/fa/ - Fashion

High quality watches only

Should I buy a watch, or just go live somewhere nice for 6 months and say good night to this gay Earth, /wt/?

>>15690999
How about buy a nice watch, then go out with a bang?

Stop spamming Casios you fucking homo

>>15691005
Make me bitch

>>15690989
nicely done OP =)

what watch is pence wearing

>>15691013
Way too low res to tell.

>>15691013
What does Trump wear? Looks square, some kinda tank?

>>15691023
He is wearing pic related
https://www.thewatchindex.com/Most-Popular-Watches/Presidential-Watches-Donald-Trumps-Watch-Collection

>>15691023
Must be his VC

>>15691011

Why do you see some of these old watches on such a chain bracelet? Were they actually comfortable to wear? And how do you prevent the watch from spinning and twisting. Flat bracelet seems much more stable.
It's not a ladies watch, seen several mens watches liek that or with just a very narrow bracelet of about 12 mm on watches that are about 38mm.

Thoughts on Aqua Terras? Really considering this one in 38.5mm since the green only comes in 41mm and my wrists are too small.

>>15691041
>It's not a ladies watch, seen several mens watches liek that or with just a very narrow bracelet of about 12 mm on watches that are about 38mm.
Stop being so insecure
Women's watches are just secret Men's watches

>>15691041
That watch is for wearing on your ankle, it's a weird holdover that was popular in the british upper class for a while, wristwatches were considered declasse and it was also considered incredibly rude to check your pocket watch, so at Fancy dinner parties aristocrats would wear these ankle watches and then check the time by pretending to adjust their sock garters.

>>15691041
my mom owns something similar to this, some watch from the 30's. She just got it serviced and it works perfect, I'll try and get pics

>>15691058
They ever hear of a pocket watch?

>waitlist for these 2 combined is probably longer than my life

>>15691067
>and it was also considered incredibly rude to check your pocket watch

>>15691053
Men's watches are way too fucking big now. This is what a watch should look like. No watch face needs to be over 40mm

>>15691072
In what world is it easier to secretly check you ankle watch than your pocket watch?

>>15691073
A chronograph needs to be at least 40mm or it will be very hard to read.

>>15691076
You have to understand the incredibly complicated rituals and that were practiced by the british aristocracy at formal events, it was like pageantry. Really beautiful to see in action

>>15691073
I agree there should be more like that, but then there are chronographs that I think should be bigger.
Pic rel needs to be a little bit bigger imo

>>15691070
both look like trash desu senpai

>>15691070
I don't like the spiderman theme of the right, but left looks cool

>>15691007
Do they really need to put
>Water Resist
on the front of the watch? Other than that I love it

>>15691053
Agreed. Watches used to be smaller before the gay wrist presence shit started.
>>15691059
Would be cool to see. Try it on, really curious about their ergonomics. Maybe we are missing something. I like those chains and would wear one just for fun if i had one.
Amazing that the the watch survived 90 years and still works.

>>15691045
Probably a good everyday watch

>>15691067
>the virgin pocket watcher vs the chad sockwatch noble

>>15691094
That's kind of why I'm looking at it. It's got all the fancy ass Omega tech. It's robust, fits just about any situation casual or less so, and it has a tasteful date function.

>>15690989
W-W-W-W-R-RIIIIST CHECK

They also put the fat speedy on thes dinky straps. It looks stupid. But maybe a narrow bracelet is less disturbing and you feel it less on the wrist? I don't get the idea.
Being able to adjust it stepless is already a huge plus. But the narrow part is what makes me curious.

I'm currently viewing X Files, kino show with kino watches

>>15691122
Mulder's watch

>>15691106
Ankle Check

>>15691125

>>15691130
Her other watch,she took the Casiopill

I think this one is his famous Victorinox.

>>15691131
Shame she turned out to be such a whore IRL.

>>15691085
it's shit
look up the original daytona and then compare it to the modern daytona
modern daytona is fucking SHIT

>>15691073
God those brain watches are so aesthetic too bad they are trash now

>>15691135
Good women are a rarity anon, I mean good men too.

>>15691137
Like this? This one looks wayyy better imo.
Why don't modern watches have this much soul.
Seriously, what is that material they used for the watch face background. It looks so nice

>>15691143
For some reason, they made the tachy bezel extremely thick on the modern Daytonas. It really ruins the design.

>>15691143
in the past rolex watches, and many other watches, were a combination of tool and jewelry. it had to look good because it was the one acceptable piece of jewelry for a man other than a wedding ring, so it was what many men used to show individuality. there was incentive to try out different looks to attractive more customers but to keep everything grounded for mass appeal. and at the end of the day it was also a tool, primarily for checking time that had to be on the wrist all the time. so being unobtrusive and comfortable were also a concern.
now, no matter what faggets say, watches are like 99% jewelry for most people. so they are big and brash and retarded. rolex set the trend and you can see this in the comparison between the original and new daytona. the old daytona had its flourishes but was sensibly proportioned, very pleasing to the eye and built as an instrument. the new daytona is practically engorged, and the maxi case is not only ostentatious, but uncomfortable to wear for all but the biggest ham wrist.

>>15690998
what a sexy watch

>>15691129
>Socks you get from the military
>Aoi Kumiko
>Casio shitter
Based

>>15691106
looks nice anon

>>15690999
r u ok?

>>15691150
what is the modern equivalent of a tool-y rolex?

>>15691158
No, I don't have any money to continue (or rather finally start) living, and looking back, I haven't really lived for at least a decade, so I just want to get this shit over with.

>$80,000 watch
>$24,000 car

You guys do know only one of these will get your dick sucked, right?

Why are you so fucking retarded?

>>15691045
Excellent everyday watches, but try one on in a boutique before buying (and I suggest buying online/grey-market because these devalue heavy like most Omega). Good water resistance, good wrist presence, good movement, good lume, no problem watch. You could argue that it's 'entry-level', but if it performs as well as it should and you love looking at it every day, then why not.

