/fa/ - Fashion

g-shock

>buy rolex
>get shot

>>15526397
>buy tag heuer
>shoot yourself

Didn't get any last thread.

Guys I just got a 5 cool mil bonus for the last quarter, wanna get a li'l something something to dab on my boss with what 2 cop? Can be up to 5 mil I'm getting my place paid by the company so no expenses to take care of.

>>15526397
1 death for the total number of Rolex owners seems like good odds to me. I'll keep wearing my Rolex watches where ever I go and still be fine tyvm.

>>15526404
I can't even call that a shitpost. That is simply a shit post.

>>15526397
Literally no reason not to get one if you're american.

So how many of you used a pilot watch while piloting a plane?

>>15526423
most actual pilots just wear casios or rolexs
rolex to flex casio for functionality

>>15526404
Get a Patek Repeater and keep pushing the repeater lever when your boss is around.

>>15526423
As many as those wearing divers while they open water dive below 30m.

>>15526425
>>15526427
Thanks for confirming my suspicions.

>>15526426
https://www.chrono24.com/patekphilippe/-----5539g-001--id15771122.htm

It's only 600k tho, p sure he's got Pateks in his collection and I'm getting all that when he dies anyway

>>15526431
Get 2 for your wrists and 2 for your ankles and activate them all at the same time.

Is these any reason why I shouldn't get one of these $60 Chinese hand winding shitters?
The 35mm size seems great for that vintage look, obviously the finishing will be rough be they seem fun.
https://www.good-stuffs.com/Classic-Shanghai-611-reissue-diamond-pattern-dial-hand-winding-mechanical-watch-_p_177.html

>>15526426
But he's never really own it.

>>15526421
N

>>15526462
I

>>15526450
They probably come with CCP botnet.

>>15526423
how many of you use a contemporary wrist band watch while walking with a cell phone in your pocket?

Dive watches are such a larp.
Why do you faggots like them so much?

>>15526472
A watch is more practical.

>>15526475
Some people like to dive.

So how many of you used a dress watch while wearing a dress?

>>15526481
*raises paw*

>not a pilot
>not a diver
>not a submariner
>not an aquanaut
>not a race car driver
>not from the orient
>can't wear any nice watches

>>15526475
>Dive watches are a LARP
>Posts a watch with such an over the top faux vintage style case it's bordering on parody.
>It has a tachymeter on it, in case you need to calculate your airspeed.

>>15526480
Dive for dick maybe.
I would bet my life that 90% of people with divers haven't been swimming with their watch on, let alone deep-sea diving.
Yet here you are obsessing about water resistance.
Like almost all things about this cursed hobby, it makes no fucking sense.

>>15526450
looks great
thanks for the link, just bought 1

>>15526501
The only reason i care about water resistance is because of how many vintage watches i have seen where the dial and hands have somehow melted from humidity damage.
Also if you get a watch with a gasket in the stem but no screw down crown the chances of you being able to replace that stem gasket in 20 years is basically zero.

>>15526507
>the dial and hands have somehow melted from humidity damage.
tropical dial and tropical hands
you just don't understand

>>15526472
>Why strap a watch to your wrist when you can just use a pocket watch?
It's like it's the early 1900's again.

>want a diver beater to wear to work and go swimming in the lake with my dog
>everything is fuckhuge or too expensive to justify for a beater
I'd just wear a digital but I'm management and looking for a nice looking mechanical on a bracelet that won't fog up after going for a swim. If only the skx wasn't all black

>>15526512
Just get an Orient Mako/Ray you retard they're like $150 tops

>>15526485

>>15526506
Please post about it when it comes in.

>>15526513
I was going to but they're both >40mm. I'm a 7'' wristlet and don't like how gawdy anything over 40 looks

>>15526523
Oh I see you're trolling

>>15526475

Divers are well built. They can handle pretty much anything you throw at them without worrying about fucking it up.

>>15526524
wdymbt

>>15526490

>not becoming a Navy SEAL for the specific purpose of being able to wear air, land and sea watches

>>15526490
minute repeater perpetual calendar

>>15526493
Nobody obsesses over functionality and complications with dress watches like they do with divers.
A watch tells the time, looks good, is sturdy and reliable in almost any situation, (You have a Casio for extreme situations like sports etc)

Diver fags deeply care about water resistance, crown size and lume, like they're gonna bust into a dive on their way to the office, and don't wanna be caught with their pants down.

Everything you wear says something about you. A gentleman wearing a nice dress watch shows poise and refinement. A blue-collar worker wearing G shock or f91-w shows practicality and restraint. A huge ass diver on your skinny pale wrist tells me you like to larp as a adventurous James Bond type, but clearly aren't one.

Disclaimer: I understand some just like the aesthetic, but then i ask: What aesthetic? They all look like the same Submariner ripoff.

>>15526547
>Nobody obsesses over functionality and complications with dress watches like they do with divers.
lol

>>15526547
>img_7196.jpg
literally a daniel wellington ripoff

>>15526512
Get a San Martin. Cheap shitters of very decent quality and with good movements.

good evening /fa/

i'm getting a little tired of the bracelet. might cop some natos soon.

>>15526512
$150 39mm automatic, water resistant, okay lume
https://sanmartinwatches.com/wp/product/sn030-g/

Just got home to my loving, anal taking, submissive as fuck, wife of 15 years. I had been at the gym for the last hour.
She asks “how was your workout?” I reply “tough. Hit my rep PR on deadlifting.” Her: how much? “405 six times” She looked at me with disappointment, “and it was tough?”

God damn, this bitch is like 130lbs. I could pick up her, her sister, and her mom 6 fucking times and she’s acting like I’m a weak bitch.

I just looked at her sideways in a way that told her tiny ass to get ready for when the kids go to bed early... and then I realized I lost my Daytona at the gym. Fuck, I'm afraid if she sees me without it, she'll lose all respect for me but she didn't notice yet. Can I get a fake shipped overnight while I'm stuck in the waiting list for a replacement?

>>15526404

Pope's Casio. Donate the rest to charity. Start meditating. Quit raping the planet anon, please. Take some underprivileged youth under your wing. Rape some, let the rest rape you.

