/fa/ - Fashion

>>15954503
>The HDD watch is a creation that was successfully funded on Indiegogo and created by watchmaker Jean Jerome and is the first watch to be made from a hard disc drive.
>It is not just a fancy watch that designed to look like hard drive, but it is a watch repurposed from actual one-inch microdrives. Originated as a joke back in January 2013, Parisian watch making enthusiast, Jean Jerome was enamored by the idea and decided to turn this joke into a reality. As fate would have it, he found out that the fast becoming obsolete microdrives turns out to have the physical size that could made for the perfect watch faces.
>There’s not a great deal that can be said about the movement. It’s quartz, and a pretty small one at that. It’s the Miyota-Citizen GL20, which is one of the few movements thin enough to fit in the case behind the hard drive disc / dial (it has a height of a mere 2.28mm). It doesn’t have any jewels, nor does it have any complications or a second hand. It has a 5 year battery life, and accuracy of +/- 20 seconds a month.
>The HDD watch is available for the left and right wrists, and recent updates have been that you can now choose a dial with indexes engraved.
>It is also now available as kit so if you are handy and careful, you can embark on the construction of the HDDWatch yourself.
https://www.watchitallabout.com/hdd-watches-watch-review/

fuck rolex

MASTER
PIECE

>>15954515
looks like its no longer made tho. rip

Any suggestions for an everyday watch that's still kind of nice? Has to be rugged like a G-Shock, but preferably not a G-Shock. Nothing above $2k since I don't really have the money for a real watch collection.

>>15954578
What do you do on a daily basis?
There's some fliegers and fields you can get for well below $1k but they don't like getting super wet.

>>15954577
nah still available
http://hddwatches.com/

>>15954590
>http://hddwatches.com/
tried this on 3 different browsers, doesn't work lol

>>15954584
I'm a snowboard and paragliding instructor and a motorcycle enthusiast, about to take helicopter flying lessons and might become a submariner next year.

>>15954592
weird, works fine on my end
maybe you can email the dude
info@origami.watch

Should I just spring for an omega leather strap or is there another brand that an anon would suggest?

>>15954592
Works on my machine

Stupid question: is the self winding rotor in automatics meant to be easily moved? For example one watch i span spin it easily but in my more expensive watch it's harder for it to spin

>>15954606
Just get a Camille fournet
If you can't afford that get a Hirsch
Don't give swatch a single penn- oh..

>>15954615
depends on the movement
automatics are either unidirectional (they only wind in one direction) or bidirectional (they wind in both directions)

If the rotor has to wind the mainspring while it turns, it is facing resistance as it turns. On a bi-directional winding watch there is resistance in both directions and the rotor feels "stiff" all the time...

On a uni-directional winding watch, the rotor only has resistance in one direction, and is quite free to turn in the other direction as there is no resistance.

Worst fucking watch thread every fuck you faggots

Bought this while I was in Japan at one of their thrift shops can’t find anything on the brand but it’s a automatic and it looks cool. Does anyone know any about this brand?

>>15954637
Thanks for the explanation. The movement that seems to be "stiff" is Powermatic 80 Silicium w/25 jewels - seems to be bidirectional from a quick google matching up. I'm trying to dig further into it to make sure new watch isn't fucked -it seems ETA based movement are harder to wind as it nears capacity? Guess I'll keep wearing it for a few days and see if it loses time by minutes

>>15954668

>>15954670
>it seems ETA based movement are harder to wind as it nears capacity?

thats true for basically most, if not all winding movements, not just ETA.
as the spring reaches capacity it gets more and more tense and harder to wind.

>>15954672
>640x480
nice potato pic

>>15954606
Omega straps through the boutique are insanely expensive. You can get an exotic leather hand made strap for cheaper than the ones they will sell you. Id just grab a Hirsch brand leather strap

>>15954615
They can vary, depends on how they are weighted. Usually it is pretty easy to move them

>>15954679
>You can get an exotic leather hand made strap for cheaper than the ones they will sell you.
this. if you want something special you should get Aaron at Combat Straps to make you something. Otherwise a Hirsch should do

>>15954578
MUD

>>15954606
get a salmon resin strap

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I9kFpGcUK6Q

>>15954584
Well I post on 4chan I literally never go underwater let alone go outside

>>15954689
miss this lil nigga like you wouldn't believe

>>15954709
>just one more watch

Not that one

>>15954677

>>15954709
well it is at least interesting
xeric makes shitters, but they are very bold on design

good morning . . . twinks

>>15954755
>>15954672
probably one of the bazillions of small local asian brands from the 80s. The styling is very rolex, the placement of the crown looks more like an orient.

how much did you pay for it?

>>15954777
$43 it’s roughed up a bit but you can’t really tell unless you are close

>>15954677
>>15954679
At the bottom if i grab my cheap (seagull based moment) and jerk it from left to right with my arm it'll spin at least 5 revolutuions. If i take my powermatic 80 si and do same thing ,it'll probably only do half a spin or it ll just twitch left and right and not really move. the powermatic is about 5 hours new from the box- wondering if I should return it/ get it checked out? The only way i can get it to move is to rotate the watch vertically.
I really feel I'm retarded for asking this and just wondering if am paranoid - first watch over $200.

