/fa/ - Fashion

Jealous /fa/ggots?

>>17726658
no

>>17726655
I only need this watch with a white face... and i'm too poor for a khaki

>>17726658

for me,
quite personally,
in my dayjob,
i prefer,
patek phillip

>>17726658
>dial full of dicks
fitting for a soiko
the only be-dicked seiko worth getting is a vintage, coveted double-dickerino

I like Rolex and Omega equally. I'm convinced that the 'Rolex vs Omega' fags don't actually own either.

>>17726658
No-no my Rolex shitters not like that!

>>17726665
No problem
https://aliexpress.us/item/3256805433676758.html

>>17726658
Nice PenisQuartz.

>>17726673
Did you know Patek made a cane?

>>17726658
Good lord that’s a lot of penises

>>17726684
Almost based, I need a solar

>>17726674
>double-dickerino
Grand Seiko should bring back applied minute markers.

>>17726665
If you can't even afford a khaki you shouldn't be buying watches, anon

Jealous now? /fa/ggots.

>>17726701
Well I could buy it in theory, but I'd feel guilty to spend that much for a watch

>>17726680
I own both and I like them both too

Watches are great in general, I like them all

Even horrible ones

I don't even have to ask for this one. I KNOW you're jealous.

>>17726704
What am I looking at here, that’s nice

C65 bracelet link screw driver size anyone? Google failed me.

>>17726714
It doesn’t really matter, just get a little one and go slowly

I use one from an eye glasses repair kit

>>17726704

>>17726680
>>17726708
There's only like 10 watches that I like and none of them are Omega

>>17726719
I think you may just have a hard time allowing yourself to enjoy things

>>17726719
>There's only like 10 watches that I like and none of them are Omega
ok

>>17726717
Id rather not bugger the threads

>>17726647
Leaving aside the aesthetics, I got a normal blue F-91W (made in Thailand) and a gold variant (made in China) around the same time and the gold one was far less accurate. It's just one experience; maybe it's not typical.

what's a nice citizen shitter that's titanium, sapphire and either solar or radio?

Why would I post my watch here? After all, if its not at least worth 8k Ill get called a poorfag.

>>17726763
>Ill get called a poorfag.
Does it matter? I already know you're a pussy.

>>17726763
You're absolutely right and I wish more people here would understand that.
If you don't have a 8k watch, please abstain from posting.

Monta makes good watches?

>>17726767
I already have actually, several threads back. It's up to you to guess now.
>>17726771
Have fun in your pretentious circlejerk.

>>17726763
If you're not the person who bought that lapis lazuli Daytona at auction for $3 million a couple years ago, you shouldn't be in this general.

>>17726775
>It's up to you to guess now.
I don't care

>>17726750
check out their Promaster Tough line. it meets your requirements and on top of that it has a somewhat interesting history.

For me, it's JLC.

>>17726774
They do not.

>>17726811

>>17726704
Yes

>>17726797
>every shape and edge is rounded
>fat oversized bezel
>fat oversized numerals
>triangle at 12

That's the ugliest citizen of them all, they fucked up literally everything

>>17726811
Checked. What of the Gran Sport?

>>17726866
>What of the Gran Sport?
Universally considered the ugliest Reversos ever but, personally, I think the Squadra chrono is even uglier.

>>17726866
>>17726871
what were they thinking?

>>17726879
They were trying to modernize the Reverso, make it a sports watch again.
Thankfully, they didn't go full retard and discontinue the classic designs.

>>17726871
>>17726879
I like it.

>>17726865
okay retard

>>17726894
I like it as well, it's sleeker than your usual angular Reverso.

>>17726830
>I-I can afford a Vacheron
I don't like this meme, it implies that a JLC purchaser can't get hold of a VC. It's hardly sold out in ADs and it's not significantly more expensive than JLC's offerings.

I want this. Should I?

>>17726910
Just get a Rolex

>>17726888
Nice trips. Is the Classique too boring/played out as dress/casual watch? Or does the design/materials pop in person better than photos? Seems nice but plain—nothing luxurious.
>pic semi-related

>>17726910
That crown reminds me of picrel.

In the end, isn’t all watchmaking dishonest?

Isn’t it all a cope for the relentless passage of time?

>>17726905
fatso

Is it worth it, or is it autistic?

Soon

>>17726914
I'm sure the anons who own them will chime in, but it's actually a very neat watch in person.
The classic Reverso looks flat and rectangular head on, but from an angle you notice the sides are round and it gives it a kind of barrel profile. Then the guilloche and brushing on the dial reflects light in ways that make it look more than just flat white.

>>17726910
I kind of like it because it reminds me of that Patek Gondolo. Too bad they fucked up the lugs.

>>17726910
LMAFO cheap Rolex ripoff retard lmfao poor loser

Does this watch effectively communicate the fact that I have an insatiable thirst for twink cum?

>>17726958
reported!
I want to suck that juicy tit

>>17726914
Go see it in person. It's one of those watches you really have to see and try to fully appreciate. The Reverso is all about style and proportions.
The Classic doesn't work as a formal dress watch imo. It's very plain on a black leather strap. Put it on a textured strap and wear it in a casual outfit, and it's absolutely stellar.
The Tribute looks more striking because of the shiny indices and sunray dial. I think it looks best in rose gold. I'd get this as a dress watch over any ALS, Patek or Vacheron (love the American 1921 though).

