/fa/ - Fashion

>>17507567
>making a new thread without even announcing it in the old one
yeah, i'm thinking sage

I went through security today and had to take off my watch and the security guy noticed it was a nice watch and became visibly more deferential to me. I'm simultaneously ashamed of how good this felt and vindicated. The only reason to buy nice watches is to flex on people who make less than you.

please post watches with quirky themes/gimmicks, for example
>called "Skygraf Navigator"
>themed after the sky
>face looks like plane controls
>text is all in a pseudo airline font

Do any of you own any watches that drive the average /wt/ poster into an unfathomable seething rage?

>>17507567
Daily reminder

>>17507855
I would have a JLC just for a sneedverso

Vintage Cartier tank must gold for 1.5k should I cop?

Current collection. Pretty happy with it. Citizen might go at some point but not sure what I’ll swap it with.

>>17507875
imo the citizen looks way better than the OP. but im sure the OP wears nice (OP of this thread is a fag btw)

I have a 6.5 inch wrist. Should I keep the small Cartier Solarbeat Must or go up in size?

>>17507919
Another angle.

>>17507921
That looks dainty as fuck man.

Looking for a cheap digital, black background with large white digits and not a bunch of shit on the face if that's possible.

Just looked through the poorfag guide and the pulsar is close but ew.

>>17507854
The California dial tends to get some negative attention, but other than that not really.

>>17507919
>>17507921
It looks like you're wearing your wife's watch lol

>>17507921
rectangular watches only work well on people with certain body types and i’m sorry to say you’re not one of them anon.

don’t worry i’m not either, i wish i were.

>>17507813
What kind of watch was it?

>>17507921
oh and one more thing anon, i can tell by the nail of your middle finger that you may have thyroid or hearth problems (i’m serious and you should ask your doctor about it if you’re not aware)

>>17507567
Cute watch. I would like if he made a cheaper one with miyota or seiko movement. (I realize that the one in OP IS his affordable watch but its still to expensive for me)

Suggest a watch for me
Budget 6k-7k
Non dress watch
Automatic/manual
Minimum 38mm

>>17507981
https://www.chrono24.com/jaegerlecoultre/master-ultra-thin-moon--id27010892.htm

>>17507855
what does the helicopter fren mean? Pls explain, I'm too autistic to know.

>>17507813
You know you can just say you don’t want to take it off and they won’t make you.

I bought an Omega Planet Ocean 8500 in 2011 and I've never serviced it, is this based?

I want a men’s Cartier tank and have enough money to afford new or used. What’s the best outlet to buy it to ensure it isn’t fake?

>>17507994
the meme is retarded and gay. don't let it pollute your opinion of watch makers. form your own opinions

>>17508052
Just buy from Cartier directly if you’re paranoid about fakes. The vast majority of watches on Chrono24 or even on the watch dealer Facebook groups are real though. Nobody wants to be caught selling fakes.

>>17508037
You should service it. It will keep more accurate time and cost less in the long term. When lubricants dry/break-down over time it causes parts to wear out and break. think of all those tiny gears and springs and levers rubbing metal against metal without lube

It might still work for now but it's going to cost more to fix it when you eventually repair/service it because of the extra parts they will need to replace.

What should I get if I want the brushed look of the Tudor Ranger in a 36mm case? Smiffs and most of the Chinese knockoffs have polished bezels.

>>17507854
Yes, a few.
Not my intent, but it is what it is.

>>17507854
My Speedmasters seem to do it, but in general anything Omega immediately becomes 'too poor for Rolex'. The sad thing is that it's probably true, as the only Rolex I've ever wanted is one that is old and absurdly expensive for what it is. Pic related...so beautiful.

>>17507875
I like the Citizen; why not keep it and just add something new?

>>17507921
I'd say it's okay if you're wearing a suit. If you are bare-armed, it looks awful unless you are sailing on your yacht.

>>17508037
It depends on a lot of factors. Do you take it in the water? If so, the water resistance should be checked pronto. If it's running slow, then it definitely needs a service.

>>17507813
nigger mentality, you could be an inspiration so that the guy who admired your watch (and you), steps up and think of a way of making money so he can buy nice things too.

>>17508052
Tbh just buy a fake and invest the money, they look and operate almost 99% identically

anyone here considered a reasonable budget for their watch based on their net worth? like 1%? 5%? 0.5%?

>>17507813
>The only reason to buy nice watches is to flex on people who make less than you.
This is just sad.

>>17508148
why?

>>17507967
I would say it's hard to tell because it's such a close-up. The closeups are a bit affeminate looking because you don't have much body hair.

But it is possible to pull off a smaller tank - pic related

>>17508152
instead of just pulling out a random number as a budget it seems to me like basing it on your net would help with being financially responsible.

>>17508159
Buying a luxury watch is not financially responsible unless you can throw away that money and not regret losing it. Wtf are you thinking?

>>17508148
Simple: don't buy a watch you can't afford to replace.

>>17508161
Not a bad way to put it - if you were to book a Vegas weekend trip what would your gambling budget for the weekend be? There's your budget.

I have a Tudor pelagos and black bay 36. I’ve been thinking about buying a Rolex but can’t bring myself to pay the incredible price difference, especially when the Tudor versions are so similar and practically as capable.

What am I missing, is the quality of the Rolex really worth the price difference?

WMT might be dumb but this watch is genius

>>17508173
Yes, but only at MSRP, and even then, it's a stretch. Try them on, and you'll understand.

>>17508175
BOING BOING WAHOO!

>>17508156
The difference being people knowing Ali and not to question his masculinity and your bitchboy ass with your grandmas watch.

>>17508173
I think the value is more of the intangibles. Rolex is iconic and when you wear one it's a conversation starter - even normies know Rolexes and the looks of their more known models and you'll have more fun conversations about watches with it than you will any other brand.

