/fa/ - Fashion

>>17481504
>Some people's brains are stuck in the pandemic-era gold rush where just about any watch was massively overpriced. Prices on steel Rolex are coming back down to earth. Prices on everything else is following suit.
Price on the grey market are dropping but MSRP price have skyrocketed these past 2 years.
The most comical examples I can think of are Omega and Jaeger Lecoultre - they raised their price by 30 to 50% in a matter of 24 months.
Like, the most basic Reverso is now 10k (it was 7k 3 years ago) and all you get for that money is a steel shitter with a poor 3hz movement and only 40h of power reserve.

>>17481508
>Interesting. So can I get something like a Breitling for 1-2k then?
Easily. Particularly if you're not too picky about the model.

>>17481515
>The most comical examples I can think of are Omega and Jaeger Lecoultre - they raised their price by 30 to 50% in a matter of 24 months.
How are people still buying it, I don't get it. Wasn't Reverso like $3k?

>>17481515
>Price on the grey market are dropping but MSRP price have skyrocketed these past 2 years.

People who never go into ADs don't realize this, but the gray market price is actually the real price. You can easily get the gray market price at an AD with this one magic phrase.
>Yeah, I think it looks pretty good. Let me think about it, talk it over with my wife. Do you guys have any wiggle-room in your pricing?
And then they will smile and offer you the gray market price.

How does pic related make you feel?

>>17481516
Sounds awesome, where? I can't even find a shitty quartz Aerospace EVO for less than $3k on Chrono24.

>>17481519
>How does pic related make you feel?
Watching you take a picture of a boutique window but not have the courage to walk inside and talk to people? It makes me feel embarrassed for you, anon.

>>17481509
I might buy an OMEGA SPEEDMASTER MAN ON THE FUCKING MOON

>>17481518
Yeah supposedly. I asked an AD for a discount and they told me they weren't allowed to sell lower than msrp, and that wasn't even Rolex, it was omegay

>>17481520
Stick with the Colt quartz. Those are really cheap. Aerospaces have a cult following, so there's fewer on the market and people ask higher prices.

>>17481517
>Wasn't Reverso like $3k?
Maybe the quartz version

>>17481519
I cringe a bit with insecure cunts who buy them. I have owned a few in the past, I like them less day by day

>>17481526
>he accepted the AD's lie.
Weakmind over here got curbstomped by a salesman.

I'm getting youtube memed by the bulova UHF moon watches but I got one of these when they came out and was disgusted by how cheap and shitty it looked IRL, has anyone here handled both one of picrel and the new chronographs? I loved the smooth sweep but everything else about the watch was yuck, if bulova has stepped up the quality on the chronos I think I might get one but if they look like flimsy garbage then I'll pass

>>17481528
When a lot of guys got into watches 5-10 years ago, everything was cheap, but they had no money. Once they get a little money, prices have moved up and they still can't afford what they want. It's just sour grapes.

>>17481517
>Wasn't Reverso like $3k?
Maybe in 1989

>>17481532
Yeah this is my story, I was waiting for prices to drop for stuff I got interested in, but they just kept rising and I got outpriced out of everything.

>>17481527
Thanks but no one wants those, they are ugly as shit. So I guess there aren't any after all, I thought there was some better site or something.

>>17481535
Sorry. "I want the popular thing but I can't afford it" is a Gordian knot that no one can solve.

>>17481519
I'm just glad watch reviewers have mostly stopped comparing anything nicer than a casio to rolex. You still see it sometimes but it just shows you how much more sophisticated watch buyers have gotten that nobody feels the need to insult anyone's intelligence anymore (mostly)

Also this >>17481529, I had one for a few years, and after the fifth or sixth "oh hey rolex, nice!" from the kind of people I don't want to discuss watches with, I realized it was the watch version of getting a neck tattoo

>>17481518
In theory yes. But in practice it really depends on the policy of the AD, the prestige of the brand, the models, etc. You might get a 15% discount on the most basic Seamaster, but you'll be lucky to have 5% on a Reverso (most of the time you'll get a free strap).

Suggestions for good looking camping watch with 100m water resistant, maybe compass feature?
Maybe solar rechargable, or automatic? Budget 100

>>17481530
No I just went somewhere else and got a better price. Fuck those kikes

>>17481538
>But in practice it really depends on the policy of the AD, the prestige of the brand, the models, etc.
Also, the location and amount of competition.
When I lived in the LA area, I could get a discount on anything because there was nothing stopping me from driving a couple minutes up the road to the next AD.
When I moved to New Hampshire, there's fewer ADs for a given brand, so they're less inclined to offer as generous a discount.

>>17481519
I feel BASED for owning one and knowing I made the smartest choice. The fact it makes retards seethe is just a nice bonus.
Rolex is simply unmatchable in terms of:
>accuracy (-2/+2s / day - literally the best automatic movements on the market)
>quality control
>after sale service (every Rolex AD is required to have horologists on site)
>history, iconic status
>marketing and public image (no cringe brand ambassadors)
>value retention

>>17481548
Half of those are definitely not "unmatchable." accuracy is similar to many other Swiss brands and many of them make more durable movements than Rolex. Quality control is hard to say, but I've certainly seen seiko bezel misalignment on submariners (assuming they aren't fake). History not necessarily (omega btfo Rolex here), iconic status I guess. Marketing and value I'll give you that, because retards slurp Rolex cummies all day long.

