/fa/ - Fashion

Stop buying sports watches

>>17738949
BASED

>>17738949
>*buys sports watch*

>>17738962
I own sport watches too, tho.

There's already a thread:
>>17733995
>>17733995
>>17733995

>>17738984
>no picture of watch in the OP
lmao no fuck off
There have been 5 watch threads since this one. It deserves to die.

>>17738980
Weird layout on this JLC
I don't hate it though

Thoughs on the Longines GMT in 39mm?
It's 13,5mm thick, 1mm thinner than the Tudor Black Bay Pro.

>>17738946
The resonance is the only piece from Journe that I like, its actually one of the greatest accomplishments in watchmaking. I believe high society horologists NEED this piece, if their collection doesn't have it then they're posers no different to the rapper who buys iced out APs.

>>17739021
Agreed. When you know how it works you realize how crazy this is. My favorite part is the pusher that synchronizes the second hands.
This guy is based.

>>17738949
What is the definition of a sports watch?

>>17739035
Sturdy, robust, water and/or shock resistance, often comes on a bracelet, high contrast dial, lumed hands and indices.

>>17739035
Light, shock proof.

>>17739039
Also forgot to mention
>automatic
>screw down crown
It's a watch designed for various activities, or to be worn in casual outfits (even though I find that wearing a dress watch in a casual outfit to be kino).

>>17738995
It makes sense when you use the second timezone hand, that in that pic is hidden behind the hour hand because its not in use.

Thats one of the neatest dual timezone watches there is.

Main hour hand move by one hour jumps in either direction, coordinated with the date. Thats your "current location time".

A blue skeleton hour hand stays st its place, coordinates with the "night-day" indicator. Thats your "home time".

>>17739026
I aspire to own his "entry level" watch.
Maybe one day, brothers.

Can someone ID please?

>>17739048
Pretty cool.
I recently got a Reverso Duoface with a second timezone, also with a night/day indicator. It's a neat feature.

>>17739054
Very nice. Dont you have a pic?

My lost recent cop is pic related. Not a watch tho.

>>17739054
Already owned another one too.

>>17739057
>>17739058
This fucking page turning the phone pics... ill as well just die.

>>17739050
Rolex President Day Date II 218206

>>17739019
Y like it. Longines is becoming what Omega used to be for the Swatch group.

>>17739054
yah bruh i got golden blingbling wif diamonz on ma belt beaych milli milli get da skrilli udig

>>17739057
>Very nice. Dont you have a pic?

>>17739061
Thanks a lot.

>>17739072
Dont you guys orefer the classic ostrich straps for Reversos? Migh be just me, but when i think Reverso, i imagine it on one of those.

>>17739076
I prefer the new style, myself. Straps like it aren't found on any other watch except the Reverso.
Also, >>17738980 how about that? I never thought I'd see another anon here with a first-gen Autotractor Hometime.

>>17739080
bangolo wangolo hollaaaaaaaaaaaaa

>>17739076
Not a fan of ostrich leather.
I have a black alligator strap but I find it too formal (and it doesn't suit the Reverso imo). I'll buy a calf strap or something later, but for the summer the fabric strap is nice.

>>17739084
u fuggen sum shit on da dundee whitey got dem straps & shyamalaaaaaaan

>>17739019
I really like the design of the spirit line
Tudor gmt is a joke, don't ever mention it again, stop making fun of the disabled

>>17739080
JLC 975 cal is based af.

>>17739066
>>17739082
>>17739085
Man, the Ameripoor seething is getting sad these days

>>17739096
That's what happens when you don't act suitably impressed by someone's middle-class lifestyle. You get a tantrum.

>>17739098
Imagine if someone really yuropean old money posted here.

>>17739102
>Imagine if someone really yuropean old money posted here.
If they're anything like European, old-money, aristocracy types IRL, they probably LARP as working-class.

>>17739044
I really love the look of the Fifty Fathoms, especially that bakelite style bezel. I just wish they made it in 40mm and got rid of that stupid date window.

>>17739110

>>17739075
You're welcome a lot.

>>17739102
That's me what do you want?

Finally gonna ask. Please suggest a watch.
Budget $500 - $750
Type: Casual - Dressy - Something that looks good in my day to day but also 8-5 in the office.
Movement - Auto preferred, but quarts is ok if I cannot hear the tick.
Features: Day/Date would be nice. But no canted date or open heart.
Preferred bracelet.
Wrist size: 7.5"
Thanks!

>>17739110
I'd have no problem with 42mm. That's what the original was in 1953. Its stubby lugs and no crown guards makes it wear smaller, like a lot of Seiko divers.

Only fags recognize watch brands, it’s a truth you all are too stupid to realize

>>17739118
I suggest getting a job.

>>17739119
Yeah 42mm would probably be fine.
They need to make it thinner too. Almost 16mm thick is cartoonish.

