/fa/ - Fashion

>>15682417
Blessed HMT poster

>>15682423
Ghosts aren't real. My dead aunt told me.

If you don't own a Rolex you can't call yourself a watch collector.

hows your vostok enjoying the trip anons? currently waiting for if I get fucked by customs or not

I want the new no date black oyster. I think it looks cool/ironic especially worn with a white tee or minimalist clothes. What is the best way to buy it in Canada?

>>15682458

show me the best voctok watches

>>15682461

>>15682480
>no forearm hair
Disgusting.

>>15682488
do you not see it?

aliexpress SINGLES DAY sale is coming.
one of the biggest sales in the year to console all lonely single people.
anyone planning to buy any shitters?

>>15682479
Because the best Seikos have always been quartz.

>>15682493
I think I’m drawing the line at my two Chinese shitters. Next purchase will be a Swiss turd.

>>15682463
wostok poster here

>>15682436
xpt u got 6 identical patek philippe

>>15682479
they still do.

the anantas are mechanical and there are GSes too.

>>15682449
>Rolex

>>15682479
If you mean right now, they do have 8R movement chronographs

>>15682463
reborting in with my misery powered bostoc

>>15682516
aaah, the 50 year old dried jizz patina

>>15682516
how does a shitina like this happen? light? uv? water? radioactive lume?

>>15682516
i like it!
it reminds me of the desert...
the blue is mysterious and the horizon is hazy sand

>>15682492
No, if it's not at least like this it really doesn't count.

found out that in direct sun and at the right angle, I can see through my ecodrive dial and view some structure underneath. it's pretty cool, I'm surprised citizen doesn't make any on-purpose transparent dials for ecodrive.
or do they already and I just haven't seen it yet?

>>15682543
What a disgusting ape.

>>15682548
based, I find 70-80 one kino

>>15682536
yeah, that's night and day

>>15682569
cool. but the square looks off within the circular dial, though.
nice bracelets, too.

>>15682591

What is the most comfortable strap you ever had. Im looking for one so I can wear a watch day and night.

>>15682493
I already completed the minigames and entered to get a % of the 850.000$ they're giving among users

>>15682500
what is this, a knock off?, where to cop

>>15682617
Perlon, preferably two piece, get one of the Eulit brand ones

>>15682617
honestly, 2 piece nylon or nylon nato. literally feels like its nothing. Not all nylon natoes are equal though. Some are shit.

i would like to love leather all the time but its hard to in tropical heat. And most affordable leather straps are too thick

>>15682621
its a vintage export model to poland. i got it on ebay

>>15682512
The idea that rolexes are basic or common is why I like it. Finding a niche watch has its place but is pretty cringe sometimes

>>15682617
I quite like seat belt nylon single pass and nato straps I've gotten from cheapestnatostraps. (mostly because I live in a neighbouring country so it's usually fastest place to deliver to me).

>>15682634
Im in central yurop and the jewess recalucalted USD prices to yuro even though she is in sweden and I got a 5 bucks worth of fabric and metal for 15+
Very comfy, yes, but needs washing often and is very seasonal.

>makes you complete 2 captcha
heh nothing personal kiddo

>>15682622
Perlons always look majestic in pics, but I cannot help but think back on the perlon straps they give you with a key on public swimming pools. I understand they get washed in chlorine water all the time, bit still, somehow, meh. The possibility of putting the adjustment EXACTLY wherever you want is a strong siren song, tho.
I have skele hands and Im currently wearing a canvas strap on the second-to-last hole. If I were to put it on anything less, you wouldnt fit it on a baby. Cheap straps, I guess.

>>15682497
That watch and strap combination is beautiful but man your arm pubes are grossing me out.

>>15682638
Well, she's a Swede after all.
But yeah, should be noted that every fabric strap I've owned have needed a wash occasionally (really, they can accumulate vile smelling gunk inside them), and I don't really use anything else. I think I'll have to disagree with you on the last point though, in my opinion you can use something like one-pass strap in neutral colour and texture pretty much everywhere.

>>15681977
>>15682117
Casio mtp 1239 $30
Spend another 10 bucks for a band from cheapestnatostraps and you have essentially the same citizen. Casio uses citizen movements anyway in their quartz watches.

>>15682463
960 SE or classic
710 SE ''icebreacker''
170 classic

>>15682665
My last point was /fa/-wise. The watch (strap) shone and was fresh in the Canarian summer, but seems odd and dull in Austrian winter time

>>15682622
A lot of people say they feel stiff and scratchy despite looking like the opposite, what is your experience with them?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O2wFVa7xlhQ

Is Bremont any good?

>>15682463

>>15682690
They play hard on some meme story, but their designs look good for the most part.The pricing is obviously set high for what they offer. Extreme G-resistant watches, well, cool, that is their marketing ploy, but other than that, other companies do the same.

>>15682196
That's the new milgauss you posted retard, what you're replying to is the old one.

>>15682463

Will there be new HKED Bund copies soon or what?

>>15682711
this has to be the cheapest mechanical gmt watch, no?

Had no luck with an answer the last few threads.

Any brands that make good quality bund straps? I don't want to buy some cheap chink shit.

>>15682719
It's a tie between that and a pagani design. The GMT arrow isn't independent so you can only set a second timezone with the bezel. I don't mind though, I love this watch. I also think the kommandirskie GMT is a bit cheaper but not as nice looking.

>>15682704
What is the meme story. Their dad died in a plane crash so they made some watches?

