/fa/ - Fashion

>>17602867
No date?

What are you wearing today?

>>17602882
Nah, not this weekend. Taking it easy, playing some streets of rage 4.

I need recommendations for alternatives to the Black Bay 58 and the Speedmaster, must be no-date mechanical watches between 38mm and 42mm and can't be more expensive than either. Thoughts?

>>17602902
Sinn ?

>>17602896

>>17602906
It looks like they only have one or two divers/chronographs without dates, and sadly neither of them are particularly good looking. Technically it's a pilots watch but if they had a Sinn 104 no-date, especially in the matte finish, I'd buy that in a heartbeat.

None of you haters visited me at the wind up watch fair, what gives?

>>17602899
I meant on the clock.

>>17602902
How about a kick in the fucking head. Is that a suitable alternative?

>>17602896
I forgot to wear one today.

>>17602909
Nice watch anon. How's the strap?

>>17602832
White as paper
>>17602847
Runwell is always the best selling model, Canfield Sport is a very popular watch too. Personally I wouldn't spend over $200 on one of our quartz watches. Automatic? Probably. GMT Monster is a correctly sized dive watch.

>>17602918
This is my first watch with a bracelet so I have nothing to compare it to, but it seems nice and comfy to me.

The weight and flashiness feels kino

>>17602915
I'm alright, but I'm curious, what about my question makes you wish to offer?

>>17602902
Sinn 556 I B if it's still in production.

>>17602896
Ok

>>17602902
Look at Sinn. Bought a U50 and 556 recently and both watches punch way above their price tag, though they're closing in on Tudor.

>>17602882
if you can afford it, you probably plan your life around months and not dates.

>sorry dear, in March i’ll be in Greece, but i’ll be back in Aspen in September

>>17602896

Hi anon! Good news, your yellow gold Rolex Submariner has arrived. As you requested we've had it engraved with "GASTHEKIKES" on the caseback. Hope you enjoy it. Wear it in good health!

>>17602935
If you can afford the real watch you actually want why would you buy an alternative?

>>17602919
The best seller is an oversized small seconds watch? That can't even take a bracelet? That surprises me.

>>17602946
Why yes of course Mr Anon, we will gladly engrave "FUCKNIGGERS1488" on your new Santos Dumont. Do you want us to use a bold gothic font? That would be a wonderful match.

>>17602926
You've convinced me, I'll go try it on next week. It does look kino af for sure and I love G-Shocks. Godspeed anon.

>>17602896
Everything. Relaxing today, so switching out when I feel like it.

>>17602902
Quite honestly; do a search on Chrono24 within the price range of MSRP for the other watches...there's a lot out there. Omega is better than Tudor in every respect, but with no-date I'm thinking perhaps dress watch? Do you need a diver?

>pic related - I'd normally recommend this 2554.50, but you want no-date. Still an excellent watch.

>>17602912
I am working, Mark. I like your videos, and you seem like a nice guy. I know you're pushing product, and that's okay because you don't pretend to do otherwise. If you're not Mark, that's okay too...it's good to be friendly in an unfriendly world.

>>17602938
LawyerAnon...good to see you on this drunken Sunday. How was your trip?

>>17602944
It's still the best Tag that has been recently released. I tried on their square monstrosity with the crown on the wrong side a few months ago....fucking awful experience.

Hope everyone is well. Drunkashell, and enjoying every minute of it.

>>17602956
Correctionf - 2254.50...not 25554.50. Drunk, sorry., fucking drunk.

>>17602938
God damn that is gorgeous, I love the strap too. What model is that?

>>17602944
>>17602956
Is this watch a Tag Heuer, not Heuer? If so, does it hold a candle to Heuers? Really like how it looks.

t. watch noob

>>17602938
Dadwatch lurking in the thread wants to know if you have more than 10 percent of your net worth in watches

>>17602967
It's a re-edition carrera, ref CS3113. Basically it's identical in proportions to the '60s original but it has a lemania 1873 inside it. The movement is what the omega cal 1861 is based on.

>>17602912
Marc why can't you give more than a 5 percent discount on your watches that you are likely making 50+ percent margin on? I notice you posting right after shabat

>>17602956
Monaco just didn't fit or what? Too bad really, it is a nice looking watch imo (especially the gulf dial).

>>17602956
>How was your trip?
A drunken sunday indeed.
Thanks m8, my trip was excellent, so much that now that I'm back home, I keep getting nostalgia vibes of those beautiful african plains.
It was too a little longer of what I expected; I certainly won't be able to take another adventure like that in at least a couple of years. LOL

>>17602961
Thanks, my friend. It's a Chopard L.U.C 1937 Classic with an aftermarket Hirsch strap.

>>17602974
>if you have more than 10 percent of your net worth in watches
LOL Most probably yes.

>>17602975
Beautiful. I've always loved that caliber. (Picrel)

>>17602938
Man, that's a beauty

>>17602947
You don't see any point in making sure there aren't other options that you might enjoy more before spending $4000-6000 dollars on something?

>>17602975
still cant get over that plastic cam piece

>>17603012
Why wouldn't you want a cam that rubs up against a gear to be softer than the gear itself? Just makes sense really.

>>17602975
>>17603001
post more movements

>>17602988
To be honest, it was the finish; it's very....generic? It's tough to describe. Think of it this way; I'd seen it in pics for decades, and then finally in-hand the modern version was underwhelming to say the least. The size was fine...but I remember specifically the square sapphire crystal being very underwhelming in terms of clarity. Ultimately, the watch felt unrefined, and for the price tag, it wasn't worth it at all. But that's my personal experience...I'd say try it on before going for it.

>>17603001
Well, glad you got to enjoy another sojourn safely. At least you came back safely...shit is going down in Sudan and Congo. Acktually, shit is ALWAYS going down in congo....