If you get a Classic, make sure to buy one produced after 2016 (curved lugs and finer guilloche on the dial).

>>17726939
Stupid uncultured newfag. It’s clearly and Tom Ford homage.

So much energy poorly focused.

>>17726910
That’s very nice

If I wasn’t conditioned to think Hamilton is gay I’d be interested

>>17726709
What is this watch?

>>17726998
grand seiko

>>17726923
I want one but I cannot justify the cost for something that is mostly a novelty and has very low practical value.

>>17727028
are you talking about watches in general? lmao

>>17726923
>Is it worth it
depends on how much you like it. i really like the limited edition matrix version, but im not paying 1000 $ for a digital watch that cost them 10 bucks to make no matter how much i like it

>>17727075

Hi guys. Do you like my ZEMEX?

>>17727090
Odd look but I don't mind it, definitely a unique pick.

Is it as bad as some people lament it to be? I really like the looks

>>17727097
No, it's fine.
The people who bitch and whine are expecting Royal Oak quality.

>>17726658
why are there so many dicks?

>>17726998
Some rare as fuck Grand Seiko.

how are you supposed to keep the crystal clean? the same microfiber cloth you use on sunglasses?

Is this the watch thread?

>>17727131
Yep thats what I use.

>>17726711
Seiko

>>17727131
I just rinse it off in the sink and dry it off with a towel. Sapphire is crazy scratch resistant

Do you guys have any tips on opening the back of a watch? I have a watch I think is a snapback and I need to change the battery on it

>>17727131
If you have a hesilite dome you just rub out the mucks with toothpaste / polywatch

>>17726865
It has soft edges to lower the risk of it getting snagged, it has an large bezel because the case is of a monocoque design, it has large numerals so they are legible from longer distances, it has a large 12 o'clock marker for fast orientation.

>>17726655
How is my fashion /fa/?

>>17727137
cool
>>17727155
>>17727158
its a seiko 5. its not like its getting dirty dirty, just like skin flakes and finger prints

>>17727166
And cum?

>>17727162
I like it. But I know some faggots here will call you a poorfag.

>>17727162
extremely fucking based

>>17727162
What’s the on/off switch on the ocean anus?

>>17727180
>>17727193
Thanks guys. My dad always said it doesn't matter how much a watch costs...it's about if it looks good on you. This is what he wears.
>>17727211
On/off on the alarm

G SHOCK CRINGE OR BASED FINAL DESCISION


https://strawpoll.com/eJnvvqx64nv

>>17726665
Citizen AW0050-15a is the closest i think but you'll need a new strap. BM8560-88XE is better imo but also needs a strap, Railroad Approved (BM8180-54A) but hard to find. AW1365-19P is kind of cream, BM8470-03AE but it's ugly. BM8180-03E is very cool with small seconds but will be hard to find. you should probably just go for battery quartz and buy a $5 watch repair kit to do battery changes yourself, it will open up a lot of options e.g. the Lorus RXD425L8

Red-pill me on 24 hour watches.

>>17727219
>>17727219
It's based if you're attractive, it's cringe if you're fat

I've gone full Chinese knockoff tier. The movements are ETA knockoffs or Seikos. I'm happy with them.

>>17726750
citizen promaster land, the ones they only sell in japan. so you have to purchase on the grey market/second hand.

>>17727302
they have twice as many hours so they're twice as good

>>17726750
i honestly couldn't find a solar citizen i like, oceANUS is kind of ugly too but i liked the black versions (OCW-T200SB-1AJF and OCW-S100B-1AJF)

>>17727337
I don't own one yet, but Citizen is the only major manufacturer who has made titantium and solar their specialty.

The problem is that Citizen only has sapphire watches on their high end models, and models which don't get sold in the US.

>>17726658
LMAO It looks like a 70's tie but with dicks, and aged just as badly.

>>17726680
>I'm convinced that the 'Rolex vs Omega' fags don't actually own either.
Dangerously based truth.

>>17726719
And you own none.

>>17726750
>>17727341
>ATTESA CB3010-57L
also just remembered these: titanium, sapphire, radio, good size, inoffensive looks

>>17726658
So jelly

>>17727302
Pros:
Good because they show the entire day. If you're prone to keeping irregular hours, or if you keep track other TZ's, then you might find it helpful. Laying out what you need to do, when, is easier for the whole day.
A 24hr watch with a 24hr bezel makes tracking a 2nd TZ with ease.

Cons:
However, psychologically, you might find yourself feeling more rushed than with with a 12hr. Because the whole day's hours are visually mapped out it induces this effect that there's less time available (imagine the dial as a pie chart, work hours seems smaller) as with a 12hr you know the hour hand has to do 2 revs before the day is through. Hard to explain.
Contrariwise timing airflights makes it feel like time isn't going as slowly.
This is all ultra subjective, Bergsonian personal time stuff though.