>>15682760
Their dad was a watchfag who was also a former RAF pilot, then he died and they decided to make military watches to honor him and satisfy their own watchfag autism.
Their design is good but their prices are way fucked up and they make the watches a huge pain in the ass to get (hurrr you need to be a literal SAS faggot to buy this limited edition. we won't sell it to you otherwise)

>>15682685
I have a eulit, it is mostly comfy but scratchy in one specific spot on an edge

>>15682773
>(hurrr you need to be a literal SAS faggot to buy this limited edition. we won't sell it to you otherwise)

That just seems to be loleba lazy route to being a military watch despite not having any military heritage or history. They make nice watches they give off a bit of a cringe vibe

>>15682707
My bad. I'm not well-versed when it comes to Rolex.

>tfw finally got a combination of microadjustments and bracelet links
God damn it feels so fucking good, thanks anons for recommending me to get bracelet changing gear

ScubaDUDE vs MUDMAN
Who would win

NO NUT NOVEMBER
NO WATCH NOVEMBER
WHOS WITH ME

>>15682822
Another can outlast typical Ivan. Another is a mudman.

>>15682823
What's the point?

>>15682823
are you talking about buying one or wearing one?
both are stupid

>>15682823
Im already doin a sober November.

>>15682823
Just ordered another watch, anon.

>>15682543
Dudes, I'm feeling aroused by those hairs.

Looking for an orange watch. Any recommendations. Preferably around 38-40mm for my wrist size.

>>15682927
iktf

san martin TURTLE kanagawa/ mother of pearl nh35/36 for only $210... hmmmmmmm

>>15682939
I love that painting. Some guy on /k/ put that on his ruger super blackhawk 44 magnum grips

>>15682939
Still waiting for my San Martin that I had to send back as they shipped me the wrong watch. But their quality is really damn good.

>>15682778
Ah I see, so it's only where it's sealed that's scratchy. Thanks!

>>15682947
Damn anon, please post when it shows up

Best bracelet to put on a vintage king seiko? I'm thinking beads of rice lads. 19mm btw

>>15682956
Post watch

Reposting from /csg/


>>78481062
>Lads I've been out of Ali since 2014 and got 3 questions.
>Is this amount real? Ives just redeemed everything I had until I couldn't do it anymore.
>Any good laptops from Ali? I'll just use it to learn to program myself, nothing important. Maybe play some old ROGUELIKES or games like Might and Magic.
>Any experience with watches here? Ill try to get a San Martin Flieger model A or B and maybe a Seagull 1963 but dunno if they are legit.

>>15682638
what watch is this?

>>15682617
Milanese

>>15682963
The san martin pilots watches are good, the seagull 1963 are made by a lot of different factories and quality can vary, if you get a good one they are awesome little watches.

>>15682963
>San Martin Flieger model A or B
yes eternally shilled here due to its clean design and very competitive pricing. There are other manufacturers of such a design though. like tisell and archimede
>maybe a Seagull 1963 but dunno if they are legit
the (supposedly?) legit ones are 3-4x more expensive than the grey ones but tbqh i dont think it really matters (the details are so murky anyway) unless you really, must have the LIMITED EDITION number on the caseback. And oh you'll lose the display back so you cant see the pretty movement anymore. The legit ones dont come with that. If you are autistic about it you can buy the legit one and also a display caseback on its own from polijot. de

>>15682500
Looks similar to mine. I like my commie watch.

>>15682986
I would love to get the display back, actually saw someone on Ali selling it. Aliexpress tourbillon Watch Store.
Here is the link, but I think it has a ref somehow.
https://a.aliexpress.com/_mM2rQK1

But I would like the original as well, I don't mind to put a display back myself.

Also there was a watch posted here with sky or celestial motives, I don't know if it was a cosmograph from Ali, around 600. I don't remember the brand though.

>>15682927
Jerk off like the rest of us, why are you telling everyone about it.

>>15682994
thats the watch also, at 125+$
but here you can get it by itself,
https://www.poljot24.de/en/uhrtypen/watchwinder/crystal-back-seagull.html
also, they sell the seagull Plan B 1963 as well, if you want that model.
>stars
you must be talking about >>15672581
supposedly it has a moonphase as well, but its kinda expensive for a quartz regardless and the lug width is very narrow at 13mm. It will not work even on a wristlet. You can get away with small watches but narrow straps not so much

Just ordered steeldive tuna. The European seller supposedly tests every watch individually (the bezel, the movement, date changing etc). How bad did I fuck up getting chink watch I'm planning to wear occasionally.

>>15682423
I had one of these Random Ghosts and they stole it from me on LAX :(

>>15683038
steeldive has worse quality control than the other two but knowing how china is it could all be the exact same factory and steeldive is just done by the chinese equivalent of interns while heimdallr/san martin is done by two teams of more experienced bootleggers
you basically get the same watch but there might be an unfinished edge here, the bezel might be misaligned, whatever. worst case scenario is the movement itself is half-assed but I think they all use a real NH so whatever, none of them regulate that well out of the factory in any case. if the seller actually inspects each one to make sure you don't get a lemon I think that's worth some extra money

>>15683041
How?

>>15683057
I mean, seller doing QA is what sold the watch for me. At least the dude got 100% positive feedback on ebay, and he seems to have been in this game for a while. At least I got it through ebay, so if it explodes on my arm at least I'll be less fucked than through AliExpress.

>>15683076
Post about it when it comes in, especially if you have issues, I'm trying to keep track of what's coming out of these chink value brands

I will never understand the appeal of this brand.

Their watches are ugly as fuck.

>>15683095
Will do anon!

>>15683097
it feels like patek and AP just monopolized a fricking shape and didn't have to do anything since

>>15682543
literally bigger wrists than at least 40% of this thread

>>15682881
>MUST. CONSOOM. WATCHES.
You DO realize that watches will never fill the void, don't you?