>>15691070
The 'waiting lists' have been proved as a falsehood by just about every YTber who is serious about watches. In short, a boutique will tell you there is a waiting list in order to say politely to fuck off. Rolex has a policy about 'preferred customers', who are either celebrities or people who have spent money with them before. The purpose of this is to keep the numbers of these models low, and thus maintain or increase the desirability of specific models that in the past were not desirable (look at the history of the Daytona specifically). Don't worry about it; if you want one, buy in the grey market and pay the premium. Or ignore them like I do and spend the money on watches that are either more unique or have more complications. You can get a lot for 10,000....

>>15691096
>pic related for you

>buy this
>it just sits there

Turns out liking watches does not in fact predispose me to liking clocks

>>15691169
Dude that looks like a $20 Chink shitter.

>>15691173
this post was made by watchGANG

>>15691169
If you rely on your car or watch to get your dick sucked you're pathetic. If you can't manage to get a decent chick to suck your dick while wearing a casio and taking the bus you're a failure as a man.

>>15691169
seems like an interesting guy

>>15691165
Stop being a pussy
Buy a motorcycle
>>15691169
4 doors for more whores, or no doors for no whores.
I don't know about you, but I like my girls pure.

>>15691169
pateks are legit really ugly.

christ even nazi-watch vacherons look better than that horseshit.

/wt/ is so fucking reactionary about any new releases of any watch ever holy shit
old = good new = bad mhm yup
morons

>>15691172
Looks really good. I will forgive you if you strap it to your ankle, from now on.

>>15691181
fuck off retard.

>>15691082
>Really beautiful to see in action
>>15691129
Truly you are a noble and high-class individual

>>15691106
Whats the grid on the top half of the dial for? Is there an actual purpose for it or is it just for decoration?

>>15691179
>Buy a motorcycle
I really don't want to go through months of bullshit to get a license, and I'm not in good enough health to really enjoy riding it. Besides, that would just add another thing to pay for regularly, that I can't afford.

>>15691182
Thanks, I'm very happy with it. Actually I have yet to get a chain for it, so no strapping to the ankle just yet. I'm still trying to decide if I should get a vintage one from the same period or if I should just buy a modern one and be done with it. I do in fact wear 3-piece suits often enough, so the chain is part of the ensemble without being intrusive. We'll see. I have yet to get the obligatory monocle and top hat though.

>>15691122
What's the brand of this? Really like the dial. Those square indices are great. Also every digital watch should come with a kill timer.

>>15691186
Anon, if you're really gonna end it all, you don't need to worry about those pesky legal costs.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=loGNj5jJBTQ

>>15691161
Sinn, damasko

>>15691188
Checked.
Dial is in very good condition. Love the proportions and looks of it. I'd probably get a vintage chain. They had some fun designs. Of course it could look too tacky if the design is flamboyant enoug but most still look good to this day.

>>15691169

>>15691172
>The 'waiting lists' have been proved as a falsehood by just about every YTber who is serious about watches. In short, a boutique will tell you there is a waiting list in order to say politely to fuck off.


The other day I was reading reddit and some guy posted his OP and said that he got lucky and purchased the watch, apparently he went to the store, wanted the oyster perpetual, they told him they didnt have the watch, put them into a list, one year later the dude was with his gf and wanted to buy something near the shop and they entered to see if they had something they could buy, the dude told the store again to put them both at a list since they wanted two watches, when they were about to put him on the list he was informed he was already on the list for another watch, talked about it and then then he got his OP that casually was there on the safe, meaning that watch was there for a long time and the AD just wait for someone rich to buy it and not some random dude and they finally sold it to him after seeing that the watch needed to be sold.

>>15691189
Never heard of the brand. The watch reminds me of the one from the Jurassic park 1's hunter/guard.

>>15691183
nope old watch good ahaha

>>15691169
A girl who would suck my dick because of my car or watch is not a girl I would want around my penis.

>>15691185
Partially decoration partially to indicate night time hours.

>>15691207
>A girl who would suck my dick because of my car or watch is not a girl I would want around my penis.

False.

>>15691190
I do if I want to live half a year to a year first, please read my original post. Otherwise I'll just waste money to get fucked as soon as I encounter the first traffic stop/camera/whatever.

Marathon TSAR: Based or shitter?

>>15691201
Oh, so sensor was the brand name. I was thinking the brand was cut off. Well i can't find it, sensor is a too broad term and used by casio. Tried lots of keyword combos. But thanks for replying. My curiosity is at least satisfied.

>>15691078
>at least 40mm
No

>>15691213
>non-Japanese girls cosplaying
Gross, if I'm allowing a whore to touch me then I'm in the soaplands.

>>15691197
Yup. The deuber case is also plain (i.e. no design of any kind on it), so I want to keep things consistent. Wearing a pocket watch is already a silly thing to do, so at least if I keep things 'conservative' it'll look like I'm making some kind of effort. The dial has a small crack at the 31.5 minute mark, but other than that it's pristine. The hands are NOS from my watchmaker, and it's running at 0.0 upright, +1 per day dial up. Since I can easily adjust it myself, I've got it running very well indeed.

>>15691201
In short, the issue is that the only desirable lines in steel in Rolex are the Submariner, the GMT, and the Daytona. If however anyone could buy them at any time, they'd be as common as cauliflower and just as hard to stomach. So Rolex created artificial scarcity (artificial because it doesn't line up with their manufacturing capacity) in order to push other parts of their lineup that no one wants (the Cellini, the Air King, etc.). 'Traditional' customers should have spent approx. 15-20,000 (i.e. 2-3 watches) in Rolex purchases prior to being given the opportunity to get a preferred customer stainless steel watch, with the Daytonas being the highest grade in this category. To prevent customers from being upset in today's 'everyone is equal' environment, they're being told instead that they need to be on a waiting list. There are people online who have waited a decade on a waiting list only to find out that it doesn't exist of that they've been struck off of it years prior.

