Nomos for pandering to degenerates.

the best of both worlds

>>15496480
This is a very nice small collection, you've avoided the shitters for the sake of it pitfall and have ended up with 3 great watches. No bracelet for the Seiko though? That's a damn shame.

>>15496578
when you're le life is worth so little to you that you will engage with starving people while wearing a luxury watch and still scoff at the idea of having a self-defense plan. reddit-spacing college bougies will be put in camps one day, and if not that, will at least have to answer to God.

Chinese minute repeater when?

>>15496480
Nice Yema.

Evening /wt/

>>15496708
>staropramen

DISGUSTINGLY BASED

>start pronouncing "seiko" as "psycho"
>quality of life improves dramatically

>>15496698
they already have it..
do you have $65,000?

>>15496650
I've had great luck with micro brand shitters using NH35 guts. Both of my current ones run somewhere between +3 and +5 seconds per day. My 6R15 runs closer to +10s/day, though it's new and I've seen movements "break-in" for better and for worse. Time will tell. NH35 seems all across the board though, have a buddy whose NH35 movement watches push the limits at like +/- 22s.

>>15496708
evening

>>15496712
Rated and retweeted

>>15496653
they're cool except for the California dial or whatever it's called. and I'd put it on leather, personally.

copped that orthodox Seiko SKX007J from Jomashop
and an oyster bracelet.

>>15496653
Nomos please
You're market really ought to be Syrian and African rapeugees

>>15496655

>Bank: "Sir, you've been investing thousands of dollars in cash steadily over the past few months. Our records show over $15,000 in cash since January. How did you acquire this money, and do you have proof?

>>15496734
and a black single-pass nylon strap from ToxicNatos, $20 shipped.
https://www.utewatchco.com/products/single-pass-watch-straps-toxicroyals-xl

>>15496739
Just blow the guy from the bank for free.

>cop rare watch
>too scared to bust it up taking it to work
>don't go out so can't mog G-Shock plebs

>>15496739
>>and do you have proof?
>proceeds to regurgitate that morning's fat loads all over the desk

>>15496739
just blow the bank guy.

Do you you guys worry about matching your watch band the rest of your outfit? Like if you had a brown belt and shoes on would that disqualify wearing a watch with a black leather strap?

What's the best dive watch for under $1000? I have a Orient Ray II and Orient Kamasu. Are you gaining anything much for entering the $750+ catergory?

>>15496722
I consider 4r36 to be a better movement to 6r15 and 6r35

me laughing when seiko are selling $1200usd 6r35 divers to reddit consumers

>>15496764
Have you ever had someone call you out for wearing a watch with a strap that didn't match your outfit? Because I haven't

>>15496769
The 6r35 is pretty new , no? They didnt fix any of the issues the 6r15 had?
>>15496773
I've never really had anyone calling me out on my shoes matching my belt either. I was wondering if it was the same ki d of thing.

>>15496722
I have a Hong Kong shitter with NH35 which runs -2 per day. Would prefer +2 of course, but it’s hard to complain. Plucky little movement.

no rolex or omega bros online today?

>>15496678
What model is the Casio? Looks nice.

>>15496808
DW-5600BB-1ER

>>15496769
Japs gotta get it where they can.

>>15496799
Definitely hard to complain. Little workhorse automatic movements. They can take a pretty good beating if seated and secured well too.

Just fucking end me

>>15496837
Unironically better than rich kids getting cars as graduation presents or ofr their 16/17th birthday.

>>15496846
get a load of this troll

Nobody gives a shit about your gimmicky ugly luxury watch

>>15496837
I don't see the problem?

>>15496848
And even fewer people will give a shit about your car that lost half its value the second it left the shop.
Aside from the insurance company, they do give a shit and they'll give you quite the deal if you're 16 and your first car is anything desirable.

>>15496837
I don't get it.

>>15496837
>>15496848
lmao, it's not even $10k. what's the big fuss about?

>>15496849
>>15496853
>>15496854
She doesn't DESERVE it and I DO but I dont have it

>>15496837
>being this shallow and caring about materialism
and the dalai lama recieved a patek at age 7

the value of the watch actually doesnt matter. If the person you love gave you a $200 shitter you'd treasure it like a luxury watch too. You wouldnt sell a treasured gift anyway. (I hope)
>>15496854
oh, its just $7k on jomashop.
>>15496860
people who whine or beg deserve nothing

>>15496870
you've got it right, anon.

>>15496870
Yes it literally does matter that's the point doofus. That kid knows nothing about the appreciation of watches and their design, their history, and the engineering and materials that are required to make a functioning timepiece.

>>15496876
who cares
her parents bought it for her

>>15496876
no it doesnt lmao
life is unfair get over it

>>15496880
That's literally false. I would appreciate it way more than she does and she owes it to someone that does. She shouldn't get something nice just for highschoo. She isn't even accomplished or distinguished! It would be better in the hands of someone who is better

>>15496884
so what did you do to deserve it?
maybe neither of you should have it

so many seething materialism poorfags.
she graduated HS and her parents bought her a nice watch. so fucking what? :^)

>>15496706
I kinda wish some of their watches weren't as bulky. I love the company's history and dials, especially the war ones, but the size of these things will already draw more questions than "Hey, is that a hammer and sickle on your watch?"

>>15496884
they fact that you are here whining about it already means you are not "better" nor "deserve" it.
Fucking hate beggars like you, fuck off

>>15496887
What did I do to deserve it? Are you fucking kidding? I've read all of Daniels. All of lange. All of the ETA service manuals for calibers produced between 1969 and 70. I would appreciate the craftsmanship. I deserve it.

