/fa/ - Fashion

What is the best Cartier model and why? (vintage or modern)

what a clusterfuck these threads have become

>>18040730
Tank, its the only Cartier watch that ever mattered
Santos is a meme and only got popular as a cope watch when the AP RO and PP Nautilus blew up

>Please wait a while before making a post

what the FUGG

Based or unbased?

>>18040759
doesn't fit the clothes

>>18040747
The Santos is INFINITELY nicer than the audemars pigay ro and the peepee nautilus.

There's not even competition here.

>>18040762
Why though, the bezel is the same color as the shirt

>>18040764
>The Santos is INFINITELY nicer than the audemars pigay ro and the peepee nautilus.
holy cope
let me guess the Tudor whatever or Omega Seamaster is also much better than the Submariner?

>>18040747
>Tank, its the only Cartier watch that ever mattered
What reference or year?

>>18040717
Best edition

>>18040770
any year but only solid gold with a mechanical movement

>>18040769
The Tudor Submariner looks better than the Rolex Submariner, yes.

>>18040775
please keep on coping

>>18040772
Tank Louis Cartier is preferred but there are other cool references like the Cintree or Chinoise.

>please keep on coping

>>18040769
>>18040776
>NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO THE WATCH BY THE COMPANY FOUNDED LATER CAN NOT BE BETTER THAN THE WATCH BY THE COMPANY FOUNDED EARLIER, NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO I'M SCREAMING OUT OF PURE RAGE AAAAAAAAAAAAARHGRHGRHAGRHGARHG

>>18040764
what the fuck Santos is absolute shit compared to AP

>>18040781
it could be, but it isnt
you are coping because you cant afford the real thing

>>18040787
That octagonal shape is pure cringe and peak tackiness. Horrific garbage.

>>18040799
What a retard you are. If I wanted the Rolex I would save money even for 10 years if necessary, but it just so happens that I think the Tudor's square indexes look better.

what's chinese about this?

>>18040814
It slightly looks like a pagoda I guess?

My taste pushes me towards the Francaise

>>18040821
Michelle Obama wore that one too.

>>18040833
Who else?

>>18040717
I need a watch with this color palette. Any ideas?

>>18040860
Tudor Black Bay

>>18040860
just shit on a rolly

>>18040756

>>18040767
it's not about the colour. its a snap button denim shirt with a chore jacket. A field watch would fit more with the rugged theme. It's not just about matching colours it's about matching the aesthetic. Can you imagine wearing that dress watch to go horse riding?

>>18040915
>Can you imagine wearing that dress watch to go horse riding?
Polo players used to wear JLC Reverso.

>>18040916
yeah and that's a toff game for tories. they don't wear denim when doing that either.

>>18040915
The Santos isn't a dress watch. It's on a bracelet, has a crown guard, etc. It's pretty much like the Datejust : it's both dressy and sporty (the Datejust absolutely mogs the Santos though).
>>18040916
Yeah, a hundred years ago.
Sports watches (in its current definition) weren't a thing back then.

>>18040924
>the Datejust absolutely mogs the Santos though
HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA

Why getting a Cartier when you can get a superchad Moeris for 1/50th of the price??

>>18040966
Cause Cartier is iconic. This is not and never will.

>>18040978
Define iconic

This is an example of Grand Seiko's "high-quality" finishing
>FUCKING LMAO

>>18040991
Popular, recognizable. Something that captures the essence of an era, and has somehow ascended to timelessness.

That mother of pearl sinn from the last thread is the first time I've seen a watch and wanted one. Am I turning gay?

>>18041012
>Popular, recognizable
Then you're just a NPC who looks for social validation.

>Something that captures the essence of an era
That Moeris captures the essence of 1930s (be it Nazi Germany or Great Depression America) much better than whatever era the Cartier Tank may capture.

>somehow ascended to timelessness
Merely a marketing operation. Has nothing to do with the inherent value of the watch design.

>>18041028
The Cartier Tank has been seen in countless movies and on the wrists of dozens of worldwide celebrities. It's culturally and historically relevant, and this is why so many people desire it. Timelessness is the closest thing to eternity.

You may think this is vain and "NPC tier" or whatever (btw even NPCs use the word NPC now) but this is how an object becomes iconic.
That Moeris you just posted wouldn't even exist if Cartier never made the Tank.

>DURRRRR BUT IT'S CHEAPER!!!
Yeah, because that's not the real thing.

>>18040781
I'm seriously considering getting a shitter homage of this off Ali. Looks so good

>>18040860
Seiko srb143 or whatever

>>18041064
>That Moeris you just posted wouldn't even exist if Cartier never made the Tank.
BUTLOL
BUT
LOL

It's the Tank that is inspired to early 20th century rectangular dress watches, not the other way around.

I saw a ticket controller on the train just yesterday wearing a watch that was supposed to look like a Royal Oak.
It was pretty odd.