As for watches needing to be moved...it's a rare thing, so I'd be skeptical of the account you mention. SS Rolexes will always move, without hesitation. If it's done through backdoor dealings, then it has to be done the day of prior to the store closing after they get one in.

>>15691207
Agreed, but I once had one who wanted to after seeing my Semenmaster...but I think she was Eastern European, so that made sense.

>>15691223
Maybe the brand was deleted or modified, I saw a picture from the Victorinox and they blocked the logo with some duct tape on a shit way, so maybe SENSOR was the brand or they invented it, I guess the watch was modified in some way because they had to put that KILL on the LCD screen, so maybe the watch was a prop watch like Arnie's watch from Commando.

>>15691217
Get this one. Looks better. Tritium tubes are a gimmick and look strange. Found this thanks to the xfiles dude >>15691133
But i think this is not a lancer but a sligtly different model.

>>15691226
>girls

>>15691214
Guess you're right, better you just wallow and wither out like a pussy.
Grow some fucking balls please. It's human's duty to continue living despite everything else. To continue living even if there's nothing but pain and suffering.
https://youtu.be/3atW9uoWuqQ?t=40

>>15691231
Looks good. Where would I get this?

>>15691227
>leather with curved end links
This disgusts me for some reason, same with the rubber straps that that company custom makes to fit various models.

>>15691240
It's not leather, it's sharkskin. That being said, I do understand why it disgusts you; the integration of metal with organic 'skin' is Borgish, if anything. Omega has been doing curved ends for years with their models on leather though. I prefer it if I can get it. Sadly these Leonardo Hirsch straps haven't been made for over a decade at least, and the Omega straps are rudely expensive.

I'm still deciding what to get for this one, as well as the 1861 that is still sitting in fucking customs. I know that Speedies are strap monsters in general, but I don't want a bunch of them, I just want 1 alternate in addition to the bracelet. Thoughts? (no nato...I hate natos as they're very uncomfortable for my skin and they seem to put extra wear on the springbars I have).

>>15691236
Why?

>>15691161
Unironically, microbrand shitters

>>15691248
Cause you're a goddamn human being

>>15690999
Buy a Casio and a .45, walk into the woods, and fucking do it

>>15691227
Hm, then it makes sense to keep it a bit lower with the watch. Adjusting a watch on the fly seems fun. Never done it but i'll get myself one of these watch time grapher apps pirated and try it out on a watch.

Also cool omega. Used to hate them due to the hands but the newest seamaster 300 made me like them and then i started appreciating the old designs. Especially the painted and non blinged dial seems even nicer than the modern version to me.
>>15691229
Ah, that seems the most logical. I imagine it was fun for the props guy to resolder the lcd. They seem to have used something different than the 7 segment display. The symbols look really different.

Those straight lines.. regular 7 segment cant do that.
I wonder if they really customized some different display and fitted some IC and connected it with wires instead to the Board. Seems to be very complicated just for one scene. Maybe just used special effects?

>>15691255
Elaborate please. Or is this just some courage wolf bullshit?

>>15691238
Yeah, its nice. Just google victorinox swiss army lancer. But i think they are out of production. Used market it is then.

>>15691245
I saw some nos omega sealskin straps up on ebay recently, might be worth scoping out

>>15691271
Kinda pricey but damn do they look good

>>15691213
If there's a SINGLE vagina in that group I will be very sad.

>>15691261
Pocket watches are far easier to deal with if you've had them serviced properly because everything is larger. You can literally use a pin to adjust the regulation screw, and timing machine programs can be found online which you use with a microphone hooked into your computer. Since pocket watches are fucking loud, it won't get confused. But the pocket watch is only in my pocket, pendant up, or on my desk dial up, so depending on what is going on in the day I'll adjust it up or down to keep it steady. I wouldn't touch anything else though in the movement...that's just foolhardy.

The Mark 40 is a watch I've wanted all my life since I was a kid, but only recently pulled the trigger after finding one at a 'can't miss' price on eBay. These ones are VERY affordable right now because no one knows they exist. I like this aesthetic, I like the complexity of the dial, I like the complications, and it's around 39mm so it's smaller than everything else I have except the 1963 Seagull. The Valjoux 7751 winds far more efficiently than the Seamaster, so it's really my go-to watch now. Covid put an end to scuba trips.

I can understand Omega's modern aesthetic though (to reference your comparisons with 'blinged' dials); they're trying to push into the Rolex market as a direct competitor, and even though they can compete with their movements, they still don't 'look' as rich as Rolexes tend to look, so they compensate with bling. It's a tough call...I find modern Omega to be somewhat...supersaturated? Can't think of a better word for the collections.

>>15691271
Perhaps, I'll have a look. Thanks for the heads up.

>>15691264
Look faggot. If you wanna kill yourself go ahead. I made a decision a long time ago atop the edge of cell tower and I hope you make the same decision, and no amount of advice from this anonymous anime goat smuggling forum is going to help you really. Only you can help you.

>>15691274
The Hirsch was expensive when I bought it in 2007ish...but that's what happens. The price listed for your pic probably has to do more with the NOS buckle branded with Omega than the actual strap though, but quite honestly straps and other accoutrements are just a way of getting the customer to spend more on the brand than they need to. That's why I tend to go with Hirsch, as they were a known supplier for Omega, Panerai, and others for some time. I have no idea if they are still suppliers though....but it doesn't matter. Their quality is excellent.

>>15691235
You can check their twitters
No faggots there.

>>15691282
Ok. So, when you decided you won't do it, how did you quickly get enough money to live a good life after having absolutely nothing and no one for so many years, any advice? Or were you in a completely different situation?

