/fa/ - Fashion

Good evening sirs

Grand Seiko SBGM221
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Opinion on this model?

>>17830362
>Splash Resistant

I VILL own a Vulcain Cricket and I VILL be happy

>>17830377
You VON'T

>beautiful and unique handmade dials
>incredible amounts of SOVL harnessing the power of traditional Japanese arts
>made interesting materials like porcelain
BUT
>too big and thick to ever be a dedicated dress watch
>cost $2000+ for a 6R movement
>dumb date windows and power indicators everywhere make them less classy
what the fuck is their problem, some of these porcelain watches would be incredible if you could actually wear them as dress pieces.

>>17830406
Seiko doesn't even want to give you sapphire, you think they're going to give you good movements?

>>17830022
Yes, it is me. I had to get it serviced because it needed a new ratchet wheel and Zenith won't sell parts to independent watchmakers anymore. So it went in about 2 years ago, got it back last year, and I ran it for a year against the Citizen 0100. It won. lol Hope you're well, fren...the pic is just for you.

>>17830024
>>17830031

Agreed, I too love its design. It's like a Zenith/Breguet hybrid...looks like a Breguet with a better movement inside. I was lucky though when I got it.

The dial is VERY difficult to photograph due to all the reflections...this is the best one I have of the dial details...sorry about that.

>>17830379
I VILL

the amount of seething you faggots have regarding Seiko tells me it is the best, you fags are always the contrarians kek

>>17830461
I'm not against seiko and honestly I would love to like them but frankly they just don't make good products. Their affordable watches are confusingly lacking in basic shit like sapphire crystals and have terrible bracelets and even have common QC issues like misaligned indexes. Their middle of the road $1k-2k~ watches 3hz movements and many times less than 50 hours of power reserve, the Swiss equivalent will at least have a 4hz movement and/or 70~ hours of power. Their high end luxury line consists of 90% the same watch with a different dial. And across every price range they seem to deliberately discontinue every decent watch that a lot of people like. They have some cool watches, but overall their products and range and the direction of their lines are questionable at best.

I'm having a hard time choosing HELP
Tudor58 vs GS SBGA407 vs Saving for a 114270 Rolex Explorer

I need a 24 mm extra long strap with bronze hardware. I can't find any. It's for a dive watch and I live in a humid climate so was looking for sail or nato

>>17830488
I'd go for the GS personally. It sounds obvious when said, but the watch you should get is one that you like more each time you see it. Conversely one you like less (even a little bit) each time you see it is one you should avoid.

what type of watch would someone elegant wear

>>17830526
Invicta

>>17830461
Seiko is not the issue, but rather that retarded "grand" problem.

>>17830514
Yeah i also feel GS will be more fun to live with, i have always like their dial
The reason i'm in on the fence is because i have a small wrist so 40mm is a bit worrying.

>>17830542
I'm wearing a 41mm diameter watch right now on my 6.5" wrist. Other measurements besides diameter matter too obviously.

>>17830362
I just don't see them as a luxury brand. It's like with Lexus. It's just a fucking Toyota and this is just a fucking Seiko.

>>17830575
6k-7k range grand seiko is better than rolex 6k-7k range simple as

>>17830526

>>17830526
G-shocks will look great with your fedora.

>>17830579
It's not better at stunting on plebs.

>>17830589
The only real problem I have with Rolex nowadays is that it's the standard black rapper watch brand.

>>17830526
A gold Nautilus.

>>17830590
Unfortunately, every decent brand is being tainted by them. Even Carhartt for fuck sake.

>>17830530
>>17830581
>>17830584
>>17830591
i was thinking

>>17830579
> is better than rolex
So what you be sayin is... it's not a Rolex.

>>17830589
if im stuntin on plebs im buying rolex $15k+, you are not flexin on nobody with a rolex explorer

>>17830590
Yeah
Rolex got ruined by their demographic
Douchebags and cringefags always go for Rolex

>>17830590
nah rolex is fine AP is what you want to avoid now

>>17830601
>you are not flexin on nobody with a rolex explorer
Nooooo but the reviewers said it's the best Rolex!!

How do you cope when your new, precious watch suddenly gets a deep scratch or bruise from an accidental knock on a hard surface?