>>17481548
It's over

Rolex is ugly and looks like a child toy from those gatcha machines desu. I rather be a Casio poor fag.

>>17481519
I want one bad, but apart from the fluted-bezel Datejusts I mostly like the vintage models.

>>17481548
>I feel BASED for owning one
Post a wrist shot.

>>17481580
Say please and I'll do it.

>>17481538
One more factor is the base price of the watch itself. You can't get much more beyond 5% off the steel one-face Reverso, but if you want a gold Reverso with complications, you can get 20% off without even asking. The margins on the higher-end watches are huge so the AD can gladly offer big discounts and still make plenty for himself.

>>17481581
Please post a wrist shot. :)

>>17481548 (You)

Okay, a 34-36mm something Rolex Oyster Perpetual Day-Date without day or date is a definite fake, right

Got it from my somewhat sleazy uncle and I'm pretty sure it's fake lol

>>17481590
post pic

>>17481509
>piaget edition
based. i love this lil nigga like you wouldn't believe

>>17481590
Yes.

If I want a beater quartz with an aviation theme, should I go for the Bulova moonwatch or the Citizen Nighthawk?

Where can I find pics of full fits with watches?
I'd like to get some new straps for instance a green croc leather but I don't know if it would look good with any of my clothes.

>magnifier is superglued on the glass

>>17481553
>omega
>swiss
lmao

>>17481640
>penis on the dial
>clenched sphincter in the day window
did they overdo it?

New strap on this old 6106 piece of shit. Not many options in 19mm, so threw a perforated strap on it, will probably help a bit in the summer.

Also no chance of ever replacing the crystal, it's the same that's fitted into the 6105 Willard, so prices of remaining Seiko crystals are through the roof. Generic won't do, it has a very specific shape.

Another angle of the beat-ass crystal.

I haven't figured out the lighting setup in my new shop yet.

>>17481692
too subtle for my taste.the glashütte sphincter dial is more my speed as an extremely homosexual man. if you're a fag, there really is no way around the germans

>>17481548
>-2/+2s
Oh no no no don't let the omgachuds see this

>>17481702
Why? Is the new -0/+2 second standard worse?

>>17481712
the average of -2/+2 is zero. the average of -0/+2 is one, mathlet. these vampires are literally sucking a second of your life out of you every day.

>>17481719
>he thinks this is how stated accuracy works.

>>17481719
kek this is some next level shit

>>17481700
nice taste man, I'd suck your cock

>>17481712
Not the anon you're replying to, but :
0/+2s is shit for accuracy-obsessed autists like me.
It means the watch can ONLY gain a few seconds per day, which stops you from regulating it on a daily basis (pic related).

And you know what's funny about this new Omega movement? They could easily adjust it to -1/+1s per day but because their marketing team is beyond retarded they thought it sounded better to set it at 0/+2s.

Accuracy is for poorfags.
We, rolexchads, buy our watch because we are watch enthusiast.

Working on a Junghans. Movement is kinda dirty, and some fraud scratched it up before me.

This is the before, I'll maybe post the after once the new mainspring drops in.

More Junghans. It's nice.

>>17481728
Whether I'm wearing a quartz Omega, a tuning-fork Accutron, or an Amphibia, I'm 5-10 minutes late anyway, because I can't be given a fuck. I'm on my time.

>>17481541
You just described a G-Shock Tough Solar in terms of function. It might run a bit higher in terms of price (especially if it has a compass feature) and it's a question of whether or not you find it good looking, but rest assured that your tent can be run over by a tank, and this watch will still keep on ticking.

>>17481729
Nice. Here's a Benrus shitter I've got disassembled, waiting for new mainspring to arrive before reassembly. Fun stuff.
What are you using for cleaning? I've got an ultrasonic I use with jars of naptha followed by rinses in 99.9% IPA. It's kind of a pain but it works

>>17481740
Old-timey spinneh watchmaker's cleaning machine. One jar with Elma 1:9 then two naphtha rinses. It's a pain in the ass, because I have to store the machine in my parent's basement, because of fire safety, so I have to drive to my parent's place every two watches (basket has a two movement capacity).

I wish I could find a non-flammable rinsing fluid.

>>17481541
Gshock 6900-1 solar atomic

>>17481745
There are people out there that used water-based washing fluids like deox-007, but you have to be careful to immediately dry/rinse the parts. I don't want to think about that so have stayed away from aqueous solutions for watches, but have used that for cleaning a clock movement where it's easier to dry the parts immediately with a compressed air stream.
I stay away from anything ammoniated; I tried that first and noticed it pulled some of the copper out of surface of the parts. Did some research after that and found that it embrittles the metal on prolonged exposure, so switched to plain naphtha.

