/fa/ - Fashion

BLOODY VAGINAL BELCH

My £20 tacticool fake tritium tube watch arrived. Its actually not bad for how much it cost, the lume is shit (after charging it for a bit with my phone light it's barely visible) but the bracelet has solid links and the bezel has a decent action with minimal play. The crystal seems to have some blue AR too.
50m WR is shit though and it's pretty big at around 45mm too.

Fuck DHL im never getting my watch im never buying over seas im never gonna get my watch

>>15860982
Why did you buy anon?

Are you the guy who made the mistake of buying two straps

>>15860982
you'll get the watch but you will defs pay the import taxes if they apply.
i miss ems to australia, they never bothered to check the value of the contents. bless em

>>15860991
Yea no one told me buying two straps was a mistake. I thought it was something a good chunk of people do, but I guess I'm fucking retarded and never should have stopped punishing my flesh.
>>15860993
The site i got the watch from states free shipping across the world. I already payed almost 1000 for my shit I fulfilled my obligations. I'm not paying another tariff. How badly I want to torture whoever is responsible for this delay

>>15860982
>customs actually bothers to check the import taxes on such small purchases
which gay country do you live in

>>15861003
most of the developed ones check. in my country if it's under 1k they 'might' not check or bother to tax it.

bought a weirder limited edition hammy
40th anniversary Beams edition with some orange accents and the old ETA 2804 handwind, not that bullshit H50 higher-power-reserve-lower-beat-rate bullshit. We all need a fun-ugly beater in our collections imo

>>15861003
No its their stupid detail sheet. I'm supposed to list each part of the watch separately priced (movement, case, band battery) well I told them the site and many other dont list tje price of the movement they usually only list the whole watch and the straps. That was my first hiccup and now the problem is the sheet can only have one watch band listed. Well I ordered two of them and wasn't told by anyone id need to fill out a fucking sheet and pay a tariff when I'm supposed to get free shipping. I did absolutely everything I could with what information I had at the time but I just feel like the universe fucked me again

>>15861021
>old ETA 2804 handwind
>40th anniversary Beams edition

alright, how much did it cost you.

>>15860954

So it wasn't tritium and just bad lume?, it was expected at that price.

shipping is shipping and taxes are taxes. none of this has anything to do with how many watch bands you bought or how you managed to misread the customs form.

>>15861029
380, basically unworn with box and papers on buyee. I've been looking for one for almost a year for the right price, this was by far the cheapest as well as the only one I've seen with the box (not that it matters that much but its a nice bonus) and I'm fairly sure they were made in 2016.
heres a video with some guy talking about it in japanese. looks cool imo
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LbUYiN-1130

This thing is ridiculously cool.
The new MTG models are too chunky, so I guess that I'll keep this one for a long while in my rotation.

>>15861034
I didn't mis read anything. I went to a microbrand website. I payed for a watch and a band. I was given a tracking number. After my package made it from over seas to the United States I was emailed a detail sheet to fill out. I filled it out based off of what info I had at that time as was told later it cant be accepted because I listed two bands. I was told this by 3 different people from dhl. I had no precious knowledge or warning about this. This is the sellers responsibility.

It arrived, dial is really pretty, photos don't really show the deep blue/purple

>>15861037
>someone here actually bought this chad watch
I KNEEL

yes, its a very striking piece
i think its the nicest mtg

>>15861049
Vintage Longines has seem real cool shit, shame that now-days they only really have a couple of military styled watches and a portuguese that are any good.
This looks funky, whats the case dimensions? also what makes it a 'ultra-chron'

>>15861039
>This is the sellers responsibility.
It's your responsibility to know how to handle imports and customs for your country. Are you the anon that bought the baltic?

>>15861039
>it cant be accepted because I listed two bands.
>cant be accepted
why?
im not familiar with burger stuff

>>15861054
It's a 35.5mm case which wears pretty nicely on my wrist, the Ultra Chron range used high beat cal 431 movements with 36000 bph originally but switched to a cal 6651 with a slower (28800 bph) beat rate to extend service intervals, as far as I'm aware the 6651 which is in this watch is just a 431 with the lower bph

>>15861071
Apparenly the band has to be counted as a separate item despite it all being in the same box. I didn't know this. I bought from a private seller before across seas and didn't have to do a god damn thing that time.

>>15861051
Thanks.
This is probably my most complimeted watch IRL.

I'd recommend anyone to give MTGs and MRGs a try. A highish-end G-Shock doesn't make a lot of sense, but watches don't have to make sense nowadays.

>>15861056
I didn't send out the contents incorrectly though. This is the issue.

>>15860954
Why not just get a Luminox that looks identical to this?

>44mm
>lets put everything on the 6
>not at 6, on 6

>>15861098
>paying $500 for garbage tacticool quartz
>>15861088
>the band has to be counted as a separate item despite it all being in the same box.
???????
what an anal thing to trip over for customs
sounds like shite, mate
>>15861104
longSHITE

>>15861109
Yea I can't cope. This was my reward Christmas gift for working over time holiday and graveyard im just gonna self harm till im too injured to work i hate myself I hate everything im gonna stab and burn my flesh fuck the world

>>15861087
my grail

I wore these two before I got the new apple watch from my dad

>>15861087
Yeah too bad it's 50cm thick

>>15861117
It's just 2,5mm thicker than a Casio Royale.

