/fa/ - Fashion

Did that moron in the previous thread really claim that DESIGNING a movement isn’t hard?

Did I misread that? Am I the retard? Is this really the current state of /wt/?

What year is it? where am I?

>>15752801
The design of the 321 is from a time when a lot more skilled labour used to be spent on adjusting movements. It has to be assembled twice, the first time to allow the watchmater to adjust all the tolerances, then taken down and finish lubricated for final assembly. It also has a screwed balance which again requires a bunch of time from a skilled watchmaker to adjust, particularly as the movement is a slow beat and those take a lot more work to adjust for a reasonable level of chronometric performance.

I've seen macros of the new 321 in various videos about it and the quality of the finishing on much of the movement is at a level where it clearly has a significant amount of hand finishing, even if a bunch of that finishing isn't as complex as what you get on haute movements. Compared to a Daytona movement the finishing is in another planet. The movement finishing is easily comparable to entry level JLC chronographs, which are also in the $15k range.

Oh, also, Lemania designed the 321 and was part of the SIHH group along with Omega and Tissot when they did, so Omega and Lemania were part of the same group of companies when the movement was designed.

what watch would a real like american soldier wear in the heat of battle while fighting muslims?

>>15753001
a g-shock

What is the best looking casio of all time?

they're making fun of us on /fit/ again
>>58651576

>>15753014
ur mom

>>15753001
https://www.marathonwatch.com/products/general-purpose-digital-gpd-watch-backlight-stopwatch-day-and-date-display

/fit/'s making fun of us again
>>>58651576

Y'all like my new watch?

>>15753026
post proof of a soldier wearing it

What's the closest looking Seiko 5 or other cheaper alternative Seiko to the SARX035? I love the look of it, but $700 is out of my range.

>>15753032
https://www.gearpatrol.com/watches/a498091/story-of-an-issued-military-watch/
Marathon watches were issued to the US military

>>15753028
yes

https://www.sinn.de/en/Modell/144_St_Sa.htm

Someone posted this watch in the last thread and I don't think I've heard of Concepto. Is this basically a Valjoux 77xx clone or something?

>>15753032
it's an actual US military issue watch (WW194024):
https://www.nsncenter.com/NSN/6645-01-356-5944

what its in the box

https://www.geckota.com/geckota-s-01-phalanx-eta-2824-military-watch

What do you think about this one /wt/?

>>15753065

>>15753069

>>15753072
AAAAAAAAAAAAAA ITS HERE. USPS STILL SAYS ITS AT A FACILTY IN NEW YORK

>>15753072
it looks gooooood

>>15753083
It really doesn't. At least you're happy I guess

>>15753087
>At least you're happy I guess
isnt that the point

Stop buying shitters.

>>15753026
a highly functional combat chronograph by the legendary Swiss company
>>15753083
it really does, wear it happily anon

>>15753098

>>15753092
No

>>15753100
adding post seperate cause im not typing on phone. i forgot what someone said when they were helping me with the watch but something like "put moscow at X or Y to have the hour difference sync up properly" but whatever. im happy with this

>>15753059
Thanks fren. At first I was worried it was too small for my 7.5" wrists but it's growing on me bigly

>>15753100
Congrats on your bocktock anon

>>15753120
is it bocktock or vostck?

>>15753123
It's a raekata

>>15753028
Kinda sick of seeing it so much anon

>>15752950
>Designing a movement is a complex and extremely expensive engineering task, you utter retard.
Nigger please, the basic swiss lever escapement was perfected decades ago. Cuck-axial is the only "new" movement since and it's fucking garbage.
Everything else is iterative.
>hurr we put TWO (2) barrels.
>hurr we changed out the materials for the hairspring
>hurr we slowed down the beat rate on ETAs so cuck-axial omegas stop getting mogged by tissots and hamiltons. Here's 10 reasons why a slower beat rate is actually a GOOD thing you fucking goiym!
Imagine thinking that stamping out some gears and putting them in a line is complex engineering
The absolute state of /wt/- watch troglodytes.
>>15752996
>design of the 321 is from a time when a lot more skilled labour used to be spent on adjusting movements
That's nice. It's 60 years later now. I don't give a fuck. That's like agonizing over how amazing it must be to have transistors in a laptop in 2020. Who cares.
Also movement finishing doesn't matter.
Even if it was done by hand (it's not) it's literally just sanding shit until it's shiny, just small. Literally who gives a fuck it's not some amazing technical achievement.
I love mechanical watches but it grinds my fucking gears when you faggots think lining up a gear train on a plate is equivalent to vascular surgery or some shit.

>>15753148
Not him but what are some good alts

>>15753151
He means he's sick of that one fag posting it over and over. It's extremely distasteful, practically spam.

>>15753153
>distasteful
the opposite of what ur mom said about my cum AND watch

Was gifted a DW9052-1V. Keep the resin strap or get a nato strap?

>>15753001
g shock or forester

MONSTER GANG MONSTER GANG

>>15753175
too bad seiko killed the monster
worst part is seeing watch "journos" saying the new monster is incredible and the old monsters were shit and gay and for babbyz but the new one is mature and refined for adults
I just don't see it and I think they are full of shit
I don't care how shit your taste is, saying that this looks good isn't even shit taste, it's inhuman

>>15753182
The third gen was respectable, but the 4th gen just killed everything great about the design. 2nd gen is best gen, though. Super popular, but in high demand. That’s why you should snatch up any remaining pieces.

>>15753156
I am the reposting explorer fag not you anon

>>15753194
>from cuck-axial to the plebbitor I.
Nice.

Are there any tasteful looking divers I can rock as an everyday watch?