>>15954792
it sounds kinda normal? not sure
does the seagull also spin the same amount if you turn it the other way?
with my seiko5 (7s26, bidirectional seiko magic lever) it also only wobbles half a spin, maybe maximum 1 rotation.

I really dig it bros. Should I cop

Promaster vs Kamasu?
I'm leaning towards the former, but would like to see what /wt/ thinks.

>>15954830
Kamasu is played out desu

Holy fuck boys just found my next watch

>>15954830
kamasu is a better purchase, and has sapphire.
promaster has an actual divers rating, but is also 1.5-2x more expensive. It uses mineral glass and miyota 8xxx(if you not getting ecodrive) There is also more promaster variants, even LHDs.

its up to you, just get what you like

>>15954807
>does the seagull also spin the same amount if you turn it the other way?
Yes you're right and I am retarded - doing it the other way only makes it wobble- I guess it must be unidirectional. There's nothing wrong with my powermatic 80 si
>with my seiko5 (7s26, bidirectional seiko magic lever) it also only wobbles half a spin, maybe maximum 1 rotation.
Thanks (and everyone before) this makes me feel a lot better. I'll try to avoid shitting up this watch board and fuck off from /fa/ to avoid degrading the post quality and saving my wallet before I get too much into watches.

>>15954851
That looks like a fake Rolex

>>15954861
ya that sounds right, regarding the spinning.

dw about it, ask away
this general is made for questions, and its hardly bad posting at all
we're all here to help each other out and shitpost bantz once in a while

>>15954830
kamasu is not going to be dethroned as the value king anytime soon. The only things that remotely come close are those homage san martins/heimdallrs/steeldives. Due to the kamasu's popularity it also has better mod support now, including bezel swaps.

but from what i see on jomw the promasters have nice machining. Their price is not unreasonable. If you get the ecodrive it'll be a true beater as quartz can take shit that mechanicals cannot.

How would you rate Dornblüth? They make completely hand made watches with heavily modified Unitas movements which are basically 70% original. They also make their own movement but then the watch costs €10,000. Their standard watches cost €4500 and you can modify all details, they produce it for you.

>>15954881
This is what the movement looks like.

>>15954881
Based

>>15954865
It's the official fake Rolex

>>15954875
NY0040 is good too

>>15954894
No, it's just sad. Tudor not having its own identity and constantly shitting out these fake Rolexs is sad. This is why people liked the BB58, it was actually something more its own.

>>15954896
The Prince Date Day models are old stock and are only sold in Hong Kong, with two tone models being the last ones you can get.

>>15954881
>>15954883
iirc the dial is also artisanal, with all the numbers and markings carved out by pantograph.

>>15954904
And it looks like a fake Rolex, from Rolex Jr. What's the point?

>>15954905
Yeah but if you want everything engraved you have to pay €1000 more. Applied indices are €300. From what I've seen online I prefer the printed indices but applied is pretty too.

are these obtainable outside japan?

>>15954904
How much do they cost?

>>15954578
Marathon

>>15954931
You can check on jc-station.com

>>15954578
marathon msar quartz, 36mm so it doesnt get too much in the way of anything, but still very toolish and rugged. tritum tubes so it glows in the dark all night

citizen promaster quartz

seiko tuna quartz

bertucci whatever

i would normally recommend mechanicals but they dont do well with snowboarding or motorbike rides

>>15954927
wtf are they

>>15954940
Thank you, jc-station. I'll be sure to check it out.

>>15954946
Battlefield: Bad Company

• Steel sports watch (much have braclet)
• On the fly micro adjustable clasp
• No date
• Not Rolex or Omega
• Under £6000

Can anyone help me here?

>>15954820
its loud and im not sure how the coating will wear
its also abit expensive for a gshock
hmmm /shrugs

>>15954971
Rolex Subariner nodate
seriously

>>15954971
Formex Essence
Monta Everything

>>15954982
>under 6000 bucks

>>15954927
date windows need to DIE

>>15954820
scratch magnet but it's bold and demands attention.

>>15954851
Looks a bit like my Rolex Datejust two-tone, which I've had since 2009. Will post a picture soon.

>>15954578
victorinox inox (either quartz or mechanical) if you're not a wristlet. If you are the new smaller version should be available soon (or maybe it already got released? idk)

>>15954689
tfw a man that hit more underaged poon than anybody wore a luminox

>>15954851

What the fuck do high-end watch boutique salespeople do all day?
I can't imagine more than two-three people coming in every day.

>>15954971
>• Not Rolex or Omega
>• Under £6000
hehehehe

>>15955095
Play MMOs on a laptop or in the back room, why?

Anyone know something about this brand? It has a underlined H on the back. Above it is written stainless steel back. Under the H is 25.0907 and 58.126.81 on the second row. It has a miyota quartz movement

>>15955124
The strap seems brown on the picture but is more a purple grey in reel life

>>15954851
Don't do it, bro. You'll regret it when yhe gold olating starts to wear off. The all steel one looks ok

>>15954896
The BB58 is a vintage Rolex excep the hands

>>15954535
Why?