>>15861031
>>15861031
Yeah, its not too bad actually, here's a pic. I just hoped some chink brand was trying to undercut everyone with a cheap as fuck tritium tube watch. The 12 marker barely glows at all.
After a quick googs it seems the brand made by the same factory as Steel Dive.

>>15861098
A Luminox is £500, this was £20.

Opinions on the sneedmaster teutonic?

>>15861163
If it arrives to the home of the buyer its better than my watch

>>15861163
I personally loathe integrated bracelets, but if you were gonna go for a rarer speedmaster that while not technically LE might as well be, this is a lit choice being as it's actually very obviously different from other models.
The ones I've seen tend to be pretty beat up though.

Le Locle masterace

>>15861163
has this one been on the moon?

what's that website in which i can find watches inspired by the big boy brands

>>15861209
aliexpress?

>>15861188
Yeah really based way to wear a watch.

>>15861216
no it was another one

>>15861039
Damn, dudes buy "machine parts" from Russia and have less trouble and we have sanctions on them.

>>15861243
DH Gate?

>>15861243
Trustytime.io

>>15861244
I feel cursed and/or extremely unlucky

>>15861209
San Martin

Uses hyped for the new speedmaster?

>>15861114
I've fallen in love with SInn lately. If there was a brand that's the "new Rolex" it would be Sinn.

>>15861280
>mogs Sinn, Rolex, and the Royal Oak/Nautilus in one fell swoop

>>15861245
this looks like it, i just recall the watches having actual, ahem, fake branding on them. like the seamaster, rolex etc.

>yfw Casio ended panerai

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3MtLJv5cjsY

>>15861282

>>15861282
An unremarkable and soulless watch for many thousands, while the Sinn is a cheaper space watch with actual military heritage.

>>15861292
>space watch
Source?

>>15861282
based nazi watch

>>15861294

>>15861299
cool, didn't know that.

>>15861283
Yeah, all the fake watch sellers moved there after Aliexpress started removing the listings.

>>15861301
Hundreds of watches have gone to space.

>>15861292
>Sinn is a cheaper space watch with actual military heritage.
And they all look like crusty dogshit compared to that VC.

>>15861049
I still can't believe you bought a less-ultra-chron

>>15861282
Looks decent, how much is it? In before 5k+ lmfao.

>>15861321
$3.5k

>>15861304
I know.

>>15861323
kek

>>15861323
Ok, that's reasonable then, Breitling and Sinn still look better IMO.

>>15861328
>Breitling and Sinn still look better IMO.
Better movements too.

>>15861328
>>15861323
where. where is it 3.5k? its at least 20k on chrono24

>>15861373
>its at least 20k on chrono24
Not the Mt. Everest Edition.
That's a one-off that costs $3.5k

>>15861292
Now this is advanced cope.

>>15861373
He’s obviously trolling this retard who knows nothing about watchmaking. Comparing Sinn and Breitling to Vacheron - I almost choked on my coffee. Priceless

>>15861318
I honestly don't care that it's not a super high beat movement that chews itself to bits, it's a cool watch

>>15861388
Yes, Breitling and Sinn are known and respected,while nobody knows about Vacheron.

>>15861440
Plus, Breitling and Sinn nicely decorate their movements with their logos, while Vacheron just slaps their name in comic sans on miyota movements and calls it a day.

>>15861460
>>15861440
Le epic troll XD

>>15861388
What even is the point when you could buy a decent car with that kind of money. I'll never buy a HH watch, it's just wasteful and for noveau-riche or old money boomers.

>>15861376

What kind of trolling is this? it’s like boomer/grug first time on internet tier.

That was is over $20k. Where are you seeing 3.5

what's this rolex brand I've heard so much about? Are they any good? Im looking for a good divewatch.

>>15861533

In fact, it sold for over $100k at auction

>>15861534

They make the most technically robust watch movements in the sub $10,000 range.The downside is that you have to wait months to get one from an authorized dealer.

>>15861440
Vacheron is actual HH
they exist in a totally different realm from other watches
not even rolex is HH

>>15861533
He was probably doing that south park reference, ''bout tree fiddy'', when someone ask for a price you say tree fiddy or 3.50. Obviously a Vacheron even ugly as fuck its gonna cost thousands.

>>15861547
>the most technically robust watch movements
Are they robust or just reliable under normal use?, I doubt Rolex is testing the movements to high G forces and stuff like that.

>>15861556
>Obviously a Vacheron even ugly as fuck its gonna cost thousands.
Why?

>>15861555
HH is for fags with more money than brains. It's kind of like lusting after an italian supercar instead of a used Porsche 997

>>15861558
I’ll assume you’re asking honestly.
>Geneva Seal watches are extremely expensive and time consuming to design and make
>abundance of hand finishing on all their watches
>haute horlogerie creations like grand complications, minute repeaters, tourbillons, and art pieces
>history and place in “holy trinity” allows them to charge a premium that people will pay
>lots of classic models from the Historiques line, especially the American 1921

>>15861583
>>haute horlogerie creations like grand complications, minute repeaters, tourbillons, and art pieces
Not seeing any of that on the watch in question.