>>15691261
Rewatched that part several times like an autist, and it looks like it was some kind of special effect, the blinking was irregular and I think I noticed some kind of vibration on the image, so no movie prop like the modified seiko arnie in commando

>>15691106

>>15691292
I had no-one and I still have no-one. I've got a bike and made some cash working at a construction site for a bit.
I've been borderline homeless for years now, and you know what? I'm pretty damn happy. Sometimes I just look up at the sky and smile I'm so damn happy.
Good life is subjective. I bought some land in Saskatchewan for like $5k a few years ago, might try and build a small house there. Since I found this laptop I've been looking at it and there's a lot of videos that show howto build a house, looks like a good challenge.
Warriors and misc from the past have no place in the present. You can tell by the amount of suicides from men my age. I'm not the only one out here. More and more I see people who just left society. They don't really exist in statistics, but I'm telling you there are more and more people just leaving and wandering.

>>15691308
That really doesn't answer much, how do you pay for food and lodging and fuel for the bike and repairs and insurance and all the rest? And which watches do you have?

>>15691308
That's a great way to get crushed by the bike and have to get a bunch of new parts for it when they break off or dent. Nice brand new vintage weathered boots too. What hipster LARP crap.

>>15690999
>>15691165
Friend, consider the following: if you are at the point of desperation where you would rather die than continue living as you have done, nothing can truly harm you, since it will only kill you at worst. You can do what you want; you are free.

My advice to you is to go forth and do what you would really like to. Find out what happens.

>>15691301
Hell yeah, power of hivemind autism. But seems to be a cheaper way to do it. That means they only removed the logo. Still a mistery...on x files..hmmm.
I will now look up arnies watch, now you got me hooked. thx.

>>15691321
Dude, consider the following: if I had the opportunities or the money to do what I want, I wouldn't have to kill myself.

I don't know why so many people think that some magical movie fairy descends upon people with literally nothing left and gives them all the opportunities in the world, where the hell did you get that from?

>>15691308
>but I'm telling you there are more and more people just leaving and wandering.
those are all larping faggots who do it on their parents' dime because they are shallow as fuck and after awhile they get bored and go back to working at dad's company

>>15691314
You don't need a lot of money. Most of how you make money and spend it disappears in other thoughts and fun. Making money is easy, work a site here, clean a library there, it comes and goes.
>>15691318
Old crushed beer can under the stand never did me wrong.
A bike falling on that grass? bent mirror at most.
>>15691324
You're talking about the only faggots who put that shit online. Yeah they're larping, as us faggot. Go outside more. Met most of my people in BC, plenty of old heads never been online sleeping in their cabs.

Should I quest for the Rolex Explorer?

>>15691331
>You don't need a lot of money. Most of how you make money and spend it disappears in other thoughts and fun. Making money is easy, work a site here, clean a library there, it comes and goes.
Alright so you're just bullshitting. Fuck off.

>>15691323
A ton of fiction, probably.

>>15691336
Do you have an aversion to doing small jobs for quick cash or something? Go into any small town and there's a shop there that'll hire you for a week or month if for no other reason then they like you.

>>15691335
No, you should get a reasonably priced watch and use the money you saved to do other stuff

>>15691335
Yes. Try Chrono24, and when you realize just how many there are in the world and how easy it is to get one if you pay the price, you'll realize that it's not as special or unique as the name would imply. Rolex makes an excellent watch, but they are in a field of excellent watchmakers. The difference in perceived value comes most from the name and the status the crown confers.

>>15691308
Cool idea. Get into cob houses.
>Super cheap, materials can just be collected for free
>Easy to work with, none of that gay precision shit log cabins require
>easier to protect than wood
>keeps warmth better in winter, is cooler in the summer

Maybe use cob with straw to make it stronger. There are many ways, find the one that fits your climate. Look at germany, they made cob houses and its rainy and damp here in general. They found methods to counter that.

>>15691347
Nice, how do you get a building permit for that and even if you build it from mud with your own two hands, how do you pay for the construction supervisors and all the other relevant paperwork and people and fees, with no money?

It's another /wt/ turns into someone's blog about how poor they are episode

>>15691322
Tried to find quickly one picture of seiko arnies to post it, but didn't find one, the watch was the one from predator and current reissue, but if I remember well ,some kind of chrono subdial was added.

>>15691353
You see the same thing with other threads. Leather jackets becomes 'how can you afford a jacket that is 800 bucks?'...precious metals becomes 'how can you afford to get shipments every month?'...sexy women becomes 'I'm so lonely'...it's human nature to want what we don't have at the moment, and threads concentrate the disparity in the mind of the viewer.

At least no one is saying that there is no point in posting a pic of a double-red Seadweller because it is nearly 'unobtainium' in today's market...

>>15691350
>how do you get a building permit for that and even if you build it from mud with your own two hands

If you buy a mudmaster it comes with a certification for building mud structures and it's pretty easy to do them yourself once you wear the watch.

>>15691350
>thinking someone's gonna come after you in middle of nowhere Canada wilderness.
What are they gonna do? Track a bulldozer thousands of kph from civilization to smash in a Cabin?

>>15691353
It unironically isn't that hard to make money.
If you're healthy and poor you have no one to blame but yourself.
t. was poor because I was lazy

>>15691350
I do not know, ask the god damn house building authority. Or read the building codes on what is mandatory. He said that he is earning money here and there so just save up. The paperwork shit won't cost too much. Some states are way more lax on building codes than others.

One of the most important things will be a connection to the sewage system. If not possible, there are easy solutions with a bunch of tanks and some bacteria that destroys all the bad stuff biologically and the water can just be collected in a pool and go into the ground. Not sure about the poop part. But my firend just bought an old house and explained the system to me. Has a huge garden and apparently it does not stink. We will see about that in the summer.

>>15691360
Based human understander.
>>15691356
No worries, with your clues i will find it. Already found some forum posts but not read them yet.

>>15691374
>He said that he is earning money here and there so just save up.
Must be in a very wealthy country with great economy then, because you can barely scrape by with a steady job here. Can't imagine someone being able to save up from "earning money here and there" from some nebulous activities. Since he doesn't want to say what exactly and for how much money, I'll just file it under telling lies on the internet.

