/fa/ - Fashion

>>17783886

Hello my fellow richfags, post your richfag watch

>>17785044

>>17785046
your casio epilator works excellent

>>17785046
that's a literal toddler's wrist

>>17785010
i don't hate it

>>17785075
literally nobody's gonna pay 5k for a shitizen watch

Remember, don't make yourself a target of the goat fuckers. Don't wear a women's watch.

>>17785075
Better dial than any Gay Sexko.

>>17785078
Can women still wear women's watches?

>>17785076
i'll doubt they'll have trouble finding 350 weebs willing to shill out 3.8k
>>17785081
it's amazing how gay sexko isn't even the best in their very own game

>>17785075
>$3800
japs are taking notes from the mountain jews I see

these inflation prices are ridiculous. clown world marketers would tell you dropping $1000 is entry level lol

>>17785075
i dont like it

>>17785082
women don't need a watch

>>17785046
mmm yes exquisite

>>17785010
>A lot of these old Credor watches are supposedly "18k gold." Can someone tell me whether Credor used gold-plating (ugh) or solid gold for the bezels in watches like this?
>I want to get one but I don't trust the sellers that they actually know what they have. Pls help.
Well i would be judging that strictly on the price, you're not going to get a solid gold watch for very cheap. If it looks too good to be true it probably is.
>>17785010
>Vintage Japanese quartz shitters edition
Here's mine.

Let's settle this once and for all, who's the Panasonic of watch brands?

>>17785097
Casio

>>17785076
I would if they got rid of the date, the ugly eagle, and made it small.

>>17785102
>I would if they changed the watch almost completely
lel

>>17785075
Date window frame is too fat.

>>17785082
Yes, and they look lovely with 36mm watches, as that's the size intended for women to wear.

>>17785044
>post your richfag watch
You first. I only see a poorfag's Copesio.

>>17785078
I have never heard of this happening outside of this shizo sameposter

meanwhile wearing big watches does bring the ghetto rappers

>>17785118
it off sets the chunky 12 6 9 indices my design challenged friend

>>17785117
The statement said the brand not the watch.

it's le bad because ummm...
>some of their other models are too big! (for my feminine wrist)
>it's looks like a rolex! (it's called homage when japan does it tho)
>price on their site and amazon doesn't match (I overpaid because reddit said to always buy from an AD)

am I missing something?

>>17785148
there are homages and there are literal copies with a different name
anyone who sees you wearing a literal rolex by another name will think you just pulled it out of the gumball mchine

>>17785151
>there are homages and there are literal copies with a different name
I'm a dumb newfag, what is the difference between a copy with a different name and a homage?

>>17785151
I'll think he's smarter than a rolextard.

>>17785156
most divers are submarine homages and plenty of them look sufficiently different to not be a carbon copy
and then there are just copies like >>17785148

>>17785148
it's bad because it has the ever present yellow-green instead of white visible in your pic and the disgusting logo

>>17785159
the sub was the first and only diver?

>>17785162
yes

>>17785162
>>17785164
Submariner is a Blancpain 50 fathoms cope

>>17785148
Ah the Invicta was one of the first watches I bought back in like 2015 or something, I remember it feeling a lot more solid than most AliExpress shitters, got rid of it because I just couldn't stand INVICTA being engraved into the case side

"Suggest a watch for me."
>Your budget
Let’s say 25k maximum
>Watch type, e.g. dress, diver, pilot
I’d like a watch with a cool complication and/or that’s beautiful to look at
>Desired features, e.g. water resistance, day/date, 2nd time zone
I’d prefer a calendar, a moon phase or a world time

who's going on the invicta cruise this year?

>>17785179
Normally I'd say a chronometre bleu, but it's basically impossible to get new now, and used prices are fucking stupid for it.

>>17785044
Child’s watch

>>17785120
Yeah anon not everyone likes fat girls. Normal girls look far better with 25-30mm. Pic related is an example at 30mm.

>>17785179
Picrel are some of the watches that I was thinking about
The Breguet is great and has most of what I’m looking for, but 40k (30k maybe if I find it 2nd hand) is a lot.
The Blancpain also has a calendar and can be found at reasonable price, but has a few things that I’m not crazy about.
The JLC has a calendar and the double dial thing, plus it’s a reverso which I like, but it seems too damn big and thick.
The VC is a world time that I found and kinda like, but it has unusual elements and it’s also a little expensive (30k).
Thoughts on these?

post yfw watches are a hobby for boomers

>>17785148
> Literal Shitvicta

>>17785181
Imagine being the kind of person who belongs here. I'd an hero.

>>17785179
I like the aesthetic of Ming watches

>>17785186
I feel that pain too. The CB is the perfect watch for me and it will always remain an unreachable grail.
>Feels bad, bro.

>>17785181
Tommy big Time for sure

>>17785218
Well, someone had to.

