/fa/ - Fashion

>>17867758
buy hamilton

Am I the only one who thinks its kino?

>>17867763
>Buy GLARE
I'll never get over how stingy this company is with AR coating.

>>17867769
lol yeah it's awful. honestly debating getting a different crystal

I've been eyeing this beaut and just as I'm about to pull the trigger it dawned on me: this is a cope. The issue is I'm not sire what's it a cope for. My gut tells me explorer, but I really don't like the numerals on the new ones.
I guess my question is: what ref is closest to the marsthon gpm? I'm thinking there must be something worth saving for, otherwise I'll spend the 500$ and keep looking I guess
>>17867765
Nothing special

>>17867780
Any military guy will just wear a Rolex or a G-Shock/Suunto, everyhing else is LARP.

>>17867769
antireflective coating wears away, eventually you'll see something called crazing, probably around 10 years, it's a bitch and ugly as hell, I'd rather just tilt my wrist out of the glare lmao, actually it'd probably happen a lot sooner on something like a watch that's always rubbing up against things as opposed to eye glasses

>>17867782
awesome so what ref is closest to the marathon gpm again?

>>17867786
Just get Explorer and Sub.

>>17867791
ok nevermind thanks anyways

>>17867812

>>17867829
>That hour hand
Uglier than Tudor's

>>17867851
debatable but at least it's not a cathedral or a mercedes

>>17867780
Marathon watches always look like cheap Chinese shit. Like they're made of plastic.

>>17867856
Cathedral hands are based.

>>17867866
>"Pilot"
What did they mean by this?

>>17867833
>BROWN
Can I wear this if I'm White?

My watch for next Halloween.

>>17867758
C A S I O

what's with nomos mixing arabic and roman numerals?

>>17867892
It's called a California dial and lots of brands do it.

>>17867765
I think its pretty cool. Normally I dont like compass bezels but that one looks nice. Also, the 2 sizes are good. I just bought a khaki field mechanical so well see how that is.

>>17867880
R O L E X

this birth year DJ36 two tone has a small chip in the sapphire towards the 12 marker, close up pic to follow

>>17868026
my other concern is that, due to the age, it has probably been polished to hell and back.

Overall though it looks in good condition and comes with box, papers, and a recent service

Why do japs love their watches so huge?

>>17868030
I guess you get more for your money, at least it feels like it to them.

>>17868027
I don't get the polish concerns. Yes you're "shaving" away what was there originally, but you're furnishing the look of a timeless piece to preserve its appearance for another few years minimum. Unless you're trying to cash in on it, there's no point refraining from polishing

>>17867923
Why are Californians so retarded?

>>17867783
>antireflective coating wears away
Not if it's on the underside. Also acrylic doesn't need AR coating.

>>17868058
>polishes your sharp edges into round mirrors
pssh, nothin personel, investor

>>17868058
Don't try to reason with rolextards, their lives revolve around a paranoia that everyone is out to get them. If you got hamburger grease on your rolex and rinse it off in the sink they'll go ballistic and say you're trying to fraud them by "removing the natural patina" and they'll try to get the Rolex S. A. corporation to send an army of lawyers after you for infringing upon the intellectual property rights of Rolex owners

Is it possible to wear a watch when you have women's wrists and lots of hair ?

>>17868101
Estradiol monotherapy is usually enough to resolve the hair issues but some people like to add dutasteride though it can take a little longer for that to work for body hair. In the meantime you can always shave or use depilatory creams

Good early afternoon, gentleman.
How was your Halloween yesterday?

>>17868106
Gentlemen*

>>17868101
small watches exist and I bet you're not even in the worst tier of arm hair on here

yep, its kino

>>17867758
>Nivada...Grenchen????
>Nice watch grandpa....

>>17867866
a thing of beauty

>>17868118
>Who?

>>17868109
I had a nice relaxed evening. The night before that though...

You fuckers down in Bavaria have another don't you?

>>17868131
Holiday I mean

>>17868125
that would be hot as fuck if not for the fauxtina

>>17867758
Noob here tell me about this company and this watch and if i should get it over an OP

>>17868132
Today is another off-day yes.
So you didn't have a Halloween party yesterday? That sucks. I just love it, wish it was every other week.

Slowest wt in quite some, time.

>>17868169
Everyone is hangover probably.

>>17868154
in that price range, omega and rolex are direct competitors and the standard choice faced by normies when they get into watches.

in terms of quality both are comparable, omega has way more options in terms of designs. some say the current gen omega calibers are superior to the current gen rolex movements, which have some notable issues.

rolex has a higher resale value.

>>17868118
Revived shit.

>>17868101
Yes. You still won't be a real woman, tho.
Or better yet, bulk up, sissy.

>>17867833
Very cool, it looks like my Glashütte Original S.A.R.

I can't decide which one I like more.

>>17868203

>>17868206
Gonna do some super macro shots on the tudor. Let's see if I find something.

serious question, is this part of the design?
The hand's scratched

>>17868214

>>17868214
Don't expect too much, it's not a Grand Seiko.

>>17868196
I meant Mühle Glashütte, 2 years in and I still get them confused.

>>17868060
>Why are Californians so retarded
They are socialists, bro.

>>17868218

>>17868112
Definitely a great value.

do you think he'd have sex with me?