>>17481700
the twelve looks like a vagina, it's genius how they also appeal to trannies

>>17481548
based anon pisser offer. look at all the seething.

What are some brands that might sell red sunburst non-quartz watches under 200€?
Can be vintage brands, I'll jsut keep looking on ebay.

>>17481722
cheesestained hands typed this post. you're not getting my lifeforce, raynald.

>>17481727
That's really stupid. +2s is superior to -1s
It is infinitely simpler to hack the seconds for a moment every week than it is to NOT WEAR YOUR WATCH because you're too busy playing around with laying it in different positions everyday to gain and lose seconds like a complete fucking moron.
You use the word "autist" like it's some kind of badge of honor and you are the peak of accuracy authority when you are actually fucking bottom-of-the-barrel trash.

>>17481753
very inclusive of them, thank you for pointing it out

>>17481770
You wear your watch every day, take it off before going to bed, and change its position if you want it to lose or gain a few seconds over night.
My Rolex is at 0/0 on average thanks to this simple technique. The only times of the year I unscrew the crown is to adapt to winter or summer time.

>>17481770
I have a Seiko King Quartz where you can turn the crown one "click" forward or back, to make the movement stop for one second, or jump forward an extra one.

>>17481784
I've heard of that function, yes.

>>17481719

My watch runs at +30spd so i correct it once or twice a week. I don't mind it though.

>>17481783
The flaw with this technique is you still need a reference time, otherwise you'd never know if your watch is fast or slow and you wouldn't know which way to lay it overnight.

In short, you don't know actually that your watch is +/- 0 because you re-adjust it every night. fraud/10

>>17481806
Congratulations anon, you just learnt what master clocks are.

>>17481818
cope.

In the real world, does anyone actually care about the accuracy of their watch down to the second? There's tons of shit on the internet about accuracy, but I've never heard anyone in person talk about accuracy. Half the time their watches aren't even set correctly.

People talk about a watch being automatic, or having a really long power reserve or neat complication. They'll talk about thinness and materials.

My guess is no one wants to talk about accuracy for fear of sounding like a permavirgin.

>>17481821
>>17481789

>>17481821
Let's say you have two mechanical watches. One that is very accurate, the other one not so much.
Even if you don't care about accuracy, you will inevitably notice after a while that both aren't synchronized. So you check the time on your master clock and notice which one is more accurate.

Which one will you consider your most reliable watch?

>>17481829
It's a false question. Because I, like everyone has a perfectly-accurate phone. If I ever need to tell the exact time down to the minute, I check my phone. If I need to tell the approximate time, I check my wrist.

Mostly, though, what I have on my wrist is jewelry.

>>17481821
I change batteries in about 5-7000 watches a year, and only adjust it to the closest minute.

In seven years nobody complained.

>>17481829
If it's that important, other people will keep the time for you (sprinter, F1 driver) or you'd go fully digital. Watches are just acceptable jewelry for men

>>17481889
They're not just jewelry. I think they also tap into the male autism for mechanical objects.

What does /fa think of this watch? I think it's perfect and I can get a good deal on it, still 9k though and it's damaged a bit......

ID?

>>17481904
>it's damaged a bit......
Please expand?

>>17481789
My kamasu runs 20 spd fast and I was considering to have it regulated by watchmaker but then I was like "nah".

If you dont want to diddle your watch couple of times per week hacking the seconds, why bother with automatics?

Oris and Rolex are the only brands below $10k i respect

>>17481509
Is this a cope? I actually like the Polo a lot and like the 6 o'clock date more than the 3 o'clock on the Nautilus

>>17481904
IWC is my favorite brand. I already own a Pilot and I'm thinking if my next bonus is as good as I hope I'll get the Portuguesier Automatic 7 Day

>>17481935
>Is this a cope?
As is always the case. If you buy the Polo because you like the Polo, it's not a cope. (It's actually a really nice watch, but wristlets need not apply, it wears big.)
If you buy the Polo and plan on flipping it for a Nautilus/Royal Oak/Aquanaut in the future, it's a definite cope.

The buyer is the one coping. The watch is an inanimate object.

>>17481829
If I'm wearing one, the other will run out of power reserve so they will never be synchronised.

>>17481948
I'm not into watches for money or flipping. I own buy what I intend to wear. If I were to sell a watch it's because there's something about it I don't like so I'm getting rid of it

>>17481928
My seconds don't hack and i don't have hand-winding either.

>>17481869
>>17481889
Men can only justify throwing insane amount of money at watches because they serve a purpose and require a lot of engineering (the most masculine field of study), as >>17481901 pointed out.
If you don't care about the intrinsic quality of your watch and can only appreciate pretty things, I suggest you buy yourself some nice Cartier necklace or a pair of Van Cleef & Arpels earrings.

>>17481935
>Is this a cope?
It was designed as a cope.
The marketing people at Piaget looked at the Nautilus and asked their horologists to make something similar.

>>17481918
I havent seen it yet, but the discription says there is a major scratch on the glass and some on the casing. I want to see it first. But Im really torn, I've never spent this much on a watch before, but from pictures I also think it's one of the best looking watches I have ever seen.