>>15496884
you smell poor and mad.
>>15496893
that thing is god damn ugly. is this vostock fanboying a meme?

>>15496896
sounds like you deserve to be beaten in the street for being a bitch

>>15496876
>That kid knows nothing about the appreciation of watches and their design, their history, and the engineering and materials that are required to make a functioning timepiece.
How do you know? And if you know so much why didn't you monetize it?

>>15496900
>>15496901
he's either autistic af or trolling. what a faggot.

>>15496898
I specifically chose an ugly one for effect. I like these kind of dials better, but the watch is still huge

>>15496906
I have a watch with that same case, and it is really not that big unless you have sub 6.5 inch wrist. My wrist is 6.75 inches. Many divers and chronos look too big on me. But I can barely pull off that Boctok which is supposed to be massive. If I can do it it's really not too bad.
The bigger issue is that they are quite tall due to the huge domed crystal, but that is something all of them have to deal with.

>>15496710
If there's a better mass produced lager I've yet to taste it

>>15496748
Lol nice try bud

>>15496901
>And if you know so much why didn't you monetize it?
Big assumption.... I have ten thousand dollars. Cash.

>>15496912
>mfw 6ft4 but I'm a 6.5 in wristlet

How do I get wrist gains bros?

Any recs on small-ish divers or square (tank?) style watches for a poorfag?

>>15496919
There are literally wrist-specific exercises. /fit/ can probably help you. You could probably get an inch of girth after a year, lanklet

>>15496781
>they didn't fix any of the issues the 6r15 had?

I've been looking very hard and found nothing about the 6r35 talking about improvements to the mechanism besides the power reserve upgrade and lets be honest nobody gives a shit about that

What I have seen is endless complaints about the 6r35's accuracy in various forums, keep in mind these are all new owners too

>>15496748
>own rare shitter
>think of it as a shitter
>realise it's rare
Hardly wear it

>>15496748
Who the fuck still wears a gshock in 2016+4?

>>15496937
That is unfortunate.

>>15496949
kids and tards

>>15496923
casio aq230
seiko tank

vostok 100/120/420

>>15496962
yeah modern seiko arent doing very well, IMO the last good watch they released was the seiko turtle reissue that could be had for 270 usd

all their modern releases are disgustingly overpriced

This has to be my favorite watch

>>15496906
>but the watch is still huge
>420 "blaze it" case
>huge

It's just tall, lug to lug is like 45 or less. I have skinny wrists and it looked kinda small compared to a watch i used to wear. Too bad it got rekt, now i have to get another kek. Probably will go for the 710 case though.

>>15496984
looks pretty clean. What model is this one?

>>15496876

I thought you were going to make a better argument that involved how the rich can go fuck themselves and that they don't deserve the money that they have and that wage theft is orders of magnitude a larger problem than "actual robberies" ever are. But instead you chose to focus on stupid elitism.

Fuck the rich. Eat the rich.

>>15496984
>dat file name
nice lesbo movie

>>15496989
It's a special edition >>15496708 is as close as I could get with available parts

>>15497004
not him but I watched that movie and it honestly sucked, even the sex was lame and not worth it

>>15496919
>How do I get wrist gains bros?

You obviously can't grow more bone mass which is basically 95% of your wrist circumference. Ligaments and tendons also won't grow though they can get more resilient. Muscles are located more proximally so any wrist exercise you do will affect the top part of your forearm. Basically, you're fucked. Or you can get fat and get some decent wrist size that way.

>>15496989
Amphibian SE 420361B
its a meranom exclusive
was sold out then rereleased again iirc

>>15497014
>even the sex was lame and not worth it

Eh, it was kinda overdone but i liked the simplicity of the movie.

>>15497030
I wish I could call it "simplicity" but it was honestly just lacking in substance. you could see it was riding the lesbo sex angle to prop up a subpar movie and the sex was not good enough to justify it
now, the handmaiden, that was a lesbian movie. korea doing it right with actual story and passion

>>15497032
>the handmaiden
Seems decent, will give it a try, thx.

>>15496653
...purple?
too bad my allegiance to purple isn't enough to make me wear nomos lugs

>>15497052
post your thoughts here when you're done. I think you will enjoy it

>>15496919
Knuckle push ups.
Seriously it works. Don't be a pussy and stop after a week either. Keep doing it until you can do 100 knuckle push ups and then keep on going after that.

>>15497057
kek
i actually wondered if you were here
"hmm purple anon might be interested..."

>>15497052
Some lesbian movies that are better are Sister My Sister, Portrait of a Lady on Fire, and Below her Mouth - in all of them at least one actress has hairy armpits.

>>15497083

>>15496919
Embraced the 36mm watches.
I'm pretty much in the same boat as you
>6'5" 6.5" 6.5"x6"

>>15497085
>we must make the ENTIRE crystal a cyclops
Genius market from rolex once again! Bravo

>>15497090
It would make sense if they're trying to do viewing glasses from high pressure vessels or deep sea submarines, but by the time you're that deep you'll break before the watch does

>>15497090
>its actually true

>>15497097
It was strapped to a james Cameron s sub iirc. Still pointless

>>15496781
If it bothers you that much you can always get a second strap that you can swap out, but I don't think it's really that big of a deal if your watch strap doesn't match your outfit

>>15497065
it's enough for me to take a look at it when boutiques reopen. honestly might pick it up when it drops 60% in 3 years

>>15496919
your wrist size is 99% set in stone by the time you're full grown. there are no muscles on the sides of your wrist to grow. sorry bud

>>15497108
>pov: you said there's no way to grow where there's no muscles

>>15497083
>>15497085
Rolex Magoo™

>>15496919
>>15497088
>6' 1"
>6" wrists
>size 12 feet

i-its ok I like vintage anyway....

