/fa/ - Fashion

Someone guide me where can I buy high quality replicas of watches?

>>18071253
If you want to be a faggot the least you can do is your own research

>>18071256
Shudup incel and tell Chad where he can buy his rep. He ain't no faggot.

>>18071257
try China, nigger

Remember to NEVER buy any watch from these brands made after:
>Baume&Mercier: 1993
>Piaget: 1993
>Cartier: 1993
>Vacheron Constantin: 1996
>Panerai: 1997
>Jaeger Lecoultre: 2000
>IWC: 2000

>>18071278
tbf, this goes for most brands

>>18071257
real one
>>18071256
cry more


jtime vs perfect clone platinum daytona ref. 126506?

https://www.pfc8788.com/0-0-0-0-rlds-126506-102w-qf-904l-steel-daytona-126506-ss-ss-ice-blue-baguet-sticks-4131-superclone-72-hours-power-reserve-movement-extra-weighted.html

https://jtime.io/us/daytona-116506-ss-904l-apsf-1-1-best-edition-brown-ceramic-bezel-ice-blue-sticker-dial-on-ss-bracelet-sh4130.html

>>18071253
Ask your whore mom

>>18071284
Rolex:
>before quartz: based
>1970s-2000s: based
>2000s-2020s: cringe
>2020s: Explorer, OP, DJ, DD and the new Daytona are based, the rest is trash

Omega:
>before quartz: based
>after quartz: cringe

Longines:
>before quartz: based
>after quartz: cringe

Patek Philippe:
>before Thierry Stern: based
>after Thierry Stern: cringe

Audemars Piguet:
>before François-Henry Bennahmias: based
>after François-Henry Bennahmias: cringe

>>18071278
ETA Panerais were ok, the first generations of ValFleurier ones were alright but it's all been downhill since the late 2010s. Which would be okay if it didn't coincide precisely with price increases.
Also, you can change that to :
>Baume & Mervier : never

>>18071278
Sorry about your very traumatic rape.

>>18071291
I rate Omega's wacky experimental early quartz and electric watches.

>>18071294
Yeah. Things like the marine chronometer were genuine attempts to make a better timekeeper.
Then they realized no one cared and the quality suffered.

>>18071292
>>Baume & Mervier : never
Irrelevant brand (that is now making movements for IWC for some reasons) but there's some nice vintage stuff for smaller budgets.

>>18071295
That or the Montreal/Albatross.
Same earlier when they used Accutron movements for a bit because they were the most accurate on the market. No matter how butthurt it made them to have to say they used Bulova movements. They really were comitted to "muh accuracy"
Especially when everyone had stopped caringhonestly though, the saddest part is that now they will not release anything unless it can fit into one of their three collections. Anything else (that isn't Olympics-related) can fuck off. It's a small miracle that they still keep the Railmaster on life support.
And it's not going to change unless the Swatch Group decides to completely change its strategy. Which it won't because every new super duper limited edition of the Speedmaster sells well. Or at least it sells well enough.

"Suggest a watch for me."
I don't know shit about watches. My current watch is a Timex Expedition I purchased for $40 about 10 years ago. My wardrobe has moved up since then, mostly /tip/ influenced, and I think I need to step up my watch game as well. My date square is also broken, permanently stuck at 27.

>Your budget
$300 maybe, unless they're is some super must have or value beyond that point.
>Watch type, e.g. dress, diver, pilot
I like the basic style of the expedition. Diver watches are too bulky, pilot watches are too cluttered, and dress watches are too gaudy.
>Movement, e.g. automatic, hand-wound, quartz
I'm not sure about this. While I know Quartz is worry free for the most part, an automatic with the pendulum thing sounds nice. Hand-wound sounds too involved for my tastes.
>Desired features, e.g. water resistance, day/date, 2nd-time zone
Maybe a stopwatch feature would be nice, but besides that I'm not sure.
>Preferred strap option, e.g. leather, nylon, bracelet
Definitely not bracelet.
>Wrist size or desired watch size
6.6", I think 40mm looks good.

So far I have looked at the timex expedition north, there is a version with a titanium housing and some sapphire glass. Are those features useful? I don't know. My watch now has some gouges on the glass face, and dings on the case, I am uncertain how much value you get from the higher quality materials. Have also looked at the Hamilton khaki and Seiko 5.

Being able to "pull off" a large diameter watch doesn't mean you should.

>>18071278
Omega status?

For rolex it's model dependent. Avoid maxi cases

>>18071253
Leddit reptime
That's it, do the 30 minutes of required research and ring Chang up for a rep

>>18071291
>>18071278
Curious coincidence that you recommend watches before brands started making them in 40mm or larger cases.

Top fucking kek

honey, wake up, new autist showed up in this cesspool, and he's fat as shit

>>18071318
That is a size made for fat people after all

>>18071325
>fat people
We prefer to be called Corn Syrup-Americans.

>>18071318
>40mm watches didn't exist before quartz

>>18071325
>>18071327
Imagine being such an underage bitch that you cant even wear a 40mm sports watch.

Good lord.

What’s the Swatch equivalent to JLC? Is it Blancpain?

>>18071286
>is repeatedly told to look it up himself
>posts even more retarded questions because he can't look it up himself
anon, the second link is to a different ref, and none of them are platinum
you're making a fool of yourself, just spend an hour or two reading about watch replicas instead of filling these threads with ridiculous questions

It's funny, there are people who don't understand that there are certain watches that look good if these watches are small, like the Cartier Tank, the Rolex Explorer or the PP Calatrava. On the other hand, there are watches that look good being big, for example the Omega Spedmaster.

>>18071329
Breguet, who make all Lemania based movements for Omega since decades...

>>18071332
Germoid spotted

>>18071331
And then there are people here who shill grampas dress watches on leather straps because even 36mm hangs over their wrists on either side making them look like a fucking little girl in either case.

These people will shit on any watch collector for his larger wrist size, no matter the watch strapped to it. Wearing a Speedie? Daytona? Nautilus? WHY NO BUY BORING DRESS WATCH INSTEAD????

They just want to validate their insecurities and shit tier bargain bin dress watches that nobody wants.

>>18071332
Blancpain has been linked to F. Piguet for a while now. The Blancpain movement manfacture is just F. Piguet renamed.

>>18071338
And?

Breguet is obviously the competitor to JLC from a watchmaking and movement making point of view.

>>18071339
Isn’t Breguet quite a bit smaller and further upmarket than JLC?

>>18071341
They both make mostly dress watches and high horology movements. Blancpain is only remembered for their ugly dive watch. And JLC has been pushed upmarket a shit ton by Richemont in the last years. There is barely a JLC under 10k these days.