>>17481986
Men don't cry this hard, either.

>>17481940
That is really pretty as well, IWC might be my favourite brand as well.

>>17482001
That sounds like it's been hit hard against an irregular object. Keep in mind that in complication watches that damage may imply other hidden damages to the mechanism, not yet discovered.
I'd be extremely careful before buying it, my friend, as it might become a regret.
How much is the difference between a mint second hand one and this?

>>17481904
>>17482001
>spending 9k on a damaged gold watch with complications
Don't be a retard, anon.
If you like IWC you can get pic related for roughly the same price (it's steel, not gold). Or a second hand JLC Master Calendar in great condition.

>>17482012
I know, that's why I'm torn. Can't find a second hand one, other than this one offered to me. A new one is 26k. I'm leaning towards no, but what if the repairs are not too bad. I'll see.

>>17482018
All right, you convinced me.

Well this is a fucking niche ass fake, who even wanted this
>130 euro
>Im also pretty sure the subdials dont work

>>17482105
also post more horrendous fakes

>>17482108
d AY - TONE

>>17482108
>on sale for $11

>>17482116
>cqsmqgraph

I'm dying

Found a goldmine marketplace.

>tourbition

>>17482170
>Conrtellalion

Don't remember this Oysterquartz reference

Listed as "AAA+ replica" for $135 USD

This whole fucking site is peak delusion of listings.

>$2600 for a Rolex Submariner with an ETA movement

https://www.watchuseek.com/threads/bulova-accutron-astronaut.5472709/

LOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOL

>>17482185
Forgot pic in my shock.

>>17482188
Yep, $2600.

It's a rare movement, you see.

>>17482187
They can't fucking make tuning forks anymore, nobody alive knows how to make the index wheel anymore.

Funniest part on this one: it's not even a quartz, it has a chink automatic inside

>>17482188
dat blob of metal on the bezel hahaha

>>17482193
>it has a chink automatic inside
It clearly says that this Rolex has a japanese movement on the dial.

>>17482198
Well, it's a chink auto.

I think they took a fake Seiko 5 and reprinted the dial to a fake Rolex.

>>17482190
>They can't fucking make tuning forks anymore, nobody alive knows how to make the index wheel anymore.
They managed it for the 50th anniversary 214, so what's bulova's excuse with the astronaut?

>>17482193
I almost want one of these laughable fakes

>>17482201
Multiple levels of fakery. Fakeception.

>>17482202
The story is unclear where these came from. Either Citizen used NOS parts they had lying about after acquiring Bulova, and maybe only did the plates and few misc parts, or they're designed mostly from scratch, and aren't interchangeable with original 214 parts.

I wonder if Citizen could remake the index wheel with MEMS tech, on some other modern manufacturing.

>>17482203
I don't, they offend me on every level.

They're basically wrist-troons.

>>17482211
You will never be a watch.

>>17482211
>You will never be a real Rolex

>>17482207
I recall the story being that they had to reverse engineer some original 214s to make the new ones for the 50th LE. The gear hobbing machines that made the originals had been long gone which is part of why it was such a huge pain in the ass to do.
>I wonder if Citizen could remake the index wheel with MEMS tech
No doubt MEMS could do it, whether they think it's worth the trouble is another matter.

>>17482217
They could bring back the Hisonic-line as their ultra-luxury "Grand Citizen", with a modern Bulova-type (as opposed to say Omega's method) tuning-fork movement designed from scratch.

>>17482217
Also:
>The gear hobbing machines that made the originals had been long gone which is part of why it was such a huge pain in the ass to do.
Apparently nobody knows how they did it at Bulova, the machines, the documentation, and the people are all gone. Citizen bought the index wheels from Bulova for their Hisonics, so they didn't know either.

Last hope would have been Slava, who managed to reverse-engineer the 214 for a 1000 watch run, but those were said to be unreliable, and the 2MChZ (2nd Moscow Watch Factory, Slava's manufacturer) is now defunct, the factory demolished, and everything lost.

>>17482228
I'd love to see a modern tuning fork movement, but I doubt we'll see one. IIRC all of the tuning fork movements were designed by Max Hetzel. That's why you'll see a bulova signature on the F300 omegas.

>>17481915
Seconding

>>17482234
>the machines, the documentation, and the people are all gone.
It's a shame really, these things are incredible pieces of engineering.

>>17482245
Yeah, I have like 3-4 of them, but only one Hisonic works flawlessly.

I tried servicing them, but I don't have a Bulova test set yet, so I can't phase them in.

I replied to you all but the captcha glitched out on me and removed it all. sorry.

Should I cop for my first watch? 600 seems a bit steep for a seiko however. Anything close to this but cheaper or same price but better build?

>>17482250
I remember watchmakeranon having access to a timegrapher that could do tuning fork movements (as well as quartz & swiss lever) when he was working on my spaceview. I can't find the pics he took of it so I couldn't tell you the model.

>>17482245
This is kinda similar to Seiko's Magic Lever.

>>17482266
Kinda, just that only one of the pawls actually turns the index wheel.

