/wt/ - Watch Thread - Dufour is God Edition

[Anonymous No.13480231]

This thread is about the appreciation of watches, as well as the micro-engineering and materials engineering that are required to make a fine watch, clock, or other timepiece.

>Required viewing for new people:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m986siwzefs

>Used watch guide:
https://pastebin.com/f44aJKy2

> Strap guide:
http://pastebin.com/SwRysprE

> watch essentials 102:
http://pastebin.com/Rc77hhXV

Old bread: >>66552448

[Anonymous No.13480232]

£3500 on eBay. Somebody blow their savings on this.

[Anonymous No.13480233]

First for the superior parachute webbing strap.

[Anonymous No.13480234]

Continuing from the last thread, that’s exactly what I hate about this “hobby”. Any cunt can spend £4000 on a Rolex and automatically become more of a watch enthusiast.
It pains me tha there are thousands of people who own Rolexes and Omegas that know nothing about the technology or heritage and don’t care.

[Anonymous No.13480235]

>>13480232
Prettier than the OP.

[Anonymous No.13480236]

>>66559303
Again dude, not shaming on you for being poor and wearing a shitty watch but let me change the words.

Let’s say you find this forums where people post their gaming rigs, that go from $5k to $7k and you say “hey this seems like a nice community, I’d like to join” but you got no money and you have a $200 Walmart laptop and still decide to post pics of it, specs and shit.

Then people start making fun of you and you, instead of realizing your mistake blame them because they have higher standards than yours and can’t relate to your $200 laptop.

That’s the thing with you people, you are that $200 Walmart laptop guy that gets bullied in a forum and doesn’t realize he doesn’t belong there.

And no, I don’t care if you are poor. If you are joining the game you are playing with the same standards than everybody, nobody is gonna suck your dick and give you some free validation because you blow your year saving in a $2000 seiko

[Anonymous No.13480237]

>>13480231
>tfw discord link is still not in the OP

[Anonymous No.13480238]

>>13480236
Not that guy but that’s exactly right.
At the end of the day, being a watch enthusiast is spending thousands on a luxury item. It’s a shitty, materialistic, non-progressive interest.

[Anonymous No.13480239]

>>13480234
Go for a vintage then

>>13480236
>pretending that you represent everyone in this thread

[Anonymous No.13480240]

>>13480234
Just buy a watch doesn't make you an enthusiast. At least with a Rolex there are things to discuss about them. There is so much technical smarts and material science involved in their production. What is there to say about a $50 shitter?

[Anonymous No.13480241]

>>13480237
Fuck off

[Anonymous No.13480242]

>>13480239
>>13480233
>>13480232
t. $200 laptop guy

[Anonymous No.13480243]

>>13480236
Except that technological and horological merit are not correlated with price in at all the same way as computer performance.

You think this because your only interest in watches is in purchasing their perceived brand status and you have no underlying interest in the technical or horological aspects of watches.

Lawyeranon never talked down to anyone in these threads. That's because even though he had a collection worth hundreds of thousands of dollars, he was interested in the technical and horological aspects of watches and not in status signaling by brand whoring.

[Anonymous No.13480244]

>>13480236
How does it feel playing gatekeeper and larping for a standard you can't even keep yourself?

[Anonymous No.13480245]

>>13480231
Where is windy, beads and tudor?

[Anonymous No.13480246]

>>13480244
>>13480243

[Anonymous No.13480247]

>>13480245
Fuck off

[Anonymous No.13480248]

>>13480245
Shut up. Don't jinx us pls.

[Anonymous No.13480249]

>>13480247
excuse me?

[Anonymous No.13480250]

>>13480245
The ChinkBay faggot is still here trolling, he's just using text posts rather than images to troll at the moment. Sadly most of the posters here don't seem to be able to figure out that most of the angry shitposts in the few threads are him going back to the MO he used to use before he started ChinkBay posting.

[Anonymous No.13480251]

>>13480246
Oh look, that card can pay for half of your fake

[Anonymous No.13480252]

Here. Discuss the technology and wonderful machinery behind this watches.

I’m sure you guys don’t mind, you aren’t here about the price right? Prove me these watches have something worth discussing like rolex, omega, Tudor and such

[Anonymous No.13480253]

>>13480249
He said "fuck off"

[Anonymous No.13480254]

>>13480252
More accurate than the automatics

Indiglo > lume

[Anonymous No.13480255]

What’s wrong seiko brigade? Didn’t every watch have something interesting to discuss about it?

[Anonymous No.13480256]

>>13480252
The Iron man series is a decent budget alternate to a G-Shock, the Expedition is a nice entry level quartz field watch. Both make good beaters as they have the inherent set & forget quality of quartz and are cheap enough that you won't mind them getting bashed about..

[Anonymous No.13480257]

>>13480252
More heritage than a fake tudor

[Anonymous No.13480258]

>>13480252
At least it's not a seiko.

[Anonymous No.13480259]

So speaking of shitters I got some new straps for mine.

[Anonymous No.13480260]

>>13480257
Nope. Try again

[Anonymous No.13480261]

>>13480257
Unironically this, the Ironman series is a favourite of presidents.

[Anonymous No.13480262]

>>13480253
But why though?

>>13480250
So what are the personas / styles he has done?

[Anonymous No.13480263]

>>13480262
Because why would you even enquire about those silly cunts?

[Anonymous No.13480264]

I honestly hope we can get rid of the seiko watches.

I’m tired of redditors spamming them.

[Anonymous No.13480265]

>>13480262
Stop wasting posts by even mentioning them

[Anonymous No.13480266]

>>13480259
The first one looks like the standard strap on a Citizen BM8180.

[Anonymous No.13480267]

>>13480260
At least it isn't fake.

[Anonymous No.13480268]

>>13480236
I feel like you have your anology a bit wrong.

Imagine you entering a forum where people post their cars, most of which are nice hondas, or chevys (or whatever, I don't know cars) and generally mid-level or low level cars that have some historical and technological merits that are worth admiring. These people have the knowledge and the enthusiasm to enjoy it on a deeper level too. Some of them even have a couple of cool bmws and porches too, but they are still posting in a respectful manner. Then you enter and start posting your Lamborghini, while larping about how poor everyone else is. "Haha, why would you drive a honda, haha get out of my thread!!! This thread is only about lamborghini now haha!!"

That's lamborghini guy is you.

[Anonymous No.13480269]

My Lord has started losing 15 minutes per day after being within 2 seconds per day for weeks since I got it? Could this be the battery? In my experience quartz watches stay accurate until they stop when the battery dies but I’ve never had one from the 70s before.

[Anonymous No.13480270]

>>13480262
See:
@66559574

[Anonymous No.13480271]

>>13480261
So far only one loser has worn it in-office. If you would have said Vulcain or Rolex I would have agreed.

[Anonymous No.13480272]

>>13480260
Perhaps an upboat friendly aggregator would better fit your needs. Come back when you've matured a bit, kid

[Anonymous No.13480273]

>>13480266
It looks like the standard strap on a lot of inexpensive watches, that's actually kind of why I bought it. Throw it on there and nobody notices I'm wearing a $2500 watch, especially since nobody knows what the fuck Ball is either.

[Anonymous No.13480274]

>>13480269
Good a seiko poster less.

>>13480268
Except watches are mean to be expensive.

You got your analogy wrong.