>>15861601
The watch in question was a one of one prototype. I can’t tell if you’re being intentionally dense or not. Just to clarify, if a VC piece has an HH element, it’ll be closer to $100k as opposed to $20k, which is where their entry level pieces start.

>>15861282
Why don’t the fags over at Vacheron make it in steel and release the damn thing? People will buy it.

>>15861612
But other watches that do have the exact same shit as that one cost $3.5k or less, so...?

>>15861556
>Are they robust or just reliable under normal use?, I doubt Rolex is testing the movements to high G forces and stuff like that

They do test them up to 6g’s I believe. They are as robust as a watch in that price range can be. They have what I would consider the best shock protection in that price range. The latest movement provides a 50% increase in what was already a great shock protection approach.

The movement also includes silicon/parachrom hairsprings, etc.

Rolex guarantees a -2/+2 accuracy out of the factory and in my experience they can back up that claim. I have a 15 year old Rolex that I wear on a daily basis and it is still my most accurate of my watches despite only being services once during that time.

>>15861621
You’re asking what the point of a Rolls Royce is when you can buy a Camry. Look up what goes into making a Geneva Seal watch and you’ll get a decent idea of what goes into bringing these pieces to market.

post brutal moggings

>>15861640
>the point of a Rolls Royce
So basically it's for Americans of colour and Arabs?

>>15861621
I can make a painting with the exact same features, using globally the same materials as a Picasso. It won't be worth as much.
Is it clearer like this?

>>15861112
Wew lad

Jewlers phoned today about my Sinn I returned for a new date wheel. They had been chasing them up amid all the COVID shitshow.

Apparently they have ordered a new date wheel and will get it back asap. I feel like I won't be able see it until march at this rate

>>15861665
Yeah, it's just arbitrary bullshit for laundering money?

>>15861621
>>15861601
Anon, the movement is hand finished for instance.
Also, the external finishing is a lot more involved than your average Rolex or Omega.

Anyone have thoughts on how I go purge some of these to have a 4 watch collection? And hopefully use that money to get SBGN003.

>>15861021
I like it better than the regular khaki, but why is the 8 orange?

>>15861567
>>15861507
I'm buying a VC Overseas as soon as I can.
Convince me not to, you can't.

>>15861713
Personally I'd stick with the speedy, alpinist, seaforth & the club.

>>15861718
Looks really big for something without subdials, how big is it?

>>15861705
>Sport watch
>The balance arm is only anchored in one spot
What is this the 90s?

How come the more expensive a watch is the less modern tech goes into the movement? Lower beat rates, no silicon hairsprings, no freesprung balances etc.

>>15861685
Part of it must be, it's easier to fly under the IRS/whatever radar with watches than with cash or some other assets.
It's not exactly the same as you can have really good pieces of art for cheap if you know where to look, whereas you are not gonna get a HH watch for cheap. But the markets are similarly stupid and just not made for normal people.

>>15861713
I’d keep the Speedy, one Nomos, the Halios, and the Flieger.

based or cringe?

>>15861751
Shhh, folks in this thread don’t want dissidents that pose those questions.

>>15861713
What are your keepers?
I'd go with the SBGN, Speedy, a Nomos and the Alpinist as you beater.
If you have no emotional bond to the Speedy I'd sell it to, because fuck the cost of maintenance for an useless chronograph complicatioh.

>>15861757
How could it be cringe?

The goat is back
craigshipp.com/grandseiko

>>15861757
How could it be based?

>>15861713
I can only speak for style rather than movement quality or whatever, but this collection is boring. nothing is outright bad (actually everything is balanced well aesthetically) but either I dislike the style (chronos are too busy to me) or find them mostly unremarkable and samey. so cutting it down is wise.
personally, I like the white dial nomos (club?). the black dial nomos is almost there but I personally dislike those stretched numbers and lugs.
I applaud that your divers don't have dive bezels, which I find distracting. the seiko has a really nice, balanced looking dial. but I like the halios better. the batons, date-at-six, and bracelet look really good. plus, are those batons tritium?
beyond that, I don't have any clear favorites. the komono is interesting at least, although I don't like it especially, and dislike the strap.
not sure this is helpful to you but those are my impressions, anyway.

>>15861705
Does it really look 19 thousand and 980 dollars better than this $20 watch?

>>15861713
Ah, the classic "more money than taste" reddit collection.

>>15861743
lmao imagine thinking it makes any difference.

>>15861787
Yes.

>>15861787
haha yes

>>15861787
MO-NG watch

>>15861751
As much as people shit on Rolex they are high tech in terms of basic 3-hander movements. Omega is a step above though.

Tudor posters beware

>>15861713
Speedmaster
A nomos
Seiko chrono
Either halios or stowa

Get rid of the others by giving them to me

>>15861821

Are they really though other than parachrom balance spring what else is there.

Not allowed to include Mems liga they use on 1 column wheel in a daytona as we are talking about basic 3 handers. What is all this high tech you speak of.

>>15861713
You've wasted so much money on bloating out your collection with pointless consoomer watches. Why?

