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post best vostok

>>15684499
scuba dude

>"Hi there Anon. I see you're wearing your Vostok today. Excellent choice my friend, wear it in good health. OK Ciao!"

>>15684506
Based and chuffed to bits.

This watch is cooler than the "holy grail" speedmaster 376.0822. Fight me

Wrist check
Casio mtp1246 for today

>>15684499
This is my favorite.
>>15684509
What's the airplane hand for? Really liking this design.

>>15684509
not interested in chronos but that case is spectacular

>>15684520
it's a GMT you imbecile

>>15684524
I just wasn't sure because there isn't any 24h markers. Can it even be set independently? You already have the 24h subdial, would be really dumb if it just mirrors it.

Has anyone here shopped at Dutyfreeislandshop before? How reliable and fast is their "No-Tax" shipping?

>>15684509
What's the model?

>>15684524
That's the minute indicator for the chrono your cretin

>>15684545
It's the dive timer you peabrain

>>15684547
it's the week indicator you simpleton

>>15684552
It's a compass you nincompoop

>>15684547
Don't play off your stupidity. You don't know shit what you're talking about. The sinn isn't a gmt. Faggot.

Ccombo breake
Pls go back to r*ddit with your shitty unfunny joke ran into the ground reply chains thx

>>15684557
>ancient 4chan joke
>reddit
Though I agree he's a faggot. Poster count hasn't change, he's just samfagging to himself to play off his stupidity.

>>15684536
Old Sinn 140?, I don't remember it having tachymeter and it having a inner bezel instead of it. It was a space watch, I don't think it was used outside the ship, but was used in the space.

>>15684520
>What's the airplane hand for? Really liking this design.
It was like that because that was the Lemania desings, other watches with the same movement had the same hand, it is very distinctive. New sinn 140 also has that kind of hand as a homage, but the movement is not a Lemania even though the modified Valjoux works in the same way. If I had the money, I would buy that new chrono, it looks nice and has a decent tech, and looks cooler than the sneedmaster, pic related is the new model, it has meme coating that apparently is almost unscratchable, antireflective coating, and gas inside it that prevents humidification inside the watch.I really like that aesthetic of old military watches, Tutima also has some old and new nice models.

>>15684524
Pic related

>>15684530
It's the chrono minute hand

>>15684536
>>15684568
Close, it's the sinn 157

>>15684347
>>/fa/thread/15620069#p15620151
here you go anon

>>15684573
>sinn 157
UGHHHHH THICCER

How is someone supposed to figure out all the shit citizen makes? Like, how was anyone supposed to find
>>15684531
without some dude on /wt/ posting it?

>>15684523
Hello anon, can I tempt you?

https://youtu.be/tlbeuQc_AAY

https://youtu.be/tlbeuQc_AAY

https://youtu.be/tlbeuQc_AAY

YES YES YEEESSSSSS
I want this so badly

What makes it soi? OP 34 (2020)

>>15684648
Tha fact they they are only buying it because they are hoping that the AD might allow them to purchase a sub down the line

>>15684496
Fuck that is a nice looking watch, this is really a Longines?
>cut numerals
>retarded 4.5 date window
Nevermind, checks out.

>>15684627
>How is someone supposed to figure out all the shit citizen makes?
by being autistic and checking all the various regional citizen official websites because they dont have all their models across each of them

if you think thats bad wait til you start looking into orient and their 2768474847 different obscure SKUs and very selective export regions

Today's shitter. But I can't say I don't like it.

>>15684649
I'd do that too to wear the OP and scalp the Sub
that might pay for half or more of the OP desu

>>15684627
CB5887-55H in case you wanted to know.

>>15684652
You have to be fucking kidding me. How are the japanese so incompetent at marketing?

>>15684622
Is there a single Sinn that doesn't have a retarded height?

>>15684651
Oh hey it's the cut numbers autist, haven't seen you in a while

>>15684673
strap id?

>>15684675
Pretty sure that's the stock strap.

>>15684627
https://www.citizenwatch.com/us/en/product/CB5887-55H.html
anon...

if you are talking about reviews, yes there are none practically

>>15684553
Its a regatta countdown you philistine

>>15684673
Thats a really nice watch i thought they ruined all the heritage wayches with faux patina

>>15684669
Plenty. If you want a thing watch you dont buy a 7750 chrono you smooth brain cretin.

>>15684684
>>15684673
>38.5mm

its still ruined

>>15684673
Ah yes, the heritage line. Where the prices are high and WR is low.
>€2000 MSRP on a 30m watch

>>15684694
Wristlets, when will they learn.

>>15684699
why the hell. would you need. WR. on a dress watch you homo
>>15684702
the original is in a small vintage size the reissue should be as well, a smaller size just looks more refined and elegant

longines has shown they can do it because they did the legend diver reissue in 36mm
so they are just being retarded

>>15684667
they expect everyone to be as autistic as them
but tbf most watch peeps are

>>15684631
wow, very nice.

>>15684648
It's actually a pretty fantastic watch. The movement is kind of dinky but it's also a pretty premium movement. Silicon hairspring

Vostok has a 420 scuba dude with a manual winding movement and a thin caseback out today

>>15684705
Even the military watches have 30m WR.