An objective con is that the relatively cramped dial makes it slightly more difficult to tell the time at a glance compared with a 12hr, hence the importance to avoid 24hr dials with unnecessary clutter or dials that use colour combos that hamper legibility. This of where the military white on black scheme becomes especially pertinent IMO.

I like them. Not many available in general, lots of inexpensive Vostoks though.
Now that Patek's releasing a 24hr watch maybe there'll be more copycats in the upper ranges.

>>17726958
It's giving "I AM the twink"
THIS is what you want, anon

>>17726658
based grand seiko enjoyer

>>17726658
>Be japanese
>On average smaller than the rest of the world
>Smaller shoes
>Smaller clothing
>Smaller everything
>Make watches
>Everything is 40mm and above
>gaudy tacky shit
lol
lmao
NOW I AM BECOME DEATH, DESTROYER OF WORLDS

Just measured my wrist and it's around 6.5 inches, what poorlet watch is good for me? I was looking at the timex weekender but it looks kinda big

>>17727423
Good size, anything below 50 or 48mm lug to lug will fit really well
Might look big to you on your wrist, especially if you take a wrist shot but in the mirror it will look tiny as fuck

>>17727384
i've noticed this with digital, 2pm is ok but 1400 feels like the day is nearly over
>>17727423
i'd go 36-38mm and <48mm lug to lug

>>17727424
49 isn't doable IME.
For 6.5" wrists it's 48 and below. Depends on how curved they are though I guess.

A friend just told me he paid $130 for this. I said he got ripped off, but he said that this is a rare model and most seiko 5s in good mechanical and exterior condition go for at least $100 anyways. Who’s right?

>>17727429
Digital displays exacerbate this effect because the minutes and seconds also aren't visualised as a piechart but as in abstract numeral. With an analog you can see
>oh I've got until this hand gets to there until X
and there's a lot of visual approximation involved in telling the time when you take a quick glance.
With a digital watch it tells you exactly at that precise second the exact time with a mere glance.
Makes you feel way more rushed.
Turn it to 24hr mode and that heightens the effect.
I tend to avoid digital displays these days as I no longer need that hurrying along effect I needed as a student.

>>17727423
Avoid the Casio Duro (nice cheap dive watch, but 44mm diameter).
But really, a 6.5-inch wrist isn't that small. Here are some cheapies that aren't very big:
- Seiko SNK line
- Seiko SNX line
- Orient Bambino

I’ve made hundreds this month by buying piles of shitters off the goodwill website and reselling them on eBay.

>>17727433
>paying any money for a seiko
yes, he got ripped off
>>17727447
sounds comfy but fuck ebay, are there any alternative platforms?

>>17727447
Looks like those frankenwatches sold by poojeets on ebay. Are you a poojeet?

>>17727447
Is it even worth the time? Selling crap online only seems worth it if someone else does it for you and you just collect the cash

>>17727157
there's kits on AliExpress that make battery replacement a hell of a lot easier

>>17727370
judging by the steel this has been left to rot in water

>>17727433
no way that ugly dial is a soiko

>>17727433
>Seiko 5
>rare
Sure it is, lmao. He should have just gotten a Weekdater.

>>17727447
This is a Mumbai special.

>>17727518
>left to rot in water
It's the secret of Grand Seiko inner finishing.

>>17727090
Why do these designer watches have to have such thick cases?

>>17727447
>I am become poo, the destroyer of watches

>>17727556
Lets copy FP Journe hands and name it Ikea Pod and put a fat crown on it

>>17727578
funnily enough ikepod predate journe's autismal operation
if anything he copied them lmao
i remember when ikepod had boutiques in major cities, then they all closed about 10+ years ago

>>17727602
>funnily enough ikepod predate journe's autismal operation
>1994 vs 1999
Interesting. I've never heard of Ikepod before to be honest, i thought they were just another microbrand.

I hope Formex makes a 36mm essence

>takes 5-6 WEEKS for rolex service
fuck it im not gonna get it serviced for another 4 years

>>17727619
go to your local watch maker and hope he doesn't fuck up if u want a quick turnaround

>>17727620
they all cost the same here in vegas, i might as well get it done with torneau and get it done when i have a new watch to wear

>>17727611
>we couldn't decide which watch to homage so we put in 1 style element from each one
>oh yeah and we have a box full of bracelets we need gone

>>17727129
It actually exists?

Let's play a game /wt/
>your favorite watch in your collection
>your grail watch
>some wizard offers you a deal: you sacrifice your favorite watch and are immediately granted with your grail watch. Do you accept?

>>17727639
>>your favorite watch in your collection
Rolex Explorer
>>your grail watch
Patek World Time in platinum 37mm
>>some wizard offers you a deal: you sacrifice your favorite watch and are immediately granted with your grail watch. Do you accept?
no, I plan on buying the Patek in a few years and I'll never sell my beloved Explorer. Fuck you wizard

>>17727639
The deville that ma got me
>Swap it for a snoopyspeed
Uhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh
Hard call

>>17727644
It would break your mom's heart

>>17727433
On one hand paying $130 for a 20-30 year old budget watch is fucking stupid. On the other hand that looks pretty clean and it’s not easy to find vintage seikos with nice color that haven’t been mumbai’d so idk.