>>15861892
it's all marketing
rolex has not evolved in like 30 years

>>15861899
Thought so. I can think of plenty of reason one might by a rolex but "high tech" is not one of them. It seems hollow and disingenuous.

>>15861713
This is what happens when you fall for the memes and waste thousands on shitters kek

>>15861713
Sell the moonwatch for a start. such a boring and uncool watch. You will probably have an extremely easy time doing so if you list it a hair under retail.

>>15861909
Tbh watch collecting is when you fall for memes and spend thousands on luxury watches. It's like slowly boiling a frog.

>>15861713
I'm thinking buying the nomos club, what is your opinion on that watch as an owner?

>>15861713
it's like you bought every meme watch but the shit version

>>15861713
Thr orients and the dan henry are the only ones you should ditch.

>>15861757
looks nice, cringe or based, i'd wear it

>>15861773
BASED

Finally got some spring bar pliers and got my borealis tropic strap swapped on, I'm chuffed to bits, it looks great.

>>15861947
>it's like you bought every meme watch but the shit version
LMFAO exactly this. I bet he thinks it's the "more original and unique version" for each.

>>15861970

>>15861783
I totally agree with the collection being boring.

>>15861794
I have neither so don't worry.

>>15861886
Address? Also not a Stowa and it's just Tisell so that one's gone for sure, just put a Stowa strap on it.

>>15861897
Boredom and watch gambling wins.

>>15861979
Love the super narrow taper
Down to i think 14mm at the buckle

>>15861970
>>15861979
If it wasn't for the ceramic bezel and the lack of red on the dial it would be perfect.

>>15861986
I'm fine with the bezel being ceramic but it would be nice if it was matte.

>>15861970
>>15861979
>nh35
>which means ghost date position

oh no no no...

>>15861714
8 = 40 on the minute track
and it's a 40th anniversary model.
bit whimsical but since the khaki is a pretty conservative looking watch, it's a nice touch imo
plus if they made the 4 orange instead of the 8 it would have made the layout with the date window look a bit fucky

>>15862014
What's the USB for?

>>15862017
i haven't figured that out yet lol. i'll let you know when it arrives.

>>15861037
>>15861037
>>15861037
Neat gag for 200. They want 2200? No sir

>>15862017
Charging the lume duh

>>15862037
The MSRP is $1000 but i see your point.
And your point is shit, but whatever. If you want a cheaper version this one is about $280.

>>15862060
Thank you that is definitely one to check out. Also if you have something else for reccs along the lines of that first one I’d check it out, honestly the volcanic color way is nice and has me really rethinking more bright and involved watches.

>>15862063
You're welcome.
Casio started producing rainbow IP-coated watch in 2019 with the lunar rainbow MTG. In 2020 they produced the volcanic MTG, the Borneo frog Frogman and 2 GM like this (GM-110RB-2A and GM110B-1A) and they seem to have sold well. So there will probably be more in 2021.
Otherwise there are some beight GST models, and Zelos seems to make good "flashy" watches in the $3-500 range, though in a different vein.

I wouldn't recommend it as an only watch, but having something playful to wear some days (more days than expected in my case) just feels good.

>tfw asked rolex dealer if they had the new reference submariners
>she said no
why do girls always do this to me??

>>15862130
They do, just not for you.

boctokfags I can only make one watch out of the parts container, what dial do I use?

>>15862142
one on the left looks nicer but since this is a shit photo can't say for sure. you using a komandirski case right? I hate plated cases, hopefully you can get an amphibia case at some point.

>>15862147
its pretty much the same dial where one has a hint of paint on it and the other is completely blank but with some cooked on drops of mystery corrosion.
and yeah only worn down chrome plated brass cases.

so anything controlled by The Swatch Group is reddit right?

>>15862281
Calvin Klein is unironically based

>>15860940

Just picked up this. Put on the leather strap.

I wanted a dress watch with a brown leather strap until I can afford a Datejust.

Buy gs

>>15860952
indeed

>>15861002
What they do is either declare the shipped item as a gift or a really low value item. This isn't guaranteed to work.

>>15862325

And the Rolex I want, but on a brown leather strap.

>>15862331
this that goldman sachs ceo whos daughter went and did porn?

>>15862386
Oops. Here's the watch. Same watch new kitty

>>15862325
looks good already

>>15862379
Nice choice but this is the wrong size. regular one doesn't come in white though.

>>15862381
No it's Steve from Little Treasury in Gambrills, Maryland.

>>15862393
>wrong size

What do you mean?

>>15861037
Oh, dear. Why?

>>15862386

Do you ever clip the fur on her rear/back side?

I own a Ragdoll breed and she’s amazing but the only accidents/messes she ever makes are accidental because her droppings stick to her fur after using the litter box. She tries very hard to be clean but it’s unavoidable. I’m thinking about just shearing her backside.

I've got this Swiss Army watch I bought back in 2007 that I hardly wear anymore. It's a Quartz and I paid $250 for it back then. It chugs down a battery every 2-3 years so I don't want it anymore. What can I realistically get for it on eBay? It's immaculate sans the slight scratch on the bezels as you can see.

>>15862454
>It chugs down a battery every 2-3 years so I don't want it anymore.
? ? ?

>>15861970
Now you just need to go drink at a bar on a remote pacific island.