>>17830609
From the very beginning you should consider every watch you own to be a beater watch. You should look down on people who keep their watches in safes and who are afraid to wear them. You should wish that all of your watches were 24k gold so that they would show even more scratches so that everyone will see that you had the balls to wear them in public all the time.

>>17830614
Don't know about gold
But i felled for the Tudor BB Silver meme
God it was awful, it scratch if you sneeze on it, tanish like a week in with a piss color
I had to refund that shitter

Anyone own a Henry Archer? Wondering about their quality

>>17830617
If you have a gold watch you won't worry about it getting scratched because gold is intrinsically valuable, and even if the watch is crushed with a sledge hammer it will still be worth several ounces of gold. But steel watches are only valuable for their appearance, so when the appearance is damaged, the watch loses alot of value.

>>17830617
So g-shock is the most logical conclusion, for accuracy and durability, but they look like kids or even worse, autists watches. So you might as well use your phone to tell time. But watch collecting is not a logical hobby to begin with kek

>>17830575
Clearly you've never owned a Lexus. Far to many children on these boards.

>>17830631
Saw one up close in Australia. Guy in an airport showed it to me during a conv. Not bad desu.

>>17830586
the design is gaudy but that band is ratchet

>>17830526

>>17830488
I think you want the rolex, save for it.

>>17830362
A bit thick, but otherwise OK. Personally i would go for the SBGJ217, it looks more classy.

>>17830461
Don't buy a new Seiko, the last good one was the SARB. Buy vintage.

>>17830488
407 isn't worth it, you'll get bored of it. If you need to buy a GS get one that's a bit more special and not so common. Scroll down here https://www.theseikoguy.com/grand-seiko-spring-drive/ and pick one you like, there's plenty of more interesting ones out there.

>>17830603
Rolex is still basic bitch tier

>>17830461
normal seiko is expensive, boring, have shit movements and use bad crystals in absurd price ranges

>>17830770
The bracelets are also dogshit

what are some dive watches in brownish colors?

>>17830801
hydroconquest gmt

>>17830801
Zelos Abyss

Does lume really matter for divers if they have flashlights?

>>17830594
>windshield wiper

>>17830461
the seiko meme is over
now is time for the citizen meta
the true non nippon budget king (orient too)
seiko got lazy and shitty and no longer worth the mooney

>>17830839
Who's the king to a god

>>17830609
It's better it got scratched now, because say you babied it for a year, or more then it got scratched you'd be even more asspained than you are now. The cope is that you are actually lucky you got that shit broken in early, now you can wear it without fear of further marks because it's already marred.
The End.

>>17830838
kek

>>17830842
different race entirely
cannot be compared
like comparing different species
in it's own category casio is God Emperor

>>17830609
How do you cope when your new, precious watch suddenly appears on china express 4x cheaper?

>>17830838
I KEK'D, you asshole

I saw these the other day and now can't stop thinking about bronze watches. But i'm a poorfag so can only afford chinese https://www.boderry.com/products/seaturtle-oceanbronze-automatic-bronze-diver-watch-black
Is it even worth it?

>>17830748
>>17830362
Wtf is the point of GMT if the 24 hours can’t even be moved?

>>17830906
You can change where the hands are set with the crown.

>You are now the proud owner of a SEIKO Automatic Watch Cal. 4R35/36/37/38/39.
show me your proud face

>>17830906
the fuck do you mean
it shows you what time it is in the time zone of your choosing

>>17830910

>>17830906
Literal retard.

>>17830895
They look cool but bronze is softer so more prone to deep scratches. Patina is cool and it's unique for each watch. Most bronze watches usually have steel or titanium caseback so unless the case has a weird lug design it won't react with your skin. Idk about the chinesium bronze watches.

>>17830575
Rolex is just a fucking Tudor

the cheapest watches have the best case back.

>>17830919
These have stel caseback and i watched some reviews and they are generally positive.
https://youtu.be/6_2YT1wjI7Q?si=K6IUMyUi0Shr4jFv
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SxkA6ex_HEk

>>17830925
Too badd tissot is utterly incapable of producing a good dial.

Would you say a quartz watch is a more reasonable choice for a "non-watch" person?