>>17727447
If the Japanese made a hand painted dial it would be suguoi most very honorable traditional craftsmanship. When the Indians do it everyone loses their minds.

>>17727623
Is torneau better than the RSC?

>This guy checks your watch and calls it a shitter
How do you react without sounding mad?

need it or sneed it?

>>17727723
Go away old man I won’t fuck you

>>17727723
s-sorry mr Journe

>>17727723
Sir, this is a Wendy's.

>>17727639
>your favorite watch in your collection
JLC Reverso
>your grail watch
Alberto Santos-Dumont's actual Cartier Santos-Dumont
>some wizard offers you a deal: you sacrifice your favorite watch and are immediately granted with your grail watch. Do you accept?
Of course, I can always buy another Reverso.

>>17727391
That looks like a "closeted gay dad stealing valor" watch

Copped an Orient shitter on my Singapore trip

>>17727619
does Rolex service have a waiting list?

>>17727769
>does Rolex service have a waiting list?
No, They're actually pretty quick, by Swiss standards, usually about 8 weeks. It helps that they don't do a lot of complicated movements or have a wide variety of movements.

>>17727742
good taste

>>17726905
how the fuck do people wear their watches like this? why can't you freaks just wear the watch like a normal person

prospexbros
not like this...

>>17727639
Hmm that's tough because my 'grail' is constantly changing. I suppose i'd just exchange one Weekdater for a better one or alternatively have the Spring Drive (sbga111).

>>17727813
this will make prospex the new rolex

>>17727639
when you say "grail watch" what exactly does that mean? like I wouldn't mind having a zenith chronograph but I only make $140k a year and I'd feel extremely self conscious wearing something so blatantly expensive for my income level, am I allowed to say "I want to make triple what I make now so I can wear a $10k watch and not look like an idiot"?

>>17727848
Your grail, the watch you want most, that's it lol
It can be some 300k watch or some shitter, anything m8

>>17727848
It's just the watch that makes your peepee hard bro...

>>17727848
Also treat yourself my nigga, you make a lot of money get yourself something nice

>>17727848
>I'd feel extremely self conscious wearing something so blatantly expensive for my income level
if you lack the self confidence just say you inherited it or something. 99% of the time it will be
>nice watch
>thanks
>did you catch the netflix on amazon last night?

>>17727861
Yeah this, people don't know the value of watches these days unless it's another watchfag

Even if it's a rolex, they'll just think it's a few grand or a few hundred not in tens of thousands n shit

>>17727858
I treat myself all the time, but if I bought a $10k watch I'd feel nauseated and ashamed, I feel sorry for people who let themselves get brainwashed by De Beers into thinking that it's ok to spend more than 1% of their annual income on jewelry, just think about it, wtf is wrong with people

>>17727861
>if you lack the self confidence to douse yourself in gasoline in public, just do it at home when no one is looking

>>17727864
you dont have to buy a watch every year bro
10k for something that you will wear every day for the next 50 years is nothing when you make 140k

>>17727848
>when you say "grail watch" what exactly does that mean?

This term can mean anything you like. For some people, like >>17727742, a grail is a one-of-a-kind, most likely unobtainable at any price. (It's more like the Holy Grail, where the process of searching is the whole point.)
For others, it's just a really expensive watch they like, that they would buy if they had more money.

Personally, I lean towards the rare, hard-to-find end. To me, a watch simply being expensive makes it less a grail and more just the next item on a shopping list.

>>17727864
Watches aren't really your thing then. We're all unreasonable in our own way. I make some good money myself and I drive a 2015 VW Polo because I don't give a shit about cars. A buddy of mine makes less money and has a 80k+ Mercedes.
Some people can spend 8k on a PC. I even know a girl who has spent 1,5k on some home plant. She would call me an absolute retard if I told her I own 20k in watches (which isn't that much).

>>17727876
>I drive a 2015 VW Polo because I don't give a shit about cars
i know you just said you don't care about cars but this is like saying you own a 2015 longines because you don't care about watches. it is my duty to point out how incredibly bad your car is, even if you lack the insight

>>17727880
nta but what's wrong with long jeans?

>>17727739
>sir you have to order something you can’t keep offending costumers
>FPJ: how long can I stay if I buy a small coffee?

>>17727722
The cocuxial calibres in this gen is shittier than the current cocuxial.
Shame. The dials and hands are better than the current railmaster.

>>17727639
My Seiko 5 shitter
Buzz Aldrin's speedy
Yes

>>17727881
their prices are pretty steep for the shitters they are selling, you could spend a little more and get yourself a Tudor or Omega
I dont care that they were once a great watchmaker 100 years ago

>>17727894
>why spend $2000 for a 2824 and look like you got memed by muh heritage when you could spend $5000 for a 2824 and look like you couldn't afford a rolex?

This ones my favourite: German toolwatch design in perfection, from a company that produced the original fliegers and navy watches during WW2. The dial glows in the dark, love it!

>>17727919
>from a company that produced the original fliegers and navy watches during WW2
The name is the same, but it's definitely not the same company.

