/fa/ - Fashion

>>17499033
Did Cartier Santos and Richard Mille have a baby?

>>17499033
Recommend a watch to me
>Fashion/Beauty photographer, 28, white slavic/germanic, 191cm tall, healthy physique, i dress in darker colors most of the time
Type of watch doesnt matter as long as its good quality and i dont want to spend more than 500 EUR on a watch but if tou have something for 1k or more just add it to the recommendation list and ill decide

Thanks lets see what happens

>>17499053
Do you like more delicate, pretty stuff or do you like dark, manly stuff?

>>17499061
Lol, it's like the Tudor Black Shield's equally edgy rival. Anyone got the Black Shield Sonic OC?

>>17499063
I gotchu familia

>>17499058
He already said he was a fag lmfao.

>>17499067
Kek. Why would anyone get a Tudor that looks like an Aliexpress shitter, assuming they're not just completely insane. If you wanna be special, get the sterling silver Black Bay.

>>17499033
Do you think I could run a Seiko rubber strap on this and it would look alright?

>>17499098
Quartz Seikos belong on rubber straps, it's an appropriate material for such a product.

My 1977 grand quartz arrived yesterday. Gold cap with gold plated original bracelet and twin quartz. Looks amazing and runs flawlessly, been saving up for an sbgx261 but I kinda want a cartier tank now..

normal for the movement of older automatic watches to stop after being still for some 6~12h, or it's supposed to last much longer?
there is no manual winder too.

>>17499140
>that "restored" bezel
India?

Suggest a watch for me.
A true beater something i don't have to worry about not just for gardening but for actual blue collar job. Preferably an ali express shitter.
> Your budget
~100 usd
>Watch type
Sporty on stainless steel
> Desired features, e.g. water resistance at least 5 bar, easy to read.
> Preferred strap option
Better if the stock one is very durable
>Wrist size or desired watch size
<40mm
Similar looks to pic or an oyster perpetual.

I'm conflicted as I'm more novice to buying a watch and have saved for a while: I'm between a Mathey GMT Sprite, this used Heuer you can't change the time on but otherwise works because I want to force myself to learn how to fix it, this TW Steel that's little over 230, or a Tissot TXL.

>>17499136
Any real pictures?

>>17499140
not normal, it's shit, the movement needs a service, but considering that it's most likely from india, just chuck it in the bin and cut your losses, learn from your mistakes

>>17499173
casio mdv06, vostok amphibia or get an actual job that pays you more so you could afford spending more
durability at 100 usd you can only find on digishitter gshocks, not stainless steel jewellery

>>17499177
you won't fix it, so don't buy a watch that can't tell the time

>>17499051
Who even buys this shit? Super wealthy compulsive spenders who just gotta buy something really expensive and doesn't care it looks like moronic shit?

>>17499177
You can't fix a Heuer with a busted keyless work on your own, you can't fix ANY movement with a busted keyless work on your own, no fucking way.

t. actual watchmaker.

>>17499157
no, not india.

>>17499173
>~100 usd
This or a duro. The new bracelet has solid links and isn't total shit.

>>17499202
Literal wizards.

>>17499204
b
but I can try right?
:D

>>17499053
Gotcha. Here's an F91W for you

What BOCTOK dial goes best with my recent cop, if I don't like the actual KGB dial ?
>inb4 commie
fuck em, I just like the cold war, looking for a CIA lighter too

>>17499053
Yeah, that doesn't help. What do you wear frequently? A watch should match your daily wardrobe if you actually want to wear it often and not just for special occasions.

>sometimes about buying a certain watch
>sleep on it, the feeling goes away

>>17499270
based. I've done that with like a dozen watches.
If you don't want a watch for at least a month probably not worth getting it.

>>17499230
fuck off you fucking tankie. i like vostoks too but i'm sure you're a pasty little twat with unshaved mustache scraggle and a disgusting overbite. kill yourself. you won't be missed.

>>17499270
>>17499273
I do that with nearly everything. I do want stuff for a month or longer, but realize buying another trinket, bauble, or toy won't make you happier, and delays other life and money goals.

I'm beginning to be like an old person of not impulsively buying shit after shallow justifications like "I work hard and its only $250". I'd rather pay off my house, get an easier lower paying job, then save up to buy nicer stuff. That $120 g-shock I've wanted for years. I have no immediate use for it other than "lets expand my collection". You don't get points, win awards, or improve your life with a collection.

When depression hits, just realize buying another watch won't make you happy.

>>17499279
Why are you so poor lmfao? 4

>>17499230
I feel like it would be a gray market swiss watch that came through the iron curtain. But as far as cold war memorabilia goes, pick a decade and look for appropriate faces.

>>17499273
Some dials look really good at first, but the more you look at them the worse they get. The only time it feels bad is when you meet one of your childhood heroes and find out it's a total dog. The worst for me was a seiko that looked really good in pictures but was at the peak of the huge watch craze and was silly and cheap in person.

>>17499279
Jesus fucking Christ

>>17499274
>literally say you don't care about commies, just like the cold war
>schizo cumguzzler goes off the meds
MANY SUCH CASES

>>17499098
Get a nice rich brown leather strap, it's what the watch deserves.

>>17499136
Is that the one with applied minute markers? Looks nice.

>>17499140
The old cheap Seikos are known to sometimes struggle with power reserve if you don't wear them enough. The power reserve is supposed to be around 40 hours but it's rarely fully wound up, you'd need to move your hands quite a bit for it to wind fully.

>>17499230
I like the GRU.

>>17499214
>>17499230
>>17499314
If only the movements inside actually kept decent time. I would be open to the idea of an Amphibia with a VH31 quartz movement inside. (Also, I heard that the stainless steel alloy in these watches is somehow prone to rust.)

>>17499312
>>17499180
It has 3D markers, kanji/eng date, textured dial and seiko actually used this reference as their poster boy until they "brought back" the grand seiko line.

>>17499307
>collect memorabilia of a secret police who tortured and killed innocent people
>Um-um- I don't akchually LIKE them!!! I just like um-um-um le COLD WAR! That's why I buy memorabilia unrelated to the Cold war!