>Panerai with press-on caseback
I am not amused.

>>18071346
One more reason to hate them.

>>18071289
check your bedroom
>>18071330
I raped your mom last night :3

>>18071329
There really isn’t. Jaeger-LeCoultre makes movements for a lot of different brands in the Richemont portfolio.
The way that Swatch is set up, everyone is either using ETA movements or building in-house.

Richemont has ValFleurier but Piaget and JLC, for example still making movements in their own facilities for other brands.

>>18071341
It is, it's just that both have a history of making movements or parts for others, that both have a history if innovation and both are now nowhere near their potential because their corporate owners are being shitheads.
JLC is being treated as a cash-cow and it's working so well they can kick up the prices to the point the only Reversos below 10k are quartz.
Breguet is an afterthought and has been since Nick Hayek died.

>>18071346
Talk about falling off a cliff. In the mid 2000’s those were so cool. I can’t think of a brand that has been that incompetently mismanaged.

>>18071351
>The way that Swatch is set up, everyone is either using ETA movements or building in-house.
Not even close.Lemania was folded into Breguet something like 20 years ago and has been making the Moonwatch movements ever since then. ETA is making the co axial movements for the other Omega watches.Not sure what you would even consider in house in this context. Omega making Omega movements in their workshops? They don't do that. They get them from either Breguet or ETA.

I would still consider it in house but Omega isn't playing a part in that.

>>18071353
>I can’t think of a brand that has been that incompetently mismanaged.

*cough*

Longines.

>>18071355
Longines is profitable, at least.

>>18071354
Ultimately it's the people that operate the machines.

>>18071357
But they have the movement parts made by 3rd parties. They don't forge steel themselves or make jewels. They just finish them and put them together (even JLC and Breguet). They engrave, refine, and so on.

But anyway, then Omega uses 0% in house movements because it's all Breguet/ETA and before it was Lemania/ETA.

>>18071356
Yeah because Indians can't afford Omega, Breitling and Tag.

Longines is bottom of the barrel trash, keep in mind it used to be one of the best watch brands in the world. I'm talking Rolex level of fame. They were the first fucking aviators watch for gods sake.

>>18071337
OK. For example, I have a 36 mm Explorer, but I have nothing against the 39 and 40 version. If you are a big boy with a big wrist, go ahead, the important thing is that it fits you well. Different watches for different people, that's okay.

>>18071363
Sure. Always funny to see wristlets call watches shit for being 40mm or larger tho. For literally that reason alone. It's a dead giveaway and beautiful cope from these manlets.

>>18071353
Unfortunately the CEO who took over in 2018 is clueless and doubled down on bullshit no one wanted. Their only hope is to fire him and bring in someone who will radically change the brand because at this point they have been irrelevant for 15 years.
>muh in-house factory
No one cares.
>muh recycled steel
No one cares.
>muh 30m water resistant luminor
No one cares.

>>18071364
This, of course, underscores the difference between a fat wrist and a large wrist. A large wrist on a physically fit man can comfortably wear a 40mm+ sports watch and a smaller dress watch.

If you put a small dress watch on a fat wrist, it will just look comical, like a tiny hat or a too-short necktie. Their wrists are just formless blobs.

tl;dr: wear a watch sized appropriately to its design and don’t be fat.

>>18071372
>>muh 30m water resistant luminor
>No one cares.
Panerai fans definitely cared about that one. They were offended.

>>18071372
Would never buy one. Panerai are so shitty that Chinese fakes are actually close enough to fool jewelers unlike Rolex fakes where you can open up a caseback and tell instantly. What does that tell you about the craftsmanship

>>18071346
Cont. And holy KEK
The balance wheel axle broke.
That's something you usually see in century old pocket watches with little to no shockproofing, not in modern wristwatches costing over 7000 european ruppees.
It's impressive. Unlike every other brand, Panerai got worse when they stopped using ETAs.
>>18071374
>>18071372
Oh people care about the Due alright, it's selling really well. It's perfect for the wife of the guy who collects PAMs.
They just happen to be certifiably not good.

>>18071375
>>18071377
It’s a bummer because their designs are actually pretty cool.

>>18071375
the fact that you have to open up the caseback to tell if a rolex is fake isn't the great sign of quality you seem think it is

>>18071377
who asked lmao shut up nerd

the pinnacle of watchmaking

>>18071373
>wear a watch sized appropriately to its design and don’t be fat.
If only it were so easy.

>>18071380
Don't get me wrong rolexes are easy to fake too which is a shame.

>>18071383
>try to get it fixed
>no parts available
Alas

good morning holy trinity time piece owners

>>18071404
Good afternoon.

>>18071404
holy trinity more like holy shitiny

How are these heritage collection grand seikos? I wanted to get a white birch but the band having no quick adjust for the price they are is just a dealbreaker for me currently. These being under $4k on chrono24 are a lot more tempting and would maybe just put a leather band on it instead of their bracelet.

>>18071454
If you have a chance try one that has the same case out in person. Renders and official photos can be deceiving.

>>18071454
They’re fine. It’s not like one quartz/SD Grand Seiko is really different from any other. They are all made in the same factory. The mechanical ones are made in a different factory and are much better in terms of finishing, especially in the movement.

>>18071470
>The mechanical ones
do you mean hi beat? The watch in the picture is spring drive which is all id want from GS

>>18071465
I've seen white birch in person but i wasnt paying attention to if they had these solid face dials. I need to see if i can find one because that would probably sway me between black, white or something like this blue

Goddamn I just want another watch already.

It's kino

I have a question to the watchmaker anon who went to Wostep. I saw a hand made Greubel Forcey (fun time) retail for like $200000. Just interesting, how difficult and expensive would it be to make a (mostly) hand made watch but in steel, little to no decoration on the movement and no complications? Let's say not 99% made by hand but like 80%. Also I appreciate your comments and replies to stupid questions like mine. Hope your watchmaker journey leads you to your dream

>>18068860
what leather band is this? Its a great purple

>>18071477
> do you mean hi beat?
Yes. But if you specifically want Spring Drive it’s a moot point.

>>18071506
since when is hi beat better than spring drive? Isnt spring drive one of the main reasons to get a GS?

>>18071508
The finishing.
The mechanical and quartz sides of Grans Seiko operate pretty independently of each other.
The mechanical side has its own facilities and they do a noticeably better job with their movement finishing.

>>18071454
A college put a leather strap on it and it fits it well.

>>18071524

>>18071523
I thought Spring Drive was mechanical did they lie?

>>18071527
Spring Drive is mechanically driven, quartz regulated. They are made in the factory in Nagano. The purely mechanical (hi beat) watches are made up in Iwate.