Wrist check

My old gold plated shiter

>>15682954
I've posted this before but here is the one that I got last month, titanium model and the quality is top notch. Been my daily driver since it's arrived

>>15683140
I see you're a man of culture, anon.

>>15683156
No issues? Any complaints about the finish?

>>15683138
Im suprised there isnt a LOOMER meme yet
>LOOM shot
>limited edition seiko 1k

>>15683140
RIP Mr Bong

>>15683076
Name of the seller?

>>15683145
>Benis

>>15683065
In the screening station, when you put your stuff on the tray
When the tray came out it was gone

>5'2
>4in wrists
>sells shitty entry level "luxury" watches
>is still more chad than /wt/
how does he do it bros?

>>15683183
longfieldchrono, anon.

First for Big Bang

Should i buy this rare vintage omega from the czech republic?

>>15683188
Fucking how?

>>15683170
What's the brand of this one?

>>15683193
Thx, enjoy your watch.

>>15683215
A heavily modded Invicta 8926ob

>>15683222
Thank you for your kind words, anon! Have a nice day!

>>15682989
wheres the hour hand??

Just bought this. Want something cool for non office stuff. What do you think?

>>15683225
How heavily modded? Just seems like it has a new dial.

>>15683097
idk man some of them look really nice

>>15683237
Yeah it looks like it's just a redial.
I think the dial is probably from Dagaz

>>15683237
Filed off the branding on the case, the crown guards.
Changed the dial, hands, bezel insert, crystal.
Removed the polished finish on the bracelet and the branding on the clasp.
A total waste of money and effort but I enjoyed doing it and I like the result, it's pretty rough but it's what I set out to achieve.

>>15683236
is it just me or does the orient name and logo just make the brand completely unwearable? maybe it's a german thing but to me orient sounds cheap because we actually say stuff like "rolex from the orient" or "oriental sneakers" when we refer to fake watches and clothes from vacations in southern countries. But it looks awesome, maybe it's just my autism kicking in. Very funky and fun but on a steel bracelet it will look sophisticated for normies.

>>15683250
It's exactly what I find so funny about orient. To top things off I've never seen their brand anywhere in Europe. Looks like the most blatant Aliexpress watch brand possible, hence I love it

>>15683247
Oh, and I also removed the branding on the crown and the rotor.

>>15683254
>>15683260
Nice. Looks good. And it's not a waste of money anon, hobbies are important. Not everything you do should be about money.

>>15683250
this totally, its as if the name and logo is stupid on purpose. i probably would have an orient watch if the logo wasnt so butt fuckingly ugly

>>15683233
Weird timing, it's directly under the minute hand.

have a Moonwatch, a Panerai Luminor and a broken Chopard Mille Milaglia (some old steel case low end model which will cost more to fix than its worth) but no pics on this new pc.

Love the Omega panda upthread.

Depending on whether or not i get out of this covid thing in my current job have a Root Beer GMT or a white face Millgaus as my next buy.

>>15683320
Root Beer GMT? is that the rolex one? i like it

>>15683320
I'd get the Millgauss first, a white dial three hander Rolex is always a great watch to wear. The Root Beer is pretty big again whereas the Millgauss is a bit less attention seeking.

why do you idiots gets a bunch of shit watches instead of a few less shit watches? or even if you have a bunch of rolexes, why not get a couple pateks or something instead?

Are there any GMT movements with day and date wheels? Ideally something that'll take seiko day/dates.

>>15683342
i don't want to put all my money into one watch, wearing shitters ironically and sometimes unironically is fun. i don't take watches too seriously, they have a simple purpose, to look good and tell the time. sometimes i just need my sports steel shitter, sometimes i need my quirky orange or green big fat shitter, sometimes the old casio. yeah i could sell them all and get an entry luxury level watch, who cares. most normies don't even know any watch brands outside rolex and they couldnt even tell what's what without the brand name on the dial. tl;dr more watches are more fun. it depends on your budget tho, if I had 100 million dollars of disposable income i would probably do the same shit with pateks and richard milles

>>15683164
absolutely none, the finish was flawless. My only suggestion would be to try and find a nato (if you're using one) with a brushed metal finish to match

>>15683342
What if you just don't like pateks and want a collection of rolexes or shitters?

>>15683355
then ur stupid in my stupid opinion

>>15683250
the name is not a problem for me but the "how much westaboo heraldry can we tack on to our emblem" logo is a busy mess and is a deal breaker for me visually. not to mention that "orient" means "the east" and the logo is western stuff. fucking make up your mind.
maison celadon is the opposite, a french name with a kanji logo but at least the logo looks cool and the watches are really cool.
orient makes a good watch, it's a shame they plaster all that tacky bullshit on the dials.

>>15683342
Cnce you can afford Rolex or Patek they are both amazing watches, there are no bad choices and it all comes down to personal taste. Anyone that buys a bunch of shitters instead is an idiot.

>>15683366
>asian people can't like lions

>>15683367
ok that makes more sense i suppose

>>15683356
Why?

>>15683367
What if rolexes and pateks just don't appeal to you? Why buy something that you have no interest in?

>>15683391
Then buy Vacheron or Lange or JLC or Breguet or Omega or one of the many other brands at that price level.

>>15683388
because i have stupid opinions

>>15683367
>Anyone that buys a bunch of shitters instead is an idiot.
The design is the most important thing when you buy a watch, rolex design is shit,same as patek, the shitter market offer endless options and designs, 2-3 brands vs all the shitter brands in the world.