>>17830944
the question you should be asking is
>do I think this watch looks nice
That's pretty much it. People will scream at you and throw their shit at the wall because expensive watch = status symbol but if you have a cheap watch that you enjoy wearing and like the look of then there's nothing wrong with quartz.

>>17830944
I am not exactly sure what you mean by reasonable choice since there are a lot of mechanical watches that doesn't cost a lot. Quartz is more convenient.

>>17830919
Here is a list of some recommendable bronze watches but it won't be cheap. I honestly tried hard to stay under 700$ but I just know you can probably score them used for cheaper people.

Baltic Aquascaphe Bronze $700
BOLDR Odyssey Bronze ~$670
Zelos Hammerhead 2 Bronze ~$450
Poorfag Honorable Mention:
San Martin Bronze Mechanical Pilot ~$200

>>17830944
If by that you mean someone that doesn't enjoy setting their watch every few days and fiddling with their watches, yeah quartz is going to appeal to them more. A lot of people appreciate mechanical watches and enjoy setting them and winding them and changing straps and stuff, but if none of that appeals to you then you can get a nice solar powered quartz watch and set it maybe once a year and otherwise never worry about it.

>>17830931
Honestly it's 100% on you. Choose the one you see yourself wearing and pull the trigger. At that price range movement doesn't really matter. Just make sure it's at least a Miyota or Seiko movement.

>>17830944
no watch is reasonable for a non-watch person.

You probably already have a phone.

It's a useless trinkets. The question is, how much are you willing to pay for an useless objects that you find interesting.

then ask yourself, do you want a watch for what it represent or do you want a watch for what it is?

>>17830981
It is Miyota. I really like the blue dial one, but they're sold out for now. But then again no idea how it will look once oxidated.

>>17830941
>gets droned
>watch still works
Casiobros, we can't stop winning

>>17830941
I’m so glad we fund this war with endless billions. If we didn’t they’d have to sign some kind of peace treaty cuz they’d be out of bullets

>>17831001
*annexation

>>17830993
Not winning any wars, but at least it's winning something.

why does this look so good?

CA53 or F91W?

>>17831014
No.

Which one of you idiots is this?

>>17831026
How do you not know Sportura? He was the most prolific troll on WUS before he got banned, he was shitposting about Rolex being the only choice for human beings and such for like 10 years.

>>17831026
Big Chevy v. Ford boomer energy.

>>17831026
Redditors are really different kek. The stupidity and arrogance is through the roof. These people have never been beaten up in their lives, so they can keep this smugness.

>>17831027
Where's the lie though?

>>17830754
Well my local dealer doesn't have much so it either 407 (5k$) or the new White birch(6k$)

>>17831074
Can't he order them? You could buy a used one, but i guess you're not interested. How come the birch is only 6k? That's cheap, get the birch.

>>17830906
>I don't know how to add/subtract hours.

>>17831080
Goes even cheaper in places like Nakano. White Birch goes down to up to $2.8k pre-owned, and it'd be barely used.

You won't have access to the GS9 club but imagine paying $2k more for a badge and a few cookies.

>>17830985
You can make a bronze watch brand new with cola or ketchup. A watch that looks close Orient Triton Automatic RA-AC0K04E10B it's still ~$200.

>>17830941
Casio has gone too far with their durability tests lately.

>>17831014
F91W has the bigger display but the strap breaks, I would get it only if you're fine with replacing the strap in a couple years. The calculator watch is hard to use without a pointer. I would go with the F91W myself even if the strap breaks.

>>17831123
Is it working though? It looks like a blank screen to me.

>>17831105
One more question if i may, there are many colors available, only one of those has bezel listed as bronze, all the other have ceramic bezel is this a good thing or a bad thing? Which is preferable?

>>17831027
>how do you not know some nobody from reddit that has a history as being some nobody from a website even worse than reddit?

>>17831133
You can see the digits but the low quality of the video it's hard to read. The big segment at the bottom would be all silver if it was dead.

>>17831139
WUS is much better than this place, you might have to put the occasional boomer in their place but it has better discourse. There is nothing worse than reddit.

>>17831149
Then go back there.

>>17831027
What’s WUS and why would I care about some fag? The Rolex sub Reddit is fucking cancer because of this faggot

>>17831137
In general ceramic bezels are tougher, more scratch resistant and also have a neat shine to them.