Thin back

>>15684693
>wants a chrono
>compares it to handwind movements and non crono watches
>lmao its height
>the watch is actually just 2-3mm taller than the average non chrono watch.

>>15684742

Fuuuuk meranom, they have a million green Neptunes now, zero of the blue or orange ones in stock since the beginning of the year. Now they are releasing a bunch of non SE watches in the neptune cases with stupid gay cyclops and they are charging the same price as the SE neptunes to get it with a solid bracelet.

Any russiaboos know what the text on this says?

>>15684790
AMPHIBIA
NEPTUNE
31 STONES
MADE IN RUSSIA

>>15684782
ya the orange one is very nice
they probably still make their watches with cold war machines and assembled by babushkas. slow

>>15684808
Thanks anon

>>15684790
Amphibia
Neptune
31 stones(jewels)
Made in Russia

>>15684782
>cyclops
FFFUUUU I need that crystal. I wonder if I could convince Dimitri to just sell me a cyclops crystal.
>>15684808
They do. The watches are made the same way they were in the 60s.

whats so special about this one and why would you get this instead of the neptune SE? the green neptuine SE is ugly and the good looking ones are out of stock

What is a good simple white dialed steel sports watch?

>>15684782
960 isn't the neptune case, neptune only refers to the dial arrow and bezel combo.

>>15684819
>I wonder if I could convince Dimitri to just sell me a cyclops crystal.
Yeah you probably can

>>15684819
are you the 1st person in /wt/ history to actually like the cyclops?

>>15684823
Yeah you are right, and the bracelet, don't forget the bracelet

>>15684820
It's a new dial design, "icebreacker" dial
I think it looks pretty neat

>>15684821
Rolex Oyster Perpetual 39
Rolex Explorer II
Omega Seamaster Aqua Terra
Omega Seamaster Diver 300

>>15684820
nothing special, besides the design its slightly bigger with that case and has a movement with a date complication vs the neptune.

does meranom have watches that russian soldiers actually use?

>>15684848
soldiers probably use quartz watches, maybe gshocs and similar, there is no need for mechanical watches when the good and cheap stuff is quartz territory.

>>15684861
im talking about USSR or earlier periods not modern

>>15684651
Retarded pricetag as well. At least for a Longines, that is

>>15684869
The kommandirskies were often issues to commanders and generals. 913 dial is a classic that could have been used by a soldier, 420 710 150 090 cases are also original cases.

you guys lije my new pagani design watch?

>>15684912

>>15684914
Is that an original design?

>>15684820
What's so special about the neptune? It's all pretty much the same movement plus minus a date complication or a gmt+small seconds hand. Just different cases dials and bezels. If you prefer a cushion case get the icebreacker. The only thing neptune SEs have that's really cool is the bearded face of neptune on the dial.

>>15684919
Looks like a tag rip off

Also what's special about the ''icebreacker'' is that it comes with a lumed bezel.

>>15684931
not a very strong point when the lumes are really bad

>>15684516

Fat guys. Stop.

>>15684942
No u.

I'm looking for some good Role Explorer alternatives; help me out.
>36-40mm case size (max of ~47-48mm lug length)
>100m WR or greater (preferably 200m)
>12-3-6-9 indices or any combination of those are preferable but not a must
>~$3500 or less
>12mm or less thickness
>Chronometer accuracy
>Date function is a plus

Currently eyeing up Sinn 556i/556a, some older Omega Railmasters, or even Aqua Terras.

>>15684869
The current Amfibia parts are not the same as the ones commissioned for the army in the USSR days, and the movements currently used is also a slightly modernized (in that they added a date window). The cases have also changed from the original version because of problems going from the blueprints to production with different materials. But as >>15684908 said, some of the current cases have not changed for decades.
The military-issue Vostoks were, ironically enough, not as sturdy as the civilian versions released once Raketa and Poljot were commissioned instead of Vostok.

Aw man, aw jeez. If only instead of getting all these colorful, joyous, playful and (for the most part) long lasting shitters I could’ve gotten...a single Hamilton or Seiko with some change. If only I chose the path of traditional, boring chastity and conformity.
The only more expensive watches I currently covet are the Hamilton Ventura and the Zodiac watermelon.

>>15684919
>he thinks pagani """design""" actually has a design department
kek
but the tag is 66 times the price

>>15684957
There aren't any dude. Explorer is Explorer. Everything else is a shitty ripoff.

>>15684961
what watch box is that

>>15684961
I like your collection anon, although its not my style I respect your choices

>>15684957
I'm on the same quest as you, finding the ideal rolex explorer alternative that is not huge.
It does not have the numbers, but the Tudor Black bay 36/41 is a good alternative, it is not cosc but has cosc accuracy, and is kinda cheap.

Another for the list pic related, and the one in the video

https://youtu.be/XyKAiBiu998

>>15684975
>this is your brain on lolex

>>15684961
Even odds you are 16 or under.

Why do you keep buying shitter cheap watches instead of saving up for a nice watch?

>>15684977
Judging by his collection, the cheapest on amazon. Not saying it's bad, my 2 watch boxes cost me $40 in total.

Only the shittest watch companies in the world would do something this memey.

>>15684957
https://shop.time-design.co.uk/zeno-explorer-zex-466-p.asp

>>15684975
>simping for rolex
Do you link your posts to your AD in hopes of getting a 2 tone sub sooner?

what watch would a STALKER wear?