>>18041095
>ticket controller
>on the train
>not wearing the king of rail watches

So it turns out I have a small wrist and according to doctors in my family, wrist size is genetic and there's nothing to be done, other than getting fat (I do lift a ton).
Recommend a daily beater that won't look shit oversized on that wrist.

>>18041105
Measure your wrist first. Give the data.

>>18041105
>>18041112
~6.3 in / 16 cm, though I'm cutting hard now, but it wouldn't be significantly different during bulk

>>18041129
You should get something around 36 mm. The vast majority of vintage watches will work on you.
If you want a new one as a daily beater, you should give some details about your taste.

>>18041238
what the hell is that thing

>>18041310
A watch

>>18040814
That gold one is pretty sexy.

>>18041105
have you started HRT yet? lol sissy boy

>>18041310
A hambeast.

need a blanpain fifty fathoms NOW

Daily

>>18041527
>stainless steel case
>quartz movement
>3,5k
For the same budget you can have a vintage Vacheron, JLC or Piaget, gold case and mechanical movement.

>>18041531
Why all the cases of VC suck shit?

captcha: KPG0Y

>>18041531
steel is more versatile, but the quartz is unfortunate

>>18041536
It's an acquired taste.
Pretty much "so bad it's good".

>>18041543
I see.

>>18041543
The incongruous brushing is ugly.

>>18041686
Looks good to me

>>18040775
Appearance wise they look very similar. The cost isn't that different either. Id just want to pony up for the rolex at that point. You're just 2k or 3k from the rolex at that point.

>>18040995
It's still a more precisely made movement than Swiss rolex.

More shiny parts and finishing underneath other parts where they're not seen does not equate to better time keeping performance.

>>18041858
As I said, the square indexes make a big difference to me and I genuinely prefer the overall look they create on the dial. I'm a fan of sharp things, same as when it comes to cars.

It's really a shame I would have to use this as a fashion tool and not as a diver, given it's vintage. But I love it.

>>18041877
>B-B-B-BUT IT'S BETTER THAN ROLEX!!!!
Like clockwork.

I did it fellas. I pulled the trigger on the SRPJ35k1

Lil guy on my wrist here came a long for yesterdays hike as well. Backlight is so bright I could've probably used it for a flashlight in itself

>>18041908
Are you lost lil buddy?
Here, let me show you the right board for ya >>>/toy/

>>18041909
lost for words as to how many retards there are on this board

>>18041877
>this clownish coping
LMAO

I think I want an Apple Watch but I don't know how well it will work for me because I use a Samsung phone. Should I just switch everything to Apple? I like my Windows PC and I don't really want to buy an Apple laptop just so that my watch works better

Picrel has been my daily driver for about 5 years now. A couple minor scratches on the glass, I'm not exactly delicate with it.

Tips for cleaning it though? Dead skin cells and gunk tend to accumulate in the crevices on the bottom side, and between the chain links.
I scrape it out with a toothpick occasionally but there has to be a better way.

>>18041967
don't become an applefag just because you want a tasteless gadget. Get a real watch

>>18041967
There are so many smart watches out there that you can get any aesthetic with any OS.
Just find a Samsung or Google watch that does whatever narrowly specific thing you want the apple one for.

rec me a shitter
>under 200$
>sport/dress/everyday
>automatic or quartz
>no seiko 5

>>18041996
>36-38 mm

I do a lot of hiking and go to gym. Any recommendation.
Priorities hierarchy:
>small not to interfere and look retarded
>sturdy
>pretty

>>18041904
Interesting choice of colour, didn't know about that option.

>>18041908
I sleep with my Gshock on and I unironically use it as a light at night.

>>18041883
get it serviced and waterproofed? it's still usable as a diver. most watchmakers are just retarded and don't replace every single o ring during a service.

>>18042031
Given the value, I think I would be too scared to fuck it up even after a service.

>>18041988
From what I've seen online the only smart watch worth getting is the Apple Watch. The best android smart watch is the Samsung Galaxy Watch and it's pretty shit compared to the Apple one.
>>18041985
It is a real watch. And it does more than other watches. If you don't have a smart watch you just have a dumb watch

>>18042020
It's some sort of limited edition. Semi-officially called 'Tropical Turtle'

>>18042081
Tropical Lagoon**

>>18041996
Orient Bambino

>>18040781
Tudor is the biggest cope watch

Rate my g shock I got it from Japan and put a metal case on it

>>18042114
Pretty basado I'd say

>>18042114
Looking good friend

>>18042106
If I enjoy the look of the cope watch, I'll get the cope watch. Simple as.

>>18042106
>model has the same price, status and quality of the non-cope watch
>posts like this are still possible
I guess some human beings just like to fuck turkeys and give birth to other human beings.

>>18042144
You have to remember only low status mongrels resort to such arguments. Contrary to popular belief, rich generally have a notion of human dignity.
>>18042106
t. low-status mongrel

>>18042178
>You have to remember only low status mongrels resort to such arguments.
It was a guess though, not an argument.