>>15683411
you are begging someone to reply with "poorfag cope"

>>15683416
"poorfag cope" is itself poorfag cope
in the end the only person to whom the watch matters is you and frankly many patek designs are not worth the price, and many luxury watches are just ugly. look at hublot, no one criticizes the quality but even the dicksuckers admit once in a while that their watches are fuck ugly
the vast majority of people on the planet will not notice you even have a watch on, let alone care that it is from audemar pigay, so why not just wear something you like the look of rather than paying because you're a brand simp?

>>15683416
Replying poorfag cope just cosoomer cope. The anon is right, design and the appeal of the design is the modt important thing. Why wear any of the expensive brands listed if non of them appeal to you? I'm not saying they don't appeal to me. I would gladly get some watches from those brands, but what about someone who doesn't?

>>15683411
>The design is the most important thing
I don't disagree especially since the majority of shitters are just imitations of more expensive original designs.

>>15683370
the shield, crown, calligraphic O, and lions styled that particular way are all elements of western heraldry.
they can like it, but it's too much stuff crammed into a few mms of logo. but it also doesn't make sense for an oriental company, especially one named "Orient."

>>15683428
Many of the hottest microbrands now are bringing back designs that are no longer made, or are doing new things that the established ones are not doing
You're just shitting on them because they are trying to make watches now and weren't around 100 years ago, which is retarded because the Swiss were not always on top either and everyone needs to start somewhere.
You are acting like a woman who wants a Louis Vuitton bag because it has the logo which justifies paying 500x the price in order to impress a microscopically small number of other autistic bitches
Why do you care how other men spend their money on the one accessory that it is acceptable for men to express themselves through?

>>15683421
>>15683426
no i agree, i was just letting the dude know to watch out. too many people on this general believe that "i dont like rolex" equals "i cant afford a rolex"

>>15682449
in gold?

>>15683421
>in the end the only person to whom the watch matters is you and frankly many patek designs are not worth the price, and many luxury watches are just ugly.

I find ugly almost every watch from high end brands, I have my preferences, they usually don't offer what I like. Patek?, the only models I like from them is the calatrava and is something I would never wear because its not my style, Rolex?, the only rolex I like is the explorer 36mm, the rest are meh or plain ugly.

As long as you cover the minimum, a watch that tells the time well, the rest is all about the forms, design that fits your style, you have hundreds and thousands of models to chose, mechanical or quartz.

And what this anon said >>15683436 , I like field watches and pilot watches, and non gaudy and utilitarian looking watches, now tell me to buy pateks or rolexes, even memega has some appealing models because their stuff covers a lot of styles. Just Longines has more watches that I like than Patek and Rolex combined.

Is oris worth the money I like how some of their divers look

>>15683471
Yes actually. Their watches are well made with solid designs, their prices are reasonable, they just debuted a very impressive in-house movement, they offer a lot of variety but stick to good core designs, and they have successfully held on to their independence.
Only thing I don't like is that the hour hand on the Aquis looks like a dick

>>15683236
Love these tri star orients. They are small and so well designed. Great choice.

Just picked this up for $430, sucks I won’t be able to wear it until December at least.

>>15683502
> The indicator says 'power reserve' because Hamilton buyers are too stupid to know what it is otherwise.
kek

>>15683502
that would look so much better if it didn't have the power reserve text

Where can I find the 35(?)mm CONQUEST VHP GMT in blue? There's only one listing on chrono24 and it's in white.

>>15683346
I believe literally only ball watch makes a day date gmt, and it's not going to be cheap. So no you aren't going to buy an off the shelf movement they did it in house or modified something to make it work.

>>15683250
100% agree. They make some decent stuff but that logo is god awful

How do you store multiple automatic watches? Just set them when you're ready to wear?

>>15683554
You can waste your money on a ton of winders if you want.

>>15683554
>Just set them when you're ready to wear?
Yee.
You can get an automatic winder if you are lazy, but storing your whole collection on winders long term will damage the movements.

sean connery is dead

rip james bond

>>15682497
No soul like a mechanical and still less accurate than a digital. Quartz is for actual subhumans and buying one knowingly is more offensive than a woman getting a breast reduction surgery.

>>15683097
Are you smoking crack rock, or is this just can't afford cope?

>>15683205
No that thing is fugly

>>15683202
Gaudy POS

Part of my collection. My oris divers is in the shop right now, which i use as my daily.

>>15683627
what box is that

>>15683628
Looks like one of those cheap AliExpress cardboard watchboxes.

>t. owned a cheap AliExpress cardboard watchbox

>>15683628
I dont remember, but it was the cheapest 6-watch holder i could find on amazon. I need to get a properly secured watchbox or a safe or something.

>>15683632
>I need to get a properly secured watchbox or a safe or something.
on that note, could you guys recommend something like this for cheap?

>>15683682
Rolex just made their money selling 50 phatoms homages.

>>15683627
why did you put that cuck cage on the cartier

spooky Pela for Halloween

>>15683633
My personal advice is to not skimp on a decent watchbox.
Also, be sure to get a box with a few extra slots if you're ever planning on expanding your collection.

>>15683599
Chinese detected.

>>15683711
Why wouldn't you just get whatever works. Why pay over $30 on a watchbox

see you next year, ghost watch

>>15683701
Thats how the watch comes

>>15683436
>Literally entire catalogs of homage watches
>Microbrands are paving their own way!!!

Stop deluding yourself, microbrands are built on the back of popular designs, if they do have original ones now it's funded by selling ten thousand submariner homages.

>>15683097
Based

>>15683399
>You should always spend as close as possible as the high end of your budget.
Don't start a business.

