/fa/ - Fashion

>>17845073
first for extensive watch collections

>>17845092
Stop this lipo stomach posting asap

>>17845097
ok

>>17845102
Why would you shave your wrist? Did you get a tattoo?

>>17845108
That's not his wrist, sir

>>17845073
Based citizen chad

>>17845110
wtf...

$6000 seiko everyone

>>17845116
That's his cockwatch

I'm looking for a watch and I can't find it anymore.

It was an analog watch with a g-shock-esque look with bumpers like this from a, I think american, microbrand with a chronograph and a quartz movement.

>>17845154
Was Prospex the final cuck of Seiko?
How can one slip so hard that even Chinese are forced to make homages and fill the gap?
Sounded like free money to me but idk

Feeling good, might go for a drive

They should make a mechanical watch that has the dial on the back and the display caseback on the front so you can't tell the time but you can admire the beautiful movement while it's on your wrist. Who cares what time it is I just want to look at all the pretty gears and springs and levers.

>>17845092
please post more watches on the naked lady ASAP

>>17845178
Like a Reverso with a display back?

buying a toodor as my next watch

>>17845174
Windy?

>>17845218
pindy!

Not sure if thats a posters name or if you mean the weather outside. It is a bit windy

>>17845194
Taking the history into account those strikes me as a bit daft.

>>17845244
he shouldn't have the face out if he's playing polo

i feel like there are so many cool watches that get ruined by being huge

>>17845246
Maybe he wants to keep the other glass surface safe. I am aware that the number of polo-playing reverso-owners is limited but that's like releasing a 3atm fifty fathoms.

>>17845214
Which one?

Ordering a new crystal for this bad boy. Put it on a brown perlon for now, but suggestions welcome.

>>17845262

>>17845225
Please be og windyknob please, I miss you

>>17845273
I like that one. Whats the reference number?

>>17845281
m79640-0001

Uhhhhh,
>>17845236

Idfk what im doin, sorry guys lol

>>17845285
>m79640-0001
Ty anon. It's nice to see one without a clear Rolex reference, good choice.

>>17845261
the original ones that were made for polo had a steel caseback, you would reverse your watch while playing in order to protect your glass crystal from getting cracked/broken. the dual face reverso watches were created much later

>>17845264
a milanese band might look cool

>>17845264
not sure if it works, but maybe some aged leather like: https://finwatchstraps.com/collections/c-c-cognac

>already have a fine collection of shitters
>decide I’m done buying watches for a bit
>Seiko GMT goes on sale for $240
Just like that I’m back in.

>>17844894
I can see why, desu. I would probably get a Sinn, but they are in my mind at least more recognizable for U50 and U1 watches rather than any Pilot watches or more classic designs.

>>17844895
Seen anons shilling IWC before but IDGAF at around $10k you might as well go buy a Rolex or an Omega or any other usual suspect under $10k watch. You can also look around for vintage Pilot watches, but I'm totally green in that field of watch collecting. Some pilot watches I looked at before:

Obviously I have to put Hamilton Khaki Pilot on this list, I kinda still want to get a Hamilton, but if I were to pull a trigger on a Pilot I would probably choose a Marathon.

Marathon Pilot’s Navigator This one is really cool, you can get them in a bunch of different finishes steel, tan, black or green, also features date and no date version as well as Tritium Gas Tubes for certain versions for lume which does have a fascinating aesthetic.

Bell&Ross BR 03-92, they are on the high end of the price range like €4000. They are absolutely magnificent instrument inspired Pilot watches, but they command a heavy entry fee. There was like 1000 piece exclusive one that had a Red Ceramic dial with planes as hour and minute hand.

>>17845327

This is my isl-63. I owned a skx-013 in the past and this is better in every way. I’ve owned it for three years now and it gets more wrist time than any of my other watches still. 38mm is so nice.

>>17845359
Hi Marc

>>17845361
I’m not hairy enough to be Marc. Also they haven’t sold this model in years, which is too bad it was probably their best skx-013 clone.

>>17845092
show Ranger please sir

>>17845250
the problem is when big watches were cool, manufacturers started jamming more and more shit in there and it became an arms race and people came to expect that a normal dress watch could come with hacking and handwinding and 300m WR and 120 hour PR and 500 gauss antimagnetic and rotating inner bezel and dual curvature AR sapphire on both front and back and now the only way to go back to normal sizes is to be willing to take some compromises and nobody wants to do that

why cant microbrands hire good designers?

why do you create a microbrand only to make boring, safe designs or "homages"? Then when they do make a cool design they ruin it somehow by using ugly colors, an ugly font, badly sized hands, cheap materials, a gross bulky case or adding unnecessary elements. I just dont get how unimaginative and bad a lot of watch designs are despite there being like a million of different companies.

>>17845394
Just a guess, but when you produce only a small amount of watches as a microbrand you need them to sell well in order to stay in business, so I think a lot of microbrands keep it safe and make boring designs that have mass appeal. If they try some bold new design and it doesn't catch on and it doesn't sell, then it can bankrupt the company from all the costs of R&D, tooling, etc

Big companies can afford to have a miss every once in a while and absorb the loss. Microbrands are a lot more vulnerable.