>>18041983
>a brush designed to get into crevices between surfaces to remove biological matter but not scratch or damage said surfaces
Use a toothbrush.

>>18040781
its sad that tudor is a bit more tasteful than most of what rolex has to offer. if rolex started copying tudors style id totally buy

>>18042017
Do you want vitals tracking or no? If not any basic g-shock will do.

>>18042017
Some Casio or G-shock.
Eventually a small divers watch but they are usually over 40mm at the very least

>>18042423
They actually make Gshocks that track vitals now.

>>18041877
>but but its better than Rolex
>2-4 sec a day guarantee
>vs
>bro 25 seconds a day is still within spec
>reliability work 30+ years without service
>vs
>stops running within 5
>Spring Drive circuitry no longer made so can't even be fixed
There's a reason no one was stupid enough to copy Spring Drive or HiBeato.

>>18042458
those movements are patented so nobody can copy them

Do Tachymeters tell people that I'm smart or that I'm a brainlet who can't make the calculations in my head?

>>18040717
What is /wt/'s consensus on open heart watches?

>>18042537
they ait

>>18040756
Is that casioak an ali express mod or original? Never liked the casioak but it actually looks cool in metal.

>>18042547
Casio just recently revealed they are releasing a MR-G model of the "CasiOak" (MRG-B2100)

But it's going to cost a lot, probably around $4 thousand USD.

It won't have the digital screen like the normal ones. There's only renderings of it out right now

>>18042565
>$4K for a watch with less functionality than its $100 predecessor

Any based watches under 100?

>>18042574
the digital screen was always stupid design choice for an analog watch anyway. 15 minutes out of every hour the view of the screen is obscured by the minute hand. you're right it's funny it cost more and does less but I think it's much better without it

>>18042537
i like that one

>>18042426
>Eventually a small divers watch but they are usually over 40mm at the very least
There are several 38 mm divers and skin divers on the market at the moment

>>18042690
Hence why I said that they are usually over 40mm. Doesn't mean every divers watch is that big

>>18042690
name one

>>18042961
Vulcain Nautique

>>18042972
name two

>>18042973
Blancpain Bathyscaphe.

>>18042974
okay cool thanks

>>18040764
Get the discreet and elegant version of this type of watches. Basically the 222.

>>18042973
Squale Super Squale
Aquastar Model 60

>>18042986
Yeah, it's only $70k more expensive.

>>18042986
I prefer the Santos

>>18042989
Vacheron must sell a steel version
>>18042992
ok, it's your choice, anon

>>18042114
Looks like shit, tho

>>18042986
>that case that becomes the bracelet

>>18043142
integrated bracelets are very trendy at the moment

>>18043146
This post was buffered for three years.

>>18043001
>Vacheron must sell a steel version
Nah. I like that it's super expensive and exclusive. Vacheron has that aristocratic elitist aura. In fact I think they should discontinue the Fifty Six and the Overseas. Those are peasant watches.

>>18043152
Well. I can't afford a Gold 222, but I can admire its beauty, I'm grateful that beauty exists even if it's not for me.

*makes everyone seethe*

>>18043181
just buy a fake one, nobody will know

>>18043190
No. That's not my style, I prefer a Casio F91W, a watch for a poor guy who accepts himself, without self-deception

>>18043186
if your watch is called the oyster princess and you are a man, you deserve ridicule
>25mm
that is so smol

>>18043186
uwu

>>18043195
seething confirmed

>>18043201
I'm not seething I'm just embarrassed for you if you wear that. Unless you are a petite girl (female)

SCREENCAP THIS

The next big trend in watches will be disco volante. You'll all want one before the end of 2024.

>>18043232
That's actually very cool, anon.

>>18043232
That's what's going to happen. Additionally, Rolex will re-release King Midas. Those will be the next trends. Genta is still alive.

>>18043263
>King Midas
Fucking disgusting

>>18043232
No, way too faggy for modern styles. That's a womens watch now.

>>18043299
Same for this. Just looks like a steel bracelet (like jewelry). Not happening.

Genta models still work when they look masculine and modern, and somewhat unique. Not this swing and miss shit.

The Rolex Submariner and the Explorer are the perfect sports watches. These watches are not the work of a great designer, but the result of years of evolution. All brands would kill to have something like this. Such a refined design, without superfluous additions. A pure design, where functionality prevails.

>>18043232
it's ugly and not in a way that's cool and ironic

>>18043360
The Explorer is for people who are even too boring to wear a Sub.

>muh form follows function
Any piece of shit generic military style field watch provides the same, albeit without white gold markers on the dial. You are praising Rolex because of the brand name and the luxury status. Even Longines has super functional divers that offer the same properties.