The first company was bombed to fuck in WW2 and relaunched in 1949.
Ten years later it was sold to Timex.
Seven years after that, it was sold to Ebauches S.A. Their Durowe division kept making movements, and Laco watches was discontinued.
In 1988, some guy named Günther bought the IP and made Laco watches until 2009 when it became insolvent and was acquired by someone else...

"Suggest a watch for me."
> Your budget
under 1000, preferably as cheap as possible
> Watch type, e.g. dress, diver, pilot
doesnt matter
> Movement, e.g. automatic, hand wound, quartz
doesnt matter
> Desired features, e.g. water resistance, day/date, 2nd time zone
i want recomendations for watches that have a long hour hand and short minute hand, nothing else matters really. bonus points for being cheap
> Preferred strap option, e.g. leather, nylon, bracelet
np
> Wrist size or desired watch size
7 inch
unrelated
pic not related

>>17727930
>i want recomendations for watches that have a long hour hand and short minute hand
I don't think there are many watches like that out there.

>>17727930
>i want recomendations for watches that have a long hour hand and short minute hand,
uhhhh
bruhh?

anyway the prx might be up your alley, the new 35mm is pretty cute

>>17727932
>I don't think there are many watches like that out there.
i figured and thats exactly why i want something crazy like that if it even exists
>>17727934
pic not related my guy i just chose a random one with a watch in it

>>17727919
pseudo german microbrands are probably the only thing more cringe than russian watches

Anyone else finding themselves buying or at least wanting more of the same watches/something really similar? I have in my collection of shitters like 4 really similar plain, black face, traditional style watches and still wanting more that look similar.

>>17727953
Yup pretty much, all the watches I like are all the dressy same types

nothing sporty really, unless its a speedy

Will I really need to save up 5000€ just to get a mechanical version of the Casio MQ-24?

>>17727956
the casio im talking about

>>17727956
It'd probably be cheaper to make a custom watch from scratch.

>>17727639
blue seiko
blue santos
no

>>17727967
>>blue santos
may i ask why mate

>>17727966
How?

Tissot is ugl-

>>17727979
Just ask some chink to make you one.

>>17727981
okay first: cool it with the racism
second: don't you need to order at least 1000 watches minimum to get a custom one made?

>>17727980
for me it's the one on the right.

>>17727984
>>17727981
>>17727979
>>17727966
>anon discovers how microbrands start

>>17727971
why not

>>17727980
remove the date windows, 5 millimeters of thickness and 1000 bucks off the asking price and it's a decent watch

>>17727980
why can't I find the reverse panda colorway anywhere on the site? I'm actually looking for an affordable reverse panda chronograph.

>>17727988
I've never owned a microbrand watch. How does their quality compare to a watch from an actual watchmaking company with a long history? If both watches are using the same movement and are in the same price range what differences are there? Even if they are using an off-the-shelf movement do established watch brands do something special to it?

>>17727996
You know when you buy off brand chinese shit and it smells and looks like off brand chinese shit? It's like that

>>17727384
A true watch connoisseur

>>17727996
as the old saying goes you can get high quality from china you just have to pay for it

most people willing to pay what it costs to get good shit from china would rather just buy from a brand that isn't a laughing stock (which is also made in china, but isn't a microbrand)

either that or they'll go for a "replica" aka a high quality fake of a prestige watch

either way, the only way you're going to succeed as a microbrand is if you buy the rights to an old name (lots of these in germany) and pretend it's the same company

>>17728002
>either way, the only way you're going to succeed as a microbrand is if you buy the rights to an old name (lots of these in germany) and pretend it's the same company

You can also succeed as a microbrand if you have a unique design language like Ming, or if you're really receptive to your customers' feedback, like Halios.

>>17728005
>design language
Let me guess you use the term "horological virtue" unironically

Why does Omega get shit on so bad in these threads? The last time I was here people were sucking them off massively. The speedmaster is le reddit tier and they have more "special editions" than normal watches but I don't see much else wrong with them

>>17727919
>from a company that produced the original fliegers and navy watches during WW2
lol
lmao
hope you like chinese watches because laco is basically 100% chink
"made in germany" is meaningless and without any legal standing

>>17728012
they're as bad as rolex when it comes to people who don't care about watches liking them, but for some reason their fans think they're special and different because of dunning kruger

>>17728016
Rolex seems to rely entirely on hype/recognition, none of their designs are that remarkable and to the average joe all the submariners of the past few decades look more or less the same. At least Omega change designs up like they did with the basedmasters 300s

>>17727953
I only get the urge when it comes to weird Seiko 5 sports color variants, otherwise I try to avoid overlap. These things unlock my inner autist for some reason.

>>17728012
Made in china to a non-zero degree. Charges for "swiss made".
They're hardly alone in this however.
I think it mainly comes from the "rolex cope" phenomenon: many people who otherwise wanted a rolex but couldn't obtain one "settled" for an omega. There are of course those that simply prefer a specific omega for whatever reason eg.moonwatch, bondwatches etc.

>>17728031
>I think it mainly comes from the "rolex cope" phenomenon: many people who otherwise wanted a rolex but couldn't obtain one "settled" for an omega.

What is this nonsense? Omega actually has some interesting designs unlike Rolex where a lightning bolt on the Milgauss was the wackiest thing they ever done. Their watches are devoid of any soul. The only reason to get a Rolex is to have a status symbol that non-watch nerds recognize. As a way to show yourself that you "made it".