>>15753182
hodankee killed seiko, they've been absolute trash ever since that blue alpinist.
God I hate that watch so fucking much.

>>15753204
say no more senpai

r8 me watch

>>15753204
an orient kamasu

>>15753150

You’re so fucking stupid holy shit

>>15753203
made me laugh

>>15753218
Nice argument buddy. keep thinking that sanding down small pieces of metal is in any way impressive.

>>15753213
overpriced 3 hander mall watch but with extra hands instead of disks.
>MUH POINTER DATE COMPLICATION
>MUH CRAFTSMANSHIP
Time stamp it please so I can laugh at you

>>15753212
>16cm thick
anon, pls

>>15753231
ELEVEN POINT FIVE (11.5)
WHERE THE FUCK ARE YOU GETTING 16 FROM

>>15753204
Longines heritage diver, 41mm and 36mm.

>>15753235
company site specs tab
even 11.5cm is HUGE

>>15753240
post source, it's wrong
11.5 is very slim for an iso rated diver

>>15753231
>16cm
>160mm
Anon...

I saw this listing on below site, which is advertising heavy. I'm seeing many people actually purchase it. Its clearly fake, but I can't find who actually makes this watch. https://www.phoenixforces.store/products/2020-fashion-solar-system-celestial-body-rotating-watch_dd50

>>15753150
>Pretending to not understand that things made with more skilled hand labour cost more to make than things made with less skilled hand labour
Try to be a little more subtle with (You)r bait replies next time, this is obvious enough to not be worth spending time on.

>>15753241
>48mm diameter
too big

>>15753247
That looks like the kind of weird shit Jacob & Co. would make

>>15753229
Rolex, TISSOT, and TAG Heuer are overpriced.
ML makes amazing watches for half or 1/3 of the price of that shit.
Not to mention that Rolex has ZERO complications. It's the definition of an old cunt watch.

>>15753248
>obvious enough to not be worth spending time on.
>"hmm I got blown the fuck out and have no argument because I think that sanding small pieces of metal is skilled hand labour"
>"y-yeah that's b-bait"
back to r/watches you fucking nigger.
>>15753264
No one mentioned other brands, we're talking specifically about the garbage you posted that's trying to pass as a decent watch.
Seriously, make my night and post a time stamp

>>15753213
it sucks
when I look at my watch I want to be able to tell the time, date, whatever, in 1 second, 1 look
that watch makes you look at four different hands for the time and day/date, you may have to shift your eyes two or three times, it's unnecessary complication
a pointer date can be classy, this is stupid

>>15752977
I got a decent bonus at work. I was thinking about buying a Tudor pelagos. It will either be that or gold. What do you fags think? Go the watch or buy the Gold?

>>15753150
That's why i don't miss /g/ AT ALL. There were a few more of these boring cunts and the stuff they discussed was inaccurate sometimes. And they'd go for half the thread. Bead wars was unironically one of the best faggot filters.

I enjoy technical stuff, but with proper pics and not some cucks trying to prove some point religiously, just because they need a small win to not off themselves today.

i hate wearing watches (strap rubbing against wrist and ticking sound) but god damn, if it doesn't take any outfit to the next level

also girls notice watches and love it - it's a status symbol for sure

also leather strap >>>>> tacky metal

>>15753275
It has 1 line of text too many, and that 1 line ruins the watch. Other than that the Pelagos is really cool. If you can live with that one line, go ahead.

>>15753281
Geneve should be replaced by Pelagos and less lines underneath

>>15753291
It should be
TUDOR
PELAGOS
-
AUTOMATIC
CERTIFIED CHRONOMETER
500M

It could have been perfect

Im divided between picking up one of the visodates or the gentleman

>>15753281
>>15753291
Yeah, you are definetly right about that. Scrap geneve and put pelagos up there and have one less down the bottom would make it look better. Still on the fence though, was thinking about a 36mm Tudor black bay, but the crowns look a bit disproportionate on them imo

>>15753298
Go for it anon. I'm explorer fag and I'm loving the 36mm

>>15753267
You call it garbage but you have nothing to back your claim.
I have had this watch for 12 years, and have never had any issues with it.
Quite accurate for an automatic, and while not extravagant, it is also quite catching. It's a fucking great watch. Get fucked and learn about watches before you speak.
>>15753274
It took me 1 day to get used to it. You might be retarded.
>>15753297
tissot are shit
get a Maurice Lacroix EL1118-SS002-113-2

I will never, ever buy a mechanical watch without something like a swan neck regulator or regulator screw ever again. Adjusting 3 watches with the same two little hands drives me up the fucking wall, which basically means if I want cheap it has to be certain kinds of chinkshit

>>15753298
I don't like how it says "Rotor Self-Winding." It seems like some stupid hipster tryhard shit and I wish Tudor wouldn't do it. I'm autistic about stuff like this though so maybe it doesn't bother you.
Personally I think of the two the Pelagos is the far more interesting watch both visually and in specs, I would get that.

>>15753297
get this
ML>TISSOT

>>15753305
36mm is best explorer, 36mm best overall size.

>the shitposter is spamming maurice lacroix now

>>15753307
>posts gaudy watch
>thinks people will respect his opinion
No

>>15753275
forester and gold

>>15753297
>30M WR

r8 my collection /wt/

>>15753327
The visodate isn't going to be my everyday watch

>>15753247

https://www.jacobandco.com/timepieces/grand-complication-masterpieces/astronomia-solar-zodiac-jewelry-planets

>>15753330
it's ok
you should get an eta or something to round it out, maybe a vintage omega or some other swiss auto
and a boctok amphibian of course

>>15753330
Marlin Gang 4 Lyfe

>>15753321
you don't even know what gaudy means you dumb nigger
you would probably exchange a Breguet for a TAG Heuer.
>>15753327
That's the standard in Automatic watches.
There very few automatic watches with above 50M indication.
That's because the vast majority of Automatics are dress watches.
Get a CASIO if you want to go diving for whale dick sucking
>>15753330
Nice SEIKO

>>15753348
tfw seikos low end automatics are 100m

>>15753348
Sorry I'm not nouveau riche so I don't need a flashy watch to show the world I "made" it.