>>15954851
Looks like a knockoff Rolex

>>15954851
The indices look like shit

>>15954992
just save up a bit more isn't 6000 pounds already 10k USD? Like why would you even set your budget that high if you don't want a watch from the only two brands that you should consider in that bracket?

>>15955206
>>15955200
>>15955165
>>15954909
>>15954896
>>15954865
t. seethe

why are you samefagging-hate so hard about tudor

>>15954851
this >>15955132 desu

Tudor date+day are great watches but don't be a dumb cunt get one in steel with a white gold beezel.

Alright frens, I have a question. Got a pal from Sudan (obviously black guy) who's going to get married soon and I want to gift him a watch, what colours would look good on dark skin? I'm totally clueless here.

Rose gold

>>15955246
>samefagging

I need to get my Invicta fixed. Hopefully, it's just a battery. How much should it cost me?

>>15955292
thanks, what about the dial? would a white dial be too much?

>>15955300
$2 on aliexpess for a whole pack of batteries
$2 for the case opener

or just go to your local jeweler

>>15955301
Na, a white dial should be fine.

>>15954772
The work on the bezel looks bad. The pointer index looks sloppy, and the cardinal points look like obvious sharpie dots. You should start over, clean off the sharpie, and use craft enamel paints.

>>15955277

>>15954503
My water racist rolkex with 50 million jewels came to say hi

>>15955095
Living the dream, I guess

>>15955277
I think maybe you should be more concerned about getting your pal killed because of the watch he's wearing

>>15955277
Gold looks great on black skin

>>15955407
I wish you weren’t so awkward bud

>>15955217
I want a sub but can't get one from my ad, omega divers all have date windows.

>>15954982
Yes well that is easier said than done

>>15954986
No date

>>15955376
I don’t trust myself to do it and I don’t know if it’s just the battery.

Fuck you, I like it.

>>15955491
its a quartz watch, right? what watch is it?
a battery change is very easy
its just like changing the batteries on the tv remote
if its 'not just the batteries', theres nothing they can do anyway. There are some serviceable quartz movements but i dont think invicta uses them
they/you would have to replace the whole movement if its not just the batteries.

anyway, a brand new entry quartz movement is like $2-15 off aliexpess/alibaba. They will probably charge you like $50 or whatever, idk

A battery change from a jeweler is like $5-10

so if you dont want to do yourself, just ask for the price and see how much they wanna jew you and see if its reasonable

>>15955407
that looks.. surprisingly decent for a qnq
abit boomerish with the case lines
but huh, not bad

>>15955126
can you take a pic without the flash

>>15955523
Get the harbring2 version

>>15954606
Molequin
Torre straps
Camille Fournet
NOStime
Dreamrocketeers
JP Menicucci

Depends on where you are and how much you're willing to spend. Omega straps are too expensive for what you get, I think. For that money you can have something made how you want it.

>>15955524
It's this one

https://www.invictawatch.com/watches/detail/25826-pro-diver-men

If I sold my Explorer 114270 I could buy a (kind of shitty) dress Tudor, a Tudor diver, and a Bond era Seamaster GMT

That's an entire collection :-/

>>15955570
Keep the Explorer, skip the Tudor garbage, and just save up for the Seamaster

>>15955570
Those explorers go for like $5k used.

>>15955570
Keep the Explorer.

>>15955570
Based except you should have gotten a tudor royal instead of the omega gmt, no need for two divera

>>15955570
that middle tudor is not even worth a consideration, what are you smoking

>>15955587

Explorer 114270 mint condition box & paper, is creeping up to £7k in the UK. Was £5k two years ago.

2xTudors = £4k, Omega GMT used is £2.5k.

>>15955590

>>15955592
>that middle tudor is not even worth a consideration, what are you smoking

Fair enough, then a used 36mm Datejust would be better

>>15955595
Check chrono24, after fees you'd be lucky to get two of those other watches

>>15955592
The middle tudor is based, as long as he gets the smaller version

>>15955569
ok its a ronda gmt 515.24H inside.
it shouldnt cost you more than $30-40 to change it at a jeweler, if even needed
99% its just the battery.

>>15955601
yes,the only correct choice is the 36mm
but its still....like why
can get an oris pointer date at that price which mogs it utterly

>>15955600
>Check chrono24, after fees you'd be lucky to get two of those other watches

I just checked, The Fifty Eight is about 10% above retail. I know the Seamaster GMT is rare.

My issue with the Explorer, is it's too small as a sports watch and as a dress watch I'd prefer a Datejust on a jubilee.

>>15955631
It's nothing fancy but it's a nice take on a classic dial design.

>>15955628
Cool

>>15955637
You can get a bb58 for retail, you just might have to call around to a few ADs but they aren't impossible to find

>>15955637
You could probably just call an AD or brand boutique and get all of them for list price.