If you're still here, I've been meaning to ask you: are you finished in terms of collecting? It's always nice to see your pieces here. I've been finished for months, so now occasionally I look but everything is a comforting variation-on-a-theme...nothing 'new' that I'd want to own. Have you reached the same zenith? (excuse the pun, as Zenith is fucking awesome if you know what to look for).

>>17603012
One of the mainplates of my Lemania 5100 is fully plastic, and no one gives a shit because it's a fucking lemania 5100. Plastic can be useful Anon, don't denegrate it. It's self-lubricating in the 1861, and that's why they use it. It's SUPERIOR.

>pic fucking related, though I won't share pics of the movement because apparently movement serial numbers can be copied by fake fakers who fake watches. Like Invcitca.

>>17603016
Brainlets will never understand intentional failure modes.

People will continue call companies cheap and replace the plastic water pumps in their cars with metal to make sure it shears the whole shaft when it fails instead of just the easily replaceable pump impeller.

does anyone know the specific ref for this reverso?

>>17603006
If I wanted an omega and had the money for an omega I'd buy the omega. Call me crazy.

>>17602959
>Drunk, sorry., fucking drunk.
That's why you're Omegadrunk.

Also, stop avatarfagging.

>>17603045
That, my friend, is the Jaeger-LeCoultre Reverso Tribute Moon Q3958420 from 2017. There are quite a few available in Chrono24 so you can see pics.

>>17603045
JCL 3958420. Can't you google Anon? fucking hell, I can do so while dhit drunk.

That being said, try it on before purchasing, as you don't know how it 'll fit your sirst. My wrist looked like shit with this watch,. Good luck.

randomc pic of beautiful grail.

>>17603062
That's fiar...noe everyone likes the company or the aeshtic design line. Buy what you love, and to hell with the rest.

>>17603063
I' not avatarfagging. I'm being me, which is supported by oru mordern 21st centurary world. I like you . What are youw earing todaoy?

>>17603045
I can't be sure without seeing the other face, but I'm 99% certain it's a Reverso Tribute Calendar. ref. Q3912420.

>>17603066
Found a more informative pic

>>1760306
ou sound like you're berefct of joy. What you do you grail for?

Opinions on this dial?

>>17603076
Pretty grim.

>>17603076
Is that a GMT hand shaped like a baby penis?

>be me working at a Mühle boutiqe in Vienna
>some nouveau riche American tries to talk to me about watches
>keeps pronouncing Mühle Glashütte like
>moo lee glass hutt like the retard he is
>he asked for a specific model and called it his grail watch
>cringe levels dangerously high
>tell him we dont have it in stock even though we had like 8 if them in the back
>he left me his business card in case the watch gets back in stock
>immediately used his phone number for a scientology subscription
god damn I hate Americans so much

>>17603067
Based drunkanon.

Choose one from each category:
>IWC vs Zenith
>Omega vs Tudor
>Oris vs Longines
>Cartier vs Breitling
>Tissot vs Hamilton
>Seiko vs Citizen
>JLC vs Rolex

>>17603076
It's trying for the 'ye olde englishe' dial face whish wille always be charminge. That being said, The case screws at 12 3 6 and9 are cugking ugly, and the small seconds with the cross is a 'nice try'.

Why are you considierng this shit?

>>17603076
Whats going on with watchmaking in the UK? They seem to have a shitload of watch brands and microbrands and every single one seems to have some kind of weird gimmick.

>>17603085
IWC
Tudor
Longines
Cartier
Tissot
Citizen
Rolex

anything else is wrong

>>17603085
>Zenith
>Omega
>Oris
>Cartier
>Hamilton
>Citizen
>Rolex
EZ PZ

>>17602952
It can take a bracelet, idk why you think it can't.
It's the most popular for a reason, because it's simple and barebones. Is it the greatest watch? No, of course not. But it's THE Shinola watch.

>>17603086
Well, it’s not trying, because… that’s literally what it is. It’s the one outside of the Royal Observatory in Greenwhich
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shepherd_Gate_Clock

I just want something with an old school vibe, ya know?

>>17603088
Whored to the Swiss, like the Americans did

>>17603085
>IWC vs Zenith
Neither
>Omega vs Tudor
Toopoor
>Oris vs Longines
Neither
>Cartier vs Breitling
Cartier
>Tissot vs Hamilton
Neither
>Seiko vs Citizen
Neither
>JLC vs Rolex
This is a tough one, but probably Rolex.

>>17603085
>IWC

"After all, why shouldn't I get a superfake Panerai"

>>17603024
>At least you came back safely...shit is going down in Sudan and Congo. Acktually, shit is ALWAYS going down in congo....
I was faaaar away from those shitholes. I was in Ethiopia, Kenya and Tanzania.

>If you're still here, I've been meaning to ask you: are you finished in terms of collecting? It's always nice to see your pieces here. I've been finished for months, so now occasionally I look but everything is a comforting variation-on-a-theme...nothing 'new' that I'd want to own.
>Have you reached the same zenith?
Sometimes I wonder about that too... the answer? Probably no, although I've been eyeing a watch that might push me closer to that "zenith", i'm sure I'll always find something that fancies my wish for another watch. After all, I'm a collector. (Yeah, I know how stupid that sounds.)

>>17603076
I like the left one, but not for a dailywear, as it's confusing and would tire me very fast.

>>17603081
>shaped lik a baby penis
Weird image, my dude. Still lol'd

>>17603023
picrel

>>17603093
How do you put a bracelet on it?

>>17603083
But but but Anon,,...he might give you money without thinking....you snouldn't ompletely destroy an ideiot's intent to part with his hardened eanred cash. Be nice to him, dlead him on like Rolex, and then fulfilll his dreams due to him not knowing he's being taken for a ride.

>>17603084
Alwasy trying to reach it, Anon, like us all. APpreciafetet it.