>>17785078
>being this mad
how insecure must you be to have other people's choices live rent free in your head

>>17785224
>All that garbage
>"Watch" collection

>>17785148
Isn't the bezel damn near impossible to turn?

>>17785179
Spending that much on a watch is like some lex luthor villain cliche. Buy a cheap automatic that fills the purpose. Then donate the rest to charitable causes if you're really that rich.

>>17785234
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kQM339_R4dc

>>17785248
>Then donate the rest to charitable causes if you're really that rich.
does 4chan seem like an altruistic place to you? lol

>>17785222
Like if it stayed $20k, I could see owning it eventually someday, but at the stupid $100k used prices it might as well be unobtanium.

>>17785181
These things look fun. I would go.

>>17785010
i want to buy a cheap but not completely trash watch for everyday wear. im not used to wearing watch everyday so i expect to bang it up over time hence why the low budget
anyway, i narrowed my search down to pic related. as far as i understand they are basically the same in every department but the looks. which one do you guys prefer and why?

>>17785292
Personally I'd go for the one on the right

>>17785078
37 is the best size desu.

>>17785292
Right for brushed bracelet and nicer hands

>>17785181
It's hilarious that the photo was taken some 50m away but you can still make out the presenter's watch since it's so outrageously big

>>17785292
I feel like the mako has more originality. It's the first design too. They made the ray around 2011(?) to look more like a sub/seamaster.

Anyway get which one you actually like. Don't let internet autists decide for you.

>>17785292
Orient Kamasu has nicer colorways

>>17785305
>>17785307
>>17785313
just wanted to see what you guys think. im leaning more towards the right. i think i like bracelet and bezel on the left more
>>17785316
i was looking at that initially, but i feel like the indices are too pronounced and with bold hour hands it doesnt look right to me

>>17785310
Kek That's a +50mm Shitvicta, I'm sure.

A wizard has cursed you. You must now by a swatch. What do you buy?

>>17785340
Ocean Pay

>>17785340

>>17785340

>>17785340
That platinum one they put out a few years ago.

>>17785306
Maybe for a bulky woman.

>>17785340

Good evening sirs

>>17785179
Vacheron Triple Calendar. Buy used and you’ll come in way under budget. Alternatively step up to Lange. You won’t be able to get anything complicated but if you’re a decoration autist that’s pretty much as good as it gets until you get to ultra-ultra luxury independent territory with Laurent Ferrier and Dufour.

>>17785363
It’s really weird to me that almost all the desirable watches Vacheron makes these days are from the Historiques collection. Bizarre.

>>17785363
I found that dial gorgeous, but the cutted numerals triggers my autism so hard.

>>17785363
Pretty nice Oris homage

I've had one of these Citizen eco drives for like 15 years running on the same battery, I wonder how much longer it will last

>>17785375
>facepalm.gif

>>17785377
I got it when I was a teenager, sue me.

>>17785379
Unless there's a malfunction, eco-drive doesn't need a battery replacement, as it's solar powered.

>>17785383
Well that's good. I figured it would eventually wear out.

>>17785373
I don’t know why it’s so common for high end brands to cut numerals like that. Vacheron, Patek, Lange, pretty much everyone is guilty of it. It doesn’t bother me too much unless it’s super egregious with applied (!!!) cut numerals.

>>17785401
>Well that's good. I figured it would eventually wear out.
Solar cells and their capacitors will wear out over time, but that usually takes decades.

I really like this watch (Citizen Rolan W0096-06L $281.25), but I just can't justify paying >$200 for a quartz.

Any suggestions for such a watch with blue dial, gold bezel, and brown leather strap? It can be <$200 quartz or <$1,000 automatic.

>>17785373
>>17785404
suddenly circumcision debate

>>17785445
>but I just can't justify paying >$200 for a quartz.
you cant buy a good mechanic watch for under 2000 dollars so quartz is the better choice at that price point

>>17785445
>remember seeing this tossit for $700 before
>check it now
>$1000+

watch prices are just too ridiculous rn. just buy whatever under 100 until this bubble bursts

>>17785248
>donate the rest to charitable causes
What a faggy thing to suggest

>>17785457
less faggy than dumping all your money on jewelry lmao

>>17785445
If you don't keep it in a drawer it'll give you 10-20 years of accurate, maintenance free time keeping. Not enough for $280? These arbitrary rules are dumb

>>17785450
>>17785454
>>17785471
typical /wt/... all criticisms with no suggestions

>>17785044
qrd on the butt plug

>>17785292
I’ve had my Mako II for 7 years now. Haven’t had to service it yet, but I only really wear it a few times a week at most. I have more expensive watches obviously, but I would never use my Mako II as a shitter. If you’re not used to wearing watches and want to bang one up as you’re getting used to things, buy a resin g-shock and wear it everyday for 3 months or so. Then buy an automatic. Any good collection should have a g-shock anyway, those things are meant to take a beating

The negative lcd on this series of watches is awful
Don't know how it's so bad when every other gshock with them is actually readable at nearly any point during the day
The amber light is only useful for seeing the hands in the dark, not like you could see the screen anyway
I find it odd the all black and the gold one have no lume on the indicies like some of the others do

>>17785473

should I go to the Omega store or the Grand Seiko store this weekend

>>17785482
get a life nocap

or at least come up with a better forced repost

>>17785473
stop being a fag and buy a quartz

What about this watch makes swisstards seethe so much?