>>15955590
the bezel looks like a chocolate bar left out in the sun
just LOOK AT IT
gross melted bezel ohNONONONONO *wheeze*
its like if rolex day date and the APRO had a retarded baby that came with 4(FOUR) cut numerals and the X just said fuck it and left
at least they didnt slap a cyclops on it

>>15955658
I guess we cant all appreciate sviss beauty

>>15955658
Take your meds schizo

>>15955682
lmao
you know it looks like shit when even the normie youtube comments are pointing it out

Thoughts on the Omega Speedmaster 3511?
39mm, Valjoux 7750. I think they were japan exclusive but there's plenty on ebay in decent condition.

name a better tank
>:)

>>15955703
>Valjew 7750
whats there to think about

Looking for a square face dial shitter in the range of $150-200. Wrist is 7.5 inches. Quartz is fine. Thanks

>>15955750
Vintage credor or seiko off of zenmarket......
>wrist is 7.5 inches
Oof, no idea friend

>>15955750
not much choice or even pure squares around that range
geckota has some really nice cushions>>15947451
there's seiko recraft (also a cushion, 7s26, retro styled), seiko tank (not a square either..cartier tank homage)
xiaomi ciga design (skeleton shitpost on the apple watch)

then theres stuff like the casio waveceptor and citizen ana-digis, both really nicely funky retro styled digitals

the other choice would be vintage. Many square watches and tons. TONS. of vintage tv dials and jump hours from the 80s. Literally a whole warehouse fleet of those

also theres this lol, i just randomly searched on ebay
https://www.ebay.com/itm/303873319738

Tell me what's the cheapest 38mm dive watch I can get.

>>15955805
The one you steal.

>>15955805
SKX013, probably. Not sure if the price has gone up in recent years.

>>15955750
Seiko SUP880 is like $100 USD.

>>15955811
based

>>15955570
Keep the 114270 m8. That thing is only going to appreciate in value.

>>15955805
invicta 8932OB. $50 quartz diver at 37.5mm. Right now in stock on amazon

if you want a mechanical its the islander38@$299
theres also a small ecodrive citizen promaster (ladies) but i cant be bothered to look it up right now (roughly 200$)
>>15955810
>skx
the SKXes are like $400+++ now because seiko discontinued them
its not worth it. at all. total meme shittery

>>15954565
Okay now this is BASED

>>15955407
isn't this basically the cheapo citizen brand like seiko's alba, lorus and pulsar brands?

>>15955523
So do I. Montblanc makes surprisingly good watches. They’re very underrated.

>>15955728

>>15955728
I legitimately prefer the current model Louis Cartier with JLC movement. I appreciate the skeletonized model but it’s more of an art piece. I could never see myself wearing that, especially when you can get an LC for a fraction of the price.

>40mm solar chrono
>boxed sapphire
>100m WR
>usually around $250, but can get it for $180
Don't really need a chrono, but I'm really digging the color scheme/dial design and being solar also means more playtime with the pushers. The only thing I don't like it the look/style of the bracelet. Gonna need some time to justify getting one...

Anyone here got experience with Eco-Drive chronos?

>>15955885
Their Minerva produced watches are legitimate, and that salmon dial is one of them, but their other watches are unremarkable.

What’s a good ~350 bucks watch ? I’m hesitating between a Tissot heritage visodate and a Frederique Constant one
Thanks

>>15955853
Yes

>>15955907
Get a certina ds2 chrono
https://www.jomashop.com/certina-watch-c024-447-17-051-02.html
https://www.jomashop.com/certina-watch-c024-447-17-051-03.html
Ds4
https://www.jomashop.com/certina-watch-c022-410-16-030-00.html
https://www.jomashop.com/certina-watch-c022-410-16-290-00.html
Or ds2 three hander
https://www.jomashop.com/certina-watch-c024-410-16-041-20.html
All super high accuracy, high performance quartz movements, they should all be around ±20 seconds a year, have acceptable water resistance and sapphire crystals.

>>15955903
Would probably look pretty good on leather. No experience with citizen chronos but I wouldn't hesitate to try one out if I liked the design.

>>15955926
> Super high accuracy
> 20 seconds per year

>>15955933
$250 vs $7,000 for 19 seconds a year

>>15955939
So pay an extra $75 or so and get a 10spy sacm171

Let's not forget how atrocious even "good" automatic movements are at keeping time

>>15955942
>33mm

>>15955387
I can literally wipe off the sharpie with my hand, this is just a placeholder so I can test out what I like

>>15955952
> ONLY THE BRAVE

>>15955903
I got a eco drive nighthawk, I enjoy it quartz styled ticking, no sound, berry nice but it has no chronometers

>>15955851
Fuck I want a reverso duo again after seeing this page

>poorfags are in this thread right now.

Sad.

>>15956116
I don't even understand what the point of this watch is. It's like a sub but less capable.

>>15956122
Every relatively new model rolex has introduced has been a dog

>>15956122
It looks better, and nobody is ever going to take a modern sub diving anyway. And it probably has 200+ meters of water resistance and Rolex just puts less on the dial because it's not a dive watch.