>>17845073
why does the poorfag watch guide have like 10 casios and 0 Timex watches?

>>17845405
so what can you do if no watch on the market satisfies you? modding? is it possible to get 1 dial printed for a reasonable price?

>>17845464
>so what can you do if no watch on the market satisfies you?
not buy a watch

>>17845431
its like 10 years old

>>17845359
shitter watch, but extremely based attitude

I can't tell if all the Brietlings I've seen are fake Chinese trash or they just all look like fake Chinese trash.

SubBrah here. I find myself wearing the Apple Watch ultra instead of my g-shock all the time now. Shame because the g shock is awesome.

>>17845517
Looks nice, too bad I will never in my entire life willingly use an iPhone, so I can’t wear an Apple Watch.

>>17845520
You’re not missing much desu if I had my time again I’d have gotten the cheapest watch and only wear it when I workout but it is a decent piece of kit so I can’t complain too much. It’s just overpriced imo

>>17845244
I never understood the point of designing a watch for horse polo. You gunna check the time while playing? (I’ve never watched the sport)

>>17845544
I was just thinking this before and I also don’t get it. wouldnt you just take your watch off?

>>17845544
Polo's always just been a bunch of rich dudes flexing

>>17845544
sport for richfags with nothing better to do and no athleticism

Having trouble identifying this watch given to me back in 1985. Sorry it's a bit grubby.

On the rear of the case I have:
ALL STAINLESS STEEL 7082-24228 WATER PROTECTED SWISS MVMT

Time is adjusted by pushing an indented button on the side.

I can't seem to find any reference of similar images online. Does anyone know what model this is?

Bought this a few weeks back from Ebay. 1976 Seiko grand quartz. Case is in great condition, dial in great condition except for the smallest sign of damage, but there were a few flecks of brown dust below the crystal, so I expected rust.

Cracked the back off today. Yep, some serious rust, but only constrained to a few areas. Managed to clean off most of the rust, get the rust off of the dial, clean the case interior, and give it a basic service. I think the dial is really cool, and now my autism wont be triggered by the rust-dust.

Thoughts on this colour scheme?

>>17845405
Not only that, but if you're not making your own movements there's not a lot you can do with the proportions and dimensions and where your date window is and all of that. If you are building a watch with a given movement it's unavoidably going to look very similar to every other watch using the same movement - thickness will be the same, depending on complications the case diameter will be about the same, you're going to have either 20mm or 22mm lug width because it's stupid to use anything else, etc... So the market is saturated with fuckloads of the same functionally identical watches in different colors.

>>17845596
nice

I saw this watch and I dig the all black + red accents look but it's way too bulky and busy for me. Is there a watch with this kind of color that is smaller and simpler?

>>17845646
I think this is somewhat similar

>>17845394
>only to make boring, safe designs
You answered your own question. Homages sell well.

Microbrands are either homage only (Maen) or they go for "their own thing" where they go for a specific design that was again created by someone else (Lorier). There's no innovation or originality to be found in microbrands, because they can't afford to produce a watch that doesn't sell.

>>17845669
if I make a good design can I ask any of the big brands to produce it?

lol

>>17845611
The gray and black bezel is almost indistinguishable unless it’s the perfect lighting. 99% of the time it just looks like a black bezel

>>17845092
>>17845102
Watch thread has peaked with these

/wt/ is slow today

>>17845801
American shitposters are sleeping or having a moral hangover

>>17845801
>dickwaiter

>>17845073
This really makes me want to get a prx

>>17845596
What do you do, put the quartz movement in an ultrasonic?

>>17845337
I wouldn't get a sinn or a damasko or any other cope microbrand, the only g*rman watch I'd wear (that I can actually afford) is a homos

>>17845073
This really makes me want to get a prx bros

>>17845866
dat fivehead though

>>17845866
Would be hot if she was hairy.

>>17845855
Based. I have more than twice as many Sinns as I should have.

>>17845866
Powermatic movements are bad.

>>17845898
Which is worse, Powermatic 80 or System 51?

>>17845898
why?

Accutron Astronaut 1968 reissue

>>17845912
>$3500 for a sellita movement
yeah nah, lol

>>17845918
name me a better GMT option for 3500$

>>17845919
sbgn027

>really like the look of this
>it’s 43.8mm and $12k
What were they thinking

>>17845073
Some Updates on my affordable watch box. I removed a Cocktail Time in favour of a 1962 as I wanted to include a mechanical chronograph and the list isn't exactly long on that price point.
Some new straps as well as a metal bracelet from Ali on the Casioak now.

>>17845930
>120 hour power reserve
>200m WR
>obscure complicated movement
That's why it's 44mm

>you can zoom in on the bevel along the left side and if you zoom in far enough you can see the individual atoms on the wall across the room
that's why it's $12k

All your watches look like the same old antiquated shit and there isn't an objectively better watch under 200 than the g-shock gbx100.

>>17845073
Muehle Glashuette Teutonia II. Yey or nay?