Just lol

Opinions on mido, guys? Kinda never see people talk about them, its always tissot, hamilton etc, considering entry level big boy watches.

>>17499335
Shit, pic didnt land

>>17499324
Yeah i see it's the one with the L hour markers, a lovely design. Enjoy wearing it!

>>17499332
>tortured and killed innocent people
thats cool as fuck

>>17499338
>i am an angsty babby spastic
k

>>17499322
Most of them can be regulated to decent spec. The reality of almost any automatic is a lot more winding and synchronizing than anyone admits.

>>17499226
You'll fuck it up forever, and the watchmaker will ask double to first unfuck your shit, and then actually repair the watch.

>>17499322
I've heard that the 1991 Moscow McDonald's commemoratives had a quartz movement, but I can't confirm.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-f6YjC3BTC0
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-f6YjC3BTC0
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-f6YjC3BTC0

ARE THEY FUCKING RETARDED
THE ORIGINAL LOOKS AWESOME
WHY THE FUCK DID THEY DO THIS

>>17499348
>43mm diameter
>51mm lug to lug
>13.3mm thick
I get that pilot watches have to be large but that shit is Panerai-tier. Why so thick? It's a 3 hands watch with 100m of WR.
Also it looks really weird too. The case looks both vintage and modern, while the dial looks full on vintage with that fauxtina.
>4k
lmao Swatch is such a joke

>>17499364
The original was 40mm, you can see it on Chrono24 etc. it was also called Majetek.

>>17499342
sheesh you sound like my dad.
but really, thanks.
I'm a goofy zoomer who knows next to nothing about this stuff.

>>17499364
We're on a third order simulacra here. First they sold to a lifestyle, then they sold the lifestyle, now they sell the image of the lifestyle that has no relation to the original purpose.

>>17499366
Yeah. Why make it 43mm?
I hate it when brands do this.
The whole point of reissues is to get a brand new "vintage" watch.
Omega did the same with the CK859. The original was 37mm, the new one is 39mm.

Thoughts on vintage Solar watches?

>>17499368
Well maybe you should listen to him, chuckles, before you fortnite dance over a vintage piece that may not have any more parts available.

Use your brain for once, and if you have to fuck around with a watch movement, do it with like a Seiko NH35 first.

>>17499279
Based. If it's not making you richer, smarter, healthier, stronger or more attractive probably not worth buying, and if it is one of those things then it's worth evaluating based on how it advances those goals versus other options.

And yeah, one more watch give you 0.01 points in attractiveness because no one really gives a shit about your "collection" since you're not otherwise attractive or famous.

>>17499386
Is it true the solar panels work fine for decades but the battery usually has to be replaced after 15 years regardless of light exposure?

>>17499396
Sounds about right. The panels become less efficient over time but not on the level of batteries and capacitors.

>>17499395
I think too many get caught up in illusions of status or the image of being a "collector" without the joy that comes with it. Talking heads on the internet prey on this.

AHHH WHY THE FUCK ARE MY WRISTS SO SKINNY FUCK ITS SO OVER i cant take this anymoure

>>17499415
You buy men's small shirts don't you?

>>17499416
No i always wear medium.
Guess my height lol

>>17499332
>>17499339
how do you feel about you're country's military faggot ?

>>17499393
>before you fortnite dance over a vintage piece that may not have any more parts available.
JOKES ON YOU I play CSGO and TF2.
anyway wish me luck in finding this thick bastard in picrel.

>>17499450
You're not actually going to pay money for that, are you?

>>17499452
I mean not that exact rusted one.

>>17499461
But you're not paying more than $15 for a non-rusted one, right?

>>17499427
Why do you think I like my own country's military, bootlicker?

>>17499337
Im interested in these penis watches.
Theres also a guy in my country who services the movements. What are the newest models of these? Id like one with a black or silver dial.

Any good resources that cover the models and movements?

What makes for a good meme watch? What builds the cult followings?

would these be too militaristic or larpy for EDC as a college student

>>17499487
no one will notice

>>17499157
Mumbai special

>>17499489
cool

>>17499364
Fuck that's ugly.

>>17499377
39 is still ok, the watch looks spectacular.

>>17499053
>white slavic
oxymoron

>>17499469
IDK about the newer models of quartz movements other than the 9F, but that's a GS movement and a bit more expensive.
Check theseikoguy.com, has a lot of info on Seiko and Grand Seiko, although not so much about quartz though.

>Vacheron Constantin is NO LONGER accepting wait list applications for the Overseas model.

It's 2023.

Why the FUCK are people hyping this shitty no-name brand?

>>17499487
No one will notice.

They're also kinda fucking huge to the point they look like something a blind boomer would wear.

Personally I'd go with an Timex ironman, gshock or smaller Casio.

>>17499415
That watch looks straight up goofy on you. I sincerely hope you don't wear this outside. Hit the gym and do some hammer and wrist curls everyday you pathetic women.

>be a watch guy
>for years continue to hear from people online and offline about how traditional watches are useless now that we have phones and smartwatches
>purchase smartwatch
>it's literally just a notification device that also keeps track of time and that i need to charge every day

what is the fucking point? how is it better than just having a phone and a traditional watch if i can't easily text back or do much of anything else with these smartwatches?

>>17499551
Vacheron makes 20k watches a year, only 15 to 20% of these are Overseas.

>>17499551
>no-name brand
Cope, poorfag

Brendan might be up to something here. Having a little band next to the watch looks kind of cool. If Brendan can do it, anyone can

red pill me on sailcloth straps. I want to change my Prospex diver bracelet for spring, and I'm thinking either that or a tropic strap.
thing is the sailcloth strap I see more online--Artem--is like $200 with the clasp, and I feel that's a bit too much for a ~$800 watch.

>>17499410
Yeah that's my understanding
>>17499396
it's either the batteries or capacitors that degrade. It's usually not noticeable for a long time as these things can go for 6 months with 0 light and sane people wear them or keep them in places with light to keep them charged, but eventually it'll happen.