>>15683734
Based Carrtier taking design clues from BOCKTOK

My Kamasu has arrived, time to blog.

This is watch #10 in my collection, I got it because I loved the dial and bezel, as well as the beefy case size fitting a small lug to lug length. I've seen that 42mm case on a 6 inch wrist (mine is a 7) and it fit wonderfully.

The dial gets greener/teal only under direct sunlight, it appears dark blue in OK lighting and very dark blue or black in bad lighting. It's kinda disappointing if you want it for the teal color, but it's also rather unique in a way.

Only con so far is the bracelet, it's not that bad looking from a distance, but it's clinky and feels cheap on the wrist, significantly worse than the bracelet on my €80 Pagani.

Overall I'm pretty happy with it.

>>15683250
no thats exactly part of the charm, its a very proud shitter. The logo is whatever
>>15683236
i own one. I love it. You will definitely feel and hear the rotor though.

>>15682965
Geckota K1L05

>>15683784
I wouldn't start a business with money set aside for a watch.

anyone have good experiences with hamilton venturas? looking for something different

>>15683833
too strongly associated with the Men In Black movies imho

Yo guys, I'm at am impasse here.
I'm stuck between the Sinn 104 and 556 for a beater watch. I prefer the 104 for its hands but I got tiny wrists that I can't thicken up no matter how much I work out. Which do I get?

>>15683850
Have you tried the 104 on? It might not be as bad as you expect on yoyr wrist?
I prefer the satin finish on the 556 and the 104 matte seems sold out everywhere.

>>15683850
Buy the one you like and send it back if it is too large then get the smaller one instead.

>>15683850
hey man.
I'd recommend the one that will look better on your wrist. if you have a wrist below 6.5 i'd get the 556. also, the 104 looks a bit dressier with its polished surfaces too...

coincidentally, i also wanted to ask a Sinn question, since i'm in a similar scenario - which should I choose - 104 with arabic numbers or the 356 chrono?

104:
>$1500
>41,5mm
>sapphire sandwich
>200m water resist
>much more durable and won't be afraid to beat it around

cons: polished surfaces, bigger size

356 chrono:
>$1900
>38,5mm, 45.5mm lug to lug (great size for 6,5in wrist)
>100m water resist
>acrylic crystal, makes the watch look super vintage

cons: acrylic crystal, thicc (15,5mm although people say it's not that bad), expensive, only 100m WR (can't swim in it)

wdyt?

>>15683856
>>15683858
I guess I'll have to see it to know, but the only Sinn reseller in my country is right on the other end from where I live, which is right about the middle of bumfuck, nowhere.
The other option is to order from chrono24 but I'm iffy about their return policies. I haven't figured out how to use their website yet; I guess I'm retarded, but I just cannot for the life of me find the ”add to basket” button.

>>15683866
I should clarify that by ”their website”, I mean the Sinn webshop.

>>15683868
https://www.sinn.de/en/Modell/104_St_Sa_I.htm

Scroll to the very bottom. If you still dont see it, try a different browser.

>>15683870
Yeah, its all blank there below the reference number under the dial image, no matter what browser or even operating system. Must be a region thing.
Thanks though anon, I appreciate it.

>>15683865
If you are willing to pay up to 2k and like the 104 aesthetic, Id strongly consider an EZM 3. Anti-magnetic and if you plan on using it in water often, it has some other memetech as well.

>>15683875
The lug width on the 104 is only 2mm more than the 556. On worn and wound the guy has photos of it on his small wrist.

Where are you located?

>>15683877
Ditto this the emz lines look amazing.

>>15683512
>>15683516
panerai did it too and nobody said anything!

>>15683502
its fine
i like the texture
ita a quirky watch regardless because of the intentionally skewed date window

>>15683878
Taiwan. There's a local webshop but there's only like 6 options out of the entire catalog, and at a significant markup.

>>15683883
I managed to find a local stockist near me in the uk but before that i was searching for a bargin online.

"Timeless Watches & Jewellery AG" they do seem to ship all over. They are based in lichtenstein. In the end it with taxes it was more expensive for me to import. I dont know what your import duty is like.

They are the best value 556 on chrono 24 i was just lookibg to buy direct. (prices are excluding vat). I just it depending how large you local mark up is?

>>15683877
yeah, i considered that as well, but I already have something pretty similar already - ovm 39 by steinhart.

>>15683887
ah, be careful with that seller. read the comments with google translate. slow shipping and they add vat on top of their prices, 20%.

>8 fashion watches
>MVMT, Police, D&G, the usual suspects
>NEW, BARELY WORN!!!!
>1500€, WHAT A FUCKING DEAL
>let her know that 1500€ are too much but wish her good luck regardless
>FUCKING BRAINLESS IDIOT REEEEE

lmao

>>15683889
Yea thats why i went local in the end. It as cheap as I thought. It depends on how brutal taiwan anons local mark up is which is why mentioned it

>>15683892
People are fucking retarded. I was looking around for a slab of wood and some retard was advertising one for €180. I got one from a sawmill for €6.

>>15683896
I don't mind if people try to get more out of their stuff but prices like these are ridiculous.

>>15683892
does that post say the combined MSRP is €4000? kek
man imagine what actual watches you can buy for €4000

>>15683893
>>15683887
Its around 30%, which I'm a bit hesitant about but not a dealbreaker. It's less the markup and more that the Sinn 104 St Sa A (with the numbers) is the only option available here.

>>15683910
Yup. When I asked her how she came up with 4k, she denied an answer and said I'm just messaging her for attention.

