/fa/ - Fashion

Missing a PHUCKIN REVERSO just get a PHUCKIN 'VERSOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO

>>15758104
Missing watches from AP, Patek, Vacheron, Lange

Does anyone know if there is a watch with a timestamp function? Would be cool if you could just press a button and it saved the time and date and you could also add a note possibly.

>>15758114
That's an Apple Watch.

>>15758114
Nigga that's a post-it

>>15758114
Pic related is pretty smart

ID top right OP pic?

>>15758123
> no chronograph or double split timer
not smart enough

>>15758135
It has an Angela Merkel complication though
>>15758128
It's a Laco I think

>>15758128
Stowa flieger iirc

>>15758104
Are you dead inside op

>>15758104
I think this would round out your collection nicely.

>>15758141
> Angela
that word doesn't mean what you think it means

>>15758156
? It literally has a birthday complication

>>15758111
THE MAN ON THE MEEEEEEWN

Archie is actually filled with fantastic insight about watch brands. He at one point pointed out that one way to tell a luxury watch brand from a shitter brand is gold plating. Any brand that offers watches with gold plating or ever worse gold coloring is not a luxury brand. I have never considered that before and it really changed my perception of several "luxury goods" brands like st dupont.

>>15758180
Archie is insane

>>15758180
> Any brand that offers watches with gold plating or ever worse gold coloring is not a luxury brand.
You needed someone to tell you this? Are you genuinely retarded?

>dress watch for entry banking job
>under 500€/600$
>under 40mm
>mechanical
>daydate or date would be great
>no tissot or seiko or citizen i know these options

here is your luxury toolwatch bro

>>15758191
also no orient, definitely no orient

>I have been a guitar player for almost 40 years, and I know I can buy a Mexican Fender Telecaster, for 500 dollars, and with my knowledge and skills do some simple (to me) work on it, change out the pickups, and it plays and sounds as good as any Custom Shop Telecaster that people pay 3000 for. >People are generally not impressed looking at it, no ooh's and ah's, but if they hear me play it, there is zero difference, and in how it plays and feels to me, zero difference. I get satisfaction out of "beating the system". So to me, it's even better than a "Custom Shop".
Does anyone know which watch would be like that?

>>15758156

>>15758161 is right it is Literally showing a reminder for Angela merkels birthday

>>15758192
> a gimmick watch sold to people with more money than sense
it was created as a joke and then some idiots actually wanted it made

>>15758191
Frederique Constant classic
Hammilton jazzmaster ( the day date is out of yoyr price range but regular date version is in)

>>15758145
Unironically, yes

>>15758201
i think its the best luxury watch money can buy it has a chrono, perpetual calendar and a rock solid movement

>>15758195
It's weird, you sort of can but it's not the same, you can buy a seiko SKX and change every part, coin edge bexel, ceramic bezel insert, double domed sapphire crystal with antireflective coating on the inside, fancy dial with applied indices made out of meteorite or whatever tickles your fancy and high quality lume. Replacement hand set, swap the nh35 movement with a 6r15. But at the end of the day you still have a seiko SKX, probably with the same or maybe actually worse water resistance. It's not going to do anything any differently than it did before, it might just look cooler (assuming you have good taste)

>>15758123
Who tf is Angela?

>>15758238
Yeah, I wasn't necessarily just talking about modding though, it's more about the "beating the system" feeling, knowing that you have something special despite it not costing $10k like a typical luxury watch, and being happy with being "in the know" about something, I don't know, it's probably a dumb concept when applied to the watch market.

Maybe something like knowing what Bulova high frequency quartz is and having a watch with smooth-gliding hands despite not being mechanical, that sort of thing.

>>15758115
I don't mean calendar. I mean it records the time you pressed the button. Say you hear a song on the radio for example. Press the button. Later check the website for what song it was.

>>15758191
Don't get anything lower than an entry level luxury watch for an entry level banking job. While truly high-end generally is for the rich, the watches in the $5-20k bracket are within the range of most middle-class people in developed countries, if they really want - ie, are willing to prioritize to get one.

>>15758254
>it's more about the "beating the system" feeling, knowing that you have something special despite it not costing $10k like a typical luxury watch
High spec chinese clones, like the Chronos sub clone with an SW200 for $350. Or their aquatimer or 50 fathoms clones.
There isn't much value being left on the table these days. Maybe you can get aome cool pieces from smaller Swiss brands that would cost 2x if they had rolex on the dial. Or maybe you can fond an up and coming independent who is doing great work but isn't demanding Darfour prices yet. But there aren't really "hidden gems" so to speak, especially in the internet age.

>>15758254
The difference is no one generally cares what watch you're wearing, while a guitar is meant to be played to a crowd. And there are way more guitar fags around when you are playing. But chances are people pay as much attention to your guitar playing as they do your watch, so give up and make/buy something you enjoy.

>>15758254
Grand Seiko. Normies don’t know about it and you get a very high quality watch at a much lower cost than if it was made by the Swiss.

>>15758270
>But there aren't really "hidden gems" so to speak, especially in the internet age.
That's becoming more and more worrying for any kind of a hobby or activity really.
>>15758273
It's still at least 5-10k last I've checked?

>>15758242
Merkel

>>15758270
>Darfour
Kek

>>15758274
You can get a basic model for well under $5k, especially if you go used. Hell if I remember correctly you can get a quartz GS for ~$2k new.