>>15497116
isn't that some retard who injected some shit into his arms to get that big and he's not even very strong?

>>15497123
you tell me

>meanwhile at Meranom
>Dmitry, my son, you must choose what should we focus on in our watch production
>Should we: A - make trillion different kitschy watch dials and ugly cases that nobody wants to buy or
>B : make a few variations on a theme and focus on designs that are actually in demand
>"Da, we need more tanks, surface to air missiles and SCUDs on our dials, yes"

How fucking hard is it for them to manufacture enough watches like pic related or something along those lines? Every damn time it's sold out. It's like Dima makes five of them and calls it quits. I just want to buy a clean looking russian watch with cyrillic Vostok and AVTOPODZAVOD written on it, not goddamn russian conscripts storming Berlin riding on their T-34s. It's like they don't want to make money.

>>15497147
Where am I going to get a watch with a MiG-21 on it?

>>15497147
You could e-mail them and beg. Maybe appeal to their human decency. Russians have that, right?

omega was onto something with this

>>15496919
>>15496924
lol, you might put an inch on your wrists if you achieve a 275lb overhead press

>>15497159
>homos lugs

>>15497147
>0 results on ebay
>0 results on chrono
>1 (one) sold on WUS 12 months ago at $165

a vostok unicorn..? wow

>having Russian military machines featured on your watch dial

Garbage technology on a garbage watch, on a garbage person.

I miss good roger dubuis bros :(

>>15497166
yes, because nomos is trying to imitate this time period. did you really think you were onto something?
also
>1/100th the length of nomos lugs
I'd take this any day

>>15497126
wtf

>>15497123
Yes.
It's like he saw everyone make fun of bodybuilders for not actually being that strong and went all
>hold my silicone syringes

>>15496896
>>15496653
No gay man of taste would gift such a vulgar looking watch to his male lover, much less wear one himself.
>>15496896
>claims to have read all of Daniels, presumably including "Watchmaking"
>complains about not owning a mass produced mundane luxury watch instead of making his own timepiece from scratch by his own hands

>>15497169
What are some good rwandan watches tho?
Or african watches.
Not even memeing, I'm curious if there are any.

>>15497147
Meranom is just a seller that has commissioned pieces. They are not vostok themselves. The tanks and shit are trad vostok.

>>15497182

>>15497182
The only African watches you'll find are Rhodesian brands and Swiss pieces commissioned by the Rhodesian military. They're all dead and gone but the spirit of Rhodesia lives on in your heart.

>>15497080
the one true lesbian kino is The Duke of Burgundy by Peter Strickland

>>15497147
> I just want to buy a clean looking russian watch with cyrillic Vostok and AVTOPODZAVOD

there are other models you know

How tight do you wear the diver (namely, the 42mm SKX007) on the wrist? And do you wear it below the ulnar styloid or above?

How tight do you wear the diver (namely, the 42mm SKX007) on the wrist? And do you wear it below that wrist knuckle or above?

>>15497200
>unironically worshipping one of the worst failed state in recent memory
puh-lease tell me more about how great their military and intelligence operations were and how they totally didn't get ruined by commie guerillas hiding in the bushes.

>>15497182
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/10/26/fashion/watches-africa-design-entrepreneurs.html

>>15497210
I like the watch bracelet slightly loose, but that means it will slide down the wrist.

>>15497211
They didn't. They got fucked over by the west and now look at the place. Lmao I heard a Zimbabwean at a conference say that if Cecil Rhodes came back from the dead and promised them food and employment they'd vote for him.

afrika innovation

>>15497211
>ruined by commie guerillas
The same fearsome soldiers that didn't know that adjusting the iron sights on their guns didn't infact "make the boom boom go stronger!"
lol
The same ones who had a contingent of 1000 take on 10 men and lose?

>>15497221

>no_me.jpg

Don’t worry, no one would confuse him with you, you verifiably fat fuck.

>>15496722
>>15496769
>>15496781
>>15496937
>>15496971
Fuck, that russels me that the new 6r35 is just as erratic as the 6r15. For fuck sake, if some Seiko specialist watchmakers on Youtube can figure out theres a problem why can't Seiko?
That said, the mini-turtle is actually pretty good value for money. 4r movement, excellent case finishing (smaller size as well) but with a v strange date magnifier and that annoying prospex logo.
You take the good with the bad

>>15497200
>Jewish enterpreneur shrewdly evades the embargo by importing lower mid-range swiss and soviet watches to South Africa where they first get disassembled, then the timepieces are exported as machinery parts to Rhodesia to be re-assembled by the black watchmakers of his company, named Zaigor after the Yiddish word for time
>muh spirit of Rhodesia, muh white ingenuity

>>15497236
my wrists are skinny even when I'm overweight (picrel BMI near 26)
no pump since 2 days

>>15497240
The circular cyclops on the mini turtle is arguably the best executed cyclops ever

>cyclops watch

Where the FUCK is my Juri Han watch?

>>15496941
Put it on a leather strap and flex around at your local uni bar.