>>17482269
Yeah. That shit is tiny as well and it works. My Weekdater that's 58 years old has it and it's still ratcheting away without a problem.
>>17482217
>No doubt MEMS could do it, whether they think it's worth the trouble is another matter.
Well Bulova should just outsource the wheels to Seiko then.

>>17482257
Timegraphing is one, phasing requires a device that measures circuit voltages too for proper consumption. A plain multimeter won't do as far as I'm aware.

>>17482273
Magic lever ratchet wheels are nowhere close to a Bulova index wheel.

We're talking about teeth that can never be touched. Tweezers will flatten them, and your fingerprint grooves will file them down.

>>17482282
Ah i see. How did they make them then, with dwarfs?

>>17482280
That makes sense. Also managed to find what I'm pretty sure was the timegrapher I'm thinking of.

>>17482288
A special gear hobbing machine that could do teeth only 10 microns tall.

>>17482288
We should teach ants how to make index wheels for us and we build them a giant ant hill castle with pools and casinos and shit in return.

>>17482256
It’s a good choice. One of the better watches in that price range.

>>17482292
So where is this machine now?

>>17482256
>4:24:30 date window

>>17482297
The original machines have gone for decades, see >>17482217

>>17482297
It's right behind you.

>>17482300
And nobody is alive to make new ones? No blueprints, nothing? Could we clone the inventor of the machines so he can make a few more?

>>17482304
All of it was thrown away. Presumably Bulova has some new machines that can do it, since they made new 214 movements for the 50th LE spaceview.

Anyone here ever hear of Shinola watches? They run a small shop out of Detroit.
https://www.shinola.com/mens/watches/therunwell41-chrono-41502.html

>>17482308

>>17482308
they're shit. unless a watchmaker is extremely vertically integrated a la Rolex or JLC you should put no stock in where they say watches are made or assembled because they are almost certainly lying at worst or misleading at best

>>17481509
What do you guys think between a Zenith Defy 1/100th chronograph and an Omega Speedmaster?

>>17482308
>chink parts put together by Jamalaquisha Williams

>>17482310
Lmao

>>17482273
What a disgusting finishing

>>17482310
The woman's name is Koko, like the gorilla. You can't make this shit up.

>>17482322
This
>>17482308
Scam watches made in China. They call it "made in Detroit" they can't say "made in America" because it isn't. As if Detroit is a crowning achievement when it probably comes from guangdong

>>17482337
Why does this matter? If you have an exhibition caseback how often do you look at it? If not, doesn't matter.

>>17482343
>>17482334
>>17482322
Lol. My buddy runs a pawn shop and gave me one as a gift, no wonder

is this real lads? Ref 16610 Year 2010 with Box & Certificate.

>>17481519
Boring and overrated.

New 2023 Overseas.

It's shit.

>>17482308
assembled in USA from Chinese and Swiss parts. They do have some models which are Swiss movements assembled in USA. Designs are plush and will probably get you more compliments from normies than any of the haute whorology posted here. Many are overpriced.

>>17482422
their limited edition Mickey is kino and I’m tired of pretending it’s not.

Thinking about buying a watch because of something I achieved recently that has been about 10 years coming. Should I go for a Datejust or Santos?

I'm looking for a versatile watch that I can wear with a suit or sweatpants. I love how classic Datejust looks, but Santos has such a unique feeling to it it's difficult to say which I like best.

I need an inexpensive watch that looks professional and matches well with black leathers and a steel belt buckle

My current watch is a $40 timex my wife got me as a wedding gift, bless her cotton socks

>>17482428
I'd go the datejust personally,

>>17482428
It sounds obvious when read out like this, but whichever watch you like more each time you look at it is the one you should get.

i have a citizen watch that i want to fix under warranty by mailing it in but the actual citizen webpage for filling out the form is kinda wonky. suggestions?

>>17481509
can anyone ID this shitter? Worn by comedian Demetri Martin

>>17482501
nvm it's a fucking ipod

>>17482345
>f you have an exhibition caseback how often do you look at it?
At least twice a day. It matters a lot.
It's probably one of three core values of watchmaking.

>>17482428
>>17482445
I think this would be my one and done for a luxury watch

>>17482513
That’s a nice Pepe. Mind if I save it?

>>17482542
Go ahead. Just remember movement finishing should always be taken in consideration.

>>17482357
if it has a box and certificate then what are you worried about? does rolex have serial number verification like many other brands have? just run the serial number

>>17482391
it's shit because of that awful date window
otherwise i don't mind it

>>17482391
Big and gaudy.

>>17482391
Second gen is best

>>17482571
what's its size?

>>17482576
That's what she said

I'm really tempted by this quirky watch. Am I retarded?

>>17482576
42.5mm by 13.7mm

>>17482590
could be a fun shitter if the price is right

>>17482592
gross

>>17482593
They're usually around 3-3.5k, which is probably too much, but I dig how quirky and different French militaria is - and this watch is, imo, part of that tradition of being a little different. Obviously Panerai is not French, but I think their divers are cool watches for being quirky and Italian; and those give me a similar feeling to this guy.