I personally don't think the price jump is reflective of a quality jump - like Rolexes are not 4x better watches than Tudors - but you have an advantage where you apparently can wear 36mm no problem - so I'd just recommend getting a vintage datejust or something since you can get those for under $4k. Or an older Explorer II is fantastic since it's like $7k or so and 40mm and offers GMT function

>A. Lange & Söhne
>F.P. Journe
>Audermars Piguet
>Vacheron Constantin
>Breguet

>>17508161
i'm thinking that people have come up with handy rules-of-thumb in figuring out budgets for certain items (30% net on a property, 5% net on a car, 10% annual income on a car, 2 months salary for engagement ring etc) so i wondered if anyone here had come up with a similar plan or if they just go on feel. i don't think buying a luxury watch *has* to be financially irresponsible and i reckon anywhere from 0.5-3% of net or something like 1% of yearly salary is probably a reasonable watch budget.

Post dishonest watchmaking.

Pic related is the first that comes to my mind.
The cities-ring can't rotate like on a traditional world timer. Only the 24h wheel can.
This is basically a 3 hands watch with a useless 24h wheel.

I honestly have no idea what Omega was thinking with this.

Just had a thought, I was looking online to find out why some of the kampfschwimmer Panerais of 1944 had the California dial but no one seems to know other than just Rolex started supplying the dial once Panerai couldn't make the sandwich dial anymore.

These watches were anonymised to conceal they were made by Rolex and machining off all the Rolex logos works to that end when the watch is inevitably captured by the Allies, but perhaps they intentionally put a civilian dial into these watches in an attempt to disguise them as being for the civilian market when shipping them out of Switzerland?

Oh btw bought pic related, not a Nazi though.

>>17508250
Panerai in general desu
>Cares so little for its history it perpetuates myths in its marketing
>30m WR "dive watches"
>Some models have press-on case backs styled to look like screw down case backs
>Stopped decorating movements to save money, gave counterfeiters a free win
>Reduced the WR, removed hacking but dubbed these changes an "evolution" rather than the cost cutting measures they were
Really shitty brand, but then what do you expect from people selling Nazi larp watches?

>>17508250
>here's your affordable Vacheron bro... oh by the way, we shoehorned a cheap Cartier movement inside it

>>17508250
The new 37mm Royal Oak uses a third party movement (Vaucher Manufacture Fleurier).
They're asking 23k for it. It's a basic 3 hands watch...

>>17508306
If you buy that thing for 23k, you deserve everything that happens to you and more. As if APs weren't bad enough.

>>17508321
These sell for 40k+ on the grey market.

>>17508250
>Post dishonest watchmaking.
All affordable Grand Seikos with their lack of proper movement finishing.
Tag Huehue and its less than subpar general quality.
Rolex with their artificial scarcity.
Any brand that uses a generic ebauche but doesn't disclose the info and even changes its name.
RICHARD MILLE

>>17508328
Is Richard Mille dishonest? They're basically mechanical G-Shocks for people with the combination of too much money and too little taste and that's obvious to everyone.

>>17508337
Half of their watches use third party movements (VMF) and the servicing cost start at 5k.
RM is unironically a money laundering scheme.

>>17507854
I believe this piece may fit that bill

>>17507854
snk366

>>17507921

Is it just me or is Swatch a meme company? It seems that their trademark is kitschy dogshit that pairs perfectly with hypebeast neon-colored plastic sneakers. Who actually wears this shit?

>>17508353
No seething here, the watch speaks for itself.

>>17508380
Girls, mainly.

But you got to understand what Swatch is and where they came from, it's actually a watch as a fashion accessory to the fullest, there is no pretentiousness about them being practical tools, it's just
>You've bought everything at H&M
>You've got the neon Adidas shoes
>Here's your watch

>>17508393
That makes sense, I guess. But I just can't think of a time when any sane person would wear something like picrel, even if they got their outfit from H&M

YAY!

>>17508250
Why would you need the cities ring when you can rotate the hours ring?

I really like the globemaster. It reminds my of old Datejusts like the machine-turned 1603, etc. Modern Datejusts are shiny blingy for the N-word crowd. Omega are much more tasteful.

>>17508397
Well flik flak is aimed at kids, the Swatch version... again, women I guess? The kind that never grew up, has stuffed animals on their bed as an adult, usually found watching Disney films while drinking wine in their downtime, needs an army of supporters because she collapses and cries about anxiety over any grown up issues she comes across, you know the kind.

>>17508306
Looks a bit bulky too.

>>17508380
>Who actually wears this shit?
Thousands of people. More than all the people buying expensive watches, actually.

>>17508250
>46mm dial
>17mm thick

>>17508397
>>17508421
These two watches are a set. It’s so the parent has a matching watch to the kid, which will make the kid excited and happy. Believe it or not but parents sometimes do silly things to please their children.

>>17508397
The left with a black strap would actuall look pretty good. Is it 34mm Clssic Gent?

>>17508431
I think it would make the parent happy and excited, the child is likely embarrassed

>>17508134
Isn't that what flexing is? Or do only white people have "inspiration" and black people have "flex"? Sorry I am not familiar with your racial hierarchy myths as I am neither

How do I keep this hobby alive if I've bought the two luxury watches I feel, overall, suit me and my lifestyle.

Like I enjoy looking at affordable watches but I never wear them when I buy them, speaking from experience. Is the watch collecting hobby just dead to me now after 3 years of swapping around luxury watches in a 2 or 3 watch collection before I finally settled on what I want? I'm kinda bored.

>>17508439
>if I've bought the two luxury watches I feel, overall, suit me and my lifestyle.
Just wear them. I'm only interested in owning one watch. Maybe get a vintage and start servicing it yourself

>>17508175
its cute and i love it but what were they thinking with that msrp, this design should be a 100$ watch at maximum

>>17508439
If you're struggling to even keep the hobby alive, your best move is to leave it completely. This is barely a hobby, its just endless buying and selling. Most are in it because they can't stop, not because they can't get interested.
Save your money and do something else with your life

>>17508444
The bracelet version is sold out so people must be buying it.