>>15758267
I really don't have the money, I'm a working student right now. But I also don't want to go for a fake luxury look, that's why I exclude tissot or orient for example. I thought my niche could be interesting watches that are not expensive but an oddity in their own way, maybe a weird vintage watch or commie shitter.

>>15758315
Not really. See >>15758270, you have to pay your dues.

>>15758270
sounds like you need a casio duro

>>15758315
It has to hurt

>always wanted a Vietnam era Seiko 5 6619 "MACV-SOG" auto
>prices are anywhere from $600 unserviced to $1,000+ serviced
>really want the watch officially issued to the spooky spec ops guys in 'Nam
>but don't want to spend $600-1000 on a freaking Seiko 5
>no Seiko 5 is worth more that kind of money, I don't care how rare
>but muh specs ops
>it aint me starts playing
>get a new Seiko SNK-381, custom handset, and black datewheel
>send it to a modder who will switch things out, plus upgrading to NH36a movement
>I'm basically spending $150 to get a $60 Seiko 5 to look something like the SOG issued watch
Please help me.

>>15758104
What's your opinion on brands like Mido, Longines, Oris or Rado? Overpriced, replaceable entry swatch clones or good value for money reasonable cops?

>hi beat miyota 9xxx
>guilloche dial
>only 12mm thick for a diver
>200wr, display caseback, coated sapphire front, semi decorated rotor, signed screw in crown
>bracelet it comes on actually has a glidelock system
>$395

is this good value or what
please nitpick this microshitter
personally not a fan of the kitschy name and font at all

https://youtu.be/jhcz4OH0Q2k

>>15758344
I like the specs. The movement is good, the case design is nice, and the slide adjustment clasp is great. The guilloche dial is elegant. I don't like the damn logo, let alone the name. The hour and minute hands don't fit the design at all.

>>15758337
Why don't you just get a MWC?

>>15758340
Oris shouldn't even be in there, they are an independent and not group owned. The Big Crown Pointer Date is one of the most beautiful sub $3000 watches. Not being group owned is huge since unlike the rest of those brands they free to do all sorts of stuff and are not stuck to an artifical floor nor held back by an invisible ceiling.

>>15758344
That type of guilloche does look pretty nice. Kinda dressy for a diver though.

>>15758358
Sorry I didn't know that, replace Oris with Tissot If you want. And yeah this artificial ceiling stuff is what bothers me a lot.

>>15758356
MWC is shit

San Martin ploprof just dropped.
$400
Only issue i see is that they aren't offering the option to upgrade to a sw-200 movement

where does he lift?

>>15758344
It really comes down mostly to what you think of the aesthetics. It has the same specs as a dozen other microbrand divers using miyota movements. The price is fine for what you get.

>>15758376
Nasty shitter

>>15758376
Why is the plunger on the bottom

>>15758180
>Any brand that offers watches with gold plating or ever worse gold coloring is not a luxury brand
who cares, this is getting obsessive

>>15758390
Lol fucking nice job chang
It isn't in the other picture, who knows what they are doing

>>15758394
I like the ploprof it looks like a digi-vice

>>15758262
Bumping this

>>15758376
Horrid

>>15758368
>>15758340
tissot, mido, certina all blend into each other outside of signature models. Its like a grey blob of office watches with a few distinct outliers

Rado is funky in a good way and tend to produce aesthetic and distinctive looking models. They are also quite adventurous for a group brand and dont shy away from using meme materials in their cases.

Longines has some good hits but also many misses with butchered "modernised" reissues. They are largely coasting on past accomplishments now. The Military Marine Nationale is a particularly horrible example of the worst of modern longines. Inflated to modern sizes (what even is the point of a reissue..? ) , ruined proportions, fauxtina-ed to death, they even added FAKE PANTINA DOTS. Its real hair tearing DOGSHIT

guys I am loving my Rolex Explorer 36mm more and more each day. At first I was a little thrown off going from 42mm down to classic 36 but I love how it looks

>>15758412
>more and more each day
I think it's the opposite actually. You think it's too small and there's some serious post purchase rationalization going on in your head.

>>15758412
>36mm
NASTY

>>15758416
>too small
post watch on wrist
I'm genuinely curious as to what you deem a good fit

>>15758421
I said YOU think it's too small you illiterate fuck

>>15758423
I'm not the rolex poster, fuckweed. Now post your watch.

>>15758412
Sexy, perfect fit anon

>>15758425

>>15758412
Why are you wearing a woman watch?

>>15758358
That watch is incredible. Might need to blow the bank and pick it up ASAP. How quickly do you think it will go out of stock?

>>15758431
>>15758416
>>15758420
Samefag

>>15758416
I can sell it for more than I paid this evening if I wanted. Its not regret

>>15758412
36mm is classic. I love the watch, the design, and how it fits. Be proud.

>>15758429
The Citizen Eco-Zilla is one of the best dive watches ever made. I know you’re being facetious so knock it off, buddy.

>>15758412
36 is classy, ignore the fatties >>15758412

>>15758436
Don't get a bronze watch they smell terrible.

>>15758442
you fired up a VPN just to samefag on /wt/?

What a cuck

laco or tisell
do i want the brand text on a type B dial?

