/fa/ - Fashion

Stop buying sports watches.

idc how anime they look, I like them
>hardlex

Are world timers the next gmts?

>>17748405
I dont.

Can anyone id this G-Shock? Sorry for the low res image.

>>17748409
>hardlex
Mahk will sell you a sapphire crystal for it, i bet you can find them on ebay as well.

>I mean.... Christopher ward will make any watch in a limited run for any group. You just have to fill in their "bespoke" section and have enough deposit upfront for them.
>We have had some made up for the Christopher Ward Enthusiasts group on FB.

So what CW model are we picking for our /wt/ limited run group buy?

>>17748414
Context?

KINO

GMT vs Submariner
What would you choose?

>>17748420
Toaster watch or mortadello fan watch?
>>17748432
Gmt obviously

>>17748424

Anyone going to Geneva Watch Days?
It's already end of this month and there's basically nobody talking about it, looks like it's going to be a very small scale event, not sure if it's worth traveling all the way to Geneva for that.

>>17748432
No-date sub if possible.

>>17748432
gmt

Here are my thoughts on the Apple Watch:

First off, let's talk about convenience. The Apple Watch has seamlessly integrated itself into my daily routine, providing quick access to notifications, messages, and calls without having to constantly pull out my phone. This level of connectivity has not only saved me time but has also allowed me to stay engaged in real-life moments without getting lost in my device.

Fitness tracking is another aspect that sets the Apple Watch apart. The comprehensive health features, from heart rate monitoring to activity tracking, have genuinely motivated me to lead a more active lifestyle. The subtle reminders to stand up and move around during the day have made a significant impact on my overall well-being.

The ability to customize watch faces and bands is a unique feature that lets me express my personal style. I can effortlessly switch between a professional look for work and a more casual one for my evening jog. It's like having a collection of watches in one!

But let's not forget about the impressive range of third-party apps. From meditation and mindfulness tools to finance and productivity apps, the Apple Watch has transformed into a mini-companion that helps me tackle various aspects of my life.

Apple Watch isn't just a gadget; it's a lifestyle enhancer. It seamlessly integrates into my life, motivates me to stay healthy, keeps me connected, and offers an array of useful features that genuinely improve my day-to-day experiences.

>>17748435
In that price range I think either Longines or Nomos are the best pick

>>17748438
No because I'm an Amerifat, but I'm looking forward to seeing what De Bethune, Greubel Forsey, Moser, Laurent Ferrier, and MB&F show off. I doubt these guys would bother showing up if they didn't have something new.

>>17748447
I didn't read your AI post but I feel a deep sense of revulsion looking at your image. The dogshit jacket with the gingham shirt and the Apple watch on a repulsive rubber strap along with a tasteless flat edged wedding ring. It's like it was tailor made to be disgusting.

Is this the watch thread?

>>17748429
What's the time? It's confusing.

>>17748435
For that money you can get a nice vintage Grand Seiko.

GIGACHADS ONLY

>>17748435
Stretch your budget a bit and there's the Seiko SARR001 / SNR037J1 with spring drive that's quite similar to the one you were looking at

Mako or Kamasu?

>>17748478
Ugly or hideous?

>>17748401
Bulova Lunar Pilot 42mm

Yes or No

>>17748491
Too big

>>17748478
Mako ray

>>17748491
Yes but the no-date smaller version.

>>17748490
Kamasu is kino

Need a cheap beater automatic that’s not vostock that’s 40mm or smaller. Not a chono not a dress watch. Prob a diver or sports watch. Maybe field? Steel bracelet. Need something for construction work but I just don’t want a gshock really. Thanks.

thoughts on the multifort tv big date? really liking both the green and the blue versions

>>17748535
Nice Piaget Pol--oh...

>>17748529
Why the fuck do you want an auto for that purpose?

Reposting from last thread since I got only 1 reply. I appreciate who ever recommended me that but I realized that I need a minimum size, 34mm is too small.
"Suggest a watch for me."
> Your budget
As cheap as possible.
> Watch type, e.g. dress, diver, pilot
Ideally a gold sports watch, can be new or vintage, but really just anything actually made of gold and on a bracelet so it's noot dressy but more on the casual side
> Movement, e.g. automatic, hand wound, quartz
Doesn't matter
> Desired features, e.g. water resistance, day/date, 2nd time zone
Doesn't matter
> Preferred strap option, e.g. leather, nylon, bracelet
Solid gold Bracelet
> Wrist size or desired watch size
7inches, anywhere between 36mm and 42mm

If everything works out I'll just get a gold oysterquartz daydate but if it doesn't I need a cheaper option. I remember some anon buying a solid gold dress watch for less than it would be worth it's weight in gold. That would be a hell of a find.

>>17748537
I’m used to wearing a steel bracelet now for my nice watch. I don’t like digital much. I’ve been wearing the f91w at work but I like the feel and look of an analogue watch. But I can’t wear my nice watch 10-12 hours a day which bothers me. Most of my life is spent working like a slave and I’m not too keen on wearing a digital watch. They’re just not interesting to me even though I respect the history of gshock and whatnot im not personally that into it

>>17748547
Ok but why not get a quartz analog that can hold up to being abused instead of a cheap auto that will die from construction work.