>>18043360
Big cope. The difference you're omitting is that the Submariner is an original design, an original creation so perfect that everyone else copied it afterwards, while the Explorer has literally nothing new and thousands of similar watches came out before it from other brands. Stop coping and stop being a brainlet.

>>18043367
Based Longines appreciator.

>>18043371
If they weren't so cheap I would own one, I really like the brand and design of their pieces. Sadly Swatch will never allow that because they would compete with Omega.

>>18043374
>If they weren't so cheap I would own one, I really like the brand and design of their pieces
I take the "based" back. Are you retarded or something?

I am a watch casual and beginner. I want something that is really clean, understated, but nice.

The Hamilton khaki auto 38mm really has caught my eye and I can get a new one for $540.

Is this a good decision for a long term do it all watch?

I'm going to post in all threads because you guys have 17 watch threads

>>18043377
Yes it's a good choice.

>>18043367
>>18043369
You are not able to understand that the Explorer has been refined to extremes that make it almost perfect, you should be endowed with great sensitivity to perceive how perfect the Submariner and the Explorer are. But you can only see basic watches for people without personality because you allow yourself to be carried away by your prejudices.

>>18043375
What, why? Longines is not a luxury watch right now, they're mass market Tissot tier or just higher than that. They are basically below Tag and Breitling, which means they are below entry level luxury pieces. This causes problems like
>cheap materials
>cheap or no finishing
>bad image
>no NPC appeal (women)
>too many models
>too much supply
>too little demand
>bad value proposition (1k maybe 2k more to get an Omega, basically)
>no resale value

A Longines is sold every 10 seconds.

>>18043375
He's right, why buy things for poor people?

>>18043380
>You are not able to understand that the Explorer has been refined to extremes that make it almost perfect
Perfect in the true sense of the word can describe a void. If you reduce the watch until it doesn't exist, it's literally perfect because it's no longer there. You're posting logical fallacies. The Explorer is under-designed and under-engineered, that doesn't make it perfect, the word you need to use is 'plain'. It's plain and simple and that's why many people call it boring. Being a simple watch without features or design doesn't make it perfect, it makes it basic.

>>18043391
It is a perfect design because it achieves the purpose of providing a dial with unbeatable legibility, in a case that is the archtype of a wristwatch, with a bracelet that is the industry standard. It is a fact, I can accept your opinion that it is boring but you cannot refute the above.

>>18043384
>>18043388
Not buying something you truly enjoy because it's "not for rich people" is the highest form of NPC personality.

Absolutely tragic that I have to deal with this kind of people on what was once the greatest melting pot website of the internet.

>>18043399
>It is a perfect design
No
>because it achieves the purpose of providing a dial with unbeatable legibility, in a case that is the archtype of a wristwatch,
Tens of thousands of watches satisfy these criteria
>with a bracelet that is the industry standard.
According to who?
>It is a fact, I can accept your opinion that it is boring but you cannot refute the above.
It's not, it's your misguided opinion based on the fact that you own one of the most boring watches in the world.

>>18043401
>Not buying something you truly enjoy because it's "not for rich people" is the highest form of NPC personality.
That's not the reason. You get what you pay for. That's the reason.

I can't enjoy a cheap, nasty wristwatch, so I can't buy a Longjeans.

>>18043409
So you basically contradict yourself? You said you enjoy the brand and the design of their pieces. I'd argue you can't say anything against their movements, cause they're good. But then you said you won't buy a Longines because it's not for rich people. This is peak NPC cuckoldry.

>>18043410
No? I can enjoy their designs even though I don't like how cheap and rough their actual products are in real life. The watches are still good looking, but that's hardly all that matters here.

>movements
They're very good. Upgraded ETA, nothing wrong there.

>rich people
How do you jump to this? I don't buy it because it's not a luxury watch. idgaf if rich people buy this or a Patek.

>>18043406
>No
YES
>Tens of thousands of watches satisfy these criteria
This is possible, but it doesn't make the Explorer a worse watch.
According to who?
ME
>It's not, it's your misguided opinion based on the fact that you own one of the most boring watches in the world.
Irrelevant

>>18041064
Bro, nobody gives a shit what make/brand your watch is. And if they do they are likely autistic like yourself

>>18043416
lmao I rest my case.

Accept Rolex absolutism

>>18043401
Yep, this general is filled with retards who just want to own status symbols and flex on poor people. It's like that with the entire world of so-called watch enthusiasts. For every 1 enthusiast who just enjoys watches for the sake of having a cool piece of engineering on their wrist, there's 10 others who just want to have rich people jewlery so they can feel like they are successful. It's shallow and vulgar. But you find the same thing with car enthusiasts or any of the other "hobbies" that just amount to buying stuff. I know a guy with a 10 thousand dollar Gibson Les Paul custom guitar and he sucks at playing it, he just owns it to display it and larp like he's Slash. But whatever makes people happy, different strokes for different folks.