>>15526579
Can you get your hands on the oysterflex bracelet? Rolex forum guys seem to love it. Appearantly John Mayer bought a whole box of them just so he never has a shortage of them in the future, although maybe that's just a rumor.

>>15526603
I don't think so, desu. They're a bitch to get your hands on, from what I've read.

A Rubber B or Everst are the choices that I have, desu.

>>15526607
Yeah I thought so. I would try the Everest ones perhaps, although natos can also look good on the pre-maxicase Subs.

I'm poor but I like the look of the Rolex Sub. Should I buy the Invicta 8926OB? I want something that looks like the Rolex but I don't want no fake.

I am going to buy this watch.

Seeing Alaphilippe win today, wearing his Richard Mille... honestly you guys, I want one.

>>15526630
It's not a bad watch. Crystal is a bit shit and the bezel needs lubricating (with water) to become merely very stiff instead of unusable. I've not used mine since I got my blackbay chink homage.

>>15526404
The only real choice

>>15526512
>if only the skx wasn't all black
SKX011.

>>15526640
I'm sure if you ask Quickstep really nicely they'll let you have him, I'd prefer if you didn't though, he's far too entertaining a rider.

>>15526657
Link to blackbay chink homage?

>>15526630

Just go for chink-shit

What's a cool unique watch like a Zodiac, but not a Zodiac because I don't want to copy a serial killer? He was wearing a unique watch for the time and location, and I want something like that too.

thoughts?

>>15526385
Deciding on my grail watch as the ALS Saxonia Moonphase. For me it is pretty close to perfect. The company represents what engineering can do when unburdened by socialists and paltry peasants biting at your shins. Aesthetically it's pleasingly understated at a glance but on closer inspection shows a brilliant craftsmanship. The only thing I feel it's missing is a sweeping seconds hand, I'm not a massive fan of small seconds

>>15526710

>>15526710
reddit

>>15526694
Corgeut's official store on ali. Says "schwarz bay" in the title. Prefer the one with the 22mm steel bracelet, it's very comfortable. (screw links though, you gotta have a micro screwdriver to fit the bracelet.) Quality is good, imperfections exist if you look for them.

>Day 51 of waiting for my Neptune to arrive

>>15526710
Pretty tarded if I'm being honest.

looking for small dive watches 38-42mm
less than $2000
i'm thinking about the oris divers 65

thoughts on oris or alternatives?

>>15526810
also, i'd prefer 38-40mm

>>15526810
I've always thought oris offered nice looking designs and construction at reasonable prices. I like the one you posted.

>>15526475
i hate this boomer style watches so bad
hope rona get all you doomer boomers

>>15526810
at this point we should keep a pastebin with sub 40 mm divers.
Start with the Longines Legend Diver
Citizen Promaster
Steinhart Ocean One
Omega Seamaster 36
Vintage Tudor Mini Sub
and I can't remember the other ones right now

>>15526630
STEINHART

>>15526177

still looking to see if anyone has a good suggestion. i found a vincero watch but i don't think that is a good brand.

>>15526819
>>15526824
much appreciated

>>15526824

coming in at 39.8mm !

>>15526583
This actually looks pretty nice, do you have one? any opinions on it?

>>15526824
Isn't the Black Bay 58 39mm?

Wish I could afford a real watch, these threads are so depressing.

I think I'm returning it boys

>>15526824
yema superman heritage is 39
and the vintage ones go even smaller

>>15526856
yeah and a svelte 12mm height
but, i'd rather just save up for a rolex and even then i'm just not a rolex guy
i have no issue with tudor or rolex, i just don't appreciate them or desire one

as a young professional i don't want to give off the impression that i'm bad with money
or that i'm new money, which i am, but i think it'd be a bit tasteless to have money and buy the most iconic watch that anyone can recognize
honestly wouldn't be surprised if people just assumed i was wearing a fake

I understand that there is a huge jump in quality in mechanical watches which cost $300 compared to say $50 but does this continue?

At what point cost wise are you simply paying for aesthetics and brand and not something that is mechanically superior

>>15526700
I'm not familiar with their current lines but Milus had a similar, cool logo and some unique designs

>>15526583

can anyone speak to the quality on these things? the titanium version is looking like a nice shitter/daily driver

>>15526862
If you're thinking about returning it, you should do so. I wouldn't have even considered a thousands-of-euro watch with that dial, and no timing bezel.

>>15526887

Anything between $500 and around $2000 is very similar in terms of mechanical quality since you’ll find most watches in this range use the same swiss ETA movement/grade and Japanese equivalents.

Within that range on the higher end you’ll find super well built watches from Sinn, Damasko, Nomos, etc

>>15526579
How did you end up getting it? I hear trying to get these things retail is hellish

>>15526887
imo probably 5000
but you're paying for intangibles, and i'm not going to attempt to explain matters of personal judgement

>>15526899
Thank you anon what are things like beyond the 2K range like with all those luxury brands which seem to start around the 5K mark for something second hand

>>15526862
>returning the best rolex

>>15526904

You start seeing significant changes in terms of finishing of the carious components of the watches, including the movement beyond $4 and $5k.

In that range, with tool watches anyway, you see what I would call the apex of robustness for watch movements as well. It is super rare to see a $30k watch for example be more robust than a $5k-$10k watch.

>>15526911
Thank you for sharing that info anon

>>15526630
Get a Revue Thommen diver

How come the Seiko Kinetic movement isn't more widely used? Is solar the preferred way to run a quartz movement sustainably because it charges on the shelf? How efficient is the rotor-based generator in proportion to the consumption of the timekeeping gubbins?

>>15526810
https://www.jomashop.com/armand-nicolet-watch-a890aus-bs-m2890a.html

>>15526926
i think the market generally doesn't differentiate solar and kinetic from run-of-the-mill quartz
so there's not much value in the branding or construction

>>15526810
Oris is fine but 100m water resistance sucks. The marathon medium diver is more utilitarian looking but I think a better watch, and less money, might be a bit too small for you though at 36mm.