>>15684914
If you don't loosen that motherfucker your hand is gonna rot away and fall off. Holy shit.

>>15684998
Yeah I agree

>>15684999
If talking about homages, then also the smiths everest,the Tisell explorer, Alpha explorer.

>>15685008
Oh wow.

Vacheron Constantin copied Longines.

That's really cringe.

>>15684998
the face and hands are beautiful, but ofc they need to make it a "dRiViNg wAtCH" so it ruins any use it would actually have 90% of the time you're wearing it.

>>15684998
is cartier a bad company?

>>15684990
I really wish the B&R in the video was smaller. I'm not sure how I feel about the faux patina on this one though.

>>15685009
I'm wearing the Aplha rn. It's ok. 36mm is smaller than I would've liked at first but it's grown on me. It's not very heavy, bracelet is light and rattly, but looks nice. Dial finishing is actually excellent, and all of the brushed or polished parts are nice. Open caseback too. Worth $130 in my opinion.

>>15685014
The only people who buy Cartier watches are retards with more money than sense.

Buying a Cartier watch is like buying a watch from Tiffanys.

>>15685003
How is that even a question? Any soviet shitter. An elektronika or a anti magnetic vostok

>>15685019
which vostoks are anti magnetic?

>>15684914
i quite like the unctuousness of your arm

>>15684957
Mühle Terranaut III Trail M1-40-14-1-MB
>40mm case size, unknown lug length
>10 bar WR + screw-in-crown
>12-3-6-9 indices
>~$1500
>10mm thickness
>movement capable of getting adjusted to chronometer accuracy
>date function

>>15684957
A tudor northflag? Aware its a love it or hate it watch.

I used to thimk it was awful and have slightly fell in love with it now. Intergrated bracelet is pretty cool

>>15685040
>Date function
Ruined

>>15685031
The ones branded as such. Currently none. They have an out of stock antimagnetic 420 case on the website.

>>15685043
Why do I want autists to get beat up so much? JUST BE NORMAL.

>>15684961
You say this, but most Seikos cost as much as the new Vostok Amphibia Scuba line...
That said
>classic Boctok on an orange strap
excellent taste

>>15685009
>the smiths everest
I've just realized that Eddie doxing his clients (https://www.reddit.com/r/Watches/comments/5bsf7k/advice_timefactors_broken_o_ring_turns_into_my/)) is an homage to how Rolex ADs treat their would-be customers, what a great company Timefactors is

>>15684726
If I get another watch that's what I'll get

>>15685014
Yes and no.
A bunch of their designs in the last few years have been taking the piss off the rest of the industry with stuff like the Crash being a parody of others trying to do really dumb, impractical "high concept" watches ; or their "golf watch" poking fun at how useless some of the "sport" oriented high-end watches really are these days. That's always pretty fun to see.
It's one thing to make these designs but it's another to sell them or buy them. Maybe it's the customer who is the real butt of the joke at the end of the day.
On a technical level, their watches are not bad at all, but they're still dress watches so they lose on WR, shock resistance, etc. And when you combine meme-tier designs that are basically jokes, good but notthat impressive engineering and their high prices, that does not make a very attractive offer.

https://meranom.com/en/amphibian-classic/090/vostok-watch-amphibian-classic-090916m.html
thoughts?

>>15685081
A classic. I personally would change the bezel and get then sharkmesh bracelet for it.

>>15685081
looks like a vostok

>>15685087
link to the sharkmesh? cant find it. what would you change the bezel to? the grille bezel looks interesting but not $20 interesting

>>15685017
the santos is so pretty though

>>15685093
https://meranom.com/en/amphibian-classic/bracelets/mesh-bracelet-22mm-b.html
$20 is nothing for a bezel.
https://meranom.com/en/amphibian-classic/bezels/ities-black-universal-bezel.html
I would get this one just because I like the gimmick. If not I would just get one with a black insert

>>15684648
Does it still come with the cheap, barely visible lume instead of the bright blue one?

>>15684726
Do you like this better or the last OP34? That one has a big boy/submariner movement but fatter shape

>>15685109
no idea, I guess you could look at the 41 press coverage and assume this gets the same thing

the 36 and especially 34 (not to mention below) get no attention from the media

>>15685110
I like the new one a lot.

>>15685117
Because 34 is a women's watch and nobody cares about them

>>15685107
that bezel is pretty cool but feels weird not being able to read any of that. would feel worse if im asked what do they read. and im unsure with that bracelet whether it will look good on it.
https://meranom.com/en/amphibian-classic/bezels/vostok-watch-clean-bezel-01k3.html
i think this bezel is pretty cool. pic related kinda looks like what the watch would look like with the sharkmesh and i suppose it doesnt look horrible. i would like to see what the cities bezel would look like on it though

>>15685137
Image from wikipedia

>>15685136
If you have a regular size wrist it replicates what it looks like for a big athlete type of dood to wear a 39 or 40
Once you start liking that look every pic of a regular size wrist wearing a 40mm diver with none of the bracelet showing on the top view looks very uneffay and wrong

>>15684912
>>15684914
thicc

>>15685146
Old people are disgusting

>>15685136
wrong

>>15685148
How small are your wrists

>>15685152
The fuck is wrong with you?