>>17603085
Zenith.
Omega
Longines.
Breitling, but it was tough...had to think about that.
Hamltion.
Citizen.
>picrerlated.
JLC.

Good idea.

>>17603088
Correct. They are behind in the came, so they are playing catcuhup to everyone else. That's why Bremond will always suck. shit.

>>17603094
I undrsrerstand. Go with it if you like it...as long s you love it, it's okay. Has it got a good movement insdeie at least?

>>17603097
Because a real wone willemake you more happy.


>captschas so fucig imlisssuble when drunkis..

>>17603102
Remove the springbars/strap and put the bracelet on?

Elizabeth Ruth Naomi Belville (5 March 1854 – 7 December 1943), also known as the Greenwich Time Lady, was a businesswoman from London. She, her mother Maria Elizabeth, and her father John Henry, sold people the time. This was done by setting a Belville's watch to Greenwich Mean Time, as shown by the Greenwich clock, each day and then "selling" people the time by letting them look at the watch and adjust theirs.[1]

>>17603106
Oh shit, I didn't even realize they had spring bars, the lugs look like a continuous loop of steel welded to the case. Holy shit the bracelets look like crap.

>>17603085
IWC
Omega
Oris
Cartier
Tissot
Citizen
JLC

>>17603067
>I' not avatarfagging
Just ignore that, my friend. Is good to have you here too.

>>17603094
>I just want something with an old school vibe, ya know?
Maybe vintage is a better choice for you.

>>17603108
Based and just a little jewlike

>>17603023
There

>>17603120
YOu'rer ana nice anon. What are yowue arieng today?

>if I were too tdrunk, I'd think about getitna new 3861. The updrades are worth it.....but i wanna watit until the secondary prices are under retail like the old 3570.50. not bad in person eitehr...but seems rdunednat unless eople land on moona gain.

>>17603108
i was watching some videos from WW1 recently and noticed in quite a few of them soldiers checking their watch when they were firing artillery, mortars and detonating TNT.

can’t imagine how stressful must have been to not know the time at a quick glance back then for people on their day to day routines, even outside of war.

also kind of pisses me off when i see normie faggots talk shit about watches.

>>17603132
a pcocket watchwoudl suffice anon. it's not that bad. Churchill made all his decisisons using a doublec hronograph patek. a general pock etwatch is useful no matter what, takes a moment to get it out and look. admitedly, to be in the trenches at that time in history woul have taken guts. that's why the chfistams ceasefire is all the more special and remarkable.

>as fa ars as I know, no one carred my pocket watch in wwi. BUT someone could have carried a Waltham Vanguard movement like ine in the trneches....

>>17603101
>After all, I'm a collector.
How many watches you have?

Bros… I want to kms.
>be me, a mid-wit moron.
>leave the kids with grandparents and take my wife on on a day trip to a small coastal town she loves for her birthday
>strolling through the shitty mom and pop stores full of tacky memorabilia for that town.
>come across an antique store and look around a bit.
>see this vertical display case packed full of shitty mall jewelry
> in the back is a decrepit-looking watch with a yellow/green leather strap.
> it’s a fucking Vacheron Constantin with a giant crack in the face.
>it looks like it’s sat there for years
>holy shit babe look at this! It’s only $75!!
>run over to the owner of the store and interrupts me that they are closed and aren’t selling anything else.
>Tell her I’ll buy that off her right now but don’t have the cash on me. She refuses and tells us to leave.
>Fine but I’ll be back. At least it’s hard to see that it’s actually worth something.
>eventually make the time to get back out to that shit town after two weeks
>run into the store and the fucking watch is gone.
>ask the owner bitch if she remembers if she sold it and she gives me a stern, “nope” and “I don’t remember.”

I just left after that in complete shame. I can’t believe it.

>>17603147
It's rsokaya ANon. These things happen. WE all have points where we lose on a good deal..it's life. DOn't wrroy, another opportunity will arise again.. we cant predict tomorrow...but we should be thankful that we can experience it. I was lucky with my purchases, but I know i've lost out on opprotunities too alnong the way.

Hold your wife and children close... you knever know when they'll be gone foreever. THEre's always hope.

>>17603147
Shit ain't happen

>>17603138
WW1 saw pocket watches converted into wristwatches.

>>17603156
It did happen and my retard ass missed it. I have a Rolex and I just wanted to continue my collection or, if the price was substantial, I could sell it for a bigger down payment on a home after getting the face repaired. I’m depressed.
>>17603155
Checked and thanks anon. That’s a wholesome take. I’m very happy I have them and that my wife even went back in to ask to see if that owner was just being a cunt to me personally. She’s the best but I still feel like I let both myself and my family down because it would’ve been life changing money.

>>17603155
>Hold your wife and children close... you knever know when they'll be gone foreever. THEre's always hope.
You're middle aged without a wife or children. You're proof that hope is gone.

>>17603147
Burn the fucking store.

>>17603159
OVVIOUSLSY, becuase it was esaeiesr to check when looking out for gerry fire than to pull it ut of your pocket like a prick and get shot in the eye. AR eyou daft?

>>17603162
DOn't wory. I remember not purcahsing an Omega abck in the early 90s from a family-woned business....regreetted it for a long time, but htne made peace beause someotimes we all make mistakes and we cna't know everthing. . Like Warren Buffettt and Microsoft. He oulny buys what he knows, so since he didn't knoww digital computer shit, he didn't uby....a regreat, a mistake, but undersatndable. we don't know all. Just uby what you love, and to hell with th rest. If you miss out, think of it as n opprotuntity to consolidate for th enext big purashse. you'll be fine. Family comes first.

YOUREre asssusmptions are interesitn,g, bugt inccaruate to say the lsaset.s I appreciate it though; you're givint me the benefetit of the doubt.