>>13480272
*tips seiko*

[Anonymous No.13480275]

>>13480259
I don't like any of those straps, but I think a square edged Cordura strap could work on that watch, like the ones Watch Gecko.

[Anonymous No.13480276]

>>13480252
Founded in 1854, they have a pretty long history and heritage behind them, silly for you to even ask this question.

[Anonymous No.13480277]

>>13480269
A quick googling suggests that it's indicative of the battery almost being out. Put in a new battery and see if that fixes it.

[Anonymous No.13480278]

Now that the SARB watches have been discontinued and prices have lifted up, is SARY the peak value per dollar watch? Or an Orient Star? Or some microbrand?

[Anonymous No.13480279]

>>13480277
Will do. Thanks.

[Anonymous No.13480280]

What are your thoughts on vintage led watches?
Do you own one?

[Anonymous No.13480281]

>>13480274
No, there are watches and then there are luxury watches. There are far more affordable wathes in the world than there are luxury watches.

More importantly, this thread consist in a majority of posters without the same means as the few rolex posters that also hang around here. If you want to tell us that this thread is meant for you and a couple of other rolex posters, then I got news for you. There would not be a /wt/ anymore of the rest left this thread because you'd be 4-5 guys boring each other to death.

[Anonymous No.13480282]

>>13480281
However the most expensive watches are the only ones worth talking about.

You are wrong again

[Anonymous No.13480283]

SAPPHIRE @ 5000000 degrees

[Anonymous No.13480284]

>>13480283
Okay fatty

[Anonymous No.13480285]

>>13480281
Don't take the bait, m8

[Anonymous No.13480286]

>>13480282
"Haha the lamborghinis and the ferraris are the only cars worth talking about, please stop posting all other cars - thank you"

[Anonymous No.13480287]

>>13480278
This is actually an interesting question to me, but it's going to take a little research.

[Anonymous No.13480288]

>>13480285
I know. For some reason I tend to reply baits. Just can't help myself.

[Anonymous No.13480289]

>>13480284
>Fatty
Literally wot

[Anonymous No.13480290]

So my watch got stolen last night. Forgot to leave it in the car and the girl ran off with it this morning. I feel like shit dudes

[Anonymous No.13480291]

>>13480286
>>13480288
“Hey why don’t we talk 300 posts about Chevy!”

[Anonymous No.13480292]

>>13480286
>”why people have better things than I do!!!”

[Anonymous No.13480293]

>>13480291
"hey I hate chevys but I'll hang out in a thread filled with chevy lovers anyway and jesus be my witness I will post my lamborghini as much as possible with rude remarks to anyone else who can't afford it"

[Anonymous No.13480294]

>>13480293
Again, there’s nothing interesting about seikos, all your models look the same for most of us and you might as well get a $7 Casio

[Anonymous No.13480295]

>>13480273
Fair enough, it looks pretty good too desu.

[Anonymous No.13480296]

>>13480291
Actually on /o/ they love old shitboxes and complain about how supercars are too expensive for the performance they bring compared to a corvette

[Anonymous No.13480297]

Post Seikos

[Anonymous No.13480298]

STOP REPLYING TO SHITPOSTS AND BAIT

[Anonymous No.13480299]

watch is cool but illumination sucks. Says it's luminous but it isn't.

[Anonymous No.13480300]

>>13480298
>>13480297
>$5 have been deposited in your seiko club account

[Anonymous No.13480301]

>>13480294
A patek or a JLC is a hell of a lot more interesting than a seiko, but a rolex isn't really much more interesting than a seiko at all, if we're being truly honest.

[Anonymous No.13480302]

>>13480297
Gladly.

[Anonymous No.13480304]

>>13480297
It's amazing the neat vintage watches you can get for under $300 if you know what to look for and are patient.

[Anonymous No.13480303]

Also, post some case backs.

[Anonymous No.13480305]

>>13480301
To be fair most of people here just got their Rolex from their parents or they are probably fake

>>13480302
Nice! Upvote you are a gentleman and scholar

[Anonymous No.13480306]

>>13480301
> A patek or a JLC is a hell of a lot more interesting than a seiko
Completely true.

> but a rolex isn't really much more interesting than a seiko at all
Read this and say that again - https://www.hodinkee.com/articles/inside-rolex

[Anonymous No.13480307]

>>13480297

[Anonymous No.13480308]

>>13480304
>>13480303
>>13480302
>>13480298
>>13480297
>>13480307
>this kills the seikofag

[Anonymous No.13480309]

>offer to replace the battery in friend's Nixon so he doesn't have to go to a battery monkey
>send him a picture of the interior
>"Wow, it's so small!"
>Tell him if it ever breaks it will cost $11 to replace
>"But I paid well over $100 for the watch itself!"
>He's now looking at an SKX009
Oops.

[Anonymous No.13480310]

>>13480308
That actually looks fucking nice.
Where to cop?

[Anonymous No.13480311]

>>13480300
I wish. I do this for free.

[Anonymous No.13480312]

>>13480297

[Anonymous No.13480313]

>>13480308
>A Rolex designed for gay pride
Seems you're the fag

[Anonymous No.13480314]

>>13480231
>40 jewels on that Dufour.
Damn, why use that many when 0 is enough?
>>13480309

[Anonymous No.13480315]

>>13480278
This brings up an interesting point. Seiko is known for having good watches for the budget, but every decade or so they decide a movement is "too good" and stick it in a watch that costs double or more. Eventually for automatics and value it's going to look like:

Seiko 5 -> Orient Bambino -> gap -> Hamilton -> Nomos Club

SARY uses 4R36 which is kind of like 6R15 but has looser tolerances and less life. So if you can cop one for below $400 it isn't so bad.

[Anonymous No.13480316]

>>13480309
Look at that tiny movement.

[Anonymous No.13480317]

>>13480308
Watches like that only entrench my love for Seiko deeper.
>JUST
At least they got that part right.

[Anonymous No.13480318]

>>13480312
Oh no, oh please no

[Anonymous No.13480319]

>>13480310
Rolex rep. It’s not online unless you want to pay 1k extra and probably get scammed.

Rainbow Datejust II, about 8k-8.3 max

Black Rolex’s are surprisingly nice compared to the gold and silver versions

>>13480313
Nope, lookup the Rolex rainbow meaning

[Anonymous No.13480320]

>>13480318
Something wrong with my seiko?

[Anonymous No.13480321]

>>13480275
I've actually been looking for a good Cordura for it, but I haven't found any that suit it. I'm trying to avoid "military" colors simply because I wear them too much as it is, and I don't think this watch looks good on black. I've been thinking a blue one might be nice, but none of the local stores have any and I hate ordering that kind of shit sight unseen.

Somebody also suggested a Perlon strap a while back and I think that could be cool too. I'm a little concerned about whether it'll fit, though, the springbar sits very close to the case on this watch.

[Anonymous No.13480322]

>>13480297

[Anonymous No.13480323]

>>13480322
Hey there lady. You got the watch on the wrong hand.

[Anonymous No.13480324]

>>66559184
what's your SR?

[Anonymous No.13480325]

>>13480322
Superb wrist game.

[Anonymous No.13480326]

>>13480319
It's a gay rainbow whatever Lolex says

[Anonymous No.13480327]

>>13480323
But I’m left handed and don’t want to put it on my dick hand.

[Anonymous No.13480328]

[Anonymous No.13480329]

>>13480326
Cry more seikofag

[Anonymous No.13480330]

>>13480322
What ref?