>>17868214
You bought a cheap watch and expect HH-level finishing?

>>17868238
>>17868217
lmao
why are watch makers so pathetic?
>give me $5000 to have a well finished and designed watch
>nevermind that it only cost me $50 and machines have been able to shit them out for decades

>>17868248
It's the customers.
If buyers looked at the product and turned up their nose at the subpar finishing, then companies would be forced to improve their product.

If retards like anon just blindly buy shit without examining it, then the companies are right to extract as much money as they can out of him.

>>17868250
Yeah, but why are people so forgiving and even defensive in cases like this? It extends far beyond the watch industry, it's like a mindset of modern consoomers

>>17868252
They don't want to admit to themselves they wasted $5000 on a watch with $300 finishing.

I love the look of the Seiko Tuna but it's too big. (not my picture) Anything like this in 36-38mm? Can be quartz.

>>17868252
>Yeah, but why are people so forgiving and even defensive in cases like this?

Partly, they really like the watch and will deliberately overlook its obvious flaws.
Mostly, it's what >>17868255 says where they feel humiliated and angry. It's very difficult to admit that you made a mistake when everyone is currently making fun of you for having made that mistake.

>>17868252
people use their purchases as personal reflections of who they are, as gay as it sounds. Like the one faggot who posts pics of his meals and shit, trying to portray a life through a medium no one gives a fuck about except other brain dead ‘soomers hell bent on giving their wage bucks away as fast as they can buy something.

>>17868160
I went to one on Monday evening. Same, can't wait for next year

>>17868250
>>17868252
>>17868258
It's a luxury good, it doesnt have to make sense. You just call people who dont have one a poorfag; its literally the number 1 feature if the product.

POV: you looked inside the GS.

>>17868276
is that why you bought a tupoor?

picked up this titanium mechaquartz for $160 off ebay

>>17868276
>It's a luxury good, it doesnt have to make sense. You just call people who dont have one a poorfag; its literally the number 1 feature if the product.

Yes, that's another coping strategy, to try and gaslight yourself into believing that the flaws in the product aren't real and anyone else pointing them out is simply envious.

>>17867758
request
Mad Men style, Ad men watch
>quartz
>38mm and under
>under £1000
>no day/date
>ideally later seasons of the show, 60s/early 70s
>not a chunkcowpatter if it can be helped, I prefer watches to sit thinner on the wrist
>something that will suit a jacket like the one on the left
thank you anons

>>17868206
are you going to buy a grand seiko

>>17868292
>>17868296
I literally only own shitters. I'm not the tupoor guy. Sorry for blackpilling you boys but that's a big reason why people buy $10k purses and shitty vehicles like range rovers. And yes, luxury watches. Most people that buy them arent collectors or enthusiasts.

Why doesn't Omega bring back the Peter Blake dials and sword hands to the modern SMPs? Are they retarded?

>>17868297
>quartz
>60s/early 70s
Doesn't really exist outside of the earliest Seiko models, which I don't think any Mad Men characters would've been wearing.

>>17868297
Tough, think your best bet would be hamilton or tissot but I dont have a particular recommendation. Maybe bulova too. Seiko dolce is nice but not sure if that's the style you want.

>>17868308
The old ones can still be had for very cheap. No need for Omega to try and bring it back. They'd just ruin it anyway.

>>17868297
>>17868320
Actually, I think junghans makes some quartz that mid century modern that fit your criteria as well.

>>17868327
How cheap we talking?

>>17868297
Not only is there not a quartz watch in that era, but the idea that a madman would wear one if there was is laughable.

>>17868295
>an alarm instead of the useless 24-hour subdial
Based. Why aren't all chronos like that?

>>17868331
The electric blue ones like >>17868308 and >>17868327 are a little rarer and more desired so they're going to be around 2500 USD, give or take.
The black dial ones, like the ref. 2264.50, are around 1600 USD, again, give or take about a hundred.

>>17868285
looks ok for something left to rust

>>17868314
>>17868334
I think mean a quartz in the style of something that would be seen in mad men. If hes looking for quartz watch from that era then yea... ain't happening

>>17868337
If you want the automatic, not quartz version, then that's the reference 2254.50.00 and it will be between 2000 and 3000 depending on condition.

>>17868314
oh I'm not bothered by that, it's my preference, there aren't any vintage watch stores near me so I'd rather buy new.
>>17868334
I have other watches that are not quartz, I just prefer it. If there is one you would recommend that is not, I will still give it a look
>>17868320
I tried Hamilton but their watches don't feel dressy enough, those vintage Seiko Dolce looks cool but I can never find modern editions of them to buy. Which Junghans model? My internet is potato but I am vaguelly familiar.
>>17868339
yes, that looks like its from the show

>>17868344
https://www.junghans.de/en/collection/watches/junghans-max-bill/max-bill-quarz/41446102?c=483
Something like this. They also have a black faced one that is somewhat reminiscent of the omega that don worn in later seasons. Also designed by an architect or some shit in the 60s so seems like something a creative would wear.

>>17868351
Thank you anon!
The other kind of style I was looking at was the reverso style, like the Jaeger-LeCoultre Reverso, but they are rather expensive I think, the webpage isnt loading.