>>17508440
>Just wear them.
This is my thought, do other people get obsessed with 'collecting' and then get to a point where they just get on with life and forget it was ever a hobby?

Feels kinda unsatisfying.

>>17508439
You don't, you move on and focus on something that interests you. I've gone through a lot of consoom phases in life for years and years, eventually forgetting that the original reason for my obsession was to find "the perfect _____"

My "knife guy" hobby ended by accident and extremely suddenly when I found the chef knife and stones I needed, entirely by accident. I literally can't be bothered anymore. Same thing happened with watches, I spend much less time thinking about them now.

Just focus on something worthwhile, self improvement, education, personal growth, a skill, whatever.

>>17508380
i would totally wear most of the watches in that series, i think theyre awesome.

>>17508439
Watches aren't a hobby, you tool. It's just mindless consumerism and posing to rightly or wrongly look rich.
All you can do now is have them visibly on show and maybe 1 person every 5 years might notice and start a conversation.
I would suggest getting a proper hobby.

>>17507824
I'm happy they brought this back. I too bad it's not black though

>>17508453
What other hobbies do you do?

>>17507824
>>17508458
And it's only 40mm. I was expecting it to be huge.

I want a tuna but can't decide between steel or black bezel. I'm thinking steel would work better with my anus, it also comes on the bracelet which is nice

>>17508460
Bro don't steal other people's hobbies, get your own lol what do you think this is

>>17508464
Hello dreamcast chad, your good taste in vidya is acknowledged, t. haven't owned a console since the dreamcast

>>17508464
Guess I'll dump some of my quartz kino too

My first automatic arrived today and I love it bros

>>17508343
>servicing cost start at 5k
>for watches that start at 150k or whatever
who the fuck even cares bro, just stop being poor

>>17508475
I miss when the yen was cheap. I should have grabbed a tuna when they were below 1k.
Seiko killed this kino GS case with the really nice twisted and polished lugs, and replaced it with an inferior watch too. Its like a 44GS but doesn't wear flat as fuck on your wrist.

>>17508457
This is the worst, most consumerist hobby ever

>>17508501
Only good bulova. The retards fucked up the subdials though lol

>>17508503
Rare Hamilton khaki with a jeweled high torque quartz? KINO

Any opinions on microbrands? from what i can tell they mostly put some cheap seiko or miyota movement in (retro) diver cases with colourful dials and sell that as limited editions for 500$+. I wish they'd at least use quartz, would suit that kind of disposability much more. Are there exceptions to this pattern?

>>17508507
Most of the good ones are over hyped and over priced at this point. Why buy a micro for $800 when you can get a well established brand for the same money or not much more?

>>17508507
They're like one level above replicas. They may be objectively a "good watch" (just like a high end replica) but this is fashion right? So what are you saying by buying some kickstarter literally who brand. You're saying you're gullible is what you're saying.

>>17508509
because well established brands are shit scared to do anything remotely interested looking and when they do it usually looks like shit
with microshitters you get to choose from literally endless variety
also most microshitters have high value for money when you compare them to other "well established" brands that use the same movement while providing jack shit by being "well established"
some of them even actually like watches and do proper r&d instead of slapping together random parts that don't fit together
>t. has an nh35 microshitter with solid links, endlinks, milled clasp, sapphire crystal, perfectly matching hands with indices that aren't too short either, all for sub 300€

>>17508514
>get to choose from literally endless variety
if youre quick enough before they sell out, but maybe thats my fault for looking at the most hyped brands.
>>17508514
>has an nh35 microshitter
can you post it?

>>17508473
I wasn't planning to. Just wondered what else watch autists do for fun.
I have plenty already.

>>17508518
>Just wondered what else watch autists do for fun.
i do astronomy

>>17508517
it's the Phoibos Voyager v2, new phone so don't have a pic on hand
I'd rather have bought v3, but it wasn't real when I was buying

>>17508536
>Soibois
Lmao, really?

> mogs you

>>17508521
What does this hobby consist of? What do you do after looking through the telescope?

>>17508477
Looks pretty clean, shame about that date window though.

>>17508561
its really two hobbies, one is stargazing and the other is astrophotography. To get something out of stargazing i guess you need an inherent appreciation of what you are looking at as the hobby mainly just consists of searching for a target and observing it. Astrophotography on the other hand is pretty technical so its for people who enjoy 1. looking at the universe 2. tinkering (3. and spending money).

>Horology is just mindless consumerism, get a real hobby
Lmao imagine admitting to being this shallow, there's so much to learn about the history of watchmaking, the mechanics of how they work and the search for scarce information about obscure references *is* the hobby.

If an interest in watches is just flexing and wearing jewelry for you, that's fine, but that's not having an interest in watches. You have an interest in watches in the same way people can have an interest in WW2 and the machines used, or an interest in art and design, etc.

If an interest in watches for you is limited to wanking over the most well known watches and aspiring to own them just because they'll be recognised by non-watch enthusiasts as expensive, if you buy a few expensive widely recommended luxury watches and then "go off the hobby" because it's not netting you the attention you wanted and you're bored of making large self-confidence boosting purchases, then I'm sorry, but watches were never your interest.

>>17508539
No, it's Phoibos
post yours

>>17508503
Wrong

>>17508576
Nta, astrophotography is one of those things where it's very easy to impress normies with some really basic shit, so ironically this is a great rec for the kind of strawman you just pilloried

t. did a little of that in the film era pre-digital and was surprised at how normies thought I was some kind of genius savant for putting high ISO film on a tripod with some basic glass in the middle of nowhere

>>17507567
>Kurono Tokyo Hajime Asaoka Toki Salmon Dial
>2500 euros
Lmao, from the thumbnail I thought it was an HMT.

>>17508567
If those were a normal size I'd be all over them but they're like someone ripped an instrument off the engine room of a ww2 submarine, who the fuck wants that hanging off their arm? Ever heard of a normal watch size? Fucking nazis I swear to god

>>17508586
How big is it?