>>15758458
Ah wait fuck turns out I was looking at the wrong collection. The better one's the ”original” collection, yes?
Though I don't know why its 3x the price of the Tisell.

>>15758445
For real? I have a decorative bronze goblet/chalice thing that I've had for over 2 decades and it doesn't have any noticeable smell.

>>15758458
I was going to say tissel but it's sold out on their korean site http://m.tisellkr.com/product/sold-out/22/ so you would have to pay the $100 markup to buy it from the European importer guy.

>>15758472
Yeah, the movements in the cheaper laco pilot's watches suck, they are old low beat miyota movements, even the optional upgrade one sucks.

>>15758456
cope

>>15758481
what sneed is on your wrist right now anon?

>>15758104
What kind of A159W is this? Says Japan on the back. Jeff Bezos sent it to me by mistake.

>>15758492
He's trying to turn you into his crossdressing pay pig

>>15758492
That's the one with the real genuine diamond® in it.

>>15758458
Get the tisell

>>15758315
A nice vintage handwound dresswatch in steel. Can even find a gold one if you save up a little more. Omega from the 50's, 60's and even 70's look very good in general. Are you in the US?

What watch would astolfo wear?

Friend wants to spend 50 on a gold colored watch for a starter. Casio duro any good?

>>15758128
It's a Laco Leipzig, that's my image from the last thread.

Unfortunately the only recommendations I got were "COLOR!", but I in terms of my clothing I only wear black, blue, or grey, with brown or black leather, so color isn't exactly going to work for me.

>>15758529
No but I got the same idea like 15 minutes ago and browsed chrono24 a bit. I like the vintage omegas. Could you recommend one? Best case would be an automatic that's at least 36mm and steel I guess but you can't sort by size because lots of sellers use lug to lug to sell their 20mm mini shitters.

>>15758114

The latest bluetooth g-shocks have this. The metal ones.

You hold a button down and it remembers the time and location.

>>15758472
German made vs chinese cobbled together.
I would like to get a tissel but I hear a lot about qc issues

>>15758458
Personally I find Laco's case shape to die for. Once I saw the side profile I knew I'd found my Fleiger.

anyone ever dealt with UPS/Customs?

they impounded one of my packages and after calling UPS like 4 times i finally got someone to send me a form that i need to fill out for the purposes of a “value breakout”.

i have to fill it out and provide the value of the movement, case, battery and band. how the fuck am i supposed to know this?

they also asked for my TIN, so i assume i have to eventually pay.

the process is weird af and i had no way of knowing that it was being held until i called them to ask why the package was stuck in some other city.

>>15758540
Yeah, it's big though.

>>15758549
You need something like this where it's got some color but it's not to loud or bright.

>>15758572
Well now you know to never use ups for international shipping, you should always use fedex or dhl.

>>15758573
Fug your absolutely right. I think he's gonna have to go with a a700

>>15758580
>perma out of stock
The minute they restock next year its going to sell out. God forbid you're away at the time, because you're gonna have to wait until 2022 or something.

>>15758580
Even that looks ugly to me. I mean I could be talked into a blue diver, but I don't really feel like I need another diver. Maybe I can find something else with a blue dial that I don't hate though, we'll see.

>>15758586

was out of my control.

it’s hard to believe that this is standard operating procedure with them. i was transferred to various people from UPS and one of them literally asked for my email address and sent me a document that i’m having to manually sign.

it’s weird and archaic.

>>15758602
>it’s weird and archaic.
just like that watch you bought lmaoooo

Guinand series 60 or Sinn 144?
I have a flat wrist, so THICCNESS is my primary concern.

Why do people censor their watch's serial number when they post online?

>>15758195
If you mean in terms of performance, not really. Because of the lack of parts interchangeability between different watch models, it's not generally to buy a cheaper watch and upgrade the movement to an extent that would actually make a difference.

If you mean in terms of "beating the system" then that can be replicated with vintage watches where deep knowledge of vintage models and patience can net you pieces well below what they should be priced at.

>>15758340
Oris makes good quality watches with good external finishing for the money, though they aren't generally to my taste.

Mido, Tissot, Rado and Longines are Swatch Group midrange shitters with soft as shit external finishing and designs that are deliberately fucked up in some way to not overly compete with Omega. Avoid, with the exception of entry level Hamilton field watches.

>>15758641
>If you mean in terms of "beating the system" then that can be replicated with vintage watches where deep knowledge of vintage models and patience can net you pieces well below what they should be priced at.
Something else that comes to mind is stuff like that one really nicely finished Seiko SARX that's 5 times as expensive now as it was before.

>>15758639
autism

>>15758254
>>15758641
I would also say that finding a small independent watchmaker with prices that haven't gone stratospheric also fits into that "beating the system" territory, e.g. Habring, D. Dornbluth & Sohn, etc.

>>15758552
Anything bigger than 35mm will be more expensive because it's considered a good modern size and therefore more desirable. Believe me 35 or 34mm is more than enough, in my opinion even better for a dresswatch. It's not just the diameter, the proprtions are just as important. A smaller watch with a bigger dial/thinner bezel will wear larger than its size would indicate. The dial layout also makes a difference. Longines Conquest Heritage is a good option for a modern watch with vintage looks and is 35mm now that I think of it. You can find them on chrono for around 700, just put in a notification for the model and one will pop up within a month. There are probably a few on there now.