>>17868256
38mm tuna would have like 10mm of dial
search for a baby tuna, try one irl, if that's not okay for you, I suppose youll have to wait for chinks to make that

>>17868285
>just ignore that "swiss" stamp and lets pretend this abomination is not from mountain jews but the nips instead
embarassing

Why don't any watches have lumed day and date wheels?

>>17867812
What seiko is this or is it custom

>>17868376
SCXP041
SCXP051

>>17868370

Thinking of getting a Frederique Constantine what do?

>>17868415
Get it.

>>17868415
Stop thinking.

>>17868370
Laziness and cost-cutting. It is easily doable.

>>17868295
thats a cool watch, what's the advantages of mechaquartz

>>17868370
>>17868391
The issue with a lumed date wheel is that only the current day will be illuminated so once it ticks over at midnight it might as well not be lumed at all. The Lange solution is ingenious as the transparent dial lets the light in to charge the lume on the upcoming minute/hour on the Zeitwerk or date on the Lange 1. Still I think more brands should do it. Most date wheels are white anyway so I don't see a downside.

>>17868430
Are transparent dials and lumed day and date wheels the next big thing in watches?

>>17868415
Make sure you like it because resale value is trash.
I think generally their proportions aren't great, massive empty dials with thin bezels, most of their dressy lineup would benefit from being under 40mm.

>>17868437
I don't know. I think they're a bit ugly or weird looking. But if Rolex made one they would instantly become meme status like meteorite dials and trade for way above MSRP.

Imagine paying $50k for a fucking titanium Yacht-Master. Holy shit what is wrong with Rolextards?

>>17868451
>Hit me up with the trypophobia dial
>Say less

>>17868214
Oh no no noooo.

>>17868451
Also, the end link attachment and gaps
The bracelet stretch?
Do vintagefags really?

>>17868101
Be proud of that hair

Turders btfo

Why is casio so good at making analog quartz watch second hands line up with the indices? They're among the cheapest analog quartz watches out there but more expensive ones often fail at this.

>>17868483
I know the thread is dead but stop posting this garbage.

Get fucked tupoor black gay shitters

>>17868487
These hands are also scratched, but intentionally, uniformly and all in the same direction. Tudor just has random scratches.

>>17868491
Found the tudor owner

First time I saw an ad on YouTube for ages on my phone (Xiaomi Poco) since never actually, YouTube changed something or the proprietary chink software started failing me after all this time
Literally been adfree for years now
This is time related after all, ads steal my time

>>17868491
cope and seethe

>brands that give you catalogs in person from own experience
Rolex (new ones frequently)
Tudor
Cartier
Hublot
>brands that will send you catalogs if you use their website/ask on their contact us page

Carl. F Bucheror (next day express)
Omega
Breitling
Blancpain
Breguet
Oris
Sinn
Longines
Homos
IWC (magazine)
C. Ward (magazine)


>Will not send / do not currently produce
tissot
chopard
hamilton
baume and mercier
tag
panerai
piaget
Vacheron Constantin
Ulesse Nardin
JLC

>>17868464
Fuck the underside of that hand has better finishing than the shitshow that is the brand new tudor

>>17868238
All my other, ranging from 750 to 2500, don't have this problem. On the contrary my Credor doesn't have a single flaw no latter how long I look at it using the macro.
With that being said, 5K isn't cheap, and I was expecting at least the minimum that I am already used to by the germans and the Japs.
Now I understand why the swiss are called shitters. I guess my next one will be a Grand Seiko.
That being said, I guess the bay ceramic isn't known for that.
And btw, I'm honestly just curious, if 5K for you is considered a cheap watch, which watches ars in your possesion? Are you the guy with the fp journe blue?

Oh no where are you Hans?
We need more macros of that ceramic bbc

>>17868524
dont fall for his trolling. you have a master chronometer. Mechanical Grand seikos are like +- 8 seconds a day or more, lol and theyre actually proud of it too

>>17868530
That's a black dialed 9F which is 10sec a year specced chum. And spring drives are 15 sec a month at worst.

>>17868530
>>master chronometer
Minutes per week deviation

>>17868534
For normal usage accuracy of Grand Seiko mechanical watch, -1 to +8 seconds per day is specified as target values. If the mean value exceeds the abovementioned target value in the normal usage condition when the watch is used for a week to ten days, we recommend adjusting it.

>>17868530
>master chronometer
>mogged by a $10 casio

>>17868524
>my Credor doesn't have a single flaw no latter how long I look at it using the macro.
The first macro pic you posted showed dodgy hands. Otherwise i would agree.

>>17868524
>And btw, I'm honestly just curious, if 5K for you is considered a cheap watch, which watches ars in your possesion? Are you the guy with the fp journe blue?

No, I'm not Mortadello. Here's what I'm currently wearing.

>>17868524
Why does this even have an exhibition casebook?

>>17868530
>+- 8 seconds a day or more
source? From what i know most if not all are better then their specs.

>>17868548
Found the seikofag.

