/fa/ - Fashion

>>15498852
first

fuck

Left or right sapphire bezel insert?

Left or right sapphire bezel insert?

Who's the best in the mid-lower end of the Swatch group ladder? Tissot and Certina seem to have a Hyundai and Kia thing going on, but Tissot seems to be stuck with putting out all the bland crap no one else in Swatch group wants to do, with some exceptions like the Visodate, Le Locle, etc. Hamilton's got a decent lineup, and seem to be getting a different version of the P80 movements compared to Tissot and Certina, though I wish they still had an option for the bog-standard ETA calibers outside of stuff like the Jazzmaster Thinline and the Intramatic. Don't know enough about Mido, Rado and Longines to really have an opinion about them.

hi /wt/
thought i should ask at the start of a thread for best results
my late grandfather left me a watch, and I finally had the case opened (it was too tight)
what I had thought was an automatic is actually a manual, but the winding does not work anymore (crown just spins freely)
brought it to one local watchmaker, he took a look at it and said he cant do it/its too old/no spare parts anymore

upon research it is a late 1960s/early 70s RONDA manual wind, although this has 23 jewels and not the 21 on the website
http://ranfft.de/cgi-bin/bidfun-db.cgi?11&ranfft&176&2uswk&Ronda_1035_21
where do I even get spare parts for these? do I just go from watchmaker to watchmaker?

Post your vintage shitters but very valuable in terms of history.

Pic related was my grampa watch, I don't know when or how he got it, asked a long ago here and people said it was a late 50's-early60's watch, so It was probably one of the earliest watches from my grampa, I already have several shitters from him, he was a a based Orientpilled person so I have some orient 3 stars sitters too, but this one is wildly different from the rest, older and nicer, the motherfucker has a 38h power reserve and it runs pretty good considering its age and that it havent been serviced, I should service it at least to oil it , don't know what movement has, probably some low tier mass produced swiss movement.I also love the fact the watch size is 39mm and still has a short lug to lug distance, 44mm, a modern 39mm watch would never go under 48mm at that size.

>>15498879
Mods are unorthodox, haram. The only acceptable mod on SKX is the better glass.

this is fucking gorgeous...

I bought this generic oyster instead of muh strapcode, was I in the right?

>>15498928
The strapcode is only $30 more but only inside US, shipping outside too epxensive
also, apparently strapcode comes from the chinks

>>15498902
>zero patina on the guilloche
>very minimal cracking
its in an extremely good state
>a late 50's-early60's
yes the style fits, those spear hands and the "blossom" indices
>>15498917
>those anemic stick hands
it fits the design but ive never been a fan
>>15498933
>replying to the tripfag

>>15498939
>tripfag
what

I like natural patina on my vintage watches.

>>15498941
he off his trip and samefagging because of lack of replies, look at >>15496734

>>15498946
You are mentally ill lmao

>>15498946
damn bro, you actually remembered

Oh yeah, my brand new SKX007J order number for the record of authenticity

Can you guys stop posting those ugly Seiko 5s?
Ugh.

>>15498962
Post your not-ugly watch for example

>>15498881
I don't know a lot about the others, but Longines has my respect, they are probably the only ones who are making different and nice looking watches, maybe a bit oversized, but they at least make good and different watches.Tissot, as I said on a previous thread, can make good watches but have a ton of quartz shitters and low tier mechanical watches, which is not that bad, what I like about them is they also make pocket watches, I'm considering buying a silver pocket watch to larp a bit, I like clocks and buying a new one seems better than trying to find something on the vintage market and not ending with a franken or something that needs a costly service.

>>15498901

You’re better off asking in the WatchUSeek forums

I'm buying an Explorer 1. It will be my beater watch. My own Rolex. Rolex.

watchuseek

>My main problem with the SLA037 is time accuracy, it has been running at +13s/day which is pretty bad. In comparison, the 149 is running between +5 and +13s/day. I recently purchased a Yema Heritage 63 and the Sellita SW 200 is running at -2s/day... So, from that standpoint, the Seikos are disappointing.

GREATEST KEK

>>15498902
man, that dial pattern is awesome

>>15498601
I really like the explorer, but that new size is terrible, a watch like that looks better when small. What's the best alternative to it and that is not the smiths everest?, I was considering getting the tudor black bay 36, the ranger looks nice but its too big and most of ''rolex alternative'' videos are bullshit since they are really different watches, only the omega railmaster looks somewhat similar.

>>15498883
which model is that
>>15498974
yea modern longines is def oversized land.
but they also have gems like the longines legend diver, such a "utilitarian beauty" dive watch and at the size of 36mm (!!)

weirdly enough the vintage watches this was based on was 40-42mm afaik and they chose to shrink it down

>>15498981
>>15499010

yes anons, do it, join me and together we shall rule the universe.

>>15498997

i’ve also read about the 2020 SLA’s and their accuracy. the 8L is known to take a few months to settle in (mine took about 5 months) but 13+ seconds a day for a high beat is very odd, even brand new.

out of the assembly line that should be way more accurate. if i had an 037 i would def be bothered by it. if they are still complaining a few months from now they better return it. it wouldn’t be acceptable imvho.

>>15498997
why not just get a quartz if they are going to be so autistic about "timekeeping"? (literally who cares)

>>15499035

BASED ROLEX BRO

>>15499010
Probably Oyster Perpetual 36mm with blue dial. You get the same 3-6-9 if you fancy that

>>15499009
Yes, is what I really like about the watch, never seen a design like that, a clean and nice looking art deco geometry, every element its on its place, the seconds subdial has a different pattern/texture and it even has a minimalistic sector design. I have seen similar patterns from watches from that time, but they are never as nice looking as this one. i would pay a lot for a modern reissue or even a modern watch with similar dial, all these new art deco watches look kinda bland,usually some big circle on the dial and that's all.