>>17739120
Imagine being so butthurt that people aren't participating to your shit thread that you're replying to posts from other threads in your own shit thread lol
I won't even give you a (You), pathetic faggot

>>17739135
I didn't make the thread schizo just didn't get what was going on with the new threads because effay can't into making new threads unlike other boards

>>17739049
Wish the chinkoids would homage this
Seiko quartz sub second movement
Same handset
Polished case
Blue glossy dial with maybe a rounded at the edges plastic layer on top to mimic that kind of depth

Haven't posted in a good while
Why is /wt/ split into so many threads now?

Am I the only one who prefer the ticking sound of 3Hz movements over 4Hz?

>>17739169
to assert dominance

I went from never wearing this to it being worn over most of my other watches after I swapped out to the steel case

>>17739169
Some overweight retard is seething at healthy people for being able to wear actual watches and not wall clocks mounted on straps.
We gentlemen have decided to let him shitpost alone in his own thread while we discuss horology here.

>>17739179
Also now the other thread is used by third worlders for some reasons.

>>17738946

yes or hell yes ?

>>17739189
Very tacticool

>>17739189
I don't like the mix of stealth hi-tech and Roman numerals. Get the normal one instead.

>>17739189
the normal one is far superior

>tfw wanna put this guy back on the bracelet
>gay sexo bracelets are legitimately awful, Casio edifice tier in construction
>links are held together with microscopic screw heads on either side keeping a bar in place
I genuinely prefer pin and collar what the fuck
>>17739179
I see...

>>17739198
Screw heads+pin is unironically the best link mechanism. Easy to remove stuff without any risk of accidentally scratching links if you slip with the pin pusher and no tiny fucking collars that don't fit

>>17739197
>>17739195

which one is the normal one ? the white ? i like the black? maybe this one is better ?

>>17739198
Just buy an alligator strap from Jean Rousseau. It mogs 95% of bracelets on the market.

>>17739202
You don't get it
It's 2 microscopic screws, one on each side
The threading is less than 3 full turns iirc, so unless you're expecting it you WILL slip your screwdriver off and scratch the perfectly polished sides. Conversely, it's insanely easy to lose them, because again, you don't expect such shallow threading when you're used to normal screw bar systems.
Also there's 0 microadjusts.
I had to take a propanolol 10mg before sizing pic related because I didn't want to scratch it. I bet it's very easy to strip these screws too if you're using a shitty screwdriver.

>>17739209
tard watches lloll

>>17739171
you're the only one that cares
Kodo>all other ticks

>>17739208
I don't wear leather in the summer or on daily wear watches because the lack of a proper way to clean them is disgusting to me. I'll take an FKM rubber or bracelet any day of the week.
I do have a few decent leather straps though, I should take some more pics

>>17739206
>which one is the normal one ? the white ?
The classic is two-tone with white dial.

That one looks better than the all-black, but the rubber strap looks stupid on a Santos. It would probably look better on a leather strap or a bracelet.

>>17739224
this
two tone > steel > this black one
and they look much better on that bracelet than on a rubber strap

Worth the wait
Yes I got 3

>>17739254
Two tone is gaudy as fuck on any watch. Italian as fuck

>>17739260
Fucking pleb
Also
Plain Santos looks bad

Is this the watch thread?

>>17739254
Gold screws is the stupidest thing ever. You would have to use a gold screwdriver not to damage the heads.
>inb4 "durrrr the screws aren't actually functional"
That's even stupider.

Thoughts on Oisin? I can't decide if he's a turbo cringe tryhard or reasonably cool.

>>17739281
>he thinks those are real screws

>>17739171
I like the 2,5Hz ticking on my vintage Seikos.

>>17739285
He is every middle aged man who aspirationally drinks at coppers

>>17739299
>he thinks that's a valid argument
It just makes the watch even more retarded. I don't want fake screws on my watch.

>>17739215
Yeah Kodo sounds great.

>>17739267
It looks bad but it is because of the screw alignment primarily, triggers autists

>>17739281
>watch enthusiast is angry that watches have decorative elements

How many limited edition g shocks do you own buddy

>>17739257
Is that the headfish watch?

>>17739278
Take a new photo you lazy fuck.

>>17739285
He’s a faggot

His faggotry may not be super obvious to non Irish people but the way he dresses is extremely faggotish for his surroundings. Irish people don’t wear bead bracelets or any type of shit like that

Tbh being a YouTuber while Irish automatically makes you a fag, it’s against our cultural character to seek attention

>>17739311
Screws aren't decorative elements. Nobody believes screws are "pretty".