>>15496837
Reeeee, it's a fucking psyop by Hodinkee to get w*m*n into watches, the feminoids will flood our hobby and drive the prices of sub-36mm vintage shitters up 2x or more

>>15497297
Nobody cares about characters who are not the original World Warriors

>>15497310

Extremely gay take

>>15496837
Her dad has good taste and so does she. I don't see any problem except you are mad at being poor.

>>15496837
My father wasn't even happy when I finished high school.This year finished other studies and again he wasn't happy and even acts like if I didn't studied it and the dude didn't paid for the course.

>>15497260
why do you say that?

>>15497358
The specific amount of magnification makes the date window look about the same size as an index as opposed to being too small or too large. It is also a pleasant round shape.

>>15496625
> Your budget
$600
> Watch type, e.g. dress, diver, pilot
Diver
> Movement, e.g. automatic, hand wound, quartz
Automatic
> Desired features, e.g. water resistance, day/date, 2nd time zone
WR
> Preferred strap option, e.g. leather, nylon, bracelet
Bracelet
> Wrist size or desired watch size
39-44mm

>>15497374
A Zelos

>>15497377
Literally the perfect watch.

>>15497210

>>15497377
>>15497496
This is a watch for boring accountants.

>>15496653

I really don't get the hate for nomos hear, meme it harder please, then turn around and recommend pure shite. Wow they release some colourful dials in a sea of monotone watches.

I think people need to see them in person, they wear so well, used prices are great. The long lugs wear fine, 48mm lug to lug. They give the case an amazing profile.

>>15497297
>>15497320
You're a footfag, aren't you?
C'mon, admit it

>>15497548

More of an armpit man, Asian armpits to be specific

>>15497563
Hmm..most guys that are into Juri han are footfags

>>15497597

The armpit is the foot of the upper body

>>15497374
https://www.jomashop.com/jomasearch?query=bulova%20oceanographer

It's a bit blurry but can anyone ID this watch?

>>15497548
>>15497563
hey! I'm a footfag if that helps

>>15497548
>>15497563
hey! I'm a footfag, if that helps

>>15497682
Here's another pic but the watch is never in focus so it's hard to get a good one

>>15497682
>>15497705
Great show btw. I seem to remember while watching it that it was some generic fashion watch. Not a brand of note.

>>15497716
It's doesn't seem like it though. The case is large and thick which implies a mechanical watch, and his character is a CEO of a publishing company, so I think the costume department would at least make sure the watch fit the character.
What are some popular watch brands for the rich in Korea? Is GS popular there?

>>15496764
It does look better when all leather parts of an outfit match, but it's not worth busting your balls about.

>>15496764
It is so minuscule and petty that no one cares. If it bothers you so much just get a brown strap as they tend to match easier than black

>>15497838
Extremely based, my friend. I like it

>>15497838
what's the appeal of this watch

>>15497846
what kind of a question is that?
this is a decently unique piece with interesting features from a respected brand. it's not like a run-of-the-mill OP homage

I want to mod my Orient Ray II but I'm afraid of fucking it up since I like wearing it. Putting in a sapphire crystal and a coin bezel seems so nice.

Apparently /g/ doesn't do watch threads, so here I am
Anyone got any experience with health trackers? Thinking of getting one but not ready to deal with samsung/apple's 1 day battery.

>>15497877
your best bet is one of those fitbits/garmins(?) that doesn't have a real screen but a tiny LCD one that connects to your phone via an app

>>15497846
It looks great, it's well made, keeps great time and isn't crazy expensive for what you're getting

>>15497877
my series 3 iwatch still gets 2 to 2 1/2 days on a charge depending on how much i use it. pretty good since it came out almost 3 years ago.

>>15496625
Grail

only dropping this once and then never again, if any of you want to join a watch discord

https://discord.gg/rGPuQr

>>15497852
i don't like it much but it's pretty universally loved, i was wondering what everyone sees in it

>>15497929
>no date
Based. Where can I find this model?

>>15497977
>chink spyware
Gonna be a yikes from me

>>15497998
fair enough

>>15497539
>I think people need to see them in person
Nomos I've found to be one of those brands whose watches look better in pictures than in person. Online they're intriguing and make you want to go try them on but in person they are somehow bland. They're the only brand where all their watches have felt this way in person. I've had it the other way around before, but nomos is consistently worse in person than in pics seen online.

>>15497893
>It looks great, it's well made
first is debatable
second is lol
daily reminder:
in 20 years eta, not omega - omega doesn't do shit but design dials and cases, is still incapable of successfully and correctly implementing the Daniels escapement into a mass produced china-made watch to the extent that they've had to lower the beat rate from the swiss industry standard of 28.8k because otherwise the flimsy movement would tear itself apart into metal dust
omega co-axial owners will note how their second hand ticks off kilter, more sluggishly than even regular eta movements
it's a joke, and doubly so since the benefits they tout, increased accuracy and power reserve etc., have been all implemented by other makers using the regular lever escapement at beat rates all the way up to 36k anyway
the entire thing is an embarrassing gimmick but swatch have sunk so much money into the project they have no choice but to keep digging
if you only bought the watch because it looks nice then whatever
different strokes

>>15498038
the co-axial schizo strikes again

For me it's Orient.

how much is a pre-maxicase 4 line sub atm

>>15498069
check chrono24

>>15497876
buy the parts and get it to a local watchmaker. It wont cost much.

>>15498031
>I've had it the other way around
what watches are better in person than in photos?

>>15498081
online prices are inflated

>>15496764
If I'm actually dressing up for something, then I would. Casually, no.

>>15496919
Are you me?
I just went vintage.