I like this aesthetic. This is the kind of watch you wear to fuck women.

will I ever find a watch comfortable when my wrists are shaped like this?

>>17785010
If this watch makes you angry, you got serious mental issues...

R8
I've got a thing for Japanese watches
Really want a springdrive watch someday

>have a gshock that fits me nicely and is very comfy
>its apparently a 45mm case
>decide to finally buy a watch for myself
>44mm dress watch
>its big as fuck and the leather isn't pliable at all so it's also uncomfortable to wear
I fucked up bros...

What style of leather strap is this and where car I find a decent quality one <$30?

Was saving for a Seamaster or Tudor, but now I've been spending on my wedding and my savings just arent there.

So with that said Im looking for a $500ish dollar watch with good WR and a good history.

>>17785516
>fornicating with diseased loose thots and goldiggers
>not being wed to a virgin noblewoman to join your houses

>>17785527
brown calf. search for it yourself. how should we know where you live.

*laughs at poors*

>>17785559
kill yourself

>>17785558
Seiko, Orient, San Martin, Vostok

All the swatch group jews collectively decided $1000 is the new entry level as western civilization crumbles

>>17785558
There should be some decent Tissots in that range. Well, at least they used to be in that range

>>17785558
>>17785566
lmaoooooo
I paid $380 in 2016 and it didn’t come with that fuck ugly text at the bottom of the dial. This uglified version costs $695! SAD

>>17785520
The dial on the middle citizen looks cute but they all look too big. The casios are great.

>>17785525
Digital watches look fine when they are big. Analog watches look terrible if they are bigger than the lugs don't fit your wrist. I've been saying this for ages. You should have listened.

>>17785572
the lugs fit okay actually, its just bigger than I thought it'd be. My main gripe is that the leather is still very hard, but I'm sure it just needs time to soften up

>>17785571
>they all look too big
arab bait mentality

>>17785340
I know
>>17785344
already posted a moonswatch but I think I would pick the Saturn one or Jupiter. Jupiter is sharp but I like the Saturn on the dial on that one with its alluring rings.

if it has to be a swatch that nobody has posted yet, then picrel, or maybe one of the neon ones. My mindset is, if you're gonna get a Swatch, you might as well get a fucking *swatch*

>>17785190
>not everyone likes fat girls
all the more for me!

Fuck you. I just found about it and I like it a lot.

>>17785340
>You must now by a swatch. What do you buy?

>>17785571
I got big wrists
I'm 6"3'

>>17785587
What's it called?

>>17785515
bro it says seiko on the dial lol

>>17785588
why not?

>>17785515
The fact it's mechanical yet 1000x more accurate than even a patek

why the FUCK didn’t you assholes tell me about these?

>>17785617
nevermind, the rings are not functional

>>17785614
if it's mechanical why does it have a quartz crystal inside it?

>>17785620
Just because it uses electricity doesn't mean it's not mechanical
It's a hybrid
Power is generated via self winding

>>17785517
yes, small diameter (36mm), 12mm or under in height, metal bracelet with as many links are you need so it wraps around. that should work.

>>17785181
No, I am waiting for the Luminox cruise

>>17785634
Absolutely disgusting

>>17785340
vostok

>>17785520
>chronos
>negative
0/10

>>17785558
more than enough for tudor super clone

>>17785573
let me guess, you got it online, oh nonono

>>17785620
to be super accurate

>>17785601
It's from an independent called Eva Leuba

>Honda Super Cub
based

>>17785687
with a cub, you can go anywhere.

>>17785584

>>17785179
Minty 1675.

>>17785482

>>17785728
>Anon posts classy dress complicated watches
>Retard: RAWLECKS

>>17785010
whenever i get the feeling i need a new watch i wear this for a couple of days and i'm cured

>>17785248
>donate

>>17785614
its not actually a real mechanical watch.

>>17785738
mechanical refers to the way the watch is powered, not how it is regulated. it is a mere conincedence that many mechanical watches use a swiss lever escapement, not a requierment

>>17785010
I got wealthy young off crypto and am trying to turn that into actual business success, I'd like a watch that signals good taste to oldfags that might just view me as a young retarded hotshot (which I am) without normies knowing that I'm rich and wanting to rob me. I'm looking for something around $50k, and i have 6.5" wrists.