>>17739321
I do, am I not a person? I’d argue that the popularity of the Santos/Ingeniueur/big bang/Royal Oak renders your argument trite and autistic

>>17739303
>10/10 body
>1/10 face

classic danish female

>>17739327
The Ingenieur, Big Bang and Royal Oak have functional screws/bolts. The screws on the Santos bezel are functional. They serve an actual purpose.
Non functional screws on the Santos bracelet are retarded.
Non functional gold screws on the two tone Santos are even more retarded.

>>17739320
The problem is more that he's desperately trying to fit in with Italians but he's an overweight average looking dude with a good hairline. He just dresses like shit. I mean Italians dress very well but he gets it wrong and goes off in the fag direction thinking it's fashionable.

>>17738946
Give me your best recs for a proper everyday mens watch. $850 budget, I'm open to going used/vintage.

>>17739314
I don't get it

>>17739345
The crown guards are the mouth and the fins are the lugs. Admittedly there's two fins missing but the rest is literally the same.

>>17739344
What is a proper everyday mens watch to you? I'd shill you a Seiko Weekdater but it has poor WR so i'm not sure it qualifies.

>>17739351
Something nice and tells the time that I can wear to my government office job.

>>17739209
Skill issue, screws on both sides are more aesthetic.

GS bracelets are absolute junk, but not because of the links. They're junk because of the lack of microadjusts. Personally I think most bracelets don't offer anywhere near enough adjustment, Seiko just takes it another fucking mile.

>>17739356
weekdater is fine

>>17739344
I'd grab some sort of basedko presage at that budget. they have fun dials. maybe the sharp edged one

>>17739344
Sinn 556

>>17739344
Tissot prx

>>17739351
>>17739360
I do like the look of the weekdater
>>17739378
This is also very nice. I imagine it has a variety of dial colors available?
>>17739383
>>17739387
I'll look into these too.

>>17739390
>I imagine it has a variety of dial colors available?
sure does

>>17739396
as much as i love seikos they need to figure out their bracelet game, literally every seiko bracelet is piss stinking shit

>>17739390
Many different dials to choose from, yes. Check them here, the list is probably incomplete as there are newer models introduced.
https://www.theseikoguy.com/presage-cocktail-time/

>>17739396
>>17739399
Definitely a potential winner there. Thanks Anons.

>>17739348
Are you fucking autistic?

>>17739378
baste

>>17739344
ANON, LISTEN TO ME

GET A BALTIC
DON'T LISTEN TO THE RETARDED WEEBS WHO RECOMMENDED YOU A SEIKOPE
SEIKOPE LOOK AWFUL
BALTIC LOOK GOOD
BUY BALTIC

>>17739486
Baltic who? At least get a good microbrand like sinn

>>17739493
Sinn look like crap. They don't make a single good looking watch.
Baltic look good.

AESTHETIC > EVERYTHING ELSE

>>17739344
Grand Seiko
9587-8000

>>17739497
The one you posted is God awful, only fit to match shitskin skin colors

>>17739413
Yes. Is that supposed to be a bad thing?

>>17739502
Mobile posted again

>>17739502
>>17739505
>Hey is a Rolex Expl... oh... uh, I'm sorry I have to go.

>>17739072
Very nice watches. I have that same Explorer. I would also like to add a Reverso to my collection.

>>17739533
Do it while you can, Richemont is raising JLC price at an insane rate lately and it affects second hand price. The standard Reverso will be over 15k in a couple of years.

>>17739378
lovely watch, dogshit movement

custom made Voutilainen

>>17739625
>retrograde pointer date
Into the trash it goes.

>>17739628
t. Seiko owner

>>17739625
Looks worse than my Rolex.

>>17739625
Interesting pattern on the ring around the dial.
I'd love to see a sector dial in similar style.

Think boldr will ever do a run in a different color ? Been searching for a small titanium diver under $1000 for a long time and it's is exactly what I'm looking for, but why oh why did they go with this grotesque color scheme. The brown one is even worse.

>>17739625
Looks like shit.

>>17739497
l'm not sure if you're the same anon from the previous thread, but both comments made me remember that modern watch collecting is largely the domain of the tasteless.

As objects on their own, most watches are simply ugly, and their inelegance and poor proportions are made doubly obvious as soon as they're slapped on a wrist. And how couldn't they be, I guess, when you see the kinds of people who drive demand for them in the first place. Just scroll through any thread and look at the kinds of people photographed. It's peasant physiognomy all the way down.

>>17739497
>Sinn look like crap. They don't make a single good looking watch.
This is not true. The Heuer Bund lookalikes are great, so is the space watch.

The only problem is that they're made for space aliens with trunks for arms because they're 300cm tall.

>>17739344
Longines. Pretty much anything you like

>>17739344
its unsurpassed

>>17739791
The original version with the non-plastic movement was better.