Speaking of fashion watches, is there any fashion brand that actually has decent models for relatively passable prices? Hugo Boss seems decent despite being overpriced and obviously Chinaware.

Ones you go mud you can never go back.

>>15683914
>Speaking of fashion watches, is there any fashion brand that actually has decent models for relatively passable prices?
i guess you can count Calvin Klein as a fashion brand. They probably have the cheapest ETA 2824 powered watch for only $150. Even comes with sapphire.

Its untouchable even for chinese brands, but makes sense since ETA is swatch group's production and the export of ETA movements are getting banned this year iirc.

>>15683213
I don’t know what to tell you bro, the tray came out with no watch on in
It was international departures, so they were busy, when i complained they were like ‘we can take a written complaint lol’ knowing i had no time nor I was coming back soon

>>15683935
thats a really nice watch for an underwear company

>AP
>alpha chads and hypebeasts
>Patek
>actual CEOs
>Vacheron
>???

>>15683935
It's literally cheaper to buy this watch than a base 2824 ?

Why bother servicing your base eta. just buy a CK watch and throw the rest away

>>15683992
all 3 are for CEOs

>>15683993
yea, eta movement isnt meant to be sold by itself, hence the inflated price

>>15683993
yes, kinda, but you know... sentimental value. Some would want to service orginal movement instead.

the msrp of the watch is actually 700$, but jomashop and other grey sellers have them for 140$ or even lower

so the watch = buy a movement, get a free case?

>>15683914
>Speaking of fashion watches, is there any fashion brand that actually has decent models for relatively passable prices?
Festina?,tissot?

>>15684025
Festina is great if you avoid the really obvious bike-inspired design elements, like they'd have a bike chain somewhere and shit like that. Don't think it's known outside Europe though.

>>15684025
tissot isnt a fashion watch brand what

>>15683865
>only 100m WR (can't swim in it)

>>15683994
>>15683992
>Patek
>currently the most namedropped watch brand in rap songs and the most commonly "iced out" now that Rolex has become too common to stand out
>implying

>>15684034
well, can you swim with a 100m WR chrono watch?

>>15683992
>Vacheron
>Landed gentry

>>15684041
Yes.

>>15684025
tissot is a true heritage brand, not a fashion brand. They hit their peak in the early 20th century before the quartz crisis

>>15684049
This.
They're used as the "entry level luxury" wing of the Swatch group now, but that should not take away how great they had been beforehand.
They have made great stuff all the way up to their purchase by Swatch.

>>15684049
invicta is a heritage brand too

>>15684057
Heritage is what you make of it.
You can go the Movado route, blow it way out of proportion and use it as a crutch to sell sub-par products.
You can go the Invicta route and just forget about it because there's good money to be made selling gaudy designs to showoffs who just think that bigger, shinier = better.

>>15684029
>Don't think it's known outside Europe though.
Yes, I know the brand basically because Festina is mostly spanish and I'm spanish.

>>15684030
>>15684049

Tissot is pretty weird, they sell quartz shitters, and then they also sell decent mechanical watches.

>>15684059
>blow it way out of proportion and use it as a crutch to sell sub-par products.
they all do that
there is no reason for a rolex to be $20k or a patek to be $50, and you know it

>>15684049
>>15684056
every 18yo suit wearing larper wears a tissot heritage, daydate or whatever... if you go for a budget dresser, just go with some micro brand

>>15684061
There is something of a difference between overpricing a solid product and overpricing a really, really shit product.
At least a Rolex isn't worth less in parts than its replacement battery.
Not to say the higher end segment of the market doesn't overprice, but at least they do not overprice a sub-par product.
>>15684064
I find it a bit sad that Tissot is now relegated to churning out inoffensive, unimaginative classic-looking designs when they had tried to stay innovative all the way until the very end of their independence as a company.

>>15684067
but you acknowledge they are gouging you
heritage is a fucking scam because all these faggot swiss companies take it way too far, you are basically paying for gamer girl bath water

>>15684068
They are, to different extent.
Rolex might be one of the worse though. Isn't it estimated that a Rolex is worth 800€ of production?
If they had stuff like Tag's active R&D to fuel through inflated prices, that would be one thing, but at that point Rolex's latest innovation must have been the Yachtmaster 1 and 2, and even these aren't particularly innovative for their time.

>>15684060
>Tissot is pretty weird, they sell quartz shitters, and then they also sell decent mechanical watches.
because like >>15684056 said, they are now severely limited by the heirachy in Swatch Group. The swatch group makes sure Tissot stays in their entry level bracket and their watches can never be "too nice". They are muzzled/kept on a chain

Speaking of swatch group, Oris was part of the early swatch group and in the 70s they were in the same position Tissot is now, making quartz shitters and entry stuff. But in their case they bought themselves out from the swatch group in the 80s. Now they can freely make their own calibres and do all kinds of shit that they want to.

>>15684074
yes rolex are the biggest scamming faggots of them all, they create artificial scarcity to inflate prices to the point where you would think each watch is handmade by the last living dinosaur

>>15684077
>Tissot will never buy themselves back and out of the Swatch-Reich and start making aesthetic watches again

>>15684080
>artificial scarcity
And yet they sell literal MILLIONS each year.

A few weeks ago, anons here recommended me a couple watch brands with unconventional shapes that I really liked, and I lost track of the name. The watches are kinda in the shape of a shield. Anyone know the brand?

>>15684093
Hamilton Ventura?

>>15684041
how deep are you swimming anon

>>15684105
2m deep in my pool

>>15684105
water resistance =/= actual rated diving depth

100wr is swimming pool only, and i will definitely not recommend pushing any of the buttons on a chronograph

>>15684111
You arent supposed to, even the manufacturer tells you so.

