/fa/ - Fashion

Best sub-$300 blue dial?

Cheaper alternative to the Tudor Black Bay 36 or the Rolex Oyster Perpetual 34/36mm?

Size, simplicity must be similar.
And automatic.

>>15657324
>>15657305

>>15657305
automatic, waffle dial, even has a kanji daywheel

not the best movment (miyota 8xxx) and its a hair too big at 40mm though

First for Baby-G

>>15657324
DressKX (5KX with fixed bezel)
Lorier Falcon

>>15657334
That looks like some Japanese hemp pattern
That's an amazingly Japanese watch

>>15657296
I read that some are having issues with the newer movement whilst the old has had a good record

Looking for a hand wind with a open back, a date if possible, accurate within 10 seconds and lumens

>>15657370
>accurate within 10 seconds
Basically omega

>>15657393
Ok what about slightly less accurate for less

>>15657419
Sea-gull on aliexpress

>>15657353
>DressKX (5KX with fixed bezel)
Yea I love it, but it's 40mm and there's no ladies version.

>Lorier Falcon
Never heard of it, would prefer a shittier Seiko desu.

>>15657447
L O N D O N
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>>15657456
I'm a 6.5in wrist dude looking for that old Explorer look, sorry broder.

What's the next best thing for movement finishing that is cheaper than a nomos club? I want to see if it's worth it.

>>15657324
Zeno Watch Basel Explorer 36mm
https://shop.time-design.co.uk/zeno-explorer-zex-466-p.asp

I only have one automatic watch (Rolex GMT Master 2 Root Beer) and six quartz watches. I just love changing the batteries myself.

>>15657298
>>15657334
>>15657470
>>15657479

WHAT MAKES IT SOI???

>>15657298
S O Y G E N E R A L
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Lads, I just ordered my first proper watch. A Seiko 5 Sports SRPD73K2. Saw it reduced on amazon by 50€! Usually it's around 250€ but I bought it for 200€. Really pleased with that.

And with that I have started my watch collection. Current watches include a Casio F-91W and a Casio MTP-1303. I used to have more but didn't appreciate watches back then so I threw them away or lost them due to carelesness. I used to have a Casio A168, a G-Shock and two MQ-24s. cheap stuff really but still.

Thanks for the inspo!

>>15657533
You used to be able to get a 200m water resistant watch from seiko for that much. At least it's not a 7s26.

>>15657533
Very nice anon, wear it happily and in good health!

>>15657541
not him but the skx007 is overrated. It was never a really good watch, just good value.

tbqh i rather have 4r36+100WR over 7s26+200 divers WR. I dont swim with my mechanicals.

then again for pure value microshitters>seiko

>>15657563
>>15657541
Don't the cheap orient dive watches have hacking and handwinding?

>>15657566
yes
the kamasu and most rays come with sapphire too

>>15657447
>Never heard of it, would prefer a shittier Seiko desu.
? why lmao

lorier is not that known of a microbrand and the miyota9xxx inside is on par with ETAs.

How much should I offer on a Hamilton Khaki Field Mechanical with the older handwind movement?

>>15657324

>>15657533
stupid idiot you could have bought a kamasu

>>15657334
I love that watch. I'm debating between that and the white dial - I like the blue better, but idk if it'd always work with a suit.

cringe

>>15657712
i hope you get raped and die faggot

>>15657712
Minge

thoughts?

>>15657730
I like how it looks.

>>15657724
me too
but i'm too ugly

>>15657730
also can you adjust a mesh strap without a tool? I used to have one of those spring bar things but I lost it

Sharkey Monster is available. Should I get the red or black one?

Fug someone's asking around 3/4 a g for a older model hamilton before the switch to the h10s. What do I offer him. Would 500 be a lowball for a mechanical khaki field watch.

>>15657787
Neither. Their watches are trash.

>>15657798
>>15657746
>>15657712

fuck off, igor

>>15657829
>fuck off, igor
I shall not! fuck your stinky chinky trash watch too

>>15657787
why wouldnt you get the red one? its perfect for the theme of the watch.

>>15657835
its a far better buy than the boring one you overpaid for lmao

has a better movement inside too

>>15657787
Never thought I'd see the day

>>15657797
Dunno anon, all I can say is $500 will buy you both the Bulova Hack ($220 on jomashop) AND the Timex Mk1 mechanical (RRP $185) brand new with guarantee AND you'll still have enough for a nice steak for dinner. Same sum will also get you the CWC Mellor-72 or the W10. Get the Hamilton if that's what you want but you do have other options.

>>15657872
What has the same movement for cheaper?

>>15657879
none that I know of, closest thing is the Sellita SW210 used in the Mellor and I too would prefer the ETA 2804

>>15657908
Same. I literally only found one with that movement so far. The rest have the h10 or h50 whichever it's called. He wants about 700 for the old model fug. I wonder if I should make an offer or look for a better movement for 700.

>>15657797
>>15657925
>$700
thats way too high imo, even if its the ETA. Its too good a deal for him

personally I'd get a seikoSNK for $100, buy a NH36A for $40, swap it in, so now theres day/date, hacking, handwinding AND a display back for under $200. Maybe add some cathedral hands and a kanji daywheel too, might as well. But thats quite a project; not hard, just lots of fiddling with.

Which one?

>>15657938
If i only got to pick between those id personally go with the middle.