>>15497838

Looks a little tight on your wrist.

>>15496708
I prefer the dark staro

>>15497155
No, we don't

>>15498038
Thanks for taking the time to type all that shit up. I didn't read any of it. I'm going to go on living my life and enjoying my Seamaster and you're going to keep seething about it

>>15498175
thanks for the (you) faggot
you're a lost cause
post was for any of these other niggers considering those inferior, chinese made timepieces that so desperately want to be like rolex it's pathetic lmao

>>15498038
>they've had to lower the beat rate from the swiss industry standard of 28.8k because otherwise the flimsy movement would tear itself apart into metal dust
They didn't "lower the beat rate", George Daniels' own movements beat a lot slower than that too.

>>15498038

Lmfao what a fuckin loser. Pls have sex. Or maybe even just watch porn, at the very least. You give off the vibe of someone who hasn't had an orgasm in decades.

>>15497724
In "Goblin" they all wore TAGs and in Itaewon class he sported a nice Montblanc

>>15497202
Sure, all out of stock.

Which sapphire bezel insert for my skx, bros? Left or right?

>some stranger just told me my vostok looks "so damn cool"

feelsgoodman bros

>>15498192
They did have to lower the rate. They had co-axials at 28,800 at first and that failed coz the movements were damaging themselves and couldn't take the strain so in later calibers they were forced to lower the beat rate.

>>15498241
The inventor of the co-axial used far lower beat rates as well.
The first Omega co-axials were ETA clones with co-axial escapements thrown in, that's why they had that 28,800 beat rate.

>>15498224
I actually fucking love that Montblanc and plan on owning one one day

>>15498228
left

rarest grail coming through

>>15498244
So they did in fact have to lower the rate? Thank you for confirming.

>>15498275
No, first they upped the rate, and then returned it to normal.

>>15498269
Variant B

Anybody know alternatives to this bauhaus/swiss railway/cold-war aesthethic?

>>15496769
>>15497240
just got back from the local watchmaker where a guy was complaining about his 6r35, lol
his watch was running slow but the service centre didnt want to regulate it as it was "within specs"
the watchmaker didnt want to regulate it either but said he would at least put it on the timegrapher for the dude

>>15498277
>No, first they upped the rate
But they never had a low beat rate co-axial in the first place. It started high and was lowered. Daniels had a low rate on his own watches, but Daniels' watches aren't Omega.
So they did lower the rate. It's not that difficult to understand.

>>15498302
>But they never had a low beat rate co-axial in the first place.
Buddy, the co-axial only ever was a low beat rate watch ever since its invention by Daniels.

>>15498303
>gets proven wrong repeatedly
>incapable of simple comprehension
ok

>>15498316
The co-axial was invented as a low-beat rate movement.
The fact that Omega movements now have low beat rates means they're consistent with how the co-axial escapement was invented.

>>15497724
>What are some popular watch brands for the rich in Korea?
TV stars and new-money people got into Rolens' new "all gold all the time" designs. The industrial 1% is probably the same as it is anywhere else and goes head over heels for high-end swiss stuff.

>>15497511
Watch doesn't make the people, the people make the watch.
>>15497496
Can I get this $700 cheaper?

>>15498328
>Rolens
I assume you meant Rolex? Right?

>>15498341
No, Rolens is Korea's oldest watchmaker that has been doing blinged-out pieces for a while, jumped the shark and now do nothing but stuff covered in gold and jewels for the wannabe and ulzzang markets.

Recommend me a flightmaster/nighthawk type dealio with the super busy dial, but light-colored instead and with a budget of 3 to 500 dollars.
Can't be fucked to care about movement unless its super loud.

>>15498400
>recommend me a flightmaster in the price range of a flightmaster
dude what

>>15498404
I want a white/beige dial tyvm

>>15498406
>>15498404
>>15498400
Hang on, I'm an idiot, there is a white flightmaster.
Please ignore everything I have posted, for I am the ultimate buffoon. I deserve not internet access.

>>15498406
I haven't seen that sort of watch in that colour scheme made by anyone other than Breitling.

>>15498400
>>15498406
seiko SNAB71P1
seiko SNA413
seiko SSC013P1
citizen BL5400-52A
citizen AS4020-44b

What is that
>>15498434
What is that thing above the crown for?

>>15498445
never seen such a thing before but looks like its a very fancy chronograph pusher

you can make out the stem of the button underneath it and you would put your thumb on the curved upper like so

>>15498451

>>15497159
ID someone? Reverse image search doesn't get anything

>>15498463
your googlefu is lacking padawan

Omega 30T2 Pontif 2180

just search 'omega pontif hands' it seems like theres a few different ones, pic related

>>15498387
Genuinely didn't know that was a thing. Interesting

>>15496876
She said her dad is a watch guy and he got her into them. Mostly watch guys buy JLC that are not reverso.

>>15496653
>globohomo

>>>/pol/

>>15498504
You'd prefer for it to be called Jewish faggotry here?