>>17748553
Cuz Im fucking weird and I like the smooth sweep and batteries are lame. Same reason most watch people prefer autos I guess

>>17748561
Your only choice around that price range would be a pagani design. Idk why you wouldn't get a vostok, the have some pretty normal looking designs out these days.

which watch do I have to buy so /wt/ can't say I'm coping

Just fucking kill yourself if you're so easily influenced by the disingenuous opinions of internet trolls.

>>17748413
This is one of my favorite watches. Got it for $380 back when it was newly released. Interesting strap choice

>>17748529
Get a Seiko 5 or a Citizen diver.

>>17748569
There are none. I'll be always there to tell you "couldn't afford [this other watch you didn't buy]?".

The only way is to own every watches ever made.

>>17748569
Anything from Patek Philippe, Audemars Piguet, Vacheron Constantin, A. Lange & Söhne, F.P. Journe or H. Moser & Co.

>>17748574
I also got it for less than 400€ back in the day.

I like swaping straps. That one is from a 1992 Seiko 7t42 thing i have now on a mesh bracelet (pic rel).

>be me
>obsessed with watches
>saving up for Rolex because can't afford outright
>sucking AD dick, expecting to get the call within next 6 months for a pepsi gmt
>finally have enough money to buy, set it aside
>one day, look at that money and realize something
>make a decision
>shove it all into brokerage account and buy stock
>no longer obsessed with watches
it's that simple. sayonara faggots, I'm free. buying watches isn't a hobby. gonna go golf with my buddies today wearing my seiko shitter

>>17748595
I'm just gonna stick to buying scrap lots of casio watches and fixing them up. At least my watch hobby involves more than just buying stuff.

>>17748598
good for you, you're better than 98% of the rest of the losers on this general, myself included before last week. the veil has been lifted from my eyes, this is just consooming

The fogmaster almost never has the battery at high anymore, almost always at mid. Sure it goes to high for like 2 days after going in the sun but it used to always stay at high unless it slept in a drawer for too long. Should I replace the battery now? Will the battery deteriorate rapidly from this point on? Is it better for the capacitor if I change the battery out now rather than waiting for it to shit the bed?

>>17748595
Congrats anon, in a few years you might be able to afford a Rolex

>>17748595
if you need to "save up" to afford a watch you shouldn't be buying that watch in the first place

>>17748569
AP, VC, Patek, F.P. Journe, or Breguet.

>>17748625
Vc is a cope

Help me brehs, I can't choose

>>17748627
Tudor but personally neither of those. 39mm pelagos

>>17748584
>>17748625
>Patek Philippe
Can't afford a Philippe Dufour?
>Audemars Piguet
Can't afford a Richard Mille?
>Vacheron Constantin
Can't afford a Patek Philippe?
>A. Lange & Söhne
Can't afford a FP Journe?
>FP Journe
Can't afford a Roger Smith?
>H. Moser & Co
Can't afford a Romain Gauthier?
>Breguet
Can't afford a Voutilainen?

Or, if you're a top shitposter:
Couldn't get on the waiting list for a Submariner?

>>17748616
This is the plain truth. Is a fucking watch ffs.

If you want a watch and you buy it without financial remorse (including considering the purchase a "investment" or similar bs), debt or saving, thats fine.

Anything else, is stupid.

>>17748630
This. Stop having your life dictated by internet memes. Enjoy what you like

>>17748432
GMT, but my choice is the Explorer II polar

>>17748595
based, experiences are worth more than a piece of metal on your wrist

>>17748608
idk, does it even have a capacitor? i say try stretching it as long as you can

Lets play a game /wt/.

I give you $100k and you can buy as many watches as you like, except you CAN'T get watches from those brands
>Rolex
>Cartier
>Omega
>Patek Philippe
>Vacheron Constantin
>Audemars Piguet
What do you buy?
And no, you can't get the money you're not spending.

>>17748659
rm and sell it

>>17748595
Well, the Pepsi is one of the ugliest Rolexes, with a horrendous color combination.
It is a good decision, do not spend so much money if you do not have good taste.

>>17748659
Lange

>>17748595
a good decision anon. i make six figures and my most expensive watch is around $1k

>>17748659
A. Lange & Söhne and Moser

>>17748659
>Jaeger Lecoultre Master Control Date - 10k
>Jaeger Lecoultre Reverso Tribute (rose gold black dial) - 25k
>Parmigiani Fleurier Tonda PF GMT Rattrapante (blue dial) - 30k
>ALS Odysseus - 30k

>>17748662
Good luck finding a Richard Mille under 100k mate

>>17748659
Easy, Seiko, Grand Seiko and Credor, i'd be a happy man.

>>17748426
AYOOOOOO

Just when I was about to stop coming to this thread bored from seeing the same watches you post this.70-80s retrofuturism is my favorite design style and I will never get bored of it.