Fossil watches are cheap ($100-200) and they're gorgeous-looking
very happy with the ones I own

>>15753348
>30M is the standard for automatic watches
what cock have you been smoking?

>>15753370
The good thing about retail dying is we can't call you mallcore anymore.

>>15753150
>Also movement finishing doesn't matter.

>>15753353
Like I said, those are diver's watches.
Show me a SEIKO that's not a diver's watch and has 10BAR certification.
>>15753371
is it the exception then?
show me 10 automatic watches with over 30M certification that are not diver watches, or a marketing trick i.e. some faggot manufacturer wrote 50M on a dress watch just to make it appear better than the competion.
Go ahead faggot make my day. Out of the millions of automatic watches in the market show me only 10.
>>15753383
>Rolex
I'd buy a fucking OMEGA you dumb fuck.
Much better watch for way less money.

>>15753389
>Omega
So you like your watch spending more time at the service center than on your wrist?

>>15753389
Pretty much any of their field watches
SNZG15J1 etc

>>15753389
i could easily post 9 more

>>15753330
>timex
3/5 cool watch shitty movement
>victorinox
1/5 not even an inox
>mondaine
2/5 trendy hipster watch barely saved by cool underhand lume
>seiko
4/5 pretty cool just a little too big
>luch
4/5 loveable shitter

Pretty average overall

>>15753393
>>15753397
>>15753393
>>15753397
What's a "field watch"? And it says SPORTS as well! You're a funny idiot.
What you posted is a specialty watch, like a diver watch. It's also a marketing designation to attract idiots who don't know how to swim, and armyfags who might need a rugged watch, although they will never dive deeper than 10m.
Thanks for making my point.

>>15753389
search returns 80,000 business automatic watches over 100M WR. Another example; any sinn watch.

Your aids is really affecting your brain

>>15753407
what search?

>>15753417
https://www.chrono24.com/search/index.htm?dosearch=true&gender=1401&maxAgeInDays=0&movementTypes=1&onlyDealerAds=false&pageSize=60&priceFrom=40&priceTo=-1&redirectToSearchIndex=true&sortorder=0&styles=1811&styles=1809&waterproof=911&waterproof=920

Just got on the waitlist for one of these. It's the romantic ideal of watchmaking and I cannot wait to be able to own it.

Went for the 2010 Klassik model (the one with their own in-house movement), 38.5mm watch, blue strap with the white stitching, stainless steel case, the engraved brass dial with this white/silver "silky" finish in pic related, and these blued hands.

>>15753427
Kino choice anon. Definately a dream watch for me

>>15753440
I'm sad to admit that I only learned about them from the Watchbox video a couple months ago. I watched that video probably five times in a two-day period, I knew I was going to end up with one.

>>15753407
>>15753423
Most of these watches are diver watches
names like
nautilus
explorer
aquanaut
military
the list goes on
10bar is by definition a diver watch
Also, you didn't find 80,000 different watches you dumb fuck.
if you exclude all variations of the same watch in that search
and also exclude the names listed above, you'll end up with about 5 watches.
the watch in the pic here is an example of a 10bar non diver watch - which is actually EXTREMELY rare as I said.
The standard automatic watch is 30m WR.

>>15753427
Good luck finding spare parts and a place to service this watch in 10 years.
Honestly. Do some research before you buy a watch.

>>15753453
>you have to buy an ETA or a basedko or else
Nice try faggot, go blow your cookie cutter watches out your ass

>>15753452
oris big crown, bc1 2 3, advanced, sin 556
>10 bar is a diver watch
fuck you're retarded

>>15753427
Be sure to post (movement) pics once you get it anon.

>>15753452
You can't even dive with a 100m watch. Big difference between static pressure test and reality.

>>15753484
Depends. There are divers 100 m watches.

>>15753427
Generic shit.

>>15753489
Maybe for snorkeling in the Bahamas

>>15753464
That's a $10k watch.
You'll pay $500 for each service. Make that $1k for even minor replacement/damage IF you manage to find parts.
Welcome to swindle land! Enjoy your watch as long as you can.
When it comes to watches remember:
You get what you pay for. And pay even more if you paid a lot to get it.
btw https://www.dornblueth.com/en
They don't even have an official SERVICE contact/link on their website.
Seriously, if it's not too late cancel it and get a Grand SEIKO for the same money.
>>15753484
Depends on the watch.
A 100m SEIKO will do fine as a PRO diver watch
A 100 Cartier will most likely not

>>15753505
You mean, like this?
https://www.seikoserviceusa.com/pages/serviceprice/
>9S (Grand Seiko Complete Service) $525.00
>9R6 (Grand Seiko Complete Service) $570.00
>9R8 (Grand Seiko Complete Service) $880.00

This almost smells of someone falseflagging as a seiko fan.

>>15753278
>abloo bloo I needs pics word hurt muh head
good going fuckwit, really showed me there.

>>15753028
sex

>>15753500
Educate yourself.
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Diving_watch

>>15753213
i like it

>>15753427
>"No, this isn't a Timex. It's actually the romantic ideal of watchmaking! The movement is in-house! What do you mean you got one that looks exactly like it from the mall?"