Good luckc aAonn...the watch world will condesnce in the coming eyars due to the market and the buyers...lots of deals to be had in the net 2years. I"ve been lucky, so I" not g toing to compalina; find a womsna who acepts you for who yuo are, and o win.

>>17603169
Do these kinds of deals happen in these kinds of store often?

>>17603118
It's supposed to look like a fixed bar

>>17603045
You can't afford it lmfao.

>>17603174
IT'sss ahonestly about luck. Mom and paop stores are on the ir way out, so you want to drop by them before they go extinct. Then you have to sassume that they haven't done a generic gogogogogle search to know what their merch is worth; if they did, the prices will be too much ( I had ot hagggle down a moma dn potp store for my Waltham, which was probbaly worth about 2/3 of the price they were asking, byt they didn't know any better AND they claimed it was serviced but hte fuckehts han'dt done a dam thing...as my watchmaker said, 'fuckin apes have takin ths thing apart'. I love my watchmaker...bless him, but h'es old and I don't know what I"ll do without him).

ANyway, we're in a strange moment in history. We're between generations; the old dgeneration of mom and pop stores are about to extinguish, and the new AMAZON shit is going to dake over. So, if yous top off in a town iwht an antique store, you might find a deal...but if you stop off ina store that has acesss to the internet and someone under thes age of 30 who thinks it's a good idea to see what's on the moarket, you're screwded.

Full disclower; my 105.012 was bought aat a REALLY awesome price bcaweuse the owner 1) didn't know the value of the watch and 2) was heartbroken that his son didn't want it. I'm still sad about it actually, even hough I lucked out, but ist still stucks. Imatine that you buy a watch hat means something to you, and that you want to pass it onto the next generation, but then you finally get to that spoint asn they say, 'eh, can't bebothered.' FUCKING SHIT< if you ask me.

Maybe he could tell how I looked at it, or how I knew ever detail or revered the condition of it...sometimes you see sad things. I think the guy is a geneuinely awesome person, who has accomplished cool things I'll never do. He's poliette, kind, etc. a true dentlementman. But the MOdern market eats these people up for breakfast.

Sorry..ong answer. Short answer:

>tl:dr - fewer.

>>17602867
Watch for guys with chicken wrists?

>>17603187
Search women watches

>>17603086
i'm not really a pocket watch guy but fuck me that zenith is beautiful

>>17603085
IWC
Omega
Longines
Cartier
Hamilton
Seiko
JLC

>>17603222
They're awesoseme. The most accurate movement tested bfeore the quartz crisis, and put into Zenith pocket watches, artisan pocket watches, wrist watch revivals by Zenith, and Ulisse Nardin ship's chronometers. You can still get them on Chrono24 if you search; look for the movement 5011k. They're reasonably affordable, but you have tos earch to get seomthing in good conditions. Aslos; Zneith has gone thw ay of shit regarding replacement parts; so if you have parts that arebroekn or need replacing, you have to have it serviced by them. INdependetsnc can't get parts.

I love mine...it's as accurate as my Citizeene 0100 over the coarse of a year, so accurate enough to be a chronometere in my book.

Pic related; the pokcet watch is diplay back and the balance wheel is almost as large or larger than the mainspring barrel. Proper chfonometer it is. I' wear it regularly when i'm doing 3-piece suits for part of the year, and it performs better than all of my qartuz shitters except the 0100. I'ts the kind of watch Holmes would have. (sherolock, not Eliazabteh.)

>>17603247
More pics.

>>17603247

Just in case; sisde comparsion to a standard 321 speedy.

>>17603187
Tudor Mini-Sub 73090

>>17602896

>>17602944
Very nice. A personal favorite.

>>17603257
>squale
Are you Marc or is that you tgv?

>>17603267
Nice BB58. Plan on getting a black one myself eventually. Maybe by the time I do tudor will have put the t-fit clasp on it.

>>17603277
I think they did on the new little one? I wouldn't mind the smaller one. I can't say I've ever felt the need to adjust the watch. the tfit would be a neat feature, but not necessary for me personally.

>>17603279
Yea the 54 has it. Not a dealbreaker by any means but it would be nice to have. I prefer the 58 to the 54 'cause of the red triangle, matte dial & other details like that.

>>17603271
Squale is a real legit watch brand.

>>17603297
>Squale is a real legit watch brand.

>>17602896

I thought I had finally found a digital watch that doesn't look too outrageous with a suit and actually slides under any cuff, but
>Cannot disable the "beep" when pressing buttons
>Doesn't have a countdown timer
What the fuck? Is casio retarded?

>>17603309
They should put one of these out on a leather strap that's got the little cutouts for the "lugs".

>>17603309
Why not get a mechanical?

>>17603309
>Cannot disable the "beep" when pressing buttons
What is wrong with that?

>>17603330
Some redditor did it, I think it looks pretty ugly

>>17603332
Because there isn't one with stopwatch, countdown timer and alarm under 8mm

>>17603335
Sometimes you don't want to make noise because of a social situation (like if you are in a meeting, at the theater, etc), or you don't want everyone to know you are using your watch

>>17603299
Why not? You get a lot of fuckin watch for the money.

>>17603366
>Shilled by T(rans)GV
Enough said.

>>17603381
Tvg isn't even trans. Do you see trannies everywhere you go? Are they in the room now?

>>17603340
I don't see why you'd be playing with your watch in a meeting in the first place. You wouldn't be doing it if it wasn't an acceptable time to be doing it.

I'm looking to take the bracelet from some watches and it sucks without a two sided tweezer tool. The (((bergeon))) tool is 200 fucking dollars. Next cheapest ones are all shit apparently

>>17603069
>>17603066
>>17603045
>needing a watch to tell you if it's night or day
this will be very helpful whilst I'm playing polo

>>17603421
>he doesn't have access to 24 hour indoor polo facilities
It's sad is what it is.