I don't think there's some absolute timeframe and I've heard of citizen eco-drives that are 20+ years old and continue to work fine without service, but there's some finite limit.

>>17499577
I'm only interested in these because they have the most legible negative display

Suggest a watch for me

>$200 budget, $250 if you must push it
>Dress watch I can wear with a suit
>Indifferent to movement, preference to whatever is "traditional" in this case
>no preference toward features, honestly this is purely decorative
>metal strap
>small wrist

I have a handful of watches that work with business casual or informal dress, but none that goes well with my suit. I was thinking something with a small dial, maybe square?

how tf do you tell all the fake soviet watches from the actual ones? Is that moscow seller on /r/watches legit?

>>17499621
How's this?

>>17499621
>>17499638
Or this?

>>17499633
Dress watches are usually on a leather strap. How about a Seiko Tank?
Or one of these?

>>17499633
Tissot quartz

>>17499642
I actually have an orient bambino - that was one of the ones I think works well on the dressier side of business casual, but I don't think it looks great with a full suit.

>>17499638
>>17499640
those aren't negative displays. I'm talking light digital numbers on black

WTF TISSOT

Someone posted this last thread and I must say it's perfect. Is there anything comparable that isn't a fake?

>>17499670
richard mille is worse. check out the alignment of the screws on one of those expensive fucks.

>>17499670
Use this watch on time trial. You'll get a better score than the other racer.

>>17499324
beautiful

>>17499612
>sane people wear them or keep them in places with light to keep them charged
Yeah I heard the solar watches work with *any* light including a lightbulb in a closet or whatever. I don't own any solar watches so I'm just learning more about them.

>>17499633
Seiko SNKL43, theres a few similar ones to that too. Slightly different hands, dial color and texture, minor differences and its automatic.

>>17499633
Sorry forgot pic of the SNK. Looks good and seems to come well under budget, has metal strap, smaller 36mm size. You cannot hand wind though. What do you think of this in terms of your style?

Very cool autism watch. Very (not) cheap.

>>17499703
>ruin a RO by painting it with ugly ass colors and charge 100k yurobux extra to do it
Amazing

>>17499703
>>17499707
Silly question, but how did they color it? is it Cerakoted, anodized, enamel painted, powder coated? I have no interest I'm just curious.

>>17499463
I mean they're usually 250 at most.
its like Mille but cheaper.

>>17499711
Probably asked one of the HR ladies's kid to paint it with gouache

>>17499612
Usually a gasket goes or the lube dries up before anything is actually wrong with them. I like them, might pick one up again. The slightly futurist styling has kept a lot of them from being dated.

>>17499067
It's a good watch. Why you have to be such a megafaggot?

>>17499274
based shoebill

Can anyone id this?

>>17499716
Equally ugly. Theres nothing worse than decorative hardware like fake screws around the bezel thats twice as big as the dial. Good lord who is buying this junk? I'm convinced ugly watches exist because they're always purchased as gifts and never worn.

>>17499697
This is great, thanks Anon

I tried on the 36 mm explorer in person and it felt really boring. Also they were charging $9000 for a used one seems like a rip off

>>17499926
I felt very underwhelmed trying on the explorer too. Was too shiny and dainty for me, looks amazing in pictures though. Maybe it needs to grow on you.

>>17499942
i don't like it because it's not shiny enough myself, i vastly prefer the oysters with the sunburst dials

>>17499873
Rednecks and black boomers wear them.

>>17499377
39 is still fine however, although that dial is ugly as fuck and it all looks like a mall shitter like every other Omega.

40->43 meanwhile is seriously retarded.

should I?

>>17500035
rolex

>>17500035
No its ugly.

>>17500035
See, the thing I've always thought for a watch like is that when it's getting to the going you can usually tell. And something like the bezel on this can usually be. To some people this can be what is make or break for a watch.
If you want for something to look, the way it is, I'd say the best choice won't be for what is going.

I hope this helps

>>17500035
Rolex

>>17500051
ugly ass bezel

>>17500035
dont do it. fugly

>>17500053
And what does you rolex look like?

quite like the dial on this but feel like it might only work for very dressy occasions that aren't also professional contexts

>>17500071
i have but a measly air kang, still like the dial more than the black yacht master though

>>17500074
Looks like that arab disney land Dubai where they made a series of islands like palm trees or that arcing design. Also looks like its trying way to hard to be different and luxurious but just isn't.

>>17500074
looks cool to me

true gmt doesn't exist and is a cope to make the rolex gmt look "bad"

>>17500035
Are you homosex?

>>17500150
esl tier post

>>17500151
Retard 'murican subhuman post

Do any of you have the Moonswatch? Is it worth getting or is the hype dead? There's going to be a Moonswatch tour tomorrow that I'm debating on going to.

>>17500184
>Moonswatch tour
What does that even mean?

What is the best cheap watch in every category? Pure bang for buck.

>>17500243
f-91

>mfw

>>17500151
homosex post

>>17499415

>>17499033
Lads, I'm going to buy an Omega Speedmaster

>>17500035
that genuinely looks like one of those old $100 seiko quartz chronos

>>17500320
That's a very based thing to do.
Congrats.

>>17499033
why does the cartier tank only come with a quartz movement? i really like the way the watch looks but i don't want to spend 3000 bucks on a quartz watch wtf?

>>17500328
what's wrong with quartz?

>>17500329
no craftsmanship, also i like winding my watches

>>17500320
Based

Is it time to buy Rolex yet? Or is the bubble going to burst this year?

>>17500320
Chad

SOUL

>>17499033
Do any of you guys do any hobby watch making? I am thinking about getting in to it

Man my Seiko 5 loses so much time every day
It was showing 9:55 just now when actually it's 9:58
And I already wound it to the correct place not that long ago, can't have been more than a week
And that's with daily wear, it's not sitting around
I've had it for almost 6 months

>>17500320
Fucking Beauty of a Watch, Good luck fren

>>17500243
Rolex Oyster Perpetual.
>looks so fucking cool
>sturdy
>best automatic movement ever made
And most importantly
>it's a Rolex

>>17500387
who fucking cares? it's a few hundred bucks.