>>15657938
White or blue. Roll a dice.

>>15657925
The Marathon WW194003SS with an ETA 2801 costs $520 new (longislandwatch, gnomonwatches)

>>15657963
Danka ill check it out.

>>15657948
I prefer white dial. Looks dressier, could probably get away with wearing it in a suit.

>>15657324
used bb36

>>15657938
White

>>15657938
We got 2 1/2 white and 1 1/2 blue

>>15657938
2,1,3

>>15657636
Does this have a "real" version?

>>15657938
right by far

>>15658065

do you guys like this watch that i got?

>>15658112
Looks like it was used well.

>>15657470

>super precision

why must these chinks ruin an otherwise nice homage with retarded shit on dial every time

>>15658099
Nice, too old to find anywhere in decent condition for less than $6billion I presume?

What’s the most money I could ever justify spending on a quartz watch?

>>15658225
Idk look at the mudmaster and see what you don't need from there

>>15658225
Unless its a Spring Drive or a Citizen Caliber 0100 then $100

>>15658225
2/3 of my limit for an auto

>>15657685
What makes them better? And what model?

>>15658250
What about Citizen Satellite Wave GPS watches?

Green face, grey or brown band?

>>15658112
Wostok?

>>15658283
If you want GPS sync time I would unironically use my phone. Also they are ugly IMO.

>>15657533
grats anon
let us know when you recieve it

>>15657787
Where?
Also red

>>15658323
The rarest of them all.
Wostoks were the export models for Poland, Czechoslovakia and Yugoslavia.

>>15657787
wus is riddled with qc and customer service horror stories but it does look good ngl

>>15658397
It's Chinese. What customer service? You just need to acknowledge that you're rolling the dice when you get one of these.
That said the majority of the horror stories about shit QC are something like "the watch runs slow/fast" which simply means they don't regulate it

>>15658121
It's not a chink thing, it's a swiss boomer autism thing: the Zeno Explorer uses NOS 1970's AS 5205 movements and the "Super Precision" inscription is the kind of period correct if cringe marketing stuff you'd see on the dial of a budget 1970's military-style toolwatch (see the O&Ws of the era).
Anyway, they seem to have scrapped it from the newer and sadly larger 38mm version: https://www.zeno-watch.ch/product/limited-editions-military-special-edition/

>>15658407
I dunno man even their taobao stores have shit reviews

>>15657938
White is nice, however, feels wrong picking a seamaster that is not the blue model, blue is best.

The 1016 is the greatest sport watch ever.

>>15658121
Even Rolex did it,not a chink thing.

>>15658225
depends, water resistance, sapphire, good bracelet, good finishing can get the price up. i like quartz because i dont have to bother with it

>>15658225
3-4k assuming you buy some nice High accuracy thermocompensated quartz and not an average quartz, so two tiers, the lower tier with quarzt shitters up to 400-500, and then the high tier with nice watches.

>>15658189
Yup, and even if omega did reissue it would be 44mm across with a cuck-axial movement
based helson keeping the semenmaster alive.

>>15657938
unironically wait for the heimdallr homage first.

>>15658666
Hopefully theirs has no helium valve

>>15657479
I covet your pic related so

>>15657636
read this as
>shartmaster
at first glance

>>15658693
I gotta get my mind out of the gutter

This is overpriced but I fucking like it. Is there anything similar with this gradient-ish white to black dial?

I like this thing way more than I thought I would. Maybe r*ddit is right

>>15658707
look for this on uses then. i like it too

>>15658722
>look for this on uses then
what do you mean?

>>15658733
used*
look around ebay

>>15657348
One of my first digital watches was a baby-g given to me when I started 6th grade. All the other boys got gigantic fat g-shocks.
Gifters didn't know that the baby line was for girls. I found out the hard way.
I went back to my old swatch pretty quickly, that and that weird IR communicator casio that could send messages to someone with an identical model if they were pointing it directly at your watch from less than 2 ft away.

https://www.ablogtowatch.com/longines-hydroconquest-all-black-ceramic/

What do you think about this? It looks really nice.

>>15658911
I have always disliked this watch. I dont like how it looks lumed and I think the styling is trying too hard to be bold.
But if you like it then get it, because it's not a bad watch.

So I was about to buy a SNXS79 (the meme) and the guy told me it has two languages for the weekday, and that they are able to be set. Is this real?

>>15658936
I'm just trying to find a decent looking diver that's not a Sub. This one looks maybe kind of too mall-tier, I'm not sure. I like that it's all black though.

>>15658971
seiko tuna

>>15658937
Yes

>>15658937
It's common to all 7s26 movements with a day wheel, although you're not going to get cool moonrunes unless you're ordering a JDM model.

>>15658971
Yema Superman
Damasko Dsub
Sinn EMZ 3 or U1 or U50
Doxa 200m or 300

>>15658980
Sadly the only one that's interesting to me from that list is Yema, Sinn is generally ugly with no applied anything on the dial. If I got a Yema, I'd get one of the chronographs though.

How many of you whinny wristlets are actually chinks?

How many chinks are regulars here?

>>15659002
Just be careful buying a ceramic watch. They occasionally shatter when dropped on a hard surface

>>15659005
Chinks and asians in general all wear 42mm+ watches

How much is this? It looks pretty nice too.