>>17831156
I'm in both places, cry about it.

>>17831168
>The Rolex sub Reddit is fucking cancer
full stop

>>17831168
watchuseek, a forum

>>17831074
that's a shitty fake
what kind of desperate tard even buys a fake seiko?

>>17831237
It's not fake dummy, it's 2nd

>>17831237
huh? it's not fake

Is Sinn the next Rolex? I see some people saying their prices keep going up and they hold their secondary market value well.

>>17831257
not a chance

>>17831257
Hahahaha. What kind of retards are you listening to? I own two Sinns and their value drops to 70% as soon as you press the purchase button.

>>17831263
That beats 30%

>>17831237
>looks the same
>is 4x cheaper

>>17831275
That'd be Chink watches and Seiko.

>>17830895
Bronze is great

>>17830978
Not putting the abyss on there, poorfag

Why /wt/ so poor?

>>17831010
Casio is the standard war watch in every conflict for the last couple decades, on both sides.

>>17831297
What in the fuck is this utter shit on a wrist? looks like sculpted diarrhea. microshitters and their owners belong in work camps.

>>17831332
You're just jealous your watch isn't rated for almost 2 miles underwater

ID?

Left or right?
Right is in gold, has a cleaner and more versatile dial, with applied markers.
Left has a very cool complication and a more interesting dial, but I don’t know if I would get tired of the more retro look. It certainly feels more special than the other tho
(To get second hand obv)

>>17831365
Patrimony with the guilloche dial to be honest.

>>17831334
Even your moms vagina isn't that deep

>>17831365
I like blue, so left for me.

Evening lads

>>17831365
Left for me, but it's close

>>17831074
White birch for 6k? That's crazy low

>>17831300
That's just the way it is, you're on 4chan after all.

Been trying to get DALLE3 to make my perfect watch but it loves to make it a chronograph and it still in the end looks like an aliexpress watch.

>>17831373
Nice.

>>17831011
Older Edifice models looked better.

>>17831085
Where can one find a white birch for under 3k?

>>17830934

>>17830925
thats just the heads of a two bucks coin

Evening bros, thinking about getting some straps for my Sinn to spice it up. Artem is green could be nice, or maybe black with white stitching. I'm not too keen on natos at least in the past

Hey brothers,

suggest me a buy it and forget it watch

>Your budget
under or around 1000€
>Watch type, e.g. cope, larp, poor
refined professional
>Movement, e.g. automatic, hand wound, quartz
automatic, bi-directional rotor, hacking, hand winding
>Desired features, e.g. water resistance, day/date, 2nd time zone
screw down crown{4 o'clock is a plus, but not a requirement}, date {day is a plus, but not a requirement}
>Preferred strap option, e.g. leather, nylon, bracelet
bracelet
>Wrist size or desired watch size
19cm circumference
diameter not greater than 42mm, preferring 35-39mm

>>17831429
Forgot to post shitty picture in the dark, poasting from bed

GM sirs

>>17831430
what do you mean refined professional, a tool watch? get a garmin or gshock and use the correct temrinology (larp) from the template. or do you mean refined professional business man? because if you got a grand to spend i have a hard time believing you have a need for one

>>17831434
I always liked that one. How much did you pay?

>>17831442
2k

>>17831404
I've mentioned it, Nakano in Japan.
>https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nakano%2C_Tokyo

It's pre-owned luxury watch heaven, pretty much the source of affordable luxury watches that you see on eBay.

>>17831437
somebody who often wears a suit
I don't want to spend more

>>17830906
2nd crown position moves the blue hand for your home timezone. 1st position moves the hour hand in fixed increments of full hours to set the date and change to a local timezone

>>17831298
Anon literally said he's a poorfag and linked sub $200 chinese bronze watch. Why would I even attempt listing watches beyond $700 and sold out? Sure let's go with Panerai Submersible Bronzo Blu Abisso that's like $20k for some reason. But maybe a more refined choice would be an IWC Pilot’s Watch Automatic Spitfire? Casual $10k for an anon who asked about a ~$160 chinesium bronze watch.

>>17830978
There are more affordable ones incoming, since Zelos is releasing Bronze SF38s as well.

That said, caveat being its NH38 so no date.