>>17845924
>quartz
>$3,300

>>17845912
>47mm
>fourty seven millimeters

>>17845949
Good looking watch but the brand rubs me the wrong way, the fake heritage and the cringe "nautische instrumente" larping detracts from the appeal

>>17845955
>47mm

>>17845953
oh honey. it's current year, this sub loves quartz now

>>17845958
>this sub loves quartz now


Guyz, is this true????

https://strawpoll.com/PbZqRWvrAyN

>>17845963
Yes, this sub has always been 90% poors. Of course they're going to pretend to like the only watches they can afford.

>>17845963
LMAO

>>17845988
That's a big sample size you have there, i'm sure it's representative of the whole general.

>>17845990
this general is you, me and two schizos

>>17845992
Are you saying i'm not a schizo???

There will be a large internal restructuring of the production pipeline and marketing segment within Rolex, a key figure person from the Wilsdorf family lineage has reportedly been quoted saying that "they are not happy with how Rolex is perceived" and "We have strayed too far from our working class roots" and expressed their disappointment with the current CEO

more key figure quotes include "This might make some people buying Rolex purely for investment and speculation jump off a roof, but it is what it is"

Internal leaks show that the new price of steel sports Rolexes will be reduced and stabilized at around 2000$ USD, availability from ADs will be increased to former unheard levels and regularly in stock at every Rolex AD, waiting lists will have been effectively scrapped and a thing of the past.

Other Internal leaks include bringing back a limited edition Mil Sub

Source: It occurred to me in a dream

>>17845963
Quartz is king

>>17846006
whats the word on my boy milhouse

>>17846006
>2000$ USD
no chance, even sw/selita microbrand shitters are going past that mark already

>>17845956
Ah well they built clocks for ships before they started producing wrist watches. Actually they still do, but nowadays it's like 3% of sales.
Nautische Instrumente is a reference to their heritage, so I think it's alright.

>>17845938
Why are they all telling different time?

>>17846006
based dreamposter. If the Chinese can make them almost 1:1for 500 then they can absolutely sell the real thing for 2000

>>17846016
Because the top row are mechanical watches. They stop after a few hours if you don't wind them up.

>>17846006
This is true, I dreamt it too. In addition the Tudor line will be scrapped and replaced with colorful plastic versions of selected Rolex models to better fit the target market.

I absolutely love it. I don't use the GMT and never will but appreciate the extra orange.

Why is one nearly 600 quid cheaper than the other?? Only differance I can see is the last digit in the model number but they seem to look identical, any ideas?

>>17845596
Since you seem to actually know about this stuff:
>bought King Seiko
>crown doesn't sit tight after being pushed in
>means that over the course of a day, taking it on and off it cans till swivel around
>can cause the day/date to change
Is there any way to fix this? I put an o-ring just on the outside of the crown to get some friction and it seemed to work but the little black ring is ugly.
It fogged up after I got out of and AC'd house, into the heat and then back into an air-conditioned vehicle though. Unscrewed the crown, took off the battery hatch.
Might put it into a bottle with some silica desiccant lol

>>17845943
> That's why it's 44mm
That’s also why no one buys it and why their sports watches are a joke.

>>17845938
Your horological assembly is a conglomeration of lackluster and exceptional timepieces, divest yourself of the horological creations hailing from the lands of the Sino and the Rus, retaining solely the exquisite Japanese timekeeping instruments in order to elevate the grandeur and sophistication of your collection.

>>17846030
what's the accuracy like?

>>17845930
I always get a chuckle out of brands making huge watches and then advertising the power reserve like it’s impressive or matters. Oh wow, a 5 day power reserve on a giant watch with only a date window. Amazing. Hublot, Panerai, Oris, and apparently Grand Seiko do this. Great brands all.

>>17845985
>$3500 for a sellita
>basedjak jumping for joy
>$3500 for a 9f
>angry basedjak
now if you'll excuse me I have to go spend an hour finding the ideal reaction image

>>17846036
only the mechanical ones. when you think about it, a mechanical sports watch is a stupid idea anyway

>>17846035
Sounds like the winding stem was replaced and is too short, not allowing it to seat fully

>he's a dialet

>>17846059
How was work today, construction worker anon? I don't think you've posted that watch yet, is it new?

>>17846068
I'm a neet, I've had it a few months

>>17846038
more accurate than my hamilton khaki

>>17846071
Oh, mistook you for someone else because of the filename. Sorry. Nice watch, looks good

>>17846073
ty

>>17846018
why don't they put miyota inside?

>>17846037
b...but I love my sino and rus! Following the rulings of the national people's congress every watch collection needs to include at least three of these glorious timepieces, comrade anon!!

>>17846059

>>17846078
Chinese don't even use those for clones >>17846080
lmao

so I'm kinda new to watches, I just own a neat little seiko, a daily eco-drive and some hamilton watch
I recently saw some IWC watch I really really really like the look of and I've been thinking about it a lot. I could actually buy it right now but I simply don't think I could ever spend that much on just a watch (I'm a car guy not a watch guy). is this what they call a grail?

this is my dress watch

>>17846101
What sort of dress do you wear it with?

>>17846102
:^)

>>17846100
nobody will ever agree on what a "grail" means. some will insist it can only mean the most unobtainable exotic rare one-off humanly possible. Others will say it's anything you could plausibly buy now or in the foreseeable future, but won't because it's irresponsible.