>>15757995
You need a JDM g-shock with the FOX FIRE label

>>15758723

>>15758723
You can still find them on eBay but they are base model 5600s and they have a 100% markup over the standard ones just for the foxfire text. Still might be worth it

Rate this handset.

>>15758734
I've considering getting one of the DW5600E-1 from the Japanese retailers but with the shipping and middle man fee it's still like $110.

>>15758591
Why does Laventure only make like 100 watches at a time?

>>15758739
Very sexy/10

>>15758695
Those are more expensive than just getting a nomos or seiko, and watches don't wow other people.

>>15758739
Looks like fountain pen tip

>>15758740
They were around $85 at this time last year. It was kinda worth it for a collector at that price, at $120 you might as well just save up for a 5000-1jf

>>15758750
Well that gets to the question of what you value in watches. If you are looking for something that will impress other people (who aren't watch autists) then small independents are not for you.

If you actually care about the watchmaking skills and craftsmanship that go into making a watch, then small independents offer largely handmade watches at a price point comparable to mass produced, entirely machine finished watches from large brand groups.

That said, actual watch autists will be way more impressed with a Habring than anything you could get from a large brand for the same money.

>>15758760
The watch itself is $85 but for some reason the middle man I usually use is only allowing the high priced shipping options.

>>15758358
I hope that they introduce that gilded effect on the dial to some of the other Big Crown Pointer Dates. I think the gold would look great on the green dial.

>>15758767
They're not quite as good as you think. I've seen a Malchert irl before and while it is worth it, I don't see it as extra worth it compared to a GS or Nomos in terms of "beating the system", they're just different.

Also, the only thing that should try to impress watch nerds is watch companies, customers shouldn't try to spend money just to do that.

>>15758769
Shipping from Japan to the US is basically back to normal again i got a parcel post order last month in about two weeks. But earlier this year it wasn't an option and all the sellers switched to DHL. They are cautious of switching back to cheaper options until things have stabilized more.

>>15758794
That depends on which small independent you are talking about, of course.

That said, from that picture that movement already looks, at first glance, to be finished to a higher standard than the machine finishing of mainstream GS models. I'll grant you Nomos though, as they do more elaborate movement finishing than is usually found at their pricepoint.

>>15758794
>$20,000 watch
>17 Jewel 18,000 beat movement
>40 hours of power reserve
Why is this acceptable?
Why would you pay 50x more than a watch with an eta moment when it's only advantage is looking pretty?

>>15758816
Did you reply to the wrong person? Unless they jacked up the price this thing is like $4000

Why is it okay for these boutique watchmakers to put glorified 100 year old pocket watch movements in their watches?

>>15758829
Think about this guy for a minute:
>>15758767
It's different and has novelty. If you collected a handful of watch nerds for some glorified show and tell or did the american psycho business card scene but with watches, this kind of thing would crack more heads and interest than most speedys or submariners. For that guy, that is his version of "beating the system", even though I disagree. But his point is a valid one, simply because watchfags are just like that.

Did you think mechanical watches were really about performance for the dollar? If you feel more utilitarian (and you should!) then just get a quartz or a chinkmade microbrand.

>>15758195

>>15758848
>American Psycho card scene with watches
Someone needs to do it, /g/ already did it with graphics cards.

The Edifice lineup.
On one hand, everything a modern watch represents. Cutting edge technology and all that shit at a good price.
On the other hand, all of them are disproportionately large with a gaudy tryhard tech theme, like UI design in the early 2010s.
You hate to see it. They're so close to perfection.

>>15758879
early edifice was based, what you're looking for now is oceanus

>>15758180
so what does "gold filled" mean?

I thought I'd get myself a "nice" Swiss watch and ended up buying a Tissot Couturier ~$500. I know this is probably a low end watch for most of the people here, but I love it and it's a nice little luxury for me.

The thing is I've been getting so much crap and guilt from people calling me a snob and that it's a waste of money. Even my girlfriend gives me crap about it saying she's killing herself paying back student loans and I shouldn't flaunt money in her face. The same people who spend $500 at the bar on a weekend give me the same grief of spending $500 on a watch.

I used to look at the watch and think "man this is a beautiful watch. I'm so happy to have worked my ass off to be able to afford it" but now all I get is guilt.

>>15758974
$500 watch is being a snob and your friends are grieving you about it, really? What about later on in life when you are even better off financially and wants to enjoy even finer things in life? It's time to make new friends of similar social status.

>>15758104
>>15758549
It looks like youve got a lot of casula watches, and one quite dressy, but nothing smart-casual in between (also lacking colour as others have pointed out). I'm talking rolex op, omega aqua terra, or even a gs with a cool dial

>>15758739
2/5 kind of cool but will end up looking goofy on literally any style of watch

>>15758979
I would absolutely *love* a Grand Seiko with a Spring Drive movement, the issue is when I would wear it. The Pelagos gets easily 90% of the wrist time, the dive bezel is just too useful for everyday life. The only others I tend to wear somewhat regularly are the Leipzig or the Speedmaster. So realistically the Grand Seiko would almost need to be my dress watch just to be able to get some wear, but they don't offer many without date and power reserve, especially at the $5 mark. I can only think of one and it has sort of a busy dial pattern.