>>17748438
going there as a poor must be depressing

>>17748659
>JLC Reverso
>Zenith El Primero
>Chopard LUC
>Sinn Welttraumchrono
>Breitling Superocean (Heritage version)
>IWC Ingeniur
>Grand Seiko SBGM235
>Tudor Black Bay GMT
>Longines Spirit Zulu Time
wdyt anons

I'm feeling kinda sad over the state of the watch industry can someone cheer me up?

There are so many different brands and yet it seems like they all make the same watch with slight differences. And it's not like they rip off creative brands but they rip off boring brands like Rolex who you buy not for the design but the flex factor, heritage and built quality.

I thought about trying to design watches myself but I realized that making unique designs instead of Rolex/Royal Oak cope won't sell.

>>17748684
A poor can't afford to go there.

>>17748704
Well, bel canto and moonglow aren't cope watches and yet they sell very well apparently?
A lot of microbrands focus on reissue of models out of production and cheaper rip offs of expensive watches because it's the easiest way to bootstrap a watch brand when it's just a couple of dudes having their watches built in PRC.
That doesn't mean there's no demand for new things. More that innovating tastefully on how to put 3 hands on a dial is quite tricky to achieve.

>>17748710
how expensive is the ticket? do you need to wear a a fancy tailored suit to get in?

>>17748478
Old mako with the non-matte dial

>>17748712
>Well, bel canto and moonglow aren't cope watches and yet they sell very well apparently?

these are the only interesting watches in the catalog though

>More that innovating tastefully on how to put 3 hands on a dial is quite tricky to achieve.

That's what makes me so sad. Everyone is scared of experimentation and playing it safe except fashion watch brands that make ridiculous tacky shit. But there is an area between safe boring designs and fashion watches imo. Back then watch brands dared to try something different.

>>17748585
What are these 7T chronos like? Someone a few threads back recommended one as a trial chrono as they're cheap to pick up now. I don't normally like the look of chronos but haven't owned one before.

>>17748704
The solution is high end dress watches. 99.99% of sports watches are the same old garbage.

>>17748732
these are so expensive though ;_;

I don't really care about the movement and finishing that I need to spend 5k+. I just want interesting designs which should be doable for affordable prices.

>be me
>want a Patek
>can't afford it
Why even live?

Which watch would you wear if you had an appointment to get a handy with him?

>>17748642
>GMT, but my choice is the Explorer II polar
True, those are much easier to get. Much shorter waiting lists.

why are German watches so autistic? This and IWC are so boring and/or ugly

>>17748401
Rollie Pollie on my wrist.

>>17748801
They want to go out of their way to not look like Swiss watches.

>>17748765
>polar
Are there a more obnoxious group of people than those who give watches nicknames? "Root Beer", "Bluesy", "Samurai", "Great White", etc etc

>>17748762
nice gyno travis

Is 22 too young to wear a Daytona at work?

>>17748821
Depends on what you do for work. If your job earns you Daytona money, then why not?
But if you're working the fryer at the local McDonalds...

>>17748659
FP Journe Elegante (as if)
Glashutte Original 70s chrono
Blancpain Fifty Fathoms
Seiko 62mas
maybe a Bvlgari or Lange

>>17748827
No one else at the McDonald’s would even recognize it lol.

is there any way i could mod this with a mechanical movement? its 33mm so maybe a womens watch movement would fit?

>>17748843
>that pic

>>17748827
I'm a VP at my family's company

>>17748865
depends on the company I guess but it'll probably come off as cringe if you're vp because your daddy owns the company

>>17748821
you overestimate how much people care
rolex npc designs might as well look like mall watches to the average person

>>17748569
just buy a rolex gmt

>>17748861
It'd be hard i think, you have to find a movement that fits into the case by diameter and height, have the correct pinions and screws to secure it to the case, find a movement spacer, find hands that would fit on those pinions etc...

>>17748405
WELL I finally gave in and decided to buy my first sports watch, was thinking about asking my family friend AD if I could skip the cuck line and just buy an this but then I thought about it and realized the lifestyle that I want won't really work with this watch because I don't want to vegitate in some fat american suburb forever I want to travel through eastern europe and latam with my remote job and with a 6000$ watch I'd literally always be paranoid about it getting stolen so I just went for the last longines conquest in the same color as my cope watch

>>17748713
IDK about the ticket but you gotta take into account the transport there and back (a grand or two even if you're from europe), accomodation (another grand or two), food, other expenses, and as you mentioned you have to look the part to not stick out like a sore thumb... For that money i could also buy a solid watch, and if i can't afford a watch by itself how am i going to afford a trip to a watch expo in geneva ? Then again i'm really poor, idk what you imagine as being poor.

>>17748943
I’ve worn an explorer every day for a year and no one even noticed I have a Rolex

>>17748946
>I’ve worn an explorer every day for a year and no one even noticed I have a Rolex
Don't sell yourself short. Certainly people have noticed. They just didn't care because they know it's an entry-level Rolex.

They're being polite. Complimenting your Rolex would be implicitly calling you out for your poverty and that would be incredibly rude.

Recommend me a Grand Seiko that will go well with casual everyday clothing.

>>17748950
I can't tell if people are trolling but the Explorer is imo the best looking Rolex. Kinda cringe to think people would judge you for not getting one of the expensive bulky models.