>>17482391
There is no reason to buy this when the PRX Chrono exists

Watchbros I'm not feeling so good. The fogmaster has been having trouble keeping it up lately. I'll put it in the sun and it will reach to high but a few days later I'll check and it'll be at mid charge. It has been cold lately and it is a roughly 10 year old watch so the battery may have trouble keeping a charge but I'm scared it could be something else. I don't want it to die bros, I don't want it to go the way of my 2 citizen eco-drives.

Forgot pic. I'm worried for it bros. It's back to hi now but it's always stayed at high before and just the other day I left it in the sun so it should be on full charge and have no reason to be down to mid. I don't think it's the cold affecting it, I don't walk around with my sleeve tucked behind my watch like a moron, it's tucked away nice and snug in my cuff. Since it's a 10 y/o watch it's out of warranty but I wonder if casio would service it.

>>17482627
>>17482636
Leave it in the sun for a solid two-three days before worrying. Maybe it was just barely over mid and that's why is in mid again.
Good luck

>>17482564
not the original anon, but imagine you're running a fake operation and you can cop the watch reasonably close. Wouldn't it be easy for you to fake a box and certificate, too? As it massively enhances the credibility of your fake?

>>17481509
I want to get a new luxury watch lads. I was thinking about a Zenith Defy 1/100th second chronograph, an Omega Speedmaster pro, or an 36mm steel bezel Rolex Datejust

My profession is unfortunately notorious for corruption, so wearing a rolex might not be the best look, I like the speedmaster, but the clasps don't have a lot of room for adjustments, and the Zenith is a bit big at 44mm. I guess every watch has its pros and cons. Thanks for reading my blog post you cunts

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GPZ6RdAqPTw
What do you think about this as a dress watch? Are there better Swiss vintage equivalents that aren't VC for $50k?

>>17482428
>>17482717
Get the Rolex, you niggers.

>>17482564
as this anon said >>17482667 it's very very easy to fake these things.

what do you think lead breguet make chud the man in the moon. is it a cruel joke that chud can only watch the rest of society from afar?

>>17482730
Waiting for Yaranaika moon

Imagine paying $50k for le hand made watch and getting this kind of shit lmfao.

>>17482742
Overall it looks decent design-wise, but I'm sick and tired of retards going to watchmaker school thinking they should be earning $500k/year, and retards who support them. Are there any machine-produced watches in a similar style? Shouldn't cost more than a few thousand if Swiss since China makes similar stuff but with uglier design for $50.

https://www.fortis-swiss.com/watches/space/stratoliner/stratoliner-s-41-blue-japan-on-block-bracelet/

Hey guys don't you want to buy a basic bitch retarded minimalist version of our basic bitch ETA watch that at least looked good back in the day, but for three times the price?

>>17482742
>>17482743
We get it, you can't afford it and this is how you cope.
Move on.

>>17482742
I don't get it, where's the issue?

>>17482779
not that anon but presumably the stains the hand is pointing at

>>17482778
Dumb troll, eat shit.
>>17482779
Put on your glasses boomer? I can make those "engravings" with a tool that costs $150 in my local DIY store.

>>17482742
>>17482743
lmao at this kind of design.
I can see a guy dressed like picrel wearing it

>>17481915
>>17482245
https://www.walmart.com/ip/George-Adult-Men-s-Analog-Watch-with-Round-Case-and-PU-Strap-WMM5002WM1/565673627?fulfillmentIntent=In-store

sup fags?

>>17482859
Could that be any less readable? Also timestamp required

>>17482875
>Also timestamp required
I was at the boutique

>>17482878
>And after that I went to the Bentley dealership and took every model for a test drive.

https://www.leguidedesmontres.com/fr/cote-occasion/cartier/480/pasha-seatimer?utm_source=Spotern&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=1

What do you think?

>>17482881
Trying luxury watches is easy.
Just wear decent clothings, walk in and ask politely. Having a nice watch definitly helps.

Konnichiwa gajin

>>17482930
Imagine seriously having a Seoiko hoy shitolyo

micro brand shitter > Seiko

>>17482946
looooolololo

>>17482950
Cope.
Seiko have shit movements and are butt fuck ugly.
Micro brand shitters have shit movements and sometimes look good.

>>17482946
>>17482953
That certainly isn't one of the good looking ones.

You are just jealous of my folded steel and Zarathustra polishing baka gaijin

>>17482965
HAJIMEKAMEHIROSHITO

>>17482930
Nice.

>finishing looking like a 15$ chinese unbranded alibaba shitter

Why would boomers pay 20k for this shit?

What does /fa think of the 35mm PRX? New to watches and can't tell if the square dial design looks cool or monstrous

If you like, which color would you get?

>>17483100
I almost bought the blue 35mm but the 40mm waffle dial looked amazing and it seemed to fit my 7.5~ inch wrist so I went with the auto instead in blue.