>>15498928
Only one way to find out. The price would indicate it will be flimsy Chinesium, but you never know. Most of the worthwhile SST bracelets I've encountered creep up above the $65 mark, but those were new. Looks decent from that one picture at least.

Do watch maker places with good repute do custom bezel mods typically? I want to mod a watch but I don't have the equipment or the experience.

>>15498901
Your best bet is finding a beat up but hopefully running one with the same movement. Also would help to know what's wrong, if for example the mainspring has snapped, you can just try to find a generic one with the same dimensions.

>>15498981
You never really own a Rolex. You're just looking after it for the guy who will pay more for it than you did.

>>15499069
>I don't have the equipment or the experience.
its not that hard, you just need a couple of $2 tools and some misc stuff like contact cement/rubbing alcohol/lighter fluid
if mr joe-random can do it so can you, after a few times its like nothing
>Do watch maker places with good repute do custom bezel mods t
depends. They might or might not. Some dont bother because they are far too busy with actual servicing

>>15499062
How does this watch look so expensive when it's such a shitter?

Is there anyone on /fa/ with a $10k+ watch?

If so, please let me see!

>>15499081
based

I am new to watches and will start in banking so I thought a little collection of watches would be nice. I will live/study in East Germany near Glashütte so I thought to honor the region I will buy something from there. Do you have a favorite brand from there, do you recommend watches from there? Is it even a good idea/good taste to do this or should I get into watches seriously for some time before making a purchase based on personal, pretty superficial taste?

btw I was thinking about something like this, this is just one of the first ones that really caught my eye and I thought could really fit for a young yet serious person.

Hey watch bros, my grandfather just passed away and we found this in his room and I am wondering if one of you knows anything about these watches.
We are pretty sure he got it as a retirement gift or it was his father's, but we cannot be sure

>>15499120
They put a lot into external materials and finish then slapped a mediocre workhorse movement in it. It's a fantastically refined case and dial with meh guts. Perfect for a general purpose bling bling watch.

>>15498997
Goddamn i love that yema so much! Sucks that I'm poor as fuck right now.

>>15499198
>yema
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LXuR41eisnM

>>15498981

Das it, anon. I plan on doing the same, but with the Explorer 2 (I like the second 24h hand, I have friends and family around the world so being able to always know the time at their home would make me feel closer to them).

I may like the slightly older Explorer 2 model (with the red 24h hand) even better 2bh.

>shitter arrived from russia in only 15 days

breddy gud
looks like ivan-mail has unfucked itself

>>15498852
70's seiko 5 actus for $90 usd is it a good deal i like kanji dates.

>>15499230
Nice, I wish Japanese watches were more"Japanese" and kanji dates and dial text were common.
Kinda like the back case of a Sinn is German af.

>>15498908
>not engaging in watchmaking
>not being a part of self improvement
Being "pure" is a weak excuse forincompetence anon

>>15499251
It's not about pure, it's about orthodoxy. Your mods are tasteless.

>>15498997
>Imagine having more than +-2s/d

Posted by Orient gang

>>15499062

I only like this watch when I don't stare at it. The longer I look at it the less I enjoy it.

It has a retro 50s Cowboy Americana vibe that ends up putting me off. Like the styling is very reminiscent of something you'd see in a diner back in the day. I don't know if anyone else sees what I'm trying to (and doing a poor job of) articulate.

>>15499135
Buy watches you like, you don't need any reason to collect watches, if you think getting a glashutte watch will be a good start go for it. From that brand I like the SAR rescue. But I will give you my opinion about collections, try to buy things you really like, not things other people like, so try to not purchase watches based on reviews or your collection will be filled by nice and souless watches,don't be that guy who buys every ''must have'' watch, so based on that, your first election is nice to me,not a common watch, but still nice.

>>15499266
>engaging in orthodoxy
>in /fa/

why?
mods can look good

>>15499230
>>15499250
>try to read a kanji day
>moon, fire, water, wood, gold, earth...
y-yes...very...effay...

>>15499267
what model is that? looks kino my friend

>>15499277
thank you, this is such a wholesome post. i have to admit i kinda panicked when i started to research watches because there's literally 100 points to know about any watch, and there's different criteria for different styles or brands. okay, i think I'm actually gonna visit some local shops there and try to find one that's worthy of being the first one. also what do you mean by not common? what's an example of a common one?

>>15499286
Honestly i have no idea what model is it
My dad bought it like +10/15 years ago used and never wore it
Serial numbers don't help, but it has a orient 2IJ48743 Japan movement inside, some sort of diver though? it has a sailfish image on its caseback, so it's a diver but without a rotating bezel, so fishermans watch?

>>15498901
What is the caliber? I can't read it on the bridge.

>>15499267
Would be cool if my orient would do that. I love the Ray II as a beater diver, but that fucker runs closer to +14s/day for me.

>>15499361
you need to adjust it if its constantly too fast/too slow

itt: poorfags and seiko. gg

>>15499369
itt: faggot anons who don't post watches but pretend they have nice things. gg

>>15499369
>bragging about spending money on a useless trinket

>>15499376
>>15499379
but am I wrong? 95% are poor seikofags here

>>15499385
You're right, most of these faggots are really out here humble bragging about shitter watches.

>>15499385
this just in: anyone who has money for nice watches isn't spending their day on /fa/

>>15499193
I wish it wasn't a Seiko, it honestly looks better than OP/Explorer to me.