>>15955903
I have an eco-drive chrono, the chrono stops counting at 60 minutes which really annoys me. Would be more useful if it kept running, but I think they disabled that to save battery.

>>15956127
>It looks better
It's a Sub with "Yachtmaster" on the dial instead of "Submariner" and a dive bezel that doesn't glow in the dark. The only point of this watch is that it seems to tell people you may own a yacht.
>>15956126
That's pretty much how I feel. Like the Hulk, that thing looked like trash and I'm almost certain people only pretend to like it.

>>15956116
>pulled crown

>>15956116
>retards proving money does not buy sense or taste are ITT right now

>>15956116

Yacht master is the dog of sports Roli

>>15956139
Nooo my looome pip, i need to pretend that i time things in the dark or underwater with my $12k sports watch

rolex is unironically a simp brand
they do stuff that should insult anyone who buys from them but rolexfags defend it anyway
for instance if you buy a watch from them and pay for it they instantly whip out a pair of padded tweezers and start peeling off the stickers for you in the store

You literally aren't allowed to complain about Rolex if your watch doesn't cost more than one.

Otherwise you're just a bitter poorfag.

>>15956184
> start peeling off the stickers for you in the store
because Rolex have a company directive to tell AD's to do that to restrict reselling.

>>15956216
is that supposed to make it better?

>>15956218
Not him, but explaining the given reason for something does not mean you endorse said reason. There's a lot to criticize rolex for as a company, and that's one of them.

>>15956218
is it supposed to matter?

>>15956216
why the fuck would a company care that someone is selling their own watch?

rolex already sold it.

>>15956232
they want to prevent you from easily reselling it too

Why the fuck do people who can't afford Rolexes spend hundreds of posts in this general bitching about their sales practices? It will literally never effect you.

>>15956240
Look at how buttblasted you are that someone dares to criticize your precious watch company.

>>15956240
My watch costs more than a Rolex.

Am I allowed to complain now?

>>15955570
You memed that 36mm explorer and now your realise its a dog of a Rolex, sell it and buy a sub.

>>15956232
Because Rolex, as a company, is effectively a top-down scam where they turn their watches into a kind of cryptocurrency and build cultlike loyalty to their brand. In order to maintain this they need absolute control over even the secondary market. That's why you have to "build a relationship with your AD" to move up on some retarded waitlist for Rolex watches, why they withhold your warranty card and peel the stickers off in store, and why they even hire investigators to troll grey market sites and forums trying to match up new sales to purchases so they can blacklist you if you dare flip an in-demand model.
And Rolex buyers are so brainwashed they defend this, viscerally and instinctively, like the guy in this thread screaming about how it doesn't matter crying "WHY ARE YOU BOTHERED BY IT??" when he is clearly the most bothered by this discussion. It's actually really sad the hold this company has over people.

>>15956232
Because if they left the stickers on then someone could resell while pretending to be an authorized Rolex seller.

The only people who care are those that want to flip the watch.

>>15956249
Post it

>>15956240
To go even further, why the fuck do people complain about others complaining about rolex's business practices? It will literally never affect you.

>>15956243
Im just sick of looking about poorfaggots whine about brands that are out of their class. It's like complaining about how Bentley sells cars.

>>15956274
Why can't I peel off the stickers myself? That's like if the cashier at Kroger pre-opened all my jars of pickles and took the seal off my mayo after I paid for it.

>>15956284
And you care about this, why?
You are literally bitching about bitching.

>>15956265
>hundreds of posts about how evil and bad rolex is
Stop whining it's pathetic
>LOOK AT HOW MAD YOU ARE, HEY THIS GUY IS UPSET HE SIMPS FOR ROLEX!!!
pathetic

>>15956292
>hundreds
where

>>15956296
>>/fa/

>>15956285
>Why can't I peel off the stickers myself?
You kind of missed the point of why it's done.

>>15956284
Rolls Royce should stick to aircraft!

>DEMETRI
>How can we get w*omen to buy our watches?
>Bro just take the men's watch, give it ugly numerals, then put diamonds on it.
>Bitches only care about low carat diamonds and nothing else.

Why can't watch companies make watches FOR women instead of making men's watches then telling women to buy them?

>>15955482
There are No-Date-Montas

>>15956317
Women generally don't care about watches and half the ones that do actually just want the men's watch but smaller

>>15956317
>telling women to buy them?
You mean getting their husbands to buy the watches for them?

>>15956317
They really just think women are dumb as shit magpies who can only see sparklies.

Anyway, I'm gonna post a watch because there's too much text in this damn thread. Post some damn watches.

>>15956317
Almost all women's watches are awful. Just slap diamonds on it and call it a day. The high jewelry pieces and maybe 2 or 3 of the big design houses

More watches by god.

>>15956334
Nice vintage GS.

>>15956317
No "women's watch" should be above 31mm.
If it is, then it's unisex or a mens watch.

>>15956377
ugly looking dog.

>>15956377
>>15956334
>>15956342
Based.

>>15955540

Meant to post this one. 30 min chronograph is pointless.