>>18043429
Why do you instantly jump to the conclusion that people are buying expensive items to flex?

Let me ask you a question, do you have a drivers license? A car? Has it occurred to you that not everybody who drives a BMW or Ferrari is a fucking motorsports professional racer? Holy shit you are SICK in the fucking head. I really can't wait for your line to go extinct.

>>18040769
Are you actually calling the Santos a ripoff design? Because it is half a century older than the other integrated bracelet watches.

>>18043413
Sorry, we are radically different individuals. I think a person who establishes a priori that the main requisite for their watch is that it must be luxury (and not that it must please them in every way for the object it is in itself, taken per se) is an extremely sad and probably dumb human being. I also look at luxury brands, but 9 watches out of 10 (in general, not only in luxury brands) look terribly ugly to me, so I end up buying what I like, not what is pricy. Have a good evening.

>>18043441
If you can't appreciate the level of build quality, materials, attention to detail that goes into a watch that we consider luxury class, and you only look at mundane shit like "value for money", then yes, we are very different. I admire a high end timepiece that costs 10k for itself, not because it is good value compared to the 1k timepiece, which it isn't. Diminishing returns. That doesn't mean I don't view the high end piece as a work of art, while the low end piece is consumerist society trash.

Grow the fuck up.

>>18043434
Yes most people buy expensive stuff to flex and give off the appearance of success. I don't know why that fact makes you so mad. The dentist driving a Porsche probably doesn't have a passion for the car, he just likes how it makes him feel like he's "made it" when he's driving it, and how he's not some poor plebian driving a Honda. Of course there's exceptions to everything but that doesn't make it any more true

>>18043401
>Not buying something you truly enjoy because it's "not for rich people" is the highest form of NPC personality.
Ok then eat your shitty Olive Garden spaghettios lmfao poor loser.

>>18043443
>Yes most people buy expensive stuff to flex
Dude, shut the fuck up, please. You're making a mockery of yourself. You're posting the most idiotic generalizations that people ever came up with.
>hurr durr you only drive a porsche to show off

It's people like you that are destroying men's hobbies, you fucking homo. Seriously, end yourself.

>I don't know why that fact makes you so mad.
Because it's not a fact, it's your childish opinion because you're poor and jealous of people who have a high standard of living.

>The dentist driving a Porsche probably doesn't have a passion for the car,
You're wrong, I happen to know one who drives a GT3 RS and cleans it with a toothbrush. You're just a fucking deluded basement dwelling shit eating nigger, nothing more and you will never be anything but.

Here's another analogy to prove your stupidity:
>the person eating the filet steak is just eating it because it's expensive, not because it tastes better than this dog bone

Fucking HANG yourself and do the world a favor, PLEASE. Nobody will notice.

>>18043446
Seething.

>>18043446
lmao you're so mad for me pointing out that most people buy expensive stuff to flex their wealth and appear successful. it's such an obvious fact that I can only imagine your reason for being so upset is that you own some expensive stuff and feel insulted that someone would even mention the possibility of you being a shallow person who's just trying to prop up his ego and image.

>It's people like you that are destroying men's hobbies
LOL -- buying shit should not be considered a hobby

>>18043454
People telling you to off yourself doesn't men they're legitimately angry, we just despise basement dwelling turds like you. Maybe it's time to take a hint. I don't give a shit about your post by the way, it's idiotic and weak bait. Enjoy your poorfag life seething over people who "made it", I guess.

>>18043456

>>18042992
Those 29mm Santos are great, everything since has been dissapointing

>>18043446
You are obviously in the wrong here and you just showed the entire thread how bad and stupid and probably even evil you are, and therefore you recur to insults and ad hominem.

... Imagine pretending to be le rich successful bloated ass and then acting like this. Poor idiot.

>>18043442
>If you can't appreciate the level of...
If you can't read, don't post.

>>18042017
Casio g-shock GA-2100.

>>18042114
I don't like that metal case. Unless it's a MR-G or a MT-G, I prefer resin.

>>18040738
report the duplicates. hopefully one of the faggots gets a permanent ban.

Santos is better than the RO because the screws on the front of the case are less ugly. Although decorative screws are gay in general.

>>18043773
I disagree, the screws on the RO are all symmetrical, while if you look at the slots for the screws on the Santos they all point in different directions. Also the RO has a nicer dial

ID the watch or rec some watches good for fish activities.

>>18043780
looks like a Timex Expedition. They are a pretty solid beater watch for outdoor activities, you can get them for like 40 dollars at Walmart.

"Takes a lickin', and keeps on tickin'" used to be the Timex motto

>>18043776
The RO definitely has a far better dial. But it better should have considering the price delta. What bothers me about the screws there is that the "holes" are hexagonal.

Honestly I'm really tired of sports watches. APRO, Cartier Santos, Omega whatever can go fuck themselves.
I'm dress watch maxing now.