[Anonymous No.13480331]

>>13480319
>Nope, lookup the Rolex rainbow meaning
Enjoy telling that to everybody you meet, though.

I'm not a big fan of black cases anyway, they've been ruined by MVMT/Diesel/Nixon/etc. shitters. I feel like even if I were wearing a black Rolex that cost more than a car I'd still look like some 21 year old tryhard douchebro going clubbing.

[Anonymous No.13480332]

>>13480329

[Anonymous No.13480333]

>>13480329
B-but you're the one crying fake luxury girl.

[Anonymous No.13480334]

Is a higher beat rate a meme? Lots of expensive watches do 21k bph. A Lange and Sohne's movement is surely better than a miyota 9015, right? Or is it? Would a miyota 9015 with blued screws and metal polishing be superior?

[Anonymous No.13480335]

Posting haute horlogerie tier wrist game.

[Anonymous No.13480336]

The wrist game meme is only fun when you actually do your own wrist game imitation.

[Anonymous No.13480337]

>>13480334

[Anonymous No.13480338]

>>13480336

[Anonymous No.13480339]

>>13480336
It's just Rakesh trashing another thread because he's a friendless forever alone fake watch owning sissy fag.

[Anonymous No.13480340]

>>13480331
Well, if the Rolex costs more than your car there’s something wrong with you

[Anonymous No.13480341]

>>13480338
Very nice my friend!

[Anonymous No.13480342]

Finally a thread I can show my rich friends

[Anonymous No.13480343]

Is Instagram invading us?

[Anonymous No.13480344]

Press F to pay your respects to Xerxes the great, creator of wrist game.

[Anonymous No.13480345]

>>13480330
SCED021

[Anonymous No.13480346]

>>13480343
That would probably result in higher quality shitposting than our resident tryhard.

[Anonymous No.13480347]

>>13480346
Jealous cuz your wrist game bad af

[Anonymous No.13480348]

>>13480340
Oh, it's only $10k, I expected it to be like 10 times that. Still too much for a watch that looks so much like a $300 shitter, though.

[Anonymous No.13480349]

>>13480319
What is the meaning for the rainbow?

[Anonymous No.13480350]

>>13480349
It means you're a homosexual.

[Anonymous No.13480351]

[Anonymous No.13480352]

[Anonymous No.13480353]

Y'all want me to continue or stop?

[Anonymous No.13480354]

>>66560350
Welcome back bead posting brother, this shit is lit af.

[Anonymous No.13480355]

[Anonymous No.13480356]

>>13480355

[Anonymous No.13480357]

>>13480353
New pics only

[Anonymous No.13480358]

>>13480357
Okay, I don't have any so me stop now.

[Anonymous No.13480359]

>>13480353
Stop. I don't get why you get off on shitting up the thread every. single. day.

[Anonymous No.13480363]

FUCK /g/ MODS

[Anonymous No.13480367]

Great job, beadfag

[Anonymous No.13480372]

Fucking lol
I’m so sorry, /fa/. This thread contains the antithesis of fashion.

[Anonymous No.13480373]

Well that lasted about 2 or 3 threads before the faggot mods did their shit again.

[Anonymous No.13480379]

IM SORRY GUYS

I STOPPED WHEN YOU SAID STOP

[Anonymous No.13480382]

>>13480373
>before the faggot mods did their shit again
Blame the beadposting faggot. They were hit with a ton of reports and just moved the thread.
>>13480379
Kill yourself, you stupid fuck

[Anonymous No.13480387]

>>13480379
It's true, I think you should set up a thread in /fa/ specifically for your bead posting. I imagine they would actually like you.

[Anonymous No.13480392]

>>66560576
>>66560576
>>66560576

[Anonymous No.13480393]

The power is mine.
Last chance, apologize for mocking the watch I inherited from my grandmother or I will post beads to every following thread.

Apologize and I will stop and never come back.

[Anonymous No.13480394]

Why do we insist on having the thread on /g/ anyway? The thread really do suit /fa/ a lot more. Watches just isn't quite at home in /g/, it never was. Why does it matter where we have the thread? Merging with /fa/-/wf/ would not be so bad.

[Anonymous No.13480396]

>>>/g/66560576
>>>/g/66560576
>>>/g/66560576

[Anonymous No.13480401]

>>13480394
>Watches just isn't quite at home in /g/, it never was
How new are you

[Anonymous No.13480408]

>>13480401
That's literally beadposter.

[Anonymous No.13480409]

>>13480401
Relatively new, but so what? I gather that /wt/ has been on /g/ for a long time, but can you honestly say that the "watches is technology" phrase makes this thread any more at home on /g/? It's not the right type of technology.

[Anonymous No.13480417]

>>13480409
/g/ has the type of posters that /wt/ deserves. /fa/ is /mu/ with even more 15 year olds

[Anonymous No.13480424]

>>13480417
I can agree to that.

[Anonymous No.13480451]

Seriously what the fuck is happening, we've been over this once.

[Anonymous No.13480452]

I hate you beadposter. I really, really hate you.

[Anonymous No.13480457]

>>13480452
Dear Mod, stop with the collective punishment

[Anonymous No.13480459]

>>13480452

[Anonymous No.13480466]

BASED MODS
WATCH FAGGOTS ETERNALLY BTFO

[Anonymous No.13480483]

>>13480466
:(

[Anonymous No.13480489]

>>13480234
>It pains me
retard detected
srsly, you dramatic faget

[Anonymous No.13480585]

>>13480393
Mind posting it again so I could see how I like it now?

[Anonymous No.13480639]

>>13480393
Post it again

[Anonymous No.13480778]

>>13480334
Pls respond

[Anonymous No.13480802]

>tfw just got back from having lunch outside to find /wt/ get bfto

I’m not even sorry my shitpost got you all here.

[Anonymous No.13480828]

someone help me decide

This or...

[Anonymous No.13480830]

>>13480828
This

[Anonymous No.13480845]

>>13480417
/fa/'s /wt/'s are way better than /g/'s tbqhwyf

[Anonymous No.13480850]

Who makes the best mass produced movement and what is it?

[Anonymous No.13480923]

>>13480850
Rolex, Grand Seiko, and NOMOS
Everyone better is made in small batches

[Anonymous No.13480929]

>>13480828
This one. Get a super oyster bracelet too.

[Anonymous No.13481106]

>>13480231
I've been thinking about buying a replica watch because I'm a cheapskate. Are the following sites legit?:

watchesun
watchesbuyoff
menreplicawo

Any experiences with these sites? I can't find any reviews on these sites at all. Thanks in advance.

[Anonymous No.13481115]

>>13481106
>I've been thinking about buying a replica
Don't.

>Are the following sites legit?
No.

https://forum.replica-watch.info/forum/trusted-dealers

[Anonymous No.13481146]

I've got some kind of Rolex from Pre1950

Its a mens watch but it is smaller than most modern ones.

[Anonymous No.13481174]

King seiko bloke

A seiko lm special (5206 movement at least) is pretty similar to the chronometer certified king seiko that can go for over $1k

Im pretty sure it's just a slightly modified lord matic or lord marvel movment anyway

Is the extra $400-$800 worth the chronometer cert (no longer within the specs anymore anyway) and knowing the fact is watch the watch that threw a spanner in the works for the Swiss. That question is up to you


Also. Someone buy my lm special

[Anonymous No.13481181]

>>13481174
How much for yours?