>>15685146
sharkmesh looks really good. though, which version of the watch is that? the one im looking at now is the 090916M, which is the matte one. the one in your pic looks like the polished version but that one is not in stock.now the only thing im contemplating is the bezel but i dont know how good the cities one would look. the clean bezel is a safe choice i think

>>15685155
I haven't measured but this is pretty much how that same Seiko fits me
that's as big as I'll wear I like the face to be bordered by the strap/bracelet quite distinctly on top of the wrist

556i or a

>>15685161
I have a regular 7 inch wrist and a 40mm fits me like that.

>>15684977
da amazon flash deal kind
>>15684985
thanks a plenty
>>15684992
name a single formal event that a seiko would suffice but the Milanese Marlin wouldn’t
>>15685057
yeah, I should’ve said less than an Alpenis

>>15684742
The vostok marketing guy strikes again.
Not intending to be a douche, but I can't see why would someone get a vostok instead of a seiko, tissot, or even festina.

>>15685175
>I should’ve said less than an Alpenis
Yeah, that's immediately a very different story.
There's tons of fun shitters and microbrands in the 200-600€ range that are well worth it and are a lot more interesting than the soul-crushingly dull offers from Seiko.

>>15685189
Why is it that when ever I post about something I like a schizo calls me a shill.
> Not intending to be a douche, but I can't see why would someone get a vostok instead of a seiko, tissot, or even festina.
>What is personal taste?

>>15685189
not him but vostok is better value than any of them, even the seiko. And theres a certain quirkiness wirh vostok. Tissot is just samesame swatch group office watches and festina is literally fashion tier garbo

>>15685189
>seiko
Bland and boring designs on that price point.
>tissot
How the hell do they even compare? Tissot only makes inoffensive, cookie-cutter entry level dress designs nowadays, that's not at all comparable to Vostok.
>festina
Nice meme.

>>15685189
Name another watch maker that's historic, hasn't moved their production to China, who uses inhouse movements, that are sub $200.

>>15685189
>Name another watch maker that's historic, hasn't moved their production to China, who uses inhouse mechanical movements, that are sub $200

>>15685189
>>Name another watch maker that's historic, hasn't moved their production to China, who uses inhouse mechanical movements, that are sub $200

>>15685219
>>15685218
>>15685216
easy, Luch

>>15685189
you picked the wrong brands to fight Vostok

try Orient/Citizen (mechanicals) /Heimdallr, San Martin, Steeldive / Timex

>>15685216

>>15685239
>Luch
They've been using Miyotas for 15 years though.

>>15684961
W2C california dial timex?

>>15684509
I disagree. I've never been a fan of the tonneau cases, which is why I don't like the Mark II and up in general.

The beauty of the 'holy grail' is the complexity of the dial mixed in with the complexity of the case shape and design. The practicality of chronograph legibility is enhanced by the gradations on the outside of the dial combined with the exterior tachymetre (which is easier to read in lighting conditions instead of the interior one with a flat crystal on top of it). Then, low-light legibility is increased due to the lume for all hour markers (as opposed to Sinn's missing 12 and 3) and the design of the individual hands (the differentiation on the Sinn for chronograph hands vs. running time hands is unnecessary, and rather juvenile).

Finally, the grail has protected pushers and crown. In nearly every metric of comparison the Omega is better.

Regarding the height of the watch (as well as others), note that the Lemania 5100 is a tall movement like many of that era that are automatic winding chronographs. The Mark 3 and 4, as well as the Omega 125 are notoriously high, but it doesn't matter given the engineering of the movement.

>tl;dr You're factually wrong and your taste needs to be re-examined.

>>15685254
the luch one hands are still their super small soviet movement

i just ordered their new 3.0 version in stainless and with small display back (not exact pic)

>>15685117
>>15685109
I just looked at the brochure on the website and they explicitly state that all the 2020 OP models get Chromalight. And not only that, but they finally went ahead and added Easylink to the bracelet.

>>15685198
bants aside I totally agree. And if 90% of them didn’t suffer from submariner and/or big fat chonker syndrome I’d probably own a few. Will probably break and get a Phoibos one day.
>>15685265
I got mine at luxury bazaar, but note it comes with the brown strap I put on the kaleidoscope Timex. Very nice n soft strap btw. There’s a cream dial Cali too somewhere.

>>15685266
why would you ever need so many hands? like what? pls explain for a normie and a brainlet what they do

>>15685265
>>15685303
also it’s quartz

>>15685306
The Lemania 5100 is one of the few chronographs from that era that has a minute counter as a hand in the center instead of a separate minute subdial. The airplane shaped hand moves along when the chronograph is running, which allows 'at-a-glance' ease when determining the minutes the chronograph is recording. Compared with a small subdial where you have to look carefully (usually graded to 30 minutes instead of an hour), the center chronograph minute hand is as easy as reading the watch normally.

I believe Damasko also uses a variant of the Lemania 5100 for their chronographs, also utilizing the center minute hand (DC-80).

The other hands are obvious: top register is 24 counter, subdial at 9 is the running seconds, and the subdial at 6 is the chronograph hour counter.

For legibility, this is easily the best variant, though difficult to buy at the moment.

>>15685306
>>15685317
For reference. I know they're not the only ones. Also, Lemania is in the same company group as Breguet, so I'm sure there are watches in that group that have utilized something of the design somewhere...I just don't know those watches well at all.