>>18043794
you're right. it's purely cosmetic, they make them like that so the slots all line up. they actually screw in from the back and you can see the round screws on the back that none of them line up with eachother. It's surprisingly difficult to make all the screws line up perfectly with eachother, especially on a mass production watch. Each screw would have to be hand crafted and painstakingly adjusted, and then when opened up for service they would not line up again afterwards

>>18043797
dress watches usually have plain, some might say boring, designs and they don't really suit casual wear very well. I like my dress watch but it only gets worn a few times per year if I go to a wedding or a funeral or a fancy restaurant.

>>18040717
Old lady gave me this watch. How do I ID it?

>>18043805
A small dress watch worn with a casual outfit is pure kino though

>>18043806
Take it to a jeweller and they will tell you if it's worth anything. AP is a sought after brand but that isn't a sought after model, so it might not be worth much more than it's melt value of the gold. You might just want to keep it if it has any sentimental value to you, it's probably not worth a ton

>>18043808
depends on your style I guess. when I'm wearing jeans and sneakers with a T shirt I don't think it really suits my outfit, and that's what I wear most of the time. Dress watch really compliments the outfit if I'm wearing leather dress shoes and dress pants with a nice collar shirt, but I don't really dress that formal usually

>>18043813
By casual I mean something like an OCBD, jeans or chinos and desert boots or whatever.
"Smart casual" is a the right term I think.

>>18043776
>if you look at the slots for the screws on the Santos they all point in different directions.
You mean like on the AP you posted? You realize they all point in a different direction right? They follow the dial, that's the difference.

Actually I would prefer if the screws did point in the same direction, as in, all were perfectly horizontally or vertically aligned with the watch, without rotating around the dial. It would probably look more symmetrical than this, which looks very busy and distracting.

>>18043819
I meant that they all line up as in it's symmetrical. If you look at the OP pic you see all the slots for the screws point in different directions

>>18043819
I just made this.
>aligned hexagonal screws (regular RO)
>no screws
>non aligned round screws
Which do you niggas prefer?

>>18043822
I like the top, the middle looks too much like the Patek Nautilus, and the asymmetrical screws on the bottom are bothersome

>>18043817
Wish I was rich so I had good clothes like that.

>>18043822
Bottom and middle actually.

>>18043825
>>18043830
How about this one kek

>>18043835
the Mumbai Special Edition

Is there some kind of "ultimate guide to Speedmasters"? I like the looks of the newest one with the thinner bracelet and slightly shorter lug to lug, but then I don't know about the movement and chronograph implementation in that so maybe something older? No clue

I bought a pixel 2 watch and I like it. It's over for me. Thankfully I have too much self respect to wear it when I'm around people

>>18043923
You can have a smart watch and you can also have a cool mechanical watch that you use at special moments. I don't understand the autism of watch aficionados

I need a titanium Casio f91w. A digital, ultra-thin, titanium Casio could be dangerously based

>>18043940
A1000 or either an aliexpress mod

>be me
>buy a vintage 1960s Vacheron on Chrono24 for dirt cheap
>pretend my dad gave it to me before dying, who himself got it from his father
>people say "woah this is so cool anon, I wish my family had this kind of tradition too"
Now people think I'm cool for wearing an old watch, and from a wealthy family

>>18043978
Devilish.

>>18043978
What is the benefit of doing this and when does it kick in?

>>18044142
If you buy a cheap, old VC then anon will scream at you for not admitting it’s a real VC. (You’ll have to figure out his logic on your own.)
If you inherited it, that means you come from a rich family and didn’t just click “Sort by price: ascending”.

>>18044146
> for not admitting it’s a real VC.
for not admitting it’s not a real VC.

>>18044146
>>18044150
>double negative

>>18043978
If you're going to lie, why don't you buy a fake watch?

>>18044168
Do they even make fake VINTAGE watches?
Something like pic related wouldn't be too hard to reproduce.

>>18044184
You buy it new and use it roughly for a few months.

>>18044150
I'm pretty sure it was a real vc

>>18044330
Nonononono see it was an entry level VC that he bought used so it doesn’t count. Anon insists that you use air quotes when describing your watch as a “””Vacheron”””.

>>18044330
It's a real VC but it isn't a REAL VC, you know what I mean?

>>18044368
lmao are you that retard who bought the ugly 42mm Overseas? Still butthurt I see.

>>18040781
have you ever even been scuba diving

In terms of build and finish quality only, which watches would be alternatives to the Casio Oceanus T200s?

Imported the T200s is a bit under 400€, so around that budget. Both quartz and mechanical movements are ok.

>>18043813
Due to being a quartz a Tank ended up being my beater watch. It’s been fun, I think it looks pretty cool with sweatpants, a t shirt and Timbs

I like that you guys keep a watch general, keep the spirit alive. And I don't know how you guys take such good pictures. No matter how hard I try, dust gets in the way, it's too bright, or too dark.