>>15526887
>that is mechanically superior
Mecanically superior watches are only at the highest tier, watches with several complications such as perpetual calendars,ultra thin movements and stuff.Watches without complications are mechanically equal to cheaper watches, basic ETA movements are robus, reliable, can be cosc certificed and even the cheapest ones can be regulated to those certifications, they offer everything you would want from a machine. But in watches world, snobs drool over in house movements, they are not really that better, is just a form to show the brand has prestige and not just brands that assemble watches.In my opninion the limit is 5k, more than that you pay more for less most of the time unless you buy something no one else offers like the previous things mentioned.

Watches price is not just the machine, you pay for the brand,the design, the marketing, the finishing that autist love.Classic example, speedmaster pro, the watch used to cost less than 2k, now cost more than 5k, the machine inside it is a basic but reliable movement,nothing fancy.

Any predictions on what hulk prices are going to stabilize to now that it has been discontinued?

>>15526810
>>15526948
>dive bezel
>100m water resistance

Why would a luxury brand like Oris do this? Can you even do a shallow dive with that?

>>15526955
What are some Costco-certified ETAs?

>>15526966
Because it's not a luxury brand, it's positioned as a "nice mall watch" now in the Swatch structure, so it's the kind of thing you buy your nephew for a bar-mitzvah or some shit, if he goes to the pool with it and it floods, get him another for the next birthday.

>>15526918

Keep in mind when researching watches that there are extremely poor people, such as this one >>15526955 , who like to pretend a $100 is the same as a $10k watch as a coping mechanism.

Saying there is no difference between a Grand Seiko 9S movement and an ETA 2824 is like saying there’s no difference between a Toyota's 4.7L 2UZ-FE V8 and some Chrysler garbage motor.

>>15526983

Tissot makes sub $1k COSC movement powered watches. These powermatic movements have plastic parts in them and there have been reports of long term reliability issues. But according to this deluded >>15526955 poster, it’s no different than any other movements in the $5k range.

In any case, do your research and read about how mechanical movements actually work, some of the technologies that go into them and match that up with what you want/need.

>>15526983
cosc is a certify you get when you pay for it, even basic eta movements can have it.There are certified watches with eta movements.

>>15526988
>Saying there is no difference between a Grand Seiko 9S movement and an ETA 2824 is like saying there’s no difference between a Toyota's 4.7L 2UZ-FE V8 and some Chrysler garbage motor.

When talking about specs, an ETA watch can have the same specs, on seiko web it says that movement has -3/+5s day and a better power reserve than the eta counterpart.
Specs are specs, the eta movement can be adjusted to the same level and it is reliable, it will tell the same time as that seiko movement,eta chronometer grade is about -4/+5.and is ETA, which mean service cost will be lower and most watchmakers will be able to repair it. Sorry if you don't like it, but a well maintained workhorse movement is mechanically equal as your seiko movement.
Sorry if a poorfag movement can keep up with your beloved seiko.

>>15526948
>>15526966
i don't like this either, but i don't generally go diving and the few times i've gone it was around 50m for the "deep" touristy dive
and as it's a throwback to a vintage design i can forgive the 100m as period correct

i'm cross shopping it against is the limited seiko spb149 but it may have sold out already
they're about the same size and ~1400 but the oris has a slimmer look because of the domed sapphire

the oris is 4hz vs the seiko 3hz but the seiko has a 70hr power reserve and a standard 200m rating

>>15527068
picture attached

>>15527046
with some tissot and i believe hamiltons, i've heard advise not to handwind because the plastic parts wear faster
sort of shitty

>>15527076
>with some tissot and i believe hamiltons, i've heard advise not to handwind because the plastic parts wear faster
>sort of shitty

Don’t tell this guy >>15527054. Remember all watch movements are the same.

>>15527054
>>cosc is a certify you get when you pay for it, even basic eta movements can have it.
Yeah but I assume that the movement has been adjusted and regulated so that it can pass, so obviously some brands don't bother, and some do? What are the ones that do?
>>15527046
>>15527076
>plastic
>wears faster
Holy fuck. What is plastic in them anyway?

>>15526955
>>15526911
What is the situation like with quartz watches would it be correct to say that the relative simplicity means that quality tops out much earlier on than in mechanical watches with respect to cost?

>>15527089

Yeah it’s easier to delineate with quartz.

Unless it’s a high accuracy quartz movement like the type Bulova, Grand Seiko, Breitling and some others use, in general cheap quartz movements are all the same. When they stop working you simply replace them entirely.

>Rolex
>Oyster Perpetual Date
>Submariner
>1000ft = 300m
>Superlative Chronometer
>Officially Certified
>Swiss Made
>ROLEXROLEXROLEXROLEXROLEXROLEXROLEXROLEXROLEXROLEXROLEXROLEXROLEXROLEXROLEXROLEXROLEXROLEXROLEXROLEXROLEXROLEXROLEXROLEXROLEXROLEXROLEXROLEX

>>15527115
Meant for >>15526961

CUM OR DUMB?

>>15527088
>What is plastic in them anyway?
There's a lot of confusion and FUD around the Powermatic 80 movements, doesn't help that Swatch group aren't that forthcoming with info on the movements. The escapement in Tissot and Certina Powermatic 80 movements is a synthetic silicon material, and it can be serviced, just good luck finding an independent with a Swatch parts account if you need to replace the escapement. If you take it to a Swatch service replacement they'll just pop in a new movement because it's cheaper. These are 23 jewels, and you can tell if they have the synthetic escapement if they are designated C.07.1xx. There are Powermatic 80 movements with a traditional metal escapement on other Swatch brands like Hamilton and possibly Mido, these are 25 jewels with designation C.07.6xx. These are also serviceable, but none of the Powermatic 80 movements have a ETAChron or similar regulating mechanism, though you can apparently regulate it with a magnet, but good luck finding a watchmaker who's figured that out. I would have less qualms with buying the latter Powermatic 80 movements, since they are essentially a 2824-2 design with an alloy mainspring and a slower beat rate which does help with the wear somewhat. I would still personally go for a traditional ETA movement though, if only for the beat rate, and the knowledge that any independent watchmaker can service it if needed.