>>15685266
>I've never been a fan of the tonneau cases
Personal preference I guess
>The beauty of the 'holy grail' is the complexity of the dial mixed in with the complexity of the case shape and design.
Which makes it too busy imo. The plain and "flat" front profile of the sinn/tutima/orfina/porsche cases keeps your eyes on the dial, where they should be.
>Then, low-light legibility is increased due to the lume for all hour markers (as opposed to Sinn's missing 12 and 3) and the design of the individual hands (the differentiation on the Sinn for chronograph hands vs. running time hands is unnecessary, and rather juvenile).
I don't understand how you can give the omega points for increased legibility and then say that the sinn is "juvenile" for increasing legibility. The use of colour is actually very helpful in discerning the time quickly (especially with such a busy dial), and a pop of orange just looks good.
>Finally, the grail has protected pushers and crown.
Ok you win this one.
Ultimately though the speedy is at its best in its classic, pure form. For autistic military business I look elsewhere to sandblasted chunky cases that look like they could survive a nuclear holocaust

>>15685321
>>15685317
mad. a phone works better in any case lol

Just copped this, what do you lads think

>>15685317
what day of the week is DIE

>>15685337
if its french, then sunday

>>15685322
Interdasting.
>personal preference.
Yup, and to be honest it's been bothering me a bit. For instance, the technical achievement of the Omega 125 makes it a watch I 'should' buy post-haste. But I find it ugly as shit. It doesn't matter the historical significance. I just hate it. The Omega Mark II is a bargain for an 861 calibre. Again, I 'should' buy one, but it's ugly as shit and I'd never wear it. Hence the normal Speedy that's clearing customs as I type. Who knows, maybe I'll swing around to the design in time.
>too busy
It's funny.That's a critique I've read about as well, and indeed if you take the normal tonneau for this movement it does simplify issues. I think one YT vlogger described the case as 'retreating into the background' so that the dial information stood on its own, like a readout on a dashboard of an aircraft. You could say the same about the Flightmaster. Still, I like the matched complexity because to me that is part of the Speedy charm; that it's a tool watch with some elegance to it (specifically the turned lugs). This might be 'personal preference' too, so I can concede that rather easily.
>use of colour
Low light is a problem for orange unless they are lumed or are reactive to blacklighting. Orange is fantastic in water, but not as good as pure white in low light. The beauty to me of the Omega design is that it's white against black for everything, no compromise. I hate it when Omega does the same thing with their racing chronographs (there are always editions that have 'matched' chronograph hands, colours, and designs...I think even the 'First Omega In Space' edition has this with their spear style metal hands vs. chronograph white hands). Personal preference? Maybe...but in practice I've had bad luck with orange hands in low light.

>incidentally, my current Omega uses the airplane hand as well, only this time to tell the numerical date of the month

>>15685337
every day, honestly.

>>15685337
...it was Tuesday

How much does it cost to get a watch re-lumed?

>>15685270
You do know that they're tagged as womens watches on their website, right?
https://luch.by/en/kollektsii/odnostrelochnik/011221757/
Fag.

>>15685325
Yeah, but phones are disposable and have no soul. I like Citizens in general; I'm sure your watch is fine. How's it running?

>>15685337
German calendar...Dienstag (means "Tuesday")...certainly a day of death for many in the office.
>>15685339
Definitely not French.
>>15685348
Depends on who you go with, what kind of lume, etc. Furthermore, the quality of the reluming varies. Sometimes it's simply better to get a new dial, or new hands.

>>15685349
Weird doesn't really look like it. Maybe unisex.

What reputation does steeldive have?

>>15685354
the citizen runs smooth for under 30

>>15685362
they make bootlegs
the bootlegs are actually of good quality but the QC is not perfect so you might get one with some rough finishing or misalignment. san martin and heimdallr seem to be the same guys, but with updated bootlegging techniques so they have better finish and/or better QC
I think their logo is kind of big and I'd rather just pony up the extra 30 bucks for a heimdallr since it has a cool shark

>>15685362
>shifty fathoms

YEMA IS THE FUTURE

>>15685340
>But I find it ugly as shit. It doesn't matter the historical significance. I just hate it.
And you shouldn't feel guilty for this. Watches are both fashion accessories and tools at the same time and failing at one means being half shit. Just look at richard mille.
>it's a tool watch with some elegance to it (specifically the turned lugs).
Which is why it's one of the best designed watches of all time. The way the beautiful turned lugs flow into the shoulders which protect the crown and pushers is the perfect meeting of form and function. I just think that they nailed the formula with the original.
>Low light is a problem for orange unless they are lumed or are reactive to blacklighting.
This is a fair point. I suppose it depends on which matters more to you - slightly increased legibility in the average use case vs squeezing out some more usability in poor conditions.
Also I feel this version is kind of under appreciated

>>15685363
Im disappointed they don't make a sub with the shark logo. Instead it just says heimdallr. What's fucking annoying is they have made a sub dial with a shark logo but only put it in a skx case.