I have a chance to buy plain SS 41mm DJ for MSRP. This year, unworn, stickers and all the shebang.
Should I?
There are three reasons why I’m hesitating:
>I’ll have to go abroad - to Sweden
>It’s from a grey diler - and I despise those fuckers
>I’m on a waitlist for Everose Slate 41mm

>>17739792
huh

>>17739763
>>Sinn looks like crap
>this is not true
Yest it is. Sinn is shit brand for contrarian fags.
Also
>German watchmaking
LMAO

>>17739497
i think the hydro watches are cool

>>17739794
Hope you get mugged by "Swedes" retarded rich faggot.

>>17739803
Lol
Fortunately it’s not from Abdullah Svenson AlHabibi, but from a trader a guy I’m working with bought his DJ.
>retarded rich faggot
>To spend less than 10k you have to be rich.
What are you doing with your life to say such a thing?

>>17739763
>>17739801
It's fascinating to me you would use these examples to prove your point. Look at that finishing and spacing between the different elements, it's horrendous...

>>17739794
Nah.
It's the most basic DJ you can get. Also if you don't like it you'll have trouble selling it above MSRP. Not worth the effort imo.

>>17739808
Ok give me 10k then if it's pocket change to you.

>>17739811
>it’s the most basic DJ
No problem with that
>Trouble selling above MSRP
No problem either. I’ll probably keep it indefinitely.
If not for the AD I’m willing to pay for YM 40mm rhodium and pic rel.
Also
I’m actually trying to find OP 41mm Green or Silver. I like plain stuff

>>17739815
>give me 10k
Do something with your life you pathetic piece of shit

>>17739821
So you're too poor?

>>17739819
I don't have any problem with plain stuff either (my favorite Rolex are the OP and Explorer) but that black DJ is rather soulless. At least that everose one is fun.

>>17739824
What are you willing to do for that 10k?
>>17739827
>Soulless
In comparison with pic rel yeah…. But on the other hand it shouldn’t scream - look at me.
>Everose is more playfull
And it looks much better in person than on pics.
Wanted YG w Black dial, but Everose is something different

I like all colors equally. Which one is the best?

>>17739733
Boldr who?

>>17739831
>What are you willing to do for that 10k?
Same thing that you did.

>>17739799
Based fellow a Lange and sohne hater

>>17739851
>Lange
I want to meet a person that buys Lange. He has to be an Insuferable fag
Pic rel
>>17739849
>same thing you did
You’re willing to set some goals for yourself, loose some health when reaching those and wait few years untill you can spend that kind of money on some bullshit trinket few times a year? Because it took me some time to get here and you’re not even trying nigger.
Cool.

Which one?

>>17739858
>You’re willing to set some goals for yourself, loose some health when reaching those and wait few years untill you can spend that kind of money on some bullshit trinket few times a year?
You had to do all this for a measly $10k?

>>17739859
The Patrimony needs a redesign so badly. It's pretty wild how terrible it looks.

>>17739859
Neither.
Don't spend 10k on a Frederique Constant.

>>17739864
Sheeeeiiiit I thought both were Frederique Constant
Holy shit this looks so bad

>>17739859
Vacheron of course
>>17739861
>you had to do it all fo measly 10k
No. It’s just a watch money for now. I’d probably have three times as much by the end of the year just for watches.
Meanwhile you’re trying really hard to not act like a faggot.
Pic rel

>>17739859
Why on earth would anyone buy that dog of a Vacheron when Lange and Patek have solved the perpetual calendar?

>>17739871
and the Patek which is extremely overpriced but also extremely aesthetic

>>17739869
>>No. It’s just a watch money for now. I’d probably have three times as much by the end of the year just for watches.
Ok so will you finally tell us what exactly you had to do for $10k or not?

>>17739839
black + green is the only correct answer

>>17739876
Better question is why are you such a fag?
>>17739871
>Lange
It’s so disgusting I’d prefer FP Journe over this. Hah I think so,e Jacobs look better
>>17739874
This
Why would you even consider buying krautshit when there’s clearly superior Swiss crap?

>>17739871
lange jews you out of a fucking zero (0) kek

All perpetual calendars and chronographs look like shit to me.
3 hands no date is based.

>>17739887
problem is nowadays when something is limited people buy it as an "investment" even though the watch actually wasn't featured in any of the matrix movies so I would have to pay extra when the Pulsar is already way too expensive for a digital watch

>>17739894
>>17739896
Seething poorfags. Many such cases.

>>17739904
this watch has a perpetual calender and chronograph and I think its pretty cool

>>17739794
41 is all fucked up, 36 is the way.

>>17739625
She has great taste, her Moritz Grossman is one of the best looking modern watches I've seen.

>>17739904
What day is it anon?
>has to check phone
Rekt

>>17739904
Idk
>>17739914
Show me one nice krautshit i dare you

>>17739925
>36
Too big and too fat
Also
Pic rel

>>17739936
36mm is just more proportional for a datejust

>>17739914
Don't germoids use 01 02 03 etc for dates?