[Anonymous No.13481207]

>>13481181
Ive got the seiko lm special. Not the king seiko chronometer

They go for around 200. I think. Cant recall. Im not a dickhead, I'll sell it for a fair price

[Anonymous No.13481215]

https://m.ebay.com.au/itm/SEIKO-Load-Matic-56LM-Mens-Wrist-Watch-Automatic-White-Dial-Day-and-Date-F-S/183129554465?epid=23016653258&hash=item2aa35f3e21:g:yGMAAOSwWUlaqzIc

https://m.ebay.com.au/itm/Seiko-Load-Matic-56LM-Mens-Wrist-Watch-Automatic-Silver-Dial-Day-Date-F-S/173316793958?epid=23016653258&hash=item285a7c6666:g:PuoAAOSwuyNa-INi


Two listings for them. I got ir serviced by my local guy about a year ago and have it on a Hadley roma strap

[Anonymous No.13481315]

>>13481215
Is the price high or low?

[Anonymous No.13481319]

>>13481315
Thats the pretty regular price for them. They dont come up insanely often

Im willing to let mine go for like $200

[Anonymous No.13481331]

This is the old girl here
Also. Seiko talk. What is the reason who seikos move towards lower end watches and gaudy shit in the past 20 or so years. Did they get some new executives?

[Anonymous No.13481333]

[Anonymous No.13481348]

[Anonymous No.13481351]

>>13481348
Very nice my man!
Post from more angles and in different lights, please?

[Anonymous No.13481357]

>>13481348
Nice FNGEEN homage.

[Anonymous No.13481380]

Now that we're /fa/, post your grids, and remember to include your watch of choice.

[Anonymous No.13481417]

>>13481380
I'm corporate slave / business casual / basic bitch everything + this watch

[Anonymous No.13481431]

Thoughts about Victorinox?

[Anonymous No.13481435]

>>13481431
Their Swiss army tool/knife are very good.

[Anonymous No.13481446]

>>13480252

>$15,-

I'd buy them in a heartbeat. Especially the Expedition, really good price on that.

I probably wouldn't wear them, but still.

>>13480254
>More accurate than the automatics

Quartz is virtually always going to be more accurate. It's just far better equipped for accuracy than automatic watches. I'm wearing a Citizen chronograph right now that loses <5 seconds a month, and I personally consider that to be sub-par for a Quartz watch. My digital Casio F91W loses +- 1 (one) second a month, and cost slightly more than 1-tenth of the Citizen.

[Anonymous No.13481457]

>>13480393
fuck your cheap shitty gradnmother's watch.

[Anonymous No.13481466]

>>13480393

MORE LIKE POO-DUR

[Anonymous No.13481473]

Convince me not to buy this watch.

It's got no real history, it's a Quartz, it's made in China for some French company.

But it's pretty, affordable and has a moonphase.. Why should I not buy it at <150,-?

[Anonymous No.13481482]

>>13481473
if you like it then get it mate

[Anonymous No.13481488]

>>13481482

I like it, and I'm probably getting it. I'm just posting it here to see if someone has a moving reason not to.. Like something similar from another brand that's prettier/more special/cooler or even something that's even cheaper with even less reputation.

Also if anyone has horror stories about Davis branded watches I'd like to know before getting this. I mean, +- 150,- is pretty inexpensive for a watch, but I'd still rather not spend it if it turns out to be absolute junk.

[Anonymous No.13481490]

>>13481488
anything on youtube about the watch/brand? thats what i look for when buying a watch

[Anonymous No.13481491]

>>13481488
>made in China for some French company.
>several complications
>150
It's probably junk anon you know this

[Anonymous No.13481513]

>>13481490

Not a lot, that's why I'm asking here. There's some other stuff on forums, but mostly people pointing out the obvious: It's Chinese and doesn't have a lot of history.

>>13481491

It's POSSIBLY junk, but for all I know it's quite functional. I mean, lets not pretend the vast majority of Quartz watches are being made in China these days, even from reputable brands.. 150 is actually on the more expensive side if you're talking Chinese watches. I've seen functional Chinese automatics go for less than that.

[Anonymous No.13481514]

>>13481513
>lets not pretend the vast majority of Quartz watches are being made in China these days, even from reputable brands

*are not being made

Can't not don't do double denials, excuse me.

[Anonymous No.13481532]

>>13481513
personally id cop it. I like the looks and if it does work its a bonus! i've had a few aesthetic chinese watches for about 50-100 quid that work nice and look good. If you don't care about history then nothing stopping you

[Anonymous No.13481552]

So have we given up on /g/?

[Anonymous No.13481557]

>>13481552
We'll have to wait for some time before making a thread there.

Feel free to try though, I made one a couple of hours ago and it got deleted in 30 mins.

[Anonymous No.13481559]

>>13481552
>>13481557
AFAIK the last thread was not deleted it fell off page 10. The reason for there not being a thread would seem to be laziness.

[Anonymous No.13481560]

>>13481559
Prob. nobody wants to risk a bannu. Last time when this whole mod horseshit happened I tried making one on /g/ and got a 24 hour ban.

[Anonymous No.13481563]

>>13481552
if you're gonna do it, make the OP image something /g/ friendly like a pebble

the mods are dumb

[Anonymous No.13481566]

>>13481552
No
>>13481559
Yes

Literally no one minds /wt/ until it gets spammed and the reports start flooding in.

[Anonymous No.13481567]

>>13481566
>it gets spammed and the reports start flooding in.
And the dipshit mods just move the thread, which is exactly what the spammer wanted. Fucking morons.

[Anonymous No.13481720]

refu/g/ee here

What is Seiko's current equivalent of this watch? Quartz battery chronograph with a timing bezel.

[Anonymous No.13481734]

/fa/gs and /g/angsters are all welcome to join our shitpost-free, automated discord

dis-cord.gg/nX3B2Sv

[Anonymous No.13481737]

>>13481734
someone take a screenshot of what it looks like inside

[Anonymous No.13481738]

>>13481737
bet you anything it's *awful*

[Anonymous No.13481740]

>>13481174
Okay, the first thing you need to understand is what adjustment and regulation are, and how they affect the accuracy of a mechanical watch.

Adjustment (on regulated balance escapements) is the laborious process of manually adjusting the geometry of the hairspring to try and minimize how much the timing rate of the watch changes in various positions, at various temperatures, and at various levels of wind. Regulation then moves the center of that timing rate spread.

Now, the first thing you need to know is that Daini Seikosha produced King Seiko models (45xx and 52xx models) were all adjusted to chronometer specs or better, whether or not they say chronometer on the dial. Daini only stopped using "chronometer' on the dial due to the Swiss trying to prevent Seiko from being able to have watches certified.

Secondly, the technical difference between the movements in King Seiko 52xx models and the LM Special 52xx models is the amount of time and effort spent on adjustment of the escapement, and how much the parts in the movement were cherry picked from the parts bin when they were made.

That doesn't sound like a big difference, but actually extent of hairspring adjustment is a big cost difference due to how skilled the labour required is and how much of it is required to really optimize the behaviour of a regulated balance escapement.

[Anonymous No.13481742]

>>13481737

[Anonymous No.13481814]

Happy Canada Day /wt/!

[Anonymous No.13481816]

>>13481814
Fuck canada.