>>17785755
Tag heuer so you can own being a retarded young hotshot

Honestly the watch you are asking for probably doesn't exist. Boomers and thieves probably have the same level of watch knowledge.

>apple watch to show you are techy
>entry level rollie
>some omega

that's it

Tissot Prx or Tissot Gentleman?

>>17785634
That thing looks court-ordered

>>17785755
To normies it looks like a regular casio
To watchfags it looks like a $5000 titanium G-SHOCK, because that's what it is
I've mired a watch like this (but red accents instead of blue) on stranger in the past, so I know people know

>>17785779
The one I mired was this specific model
Probably even better than the blue one since it's limited edition

>>17785763
Left is definitely more my taste

thought son this kind of frankenwatch

>>17785820
or this. they both come with not very nice looking leather straps so I'm thinking about replacing them with the normal milanaise strap instead

Thoughts on Junkers watches?
Got the Bauhaus as my first 'nicer' watch with my first paycheck. The other one for 30 bucks on a local fleemarket.

>>17785248
>donate the rest to charitable causes
I would rather burn my money than give it to some globohomo commie christcuck charity

>>17785755
get a Lange, nigga. or some independent brand

>>17785755
lots of complications of course for that price

>>17785833
underrated budget brand. that being said, I don't get the point of that triangle logo on the Max Bill ripoff design

>>17785755
you got lucky once, what do you do now?

>>17785820
I like the original one more but i's too thicc

>>17785858
I do too, am just poor and this one is bigly discounted. I like >>17785831 more than >>17785820 anyhow but yeah it really is fucking thick with 14.8mm

>>17785853
>what do you do now?
I know I've gotten lucky once more than you have. :^)

>>17785860
I wasn't trying to talk shit, just genuinely wondering what you are doing now that you want to impress people with your watch

>>17785763
Get a second hand SARB033 plus some vintage Genta homage with integrated bracelet from literally any brand.

That's half the price of either of them and you get both styles. Powermatics are literally plastic movements.

>>17785863
there are different grades of powermatics and even the lowest grade plastic one is very accurate for its price

>>17785852
I guess that kind of triangle logo doesn't fit really well if you put it on top because it doesn't align with the indice. I think that putting just Junkers on top of that bottom logo would be better, and making the logo smaller.

>>17785248

>>17785865
I don't know why people talk shit about powermatics and their plastic, it is a minor issue, and as you say, not every powermatic is the same, the cosc certified one has no plastic on it.

>>17785871
even the mid grade one doesn't have plastic

>>17785871
>I don't know why people talk shit about powermatics
Because they are poorly informed and only spout memes.

>>17785871
>watches made of plastic are a good thing!

>>17785763
1000 dollars for 400 max watches

No I won't play along with the current inflation scam

>>17785883
certainly better and more accurate than some garbage cheap soiko in house movement that is off by 45s a day

>>17785889
Still a plastic movement lol not surprised if it disintegrates several years later

>>17785892
>Still a plastic movement lol not surprised if it disintegrates several years later
Yep, and it will sit in the exact same landfill as the Seiko that was thrown out because
>It's losing a minute per day. Must be broken.

>>17785010
has anyone ever made a stainless steel or forged carbon fiber case for the f-91w?

>>17785892
It will take many years (probably more than 20) until it becomes shit because UV light can't reach the plastic piece.

>>17785900
Many brands just replace movements and don't repair, even TUDOR did it not long ago, not sure if now too, they refurbished the inhouse movements, got your watch and put a movement that could be new or something repaired from someone else.

Recommend me a watch based on this movie poster please.

>>17785404
>30 minute chronograph
Is there a worse complication?

>>17785925
24 minute chronograph.

>>17785924
And this music. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UJrMB4QhNok

>>17785010
hello sirs
happy friday
post your wrist right now

>>17785292
The left one is a tad too boring for my liking. I prefer the sportier look of the right one. Orient recently released the newest versions with four nice color variants (+2 JDM exclusives). Pic related is the Champagne dial (+aftermarket bracelet)

https://lzd-img-global.slatic.net/g/p/1ec0327a889d33e14997cbf0bd2b4f44.png_720x720q80.png

>>17785519
Joke’s on you - I do have serious mental issues.

>>17785900
Nah the Seiko will keep its value while the swiss all go obsolete

>>17785958
I suppose starting and ending at zero is a form of value retention. You got me there.

Wait so when I buy an omega I'm essentially buying a fancy swatch? The fuck?

>>17785939

>>17785654
Those negative displays have better legibility than standard positive displays.

>>17785972
Yep.
Crazier still is when you realize that your Lange, Cartier and Vacheron are just gussied-up Baume & Merciers, or Rolex is just a Tudor with a higher price tag.

>>17785982
this. that's why the smartest, biggest brained gigachads only buy Lorus watches (it's literally the same as a Grand Seiko)

>>17785969
You're so feminine lol. No wonder you got psyopped by swiss marketers.