>>15527088

The pallet fork and the escapement

>>15527076
>>15527086
>>15527088
Some brands have ETA movements and they adjust and modify the movement to COSC specs, some Brands?,Tudor has some eta movements and as far I know, they are top grade and regulated, but no cosc because that cost money.Other brand that get hate for eta movement, IWC, not hate because the movement but because they have ETA movements on really expensive watches and eta movements are seein as pleb movements

from caliberconer.com

PLASTIC PARTS:
There is confusion about whether or not the Powermatic 80 movement uses plastic parts (similar to the Sistem51). First, it’s important to acknowledge that there is more than one Powermatic 80 caliber. For example, The Tissot Luxury line has the Powermatic 80.111 with 23 jewels and uses plastic parts. The COSC rated Powermatic 80.811 found in the Tissot Ballade does not.

>>15527089
quartz:
chinese quartz-aliexpress stuff
cheap quart-casio and other basic stuff
high accuracy quartz- brands like bulova offer it, not really expensive.
Better high accuracy, thermocompensated, which means better accuracy even when its hot or cold and usually these movements are really good, Grand seiko has those movements,Breitling and I think omega has HAQ too, these are expensive watches, over 3k.

>>15527140
Great piece, but it's big. Wristlets won't look good with it on

Is there any reason not to buy this as a dress watch? My wrists are 7.5-7.75" so a bigger watch looks fine.

>>15527233
It's definitely not a classic dress watch by proportions alone, but it's certainly a cool, quirky option for dressier occasions. I would pick one up if my wrists were a bit bigger.

>>15527233
its humongous for a dress watch, thats the main consideration. 42.5mm wide and 14mm thick.

the 3rd version like you are pic also has handwind + hacking which is upgrade over previous versions
if you can handle the size its a nice pick.

Purchased this a few months back given how absurdly overpriced the submariner is. I will never look back and likely never buy a sub, unless someday I can afford a vintage 5513.

https://shop.hodinkee.com/products/omega-seamaster-master-co-axial-41-mm?variant=30959292940363

>>15527336
Forgot pic.

>>15527336
>>15527338
How is it? Got any wrist shots? I wanted to get this as my "one watch collection" watch a few months ago but the lugs and the bracelet just looked weird. Did you try it on a different kind of strap maybe?

>>15526719
>but on closer inspection shows a brilliant craftsmanship.
yeah sure
lmao
remember that lange is only a movement company
their cases, dials and everything else are not a priority and are outsourced
so unless you intend to spend every moment you own it jacking off over the movement finishing, don't hold it in too high regard
also, depending on the model, the winding rotor's been cheapened

>>15527342
I think it's great dude, wouldn't have another diver really. Titanium is great also, very light.

I had a couple random wrist shots from the beach, watch is a bit dirty because of salt water. Normally I wear it on a navy nato with great edge. For this I had my black and grey striped nato (looks better on my speedmaster broad arrow), which is clearly wet.

>>15526810
The path has been set, H A L I O S is the way brother

>>15527372
your omega
>tfw I have 5.5 inch wrists and the lugs are on the edge of my wrists.

kms

>>15527413
underage detected

>>15527372
I see, I was going to get the poorfag steel version though.
>>15527413
>>>tfw I have 5.5 inch wrists
Literally how.

>>15527426
>>15527432
>Literally how.
I just remeasured. I'm actually 6.3 inches on my wrist lol. I guess i mixed up my girth and wrist size.

Is 6 inches enough for an omega with a 42mm size? I feel like the lugs will be on the very edge.

>>15527467
>Is 6 inches enough for an omega with a 42mm size? I feel like the lugs will be on the very edge.
Lol no, you should be looking at 38mm max. Lucky for you omega makes most of their watches in that size

wow, very interesting...........

>>15527478
>41mm
THEY WERE SUPPOSED TO TURN THE TIDE
REEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE

>>15527473
>Lucky for you omega makes most of their watches in that size
But not the ones with the nice black bezels...

But I agree, aesthetically 38mm is the max i can go on my wrist.

>>15526507
>the chances of you being able to replace that stem gasket in 20 years is basically zero.
er...no?
you know that these exist right, theres also another one with bigger sizes up till 4mm

Behold, the modern-day luxury successor to the WWII Flieger watch.

>43mm
>full-size manual movement with authentic Flieger-like architecture

All finished to the utmost degree.

Instead of that Odysseus abomination, this is the "sporty" watch Lange should have released, maybe with a little more of a Flieger dial.

>>15527545
That's a dress watch u spaz. How does that have any similarity to the Odysseus except both being German?

>>15527553
>That's a dress watch
Anon, it's 43mm.
And it has an onion crown.

>How does that have any similarity to the Odysseus except both being German?
The Odysseus is A. Lange&Söhne trying to come up with a sporty watch, but instead shitting out an abomination.
That Lang&Heyne is a modern luxury interpretation of a Flieger (Beobachtungsuhr), which is what A. Lange&Söhne should've done since Fliegers are part of their historic heritage.

>>15527478
So, Kermit v2?

>>15527556
> it's 43mm and has an onion crown.
so its a Pilot watch?

>>15527561
What do you think a "Flieger" is, anon?

>>15527563
> *woosh*
bruh

>>15526966
shut THE FUCK up. 100 m is plenty 90% of people wont even wear into the fucking shower I swear to go diver autists are the fucking worst

>>15526987
Not swatch tard

>>15527478
ceramic kermit is cool but I like the current maxi case at 40mm

>>15527545
>long heiny
doesn't this brand set off all the warning flags that mosso guy warned about in his "survivability of indepdents" vid?
>>15527556
>The Odysseus is A. Lange&Söhne trying to come up with a sporty watch, but instead shitting out an abomination.
reminder that, fugly unbalanced watch it is, it's possible they made it that way:
lange never wanted to release a steel "sports" and jump on the rotting roke/nautilus daisy chain
in all their rhetoric up to this point it was never mentioned as a priority
i think there may have been some instances where they specifically said they wouldn't
however lange isn't independent and has to do what its master tells it to do
so when richemont execs want lange to try to compete in the played out as fuck high end luxury steel sports category (you know the one where every contender fails miserably and the long reigning knigs still reign supreme?) lange had to rush out and design the watch
i think they did a good job, all things considered, in doing something they had obvious reluctance to do
i doubt that richemont would've let them, a german company responsible for making the actual fliegers for the luftwaffe, make a watch reminiscent of that today
(don't want to piss off them jews right?)
they did sneak something in, that shouldn't at all be controversial but in germany will probably get you arrested and subsequently raped by ackhmed and mustafa in prison for:
the dial of the odysseus
what color is it?
it's certainly not from saxony
there's no more "german" a color though, in more ways than one and one of those ways is hilarious when you think about what it means

Post your state of the collection and what gets the most wear /wt/. Porco Rosso here.