>>15658937
Mine just has roman numerals. The alt language is only visible during rollover hours—something like 11pm-3am.

>>15658707
so that's casio's royal oak homage?

>>15658911

Longines makes good stuff but every time I look at them they seem to be the peak of "you probably should have just saved up for something nicer" To me Oris has better mid level divers and more provenance t b h. The exception Is the master collection complications, I have seriously considered the annual calendar, 1500 for one is something you just can't find anywhere else.

But if you don't give a shit about what I'm talking about as far as brand value, it looks nice sure by it.

>>15658411
>3atm water resistance
what a shame

>>15659039
You know you can set the day right

>>15657298
I always thought it was autistic with watch fags to be so into movements and watching mechanical actions but then claim skeleton dials, open hearts and exhibition case backs to be "tacky"

https://www.watchuseek.com/threads/money-cant-buy-you-happiness.553220/

What do you think /wt/, can mony buy you pappiness?

>>15659092
it’s our contradictory and hypocritical watch ideology. we jizz over the microscopic and the precision that comes with craftsmanship yet desire to “hide” the complications because only by shunning “tacky show-offs” can we distinguish between watch noobs and watchmen. Like every other hobby, it’s all performative bullshit

>>15659092
They're considered tacky because a lot of low end watches use them to make their watch look more expensive and complicated than they really are

>>15659110
feels like you can fake being a watch influencer by buying a few high end watches selling them, then just buy cheap quartz movements with high end dials and cases

then charge access to your followers

>>15659119
lol who what the poors do. don’t tell us you actually care what others think of your watch

I own a Black Bay 58 blue, what watch should I pair it with? My top three are Zenith Classic Moonphase, Oyster Perpetual or Cartier Santos but I can't drop that much. I'm considering buying a Sinn 556i, they seem to hold their value well.

>>15659192
OP is a shit watch in general. The value is not there. The Cartier Santos is fucking stupid.

>>15659192
I'd get some sort of chronograph personally, unless you already had one.

What are some watches with skulls on them? Preferably something tool/classy, not the typical biker watch.

>>15658971
https://ow-watch.ch/collections/main
https://www.cwcwatch.com/collections/divers-watches-mechanical-automatic/products/reissue-1980-royal-navy-diver-automatic
https://www.marathonwatch.com/collections/sea

>>15659220
CWC is junk
Fucking army man LARP brands are all trash

>>15659198
I tried the Santos on at the AD and it looked great desu

>>15659206
No, right now I only have the BB58. Chronographs I like the BB Chrono and the Moonwatch but I don't want to spend that much money at the moment.

>>15659220
None of these will hold their value.

>>15659230
I don't like the Santos because it's confused. It's supposed to be a tough version of an elegant watch but it ends up looking stupid. Too big, dumb industrial rivets that take away from the elegance of the dial and hands, and the iconic dial layout clash with its industrial pretensions. It's a mess. Not a fan of the crown guards either, they emphasize how the crown is not centered.
Really shitty watch design.

>>15659226
What makes you think so anon?
For most folks it's not about LARPing, defense contractor companies were something like the microbrands of the era, offering functional watches with solid specs and reliable workhorse movements at no-nonsense prices, and they are among the few companies making tasteful, non-oversized reissues faithful to the tool watch era original designs.
>>15659230
That's probably true, but what sub-2k watches are good investment pieces? Can we expect the Longines Heritage line to hold better value? In my limited experience grey market discounts are significantly more limited in the milspec niche.

>>15659230
>None of these will hold their value
And? Don't be a cuck, buy what you actually want not what others will want later

>>15659242
>>15659252

Well as I said I want to get a watch around $5000 in a year or so. But I don't want to exclusively wear the 58. So I need a second watch that is around $1000 new and can be sold for max 20% loss.

just got a new nato for my shitter dress watch any opinions?

>>15659279
Nothing holds it's value in that proce range except maybe very small run microbrand shitters that end up in high demand

>>15659300
Love the watch
Fucking hate that strap
Get a black perlon instead

>>15659300
Dress watches on NATO straps never really looks right. Deserves to be on leather or at the worst a dressy metal bracelet. I like the watch itself though.

Rate the watch I'm going to buy in 2022

>>15659242
You aren't an army man so buying some shitty army man watch at a huge markup is a LARP, especially when real army men now wear 100 dollar or less casios

>>15659317
8/10, would be better without date

>>15659317
looks like it was designed by an autistic robot

>>15659300
fixed perspective and downrezzed

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insane get thread

>>15659357
watch these

>>15659317
It's an objectively nice steel sports watch but I love the spectacularly hideous original very much and it just doesn't do the same thing for me, it strikes me as something sterile and non-divisive that was designed to sell well in comparison.
>>15659361
rerolling 4U

>>15659146
I don't give a shit about what other people like or don't like, everyone should buy what appeals to them and enjoy it.
You made a statement about watch collectors finding those aspects to be tacky and I gave you a valid reason why.
Watch makers who produce cheap watches trick novice watch buyers into thinking that they're getting a quality watch by making watches with skeleton dials, open hearts and exhibition case backs and then pretending that they are something special. In turn those things are seen as being cheap and tacky by people who actually know something about watches.

>>15659365
What do you think about the open Defy?