>>17739937
How so? Can you show me the pic with comparison or smth?
>inb4 spoonfeed me
I’m genuinely curious because I don’t see it at the first glance

>>17739942
no watch looks proportional on a fattie, no matter how big

>>17739943
Eat shit

>>17739948
>Eat shit
That's the problem. If they just ate clean, they wouldn't be so fat.

>no longer available
Why live?

>>17739894
>Better question is why are you such a fag?
Why don't you want to tell us and why are you obsessed with fags? Was it something icky like that?

>>17739953
Zenith is a chronically mismanaged company despite being able to consistently come up with good designs (though, tbf, they also come up with tons of dogs too)

I love my beater Moonswatch

Looks stylish and I dont care if I bang it on things

Excellent for the kitchen with cook timers as well

>>17739959
>I love my beater Moonwatch

>Looks stylish and I dont care if I bang it on things

>Excellent for the kitchen with cook timers as well

>>17739959
Shaved pig.

>>17739960
I'm getting a speedy

>>17739963
Good

Quick
Post your grail watch before something will happen

>>17739913
they sell for almost the same, what are you on about?

>>17739914
you can't afford zeros

>>17739964

>>17740000
>>17740000

>>17740001

>>17740001
Close, but I think >>17740000 is still slightly fatter.

>>17739859
right one looks like cheap patek replica
vacheron is not much better either. it looks too middle heavy. it feels as if its going to collapse because all the "weight" is stacked so high with nothing on the sides to support it

just got my square. but it looks small on me.

>>17740017
Looks fine to me.

TUDOR IS RUINING LIVES

>>17739876
What the fuck does this question even mean

Also can I wear a denim jacket that looks a lot like a kimono as a white man without people throwing paint at me

>>17740028
Y?

>>17739957
some of the best designs and some of the absolute worst hublot-tier bullshit. picrel is a beautiful piece

>>17739966
hello fellow grail poster

>>17738949
dressy sports refs are my weaknesses tho

>rolex during the day
>tudor at night
the true idort combo

>>17739966
When is it happening

Saw a YouTuber shill this

Mido tv big date

Yes or no?

>>17740077
Imho Patek cope
No
>>17740069
I mean… This type of Exp2 is roughly +/-8-10k even as CPO. Set some goals and get it.
My Moonshine tho. New is almost half of my yearly income. It won’t happen earlier than in a year or two and then I can’t buy cheaper stuff.
>>17740000
>>17740001
>>17740002
>>17740004
Pic

>>17740069
I had one of those. Total pain in the ass. The power reserve is miniscule so you really do have to wear it all day every day. If it ever runs down, setting it is a bastard because it doesn't have a quickset date. You're turning the crown until you get repetitive stress disorder.

Never get a GMT watch with less than 60 hours of power reserve.

But you love it, so you'll figure ways to justify the purchase anyway.

>>17740090
Now THAT is a Mortadello Squeeze.

>>17738946
What is the concensus on Bell & Ross? Is picrel any good?

>>17739072
can we see that reverso on your wrist please? I love the strap.

>>17740102
>What is the concensus on Bell & Ross?
Unique design. That's for sure.
They've got this aerospace/pilot larp going on.
Movements are usually blah.
Not the sort of thing you'd wear as an only watch.

>>17740111
>Not the sort of thing you'd wear as an only watch

Because of the design or because of the movement??

>>17740112
Because of the design. It's not very versatile.

So many fatties on /wt/. Is it that hard not to eat McDonalds? lol

>>17740129
Let’s see your hand and watch

>>17740017
It looks good but you are a big boy.

>>17739966

>>17739966
My dream watch doesm't exist. Apparently I'm after a set of features that just don't come together. Anyway it would be pic related but shrunk down to 38 mm and 10mm thick

>>17740206
Fuck I'm retarded

>>17740206
Describe it

>>17738946
I just picked up one of these bad boys after rocking a Wenger Commando for the past 18 years. Did I do good?

>>17740223
My old watch:
(mine has the stainless steel strap)

>>17740223
>>17740233
3/10
Ut whatever tickles your pickle

>>17740223
>>17740233
>>17740243

The only other nice-ish watch I ever owned was pic related (the one on the right) but it was a POS and the second hand fell off twice in 5 years and so I try to forget about it. The night illumination was nice though.

>I am become double-dick, destroyer of inaccuracy
Came in the other day.
Are there any vintage seiko quartz fags left on /wt/?

>>17740206
>>17740211
Can't be done. Wristlets don't deserve to be taken into account.
Bulk up.

>>17739953
>There is no such thing as a used watch for sale.
What a weird reality we live in.

>>17740093
But why don't you just wear it every other day or so? Do you have any other better gmt recs?