>>15758549
By color they probably meant stuff like the GS in >>15758979 instead of this

>>15758974
Sorry but your friends are cunts.
You're completely right, 500 bucks could be spent on other shit just as poorly.

>>15759007
If the one in their picture wasn't a special edition that costed far too much, I'd probably have one. I love that dial pattern and color.

>>15759017
Yeah it's $1100 or something iirc

>>15759014
This. You could dump that same amount in gacha games just as easily.

>>15758337
absolute madman

>>15759003
I like dress(y) watches so it might just be a difference in taste, but I think something like pic would make a great daily to add to the rotation

>>15758961
>so what does "gold filled" mean?
It's a tick layer of gold on the outside of the casing, almost like a thing shell instead of the couple of microns thick coating you get with gold plating. It's not as common now but it was popular for a while and considered more premium then standard gold plating. The advantage is that small scratches and scuffs from daily wear won't easily wear through to show the metal underneath. The disadvantage is it's much more difficult to restore or maintain long term since you can't just polish and replate the watch like you can with gold plating.

>>15759040
I can't really get into Nomos, the crazy long lugs and (ironically) goofy colors just don't do it for me.

>>15759019
I think it was $8k retail, and far more now that they were all snapped up. It was like a 20th anniversary thing or something like that.

>>15758974
Your friends are clearly poorfags.

>>15758412
quite hairy for a lady

*mogs your seiko*

>>15759080
*gets confused for a seiko*

>>15759091
*notices ur aligned bezel*
>damn anon nice citizen

>>15759063
It's probably this one since the price started at like $6-7k. They made only 300 of them so the price will never go down too.

>>15759097
I'm guessing wrong image?

>>15759097
>>15759100
Oh, I see what's happening here. I was responding to >>15759007 but speaking about the watch in >>15758979 , not that insanely colorful G-Shock

>>15759080
All trolling aside, if you want an ISO rated dive watch and don't mind quartz, those Citizens are the best value on the market by far. If you buy in person you can also probably find one where the second hand hits the markers dead on.

>>15758974
Which one? Also, you're not supposed to ask poorfags about how to spend money.

>>15759134
>the second hand hits the markers dead on.
so tired of this bullshit that retards spew.
Understand what blacklash and how quartz movements actually work

>>15759147
I owned one of those for a while and the entire time I owned it, to the naked eye, the second hand appeared to land right on the markers. The backlash at no point led to any noticeable level of misalignment. For me, that's close enough to hitting the markers right on to not be worth the extra few sentences of explanation.

>>15759159
do you understand what parallax is you dumb fuck
no, the seconds head did not land on the markers.
It doesn't even happen with mechanicals that are lower than 28.8kbph
Why are you complete faggots so clueless about how watches work?

What are some watches with dobwee dubwaa modules? It's fun to say.

>>15759206
>Pretending not to know what "appears to" and "to the naked eye" mean.
(You)

>lange
Discount Patek.

>>15759221
discount patek with twice the finishing quality. got it anon

>wearing another man's name on your wrist

>>15759271
George Daniels pls go

>>15758864

>not wearing a made up French word on your wrist
Ngmi

>>15758191
Orient Bambino
Tissot Lelocle

>>15758191
Pequignet Equus
Longines Flagship

Why no Orient, Tissot, etc. Btw?

>>15759280
I too have found myself shilling for Norquain recently

>>15758191
on a leather strap it's especially dressy

>>15759303
Chronos aren't dressy, business casual at best

>GMT complication?
>nah that's for faggots, I just wear one of my rolex pairs.

>>15758573
its really not. the l2l is a very reasonable 47mm.
maybe get off of your ass and stop being such a fucking DYEL

>>15759314
That absolutely bewildered pajeet at the bottom gets me every time

Started shopping for a nice watch in the $4k-8k range a month ago and I'm nowhere close to settling on something I like that's also available.

>>15759340
Honestly that's good. The more you hunt and research the more you find interesting things. The whole time I was saving I had a different watch in-mind, wasn't until I got into an AD that I tried both on and changed my mind.

At this point every time I decide on a watch to buy I set the money aside and wait a month or two, keep looking around, keep researching, make sure I'm really certain.

>>15759340
Get a Reverso

>>15759340
Cartier
Omega De ville
Blancpain Villeret second hand

>>15759340
I have been shopping for a watch for the last 3.5 years and haven’t bought anything yet

>>15759314
chad as fuck, he is beyond the judgement of man

>>15759367
Same, I think it's around 3-4 years now. Sucks being poor.

>>15758104
> Your budget
under $400
> Watch type, e.g. dress, diver, pilot
Chronograph
> Preferred strap option, e.g. leather, nylon, bracelet
leather
> Wrist size or desired watch size
no over 42mm
This is gonna be my first chrono so i'm not planning to splurge on it, I just want to see if I like it

>>15759409
SNA411
Learn how to use the slide rule though or you're a poser

>>15759340
The advice I'll give is to not be afraid to actually spend less than your budget. I was searching for something around the same range as you, and when I finally started looking at some lower priced brands, I found a $2k Oris that I absolutely fell in love with. A $2-3k watch from a good maker won't disappoint.

>>15758104
>tfw watch is being delivered tomorrow but can't get a sizing until the 10th due to covid lockdown

>>15759417
buy your own tools dumb buyfag

>>15758180
What's /wt/s opinion on an actual gold watch?