>>17483101
I agree with you, love that one. Wish I could wear the 40mm in blue (the blue on the 35 looks a bit too bright and makes me think of coke dealers from the 70s) but I am a 6-inch wristlet

>>17483100
The 35mm PRX wears bigger than its stated size and is also very true to the original design from the 60s and 70s. (The original was also a quartz)
The waffle dial feels very Royal Oak cope.

>>17482783
>Put on your glasses boomer? I can make those "engravings" with a tool that costs $150 in my local DIY store.
Ok, retard

>>17483134
Good to know on how it wears, thanks for the info anon

>>17481821
I am very autistic when it comes to accuracy. I checked that my eco-drive and g-shock both run around +-2 seconds per three months. I also have an automatic watch but never use it because it's +5 seconds a day.
>>17481880
I set it to be exactly right after I've gotten my battery changed. Not a big deal so no need to complain. That said I wouldn't complain even if it was a big deal.

>>17482818
Nicolas Cages son is chinese??

>>17483174
Don't be gross. Nic's just taking his new pet for a walk. He calls him "Ping Pong".

Can anyone ID this?

>>17483088
Because when money means nothing to you after a lifetime of being showered with it why would you care what anything costs? Also, yeah that patek does look kinda cheap. Delete the writing and I'd assume its a $30 quartz made in china...

picrel is the greatest and best watch
all else is cope

>>17483216
Takbir to that.

I know this isn't repair thread but was just curious.
Have some old 80s(?) quartz seiko which I don't know if it's working.
Anyway didn't have any right size batteries and being cheap ass, tried some thicker battery at friends. Didn't do anything.
But didn't have the metal backcover on when tried. So my question is it possible that the backcover is part of the circuit? Doesn't seem likely, but thought that might as well ask

>>17483222
Your dumb ass could have burnt them out by using the wrong battery you absolute fucktard. Or you used a battery that's too weak. How are you so stupid?

>>17483225
It was same voltage, so figured it should be fine. But I'm not electrical engineer so could be totally wrong

What are some poorfag automatic watches under 35mm? Can be for women.
Pic semi-related, that one is quartz but I've seen automatic.

>>17483200
I'm thinking of either hunting these ads down, or printing them out and plastering them around my shop.

Anon's girlfriend reviews watches part 2.

>>17483268
They're always for sale on ebay. I've bought a few and had them framed for my dad. I've considered buying lots of 60s and 70s male-orientated magazines though and just hunting for them

>>17482859
what's the point of a watch you can't read?

>>17483332
Watches are pointless anyways.

>>17483332
You can read it.
>>17483345
Idiot.

>>17483295
Two-tone blue Sub is something the Beast would wear.

>>17483295
Anon needs to speak to more women IRL to be able to mimic them more convincingly.

>>17483088
It says Pathetique Phirrip on it gaijin.

>>17483295
LMFAO you have no girlfriend loser.

>>17483357

Behold the beauty of the horseshoe watch.

>>17483443
so you are a horse lmfao ?/?

>>17483443
with the asymetry of the watch, kinda has me thinking why are watch cases so symmetrical? Why not making one that is intended to go on your left wrist for example?

>>17483455
It's not my watch, i just posted it for its comedy value. I'm a Seikofag, but this is just ridiculously ugly.
>>17483463
>why are watch cases so symmetrical?
I myself have a bit of a soft spot for symmetrical watches and am of the opinion that there should be more of them out there, especially as far as case shape goes ie no/hidden crown.

>>17483443
I kinda like it, looks cool.

Am I weird for really liking this watch? It's big, ugly and brutal looking like a tank.

>>17483295
yah no the original picture I could see a woman saying, this one is an obvious fake, what >>17483360 said

found my dads old seiko yacht timer sport 150
what an ugly piece of shit watch but very nostalgic piece of shit
its pretty beat up and both pushers are missing, but i think im gonna go to my nearest seiko pusher and see if he can fix it up, but i dont know if its even possible to still get parts for a 30 year old quartz seiko thats apparently pretty rare

>>17483563
>Am I weird for really liking this watch?
Yes. Bezel too big, everything is crude and blocky. "professional diver" yeah, thats what all professional divers need written on their watch to remind them they're professionals.

Yeah its ugly.

>>17482308
not this shit again, fuck off

>>17482946
Mogged.

>>17482946
I'd either get the GrAY or green version

>>17483600
Interesting find, anon. It's going to be hard finding any spare parts for it though, your best bet is to sell it for spare parts.

I just bought this very beautiful 33mm Seiko with an +- 10 seconds accuracy per year quartz movement form Japan. What do you think?

I have some slightly autistic requirements for a watch strap. It has to fit 22mm lugs and be unpadded, leather (shitty leather is still okay), brown with tan/white boxed stitching, ideally be between 2-3mm thick, and have a silver buckle (ideally brushed).

Kind of like a hybrid between these two, as the one on the left has an unpadded strap but has open stitching, while the one on the right has a padded strap but boxed stitching.

Does anyone ever seen something that'd fit this bill?

>>17483664
Sweet! Maybe i'll buy one for myself one day as well.

>>17483664
>>17482591

>>17483664
>>17483670
Mind numbingly boring and basic, but you could have done worse.