>>17748865
nepotism VP wearing a daytona, yeah that's the way to go OP. Tally ho and make sure all the peons know they'll never rise to your level because you're the one the president/CEO loves best

>>17748954
>the expensive bulky models.
you're telling on yourself.

Damn the mist flake is really temping with how weak the yen is

>>17748953
No. You can do better.

>>17748953
The one in your pic would be perfectly suited for that.

>>17748992
well there a lot of models so im wondering if someone got a better option

preferably 38mm or smaller

>>17748561
Get either a solar powered, second hand-less analog G-shock or a mechaquartz and suck up changing the battery every two years (Baltany on aliexpress has several mechaquartz models). Doing construction with an auto is retarded

>>17748939
Is there like a website for watch modders? Has swapping movements ever been done before? I never disassembled a watch so I have no idea how tight the tolerances in the case are. I fell in love with the design of this watch but the movement sucks I heard and I dislike the quartz 1hz second movement.

>>17748426
oh, but why the digital dial?

Confess your sins, WT.
>Me first:
I'm in love with the Audemars Piguet CODE 11:59 with purple dial.
If they made it in steel (which would be cheaper) I'd sell both the rolex and tudor, and even max the credit cards if I had to, and become a one-watch guy. And I'd be happy.

>>17748401
>be me
>perfectly fine wearing orient watches
>vehemently opposed to seiko
I’m not sure why I’m like this. There’s just something that physically disgusts me about seeing “Seiko” on a watch. There are some good seiko watches for modders though. Maybe I could go down this route and just replace the dial and anything else that has seiko branding

>guy walked into my apartment complex with a pattek boutique bag
I'll forever be watchmogged in this community

>>17749039
every seiko ive got has been garbage for keeping time

>>17749012
i have a 2020 rolex and im buying a tudor

>highest returns on vacheron constantin watches

why

>>17749054
because they're actually liked by real people and not the incels here

>>17749054
they're an undervalued asset. the market for royal oaks and nautiluses is pretty saturated.

Why is there so much hate for the best watch?

>>17749068
the day date version is better

>>17749012
How is it a sin? Regardless of what you think about the design, AP still mogs 99.99% of watches posted in these threads.

Royal Oak and dive watches are unironically ugly and are only purchased by npcs that cannot grasp interesting horological design

>>17749068
Once it gets an in-house movement it will be better.

>>17748414
DW-8150-1V l

>>17749054
Rolex made 1,200,000 watches in 2022.
Vacheron Constantin made 21,000.
Patek Phillipe made 34,000.

People act like Rolexes are hard to get, but there many Daytonas/Submariners/etc. on Chrono24 (if you're willing to pay extra). Honestly, they're pretty fucking common.

But the ultra-high end brands like VC and PP make far fewer watches, so they are genuinely hard to get. It's not a matter of price anymore—but these companies may only make 50 of a specific watch/color per year, of those 50 only 2-3 are going to an AD/boutique near you.

>>17748569
seiko

>>17749006
The single most modded watch in the world is the Seiko SKX. Not sure about other watches though. There are sites that list various calibers and their dimensions.

>>17749006
Find a watchmaker and ask him if he could swap the movement for you, some might be bored enough to give it a go.

>>17749012
I don't get the hate on the 11.59, i think it's a good looking watch. Maybe the dials could use some texture or something to give them some pizzaz but the rest is fine.

>>17749072
Rolex OysterQuartz DayDate is even better.

>>17749098
Too damn big, no fucking water resistance, dial is too damn empty, laughably overpriced, and that 4:30 date is an abortion. Plus, the whole thing just comes off as a cringing attempt to create the new Royal Oak.

It's better when they started adding some interesting complications, but the time-and-date version is pretty fugly.

>>17749087
>interpret "units sold" as "watches made"
you're building yourself a house of illusions

>>17749099
>Rolex OysterQuartz

I wish Rolex would make Quartz watches in 2023.

I've settled it on. I'm getting the Tudor Opaline Dial for when I travel to Africa.

>Be Omega
>name proprietary gold alloy after a star because space goes brr
>also the name of the star Arrakis orbits in Dune
I can't tell if this is unfathomably based or unbelievably cringe

>>17748535
Looks nice, I'd go for the green one

>>17749112
Depends on the pronunciation: if it's "can-o-puss" it's based, if it's "can-o-piss" it's cringe.

>>17748569
Any Tudor

>>17748569
fossil or hublot

what kind of cope is this?

>>17749112
unfathomably based

I bought a bracelet for my watch but it's too long, what screwdriver should I get to adjust it?

>>17748627
why would anyone pick that tudor over the aquastar?

Why can you buy a Nomos Tangente Glück auf limited edition (white dial tangente with gold hands and a little mining emblem at 6 oclock and on the caseback) for less than a regular tangente on their website? And it delivers in a week vs. months for a normal one. And they say there are only 125 of theI'm fine with

someone needs to email the guys at A Blog To Watch and tell them to either replace the wrist model or tell him to shave his disgusting arm hair.

>>17749160
How do you tell time with this?