>>15753307
timestamp faglord

>>15753525
too lazy
>>15753522
thanks

>>15753427
Based

>>15753513
way to go picking and choosing the most expensive ones.
At least with a GRAND SEIKO you know you're getting quality. It will last a lifetime, and you know you will always be able to find service shops and parts.

>>15753150

what an insufferable faggot.

>>15753505
>buying a luxury mechanical watch
>whining about service price
Better not buy a car then...

>>15753404
Field watch is a broad term, there is no exact definition. These watches were developed to suit demands for the soldiers needs. These needs changed with time so now, brands call evey style "field watch", that comes close to some mil. contract design.
Mostly the features were: Cheap, glass not shattering (thus plexiglas was popular), hackabele, dustcover for movement, able to withstand rain and river crossings, easy to read dial with lume.

Also, y u so angre, fren?

>>15753540
they mocked my beautiful watch here >>15753213
that's why

>>15753534
Those prices are for all of the grand seiko movements, there is no cherrypicking there because you said GRAND Seiko, you moron.

>>15753545
But you should never listen to this thread. It's just shitposting most of the time. The ML is fine, dial is not mine but i like the case and bracelet.

The amount of time i posted some of my biggest shitters here, expecting the fun to kick off...nothing, fucking crickets. But i understand that it hurts the most when you post with good intention. Don't seek approval anywhere, enjoy what you like :).

>>15752977
> Your budget
<$400
> Watch type, e.g. dress, diver, pilot
Chronograph
> Wrist size or desired watch size
<42mm
Simple as

>>15753563
seiko

>>15753068
>Aged lume
>Base grade eta movement
>Looks like a copy of a cwc military diver
>Aluminum bezel insert?
>TACTICAL MILITARY SPECIAL FORCES OPERATOR
>$930 usd
No
If you want a TACTICAL MILITARY WATCH the damasko DS 30 is a much better watch with a fancy steel case for about the same price.

>>15753028
Yes, never bored of seeing it

>>15753517
>>15753571
thanks anons

>>15753557
What do you expect when it's mostly the same shitters?

What are the differences between a rolex explorer and air king watch - is it just purely cosmetics?

>>15753605
36 mm on explorers up until they updated to 39mm. airking is 34mm as far as I know and new one is 40mm

>>15753389
>I'd buy a fucking OMEGA you dumb fuck.

Plain af

>>15753607
So just size and appearance then?

>>15753577
>bmw
Pretty sure you are a dbag as every bmw owner

>>15753427
Is anyone else getting their autism triggered over the 7 being closer to the second sub dial than the 5 is?

>>15753619
my brothers car I have a tiguan, the blue background was nice

>>15753621
yeah, it looks pretty bad to be honest

>>15753615
thats most rolex OP models morealess

these last few threads have confirmed the Explorer is the next big Reddit watch after the MOTM Speedmaster and Tudor Black Bay

>>15753657
I thought the Oyster Perpetual was the reddit watch

>>15753657
>after the MOTM Speedmaster and Tudor Black Bay
I have two Reddit watches

>>15753664
>falling for memes that cost you several thousand dollars
lmao

>>15753664
Like with most everything, you're better off just ignoraing the fanbase.

>>15753034
SNKL45

>>15753669
>falling for memes
It's ok, I like them plenty.

>>15753330
Victorinox is based.

>>15752977
ayawy

What watch does he wear?

>>15753387
PRETTY PATTERN ON MOVEMENT = BETTER TIMEKEEPING
bruh

>>15753657
>>15753664
>>15753669
>>15753671
strange I am really enjoying it and been offered more than I paid after 3 days of ownership

>>15753743
>enjoy
how does one "enjoy" a watch?

>>15753734
An Omega

>>15753533
THE METAL IS SHINY OMGOMGOMGOM THE CRAFTSMANSHIP

>wear this cap and a Seiko 5
>swarmed by mommy gfs everywhere I go
>if a boomer asks to see my watch I just tell him that I wore my shitter today because I was playing tennis
>never even seen a Grand Seiko in person before

>>15753750
what are you doing in /wt/?

>>15753577
I feel like I need a 36mm explorer. How much do those go for now?

>>15753734
Capsule Corp™ chronograph

>>15753775
Blancpain’s F385 is underrated.

>>15753734
Cc equivalent of a fitbit

I don't even care that hodinkee shilled the hell out of it and it's the official dive watch of wristlets that can't afford a sub
The bb58 is a really good looking watch
The crown on black bays looks like shit though and it's one of those details that you know is there to make sure they don't make a watch that looks better than whatever rolex is offering

>>15753791
The angled brushing & polished bevels on the lugs already make it look better than anything rolex is offering imo.

>>15753213
at least its not another basedko

i like it, its quirky enough because the dates are on the inside rather than the outside

>>15753495
>>15753523
It's not just an in-house movement, it's entirely hand-made and hand-finished by a father and son and a handful of other people. They make about two watches a month. It's really the story that sold me more than the watch itself, it clearly looks like every other watch inspired by a marine chronometer.

Check out the video Watchbox put out on it a couple months ago, this is when I first heard about the company: https://youtu.be/moPHxraLIyA?t=44

>>15753799
Soi manifested

>>15753598
I change things around sometimes, some shitters were never posted here even. But i expect the bants to evolve due to shitposting.

>>15753799
>hand-made and hand-finished by a father and son and a handful of other people
and?

>>15753791
yeah hodinkee and r*ddit aside it's honestly one of the best looking modern divers in it's category. and theres not a single contemporary rolex which looks even half as good.

>>15753453
Honestly it's a fair point. Little strange to then go on and recommend a Spring Drive movement since they're just as esoteric and limited on service locations, but a fair point nonetheless.