>>17785972
just like when you buy a lamborghini you are buying a fancy volkswagen

>>17785924
>>17785937
Very different aesthetics underage. The movie poster is emulating 80's neon aesthetic and the song is 20010s ambient dream-pop which is more closely related to the hipster aesthetic of that time. For the poster this G-Shock has literally the same colors used in the neon aesthetic. For the song every hipster was wearing F91Ws and calculator watches. It was also the beginning of vintage watches becoming mainstream, but it had to be broken to be authentic.

>>17785010
Oh man... HECKIN' loving the shit outta this baby

>>17786001
>s0ibot....my strength is waning....

gm sirs

>>17786001
looks huge on you

>>17786001
lugs aren't supposed to hang over the wrist like that, mate

>>17786001
>this is the guy who makes fun of people wearing 36mm watches

>>17785148
Invicta is an absolute shit brand, but the basic Pro Diver is pretty good as far as entry-level mechanical dive watches go.
>Submariner aesthetics
>possibly the cheapest way of getting your hands on an NH35 movement
>available in a wide variety of color configurations
>200m of water resistance
>display caseback
>bracelet has solid links
>tons of modding potential

>>17785853
That other Anon isn't me, I made good connections in silicon valley helping out in various crypto startups. Business development would probably be the closest job title to what I have.

>>17786018
>200m of water resistance
>display caseback
lol

>>17786019
you're a cash cow

>>17785939
Very nice dial

kinda crazy when you realize a luxury watch could be a few iphones and does like 1/10000th of the functions

>brolex

>>17786022
200m is what the manufacturer claims, whether or not they can actually withstand that much pressure is anyone's guess. But I get your point, display casebacks on divers are fucking stupid.

>>17786018
Better off buying an aliexpress shitter

>>17785125
Retard

Gm xirs

>>17786025
I'm not supplying the cash I just make the connections, hence wanting to come across as tasteful but not opulent. Might go with one of the lange & sohne dress watches

>>17786043
Very nice

>>17786027
It's not about telling time. That's only a tiny part of it. It's largely about the romanticism for the craftsmanship and engineering required to create such complex yet durable and reliable mechanical systems at such a small scale, completely mechanically.

Realize that some of the most expensive watches, perpetual calendars, can tell you the day and time AND account for different days in a month, AND account for leap years, completely mechanically with no computers or electronics.

Hand made. Hand engraved. And extremely low production value.

Your cheap Casios will tell the time great for 15 bucks which is cheaper than a phone.

From hundreds of thousands or even millions down to the 15 dollar range, the pricing just scales up or down based on an adherence to those ideas and purposes. Remember, watches are essentially functional jewelry.

>>17786026
Isn't it sharp? I love field watches. Something about their blend of utility and ruggedness just does it for me. Fell in love with the metal dial khaki as soon as I saw it.

>>17785044
Does being rich for my country count?

>>17785870
Communism isn't a moral ideology. Charity is not compatible with it. There's no contradiction between being a Marxist Leninist and owning a rolex. There is however a contradiction being communist and donating to charity. They are utterly incompatible with one another. Marxism posits one should quite literally take what is owed to them, might makes right. Whereas donating to charity is a moralizing action that makes no sense from a materialist perspective where maximizing self interest is the goal. That's why Castro owned multiple rolexes. It isn't hypocritical. Marx, Lenin, Stalin and Mao never donated to charity once in their entire life and that'd a good thing.

>>17786067
Forget Marxism, charity shouldn't exist along side taxes. Helping the poor and needy is part of what the taxes are supposed to be spent on but instead it gets given to rich cunts instead.

>>17785120
Fat women. Men's watch size is 36mm. Anything else is brown or fatty cope.

>>17785148
>>17786018
>still $80 after all these years

Maybe Invicta was a good guy all along. Also their vintage line has less repcringe.

I have 15k student debt, I want a santos and I have 26k in my bank account and 50k in stocks and crypto. What should I do?

My dad pays the minimum on my debt but I should probably help right especially now that interest started

>>17786095
Be smart and clear your debt

>>17786088
>1953
?

>>17786095
buy one from china and keep your money moron

>>17786095
pay your debt before the finance jews decide to restructure or some other scam.

>santos
unironically just buy a rep or whatever under $200. if you spend more and you aren't making six figures comfortably you're just being a brand lusting poser. watch should match your lifestyle not the other way around

>>17786095
Tell him to stop paying the debt. It isn't secured by anything and most mortgage lenders don't give a fuck about student debt unless it is in default. Just go back to school every 5 years for one semester online and wow it's deferred. They can't sue your estate or anything. You didn't ask to be born in a clown world and they shouldn't have loaned you the money, it's on them not you or your dad. Just invest your money for now and you'll get about $10,000 cash for going back to school for a post grad semester for living expenses. If you want the Santos just wait until you have 5x more or so for the 18k solid gold one. The Gen vs reps are too similar for the Santos now, can't tell them apart. Buying the stainless steel real one is a more rational choice than paying back your student loans still. Anyone who does this is a total cuck. Just double down on your student debt. Get some more skilled degrees like an MD or a PharmD, JD doesn't matter. If you work from home you can swing it easily. Even if it bothers you there's ways out of it still. I know a guy who went to medical school, racked up over 300k in student loans and had them disability discharged cause of a hip replacement. Paying off your student loans is the DUMBEST thing you can do. It's a simple equation. They don't deserve the money. You do.