>>15691323
Nah, you just don't get what I'm saying. Why kill yourself when you can just try to steal a bunch of money and either get shot by the cops or get a fuckload of money, for example?

>>15691169
jokes on you my car is worth 2 grand (07 city golf) and wear daily a SNKX79 that I put a mesh bracelet that makes it look 10x more expensive then what it is and still have more sex than you. Bitches love shiny mesh bracelets.

>>15691384
If I was a sociopathic retard I'd probably have a great life already.

>>15691381
Might be. But he from canada. Guessing by the land he bought in Saskatchewan. You can make money with manual labour. It's not easy on the body, depending what but opportunities are everywhere. Gardenwork alone is a never ending source and lots to do in every region.
Where do you live that the situation is so bad?
Here in germany is the same.
>was unemployed for 6 months
>employment office found me a temporal position in some factory very quick
>not hard at all but sucked for for other reasons
But it was short and super close to home. Took this instead of some bs further away. Shitty jobs are easy to find. Nobody wants to do them.

But since it's canada and he has a bike, i suspect drug courier or similar. Hells angels and other biker gangs are pretty strong there. But you have to win their trust before you can do work for them.

>>15691324
is that lake louise? That place is a hot spot of faggot toronto kids

>>15691415
it's some place in netherlands I think

>>15691381
I made 40 grand at a union job in Eastern canada zero education zero experience my first year. You gotta be less negative nigga. Things work out as long as you seek to improve yourself.

>>15691418
Ok, how do I get Canadian citizenship with zero education and zero experience.

>>15691421
marry a canadian

>>15691387
>check model on german google
>see prices around 180€ from other euro countries
>see these two on chrono24 from poland

ONE HUNDRED AND FORTY YUROSHEKEL!
What the actual fuck? Did i miss something? Did the whole economy crash already? I remember these going for around 70 € in some malls.

>>15691421
Be canadian. Your American I assume, you pay way less in food/taxes than me so count your blessings.

>>15691390
so smoke meth until you are one, goddamn son do you need everything explained to you?

>>15691425
I paid 100$ 2 years ago. Seiko 5s are going up in price for whatever reason.

>>15691425
>>15691429
Seiko5s were discontinued for their shitty Sports line and COVID made everything more expensive due to shipping and stuff

>>15691426
Nope, Moldovan.

>>15691429
Yeah, that fits. Saw them about 4 years ago in a mall. Even then i thought to myself
>70€? Damn germany, they are way cheaper in the US

Just found one on ebay for 186€+11€ delivery, from fucking glasgow. Did they get discontinued or what? I remember youtubers hyping this model. It looks really good tho. Bet hype and seiko discontinuing shit like the retards they are lead to that price development.

>>15691435
Your more free than me mate . A house and a family are obtainable for you.

>>15691441
My biggest regret is not buying the skx007 when they were sub 200 now they've shot up to 500$ and fuck paying that much

>>15691435
Murder some corrupt cunt in an office and sell his car. All things considered, you can randomly murder anybody in any, mildly power position and you will reduce corruption.
>>15691442
This.
Germany is the same. Taxes out the ass and regulations on top.
>want to build some simple shit shack on a dirt spot with your hands and your drunk cousins?
>hello building codes, adios cheap house
>want to drive some old car that is super easy to fix
>not with eco regulations that get updated, upping taxes on the car a bit and forbidding you to enter certain city areas

Well the car stuff can be solved with easy tricks but still, gay nonsense all around. Friends of mine recently bought a house, both work, not married yet, 400 000€, loan payments will go fro like 30 years.

Mind you, it's a rural area. Big house but still too much. Housing market keeps getting expensive.

>>15691450
Im in canada but I live in the atlantic so I can afford 10 acres in the sticks . I grew up in Toronto and my shitty crime filled neighborhood is now all punjabis, couldnt afford to live there if I wanted.

>>15691448
I don't see the beauty in the skx, despite loving divers. But seiko fanboys are retarded to hyping it up and paying that much. Nothing justifies the jump from 200$ to 500$. Huge jewery.

Check out san martin and steeldive watches. They have some straight copies of these and more. And better design variations than soiko ever will.

>>15691450
>>15691442
ITT morons who think Moldova is in Africa.

i am literally trump, ask me about my watches

>>15691462
Monkeydonia? Might as well be

>>15691460
Just found an skx for 619€...take a fucking look at that quality date window.
https://www.unger-schmuck.com/seiko-scuba-diver-automatik-skx007k2-automatik-200-m/a-1000021524?ReferrerID=29

>>15691460
I like divers and I like seiko but I wouldnt pay that much. I own a ray 2 that scratches the itch plus 3 vostoks that I replaced the bezels with straight copies of the skx

>>15691472
If you ever want to scratch it a bit more, check out ali. Just found this for 110€. Date looks better with that border. Dial super crisp and sapphire. I somehow doubt that seiko offers sapphire in their 500$ skx.

>>15691459
I'd not want to live in some shitskin infested hellhole. Everything will be more and more expensive until implosion and it will be full of trash. Good that you can have some land for a good price. Bofore some assholes start selling land to foreign speculators. (aka treason).

>>15691356
Here's a good pic. Two dummy sub dials and a casio module. Wonder what the thinking behind that all was. Maybe
>find the biggest digital module so camera picks it up easier
>put it in arnies big watch so he still looks manly

And the dials were used to cover the blank spaces on the dial. And they made new dial plate without holes for the hands and painted the borders.

>>15691496
Very weird, but i found this watch in the recommendations of the arnie seiko
>>15691201
>>15691122

It's a Miyota 4800-01A movement and was fairly popular during that time. They stuffed it in all kind of watches. When you google the movement you'll find many variations. Seiko also used it.

Where do I even begin my search of nato straps its overwhelming.

>>15691448
Longisland watches has them for about 300, who they hell is paying +500?