>>17868545
retarded peice of shit fuck occ

>>17868530
Obviously. It's more like, im talking to myself about this.
It is probably my 2nd favourite watch after my baby alpinist. It feels amazing, it wears phenomenally, like it was designed for my wrist.
The thing is though, I would like some better finishing on the hands and the dial. But that's not why I bought the watch.
I don't take any opinion here as an insult or anything of that sort. But sometimes they right. Even if they never held a watch like that and they can't understand it, they have the right to say that, at the very least, the hands shouldn't be scratched. And grand seiko Does a better job at it.
But at the same time, if I get a GS, people will shit on that one too and the cycle continues, that's 4chan in general.

>>17868555
>so angry his English skills failed.
Trips for triple the seethe

>>17868560
That being said, I do believe that most anons here are happy when someone else is successful enough to buy the timepieces that they want. We don't only share a watch hobby here, we share the website. Even if there's a lot of banter, I really think that people appreciate each other here and you can see it whenever there's a discussion and somebody asks a question.

>>17868560
To go with what the other guy was saying about it being cheap. It's not "monetarily" cheap. 5000 dollars is a lot for most of the population. In the world of luxury watches, though, it's barely entry level. You're not going to get top-level finishing in your entry-level pieces.
Tooter, especially, being the baby brother of Rolex, will never be allowed to make a better watch. That may be an artificial limit placed on them by their corporate masters, but it's a limit nonetheless.

So can anyone show some proof that an equivalent Rolex has far better finish than that tudor trash that would actually be worth the price, or are people gonna have to face the reality that you fell for advertising like retarded women?

>makes a fake Collab

>>17868572
>that would actually be worth the price
Ah, I see you cleverly gave yourself an out. So now anyone can post this "proof" and you can simply say
>Nope, not worth the price

Dishonest, anon. Very dishonest.

>>17868545
Very nice, anon.

>>17868560
Is there dust all over the dial or is that just on the glass?

>>17868560
Man if you look at a tudor with a macro lens you're gonna have a bad time.
But the same could be said of watches even double or triple the value.

>>17868587
It's not that bad, it's just that my HOMOS and Credor are much better on that micro finishing part.
But all of this, shows me how little experience people have with their own watches and Macro.

>>17868154
I have both (and a Railmaster). What do you want to know?

If you get them in the right colour, they both make excellent 'one and done' watches.

The Rolex has by far the best, most comfortable bracelet. The first thing I did with my AT was put it on rubber. The rubber strap is sick though. It's my most worn watch by far.

The Rolex has polishing down the sides which smudges, the Omegas are brushed on the sides.

If you're the sort of person that wants to own a single watch for the rest of their life, then the Rolex makes a lot of sense because it's inoffensive and wears with everything.

If you're a hobbyist that keeps a collection of watches for different occasions, then the Rolex is boring as fuck and will end up sitting in the winder like mine does.

Buying a Rolex is also such a dog shit experience that it's completely turned me off the brand. The shelves are empty and ordering one boils down to 'put your name down and maybe one day we'll call you. make sure you answer!'
I can buy a cheap car like a Suzuki and can get frequent updates from order time to delivery, but an obsolete piece of luxury jewellery can't build to order and provide updates? Fuck off.

I am pretty sure that the matt design of the tudor ceramic hands are on purpose. But that's just me

>>17868610
Yeah it looks like shit on purpose so people regret buying it and eventually upgrade to a Rolex.

>>17868643
>rolex
>upgrade
hey newfriend. Post your watch.

>>17868545
Way different taste than me. Is that the one with the dual face? The reversing-something?
>>17868548
Why not? It's not a rolex. It looks OK. Not like the germans but it's fine.

>>17868597
>bought 2tone dj
>still want rolex op black dial
WHY

>>17868524
>I guess my next one will be a Grand Seiko
The Soikofans got to him, it's over

>>17868099
You are a poor fag and a schizo, nobody behaves like this.

>>17868668
I own 3 Seikos and a Credor.

>>17868684
I'm sorry for you, anon.

should I get a seiko GMT?

>>17868660
The watch might look ok but we will never know it because your phonecamera is dogshit.

>>17868689
Jedem das Seine

>>17868703
und der hund nimmt einfach an, dass ich deutsch kann. meine fresse

>>17868700
It's a nice entry level watch. If that's what you're looking for then yeah.

>>17868708
Basiert.
>>17868700
Can't go wrong with those. Seiko likes them, they take extra care of them. It being a GMT also means that it is useful, too.

>>17868561
fuckoofffffffffffffftard

>>17868700
No, because they ripped off one of the most innovative case designs in contemporary watchmaking. Get the real thing instead, you won't regret it.

I want to get a Seiko tuna but I got a small wrist. This guy posted this on reddit and everyone clowned on him. Is it really too big?

>>17868728
It's really amazing how the fit and finish on these timepieces is miles ahead of anything Tudor produces. Anon really should have consulted us here first before making his next watch purchase.

>>17868734
They truly are fascinating. Here's a GMT model with the traditional crown position.

>>17868729
>Is it really too big?
Are you blind? Yes it is too big. Also not a single human needs a kilometer of water resistance.

>>17868729
it's like 10mm too big lol

>>17868751
damn

I really like how these watches look and there is nothing like it... could I mod one of the street tunas to look like that?

What's the most schizo way to unbox a watch purchased online?
You'd probably sit a camera facing down onto a table then start from the shipping wrapping, gently doing 360s of each layer before ending the vid at the watch, but is there more to it?

>>17868729
Dude, the diving watches are one big cringe larp in the first place.