>>15659373
It's an autistic personal thing but I really can't into open dials, be it Zenith or Roger W. Smith... it's not about disliking it, it's the very concept of an open dial that I can't grasp.

>>15659039
Can I skip it? I don't want to be going out want having Arabic text on my wristwatch, that sucks.

>>15659317
Why would anyone by a datejust when this exists.

>>15659300
>>15659344
That does not work at all, man. Dressy watches and natos do not go together well.

>>15659401
Perhaps but are you considering the 14.4mm thickness, cylindrical case, and massive domed crystal?

>>15659386
what about things like this

>>15659422
Watch got an extra chromosome, man. What kind of dress does this go with, a butcher's apron?

>>15659422
a tourbillon turns a wristwatch into an impressive toy at best

>>15659422
Not him but I find it kinda gaudy, even if it's technically impressive.

>>15659433
going with being super rich

>>15659390
>Why would anyone by a datejust when this exists.
Because the only 36mm defy models are the sparkly womens ones

>>15658447
Weird, I see nothing but good reviews on WUS

>>15659610
Sometimes people show up in these threads insisting things are shitty. I suggest ignoring them if they won't provide links or pictures

>>15659572
If your wrists are to small to pulll off a 41mm watch then you should be wearing womens watches.

>>15659300
My ferrow fuyugeshiki bro...you have committed a heinous crime that wirr shame famiry forever...

>>15659645
Especially the Defy is only 45mm lug to lug and that's 41mm, a 36mm Datejust is 44mm iirc

>>15659357
If I get dubs I’ll be able to afford an omega by the end of this year

>>15659422
Overpriced, gimmicky, only slightly classier than an RM.

I wanna get me a sinn 356. Am I making a mistake?

>>15659820
No it's great. Make sure you get it on the steel bracelet

>>15659847
Sweet. Cheers, anon.

>>15659820
It's great, make sure you look at damasko as well but i like the 356 more than damasko's similar offerings

>>15657775
Usually one of the clasps on the mesh strap can slide up and down it to adjust for length.

Okay anons. I'm grabbing one of these bauhaus style seagull shitters soon.
I need to figure out what strap to get for it.
I'm absolutely retarded and incapable of washing my hands without getting my watch strap wet so leather isn't an option.
What should i get for it?
I was thinking a black two piece perlon would be a good fit but i would like to hear your thoughts

>>15659925
milanese

>>15659925
Perlon

>>15659925
Gray or tan perlon looks really nice. Preferably gray.

>>15658394
wow, even i didnt know that!! tyty

>>15659925
milanese

Milanese straps are homersexual, don't do it

>>15658411
Even nice vintage explorers have super precision on the dial

Are milanese straps homosexual?

>>15657466
Seagull 1963 or stowa

>>15659192
Save up and buy the Rolex, you know that's what you want. Not even kidding.

>>15659997
>>15660047
Why, yes, I do love milanese straps.

>>15657305
blue MDV106

>>15659230
The santos is nice but overpriced for what it is. Get a rep because it's not like the one you're getting has the special movements and an actual ruby

>>15657636
$750 dollarinos, wew

>>15660172
you missed the pre-order sale.
It's worth it spec wise, and the design tickles my autism in just the right way, especially that tucked in crown.

>>15660173
>shartmaster

>>15660186
Yes, as opposed to being a semenmaster

>>15660186
perfect match with a MUDMAN

imagine being such a loser you spam the same fucking shitty microbrand watch every single day
like it's not even shilling, you do it to be annoying

>>15657853
You have me confused with someone else. Either way it has an NH36. Big fuckin deal. The same movement every microbrand shitter uses. Heimdallr has some qc issues. Decent customer service. They need it since they have to do so many warranty repairs and refunds.

>>15660322
>post addressed to igor
>replies to it
>you have me confused with somebody else

fuck off igor

>>15660328
Enjoy your chink shitter ya broke bitch!

>>15660334
it literally has a better movement than the skx007j you paid 400 bucks for lmao

>>15660335
I've never owned an SKX. Are you feeling bad about a purchase you made?

>>15660343
??
so are you igor the tripfag or no?

can you READ?

>>15660345
No. I'm not igor the tripfag.

>>15657334
damn, mine only has english and spanish
but when I bought it they were hard to find and longisland had them, so whatever

i have tinnitus, cataracts, bad spine, bad acne scars, under bite, and grey hair. im only 19 years old. hows your day

>>15660402
better than yours

>>15660397
Whats the name

>>15660421
its in the file name of the guy I replied to, no nickname just a reference number

>>15660402
If you haven't already I hope you find something in life that makes dealing with that bullshit worth it anon.

hi this is my first time to /fa/ and i probably won't be coming back, just curious: is this daily just a seamaster appreciation thread?

>>15660427
i want to be a cop or a firefighter but my im too unmotivated to care. i stopped lifting weights and got fat. life sucks and i havent even entered the real world, still in highschool after neglecting school work so im staying an extra year

>>15660432
good luck being a copper with those creds

>>15660432
Well you don't have to try and find a way to go from your current situation to a great one in one step. It'll look too daunting & thus very offputting. Just do something small that improves your situation a little bit. Then once you're at a new normal make some other small change. It'll add up eventually.