>>17508587
42 case
52 lug to lug
12.5 thick

>>17508580
How is it a strawman if that's literally what Anons were saying? That horology isn't a hobby and it's just mindless consumerism.

This isn't me gatekeeping, this is me taking those Anons to task for calling horology a fake hobby by projecting their shallow interest in watches on to the entire domain of horology.

>>17508586
They make a 38mm model

Is Grand Seiko considered the new Rolex? Seems like they've taken over the enthusiast circle

>sells out in 11 minutes
I snagged one.

>>17508380
These types of watches were huge with the ultra wealthy for a long time until Smartwatches popped up.

It was one of those things that was kitsch yet still available to the commoners. It was very popular with politicians and CEO's because of it.

>>17508604
>tiffany blue
>GMT
>$400
>generic
Are you going to resell it to some nerd for $500?

>>17508586
Maybe they just want 6ft 2 Chads with larger wrists wearing their watches

My brother has one of these. It's doesn't wear that huge - I have big wrists too though.

>>17508602
GS certainly prices itself to compete with Rolex. Maybe that's all it takes to get watch collecting losers to build hype around it. More expensive = better, as usual.

>>17508604
you got the one that didnt sell out

>>17508612
I hate how anything on the left side of the color wheel is called Tiffany Blue.

The Rolex OP sure.

The "Tiffany" Tissot PRX IS FUCKING GREEN.

>>17508615
Not a fan?

>>17508617
Who cares its an ugly color and anyone wearing it is dumb and won't be able to match it with any other jewelry or clothing.

>>17508617
>The "Tiffany" Tissot PRX IS FUCKING GREEN.
and its much better for it ill finally buy a prx

>>17508566
>as the hobby mainly just consists of searching for a target and observing it.
Sounds peaceful

>>17508580
>Make something simple and amateurish
>Show it to others
>"Wow anon, that's really good, well done!"
>Fucking ignorant normies, don't even realise how basic it was
Are you sure they weren't just being, like, nice? It's not very likely that you were going to show them some astrophotography and they'd be like
>That was fucking shit anon, you have completely failed to leave me in awe at the beauty of our visible universe
So I wouldn't pat yourself on the back too hard.

anyone experienced with these waiting lines? do i legitimately have a shot or am i being fooled.

>>17508625
Are you on a scam website? What kind of e-tailer has a line to checkout digitally?

>>17508626
its the zelos website

>>17508627
Sounds like an indian scam website. Did you pay in Target gift cards?

>>17508628
its the site that sells these>>17508604

>>17508630
>no shipping
>no taxes added
>paid in target gift cards
I think you just got scomozzed, buddy. What an ugly watch to lose $400 over.

>>17508618
They're finishing is beautiful and definitely matches anything the Swiss can produce in the sub $10k range or so.

But for that kind of money I expect more than nice finishing. The accuracy of their 9S movement and their steel bracelets are a massive let down and people should expect way more from GS. The SpringDrive's are nice, but they suffer from the same issue of the bracelets.

Also idk if you've noticed but MSRP for many of their recent releases are going beyond $10k, which is insane. T

>>17508617
I don't get the autism, doesn't really matter what shade of blue (or green) a watch is using, it's all just homaging the Tiffany blue colour. Trying to be precise with the colour would be dumb because that wouldn't make it a genuine Tiffany dial watch anyway, you may as well come up with a unique tone that captures the current craze for baby blue watches.

Much like yourself, the green PRX is still very much on the spectrum for this craze.

>>17508631
i found this to be pretty handsome. and the issue is that i didnt get to lose 400$ because the checkout hasnt procedeed.

>>17507872
Depends on the condition but it's a bargain

>>17507921
Feminine as fuck

>>17508602
GS is interesting to most watch fans but isn’t something a lot of them are buying.
I’ve had a number of IRL conversations about them that usually go like
>great movements, gorgeous dials, great finishing. They’re really great pieces…
>…No, I wouldn’t buy one. They’re too big and thick, not really my taste.

GS has die hard fans, sure, but they’re nowhere near the ubiquitous acclaim that Rolex has.

>>17508457
Photography is for people who have ZERO artistic talent but want to pretend that they are artists anyways.

>>17508616
>>17508625
More likely the website is broken from high traffic.

>>17508457
I also collect loli doujins

>>17508651
Or to attract whores for "free portfolio pictures" that turn into sex

Would you buy the watch in the OP?

>>17508660
No, it unironically looks like a watch you'd find on AliExpress

>>17508635
The Rolex OP predated the Tiffany Nautilus but because it's close it got nicknamed Tiffany too and the fanfare of the Nautilus blew up the price.

I don't think Tissot was trying to capture this with the Mint Green - it's pretty far off from the color - but gets the nickname anyway because people want to make watches seem more exclusive than they are (the people doing this to the OP are no different really)

You're right - even being spot on won't make a watch a Tiffany Watch so the nicknames are stupid. But I find it even stupider to call a green watch blue.

Case in point - Tissot dropped some new watches recently, and I've already seen people calling the new frost blue Tiffany Blue as well. So now you have 2 completely different color watches from Tissot being called Tiffany Blue. It's ridiculous.

>>17508604
>>17508612
Do retards really confuse the excitement of the Tiffany Blue Patek to somehow think Tiffany Blue itself is desirable now in its own right for reasons other than the fact a decent limited watch used that color?

"Wow yeah this watch is colored like a good watch so that makes this good!!!"
"Wow yeah my CasioOAK is AN OCTAGON!!!! It's like the AP, which is a REALLY expensive watch so that makes my plastic shitter better because it's an octagon too!!""

>>17508660
I like the case, strap, and dial design, I don't like the hands or pink color. I also wouldn't pay more than $150-200 for it.

>>17508666
I have no idea what you're talking about, Satan. Glance at a watch for less than a second and then describe it. When its 'close' to Tiffany blue, thats what people are going to see on a watch worn by someone else. Only watch nerds know what a CasiOAK is or an octagonal watch might be trying to emulate. Get over yourself, you're not an enthusiast, you're an autist.