[Anonymous No.13481846]

Canada >>> Amerikkka

[Anonymous No.13481855]

>>13481734
the discord is sick, thanks for making it bro

[Anonymous No.13481858]

>>13481734
Do you really need a 24h voice discord to talk about watches?

[Anonymous No.13481862]

>>13481858
I don't see any voice channels

[Anonymous No.13481871]

>>13480232
Gs are nice but I will never understand blowing so much while there are many many great swiss alternatives for that price range, like pic related for 2800 euros

[Anonymous No.13481885]

>>13480352
Rolex' reputation got totally damaged by gaudy nouveau riche and the replica market. No one's going to believe you're wearing an authentic and then again never really a big plus for watch enthusiastics. Also slightly overpriced.

[Anonymous No.13481886]

Good morning /wt/

[Anonymous No.13481887]

>>13481871
I trust Grand Seiko over any swatch finishing

[Anonymous No.13481890]

>>13481887
Rolex have some of the best external finishing in the industry. It's just a different style compared to GS and HH.

[Anonymous No.13481891]

>>13480232
Money well spent.

[Anonymous No.13481894]

Besides different re-versions of casio f91w, what are babbies first digital watch

[Anonymous No.13481895]

>>13481871
Great watch, but GS is better. Even considering the Omega being co-axial.

[Anonymous No.13481898]

>>13481890
Grand Seiko has far more complex external finishing than Rolex, with considerably more of it done by hand than Rolex.

This is understandable as Rolex have tool watch origins and must design their watches in such a way as to facilitate mass production with more automated equipment, while Grand Seiko only produced about 10,000 watches a year and can therefore use much more hand labour. GS manufacturing processes have more in common with entry level JLC than they do with Rolex.

>>13481871
I wouldn't even consider an Omega over a Grand Seiko. GS is a Rolex and entry level JLC competitor. I'd buy an in-house Tudor over an Omega.

[Anonymous No.13481903]

The /g/ thread is back up btw

[Anonymous No.13481904]

>>13481871
Great watch. Definitely better than GS imo.

[Anonymous No.13481911]

>>13481903
If mods are gonna move it here anyway then it's better to just stay in this so that we don't have to spread out to different threads all the time.

[Anonymous No.13481915]

>>13481911
No, go back to /g/

[Anonymous No.13481916]

>>13481911
>just give in, it won't be so bad
this is why Europe is overrun with muzz

[Anonymous No.13481920]

>>13481894
A158, a168, royale, a500,

[Anonymous No.13482024]

Thoughts on this? I don't have a plain white face watch and am thinking about putting it on a brown leather nato strap.

[Anonymous No.13482034]

The thread on /g/ died, but I'm comparing between the Ahoi neomatik and any of the grand seikos that aren't divers or have tons of jewels shoved in, because honestly they all share a rather similar design language.

[Anonymous No.13482042]

R8 my vintage seamaster.

[Anonymous No.13482046]

>>13482024
>There’s rust
>There’s a hair on the dial
>That fucking crown is driving me nuts
>I hate nato straps with a passion
Meh, do whatever you want.
The fuck do we know

[Anonymous No.13482056]

>>13482024
I'd argue that a seiko 5 or a quartz might do you better.

[Anonymous No.13482066]

relegated to /fa/g central where it belongs
coming to 4xhan to discuss your ‘serious’ interests is idiotic
you might find 1 or 2 others with informed opinions on real knowledge, but it mostly just a bunch of stupid kids stepping on each others dicks and competing to regurgitate nonsense memes

[Anonymous No.13482101]

>>13482066
Excellent contribution! Please check your inbox for your free month of 4chan Gold

[Anonymous No.13482151]

>>13482034
>lower jewel count is a good thing

[Anonymous No.13482159]

>>13482042
Beautiful

[Anonymous No.13482244]

Just got this as a present from gf. What do you think?

>>13481871 Your omega looks great

[Anonymous No.13482258]

>>13482244
Actually pretty nice, would have expected some fossil shitter when hearing "present from gf".
Shes a keeper.

[Anonymous No.13482267]

>>13482101
sure, i’m being cunty about it, but you know i’m right

[Anonymous No.13482336]

>>13482034
Why do you want fewer jewels? It’s my (admittedly meager) understanding that more jewels is typically better as long as they serve a purpose.

[Anonymous No.13482339]

>>13482244
>What do you think?
Longines markets overpriced horologically valueless mall shitters produced by a horizontally integrated Swatch Group conglomerate that also churns out Hamiltons, Tissots, Certinas, Rados, and others with generic ETA movements.

Swatch deliberately keeps Longines shit so as they don't eat Omega sales.

[Anonymous No.13482343]

>>13482339
I forgot to mention they're also manufactured to the largest legally allowable extent in China while still being labeled "Swiss Made"

[Anonymous No.13482350]

>>13482151
>>13482336
By jewels shoved in I meant on the dial, not the inside.

[Anonymous No.13482371]

>>66570923
come back anons

[Anonymous No.13482440]

>>13482244
That's a pretty decent watch, and Longines is a great brand with long history.

[Anonymous No.13482457]

[Anonymous No.13482459]

>>13482440
>long history.
The pre-quartz Longines was dismantled in its entirety during the formation of the Swatch Group, and modern Longines bears as little relationship to the historical pre-quartz company as modern Hamilton does to the American watchmaker of the 1950s.

[Anonymous No.13482460]

>look up seiko custom dials
>they all cover up the day ring
Fucking why

[Anonymous No.13482465]

>>13482459
Yeah nobody cares about that, you autist.

[Anonymous No.13482476]

>>13482465
You're the one who brought up the historical argument

[Anonymous No.13482489]

>>13482476
People like the history behind the brand, but normies won't care about the quartz-crisis when they think of good historical brands.

[Anonymous No.13482521]

Is Hungarian batterynigger/watchmaker bro here? Pls respond.

[Anonymous No.13482530]

>>66571653
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[Anonymous No.13482537]

>>13482489
>People like the history behind the brand
That history belonged to a Longines that doesn't exist anymore. It has only been associated with the current Longines by marketing. The Longines that exists today is a generic mallwatch brand deliberately hobbled by Swatch so as to not threaten Omega.

[Anonymous No.13482543]

>>13482537
Conspiracy theories about how swatch operates, I see.

[Anonymous No.13482550]

>>13482543
No conspiracy theory is necessary. Swatch follows the exact same brand tiering principles with their horizontally integrated brands as GM used to, and the principles behind it are well known.

Nicolas Hayek was never shy about the large role that modern marketing principles played in his formation and leadership of the Swatch group.

[Anonymous No.13482552]

I'm tryna by my girlfriend her first mechanical watch.

Seiko 5?

[Anonymous No.13482572]

>>13482552
Does she like that style?
Girls tend to like more girly-like watches in my experience.

[Anonymous No.13482582]

>>13482572
I don't know many girly mechanicals. Omega constalation?

[Anonymous No.13482584]

>>13480355
impressive

[Anonymous No.13482590]

>>13482582
>Omega constalation
My sister has one of those.

[Anonymous No.13482593]

>>13482584
Very good wristgame, my man. What do you think about mine?

[Anonymous No.13482594]

>>13482521
No, I'm quitting /wt/. Thank the spammer and the retard mods.

[Anonymous No.13482599]

>>13482593
Awe inspiring

[Anonymous No.13482600]

>>13482594
Are you in the Discord?