>>15684965
> Autistia

was bike riding and back tire tube blew up. heres this photo i took

>>15685387
I do feel guilty though. For the same reason that I 'should' like Zeniths; their movement technology is well established, and their Defy Labs oscillator is a work of art. But their designs are odd to the point of being aesthetically displeasing to my eye, so I've never wanted one. I feel guilty about that as much as about the Omegas because quite frankly I feel like I'm 'missing' something about it.
>nailed the formula with the original
Hence why I have one (hopefully) clearing customs at the moment. I decided to just get a plain 1861 motmfm because the price was too good to pass up. A 69 cal. 321 can wait.
>legibility in average vs. poor conditions
For me if it's a 'tool' watch (by my own personal definition) then it must be legible in poor conditions (i.e a rainstorm at night, in a brothel, etc). If I wanted anything less, then precious metals and other finishing is okay (like Rolex or Grand Seiko).

Regarding the TV dial 4.5 - I've always hated that one too, but for an odd reason. I find the 'rounded square' that exists on this and the Patek Aquanaut to be visually disgusting, akin to people who have trypophobia. I NEED corners on a square, or I need a perfect circle if it's a circle. But this in-between thing makes my eye try to 'correct' it.

It doesn't stop the watch from being ruthlessly unique. However, the way that the tachymetre and dial markers have to adjust for the shape just make me hate it. Granted, it's rare and choice, especially if in great condition, and it's as 1970's as French porn in earthtones.

I do sometimes wonder if there will be a renaissance of 70's design in watches. Omega has been re-releasing new versions of some of their watches from that era (the new Mark II, etc.), but I am not honestly sure if these will catch on. The excess and unpredictability was a sign of the times, just like conservative minimalist 'future-looking' designs were common just before the turn of the 21st century.

>>15685405
I need a seiko arnie.

>>15685383
Still thinking about picking up the new flygraf.

>Suggest a watch for me.
king seiko

>>15685391
I think if you contact them, for an extra 20 dollars they will put the shark logo on instead of the Heimdallr text

>>15684499
Despite being 40mm, the integrated lugs make it look much smaller on the wrist.

>>15684941
Gorgeous.

>>15684651
Agreed. It's a beautiful watch but the cut numerals and date kill it.

>>15685146
>>15685107
Is everything good here? i put the currency to rubles as its cheaper. how long would shipping take to the US?

I'm starting to develop a real love of quartz

Bought this at a antique store today. Don't know much about watches but this really caught my eye. What kind of strap does it take? Is it battery or wind up? It currently works. On the back, it say C865116.

>>15685557
thats a cool watch. pretty sure it uses a battery. for the strap, measure the distance between the two lugs. that distance is the size strap you need

>>15685557
if the second hand ticks in noticeable 1 second jumps, it is quartz and takes a battery. if the second hand is moving constantly, it is automatic.
measure the distance between the lugs with a pair of calipers

>>15685569
the fact that he said that its running and didnt hand wind it a pretty clear indication that its quartz

>>15685557
looks nice, like a Panerai homage.

>>15685519
well i went ahead and bought it, i do appreciate all your help friend

>>15685519
>>15685594
Looks good. I can tell you what the cities on the bezel are called. They're all russian cities though. As for shipping, pic related.

>>15685608
i would appreciate that greatly

Help me pick a field watch anons. I was looking at the Reise Resolute Titanium but I blinked and the price went up like 200 bucks. What is there in the $200-$300 range? Wristlet so 40mm or less preferred. Somebody told me to check out a San Martin but I don't know, something about them doesn't vibe with me. I guess I want something flashier.

Boldr venture, small, seiko movement, good stats, modern case design.
$299
https://www.boldrsupply.co/collections/land

>>15685645
Meant for
>>15685639

>>15685266
This one looks really good, link please.

New watch, what do you think?

>>15685665
Looks like a cock ring.

>>15685665
Bracelet is not up to the task

>>15685639
What is a field watch?

Should I buy this fake rolex?

>>15685686
no

you'd be as trash as the watch if you did

>>15685689
Just curious, what immediately jumps out to you about its inauthenticity

>>15685698
everything. loose fit between lugs, atrocious date window, rehaut as deep as my asshole.

Get a seiko.

>>15684496
Got this off some bloke in Tasmania, it was given to a friend of his back in the 80's when she use to be a prostitute, it was given to get by a Japanese fisherman

>>15685626
I'll be honest, I'm Russian and even I've never heard of some of these.

>>15685686
The dots are super fucking wrong and I'm a newb to watches

>>15685698
The dial is too big, looks nothing like a sub. You'd be better off with an Invicta Pro Diver.

>>15685735
thanks i really do appreciate this, why is it that you dont recognize some? could they just be very old cities

>>15685761
>>15685735
i also forgot to ask but what do the numbers mean?

>>15685665
WAKANDA FOREVER

>>15685761
Mainly because I've lived most of my life in Canada.

>>15685764
w-wakanda forever

>>15685763
Hours. I would just use it as a GMT bezel, Moscow is 7 hours ahead of me so I would just set the moscow indicator at 7. You can find out which time zones the other cities line up eith and use them to keep track of that if you're autistic enough.

>>15685698
Just get a pagani design for $85 on aliexpress or pony up more money for a better fake, that thing looks like shit.

>>15684957

I can not believe how badly they fucked this up with the 4:30 date. Usually I'm not one to sperg out about date placement but any date would be bad on a minimalist watch like this, and a 4:30 one just shits all over the dial, literally ruins it for me.