>>18071523
That's true. In fact, I haven't seen a pretty spring drive movement that doesn't cost $40K +

>>18071532
No one asked you.

>>18071530
So both factories are mechanical then idk how can they have quartz maker do mechanical

>>18071495
Yeah but the original was more kino.

>>18071532
Another angle

>>18071536
Based retard

Whoretadello was getting lonely in his thread, it seems. It’s his Discord all over again.

Shittiest watch brands?

>>18071545
What discord?
Link pls.

>>18071523
this just feels like bs, i was just at an event with GS reps and they all talk about spring drive as being their top of the line. They rarely even mention hi beat.

>>18071557
are you sure?

>>18071560
Maybe attend a GENUINE even then fucking retard.

>>18071562
what does this even mean? It was a genuine event.

>>18071560
Look at them side by side. The difference is obvious.
As for why the sales reps’ script has them talking about SD: that’s what they’re famous for. Lots of buyers only want a GS if it’s SD.

The 9SA5 movement is actually very neat and the dual impulse escapement is particularly clever.

>>18071572
I think they are moving more towards the 9S lately, the way I see it. For example, their new flagship the tentagraph, the main selling point is the new 9S movement. Even though the watch is still fuck huge and they will probably never learn.

>>18071557
He made a Discord to set up a European get together. No one joined, because he’s a pest who doxxes people.
He spammed the link pretty hard for a couple of threads, then quietly gave up.
It was pretty embarrassing to watch.

>>18071562
What did he mean by this

>>18071572
>The 9SA5 movement is actually very neat
the cheaper heritage collection i was looking at is a 9R65 not a 9S. I guess the hi beat is more interesting visually but doesnt necessarily make it better it terms of fit and finish does it? Is hi beat even made by GS compared to spring drive being an in house movement?

>>18071576
lies

Not sure why anyone would ever buy grand seiko, especially new at MSRP. So many better swiss alternatives out there. Every time I see a discussion regarding GS online it's people shitting on rolex (out of nowhere) and trying to convince themselves that GS is better

>>18071583
like what? I like the super smooth sweep of the spring drive, and just that tech is neat. The birch and snowflake dials are also very nice. You can get >>18071477 for like $3k, thats not a bad price i dont think.

>>18071580
> Is hi beat even made by GS compared to spring drive being an in house movement?
Retard.

>>18071586
I'd never spend $3k on a watch. What would be the point? The sad truth that people don't want to say out loud is that no wristwatch worth having costs retails for less than around $7k. If you can score one for less used, great. If you're looking to buy a watch and you don't have that sort of money yet then it's best to wear an inexpensive casio or seiko until then

>>18071576
Word is he is samefagging big time there with multiple accounts. Crazy shit.

>>18071583
No one buys a GS at retail, though. Walk into a boutique and they offer you at least 25% off without you even asking.
They depreciate horribly in part because they’re so overpriced.

The best value is buying a GS used that someone bought and decided a week later he hated. Close to 50% off retail there.

>>18071597
Thats a ridiculous statement. Something like nomos orion is a pretty nice watch and is ~2k

>>18071600
I've not seen them that much cheaper. Plus then you wouldnt be having a warranty i doubt.

>>18071601
Grand Seiko’s warranty is transferable. The warranty goes with the watch, not the owner.

>>18071498
>tl;dr
It's as difficult as you'll want to make it and price will vary from expensive to extremely expensive.

>longpost is looooong
It's all going to depend on what exactly is meant by "hand-made". You cannot have a fully hand-made watch since jewels cannot be hand-made. They used to and they were shit when they were polished by hand.
So exactly what machines will be allowed? Is a motorized lathe allowed? A column drill? A milling implement on the lathe? All these will increase the cost of operations at first but they save so much time that you'll pay for them faster than you'd think.
The next question is how many parts do you allow yourself to outsource? Jewels are already mandatory, but hairspring and mainspring could help too since they require some very specialized gear you won't use for much else and the failiure rate during production is very high. Not to mention, factory-made springs will have much better materials than anything you could work on by hand. Especially for mainsprings, you are far better off using something factory-made and building your own barrel to house it. Your own mainspring with shitty geometry, uneven texture and tension will not be as good, it just won't. And that's if you can even make it yourself. I don't know how to.

>>18071498
cont.
As for decoration, it's not actually as complex or time-consuming and therefore expensive as many brands would like you to think. It just comes with the risk of ruining parts at the last stage of construction. But if you know what you're doing, you can easily get your movement fully decorated to Geneva Stamp standards by just doing some perlage and cotes. The real trouble begins when you do anglage/beveling by hand (very easy to overshoot and mess up, or to do unevenly) or do hand-engraving.
Another huge factor is exactly what movement you will make. Are you copying from schematics in the public domain? Are you reverse-engineering an old movement? Are you starting from scratch? Needless to say, any amount of engineering you need to do has to factor into the total cost.
I guess I'll gradually be able to give you a better answer : I'm working on a complication module with a jeweler buddy so we can try and build a few watches with a 6498 (or a chinese clone because Swatch are dicks and won't sell to anyone anymore so suppliers are sitting on stock they can't renew) and see how it goes.

>>18071582
>>18071598

There's gonna be some people who don't like you, and the people who don't like you are Not interested in the truth. What they are interested in is finding some lie that they can latch onto and accelerating that lie to try and paint a negative picture of you, simply because they don't like you.
>>18071586
It does have amazing hands and markers finishing at that price point and it hits way above its price class. The focus on GS is on the dial. If Dial is important to you, then it is the best brand you can buy for that money. The rest of the watch is just mediocre with the exception of the black polishing, which is also very rare to see at sub 5 digits.
You decide for yourself.

https://files.catbox.moe/4bvgap.mp4

>>18071610
>The focus on GS is on the dial. If Dial is important to you, then it is the best brand
that is why i wanted the birch like you have but the price is too high for the bracelet quality. That's why i was looking at some of these cheaper ones but the dial isnt very interesting, although im not sure what they look like in person though. I've been looking for a white or blue dial watch and circled back to GS for the second hand movement novelty.

>>18071612
bracelet feels like it belongs to a watch with 1/5th of the MSRP yes, that's true.

>>18071617
that's why i was looking at these heritage collection, id just put a leather band on it and then the bracelet quality doesnt matter. I have one watch with a quick adjust clasp and i cant really go back now.

anyone have that graphic with the brands separated by level like consumer, enthusiast, luxury, super luxury, etc

>>18071625
Fuck off bittercel

>>18071626
i wanted to show it to some friends and i never saved it, but alright.

>>18071625
You can’t post that graphic anymore. You’ll get banned.

So is grand seiko actually 5 grand or is that just the website which always seem to lie every watch company seems to lie on their official site.