>>17846101
>not even an a1000
pathetic

>>17846106
overpriced

>>17846100
you should do some market research like, how much can you possibly get those for second hand and how much do they depreciate in value?
what are the service costs/intervals?
do you just like the look or the movement too? maybe you can get a cheaper look a like for way cheaper to keep perma or to try out if wanna go for the real thang
have you seen/tried it irl?
many such questions
depends on how much it is and how much you make
if you work at mcdonalds I think the cap is around 10k
if you are a baller well only the sky is the limit then
>>17846101
nice childrens watch

my grail

>>17846101
Nice Casio, what do you have in the Glencairn?

But tbqh go for the a1000 >>17846106

>>17846119
Glenlivet 14 year

>>17846098
I have seriously no idea what you are talking about. The St17 was one of the most common movements on the Chinese market and the1901 is built into a lot of chronographs that aren't made in the Tjianjin watch factory.

>>17845544
I guess 100 years ago upper class people went playing polo in a recreational sense just like hunting etc. I don’t think it was designed for professional polo players in mind

>>17846122
I was referring to the $500 clones from my first post here >>17846018 which have rolex clone movements that can take rolex parts. I dont want chinese trash but the whole purpose of the post was to poke fun at rolex prices not to get into a shitfling about what the Chinese use for their fake shit

>>17846127
but are those clone moov reliable?

>>17845958
I’ve got a tag heuer aquaracer quartz. I like it.

>>17846127
Ah, now I get it. Sorry, I didn't make the right connection anon.

>>17846129
Good question lol, who knows

>>17846129
>>17846154
As no one will service them it will be a loss of 500$ sooner or later anyway.

>>17846104
that's fair
>>17846108
it's this https://www.iwc.com/us/en/watch-collections/pilot-watches/iw329703-big-pilots-watch-43-edition-mr-porter.html
I don't know much about specific movements or anything, again Im not a watch guy. as long as it doesnt need to be corrected every other day and keep trundling along for many years then I'm happy. I just think it looks really great. I haven't seen one irl so maybe the colors are a little different. I can pull off 43mm too

>>17846184
You’ve got to try a watch to see if you like and find out how it feels on the wrist. The crown looks huge, which can be a problem. Remember it will develop patina, being a bronze case

>>17846184
not my cup of tea but if you like it, watch guys won't make fun of you, for whatever that's worth

Which one is your favorite watch in your collection and why?
For me, it's my Credor.
I like how rare and relatively unknown it is. The design is also unique and, even for non watch-people, they know that it is something different, if not special.
The weight also feels nice on the wrist, and it simply feels great overall. It's high beat (for its time) 28.800, has a decent power reserve of 50 hours which, for the high-ish beat and the 3 complications, is a very nice number. It also loses only 3 seconds a day which is great for a 20 year old movement.

The negatives are, it's a Thicc Boy and the back is closed.

>>17846048
Is the stem on a quartz still called a "winding stem"?

>>17846246
Also, I only wear it once per month outside because if I brake it, I can never replace it without going to Japan to find another one.

>>17846246
what's the case size on that thing

>>17846246
The bracelet is interesting. Is it comfortable?
I've been looking at older ojisan-tier twotone 90's quartz credors recently and all the bracelets are "not standard".

Talk me out of buying a vintage Seamaster. Are vintage mechanicals in general a bad idea?

>>17846250
It's supposed to be 41mm but it feels bigger.

>>17846253
Think of vintage watches as being the same price as modern watches, but with the payments spread over time, usually by surprise and when it's not convenient.

Anyone know womens' watches?
Any guesses as to what this might be modeled after going by bracelet alone? It's been suggested to be Cartier Pasha, which I doubt considering the context as the watch this watch is meant to be modeled after belongs to someone who was raised by cheapskate asian parents, and it's doubtful it'd be an auto because
>grill

>>17846253
Not at all. But keep in mind that it probably has to be serviced after purchase and add these to purchase. You can see an overview here to get a rough estimate: https://www.omegawatches.com/en-gb/customer-service/interventions-and-prices/restoration

>>17846246
This one. >>17845801 Followed closely by my Penisquartz. I'd love to own the 'better' Weekdater and a 62GS one day. I wuite like your Credor, it's interesting and unique, it looks good and classy.

>>17846252
It's as comfy as it looks. It's a bit on the thinner part and feels "soft", if that makes sense. It's also a butterfly clasp.

>>17846253
>vintage Seamaster
This is about as vague as you could possibly be whilst still naming a specific model range.
The brosnan bond semenmasters are practically "vintage" now. What specifically are you looking at?

>>17846262
Thanks m8. I really want to add a Vintage Watch to my collection, much like yours. A high beat king seiko maybe. Is your watch from the 60s?

>>17846246
My Citizen eco-drive stiletto

>>17846264
Have you ever seen the movement? These older credor are just weird and I have no idea what Seiko was thinking in regards to market segment. Was this considered tops until GS came back on the scene and then Credor was bumped up to stratospheric levels?
Are these higher grade seiko calibers? GS cal.s?
Their own range of movements?