>>15685805
Personally i like 4:30 dates and don't find them too intrusive

>>15685777
nice digits. thanks alot for helping me out

>>15685686
>>15685698

Indices are just fucked, half way between regular and nipple dial and it's not styled for a nipple dial anyway, date wheel looks like shit, bezel printing looks like shit, bracelet fit is terrible, crown guards fucked, printing quality on dial bad, hands are terrible.

Even someone who hasn't seen a real sub would tell this is a fake easily unless they were really dumb, this is like a 50 dollar fake.

>>15685814

Honestly the fact they try to sneak it a little tiny date just makes it worse, include the date proudly or don't have it at all.

>>15685816
Anytime. Do yourself a favor and avoid checking for updates on the tracking of your package. Just expect to see it in the new year.

>>15685824

>>15685301
You could've always asked the AD to order an easylink with your purchase and installed it aftermarket with the previous gen

Advise me /wt/: I've recently gained an affinity for snowflake hands and was looking at this one Steinhart which caught my eye. Correct me if I'm wrong: are those printed indices not applied? Is it a Tudor homage thing or are Steinhart just being jews?

>>15685838
That's like a really shitty homage of the tudor pelagios without any of the details that make the tutor cool.

>>15685851
Does anything similar exist or have I found what I guess I'll have to call my grail like a fag?

>>15685838
If you ever want to just mod a watch raffles time sells snowflakes for many different movements.

>>15685686
Might as well get the TISELL submariner. It's only $245 usd, has ceramic bezel inserts, anti-reflective sapphire, Super Luminova, and MIYOTA 9015 or 90s5.

>>15685686
here's what the Tissell sub looks like

>>15685855
I don't know if anyone makes a pelagos homage. It's a awesome looking watch, a couple anons have bought them and were really happy with them.
Corgeut on aliexpress makes some other tudor homages with the snowflake hands

>>15685885
Different anon here. Personally what I like about the pelagos is that the snowflake hands work well with the square indices.

>>15685892
Yeah i agree it's a great combo

I did manage to find one corgeut with square indices.
No idea if this particular store is any good
https://m.aliexpress.com/item/1005001352282844.html

>>15685909
I did manage to find one corgeut with square indices.
No idea if this particular store is any good
https://m.aliexpress.com/item/1005001445527483.html

>>15685913
It looks like the standard black bay style case which is a bit thick

>>15685349
>muh muh womens
insecure much?
thats a different model (2.0)and its a unisex design

eat shit
https://luch.by/en/kollektsii/odnostrelochnik-3-0/81950986/

>>15685014
>>15685017

This makes sense - there is a minor political scandal over the head of the postal department in my country buying these watches for executives.

I like watches that have this aesthetic.
Please share some
They need that perfect smooth transition from the watch part to the band part

>>15685959

>>15685961

>>15685962

>>15685959

>>15684824
>>15684829
So I just got an email back from Meranom. These absolute madmen glue the magnifier onto THE DIAL.

>>15685991
Hahaha, incredible

>>15685924
Justify your crossdressing somewhere else.

>>15685162
asking again

Are Hamilton a meme?

>>15686029
you are the kind of chud that dont dare to wear watches like this because its also labeled as a womens watch.

imagine thinking a watch has a gender. Oh no good heavens. What next, men can't wear cartier tanks too?

>>15686029
oh no, how can Mohammed Ali wear a women's watch. Literally the same model that Jackie Kennedy and Princess Diana wore. Wow what a fag.

>>15685349
All wristwatches are women's watches. Flagrant display of jewelry is unmasculine.
There's a reason your jeans still have a watch pocket, homo.

>>15686043
>chud
lol
>>15686045
>nigger example
the absolute state of 4chan
>>15686053
watches are tools, women don't use tools

>>15686056
the timex marlin is even smaller than the luch. How can men wear it??? its a womens watch. I am flabbergasted. Wow they should be insecure and overcompensate by wearing big clocks on their hands.

>>15686039
They are above average affordable mechanical watches. That doesn't make them a meme.

>>15685851
Both are based on the tudor submariner

>>15686039
the khaki field mechanical is honestly a meme field larp watch for rich people.

>>15686079
>$500 watch
>Larp for rich people
???

>>15686082
newsflash: 99.99% of people will never spend $500 on a field watch

Recommend me a watch, anons
>below 41mm
>budget around 1,500 USD
>has a GMT complication
>preferably no chronograph

>>15684912
>>15684914
HAMFIST NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO

>>15684848
>>15684861
Acchually...
The current Russian issued watch is a mechanical Vostok because of EMP. At least that’s what /wt/ told me. I do t read Russian army news. Google “Vostok ratnik” or something. Last I checked it was sold out on meranom.

>>15686079
"field watch" is amongst the terms most distorted by marketing shits looking to make a quick buck on vintage aesthetics and their paid and bought watch journo minions.
a field/military watch
>must be made according to the exact past or present government specifications
>by the same company
>and the model must have been officially issued at some point
watches not meeting these criteria are field/military style meme fashion watches, no matter how nice, functional, well built or expensive they are.

>>15685959

>>15685959

This but with a brown leather strap. What do you think?

T-Tissot?

>>15685714
sweet

>>15685698
All of it. Polished lugs and centrelinks, terrible hands, indices look bad, case isn't sharp, insert looks bad, printing looks bad, rehaut looks bad,coronet looks bad,bracelet looks bad. horrible all round.