Personally since it's a hand-wound watch and it's specifically going to be my dress watch, the only servicing it should realistically need is a regular cleaning and re-oiling, and even with their in-house movement, it looks pretty damn slimmed down and simple. Even their ETA-based movement they stripped half of the features out of since they weren't going to use them.

>>15753821
And I personally find that appealing. It's fine if you don't, but I certainly do.

>>15753868
not an argument
tell me why it's good

>>15753247
Those two giant-ass screws on the zodiac dial ruin it.

>>15753869
Depends on what you mean by "good". Does that make it any more functional or higher quality of any factory-made watch from a huge company where the whole inside of the factory looks like any other factory who may as well be making aluminum soda cans or plastic blister packaging? No. It's a decent watch, just like they all are.

What it makes it is more romantic. When you think about old-world watch-making where it's one guy in a room full of tools just laboring over each piece and exercising real skill and making something that can keep time with relative accuracy from gears and springs, it's just a little more special, right?

Why even own a mechanical watch over quartz if not?

>>15753869
exclusivity, craftsmanship, handmade > mass produced and spat out by a machine

same reason why people appreciate and buy handforged $3000 japanese chef knives instead of getting one from walmart

watch collecting is also about appreciation of the craft and not just reading specs off a screen

>>15753778
$8K cuckbux roughly. its trading at 77cents to USD so roughly $6K

>>15753894
There isn't anything on the watch that indicates it, you'd have to explain your watch to plebs

>>15753869
its not supposed to be an argument, dumbass. if you cant appreciate a nice watch, then you dont have to

>>15753899
This is the problem with these watch threads being on the fashion board, everybody here is looking for hype beast culture and have no love for artisans. It doesn't matter if somebody recognizes your watch or knows how cool it is when they look at it, people say "nice watch" when you wear a Timex Weekender, none of it matters. For me the story of a watch is everything. My favorite watches to wear are the ones with an interesting history like the Speedmaster or a German Flieger pilot's watch from WWII.

>>15753910
Even worse when a sugess looks more "impressive" and can be serviced

Fuck bros I have a date tomorrow
What watch do I wear to impress her?

>>15753919
citizen eco

>>15753923
idk about this anon...

>>15753919
From my experience women are the most receptive to dress watches, otherwise chronographs.

>>15753773
Shit that never happened

>>15753919
Safe option don't wear a watch because lets be honest you have no fashion sense. Otherwise nothing with a lcd display, a simple dress fashion watch would be fine.

>>15753930
>otherwise chronographs
Would this work?

>>15753938
Only if your intention is to remain single.

>>15753917
I actually just learned of that brand from the last one of these threads. I mean they seem like fine watches, but I can't in all good conscious buy such a blatant knockoff, especially from a company who makes nothing but knockoffs.

>>15753943
If Chinese made their own shit instead of knocking off western shit for 40 years they could have come so far.

Imagine being a mechanical cuck stuck in the 20th century with a watch that can't keep as good of time as a $15 Casio.

>>15753936
Some chicks actually dig the retro casios with metal bands. Stay away from gshock and the like tho

how do you niggers fill a thread every day?

>>15753960
shitposting

>>15753956
They might but it's not worth the risk on a first date.

>>15753956
fuck I thought my MUDMAN would impress her, I was gonna show her the cool caseback and everything.

>>15753968
If you're black you'll be pounding that pussy in no time.

If you’re buying weird shit that is ugly even to clueless normies, you’ve gone too far down the watch rabbit hole. Get out now before you buy illegible Casio chronographs, vaguely Russian shitters that don’t even work, and Chink tourbillons.

If you already own these things, my condolences. You’re beyond human aid.

>>15753919
anything with a fully polished case will do, helps if it is a brand recognized by normos like Tissot

>>15753974
Same thing happens in fashion. People get too invested and before they know it they’re wearing Rick/CCP and everyone around them thinks they’re mentally ill, or homeless. Many such cases!

Vision interpret old thing bad because due to new thing goodly

What's so reddit about the explorer?
>>15753787
Blancpain overall is underrated.
I will say I'm not the biggest fan of the satin bridges instead of the cotes de Geneve. But man their finishing is nice.

>>15753974
>buying watches to appease other people instead of what you like and enjoy

Thoughts on the Seiko 6105 Reissue?
I'm really thinking about getting one, currently have a F-91W and a Submariner ETA homage

>>15753383
Do you have the midwit bell-curve chart on Rolex?

>>15753998
>17 grand for a diver
Maybe if your name begins with Vlad- and ends with -tin.

>>15753974
Don't worry, I only buy 100% european made with 100% european parts, saphire domed, non ETA automatic plus all the basic complications for less than $500 https://watchangels.ch/#overview

>>15754032
Vlad only wears the largest of Invictas and slaps his whores with it when they get uppity.

>>15753427
Nice Tourby, anon.

>>15754038
Missing all the Richard Mille and Jacob & Co stuff

>>15754039
I see someone hasnt had their wake-up coffee yet.

>>15754038
>GS
>$1200
>Less quality than a Rolex

here's your (you)

recc me an /out/ watch pls

>>15754040
Like I said, looks like any other watch inspired by a marine chronometer. That's not the reason I got on the wait list.

Thanks for nothing guys, I cancelled the date because I couldn't decide what watch to wear.
unironically girls give me anxiety as a grown man and I immediately distrust anyone that praises me or thinks im attractive in anyway so i couldn't go through with it

>>15753974
>illegible Casio chronographs
You talking shit about kinographs?

*mogs every watch on the market*

>>15754056
No, that one is still usable.

>>15754060
take it back, that's one of my favorite kinographs that you posted.