Anyway these are mine, I can provide a review if anyone is curious about any of them.

>>18043429
a watch is a piece of jewelry/fashion accessory that, coincidentally, also shows an approximation of what time it is at any given moment. Smartphones/cellphones are technology that tells the time also, and they are basically modern day pocket watches.

>>18044532
>I can provide a review if anyone is curious about any of them.
Explorer

Cartier has many elegant and beautiful watches, but the Santos is not one of them

>>18044556
It's a 114270, Z series. Basically perfect watch. It's almost 20 years old yet it keeps a +3 spd accuracy under very active/dynamic wear. I think the 313x calibre is one of the greatest feats of engineering in the history of watch making.

Main downside is the bracelet, but that's only if you're someone with a wrist that doesn't happen to line up in size with the number of links that are available for the bracelet for resizing. I was very lucky that it fits me like a glove, so I can't complain. Another minor but still important downside is that it lacks AR coating. On a day to day basis AR helps a lot and Rolex really had no excuse when they excluded it from this line.

>>18044561
Funny because the santos seems to be the most popular.

>>18044569
very nize review, anon, and nize collection

>>18044561
Huge disagree. To each their own.

>>18044596
np and ty

>>18043446
the anger and resentment in this post is disturbing lol

>>18044532
Oh cool Muhle Glashutte. Did you know the German sea rescue services still use Muhle Glashutte during operation?

>>18043784
>>18043780
Can confirm. Approaching 25 years on this, still wear it from time to time. Keeps perfect time, but the Indiglo is busted.

>>18043854
I kinda wish the tachy bezel would be white as well, or at least stainless. The black just doesn't contrast as well as something like an EXP2. Hopefully people scrambling to get the new shiny would cause prices for the 57 which I like more to come down. But then again the 57's movement is ugly as fuck to the point I kinda wish there was a non-display version.

>>18044802
I like the 57 a lot, unfortunately the lug to lug is just a bit too much for me. Certainly during the colder parts of the year.

What's the best brand for a 364/sr621sw silver oxide watch battery? Renata vs Energizer vs Maxell vs LiCB vs Cotchear vs Murata vs other?

Good morning bros.
First time at the beach with the birch

>>18044829
>Wearing a fucking face mask at the beach
Sasuga...
Anyway, enjoy having your bitch with you at the beach. It's 100m water resistant, but without a screwdown crown, right?

>>18044829
I'd be too nervous to wear a nice watch at the beach, I'd be worried about getting sand in the bracelet or somewhere it shouldn't be. I'd rather take a G-shock or some beater. Kudos to you

>>18044844
It's actually screwdown. And yeah it got 100m's.
>>18044851
Well it kinda became my beater. I'm too stupid to take care of it. So I might as well. And in the end, it's no f.p. or AP

>>18044859
What do you make in a year? You look like a pretty young guy to be wearing a GS as your beater watch. Congrats on the wealth.

>>18044777
Yeah I found out about it while researching the watch prior to purchasing it, but luckily it’s also etched into the caseback for those who don’t know!

>>18044814
Isn't it the same as the original Speedy, the watch is just thinner which makes it look too tall? My main issue with it is the ugly ass movement and the domed caseback which makes me feel like I'm wearing an Apple Watch.

>>18044865
Thank you for the compliments. But I really don't deserve them.
I don't make much, I just didn't have many expenses (up until now). Oh and I'm not young. I'm 30.

>>18044865
he’s a greek car detailer in germany who doesn’t pay any taxes. in america a salary for an expert in that field could net $130k-$150k a year pre-tax.
he also doesn’t have any dependents and/or responsibilities apart from his low IQ job.

one day the arc of the universe is going to bend the wrong way for him and i am going to enjoy it.

>>18044889
>who doesn't pay any taxes
Yeah the items that I buy, the food, or the rent that pay or the Gas that I fuel my car with or my official Loan magically doesn't have any VAT or the other dozens of taxes and fees. My life is a video game.

>>18044895
Whenever I pull up at the gas station, the prices drop from 1.90€ per L to 60 cents because I don't pay taxes.

>>18044879
30 is young. You're in the prime of your life.

>>18044914
Is that AI generated?

>>18044889
this and god will make him pay for sex trafficking

>>18044914
no its a watch from the 70s apparently so is this

>>18044927
Okay this one is cool.

Aight enough cringe for today.

>>18044927
Looks like an anorexics bathroom scale

clean

>>18044878
It's 49.6mm lug to lug, don't like how that looks on my wrist. But also, the smaller Speedmaster 57 has a closed caseback I'm pretty sure.

>>18044949
They got better options by now, even original designs

>>18044949
>an homage of a value watch
just get the Tudor, it's not even that expensive

>>18044963
The tudor costs 13 times more.