>>18071610
> What they are interested in is finding some lie that they can latch onto
There’s no need to make up lies, though, when it comes to you. Anything anyone says about you, you immediately prove you’re actually worse.

>>18071637
The price is between you and the dealer. The website says 5000, you go to the dealer and offer 3500. He’ll say yes. The website only lists SUGGESTED retail prices.

>>18071635
thats retarded

>>18071641
So you actually have to barter? Fuckin lame...

>>18071642
Blame Bittercel. Legendary for spamming the report button.

>>18071645
thats alright, i was able to find it in my browser history.

>>18071643
Think of it as the social anxiety tax.
If you’re comfortable around other people, you don’t have to pay it.

Ever considered the chance you got banned for spamming off-topic garbage to the thread & further ban evasion, bittercel?

>>18071648
So I have to pay it then...

>>18071610
>That sweep
Tell me, you never get bored of that, do you?

>>18071651
>Bittercel projection
We know who you are. It’s obvious

>>18071655
Buy used instead. You’ll save even more off MSRP. Plenty of pieces out there are in unworn condition.

>We
obvious bittercel is obvious.

>>18071663
Better yet, just get a rep like a real man.

>>18071665
Do they make GS reps?

>>18071626
He didn't use Lmfao though

>>18071661
The thing to look for, aside from never posting a watch, is how he gets rid of the post number, because he actually thinks that depriving someone of a (You) hurts.

>>18071673
He made the mistake of posting his watch once.
It was a crappy ass 20 year old Breitling lmfao.

OK HERES MY WATCH FOR SERIOUS THIS TIME LMFAOOOO CRY ABOUT IT FAGS

>>18071678
Huh?

>>18071610
Nobody posted a lie about you though. Every single thing people post about you comes directly from your blogging abd oversharing.

>>18071683
lmfao bittacel you're way too obsessed with him
go touch grass or get laid or sth

>>18071648
>If you’re comfortable around other people, you don’t have to pay it.
thats not true. Being comfortable around other people doesnt mean i try to haggle in situations. Haggling seems like its just outdated when there is price info for everything online so it often just doesnt even cross my mind.

>>18071690
That’s fine. But you also don’t get to complain when someone else gets a better price because they’re willing to negotiate on price.

>>18071684
What's going on with how the lume pip is oriented?

>>18071694
Rotating bezel. That’s just where he left it.

>>18071684
What a terrible day to have eyes

>>18071694
>what is a dive watch???
lmao

If it ain't Zaratsu polished...

>>18071684
It's shit but I would still wear this over any Grand Seiko or that grotesque Overseas 2nd gen.

>>18071678
There he is!

Not a shark but have been loving my ORCA today been hitting laps in the pool and 30 min in the sauna with this thing without it missing a second

Today it's the PADI diver, and this Nagel print I snagged as part of a pair.

>>18071627

>>18071711
>I would still wear this over any Grand Seiko
Based retard. Thank you.

>>18071719
Casiobros... will we EVER stop winning?

>>18071695
>>18071701
The indices just don't seem to make sense to me

>>18071711
You'd rather wear that tag hue huer over a HOLY TRINITY TIMEPIECE?

I haven't got my PP mirror polished by a hot Jenni Elle in a long time and this makes my case back blasted if you know what I mean

Instead of GS...Islander

>>18071734
Since when is Grand Seiko "HOLY TRINITY"??

>>18071737
Tfw no autistic watch waifu

>I want a one watch collection

Look no further, white man.

>antimagnetic
>automatic
>water resistant
>haute horology
>robust
>stainless steel
>easily legible
>textured or flat dial
>it even has a date window

The perfect balance of the dial

The lack of compromise on any aspect of engineering, regardless of manufacturing or maintenance expense

The choice of dial color and pattern

It even has a watermark

>>18071747
>>18071752
He’s back!
Everyone have fun watching him throw a tantrum.

Anyone know much about Galvin watches? I love purple and the dial on this Loimu Tundra is very neat.

>>18071747
>white man
That’s rich, coming from a burger mutt.

>>18071754
>>18071756

Plebs like you are so easily baited it's not even funny. Showering me in (yous).

You are even posting about me when I'm not here. Look at the amount of posts here about my watch when I'm not even sharing my greatness. The absolute rent free state of me in your head. Wow.

>>18071743
Society owns me a young micro brand gf with oversized pushers and round case back so that I could dress her down by removing the straps

>>18071757
That's bittertadello for you. Best to just ignore his posts, he will leave it after several months.

>>18071742
I'm referring to the oversneed

>>18071759
I think it's fun. I only post when I'm bored and he's just shitting up the thread with >holy trinity like a moron. Absolute kek.

>>18071757
If giving you a couple (You)s is the price for watching your insecurities play out for our entertainment, then you come real cheap, like your mom.

Neat
And I can afford it

>>18071747
Why is the watch so low on your wrist?

>>18071762
>y-your mom

I actually loled IRL because this proves how upset you are over your poverty.

>>18071764
Probably doesn’t have enough spare links.

>>18071764
Not my wrist

>>18071752
That's disgusting

>>18071771
I disagree.

>>18071761
The funniest part is that this thread actually lives rent-free in his head. Every time he looks at his watch he will seethe at the lack of posts kissing his ass like he’s Mort or something.

His enraged response to this post will only prove my point.

>>18071747
>antimagnetic
In this day and age, it's a participation trophy.
There's a good reason the Milgauss is discontinued and the Railmaster might as well be considering how little Omega acknowledges it.
>tfw no more funni lightning-bolt hand ever
me sad
:c

>>18071752
Much like the old joke about the ship captain, this watch drives me nuts

>>18071764
That's not him.
There's a reason he won't post a wrist shot. The watch is too big for him.

>>18071774
Yeah it's a pity. I think the silicon hairspring fad is a bullshit cop out to be honest. I want solid caseback anti magnetic watches back, for fucks sake.

>>18071776
lmao wristlet projecting his flaws onto real men again, This is sad to watch.

>>18071773
>my head canon

Yeah okay buddy, take your meds tho.

Good Royal Oak ripoff?

>>18071783
Budget?

>>18071779
>I think the silicon hairspring fad is a bullshit cop out to be honest.
It's mostly here so when repair time comes and something is wrong with the hairspring, third-party watchmakers can't do anything and have to send the watch back to the maker's repair center or beg (and pay) for a repair accreditation. Solidity and anti-magnetic properties have nothing to do with it.
>I want solid caseback anti magnetic watches back
You already have them, it's pretty much any watch with a solid caseback. Most watching have some sort of soft-iron casing circle to deal with magnetism and protect the movement.
It's cool to have solid casebacks though. I like engravement space in casebacks.