>>15759422
Your kid will sell it for drugs after you die or you will lose it on a cruise ship

>>15759409
Personally I'd go for the Sea-Gull 1963, I'm actually planning to pick one up soon to add to my collection.

>>15759367
get a MUDMAN

>>15759420
fuck you shithead I've removed links with a swiss army knife. Plus I want to support local businesses rather than live in an urban wasteland of coffee shops and phone stores you basedcuck faggot.

>>15759422
I don't even find gold attractive, I never have. That said, I'm a cracker. I think gold only looks good on darker skin tones due to it's warmth, gold on a white guy never looks good.

>>15759314
This guy fucks

>>15759447
Two of my local jewelers went out of business during the pandemic, that's what they get for selling overpriced rocks to roasties.

>>15759340
Nomos minimatik
Citizen Chronomaster

What do I think of this?

>>15759459
plain jane

>my watch collecting journey
Absolute faggotry

>>15759459
I don't know, why don't you tell us?

>>15759459
I should get a Lelocle model instead

>>15758111
>>15758180
I spent all evening watching Archie and I finally get him

OMEEGA FACKIN SPEEDMASTAH

>>15759459
You think it's boring and soulless.

>>15759459
Should have got a Visodate

>>15759459
I sure dont want to pay 2k for a Bauhaus watch

>>15759486

>>15759409
HKED 1963
get the 38mm and acrylic

or a baltic/sugess

>sports/dress watch
>automatic
>more than 100m water resistance
>screw down crown
>magnetic resistance
>shock resistance
>solid lume (indices, all hands)
>crown guard
>baton indices
>titanium construction
Does such a watch exist?

>>15759459
it'll look like a dinnerplate being all dial
stick hands look cheap
the empty space is too much
for 450 you can get a 34mm junghans handwinding and still have change leftover

is this a good fit

>>15759515
tissots always sell under msrp

>>15758408
Ah yes, Rado, the brand of €2000 ceramic quartz pieces.

>>15758429
Do you require a destructive device tax stamp to buy this?

>>15759056
didnt you post this exact response in the last thread or before? some of their models have a normal lug shape, but I get what you mean, they are an acquired taste I guess.

Why would anyone buy a lying watch?

>>15759271
So like 90% of fashion items, then?

>>15759510
>titanium dress watch with lume and 20 bar WR
aight nigga

>>15759536
Anyone who buys into the moonwatch meme is a delusional retard.
Do you have one of the originals the actual astronauts wore at the time? Congrats, you have a moonwatch that might be valued for hundreds of thousands. Otherwise you get a mass produced piece of chink parts that every new money tastelet can walk in and buy.

I want to like omega, for they go ahead in tech and cost less than lolex, but their limited edition meme is tiring and feels lame.

>>15759543
>that every new money tastelet can walk in and buy
I love that everybody on this board values nothing more than having something nobody else can get or having something that other people immediately recognize as expensive and nothing else.

Sure, it's not the one worn by the astronauts, but having a watch with a cool story does a lot for the enjoyment. When I wear a Speedmaster every time somebody says "nice watch" I get to tell them that it's a recreation of the first model ever certified by NASA for space missions, worn by Buzz Aldrin and Neil Armstrong on the Apollo 11 mission. Similar when I wear my Laco Fleiger watch, somebody says "nice watch" and I get to tell them that's modeled after a German pilot's watch from WWII, by one of the original five brands who supplied the German Luftwaffe way back then (though the company has changed hands a few times).

Wearing a nice watch is one thing, wearing a history that you find interesting and enjoy telling is another. Just because you're not wearing an actual historical relic that probably should be in a plexiglass box anyways, doesn't mean the story is meaningless.

>>15759543
Aren't all of the NASA Omegas still in their possession? Only that privately owned Omega ever sold.

>>15759552
*Bulova

>>15759552
One of them went missing/stolen years ago.

>>15759556
Ok so there's buzz's watch that's been missing since the 70s and David Scott's Bulova

>>15759549
I remember your ass from a few threads back.
If you like it, wear it, fuck my opinion or anyone elses. Just be in tune with what you have and dont try to overplay the significance.
Or do, whatever.

It would be like buying a kitcar of a famous classic. Is it a xy? Well no, you see, this is a recreation of a blablabla. Kinda loses its magic, you know?
I understand you wont wear a 21mm tall and 55mm wide type B, but you get my point?

>>15759543
Most guys like the speedmaster because its a good looking watch, the nasa shit is just an add on. LE are just for the omega fans, they experiment with different movements, materials and finishings but in the design the fans like. The bandwagon meme omegas got to many LE is just repeated by retards who can't make their own opinions.

You should just stick to your woman sized explorer.

>>>15759549
There is no point engaging with these people. What are the most historically relevant watches of the 20th century?
>Tank
>Moonwatch
>Royal Oak
>Submariner
You either get it or you don’t. Overly flippant dismissal of history aside, you’d be hard pressed to find a better mechanical chronograph for the price of a Speedmaster even though their price is going up dramatically, and you certainly won’t find one with a better design. The Speedmaster hate is cringe to the nth degree, probably propagated by salty poor people desperately trying to justify their Edifice.

>>15759581
>The Speedmaster hate is cringe to the nth degree
To be fair I think the majority of the hate that I see is around all of the limited edition releases of the same watch, and that part I get. When I was buying mine I wanted the regular one, the one that looks like it did back then.