>>15754057
not with those cut numerals it doesnt

>>15754048
Casio Forester or Protrek

>>15753974
Normies literally think shit like this is good design and high quality.
I'll never understand people like you who care so much about what normies think

>>15754055
you cancelled a whole ass date because you couldnt decide watch to wear?????? just wear nothing??? anything??? it doesnt fucking matter????????????

>>15754048
forester but for real this time

>>15754070
>deluding yourself into thinking obscure Slavic shitters are any better
kek

>>15754074
Yes anon I cancelled because I couldn't decide what watch to wear, and not because I'm autistic and going to die alone. That's exactly what happened

>>15753888
>What it makes it is more romantic. When you think about old-world watch-making where it's one guy in a room full of tools just laboring over each piece and exercising real skill and making something that can keep time with relative accuracy from gears and springs, it's just a little more special, right?
Sure, but not special enough to cost more than $200.

>>15754077
>oy vey a watch isnt good if its not from swizshitland or glorious nippon

funny thing is the slav watch would likely be a)cheaper b)using inhouse movement c)mechanical d)actually interesting

my uncle-in-law is a huge rolexfag but he was so enamored by my vintage vostok shitter because he has never seen one before and being a normie he didnt know such things existed

>>15754070
the more I look at this the more I fucking hate 'minimalism'
fuck this watch and anyone who buys them.

my bostok is very comfy

>changing date from 31st to 1st
>accidentally hack the watch and ruin my time keeping
FUCK FUCK FUCK FUCK

>>15753150
>That's nice. It's 60 years later now.
wow, way to shit on mechanical watches as a whole.

>Also movement finishing doesn't matter.
wow, way to shit on high horology watches as a whole.

>>15753951
Nothing screams "XX century" more than a digital watch
t. digital watche user

>>15753791
Yea but you can get a Seamaster for £400-£500 more, ceramic bezel, best ar coating in the business, on the fly micro adjustable clasp, display cashback,15000 guass, 300m and co axial.

If the 58 has an adjustable clasp and the matte ceramic bezel like on the pelagos, I'd bought one over the seamaster.

>>15753621
>>15753640
It makes perfect sense typographically.

In that Bauhaus-type font, the widest part of the 7 is at the top, while the 5 is narrower at the top than the bottom.
See the end of the bottom swoop on the 5.
If the top horizontal line were the same width, it would touch the subdial too.

>>15754163
I don't like co-axial, ceramic bezel or the ceramic dial.
I understand its excellent quality but nothing about current Seamaster 300's really speaks to me. It's also too big imo

>>15753026
Literally the worst thing marathon makes, timex ironman would be a far superior choice in similar styler.

Label Under Construction is probably the easiest place to start because it's one of the OG artisanal labels out there and because LUC really does focus on one thing. LUC was started in '03 by Luca Laurini and overlapped with Laurini's tenure working for Carpe Diem on the L'Maltieri line and later as knitwear developer for the Continues project. LUC has always focused on knitwear and all aspects of production including dyeing, wool spinning, and knitting. Luca's experimentation and adherence to high quality materials and products are what made him so important back in the day.

Pretty much every artisanal brand that people know today was inspired at least in part by Carpe Diem and its associated projects. By the time CD dissolved in 2006, everyone and their mom (sometimes with their mom) was starting a label and all the dime a dozen brands cropped up.

Lost & Found specialized in drapey cuts and relaxed fits done largely in knits and wovens. The label didn't really dabble much in leathers outside of accessories and the occasional jacket. Early collections featured a lot of cold dyed garments. Part of their story was the romanticism of being based in Tuscany. They are also one of the only artisanal labels to produce clothing for kids. I think I could identify a Ria Dunn piece in a lineup based on the cuts and materials.

Poeme Bohemien focuses on the washes and treatments of their fabrics to produce something that looks well-worn. They produce a full line of clothing rather than specializing in particular categories/items. There are plenty of other labels that try for similar finishes and treatments but Poeme just seems to do it better.

>>15753453
>>15753860
Any watchmaker will be able to produce parts for that movement using old-school manufacturing tools.
It's all very simple and classical in terms of design and materials.

the problems start when you have materials like silicon, MEMS, etc.

Bought my first G-Shock (DW5600E). Love the size compared to the 50mm+ digianalogs and square body.

Shit thread

>>15753427
Congrats; this is honestly one of the most "horologically" sound watches you can buy.

>>15753523
>What do you mean you got one that looks exactly like it from the mall?"
lmao
Maybe they'll look "exactly" like that in low-res pics or renders, but the difference irl will be night and day.
Seethe and cope.

Do you think a 34mm watch like the Junghans Max Bill Hand Wind is too small for a 7 1/4 inch wrist?

>>15754253
>Any watchmaker will be able to produce parts for that movement using old-school manufacturing tools.
So literally no one nowhere lmfao?

>>15754282
It would be even easier to reproduce them using modern computer-aided milling machines if need be.

>>15753446
>>I'm sad to admit that I only learned about them from the Watchbox video a couple months ago.
I knew about it for years and it seemed like a ridiculous price for something a Pakistani dude can make for you from scrap metal in his cave.

>>15754284
This is probably the cheapest you can get in terms of watches with this level of manual work.

>>15754292
Is it automatic at least? I see no GMT, no date, no lume, just an unserviceable plain white dial
>but muh father & son

>>15754298
>unserviceable dial

>>15754292
LMFAO no.

>>15754304
k, so list cheaper ones.

>>15753933
whoa, no shit?