>>15684111
100m water resistance doesn't stop being 100m water resistance just because you're swimming.
And of course you're not supposed to press the buttons under water. You're not supposed to unscrew the crown, either. Obvious shit.

>>15684098
>Hamilton Ventura

That's it. Thanks.

Thought on this NOS Poljot chronograph? I will post pictures of it on my wrist later next week. I certainly overpaid for what it is but it charmed me.

>>15684148
i like the shiny subdials

>>15684148
russian shitters are always good

>>15684025
Tissot is a fashion brand?
All I've seen from Festina are watches. Designs are OK, the ike inspired ones are a bit too gaudy for me.

I am looking for a dresser for the office but my budget is quite low. I'd say 300€ (350$) maximum and in that price range you only get your standard Tissot or maybe some Seiko 5. So I started looking into vintage models and found this Bulgarian shop on chrono24 selling Poljot watches.

So I have a couple of questions: At this price range, can I buy a vintage soviet watch from the 70s and expect it working fine?
Is Poljot a good brand, quick rundown on its history?
Are there other good options in that price range for a simple dress watch for suit and tie?

What I like about these Poljots is I have russian ancestry so it would be a bit more personal to wear one but also they look a bit quirky and could be great conversation starters with higher up boomers.

Are there any good 39mm or less blue watch with a nautilus or royal oak feel? I'm interested in pic related, but people seem to say you can get the same for cheap on aliexpress. Except I literally can't find a 39mm or under watch like this on ali. Obviously budget is not pp levels, I'd say 400 dollars at the absolute max.

>>15684198
i really like my edifice royal broke, i think it's 38 or 39mm and it looks awesome. black dial tho but with a really nice texture/finishing on it

>>15684189
>I am looking for a dresser for the office but my budget is quite low. I'd say 300€

Look at Orient 3 star watches, they are pretty nice for everyday wear and they are on the dressier side of things.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=inEjQT5dbxs

>>15684205
Casiobrah! Looks like the honeymoon phase is still going strong, eh?

>>15684209
I really don't want to come off snobby or something but I dislike Orient a lot. I know for a fact that their value for money is probably unmatched in the price segment, especially for dress watches, but I simply can't get over their name and logo, I really tried. I'm part of that discussion higher in the thread.

>>15684213
hell yeha, still catching myself looking at it not for the time's sake kek. also finally got the perfect fit, I played around with +/-1 link to the bracelet and microadjustments and now I have found the perfect combination where I basically can't even feel it sometimes on my wrist so it sits firm and tight but does not squeeze the wrist at all, I can fit a pinky in between easily.

>>15684041
100m is 328ft deep, thats technical diving and you sure as shit don't need a chrono for tech diving.

I just ordered a SARB035. Hopefully I get lucky with the bracelet which I hear is a real hit or miss in terms of actually fitting the watch properly.

>>15684205
>>15684213
Not gonna lie, you two are making me consider the chinkshit Cadisen in 42 mm (where the previous is comparably zomghueg). Even as it has only mineral glass.

Luckily I'm broke as fuck.

>>15682423
damn thank you shill I actually kind of want to buy this

I've been away for a while, did that anon get his Stowa yet?

>>15684218
Yeah it takes a little while to find the optimal sizing for the bracelet. I like to keep them a little loose as the watches tend to "stick" after a while.

>>15684229
You mean pic related? Looks really good!

>>15684223
again, 100m WR means the watch can withstand 100m, or 10 bar (atmospheres) of pressure. It does not mean you can actually go down 100m. Yes it can be confusing.

>>15684240
casio brah here again, the problem i see with this cadisen is that it's not even an homage, it's simply a ripoff. to each his own but I wouldn't be comfortable wearing basically a replica of an AP with a different name on it, just because of the larpiness. It's probably decent quality tho, seems like chinkshitters get a lot of praise around here. That anon wanted to go for a royal oak/nauti feel so looking for a watch with similar characteristics (like the octa shape or maybe there's a watch with a hexa shape, some screws in other positions, etc) that still is original would be my way to go, hence I went with the casio.

>>15684241
This. The pressure that acts upon your watch is not constant. Moving your arms will subject it to even more pressure.
A 100m watch will survive a light diving trip at the each no problem, scuba diving however will require atleast 20-30atm water resistance.

>>15684248
I'm on the same boat as you but I think as long as the watch isn't an outright 100% copy like the Cadisen (bracelet for example is a huge giveaway) and doesn't brand itself as a real deal, it's fine. In contrast, buying a 500€-1000€ fake Royal Oak is super cringe.

>>15684205
>>15684213

>well known brand unlike chinese shitters
>quartz, which I love
>nice size

Yup I would totally buy if it had a blue dial option :( I already have a blakc dial watch, and I want my small(currently 3) collection to be varied as possible.

>>15684262
makes sense
what about this one, i think it looks sick as fuck

https://www.casio-europe.com/de/produkte/uhren/edifice/efs-s570db-2auef/

>>15684198
I think this is what you might be after ? I think it looks the same as their polycarbon range. I really liked the look of the D1 but it seems way overpriced. I've not been able to find any with the dauphine hands in my searching but they seem to show that model in some of the pictures.

>>15684270
maka m'bako sounds like an african fashion brand

>>15684272
>Makambako

>>15684267
Thanks anon, but it's too big for my wristlet wrists and I don't really like chronographs

>>15684270
Huh I'll have to check that one out! It's a weird name but so is d1milano.