Berrrrru matic!
Got this serviced 70's seiko alarm auto. +/-0s when dial up, great for when it's on my at nightstand.
The bracelet that came with it was fine but I'm awaiting a NOS fresh one. I've since realised that it's futile so I've embraced my inner (and outer) oji-san and don't mind these 70's and late 60's cap gold shitters.
It's only a 10s alarm but it serves the purpose as a reminder.
Waiting on another (gold cap hurr) Grand Quartz.

>>17786135
Nice, i like Bell-matics, they're cool.

>>17785558
Get an alpinist. It can be had off places like Sakura for close to your budget.

>>17786128
Lol take it easy on the herb, Che.

>Men are so insecure they have to add useless functionality to their jewelry to have an excuse to wear it

>>17786145
Even my cock ring has a date complication. Get on my level

Good afternoon, m8s.

>>17786158
Gross.

>>17786158
Good day to you too!

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I've been collecting watches for a couple years now. Started with Casios, Seikos, microshitters, all that dogshit. Then I moved onwards and upwards to entry-level Swiss, medium-tier Swiss, high-end Swiss, the Trinity, etc.
I must have bought and sold at least fifty pieces.

I had never owned a Rolex, though. I'm not sure why. At first, I simply couldn't afford it, but then when I could, I didn't like the hype, it felt like the predictable choice and all that, the watch for people who don't """"appreciate"""" watches. My wife, for example, wears a Lady Datejust and doesn't think twice about it.
But eventually I broke down and bought one for a combination of reasons: I figured that it rounds out a collection, if I didn't like it I couldn't flip it and double my money, and that I shouldn't knock the brand until I tried it in good faith.

It sounds silly, but buying this watch really changed my perspective. I realized collecting watches is ultimately silly. I've nearly sold off my entire collection except for a few family heirlooms (that I don't wear anyway.) This was the only watch I've worn for the past five months.
I don't think of this watch in terms of "My Rolex", it's just my watch. I haven't felt this way since I was in college and also only owned one watch, which I wore every day without ever wanting anything else.

Similarly, I realized I don't actually care about watches anymore either. I'm sure new hype pieces will come and go but I don't want them.

Anyway, I hope buying tons of watches makes you as content as buying the right watch made me. I'm not leaving 4chan (we're here forever, of course) but I don't think I'll stick around this general.

I like this kind of design but the PRX is a bit plain to me. Is there something like this but more exciting but still in the "affordable" price range?

>>17786027
What am I gonna do with more than one phone

Also did you ever realise that instead of buying a Mercedes you could get half a dozen Honda motorcycles

>>17786197
>I realized collecting watches is ultimately silly
Indeed, i realized that when i bought one that i really liked and started wearing it all the time so my other watches barely get any wrist time now. I would sell them but they're shitters and a) they're hard to sell and b) i wouldn't get much money for them anyway. I'll keep looking for a buyer and/or just gift them to somebody.
Nice watch btw, it's one of the rare Rolexes i actually like.

>>17786199
Christophers warts has something very similar with more fun colours
people on a mongolian basket weaving forums watch thread will tell you it's shit though

>>17786197
Nice rep

>>17786199
Citizen Tsuyosa
Maen Manhattan

Donate the rest to charity

>>17786197
>It's all bullshit
I knew it...

>>17786226
But did you WANT it to be true?

>>17786218
what were they thinking with that logo?

>>17786231
They've had a couple logos that they've tried out. None of them ever work. They obviously want something instantly recognizable, like the Rolex coronet or the Omega omega.

The current one just looks like the Ralston Purina logo.

>>17786158
Nice. This is literally my grail.

>>17786230
the watch is shit
if you pay 10k for this you're a fool

https://i.4cdn.org/fa/1693210129987986.jpg

what watch is the goose wearing?

>>17786241
What are you waiting for, my friend? There are dozens available on C24 for around 10k. They're not rare.

>>17786251

>>17786243
>if you pay 10k for this you're a fool
Hardly. If you pay 10k for that, you can turn around and sell it for 50k in a heartbeat.

>>17786143
Weed smoking shit heads are too stupid and ambitionless to even think or let alone suggest something like that. Hello? Why do you think weed was legalized in basically all states? They smoke it and forget and then they go to their drone jobs and don't question thinks like paying back their loans. They bitch about them because the weed smokers are actually paying them like idiots. Weed and alcohol are slave drugs that instill complacency and mediocrity.