>>17831430

>>17831459
apple watch or any datejust

>>17831459
Here's a dirty little secret, bruv.

Nobody cares what watch you wear with a suit, as long as it's not as garish as an Invicta or a Gshock, but if you really want an affordable one that works with almost anything, I'd say go for a Casio A700 or an A1000 316L SS

>>17831367
impossibru to find anymore
0 for sale

>>17831459
datejust or oyster perpetual

>>17830944
even for watch people quartz is a reasonable choice.
Cartier Tank If you want a small and thin dress watch,G-Shock or other Casios for durability and lots of features

>>17831495
Digital watches look great with suits.

>>17831257
556 Perlmutt is such a nice watch

Thoughts on this guy? Sure, he's a homosexual, but his YT videos are very good and without flash, music, effects, et cetera.

>>17831434
too brown

>>17831515
>Digital watches look great with suits
LMAO
Looks totally out of place and cheapens the entire outfit.

>>17831562
Without exciment also
Utterly boring and so is his "taste"

>>17831567
me or the watch?

>>17831569
It doesn't. Suit and digital watch is peak bureaucrat. You're the kind of retard that would wear a dress watch with a business suit.

>>17831591
>disgusting worn off cheap plastic watch with a suit
Other anon is right, it's terrible.

>>17831591
Retard

>>17831562
He became an almost sinister figure to me when I realized his name is "Theodore Baldasarre."

>>17831582
both

Pleasantly surprised by this one. I was going to mod it but I like it as is. Not bad for a 23 year old watch.

>>17831373
>White birch for 6k? That's crazy low
Yeah used watch price here is pretty good, i can get a Tudor58 for like 2k$
Problem is there isn't alot of model and i don't really like the new White Birch dial, too flat compare to the older one, shelling out cash for a dial i don't like is kinda eh
It will cost me more but i think i will get the slga021 instead

>>17831562
He presents himself on the "safe side" of watch reviewing, it's just mostly praises on watch brands since he's a seller. He doesn't seem to pinpoint on QC issues or just tell about flimsy materials used or cost cutting shortcuts.
His comparisons to a presented watch usually revolves around existing watches on his pesonal collection or some of his employees, which is recycled in most scenes and video release.
You know his videographer is rushing when there are dusts on the watches.
He seems to be Kevin's trolled toy.
He also gave her partner an Indian/Paki watch brand as a milestone gift. Good morning Sir.

>>17831731
GS blue dials are perfection

>>17831562
Safe as fuck and fellate anything he see

>>17831459
Spaceview

>>17831822
This looks stupid.

>>17831831
the dial is made from an old '66 Mustang fender

>>17831822
rust bucket simps seem to have an interesting fetish

>>17831834
Boomboom basedfacing over it no doubt

Here's your $500 watch bro

>>17831872
Now let's see a pic that isn't a render.

>>17831744

>>17831872
I hate this round/rectangular markers diver aesthetic.

>>17830925
idk what this type of bracelet is called but I fucking hate it

>>17831507
A Casio edifice maybe?

>>17831941
I think it's OK. I really like the super engineer type, but i don't have any watches that could fit it.

>>17831952
forgot pic

>>17830982
Watches are very practical in the woods because they have battery lives measured in years instead of hours. They're also much faster to consult than pulling out cell phone like an oversized pocket watch and easier to check while you mostly need to be using your hands for something else.

>>17831562
mega poofter

can one of you /fa/ggots assist? I'm looking to buy myself a field watch but I'm looking for something specific. Something with applied arabic enamel, like pic related but not costing as much. If anons can suggest brands (other than Whaltam) that have this type of dial or something similar I'd really appreciate it. I'm looking for something within the 700$ range.


any suggestions are welcomed, from shitters to micro brands.

>>17831981
>field watch
>ENAMEL DIAL
>arabic numerals
Very specific, doubt you're going to find anything.

>>17831984
that's very disheartening. I see it on vintage pieces like pic related.

>>17831989
Get a vintage one then.

>>17831981
https://monochrome-watches.com/vario-ww1-trench-watch-value-proposition-introducing-price/

>>17831430
>screw down crown
>suit
since you live in euro I can get you a new soiko pressage 2x cheaper

>>17831685
is it heavy?