>>17728012
>Why does Omega get shit on so bad in these threads?
It's mostly memes. We tell each other stories about how they're chinese made and how cuck-axial movements grenade themselves.

>>17728031
>"swiss made"

I lost all respect for this name after visiting a Swatch store and their Moonswatch.

>>17728040
I've never seen anything on cuck-axial grenading, my PO has never given me any trouble and neither did the Basedmaster 300 I had before it.
>>17728046
Moonshitter would've been tolerable as a one-off gag rather than the perpetual onions fest it is

>>17728038
"Couldn't afford a Rolex?" is obviously one of the thread's most popular memes.
Getting Omega involved is mostly just because the watch community decided that Rolex and Omega have some rivalry and now everyone has to pick sides and start shit flinging.

who mogs?

>>17728038
>The only reason to get a Rolex is to have a status symbol that non-watch nerds recognize. As a way to show yourself that you "made it".
Now you understand. And what follows when you buy an omega because you "couldn't/didn't make it"? Hence
>cope

>>17728038
Rolex makes sexy watches and you’re just being a contrarian

Ugly isn’t better, different for the sake of different isn’t better

>>17728012
Idk I like my Seamaster a lot. Keeps great time, looks nice and the rubber strap is real comfy.

>>17728072
You are gay

I like and own Rolexes and hate that you think you are like me

You’re just a neurodivergent child, sit down

>>17728073
>Rolex makes sexy watches

name one

>>17728040
>It's mostly memes.
sure
>We tell each other stories about how they're chinese made and how cuck-axial movements grenade themselves.
a cuckaxial 2hrs past mandatory service interval fucking exploded in milwaukee last year killing a small poodle and injuring the owner, the former Miss(male) TransPrideMilwaukee '21. The Trans Adult-Child-Love League has renounced their Omega sponsorship and is suing the chinese government over it

>>17728076
Didn't make the rules, nigger.
Just reporting observations from all parts of the watch net. If you want a hugbox for your omega and poor life choices go back to redit

>>17728074
I had the rubber and the bracelet for my blue one, I love the big horrible bracelet's look but it never felt right on me, I'm not even a wristlet

>>17727391
ayy lmao

>>17727639
>swap a sub for a gmt pepsi
I am a simple man

explain what makes Rolex good besides being a flex

>>17728090
Why else does it need to do anything else? It's already doing what it's intended for.

>>17728090
I don't own one but I like the way some of the models look, mostly the oysters and some of their gold watches, like the 1908.

>>17728090
>explain why shiny male jewellery needs to be anything more than a flex which is the only reason for wearing jewellery in the first place, forever
you are dumb

>>17728012
It’s just shitposting, don’t take it seriously. Asspained europoors try to force the “made in China” meme, and the co-axial escapement system is actually pretty based. It beautifully addresses the two biggest inefficiencies of the Swiss lever system, friction and wasted motion.
Omega and Rolex both have gorgeous classic designs and they both have cringe special editions that no one buys.

Hi.

>>17728012
Because 5 years ago, people with a ≈5k budget were in this situation
>should I spend 4k on a Seamaster or 6k on a Submariner?

Nowadays people with a ≈5k budget are in this situation
>should I spend 4k on a Black Bay or 6k on a Seamaster? Or should I save more and spend 9k on a Submariner?

Basically, Rolex raised their price and revived its own cope brand to compete against Omega. They have elevated to a whole other category : more expensive, more exclusive.

The two brands don't compete against each other anymore, and Omega is slowly turning into an overpriced Tudor alternative.

>>17728078
Rolex

>>17728081
I got banned from Reddit for being racist so you’re stuck with me, aspie

>>17728074
>his omega is on rubber
>my casio is on steel
oh nonono

Should I have my Reverso engraved?
It's only 350 euros.

>>17728090
Good looking, solid, well made archetypal watches that don’t have to lean on gimmicks or weird shit

>>17728086
Yeah I have the tank tread and landing strip metal bracelet also. I’ll probably flip back to it once summer is over.
>>17728125
It’s summer. Rubber is more comfy.

>>17728126
NO

>>17728126
No, especially if it's some infantile polcel shit

>>17728108
>the co-axial escapement system is actually pretty based. It beautifully addresses the two biggest inefficiencies of the Swiss lever system, friction and wasted motion.
The Daniels-Smith co-axial does. Omega's iteration not really.

>>17728126
>12yo learns what the internet is
yes, you should get it engraved.

What do you think is an impressive place to live in the world (outside the US) to an average person, similar to how any watch above $500 is impressive because they think Rolex costs $1000 max?

>>17728117
Tudor just come across as shitter tier with their branding and marketing. Having celebrity endorsements plastered all over their AD and designs that aren't that memorable to begin with outside of the Pelagos and Black Bay, as well as their weird number scheme for sizes.

I don't mind Omega doing it because they'll sponsor anything that moves and release 20 special editions to commemorate it, but something about Rolex's cheaper counterpart doing it doesn't sit right with me.