>>15759581
The most historically relevant watch of the 20th century would be the one that brought the swiss to the brink.

>>15759589
of extinction that is

>>15759569
I get your point but I definitely don't think it's feasible. You don't see somebody with a 1967 Mustang that looks like Eleanor and think that the driver has the one used in the filming of Gone In 60 Seconds, they're just a fan of the movie and thought it would be cool. Like with art, do I think it would be way fuckin' cooler to own an original piece? Absolutely! Would I buy a print if that original was out of my budget or wasn't for sale? Of course I would.

what was Adolf Hitler's watch of choice?

>>15759589
It definitely deserves a spot on the list.
>>15759587
Yes I agree that the constant shilling of limited edition watches from Omega is tiring and tasteless. They desperately need to cut that out and slim down their offerings in general. They don’t need 100 Speedmaster variants.

>>15759601
Gold pocket watch, I believe Lange?

So are mechanical watches the carburetor of watches? Old and full of "soul"

>>15759581
>poor
Ah, there it is, the one sole argument of the diesel Audi driver. If you are so hung up on fishing for the ultimate, how can you even see yourself as a watch enthusiast? You will never ever reach it with one watch. There are so many different flavors and answers to questions (that noone asked) during a century of mechanical development, watches included, that picking ONE at the ultimate is bewilderingly stupid. You cannot possibly choose one to be the end all be all. If you wanted to go strictly factual, you could go several different ways even then. The ultimate robust everyday survival watch, the strongest diver, the ultimate precise chronograph, the ultimate dress piece, etc. Is the Santos the ultimate pilots watch? What about the Oysterquartz, what is it?

Enjoy your choices and let shitposter shitpost (including me).

>>15759601
>>15759626
There are pics of him with a pocket watch but afaik the maker has never been confirmed. Lange is pure speculation.

>>15758104
OP swap the JLC and the G-Shock out for these, then we can talk about what you should add next.

>>15759528
based sam the cooking guy chad
and it seems like a pretty thick case in my opinion

>>15759664
of all the meistersingers you could have picked

>>15758794
>I don't see it as extra worth it compared to a GS or Nomos
Hand finishing of the movement is the holy grail in high horology.
Nomos doesn't have it, and only like 3 GS models have it.
Malchert does.
It's that simple.

You aren't missing any watch OP, one for each hand is perfect

What are good <$300, and <$500 automatic movements? Is the new Timex stuff any good? I have a Seiko 5 and I love it and want another automatic. Sport or dress, but I'm a buy it for life kind of person.

Would this strap look good on a dressy diver?

Wold this strap look good on anything at all?

>>15759510
Google titanium diver and get the look you like.
>magnet and shock resistant

That's a bit harder to find. But if you get a quartz, it already is more shock resistant than mechanicals. Search for antimagnetic military watch brands to find the right model.
What do you need magnet. resistance for? Is it a big risk or more like a precaution? Ask the guys at your job, if magnetism is a big risk and what they wear.
Citizen Promaster NY0070-83E

>>15759710
Oh shit, my bad i missed the "dress" and just saw sports watch. >>15759510

>>15759692
>new Timex stuff
the new timex autos with the 8xxxx miyotas arent bad @200ish. Fun designs like the snoopy
if you like seiko5s you should also look into orient tristars(budget) and stars(premium), they are still under seiko umbrella but the value is much better compared to modern seiko. There's a 36mm? unisex bambino as well

theres a myriad of NHxx powered microbrands you can consider (for example the Vario empire). Zelos, Phoibos, Undone etc

The 4Rxx(NHxx) movements are basically same as the 7s26 you have in the seiko5 but upgraded with hacking and handwind. General feedback is that they are more accurate as well
at 500 and below you also have access to ETA/SW movements or derived eg. Glycine /Hamiltons
Hi-beat miyotas (9xxx) that beat at 4hz (28800bph) are also a thing to look out for

>>15759670
which would ou prefer?

Do you even get any satisfaction owning the basic bitch version of a model

>>15759752
I like the base model RO a lot more than any of the complicated models.

The RO was special because it had no complications and was steel yet was still very expensive at a time when the price of a watch was determined by number of complications and amount of precious metal.

>>15759752
Yes especially on the RO. The extra crowns are awful and dig into the wrist. The dial is ugly and too busy.

>>15759728
excellent, this gives me plenty to read up on, thank you

tfw you don't have a mans watch

>>15759800
>meme watch
>not even nice looking
>thick af

I will never ever get the appeal of RM watches, but I'm happy the brand exists as the ultimate richfag plebcatcher.

>>15759800
>36mm movement inside a 44mm case
When will it end

Someone explain archie

>>15759800
Here's another meme watch, the GS Godzilla.
The dial is meant to evoke Godzilla's mouth ray shooting at you.

Even if they cost the exact same, I'd get this over any RM any day of the week.

>>15759820
I rather get the first watch on the moon

>>15759834
As far as memes go, this is piano cat.

>>15759536
fucking kek

>>15759849
the moon isn't even real, just a projection

>>15759864
prove it

>>15759878
Astral projection from an imax projector in my attic. I'm the moon keeper. Simulating the moon since it was destroyed in a mining accident in '78.