>>15660429

if it keeps you out of these threads, then yes

>>15660441
i like seamasters

>>15660433
when you say those creds are you referring to my health conditions or extra year in highschool? either way i "want" to be, ive learned that it doesnt matter what i want
>>15660436
im just focusing on finishing highschool. ill see what i do from there

>>15660448
I don't want to be your dad or anything but a piece of advice: the more you do now before you turn 25 the less fucked up the rest of your life is gonna be.

It doesn't matter how hard everything seems, just fucking do it or you're fucked.

Is Chrono24 reliable?

>>15660563
It's just a platform, you still have to find good sellers and take the necessary precautions.

what watch would spiderman wear?

How did you guys get into watches? And do others know of your watches?

where can i get this bad boy?

>>15660613
>Broke New York student
Digital metallic Casio

>>15660616
My father. He's tried since my childhood to low-key get me interested into watches. It wasn't until last year when I decided to borrow one of his Citizens (pic related) for a week.

>>15660616
started researching watches for a birthday gift, last year; the gift was for a guy I had feelings for. Gotten him a snk805 and a leather strap in the end. Just fell into the rabbit hole ever since.

>>15660616
My father, has a massive breitling collection and made good connections with a lot of collectors and jewellers. But he had too good to wear syndrome.
Wear my original skx and invicta chrono as beaters and he did not enjoy that.

>>15660616
no idea actually. i think something got recommended on youtube and then i went down the rabbit hole. i almost spent 1-2k on a watch when i was at a jewler, decided to sleep on it and am glad that i didnt pull the trigger because it wouldve been dumb. now i'm rocking a 20$ casio in the gym and a 100$ edifice outside. will need a dress shitter for work soon, so i guess i'll get a tissot or seiko.

>>15660752
Gay.

>>15660752
LONDON

>>15657324
The new 2020 OPs or older

>>15657324
> Cheaper alternative to the Rolex Oyster Perpetual 34/36mm?
Any fashion watch.

>>15659422
based

>>15657938
2>1>>>>>>>>>lol 3

>>15659300
just go for perlon if you want that kind of look man..

>>15660616
/wt/ got me into watches back when it used to be on /g/ instead of /fa/

>>15660918
> /wt/ got me into watches
We are sorry and can only apologise for that.

>>15660616
>How did you guys get into watches?
I always had a watch, watches are useful and nice.

>>15659925
Choose a better dial variant

>>15660173
>eta 2824-2

>>15660949
Nothing wrong about a tested and proven movement, specially because it can be repaired easily by many watchmakers, it's not an inhouse movement for autists that only wear the watch 2 times per year and the watch stays on a safe the rest of the time.

Cheapest dressy Chronometer or accuracy equivalent out there?

>>15660429
no this is the semenmaster thread

>>15660970

>>15660962
Yes but the 2824 has the hand winding issues. A 2892 is much better or an SW300.

Cop or not?
https://www.casio-intl.com/mea/en/wat/watch_detail/CPW-500HD-1AV/
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hau4Qfo2cOo

>>15660559
thanks

>>15660978
>powermatic

>>15660982
Is that the Casio Sandman?

>>15660989
You're thinking of the Sandmaster kafir

>>15660987
Powermatic cosc is fine, and it does not have any plastic on it, in case you were thinking it.

Why are some brands overpriced to the point of being ridiculous?
IWC being the top candidate, followed by the usual suspects like Panerai, TAG, Longines.

>6 grand and being advertised by a nig

>>15661031
None of those a expensive watches though so wtf are you bleeting about?

>>15661031
It's literally a scam.
Look up the quartz crisis.

>>15660982
>Prayer compass
sure, buy it if you want to be put on an FBI watch list

>>15661031
some seikoes are slowly becoming this as well. meme reissues going for 4-10k

>>15661031
>Longines.
Longines is not that expensive and they have some fine models, it's one of the best from the swatch group
>inb4 ETA movements
Eta is swatch in house.

>>15657298
Is there an upgrade of a watch I can buy that looks similar, and that won't go out of time or stop so easy?
I had a Seiko 5 Automatic
https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B006I22GT2/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_asin_title_o00_s01?ie=UTF8&psc=1

And while it's great it looses time and stops holding life too fucking easy. If I don't shake the shit out of it in the morning it'll unwind in a day.

I want something that's this but better, preferably something I never have to worry about.

>>15660981
Why would you hand wind an auto?

>>15660613
He wouldn't wear one, he's constantly late for shit, Dock Ock is always breaking them, and he can't leave it stuck to the side of a building.

>>15661174
if you want perfect accuracy and not having to give a shit about it why not just get a solar quartz watch?
https://www.amazon.com/Citizen-Eco-Drive-Stainless-Steel-AW0050-82E/dp/B016R90WIW/ref=sr_1_8?dchild=1&keywords=citizen+eco-drive+field+watch&qid=1603378735&s=apparel&sr=1-8

>>15661177
To get it started when it stops or to put some power reserve into it if you're not going to be wearing it that day so it doesn't stop.

>>15661189
I like the automatics, and I'm not entirely trusting of electronics. Like I said, thing would be nearly perfect if I didn't have to worry about it running out of charge constantly, or losing time like it does. Citizen does look pretty decent though.