>>18071784
Okay how about anything from normal Seiko to Grand Seiko

>>18071760
and that's holy trinity?? lmfaoo

>>18071786
Cheap: PRX
Middle ground: Ingenieur 322701
Not cheap: GP Laureato

My favorite youtube watch whore, maybe we can get here to come here? I would fuck her mouth. Also very happy that she's eventually going to steal the spot light of jenni and watch gringa

>>18071790
This girl has a fairly nice personality but she's so fucking shallow and low IQ. I mean it's not bad as wife but as a vlogger she's worthless. She's basically wallpaper.

>>18071776
It’s either too big for him or he’s fat.
Either way, his anger is funny because he’s a coward.

>>18071719
Enthusiant and Luxury are the only good categories, prove me wrong

>>18071747
>>18071752
>The bezel is weird.
>The dial is overloaded.
>The date function breaks the symmetry of the dial.
It looks like a mall watch that imitates an Explorer.

>>18071802
>>18071795
Samefag.

Every single watch would be better without a date window

>>18071789
I'm not sure which is worse.
That the current Ingénieur is the same price as the Laureato, or that the Laureato is this expensive in the first place.
The polished area under the octagona bezel makes it look like a big bolt and not in a cool industrial design way. In a "my uncle bob who builds things that don't work in his shed made this" way

>>18071773
>Every time he looks at his watch he will seethe at the lack of posts kissing his ass like he’s Mort or something.
Mort doesn’t post every single day and he’s pleasant. He doesn’t show up trying to flex and doesn’t have a conniption fit if someone doesn’t like his watch.

>>18071807
Stop whinging like a fucking bitch. Christ no wonder you're a virgin.

>>18071805
Pointerdatechads, who could possibly stop us?

>>18071789
It's gotta be Tissot or CasiOak desu

>>18071806
The GP at least has an in-house movement. The IWC has a Baumatic.

>>18071805
Date window is fine if it blends with the dial better. I like being able to quickly see date and i prefer non-busy faces so having date in a circle somewhere is worse to me

>>18071810
Based BuyersRemorseAnon totally not telling on himself.

>>18071813
No it doesn't. You just don't know shit about fucking anything, right?

The Pellaton movement of that time was an IWC in house movement not related to B&M whatsoever. It's the Caliber 80110 family.

I don't expect scum like you to be a watch expert but I do expect you to be able to use fucking Google you stupid black piece of shit.

I really like these Baltic HMS 003 (especially the chronograph version) but I don't like this:
>36mm in diameter
>46mm lug to lug
>20mm lug width
What they should have done is this:
>36mm in diameter
>42mm lug to lug
>18mm lug width
Now that would be vintage-inspired done right. 20mm lug width was almost non-existent in the 1960s. 18mm was the norm.

>>18071791
All these women watch bloggers are as shallow and pointless as men. Good for them for not having onlyfans (yet), but at least guys like TGV or Teddy don't pretend to be autistic, they actually are
>Captcha AYYY
Lmao

>>18071817
Fuck your 18mm trash I don't need 500 straps

>>18071816
The current cal. 32111 is based on a B & M caliber.
https://calibercorner.com/iwc-caliber-32111/

>>18071824
And the IWC in question doesn't use it you fucking moron. Kill yourself, please.

So.
What is the best watch?

>>18071827
Vacheron 47040

>>18071814
Date function is retarded because you have to change the date 5 FUCKING TIMES A YEAR
>February
>April
>June
>September
>November
I want my watch to tell me the time NOT THE OTHER WAY AROUND. Time only and perpetual calendar are the only acceptable choice. I refuse to go in between.

FUCK DATE FUNCTION

>>18071827
Rolex.

>>18071829
If you’re a fat, mixed race American, sure.

>>18071832
Rent: $0

>>18071816
but anon, the Pellaton isn't a movement, it's the transmission system for the automatic bloc with pawls and ratcheted wheels.
picrel, you can see the ratcheted wheel and the ends of the two pawls.
It's not a movement any more than the Magic Lever is a Seiko movement or the Incabloc is a movement.

>>18071827
There are 5:
>Rolex Explorer
>Rolex Submariner
>Omega Speedmaster
>Cartier Tank
>Casio f91w

>>18071837
It's a 'pellaton movement'. I didn't say Pellaton is a movement. Get some fucking reading comprehension. It's like saying "unidirectional winding movement". A description.

>>18071837
Don’t try to engage with him. His blood sugar is all out of whack.

>>18071817
Those are pretty nice.

Casiofags: should I get this? Is this any good?
I want a quartz shitter but only in stainless steel. I don't want plastic trash.

>>18071846
I don't know if it's the same as the microrotor one from them but these looked kind of cheap due to the bezel being flat and polished. It looked unfinished.

>>18071840
I would replace the Explorer with the Datejust.

>>18071836
I don’t see a denial, though.

>>18071856
You're entertainment. I occupy more time in your head than your boyfriends cock.

>>18071857
>entertainment

Hmmm, where have I seen that? Oh yeah. >>18071762
Kek

>>18071859
>look, he used a generic word of the English language, that means...something

You're beyond schizophrenic. This is basement dwelling 24/7 posting. This is pathetic even by CWC standards. Change your life dude. I'm not kidding. What you're doing is psychiatric ward tier of crazy shit.

He’s just hitting refresh every five seconds, isn’t he? You’d think he would be out there enjoying his watch, not furiously responding to everyone.

>>18071804
Richemont

>>18071852
Get the bracelet one.

>>18071862
>is called schizophrenic
>one post later, tries to narrate the thread, talking as though he's in a room of people

Holy fucking irony. Are you posting for comedic effect at this point? Please get help, I'm legit worried about your mental state now.

>hitting refresh
This newfag, holy shit. He's too fucking dumb to configure 4chan's native extension. Oh wow.

>>18071862
I've been in a similar situation a few years ago.
>bought an Omega Aqua Terra
>buyer remorse hit almost immediately but decided to keep it
>shilled Omega for weeks on /wt/ while shitting on Rolex at the same time
>got BTFO a few times
>sold the Aqua Terra
>bought a Rolex
The thing is you can seel an Aqua Terra very easily. There's almost no demand for these Overseas 2nd gen. Unless he accepts a massive loss, he's stuck with his ugly overpriced shitter now.

>>18071646
could you catbox it?

>>18071874
If you seriously think you're overweight homo opinion will affect my watch collection in any way, you've got another thing coming. Who the fuck do you think you are lmao, you people don't have money or taste. I enjoy your cringe posting about my watch. Keep telling yourself that you're doing anything other than giving me the attention I want.

Rent free.