Get yourself a titanium citizen you'll thank me later and you are never going to wanna touch a steel watch again.

>>17868792
I just like the bezel for timing things. I find it satisfying to use and I don't need the seconds and hours timer of a chronograph.

>>17868792
diving watches aren't a larp, they're a way to get a <1 hour timer on an analogue watch without going full chrono

>>17868759
isn't there a mini tuna?

>>17868802
just look at the minute hand and keep it in your memory

surprise surprise, now you don't need a bezel

>>17868806
yes but the designs are way different

>>17868798
>>17868802
>diving watches aren't a larp, they're a way to get a <1 hour timer on an analogue watch without going full chrono

Can't you fucking count?
If it's 5:16 how do you know it's been one hour? when it's 6:16

>>17868811
>>17868816
the whole point of watches is convenience

might as well not wear one since it takes just a second to take out your phone

>>17868815
the tuna is ugly and obese.
And unlike the ocean dweller it can't even boast some retarded depth rating. It's just autistic.

>>17868816
>Can't you fucking count?
20% of americans are illiterate

>>17868819
I disagree
the tuna has personality while all the other divers look generic to me

>>17868818
You don't buy a tremendous wrist brick for convenience. Or a mechanical for that reason.

>charges itself
>get's it's own time over radio
>day, date, perpetual calendar, GMT, world time
>titanium construction 60gram along with the bracelet
>the timer beeps when the time runs out
>has a stopwatch and an alarm that can't wake me up too
>and a fucking LED backlight for when the lume goes dim
>200$

>>17868815
Isn't this a monster? I've seen one of these Save the ocean Tunas irl (the light blue one) on a semi-manlet and it looked fine.

>>17868827
It's 43.2mm and an even smaller lug2lug so it doesn't wear that big. You should go out and try one how it fits on your wrist.

>>17868818
If you can't tell the time by the position of the sun, moon, and stars you're ngmi.

>>17868759
you could swap the dial, idk, that's the biggest difference

>>17868832
If that's a 43mm the guy has a fucking bear arm and probably come camera trickery with long focal lenght to make it look smaller involved too.

Measure your own wrist width with calipers, mine is 49 and that guy probably got 70

>>17868741
why do marc's watches look so bad?

>>17868729
Looks fine to me, anon. Reddit gonna reddit. Cop it and post here when you do.

>>17868827
the one on the right in your pic is a monster, >>17868815 is not a monster because it has more of a shroud

>>17868843
Mine is 60mm or so, but i prefer smaller watches, 42mm is borderline the biggest i can go. But i know Tunas wear smaller.

>>17868729
This one is 53mm, no wonder it looks big.

>>17868877
Classy

>>17868844
Can you name what is wrong with them?

never buying seiko ever again
I'm taking the citizen and bulovapill and I won't be convinced otherwise.

>>17868885
Why do you say that, anon?

>>17868877
Decently based.

>>17868884
Design is literal shit picked out of various Chinese fake part factories. Other than that they'd be fine with a competent designer who knows at the very least something about latin alphabet fonts.

noob here

Look i dont hang out with watchies

If I buy pic related can I wear it with pretty much everything? I just want a cheap rolex I can wear and forget about which doesnt draw attention.

Is this one acceptable as a starter?

>>17868912
Absolutely, it's a good choice for what you stated.

>>17868912
Can't go wrong with that one. If you want it a bit thinner and slightly more understated, get the basic oyster perpetual without the magnifying glass (and date).

>>17868728
putting a logo where the watch brand text will never not be ugly, like this, like sm
>>17868788
scream in agony throughout the entire video
>>17868792
>diving watches are one big cringe larp
meanwhile I've seen 100m invictas (pbutn) waterlogged on yt going "diving", sure maybe its a shitter, maybe his crown was not in
wr resistance can never not not be a meme
>>17868912
>I just want a cheap rolex I can wear and forget about which doesnt draw attention.
you don't buy a raaawlex for this

>>17868916
Naw, the only acceptable no-date Rolexes are the Sub and the Daytona.

>>17868915
>>17868916
Thank you for your answers.

Will people think Im a cunt I am wearing it or barely notice?

Finally - this ebay seller has over 3000 100% feedback, will it most probably be legit?

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/382978851637?vv&mkevt=1&mkcid=1&mkrid=710-53481-19255-0&campid=5335849815&toolid=10034&customid=eBay-UK_go-item_-if6lvor49a64

>>17868925
If you decide to wear a luxury watch you can't afford to care about what people think. Also, consider not buying from eBay. Chrono24 is where you want to be.

>>17868788
Do the unboxing, but the camera is offset so you can't see the watch, describing how beautiful the watch is the whole time.

>>17868925
While the price might not be 100% too good to be true, it is still very cheap and low. The problem with Rolex is that the fakes have become extremely and scarily good, to the point where it's not possible to discern if they are a replica or not, only by lookiong at the pics.
I would not risk it. The reviews are nice and all, and the seller might not even know that it is fake. Seriously, i've heard of stories where people got a replica for 1200 $ that fooled even a rolex boutique into thinking that it's real.
My advice would be to buy it from chrono24 if you have to get it from a grey market.
Again, the seller might think that it is real so he isn't lying, but the price is too low for my taste. Even if the Watch got rebrushed and polished.