>>17508666
Actually I just like the color.

>>17508675
It's a $1800 watch

>>17508682
Then no, I would not buy that. If they tweaked the color, and used better hands I'd consider it but definitely not for $1800 even if they made it an ideal styling for me.

>>17508666
It's just a trend, it's not unusual that something once considered avant garde ends up copied and it's aesthetics trickle further and further down until it becomes trendy simply because it's now accessible to most, it happens all the time in the fashion world.

Sort of like this
https://youtu.be/Ja2fgquYTCg

Tiffany blue is a disgusting color.
It's too loud. Not masculine at all.

You fucking fruits.

>>17508695
im gay

where would you guys get an exotic leather strap for a ~$1k dress watch?
I was thinking Hirsch, they're like $65, or I saw some gook on etsy selling some nice alligator ones for $100
Delugs seem nice but they're $165

it's not so much that I feel the strap is too expensive, I just wonder at what moment the price of the strap is too much for the price of the watch.

>>17508514
A big problem with microbrand watches is that they don't retain value at all. You spend $500+ on some watch that nobody has heard of, then if you want to sell it you are not going to find anybody interested in it. You will be lucky to sell it to a pawn shop for 20 bucks.

But if resale doesn't matter to you at all, then it doesn't matter

>>17507967
I'm a skinnyfat with small wrists (6,5inch and abit above), not long ago I bought a sqare watch that is fairly big and it feels nice. I'm not a business dude with suits,I'm the opposite and I think I can make work square watches on me.

>>17508699
i would not care about that at all because i consider the money i spend on a watch lost anyways. but combined with the fact that you generally cant try them before buying them i would not go for one unless it checks all the boxes for me.

>>17508702
Looks like the good size

>>17508698
what about ABP? I like their straps. Also I have some shitters where the strap was more than the watch

>>17508602
For years Grand Seiko was touted as one of the most underrated watch makers, and eventually enough people talked about it that now it's probably overrated a bit. They make a great watch for a fair price, but so do many other brands. The only thing that really sets them apart is the Spring Drive technology in some of their movements.

Unfortunately I think their association with Seiko will always hold them back. Seiko has a brand image of being an affordable watch maker for the every-man, and your average luxury watch buyer prefers to own something more unobtainable to the masses. Also most only want a Swiss luxury watch instead of Japanese.

>>17508718
I really like this kind of watch from GS.
Just a nice simple 3 hands watch, 37mm, no date window, no lume.

>>17508665
Yeah that is pretty wack, but again it's just people nicknaming shit and it sticks. People probably just jumped the gun on the mint green PRX thinking that was the closest people were gonna get to a Tiffany blue PRX and nicknamed it accordingly for people who want that colour, now there's the ice blue PRX to nickname "the Tiffany blue PRX" you'll probably find the colour of the mint green PRX will be called mint green now.

My issue is with it being such a niche colour that doesn't really look that good on most watches it is applied to nor most clothes men wear, so I dunno why this colour tone became a craze.

>>17508695
The Rolex OP is the only watch I like with that colour. They did it before Patek released theirs, and then all the other shitters started copying the big brands and it stopped being cool

>>17508726
Fuck thats perfect if you don't want a date or day window. If only more watchmakers took to the "less is more" design ideology instead of cramming more nonsense onto a watch.

>>17508709
The watch has pretty big sizes, 51mm tall, 28mm wide. Best part is its lugs can move down so no matters what is your arm position, there will be no lug hanging, and the watch is slim,dress watches are superior that bulky sport/diving watches.

For watches is the most important thing, as long as the lugs go down,you can wear almost everything. I have a chink smartwatch that is terribly big and I feel it pretry right even if its 55mm tall.

>>17508718
Actually I'd say Seiko has more of a reputation these days of being overpriced with shit QC which is probably even worse.

I think it was kind of okay previously because Seikos were inexpensive yet loved and well respected watches and Grand Seiko is the premium line, but no one wants the premium variant of an overpriced shitter.

>>17508734
>tissot + mercedes
Why. If your cage cost more than 2x the price of your watch, you should have gotten a cheaper cage (or just skipped the cage altogether)

>>17508741
There's probably some truth to that. I think GS will always be niche because it is seen as a more expensive Seiko, and the perception is that most people would rather buy something other than a Seiko if they were going to spend a lot of money on a watch.

It's not like people consider Rolex to be just a more expensive version of Tudor. Their premium line is front and centre, and the more affordable line comes secondary, and that just isn't the case with Seiko.

>>17508743
Least retarded watch "enthusiast"

bros...

>>17508764
Is that an HMT?

>>17508743
>Cage
>Cage
>Cage
Yes we get it, you ride a motorcycle. How does your rule about watch to vehicle cost ratio work when your dream bike is probably the cost of a Tudor?

>>17508743
This is the dumbest thing I've seen in the history of /wt/, dumber than the digital analog display conversation.

>>17508743
If I had to pick between owning an expensive watch and a cheap car, or a cheap watch and an expensive car, I'd pick the latter. A car is more useful than a watch and people notice you have a nice car more than they notice you have a nice watch.

>>17508602
>>17508615
>>17508634
>>17508647
>>17508718
>>17508726
>>17508732
>>17508741
>>17508749
GS Spring Drive in the $8-10k price bracket is better than anything you can get until about the $40k PP & beyond price bracket in terms of timekeeping accuracy & finishing, and also arguably aesthetic (though this is much more subjective)

>>17508586
>If those were a normal size I'd be all over them
>>17508588
>42 mm, the standard Speedmaster size, BTW
LOL Wristlets are so funny in their coping

>>17507875
Yeah agree with the other anons on the beautiful Citizen. I actually think it looks a lot better than that stupid fucking Omega, that's for sure.

>>17507921
Yeah sorry anon but if you want to look good in these you have to be in shape.