>>17748946
that's why the only effay watch is any rolex wity fluted bezel and cyclops

>>17749159
Oops, fudged the end of that post. But yeah, i've never seen a limited edition watch sell for less than the base model. Especially not one with a run of only 125 models

>>17749162
the jetpack marks the hour and the rocket launcher tracks the minutes

>>17749145
That's the definition of a wrist fedora

>>17749178
I think it’s neat

Any gold dress watch recommendations?

>>17749174
reminds me of nam. charlie everywhere

>>17749185
I have a square 1960s Rolex that is solid gold. Vintage gold can be pretty cheap.

>>17749185
Cartier tank. Dig around Chrono24 or wherever for something in your price point.

The absolute best

>>17749217
Whoa, a Seiko!

>>17749112
Based

>>17749099
What's the short/mid/long term of owning one of these?
Are spare parts still available? Or do you have to go the indie specialist repairman route?
How well do these things even hold up? Do they even need spare parts regularly or do they just chug on for decades without issue?

>>17749217
>GS
>Thin case
>Narrow lugs
>Unintrusive power reserve

HOLY SHIT THEY WON, this is perfect now.
They actually fucking listened to the feedback for once, can you believe it?

>>17749277
How thin is the case? With the massive box sapphire it's 14mm or something but what's just the case?

>>17749145
>what kind of cope is this?

Omega cope.

>>17749281
GS have a week of power reserve so lately they started making non-automatic watches they are significantly slimmer.

I've seen one with flat crysrall being 9mm

holy CHAD

>>17749277
>>17749217
Case Thickness : 14mm
isn't that still too thick?

Thoughts on this watch?

>>17749299
>Case Thickness : 14mm
>isn't that still too thick?

If that includes the domed sapphire it isn't.

>>17749301
>5 o'clock date
>Looks like one of the citizens
>Oh wait Bulova is owned by citizen
>It's literally a rebranded citizen

These things are absolutely secure in terms of holding your watch on.
My evidence is that I was jerking off and accidently came in my right hand and It took me like 3 fucking minutes of intentionally banging the buckle to dislodge my watch so I could get it off one handed

>>17749085
ty brother

>>17749312
Is… that bad? New to the watch game and I like how it looks and it’s in my price range

>>17749324
>bad

Google Citizen Chronograph, same watch costs half as much, they come in a billion of styles, they even got a millennium falcon themed one.

>>17748529
>cheap beater
>construction work
>not a gshock
Take the gshock pill bro. Just get a dw5600 or something similar with a smaller profile.

Saw this Grand Seiko birchflake thing in a shop window today and was thoroughly impressed, since I've been hunting the perfect 36-38mm daily driver with 100m wr while waiting for an Explorer. Am I coping though, or will grorious nippon polishing keep me from having second thoughts?

>>17749329
>while waiting for an Explorer
your cope is eternal, do whatever

Anyone know where I would go to for a custom watch case? I have a design in mind for a watch that I’d like to produce and I want to get a working prototype made

>>17749343
https://youtu.be/RDrfE9I8_hs

>>17749343
Dude, ordering a one of is gonna cost you some fat money.

>>17749343
You mean like engraving or a straight up new case shape? Good fucking luck with a new case shape, you need to pay for the cad model to be made then pay someone to CNC it.

>>17749346
Fuck that.
>>17749347
Yeah, I think I may have to contact some small cnc manufacturing company in Utah, but I’ll also have to pay someone to render it in cad. Either that or I’ll purchase an archimedes watch and gut it for the case.

>more expensive than a tag huehue and the same price as a GMT Tudor on Gray
>48 hour power reserve
>Fucked up finishing
What is Seiko doing?

>>17748762
I like that he included a pre-gyno pic in case you were wondering if his chest actually looked like that

>>17749353
>I think I may have to contact some small cnc manufacturing company in Utah
the chinks generally do better cnc if you get the good manus

>>17749159
Because miners are east german working class chuds who don't accept raping muslim hoardes and trannies as the normal state of affairs in germany so homos is embarrassed by it.

>>17749217
>14 mm case
>movement finished like wet as, almost like a dubai special
>badly made bracelet, plus endlinks are not three different pieces
>It says seiko on the dial
It's DOGSHIT

>>17749301
If you like it & can afford it. Fucking get it. Stop asking for affirmation from faggots from 4chan.

>>>/gif/25650484

>>17748659
90's tudor sub
Universal Nina Rindt
Some nice gold Breguet

>>17748411

I hope so. World timers are cool.

seethe

>>17749068
Nice Tudor, but it looks like a ladies watch to me, I really like it, but it looks like my mom's Omega Constellation.

>>17749370
I bought it and now it says not available kek. Guess they randomly had one. Doubt it will ever explode in value since Nomos’s generally don’t but I think it’s neat

>>17748659
Hublot Sang Bleu King Gold

>>17748401
suggest a watch for me
> Your budget
<5k
> Watch type
professional
> Movement
quartz, analog-digital display
> Desired features
titanium case, sapphire crystal,>=10bar WR, has to work in -20°C and up to 6km elevation, timing function, alarm function (preferably multiple alarms), at least 2 different time zones, solar or multiple years of battery life with EOL-indicator.
optional: temperature, atmospheric pressure
> Preferred strap option
titanium or rubber
> Wrist size or desired watch size
<45mm

How do you guys store your watches? I feel like I need a better solution.