>>15691531
450 cad, for an oil producing country our dollar sure aint shit

Anything I should know about MWC? I really like their sub homages. I want a tritium tube gimmick lume. I prefer the look of these to a Marathon. Anything I should know before buying?

>>15691535
Looks like dog shit if pic is suppose to be a sub homage. for 700 cad you can buy a lot better.

>>15691041
Speaking broadly and possibly entirely off-topic, pre- and WWI era mens watches were pocket watches converted for wrist use, with some crude lugs rigged on top. A thin leather strap and off you go. The most you would get in terms of "rugged" would be a bund-type strap and a grid dial cover. Waterproofing of watches was a thing already in the 19th century, it seems.

>https://www.vintagewatchstraps.com/waterproof.php

>>15691534
RIP, my sympathies bro. I love my SKX, I know it's a bit of a meme watch, but there really is something about it that I don't think an homage watch could capture. Glad I went for a real one and not a 5KX either

>>15691041
pre-40s watches were just generally whacky
>purposely non-descript pocket watches made not to be noticed, ever, because that would be rude and crass
>also, super gimmicky pocket watches meant as conversation starters to try and make watches respectable
>ankle watches
>converted pocket watches on bund straps, sometimes even sewn on clothes
>ladies' pendent watches

>>15691078
No.

>>15691597
>ankle watches
The hell, i was thinking that this >>15691058
was a joke. Had to google a bit but found something. Now the chain bracelet makes sense, thank you both for the input.

The rest makes sense tho. I guess it dependet on the social situation. Bet the rich ones were uptight and normies would enjoy a convo about the watch. Very interesting.

Good lord, i just found r/anklewatch...this confuses me so much, haha. Well at least they have some historical pics to confirm it more. Couldn't find it on google.

>>15691523
CheapestNATOStraps dot com, anon

>>15691628
https://erikasoriginals.com/mn-straps/lumed.php

These any good?

>>15691632
>75 dollaridoos for a flexible fabric and some metal parts

These things are sold for like 7$ on ali. Same quality. Or for 20$ in western shops. But 75 is a damn scam.

>>15691106
The most presidential of watches.

>>15691646
Any around that price that glow?

>>15691610
Commie chinks are permasquinters. It's different in the civilized world.

Gentlemen, wrist watch check.

POST AND THY WILL BE JUDGED BY TGV

>>15691692
I already posted it Tristano.
>>15691647

You know what, I kind feel like saving up for a Sinn diver. Ugly, pricey and made of memesteel, right up my alley.

>>15691692
Bout to hit the hay. Dont wear watches to sleep so only got this on my wrist atm.

Is this watch effay? Should I buy it?

>>15691705

>>15691692

>>15691692
please don't make me play with your toy dinosaurs Timothy

>>15691647
is it really that hard to make the dial smaller so date window would fit better?

>>15691292
Here's your mistake. You don't get money quickly. It takes effort, hard work and dedication, maybe a little luck. Get out of your comfort zone and do something. Don't be afraid to make mistakes. Work out. Go for long walks without your phone.Take a bus somewhere you've never been.Say hello to that girl you like. Read a book. Like the other anon said. Nobody can help you if you can't help yourself.

t. ex alcoholic junkie lowlife lazybones

>>15691665
Couldn't find it on ali. Are they only reflective bands or actually coated in phosphorus? If the second, i'd not want that against my skin all day. No matter if chinese or any other production.

>>15691790
>>15691665

https://www.cheapestnatostraps.com/collections/lume-collection

i doubt its phosphorus, thats some 70s wartime shit, its probably just the normal glow in the dark plastic.

>>15691425
That's Indonesia you retard.

>>15691692
The first "real" watch I've bought after trying out my dad's Citizen. Maximum chuffage.

ID on my grandfather's watch?
I don't know shit about watches or how to take photos apparently

>>15691870
do you have a pic of the back?

any numbers/markings?

does it run?
if it doesnt run, does it run when you shake it?

>>15691718
Silly hands are unreasonably effay.

>>15691881
Runs perfectly, seems to be auto
Don't have a pic of the back, not with it at the moment. It's pretty thin

>>15691883
Stop posting this I promised myself I won't be buying any more watches this year

>>15691808
>disrispecting citizen
>chuffage

I am spitting in disgust because of your post, söifag.

>>15691705

>>15691751
That looks shit, you lose the lume pip at 3 o'clock.

>>15691885
That doesn't really look like an automatic, more like a basic 90's/00's quartz Seiko.

>>15691888
You and me both, bud.
Imagine the lume on that thing.

>>15691921
not him, i was thinking that as well, but wouldnt a quartz say so on the dial?

>>15691912
>you lose the lume pip at 3 o'clock
and?
I guess it's a preference thing, I really like date wheels at the edge of dial, makes it look like dial/watch was made for the movement and not retrofired.

>>15691753
>>Here's your mistake. You don't get money quickly.
Ok, what do you live off then, if you don't have money?
>without your phone
I don't have one, can't afford it.
>Read a book
I do that every day.
>alcoholic junkie
Where did you get the ridiculous amounts of money needed for those hobbies?

People here really can't imagine what it's like not having free money to live on, it seems.

Who are the best micro shitters?
Or should I just settle for the shit logo seiko 5

>>15691965
the chinese

>>15691965
probably Zelos but their watches are always sold out
heard good things about Baltic too
if you want homage brands just buy a san martin 62mas/monster/tuna or whatever

Not gonna quote all over, but if yall like full lume hour markers, I have some gud slavic news for you. My old man had one of the older iterations of this, fond childhood memories of ooooo glowy in the dark.

>>15691923
Nah, they stopped that sometime in the 90's. On the contrary, "100m" and nothing else on the dial suggests quartz to me.

>>15691045
I'm wearing mine right now, it's a fantastic watch. The dial has enough texture for some visual appeal without being too over the top. The bracelet is the weak spot, however.