>>17786143
Also the leftists are the ones running the universities and collecting the loans. Anyone who pays them back are de facto supporting liberalism.

>>17786226
>banned from boomer watch forum
Why was he banned?

>>17786263
For flexin' on poors.

>>17786263
If you look through any given old thread on TRF you'll notice that most repliers are banned.
It's very easy to be banned off that forum for all sorts of stupid bullshit reasons.
If you ever have to search their archive for info on rolex shit it's just banned banned banned. It's no wonder there's anyone left.

>>17785948
i saw those 4. i think that blue is the best looking one. black is ruined by gold hands and daydate frame. white is very nice looking, but my eyes just run to the blue one.
i would probably go with that one, but while the one i posted (mako2 black) is about 150€, the cheapest i found that one (i guess they are called mako 3?) is 300€. it's too big of a difference imo
>Pic related is the Champagne dial (+aftermarket bracelet)
what bracelet is that? why did you change the original, is it that bad?

>>17786254
why do rolexchads always win

>>17786279
What if I said the N word there?

soiko made a watch that doesn't look like shit

>>17786310
The straps though...

>>17786009
pretty cool
what seiko is this?

>>17786310
>explorer 2 bezel instead of replacing compass with gmt
>that fucking date
Absolutely not

>be swatch
>make affordable chronometer with non-plastic powermatic that mogs the Aqua Terra
>only in 42mm
Are there any value proposition watches left?

i never really cared about divers but every couple of weeks i have to look this one up and inspect it for a bit
why do i like this one so much even though i dont really get the point of dive watches being a luxury item?

>>17786062
where from?

>>17785939

What's a good watch with a white face and black hands/numbers?

>>17786368
Timex Easy Reader
Breguet 7147

Rec me a 36-40mm quartz that is less than 200$ and can look good with both leather and plastic strap

>>17785515
spring drive = quartz

There's a battery in this shit. What is it you don't get?

>>17785585
How much of his annual wage do you think this watch represent?

>>17785634
Do you know why Richie did Bobby Lupo?

>>17785450
>you cant buy a good mechanic watch for under 2000 dollars
But some cheap mechanisms are really robust and close to high tier accuracy and the watch case finish is 5% worse at most

>>17785248
>donate the rest to charitable causes
How about the gay nigger AIDS fund? Should i donate ton them?

>>17786310
Where?

>>17786404
>There's a battery in this shit. What is it you don't get?
lol there is no battery in a sprong drive. it's direct, all the electricity that is being made is being consumed as it goes

>>17786404
>There's a battery in this shit
Next time try doing 5 seconds of searching to make sure you don't sound like a fucking retard first.

>>17786443
>>17786447
>they think there's no battery in Spring Drive
oh boy, the state of this board

>>17786452
If you're gonna post bait then at least try. This is pathetic.

>>17786455
You are really that retarded...
I guess Seiko doesn't know how their own watches work...

https://www.grand-seiko.com/ph-en/collections/movement/springdrive

>>17786458
>blurb explaining how a quartz movement works, not spring drive
>wow spring drive must have a battery too!
Holy are you actually this fucking retarded? That's hilarious.

>>17786452
Well if you go by the Cambridge definition of 'battery'
>a device that produces electricity to provide power for radios, cars, etc
you could argue that the mainspring or rather the geartrain of sprong drive is indeed
>a device that produces electricity to provide power for
the quartz oscillator, the integrated circuit and the magnetic brake.
If you go by the Oxford definition which is
>a container consisting of one or more cells, in which chemical energy is converted into electricity and used as a source of power.
then no, sprong drive doesn't have a battery.

>>17786452
Show me the battery on picrel.

are intra-matics too fat lads

>>17786462
>>17786463
>>17786468
Soiko-fags extreme cope.

Why pretending it's not quartz when Seiko says Springdrive is literally quartz?

>>17786477
Nice goalpost moving, retard-kun.

>>17785730
none of those are dress watches you moron. a gmt master would unironically have been classier than those gaudy pieces of shit

>>17786477
A battery does not equal quartz. Are you retarded?

>>17786479
>goalpost moving
And electronic brake is literally a battery.
>Battery: A container consisting of one or more cells, in which chemical energy is converted into electricity and used as a source of power.

You are the one trying to move the goalpost, my original post is this >>17786404
>spring drive = quartz

Sorry to break it to you, kek.

>>17786489
>And electronic brake is literally a battery.
It literally isn't. This has to be bait.

>>17786491
Must be, nobody can be that retarded.

>>17786472
is your mom?

>>17786489
How did you even get into this mess? Let me try and explain it to you.
Picrel is quartz. It's a crystal, a rock. It is not a battery.

>>17786479
He's right tho.