>>17740201
>special snowflaek cases with tri-lugs "just because"
why did they think this was a good idea

>>17740267
>buying second hand
Disgusting
Although if I’d find new old stock…

>>17740036

Opinions on Cartier Ronde

>>17740274
knew I'd find you, mouse hater

>>17740263
My wrist is average for a 15% body fat male. I'd rather not wear that watch than conform to the overweight majority most watches are made for

>>17739966

>>17740298

>>17740298
>>17740301
Beauty but those hands ruin it for me

>>17740303
I used to dislike them but the hunter case makes up for it.

>>17739859
>vacheron shows a gorillion months
Completely unnecessary and cluttering. All these perp cals that have this weird way of indicating leap years suck ass. Patek does something annoying as well. This >>17739874 is the first patek PC that actually looks good.
I like the JLC mut PC's overall clean layout too.
All these fucking dials and leap year shit hands on VC, PP, Breguet etc., ruin shit.

How often do you need to know the leap year in advance? I don't need it on my fancy watch.
Feb 29th comes around? Oh wow I already knew because I've got it penciled in an agenda, or my phone calendar/organiser.

>>17740307
It doesn’t tho

>>17739928
Yeah well I'd rather check my phone than having an ugly hole on my dial. Also have fun reseting your date function 5 times a year.

>>17739966

>>17740390
shieeeet

>>17739758
>As objects on their own, most watches are simply ugly, and their inelegance and poor proportions are made doubly obvious as soon as they're slapped on a wrist.
Yes.
One of the most striking example that comes to my mind is Patek. They've made the most elegant complicated watches for decades: thin, compact, perfectly balanced proportions and harmonious colors... very tasteful.
But then the 90s happened and now they make pic related. Everything has to be "sporty", fat, thick and ugly. Boomers and shitskins love these.

The final redpill about watches is this:
>design peaked in the 50s/60s, right before the quartz crisis
The only good watches made nowadays are rehash of the past. Look at Vacheron, their only good looking watches are the "Historiques" one. Everything made after the quartz crisis is a design nightmare. Yes, this includes the Overseas which is your typical boomer watch.

REJECT MODERNITY
EMBRACE TRADITION
FUCK MODERN WATCHMAKING

>>17740435
embrace chinks stealing traditional designs while mountainjews continue pandering to niggers with horrid shit like the one in the picture

>>17739118
seiko presage cocktail time, specifically SRPB41J

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>>17740474
I'm the biggest Rolex shill and this is horrendous

>>17740474
>I sell cocaine at the beach bar

>>17740470
btw, not exactly like the real thing but pretty close

>>17740257
Nice. I'm still here.

>>17739118
Weekdater of course.

>>17740276
It's kinda round.

>>17739758
>most watches are simply ugly
Yes. Over the years my dislike for most them has softened, i can tolerate them better, but still, i would never wear more than half the shit they churn out. Good thing is there's so many different watches being made everyone can find something to their liking.

>>17740526
Is there a modern day version of this.

>>17740535
Unfortunately no. They would probably mess it up if they did reissue it.

Why do people shill Rolex so hard on here?
Rolex seems like the most peak normie NPC level watch brand to get into

>>17740590
Because we're on /fa/, the peak normalfag NPC board filled with people who buy hypebeast shit because they think it'll make up for their ugly face.

Rolex is just an extension of that. It's the watch you buy if you want a watch that you think other people will be impressed by. Honestly, they might, but any chick impressed by the fact you're wearing a rolex is a chick you really don't want to date.

>>17740590
because this thread is full of poorfags who will save up for years for a used Explorer thinking it's the end-all watch, when it was always just an everyday shitter alternative to more pricey brands

>>17740590
>came up with a shit ton of innovations and/or mass marketed them (automatic movement, water resistant cases, date function, etc)
>defined the codes for modern sports watches in the 50s (Explorer, Submariner, GMT Master)
>reliable, accurate, top notch quality control
>sturdy and yet incredibly thin and compact (find me an automatic GMT or chronograph watch under 12mm ; pro-tip: you can't)
>spare parts easily available, can be serviced locally
>increase in value over time
>"it's a Rolex"
I'll be honest with you: only complete retards or seething poorfags hate Rolex.
Make a spreadsheet with every criteria that matter in watchmaking and try to rank every brands. Rolex will always be up there in each categories. They're unmoggable to a point they've made this "hobby" boring and uninteresting.

>>17740605
>came up with a shit ton of innovations and/or mass marketed them
Appeal to history. Seiko miniaturized quartz, which made every single Rolex "innovation" obsolete overnight.

Only a complete retard would think they're hot shit for spending thousands of dollars on a fucking watch.

>>17739942
The case is about as thin as a 36 but much larger, proportions are not good. Every time I see someone with a 36 it looks infinitely better, doesn't matter if the wearer is fat or has crazy gainz.