>>15499369
>t. I got my first decent salaried job and bought a watch multitudes more expensive than I should have
>t. I inherited an overpriced and eternally hyped Swiss shitter and think I'm cool
>t. brown third world faggot harvesting (you)s
>t. who needs the love of a woman when you have great watches to keep you company
pick your poison

>>15499345
its very small and i have to use magnifying glass and against light
1035
23 jewels
swiss
RAX (in a trapezium)
>>15498975
yea i suppose, just thought I'll ask here 1st
>>15499074
if i blow on the balance spring with an air blower ball the seconds hands moves, but gets stuck at certain places
the crown is free spinning, no winding at all
so maybe the stem is not engaging properly or like u said mainspring is broken, i dont know.
I dont have the expertise nor want to take it apart myself, its kinda valuable to me
-
anyway this is the front, ive posted it a few times before few months before

>>15499379
>>15499376
stop responding to that 3rd world beggar troll

Red Pill me on the Ray II and Mako II.

>>15499385
imagine being able to spend 5k+ on a watch and still browsing this vietnamese shithole to seek validation from complete strangers

>>15499391
Anything in particular about Seiko you dislike or is it more of a flex thing to not want them on your wrist? I've got no issues with anyone's personal preferences, but can't subscribe to the branding elitism mindset.

>>15499389
finally. I like you, anon.
>>15499390
you're wrong.
>>15499392
> wrong.
> wrong.
> utterly wrong.
> wrong.
I know you tried, but you're off.
>>15499397
I am just pointing out that the watches here are 95% shitters. which is sad.

>>15499395
Arguably the best value poorfag auto divers out there. Really have to step up to SKX grade watches to see much in the way of improvement.

>>15499395
Nothing beats their value for money. Bests the SKX in some areas for way less money.

>>15499369
What's up new money. A watch does not reflect someone's worth and only an utter faggot with barely any wealth would think otherwise. The wealthiest man I know wears $50-$100 watches but gets shuttled to play golf in his private helicopter. You have the mindset of the worst kind of wealth, the kind that either did not earn it or has no idea what to do with it.

Is this watch too big for my wrist? Mid-90s Orient manual shitter hand-me-down from my grandfather, who no longer wears it.

>>15499415
no one cares about your imaginary sugar daddy, fgt.

>>15499417
lmao do you have a 5 inch wrist what the fuck

>>15499417

>>15499417
no
phone camera up close makes watch look 10% bigger so its probably totally fine irl
to be accurate look at yourself in the mirror

>>15499394
Ok, there's an easy way to tell if the mainspring is broken. Take the back off and wind it while looking at the back. The wheel on top of the barrel (called the ratchet wheel) should turn. If it turns easily and you feel no resistance, then either the spring is snapped or has fallen off the arbor inside the barrel. If you don't get that far (wheel doesn't spin) then something is wrong with the keyless works

>>15499400
https://www.amazon.com/Casio-W96H-1AV-Sport-Watch-Black/dp/B000GAYQRM
This is one of the best watches you can get, simple, accurate, all the features you need with no frivolities.
I used this watch to navigate when my GPS died in the north atlantic because I always have the DT set to GMT, it is insanely accurate and loses almost no time, and has a calendar
Anything beyond this is a fashion accessory and should be treated as such.
>wow look at all these poorfags in their walmart socks
>pffft I bet his hat isn't even Swiss
That is how dumb it is to brag about a watch.

>>15499429
that shitter looks horrible. why are you even on /fa/?

>>15499432
Try being less homosexual

>>15499435
great comeback. you own a fugly watch, and.. iT hAs cALeNdeR xDdD

>>15499443
Like I said, anything beyond that watch is a fashion accessory and you are a faggot for caring about the cost of a fashion accessory.
I am a utilitarian, I don't give a single solitary fuck what something looks like as long as it functions in the manner I wish it to function.
But you should ask your boyfriend what he thinks about your rolex while he slides his cock into your mouth

>>15499135
>>15499148
glashütte has many fine brands but most people will only know Lange and Nomos, its a ecosystem thats relatively unknown to most even in the watch world
I've never really looked at them beyond nomos, just not 'my kind of watch' but yea sure. Like that other anon said these are uncommon but quality picks, better than most would have for their 1st pick.
the thing is before getting your 1st few watches, its hard to know what you really like. In the mind and in imagination is different from wearing it. Your tastes in genre/bracket/style might shift, or you end up falling in love with something else after reading about it/seeing it
>>15499305
hmm do you have a pic of the front?
>>15499295
common watches are watches you tend to see over and over in collections, the usual recommendations from people and YT vids. Quality pieces yes but it gets boring and unimaginative if overdone. You will find out what they are after a while.....
>>15499454
>taking trolls seriously
why waste your effort friend. Hes not interested in conversation he just want (You)s

>>15499135
I'd consider taking the vintage route because pre-unification German watches are still undervalued and it's relatively easy for new collectors to build a quality collection that should appreciate with time. There are two Glashütte-connected werks particularly worth to look out for.
One would be the Kurtz 25 or 251, a chronometer-grade precision wrist watch movement made by UROFA/UFAG/TUTIMA's watchmakers who led by their director Dr. Ernst Kurtz fled to the Western occupation zone at the end of the war, taking some machinery and the blue prints with them.
The other is the GuB/Lange VEB 28.1 what is essentially a miniaturized version of the B-Uhr Lange werk developed during the war and made in the East by Lange's former craftsmen. A very fine specimen of both should cost you at around 700-1500 euros, not terribly expensive given their rarity and the fact that they are the truest and highest quality Glashütte wrist watches one can have from before the 1990's (pre-1945 Lange would use Swiss movements in its wrist watches).
There's this great and well documented site about everything vintage Glashütte-related if you'd wish to learn more: https://www.glashuetteuhren.de

>>15499427
nope, wheel doesnt spin at all. Zero resistance, zero sound, nothing at all
keyless works..would getting a replacement stem fix it? its a stem issue? i suppose it could be one of the gears too right?