>>15955885

>>15956407
Why is the "Automatic" in such shitty text? Throws the whole dial off.

>>15956116

I really like the Yachtmaster.

Made with gold and platinum so more rare and expensive than a Sub. They looks so bright and clean and mostly because of the lighter colored bezel.

I'd consider getting one, but I'm afraid it would scratch and rub off quickly.

>>15956334
>Post some damn watches.
Ok.

>>15956413
They made once with stainless cases and white gold/ceramic bezels though i do think the rose gold version on the rubber strap is the best looking it will definitely scratch up.

>>15956414
Dis those come that polished originally or has that one been polished a few times?

>>15956410

Ugh. You're right. Now you ruined it for me. Hell, i'd just get rid of the Heritage along with the Automatic for a cleaner view.

Only Rolex can pull off the busy dial.

>>15956420
Most vintage GS and KS watches were mirror polished on all sides, unlike the modern use of contrasting brushed and polished layers on GS Cases.

I carefully hand polished the case using a soft cloth and extremely fine diamond abrasive polishing compound. Manual polishing like that avoids the risk of rounding over the crisp case edges.

>>15956421
Sorry bro but you would have noticed it at some point. Better to be disillusioned before you put the money down for it. It's a shame it's almost perfect but they fuck it up with that weak text on Automatic. Could have left it out entirely but if they are going to put it there they should put in some effort.

>>15956407

Salmon is back on the menu, boys!

>>15956413
>>15956416

Yachmaster looks so clean. The all white ones with the blue hands and lume look extra clean. Like they totally belong on a Yacht in the middle of the Caribbean.

The bidirectional bezel is more useful everyday too.

>>15956414
Who makes that strap?

>>15956435
The company is called Two Stitch Straps and they offer a very good value for this type of strap.

>>15956407
>>15956410
The longer you look at it the worse it gets.
Automatic looks bizarre to the rest of the text, in a different font, not in all caps, not in italics, looks slightly too far to the right in relation to HERITAGE as a result.
The G in HERITAGE looks off too, needs rotating slightly anticlockwise.
The L and A in MONT BLANC look slightly too far apart.

>>15956426
Nice! Good stuff

>>15956435
>single wider keeper
Wish more straps would do this. That way you don't have to bend the tail end to the extreme amount you do with a fixed keeper near the buckle.

Why do people keep buying these cheap Russian shitter watches?

>>15956435
>>15956439
I also have a strap from them, really nice quality, highly recommended.

>>15956451
yeah it's not even lined up well
what the fuck man...

>"Fucking Vietnam shitters!"

What was his problem?

>>15956457
Soul

What's the cheapest possible Rolex that I can get just to pay the dumb "Rolex tax" and then buy watches I actually like?

>>15956469
... Oyster Perpetual?

>>15956469
if not a woman rolex then
a datejust, oyster perpetual, or >air kang

>>15954565
>>15955851
I hate that our memes aren't funny anymore, they're just references to soi or sneed. It's so boring

>>15956478
cope

>>15956317
This has always bewildered me. My best guess is that manufacturers assume men will buy them as gifts. The impression I’ve gotten over the years has been that women watch enthusiasts just buy “men’s” watches, which is fair enough really.

>destroys the Holy Trinity

How can Japs be so based?

>>15956469
An old air king
But it barely counts because the only reason people buy it is that it's the cheapest rolex

>>15956478
sneed

>>15956486
Hideous.

>>15956482
Watches are a man thing, like cars. There are some women who are into watches like how women can be into cars, but 99% of the time those women want the same masculine aesthetic that men want out of their watches. It makes sense that they would buy men's watches, especially since it's acceptable for a woman to wear a man's watch as long as it's not insanely big.

>>15956491

Pleb

>>15956486
Yeah, AP, Patek and Vacheron are absolutely shaking in their boots at that absolute unit. Fucking kek

>>15956478
The tlou2 memes were pretty good imo, showed some of that creativity that made this shithole site worthwhile years ago. The onions/wojack memes are just tiresome at this point; no creativity.

>>15956496
Vacheron is shaking in their boots because no one buys their shitter watches.

Not even rappers.

anyone know where I can get this near retail?

>>15956498
That makes me want to buy a Vacheron honestly.

>>15956470
>>15956473
How much is the cheapest OP then?

>>15956502
$5500.

>>15956499
You can't.

>>15956498
I’m pretty sure Vacheron is doing just fine. I’m also pretty sure that in their worst year they still massively outsell Credor, so I don’t know what your point is.

I’ve been able to put up with the retarded weebs in this thread for years, but I’m starting to get sick of them.

>>15956499
Can you suck a golf ball through a garden hose?

>>15956502
Around 3k used, give or take a couple hundred.

>>15956503
>>15956509
What the fuck really? Yeah ok I'm not getting into this hobby then, way too poor for that.

>>15956498

Vacheron will moon once the Negros figure out a word that rhymes with Constantin. You just wait.