>>17868912
Get the OysterQuartz-

>>17868932
Bro I dunno these are like 30% more expensive.

Does it mean the ebay one is definately a scam?

https://www.chrono24.com/rolex/rolex-1972-ss-1601-datejust-36-blue-dial-jubilee-band-w-original-box--id28474326.htm

>>17868944
Yes. The price is calculated so that it makes you think exactly that. It's the line between not being too cheap and not being to expensive to make it unbelievable.

>>17868942
>OysterQuartz
>>17868940
>>17868932


Should I get this one instead? https://www.chrono24.com/rolex/datejust-oysterquartz-steel-36-mm-silver-dial-watch-17000-circa-1979--id30827151.htm

Is the oysterquartz a better bet in this low price range?

>>17868951
On second thought maybe don't get the OysterQuartz, you might have trouble servicing it.

>>17868933
What watch is this?

just starting to think about watch repair, in regards to oil/grease, does this list work? the prices seem high for such a tiny amount of liquid...

moebius 8200 grease for mainspring (2ml) £7
molykote dx grease for keyless works (5g) £4
moebius 9010 for all the fast moving stuff (1ml (£17)

>>17868967
>the prices seem high for such a tiny amount of liquid...
They will last you a lifetime, it is not advisable to save on the oils, get the best ones you can get.

>>17868970
huh... OK thank you!

>>17868955
ok thanks for the heads up mate

>>17868995
https://www.jomashop.com/invicta-watch-9937ob.html

>$229 for SW200
Can Invicta be defeated?

Randomly stumbled upon trying to Google the invicta in Europe stores. not this cheap here

>>17868925
that seems very cheap, be careful

>uhh we took away the auto function and made the hour hand look like a penis to give it SOUL
what's wrong with youtubers?

alpinist gmt too thick? 13.6mm

>>17869128
it certainly looks too thick.

I got no practical reason for a GMT but damn the dials on these are nice and I like the color combo on the bezel too.

>>17868451
Legitimately revolting

babe wake up, seiko just dropped another >$1000 "retro" model

and yes it says "Meachanical" https://www.seikowatches.com/us-en/products/prospex/spb411j1

>>17869128
All modern watches are too thick. You would think that with how far the material science has come we would be wearing nothing but ultra-thin watches and yet here we are. I want thinness to be the next big thing in watches.

>>17869209
>All modern watches are too thick.

Every modern watch brand is a fucking meme because Citizen won the game, there isn't even a point in trying to compete at this point.

>>17867782
says the larper

>>17869215
You'd think that with it being the thinnest solar powered movement ever there would be more pics of it out there.

>>17869215
that might actually be too thin

>>17869223
It's a 10K$ jdm watch that requires no service.
How many people would ever take it apart?
There's no shots of casio lineage either, because nobody ever needed them disassembled.

>>17869224
Citizen come in every size.

Got a raise today and I wanna celebrate with my first big boy steppy into watches. Which one bros?

>>17868154
I really really really want this, new its $9k but used from Japanese sellers its usually around $6-6.5k based on the condition. People seem to be dumping these and upgrading to the 'ceramic' version. The only thing I'm scared of is fakes because there are insanely good fakes out there. One method is a good watch timer but the best method is to find a really reputable vendor, can anyone recommend me one? Going to Japan this April.

>>17868912
I just bought a DJ41 last week, brand new. Now there's already a few micro scratches. At first I was being a bitch and trying to find out how to cape cod shit, but most people are saying even if I polish these nano scratches more will show up so fuck it just wear it all day and enjoy the shit out of it. In 10 years you send it back to Rolex and it will come back good as new.

>>17869258
F-91W

>>17869258
>diver
>field
>dress

If you wear a suit - third.
If you don't - neither, get a normal sports watch instead. The first two are for cringe larpers.

>>17869258
i own the one in the middle, but have also owned sinn’s in the past. both are great, sinn is superior quality but the S.A.R. has so much character and sits so well on the wrist that it won me over.

>>17869267
My A700W-1A is cooler
>>17869269
I don't wear black tie event dresswear, but I dress pretty nice. Could always slap a brown leather strap on it. Also not a diver. I get pretty deep into the rockies, the S.A.R. would get good use.
>>17869271
Honestly been thinking about getting 2 instead of the 1. I really love the somewhat unorthodox approaches to design in an otherwise super utilitarian watch.

>>17867873
rerelease is killing my chances for a decent sell. I have a skinny wrist and if the black version was too big for me I'd have sold it and gotten a seiko presage sharp edge. Doubt it will sell for much now that they have announced an unlimited version.
Oh well I guess I just gotta hope it fits my spooky skeleton arms

>>17869265
Are you one of those TikTok retards that destroy expensive shit for clout? If you want to buy a watch to wear everyday buy a fucking Seiko SKX or Alpinist. Wearing a fucking Rolex everyday is dumb as fuck because you will cause its value to plummet.

Stop giving bad advice.

>>17869311
>Wearing a fucking Rolex everyday is dumb as fuck because you will cause its value to plummet.
>Can't afford his watch
>Keeps thinking about the resale and getting the money back

Typical rolexfag.

>>17869316
If you actually like watches then you wouldn’t be buying a Rolex to begin with. Horologically, it’s the equivalent of an Alienware or Mac, no substance devices designed with as little effort as possible.