>>17740607
>thousands of dollars
Pocket change money for a lot of people.

>>17740618
And I'm sure driving your lambo to your 5 million dollar McMansion all feels "cheap" for you, it's still retarded. Watches are tools. Sure, you can spend a bit more on one that's made out of stainless steel instead of plastic, but at about the 500 dollar mark you cross from the realm of "I just want something nicer" to "I'm a retard with too much money and not enough taste".

>>17740626
>buying nice clothes is retarded, living in sweatpants does the same job
>buying a Lambo is retarded, driving a Skoda does the same job
>paying a 10/10 escort is retarded, having my dick sucked by a $10 sheboon does the same job
>buying a nice house is retarded, living in da hood with the niggers does the same job
It's like you don't get the point of luxury.
Also don't act like you wouldn't spend big money on an expensive watch/car/trip/whatever if you became a millionnaire overnight.
>DURRRRR BUT ROLEX ARE ESPECIALLY RETARDED
That's just like your opinion man. Rolex have a huge cult following, they are grail watches for millions of people. Just accept you don't get it and enjoy your Seiko.

>>17740626
Watches are jewelry. The >muh tool watch nonsense is just a way for a guy to cope. Screeching about timing steaks or needing to always know the time in California where your cousin lives is how you avoid admitting you’re buying jewelry for peacocking.

>>17740632
And millions of people watch and somehow enjoy capeshit. I'm not saying Rolexes are any more retarded than the rest of the "luxury" market.

But I guess to you, there's only slumming it with homeless people and spending 10k on a watch. There's no middle ground where you get 99% of the function at 1/50th of the cost.

>Also don't act like you wouldn't spend big money on an expensive watch/car/trip/whatever if you became a millionnaire overnight.
I can say without a shadow of a doubt that if I was a millionaire overnight, I wouldn't buy a Rolex. Or any other fancy watch, I'd design my own and have chinks make some samples.

>>17740635
The delusions of a faggot. Watches might be jewellery to you, but I have a sapphire crystal because it's hard wearing, not because it's more "expensive" and that makes it "luxury". Got some concrete on it earlier, washed right off.

>>17740651
>poorfag screeching noises
Could’ve used the time spent whining updating your resume to get a job.

>>17740651
>And millions of people watch and somehow enjoy capeshit
Millions of people also enjoy big boobs. Are big boobs bad now? Don't you like big boobs anon?

>>17739124
>Something that looks good in my day to day but also 8-5 in the office
Not him but I suggest you get reading classes, Shekelsteinberg.

>>17739791
I like the Bulova Hack better

>>17740017
What the fuck, that watch eats my wrist up like it's spaghetti. Are you a giant or just American?

>>17740516
>>17740257
Is the twinquartz better than the single models?

>>17740651
>I have a sapphire crystal because it's hard wearing, not because it's more "expensive" and that makes it "luxury". Got some concrete on it earlier, washed right off.
if you were truly going full practical as you are screeching about then you'd not accept anything less than an acrylic crystal
sapphire is a luxury for those that want to larp as james bond or someone useful with a "tool watch" instead of an actual tool
you fool no one you moron

>>17740605
>find me an automatic GMT or chronograph watch under 12mm ; pro-tip: you can't
Bulgari Octo Finissimo Chrono GMT

>>17740651
The permanent fixtures of this thread take it to extremes but you (with a few exceptions) can’t get a good watch for less than a couple of thousand. Longines make some decent watches around 2k USD. These watches are still shitters, but they’re decent shitters. Below this waterline are the irredeemable shitters, homages and stat beast chinkshit watches

>>17740116
Is there another pilot watch worth checking out then? Something unique but that is more versatile?

Okay bros, I need help. Guys watches, I got that covered, we know our shit because we like that shit. I fucking love mechanical movements although I have meme quartz options from Mr. Jones.

That said, shit I don't know about are WOMEN'S WATCHES. Friend's birthday is coming soon and I need something fancy, and the only pretty one I know is Dior Malice and the mother of pearl version of that is a struggle to find these days. Anybody got a suggestions?

>>17740709
Yea, the $15K GMT by Bvlgari. Let me write a check for a sec.

>>17740726
Here's something more fitting for a man of your caliber.

>>17740386
Oh no actually interacting with my watch how can I cope

>>17740725
Cartier Panthere, or Tank Must. Women want Cartiers

>>17740726
I got to try that Bulgari on, it’s fucking incredible and insane value at 15k

You just wrote an emotional essay about Rolex, are you poor or not?

>>17740725
yeah can't go wrong with a Cartier for women's watches, if you have the budget

>>17740730
>You just wrote an emotional essay about Rolex, are you poor or not?
I just got on this thread, what're you on about?

>>17740727
Thanks, I fucking love the Casio Royale but at 45mm it doesn't love me.