>>15862454
You genuinely retarded or what? It’s not worth shit. ITS GOT TO HURT PHUCKEROONI

>>15862489
Don't autismos hate the puzzle logo?

>>15862454

Probably $50 or so, at most

>>15862473

I mean it costs too much and is too much of a hassle to replace the battery.

I'm trying to move my collection to pure automatics and solar power.

>>15862495
That's what I figured would be at the low end. Who knows? I don't see many of Swiss Army watches of this style up. I wish it was an automatic and then I'd keep it. Classic style.

>>15862508
>I mean it costs too much and is too much of a hassle to replace the battery.
Dude wtf? Batteries are like two bucks?

>>15862508
Even if you pay some guy to replace the battery for you, that is $10 max every 3 years.
An automatic needs to be serviced every 5-10 years and it can cost hundreds to do so and take weeks. How is that less expensive and less of a hassle?

>>15862520
>Even if you pay some guy to replace the battery for you, that is $10 max every 3 years.

It was $30 the last time. I must have got raped. I said never again.

>>15862525
Brutal man. If you dont sell it then buy a shitty watch repair kit with a caseback tool off ali or amazon. Shouldnt be more than $15

>>15862426
You pic has the 41mm version but the best Datejust is in 36mm.

>>15862533
>DateJUST

What are the best watches to aim for in the $6,000 to $7,000 range?

Willing to consider pre-owned and mint condition.

>>15861757
It's meant to be used as a tool. If you need that sorta thing, it's cool.
Otherwise, you're just a poseur.

>>15862571

Rolex, ROOOOLEEEEEEEX!

>R-O-L-E-X fucka!

>>15862571
ROLEX you phucka
(also GS if you're a weeb)

>>15861822
What manner of faggitry is this?

>>15862578
1000-3000 is the haven for anything with a Valjoux 7750 in it.

What’s the max price for a watch with an off-the-shelf movement before the extra price is mainly due to mountain jew marketing?

>>15862603
Depends on the movement

>>15862525
>>15862508
you can do it yourself for almost free
tools are like $2
a whole pack of batteries are like $2
you can order both on AliX, fuck stores

>>15861117
Are you a bot triggered by mentions to eta/valjoux? Because I often see you post, and I always know it's you, and you remind me of those/b/ bots.
Cancer, mate.

>>15862575
>>15862578

I already have an Explorer. But is there another model you would recommend for that price range?

>>15862571
BOOBA

>>15862571
Entry level used JLC and nothing else comes close.

>>15862386
>>15862391
>>15862641

I don't think you can afford that watch bro looking at your place / living standard.

>>15862641

Uh. An Omega Speedmaster ChoronographTwo Counter. I love the symetry and it really is the cheapest "nice" chronograph you can buy. Very practical durable. I don't have it but a chonograph is always on my wrist since they are so useful.

>>15862695
>really is the cheapest "nice" chronograph you can buy
How much is it?

>>15862695
What's with the dick and balls at 12?

>>15862709
>his watch doesn't have a penis on the dial
Not gonna make it...

>>15862700
>How much is it?

Uh.. Like maybe 5-6 grand at a store? Under retail I'm sure.

>>15862709
When i take a piss I see the same thing, so by natural male orientation I know that by looking at the watch and the dick is out front that is 12 o clock. You wouldn't understand since you'll never be a man.

>>15862724
There is no need to lie, my friend. We both know you cannot see your dick.

>>15862695
Thr cheapest nice chronograph you can buy is a baltic bicompax 002 after that it's nothing but garbage until you get to $5,000 or more.

>>15862732

>ugly
>not swiss made

It's not even a sports watch.

>>15862709
>he dosent know about the grand penis

>>15862744
I don't even like Baltic but are you really giving ”Swiss made” credence in 2021?

>>15862732
Looks good but the minute sundial is hard to read which triggers my autism

>>15862744
>swiss made

>he doesnt know

>>15862732
>manuel
Honestly what bugs me about Baltic is that they are called Baltic, yet are French.

>>15862796
The 'baltic' name comes from the founder's father, who lived near the baltic sea.

>>15862806
it didn't bother me before, but that pisses me off.

>>15862806
So did his father make watches there or what?

>>15862806
Kinda cool, but a marketing meme into itself.

>>15862821
There's a little 'about' page on baltic's site if you want to know the details.

They are gonna send the watch back over seas even after the company i bought it from sent them a detail sheet that they themselves filled. God what hope do I have if the manufacture couldn't fill out the form to the letter that DHL wants. I feel like death

>>15862837
what's the watch?

>>15862842
The one I'm never going to get because DHL is worthless fucking dog shit kill me god

>>15862853
pls
I must know

>>15862858
What does that matter

>>15862837
why are dhl such cunts?

>>15862870
Germans

>>15862863
please...
the curiosity is killing me

>>15862732
That's a piece of crap, what kind of chronograph doesn't label the subdials? Also no lume is a dealbreaker on a sporty watch.
Plenty of ST19 options on aliexpress that tick all the boxes

>>15862884
It could have been any fucking brand or watch that used DHL the watch doesn't matter i just want what i payed for or to be dead

>>15862887
>ST19
nasty

>>15862887
its a dress chrono
like dress divers

>>15861979
I don't know how I feel about the orange bezel

alright frens, i just bought a casioak

this will be my 1st gshock

was thinking about the grey, they are here everywhere and i know they are discontinued but i really like the yellow one.