>>15691628
>swedish shop that sells in dollars, then converts to yuro, then adds VAT and shipping costs on top

yeah, nah, the quality and feel isnt great either

>>15691078
The original Heuer Carreras were 36mm my nigga.

>>15692092
We are no longer midgets. 36mm is for women.

>>15692097
>We're obese now, 36mm is for fit men.

FTFY

>>15692109
Unless you are a massively obese whale wrist size doesn't change if you are fit or otherwise. It's just bone and tendons with no muscles to bulk up.

>>15691808
Chuffed to bits, friend!

>>15692086
>Swedish shop

>>15692134
My bad, I only read Stockholm.
Still, they call themselves cheapest for a reason.

>>15692117
>Unless you are a massively obese whale wrist size doesn't change if you are fit or otherwise. It's just bone and tendons with no muscles to bulk up.
Except you retards wear it past the bone so yeah it does.

>>15691106
Noice

>>15692137
nato straps is all mass production anyway, just get the type and color you want for ~10 bux from any china site

Where to cop MWC for cheap. I've seens posts before of people getting them for way bellow MSRP. I really want the tritium tubes on I posted before but like the anon said, 700CAD is too much for one.

>>15691718
>no
>no

So don't buy a watch from Indian, the Philippines, Malaysia, and where else?

>>15691109
I looked at their website but I don't see this calendar attachment on the band, wtc?

>>15692137
>>15692134
"Cheapest NATO Straps is located in Stockholm Sweden, and that where we ship from."
They also have low shipping in Sweden, so they probably just fucked up in the form. Like a french shop accidently choosing Paris, Canada

Any recommendations for a tactical/military watch that isn't a G-Shock, /wt/? I'd like something that goes with your everyday tacticool autismo outfit, cargo pants, army shirt/jacket, that sort of thing.

>>15690989
new recruit reporting in
oh boy i did NOT expect the dial to be this glossy, i literally said "what the fuck" out loud when i opened the box, i absolutely love it lmao i'm actually overwhelmed. An orange-black nato and an alternative bezel is already underway although I have to say I kinda like the original bezel but I'll see.

>>15691227
>the issue is that the only desirable lines in steel in Rolex are the Submariner, the GMT, and the Daytona.

Wrong, all steel rolex is desirable just to varying levels, go into an AD and see how often you see an explorer or milgauss sitting on a shelf, they sell. The least desirable of the professional models is the yacht master ii and even they sell, hell some AD's don't even have smooth bezel OP's.

>>15692307
>So don't buy a watch from Indian, the Philippines, Malaysia, and where else?
Eastern europe, unless you are buying a Soviet shitter.

>>15692331

marathon, everyone shills divers but their fiber shell ones are peak military minimalist and cheaper

>>15692331
Hamilton khaki field, CWC G-10, vintage Benrus type 1 or 2, anything made by Marathon, or you could go high end like a vintage omega seamaster or Rolex sub

>>15692335
I usually don't like Vostoks but that looks nice

>>15692134
I've order from them before and it comes from sweden. The leather strap on my 24h polar bear posted earlier is from them.

>>15692347
>fiber shell ones
https://www.amazon.com/MARATHON-WW194015-Military-Tritium-Sapphire/dp/B0781RHTDH
These? Not bad, that 4.5 date though.

>>15692358
>>15692335
shot from further away for better proportions :)
i'll be having this nato, let's hope it looks cool on that
https://www.bartonwatchbands.com/collections/nato-style-straps/products/black-burnt-orange-jetson-nato-straps?variant=7062397321270

>>15692382
https://www.longislandwatch.com/Marathon_General_Purpose_Watch_p/ww194009sg.htm

This is the cheapest one, no tritium lume, no date. I think the tritium version is also available in no date though.

>>15692331
>>15691307
Pick me!

>>15692335
Dots and dashes bezels are based.

>>15692307
It's simpler to say only buy Swiss, Jap or German.

Why do most Boctok divers have no lume pip on the bezel?
Do Russians just go underwater and hope for the best?

>>15692401
Russian diver not fear death

>>15692382
>>15692385
>water resistant to 3 atmospheres (30 meters - 100 feet)
>water resistant to 3 atmospheres (30 meters - 100 feet)
>water resistant to 3 atmospheres (30 meters - 100 feet)

...

>>15692335
>>15692395
let me join the club guys

>>15692445

Casio marlin or pic related?

>>15692458
No.

>>15692443
>general purpose not a dive watch

>>15691908
But I own two of them, third is on its way.

>>15692458
Casio

>>15692458
The lancer is cooler IMO

>>15692335
that is an abomination unto god

>>15692458
Pic related. The duro's appeal wears off quick.

How do you guys rate the Hamilton Intramatic Chrono?

>>15692485
I bought one a couple years ago and I love it, but because it's one of my favorite watches I don't wear it much anymore out of fear that I'll fuck it up somehow

>>15692485
Should have been the same size as the original/10.

>>15692384
>>15692335
i like it, then again i like loud expressive watches
its not like it costs a lot, so you should have fun anyway.

>>15692331
meme blackout watches on ballistic nylon nato

>>15691965
christopher ward makes decent stuff

>>15692331
square g-shock
obscure pseudo g-shock casios
timex ironman

>>15692512
those are cool but im literally gay

>>15692520
>that isn't a g-shock
Learn to read fucknuts

>>15692533
square g-shocks are nice.

Are montblanc watches worth the price?

>>15692537
I agree, I have one with the metal bezel. But he asked for non gshock tactical watches.

>>15692564
"g-shock" always assumes the ugly round g-shocks.
The squares are too nice not to mention.

>>15692572
That's beside the point. It's still a g shock. The dude asked for a non g shock watch

>>15692577
That's beside the point. He's only asking for "non g-shock" because he is thinking of the ugly round g-shocks.

>>15692580
You're an autistic idiot.

>>15692581
No u.

>>15692555
Not really.
They aren't particularly bad, but they're overpriced like everything else that montblanc makes.