>>15527588
>doesn't this brand set off all the warning flags that mosso guy warned about in his "survivability of indepdents" vid?
Yes, both of the names on the dial are no longer associated with the brand.

And the Odysseus is an abomination, whichever way you cut it.

>>15527659
1/2

>I want to focus on making watches, not developing a company
>Therefore I will start a new company

Someone save this man from himself.

>>15527659
>>15527688
2/2
The Seamaster gets worn the most.

>>15527659
>>15527688
>>15527690
Shit, 3/2
Forgot this Seiko 5 Datejust

>>15527367
hmm maybe ill go with the jlc moon instead

>I want to focus on making watches, not developing a company
>Therefore I will start a new company

Someone save this man from himself.

>>15526674
Imagine showing to a meeting room with this.

>>15526547
Holy shit diverfags completely and absolutely BTFO! Will they ever recover?

>>15527659
Due to the heat either the halios or the omega are getting the most wrist time recently.

>>15526598
Kek.
Like Sanson, all the power in the watch instead of the hair. Women sense that immediately, she'll probably leave you tomorrow. Forget the anal tonight, bro.

>>15526719
Beautiful watch but the date windows look tacky as fuck.

>>15527702
Hey, the guy wanted an SKX that wasn't all black. I guess there's the SKX009 too.

>>15527659
>Rolexes AND Tudors, Omegas and Seikos
But but but everyone told me that you only buy those if you can't afford a Rolex! You can't just buy whatever you like!

>>15526385
Why do seikofagboys get so supremely butthurt when you mention that spring drive is in essence a fancy quartz watch? Because the heart of it, the thing that regulates the actual timekeeping, is an integrated circuit, a quartz crystal and yes a magnet?
It's not done through mechanical means. The beat is provided by the quartz, not a spring and two hammers pounding away on rubies.
Mention this simple fact and they all lose their fucking minds and sperg their shit everywhere like the common, garden variety retard.

>>15527752
Here's your (You), served fresh.

>>15527659
Mirin if real

>>15527478
Kek, it's fucking nothing!

>>15527559
>>15527576
I kind of like Kermit's black dial/green bezel combo. Definitely more so than the Hulk.

>>15527752
I see only a sperg here and that's you.

>>15527823
>>15527559
>>15527576

could you just put an aftermarket green bezel on a black sub? this ""kermit"" thing is literally nothing. Rolexfags LOL. Making a mountain out of the tiniest of changes.

>>15527885
you could but then this would crash the value which rolexfags are autistic about because they see their watches as an investment and not an actual watch.
rolex also makes it difficult to just get individual rolex parts so you would have to get some offbrand bezel which would make the autismos reee even more.

>>15527478
>gleen
american education has gone down the GUTTER
it's fucking GLEAN, stupid college """"""""journalism school"""""" graduate

>>15527931
>stupid college """"""""journalism school"""""" graduate
Project more. Insecure much?

>>15527935
I'm not the one who misspelt a primary school word when it should be their forte and something they have constant practice with
fuck, English is not even my first language

stupid burgers, and modern (((journalists))) are the lowest of the low of occupations

>>15527938
I don't have a problem with that statement. It was the "stupid college graduate" part that reeks of projection.

>>15527947
most college graduates now are dumber due to sliding standards,affirmative action, and bullshit degrees.

everyone knows this.

if it wasnt for the system requiring degrees to get a basic job, you could learn all the knowledge you need online without going to a college. Its a huge scam

>>15527958
True.
It also depends what the fuck you're studying. Despite what /pol/tards think not all the Humanities are Gender Studies, nor all college students are far left extremists, or all liberals are extremists.

Any thoughts on transparent mechanical watches? I found this one today - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-0tB-nopJ-A
and it seems super cheap and gimmicky but at the same time this design seems like it has potential to be great? Are there any decent quality transparent watches out there?

>>15527964
they are all gimmicky
depends on what you want by ""quality""
there is no mid range transparent watch.

its either cheap shitters like the swatch jellyfish, swatch random ghost, the xiaomi ciga ones, or HH watches like hublot, RM etc. Though Aventi has a sapphire case complete with a memebillion at 2k. Huge and very RM though

>>15527962
>nor all liberals are extremists.
Makes no difference if the political groups they support advocate for extremism at every opportunity when things don't favor them. A liberal's continued support for such a side equates to tacit agreement of that group. America is fucked. Doesn't matter how many sideline liberals think encouraging unchecked the rioting of nigs, closed business and an endless stream of turd worlders from the southern border is "probably a bad thing". Leads to the same thing.

Any financial anons here? Trying to build a watch based portfolio. I am thinking
35% LVMH
35% Richemont
15% Seiko
5% Mazda (Seiko)

>>15527972
Looks like it's made of clear plastic.

>>15527972
forgot about gshock. Though they are not fully transparent due to the inner cases.

>red alpinist for under $800
hmmmmmm. cop or not

>>15526719
Would have looked better without the chapter ring, just the indices. Then it would be perfect imo

>>15527544
>lets trust one of the most important jobs in a watch to some chink rubber gasket, what could go wrong?

I would pay a couple $ more and get one that is approved by watchmakers. The chink stuff has no QC and is made from the shittiest rubber.

>>15526927
I heard a watch reviewer on YT say Armand Nicolet are very underwhelming in person, infering that's why they're so heavily discounted/ so cheap with such great specifications.
I was looking at a model that was built around a movement that had been left in storage for 70 years. Sounded amazing. Manually wound, unique and simple moment, display back, looked great on the monitor but I couldn't find any reassuring reviews. The only in depth review confirmed my greatest hesitation, the quality in real life wouldn't match my expectation from the advertisement. But the return wasn't too difficult.
Proceed with caution or avoid. Is my advise. Soz

>>15528056
>approved by watchmakers
just like your """swiss""" watch parts, they also come from china. Your watchmaker probably ordered from the same factories. Get wrecked and pay $20 for one single crown gasket lmao.