>>17831916
what do they do with watches they don't sell

>>17832010
No idea, you should ask them.

>>17832010
They only made 30 of them, i don't think there were any left.

I bought this second hand for 300€. Does anyone hsve it or have an opinion on it?

>>17832010
They put them in a cdo

>Import tax is 30%
Fuck you jews
I need to find a way to avoid tax

>>17832035
If the seller won't lie, and your Customs actually believe it and aren't anal retentive enough to go out of their way to check online for the real price like germany's autistic faggots do, then your only option is to send it to somehere there is no tax and collect it when on holiday.

>>17832019
why

>>17832027
great price, not a hardlex crystal, doesn't have a cheapshit bracelet, what's not to love

>>17832035
buy a watch expensive enough that the 30% tax would be big enough for a two way plane ticket, go in person, buy the watch, see some sights and fly back with the watch on your wrist
you're not kvetching about 50$ in tax, right?

>>17832027
lolololo

>>17832027
Nice, an enamel dialed watch for 300.

>>17832081
>kvetching about 50$ in tax
>oye vey who can afford $30 in this economy
>mozel the best I can do is $10
>goyem better do it for free
>shoa if I don't get a $100 discount

any decent explorer cope? i don't quite like the sinn.

>>17832007
Kinda. The case is 38 perfect for me personally. SRPK29

>>17832168
>38

>>17832168
The perfect case size the is the one that fits the wearers wrist, this one looks great

>>17831959
function is your goal?

Then just buy the most available cheap quartz watch you can find. f-91w is a good choice.

Look at that subtle guilloche sector dial executed to perfection.

Is the Orient Mako still a good automatic diver in 2023?

>>17832209
Orient Kamasu is better, or Kanno

An inexpensive Chinese quartz watch, but it looks nice and is pretty durable so far.

>>17832205
You know what? I'm going to say it, the Ingenieur is the ugliest steel sportswatch from a major brand and no amount of IWC shilling will make people care about it or the brand.

>>17830575
>I just don't see them as a luxury brand. It's like with Lexus
You won't bait me today bitch

>>17832248
>, the Ingenieur is the ugliest steel sportswatch from a major brand
That's bullshit even if you dislike it and you know it.

The Ingie is an acquired taste, granted. Actual engineers tend to fall in love with it. Others, and faggots like you, not so much. It's too masculine for you.

>>17832285
It's gay not masculine. That's why you acquired a faggot taste. Keep shilling but I'm just letting you know why such an ugly watch gets ignored and why nobody would choose it over another steel sports.

>>17832293
>it's g-g-gay
How's that closet faggotry working out for you, Seiko buyer?

>>17832320
>no, only I can call people fags
>my jewelry makes me a man
Go be a faggot somewhere else.

41mm diam
45mm l2l
14mm height
heavy

thoughts?

>>17832365
Those are going to be some really short lugs, it's going to look weird.

>>17832205
The whole line would be better without the stupid texts all over the dial
DUDE DO YOU KNOW THIS WATCH WAS MADE BY IWC CHAFFHAUSEN DUDE
THE WATCH NAME IS INGENIEUR DUDE

>>17832285
>muh pointless appeal to authority
I'm sorry, are engineers known for their fashion sense now?

What is a good/stylish wristwatch with a timer installed in it?

>>17832370
>complaining about two words on a dial
What the fuck? I swear to god you people are idiots beyond belief. Pic related, a watch for you.

>>17832385
Fuck does that matter? These aren't fashion watches you fucking homo.

>>17832293
Fucking seriously..

>>17832463
Yeah, I know man. Like as soon as I mention his overt faggotry he responds with the gay-shtick. What a fucking NPC lmao.

>>17832462
We're talking about how ugly they are. Your defense was that engineers like them. So engineers somehow aren't ugly? That was your argument.

>>17832465
>Your defense was that engineers like them.
That doesn't mean they aren't "ugly" at all. A watch can be ugly to most people and beautiful to some. Get it now you fucking mouthbreather? It's the same with modern architecture. Many people hate minimalist glass towers, a lot of scientists and engineers like them for their "purity".

>So engineers somehow aren't ugly?
What the actual fucking shit? How did you arrive at this? Are you a mental defective without reading comprehension?