Name a better watch.
>Protip: You can't

>>17500458
Looks ugly as shit.

>>17500459

>>17500462
Yeah looks like that dumb retard would wear it.

>>17500458
That handset is terrible, total garbage.

>>17500459
Post your Seikope

>>17500328
You can buy a Louis

>>17499703
This is just Richard Mille candy watch, but it's an AP instead.

>>17499873
>Good lord who is buying this junk?
Tommy Big Time

>>17500035
No, not enough contrast, looks boring.

>>17500083
This.

>>17500387
So it looses three minutes per week, that's 30s a day give or take. That's bad, yes, but acceptable for a non-regulated movement that's made in the millions. Take it to a watchmaker and ask if he could regulate it for you, it won't make it perfect but it'll be better at least.

Is rado based or cringe?

>>17500184
I have the Moon and Mercury versions. While I like the looks, there are so many better purchases that could be made for $260.

Reduced my poorfag collection to just two pieces, previously had a bunch of AliExpress cope homages that I got rid of, now I just have a PRX for daily wear and a Vostok beater.

Maybe I'll get a third dress watch, but not until I can easily afford something interesting.

>Omega
>Jaeger Lecoultre
>Cartier
>Vacheron Constantin
>Nomos
>Bulgari
>Breitling
>Glashutte Original
>A Lange & Sohne
>Grand Seiko
>Longines
>Parmigiani Fleurier
>IWC
>Girard Perregaux
>Zenith
>Panerai
>H. Moser

>Rolex
>Audemars Piguet
>Patek Philippe

>>17500458
>Yeah, it's a world timer. It's great for being able to tell the time anywhere world.
>...no, I don't travel.
>...right now? It's...um...14 past Caracas o'clock.

>Casio

>casio
>tudor
>muhle glashutte
>damasko
>mido
>rado

>Apple Watch

>apple watch

>>17500546
Vacheron Constantin is the best of the meme trinity

>any maymay smartwatch on an adult man

>Apple Watch
[spoiler]>>>/lgbt/

>>17500184
I've seen maybe two or three by now with broken pushers, they're garbage.

>>17500571
Personally, or online?

Anyone know the watch youtuber who deliberately broke his so that he could make a clickbait video about how shitty they were?

Do you go hiking bros?

>>17500565
>no design language
>3rd party movements
>belongs to Richemont

>>17500574
My life already feels enough like a long hike to nowhere.

>>17500576
>3rd party movements
Not since they joined richemont

>>17500588
They still use JLC or Cartier movements in some of their watches, plus even their "in-house" movements are mostly made by the Richemont group's ValFleurier watchmaking division.

>>17500555
Checked.

GMT/Travel Time/World Time watches are as much of a larp than dive watches.
Most of the people I know who wear them rarely, if ever, travel. Worse still, when they do travel, they wear a Seiko or something cheap because they're afraid of their nice watch getting stolen.

>>17500561
Based

>>17500451
>>17500498
I see, I thought maybe it was defective or something

>>17499657
>most legible negative display

lmao might as well look for the fastest prius

I'm about to pull the trigger for a Cartier Tank Must, would it be a good idea?

>>17499690
yeah that's correct. I got a smart lightbulb in some bonus pack, I set it on a lamp in my nightstand and it automatically turns on during the day. My solar watches sit underneath, and the bulb is so close they easily stay fully charged.

>>17500614
Absolutely, I'm sure your wife or girlfriend will be thrilled when you gift it to them

>>17500616
>>17500614
there's really few watches as elegant on a woman as a cartier tank. There's no seconds, which is fine, because the woman can set a timer on the oven. It's not even that easy to read, but that's fine, because she just needs to know it's evening-ish and you'll be home for dinner.

It's the perfect watch for keeping your wife barefoot and bred

>>17500614
Have you actually tried it on and worn it for more than a couple minutes. A lot of people find the Tank quite uncomfortable.

>>17500623
I've tried both large and extra large sizes in-store and they're both comfortable enough. The extra large seemed to be too large for my wrist though

>>17500572
Adrian Barker managed to break his, not sure if it was on purpose though.

>>17500604
Sounds like projection to me.

>>17500642
Sounds more like you're repeating buzzwords you don't understand lmao

>>17500555
>>17500604
>NOOOOOO YOU CAN'T WEAR A WORLDTIMER IF YOU DON'T SPEND HALF YOUR TIME IN A PLANE
It's a nice watch with an ingenious and fun complication, retards.
Do you also seethe at people who wear boots while not riding a horse?

>Most of the people I know who wear them rarely, if ever, travel.
The only people you know is your mom

>>17500623
I own a crocodile strap and it left this itchy, red mark on my left wrist.

>>17500382
No we're just consoomers here.

>>17500645
>I'm poor, I don't travel and if I did I would wear a Seiko that I think won't get stolen
>But it's not just me right? That must be true for most people, therefore the idea of having an expensive watch for travellers is for larpers r-right?
That's projection, right?

>>17500572
Personally at least one, can't remember, but I told the owner they're fucked, and Swatch also told them they're fucked, so there's that.

>>17500659
No, that's you identifying with anon's assertion and feeling ashamed, so you're lashing out.

>>17500660
>at least one, can't remember
so zero, then.

>>17500665
>Let me tell you how you feel!
>You feel angry and ashamed!
>*Anon said angrily*
No that also sounds like projection tbqh

>>17500667
I can taste the tears and hear the sobs coming through your post.

>>17500667
>No that also sounds like projection tbqh
Relax, Anon. You know that the first person to accuse projection is the one doing the projecting, right?

It's this anon. >>17500642 Save your vitriol for him.

>>17500653
The white ring with the cities looks like it's in Arial font in all caps printed on standard white printing paper.
And the hands look stubby, like it's a kiddie watch.

>>17500672
The hands, unfortunately, have to look stubby, so they don't obscure the city and 24-hour wheels.

>>17500675
Yeah, because we sure don't want the hands to cover the magnificent lettering on the white city ring.

>>17500675
Maybe don't bother with two rings of city names then?