>>17786499
And this is a battery.
>A container consisting of one or more cells, in which chemical energy is converted into electricity and used as a source of power.
It accumulates power in the form of chemicals which react to give electrical current.

>>17786499
That quartz still needs electricity to work.

>>17786499
Wow, it's not he same kind of "quartz" and not the same kind of bat... of energy containing electrical device. Thanks for the heads up, man.

Amerimutt hours

>>17786502
But electricity is produced not by the battery but by the mainspring driving the wheel with magnets and a coil around it. THERE IS NO BATTERY.

>>17786502
No, it's a magical quartz powered by the traditional design of the carefully textured snow dial summoning the spirits of the wind from mount Kunagawa into the watch.

Find the battery.

>>17786510

>>17786515
Nope, that's the coil, that's just some metal wrapped with a copper wire. See >>17786468

Just admit you have no clue how it all works.

>>17786502
>all electricity comes from batteries

Imagine having one of those old bikes with a dynamo to power the lights. There are no batteries there either. You push the pedals (mainspring turns gears) to drive the wheels (geartrain) which turn the dynamo (the rotor with the coil around it) that produces electricity for the lights (the integrated circuit, the quartz crystal and the electronic brake) that consumes that electricity.

>>17786518
hmm, i wonder if this coil use electrical power from a quartz.

>>17786530
A quartz doesn't produce electricity you fool. Electricity is fed INTO the crystal which then oscillates (vibrates) and those oscillations are measured by the integrated circuit and the number of oscillations (because they are fixed) then serves as a base for timekeeping.

>>17786499
Has there ever been produced a watch with a quartz case and an automatic movement?

>>17786531
Quartz is a crystal, it's a rock. Picrel, that is quartz. A crystal, a rock. If you put electricity into it it starts vibrating at a fixed rate. In spring drive the electricity is generated by the spinning rotor inside a coil, just like in a dynamo. The rotor is driven by the mainspring, a spring coiled inside a barrel that turns the gears. The mainspring is the source of energy, kinetic energy, which is then transformed into electric energy, by the rotor and the coil.

>>17786541
This is quartz. Quartz is a rock.
>>17786538
>a quartz case
wtf are you on about?

>>17786538
Ah i see. A quartz crystal no, i don't think so. A sapphire crystal on the other hand yes, many.

Post watches with a sapphire case!

This is a quartz MOVEMENT. The quartz crystal is tiny, hidden inside a small tube. The crystal is used as a device to MEASURE TIME: In a quartz movement the CRYSTAL and the stepper motor (that moves the hands) are powered by a battery.
In a SPRING drive movement the hands are powered by a SPRING, just like in a MECHANICAL MOVEMENT. The electricity for the QUARTZ CRYSTAL is produced by the spinning rotor which is driven by that same SPRING, directly. THERE IS NO BATTERY.

new thread is up

>>17786560
>>17786560
>>17786560

>>17786562
forgot pic
>>17786563
about time, i hope this clears things up for that anon

>>17786546
>no

Absolute state of these squares

>>17786569
I don't know of any watches with a case made out of quartz. Please post them if you do.

>>17786541
>The mainspring is the source of energy, kinetic energy, which is then transformed into electric energy
How is this not the definition of a battery again?

>>17786579
Well if you would be paying attention you would see that i addressed that here >>17786463

>>17786579
a dynamo is a battery?

>>17786587
No. Why would you think that?

>>17786587
It's part of a battery system, it's an electrical generator but it doesn't store energy.

>>17785078
Is 45mm masculine enough? Anything bigger than that looks bad on my wrist.

It's summer
I make $170,000
I got my g-shock
let's go

>>17786642
Nice g-shock, I just bought the all metal square (vanilla one). I make $105k which isn’t bad for the midwest. I’ve never paid over $600 for a watch lol, kids are expensive

>>17786346
mido is shitskin tier and that watch is ugly af
get a citizen world time, it truly is a good value proposition watch

>>17786680
looks like a arab/guido magnet

>>17786463
lol Cambridge is a joke

>>17786562
>the spinning rotor which is driven by that same SPRING, directly.
the spring is driven by the spinning rotor which is driven by you jerking to anime moron

>>17786463
all watches need a power reserve to provide continuous power to the movement. if a watch did not have a power reserve, the watch would stop immediately once you stopped moving your wrist. with a few rare exceptions, the main spring (mechanical) or battery (quartz) is the power reserve

>>17785763
Bump
I can't buy without /fa/'s approval

>>17785763
I would say the PRX if you don't mind it being a bit of a meme and possibly seeming dated in 20 years
the Gentleman is fine, but it's just such a generic vanilla design with no spice. nothing about it stands out and you could replace it with a thousand other sports watches.

>>17786622
45mm is shit skin status and doesn't look masculine.

>>17786407
Not even sure how much a guy in his position would've made but I imagine the watch was probably stolen, taken in place of a debt or received as a gift