>>17832466
I arrived at this because it's the only conclusion someone could take from your argument that you gave. Your argument was not "engineers like the functionality and looking good isn't the point." Your argument was "it's not ugly because engineers like it."

>>17832467
>Your argument was "it's not ugly because engineers like it."
No it wasn't. I never even slightly implied that you fucking turd. I said engineers like them, nothing more than that. And I even prefaced that with saying it's an acquired taste. Holy cow you're dumb.

>>17832469
You said "(the thing being an exceptionally ugly watch) is a lie." ie "it's not ugly." Then you said "it's an aquired taste. Engineers fall in love with it." Considering you were just talking about what it looks like, one reading your words could only presume you mean the appearance is an acquired taste and engineers like its appearance.

Just because you didn't say those words verbatim doesn't mean that's not what your post means. You either didn't say what you mean, and that's something you should work on, or you're just being a contrarian faggot trying to walk back what you said because someone called you on it being obviously retarded. I'm leaning toward the later.

name?

>>17832464
>>17832463
>>17832285
It's not masculine at all dude, it just looks weird. When I see someone wearing this watch I don't think "wow, what a masculine dude," I think "eew, this nerd tucks his sweater into his jeans, he's probably a fucking chomo."

>>17832462
>it's doesn't have to look good

>>17832463
Keep crying shill, nobody likes IWC shit.

>>17832499
Hold on a minute...... Is the IWC shill Dadwatch?

Redpill me on BALL watches. The name is so retarded i can't get over it, it's called fucking ball. And that stupid inscription "official standard". Official standard of what?

>>17832505
>Official RR Standard
RR stands for RailRoad.

>>17832507
So finally someone made a 62GS copy. Looks cheap though.

>>17832505
>hey what's that on your wrist?
>balls

>>17832505
Ball as a historical company is actually really based. They were the among the most notable clock and watchmakers in America and their founder was a really significant figure in timekeeping standards from time zones to safety and efficiency regulations for railroads, and his standards for timekeeping on trains were the basis for the swiss COSC standards.

Unfortunately the original ball went out of business and the ball of today is a shambling corpse resurrected by a Chinese holding company and quartered in Switzerland so that they can make the sweet swiss watch claims.

>>17832526
>the ball of today is a shambling corpse
Just like the american railroad.

>>17832520
>Looks cheap though.
it is cheap, only a few hundred dollars and they only made 70 in this color

Just copped a Tissot Heritage Visodate Automatic as my first "serious" watch. So happy with this purchase.

What was your first watch you spent a considerable amount of money on?

>>17832169
You're just jealous.

>>17832553

>>17832560
Beautiful. Love the contrast between the brown leather strap and the blue dial!

>>17832553
It's all relative I guess. My first watch over $300 was this shitizen PCAT-T. I think next I'll get a fleiger from Stowa.

Have you ever had a watch suddenly go from a bit slow to a bit fast? How could that happen? Could wear or oils running out or something like that do this?

>>17832575
Maybe you just wore it differently over the day. Watches are (if they are) regulated in different positions and will have different accuracy depending on which position they are in. It's impossible for a watchmaker to predict how you're going to be holding your hand over the course of the day. It also depends on how wound the watch is as the torque will change significantly, effecting the speed of the watch.

What are the best affordable but still classy automatic watches to gift to women? Under $1000, around 36mm or so in diameter

>>17832584
stop giving gifts to women that aren't your mom or the mother of your children

How much should I be paying for a used bb58?
Is 2k really possible like >>17831731 says?

>>17832575
How fast is "a bit" fast? Negligible within spec? Or fast enough that you have to reset the time every few day/s?
The latter usually means It's been magnetized.

perfection

>>17832019
gee bill!

>>17832671
>can't afford a seconds hand

Somebody stop me

Thoughts on the new alpinist gmt? I really like it except for the 4:30 date window, always fucking ruins it

>>17832779
The date looks better in a circle, the watch looks line any alpinist in my opinion so you get if you want gmt. I thought you would be more bothered by the prospex logo, it kills a watch like this.

>>17832779
>date "window" with no frame

poorfagbros
should I cop a le locle?

>>17832507
Hitori Bocchi...