>>17728136
Elaborate
>>17728141
Dubai doesn't seem anywhere near as great as Instagram party whores make it out to be

>>17728126
Only if it's your initials or a monogram which was the common practice. Quotes and even art are cringe. Leaving it blank heavily implies you're trying to keep it pristine because you're at threat of selling it to make rent one day. Etching your name makes it basically impossible to sell, so you're stuck with it. Only the financially secure engrave a reverso. Name it and keep it forever, or leave it blank and flip it like an unsure whore who shouldn't be buying unnecessary jewelry in the first place.

>>17728141
Monte Carlo

>>17728144
>celebrity endorsements
Have you checked Omega's website and IG recently?

>>17728156
>Black
>Jewish
>Female
I get the impression Omega doesn't care about the basement-dwelling incel demographic.

>>17728126
will they actually engrave that if you send that?

>>17728153
>>17728145
So if you live in a normal country it's not even good anymore even if you have a mansion?

>>17728156
This has been business as usual at Omega for years

>>17728126
yes

>>17728163
Living in a big house is great but if what's around your house is shit and/or boring then why wouldn't you move?

>>17728090
>explain what makes Rolex good besides being a flex
ROLEXROLEXROLEXROLEXROLEXROLEXROLEXROLEXROLEXROLEXROLEXROLEXROLEXROLEXROLEXROLEXROLEXROLEX

>>17728162
No, obviously.

>>17728145
I'm always reading posts on 4chan about how people are totally unimpressed by dubai, are you people living in 2003 or who is acting like dubai is a blinged out luxury destination? It's just a duty free mall for people from iran and india, nobody thinks it's fancy

>>17728145
One of the pros of the true co-axial means that the escapement doesn't require the same lubrication that the swiss lever needs.
Omega's mass produced iteration of the co-ax still requires lubrication. It might not need it for the reason a swiss lever does, but the fact that it still requires it at all means that ultimately it offers no real benefit over what else is available in the market. Daniels' original designs don't need this lube and they've continued to work for decades without the typical maintenance service a swiss lever requires, and Omega's co-axial needs; the whole reason Daniels created it in the first place was to negate the need for this frequent service.
Additionally in order to make the co-axial work omega had to lower the frequency of the movement. The standard beat for a swiss watch has been, for decades, 28.8k. Any degrade from this is seen as such: a downgrade. Other modern movements haven't needed to lower the frequency to achieve comparable results to Omega's calibres. When omega tried their co-ax at 28.8k they had too many problems and were *forced* to lower the frequency.
Such an action doesn't look good for a luxury good irrespective of the technical realities of the situation. Who's really going to notice, right?
Imagine however buying a luxury car only to find that the maker had to downgrade the performance of the engine in some fashion when their competitors haven't needed to compromise at all nd get the same results.

TL;DR Omega's co-axial is nothing but a gimmick. And that's a shame.

>>17728163
it's referred to as being "hood rich", and the absolute lowest form of upper class, arguably you're just upper middle class. Personally I'd rather have a small house in a rich area, than a large house in a shit area.

>>17728192
Classic pasta.

>>17728180
Go on social media and look at posts from Dubai. All you see are bitches going there and dressing/acting like they're millionaires. Obviously it isn't the luxury paradise they all make it look like.

>>17728192
No to mention Omega recommends to service your watch every "5 to 8 years", so pretty much the same interval as any other mechanical watch.

>>17728204
Of course they still want you to service it, they have to keep milking money out of you somehow

>>17727765
Poor bastard

>>17728206
Sure, but the whole point of co-axial is to make servicing obsolete. This either means Omega is dishonest, or they failed at developing a proper co-axial escapement (or both).

>>17728192
The Three C's of cuckmega:
>C ompromised
>C hinese
>C ope
lololololol

>>17728210
>Sure, but the whole point of co-axial is to make servicing obsolete.
Servicing will never be obsolete. That's literally impossible. That's not the point of Daniels' invention. It was a change in the escapement. A mechanical gear train still needs to be lubricated.

>>17728210
Well from this post we can infer that Omega is not the choice of retarded people.

>>17728210
As >>17728215 said literally anything with mechanical moving parts will need servicing/lubrication.

>>17728197
>>17728169
I see, so what's the point of living anywhere between a hole in the ground and the Manhattan penthouse then?

>>17728228
I don't live in a hole because I don't live in Africa and I don't live in a city penthouse because I cities. I live where I live because it's comfortable and suits my needs.

>>17728230
But it's unimpressive to everyone else and you can still live with yourself somehow?

>>17728235
I don't really care if someone does or doesn't like where I live. I don't see what point you're trying to make.

>>17728238
What watches do you have?

What’s up with nasty tattoofags? This guy looks like he’s got hep c

>>17728240
W217, a big G-shock and a Seiko Willard homage I put together myself using parts off the internet. I didn't want to spend £4000 on a beat up watch from the 70s and the rerelease is poor quality, I had one and returned it 2 days later.