>>15754306
I can't link it because as soon as they go online and international, the price goes 100x - for example see Jaipur Watch Company, which was making detailed one-of-a-kind watches for $25-250 some years ago, and now it's online and sells the same watches for $2500-25000. You literally have to go to Indian and Pakistani markets and find watchmakers who don't have the internet.

https://jaipur.watch/index.php?route=common/home

You can get this kind of stuff for literally pocket change if you do before it goes global.

>>15754325
There may be some that are legit as hands-on as D.Dornbluth, but that one at least appears to just be using Seiko movements. Those Dornbluth watches aren't just an ETA or Selitta movement put into a hand-finished case with a hand-finished dial, they're like cutting their own gears.

>>15753014

>>15754280
unfortunately yes
you should go for like 38mm+

Hey. Dumb question for watch people, if a watch gains or loses a few seconds a day does that mean that some minutes are shorter/longer than 60 seconds? say you time something for 60 seconds on a watch that loses 5 seconds a day, it's there a chance that while timing, the watch goes round 60 seconds but because it loses 5 seconds a day that it didn't really go round 60 seconds, but instead 59? hope this makes sense, it's a dumb question anyway

>>15754367
It wouldn't really be noticeable at the minute. Considering there's 86400 seconds in a day, a watch being 5 seconds fast means every second is like 0.006 seconds shorter.

>>15753383
what about micro brands? what about homage brands like steinhart?

>>15754367
>does that mean that some minutes are shorter/longer than 60 seconds?

uh...well, yes. duh. The missing or extra seconds have to fall somewhere.

>>15752977
Latest pick up struggling to adjust the band though its a little bit too tight when I wear it.
Aside from that its sex though.

Thinking of this as my one-and-done single watch entry level luxury daily beater collection, what do you think?

>>15754385

I've been looking at those, is it in that good condition or is it a flattering photo?

How does it wear ive got like 7 quarter inch wrists not sure if it would be too small

All these posters talking about wrist size and case size. Your dad wore a watch way smaller than you and pulled way more pussy. The modern wall clock on wrist trend must end.

>>15754388
Feel like regular pvd is just too delicate for a "beater" if it were dlc then sure. Is scratched pvd the next patina people are going to tell us is desirable?

Its also pretty tacticool for it to be an every occasion watch

>>15754396
Did someone with a 44mm panerai fuck your mum anon? Why so bitter

>>15754397
They all seem to end up looking like shit in a month. I don't get it. I have a few black fashion mall shitters that don't have a single scratch on them.

>>15754391
Mine was B grade listing from Japan picked it up off an ebay listing.
Its a real beauty my photo doesn't do it justice.
The brick style band does bite at your arm hairs so something consider.

I think I am a wristlet never bothered measuring but it is a relatively small watch.

>>15754325
>miyota movement
You're joking, right?

>>15754407
It looks good anon, to be honest i think the hair pulling band may be more of an issue. I'm hardly an apeman but ive had issues in the past. Think ill have to look at something else. I don't think itbwould be the same without the bracelet

>>15754412
Could swap it for black / brown crocodile leather bracelet like the current Grand Seikos I reckon that would be kino.

>>15754396
I agree that the massive watch craze is a little insane, but also you can have too small to the point where it looks like a bracelet on a burlier wrist.

>>15754408
in my head canon Miyota sensei is a centenarian master watchmaker who leads a solitary life in a remote valley of the holy Hakusan mountain

Should i cop this or not? If I can get for under 200 am I doing ok?

>>15754272
Well you superocean will fit right in

>>15754406
I think its the sharp edges on the bezel that do it. Fine edges like that potentially more prone to getting worn down and the bare metal exposed. The case with its more rounded design seems to be holding up a lot better.

>>15753028
Your distant relative says hi

>>15754253
>>15754283
If only it was that easy, you ill have a hard time finding anyone to take the work on, they do have a good point. D dornbluth and sohn will ofcourse do the work but if again happens to them your fucked. For the money I would rather have a JLC.

>>15753860
You should look up GS service / available parts 10-20 years depending on the model. They will not make new parts as well.

>>15754172
That's fair, if you don't like the design nothing else matters, it did take time (2 years) to grown on me, tastes change and I do wish they did it in 40mm.

>>15754466
Look at where there's a billion scratches btw, on the ring around the crystal. What the hell has that guy been doing with the watch to get that. I understand the bezel edges maybe if it was a timer bezel and he was actually turning it, but this even literally has parts where it's flaking off from INSIDE the debossed numbers on the bezel!

>>15754406
It needs more scratches and it will look cool, it's patina.What is shit are pvd bracelets, they always look bad,cases on the other hand, can have its charm when scratched.

>>15753330
Good collection to start with. Take care of them and only replace them with something better. Set a maximum number of watches you want to own for yourself and keep it at that. One comes in, one goes out. Sell stuff to buy back better things.

>>15754444
ya thats a great price for used esp if its a J model

whether you "should" is up to you. Its a memewatch and the movement is very basic. Its great if you just want a beater. Then again things like the Kamasu exists.

>>15754280
No, I have that size wrist and its a blessing. You can get away with larger watches and smaller watches, wristlets are stuck with just small watches.
Heres my 7.5" wrist with a 45mm Casioak on the left and a 35mm HMT Pilot on the right.

>>15754388
Shit, get a Seamaster.

>>15754474
Some dings may look goodbut factory-worn shit tends to be max cringe. This "vintage silver" case Geckota still looks reasonable, but an Erbstuck Laco is a bit too much.

>>15754498
I like this one, Erbstuck looks like it's just been exhumed from a WW2 corpse's asshole.

>>15754483
>One comes in, one goes out. Sell stuff to buy back better things.
What's that, a how to become a soulless flipper who never likes any watch they own like Faterico guide?