>>17483689
What is wrong with basic? Basic done well is better than complicated done poorly.

>>17483691
Yes but It's also less imaginative and small minded.

>>17483694
How is it small minded to wear something done well but basic? Being creative and imaginative to avoid doing something well and basic is how you end up with women with way too much makeup and terrible hair or men wearing dresses.

>>17483694
>>17483697
>>17483689
>>17483691
Hey Seikobuyingman here. I just really like the dial pattern, hands and size and love the quartz accuracy trait.

>>17483718
Here's a video of the watch. Only difference is that mine doesn't have the "DOLCE" branding.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nnMRd6M3JBc

>>17483718
I like it too, fren. You should send me one. Looks a little like one of my Casios but better. The dial sand texture looks great and if that movement is extra special and is +-10 secs a year thats pretty neat.

>only like quartz watches
>want an omegay
Is the Quartz Aqua Terra worth?

>>17483728
Which Casio do you have? I wear a MQ24 daily and own no other watch at the moment. Also reminds me of the Casio MTP1200 (never owned, but almost bought a couple of times).

>>17483735
I have a few others like an F91, F105, and a few traditional quartzes like this one

>>17483735
Fuck man I'm retarded or something that looks nothing like the seiko. I was picturing my black pic related over my white casio i guess.

>>17483739
F91 and F105 are really nice! F105 > F91 imo, even though the prominent F91 connotations are interesting. Do they differ in functionality? I only ever owned the F91.

>>17483749
Nah, F91/F105 is the same module, different light/electroluminescence is about the only noticeable difference

>>17483743
Looks nice! Maybe we can agree on the Credor Eichi II..

>>17483754
Ah okay. But the blue print and blue light looks nicer imo!

>>17483760
The only thing I don't like about that specific Credor is the moon on the seconds hand. At first glance it just doesn't look right to me. Maybe I could get used to it?

>>17483762
Yeah it does. Had I known the F91W has such a poor light, I wouldn't have wasted the $11 on one.

>>17483764
Funny, i really really like the moon.

>>17483765
Have a good day! I'm gone for now.

Thoughts on the cartier tank? Looking to get one soon

>>17483776
Bye, watch Fren!

Got tired of posting 2 pics to show the difference.

>>17483777
I don't see the appeal to be honest.

>>17483563
I like the look, though the diameter is probably too high. The lugs look like they could be taken off via those screws, which is an interesting idea

>>17483777
Lucky trips say it's a good idea.

>>17483732
Paying more than a couple of hundred for a quartz is never worth it anon.

>>17483809
poorfriend detected

New thread
>>17483826
New thread
>>17483826
New thread
>>17483826
I messed up the title, that one is called "buy once cry once" . Tell your friends

>>17483777
I know Ali wore one but it's a fucking girl's watch you faggot.

>>17483242
Timex marlin

thinking about getting picrel or another model from the astron series, good or bad idea?

>>17484200
You don't need all that shit on the dial.

>>17484205
i know, there are also less crowded models (still like that there is something going on). i wanna know if it's a reliable series.

>>17484200
big oof if you don't have a rolex already

>>17484211
>ask about a certain seiko series
>"muh, rolex"
what kind of autism is this?

>>17484200
I mean it's ok i guess, lots of tech, but i'd go for an Oceanus over an Astron if i were after a tech watch.

>>17484200
Also it's huge.
>>17484219
Just ignore it.

>>17484219
Don't buy watches like that if you don't have a Rolex, that's the common wisdom, otherwise you'll regret spending $2k on a watch when you could just save up a bit and get an entry level Rolex instead. Everyone has done it.

>>17484226
thanks, i'll look into it.
>>17484227
yeah, that's my concern, but i would try it on before buying anyways.
>>17484245
why not? also, i'd rather save up for a speedmaster, i don't like the rolex look.

sunday innit lads.

Should I buy this for 55 bucks?
7009 3130

thinking about copping this one new, thoughts?

>>17484449
>silli cum
Doesn't look bad otherwise if you happen to like the plain look. I don't like all the seconds indices but thats just me.

>>17484489
i really like the look, i fancy classic dials with clear designs, reviews hail it as an almost perfect everyday watch with features and materials rarley seen at this price point.

>>17481509
Suggest a watch for me pls
>$400-500
>Diver or something similar in looks
>Automatic
>Bracelet
>6.7in Wrist

>>17483242
Glycine combat sub 36 wears like a 34-35

>>17484449
Not a bad choice, but a bit too simple for me. Have you checked out the black one?

>>17484497
Take a look at seiko 5 sports, options from 300-600 that might work:
https://www.seikowatches.com/us-en/products/5sports/lineup?#sports-style

If you are willing to pay a bit more, the Tissot prx automatics have a nice-ass integrated bracelet and solid finishing for the price. pic rel

If you want something a little less recognizable but decent finish, check out Islander Watches, some of them fit your criteria:
https://longislandwatch.com/islander-watches/#/filter:ss_in_stock:1:*

Lastly, if you are willing to pay more the 750-1100-ish range, some of Christopher ward's stuff is nice.