>>15499295
Common in the sense of branding, for example, everybody knows seiko,casio,omega,rolex,orient,citizen,longines...Mühle Glashutte?,not common for many people even for new watch enthusiasts. Common brands are the big houses,brands from the swatch house like Tissot,longines,omega,swatch...the japanese brands seiko,citizen,orient...then there is a lot of small brands and microbrands, many people doesn't know about it unless they are looking for something different, that's why I said you should buy watches you like, collecting is looking for something, search microbrands, search big brands, look for shitters at second hand markets...so in the end you will have an unique collection, there are collections out there that are pretty sad, basically looks like someone with money bought only the popular watches. Just remember, a nice watch does not mean it is expensive or popular, as long as you like it and it tells the time, is a nice watch.

>>15499461
>>15499457
holy shit thank you guys

>>15499454
jeez. still on about the homosexual stuff. are you really this sexually frustrated?
utilitarian and incel it seems. gl with that.

>>15498901
It looks to be in a good condition visually and the usual suspects such as winding stems/mainsprings/balance staffs should be readily available nos and, most serious watchmakers also keep a stock of old movements for parts. It's more likely that the watchmaker you took it to is simply unwilling to work on lower monetary value vintage pieces where there's relatively lot of potential hassle and the work/value ratio doesn't pay off. It's getting hard to find a competent watchmaker willing to work on vintage pieces lately, most have a 50-40% rejection rate where they'll politely decline to work on pieces they find potentially time consuming or uninteresting. I'd try and find a good watchmaker in my area, if there's none then I've heard good things about Christian Dannemann (watchguy) in the UK and Laszlo Hantos (hantosora) in Hungary who take commissions from abroad, but it probably won't be cheap even if they accept to work on it out of kindness (make the wm know that it's a family heirloom and you're aware that repairing it is not economical and will cost more than what the watch is worth, but you still want it).

>>15499467
>>15499427
if i pull out crown all the way i can adjust time. But there is no position to be able to wind. So I guess something is wrong there.
>>15499417
i like orient calendars, they are funky retro
and that one is in very good condition
>>15499500
thank you for the recommendations, I will def. take note of those and also look around as well. Ya i had entertained the thought of sending it abroad--wont be an issue
yea he was like "ehh.....nah. Sorry, very old ". Didnt help that there was a long queue of people all with modern watches

>>15499467
We're making progress.

You can take out the stem and snap a picture of it. Hard to tell by pic but this should be the stem release button.

Stems go back in easily so don't worry about messing it up

>>15499482
I don't know anything close to those guys but the watch you picked looked nice imo.

Can someone link me to the explorer ii polar discontinue rumors? I’ve been considering picking it up as I do rate the orange over the red and can splurge for it right now. I’m not feeling pressed to do it though but if I knew it’d be discontinued I’d be much more inclined.

discord ndJ2NG

are you a bad enough dude to hang out with us cool boys

>>15498852

First Rolex, what do you think?

>>15499552
I'm not into the fluted bezel paired with a jubilee. Get an oyster bracelet or a leather strap!

>>15499552
This is the perfect choice of bezel/band imo so yes. Maybe I would’ve considered the silver dial but I’m a sucker for white. Nice stuff anon

>>15499552
that watch is too grampa tier, don't know why it's so popular amongst young people.

>>15499558

I'm getting a leather strap since I really like this model as a dress watch, not a sport watch. I don't feel comfortable wearing a Rolex casually.

>>15499531
wow this thing did not want to come out
toothpick didnt work and I had to use the punch tool
it looks fine from what i can tell
theres some writing on the caseback but its not a date.

>>15499577
Nice plan. They look fine af on leather. Why don't you feel comfortable wearing it casually!?

>>15499582
>>15499531
theres this loose bit that was hiding underneath the stem
im not sure what is it
it has a notch on one end, a rim in the middle, and a round 'peg' with a smaller beveled edge on the other end
not sure if its even part of this watch
its about 3mm long

>>15499589
>Why don't you feel comfortable wearing it casually!?

Draws way too much unwanted attention. I like wearing some of my more casual and useful watches like G shocks or Eco Drives that have chronographs.

>>15498852
>buy what you like
>it's shit
>buy what /wt/ recommends
>you fell for the meme and it's still shit
>buy russian watch
>it's commie shit
>buy Jap watch
>it's overhyped shit
>buy chink watch
>it's cheap shit
>buy Swiss watch
>it's overpriced shit
>buy vintage watch
>it's old shit
>buy microbrand watch
>it's meme shit
>buy seiko
>poorfag
>buy tag
>reddit faggot, it's mall shit
>buy tudor
>poor man's Rolex, loser
>buy omega
>what a shitter, couldn't afford a Rolex, loser?
>buy rolex
>it's fake you faggot snob

>>15499653
Hmm. Alright. That's strange. Most people don't notice other peoples watches. Are you in HS or?

UNDERAGED

>>15499670
based.

>>15499612
Oh god oh no.

>>15499612
Yeah it's fine, you don't need that
You should probably just throw it away

>>15499612
Oh, is this not the crown release unit? Check the backside

>>15499688
:))
>>15499681
>>15499702
i think i know where it goes
theres a similar part (circled)
theres a 'ring' where it has been missing.
from what i can tell its just bare metal in the hole? im not sure
does it even do anything lmao
im kinda scared to try reinserting it in its position because its honestly very small and I've had things fly out of my tweezers before

>>15499670
>buy casio
>based and quartzpilled

>>15499714
Ok so that's basically the case fitting ring screw. If there was a ring in there / spacer to space the movement it would secure it.

Don't need to put it in. Did you say it was in the crown area ?

Either way put a screw driver in the screw holding the ratchet wheel in and turn to TIGHTEN the screw. That will manually wind the barrel and you can see if it ticks.

>>15499724
Actually I lied that's not a spacer screw idk what it is.