>>17603412
I'm not playing with my watch in a meeting. At most, I would just be starting a stopwatch, which I can do without even looking down, or checking if by chance I left any alarm on (so that it doesn't goes off later during the meeting). It's perfectly acceptable to press 3 buttons on your watch in the meetings I'm in, but having a 45 dB beep after each press could be considered slightly rude

>>17603162
>It did happen
The only thing you missed was a shitty fake. Do you think people who sell watches are really that retarded lmfao?

>>17603420
I use the knife on my Leatherman and a SIM card pin punch for all my shit and it works just fine.

>>17603431
Open it up and crush the beeper with pliers.

>>17603420
I've used the one sided tools on absolute hell spring bars before. We're talking perfect fit solid links, with sub 0.1mm space to actually remove the spring bar. It just takes a bit longer, if you're not doing it every day who cares?

>>17603085
Zenith
Omega
Oris
Cartier
Hamilton
Seiko
JLC

>I HAVE A SMARTPHONE, WHAT DO I NEED A WATCH FOR?
How do you feel when you hear someone say this?

>>17603432
I would have no idea of how to tell if it was a fake. Every fake I’ve seen is worth more than $75 dollars so it’d still make me money EOD. It was an antique shop on the coast. When I returned to buy the watch I noticed people were in there buying shit with the town name on Chinese made keychains. A guy walked in and bought 7 marbles while I was there and some autist had a fit over a green glass skull he wanted out of the case. Based on the clientele, I felt I was probably ok to leave it till I came back when I did. I was wrong and will snatch up the next opp I have if another ultra Lux watch shows up at another mom and pop shop.

>>17603432
But DESU, I hope you’re right.. the thought of it being a real one is killing me.

>Bulova was on the moon too
wtf, you didn't tell me

>>17603516
Nobody was on the moon anon

>>17603076
>watchmaker's 4
>but no watchmaker's 14

>>17603465
Good for him.

>>17603516
Yeah, but nobody cares about cheap watches anymore.

>>17603516
Nobody tell him that they got to the moon because the dogshit speedy failed on one of the astronauts so he used his own watch.

Better than Omiwatari desu

>>17603541
Seiko's best dial is on a shitty limited Presage.

>>17603465
don't give a shit
I can't remember the last time someone even said this and can only imagine the conversation leading that way due to one or the other interlocutor's faggotry

>>17603547
I have that watch. I'd like to sell it on ebay but ebay is full of faggots and they took down my listing.

Are Timex watches considered good/bad/cheap? I was browsing their store and really fancied the new Marlin, but never heard anything of the brand. Googling around they seem decent, anyone has had any experience with those?

>>17603288
I am on the same boat anon.

>>17602896
How unusual is an analog watch that sets time in reverse (ie. turn CCW to go forward)? Or is it a Citizen thing?

I have a Rolex Explorer 124270 and a Rolex Submariner 16600. My next watch will be a GMT Master II 16710.
I'll own the 3 most important tool watches ever made.

>>17603574
>"tool" watches
LMAO
Just accept you like JEWelry, anon.

>>17603541
The step on the dial is pretty nice.

>>17603547
Speaking strictly of the dial you might be right. The dial furniture is not so good though. Look at that 3 o'clock index.

>>17603578
If that makes you happy, I will anon.
I'll also point that you can't get jewed with Rolex. You see, the two watches that I own can be sold for more than what I paid for.
I'm afraid the same cannot be said for Casio, Timex, JLC or whatever irrelevant shitter you have on your wrist right now.

I can't justify getting a JLC, what could be a cope watch in the same style for around $1-3k?
Dress watch, ultra thin, few to no complications (date window and seconds subdial at most), < 40mm, with decent finishing at least for that budget. Some depth would be nice so ideally no fully printed dial, raised numerals or something like that.

>>17603615
Longines heritage, sector dial.

>>17603615
>I can't justify getting a JLC
Why? Grow a pair of balls and buy it.

>>17603617
Whats the verdict on Longines? About to buy a conquest

>>17603630
It's an entry level luxury brand that makes good looking watches for mid-range prices. Not much else to say really.

>>17602896

>>17603630
A nearly 2 centuries old brand that made some good innovations in the past but never quite reached the status that some other Swiss brands did. Humphrey Bogart was known for mostly Longines watches.

>>17603558
Stay away from their quartz models unless you can live with loud ticking and more likely than not the seconds hand missing the numbers.

I have an old 1970s handwound Timex that I was given and it hasn't missed a beat and they are very cheap on eBay still (around £30) - definitely a better value proposition than their modern offerings. Cheap and cheerful.

Speaking of which, what kind of strap would you chaps pair with this watch? I'm thinking of getting a grey suede

>>17603635
nice.

>>17603635
post the other side

>>17603642

>>17602909
Is it heavy?

>Hello Sir, Yes! Do come in and have a seat. Please Sir, continue with your splendid idea...something about "GASTHEKIKESRACEWARNOW" being engraved on the caseback.... I LOVE it! We shall proceed

>>17603187
New 36mm Glycines
A lot of Hamiltons
Muhle 29er 36.6mm

>>17603654
That model is a beauty. Definitely a lot more refined than my little shitter

Aaaah Mr Anon, I'm so glad to see you on this wonderful day. Please have a seat! Your Endeavour is just back from our atelier with the customization you requested. As you can see our artisan have engraved it with "HITLERDIDNOTHINGWRONGSIEGHEIL" all around the beautiful green enamel dial. I must say Mr. Anon your idea has inspired me, and I myself had my Streamliner customized with "TRANNIESGETTHEROPE".

These aren't as funny as you apparently think they sound in your head.

>These aren't as funny as you apparently think they sound in your head.