>>17507875
>>17508783
some anon pointed out the warped-looking bezel on the modern Seamasters and I can't look past that anymore

>>17508777
Yes we all know what diminishing returns are. We also know an F91 is as good or better than anything more expensive and arguably more aesthetic (though this is much more subjective)

>>17508602
>Is Grand Seiko considered the new Rolex?
Only if you're a numale virgin. Chads still go for Rolex.

>>17508787
so get an F91 (or a smartwatch). no one except autists will judge you.
anon asked about GS vs Rolex (and, by extension, other luxury Swiss brands) and I provided a reasonable answer.

>>17508248
This watch would be perfect at 36/38mm.

>>17508771
I walk, use mass transit, and ride bicycles (the human powered kind) because I can afford a place in a neighborhood that doesn't suck. My ratio rules don't apply to practical forms of transit like a bicycle because such things are a source of enjoyment and convenience rather than irritation and stress, like an automobile.

>>17508775
What good is owning a car besides going on a trip once or twice a month to a place you could just take an uber to or if you really need it, just rent one? The rest of the time you have to house it and care for it like an obnoxious mentally retarded child that weighs thousands of kilograms, and you get nothing in return other than to impress third world people who think car ownership is some kind of milestone, similar to your first gucci track suit.

>>17508718
Based analysis.

>>17508790
I have an F91 and F105. They're great. But you replied to probably 8 different posters including me so fuck your mother. Anyone sperging out over GS vs Rolex is a brand whore wanting the most conspicuous shit so they get noticed.

>>17508578
nice

https://twitter.com/elonmusk/status/1619773318915313664

Elon is an Omega guy, so I am too

>>17508702
>>17508734
That is too big for your wrists.

>>17508792
>Exposed to the rain and cold
>Can't carry anything other than your own ass
>Will get rekt in an accident with any other vehicle
>Arrive everywhere with shit covering your trouser legs
>Will take hours to ride to another town let alone to a city

I'm sorry but a bicycle is not a practical form of transportation, it's a toy for children. Your mental image of yourself is probably of someone outdoorsy and alternative, but everyone else just sees pic related.

If you manage to attract a woman with your expensive watch and she wants to go back to your place to finalise a gold-digging agreement with you physically, she is going to run away in hysterics when you walk her to your "car".

>>17507967
>rectangular watches only work well on people with certain body types
Yeah they are caled women

>>17508777
>in terms of timekeeping accuracy & finishing
>finishing
GS movement finishing is a fucking tragedy.

>>17508803
He also has autism

>>17508786
Yeah I don't understand why people seem to like it so much. Yeah it's the cheapest Omega but it looks absolutely disgusting.

>>17508815
You're a one-man holdout with that opinion. Kudos

>>17508788
PewDiePie wears a Grand Seiko and he has a beautiful Italian wife and a net-worth in the multi-millions.

>>17508792
>because I can afford a place in a neighborhood that doesn't suck.
So instead of buying a car, you give your money to a landlord (lol apartmentcuck) and give money to the city for mass transportation regardless if you use it or not, and walk everywhere because why would you ever want to go further than a mile from your house? Yeah, you're really showing us by throwing your money into a bottomless pit and owning nothing.

>>17508816
Since when does anybody on 4chan not.

>>17508799
GS isn't really conspicuous. no one outside of watch enthusiasts is acutely aware of the brand. some dials are eye-catching but the brand itself is not

>>17507669
It looks like the board cop failed again, FAGGOT.

>>17508816
>He's just like meeeeee

>>17508812
lmao

>>17508822
Yes that must be it. It is physically impossible to live in a city and not rent. Even the so-called "landlords" are actually a figment of your imagination, their money just goes to a bottomless pit and property owners are a jewish hoax.

>>17508826
If you're valuing a brand over the dial, you know, the thing you're looking at.. the watch itself.. then you've been duped by marketing.

>>17508820
Weird cope, but go ahead and keep coping.

>>17508821
He bought it from a shop in Japan where he lives. When his channel hit 100 million subs he celebrated with buying a black Rolex GMT.

I'm somewhat ashamed I know so much Pewdiepie lore.

>>17508834
what's the cope? the GS has the smoothest second hand this side of $60k. calling the movement finishing a tragedy is a bad-faith argument or showcases a fundamental misunderstanding of horology

Hey guys im buying a watch for travel and I usually don't swim with any of my watches, so I have to ask: What is the best strap for swimming?
NATO? Metal? Resin/Rubber?

>>17508833
Do you own an apartment and have shared walls with others? When is the last time you touched grass?

>>17508821
Yuck, I wish GS had never been shilled

>>17508837
Girlfriend into him eh? I had an ex who talked at length about him on our first date when I said "yeah I think I know who that is".

>>17508380
Nobody, it’s not 1989 anymore
So I guess that answers it, grandmas who used to like them when they were teens

>>17508840
Rubber. NATO sucks and will be wet for hours afterwards.

>>17508840
why are RUBBER duckies so popular in the bathtub, anon? hMMMMmmmMMMMMMM??????????

>>17508821
>PewDiePie
>Had to google
You mean this fucking loser?
LOLOLOLOLOLOL

>>17508840
Rubber is the best for swimming/diving. Metal bracelets are fine too, but shiny bracelets can attract barracudas. I'm not sure if that's true but a dive master told me that when I was on vacation once.

Pretty much anything will do except leather/suede. You wouldn't wear dress shoes while swimming, don't wear a leather strap either

>>17508731
Yea I like Rolex's version - but the hype on it now and mark up kills it for me. At retail though it's a fun watch - I think the OPs make for great fun dial colors to match outfits like the yellow dial/teal dial/green dial/etc.

>>17508842
Yes, and probably some time in october, perhaps november, before everything died

>>17508839
Do you even know what finishing on a watch is?

>>17508848
I figured, it was a dumb question but thank you for the input nonetheless.
>>17508849
Metal duckie
>>17508851
I'm pretty sure that is true because that's how spoon lures attract fish while fishing, by shimmering light off the metal through the water. Thank you for that, very good observation.