>>15499724
>w. That will manually wind the barrel and you can see if it ticks.
yes it ticks! the thread was extremely shallow and narrow, it was hard to get a purchase

>>15499577
>. I don't feel comfortable wearing a Rolex casually.
I feel ya. it is a bit of a guido move, especially if you are a young person.

>>15499577
Why, are you poor?

>>15499748
Nice anon, glad I could help. Something in the keyless works is messed up. If you were to deal with that, you would need to take off the dial etc.

Are you located in North America, Europe , or Asia? If NA I can recommend some places.

>>15499724
>>15499748
>>15499772
its so great to see it working, even if its just temporarily
im now putting it to my ear and hearing its 'heartbeat'. The watch was left in a drawer in his room so who knows how many years it lay dormant and asleep
and now it ticks again with energy!

thank you so much anon, it means a lot to me. And I learned a lot from the steps just now

im in southeast asia, but like I said I'd be alright with sending it abroad if I cant find a local watchmaker

My fave watch is an Orient Ray II shitter and I'm not ashamed to say it. Orient is based.

>>15499784
>>15499772
>>15499724
Reading these reddit spaced posts is like having eye cancer.

>>15499794
you know, nobody gave a shit about ""reddit spacing"" until newfags came along

>>15499804
I do. It's annoying as fuck, pretentious and gay

>>15499813
Said the

Trip

>>15499575

Guess it's not just for grampas, then, is it?

Also
>amongst

Sounds like we got a boomer here trying to talk down to the youths. Name a more iconic duo ;)

>>15499792
Nothing wrong with that, it's great when you find something you enjoy.
Don't let this place suck the life out of you

>>15499756

Thankfully I'm a southern Italian greaseball. Can't wait to pair my Rolex with my gold jewelry.

>>15499813
>>15499794

>Reading thoughts written and grouped into properly spaced paragraphs makes my brain hurt

Do you have the reading level of a 2nd grade child?

>>15499792
ive said this before and i'll say it again
theres a certain purity with many shitter watches
theres no pretentiousness nor airs about them

lowly in birth but not in spirit, plucky little shitters braving the elements
who is to say that a wild roadside weed is any less beautiful than the delicate rose in a greenhouse, a botanist would love them all

>>15499552

outstanding, anon

>>15499055

(small) rolex gang rise up

>>15499671

No. I'm in my 30s and work at a fortune 500. Not even people who make 10x as me drive a better car than me or wear a Rolex. it's just not in the culture around here to have status symbols. It would be weird to wear a Rolex all the time when my boss who makes 3x as much as me wears a shitter fashion watch.

>>15498957
You're a fucking retard

How have watch companies managed to ruin every vintage reissue they attempt? Always fat, oversized, and lacking soul.

>>15500002
Why?

SKX-K damage control

>>15500004
It's a shame really. Either it's oversized, has a date window that the original didn't have, or both. At least tag managed to do a reissue right at least once with this. Basically identical in size & proportions to the original.

>>15500009
I told him several threads ago not to buy that as it's overpriced. You can get a turtle/samurai for the price with full warranty. It'll have a R35/6 movement instead of the nonhacking 7-whatever in what he bought. Buy low not high fellas.

>>15498957
FAKE! L<MAO

>>15498879
I reckon left, as it feels slightly less cluttered.

>>15500015
>turtle/samurai
Seiko Samurai is hideous.
Turtle is ugly, old fart 1970s style case, oversized, not my style.

Bambino y/n

vintage

>>15500015
there are skx007s on chrono24 as high as $669. Its utterly retarded

>>15500015
your mistake was even engaging with a tripfag in the 1st place. Just ignore next time

>>15499670
This site is pure contrarian

Just get a Mako II/Ray II and mod an SKX bezel onto it and you'll have the best looking diver. for under 300.

get a taste richfags

>>15500024
And the SARBs are going through the fucking roof. I will never understand people who fixate on one watch and drop stupid amounts on them. Anytime I see someone posting something like "Just got my rising sun spirit, only had to drop $1,300" it make me fucking sick.
>>15500019
Wrong
>>15500028
You're right brother, my bad.

>>15499670
So, just buy what you like?

>>15498957
Jomashop is "grey market" aka as real as your Aventoos from perfumeonline.ca lmao

>>15500055
So 100% real

>largest diameter watch you own
>wrist size
>what you feel about it

>>15500066
>38mm
>6.5in
>40mm lug to lug but still think 38mm is a dinnerplate sometimes

>>15499813
>!IGORsW/P/E
>annoying as fuck, pretentious and gay
yes, you are

>>15500066
Casio mdv106 44mm
7inch
It's as big as I would go. After getting a 40mm diver I don't appreciate the duro as much but still wear it occasionally.

I went into a swatch store to try on a jelly fish cause I like me a swatch skeleton watch. Fell in love with this little guy. I might get it. Convince me not to

>>15499892
hear, hear.

>>15500015
should i sell my beat up skx and monster and get something else lads?? tempting desu

>>15500125
>watch size in mm
>wrist size in inches

>>15500196
s-sorry, anon...

>>15500182
>MUH PRIMARY COLOURS SO EPIC

>I should have bought more watches

>>15500289
What happens when you buy a Patek and you are the last generation?

>>15500299
the singularity

>>15500299
Someone gets a cheap Patek.

>>15498879
so ashamed to admit it took me a solid 2 minutes to even spot the difference

Thinking about getting into quartz, which brands give a shit about having nice cases and such despite a quartz movement besides GS, citizen, and the casio oceanus? Has anyone seen them in person? How do they compare to the pictures?

>>15500182
>>15500225
Swatches are supposed to be bold like that, so it makes you happy then go for it.