Admit it, it's a perfect fit.

>>15862913
>>15862863
now i want to know too
just tell us

>>15862929
Different moods. Grey is nice and versatile. Cheeky since it almost looks metal and is nice and balanced. The yellow on the other hand is much more fun.
I'd personally get the yellow.

>>15862913
I ordered one of those vario shitters and dhl dropped it off in a week.

>>15862947
That's great for you that makes me want tons self harm incredibly badly

>>15862929
Get the yellow if you like it it's cool. I like the grey so I'd get both and flip the grey

>>15862934
>mogs you

>>15862603
Depending on other factors, probably around 5-600 if the manufacturer isn't heavily modifying the movement

>>15862944
yea the grey is really versatile, plus theres a small bonus with the positive digital display
but i have other watches for normal wear, so a fun sporty colour for the gshock is more apt, really like how it pops
>>15862982
>flip the grey
you know im so tempted. I can get it for $140 here. The msrp is $110 but they are sold out everywhere. Its a meme watch so theres a high chance it will just go high. Announced in nov 2020, discontinued in jan 2021. so they are in production for 2 months only

>>15861718
Why is a SS three hander 17k? Other than "because they can"?

>>15863047
because they are HH and part of the trinity
17k is low already
the patek aquanaut is also SS but its like 50k
an SS ap is like 30k

>>15862603
it depends on the watch
some have meme dials (meteorite etc) or extra design that would be factored in

>>15863047
Geneva Seal

>>15863047
All sorts of finishing and manufacturing cost on the case and movement and such. They're just baubles, really. No different from want the gold trimmed armour and party hats in runescape.

>>15863123
I appreciate this reference.
Watches are jewelry. Nothing wrong with that, but since mobile phones became normalized it is exactly what they are.

>>15862692

I was thinking about that, but not sure which model. I feel like it takes a particular type of person to wear a reverso. What else is there in their lineup in that range?

>>15863136
Most stuff in steel from the Master Control range or the Master Ultra Thin date, reserve de marche, or moon in steel. If looking at MUT, the new release has a skeletonized gold rotor - looks much better than the old solid one but they command a premium.

>>15863123
got my black(g), haters gonna h8

>2021
>not having a smartwatch

why?

>>15863284
You wouldn't understand.

how to make airking interesting

>>15863430
NANI the fuck?!?

>>15863430
lol, reminds me of early Soviet dive watches were they put a case on top of another case and it easily met the diving specifications they needed (as well as pissing off the Swiss for doing it cheap) doubt this watch is is water resistant tho

>>15863430
>the 2nd caseback is holding the movement in place

absolutely based

r8 this beauty of a shitter

>>15863635
All good except the open heart, which completely ruins it.

post grails

>>15863665
Now even more unobtanium than it already was.

>>15863665

>>15863665

>>15863123
>>15863126
All that finishing is traditional, and still serves the traditional purpose.
You buy a traditionally finished watch to appreciate heritage craftsmanship, and because it just looks absolutely killer.

>>15861621
Show me a single watch with movement finishing on par with the Geneva Seal, Lange, ... for $3.5.
You're delusional.

>>15863676
>federico pederico

>>15863699

>>15863773
I KNEEL

>>15863777
TRIPS OF TRUTH

Best watch for hunting/fishing/camping ?
I've heard about the g-shock rangeman

What does /wt/ think about the full custom soikos ?

I've never been a massive fan of the SKX or any of the hyped meme watches but the idea of a watch can sorta design from the ground up appeals to me.

AFAIK there aren't really any better options for a custom piece ? if you're a noob at this sorta thing. all the other places I see offering this sort of thing are just over priced quartz shitters with 0 design.

>>15863832

On a tight budget? This guy.
>>15863773

On a les tight budget? Mudman.

Otherwise, Rangeman or Mudmaster, depending on the features and design you want.

>>15863837
I like it, and I wanna build a U1 one but I'm iffy about putting it together since I'm not a watchmaker.

>>15863832
>hunting/fishing/camping
would knowing when high tide/full moon is be useful?

cos there are gshocks with that function (g-lide etc)

>>15863867

Honestly that's kinda what has me considering a DIY build. I really like the unimatic watches. they aren't dreadfully expensive, you're definitely paying a design premium.

I may end up getting a unimatic. I think out of all the micro brands around atm Unimatic make the cleanest modern diver. Perhaps my favourite diver around atm. I like the halios but I don't see me getting one of those any time soon.

>>15863838
The GULFMAN is better than the MUD. It has more features and is smaller

>>15863692
I don’t understand this fuckery

>>15863942
It was designed so you didn't have to move your wrist from it's typical alignment on the desk or while driving to see 12 at the top.

>>15863942
This was originally a 1920s watch; it was the roaring 20s where more and more people were driving faster and faster cars as the first "sports" cars emerged; mainly in the US.

Vacheron played into this market by putting out a watch with an angled dial you could read with your hands on the wheel.