>>15498480
The korean watch industry isn't exactly large but it does have some interesting brands.
Tisell is the obvious one and it's also the only one that really deals in exports.
Rolens is kind of a Movado situation. They're pretty much the only korean watchmaker with some heritage, back in the days they've made some unique pieces for korean presidents or gifts for visiting foreign politicians but now they're banking on their all-gold designs HARD and do nothing else. Although they're starting to get into dress watches now after making a unique piece for president Moon Jae-In and a lot of people are trying to get something similar.
A lot of the massive industrial conglomerates have their own brands of department store shitters. The only notable one would be Harriot. They have some okay designs, basically hopping on the fashion watch aesthetic but putting some more effort into their design and with much better quality control. They claim to be 100% handmade in Korea and they appear to only use quartz movements. I can't find exactly what movement they use, info is quite scarce if you can't read korean. They ship into duty-free stores a lot.
Romanson is the last big actor and their main business is in sending buttloads of "affordable luxury" automatics in SEA, India and Pakistan. They're very much trying to be the korean Swatch and have the 30-300 bucks market cornered. Some emphasis on ladies' watches with a lot of flowery designs for the korean Karen and the south-easterners who watch loads of K-dramas.

>>15496980
Nice Band!

>>15498512
Wish there were some genuine Korean brands that embraced their origin. All the ones with the flashy designs and "European heritage" bullshit seems so cheap. I love Korea but Japan is lightyears ahead there

>>15498533
Honestly, that's a problem in general. Most watchmakers just cruise on the same few established designs and follow the general aesthetic trends set by the swiss. Only a few really try and keep some sort of local identity.
It's the case in Japan, sometimes, when the decide to embrace the "new industrial design" language developed there in the 80s.
It works in Germany with endless lip service to the original Bauhaus schools.
And funnily enough, it's also the case with the indian design ethos of pragmatic no-nonsense utilitarian products. If it ain't broke, don't fix it and build the same car for 60 years because it still works, build the same movement you got a licence for because it still works.
Other than that, some individual smaller brands do their best but that's about it.

>>15498533
Admit it, you're just looking for a shortcut, you want a cheap "luxury" watch and then when someone asks you say BUT IT'S KOREAN IT'S PART OF THE KIM IL PING PONG CULTURAL HERITAGE IT'S MADE FROM VIETCONG BONES AND CAPTURED JAPANESE KATANA METALS BY CHILD WORKERS FOR $1/MONTH SO THAT'S WHY IT'S SO CHEAP BUT NO ONE ELSE HAS IT SO I'M REALLY COOL, sorry guy you'll just have to pay the luxury tax like the rest of us :)

>>15498533
polish automotive autism

>>15498533
i share your sentiment but honestly korea is the most westernised east asian country. Materialism runs rampant, household debt is the highest in Asia. (america spending culture). Christianity is huge there and they even circumcise their boys because USA does it.

>>15498555
>korea is the most westernised east asian country
It is where Japan was in the 60s.
Expect cultural consciousness to rise in the following decades.

Any interesting watches ever come out of here ?

>>15498511
>it

The concept itself only really exists in /pol/-like circles.

>>15498552
poland is interesting. There are a few brands, some designs are nice and very polish-pride even though specs are low.

>>15498568
No.
Unless you're going to count Fossil, since their founder is greek.

>>15497496
It definitely checks a lot of boxes. Dresses up and down well enough. Finish is outstanding at any price point, doubly so for <$1,000. Movement is arguably the most meh part of it, but anyone going in knows that watch is about the fit and finish over top shelf accuracy. Not my end-all watch, but definitely took care of my need for a new dress watch that can be worn business casual all day too.

>>15498504
obsessed and seething tranny
>>>/reddit/

>>15498577
blessed 1000m wr polish diver

>>15498568
there are some microshitters

and no, its not NH35. This one uses a handwind sellita

Where the FUCK have all the 36mm Explorers gone? Right when I get the money to buy one they're selling like crazy and prices are up. My life is empty and I must consoom

>>15498601
People realized that the 39mm one was disproportionate shit and decided on the 36 instead.
The same will happen to the maxicase subs and gmts.

>>15498601
36mm is unironically the bestest size.

Handwind Omega or automatic GIrard Perregaux? Which one should I keep?

>>15498543
>>15498543
>>15498543
I also wonder if it's something that foreigners want more than the domestic market. Maybe for them it feels nice and prestigious to wear something with a gold crown and a random European -sounding name. While for me, as a Scandinavian, it just looks weird and cringy. I'd be more interested in something like in the picture.
Interesting to see if it changes, like >>15498558 predicts.

>>15498548
Man, I'd pay good money for a watch made out of dead commies and captured imperialist hardware

>>15498569
What concept?

>>15498610
not even close
handwind feels nice but right looks far more aesthetic and not just a plain 3 hander

>>15498615
When it comes to Korea, there is also a weird phenomenon unique to it when it comes to the luxury market.
One thing that is very important to keep in mind is that foreign products get taxed to a ridiculous amount specifically to protect korean industrial conglomerates that thus become much more competitive. They lobby hard to keep that tax system in place and use it to hike up their own prices as import taxes get even higher on consumers good. That's most noticeable in tech which is much more expensive in Korea than anywhere else and where the foreign competition is completely muzzled.
One of the results in fashion is that you see two very distinct schools :
On the one hand, some will always want to back korean luxury brands that end up being cheaper than their foreign equivalents, and doing that is also seen as a patriotic gesture.
On the other hand, getting foreign luxury goods comes with bragging rights that you could afford them in the first place.

And I really do think we'll see something of a resurgence of korean traditions. It's already boiling way under the surface with many, many people - including younger people - taking example on the way Japan has enshrined some of its traditions and reinserted them into daily life after many were on the brink of disappearance in the 60s. There are whole grassroot movements to support the "normalization" of traditional clothing similar to the way these are preserved in Japan, some pretty serious support for the local tea industry, regained interest for classic artforms...
It's more of an uphill battle than it had been for Japan though because Japan had to deal with some cultural stifling in the hardcore imperial era and then the american de-facto occupation removing a lot of the local culture but that's still about 30 years of history to undo. Korea on the other hand has had foreign actors trying to stifle and replace its traditions since the japanese colonization.