>>15692537
If someone wore a suit and a gshock for a job interview at my work I would refuse to hire them on principle.

>>15692555
The basic Montblanc are unremarkable and generic overpriced luxury. However their Minerva produced pieces, like the OP, are high horology at its finest with genuinely great watch making. Still a bit overpriced though.

what watch screams "i love dick in my asshole"? all my friends and family know im a huge watch enthusiast but they dont know im gay. i want to buy a gay watch as a way to come out. im so excited!

>>15692512
This looks awesome on the thumbnail, but then it's an ugly Seiko when you expand :(

>>15692608
diesel

>>15692608
vintage rolex

>>15692485
Fantastic watch but unfortunately this >>15692498

>>15692595
>I am a superficial faggot

>>15692608

>>15691963
How are you using the internet?

>>15691496
>>15691505
Nice, that's what I like about watches, finding models, searching similar models, stopping movies and seeing what watches are being used.I like all of that more than using horology as a way to show off the wealth like shallow people do.

The watch on the picture is similar to the one what I posted,it seemed to be pretty tacticool specially when a compass on the bracelet, as a fan of ana-digi watches the watch desing is pretty nice.

>>15692671
>jurassic park
D'you happen to know what chrono ian malcolm is wearing?

>>15691460
I have this watch, I like it but wish the crystal had ar coating. Also I kinda made the bracelet expand by messing with it too much. Ah well, its cheap as fuck.

>>15692674
No, from what I have seen nobody is able to identify the watch, and looking at the picture is like trying to see if the yeti was real or not,all we have is some blurry frames, at most it is know that the design looks like a military chrono or some tag heuer, looks pretty generic, black dial, some white/silver logo, no distinctive forms or shapes.

>>15692595
If someone refused to hire someone because of a fucking watch I'd never in my life ever consider working for them.

I'm reading mixed things on the cheapestnatostraps. Can anyone vouch for their quality? Id rather buy quality once then pay the price twice

>>15692744
They're nice. I bought a few from them and am very satisfied. Though I will say unless you're looking for a special strap color or pattern you should just buy the cheapest option on ebay. Cheapestnatostraps has their jubilee straps on sale now so that's worth a look. There's really no point in going expensive with nato straps unless you can't find what you're looking for. I really wanted a bmw M colors nato and could only find it at CNS. And I also recommend always going for a single pass strap, I only get a nato now if I can't find the colors I want on a single pass.

>>15692744
their quality is very spotty and all over the place
i have bought 2 times from them so far (minimum 5 items to get the 20% discount, 12 straps in total) I can show receipts if you want
>normal leather
real leather but you get what you pay for. Basic $10 strap starting to show desk scuff marks after 1 wear
>their inhouse Kvarnsjö leather
waaay too thick and uncomfortable (its like 4.5mm thick)
>stamped "ostrich" leather
not bad, actually.
>suede leather, single pass nato
the softest leather ive encountered, extremely soft, maybe too much. The keepers are metal and due to the softness of the suede folding the leather back under onto itself is a hassle
>2 piece nylon
my favourite from them, comfortable
>perlon
utter dogshit cardboard perlon, even the "premium" one, very scratchy and buckle feels cheap
>nato
passable but keepers are not as good as the $2 Aliexpress one that I bought. Slightly stiff
>MN straps
its fine but a pain to adjust, didnt like it but probably not due to their quality, just the inherent properties of a elastic band.


tl:dr
dont bother. if you want nato straps get them from aliexpress, pick the one with the solid ROUNDED keepers, despite the low price these are the best natoes i own.
https://www.aliexpress.com/item/32956935230.html

>>15692787
>>their inhouse Kvarnsjö leather
>waaay too thick and uncomfortable (its like 4.5mm thick)
That's just not true. I have one here and it'sa very comfortable band >>15691106

>>15692798
>suede
I bought the normal leather (rally) strap, its way too fat and looked like a bdsm cuff on my wrist

maybe the difference is the suede

>>15692809
Post pic on wrist

>>15692744
I got a couple of straps from them and they're good enough for the price. I ended up buying them because I needed a 19mm single pass nylon strap which isn't a very popular size or type of strap, but they had a really good choice and the seatbelt style strap I got is pretty decent quality. I also got a MN style strap just to try it out and I'm glad I did, it's comfy but I wouldn't want to buy a proper expensive version.

>>15692602
>Still a bit overpriced though.
Not if they put "Minerva" on the fucking dial.

>>15692798
Same, got their chestnut one, it's really soft and the perfect thickness.

>>15692458
Pic related, the duro is pretty fugly irl.

>>15692823
like i said, its too fat
4+4 thats at least 8mm+ of leather where it overlaps

BDSM dungeon tier

>>15692858
Why didn't you put it through the first loop?

>>15692862
because normally i have this on a deployant clasp which is on another strap right now

forcing it through the 1st loop normally will stress the leather out, and im not going to do that for a photo

>>15691129
Cute and funny

do chinks make world timers?
this dial makes me horny but I can't afford it

>>15692858
>>15692865
Very based. Been doing this too recently. The first loop should be movable too. This thing has to be some sort of planned fail point. You have to bend the whole strap so much just to get it thru. Not good over the years.

>>15692458
This. Hope you can find it used. But they seem to be still popular and not expensive. This one looks better. Field watch dial and divers case and bezel, cool combo. Bezel pips add charme.
The duro is a bit boring and not as special looking as this one. Yet another diver.

>>15691106

>>15691647
Unfortunately. I say that as an owner

>>15691870
Seiko

You're welcome

>>15692872
buy a farer
high quality, good looks, very affordable

>>15692347
I second this

>>15692466
As it seems, i have been bamboozled. The good looks of these can not stop my rage, not this time.

>>15692894
thanks a lot anon

New
>>15692917
>>15692917
>>15692917

>>15691106
I hope you realise you're wearing some chink shit watch instead of a real soviet union watch

>>15692920
no its just an ivan watch.

>>15692608
Rolex

>>15692608