>>15527701
He is jewish, he will do okay in some sort of money laundering via (((luxury))) watches scheme. Just like that russian faggot kikin..er, i mean chaykin

>>15528057
which watch is it? AN doesnt have many models anyway
this one?

>>15528059
> Parts cannot exist with different quality
You're the retard.

>>15526501
What model is this watch I cant make out the number

>>15528078
>thinking because he paid $50 for one single crown gasket so it must be different and better
price = / = quality
you have no idea how much markup there is in retail and services from the people who are out to make a living
do you buy $160 OMEGA branded nato straps too. It must be made from spider silk and spun by virgins under moonlight

>>15528081
>googles "citizen quartz moonphase tank"
60B5-Y256 SU

wa la

>>15526810
Try the Baltic

>>15528072
This is the one I was looking at
Here's the review I was referring to https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s42Z5jyQcDY&t
There seems to be more reviews and positive ones now, a lot of them say they're undervalued. But I'm still a bit hesitant to recommend, probably good for the discount price but a rip off at the RRP. So at the discounted price that may be closer to it's real value, there may be better options and better quality. For what it's worth

>>15528103
voila

>>15528133
erm no. Im sure its "wa la"

>>15528096
>and spun by virgins under moonlight
Y-you mean it's not? That damn retailer liked to me! I even masturbated to the thought, what now?

>>15528128
>affordable luxury
kek

>>15527659
>nothing but rolex/tudor, omega, GS/seiko
>most worn watch is also one of the least expensive (but most unique)
somehow this collection feels empty and soulless desu.

>>15528046
why do people go apeshit over this fugly model with the useless and distracting "compass"?
i didn't understand it 10 years ago and I certainly don't get it now with these retarded prices

>>15528056
>he doesn't know
lmao

>>15528141
actually,
wallah

>>15528154
the alpinist is the durian of watches
either you love it or you hate it, theres no middle ground.
the cathedral hands and mid century styling. Combined with the weeb appeal of seiko (not important to me though)
i dont think anyone actually uses the compass for its purpose but well its another knob to play with.

it is a dressy field watch and very versatile with great WR and shock resist. You can do anything with it.

>>15528153
That's because it is.
>>15527659
It's a box of leddit's greatest hits because that's where this picture came from.
This meager collection shows much more personality
>>15527724
The leddit one looks like a guy "got into watches" all of a sudden and bought all the meme pieces talked about online.
It's not a collection. It's an accumulation.

>>15527588
>they did sneak something in, that shouldn't at all be controversial but in germany will probably get you arrested and subsequently raped by ackhmed and mustafa in prison for:
>the dial of the odysseus
>what color is it?
>it's certainly not from saxony
>there's no more "german" a color though, in more ways than one and one of those ways is hilarious when you think about what it means

Care to explain? I did a quick search but found nothing

>>15528148
rape him

>>15528133
>being this new

>>15528181
read the thumbnail next time filthy phoneposting fag
first
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prussian_blue
then
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zyklon_B

>>15527659
Probably wear the Muhle most often

Since the new rolex, technically speaking, is available to buy tomorrow, where's all the leaked pictures?
When the blue bb58 came out it was all over the internet.

>>15528267
because nobody cares
it is as exciting as lukewarm oatmeal

>>15528267
the internet is for poors.
us richies get personalized mailings from manufacturers incorporating all our known wants and dislikes.
it's called targeted advertising.
you're probably too poor to understand.

>>15528278
>getting a blowjob from a dude
I know guys give the best head (duh), but which brand ad is this? kek

>>15528288
Nomos

I'm bored of cookie cutter reddit recommendations.

What are some UNIQUE watches you can get for under $200. Don't really care if it's digital or automatic as long as it's absolutely crazy and something you will only find on your own wrist.

>>15526579
I found some elastic Nato on Aliexpress. Same elastic fabric from those Combat Diver straps like NDC and Ericas'Original (Marine Nationale). It's rather stiff, just enough elasticity to make it comfy.

>>15528320
https://www.watches.com/collections/qlocktwo-watches/products/qlocktwo-w-pure-black-qw35en6brlsbln
That watch is 850 dollars

>>15526862
Give it some time ?

>>15528320
It's $220, pretty unique for it's price range.
https://www.good-stuffs.com/All-Chinese-characters-traditional-12-Shi-Chen-watch-by-Vager-Hauers_p_317.html

>>15528320
a 1950s vintage soviet Kama, painted with big booby girl by Ivan. All yours for $40.

>>15528332
>big booby
theyre small tho

>>15527161
>>15527089
High Acuracy Quartz (HAQ) (+-10s/year)can be had for somewhat cheap.
ETA makes some movements used by Certina. You can get a Certina DS2 for 180$.
Longines VHP start at 660$
Sinn makes a silicon oil filled watch with a thermocompensated quartz movement.
Grand Seiko 9F watches start around 2k
Citizen also makes HAQ, Chronomaster around 3-4K

>>15528046
Hell yeah bro, how could you not want to pay for those lug gaps, what a quality product, i'd pay 2K if i could.
>>15528154
It's all ameritard mutt monkeys, they have too much money and too little impulse control. I mean, you would too, if your DNA was only 56% white. Almost no other nation is so retarded with their money and so eager to become paypigs. I should be making crappy alpinist fakes and selling them for retarded prices.
>>15528059
Of course a clueless reterd like you would jump instantly to these conclusions. I meant
>Shit that is prodced in china but has proper QC and is used by non jewish golem watchmakers and approved. Or get gaskets that are produced in fucking europe.
>>15528096
You do not need to jump to retarded extremes, we perfectly understand the markup in the mountain kike industry.

Here's some french company o-rings, they make loads of other quality stuff and it's only 20€. But you will have to change gaskets less often. Of course you don not know any prices, and assume that sombody would pay 50€ for an oring. Neck yourself and don't pretend like you ever saw a watch from the inside.

>>15528320
"luch quartz holy mary"
im not even sure what language these numbers are in.