Like it's not practical so at least make it look good. Who the fuck needs to see "Midway" or Karachi" or "Azores" or spelled out?

why are shitty 70s LED watches like $200 in working condition? did some youtuber make a video on them?

>>17500678
>>17500653
>>17500675
>Why yes I do want half of the real estate of my magnificent Patek world time watch to be a white ring with a bunch of shitty cities spelled out.
>Yes I do want to have shitholes like "Karachi, Dhaka, La Paz, Midway, Noumea, Anchorage and Denver" spelt out

>>17500681
>Who the fuck needs to see Karachi?
>From Wikipedia: Karachi is the most populous city in Pakistan

I think knowing the target demographic of the watch should answer that question.

>>17500687
They were really expensive when they came out, I don't think a bajillion were made the way casio shitters were, and I think a lot of people junked them as better digitals came out.

>>17500653
This is unironically Archie's all-time favorite watch kek

/wt/, what's your ideal number of watches and which watches would you have in that collection? Personally, I think 3 is ideal, it's enough for some variety but not so many that watches go unworn for months. Also pic related is my ideal, have the sub already, want the JLC eventually and Turn-0-Graph when a good one comes up.

>>17500694
Who the fuck is Archie and why should I care?

>>17500653
I kind of like Omega's version, and I'm not sure why.

>>17500697
THE PONTIPH

>>17500698
Because you like children's toys? Your mom probably bought you one of those kid's globe night lights and you were staring at it at night and "learning countries" while she was getting plowed by her customers only a wall away.

>>17500700
>a wall away
I wish

>>17500695
For me, the most number of watches I *need* (insofar as anyone needs any watches) is 2: a dressy watch and a sports watch.
My collection's been as high as 12 watches but, like you said, so many of them went unworn for months and I didn't like the idea of having six figures' worth of watches just sitting in a box doing nothing.
I also like my dressy watch to be casual enough that I can wear it daily. (So no more 34mm, ultra thin, gold watch on a thin gator strap)

Right now I have a Reverso for a dressy watch and a Planet Ocean for my sports watch.
I'm thinking of replacing the Reverso with the JLC Master Ultra Thin Perpetual Calendar. I'm not sure what I'd replace the PO with, but I'm always looking.

>>17500666
No, retard, one I distinctly remember. It was the pink version.

But keep putting Swatch slop on your wrist, goy.

>>17500707
>memory issues
the jab claims another victim.

>>17500697
he's some weird sticky cuck

>>17500706
Railmaster rather than the Planet Ocean? Maybe a Rolex GMT?

>>17500695
i'd sat two: a Breguet for dress and a Tudor for everyday

>>17500695
Just one

>>17500709
I go through ballpark 5000-7000 watches A YEAR, while you're beating your microdick on them on the Internet, I apologize if I'm not going to remember all of them, but I'll accept your infantile copout as a declaration of defeat. Don't reply to this post.

>>17500616
The tank unironically looks good on anybody

>anon getting this angry because a watch has a complication that's not useful to him
>claims therefore no one could find the complication useful and it would therefore only be bought by larpers
>this is somehow not projection by anon
Why do people even bother with being this retarded, it surely takes effort to be this much of a dumb fuck?

>>17500695
4 or 5. No specific categories, just a backup for what you usually wear and and some room for like a swatch or something. An enthusiast is going to have something eclectic, the outdoorsman is going to have true beaters for all occasions. If pressed, I'd go with
>dress
>diver
>backup diver
>thin and casual, an watch
>total meme you actually like

>>17500698
Once you understand how this model works, you realize how retarded Omega can be sometimes.
It's not an actual worldtimer. The city ring doesn't rotate, only the 24-hour ring does. It's pretty much useless since you can't set your local time by pressing a pusher like the Patek.

>>17500695
I definitely think three is the maximum for someone who wants to actually wear their collection, nothing wrong with people who just like collecting and want to have an entire museum exhibit next to their sock drawer, personally I think the three are
>Dress Watch
>Casual sports watch
>Beater/exercise watch
Because I think that covers three scenarios that's going to give each watch a fairly equal amount of wrist time, I think having like two casual watches and a novelty watch as suggested sometimes will still result in one unworn watch and two watches competing for wrist time for casual wear.

>>17500735
Yikes, so the GMT hand doesn't even point at the complication it's actually intended for?

>>17500735
retard lfmoaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa

>>17500742
It's not a GMT hand. It's a second hand. They painted the tip red for no reasons.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8U278zwR3i0

You don't need to travel to use a GMT. A lot of traders and business goons have them for obvious reasons.

>>17500748
I've also got a foreign wife and she goes back home to visit family fairly regularly, so knowing if it's a reasonable time to call is useful.

That is, it's useful if I happen to have a GMT watch, I'm not claiming it makes owning a GMT watch an absolute necessity.

>>17500735
Is there a cheap alternative version of this watch with the map and city names? Looks cool

>>17500719
>I go through ballpark 5000-7000 watches A YEAR
Huh, same number of cocks your mom sits on per year. I wonder if that's a coincidence.

>>17500752
>>17500748
Or, you know, you have a $30 quartz with a second time zone or world time

>>17500777
>Or you know, just wear a cheap ugly piece of shit
What do you gain from me not wearing a GMT watch? Surely even that Casio would be for "larpers" when you can view different timezones on your phone, it's not suddenly more practical to have a Casio over a GMT watch because you only spent $30, that's still money spent that you didn't need to if you've got a smartphone.

But if we're spending money on something we don't *need* but want, and we do because this is /wt/ and not a minimalism reading group, then why not spend more money on something you'd want rather than spending $30 on something surely no one neither needs nor wants?

>>17500711
>Railmaster rather than the Planet Ocean? Maybe a Rolex GMT?
Railmaster looks cheap to me. I've considered getting another Rolex, either the ExpII and GMT-MII. I'm looking for a change, though.

Also, I'm sick of bracelets and I don't think Rolexes look that good on straps.

I haven't put any money down yet, but I was thinking about the Glashuette Original SeaQ, the BP Fifty Fathoms, or maybe something crazy like a Panerai Submersible.