[Anonymous No.13482607]

>>13482600
No, fuck all you.

[Anonymous No.13482618]

>>13482582
>Omega for your gf
how long have you been going out?

[Anonymous No.13482643]

I have the awkward budget of £2000. What would you do?
It seems that Speedmasters are out of reach for me :(

[Anonymous No.13482651]

>>13482618
a year. I can't afford to get her an Omega. I'm trying to find an automatic under $500

[Anonymous No.13482656]

>>13482643
SARB
G-Shock
Save the other 1k

[Anonymous No.13482657]

>>13482643
You could go for the speedmaster reduced, which is sold on the used market for less than 2000.
But there are plenty of watches that aren't speedmasters that you can buy for 2000. If I were you, I'd consider buying a Tag Heuer, for example the Aquaracer automatic.

[Anonymous No.13482683]

>>13482656
I fall asleep just reading the letters SARB now.

[Anonymous No.13482689]

Guys, could you help me out? Whats a good diver watch? Budget is $800, could go a bit more or less.

[Anonymous No.13482701]

>>13482657
The reduced would just remind me that I cheaper out. Maybe I should try and find a slightly battered Speedy pro.

[Anonymous No.13482703]

What's the best watch on a $250 budget?

I already have an SKX and Alpinist

[Anonymous No.13482714]

>>13482701
That could work, but honestly don't you feel like it would be too much of a shame to have a battered speedy? Maybe if you want a speedy so much it's better to save a bit longer in order to get a decent one?

But remember there are many watches out there for your budget.

[Anonymous No.13482721]

>>13482552
Yes, that's what I got my girl. She only wears it on special occasions though so it would be better if it had handwinding.

[Anonymous No.13482730]

>>13482643
Just save a bit longer, the Speedy pro is £3500 at a few places. Or Watchfinder have a vintage one for £2550.
http://www.watchfinder.co.uk/Omega/Speedmaster%20Moonwatch/3570.50.00/1287/item/114980

[Anonymous No.13482732]

>>13482689
SKX, Strapcode super oyster and if you want an upgraded movement and sapphire crystal.

[Anonymous No.13482738]

>>13482657
The Speedmaster Reduced uses a disposable piggyback chronograph module on top of an ETA 2892-A2 that means you will have to send the watch to Omega for service, at considerable expense, rather than being able to take it to an independent.

Also, consider what it says about the piggyback module that Omega just throws them out and replaces them at every service....

[Anonymous No.13482751]

>>13482689
>Whats a good diver watch? Budget is $800
That depends on what you mean by "good" and by "diver".

Do you care about dive watch functionality, or mostly looks? How much do you value the quality of the external finishing on the case and bracelet?

Functionally, a Seiko SXK or Turtle plus a Strapcode bracelet is hard to beat, but the Seiko SBDC051/053 have much nicer external finishing, as does the microbrand Halios Seaforth.

[Anonymous No.13482766]

>>13482689
Chris ward C65 diver
I love it.

[Anonymous No.13482776]

>>13482730

>>13482714
This is the problem. I’m capping my budget at 2k because I find it a bit absurd to spend more than that on a watch, not because I can’t a afford it.

I’m very aware that once you get over 2000, 3500 doesn’t seem that much higher but I’m trying to stay grounded and disciplined.

[Anonymous No.13482786]

>>13482594
My man, pls don't. Can you tell me if the normal crown from meranom/zenitar ebay store will fit my new octocase amphibia before you quit?

[Anonymous No.13482794]

>>13482776
Ok, fair enough.
Then go for another brand. Have you considered Tag Heuer or Oris?

Christopher Ward have quite a bit good watches. A lot of watch for the money there. I'd check them out.
You also have Sinn, which is a good brand.

[Anonymous No.13482812]

>>13482703
Orient Star Classic
Tisell Pilot

[Anonymous No.13482818]

>>13482794
Tag Huehuehue are dogshit.

[Anonymous No.13482823]

Is the 159wa-1 steel case or plastic like the 158?
Need to know
Anyone got a lead on where to find one of these?

[Anonymous No.13482827]

>>13482794
>Christopher Ward
>Recommending British Invicta
>Ever

[Anonymous No.13482845]

I fell in love with these Timex. Design, indiglo, chrono... then found out they are crap... Can anyone recomend watches similiar to these but not chinese crap?

[Anonymous No.13482847]

>>13482845
so this is what being on /fa/ leads to

[Anonymous No.13482848]

>>13482845
whats your budget kid

[Anonymous No.13482849]

>>13482818
No they are not, you just say that because their movements are based upon ETA, but ETA is not dogshit and Tag Heuer even improved upon those even more, their movements are awarded cosc certificate for the precision and reliability. Their machine made movements aren't very pretty to look at on the caseback, but still very good for that price class. Tag also has great external finishing. You honestly get cool watches that will last you a lifetime with Tag Heuer, and it's a good choice for those who won't be spending those extra bucks on Omega, Rolex, JLC, and so on. Don't be such a snob, anon.

[Anonymous No.13482856]

Whats the point of week days on watch? What kind of person lost track which day it is?

[Anonymous No.13482863]

>>13482848
up to 300€... I like that simplistic design

[Anonymous No.13482864]

>>13482856
It's a complication that many people think is cool. Why would you need a moonphase? Yet moonphases might be the coolest complication of them all.

[Anonymous No.13482869]

>>13482827
>rolex is the only good brand hurr durr

[Anonymous No.13482876]

>>13482849
>ETA is not dogshit
It is when you charge TAG HUEHUE prices for Sellita movements.

>ut still very good for that price class
No.

>Tag also has great external finishing
HAHAHAHHAHA

>on't be such a snob, anon.
It has nothing to do with snobbery. TAG are overpriced shitters hawked to those who know nothing about watches using tons of marketing.

There are plenty of great watches with excellent price to quality ratios below $750, and lots of great watches with the quality to back up their prices at above $3500, and very few watch brands worth a damn between $750 and $3500. Most of the watches in that price range cost about the same to make as the $500 - $750 watches, but have way more spent on marketing and in turn generate large margins for their sellers.

[Anonymous No.13482880]

>>13482869
Nope, there are lots of brands with good price to quality ratios, but most C. Ward watches suffer from weird proportions and poor QC.

They shouldn't even be considered unless you get a very deep discount.

[Anonymous No.13482884]

>>13482863
seagull 1963
you can get them in black I think
no shitty cheap battery, it's a genuine mechanical watch
imgur com/gallery/00Adr

[Anonymous No.13482887]

>>13482864
well okay moonphase might be cool and informative for someone and it looks good... but what is cool about watches that tells you hey its monday. Is there a person who wakes up in morning and think "what day it is?"

[Anonymous No.13482899]

>>13482887
If you want to be pedantic, it’s useful for people working extreme shifts. Healthcare professionals frequently use day date complications on watches since they’ll work overnight or for 16+ hours at a time and it’s easy to lose track of what day of the week it is in that setting.

[Anonymous No.13482901]

>>13482884
thanks. I found these but they have mineral glass...

>>13482856
these are nice and they have zaphire glass but I like those on pic more...