>>15956502
u can get vintage OP for 3k

>>15956511
In reality very few people give a shit about your watch at all, and the people who do give a shit about your watch, will be just as impressed with a tasteful or interesting shitter as with a Rolex.
There are many neat watches you can have from $300-$1500 so it's best to not care about Rolex watches. If you don't want a Rolex don't bother. Nobody cares.

>>15956513
That doesn't help that anon if he's trying to get into an ADs good books.

Why can't we can rappers to LIKE this BRAND?

>>15956512
>GOT 2 FLY SHAWTYS N DRINKIN LEAN UH
>FLASHIN MUH VACH'RON CONSTANTIN UH
I'll be waiting for my check and complimentary precious metal Overseas

>>15954503
as a boomer i will want either a rollex or a swiss diving watch, probably the latter. i intend to be a cool older person without clinging to that "im never growing up" thing. as a young sexy person, a skeleton pocket watch.

>>15956503
someone is buying all of them up. chrono24 has 9 left. I need one quickly

>>15956516
No I just wanted to have one Rolex to be able to say "my other watch is a Rolex" when wearing the watch I actually like, without being considered poor, but I guess I actually am too poor, fuck this hobby, I'm out.

>>15956499
>>15956521
Can't be done.

>>15956522
Just stop caring what other people think. First of all, like other anons have said, no one gives a shit what watch you're wearing.

>>15956522
Buy the cheapest Rolex on eBay or some other site

>>15956486
Credor's Micro-Artist Studio has movement finishing comparable to independent watchmakers, but their range of models is fairly limited and most of them are niche enough to be unlikely to attract the kind of global recognition that makers like PP, VC and ALS have (AP no longer deserve to mentioned in the same breath).

>Patek: Old money.
>Rolex: New money.
>AP: New money HYPE BEASTS.
>Vacheron: ???

>>15956534
avid watch enjoyer's

>>15956534
>Vacheron?
Wheraboo

>>15954772
Aah, the testing is still ongoing, i see. Any new ideas or inspirations? Have you tought about marking the pips in bright white color? Would fit the numbers and hands.
>>15955407
Looks great, love the bezel and hands especially. For me a different strap would do it but it looks good. What's the model name/nr. of this one?

>>15956534
Yes, Patek is the picture of class and restraint. They definitely haven’t sold their soul to appeal to basketball Americans - and tasteless Arabs - nope!

Pic related, a subtle and classic design from the master watchmakers. Stunning.

>>15956518
>woman wearing a 1920s car watch
Women aren't allowed to drive

>>15956570
>hurrr diamonds r bad!!! XDDDD

Beyond cringe.

>>15956570
>Still fuck it up with a date window
yikes

>>15956572
Dilate.

>>15956534
Vacheron: Vladimir Putin

>>15956522
Who are the people that you are going to say "my other watch is a Rolex?" Are they watch enthusiasts or someone that works with you at the bank? Unless it's a hooker or watch enthusiast they aren't gonna care what watch you wear, and if you're poor then why are you living beyond your means. You're only gonna be in debt for a watch most people don't probably recognize unless its a submariner in which case theres so many submariner homages anyway

>that will be $1,500,000 plus tip, sir.
So this is the world famous Patek Philippe huh? What went wrong?

>>15956586
I don't see how making an iced watch means you're a bad watch brand.

If it's what the customers want, then make it for them.

>>15956584
Speaking of hookers/escorts whatever they're some of the only women I see that wear watches. Of course time is important to their line of work so it's not surprising. Whores use their watch as a tool more than all of /wt/ does.

about to take a scuba diving course and will be trying to do a decent amount of diving in the future
what is a mid level practical dive watch?
can I just larp as jacque cousteau and get an orange doxa?

>>15956600
Vostok
have it regulated and lumed with superluminova by Favinov though if you're gonna dive with it.

>>15956600
ok first off, take it from a guy who had a DOXA once, the watch looks sick and there's nothing really like it, the bracelet is great too, but the lume is disappointing for such a legendary diver. yeah it's ok for like casual diving but you expect more. really nice watch though all around, lots of personality and diving credentials.
if you want a decent dive watch I like the citizen promaster diver quartz version, it was my grab-and-go watch for a long time. it has really nice looks, good lume, and everything about it just works. if you want an automatic seiko turtles have a nice retro style case, they have a bit of that fun style as DOXAs and that's an ISO certified reliable watch for $300.

>>15956600
No, doxa are super overpriced and the quality sucks.
Get whatever citizen solar diver you like the look of. If you must get a mechanical get an Orient Trident or Neptune. Those are all iso certified and whatever the Japanese standards board is calle certified for air diving.

>>15956600
Fake Ploprof

>>15956617
Sorry, "homage"

>>15956584
>if you're poor then why are you living beyond your means.
Because it's honestly better to just die than to live like a poor person? Have you ever tried it?

>>15956617
Why is it called Ploprof? Because it PLOPs when you throw it in the toilet ROFl.

>>15956600
Get something that is ISO rated as a diver.

If you don't mind quartz then the Citizen BN0150 or BN0151 offer the best value ISO rated analogue diver on the market.