>>17500783
NTA but 1 fewer buyer of dumb shit like GMT watches means one more step before they stop making them.

>>17500786
Again though, what are you gaining from GMT watches no longer being made? Why do they cause you and that other anon to seethe over their mere existence?

>>17500783
being able to tell the time somewhere else at one glance without getting spammed by globohomo distractions is a perk

>>17500737
You could probably drop the dress watch and fuse it into the casual or sport unless it's a job requirement. There's a lot of overlap there. What gets tricky is where you draw the line with the beater. There's casual weekend wear and there's bleeding brakes.

>>17500813
>da j00z are distracting me with ads, I'd better protect myself by buying a watch from them.

>>17500695
3 nice watches plus a Casio

>>17500817
I suppose it depends on what the beater will be beat up from, a G-Shock is going to cover all bases though you could have something like a Seiko or a Vostok if your beater needs are more leisurely and not quite requiring the disposability, toughness, cheapness and also the ugliness of a G-Shock.

I'm this anon
>>17500518
And yeah I agree, on the casual/dress watch overlap and the PRX realistically is going to be formal enough for me as I rarely wear suits and even then my suit isn't a tuxedo or anything, the Vostok is my beater but only really for exercise because I don't do anything that outdoorsy. I say I'd get a dress watch if I could afford one interesting enough but I'm not going to buy a dress watch just to tick a box on my collection.

>>17500737
>exercise watch
I never think of this as a watch, for some reason. It's like a piece of sporting equipment. I never wear it unless I'm working out.

I don't think it counts towards the collection.

>>17500817
>where you draw the line with the beater

"I want to time this sear and not care that this whole thing gets covered in grease splatter, I'll throw it in a bowl of soapy water later and not give a shit"

>>17500818
>The jew fears the samurai

>>17500737
However you slice the categories, you're right that you can realistically only wear so many watches, and the marginal value of any additional watch as a thing you wear has to decline as you add n+1 watches.

What's a reasonable price for a restored, serviced Seiko SilverWave? I want to flip my old shit I don't wear anymore in my store, as used vintage pieces.

This is just a plain 8229-8000 from 1982, but I serviced it, gave it new gaskets and a new crystal.

>>17500840
You'd have more success in cooking by looking at the food and not your watch. Just saying.

>>17500839
I agree with you if it's a watch solely for exercise, but I think there's an overlap between a beater watch and an exercise watch just because so many typical beater watches are dive watches, inexpensive mecaquartz chronographs and of course digital Casios that can also be useful tools for timing exercises.

Again, just trying to generalise the scenarios and I think that beater category also covers exercise even if someone doesn't do anything else that would require a beater watch.

>>17500854
>I think that beater category also covers exercise even if someone doesn't do anything else that would require a beater watch.

agreed

>>17500850
I don't think you're only ever just cooking one thing at a time anon, you've usually got a couple things cooking at the same time, perhaps some meat in the oven that just needs to spend a certain amount of time cooking while you're making sides that require more focus, but you don't want to forget about the meat while you're focused, savvy?

>>17500831
>>17500840
I think by definition, a beater is going to get dirty and scratched to hell at some point, but not g-shock territory. That point where you'd favor a vostok over a seiko. I feel like "disposable" is a different category entirely. As do exercise watches where you're only wearing them for the stop watch and alarms.

>>17500785
A Jaeger-LeCoultre perpetual calendar and a Fifty Fathoms would be a pretty great combination.

>>17500860
>As do exercise watches where you're only wearing them for the stop watch and alarms
Sure but it's a pleasant coincidence that most beater watches have some kind of timing functionality, either an alarm with a digital watch or a dive time bezel, I've combined the categories because their requirements are basically identical and while exercise is no doubt more frequent than beating your watch, everyone needs to do some DIY now and then or doing something outdoorsy, so I think there's no need for two different watches in this case.

Contrast this with how ass-backwards the Apple Watch is, a fairly expensive and fashionable piece of tech that is simultaneously an exercise watch but also something its owners are not going to want to show all scuffed up at the bar and will therefore endeavour to protect. You'd absolutely want a second beater watch on top of your Apple Watch.

Zodiacs are pretty.

>>17500846
I've bought a lot of silverwaves and have that watch but that ones kind of boring with no interesting dial and no lume. I'd say 120 if someone cares about the new crystal and gaskets, but I got mine for 60.

>>17500882
Even with a new crystal and gaskets, you just can't count on the water resistance of these older watches so potential buyers are really unlikely to care, anon was probably better off just selling it for 60 and leaving it as it was.

>>17500886
Yeah, thought $120 too. I'll put it out for that, people can take it or leave it. Won't hurt just having it sit there in the store, till the end of time if it has to.

>>17500886
New gaskets are just so you don't have to worry about fogging and shit from normal usage.

>>17500876
Unfortunately the name and logo has been ruined for me by the murderer, you may as well have a watch called "The Ripper™ by Jack"

>>17500876
Who owns them now? Still Fossil?

>>17500876

>>17500898
>"The Ripper™ by Jack"
Absolutely would.

>>17500737

>Dress Watch
>Casual sports watch
>Beater/exercise watch

This is kinda what I'm working towards in a budget-conscious register, and maybe someone has ideas for helping fill it out. My first watch was a duro, slapped a silicone strap on it and got in the habit of actually wearing a watch everywhere. Then a year later or so so I picked up my first automatic, a bambino (in the picrel colorway), so I would have something a little more appropriate to wear in the office/court/depositions. I'm working on picking a casual sports watch a step up from the duro rn, ideally something (1) on a bracelet, (2) not a diver, (3) not quartz, and (4) under a grand. I think that would basically fill out my actual, wearable watch needs for the forseeable future, unless and until one of my cases hits and I buy something stupid and expensive to celebrate.

>>17500910
Hamilton or some other field watch, smaller case and flat wearing. A good sport casual should be barely there.