>>17749417
I think thisis the closest you can get.

>>17749424
i was looking at this and the breitling aerospace evo as well as the hamilton flight timer. the omega is very close and feels a lot more modern than the breitling and hammy but the 3bar water rating is a concern for me as i may spend multiple hours in wet conditions and also don't want to leave a 5k watch laying around when i take a swim after a tour. thanks for your suggestion

>>17748943
Good for you buy what you want not what some fatass reselling watches tells you too.

>>17748946
Its because everyone assumes they're fake.
I had a Rolex for a while and nobody thought it was a Rolex, granted it was a cheap pos. Had a knock off after that and people noticed it.

If you buy a watch to impress people expect mostly dumbs or people that already like you to compliment you.

>>17748985
Made by a Rolex AD or other Swiss watch seller.

>>17749145
See this shit is why nobody except other Rolex fan boys likes you people. You literally shit on anything that's not Rolex or what you don't own.
Be glad you don't live in my city I'd be very hard pushed not to punch you in the face.

I kinda like it

>>17749423
An asthmatic, vaping, nerd with dental problems?

>>17748413
Extrememenr basé

>>17749423
give them back jamal

>>17749160
that's their founder, Ariel Adams

>>17749423
I keep them in the box they came in to avoid this.

>>17749476
Too time and space consuming.

>>17749452
Tudor and Rolex are fake but Omega is real.

>>17749446
I like it but not a fan of the bezel

OMG my Tropic strap smells good!!!

>>17749329
>Hi-beat
Why do they keep wasting great dials and cases on hi-beats?

>>17749428
It's only 30m? That's so stupid.

>>17749423
I have a pouch for 5 watches, i wear one and keep the other two in the box.

>>17749517
yeah right? they even made a regatta version with the same 30m rating.

>>17749423
I leave them on a table in my office, when I’m away I put them in mysterious places around the house

this has cost me a Cartier tank which is somewhere around here but has been missing for months

>>17749538
Can I come over bro?

For me the most beautiful watch is a watch without complications, just the hour, minute and second hands. A simple Calatrava seems more beautiful to me than a perpetual calendar.

>>17749423
>symbicort
Kek you need a solution for your fat ass first

>>17749548
I'm alright.

>>17749372
>movement finished like wet as, almost like a dubai special
>movement
>finished

?

>>17749217
I got the GMT version of that dial, definitely an Amen to that one.

Any other watch I get just doesn't make me happy anymore because of it.

>>17749372
a dubai special? like, iced out movements or what?

>>17749395
I don't speak for this general but Garmin imo get a pass.

>Your data isn't being sold to advertisers
>longer battery life than Galaxy, Apple or Pixel Watch
>Access to Solar charging
>Actually won against G-Shock at their own game to the point that Casio had to discontinue the GPRB1000 because it could do everything that Gshock could, but all at a 40mm case size vs. the Rangeman's 57.7mm case size

That said, I can't speak for Power Glass and if it's as good as Sapphire or it's just hardlex with a different coat of paint but at the same time, I don't know if sapphire is a good material to use for touchscreen functionality.

>>17749217
>Quartz
>Seiko
>Power reserve in the middle of the dial
>Thicker than a Tudor on steroids

Another common L.

>>17749572
It's a troll who doesn't even know shit about watches. How the fuck do you finish a movement? what do you even polish in a movement?

>not buying a homage of a homage
ngmi

>>17749580
Maybe I’m confused, but what do YOU mean how do you finish a movement? Even Long Jeans has fairly well finished movements.

Looking for:
>brand new
>mechanical
>preferably metal band
>28-34mm
>under 400 euros
All I can find is a Lady Seiko Presage (picrel).

>>17749577
>Your data isn't being sold to advertisers
Wait, really? All models?

>>17749580
>How the fuck do you finish a movement?

>>17749597
Yea, from Instinct 1 all the way to Fenix.

That said, it's the reason why it costs more than your average smartwatch, considering how it's competing with Galaxy Watch 4s that are just $175.

I put Garmin in the same boat as Casio.

>>17749593
I can get being affixed on sweeps but really? the movement of the fucking wheel train? Have you even seen them in person?

>>17749594
>28-34mm

I hate to tell you this but considering you're a smaller wristlet than I, lady's sizes Seiko Presages are your only choice. Rolex Cellinis might even be too big for you.

I didn't even know somebody could have it way worse than I.

>>17749423
dude I miss those 80s ironmans, I had one when I was a kid

>>17749617
Have you ever seen movements produced by A. Lange or Dufour?

>>17749395
90 bpm resting heart rate
lmfao

>>17749626
Lmfao bro is one Big Mac away from heart failure

>>17749605

gm watch thread wearing my formex essence today. Do you guys collect other stuff? Recently moved out of my parents so I’ve been getting into furniture

>>17749617
>Have you even seen them in person?
Have you?

