Watch Thread

[Anonymous No.10289689]

I need a new watch, my timex weekender is way too fucking loud but I like the general style. Are there any alternatives besides the Seiko 5? I really don't like its design

Has anyone got/tried a komono watch? They look pretty cool

[Anonymous No.10289903]

>>10289689
>Are there any alternatives besides the Seiko 5?

go to amazon, look up Lorus/Pulsar watches if you wanna stay with quartz. they belong to Seiko too. no loud ticking ever. all kinds of styles, cheap and reliable.

Casio analog watches are fine and never tick as loudly.

Swatch is fine too with a shitload of different designs (gent line is 34mm diameter and new gent 41mm diameter) if you wanna have something quirky and still effay but save for the irony line, they probably will tick louder because of ETA movements.

avoid Komono if you can, they are oversized anyway and their strap designs are more expensive than the watches themselves. I like what they did with the straps though but that case size is retarded.

[Anonymous No.10289925]

braun has a more minimal look and are made well from what I've read

[Anonymous No.10289946]

>>10289925
yeah, this as well.

again, just avoid fashion &designer brands.
go for longer established watch brands (well, Braun is somewhere inbetween but they know about engineering and electronics and what not so they know what they are doing)

[Anonymous No.10289959]

>>10289903
Orient Ray is also a good entry level automatic submariner

[Anonymous No.10289961]

>>10289689
>not liking the Seiko 5
pleb

here, wear this retard band so the police know where to return you when you get lost

[Anonymous No.10289968]

>>10289959
yes, well, I didn't want to post Orient yet because they might be a bit too distinct for OP at the moment.

[Anonymous No.10290008]

>>10289961
they have fucking shit hands if you find a seiko 5 with decent hands that aren't like >>10289903
i'll consider getting it

[Anonymous No.10290019]

>>10290008
>being this petty

[Anonymous No.10290023]

>>10290008
so what, without the weird tip?
www.amazon.com/Seiko-SNK807-Automatic-Stainless-Canvas/dp/
something straight?
www.amazon.com/Seiko-Sport-Automatic-Canvas-SNZG11/dp/

[Anonymous No.10290026]

>>10290023
whoops
respectively:
http://www.amazon.com/Seiko-SNK807-Automatic-Stainless-Canvas/dp/B006CHML4I/ref=pd_rhf_gw_p_img_7?ie=UTF8&refRID=1J7PJ60N7VJF15KV85DN
http://www.amazon.com/Seiko-Sport-Automatic-Canvas-SNZG11/dp/B005NZAUHK/ref=pd_rhf_gw_p_img_2?ie=UTF8&refRID=1J7PJ60N7VJF15KV85DN

[Anonymous No.10290031]

>>10289689
I just spent $10 getting a cheap Chinese knockoff skeleton watch off ebay. Looks really great except for the strap, which I might change later.

[Anonymous No.10290036]

>>10290031
disgusting
skeleton watches are the fedora of the wrist

[Anonymous No.10290040]

>>10290036
pocket watches are the fedora of timepieces

[Anonymous No.10290047]

>>10290040
you don't wear them on your wrist dingus

[Anonymous No.10290057]

>>10290047
no, you put them in your dapper waistcoat, and you pull it out when you're done twirling your cane and looking down your nose at everyone who purchases from yesstyle

[Anonymous No.10290180]

>>10290057
You're saying people who purchase from yesstyle don't deserve to be looked down upon?

[Anonymous No.10290444]

>>10290019
>spending money on something that you don't like

nice man

[Anonymous No.10292078]

Post more watches

[Anonymous No.10292117]

>>10292078
got thisun in the mail today, looks clean as fuck

[Anonymous No.10292125]

>>10292117
Do you like it? I've actually been thinking about buying this one.

[Anonymous No.10292141]

>>10292125
The strap is a little thin compared to my bambino (pic related), but it's high quality nonetheless, stitched and all that

Face looks nice as hell, has a sunburst effect and raised numbers. Not sure if yours would have it, but it is an automatic

It's quartz but I got it for under 300 so I was happy with it. If you like the sleeker black design it's a great watch, but I think the black one is a little too minimal for something that's $500.

[Anonymous No.10292343]

>>10292125
here's a pic too

[Anonymous No.10292361]

>>10292078
I regret not knowing about this watch before I bought my first automatic watch.

[Anonymous No.10292459]

>>10289689
Uhm, the seiko 5 has like 6 gorrilion designs.

[Anonymous No.10292482]

>>10292361
You fucked up, it's a great watch. I almost like it enough to get a matching black one.

[Anonymous No.10292491]

>Inb4 citizien
I know but its quite cheap and looks really good, thoughts?