>>15499417

You have to be 18 to post on here anon

>>15499454

Why are you on a fashion board then ya jabroni? I understand form follows function but you're just pigeon shitting for the sake of being a small fat bird with poor coloring that eats mostly trash and is generally not like by most the native populations who must interact with it on a daily basis

Are there any "respectable" tool watches that aren't expensive, I just want one watch that's not a Rolex because I'm poor, but I want it to be a cool watch too. :(

>>15500442
see Igor's choice

Don't be a petty nigger, buy the SKX-Japan model.

>>15500450
Nice day/date alignment.

>>15500455
it's in the middle of switching, pidor

>>15500450
Always remember: You spent more than me.

>>15500471
congrats

>>15500289
>a-and ... more pussy.

>>15500471
sike

>>15500511
I do like this one a lot, but I hate NATO straps.

>>15500374
The following is a list of acceptable quartz:

Seiko 5S21/5S42
Citizen A010
Beta 21
Accutron 224
Seiko 35SQ
Omega 1516
Citizen 8650A
Luch 3055
Longines 6512
Citizen 4P92
Seiko 8M25

>>15500517
I used to hate NATO straps as well but they grew on me.

single pass vs normal nato/zulu which one?
Actually, aren't zulu also single layer but thicker?

Next strap I buy will be maratac just because they own the nato strap copyright

>>15500537
I thought Zulu meant 5 rings (also 2 layers)

post ur diver or leave the thread

It's on its way

>>15500563

>>15500563
Soon

>>15500563

>>15500563

>>15500569
>that crown digging into the wrist

otherwise a great watch

>>15500587
yeah I had the extension pushed out too far so it fell to hand

>>15499135
Glashutte Original
The best thing until you're going to pay for Lange

>>15500595
too THICC

>>15500563

>>15500596
? Just as thick as their contemporaries

Seiko or Orient?

>>15499892
Neat.

>>15500606
ones a diver the other is supposed to be a dressy complication

>>15500609
I meant they're just as thick as their contemporaries for those types of watches
have you seen how thick ALS watches are?

>>15500563
My daily use shitter I've had for a long time
I know I'm terrible at taking pictures, but whatever.
Pls no booli

Can be converted to diver spec with a quick bezel change.

Fuck the haters

>>15500629
I sell Breguet

>>15500450
What is the difference?

Yo, so I'm gonna need a winder box for my SKX since I won't be wearing even every other day. I need a cheapest single-sitter watch box. recs?

or any other method of keeping the watch wound? I know, winder bad - I dont care

>>15500706
>>15500708
anything cheaper and/or less ugly than this pos?

>>15500706
Dude these things are fucking gay

>>15500729
So how do you keep the SKX wound up if you don't wear it for days on end.

I wouldn't mind resetting the time every time, but there's also the date window, I would rather just keep it in a winder box

>>15500563
turtle club

>>15500730
Pull out the crown and wind it fag

>>15500740
stfu low IQ faggot I told you I dont wanna be assed setting up day and date every other day

>>15500755
Then just wind it fag

>>15500764
fuck off moron

What did he mean by this?

>>15500606
this would be so much cooler if it wasn't as big as it is.
the 39.5mm variant is missing this interesting date window, has shitty fauxtina and a closed caseback.
you spending this much fucking money on a watch (i dont give a fuck if it's a 'diver', its fucking 10k+) I wanna see a yummy movement or fucking else.

>>15500733
Turtle bro

>>15500733
Aye save the ocean gang! I'm trynna cope the stingray one

>>15498957
https://www.cheapestnatostraps.com/products/original-nato-strap-dark-gray-18-mm-20-mm-22-mm?variant=981446820

Single-layer strap looks identical to the toxicnatos at only $7 shipped

>>15500829
more like that at $7 shipped https://www.cheapestnatostraps.com/collections/original-nato-straps

single-pas zulu

>>15500800
>missing this interesting date window, has shitty fauxtina and a closed caseback.
Other than the fauxtina those are all improvements. Open casebacks belong on sub 500 watches.

Is it true what I heard, Jomashop SKX are of questionable authenticity?

>>15500768
You're the moron. Winding it=/=setting time and date. Just pull out the crown and spin it a bit. Or buy a winder case. Stop being so fucking dumb.

>>15500730
If you don't wear it for a day shake it for a few mins or wind it a little before bed

Honestly though, you're spending a lot of money on a Seiko, wonder, straps

Like you could get an apple watch or something better for all this money

>>15500891
Yeah, he would like to have the correct day and date always on, retard.

>>15500843
Raf and Zulus are just a cheaper to produce NATO get the real deal

>>15500893
It's just $360 for the brand new SKX007J and an oyster bracelet. It's an orthodox, timeless watch.

That's not even a Seiko but the look is similar, organic

>>15500896
God your are so fucking dense.

>>15498879
I would go with the right one because it looks a little better and I'd prefer the functionality, it's not trying too hard to look like a submariner either, and it honestly looks much cleaner than a GMT.

I guess also for me having a second time zone on the bezel is more useful than being able to time minutes because I am not a professional diver lol.

>>15499251
agree

>>15498879
left since it's the best of both worlds
can use it as a rough minute timer but also as a GMT (ignoring the numbers)
the right one is exclusively in GMT mode

wtf is this

>>15499400
i'm yet to see proof of someone with a non-chinkshit watch post on here

>>15501015
there are plenty
there's the guy with the ALS, the one who just got a Blancpain to keep it in a deposit box, a few omegas and rolexes, the chick with the VC patrimony
or are you just baiting for watch replies?

Watches are a flex for poors who can't afford flex-able homes and cars

>>15501029
>flexing with a car
why are you a nigger?

>>15501029
>flexing cars
cringe
>flexing homes
are you going to walk around in public with a photo of your house? how do you flex this?