>>17728201
you can find people doing the same thing anywhere though

>>17728256
Ain't no motherfucker coming to Hull in the UK and making it look like a luxury destination my man

>meet another guy
>judge him by his watch
How do I stop? Is this they way it's supposed to be? What do we think about watchless people? For me they are untrustworthy

>>17728274
just take your meds for real though

>>17727765
based

>>17727980
not bad but the aliexpress chang edition looks better

>>17728201
>social media and look at posts from Dubai. All you see are bitches going there and dressing/acting like they're millionaires.
If they have a red rose emoji, or any kind of red emoji in their instathot handle, the they're for hire and that lifestyle is being paid for by sheiks that hire western women to arabia in order to shit on their faces and do other extreme degen shit because when you have all the money in the world, why not right?
these girls run out of money quick and so are perpetually for hire, either by the ultra rich or by companies because they can influence uglier women to buy stupid crap they don't need
everything is fake
everything is gay
thus, it's all fake and gay until proven otherwise but you'll be waiting a long time for that

>>17727639
>your favorite watch in your collection
omega 2254.50
>your grail watch
rolex twotone datejust 36mm with tapestry champagne dial
>some wizard offers you a deal: you sacrifice your favorite watch and are immediately granted with your grail watch. Do you accept?
no, two tone datejusts aren't too hard to get

>>17728288
Holy poorlet cope, it seems like you've brainwashed yourself into actually believing rich people don't exist and don't live extravagant lives they showcase on social media

>>17728288
>Paying wannabe rich white girls to come to your country so you can poo on them and send them home humiliated
Based

>>17728299
I know a lot of girls that have been or want to go, most of them work minimum wage jobs in stores

>>17728299
The influencer fleshtrade for high ballers is a well documented thing.
Look it up if you don't believe me.
the men are actually wealthy but I'm not talking about them; the girls are whores.
I sat next to one on an airflight who confirmed everything I'd ever heard on the subject.

>>17728274
I do it too, to a lesser extent. If they’re wearing an automatic or a quartz I’m impressed because it means that time is valuable to them.
If they’re wearing an apple watch I just assume that they’re addicted to their phones and fully vaxxed so they need to keep an eye on their heart rate.

how the fuck do I send a 1000usd watch overseas for a repair and service

spent the last 4 hours trying to figure the customs shit out

I have already sent the watch away once and it was back on my doorstep 4 months later having never left the country with zero word from the delivery company on wtf hapoened

What's the watch equivalent of a SCAR 17 in terms of sheer ruggedness and durability?
I broke my Prospex Diver a month ago and haven't thought about watch shopping until now

>>17726910
I really wanted this until I saw the dimensions... I have my grandfather's watch from the 1930's and it looks a lot like this, but is far smaller. I was going to buy this to have a similar watch to wear around.

>>17728325
another prospex diver.

>>17728325
If true durability, and not meme mallninja james bond larper "durability", actually matters to you then you shouldn't look at anything else but a g-shock.

>>17728325
>SCAR 17
Kek you mean the turd rifle that destroys optics?

>>17727771
This is hilarious. 8 weeks ffs.

Get a "luxury" quartz (santos, reverso, omega...): regular service, 8 minutes every 3 years. Viable to have only one watch.

>>17728349
Get a citizen "the citizen" eco-drive version and never service it for 25years if you actually wear it everyday and don't keep it in the dark. Better accuracy than regular swiss quartz too.

>>17728355
But you cant flex with normies as with a Santos, Reverso or Seamaster 300m.

You can get a solar Cartier Tank too tho

>>17728363
>You can get a solar Cartier Tank too tho
Not anymore. Those things were discontinued really quickly.

>>17728363
>>17728369
Yeah and they discontinued the Seiko solar knockoff too... I am more pissed about that because there was no way I could afford the Cartier kek

>>17727709
From memory Rolex counts it as a service center so you get all the same papers and all that

>>17728323
an authorized dealer is supposed to handle all that for you

Should I get a SpeedTimer clone, 6105 turtle clone, or G-Shock?

t. getting tired of my Kommandirski field watch

>>17728404
Get the Turtle

>>17728404
>6105 turtle clone
Rdunae does the best clone/homage

>>17728404
Keep the kommandirskie until it dies.
Don't fall into the conSOOOOOOOOMer trap.

>>17728246
Ok so you're poor as fuck, and don't even want to tell us what kind of sordid living conditions you're in, you don't really count for the purpose of this question as you probably don't even know how normal people live.

NEW
>>17728430
>>17728430
>>17728430
>>17728430
>>17728430

>>17727097
one of the main criticisms is that there are some plastic components in the movements. I think it's the escapement, so quite a crucial part. Additionally Tissot doesn't service the movements when something breaks but replaces it, which doesn't help its reputation and some people think that the movement isn't serviceable.
It is serviceable, but that Tissot rather installs a whole new movement makes it seem rather cheap. Supposedly Tissot only installs a new movement to make the service faster and reuses the parts of the old movement, but I don't know if that's true as it seems rather costly.

>>17728341
Most optics are turd shit
>>17728329
Tempting.
>>17728331
Which models? Also how are the government contract Marathons?

>>17728144
my hometown has a store from almost every prestige watch brand and many many ADs that carry multiple brands. People are always standing in front of the windows, looking at the watches.
Just the Tudor Shop is always empty and people are just walking by. Tudor is merely a cope brand

>>17728403
they're just telling me to contact my local customs officer KEKE