>>17846265
Brosnan seamaster was a quartz. Why don’t they do those anymore

>>17845898
that's why you get the quartz prx

>>17845949
love that dial, including the 4 o clock day/date. I want to see if i can find picrel in person to check out the size on my wrist

>>17846271
that watch looks thin AF. Do you mind sharing pics of it from the side?
>>17846272
>Have you ever seen the movement?
Only in pics.
>These older credor are just weird and I have no idea what Seiko was thinking in regards to market segment.
I still don't know either. Been talking to knowledgeable people about that thing but I get different answers depending on who I ask. Some say credor is above GS, some say GS is Seikos peak and upper most market. Personally I think that GS is above Credor. But recently. there's been talk that Seiko is going to push Credor to the upper most market. Starting at 15K and stuff like that. The Eichi II is the cheapest philippe dufour one can buy, at 45K. And even that will be considered cheap in their upcoming line up.
>Are these higher grade seiko calibers? GS cal.s?
Mine has the 4S76- caliber. Go look it up, it's still considered high spec, with its 30 jewels.
They share very few calibers than one might think (credor and GS that is).

>>17846293
31 jewels* apparently

>>17846248
>he doesn't wind his watches battery

>>17846293
Thin af

>>17846314
Dangerously based.

>>17846314
Very nice, now post it on your cock

>>17846320
>>17846298
>>17846293
I mixed up the trip. Apologies. Forgot a number on the laptop.

>>17846275
>Brosnan seamaster was a quartz. Why don’t they do those anymore
Luxury mens quartz is a hard sell. After longines completely fucked up the marketing behind the vhp line, in fact I think it's discontinued, I doubt swatch would sign off on any costly quartz sports watches from the likes of omega and up again.
Didn't someone say in one of these threads last month that the quartz brosnans are now falling apart and there are no replacement parts to fix the quartz movement anymore?

you don't need a trip you faggot

>>17846270
July 1964, just a couple of months before the Tokyo Olympics.

>>17846312
The first time I was exposed to the idea of an "expensive watch" was back when seiko's kinetics were in the news
>a watch where you never have to change the battery because you charge the battery when you wear it? wowie! sure are expensive though!
baffling backwards thinking considering autos. Turns out it was all bullshit too as the capacitors conked out in short order and by the time seiko fixed that issue nobody cared anymore.

>>17846270
>I really want to add a Vintage Watch to my collection, much like yours. A high beat king seiko maybe.
Sure, they nice, vintage GS also made a few hibeats. If you want to looki to it a bit more for some ideas or just to get some knowledge about what is out there i would recommend theseikoguy.com, he has done a great job of cataloguing their watches.

>>17846321
No, just booze

>>17846265
>>17846261

The shop I visited had a few different models, all from the early 60s to early 70s, 35-36 mm size, one of them was solid gold. The guy running the place claims that he's had a watchmaker service all of them, and if I have any trouble during the first 6 months I own one, he'll fix them up free of charge.

>>17846184
>I don't know much about specific movements or anything, again Im not a watch guy. as long as it doesnt need to be corrected every other day and keep trundling along for many years then I'm happy. I just think it looks really great.
if you just want a fleiger type there are plenty other cheapos to buy if you don't care about the movement (you know 99% of what you are paying for + marketing + brand)
that was the entire point

>I haven't seen one irl so maybe the colors are a little different.
watches in stock photos are literally 0 representation of irl looks, I mean things can look like shit in pics and look good irl
that's not even mentioning how it feels and handles or whatever

also mentioning buying different expensive watches maybe the second hand value drop is hard if you wanna flip it some how some way, atleast rolex you know you can get back most the value any time pretty much

>>17846253
vintage female sized watches are shitters

>>17846271
Based. What are your favorite liquors anon?

>>17846375
Talisker, Laphroaig, Glengoyne, Jameson black barrel when it comes to whisky. Courvoisier and Remy for cognac. St-Remy and Metaxa for brandy. As far as vodka goes I like Belvere but I rarely get it.

>>17846312
Let me introduce you to the 8T23, the first ever handwound quartz movement.

>>17846260
Dude, never buy a watch for your woman. She'll never like what you pick out. Just take her to the jeweler's let her pick something out

>>17846329
> Luxury mens quartz is a hard sell.
I guess this is true. It’s not luxury if it’s quartz.
> the quartz brosnans are now falling apart and there are no replacement parts
That’s a shame. I’ve been thinking about a Breitling aerospace evo myself but I just can’t stomach the $4k+ price tag. It’s not exactly luxury I guess but it’s how a luxury brand could justify quartz, because it’s an interesting concept with an analog + digital display with useful functionalities, not just the same case with a quartz instead of a mechanical movement. I’ve always liked the aerospace, such a dynamic looking watch

>>17846341
Yeah Kinetics were not ready with the tech yet and a total flop.

>>17846393
That's pretty cool tbqh.
But including a literal dynamo inside a watch is kinda dumb *cough* kinetic *cough*.
Better off with just solar.

>>17846246
>Which one is your favorite watch in your collection and why?

I don't really have a favorite. One of the advantages of a small collection, I guess.
The JLC is more comfortable and lighter. The Omega is more useful and tougher. I don't know if I could pick.

>>17846402
It was pointless back then, but Seiko has literally tried to make everything over the years. It'y like the designers asked their boss "Can we make..." and the boss just said "Yes, great idea, do it!" to everything.