An Alpinist or SKX GMT has the same amount of engineering and quality that goes into Rolex.

>>17869324
not him but that doesn't change the fact that some people buy things to use them and don't act like total kikes about them getting a little worn
if you care about resale then to ahead and don't wear it. maybe he a) actually like how it looks or b) wants to impress his normie friends. in these cases he should just wear his fucking watch
you sound like one of those clown who would wear a rolex with all the protective plastic in it too lmao

>>17869326
A Rolex is a trinket nothing more, if you want a watch that is literally a piece of art then buy A. Lange & Sohne or Patek perpetual calendar. I wouldn’t buy a Rolex in the first place especially when I’m sure a Seiko is way more durable. Only a retard would buy a Rolex to wear, you buy a Rolex to scalp to other retards.

so are these spinnakers just a meme or what? I'd have a whale of a time in this ngl

>>17869287
you won’t regret the S.A.R. i’ve worn it while doing things like kayaking across the chesapeake bay, while hiking in AZ with 115 f weather, shooting rifles etc. performs very well in those conditions and retains consistent accuracy.

if you get the rubber strap be aware that it has a very strong vanilla odor. like people across the room will be asking why you’re wearing vanilla scented perfume, as it is that strong.

are there any wt approved discords

>>17869341
>50 fathoms is a known historical model by Packpain
>Spinnacher released 50 phantoms a parody of somebody else's watch they have no claim or right to

Sounds like another Invicta tier brand.

>>17869345
There is:
https://discord.com/invite/Zq2M9p35TH

>>17869336
okay but that doesn't change my point
maybe the guy just wants to wear the trinket and doesn't give a fuck about horology

Best affordable "simple dive watch"?

>>17869311
>he doesnt wear his rolex everyday

>>17869352
Orient.

>>17869350
Then he needs to not post here, posting a Rolex should be a bannable offense.

>>17869352
Define affordable

>>17869360
Under 1k

>>17869346
>Dabbing on gay Swiss boomer retards

Based I will now buy Spinnaker

>>17869358
I don't give a fuck about horology either because my dad taught me how to tinker and work with real machinery and not jewelry
you should try it

>>17869363
Go to ebay.com and type Seiko SBCM023 and filter by results that ship from japan and include the original box, then simply purchase the watch.

>>17869367
Cool this is /wt/ though.

>>17869311
>>17869324
>>17869336
>>17869350
>>17869358
Dude, it's not that serious bro. You buy shit to enjoy, if you buy shit hoping to make a profit from them you're hugely mistaken. Unless you're willing to meet a potential Jamal somewhere to sell to them directly where they can then turn around and accused you to selling them a fake, you're stuck with the grey market screwing you. I just sold a Pelagos 39, 6 months old, guess how much I just sold it for? $2500, and this is the best price I got, most grey market dealers were willing to go only $2k. Then they turn around and sell it for 4k, if you think a GM is going to only take a 10% cut you are gravely mistaken.

GM to GM then it's a 10% cut, you to GM you're gonna eat shit. Don't believe me ask the Rolex forum, I've read stories of people selling a Pepsi Jubilee mint for $13k then the dealer resells it for $20. Once you know how the market works you're just gonna say fuck it, buy whatever you want that YOU want, don't bother trying to turn this shit into a get rich scheme.

You want to get rich invest into like a VTX to VTSAX or something.

>>17869382
You failed to tell me how your overpriced trinket tells time better than my $300 seiko.

>>17869382
why did you quote me though

>>17869386
looks cooler and people with resources respect you more

>>17869386
Okay, I don't care. Next thing you're gonna tell me your Civic can get you to point B as well as my Tesla. I don't care.

>>17869389
I honestly don't know sorry, shits confusing I'm going to bed.

>>17869386
How does your $300 seiko tell time better than a $25 fw-91?

>>17869394
>owns a fucking Tesla

>some retard put a $150 vintage watch up for $15 on ebay
>20 mins left and no other bidders
oh my gawd

>posting a rolex should be a bannable offense

lmao what kinda poorfag cope is this? sorry your nh35 is already +45 seconds on the day but maybe pull the stick out your dick and grow up huh?

>>17869404
>not maxing out your credit card to pay for something you cannot afford is cope
Go back to sleep Archie you fat fuck.

>>17869403
Great job you bought a broken watch that nobody wants.

>>17869412
If its broken I'll fix it

>>17869415
Great job you bought shit that nobody wants.

>>17869209

trump watch from macy's 2005 (found on le reddit)

>>17869311
The best thing about the seiko skx is that everyone has molded them and you can service and repair them yourself following YouTube tutorials

They say you need all this money on Bergeon crap but the truth is harbor freight watch repair tools work and instead of finger fits I just used condoms and wiped all the lubricant off

And instead of a tiny syringe you can just dip a needle into the oil to get a cunt hairs worth

The magnification is just the same shit the warhammer dudes use

And just follow along with the watch maker on YouTube and do everything he says including dressing your screwdrivers and tweezers regularly

And not fucking up the balance wheel, these mechanical automatic watches are kinda ez as fuck

>>17869403
Vintage watches are a bitch replacement parts are hard to get and old movements are harder to service because you can’t just be like eBay seiko nh35 bridge part and order one new old stock for $2.95 shipped

Or buy a Chinese counterfeit part for a Unitas or a eta2824

If you fuck that balance wheel or like your gf wants to grab dinner and you come back and you realize you forgot to put the mainspring away correctly and now it’s bent to fuck and back

Can’t source it

>>17869481
u have condoms?