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>>15682954
Will do. I've just received a notice that the watch has arrived at their office and that they're going to send out the correct watch tommorow and refund the shipping costs for the return.

>>15684233
I'll ask again, did that anon get his Stowa already or not?

>>15684347
yes, I think he posted it a couple of weeks ago.

>>15684189
>Is Poljot a good brand, quick rundown on its history?
Started during the early soviet era by building movements under licence, as was the case fro a lot of the industrial production in the early days of the USSR.
Then was sort of "selected" to be the brand that would produce chronographs in the USSR.
Made a few notable watches, in particular related to the various soviet space programs, including the one worn by Gagarin.
Got absolutely buttraped by competition once Russia opened its market to foreign imports after the fall of the USSR because none of its production was anywhere near the level of the post-quartz crisis mass-produced japanese and swiss watches of the 90s and 2000s.
Keep in mind that for the most part, the more recent the watch, the worse its movement will be. As the USSR went on, more and more cuts had to be made in parts of the five-year-plans, resulting in some soviet watchmakers making movements without jewels, which usually age horribly. So if you know of a watchmaker used to dealing in older stuff and isn't just doing licensed work on specific movement,s you can go for it, because no matter the model you get, it's probably going to need some servicing.
Also, do your research before you buy, because there are good chances you may end up with a franken or a fake. It's not as bad with Poljot as it is with Raketa, but still.

>>15683599
the one he posted looks better than this one.
his looks pretty nice to me, I like the triple day date symmetrical like that. yours looks kinda meh. not outright bad but I don't like it.

>>15684397
Do Russian watches made in the past 5 years still have this issue?

>>15683599
WTF is wrong with your skin???

>>15683787
the flat Cartier one looks majorly off. they don't look good in the first place but if you must, the domed Vostok ones make more sense, visually.

>>15683599
WHAT THE WTF IS WRONG WITH YOUR SKIN?????????????????!!!????!?!?

>>15683698
>phatoms

>>15684413
>>15684417

>>15684419
the famous Blancpain Fifty Fat Ones

>>15684241
>100m WR means the watch can withstand 100m, or 10 bar (atmospheres) of pressure.
>It does not mean you can actually go down 100m.
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>>15684253
How fucking fast are you swinging your arms to generate 250m of additional pressure? Do you know how retarded you sound

>>15684404
>cheap and unreliable materials
No, that was entirely caused by the centralized economy of the USSR and its satellite state facing shortages and cutting certain field that no longer had the priority.
I'm sure there are some russian fashion brands making crap pieces with cheapo chinese parts but the legit ones (Raketa, Vostok and the other brands using their movements like Sturmanskie) are fine.
>fakes and frankens
Not really? Most russian brands today have a hard time staying in business without seeking a buyer to become part of a group (see : Luch), there's not much money to be made in faking watches people aren't buying in the first place.
However there are a lot, and I mean A LOT of people re-using parts from stocks that were abandoned in the late 90s and early 2000s to make fakes advertised as new models or NOS classic models.
If you want an idea, go check russian-watches.info and look at their collections that are not clearly branded or have contradictory markings. The guys running this webside along with a few others in different languages (there is one in german that I saw but I don't remember its exact name) have some stocks of made-up new models to sell.
Pic very much related.

>>15683865
>only 100m WR (can't swim in it)
I never though someone actually beileve the 200m meme. You can fucking swim with a 30m watch you retard.

>>15684432
google it

>>15684446
do you even know what is a 30m watch? literally anything without a screw-in caseback and O-ring is 30m wr. Have fun going on a swim with a $25 aliexpress dress watch and getting water inside.

>>15684458
>google it
I want to hear it in your words, big boy.

>>15684464
ive explained it 3 times before in the past and why should i spoonfeed you? literally look it up

>>15683140

>>15684377
Good, i'm happy for him! kek

>>15684425
Fat bezel girls, you make the rockin' world go round

>>15684470
I've worn my 30m casio while swimming and showering multiple times. People really exaggerate how much WR your watch needs. Then again I'm not surprised, there are anons who take off their DIVE watch to wash their hands.

>>15684470
And I'm telling you, I don't want regurgitated info you read on a forum once. Explain why 100m of pressure testing is apparently irrelevant according to you, and the mechanics or circumstances behind why this rating is suddenly lowered / where all this additional pressure is coming from

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>>15684496
>>15684496
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>>15684487
there is no "0 WR" for watches
30 WR is the bare listed minimum
a fashion watch with zero protection against water will still be listed as 30WR
just because casio's 30m watch can do it doesnt mean the rest can

>>15684493
An indication of the test pressure in terms of water depth does not mean a water-resistant watch was designed for repeated long-term use in such water depths. For example, a watch marked 30 metres water resistant cannot be expected to withstand activity for longer time periods in a swimming pool, let alone continue to function at 30 metres under water. This is because the test is conducted only once using static pressure on a sample of newly manufactured watches. As only a small sample is tested there is likelihood that any individual watch is not water resistant to the certified depth or even at all.

>>15684189
Look at poljot24.de, they service and oil their vintage watches before selling them

>>15684510
>This is because the test is conducted only once using static pressure on a sample of newly manufactured watches. As only a small sample is tested there is likelihood that any individual watch is not water resistant to the certified depth or even at all.
The testing process is completely different dependant on the manufacturer. Just because some aliexpress brand lies about their wr or does substandard testing doesn't mean that you can't swim with your 100m rated sinn 356, which is the post that started this discussion in the first place. You cannot make a blanket statement about the thoroughness of testing across the entire industry

>>15682423
Damn no lie i want this watch now lol it looks fun

>>15684422
Checked and keked