>>15863837
I’m ordering a custom from that Asian twink lumeshot in a couple months
I just like the idea of a diver-looking watch with a meteorite dial for under a grand
Will probably get more compliments on that than any Rolex shitter I could buy

>>15863692
This watch would be perfect if the crown were not in that position.
I have never hit the crown on a doorframe or something like people fear, but if I wore this watch I'd be a lot more conscious of it.

>>15863949
>>15863951
Ohh I like it now

>>15862991
quad compax looks autistic. also only 30 min chrono

>>15863919
It also lacks the mud resistance. IMO that's a cool feature to have on a hike, whereas I don't care about the tide indicator.

>>15863665

What options are there besides boxes and socks for storing your watches? I think I'm going to round out my in-rotation collection at 4 and I want something that doesn't take a lot of space on my desk.

>>15864066
watch rolls
you can find one with only 4 pockets.

>>15864066
Get a watch roll

>>15864074
>>15864077
Sweet, perfect
thanks lads

>>15864089
I like Bosphorus leather watch cases and rolls, but there's lots of nice ones out there that are reasonably priced

>>15864065
Nah, needs a few more moons.

Thoughts on the Longines HydroConquest?
Looking at getting a watch for the old man, and its on the shortlist.

>>15864129
It's just boring. It feels like it's not one watch, but two or three watches combined and it doesn't do anything it's going for well. This is also the one time when they should have gone with a cyclops on a diver, because the tiny date contrasted with the huge cardinal numerals is silly. They could have just glued the cyclops directly onto the dial or on the underside or the crystal or something to keep it flat.
I live near a Longines AD and they aggressively push this watch for some reason. I've grown to dislike it.

>>15864137
Would you recommend a better alternative?
My budget is $900.

>>15864146
If your dad is not a "watch guy" then you'd do better to just get him a quartz watch instead of an automatic in the first place. Your options will also vary on whether he's the guy who wants a big macho diver watch that might get banged up and rained on, or if he prefers something classier and is not doing a lot of physical activities.
You could save up a bit more and get him a Citizen Chronomaster (somewhere around $2000 used) or Grand Seiko quartz ($1500-2000) which are seriously impressive, will last him his entire life, straddle the line between sporty and dressy well, and have the no bullshit simplicity of quartz.

>>15864146
that watch is nice and the model has even a small wrist model.

why so tight?

>>15864159
He's definitely not a watch guy and probably has no preferences when it comes to design.
I'd just like to get him something that can be banged around during work.
Preferably analog and from a reputable brand.

how do I go full autism? I want to know what every piece does and how it's made, how any movement work, to be able to disassemble and reassemble a movement and to be able to create at least on paper/solidworks a simple movement. How can I study this, any book possibly on libgen or whatever?

>>15864159
My dad isn't a watch guy but he seems to really like my old orient mako. I wasn't a fan so let him have it. He has slightly destroyed(bezel action etc) it with all the DIY that he does ( renovating a house but it serves him pretty well and still looks in decent shape)


>>15864129
Do you think he would be a leather guy or a bracelet guy ? There is always the Damasko DS30 , I think may be able to find it under $900 also the outdoor protect which has a different look, probably more of an aquired taste.

Both of them have meme case hardening so whatever his job is they would probably hold up.

>>15864175
A Citizen Promaster Diver.
$130-$200
Quartz, but a good quartz movement. Solar, only have to change the battery every 15 years. Good brand. Useful bezel and great masculine, unique design. Can get an aftermarket bracelet for $30 to make it even better. For a little more, get a strap. That's less than $300 and your dad will like it.

>>15864182
>2 column wheels
split seconds chrono?

>>15864182
george daniels book on watchmaking is obvious choice

Is the use of the word "grail" the single worst thing about the watch community?

>>15864304
There's always these
>grand complication argument
>date window autism

>>15864304
>Is the use of the word "grail" the single worst thing about the watch community?
not even close

try "one watch collection"

>>15864302
that is not a book is not for beginners. its a technical book on watchmaking for watchmakers. it gives no explanations on what those parts are. great pictures though, it's a coffee table book.

>>15864304
Honestly think it's peoples "collections" it usually amounts to a mad trolley dash across the internet buying a bunch of redundant seikos.

It's the watch equivalent of going to a used car dealership buying a bunch of 2000s econo-shit-boxes for couple hundred each and calling it a classic car collection.

>>15864302
>hour hand pointing to 12:30
What even is going on here?

>>15864314
I could own the absolute perfect watch which lasted me for my entire life and I'd still be bored of it after a month or so if I had to wear it every day, and that's not even taking consideration of wearing different watches in different situations.
A "one watch connection" is pure delusion, you're going to end up buying more, it's inevitable.

Wrist check

>>15864328
Tastes also change over time. When you're in your 20s a SARB might be the perfect watch but then you change jobs or something and want a Zelos meteor dial shitter 5 years later

>>15864317
I don't know how owning a bunch of shitters gives people joy. But then again people spend money on funko pops too.

>>15864304
Nothing wrong about grail, is just a term for your ultimate and almost impossible to reach goal,but some people use it as just a watch you like, and they are like,''yep, after two years of saving I got my grail''.