>>15661210
Well a mechanical watch is always going to lose or gain time and people have different standards of what is acceptable. If you want like COSC accuracy you will have to be very lucky, or good at regulating your own watch. If you just want it to be better than what you have I guess you could get a Hamilton field/pilot watch although those are bigger.
You could try simply upgrading the movement of your shitter but I don't know how that would work. The 6R15 or whatever that people meme on has the exact same dimensions as the 7S26 in your Seiko shitter, but it has more power reserve, is better regulated from the factory, and has hacking/hand wind. But it would require some additional work for the crown/stem. You could probably negotiate with a watch repair guy to do all this for you, but for how much, I don't know. You may be able to swap in a 4R36 but those are thicker so it might not go in the case or it will crush the hands against the crystal unless you were to get a custom domed sapphire.
Or you could just get a solar quartz which is much more accurate and you don't have to worry about it unless you want to change the battery, which is once every 10-15 years.

>>15661210
quartz is more durable and trusting than mechanical,a cheap quartz will have better aquraccy than the average cosc watch.

>>15661210
The Ecodrives can run for months without any exposure to sunlight, those electronics aren't as draining as you'd think. Heck, a simple battery-powered quartz movement can run for years before needing a new battery. Citizens are well-made watches.

Quartz-based movements are not only cheaper, they are also more reliable and more accurate than automatic movements. Automatics will always gain or lose time because of gravity acting upon the movement, shocks and vibrations, lubricants drying up, weardown of the movement pieces...

>>15661229
in addition quartz is much, much more resistant to magnetism than automatics, which is a big deal in modern times.

>>15661210
>>15661174
are you wearing it daily?
the 7s26 only has enough charge to last a day+ from full if its not worn

it is normal to lose +-20 secs in a day from a 7s26. If you are not wearing it constantly the lack of power in the mainspring would affect the accuracy too.
you can regulate it to be more accurate, its not hard.


>>15661215
the nh36a(4r36a) works for the SNZG, you just need to swap the movement holder.
I would not really bother with a 6r15.

>>15661237
>are you wearing it daily?
>the 7s26 only has enough charge to last a day+ from full if its not worn
Yes, thing is sometimes it's good fora day+ but most times I have to shake the thing like an unwanted baby just to get it to keep time to the next day, wouldn't be a huge issue if I could just wind it myself.
>>15661215
sounds like a headache honestly, and the watchmen by me are thieves, they wanted 10$ a pop for fucking lug spring replacements that you can get 5 to a pack for 7 online. Hesaid fixing the mainspring and doing additional work would be something like 100$ but at that point I'd rather just spend the cash on a better watch.
>>15661228
>>15661229
>>15661231
So I'd be better off with electronic solar powered watches then. I was hoping there would be some ultra durable mechanical watch out there since I am a fan of the movement, just not a fan of having to constantly shake the fucking thing. I guess I'm going to be in and out of a repair shop no matter what kinda watch I pick up.

>>15661243
sounds like you are not moving your wrist enough, or there is a winding problem.
i have 7s26 and its fine, never really stopped unless i go like 2 days without wearing.
>hey wanted 10$ a pop for fucking lug spring replacements
dude you can do this yourself for free, its very simple
and spirngbars are literally 100pieces for 2 dollars on aliexpress

>if I could just wind it myself.
just get a vostok at this point, they are dirt cheap, less than $100. They are winders
or you can get a nh36a and swap out the movement in your seiko5
or you can get an autowinder for $30 off aliexpress that will wind your watch for you while you sleep.

>>15661261
>sounds like you are not moving your wrist enough, or there is a winding problem.
probably the latter since sometimes it's fine for a week, and other times it dies instantly, maybe I'm shaking it wrong, idk.
>i have 7s26 and its fine, never really stopped unless i go like 2 days without wearing.
>dude you can do this yourself for free, its very simple
>and spirngbars are literally 100pieces for 2 dollars on aliexpress
Yeah, I was just posting that to show you how expensive shit is near me, I just wanted to see if he was even competitive with Amazon's springs and it wasn't even close. I got into a fistfight and lost one of my springs so I had to unfuck a bent one I had lying around, figured I could buy a replacement for semi cheap while I waited for more to come in, but fuck paying 10 for one.

>just get a vostok at this point, they are dirt cheap, less than $100. They are winders
I don't mine paying a bit more for better quality, this thing's almost there, it's just I can't get it to keep up.
>or you can get a nh36a and swap out the movement in your seiko5
How would I even do that, just buy a parts kit and pay a watchmaker to install it? I hate living metropolitan, everybody charges triple what it normally costs, it's obnoxious.

>>15661282
there are tutorials on movement swapping on youtube.
you can source an nh36a for like, 40 bucks on ebay or something, domestically. i don't know how much a watchfaggot would charge to swap it for you but you could probably haggle them down pretty far if you can provide the movement yourself.

>>15661282
>it's just I can't get it to keep up.
what do you mean?

ebay and other places online sell naked nh36a.
you can follow youtube tutorial and swap it out yourself.
it is not "hard" per se, but you need patience and a steady hand, and a clean table.

you can buy the tools needed to open your watch on aliexpress for cheap. Amazon sells the same thing but they get it from china too anyway so you are paying extra for quicker delivery.

>>15660616
Uhh... how can I put this nicely... TGV YT channel.

>>15660616
my gf of then 5 or 6 years (shit memory) gifted me a watch, a pulsar solar chronograph w/ stopwatch and date. then I started browsing /g/wt back then and I am here now. Been a few years and I haven't bought another one yet.