>>17500910
I mean you're spoiled for choice, but I'd suggest Tissot is a good place to start looking because they've got a lot of choice when it comes to sub-$1000 sports watches, fairly muted designs and are also Swiss which may or may not be something you care about with already having two Japanese watches (nothing wrong with that though)

>>17499486
Who fucking knows? The reason why Seiko became the watch brand recommended to newbies is due to a discontinued watch. The SKX was supposed to be an Southeast Asian exclusive, but because of the continued fallout from the 1999 Asian Financial Crisis, retailers began to covertly sell these watches to Americans for under $200. For that price and despite the shitty 7S26 movement inside, it was a bargain at the time.

Seiko watches don't offer all that much value today. They are overpriced for what they are, especially with their persistent QC issues and crappy 6R movements. Back in the 90s, Seiko had the hi-beat 4S movements that actually gave the Swiss a run for their money, but they were discontinued for some reason. Seiko also had excellent jeweled thermo-compensated quartz movements, with some having perpetual calendars, but again, these were discontinued for some fucking reason. The meme of "Seikos offer good value" has outlived the forums where it came from and has continued to persist on Reddit and YouTube despite it being years since that was actually the case. I hate most of the YouTube watch channels since most of them don't have a fucking clue of what they are talking about outside of superficial basics and marketing dribble that was force-fed to them.

>>17500910
A sports watch without a bezel is a bit of an ask. Like the other two said, Tissot or Hamilton might be a shout. Seiko 5 too. Oris and Sinn might be on the upper end of the budget, but they definitely do the sort of thing you're looking for. Other than that, you could try micro brands if you feeling edgy/adventurous.

>>17500898
I tried coming up with a funny reply but all I got is Christopher Ward making a digital one called the "Wattz" and Jacob & Co. making one called the Bird.
>>17500903
Yes.

>>17500875
I do think a beater is still something that can be worn casually, unless it's a total non-statement piece of shit like an f91. Like more dive bar than beach bar dress code. Most exercise watches look out of place unless you have kayaks on the roof rack. I never thought it stood out until I saw it IRL.

Agreed on the apple watch. It doesn't sit well down in the intended category.

>>17500947
Seiko is a brand that has found out its meme status and decided they can charge for their brand instead of quality and frankly, it has worked for them.

I've no doubt Seiko has made more money off of those shit "5KX" models, scamming people who are trying to capture the magic of the SKX they heard on YouTube was a thing once, than they ever did with the actual SKX.

Likewise with their Prospex models, they've got a back catalogue of designs that collectors will buy because
>WOAW THIS "CAPITAIN WILLARD" WAS IN A MOVIE
>THE "TUNA" IS SO ICONIC WITH ITS TUNA CAN DESIGN
>EVERY WRISTLET NEEDS A "TURTLE" WITH ITS LEGENDARILY SHORT LUG-TO-LUG, I FEEL LIKE A REAL MAN WHEN I WEAR IT
>SAMURAI, MONSTER, 62MAS OH GOD I'M CUMMING IT'S ALL SO ICONIC, YOU CAN TELL BY THE FACT THEY HAVE NICKNAMES!
but otherwise not care about QC because they're just collecting for the sake of it.

>>17500860
>a beater is going to get dirty and scratched to hell at some point, but not g-shock territory.

Nothing is g-shock territory. Change my mind. If it'll destroy an F91W you shouldn't be there in the first place and a second F91W is still cheaper

>>17500972
yeah Seiko collectors are a bunch of redditor consooomers who are poor and "just buy a shitter and be done with it" doesn't work, because "IT'S MUH HOBBY AND I GOTTA DO STUFF WITH IT"

The sad thing is they'll end up spending like $3k-$10k on boxes of these shitters and instead of having one or two nice watches they have a big box of trash

>42.8mm lug to lug
Wtf I sort of like it

>>17500979
What's even funnier is you could spend less than a grand and have AliExpress clones of all of those Seikos and unironically they'd be better made and spec'd than the originals while only sacrificing the brand name but really who cares when it comes to Seiko? Imagine someone being like
>Reeee that's not a real Malaysian made Seiko!

Normally AliExpress watches are shitters and no where near as nice as the luxury Swiss watches they're copes for, but with Seiko clones, they're not shitters because they're better than the real article and really the more sensible buy.

>>17500604
What if you work with people internationally and schedule calls in different time zones? Sure you are larping as a traveler but it is genuinely useful.

>>17500996
Then you need a caller GMT, not a traveler GMT.

test

Where can I buy a Vostok Amphibia? I don't know what sellers are most reputable and I live in Canada if that helps.

>>17500695
Autistic grouping here
Dive watch
Gmt
Chronograph
Field watch
Dress watch
Beater (can be separate or any of the above)
So 6

>>17499486
>once $30
>in house movement
>2 month shipping builds hype
>genuinely a 60s dive watch
>"unique" styling
It's all the little details in some cases.

>>17500998
Yes but it is still a gmt and ostensibly not useless

>>17501002
I've recently bought via PayPal and had a Vostok delivered to the UK by vostok-watches24 that got sent direct from Russia, mostly they sell for reasonable prices but some of the less "characterful" variants are like twice the price though. I'd love to get pic related but I'm not paying twice the price in Russia... again.

>>17500979
It's not just exclusive to Seiko either. With the Swatch Group, you have Tissot and Hamilton. Tissot watches are shit because of their caseback design. Tissot for decades have been using this retarded press-on caseback with a disposable red crush gasket since it saves them money not milling out threads for a screw-on caseback. Everytime the caseback is removed, the gasket needs to be replaced, otherwise the caseback won't go back on correctly and the water resistance is compromised. And don't get me started on that Powermatic 80 garbage.

I hate it how most of the people talking about watches on the internet today are either retarded speculators, insecure idiots, or smooth-brained consoomers. The most of the people who actually knew about watches have either moved on or died. (Hint: you won't find them on YouTube, and Teddy Baldassarre isn't one of them.)

>>17501010
Here's an example of the red crush gasket. And yes, Tissot cases are made in China.