>>15501032
Invite people to your home

>>15501036
sir this is a Wendy's, I'm not going home with you

>>15501037
Hot Rolex with markup: 20k
Rolls Royce: half a mil
Big new house in major city's surburbs: millions

poorfag cope flex

>>15500066
44.5mm
16 cm / 6.3"
I'd still wear it if it wasn't so fucking heavy

>>15501037
fucking based

>>15500563

>>15501015
what proof do you want retard? want me to strap it around my balls?

>>15500563
>retards at Tudor pronounce it PEH-LAGOS
other than that I love it

>>15501060
Pelagos is Greek for open sea and it's pronounced Peh-lagos

>>15499400
> I am just pointing out that the watches here are 95% shitters. which is sad.
Well it's only the top 2% of earners that buy 90% of all non-shitter (HH) watches so the math checks out.

>>15498869

You can buy a new Rolex Oyster Perpetual in 36 or 39 mm for around that price.
If you have small wrists, the 36 mm version will look great on you, and since the dial was designed for 36 mm, the indexes won't look stretched out.
Never worry about the bracelet when buying a watch, since it's the easiest thing to change. If you don't feel confident, ask a jeweler or a watchmaker to change it for you.
Rolexes are probably the best watches at keeping value, but remember to keep all the original parts and documentation, because they will be necessary as proof of its originality.

>>15501029
>>15501031
>>15501032
>>15501036
>>15501037
>>15501038
Flexing is for fucking insecure retards and niggers. Just get things you enjoy for yourself. If you don't understand this concept you're an NPC.

>>15501063
it's pronounces pela-gos in greek you sped

>>15501072
I'm Greek you imbecile, the intonation is on the e

>>15501075
why does greece feel borderline third world
and don't blame the turks, that was a while ago now.

What do you think is more impressive, Rolex's superlative chronometer cert or Omega's master chronometer cert?

>>15501079
Both are bullshit self given awards.

>>15501077
Your post is kinda random, Greece is objectively and widely regarded one of the prettiest and most based counties on earth. I legitimately pity everyone who doesn't live here.

>>15500580
>10 ATM
>diver

>>15501080
But both their +/- ratings are pretty impressive. Bested probably only by GS's Spring Drive

>>15501075
yes you autist, but it's not pronounce PEH- lagos. you probably don't even speak Greek like I do

>>15501105
τ. τυπικό Αμερικανάκι "είμαι 1.5% Ελληνας"

>>15501098
You posted the islands. They are distinct in that they are pretty well-to-do compared to the rest of greece.
I was in Athens in September, once I went a couple of blocks away from the centre of the city every road was fucked, open sewerage in one case.
when I went out of Athens to stay in a homestead the main drag (just half an hour from athens) was half abandoned half built complexes. when we finally got to the homestead the Taxi driver pointed out literal fucking wolves prowling around.
Which is not to say it wasn't a very pretty place, it objectively is. I just don't understand why it's so fucking broke.

>>15501108

I'm half greek you mutt, my mother was born in Athens

>>15501110
the euro unironically bankrupted greece. that and democracy (ironically)

>>15501115
>I'm half greek
>half
>mutt (me)
ummmm. that's not how that works
>>15501119
yeah I heard that. but did they ever have an proper industry? bought the only thing I hear they still pretty notable at is ship-building.

picrel is a shitter that looks nobad but I won't buy

>>15501098
It may be pretty but it's also broke and no one pays all their taxes which doesn't help either.

>>15501115
Like I said in the above post, typical American "I'm 1.5% Greek". You are not Greek and never will be unless you drink frappe ice coffee in the winter.

>>15501110
Yep, Athens and the area around it is the cancer of Greece and everything around the Acropolis should be nuked, everywhere else is very nice though.

>>15501129
>>15501138

We never were a country that is industry and export oriented such as Germany, our economy thrived on other ventures like marine trade. Obviously that was the wrong move financially in the long term, but overall things might have gone worse if we had gone a more industrial route. We played and we lost, shit happens. But we are rebuilding decently.

Overall, money and wealth are not very important to us as long as we're content. Greeks value their personal happiness more in conjunction with friends, family, going out and having a good time, in contrast to the boring, semi autistic North Europeans who value money above all else.

Every country has their ups and downs, if our only downside is that we aren't as rich as Northern Europe (and mind you we are still pretty rich as far as Europeans go), then I'll gladly pay that price.

>>15501157
Yeah sounds about right. I wasn't shitting on Greece btw, it's just broke. Theres plenty of nice places which are broke.
Seems like you got fucking rekt by the Eurozone. I'm largely indifferent to visa-free travel (I'm hard left but people should be able to choose who comes into their country) but the incredible concentration of wealth and industry in places like Germany totally fucks you sideways.
Quick question, when I was in Rhodes every second Greek complained about Albanians but no one could point them out to me. Is this a strawman or are there actually a significant amount of Albanian workers in the islands?

Hope your country rebuilds bro and gtf of the eurozone
i want this bronze microshitter guyz, talk me out of it.

Does /wt/ like Omega?
Is it babby's first luxury watch?

>>15501175
Go for it, the seaforth is pretty nice.

>>15501188
Depends on which model. Omega makes some nice watches and some ugly shitters. I think they are generally well received here other than the guy who has been going on huge rants about their co-axial movements the last couple threads.

>>15501188
>>15501204
they've made a ridiculous amount of limited editions (limited to a thousand? Thats not fucking limited) but they also make some really solid sports watches in some more out-there colourways and variations.
If you can pick them up second hand well worth the dollar I think.
My only issue with the Co-Axial is that it's not easy to get serviced outside of Omega.
One of the reasons I got a seamaster 2252.50 with a 1120 (ETA 2892 chronometer) instead.

>>15501188
I WILL own a Seamaster 300 soon. Probably by the end of this year when I save up just a bit more. I have enough to buy it now but want an extra buffer in my savings
I like Omega and I buy watches for me because I like them. I don't care what normies or /wt/ turbo-autists say

https://bertuccifieldwatches.com/collection/a-2t-original-classics/

Why all of them are out of stock??