Then the term collection, usually is just a bunch of selected proposition value watches memed by reviewers and youtubers, get your credit card, instert the number, wait for the watch to arrive, that's credit card collecting.I think the word collection should follow some personal criteria, for example, you like planes and form a collection around pilot watches,or a mix of stuff you like, not just the memed options ''that every watch collector must have''.

>>15864328
>A "one watch connection" is pure delusion, you're going to end up buying more, it's inevitable.
I wore the same watch for 8 years until it broke,current one is at 4. I would be fine with a sinle watch.

>>15864316
okay then what book could i get as a complete beginner?

>>15864340
I can see the appeal I owning an affordable collection. a lot of the time though you see someone who shows their collection of the last year or something and it can be like 10 watches bought over a month just to fill a watch box.

It screams poor impulse control, they see something they like and just buy it. It's really infantile and sums up the consoomer reddit soi.

>>15864304
>worst thing about the watch community?

>brand chasing
>seeking approval and only buying the same few dozen shitters as everyone else
>moralfagging over homages
>sucking swiss or jap cock too much
>blind worship of mechanicals
>babying toolwatches
>waxing poetic about heritage or lore

>>15864331
This tacticool shitter again.

>>15864340
Funko Pops are literally all the same.
There can be a huge variation in cheap shitters.

>>15864358
hey bro this watch is so ugly. are you by any chance in a telegram chat about fashion? because if you're not someone stole your pic and posted it there

>>15864331
waiting for new stuff

>>15864365
its a luminox homage

>>15864340
lots of fun choices and its cheap
i couldnt be at ease wearing an expensive watch out and worrying over every scratch, its not for me.

how do you even know which kind of watch you'd like if you didnt try the genres out with shitters?

>>15864340
I'm a broke student and I just wouldn't feel comfortable wearing anything that costs more than 1000€. If tomorrow I won the 10k€ watch of my dreams I would just sell it; actually for me one of the most important factors in looking for a watch is its price and affordability.
But I'm not coping, when I'll have a stable job my perspective will change I guess

>>15864304
grail is used by all of /fa/. do other watch forums use grail also? even if they do, I'd wager /fa/ has been using the term for longer than any watch forums. I might lose the bet, but that's where I'd put my money.

>>15864365
I'm not really sure what Telegram is so it isn't me. Why would anyone pretend to own a shitty, cheap quartz homage to a shitty expensive quartz watch?

>>15864450
oh what do I know

>>15864489
wtf is that?
is it just a bot to trawl images off /fa/?

cos that jacket is this thread
>>15859111

>>15864499
no, it's a bot where people are connected anonymously and you don't know who's typing what. I just guess someone found your watch and that pic while browsing this board and reposted it there

>You need this trio as an investment
Sorry Tim, smells like bs

>>15861713
>Alpinist
Keep
>Club
Keep
>Ahoi(?)
Maybe ditch
>Dan Henry
Definitely ditch
>Speedy
Keep
>Bambino
Ditch
>SNK
Maybe keep as a fun project
>Stowa
Keep
>NOHOMO
Ditch
>Seaforth
Keep
>Mako
Ditch
>Seiko chrono
Ditch

>>15864340
Shitters can have nice designs and if you buy expensive watches you are buying the brand, heritage and meme stuff that you won't see.

>>15864611
>if you buy expensive watches you are buying the brand, heritage and meme stuff that you won't see
Unless you're getting ripped off, you're buying a lot of meticulous finishing in an expensive watch that you absolutely can see.

>>15864621
Yeah and then you put it on your wrist for 10 hours a day and don't see it.

>>15864633
sure you do

>>15864621
Protip: any watch over $1k is "expensive" and in most of them you don't see shit even though it's perfectly possible to produce for that price.

>>15864636
Watches with hand-finished movements tend to start at $15k.

>>15864520
Huh. There's no personal info in the pic so I'm not too bothered.

>>15864423
Every other post on reddit r/watches is
>just picked up my grail
Which is idiotic, the point of the term is that it's supposed to be something you go on a years-long quest for, not something you scoop up because you're some newmoney chinknadian dink

Someone make a new thread.
I'd do it myself but the faggot mods still have me range banned

>>15864621
>that you absolutely can see.
Yes, if you carry a magnifying glass with you all the time.If the movement is good and it has no caseback, you can't see it. At the end of the day what matters is what you can see at a simple glance.

>>15864737
You don't need a magnifying glass to see the difference in finishing between a chink chronograph movement on the one hand and a Lange chronograph movement on the other.

You also don't need a magnifying glass to see the difference between the external finishing on a Rolex/Breitling/Omega and a GS/RO/Overseas on the other.

>>15864790
>>15864790
>>15864790
>>15864790

>>15862603
You can get an NH35 for $35, add 30 for the case and 30 for a good clasp and bracelet. Dual plus hands is another 30, so.... 125 is my number.

>>15861645
based g shock

>>15861713
>Alpinist
Keep
>Club
Let go
>Ahoi
Keep
>Chrono
Let go
>Speedmaster
Keep
>Orient
Let go
>Seiko
Let go
>Flieger
Let go
>Komono
Let go
>Halios
Let go
>Orient
Let go
>Seiko Chrono
Keep

>>15863686
what a beaut