>>15759884
take your meds.

>>15759479
MAAAAN ON THE PHUCKIN MOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOON GET A MANNNN ON THE PHUUUUUKIN MOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOON CUNTER

>>15758104
Do people still get watches for 20 years of service or retiring any more?

>>15759864
>>15759884
Dangerously based. Fuck moontards and fuck Omega.

ENTER

new to watches
ive decided on buying the kamasu (im sure youve heard this before)
cant decide on a red or blue dial. both look nice but im wondering what would truly stand out. green is too dark

>>15759919
If you want something outstanding go with the red. Blue is the most common color in watches after black and white.

The plastic strap on my AE1200 wore out.
What's a good replacement strap? Are there any straps that swell out past the lugs and taper back down like the stock one?

>>15759864
the moon is real but the landings are faked

filmed by stanley kubrick in a studio
im not joking

>>15759933
if you're not joking you're an idiot. Either option is a lose lose

>>15759934
look it up and stop being a sheepie blindly believing what the government tells you

>>15759939
> when you finally realise the internet was a bad idea
https://youtu.be/7Y-Pc0cz-9o

>>15759834
Ur watch has gone to china and Switzerland that's it
>>15759820
Based, the godzilla is something special. If wasn't a wristlet I'd seriously consider this over a skyflake

>>15759820
That would be a perfect watch if it wasn't for the power indication.

>>15759944
based Buzz

one of the few men that could pull of the two watch look

>>15759958
You mean 3 watches; take a closer look at his left wrist.

What's with the omega speedmaster defence force?

The speedmaster is a fine watch. The soiboi obsession with it isbwhatbis cringe. Every overwrought post about how you bought it because youre an engineer and you have a deep connection to the moon is what pisses everyone off.

Imagine if every time took their pen out to sign something and told you they've always dreamt of owning a fisher space pen because of what it means to you.

>>15759581
They are all imporant watches and may have changed the world of watches, but if those are all youre interested in it just lacks personality. Its like talking to someone about music and all they want to do is talk about how much they love the beatles.

I mean the beatles are great but so much more has happened and was happening back then.

Should i cop?

>>15759947
>Ur watch has gone to china and Switzerland that's it
BURN

One day we are going to see some omega intern climibing next mars rover ricket to strap a speedmaster to one of its arms before being immolated in the thrusters just so omega and pump out special editions for another 60 years

>>15759978
are you in your mid-twenties and living in Portland in 2011? If not, no. If yes, just get some bauhaus shit instead.

>>15759960
I'm pretty sure that's a compass, those are often seen built into those paracord bracelets like that.

>>15759368
Gets offended by images of guns. Not as Chad as u think

>>15760051
There's a second watch on the same beacelet as his golden watch. Left from the perspective of buzz, motherfucker.

Best two-watch combo ever?

>>15760090
Best poo-watch combo

>>15760057
>Gets offended by images of guns. Not Chad at all
ftfy

>>15760112
From the last thread I think he's just an autistic boomer and wants his watch fb group to be only about watches

>>15760090
Best one-watch collection is a diver, so that plus anything else works for me as the best two-watch collection. Well done.

What will be the defining timepiece for the biden years?
I think for the trump years it was easily the Casio Duro

>>15760124
So it's the equivalent of the spastic soifaggot retards on 4chan who whine about any remotely political opinion they don't like that's being expressed outside of /pol/.
Again, nothing chad about it.

>>15760097
You don’t appreciate a double peen?

>buy expensive watch
>can't wear it because every scratch feels like it's scratching my soul as well

>>15760137
Stop being autistic. All scratches can be repaired.

>>15760127
>What will be the defining timepiece for the biden years?
A white tanline of a watch on a bare wrist.

>>15760144
FUCK YOU STOP POLISHING WATCHES YOU'RE RUINING THE FUCKING FINISH AND DEFINITION YOU FUCKING NIGGERS

I love watches but I hate everything about them, from the faggots that wear them to the faggot industry that "makes" them.

>>15760144
sand it down into nothing lol

>>15759748
blue sunburst

>>15760151
>>15760154
that's not how it works for precious metal watches, especially platinum.

>>15760163
>precious metal watches
fuck this nigger shit
steel is mankind's best achievement, use it.

New
>>15760166
>>15760166
>>15760166

>>15758723
Maybe, if I see one on Yahoo.jp auctions.

>>15760218
You can get them on rakuten and the like for $85

I received it. I was afraid it wouldn't fit because I'm a wristlet but it seems ok?
My first watch ever btw

>>15759567
The Bulova looked bettter than the speedy, change my mind.

>>15759705
>dressy diver
contradiction in terms

>>15759752
>the ugliness of a chrono
>plus the ugliness of panda
>plus the ugliness of waffle
>plus the ugliness of screw-heads on the bezel
you're looking at ugly to the fourth power here.

>>15759898
nobody retains employees for 20 years anymore

>>15760319
looks fine but wear it to the elbow side of your wrist bone so it's not mashed against the base of the hand and the crown isn't going to leave a mark there. only oversized "wrist pressence" swaggots wear it like you have it, and they don't even wear something classy like a presage.

>>15760692
Thanks for the advice!
What's the best quality mesh straps I could get for my watch? Same for bracelet, and I will go for hirsch for leather strap!

am i going to break the first watch i try to service myself?