>>15496734
lmao fake

>>15498631
That societal change is disproportionately controlled secretly by secret jewish groups.

>>15498615
would foreigners really want to pay close to a thousand usd for a watch with a brand name like "FengHuang" or "Xingxing"?

imo maison celadon kinda gets a pass because
1)Celadon was a chinese invention, craft and export, a fine jade green porcelain loved by the imperial court and later by europeans (like how bone-porcelain was called 'china' when it made its way to europe)
2)'maison' - the french is probably a nod to the "golden era" of Shanghai during the 20s/30s when it was french territory
3) it probably just easier to market due to public perception
4) the brand is not actually china chinese

>>15498601
Get a Rolex Commando instead, its 34mm.

>>15498662
Appealing to tradition is a great selling point in luxury and deep down the problem is that only four or five countries have some real watchmaking tradition.
So it is possible to have some things similar to Maison Celadon popping up and working, but with the amount of concept and design work required for it to work and the odd spot watches currently find themselves in, it's a very risky gamble. Which is why no one is gambling.

Igor has the good taste of Alpha M
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CZRd7h7Ohrk

>>15496734
Igor, you have the good taste of Alpha M.
https://youtu.be/CZRd7h7Ohrk?t=33

Got a new budget shitter after selling all my more expensive automatics last year. Looking like the movement is averaging around +10, not great but tolerable. Everything else very good, no QC problems.

>>15498678
>Alpha Manlet wouldn't even splurge extra dozen dollarinos on the SKX007-J model

>>15498638
Yeah that makes sense now. When I was there I saw so many nice domestic brands and products that I've never heard about before. Fairly priced as well. But still the epitome of luxury was someone wearing a tacky t-shirt with an *italian/french fashion brand* logo while driving something german.
Really hope we'll see that resurgence

>>15498678
Alpha M wouldn't pay extra dozen dollarinos for the SKX007-Japan model and bought instead the cheaper SKX007-K.

>>15498680
>>15498685
it literally doesnt matter, noob
buying the K model is the correct choice

>>15498610
going just on looks the omega is a fucking beautiful watch.

>>15498693
>muh minimalist watch with stick indices vs period numerals and vintage lume

if it didnt say Omega on the dial you would have thought it was shit

>>15498615
agree totally

>>15498691
SKX007-K is gross

SKX007J is the only option.

>>15498696
I'd prefer it was totally sterile, actually

>>15498691
SKX007K is a budget version of an already inexpensive watch - why would you want that? There are actual differences in the case quality between the K and the Japan model.

Should I even bother modding my Orient Ray II? Is it worth it?

>make beautiful balanced dial and hands
>even has tiny diamond lume pips
>mar it by squeezing in a fucking hole in the dial aka the date window

ive never disliked date windows but i can see why they are hated by some now

>>15496653
Those remind me of the rolexes with stella dials.

>>15498713
no there isnt
you probably bought a faked 007

"made in" labels are deceiving
look at for example what the swiss considered "swiss made" up till 2017, and the milquetoast amendment they made to it since then
spoiler: "swiss made" is fucking weakass bullshit
"made in germany" is a meaningless statement with no legal ramifications
"made in japan" means you can have a watch 100% made in:
>malaysia
>brazil
>china
and still under nip law it can say "made in japan" or "japan made"
how?
japanese law in this regards any product as "made in jap" if the following criteria are met:
>the company that fabricates item is a japanese company
>the factory making the items is owned by said jap company
>the managing staff of factory are japanese people
>the final QC is undertaken by superior nipponese hands, 10000000 times folded
the native drone workers, effectively "meat robots" do not as human according to japanese law and are counted as merely tools or extensions of the managing staff
hence why ALL cheap seiko's that say "made in japan" aren't really, as in they're not made on the japanese islands
the only seiko watches that are known for sure, because people have seen it happen, to be 10000% made in japan by superior japanese machine folded one bajillion times are Grand Seiko, from both GS factories, and a handful of other high cost models. The obvious ones. Beccause they cost $3000 not >$500.

the humble and dependable but lowly skx007 is either "made in malaysia" or "made in japan" (but not actually in japan).

with shitter-range seiko don't worry about where it's made, it doesn't fucking matter
the very worst of basedko fags and associated weebs have convinced themselves that paying the slight premium for the same seiko variant that happens to say "japan" instead of "malaysia" on it means they're getting a better watch
they're not
they're the fucking same
it's placebo effect and weeb tier delusion
enjoy your 50%-100% markup

>>15498555
>Christianity is huge there and they even circumcise their boys because USA does it.
WTF I still can't get why USA circumcised their boys, I know about the jewish power , but for christians cutting their childs dicks...only sand people does that, a true christian would never harm their kids.