>>17846407
An outstanding two-watch collection in of itself. I'm impressed and doubt anyone here can post better.

I fantasize about dressing like a bum and wearing a Rolex

>>17846387
Maybe I'm biased but good vodka choice. Remember, rye and other grain vodkas in general are better than potato vodka. Ever had Glenfarclas whiskey? Excellent cherry cask whiskey.

what's the black man's every-other-day watch?

>>17846365
>fleiger type
thanks for this. I'll definitely look around for cheaper ones that have a similar look

>>17846431
Need to try that, reminds me of the Glenfairn that I have here. Usually I go smokey in whisky though.

>>17846393
WHAT THE FUCK

how, after being into watches for years, I still discover something new?

it also has this braun-esque design that I really like and miss from watches

>>17846034
>the free additional strap costs -600 island currency

Ya know folks.
In watchmaking I'm starting to get an opinion that pre-war wristwatches suck, and post 60s wristwatches suck.

Well that is unless you want to pay more for your swiss shitters in the modern era, they're slightly better. Talking haut house stuff.

I got this1920's elgin. Customer bought it for like $15. Takes buying 3 other movements and swapping parts, then making parts, then using timing washers to make it keep time. Going to charge $200 to fix it. You think he'll pay L@L.

I mean jfc you guys talk about Rolex being the best? Almost all watches are crap.

>>17846246
This one. It was my grandad's. Only wear it on special occasions

>>17846393
>>17846478
these look so cool
why did watch design go backwards

"Suggest a watch for my wife's boyfriend."

>sub 100€
>digital quartz
>Desired features: timer, stop watch, date, at least 10atm
>strap, nylon or bracelet doesn't matter as long as it doesn't pull arm hairs.
>sub 41mm

I don't really like G Shocks except for the GMW-B5000TVA-1, the rugged look just doesn't speak to me.
I've had a couple Casios with the cheap bracelets which led to a bald spot on my wrist, the hair has regrown but that took for ages.

I like the AE 1200, but maybe there are better options out there.

>>17846511
Get the a1000, it's not 10atm though, but practically no digital is.

I kinda like it

>>17845250
can you be more specific?

>>17846532
You're just a wristlet
a man's watch needs to be at least 45mm wide, 60mm lug to lug and 25mm tall

Thinking about buying this Cartier cope. Never worn dressy watches before

>>17846407
Man, that's really excellent.

I'm trying to think of any way to possibly improve it.
Maybe replace the Omega with a Blancpain Fifty Fathoms, but those are too large and shiny.
Maybe replace the JLC with something like a gold Cartier Santos-Dumont? But, even then, if you got a black gatorskin strap for it, it would be as dressy as anything else.

>>17846288
I went to the factory during my last holidays. It had the vibes of a small family kind of business, I think it's only 30 people working there. They had a room where you could try on all the current models. A lot of their marketing seems to be fixed on the rescue-timer but the Teutonia line was actually nice.

>>17846407
You deserve the seal fren.

>>17846573
I like the look of those, but I worry that the rubber bezel will degrade over time and eventually the parts to replace it won't exist. Like you said, it's a small company. How many spare bezels can they possibly have lying around?

>>17846573
What are the black midlinks? Rubber?

I've been seeing a lot of valuable watches from big brands like Omega and IWC suddenly being discounted by grey market dealers several hundreds at a time. I bought one already on a whim and am about to buy another one. In house movement big name diver for just over 3k? That's unheard of. We are totally in a buyer's market.

Also love how many dealers just refuse to set market prices and ask 3000 over the cheapest offer though. kek even the cheapest isn't moving buddy.

>>17846602
some kind of natural rubber, same on the bezel. it was developed for the sea rescue service and the rounded and the rubber is there to prevent injuries

>>17846601
they have been around since 1869... one way or the other. I think chances are good to get a replacement even in the long run.

>>17846609
*rounded bezel

>>17846612
Oh, I expect the company to be fine, but even if the company goes doesn't under, once they stop making that watch, they'll only keep spare parts around for so long, and rubber degrades no matter what.
Even a giant company like Seiko doesn't keep spare parts for watches older than 10 years.

I know guys who have/had Hublots from the 80s/90s, pre-Biver buyout, and they can't get straps for their watches anymore. Even NOS straps from back then don't last that long before they start cracking. Those are natural rubber too.

>>17846564
Instead of buying a cope dress watch for something you want, buy a different classy dress watch. Buying a cope watch is the best way to get yourself pissed off. If every time you are going to look at your wrist and think "wow this sure is a nice Cartier cope" you are going to hate that watch with passion.

I want to recommend some alternatives you might actually want to get.

Orient Bambino, any number of them, are classy with a ton of dial colors to choose from and close to unbeatable bang for your buck, you can get as low as $200. You can pull it off every day or only wear it as a dress watch

Timex Marlin is another choice they offer quartz, hand wound and automatic options as well as many dial colors and designs, another sub $300 choice.

Seiko Pressage Cocktail Time, one of the most popular choices because of stunning sun ray dials, you get in-house basic bitch Seiko 4R35 Automatic movement with an amazing dial. $500 btw.