>>17603688
A 15 year olds idea of edgy jokes

>>17603630
Cope brand with boring designs

>>17603662
>>17603685
>>17603690

>>17603645
Thanks
>>17603651
There you go

>>17603726
I'm surprised you haven't had it engraved like many people do. Is that because you plan to sell it someday?

>>17603617
That's not a cope watch though, it's great on it's own merits.

>>17603729
>>17603729
I've been trying but JLC won't let "gaSSthekikes" pass

>>17603726
beautiful

>>17603726
Is flipping the case around actually helpful in current year, or does sapphire's scratch resistance kind of make it obsolete?

>>17603705
Pleb

>>17603147
You got too excited and the owner looked it up, retard

>>17603735

>>17603738
Nope, it's a completely useless feature that's kept around for tradition's sake. Tough, obviously, if you have a Duoface version, then the flippable case is a useful feature.

>>17603547
seiko's best dial is one they don't make anymore

>>17603738
It's even more retarded nowadays because sapphire wont scratch as easily as steel.

>>17603750
Posting Suwa is unfair when modern Seiko is all soulless Daini.

What are my options for modern, luxury, no date 36-39mm divers?

>>17603757
Daini?

>>17603784

*ahem*
FUCK MAXICASES

>>17603788
Fuck old stamped clasps
Where's the compromise?

>>17603729
Jlc is charging 350 eur for engraving, I don't want it that much desu. Maybe in couple years. I got it in December

>>17603738
Not really, it's more of a fidget device for me. I like the sound of the click it makes.

>>17603784
The inferior seiko

>>17603792
Stamped clasps are the best. Because they don't make any milled clasps that are an acceptable weight.

>>17603798
Feels cheap, not secure, and rattles a bunch

>>17603792
Old stamped clasps aren't that bad.
Hollow end links are awful though.

>>17603799
All of these flaws exist purely in your head.

>>17603800
Yeah, hollow end links are always shit. Personally, I quite like the idea of gluing endlinks down. I've never seen it on a retail watch for obvious reasons, but it eliminates any play and isn't difficult to remove.

>>17603802

>>17603801
This chart makes no sense. Grand Seiko and Tudor's entry level watches are more expensive than Cartier's entry level watches, yet Cartier is in a higher category. Also, Rolex should be in luxury, not high end luxury.

>>17603788
>same water resistance
>same movement dimensions
Friendly reminder that the sole explanation for cases inflation is the OBESITY epidemic.

>>17603806
Cartier makes better watches than Tudor and Gay Sexko.

>>17603806
Entry level luxury is in itself an oxymoron, what did you expect?

I see much complaining about bracelets and clasps, surely there must be someone who makes custom made bracelets for high end watches.

Can anyone recognize this?

>>17603851
There isn't. The closest you'll get are people like uncle seiko who are willing to meet minimum order limits for popular watches from chink production companies. In terms of quality, they're okay, a bit better than the 20 dollar shit you can get direct from the chinks.

Basically every bracelet that isn't in-house came out of a simple catalog where you pick the parts you want and can get a logo embossed or whatever for your microshitter. There's nobody really doing bespoke work, I don't think I've ever seen a clasp like mine on another watch, titanium interior for weight and strength, SS exterior for looks and scratch resistance.

black metal casio, what should i get?

Just saw a Orient Mako in real life. They look great in pictures but super cheap in person. Really surprized me how toy like it looked

>>17603869
Noone?
Hint: it's a movement.

>>17603913
Wow cheap watches look cheap!?!?!?!?!?!?!? 1? 1? 1 ?14 R$! ":KI@ PK{@# PK{23 rghp

>>17603445
Then the alarm would stop working.
No, I'll return this pos and wait for casio or anyone else to make a decent, small digital watch

>>17602867
For me? It's NOT the Patek Philippe 6007G Calatrava.

>>17603968
>>we want the Swatch audience.

>>17603932
must be some kind of spring drive

What do you guys think of this watch? Bronze case, 36mm diameter, no date, and handwound. I personally love it

>>17603932
Looks a lot like mt Fuji
Caliber 9r01?

>>17603794
Did it take long to adjust to the rectangular dial?

>>17603984
>Did it take long to adjust to the rectangular dial?
No, you get used to that instantly.
Getting accustomed to the way a rectangular case fits takes a little longer, but because they're small (unless you get one of the comically oversized ones) they're comfortable once you know where to seat it on the wrist.

>>17603976
Stowa watches are great and made to order. You get your own personal watch that's made for you.
They regulate the movements before shipping them out as well.
Their costumer service is also really great.

>>17603977
Correct.

>>17603991
Its incredible how corny Seikos are

>>17603997
Its incredible how corny your moms poop is lololol (she pooped in my mouth during scat sex)

>>17604012
This is what goes through the mind of the average Seikofag.

>>17603987
Interesting. I've been interested in the regular (non-duo) reverso's because I love their "vintage calatrava-esque" dials with the dauphine hands cept squarish, if that makes any sense. Neat, clean, sharp. Trying them on in a shop for a few mins doesn't give me enough time to know whether or not I'd hate the layout.
The chunky large ones really are too disproportionate. I really like that stark black/white recreation of the 1930's one though, and it has lume too.

>>17604017
This one. Don't see them around anymore. Used to see them going used or NIB a few years ago.
Should've bought one when I had the cash.

>>17604017
>>17604021
I love all the dial and complication variations on the Reverso. Aside from that aborted attempt to modernize, the Gran Sport series, they all look so classic.

I prefer the simple, white dial with the small subseconds and the art deco numerals but if I got carried away, I could easily see myself owning a bunch of them.

>>17603976
Looks like chink shit.

>>17604021
Poor loser :)

>>17604023
Assuming you don't actually play polo, or anything else with it, besides fiddling with the flip flop case when would you ever have it covered?

how's pic related? I just want an inexpensive analogue watch to use at the office instead of my F-105.