>>18071865
>polished center links
eeeeeeewwwwwwww

>>18071830
I have watches that are able to handle that themselves.

>>18071875
someone already posted it >>18071719

A little birdie just told me that Bittercel was banned. Enjoy the thread, my work is done for today.

>>18071878
>W-WHO DO YOU THINK YOU ARE????!!!!!!!! HOW DARE YOU???!!!! REEEEEEEEEEEEEEE
The more you're looking at your Shitemont Copestantin the more you see its flaws.

>>18071889
It's literally perfect. Keep coping, poorfag.

Barton Bands

>>18071890
>It's literally perfect.
kek
You know it's a fucked up design.
>4:30 date with contrasting wheel (the worst possible choice)
>movement way too small for the case (as you can tell by the position of the date)
>nasty wart at 3
It's okay to like weird watches. There's a couple I like, but I know they're messed up and I won't blame people for laughing at them.
You trying to convince yourself you just bought the pinacle of high horology when in reality you spent 15k on a fucked up shitter from the worst era of watchmaking is actually hilarious. You're like those guys who think they're legitimate Porsche enthusiasts after spending 12k on a 1980s 924.

>>18071752
The date at 4:30 is disgusting. Central big date is waaay better.

>>18071719
>mfw no ultra luxury watch in my watchbox
>ever

>>18071884
>A little birdie just told me that Bittercel was banned. Enjoy the thread, my work is done for today.
Who's gone? I don't see any posts missing.

>>18071912
I mean, if it was perfect, why did VC redesign it?
Why where there never any waiting lists for the old ones but the new ones have wait lists of years?

>>18071790
Literally who

>>18071874
Why can't people just buy and wear whatever they have without shitting on the watch Brand's competitor brand? I feel like it can be done.

Would you pay $300k for THE autism watch?

>>18071937
I think too many people mistake the watch they like with the watch they think other people like. If you buy what you actually like, then it's not hard to accept that some people will like your watch and others won't; you'll be able to have a discussion. If you're just wearing what you think will garner approval from others, criticism of your watch can feel like a personal attack.

Like OmegaDrunk says (paraphrasing)
>Wear what you like and to hell with all the rest

>>18071966
Youve essentially just typed out the chad vs virgin meme, and that's a good thing.

>tfw driving and feel the weight of my watch with steel bracelet as I turn the wheel
God damn I love being a man

>>18071977
I do like the weight sometimes but wearing a titanium watch is so nice, especially first picking it up and it looks heavy and feels solid yet it's very light. Very fun. Considering getting thie christopher ward in with titanium bracelet.

>>18071977
>Noticing the weight of your watch
Hope you're driving to the gym, friendo.

>>18071964
If I had the money and the day and date wheels were normal I'd honestly consider it. But the affirmations and emoji ruin it for me, they don't even look good and they make the complications pointless.

>>18071989
It does make my wrist sore to wear too long :(

https://www.citydor.com
Is this site a scam? I see several limited edition G-Shocks for well under their MSRP, and searching Fleet Feet on its own takes me to a completely different page.

>>18071991
Lmfao kek virgin

>>18071912
>You know it's a fucked up design.
Nah.
>you just bought the pinacle of high horology
I did.
>you spent 15k on a fucked up shitter from the worst era of watchmaking is actually hilarious.
Cope, seethe, dilate. You're broke and jealous, it is obvious.

>>18071923
Swatch group movement in that, so no, it loses by default. Chronograph dial is way too cluttered especially with the big date.

>>18071998
>>you just bought the pinacle of high horology
>I did.
Whoa, you bought a Patek?

>>18071933
>I mean, if it was perfect, why did VC redesign it?
Did they? It's barely changed at all.
>Why where there never any waiting lists for the old ones but the new ones have wait lists of years?
There are no wait lists for any Overseas except the blue dials. The 2nd gen blue dial was limited to 250 pieces, which is way less than the new ones, and the 2nd gen blue dials are going for the same money as the 3rd gen blue dials. So, eat shit.

You losers can spend decades shitposting, you'll never win this debate. Not ever. The market disagrees with everything you say about my holy trinity piece :^)

>>18072006
>Patek
Can you even pronounce this properly? I kinda doubt it.

>>18072008
Why are you even here? It should be clear by now that no one wants to talk to you about your watch?
Is this just trolling?

We were actually talking about watches earlier in the thread before you came back. Why do you behave this way?

>>18071964
I think it's neat, but in no way is it worth 300k

>>18071966
Hear hear

>>18071987
I'm not a fan of titanium myself, I prefer steel. It feels colder, if that makes any sense.

>>18072006
lol rekt

What are we all wearing this afternoon, friends? Let's see some wrist shots.

>>18072017
>It feels colder, if that makes any sense.
that's because stainless steel has higher thermal conductivity. I do like the coolness but at the same time i like that my titanium watch always feels around the same temperature. When i first put it on in the morning its not too much different than if i take it off and put it back on. Titanium is a softer material too i believe so in theory scratches more but that hasnt really been my experience with the one i have.

>>18072017
It's still raining here. Hope all is well

>>18072024
>Titanium is a softer material too i believe so in theory scratches more but that hasnt really been my experience with the one i have.
The softness of titanium can be largely mitigated with surface treatments. Seiko and Casio each do that a lot. It's not foolproof, but it helps.

>>18072027
New England? I hear they're getting a pretty big strorm right now.

Also, based Bateman special.

>>18072029
yeah i was just going off of the hardness of titanium vs stainless steel. The only titanium watch i have is an old breitling and it's only scratched on the clasp, but not overly so for a 30+ year old watch. Meanwhile i have had steel clasps with noticeable scratching the first day i wear them

>>18072031
Pretty close. What's on your wrist, friend?

>>18072034
I'm >>18072017

I have some relatives in New Hampshire. They're celebrating a few more days of skiing.

Wimbledon dials are disgusting. How does anyone like that shit?

Have any of you removed the cyclops from a Rolex before? I'm considering the blue flutted datejust but thats the one thing about them i really dont like about it

>>18072048
Supposedly it's pretty easy with a little solvent and a razor blade.
Looks kind of funny, though.

>>18072051
>Looks kind of funny, though.
it looks like how other watches look. I dont really get why they even have it, why would you need a magnifier for the date? I wish they just sold them without it.

>>18072059
So that when you get old you can see the date? You do plan on having the watch the rest of your life, right?

>>18072066
It's like comically enlarged. If your vision is that bad you have glasses. Are you saying basically no other watch brand does this because no one keeps them for life? By the time i'm 80 i probably wont even know or care what the date is anyways.

>>18072051
Man, just imagine if there was a blue dial explorer ii? That would be so neat.