>>18044977
tudor watches are cheap and widely-available, if you like the design just get the real thing. IMO the only reason to get the homage is if you live in a third world country and make like a dollar a day

>>18043940
even Invicta has one

>>18044984
no thanks, I think I like it better than the tutor and the fact it is nearly the exact same proves how silly and over priced it is

>>18044984
The tudor costs 13 times more.

Naha ain't bad.

>>18044988
Youknow, I understand that invicta is a universally hated Chinese brand but if you search really hard through their collection, you may find a few actually tasteful dive watches.

>>18045024
the only tasteful Invicta watches I know of are the Pro Diver line and they are just a straight up knock-off Rolex Submariner

>>18044532
what omega is that

>>18044532
Very respectable collection.

>>18044935
>/wb/
its the effort that counts anyway

>>18045037
NTA but that's the x33 skywalker

https://www.omegawatches.com/watches/speedmaster/instruments/skywalker-x-33/skywalker-x-33/product

>>18045030
Well, awhile back I did wear an invicta pro diver for a duration of time. I didn't feel it looked bad when I had it. I got some compliments. The batteries have long since died by now. The dial wasn't terrible. It had quarts and chronograph. I liked it.

>>18045046
Sorry my pics look so bad. I could get better ones during the day. But w/e it's a $100 invicta watch. I'm telling ya. They have a few nice options in their catalog.

>>18045046
Based invicta appreciator

Opinion on 34mm vintage rolex op’s? Worth the price (2k-5k)?

>>18045135
They are too small for me. Anything smaller than 36mm is just too little for my 8 inch wrists. If it was me I'd go for something else or keep saving for a different watch. But I can see the appeal of them, and the fact it's a Rolex means it will hold it's value if you decide to flip it later. It might even appreciate in value. If you like it I say go for it.

>>18045135
They're not really worth the price in my subjective perception. But they're fine watches and if you end up disliking it you can sell it.

Does anybody have any experience with watches using the LJP G101 movements? Are they pretty good?

>>18045135
Yes.
I'll never understand why people keep buying stupid shit from Longines or Oris when they can get a cool vintage Rolex.

>>18044802
That is so much better than the regular Speedmaster.

>>18045236
LJP movements in general are considered pure excellence.

>>18045243
>yes, yes, my piss and shit stained copex is so much more superior to original watches like big crown or legend diver
>never services it because can't afford to
>puts it on leather cockstrap because the original bracelet sagged to hell and back
you clowns will never not be funny, lmao, keep up the good work of buying scrap

>>18044988
least offensive invicta i actually kind of like it

>>18045271
>original watches like big crown or legend diver
One is from the late 80s, the other from the late 50s.
Even when you're buying a brand new watch you're buying vintage.
Face it : modern watches are stupid, bloated and ugly.

>>18040821
bitch watch

>>18045286
vintage designs are superior, that's not up for debate
a crusty dial with a rusted movement and folded link stretched to shit bracelet is not "vintage haute horlogerie", it's trash

>>18045258
Why aren't more brands using them then? I think I've only seen Farer and a couple other microbrands using them.

>>18045299
>if you a vintage watch in shit condition it's going to be shit

>>18045312
let's be real, the copers itt don't buy mint or NOS vintage watches, especially if they're a rolexfags
all it would matter to them is that the crown is visible under all that sweet sweet patina
I'm just still shitting on the faggot that would never buy from longines or oris but would buy a "cool vintage rolex" that is most likely some frankenshit

>>18045312
I'm slipping more and more into the idea of buying used watches in general. A lot of times jewelers fix them up practically brand new. A boutique I was in the other day actually told me they often will refuse to even buy used watches with excessive sag or damage to the bracelet because it will mean they will probably have to just source a replacement bracelet to get it in a condition that they will be happy to sell it in and especially on watches with gold bracelets that's going to be too expensive for it to be worth it for them.

>>18045323
Problem with vintage is you have to dig into tons of shit to find a gem. The price are also way too high for 90% of the watches considering their condition. But sometimes it's worth it and if you're smart enough you can make some profit.

>>18040717
NEW THREAD
NEW

>>18045436
>>18045436
>>18045436
>>18045436

>>18044914
Honestly? Based.

>>18043780
Casio Duro? Idk, a Sub?

New existing THREAD

>>18040695
>>18040695
>>18040695
>>18040695

>>18045484
>>18045440
Let's let this one get to bump limit ok?

What's with all the retards making 10 threads a day? Is this a new meme I've never heard about?

>>18045445
>Using a Submariner in muddy swamp water fishing
Pretty based

Any good websites about watch design? Or at least honest and informed opinions about aesthetics and qualities of watches? I find watch blogs like Hodinkee and Fratello to be completely insufferable lately but I need my fix of watch "content"

>>18043780
Rolex Sea Dweller Deepsea just to be sure

>>18045568
*safe

>>18045564
There's unfortunately not much that isn't insufferable.

>>18040717
Enamel cloisonne dial on a Radiomir. Minus the Rolex logo. Rolex dial from the 1940s.