>>15501103
>pretending you dive with your watch

>>15501233
get it second hand. well worth it, Omega is popular and theres a lot of them so shop around.
>>15501239
why would you want this shitter.

>>15501239
what happened to their website? the old one was boomer tier but easier to navigate

its probably something with the new system/updating stocks

you can email them if you want. They reply withing a day or two from experience.

>>15501248
want to buy this for a friend
he wanted something solid

>>15501251
>>15501263
https://www.bertucciwatches.com/Bertucci/A2TOC.html

>Temporarily Out of Stock until Early Sept

>>15501285
Nice Timex bro

>>15501297
>titanium body
>200 WR screwdown with crown gasket
>superluminova
>integrated springbars
yes its quartzshit but far higher specs than corresponding timex

>>15500880
Why would anyone fake a $200-300 watch?

>>15501315
Profit.As long there is profit, anything will be faked.200-300$ is a good amount of money, imagine you can fake the watch for 40$ and sell it for 170$.

>>15501210
>Big company
>Usually release watches in the hundreds of thousands if not millions in quantity
>1000 is not limited
1000 is a very limited. There are billions of people on this Earth. There are millions of people who buy their watches. What kind of a fucking idiot thinks qty 1000 is not limited?

Any reason to not get a Hamilton pilot day date if I'm shopping aviator style watches under $1,000? Tried hard to find alternatives I like as much because of "muh Interstellar," but I really do love the throwback and modern mix style they went with on that watch.

>>15501333
Daydate pilots are kinda hard to find, but also look at Tisell, San Martin, Laco and Stowa.

Hamilton is a very good choice though. Only downside is their water resistance.

>>15499365
Post a wristshot with a timestamp then faggot

>>15501210
>they've made a ridiculous amount of limited editions (limited to a thousand? Thats not fucking limited) but they also make some really solid sports watches in some more out-there colourways and variations.

The other day I was browsing Omegas webpage and they had around 40 different speedies, some of them looked similar, but I guess they had somme differences I didn't see.

>>15501188
Omega is ok, but they make too much editions, limited or not, specially speedy editions, they make a lot of them,which increases the meme status of the watch.

>>15501338
Not stuck on the day date feature, but it has grown on me. I like Laco and Stowa for flieger styles, haven't seen much on the more modern end that gets my juices flowing though. San Martin seems like decent value for micro brand grade NH35 watches, but have my fill of NH35 micros and am really looking to get into a brand with a little more history and recognition. Need to look at Tisell I guess, don't have any experience with them.

>>15501358
Tisell are almost the same as San Martin, they have Miyotas for a slight price bump.

>>15501305
Any good watches with top end miyota movements? I know about that Japanese microbrand but i want others. Yes i understand that saying top end and miyota is ironic

>>15501037
>sir this is a Wendy's, I'm not going home with you
If you're rich and look the part yeah she is.

>>15501157
>Overall, money and wealth are not very important to us as long as we're content.
So as long as you have enough of it. Wow what a novel concept. Try being actually poor retard.

Do i need to buy a new crystal for this or can i fix it with some glue or something? The crack is on the edge of the crystal

Can I get sone inspo/recommendations for some simple smaller face digital watches? I want a digital watch with 3 criteria:
>displays the date
>can be illuminated
>inexpensive and can get beat up Hard mode:
>No autism watch
>No super autism calculator watch
>No FUCKHUEG G-SHOCK

>>15501386
Having enough money is subjective. We are not India tier poor but we aren't Northern Europe tier rich where you can buy a lot of things on a whim even with minimum wage.

>>15501387
>beading under glass
you should take off the caseback and remove the movement and let it dry out. now
> can i fix it with some glue or something
yes, clear epoxy/glass filler which then can be sanded down and polished

will not make the crack invisible but will fill the gap

>>15501417
F91-W

>>15501417
any casio u like.
A168W, F105W etc has full illumination
or a baby G

>>15501417
DW5610

>>15501419
>Having enough money is subjective.
No it's not. Do you have enough money not to have to worry about having to kill yourself when it runs out? Yes. Do you have enough money to afford relatively decent food? Yes. Can you afford luxury shit like computers and cars and cell phones? Yes. So you have more than enough to live very comfortably and if you complain about anything you're a fucking spoiled brat and should be beaten daily.

>>15501456
>only I am poor
>oh poor me, my plight
>waaah

stfu you 3rd world beggar

>>15500880
Heard where with what proof? Joma are legit for all their $100k HH watches so why would they be different for cheap shitters?

Recommend me fun straps for me to slap my vostok shitters on. NATO gets boring after a while.

>the guy who keeps pretending to be rich then in the same thread whines about being poor
This "man" is absolutely cursed

which

>>15501513
neither
both are quartz shitters

>>15501517
And...?

>>15501513
depends if having a chronograph or ecodrive is more important to you

>>15501513
Left looks cooler, but right probably is more reliable and does not need battery change every few years.

>>15501517
Respect the quartz, is an awesome technology that brings things that mechanical watches lack.

>>15501528
>>15501531
Alright, I'm getting the nighthawk since I don't actually have a use for chronographs other than them looking COOL and RAD.

>>15501545
Get the Blue Angels edition and put it on a blue NATO.

>>15501513
I'd go with the Seiko but I've never gotten over the dummy short seconds hand

>>15501596
>>15501596
>>15501596
>>15501596

>>15498928
I bit the bullet and bought an identical oyster bracelet from muh strapcode. this https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00C58S82W/

$100 cad shipped

>>15501513
just buy a slide rule

>>15498852
HORY MORY hot the same Casio and it's and constant pain in the ass to figure out the time. Either via digital screen or via hands.