$50
>Vintage quartz and extremely rare model. Rare small party released in the last years of the USSR. In a communist country, the church was not encouraged, but rather was banned. This is the rarity of production at the state-owned factory of such a watch model.Perfect for a gift or for collection. Goes accratly.

>>15528377
>you will have to change gaskets less often.
citation needed.
did you run tests?
just because its made in EU doesnt mean its better. You are -assuming- the same exact thing made in china will leak. But $1200 iphones are made there too. The china orings are cheaper because of manufacturing costs and labour costs. Just like the parts in your swiss watch.

I’m almost ready to make my final decision and pursue a life of mid-range shitters instead of one or two expensive shitters.
Thinking of a Big Crown Pointer Date to celebrate the decision.

>>15528315
Based.
Fuck homos and fuck all east german stasi faggots
literally the most sjw of all watch brands

>>15528331
>what time is it?
>uhhh, it's ching-chong-shulong-woolong past two

>>15528398
>parts in your swiss watch

Maybe i did not make myself clear enough, with my rampant, but not banworthy antisemitism.
I DO NOT LIKE THE SWISS INDUSTRY AT ALL.
This means, i understand their tricks and that it's mostly made in china and sold to us at perverted prices.
Well, did you run tests? Your assumption has a way bigger burden of proof than mine. I can just rely on proper materials, clean molds and qc that works. The chinese parts are produced sloppier and it's a gamble. And i don't want to take such silly gambles just to save about 20 bucks.
Made in EU also means that it's better, because the nazi EU has nazi laws that you need to fulfill, otherwise you will get punished.

>>15528423
>brainlet take
The large hands are self explanatory. So is the date window.

Smaller subdial is divided into 60 so that's obviously a seconds counter. The other subdial is divided into 12 so I'm assuming that is months.

>>15528464
>overly literal minded autistic take
newfag who can't spot a shit joke when he sees one and instead spergs out an explanation detected
lmao you're never gonna make it

>In 2020, making five-and-six-figure timepieces with unusual materials borrowed from cutting-edge industries feels like the province of a whole segment of haut de gamme watchmaking. So, it's easy to think of Richard Mille as merely the leader of a large pack.
>$215,000
Why? How?

>>15528320
$80
boombox watch

>>15528472
>i-it's just a j-joke
Nah you got exposed for being two digit IQ lmao.

>>15528472
>i-i was just pretending
>shitty joke thats not even funny

shitposting is still shitposting

>>15528479
Money laundering scheme
Transport fat stacks of money easily over international borders. Their used prices are pretty stable too. The watch shops are in on it and negotiate a cut. It's mostly worn by shitskins/ sport stars.

Yeah, the limited number and materials and craftsmanship play some role, but it does not cost that much to make a fucking watch. Working hours get inflated artificially to justify it.

rate my recent addition

>>15528502
>davidoff
isnt that a cigarette brand?
how does the water work? is it in a separate chamber? pretty cool desu

>>15528502

>>15528505
sorry to pull your leg, it was just a joke, someone posted it for free when you come pick it up.

Honestly I thought it was so horribly ugly but apparently it has fans

>>15528505
Cool water isn't a reference to the watch. It's a line of cologne they sell.

>>15528513
ya but theres literally water in the watch. Theres a big air bubble.
>>15528512
ehh its quirky. and i like the colour. It hands are in the shape of a swimmers leg. Thats cool, man.

>>15528502
neat, get the dunhill watch next.

>>15528520
I have to give you its quirky, maybe I need to appreciate originality a bit more in watches. Atleast they tried something else then fucking rolex and their 1 billionth diver shitter

>>15528531
Get into 80's 90's and 2000 shit and also into older mechanical shit. The current (((industry))) is stale and boring. They can't take risks or else the precious rolex stock will tank. And then? How will the poor swiss scam normies and yellow assholes?

>>15528545
yeah I love vintage pieces, even the 60's/70's dress watches have so much more to them than newer stuff in my opinion.

Back then you had little original quirks to a watch, like embedded crown, or special lugs. Medallion in the caseback. All that stuff is what I miss.

Also Oris has some great stuff from the 90's.

Sometimes I feel like the only stuff you can get new today is cheap big dress watches or divers.

>>15528400
Based. The $500-2000 range doesn't get enough love, but there are solid options there.

>>15528523

>>15528400
try buying a vintage pointer date. They have some great ones out there from the 90's

I tried to find my favorite which is pic related but with small second dial on the 9 hour

>>15528400
Very based. The mid-range shitter life is a good place to be. Expensive enough that you can find decent workhorse movements, competent construction and good materials. Inexpensive enough that you don't have to sweat putting some wear on them or worry about pissing away many thousands should they get lost or stolen.

>>15526579
Go wild on cheapestnatostraps, try some different ones like the single pass stuff. Rocked my sub on a rainbow nato just to piss people off a lot.

>>15528565
This,

also you can more often just sell them off and buy new ones when you like since there is a bigger market out there for this range.

>>15528464
The other subdial is the traditional 12 "hours" of the day. Though at least in Japan the actual lengths depend on the season (6 for daytime and 6 for dark). There's a Japanese autist-level watchmaker that made a watch where the indicators move as the year progresses, but I can't remember his name. Saw a documentary.

>>15528556
Neat. Their no additive lukies are tasty.

>>15528578
>sell them off
wont you lose money though?

>>15528549
Yeah, sadly it's all so streamlined and boring. It lacks soul. The modern stuff is not as grimm, but they do fun stuff rarely. Quartz ones are also less fucked than mechanicals, with their rigid and boring product strategies. The size problem is indeed out of hand tho. Proportions are gone. Luckily micro brands pick up the slack and go smaller.

>>15528560
That one looks nice. I definitely need to see a new Pointer Date in irl life to see if it’s too vintagey, but I like the style

>>15528565
I’ve really been eyeing that Hamilton as well lately. One of those I completely dismissed at first, but it really looks beautiful on actual owner photos as opposed to official ones for me.

>>15528603
You always lose money. Even if you only collect rolex and treat it like a stock. But this plebian fear of losing money is such a boring, normie mantra.
They lose money on way more retarded things, like leasing some shitheap of a car or going into big debt for housing. But watches, ohh we suddenly have to treat those like stock and be religious about 500 bucks that we could lose.