If you want a mechanical ISO diver than a Seiko Turtle is probably going to be the cheapest option. Seiko has a bunch of mid-range ISO diver options, just try to buy in person if you can so you can visually verify dial/chapter ring/rotating bezel alignment before you buy.

>>15956589
It doesn’t make them a bad watch brand. It’s just an amusing, extremely tasteless watch brought to you by the guys with maybe the most absurdly pretentious advertising campaign ever made.

Patek still has things going for them - arguably the best name in the industry, strong design, and semenslurpers who argue they can do no wrong and will pay whatever Patek asks (remind you of any other famous brand?).

If people want to pay the Patek tax, more power to them. However, Patek has been #1 for a long, long time and the crown is heavy. Every year Lange looks a little better and Patek a little worse. At least they discontinued the 5711. Hopefully it stays gone so some of the steel sports faggots can fuck off.

>>15956621
real /fa/ idiot hours

>>15956600
Get this absolute beast
https://www.citizenwatch.com/us/en/product/BJ8050-08E.html?cgid=promaster
Or if you want something with some useless but cool things like a depth meter
https://www.citizenwatch.com/us/en/product/BN2029-01E.html?cgid=promaster#start=35
Or this absolute unit, if you need to know what time it is in japan while you are under water
https://www.citizenwatch.com/us/en/product/BJ7128-59E.html?cgid=promaster

>all these citizens
OK but check this out

>>15956589
>I don't see how making an iced watch means you're a bad watch brand.
>If it's what the customers want, then make it for them.
Patek themselves disagree with you. They cancelled the 5711 because
> As for why Patek Philippe is nixing the 5711? It is all about protecting the long term health of the brand, Mr Stern says.
>“We are doing this for our clients who already own a Patek Philippe and to protect our brand from becoming too commercial. I can continue to make this fantastic product, or sell 10 times more of them. But I am not working for numbers. I am protecting the company for the future, for my children,” he insists. “A watch should not be a top leader on its own. That is too dangerous,” he concludes.
Hilariously they’re bringing out a new model, limited to 3 boutiques world wide, and telling everyone on the existing waiting lists to fuck off. Thierry Stern has famously said some pretty stupid stuff but I actually agree with him here.

Article for anyone interested
https://usa.watchpro.com/patek-philippe-president-reveals-there-will-be-a-boutique-only-nautilus-replacing-the-5711/

>>15956643
Yeah i should have just posted that

My wife's watch. I should do a collection pic of her shit when a few get back from servicing. She's got a pretty based vintage digital collection.

>>15956377
Damn this is fantastic in my eyes, anyone know the model?

>>15956439
>>15956458
Thanks fellas, may check them out for a 20mm for my flieger.

>>15956453
I agree, works well. Good decision by "Threaded Leather" who makes that horween strap.

>>15956651
5625-7040
Yeah it was a great feeling watch, perfect size, this one was just way overpolished and I couldn't bear to look at the case anymore. I wish I'd hung onto it and just sent it to Lapinist instead. That guy is a wizard.

>>15956644
Hahahaha imagine how many faggots bought 100s of thousands worth of patek watches just to get on the waiting list, only to be told they wastes their money.

>>15956644
>axing your most popular watch because black people buy it.

Cringe.

>>15956659
If you put it that way it's actually pretty based

Why do you KEEP buying shitter watches?

>>15956663
>salmon dial 1963 chrono
The absolute apex of reddit

>>15956663
I have an illness called shitteritis.

>>15956663
They are huge fun. Often they have certain design elements that you just want to have. Like great proportions on the dial and they manage to make the whole watch look more attractive. Then you discover new stuff that you suddenly like and now want those elements. If i'd buy expensive, i'd just waste so much more money.

>>15956666
Checked and also very based.

>>15956666
>salmon dial
You mean cream?

>>15956677
There's at least one nice watch in there.

>>15956677
>this is the collection of the avatarfagging shitposter

Homegirl didn't even blink when I told her I bought a new watch. Keeper.

>>15956707
>he doesn't know she's cucking him

>>15956663
fun variety at non guilty prices
>dat swatch sistem51 doe

>>15956677
fielger pilled

>>15956648
very effay case
never seen that seiko before
nice

>>15956644
Holy BASED Patek BTFOing hypebeast faggots, holy shit

>>15956858
>>15956858
>>15956858
>>15956858

>>15956652
>Leica

Lmao, truly the Apple of the photography world, nice instagram camera retard

>>15955277

>>15955277
yellow gold with a shiny green bezel.

>>15954772
Have you tried filling in just the pips for the first 20 minutes? Like most dive watches indicate, and like the bezel you're using originally does as well.

>>15956600
>practical
G-Shock. I've gone diving with mine many times, I use it as a backup to my dive computer. A digital timer is easier to read at a glance and a backlight beats lume every day of the week. Never had a problem pressing buttons under water, G-Shocks are meant for it. Go for a model with a front-facing light button for ease of use and solar so you're never stuck with a dead battery, like the GW6900, GR8900, or the GW2310 (what I use). If you want to spend more then get a Rangeman or some other higher-end model, but it's totally unnecessary.