Honorable mention/oddity: Zodiac Olympos has a really odd case shape and design in general. This one is going to run you around thousand bucks for a brand new one. If you are willing to look for a pre-owned one, you might score it cheaper. This is most likely out of your budget, but its way too interesting not to suggest.

There, some choices that I would consider, maybe other anons can help more, not much of a dress watch guru but some examples of what I would wear on a budget.

>>17846621
Ok and? Buy a new watch poorfag lmfao.

@17846635
The Casio owners are LARPing as middle- or upper-class again.

>>17846621
You could give them a call or write to info@muehle-glashuette.de and ask about your concern. They seriously seemed like good folks and dedicated to their products.

>>17846626
Looks like a fucking $50 watch in real photos that aren't renders.

>>17845073
i am cuck. how do i ask my girl's BF to buy me a watch? and should i also state the GShock model i want or is that rude ?

>>17846640
Pic rel is a real photo and not a render stolen from some blog or some shit. It doesn't take that much to find a decent photo anon.

>>17846640
How do you get a leather strap for it that fills the corners?

>>17846681
>that fills the corners?
What do you mean by this?

>>17846681
You mean like some aftermarket rolex straps?

>>17846607
Buyers market for low demand goods. Not really a buyers' market then. Wake me when submariners or one of the other rolex memes goes freefall.

>>17846621
You're right to be skeptical. The rubber bezel ap royal joke offshits look absolutely ass with wear and I don't think they can even be replaced anymore.

>>17846699
Yes like that. I can only find curved straps with curved bars that would have the same huge gap but curved.

>>17846699
I need that for my Homos Club. I kind of like the watch but its lugs are fucking long.

>>17846709
Look around, maybe there are people making custom straps that fit that style. You could always source some of those aftermarket Rolex ones and check if they fit.

>>17846707
They are straps specific to that watch. You could find them but idk you may have to have it made custom. Most of these are for rolexes

>>17846116
Looks beautiful, I always say I'm going to buy the band and bezel. Great colors.

>>17845950
It warms my heart that my dad still wears the one I got him. He pressed some buttons by mistake and I told him how navigate it so he can get the digits large again. It's the watch's "dad mode".

>>17846707
>Yes like that. I can only find curved straps with curved bars that would have the same huge gap but curved.
Unfortunately, those kinds of fitted straps are watch-specific, since the curve of the case and the positioning of the spring bar holes and everything else is unique to the watch.
If it's a really common watch, like a Rolex Datejust, finding fitted straps is easy. If it's a Seiko reference from 20 years ago...not so much. You'd have to go full custom.

>>17846714
>>17846727
Then the watch is shit sadly.

>>17845646
...or the GA-800-1A for something more subtle. I assume you're only interested in analog, there are plenty of black digital watches with red accents.

>>17846732
>more subtle

idk if you can all any gshock subtle lol

WTF! WHY IS IT ALWAYS SOLD OUT???

>>17846759
no one can unironically like this

>>17846763
>>17846759

i hate it, I just wanna flip it.

>>17846759
they only made a few of them, buy it on chrono24, probably won't make much money flipping them, you missed the last drop of the black ones like a month ago

>>17846777
yeah I know, they sold out in like 5 minutes.

I guess I'll wait for the next Ming or Kurono.

>>17846782
I actually caught them in stock when they fist dropped but didn't bother getting one

>>17846626
Thank you for a long argumentative answer! I kinda wanted to try small squarish watch that is not expensive, since I don't really if it suits me, so my choices were among Japanese ones (like Seiko dolce, credor, spirit etc, or some other Japanese brands). I don't really like how Bambino looks with the crystal sticking out too much. Seiko presages look really nice but I haven't seen the one I like in the price range I want to pay for it. Zodiac is way to expensive but I like the dial. Marlins where I am seem to be overhyped among boomer collectors and cost premium. I also have a Sinn cope watch I wanted to but completely agree that every time I would look at it I would just think it's not a Sinn and in all the videos of it (picrel) finishing on the hands look cheap.
I have two days to decide about Cartier cope...

>>17845853
Nah, it's a bit more involved. Have to take out the circuit board, the coil, and a set of gears that deal with transmitting movement to the hands. Then take apart keyless works (the hand setting and date setting parts). Can throw all the non-electronic parts in an ultrasonic, dry them, reassemble, oil some parts, and boom. there u go. Was my first quartz service, so very fun.

>>17846035
Hmm how old is the watch? can you post a pic?
My general thought is that there's some problem with the stem and/or hand setting mechanism. The fact that you saw the watch fog up isn't good, since it means that there is some level of moisture in there. You could learn more about the issue if you somehow got the caseback off. Unfortunately, if you really wanted to take a look at the area where the stem enters the watch and interfaces with the relevant hand-setting components, you'd need some watch specific tools.

I'd say take the battery out if you can and place the thing in a container with desiccant. Make sure nothing gets into the watch. You ideally would have a watchmaker or similar take a look at it to see what is causing the crown problem. Definitely should not be happening.

>>17846657
Is this a good watch? I always look at them.

>>17846752
You can, especially when you use "more" in front to compare.

what are my options with sapphire crystal and automatic or solar under 250 ish? kamasu seems like the obvious answer but i cant get past the off white coloring of the indices, it just looks ugly to me.