I'm still with her and now am thinking of buying a snxs79 :)

>>15661302
i like him though.
bit of a giant nerd but he likes shitters so hes gucci in my book

>>15661296
>what do you mean?
Just what I've been sayin, that sometimes it stays in time, for days and other times it's outta juice by breakfast.

>ebay and other places online sell naked nh36a.
>you can follow youtube tutorial and swap it out yourself.
>it is not "hard" per se, but you need patience and a steady hand, and a clean table.
Yeah, no way I could manage it, I used to try to sew and my hands would shake like crazy, too much force in it I think.

I was under the impression that mechanical didn't need to be serviced nearly as much as electronic quartz movements. Was I wrong? Are mechanicals and self winders fragile as fuck or what.

>>15661316
your issue seems very unique, maybe your amount of motion per day differs a lot?

if you just want a cheap beater, vostok komandirskies are auto+handwind for $60. Amphibias are slightly more expensive. You can turn the crown to wind them, no need to shake

normal quartz need their batteries changed every 3 years or so.
citizen ecodrives can go forever until the circuit fails as long so they get enough light.
mechanicals can run for decades if all is well but their performance will degrade.
mechanicals are more fragile to shock and constant jerking motion (ie working on machinery)

>>15661196
I doubt an ETA would fail from the start up wind. You shouldn't be constantly handwinding autos regardless if it's an ETA.

What's a good looking Vostok? I want one but there's like 20000 models. I just want something classic looking that's mostly black.

>>15661338
>You shouldn't be constantly handwinding autos regardless if it's an ETA.
why not??
what if I just like to handwind my watches?
not every movement is fragile to handwind.

>>15661352
> What's a good looking Vostok?
No such thing. They are cheap and built to survive a Chernobyl accident but that is their only positive traits.

>>15661237
>>15661261
It definitely varies. I used to wear my Seiko 5 constantly as a daily wear and I'd be lucky if it lasted through the night and that's with moving around all day/at work.

ded thread

>>15660616
last thread was past bump limit when I replied so repost:
as a youth, I was a bit of a space case so in high school I realized I needed to consult the time to keep me on schedule. it wasn't until I was out of college that cell phones and (more importantly) the plans became cheap enough to undercut land-line prices and everyone switched. so I went to Target and got a casio. it was a great little watch. after I became a cell phone person, I still found it much easier to keep track of time by glancing at my wrist. as a rock and roller, I always had pieces of male jewelry on for funsies, so watches make sense in that regard. as a dude, machinery appeals to me, so another box checked.
years later, I found 4chan and years after that I found /wt/ and began to really learn and appreciate them on an enthusiast level.

>>15661031

TAG is pretty reasonably priced for what is still technically a luxury watch, they could probably get away with charging omega prices if they wanted to be jews. And the logines master collection has an annual calendar for 1500 and you literally cant find one cheaper. So basically you are wrong retard.

>>15661401
Most of the regular posters ITT are revolting autists, drives away anyone looking to post, discuss or have a lighthearted conversation. Watch autists are the worst of any general on 4ch.
>inb4 someone got their feels hurt

>>15661458
sounds like projection
did you get your watch shat on?

Thread is great if you actually want to talk about watches or ask specific questions. It's shit if you hang out all day arguing with the eastern european shitposter about the exact same things every thread.

i fucking hate how you retards cant quote properly. next time quote the person in question you fucking faggot

>>15661514
>says this
>doesnt quote who he is talking about
>does the exact thing he is whining about
i know its like thursday night but get your shit together

fuck off faggot before i beat the shit out of you

>>15661352
You don't buy a Vostok to buy a classic looking watch (although the Classica is great), you buy them because they are indestructible, have fun extravagant designs and exhibit genius engineering that can drive Amphibias to 900+ Meters and 10+ years of service intervals. And of course don't forget the honest pricing.

You basically buy Vostok for the SOUL. Many watch brands have forgotten about that. Only Orient and Casio have kept their soul, the rest have lost it.

>>15661336
Yeah I don't mind the time being slightly off, I just hate the fact I gotta keep shaking it to wind it. You said kommandirskies are the way to go then? I'd much rather a seiko in a middling price range that's similar to this, but I don't know jack about watches or automatics, I am however dead set on getting an auto just so I don't have to bother with batteries or other shit.

>>15661492
I don't bother posting my watch(es) here. I used to check in and try to have some level headed discussion, but the autism is too much for me. Happened to check in and see anon's post. Only reason to be defensive is if you happen to be one of the revolting autists being referenced.

>>15661543
most of this thread is helpful posts. Thats the case for most threads.
that poster just mentioned the thread being slow. On a thursday afternoon. Like duh.
you are the one who brought up "revolting autists" as if you had a passive aggressive axe to grind.

My Classica arrived today, it's pretty good. Could do with being slightly smaller as it's a bit big for a dress watch.

>>15661561
You changed my mind on Vostok being too kitsch or military - that's a nice watch

Agreed about the dial size - those numerals are similar to the Marlin reissue and they suit a smaller backdrop. Actually the whole watch feels Marlin-y which I like

How much did it set you back?

>>15661566
It's based on a watch from the 60s same as the Marlin, those style numerals were popular back then.
It cost around £115 from Meranom but I paid in Rubles as it's usually a little bit cheaper that way.

>>15661566
Here's the back.