[Anonymous No.13482904]

>>13482876
They are not mere ETA (2824-2 in this case, which isn't bad anyway), just based upon them and then improved upon quite a bit. The higher end calibres are almost as if they are new movements altogether, but you'll pay more than what anon is willing to for those however.
They are as reliable and precise as other brands that you pay a lot more for, certainly if you compare to the same price range. Funnily, Rolex isn't much more precise than these, and the external finishing is even not better at all on most rolexes, especially the subs. You're willing to pay 5k more on a Rolex which really isn't technically much better at all. Just slightly better. Anon will get cosc and finish for a lot less than what he'll pay for an IWC for example.

[Anonymous No.13482913]

Reminder that people pay 10k on Rolex when Grand Seiko does EVERYTHING better for less than half the price.

[Anonymous No.13482917]

>>13482876
>being this retarded

[Anonymous No.13482919]

>>13482880
Ok, which brands in that price class would you suggest?

[Anonymous No.13482923]

>>13482913
Reminder that grand seiko external finishing is overrated.

[Anonymous No.13482925]

>>13482913
It does everything better, except:

>actually look nice
>hold value
>have a better movement that's cheaper to service
>have an endless supply of replacement parts forever

[Anonymous No.13482931]

>>13482925
>actually look nice
No, boring as fuck.
>hold value
Marketing has made sure of that, but when comparing the technical aspects of the watch then it is irrelevant.
>have a better movement that's cheaper to service
You mean worse movement.
>have an endless supply of replacement parts forever
Yes because they produce so many watches on their machines that they don't even know what to do with the parts. And you pay more for this? Lolkek.

[Anonymous No.13482939]

>>13482931
>No, boring as fuck.
GS is literally the most generic bullshit watch design ever, plain as shit case with a white face, it's like they took a shit ass Rolex like the Explorer and wrote Seiko on it.

>Marketing has made sure of that
Why does the reason something holds value matter?

>but when comparing the technical aspects of the watch then it is irrelevant.
>"I lost a whole heap of money on my GS but who cares it's technically better than a rolex"

>You mean worse movement.
No, you are retarded. The 3135 is as good as it gets in the real world, reliable and durable, hugely accurate, plenty power reserve and cheap maintenance costs relative to the price of the watch.

>Yes because they produce so many watches on their machines that they don't even know what to do with the parts. And you pay more for this? Lolkek.
Not sure how to even reply to something so retarded. You're arguing the GS is a better watch because replacement parts are harder to source?

[Anonymous No.13482941]

I'm a fairly serious hobbyist watchmaker and have strong, objectively correct opinions on this. Basically everyone here is wrong (and autistic). All analogies presented thus far have failed.

Understand that 'value' in watches above a certain price point is almost entirely brand driven. That is to say, no matter how hard timepiece autismos try to rationalize their purchases in value oriented terms (usually about as effectively and accurately as listening to a typical anti-gun cat lady try to talk about what guns to ban after a mass shooting), the inarguable truth is that past a certain price point, watches price as luxury items with NO (repeat, NO) attachment to intrinsic value. Rolex realized in the 1980's that the more they charged, the better off their brand was and a phenomenon was born.

Such is the nature of people spending $50,000 on a timepiece. It's not about the watch. It's about signaling how much money you have to others who might recognize it. There are no such people in this thread, nor will you ever be there. So, if you want an accurate narrative on watches, here it is.

You should own three different 'levels' of watches. Work/Adventure, business casual and dress.

1) Work/Adventure. The watch you wear when you're deep sea fishing. This should be a Casio G Shock if you're poor, Hamilton if you're slogging along, Brietling, Omega, Rolex if you're doing OK. Maybe an IWC Portuguese or above if you're rich but there comes a point when it's just retarded. Stainless finish, usually bracelet, not strap, but strap OK in some circumstances. Size: Large.

2) Business Casual. Leather strap wins so fucking hard here, as does gold and (here's the hard part for autistic watch faggots) INTERMEDIATE SIZE. You can go vintage, you can go moderne. Gold case, leather strap, intermediate size. Win.

3) Dress; it doesn't matter. Just nothing with diamonds or precious stones of any kind

[Anonymous No.13482942]

>>13482913
I hadn't realized all grand Seiko watches were guaranteed better than the 2spd on the wrist that Rolex guarantees. Link?

[Anonymous No.13482945]

>>13482939
>GS is literally the most generic bullshit watch design ever
> it's like they took a shit ass Rolex like the Explorer and wrote Seiko on it.
So you agree that Rolex look like shit?

[Anonymous No.13482947]

>>13482901
There's only 1 good watchmaker working with quartz and sapphire in the 300 euro range, and it's Bulova. They have lots of chronos and love working in black, go check them out.

[Anonymous No.13482948]

>>13482941
>actually posting pic related as though it's proof of anything
If you think 90s and previous Rolexes were even in the same league of quality that current ones are you are literally retarded.

>>13482945
The Explorer is dogshit, yes.

[Anonymous No.13482949]

>>13482945
>Rolex look like shit
Ow the edge
What a visionary poster

[Anonymous No.13482951]

>>13482948
>The Explorer is dogshit, yes.
Yet it is the best Rolex there is. Makes you think how SHIT the rest is, LMAO. Fucking KEK!

[Anonymous No.13482952]

>>13482947
> What is a Seiko dolce sacm171

[Anonymous No.13482955]

>>13482948
>replying to a pasta that everyone knows is wrong
How new are you?

[Anonymous No.13482956]

>>13482923
(You)

[Anonymous No.13482957]

>>13482951
>the explorer is the best rolex there is
>t. person who wanted a rolex so they could show off the fact they have a rolex but doesn't actually care about watches or watch design

>>13482955
>thinks I read any of that garbage

[Anonymous No.13482961]

>>13482957
>>thinks I read any of that garbage
You read enough to make a reply to him based on what his pasta said.

[Anonymous No.13482965]

>>13482952
good luck finding a new black one of those

[Anonymous No.13482967]

>>13482948
>If you think 90s and previous Rolexes were even in the same league of quality that current ones are you are literally retarded.

And yet you're the one who's literally retarded, citing 'quality' as your justification for price increases when if we asked you to quantify that 'quality', you'd babble and have nothing to offer. Protip, drooler; in the CNC era, making watches has gotten WAY WAY FUCKING CHEAPER, not more expensive. The 'quality' you cite now requires significantly less effort and cost to arrive at than it once did.

But please, dumb fuck. Educate us on what increase in 'quality' justifies Rolex price increases over years past... This ought to be rich.

[Anonymous No.13482970]

>>13482939
>>No, boring as fuck.
>GS is literally the most generic bullshit watch design ever
Seiko invented the grammar of design aesthetic, and it's definitely not generic. You might find it boring, but that isn't the same thing.

>The 3135 is as good as it gets in the real world
The 3135 is a very nice movement, but the 9Sxx, especially in hi beat form, is truly a world class series production movement from a technical and workmanship perspective. The 9Sxx is probably the best volume produced regulated balance movement ever made, and is certainly the most heavily adjusted one on sale today.

>replacement parts are harder to source?
This is a misguided meme. GS guarantees parts production for ten years after a movement family is discontinued, but that supply of parts should last for at least 40-50 years after the discontinuation of the movement family. Hell, you can sell get NOS parts for most GS movements from the 1960s and 1970s if you look.

[Anonymous No.13482974]

>>13482948
>The Explorer is dogshit, yes.
(You).

[Anonymous No.13482975]

>>13482967
Not him, and this is not true for Rolex, but when you buy watches like vacheron constantin, then you will get a watch that is 95% hand made, in a quality that is on the very highest level of what the watch industry is able to create even with machines.
So, you pay for those small miracles that is the details and the work that was put into it.