>>17846915
hit up the citizen website bud

>>17846915
BM8560-29E
BM8560-37L
these are nice, affordable super titanium citizens, if you dig the design. I tried one and it looked good on my wrist.
check discounted prices.

>>17846944
correction, just titanium

>>17846511
what about the gmw5610

>>17846731
no, just your dumb ass is

>>17846582
What Omega is this?

>>17847072
Seamaster 300

>>17845073
>Your budget
1000 flexable
>Watch type, e.g. cope, larp, poor
Sport
>Movement, e.g. automatic, hand wound, quart
Auto
>Desired features, e.g. water resistance, day/date, 2nd time zone
Water resistant, date, interesting white dial.
>Preferred strap option, e.g. leather, nylon, bracelet
Bracelet
>Wrist size or desired watch size
38-41

my junghans maxu biru

>>17847125
Why would you get this when you can get the junghans chrono, which looks better and is more accurate, for cheaper.

>>17847112
50 f-91ws

>>17847128
Do you mean the Form C chrono? I don't like the aesthetics of it and the Max Bill Chrono costs like double of this and it's also a bit too big and thicc for me.

>>17847133
No I mean the 616.10

>>17847134
yeah no if I wanted a quartz I would've bought another Citizen instead

Good morning lads

>>17847138
Well you'll enjoy your dw homage and I'll enjoy my casio homage

>>17847140
Morning king

>>17847134
>casio homage
yeah I have one like that too

>>17847140
nice

I feel very sad. Help me.

>>17847140
Beyond based and redpilled. Good morning king.

>>17847169
What's up?

>>17847140

>>17847125
How big is this?

>>17847140
The perfect watch for the money. The back could've been a bit more skeletonized but that's just nitpicking.

>>17847171
I just had surgery to fix a sport injury in my back and it hurts and feels strange. I'm the guy with the black tuna.

>>17846468
yeah it's a pretty common thing
>>17847175
>back surgery
didn't you look at ronnie coleman
never let the J's fiddled diddle your discs

>>17847175
Hope it gets infected and leaks into your brain rich retard.

>>17847173
38mm

>>17847174
>The perfect watch for the money
Is this a joke? How can you poissibly justify wasting thousands of dollars on a seiko?

>>17845154
Chiseled shiny materials don't look uniform in photo. If it was matte plastic (which is maybe what you're accustomed to) it would look uniform in photo.
Are you actually mentally impaired?

>>17845116
LMFAO I looked closer its around his uh sack lmfao.

>>17847175
Back surgery? Damn. That one's always a tough one. Anything specific? Lumbar?
It's normal that it hurst m8. Pain after a surgery is usually associated with healing process. I won't go into detail but I had a very minor surgery 6 months ago and I had severe pains for at least 10 days, and it is still not 100% healed yet, its a bit numb. So sadly, I have to tell you, it will take a while but it won't leave anything chronic.

>>17847181
The spring drive movement.

>>17845525
100% this, I have an Iphone, tested an apple watch. Most over rated gadget from a major manufacturer that I've ever touched.

>>17845957
What even is this timeline anymore lmfao.

>>17847172
love how GS makes this jew goblin seethe, I bet his warts change color too

Why the lack of gold watches? Does silver really suit your profile more or are you secretly coping?

>>17847185
Have you heard about the superchager?

>>17847193
The accutron watches?

>>17847194
The Sequent supercharger.

>>17847197
Is that... A smart watch?

>>17847199
yes and no.

>>17847200
So is it like those seiko kinetic thingies?

>>17847202
It is best described as a mechanical smartwatch with quartz movement and without a battery.

>>17847200
Filthy Redditor and their lingos

>>17847175
I had double knee surgery in may and it's still not 100%. It'll get better fren

>>17847175
sry to hear that bro. back pain has the highest depression rate. I have multiple disc injuries, including a dead one. never operated, I just have to self decompress if needed.

>>17847125

>>17845073
give me some goofy <$10 temu watches. I'll wear anything

>>17847182
on this topic, anyone ever taken a macro shot of their grand seiko from an iphone camera? the AI filters get fucked up by the ultra-fine textures and it looks like you're tripping your balls off

>>17847240
baaased, that's hot, wish they had done a reissue or something similar

>>17845073
NEW THREAD

>>17847283
>>17847283
>>17847283
>>17847283

>>17845646
>>17846732
any watch that's a "g-shock" without multiband 6 and solar might as well not exist

>>17847240
I wonder why they wouldn't just remake a new version of this, funnily enough junghans is actually very popular in japan so there's clearly a market demand for these types of domed minimalistic dress watches, yet seiko keeps making these big ass sports watches that I'm just not a huge fan of

>>17847297
It's quite small (and thin) at 33mm, i don't think they have a movement that would fit. Just get one of the vintage ones, they're cheap.

>>17847287
The MTG has both, the GST-B has solar and bluetooth. My plan was to have only solar/atomic G-Shocks but it turns out they make no difference in the day to day.

>>17847197
Sequent supershitter

>>17846515
>a1000
really nice! I like the mother of pearl version, but guess it'll look really cheap irl

>>17846990
yeah, not my thing. Looks like a normal G-Shock to me.

>be omega
>be way out of schedule
>remove the new release tab and hope nobody notices it