>>15754503
It literally looks like something they dug up from a mass grave somewhere on the eastern front

>>15754509
Yes, always looking something to buy, never being happy whith what you have because you have '' to upgrade''

https://www.chrono24.com/tudor/tudor-black-bay-chrono-dark-all-blacks-limited-edition-rugby--id12769462.htm

You bought 10 of these when they were 5.5k and will sell them next year when they're 12-15k, right? It's already at almost 10k.

>>15754509
No, it's a sensible way to work your way up towards your dream watch.

>>15754473
>If only it was that easy, you ill have a hard time finding anyone to take the work on, they do have a good point. D dornbluth and sohn will ofcourse do the work but if again happens to them your fucked. For the money I would rather have a JLC.
Horeseshit.
Anyone will make a piece you need.

>>15754519
but then you'll never accumulate enough "soul points" on the watches you own

i would find it hard to sell a watch thats been with me for years even if its a real shitter

>>15754526

I've had to have it done in the past. Go call up a few, see how many will take it on, they get paid by the hr, would you rather service 1 or 2 eta movement or make a part, see how much they quote you, its not cheap.

Your still better of with a JLC, just buy a Stowa or other marine style watch, plenty out there.

>>15754538
That's exactly why I said it. It's difficult for me by now to sell some of the stuff I never wear, but keep for sentimental reasons.

>>15754517
>all blacks

now why would i buy that

>>15754541
I bet you could call up a shop like Lang&Heyne or something similar and they'd whip it up for you within the month or so.

>bought mall „swiss“ „military“ watch
>second hand stutters after battery replacement, loses time like 30 years old chink automatic
>returned it and was „fixed“
>fast forward a year, same shit again after battery replacement, have to return it again...

>bought vostok
>inaccurate but that was expected
>breaks down after six months
>“designed for military use“

Seriously, what‘s a reliable, inexpensive(200$ tops) tool watch that will survive for a long time and can be worn in many situations? Not to keen on digitals though but they‘re not totally excluded (gshock is though, too bulky for a wristlet)

>>15754554
>200$
Pretty much your only options involve g-shocks and the like. And they cost a fraction of that.

The fuck is it with /wt/ and their $200 price range.

>>15754554
what activities do you partake in?

>>15754573
Mtb rides and occasional run. Dont exactly plan to swim with it but some wr would be fine.

>>15753264
How is Tissot overpriced?

>>15754554
>>Seriously, what‘s a reliable, inexpensive(200$ tops) tool watch that will survive for a long time and can be worn in many situations?
Casio Edifice

>>15754554
Any casio that you like, maybe with a rubber strap for sports. Take a look at the MRW models, they are like 30$, 40 max and look great and are solid. I think they have even more now, hard to find the newest overviews.
What model and brand was the swiss watch?

>>15754038
Old and out

>>15754167
Why not just change the size of the numbers and the subdial ?

>>15754587
Casio Royale

>>15754614
What watch was Grosjean wearing?

>>15754616
A Richard Mille I think

>>15754618

>>15754587
>Mtb rides and occasional run
no wonder the vostok died

mechanical watches cannot take constant prolonged rattling and jolts like that
imagine tiny, constantly moving gears intersecting together

>>15754618
Surely he wasn't wearing a watch? What's the point? And the extra weight doesn't help.

>>15754632
>>mechanical watches cannot take constant prolonged rattling and jolts like that
Yes they can.

>>15754645
No, they can't.
It's even advised not to play golf with a mechanical watch.

>>15754616
He was wearing two Richard Mille pairs, a heavier platinum pair on his wrists to provide momentum, and a lighter titanium pair on his ankles to time his legs separately.

>>15754592
>>15754601
Thx for suggestions. As for the mountainjew shitter, it‘s swiss militray by chrono, dont know the exact model but it‘s a field watch type with day and date.

>>15754632
Yeah, probably wasn‘t the ideal watch for the activity.

So seeing that other guy talk about his broken watches got me thinking
Give me a mechanic watch that can take a beating (at least rough biking) that a) isn't a Richard mille b) isn't overpriced like a RM and c) looks at least semi decent
Every time I do a gesture that puts several Gs on my wristwatch (its on the end of a limb, go figure) I start worrying about whether I damaged it.

>>15754656
Uhh a Garmin? A generic Decathlon (or similar) store brand one

>>15754661
he said mechanical

>>15754665
Those would be watches bikers would actually use, I don't think what he's looking for exist

>>15754645
I don't think any watch makers even test movement durability besides casio

>>15754681
Casio is the true chad of reliable timepieces

Seiko Gen 1 black monster for $180 with rubber strap, did I get lucky?

>>15754696
Nice get bro. Black dial is the way to go.

>>15753951
I like that Casio. I have the f91 but i think ill but the f105 too, the blue looks nice

>>15754632
is this the state of all mechanical watches? I just picked up a not completely ragged to shit vostok for beater reasons

>>15754718
>>15754718
>>15754718
>>15754718

>>15754681
Some high end military grade pilot watches are tested for high forces, I think one Tutima chrono is made to support many G forces and Damasco chrono is used by aircraft pilots so it can also work under some stress. But not sure how that tolerance to sudden force changes compares to tolerance to continuous small vibrations.

>>15754706
yes, 99.9%, RM has some meme almost shockproof watch but thats what they say

shockresist =/= shockproof
just dont throw it into the washing machine or ride a sybian with it

>>15754706
>is this the state of all mechanical watches?
Yes.
There are tons of little gears and cogs, and even an extremely delicate tiny little balance spring.

Repeated and/or heavy shocks will throw off the timing accuracy, and even cause outright damage.

>>15753098
>gray ACU pattern
RUINED