>>18072072
I could see it. I mean, it was only a few months ago that no one could have ever imagined a two-tone Explorer I.

>>18071852
I have this, its very good.
Basically just a full metal f91

Feels heavy and solid

>>18071383
I have one of these beauties and I love it.

>>18071747
Oh, that's you again.
It's a good watch for you, really, no kidding.
But not for my wrist and for my taste.

>>18072111
That is damned cool.

>>18072128
At last, someone who knows to kneel before his social betters.

How do you decide if a watch is too small (or large) for you if it's something you cant see in person. There's one i'm looking at which comes in a 40mm and 36mm and usually i would get the 40 but the dial color i like more is only on the 36. The smallest watch i have is a 33mm and it is pretty small looking for me (not something id buy myself but was inherited).

>>18072137
>who knows to kneel before his social betters.
Not at all. I think that he just found his watch.
It's still ugly in my eyes, but he has a right to wear everything he wants.

>>18072139
>How do you decide if a watch is too small (or large) for you if it's something you cant see in person.
If the price is cheap enough and/or the vendor has a return policy, then there's no risk.
If you know the diameter, lug-to-lug, and lug width, you can usually mock up something with a piece of paper and see how it fits on your wrist.
For myself, though, I would never buy anything I've not tried on. You can never quite tell how something will fit just based on the meansurements.

>>18072034
Modern DJ two tone looks so strange compared to the vintage ones. I just can’t put my finger on it, it just feels like they’re unnecessarily thick or wide.

>>18072140
That's great. I know i can wear whatever I want. I'm only curious as to why you thought your opinion mattered.

>>18072143
>I'm only curious as to why you thought your opinion mattered.
You were interested in it by posting the picture of your wrist to this thread. Now be off. You got your feedback.

>>18072146
Great. I'll check up on you in a couple threads to see if you're still poor and seething.

>>18072059
>be pre-boomer
>wear glasses
It’s honestly the only watch I wear that I can tell the date on. I mean besides the Apple Watch where I can have the screen set to jitterbug mode. I prefer watches where there’s no date wheel at all though.

>>18072148
Reminds me how Stallone joked when he was first spreading Panerais around Hollywood that they're great for people who need reading glasses.

>>18072141
Fair enough, says they have a 60 day return policy but i assume id have to pay shipping to return so thats still a risk. I wouldnt consider $2k as cheap either (even though others would). I wish i could see these in person so i can feel the titanium version vs the steel version. I've never really understood the lug to lug measurement, the 36mm has a 40.8mm LtL which probably would look fine on me.

>>18072148
How old are you? I've never had an issue with date on any watch i have, although most of them have larger windows than the rolex does. I'd prefer the rolex just use a slightly larger date window instead of the dumb magnifier.

>>18071771
I honestly do not understand why these are worth so much. I would rather they not have a date at all, it looks like want to copy both the Explorer and Datejust but couldn’t decide so they just copied both.

Why are all date window watches white? Why do they rarely customize that part of the movement to be more subtle and match the rest of the watch better?

>>18072149
This is the sole reason that I wear mostly jlc amvox watches. Fuck this.

>>18072151
>be 45
>still shitpost on an anime discussion board
Brb gonna kill myself.

>>18072151
>I've never really understood the lug to lug measurement, the 36mm has a 40.8mm LtL which probably would look fine on me.
Lug-to-lug is a funny measurement because it does not take into consideration whether the lugs curve down.

Breguet, for example, tend to have long L2L measurements for their case size, but the lugs angle down to hug the wrist. Nomos, on the other hand, also have long L2L measurements for their case size, but the lugs jut straight out from the case.

>>18072002
>Swatch group movement in that, so no, it loses by default.
Except it doesn't, just your retarded opinion.

Chronograph dial is way too cluttered especially with the big date.
Except it isn't, again just your retarded opinion.

Your coping is impressive, tho

>>18072155
Parts interchangeability. Back in the day these things used to be made of plastic and eventually become brittle.

>>18072157
Not so fast, I'm older than you.

>>18072157
we all know youre here forever, friend.

>>18072158
are there any good diagrams i can look at to better understand this?

>>18072152
>I honestly do not understand why these are worth so much.
Can't get a Nautilus?
Can't get a Royal Oak?
Still need a steel sports watch from a "Holy Trinity" maker? Say no more.

It's the same reason that the Girard Perregaux Laureato is as expensive as it is these days, or why the steel Piaget Polo exists at all.

The funniest part is that the Overseas isn't some 1970s design that just happened to be timeless. It's a 1990s design that's gone through a number of revisions. VC tried a couple times to make a luxury sports watch. The Overseas' current hype is entirely because of the Royal Oak's and Nautilus' unavailability.

>>18072162
>are there any good diagrams i can look at to better understand this?

None that I know of. It's a very three-dimensional thing. It's even affected by caseback profile.

>>18072161
>>18072162
Haha thanks frens. I stopped watching anime besides a few shows like Mahoako, but I keep coming back mainly for the watch discussion. I’m afraid the Rolex forum just feels too boomer for me at times.

>>18072165
I can see that as a reason but at this price range I honestly wouldn’t think people are still willing to settle. The 222 I think is great, but the Overseas the watch/bracelet proportions just seems off for me. And for the price they are asking I rather get a cheaper Day/Date.

>>18072172
>I’m afraid the Rolex forum just feels too boomer for me at times.
At this point, some of them are probably younger than you. It probably confuses the shit out of the even older farts on that site, too.
>Deadass gripped this new Day-Date.

>>18072156
forgot a pic

>>18072179
Do you own an Aston Martin?

>>18072180
No, a Jaguar.

>>18072182
Close enough.

>>18072182
Does it have the hood ornament or is it one of the new ones?

>>18072185
Neither. XK8.

>>18072187
What color though. That's the kind of car where the color makes or breaks it for me

>>18072187
>Geoff Lawson design
pass.

>>18072179
Geniunely cool watch. Quirky and interesting.

>>18072189
British racing green, are there other options? At first wanted a blue one, reconsidered.

>>18072198
Okay good taste, that's what I assumed. I've seen it in silver/grey and it's terrible

>>18072179
Not a big fan of compressor watches personally but I do want a Reverso Duo in my collection. Just need a perfect case dial combo gold/rose with dark art deco dial.

>>18072214
Also hate compressors.
But really love what that girl (Megali) made in the amvox line.

>>18072215
Magali, typo. She's mega in every respect though.

>>18072147
Nigger, why don't you just accept you are a poor ass bastard coping with a new money atitude? At least it would be less cringy.
>hurr durr you're coping, not me
Not even you believe those lies. If you were really ritch, and not a nigger who wasted his 5 years savings on a ugly ass old watch and now tries to prove himself on a Chinese cartoon forum, you were going to buy a brand new VC Overseas. You can't. You are just poor and regret buying that ugly watch. Now, fuck off.