>>17869486
Yeah, girls on tinder would hand it to me and be like put it on.

Eat puss and be like yo can I stick it in without

And nut in them and never call them again

Then years later you can use those condoms to repair watch movements with play-doh being your alternative to that polymer clay watchmakers shill

>>17869265
First point, Japanese almost never have fakes don’t stress.

Second point, it’s a watch what do you expect? My sub has some scratches here and there but that’s what happens when you rub steel against other materials all day. Just be careful but don’t sweat the small stuff.

>>17869564
Not him but do you happen to know any stores that you can recommend? I'm looking for a cheap used Rolex, maybe an Explorer I.

>>17869599
I'd highly recommend watching this dude on youtube called Watch Symposium. He has many videos of watch shopping in Japan. He also takes viewers shopping for a fee I think. I've personally never been to Japan but my brother in law recently went and basically echoed the sentiment on that channel

>>17869604
>Watch Symposium
Thanks, I subbed him instantly. I mean I'm gonna be spending about 2 months in Thailand/Japan/Vietnam. Would love to meet the guy.

>>17869604
>see one of his shopping video
>Pelagos FXD
>300k yen
>meh that seems to be the goin-
>forgot that the yen took a shit and still haven't recovered
How are these not fakes? Like 2k for a watch that normally sell for 4-5k here? It doesn't make sense.

>>17869608
Just don't buy your watch in Thailand or Vietnam unless it's at an AD. Fake central.

>>17869618
i'm no expert, all my info is from other people but...

Japanese market is pretty saturated and are highly competitive hence why you see really weird pricing unlike in the west where we typically have listed prices as increments of 5, 10, or 99. people like new things there too so they're quick to move onto the new releases. Also consider that you get access to tax free shopping there which is why you often see two prices listed in stores.

>>17869404
How did Archie get so much money for watches anyway?

>>17869625
A lot of shit is fake there, I don’t even think some of the women are real women.

>>17868597
Thanks anon, I am curious about brand identity with omega. Like what are these watches about i dont really know shit besides them being proud about METAS and not being as pretentious experience as the rolex. Also the AQ seems to have some kind of feature to change the hour hand only that wouldn’t stop the watch but wouldn’t you have to place the hour hand exactly in function of the minute hand anyway to make it look right?

I might just get both in the coming year and hold off on asking for a sub for the forseeable future. I really like the summer blue and this AQ as a casual warm weather watch that I can wear in Miami or just in summer beachy places and champagne dial OP as a more elegant thing, if I’m able to acquire one in a reasonable fashion without licking an ADs floors for them

>>17869248
>No (0) jewels
:(

>>17869341
I like this color scheme.

>>17869346
>a parody of somebody else's watch they have no claim or right to
>>17868556

>>17869438
Holy fuck, how will Citizen ever recover?

>>17869447
baller

>>17869209
If you want to wear wealth, a thin watch defeats the purpose. You want that 18k gold chunk on your sweaty wrist

>>17869363
>>17869352
If you don't care about branding, give San Martin a shot.

Just checked the time, it lost 1 (one) second in two days.
I am beyond blown away rn. Hopefully it stays so accurate for a long time.

>>17869815
Let it break in and get it regulated to be a bit fast if needed. I'd rather have +8 than -1.

>>17868270
Based omega-chad.

>>17869817
How long does it take for a mechanical watch to break in?

>>17869821
It differs from watch to watch, also very dependent on the watchmaker I think. If after a few weeks of daily wear you notice it's started to run a bit slower then I would take it in.

>New credit card printed out a metric ton of flight points at the start of the month
>Bought a Rolex last night
>mfw another round of flight points galore on the next statement
I could unironically blow all the points on a pleb watch <$1000 or something as standard as 1st class flight upgrade. What would you do with a gorillion flight points after buying a watch?

>>17868684
I really want this watch should I?

>>17869833
I wear it all the time, probably my favorite. (And my cheapest). It taught me that price doesn't matter as long as the purchase gives tou the desired emotions.
The Dial is sublime.

>>17869836
Fuck, I may sell my other cheap watches and get this and call it a day, I don’t find myself even wearing most of my watches. Those seiko dials…oof

>>17869843

>>17869833
>should I
No. It is ugly.
Get an SNK

snk355
snk357
snk361
snk363
snk365
snk366
snk368
snk377
snk379
snk381

>>17869850
Don't listen to him.
Get the baby alpinist.

>>17869850
>snk355
>snk357
>snk361
>snk363
>snk365
>snk366
>snk368
baton hands, baton hour markers. 36-37mm.
impressive. very nice.

>>17869830
Fly business.

Making new thread.

NEW
>>17869876

>>17869833
No, get a Weekdater.

>>17869875
>>17869907
could also have waited for the thread to reach later pages before new but

>>17867765
Looks like a little boys watch. For cub scouts

>>17869367
I saw your dad kissing guys. Then I kissed him too.