Want to get a new strap for my blaHKED.com shitter, thinking either a perlon or an MN style. Question is what colour would work best? Currently considering olive green

>>15686221
Something like this

>>15685851
Tudor
geneve

pelagos
chronometer
officially certified
rotor self winding
500m-1640ft
episode MCLXXXVIII
it is a dark time for the rebellion
darth vader put it in princess leia's ass
boba fett shaved chewbacca head to toe
now han solo has lost all respect for him
global warming has melted the ice planet hoth
meanwhile, the emperor looks on from his sex dungeon...

>>15684506
for me its patek philippe

>>15686232
It's a shame. That is one of the ugliest Patek's so I can't take what he says seriously.

>>15686245
6 identical patek philippe

>>15685959

Okay but why are the vast majority of GMT watchess eithef insufferably large or sold out?
Where are the 36 to 38mm ones?

>>15686246
What?

>>15686251
> Where are the 36 to 38mm ones?
Look at ladies models for watches that small.

>>15686232
literally looks like a vostok komandirskie lmao

>>15684912

>>15686251
Look into getting something vintage

>>15686232
A GRANDE CLASSIQUE
FROM
PATEK PHILLIPE

So the Invicta submariner knock-off is apparently good for modifications taking seiko dials and rolex bezel inserts, what about the Pagani Design rip off? Anyone know if it's similarly moddable?

Also, anyone out there know where the best places (aliexpress/ebay stores) to buy components?

>>15685014
no they make pretty watches

Any fellow poorfags on public transport dodging the rona and looking affordably good?

>>15686363
>Exposed and likely fake screws
Yikes. not for me man.

How great is the difference in price between a new and used submariner / explorer?

>>15686367
It's clearly a feature, not a bug. At least for me :)

>>15686369
I know, that's why it's a yikes from me dog. I'm just not feeling it

>>15686363

I really like this casio. I've got sone price alert set up for the non blacked out casioak. I kissed it going for £50 last time. Also realy like the casio slim stone

https://youtu.be/S4BA6FOA4TU?t=255

What do you think about this IWC?

Oris Calibre 400 - yes or no? It sounds really good, 120h power reserve, but it's still an Oris and it looks like a cheap mall Sub ripoff...

>>15686415
the watch is admittedly boring looking but seriously stop with the stupid sub comparison, it doesn't even look like one. The oris 400 is from scratch in house calibre development and more R&D than rolex ever did in the last 30 years. Im sure we will see more watches from them with the new calibre.

>>15686415
>eVeRY dIveR iS a sUB

>>15686415
doesnt even look remotely like a sub

>>15686450
>pressure resistant
>5 days
Is that line necessary or they want more lines on the dial like rolex and tudor diver watches?

>>15686415
I'd wait at the very least two or three years before buying into a watch with a newly released movement from a lower mid-range company that just got into making their calibres in-house out of necessity. All we have now is fancy press statements, by then we should have enough information about its performance, serviceability and its potential issues from unbiased sources. I'm expecting a catastrophe that will bring Oris down for good and prove the stupidity of insisting on in-house movements outside the luxury segment but who knows, I might be wrong.

>>15686470
>bring Oris down for good
>for good
firstly, oris is still semi luxury tier, same with longines and nomos

secondly why are you hoping that one of the few remaining, still accessible independents fail? An in house calibre is a good thing, do you expect them to be at the whims of the swatch group or whoever? especially now jn 2020 ETA movements cannot be exported anymore, Oris has no access to them even if they want to.

>>15686056
>watches are tools, women don't use tools
That's why women don't use you.

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>>15686056
what is wrong with you

>>15686477
Isn't Oris some kind of a mall "luxury" brand?

>>15686501
no?

>>15686501
It's a basic level luxury brand

>>15686501
no, Oris is a heritage brand. They were huge in the 60s before the quartz crisis almost killed them. They are not like Raymond Weil or whatever. The oris 400 is not even their 1st inhouse calibre in recent decades. They bought themselves out from the swatch group 40 years ago, and them making their own calibres is just them returning to their old "position"

New
>>15686517
>>15686517
>>15686517

>>15686477
>oris is still semi luxury tier, same with longines and nomos
I like their heritage models and their artelier line is excellent value for the money but they are not anywhere near longines and nomos. Oris is the top offering of outer-city mall jewellers basically, notorious for their devaluation due to 30-60% grey market discounts off rrp even on newly released and limited edition models. Selling a watch that potentially loses 70% or more of its value the very minute the customer walks out the door is hardly the sign of a semi-luxury tier company.
>especially now jn 2020 ETA movements cannot be exported anymore
A problem solved by Sellita, a company with infinitely more funding and experience in fine mechanics and manufacturing that still struggled to make a reliable copy of 40+ years old ETA movements roughly on par with the original. Making an in-house calibre from scratch is a significantly more complex engineering and manufacturing task, especially given Oris' ambitions. An in-house calibre is a good thing as long as it's proven its long term reliability and serviceability.

Where's the anon that wanted a blue RO lookalike in last thread? Said he was looking into the Cadisen. I was about to recommend this one >>15686373 in blue: BEM-SL100D-2A
Only 50m WR, but it's a nice watch with the correct brush/polish ratio.