[Anonymous No.13482980]

>>13482967
>People who have no clue about the costs of having to R&D, prototype, and build most of your own capital equipment that you then use to manufacture watches commenting about how the costs of making Rolex watches have changed over the decades.
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[Anonymous No.13483035]

>>13482967
>it's cheaper for the manuafacturer to make now
>it should be cheaper!

Fucking retard.

>when if we asked you to quantify that 'quality', you'd babble and have nothing to offer
Old Sub straps are a fucking joke, you'd get a better strap on a 2018 $100 shitter than on a five digit Sub, that and the move to ceramic bezels are the two main things.

[Anonymous No.13483050]

ITT a bunch of low- middle income teens with poverty watch collections arguing about high end watch brands they could never afford in their lifetimes

[Anonymous No.13483059]

>>13483050
t. boomer

[Anonymous No.13483063]

>>13483050
They dont seem to understand what "luxury" means pertaining to watches
A rolls royce doesnt cost $500,000 to build either you tards, people dont buy them because they max a stat sheet in excel

[Anonymous No.13483072]

>all these coaches and players wearing Hublot shitters at the World Cup

the fuck. even maradona is wearing them, on both hands

[Anonymous No.13483079]

>>13483072
Because hublot is cool, you moron.

>hurr durr no it's not, I'm right and they're ALL w-wrong

[Anonymous No.13483080]

>>13483035
>Old Sub straps are a fucking joke, you'd get a better strap on a 2018 $100 shitter than on a five digit Sub, that and the move to ceramic bezels are the two main things.


Hahahaha. So your 'two main things' to justify Rolex 'increased quality' relative to a fourfold increase in price over time is $200-$300 worth of components?

But yeah. Keep saying 'retard' and hope that maybe no one will notice you have zero fucking clue what you're talking about here. You're a classic internet blowhard who has shallow, hobbyist level knowledge and comes into the valley of the blind presenting himself as the one-eyed king.

But just to recap:

* Rolex prices have completely decoupled from value, pricing entirely on exclusivity and 'brand' that hinges on higher pricing, IN SPITE of actual intrinsic value.

* You claim that Rolexes of the now are justified to charge this on value terms, because of $300 worth of improved components

* You just demonstrated that you don't understand the economics of any of this but are too dumb to realize it.

[Anonymous No.13483082]

>>13483035
>Old Sub straps are a fucking joke, you'd get a better strap on a 2018 $100 shitter than on a five digit Sub, that and the move to ceramic bezels are the two main things.
Correct on the bracelet front. Though they were and still are ahead of everyone, it's just that everyone is catching up to them.
Kind of the same with the bezel if you are talking the visible changes you interface with often.
But every single part of the watch has gone through as many changes, developments and improvements over time as the bracelets.

[Anonymous No.13483086]

>>13483080
you aren't that much more intelligent trying to argue about the economics of luxury brands

both of you are unaccomplished losers arguing about meaningless semantics on the internet

maybe if you went out and did something worthwhile you could be wearing a rolex on your wrist rather than popping veins over dumb shit like this

[Anonymous No.13483091]

Truthbomb:
If people are willing to pay for it, it isn't over priced by definition.

[Anonymous No.13483094]

>>13483091
>b-b-but if i can't afford it then it must be overpriced!!!

[Anonymous No.13483114]

>>13482823
It's plated plastic.
If you want a digital watch with a SS case you can:
>Buy a modern Pulsar or Nixon (these are the few brands I know which sell new digital steel cased watch under 100$)
>Buy vintage digitals from Casio, Seiko, Citizen, Orient and such
>Buy a steel cased G-Shock, like the GW-5000(bezel and strap are still Plastic though)
>Wait a few months and hope to pick the new full metal square G-Shock GMW-B5000 at a relatively reasonable price(MRSP is 500$ and due to high demand now you find it only at over 750$)

[Anonymous No.13483135]

>>13480328
>wristgame.jpg

Those fucking shoes are a nightmare

[Anonymous No.13483140]

>>13480351
HE RAN OUT OF 100S FOR THE SECOND STACK

WHAT A FUCKING RETARD

[Anonymous No.13483141]

>>13483135
The fake watch is a nightmare

[Anonymous No.13483143]

>>13483140
the old 100s are still around my friend

[Anonymous No.13483164]

>>13483072
Hublot is a big time sponsor of the World Cup.

[Anonymous No.13483168]

>>13483079
This but unironically

[Anonymous No.13483179]

what's the bump limit in /fa/?

[Anonymous No.13483194]

>>13483179
When we 404 go back to /g/ I think.

[Anonymous No.13483203]

>>13483063
Something about this makes it sound like luxury goods are only for people with more money than sense.

[Anonymous No.13483206]

>>13483203
Now you're getting it

[Anonymous No.13483224]

This thread is boring.

Post good microbrands that most of us might not be aware of.

[Anonymous No.13483254]

>>13483224
>good
>microbrand
Choose one and only one.

[Anonymous No.13483267]

>>13483203
Because that's what I meant, dummy
>>13483114
Newer G-shocks are a little bulky for my taste
Any models come to mind for older SS casios? Or any models at all in SS?
I'm entirely new to digital watches

[Anonymous No.13483301]

>>13483080
>the price of an item should be directly proportionate to the work it took to manufacture it
Spotted the dumb commie, gas yourself.

[Anonymous No.13483302]

What watch do you usually recommend for people who don't wear watches?

>25yo male, not too fashionable
>wants to wear watches for a more "put together" look
>doesn't care about status or function, just something that looks smart and is preferably cheap

[Anonymous No.13483303]

>>13483302

budget?

[Anonymous No.13483306]

>>13483302
Rolex Submariner 11660LV.

[Anonymous No.13483308]

Is this a good buy? Why so low?

https://rover.ebay.com/rover/0/0/0?mpre=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.ebay.com%2Fulk%2Fitm%2F332698993744

[Anonymous No.13483311]

>>13483303
I'm thinking under $100, although I'm aware that may be naive.

[Anonymous No.13483313]

>>13483311
Seiko5
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[Anonymous No.13483316]

>>13483302
>>13483311
Citizen Stiletto gold case, white dial, Roman numerals
You can get them as cheap as $200 new but I got mine for $100 second hand
https://www.longislandwatch.com/Citizen_AR1113_12B_Watch_p/ar1113-12b.htm

[Anonymous No.13483325]

>>13483313
Nice, this is pretty much what I had in mind. Any advice on straps or pairing it with outfits? I'm thinking a navy cloth strap is a good smart casual look that pairs well.

>>13483316
this is a really smart look too. I could see myself wearing this to the office. I'm starting to understand how people get sucked into watches

[Anonymous No.13483377]

>>13483325
Look on Instagram 'seiko5' for inspiration on matching dial/strap color to your attire. If you're getting leather buy hirsch, if you want tough and cheap cloth go NATO strap, if you want comfortable cloth go perlon

[Anonymous No.13483503]

>>13480231
>/wt/ - Watch Thread
>>13483502
>>13483502

[Anonymous No.13483550]

>>13482923
>randomly circling light refraction and image distortion

Okay?

[Anonymous No.13483881]

>>13482904

[Anonymous No.13483904]

>>13481380
what kind of jacket is that?

[Anonymous No.13483969]

>>13482457
This looks very interesting