>>17604041
Most watch features are anachronistic at this point, fetishism from when wristwatches were used for important things.
Flipping a reverso is just as useful as a tachymeter or pulsimeter or a rotating bezel on a diver's, completely useless but a way to make a watch look more authentic.

>>17604046
Why not just look at your phone for time at this point? Or buy a 5 dollar desk watch.
There's literally no point to this watch

Been on the old waiting list for well over a year, when I go in he rights my name on a piece of paper and then puts it in the bin when I leave. Kind of happy now though because the price has tanked since I wanted one initally.

>>17603976
Dunno anon, i never saw laco in person. Probably solid construction, but toyish appearance. I had big hopes for minimalistic design of damasko and sinn, tried them both in person and was majorly disappointed. Same goes for nomos homos and muhle glashutte.

>>17604088
imagine spending more than a couple hundred bucks on a watch LMAO

>>17604088
Great watch. But kinda too big for your hand/wrist. Hope you have overall bulk of the body to pull it off.

>>17604091
which fake should I get next?

>>17604089
Rolex owners sure are secure in their watch ownership if they need to make stupid little comics like that

>>17603976
36 is too small for a Flieger. 40mm is the sweet spot for these imo, but the ultimate Chad move would be to buy one of the 55mm true-to-size reproductions.

>>17604097
An actually good looking IWC (like Spitfire).

>>17604100
hey Omegacel, how's that resale value?

Guys seriously talk me out of buying this watch. I have the money and I have an appointment in a boutique next week.
I kinda wanted this watch for a while but I also dont want to spend so much money on another watch since I already own an explorer I.

>>17604088
That completely useless 30 minute chrono

>>17604109
Bracelet is fuck ugly. Stop kidding yourself and buy the rolex you want

>>17604106
>reasle value
You sure sound secure in your ownership if you have to check the resale value every day.
Your watch so shitty you already want to sell it lmao

>>17604100
The same anon who did it also made this one.

>>17604113
I just like the look of the chrono. I don’t use it.
Who cares, the watch cost $300.

>>17604121
and this one

>>17604124
And this one.

>>17604109

anyone ever handle one of these? I mainly want a thin easy to wear white watch right now and I cant find many more thin watches without google directing me toward super expensive pieces.

>>17604129
stop coping and get a max bill

>>17604129
Sternglas is retarded. Listen to that anon>>17604131

>>17604089
>>17604121
>>17604124
>>17604126
Masterpieces, especially the Rolex and Cartier ones.

>>17604088

>>17604088
hello IWC anon, hows things, still loving it?

>>17604129
That date window is fucking terrible.

>>17604131
>>17604133
if it was a thinner watch I may have bought it already

>>17603794
>$350 for a laser engraving
how fucking cheap are they?

>>17604102
Flieger dials run so big in comparison to the case they look and wear like a bigger watch. A 36 might still wear like a 38mm or 40mm.

>>17603991
Corny and gay

>want a tank watch
>only decent options are Cartier and Cartier (vintage)
it's over

>>17603991
Is this shot a sunrise or a sunset? If this is the actual inspiration for the geometry of the movement it's honestly pretty cool.

FRENS.
I CAN GET A TIMEX M79 FOR A REALLY GOOD PRICE
DO I COP?
Ty :)

>>17604135
I also love them

>>17604167
>T hand
Is the T for Tranny?

>>17604120
if I wanted to throw money away I'd hold USD instead of buying watches

>>17604167
>dive watch
>50m

>>17604167
Might as well just get a duro with an aliexpress oyster bracelet for under $60. There are Chinese bracelets made for the MDV-106 that are nicer than the bracelet on the M79.

>>17604199
it's the automatic m79, not just the Q reissue.

>>17604204
Eh, $300 seems like too much for a seagull moment watch with meh finishing and shit QC. If you're really into vintage timex and are too lazy to track an old one down, I guess.

>>17604206
I can get it for about 150$

>>17604109
>>17603976
kek

>>17604207
Actually looking it up and not talking out of my ass it has a Miyota 8205 and not a seagull lol. If you can throw away $150 on a quirky watch you probably won't wear that often it seems fine.

>>17604165
no

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>>17604165
Hi, please may I direct you to this post
>>17604126

>>17604106
Doesn't matter if you buy used, and at least if you want you CAN buy new, that isn't an option for Rolex, and if you buy used you aren't saving shit lmao

>>17604091
When good Rolex splorer 2 rep

>>17604129
SUR315P1

>>17603630
A brand with a wonderful history that still does very well today, adapted to the times and sells generic shitters mostly, but also the first of the big guys to give a shit about and cater to the vintage enthusiasts by providing extracts from the archives in different degrees and releasing pretty decent to great watches inspired by their catalogue from the past. Having said that, most people here will tell you they are trash, but people here would sell their sister's feet pics to buy ketamine or funkopops so there's that.

>>17604278
>A brand with a wonderful history that still does very well today, adapted to the times and sells generic shitters mostly, but also the first of the big guys to give a shit about and cater to the vintage enthusiasts by providing extracts from the archives in different degrees and releasing pretty decent to great watches inspired by their catalogue from the past. Having said that, most people here will tell you they are trash, but people here would sell their sister's feet pics to buy ketamine or funkopops so there's that.
Problem with Longines is they don't make any original designs nowadays, they just steal vintage designs (a la Tudor)

>>17604295
Tudor at least makes them the right size

>>17604254
I had a Seiko essentials and returned it because the seconds hand didn't hit the markers. I bought the Escapement Time shitter instead.

>>17604296
Long Jeans apparently has 39mm Legend Diver and Zulu Time in the works. They're learning.

Thoughts on le glycine airman shitter?