>>17749634
It's a minor thing but I love that Lange actually bothers to always fill out the case with the movement. Really drives me up the wall when some super expensive high end brand (Vacheron is the worst offender) makes an oversized case for the movement just because some fag customer wants a 42mm Patrimony. Yes I have autism.

>>17749634
why does it look like ass under the balance spring

>>17749641
It doesn’t lol

If Satan offered me the chance to own this watch in exchange of the lives of every single anons in this thread, I would sign in a heartbeat. Even having it for a single day, I would agree to sacrifice you all. Not a single second of hesitation. In fact I would probably ask him to make you suffer more than the usual damned souls he has to deal with. I would also ask him to let you know you're rotting in hell because I wanted a nice watch.
That's how much I hate you all, you evil spiteful goblins. Go fuck yourselves.

>>17749641
The watch is running.

>>17749651
>you evil spiteful goblins

>>17749649
it does lol, retard

>>17749651
>shartier
lol, fag

>>17749651
>he needs a watch as a reward to wish genocide of this cesspool
I'd give away all my watches if I could strangle the nowatches rolexnigger with a cheap nato strap

> Your budget
£400~
> Watch type, e.g. dress, diver, pilot
Don't really know. I'd wear it with a suit and work, otherwise casually.
> Movement, e.g. automatic, hand wound, quartz
Don't care much, wouldn't mind automatic or hand wound if it means I get to learn more.
> Desired features, e.g. water resistance, day/date, 2nd time zone
Anything that's recommended
> Preferred strap option, e.g. leather, nylon, bracelet
Bracelet preferred otherwise leather.
> Wrist size or desired watch size
Not sure, I measured and apparently I'm 7.5inches.

If it helps I wear a casio-f91w regularly and it sits evenly in the middle in my wrist, so pretty much anything bigger than that but not monstrously big so max 41/42.

Learning about watches lately and the ones that caught my eye before from some videos were:
Presage Cocktail Time ‘Mojito’
Oris Roberto Clemente Limited Edition
Tudor M91650-0002 1926
Omega Speedmaster “Silver Snoopy Award”

Though open to any type of recommendations, I know you guys here are well knowledged..

>>17749651
If Satan offered me literally nothing in exchange of the lives of every single anons in this thread, I would sign in a heartbeat.

>>17749661
a Tank no less

yikes

>>17749217
I still don't get why the power dial is not on the back.

>>17749669
baltic aquascaphe
pagani omega homage >>17749591 or other rolex

>>17749594
just the dial of that lady is 35mm fagget

>>17749659
I’m sorry you are retarded.

>>17748401
I hate Jews and don't want a watch that has anything to do with them. What should I get? German? Japanese?

>>17749698
Rolex

>>17749680
Zaratsu polishing and interesting dial materials / styles can’t hide the fact that GS is absolutely fucking horrible at every other element of aesthetic design lmao

>>17749702
*blocks your path*
*mogs the Sw*ss*
*saves watchmaking*

>>17749669

to add this would be my first ever watch purchase other than the casio.


>>17749684
will look into these, the pagani looks very cool,

>>17749708
I almost bought this Grand Seiko a while ago. I was literally at the AD's counter with the credit card in my hand. At the last second I said "nah sorry I don't want it" and left.
This is a real nice watch, but I just can't get past the Grand Seiko logo on it.

>>17749718
whoops i meant the baltic aquascaphe looks very cool

>>17749722
I really like some of their higher end dress watches. I hate all their sports watches and I hate most of the meme dials. It's just rough because the really good micro-artist stuff is $50k+ and no matter how well it's finished GS is a hard sell compared to Lange or Patek.

>>17749708
so I have to pay 100k to get a GS that doesnt look like shit? wow how can Rolex and Patek ever recover from this

>>17749044
Hey you live in the same building at least

>>17749698
Sinn for the real kike haters

>>17749722
Get a JLC master control instead anon.

>>17749635
Yeah a movement that is too small for the case looks weird.

>>17749594
They probably don't make them anymore, but Orient's mechanicals for women, 3/tri-star line, were about 28mm, braceleted.
VERY small. Women's hands only.
Might find them for sale NOS. I don't know what Orient offers currently in women's sizes.

>>17749722
good choice anon. i’ll respect a g-shock owner over a seiko owner anyday

>>17749757
I got a Reverso instead.

>>17749765
The MC is more of an alternative to the GS, but the Reverso is a great choice. At least you didnt buy a fucking rawlecks OP.

>>17749651
Disgusting pic

>>17749669
If you are young and/or into minimalist/modern intelectual looks, check NOMOS.

If you are about flash but class, check CARTIER.

If you are more traditional/ want peak quality, check JLC.

>>17749651

Timex cope is good for you

Planning to get a PRX Powermatic for Daily use.

Will put this back to brown leather strap again.

>>17748659
Would want to have a cartier tank but I would settle with my Orient Bambino V2 for the dress watch. Would get a Tissot PRX and a Tudor Black Bay Chrono white dial or MIDO Star Ocean Tribute.I probably have more but having 3 watches is enough for me.