>>17508839
>calling the movement finishing a tragedy is a bad-faith argument
>a bad-faith argument
KEK
No, it's a reality.

New PRX just dropped, rubber straps are coming

>>17508856
I do but that anon said "movement finishing"
he's probably just trolling

>>17508664
>>17508585
It doesn't look that cheap irl (if you disregard the strap).

>>17508729
>I dunno why this colour tone became a craze.

People like to glob onto any type of exclusivity they can muster.

I saw a TikTok where a guy was showing off purchasing this must tank. Which is a nice looking watch on its own. But he was bragging that it was limited edition - and it's like...if you can saunter over to an AD and pick it up at retail, or even from their online store - it's not limited edition.

People care more about limited edition shit nowadays over whether the item in question even looks good or not. Doesn't matter if it's watches, shoes, etc.

>>17508839
why is it that everyone who uses the word "horology" on the internet is 100% guaranteed to be saying something dumb

>>17508861
see
>>17508859
and cope more.

>>17508602
When has Rolex been for enthusiasts? IDK why people insist on comparing the two, they couldn't be more different. Comparing watches is stupid.

>>17508865
edify us anon

>>17508859
>perlage? I never met him

>>17508860
I'm completely over the PRX now and in the future due to all the bandwagoning. I almost picked one up before the hype because I was looking to burn some united miles and I happened across it on the miles shop. Really glad I didn't.

>>17508854
>Bragging about living in an urban area
Boy, you've got some things to learn about in life.

what kind of watch do I need to add to my collection? I was thinking maybe a Milgauss

>>17508859
What is this image trying to convey? That the parts inside are finished slightly different?

>>17508877
it's just a troll pic using meme words

>>17508875
Why would someone want to live around violent superstitious inbreds other than the fact that they have no choice and need to rationalize it?

>>17508876
fixed

>>17508878
I'm wondering why you'd want to live anywhere near melanated youths and pay extra for dirt, noise, and higher cost of living while owning nothing.

>>17508772
We still aren't done with that one.

>>17508873
Yes yes you're such an individual

>>17508876
You already have 3 sport watches, why not get a dress watch

Or get a quartz unless you are insecure about wearing quartz

>>17508881
no way, that Tag is great. you think I'm wearing a dress watch on a rough and tumble hike? foh
>>17508885
good call, I'll get an Apple Watch for black tie events

>>17508879
Yeah I'm not a machinist but I had to look up anglage, its hand-filing a chamfer to a 45 degree angle. Even still, just because chamfers and beveled edges can be done doesn't mean its necessary, and often would weaken a part or prevent proper fitment especially if its located with a post allowing for countersinks like that image is showing. I don't understand what he's getting at.

>>17508791
It's 37,25mm

>>17508887
>Apple Watch for black tie events
Based, the truth /fa/ fears facing.

>>17508882
Nice dodge, also like how you keep going back to "owning nothing" because you can't imagine not being broke and living in a trailer

>>17508887
Make it the hermes version for extra seethe

>>17508897
Nice deflection, I like how you keep pointing out the only nice thing about living urban is being able to walk places. Are you a zoomer that is scared to drive and in your 20s still don't have a drivers license?

>>17508887
I like some Tags but that plastic cog wheel bezel makes the watch look like a cereal box prize

>>17508903
exactly. it's my beater watch. couldn't be happier with it! i could probably concuss someone with that bezel too

>>17508905
Why did you spend that much on an ugly beater?

>it's okay I hand over thousands to a landlord because I'm not poor
And your landlord is very pleased for you as you buy him another home to rent out.

>>17508890
>I don't understand what he's getting at.
he's not getting at anything. he either made or saved a troll pic so he can babble about irrelevant shit to make GS owners seethe

>>17508864
>I saw a TikTok where a guy was showing off purchasing this must tank.

The Cartier Tank trend need to die already. Every other influencer wear one right now, and most of them look like faggots.
Cartier Tanks need to be worn with something neutral, like a black jumper or a white shirt, it's a pure dress watch. If you wear it any other way, you look gay as fuck.

>>17508908
it's a sexy beater
you jerk off to bimbos with too much ass and tits don't you? doesn't mean you're gonna marry one

>>17508902
No, the nicest thing is that I don't have to live in a place run by insane people who think people should go to prison for buying contraceptives. Also how would I rent a car without a drivers license? Guess you wouldn't know since you can't rent a car without a credit card and you can't have a credit card if your credit score is whatever yours probably is.

>>17508800
Thanks dude, I like it alot. Movement parts are cheap so I can service it myself without fear

>>17508912
Its a factually ugly watch though. I jerk off to all kinds of women thank you, not just bimbos. Not sure what my masturbatory habits have to do with ugly watches.

>>17508913
God how is this pissing match still going

Cities are fun. There's a lot more culture and night life in a city than the suburbs and living in the middle of everything gives you more opportunities for life experience. Living in the city is fun when you're in your 20's

It comes at the cost of cost - higher cost of living, most likely renting - even if you own it's most likely a condo type deal with big monthly fees. Not really an issue when you're in your 20s, but when you grow up and want to settle down get a bit more space have some ownership etc. it makes sense to widen your circle a bit so you can get more for your money.

The suburbs have their own costs too - mostly in the form of time - you spend time driving to grocery stores or bars or anywhere you need to run errands. You want to catch a concert? Have fun with an hour uber ride or an uber and train ride to get there. In the suburbs you need a car with insurance gas etc. so you'll spend more in addition to repairs to your home since you own now and not rent. But you get to own the home at the end of the day so it's ultimately a net positive.

Now let's put our dicks back in our pants and talk about watch nerd shit

>>17508903
It looks like a Timex you'd wear when you are 12.

>>17508919
>factually
anon just may overcome his autism to learn today that his perspective is not a universal one

>>17508912
I'd consider getting a better looking beater, but to each their own

>>17508913
Instead you want to live with insane people who think people should go to prison for not getting injected with poison.
Clearly you aren't aware of how credit and credit cards work because you seem to think credit cards are difficult to get and only carried by wealthy people. lmaoing @ your life.