>>17832598
That entirely depend on your local watch market but yeah
I suggest you join your local Tudor watch FB group or something and try to find deals
Chrono24 is always a little bit more expensive
https://www.chrono24.com/tudor/--79030n-------774126--id30797826.htm

>>17832553
>first watch you put a considerable amount of money on?
my beater Suunto from 2 decades ago and still using it today

>>17832779
office GMT

>>17832593
Based

>>17830335
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I9doXIK-TW4

A new short film supporting the 2023 version of the Cartier “Tank Française” watch, stars actress Catherine Deneuve with Rami Malek directed by Guy Ritchie:

i kinda want a black bay 58 but the authorized tudor dealer here is an expensive jewelry store that also sells rolex.. as an autist i feel intimidated to walk into the store

>>17832839
>Cartier
Overpriced shitterrrrrr
>>17832840
What the worst that could happen?

>>17832779
my problem with new seikos like this is the price and the movement. you're paying over $1000 but the 6R movements just don't seem very good.

>>17832842
spaghetti

>>17832757
If you ever have had an ounce of dignity in your life, don't buy that.

>>17832779
fine except the colors

>>17832936
Its okay to be white.

>>17832757
bro, go for it if it makes you happy like a kid with a candy, and feel retarded at the same time.

>>17832035
anything $175 or more is slapped with import customs tax in my shithole. I can't have good things.

My Orient Star’s second hand is whack. -20 seconds and the day isn’t even over yet. The minute hand is fine though. I understand why people value accuracy so much now.

>>17832954
use your phone for perfect accuracy, or a quartz watch atleast

>>17832757
mogged by Invicta, the superhero of watch brands

Would you guys ever polish your crystal?

>>17832779
The date window is fine, it's unobtrusive and properly oriented.

>>17832788
Rolex doesn't have date window frames either and noone is complaining.

>>17833067
I have to polish my acrylic on my Weekdater, it's gotten quite scratched. I'm also tempted to try and polish the Hardlex on the Cocktail time but i'm not sure about it.

>>17833067
I had a watchmaker buff my mineral crystal out using one of those buffing wheels. The result looked bad many hairline streaks and it got thinner.

>>17832788
>that one incel who nitpicks seiko but doesn't care when the swiss do the same shit

you're really cringe just so you know

>>17832966
watches don't need to be perfectly accurate but they can't be comically off either
anything over +/-5s a day is unacceptable

>>17833067
Why would I have to polish my sapphire crystal?
You're not still wearing watches with inferior, subpar, acrylic, hardlex or anything like that, are you?

>>17833086
What if I am posting from low orbit and the space station does not allow sapphire

Is the current fad of the watch industry going back to smaller sizes and reissues? Is it time for wristlets like me to rejoice?

>>17831297
>>17830895
I don't get bronze
>Yeah, it looks like dirty gold now, but soon it's turn a really dirty shit brown and then goes nasty green tetanus rusty.

>>17833110
And i don't like bracelets, not everybody like everything.

>>17833097
We all know the space is a hoax.

>>17833110
You just don't have taste bro. How can you not like the personal PATINA your bronze watch gives you. The rust and decay is peak WABI SABI. You don't understand the dedication it takes to dip it in your piss daily to achieve the perfect FINISH. I can't wait to show off my meticulously DISTRESSED watch to forum nerds.

>>17832475
>Just because you didn't say those words verbatim
I rest my case. You fucking retarded autistic mongoloid. I love how you lose your shit because you get called out for putting words in someones mouth. Fucking end yourself.

>>17832428
>>17832470
>>17832473
>>17833127
>>17833130
Those were simpler times. Where are such watches now?

>>17833131
Watches, songs, movies, paintings, buildings... People without purpose or meaning in life have no desire to strive for beauty. Watch brands reissue old designs, create new designs that imitate old designs or create absolute monstrosities like any RM watches

>>17833177
muh dick

>>17831562
Tedious Baldasshair

>>17833131
Everywhere?

What is /fa/ opinion on this?
https://sequentworld.com/en-fr/pages/n-technology
Is this bullshit? I have never seen anyone wearing these and they look very intersting.

>>17833251
I hope their watchmakers are better than the marketing team, but I bet it's the same people.

>>17833269
Yellow hands wrote this

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>>17832809
appreciated thanks!

ID on this watch? What ref is this gshock?