>>17738946
This is the only watch you need. Fuck all these poncy looking fag watches. This is the watch of champions.

>>17740737
It's square so it wears small unless you are a mega wristlet

>>17740725
Chanel J12

>>17740749
I could buy a house with the price of that watch

>>17739189
Looks tacky now, will look ridiculous a few years down the line.

>>17739497
>Sinn look like crap
>Baltic look good
You are retarded anon, sorry to tell you.

>>17740752
You could buy a house with 12k max? What shithole do you live in bro?

>>17740756
Who at Cartier thought making a black Cartier was a good idea?

>>17740759
Bangladesh

>>17740721
>good stats are now a bad thing
lmao, I love it

>>17740761
>bangladesh
>giving women gifts
don't you just rape them in your cave or something?

>>17740276
underrated

>>17739072
im more interested in what the background is. cool picture. post full pic

>>17740703
Acrylic scratches like shit. I've used an acrylic watch for a decade, it was bordering on illegible. If I manage to scratch or shatter the sapphire, I'll just buy another one, they're 10 bucks.

>>17740762
This bullshit is the reason why the Swiss keep getting away with shit.

Fucking JP brands come up with new tech? Hurr durr nobody knows Citizen, Hurr durr Spring Quartz

Fucking CN brands use superior materials?
Hurr durr made in China

You're not winning. Got a Microbrand that was sporting a Miyota 9015 recently and it's at -/+ 4spd on the timegrapher. There's genuinely no reason to cum on anything SWISS MADE these days.

I'm coping super hard by having on the fly adjustment without having to pay 5k for it, goddamn chinks with all this cope

>>17740768
Hush, don't make the guy feel bad about his overpriced Vostok purchase.

>>17740764
Jesus Christ, man. We're not exactly the Middle East

>>17740770
>on the fly adjustment
Pointless bloat. My clasp weighs 5.4g, and that's with the trifold, which is made of titanium for most of the weight saving with none of the ugly titanium look. Just set your microadjust point properly, bro.

I thought poorfags had their own containment thread now. Why are they seething here?

>>17740778
>just be at constant temperature throughout the whole day, bro
it's a goddamn godsend, you don't NEED to adjust the length to go through the day, but at some point of the day the bracelet will be tighter or looser, it's inevitable. Not enough to be unwearable, but being able to shorten or lenghten the bracelet in two seconds is just objectively better
any clasp with microadjustments could be changed into on the fly adjustable clasp and they would be better always in every case every time
use a butterfly clasp if you want discreet and small clasp, but the regular 3 folds might as well go extinct when you can get on the fly for 40 goddamn $
>my clasp weighs 5.4g
I couldn't care less about 5 grams here or there, also no reason a titanium clasp couldn't be on the fly adjustable

>>17740727
This unironically looks fantastic. Reminds me of MGSV.

>>17740799
Even the moniker is also in the same vein, it's called Casio Royale because it looks like the one Bond uses in the original Casino Royale.

what the fuck is this expression god damn i hate this faggot

>>17740802
Very based

>>17740804
I really enjoy his videos.

>>17740739
you can have that one and other ones. Why do you have to be so mad about it, its just watches, no one is obligating you to buy one. Get some sunlight my friend.

>>17740789
I guess it depends on how tight you like your bracelet. Personally I have it set so it's slightly tight when my wrist is bloated, and I don't mind it being a little loose.

The real problem with clasps is poor microadjust options. The standard 3-4mm gaps are fucking retarded, so you're forced to use trifold bending for sub mm adjustment. It should be 2mm increments.

>use a butterfly clasp if you want discreet and small clasp,
I bought one. It weighed more than my custom titanium job, and would've been 10 times more fiddly to put on. The trifold is the absolute peak of clasp design.

>I couldn't care less about 5 grams here or there,
A gram here, a gram there, it all adds up. My watch weighs under 95g with milled end links and solid links. You can't get this kind of performance from stock parts.

>>17740808
Same. The Extender set up I use to photograph and video watch dials up close is actually based off that motherfucker's setup.

I still really need to buy a Sigma Art lens one of these days.

>>17740771
I don't own a vostok, or any other acrylic crystal watches. Just calling out a nog that goes on and on about utility and yet avails themselves of unnecessary components that are inferior for the kinds of uses they implied that need a watch for.

>>17740799
not even close
see GMW B5000TVA 1

>>17740820
I'm not constantly smashing my watch into rocks. It's occasionally getting scraped against mild steel. Shatter resistance isn't an issue, scratches are.

>>17740833
Scratches aren’t an issue with acrylic because toothpaste exists.

NEW THREAD
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>>17740854
That's a lot of effort. Like I said, replacing sapphire is 10 bucks, and I don't think it'll see any significant wear in a decade.

>>17739175
What a beauty. What steel case kit did you get?