They should go ruin some other hobby with their wannabe broker faggotry.

>>15528603
not on all of them, ive never lost money on my vintage seiko's, oris etc.

Usually if its from a known brand theres always someone wanting it.

>>15528615
Yeah I lose money on shoes and clothes and on booze and food and furniture.
The only things making me money apart from my job are Sea Ltd. and Facebook. I’m fine with enjoying a watch and then selling it for 50% off or whatever. At least since I’m not dabbling in Patek or grey market Daytona prices.

>>15526475
Being a watch-snob makes all your opinions instantly worthless, stop that.

>>15528612
Certainly looks better in person than in store photos. I've always liked flieger style watches, this checks that box along with some modern soul. Really a fun watch to wear. I'm glad I went with the calfskin strap, feel like it's fitting for an aviator, at least in that style.

>>15526512
yeah, you want a Seiko alpinist. $400 beater that everyone loves

My watch got stopped at US customs, never happened to me before. I filled out the work sheet thing, what happens next?

>>15528615
This desu

>>15526512
Just get a quartz and unfuck yourself from this söyboy mechanical faggotry. You will get so much more selection. The real world is not this fucktard forum. Nobody will care if your watch has a battery. Nobody besides you will care about your watch.
>80€
>30bar water resistance
>screw down crown
>is precise, last battery ran for about 3.5 years.
>40 mm

It's smaller than the usual stuff. If you search around, you will find even smaller divers. Just got this because it was locally availiable. Pretty sure there is tons of cheap quartz shitter diver hommages.

>>15528660
It gets inspected and if more documentation is required it will usually be sent to the shipper. What is the status of it currently besides being "stopped?" If all the paperwork is in-order and accurate, it will likely undergo an inspection and be released.

>>15528651
As a bonus the retards in this thread go nuts everytime they see one

>>15528669
It says that more information is needed from the shipper, and that DHL will contact them. How long will that take?

>>15528668
>imagine owning a watch where the tick tick tick of the seconds misses every index

quartz. not even once

>>15528629
That sounds pretty reasonable. Yeah, there is no use in obsessing over resale. Why make life unfun? If i were too poor for watches, i'd simply not collect them.

>>15528672
If it's anything like in my country DHL will require you to get some kind of a personal business import number or some shit, no one uses them except companies who have all that paperwork because they're completely retarded.

>>15528681
It only misses about 40% of the tocks.
Nobody is really that anal about that. And also you can let the hands get adjusted. Not even expensive.

>>15528690
>It only misses about 40% of the tocks.
>Nobody is really that anal about that.
it will drive me bonkers. BONKERS

>>15527726
>Sanson
*Samsung

>>15528660
what """""watch""""""" did you buy?

>>15528672
No telling, depends on current customs volume, how responsive the shipper is and what is required. I would follow up with the shipper if you have not seen any movement inside of the next week to ensure they are on it. Who did you buy from?

>>15527724
cool

>>15528700
Goddamnit. What a pain in the ass. From Sakura watches.

>>15528167
inshallah

>>15528690
>you can let the hands get adjusted
how does that even work

>>15528711
Okay, nevermind, i was talking out of my ass. It will not work. Only option is to replace the cheap quartz with an expensive one where the gears have no backplay and the hands allign properly.

>>15528706
Yeah, customs sucks. Kind of surprising, Sakura does enough business that you'd think they have the int'l shipping down to a science. You could probably send an email today to their customer service and reference the shipment/PO and inquire if they have been contacted by DHL/customs just to make sure they are on top of it. You'll get it soon enough.

>>15528706
>sakura
lol @ weebs

Evening /wt/

>>15528738
Fuck off

>>15527750
>>Rolexes AND Tudors, Omegas and Seikos
>But but but everyone told me that you only buy those if you can't afford a Rolex! You can't just buy whatever you like!
You can buy those as long as you already have a Rolex or two, then it's just personal taste.

>>15528817
>being mad at bantz
maybe the watch will arrive with your stack of loli doujins

>>15528817
>f-f-fuck off!
lmao
couldn't be any more pathetically reddit
>>15528560
I like this older dial layout, the matte dials of the current gen isn't as nice imo

>>15527659
Good lord that's a good clip of expendable income.

>>15528594
Yeah, it's Masahiro Kikuno. Truly amazing.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1moRfIXCfak

Swiss cheese

>>15528861

>>15528861

>bmw

*bang bang bang!*

>>15528153
Somehow you feel jelly and seething desu.

>>15528651
>$400

>>15528861
>>15528864
>wearing your watch on the hand

>>15528908
>Having arms
It's like you don't even want to be aerodynamic.

>>15528927
I want to be human, thanks.

>>15528941
boring

I have created a new thread to discuss watches further.

>>15528995

>>15526710
oh my god ew
imagine the kind of person who would wear this

anybody know anything about Soviet watches?

theres something fascinating about how durable and high quality they were despite being so cheap. im thinking about collecting them

>>15526423
I wear a pilot watch but I'm not a pilot
I wear blue jeans but I'm not a cowboy
I wear skate shoes but I don't skate
I wear a trench coat but I am not a WWI military officer
I wear a Hawaian shirt but I'm not Hawaian
I wear a trucker hat but I'm not a trucker
I fuck your mom but I'm not your dad

>>15526512
casio duro

>>15526475
>complains about larping
>posts a watch with a tachy
et tu

>>15526794
how is the maratac?

>>15526579
I like the everest or or a robby performances strap for some colour.

>>15526927
>fake patina
That may be the worst fake patina I’ve seen. Shame because the rest of the watch looks really nice, do they have one with normal colored lume?

>>15528331
for 220 this looks dope.

>>15528861
No much of a car guy, I have 10k in watches and my cars worth 2k. Sometimes i think about buying a 12k-15k car but then I think about all the watches I could get.

Is there something wrong with me? I have 40k saved up, what do?

>>15528660
whats the value of the watch? that can affect it, cheap shitters under 300 would rarely get stopped but if it's a 2k+ watch that can be why

https://youtu.be/U_Bf3Aj3x9Y

>wt completely btfo by chinkoids.

>>15526630
Tisell marine diver is a good homage too.