>>18071747
Does it have the Geneva seal/hallmark? If yes, is it both on the case and movement?

convince me not to buy this aliexpress watch
>domed sapphire crystal
>seiko mechaquartz movement
>stainless steel body
>appealing design (for me atleast)
>35 dollars

https://aliexpress.com/item/1005006086587258.html?gatewayAdapt=glo2bra

>>18072253
Are you the same person who makes fun of the other guy who bought a VC while at the same time contemplating if you should get a $30 watch?
I guess this is how I imagined /wt/ to be. So I'm not surprised at all the hate when a wrist shot gets posted.

>>18072258
Wtf are you talking about? I just arrived on the thread faggot, take your meds

>>18072037
I didn't realize that was yours. Nice watch

>>18072034
I would trade that in for a Moser heritage dual time. But that's just me.

What are your favorite brands and why?
For me, in no particular order:
>Seiko
I fucking love the concept of an accessible mechanical watch, that's not only robust, but cheap and reliable. Special kudos for the Prospex line (Alpinist rules).
>Moser
I feel like it's the perfect brand for richfags anons. The craftsmanship is superb, the designs are beautiful, and it's not overly hyped, making it somewhat of an underdog.
>Pre-Ritchmont JLC and ALS, Minerva, Eterna and Universal Geneve
I don't have a lot to say about those ones, but they all made wonderful movements and watches. Each one of them with their own design language and porpuse. I feel like they are all criminaly underrated.
>Rolex
Rich history, iconic designs, fair retail prices. What's more to like?
>Tudor
Poor man's Rolex, but I find that awesome. I don’t even own one, but if I had to choose between a Sub and a Pelagos/BB, I would probably go for the latter. The role idea behind a tool watch is being used in the field/to get work done, so as it’s much more likely to do that with a Tudor than a Rolex, what’s the point of choosing a Rolex? Of course I can appreciate its beauty (and I do appreciate it), but for a tool watch, I’m with Tudor all the way.

>>18072313
TBQH Tudor is pretty poorly finished for the price. Rolex on the other hand MSRP wise is pretty reasonable. The AD bullshit is pretty retarded though.

>>18072318
Is it? I've only seen one in real life once at an AD. It looked alright to me. Like, for the same price of course I would buy a SuperOcean, but I think Tudor's design is more iconic. I already have a Sub, so it doesn't make sense to buy another "sub-like" diver at the same price as a SuperOcean.

>>18072321
To be clear: I hadn't bought the Sub, it was from my father.

I just realized Tudor and Grand Seiko are literally polar opposites. Tudor has great designs but poor finishing, and Grand Seiko has great finishing but poor designs.

>>18072321
Honestly I prefer vintage Rolexes, like give me a vintage Pepsi where the bezel isn’t fucked with and I’d be happy for life. For a modern watch I don’t want any of the big 3 or holy trinity, I would be happy with GS Spring Drive if you don’t lose 60% of it’s value walking out of the AD. Or have to worry about parts availability on used watches seeing that Seiko seems to not stock parts(Arturo/Kinetic owners are fucked even though the Kinetic eventually evolved into the SD) when watches get discontinued.

>>18072325
Yeah, but a SuperOcean is a great alternative. It looks fucking awesome, the price is ok and it's really well-finished.

>>18072323
If something like a Pelagos 39 was 2.5k I think it would be a good value. You open that shit up and the movement looks worst than a fucking ETA or Stella you’d find in an Invicta. The display caseback on the 925 is almost laughable. 5k OTD is utterly ridiculous for a Titanium Grade 2 watch especially when a $300 Citizen solar perpetual calendar moon phase uses Grade 5.

>>18072328
Only issue for me is I don’t like how it looks, it’s just not for me. If I hit the loot the VC I want would probably be the Jumbo(38mm) 222. And I complain about Rolex a lot but I still put my name down at every AD(Daytona 126500/Batgirl impossible or Batman-might be possible)I've come across and come running if they call my name.

>>18072337
loot=lotto

>>18072323
I actually wanted GS because Whoretadello was shilling it so much but now that I’ve become a sex tourist myself and saw one in Thailand in real life I kinda no longer want one. The finishing is great and it’s pretty shiny, but the proportion is all wrong. And unlike Rolex there seems to be two level of finishing, the watch is finished pretty well but the band seems to be a lesser grade of finishing.

>>18072323
Yep.

>>18072323
What are Tudor's "great designs?" Every notable watch they have is a cope of a rolex with worse dimensions and hands.

>>18072253
I have it, it's pretty amazing for 35, but it's not all perfect
>the bracelet is shit, though for 35 for the whole package you get a fully solid bracelet with just the top of the clasp stamped
>one of the bracelet screws didn't have enough of a cut for screwdriver to work, the links also grate and stick one to another, tolerances are all over the place
>screw down crown that doesn't feel nice to screw/unscrew
>the movement is nice to look in action, but comparing how the time setting works on this and on a mechanical really shows the difference how shitty quartz movements are actually made (turning the crown feels out of sync on how the hands move)
it's a shitter, but put it on a slightly modified nato and you have yourself a good summer beater

>>18072365
oh yeah, the case finishing is great, has bevels and shit, not slabsided like some fucking tudor for 5k
lume is non existant, could have just used lumeless hands like on the original cocktail times

>>18072363
Tudor once had great design(and finish) TBQH, now its muh BB in various sizes. Or muh special forces Pelagos or some other special edition.

>>18071852
you can put it on a strap

>>18072370
that's why chinkshit is superior, all the classic designs with close to 0 of modern retardedness

>>18072313
Eterna might be the biggest shame of them all and it's all because Swatch offered them a big enough amount for ETA, they only saw the short-term benefits.
It would also help if their designer hiring process wasn't like
>alright tell us : how would you design a new watch
>I'm not sure I would, that sounds like a lot of effort
>welcome aboard, now try to think of a new shade of white for our dials and no matter what happens do NOT open the "spherodrive" drawer
only they could have the ressources to make one of the most unique movement architectures of the 2000s and exclusively use it on two models with the least flattering and most dated design imaginable.

>>18071714
Ah, it's The Blob!

>>18071737
>no heatsink caseback
ngmi

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>>18072365
You claim that quartz movements are shit, yet they absolutely mog mechanicals in the only important task, timekeeping

>>18072447
if only time setting wasn't so shit

>>18071304
There's also the Citizen Garrison which has eco drive solar charging if that's a feature you're interested in. It's a little smaller though, only 37 mm.

>>18072397
Unironically would