>>17501010
What's wrong with hamilton? Did I cuck myself by buying a hamilton, Tissot, and seiko? Kek

>>17501010
>>17501012
>Everytime the caseback is removed, the gasket needs to be replaced, otherwise the caseback won't go back on correctly and the water resistance is compromised.
Horseshit. Your (((service center))) is scamming you.

t. watchmaker

>>17501013
Anon has mentioned Tissot and Hamilton because they were recommended earlier in the thread and anon wants to sound special.

There is nothing wrong with Tissot or Hamilton because you're getting what you pay for, a serviceable Swiss watch for not much money.

>>17501013
Depends on which watch you got.

>>17501004
>>17499341
That's another stupid watch meme. Yes, you can regulate a Vostok to be more accurate, but the movement won't stay accurate since it was made using worn-out USSR-era machinery and assembled by a drunk.

>>17499033
I'm too unfunny to think of what to put but I noticed those little faces in this hublot and thought it could make for a good meme template.

>>17500735
>>17500742
both of you are retarded

>>17501017
I'm talking about Tissot crush gaskets dumbass. Yes, you can theoretically put the caseback back on using the used red gasket but that would compromise water resistance.

>>17501021
There's a reason why they are affordable.

>>17501028
Why do you have to talk like an asshole? The Vostok is less accurate because the movement is built to looser tolerances to prioritise durability and longevity, a drunk working with worn out tools isn't going to produce something that has a 10-year service interval for such little money.

Compared to a Seiko that is going to shit itself in half that time and be a write-off on its first service, the Vostok makes more sense for a cheap mechanical watch.

>>17501035
>There's a reason why they are affordable.
Exactly, so what's your problem? Buy a Patek if you want no-compromise Swiss manufacturing.

Seiko, the official "my first watch" of the horology world, bringing both joy to newbies making their first step into the world of watches and disgust at the QC when they take their second step buy literally anything else as for their second watch

>>17501046
That's not true. Lubricants inside of watches dry up within 5 years, which is why it is recommended that watches gets serviced every 4-5 years. (By the way, Rolex isn't being truthfully either when they say that their watches can go 10 years without servicing.) There isn't a mechanical watch movement out there that can go through 10 years of fair use without maintenance and not show signs of damage. It's just the nature of the beast.

>>17501067
You haven't considered the super sekrit soviet engineering, that might be true of western engineering but Soviet engineering is something else.

>>17501049
Potential buyers are not being completely informed on what they are getting and end up getting duped by shills. If you know exactly that you are getting, that's fine.

>>17501075
>If you know exactly that you are getting, that's fine.
Everyone does though, it's an inexpensive watch and nowhere in Tissot or Hamiton's marketing do they claim to have no-compromise manufacture.

>>17500328
It does not only come in quartz. There is an automatic in the Louie and the XL.
>t. has a Tank XL

JFC the Tank is so overrated in these threads.

>>17501006
>>17500996
It's less useful than a 2 time zone/world time digital.

>>17501092
I don't believe the Tank Louis Cartier currently is available with an automatic movement. The only mechanical movement is a hand-winder.

IIRC the only automatic Tanks currently are:
- Française size L
- Must size XL
- Américaine size M & L

>>17501078
There's the fact that it says "Swiss Made" on the dial, despite the case and bracelet having being made in Asia. Also, the Powermatic 80 and its derivatives have plastic components, depending on the grade of movement, and are difficult to regulate outside of the factory. The Powermatic 80 was heavily influenced by the shitty and disposable Sistem51 and it shows. Let's face it, the Swiss watch industry is among the most opaque and scummiest in the world.

>>17501021
Beside the issues already mentioned, Hamilton watches are know for lacking anti-reflective coatings on their highly reflective crystals and terrible lume, even when factoring in the price. But hey, it has "Swiss Made" on the dial.

>>17501096
Reddit adores Cartier for some reason

>>17499336
I own this watch in blue. Love it. Best value true GMT (swiss at least) on the market.

I know they're all Swatch Group, but I've liked hamilton's designs recently, then I go try them in stores and they feel like shit for some reason. Just really cheap feeling. Not the case with Mido

>>17501103
>Says "Swiss Made" on the dial
So take it up with the Swiss government, as soon as you substantiate the claim that Tissots and Hamilton have cases made in Asia other than an image with "TISSOT HONGKONG" printed in ink on a case back.

>the Powermatic 80 and its derivatives have plastic components
Disposable components for a disposable movements, again no one thought the Powermatic 80 was the pinnacle of watchmaking.

>The Powermatic 80 was heavily influenced by the shitty and disposable Sistem51 and it shows.
Wrong, it's based on the widespread ETA 2824, you're thinking of the Swissmatic movement.

>Let's face it, the Swiss watch industry is among the most opaque and scummiest in the world.
That's capitalism baby, literally every industry is run by people who value profit over integrity because that's who capitalism rewards.

None of this changes the fact the average Tissot is like $400 in a market where watches can go well over 100x that, if you expect 100% Swiss made handicraft then you've only tricked yourself.

ID this watch?

>>17501035
>Yes, you can theoretically put the caseback back on using the used red gasket but that would compromise water resistance.
No, it wouldn't retard, you're talking out of your ass.

The point of the red plastic gaskets is that hey last almost forever (typically only needing to be replaced if some ham-fisted monkey damaged it during a battery change), they don't even need greasing. I've pressure tested a fuckton of these, using the appropriate watch tester device, and they're good like 99% of the time. Literally 20 year old red gaskets are in-spec and good for re-use, the normal rubber gaskets are completely dead at this point.

>>17501128
>>17501103
Fun fact, pretending like the country where something is made matters is COPE. There are ZERO mountain fairies that imbue pixie dust into your shitter when it reaches the jurisdiction of Switzerland. It doesn't matter.

For a shitter's a shitter, Swiss or not,
And a poor quality watch should be forgot.

>>17501143
>t. man who won't put his watch in a bowl of water overnight unless it has 300M of water resistance

>>17501147
>>17501147
>>17501147

>>17501146
The fuck are you on about, retard?

>>17501150
seethe

>>17501157
Whatever retard. Have fun paying for your (((service center))) to replace the "disposable crush gaskets" every battery change, that are supposed to last forever.

>>17500986
christopher ward branding looks like a chemist company logo