>>17508927
show me some bapa

>>17508925
Tag is known for their hideous watches. nobody with taste is buying that shit.

>>17508922
Sometimes TImexes are fun to wear. Got this one recently - it's a fun watch to throw on sometimes - esp. with the quartz I don't have to set shit

>>17508932
that's where you're wrong, Jack

>>17508928
Oh shit is this saga now going for an antivax arc?

>>17508937
>gets paid to take a few pics with an ugly watch
>surely this will show our brand isn't fuckugly

>>17508921
I don't rent and my monthly maintenance fees are extremely reasonable because I chose to not live in a building with a 24/7 liveried doorman, a saltwater infinity pool, or any of that fluff. So I get to own a home *and* go to the concert. As an added bonus I don't need to interact with mentally ill people who think that being in the same room as a moderna vaccine recipient will give them morgellons.

>>17508937
>It's tasteful because a Hollywood actor wore it
JFC how shallow, you realise he was probably paid to wear it, right?

>>17508939
exactamundo
>>17508943
i have it on good authority that he sleeps with it under his pillow

>>17508945
So he doesn't have to look at it on his bedside table?

Do any of GS's metal straps come in black or dark metal? Not loving the silver colors

>>17508946
that's basic shit. he has a collection taped to his ceiling so it's the first thing he sees when he opens his eyes
and just like Brad, I couldn't give a fuck what anyone here thinks. I love my chonky Tag. could literally punch tree bark with that thing and come out unscathed

>>17508951
Oh wow yeah you're just like Brad because you bought a watch he was paid to wear lmao
>Punch a tree and it would survive
That good because that blocky piece of shit looks like it belongs in Minecraft

>>17508954
exactly. it's a glorious blocky piece of TANK
also post your watches big dawg

>>17508958

>>17508961
those are hideous
strong chicken neck in turtleneck energy

>>17508961
>>17508963
jk they're cool. wear what makes you feel good buddy. don't let neets on /wt/ window-shop on your behalf

>>17508963
Lmao what?

>>17508966
but skinnier

I've never owned a smartwatch. are the compass & thermometer apps reliable? also how long does the battery hold?

>>17508969
Oh! Well, yeah desu kek. But when I rolled the neck too tight, it looked like my jumper was in the process of shitting my head out it's neck

>>17508819
i like the older bond ones, is that okay? i dont see the warp

>>17508977
buy this. ALL the bitches will be on your dick

>>17508985
oh, mega

Looking for an orange dial watch like this, under 40mm. Suggestions?

>>17508991
open to frankenwatches?
https://www.etsy.com/listing/1291455041/seiko-mod-skx013-divers-watch-orange?variation0=2833130071

>>17508997
Thanks for the suggestion, I will look into those

>>17508250
the cities align with the map of the northern hemisphere you absolute fucking retard.

>>17508887
That's an ugly ass tag, just saying

>>17508911
What tank should we get over the cartier tank? JLC?

>>17509047
right back atcha lil guy

>>17509058
No just get the tank (it's a classic after all) but wear it appropriately

>>17508933
>>17508922
>>17508903
brutally mogged

>>17509095
NICE DEAD BATTERY YOU BIG FAT PHONEY.

HEY EVERYONE! THIS GUY IS A PHONEY!

>>17509095
>digital display
>crown instead of buttons
High tech stuff. The alignment would give Seiko a run for their money too.

Does Ghost Swatch anon still post here?

brehs...

>>17509126
i dont get how you can hate on swatch for these designs i really love them02hya

bruvs...

>>17508991
You could go for one of these

>>17509128
find it a bit gaudy
>>17509163
and this dial looks like a kid drew the sky, at least thats my association

>>17509128
>>17509163
You might like this one.

>>17509178
it's beautiful. what do you think of the Cherry Blossom one?

>>17509182
I like it but i like the winter one more.

>blows every other watch out of the water
picrel

>>17509198
whats so special about these, i thought all it had going for it was that the movement is very thin.

>>17508764
Nice mumbai special, don't pay more than $50 for iy

>>17509211
unless you can afford it and willingly chose not to, your opinion means nothing. and we know you can't, so buzz off.

anybody have pic related? is it comfortable?

>>17509218
>numbers
>marker + date
>ribbed bezel
>janky alignment on lugs
>4 double markers
really depends on how much you care, anon. it's a fine-looking watch at a glance, which is all most people will give it.

>>17509198
It's not hard to make a thin quartz watch because the movements are so small.

Thin mechanical watches are much more impressive because they have more moving parts and require more space. Piaget holds the record for thinnest mechanical watch at 3.6mm, it's a huge engineering achievement that they made it that thin

>>17509218
Casio makes good watches.

>>17509113
100% original parts

>>17509218
The promo picture seriously has the date halfway rolled over? Wtf

>>17509223
>Piaget holds the record for thinnest mechanical watch at 3.6mm
Do they? What about Bvlgari and Richard Mille at 1,85 and 1,80 mm?

>>17509281
to be fair the two you listed are extremely stupid. at least the other guy's thin watch look and works like a watch.

>>17509303
I kinda agree with you here.

>>17509281
I think I got the number wrong but I'm pretty sure Piaget still holds the record for thinnest mechanical watch unless the record was broken recently

>>17509323

someone bake a new bread

>>17509334
you do it you disgusting audemars enjoyer

>>17509323
bv

>>17509338
this is so flat that you might as well frame it in your house somewhere. no point in wearing it

new thread

>>17509347
>>17509347
>>17509347
>>17509347

>>17509328
>>17509338
damn those are paper thin. what a crazy time to be alive

>>17508397
>can't think of a time when any sane person would wear

Some interior designer woman. Not sure if sane though.

>>17508278
Perezone does an absolutely great job in going into those watches. The dial was really made initially to reduce confusion when reading. We only know that Rolex supplied Panerai the watch due to the French documenting everything so we'll.