>>17749217
yeah im not mad at that

>>17749817
wait what? there's a timex day date? lol

>>17748659
Jaeger-LeCoultre Master Control Geographic, steel (14,600 USD)
Piaget Altiplano hand-wound, white gold (18,600 USD)
Hublot Big Bang UNICO 42mm rose gold & ceramic (36,700 USD)
Breguet Classique Moonphase Reserve rose gold (28,100 USD)

what's the model of this watch? I can't find the stupid model number anywhere and the orient website is as shit as always

>>17749872
retard

>>17749870
>Hublot Big Bang UNICO 42mm rose gold & ceramic (36,700 USD)

>>17749885
Did you expect anything else from somebody trying to buy a shitter?

>>17749888
>I hate Hublot!!!
Another poor victim of YouTube groupthink brainrot.

Is it possible to switch from a leather strap to a metal one? I've only got leather strap watches, can I just replace the strap so I don't have to buy a whole new watch? Specifically looking to do this on an Orient Bambino

Anyone know where i could find an arabic dial watch? other than seiko?

Today I feel nostalgic for the days when I enjoyed a daily shittet from Casio or Seiko, then I was happy.

>>17749395
I wear Suunto because I'm not a woman

>>17749908
You're only sad if you're poor, anon.

>>17749904
yes, you can switch straps from leather to metal. You just have to make sure the replacement is the right size. There's a high chance it's 20 mm if it's a modern male watch, but you should measure it.

>>17748659
I wouldn't need 100k.

I'd take a 38mm Blancpain Bathyscaphe as my sporty watch and a size Med. JLC Reverso Classic in steel as my dressier watch, along with some basic G-Shock square for all other occasions.
(About 20k for the lot.)

That would cover everything I need.

>>17748983
extremely based

>>17749905
Rolex.

>>17748983
I bought two expensive Swiss watches from Japan due to weak Yen. On one I made 2000 on the other 700. They're selling near pre recession prices.

>>17749905
IWC Fliegers, all of them
Some Breitlings

>>17748659
Heuer 60 year anniversary Carrera
Heuer 1964 Re Edition
Heuer Autavia Re Edition
IWC Mark XII, XVI, XX
IWC Ingenieur
Breitling Navitimer 1959 Re Edition
Breitling Superocean Heritage II

Real watch brands end here, not including what you listed.

>>17749680
this is something that will probably never be answered and niggers will keep putting power reserve on the dial.

>>17749989
>this is something that will probably never be answered
The answer is that it's traditional. That's it. Pocket watches used to have it. Nothing more than that.

>>17749985
>steel sports chronograph
>steel sports chronograph
>steel sports chronograph
>steel sports watch
>steel sports watch
>steel sports chronograph
>steel diving watch

What are the issues I might encounter when buying these very cheap "vintage" watches on ebay (for example https://www.ebay.com/itm/195806395023)?
(This one's dial looks awful but there are some that look quite good for 20USD)
Also, can someone explain to me what the fuck happened to the movement in these watches? How can some of them be so rusty?

>>17749517
>>17749528
i have an x-33. the reason for the low rating is because the back plate design is specifically made to be more acoustically conducive.

the alarm (80db) is made to be heard in very loud environments (like when you're riding a space rocket) and the perforated case is the secret to that.

i've also owned the aerospace and the alarms aren't even close, so the aerospace sacrifices decibels for water rating.

but you're right, the x-33 is not a watch that mixes well with wet conditions so if that's the environment you're in, it's not a good option.

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>>17749989
If it's integrated well I don't see a problem.

>>17749624
I got a new old stock one from 1993 on Buyee. £60

>>17749651

I like the look of the watch, but it's a fucking quartz shitter.

>>17750019
>Also, can someone explain to me what the fuck happened to the movement in these watches? How can some of them be so rusty?
>ships from India
I was actually considering trying to make a genuine watch discussion post asking about the reality of the Mumbai specials.
Are the dials original to some india/SEA watches? I've never seen cool blue seiko 5s like the indian ones.
Was the a huge shipment to SEA of Citizen/Seiko but everyone was too busy wearing Rado so now there is a surplus of old muddy watches?

>>17747361
>Not gonna wear a watch
you mean even if you could afford and find one, right?

>>17749680
The cope is that it was super hard to get the spring drive to have a good power reserve so they put it on the front because they spent so much time working on it

>>17750372
it's called paint
Pajeet likes baby blue, pajeet colors a dial in that color
Pajeet is the original Tiffany

>>17748595
Agreed. I'm doing the same, Rolex fanboys have
ruined watch collecting for me.

Litrally spent months every week being civil to people here and on watch forums. Every bloody thread "you a poor fag buy a real watch" I own 3 swiss watches. But you'll always find with these people unless its Rolex they'll shit on it. Heck a guy told me Patek is "garbage" the other day and went on and on about how "great" Rolex is. Im done with this bullshit. Watch repair videos and cheapos thats all I care about now. If anyones got a problem with this go out and buy another Rolex with YOUR money you arrogant fucks.

>>17748598
>>17748603

You guys and similar mindset I like, everyone else can suck a dick, another one I mean because they clearly already gob ad dicks.