>>15661525
By classic I just meant something from the Speedy era of design, not an art deco dress watch. You know, a normal/generic looking watch.

pls sell me on mechanical movements without
>muh feels
>muh heritage
>muh craftsmanship
purely utility-wise the only argument i see for it is
>muh EMP/solar storm
which i think is stupid too because it will probably magnetize or just burn some tiny stuff up completely

>>15661610
I really, really hate batteries. All lithium has blood on it.

>>15661610
No batteries. Cool tick-tick-tick sound when put against ear, compared to the once-per-second of a quartz analog. Even entry-level movements are commonly just sucky enough that you'll want to log it with WatchCheck to e.g. compensate for its rate every sunday, i.e. 6 thru 25 s/d range.

No batteries. This is huge on that one day when your quartz shitter decides it's time for a new battery, or your solar quartz shitter goes into "tick every two seconds to drive spergs up the fucking wall" mode and you can't deal with that fucking shit.

>>15661627
>All lithium has blood on it.
???

>>15661610
the autistic guy on hodinkee wrote an article recently showing that EMP blasts probably won't take out your quartz watch either
so really the only selling point is muh tiny gears

>>15661589
haute horlogerie

>>15661641
Stealing/killing people at poor countries for their lithium probably, like meme stones aka diamonds.

>>15661610
It's pretty much only a "hey this is cool engineering" thing. There's is no practical argument. None. A majority of my watches are mechanical but if I had to choose one for the rest of my life, I'm going quartz. Batteries last a long fucking time, are cheap and extremely easy to replace. Accuracy on my worst quartz is better than my best mechanical with about a 15x cost multiplier between the two. That being said, I still like the shit out of a mechanical. I enjoy the sweep/tick, I appreciate the detailed construction and engineering. That's the only reason. Nothing from a utilitarian standpoint.

>>15661610
How about because you want one and think they're cool?

what watch is Don wearing here?

>>15661660
Mudman.

>>15658733
A patek gondola.

>>15661669
>gondola

>>15661696
Yes.

>>15661512
I just scroll until I see a thumbnail of a watch I might like. then I enlarge it and if I still like it I use the backlinks and reply links to follow the discussion.
it's a good way to filter out the cancer.
I just happened to rejoin the thread on this particular post, otherwise I would never have seen it.

>>15661627
>>15661641
>>15661649
Bolivia just elected Evo Morales' favoured candidate, though.

The Casio F91W kind of sucks to be honest.
There are many better versions now.
>F105W
Same watch but with a much better EL backlight and blue accents.
>A700
More refined, better light, metal.
>F108
Basically the same watch, but bigger and more legible.
>W800
Better light button placement, three character day readout, better proportions.
>AE1200
Just superior in every single way.

>>15661660
Patek Philippe 5196

>>15661312
Yeah, his videos have incredible production value even though he shills products often.

What would you consider a good unique watch that you wouldn't feel ashamed wearing but it's not a $20k one either, something that would make the everyman feel and look cool?

I finally learned about F.P.Journe and now I must become a millionaire to own one.

>>15661826
This
>>15661561

>>15661826
Oris Big Crown Pointer Date

>>15661826
>Unique
Probably a microshitter. Plenty of $200-$800 microbrand watches that are cool and unique, usually using proven workhorse movements. Your question is far too vague though. What kind of style, size, features, etc?
>ashamed
Literally anything. Anyone trying to watch shame is sad. The only prerequisite is that the person wearing it digs it.

>>15661841
Well, if some of your friends have Rolexes and shit, you have to have something that's somewhat justifiable in that situation. For example a Sinn with the oil insid it, because it's technology almost no one has, that sort of thing.

>>15661845
>you have to have
>have to have

?
i have some pretty rich friends and if they are your real friends nobody on either side will give a shit.

>>15661845
a man does not have to compare dicks to other men
that's something a bitch would do
are you a bitch?

>>15661826
Breguet Classique

new thread pls :(

>>15661853
Must be nice to have real friends, I was talking about the kind of friends mortal human beings living on the material plane tend to have though.
>>15661854
Yeah and just ignore bullies they're looking for attention, and you'll be their boss one day.

>>15661845
rolex owners should be the ashamed ones

>>15661854
no, but it's fun, I'm at 7 inches hard, how about you?

>>15661845
No you don't, you just have to like what you're wearing. Folks are entirely too impressionable and fragile. The man makes the watch, the watch certainly does not make the man. Only shallow retards play a "who spent more on their watch" game. Some real sand people tier shit there.

>>15661879
>The man makes the watch, the watch certainly does not make the man.
You say this now, but wait until my CLOCKWORK ARMY start moving into it's homonculus experimentation!

>>15661845
You don't have friends if you keep shitposting here like this

>>15661438
>get away with charging omega prices
>off the shelf Sellita Movements

>>15661919
I don't, I dropped out of society but I don't want to look like a loser in front of my ex high school and college 'friends' if I ever meet them, they're all relatively successful now and I'm no one.

>>15661926
the watch you are wearing will have very little impact on that impression

new OP is a retard
>>15661791
>>15661791
>>15661791
>>15661791
>>15661791

>>15661826
Jaeger-LeCoultre

You faggots are the worst faggots of all

>>15661595
>"No!" -Says the man in Moscow.-"You will wear something that represents the greatness of this country"