>>17604301
I might have to get a Zulu time if they make it in better colors and in 39 mm without the 5 stars on the front (they won't)

>>17604306
Same colors and same 5 stars apparently. They could be eating Tudor's lunch but they don't want to.

Total watch newfag but any recs to something like these colour dot Seiko Spirits? I like that it looks simple but has a fashionable colour accent, has a very light and nice everyday wear type of atmosphere to it. Can't believe these sold for dirt cheap once upon a time.

>>17604305
Get the 36mm if you're a real man

>>17604310
>pointless 24 hour dial
>those weird ass lugs
I like the idea of a pop of color but the execution is atrocious

>>17604295
>it's all so tiresome

>>17604301
>They're learning.
Longines is a fucking mess.
Remember when they released this earlier this year?
>43mm large
>14mm thick
The original one was 40mm.
Watches marketed for the amerifat market. Into the trash it goes.

>>17604318
FUCK forgot pic

>>17604308
The other squares are fairly self explanatory but what's the S with double bars on the top & bottom mean? Is the bottom square just showing that the bezel can rotate both ways? What about the one above the anti-magnetic symbol? That it can have the bracelet/strap changed?

>>17604315
Yea I dont really get the 24 hour dial either, it does pop the colour out but maybe would have worked better as a month dial or something more practical. I dont mind the lugs too much but they are kinda strange, its mostly the colour accent that I think is good, works well with the otherwise silver and minimalist design imo. Even if I wanted one they're rarely ever sold and I'm not hunting for it for months on end and paying 1500 for it when it retailed for 200. Would love to know if others have attempted something like this though. Think the red rising sun one looks nicer too.

>>17603788
To be fair, all their pics make the watch on the right (which is usually the more modern watch) look much bigger than it is.

>>17604318
>>17604320
I think the nips still like oversized watches (if Seiko designs are to be believed at least). Longines is big in asia after all

>>17604327
I did a quick search for a watch with a colorful sub-seconds dial and this is the best I could find

>>17603757
Did daini take over the production of grand seikos or is that still suwa?

>>17604334
pretty watch

>>17604299
Nice to know. How easy would it be to open it and just remove the seconds hand?
Also how is the escapement time? I've been wanting to get one for so long. Post pics please

>>17604334
Panerai is that you?

let's see if /wt/ has the ability to move to the existing duplicate thread instead of starting a new one

>>17604407
I'll make a new one just to piss you off ;)

>>17603968
Funny, I just came across this LIP GIGN which features the same pattern on the dial.

>>17604353
>Nice to know. How easy would it be to open it and just remove the seconds hand?
Quite easy. All you need to do is:
Open the back
Find a way to pull out the stem (usually a little screw that you unscrew just enough to pull the stem, or a sort of button you push)
Drop the movement out of the case
Then, you need hand removing levers (don't forget to protect the dial with some paper/plastic) to simply lever the hands off the center axis.
You will have to remove all three. To get them back on, you'll need a hand fitting tool.
This may sound like a lot, but it's very simple.

>>17604477
Thanks, for me that would be an easy solution because I don't really care about seconds. Why should you remove all three hands though? It seems like the seconds one is on top

>>17604341
Ome makes quartz and one mechanicals.

>>17604802
Correction. There is no more Daini and Suwa as such. Seiko Epson in Shiojiri makes quartz and spring drive and the other factory makes all the mechs.

>>17604580
>Why should you remove all three hands though? It seems like the seconds one is on top
You won't be able to remove just one.

>>17604984
If you're a retard, maybe. There's plenty of space.

>>17604985
>I have never taken a watch apart in my life

>>17604987
I literally did it the other day. And took off the hands one by one, and they're pretty bulky diver hands.

>>17604988
Using levers?
Why would you do them one by one anyway if you want to take them all off?

>>17604994
Yeah, using levers. I did them one by one to avoid scratching the tops of the hands with the bottom of the next, it's not likely but it is possible. It's the whole point of using levers instead of those gimmicky grabber things that take them all off in one go.

>>17605002
>one by one to avoid scratching the tops of the hands with the bottom of the next
Unless you're taking the hands off every other day, I can't imagine that would be a concern.

I asked this in the other watch thread, but I'll post it here too:

What's a good quality Swiss or Japanese watch for under $700USD ($1000 AUD).
My daily is a G-shock, and I own a Citizen Eco-drive I bought for a wedding last year.

I just turned 35 so I'd like something casual, neat, simple and beautiful.
Something I can wear with a my jeans and runners with the kids as well as out to dinner with the wife.

- I'd rather an automatic movement, but not against a quartz movement.
- Don't want a sports or chronograph watch, I'll never use it's functions.
- Something I can enjoy looking at every time I check the time.
- Quality and craftsmanship

I'd like an Omega or Rolex one day, but not today.

>>17605058
Tissot PRX or Hamilton khaki field.

>>17605058

>>17605058
First thing you have to ask is what size you personally prefer to wear. A lot of good companies (Tissot, Seiko, Citizen Hamilton) make nice stuff at that price, and if you like vintage watches you can snag a lot of fantastic watches for under $700. King Seiko, some Omega's, vintage Citizen, Heuer, smaller Swiss brands are all good choices if you go vintage. Will the time keeping be perfect? Probably not unless you get it regulated and repaired by a professional. Otherwise you can also check out Chinese companies like San Martin and get a SW-200 for under $500.

>>17605058
I'd probably do a Hamilton field watch if I were you. If you're a patient man you could add yourself to the waitlist for a Halios, they're pretty good quality and retain or increase in value due to their "you can't have one" sales technique.

I can't find a cheap mechanical watch that aloows to see the movement from the front, surely there's got to be something decent like this?

>>17605225
If you want the Rolex shitty buying experience for cheap you can buy this. Innovative

New thread when?

>>17605058
Hamilton Khaki field auto