[Anonymous No.10292496]

>>10292491
>looks really good
this is where you're wrong

[Anonymous No.10292549]

>>10289689
MY father found these two watches in a drawer and I get to keep one. The golden Invicta was my great grandfather's and needs a new bracelet and the Seiko needs batteries and the bracelet to be smaller since it slides down my skeleton arm.
Which one should I pick?

[Anonymous No.10292570]

>>10292549
Seiko

Invicta has always been shit and it's a miracle they're still in business

[Anonymous No.10292572]

>>10292570
To be fair this watch is like 50 years old and still works, but thanks for the advice anon

[Anonymous No.10292613]

>>10289689
Been looking for a watch too. Heard bad things about Komono. Found these though:

https://stockwatches.com.au/shop/s001k/
http://www.mvmtwatches.com/collections/men/products/black-black-leather

The second one might be to big.

[Anonymous No.10292656]

>>10292549
Fuck dude, don't even bother until you fucking move your arms more than just from your dick to your keyboard christ.

[Anonymous No.10292661]

got this Vostok Kommandersomething Paratrooper
from my grandfather. It needs a check-up but it is in perfect conditions.
I'm thinking to start using it as my first mechanical watch, looks good and is light and slim, not too keen on the red star but nevermind. Opinions?

[Anonymous No.10292668]

>>10292656
Was that a skinny joke? I exercise everyday and my diet is pretty decent, I just have small arms and a chronic disease that prevents me from becoming a chubster. Thanks for the advice tho

[Anonymous No.10293235]

This just came in a few days ago, love it so far. Not the chronometer version but it's running ~-2.5s/day so I'm happy

[Anonymous No.10293259]

>>10289689
>wearing a watch
why? we have smart phones now, gramps.

[Anonymous No.10293271]

>>10292613
yeah massive minimalist watches are a bad look imo. S001K is better but at that price point its also worth looking around at other options, though the movements are allegedly swiss

[Anonymous No.10293280]

>>10293259
to flex, my son

[Anonymous No.10293548]

>>10292078
what watch is this

[Anonymous No.10293563]

[Anonymous No.10293697]

>>10293235
Tissot has some really pretty elegant designs for their dials but then the cases are so thick and chunky looking.

[Anonymous No.10293708]

>>10293548
SARB035
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[Anonymous No.10293751]

>>10293697
I think that pic exaggerates it a bit, it's 9.75 mm which isn't too fat in person. I see your point though, I personally like the design as a dress watch with a little more masculinity

[Anonymous No.10293806]

>>10293751
Yeah maybe it's not so bad in person but god damn just look how thick it is. It doesn't help that the sides of the case are just completely flat with no curves or anything.

[Anonymous No.10293848]

Is the seiko sarb033 a little too dressy for everyday wear? I'm a college student. Pls no bully

[Anonymous No.10293906]

>>10293848
I wear my 035 all the time with pretty casual clothes and I'm in college, you'll be fine especially with the black dial version. It's a moderate size with a pretty masculine shaped case and metal bracelet, I'd call it more of a sport watch than a classic dress watch anyway.

[Anonymous No.10293925]

>>10293806
not even that thick

[Anonymous No.10294428]

>>10293848
you can almost always dress down a dress watch but you can't dress up a sport watch

[Anonymous No.10294432]

>>10293806
if you want an ultra thin watch get a quartz movement, mechanical will always have some thickness to it
>>10293925
agreed

[Anonymous No.10294459]

>>10294432
>tfw you will never own a qt thinomatic with a microrotor movement and a case thinner than the crystal.

[Anonymous No.10294461]

>>10294428
>can't dress up a sport watch
wat

[Anonymous No.10294572]

>>10294459
>iktf
>>10294461
looks bad imo. still iconic i guess

[Anonymous No.10295035]

>>10292668
Is it even possible to have that bad camera in 2015?

[Anonymous No.10295059]

>>10294461
Well, a NATO on a diver is dressed down. It's just the iconic timepiece (submariner as far as I know) which makes it acceptable.

[Anonymous No.10295076]

thoughts on this one? I basically just want something cheap and basic

[Anonymous No.10295432]

>>10295076
cop it if you like it. I was the one who posted it first a while ago in a watch thread. so obviously I'd tell you to go for it. I'd only want it to have lume hand but the 50m WR and both day and date functions are cool to have.

[Anonymous No.10295540]

Cop or not?

[Anonymous No.10295547]

>>10295540
I think I have it narrowed down to either that one or this one >>10292125

[Anonymous No.10295558]

>>10295547
I like the Hamilton a bit more because in that case it's just less boring looking. never was a fan of rippled dials either. besides, the hamilton has an interesting day of the week function going on. it looks tacky at first but I think it's one of those things you get used to after a while.

[Anonymous No.10295754]

1970's Zodiac Olympos
Automatic TSS
Swiss Made

[Anonymous No.10295769]

>>10294461
You're not James Bond