>>15498723
Schizo, there are CASE QUALITY DIFFERENCES between the cheaper skx007k and the SKX007Japan

>>15498728
it was pushed by "doctors", under the guise of hygenie and conservatism

in reality it was becuase in nazi germany having a circumcised penis was the 'mark of the jew' (they would use it as one of the identifying markers of a jewish male)

so do you realise why the (((doctors))) upon fleeing to usa wanted to push it upon the gentile population? for a period it was even mandatory in the american army

>the finishing on the Seiko SKXJ model we have hands-on experience with seems to be slightly sharper with overall higher quality. Looking through a loupe, the finishing looks sharper on the SKXJ and although not necessarily confirmed, the quality of the case feels better

>>15498731
nope
ive never seen a actual difference of this, the malaysian models are identical made by the same machines

there are faked and cloned skx007s, you probably saw that

>>15498737
>seems to be
>not necessarily confirmed
>feels

fucking placebo effect strikes again
>it-it says made in japan so it has to be better
japan is a 1st world country with 1st world wages you're delusional if you think a for real MADE IN JAPAN watch can be sold for as low as $150 (seiko5 J models)

>>15498745
It is an empirical difference in the finishing quality.
Also, why not pay a couple dozen dollarinos for the superior Japan model?

If you buy, buy the best you can.

>>15498610
The Girard will give you radiation poisoning, the Omega is more difficult to read at a glance.

>>15498746
all those words are subjective and not objective
it reminds me of that experiment some study did, serving people literal tap water in bottles with expensive labels, and asking them to rate the taste

OH WOW, THIS EXOTIC AQUIFER SPRING WATER REALLY TASTES GOOD

>>15498745
It is an empirical difference in the finishing quality.
Also, why not pay a measly extra couple dozen dollarinos for the superior Japan model?
If you buy, buy the best you can.

>>15498747
why arent you using $500 leather straps for your watch?

Your SKX007-K is gross, just quit coping.
The only acceptable SKX is the J model.

>>15498752
>It is an empirical difference in the finishing quality.
post demonstrable proof
anecdotes off some faggot shill site aren't definite, objective proof

>arguing over a submariner homage with a 7s26 shitter movement inside

even microchang watches have better specs
wouldnt pay more than $150 for such a thing
lol @ the people paying 300++

>responding to the attention starved tripfag
Filter and ignore people. All I see is filtered stubs. my only guess is that he's shilling some shit Seiko that nobody in their right mind would give a fuck about.

>>15498752
>if you buy, buy the best you can.

cool, so why don't you buy a grand seiko?

>>15498762
https://youtu.be/7eTpQOtM1p8?t=120

>>15498788
>why don't you buy a grand seiko
Uh.. because I'm underclass, SKX-J is the best I can afford atm.

>>15498793
>underclass
>buys luxury watches
>wonders why he can't afford better

learn finance retard

>>15498795

just stfu already

>>15498740
https://youtu.be/AGA6lsSmX4U?t=783

>>15498800
>already
posted 2 times

cry more

>>15498807
Look https://youtu.be/AGA6lsSmX4U?t=278

>>15498812
Look https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r4dpZGhjgiI

>>15498816
nice damage control, cheap fuck, you couldn't pay extra couple dozen dollars for a SKX-J
absolutely disgusting petty subhuman

>retards arguing over dirt poor piece of shit seikos
You guys make me laugh.

>>15498821
>proven wrong
resorts to namecalling

BASED NIPPON FOLDED 1000 TIMES QUALITY CONTROL

>>15498805
have you watched the video? he literally says they are equal, the K model he has actually has better crown and lume. How much of it is just variance in a normal production?
>>15498807
its the tripfag off his trip, samefagging
just ignore

>>15498685
Bruh... On the SKX-Japan version the bezel finish is sharper, looks and feels superior. Let alone the magical "Made in Japan" on the dial and the caseback. Why not spend a measly extra few dozen dollarinos for the premium, Japan version? I am disapoint.

ngl, petty people are disgustingly subhuman

nigglers lol

>>15498852
>>15498852
>>15498852
>>15498852

Ive done a lot of research before buying my SKX (went with the 013 in the end) and from what Ive gathered, the J version is not made in Japan. Maybe there was a Jap overseeing something during the manufacturing process, but both watches use identical parts and share the same possible defects. The only difference is the "Made in Japan" branding which I feel is false advertising and I dont want that shit taking up room on my dial.

>>15498859
>The only difference is the "Made in Japan" branding
It's a magical difference and also there is a huge difference in the case finishing, see https://youtu.be/AGA6lsSmX4U?t=278

don't encourage brands making their shit not domestically

My situation

>starting entry position in bank
>think watch might be an important part of outfit (full suit, leather shoes, etc. mandatory)
>want something not too big and not too shiny

>budget: 5000$? maybe if you have very good selling points i'd go up to 10k but remember i'm completely new, never had a watch
>no idea what watch types are, i guess i want dress?
>movement no idea
>features: retains value, it would be cool if it was an investment and i could sell it after 3 years for almost the same price, is that possible?
>strap: leather, ideally black i think
>no idea about wrist size, i have pretty small wrists

pls don't roast, i'll read your guides now.

>>15498716
Does not look really bad, at least the date window is aligned, not like that VC overseas watch with a fucking missaligned window.
Those Longines modelds are really nice, I only dislike that 3 hand bigger model that has the 3 cut in half due to the date window, on that model the better version is the smaller watch.

>>15498864
I highly doubt the polishing on the case finishing is "superior" on every J model. Theres going to be slight variances between production models as its manufactured. Not every watch is perfect, hes literally just comparing individual watches. Nothing he claims applies to all the SKX models.

This pic makes me hard

>>15498894
>he aligned his chapter ring with the dial markers

thoughts on solid gold watches?

>>15496913
Budvar?

>>15498899
gold is kind of fragile

>>15498899
underrated but I feel like the appreciation for them is coming back. two-tone is still sleeze core though.

>>15498899
Good if you're 40+ and genuinely wealthy enough for it to not be excessively tryhard.