/wt/ - Watch Thread

[Anonymous No.13989854]

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

> Required viewing for new people:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SSOSIXuA8Mo

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

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

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

[Anonymous No.13989866]

I FUCKING LOVE WATCHES

[Anonymous No.13989983]

ICE AWN MY WRISS

[Anonymous No.13990007]

>>13989854
Based GS

[Anonymous No.13990136]

>>13989983
THAT SHIT YOU CAN'T RESIST

[Anonymous No.13990172]

never

EVER

fall for the grand seiko meme

just get a rolex so people actually KNOW you have wealth,.

[Anonymous No.13990176]

Hello watch people, I don't wear a lot of watches and I'm not terribly informed on watches (I own a Rolex Cellini Time that I got as a gift from a client, looks exactly like picrel). I'm looking to get a new watch, but I'd like something that could display the phases of the moon that isn't over $10k or so (would get the Cellini Moonphase, but alas it's quite a bit more than that).

[Anonymous No.13990187]

>>13990176
Jlc moonphase ultra thin

[Anonymous No.13990252]

>>13990172
>so people actually KNOW you’re a nigger
ftfy

[Anonymous No.13990260]

>>13990007
>>13989854
This is unironically an endgame piece.
>proper hand finished by the most autistic specimen out of the most autistic race on the planet: the Japs
>platinum
>under the radar

Just hnnnnnggg my dudes.

[Anonymous No.13990268]

>>13990176
For me, it's the Jaeger LeCoultre Master Ultra Moon. Deep inside you, you know this to be true.
>>13990187
based

[Anonymous No.13990272]

[Anonymous No.13990275]

>>13989854
Post watches fir for honorable men who believe in a worthy cause.

[Anonymous No.13990279]

>>13990275

[Anonymous No.13990283]

>>13990252
I think blacks haven't ruined Rolex yet, they have ruined the very big brands like invicta, hublot .... any piece that uses diamonds and its too big.

one of the reason that I think "small-ish" watches can still be super elegant ( considering that the trend now is "big-ish") is that blacks in general don't use small with clean-lines watches.

[Anonymous No.13990291]

>>13990283
>I think blacks haven't ruined Rolex yet
They're getting there.

[Anonymous No.13990301]

>>13990291
why is she using pliers for this?

are rolex bracelets different from other ones?

[Anonymous No.13990309]

>>13990301
>why is she using pliers for this?
She just got her nails did.

If you watch the vid, she's purely using the pliers to position the pin into the hole.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nBu-qK0zEbs

[Anonymous No.13990310]

>>13990176
i love the Rolex "outsider" pieces.

[Anonymous No.13990335]

Was reading about Soviet Kilo-class submarines and found this, the interior of the Polish ORP Orzel.

See something familiar?

[Anonymous No.13990338]

>>13990335
Vostok had made amphibias with that dial

[Anonymous No.13990344]

>>13990338
Because they're homages to Vostok's own ship clock.

[Anonymous No.13990490]

Would it be ok to build a franken Rolex? I really love the two tone aesthetic and it could be done on the cheap, heres a render.

[Anonymous No.13990514]

>>13990335
>>13990344
Radio room clocks were a thing. Vostok is not the first one to make one. Here is a seiko one.

>inb4 some retards start arguing back and forth about the finishing of certain radio room clocks and post macros of their mistakes FOR THE WHOLE GOD DAMN REST OF THE THREAD.

[Anonymous No.13990516]

>>13990514
But then somebody drops the Q-bomb and the whole thread goes to shit and splits up into 3 different threads all up at the same time.

[Anonymous No.13990539]

>>13990275

[Anonymous No.13990545]

>>13990539
What's the story here?

[Anonymous No.13990552]

>>13990545

http://www.ottawajewishbulletin.com/2018/07/how-17-year-old-ahed-tamimi-became-a-palestinian-national-symbol/

some Pali girl that got arrested and then released by the Israelis twice as thicc as before.

[Anonymous No.13990563]

>>13990552
>ottawajewishbulletin
Brother..

She looks more jewish than palestinian though

[Anonymous No.13990652]

>>13990514
>>13990516
I used to see a bunch of radio room clocks and ship master clocks on Ebay from India, old electric shit. My guess is they were from the scrapped ships, and someone specialized on collecting the clocks.

[Anonymous No.13990761]

Should I?

[Anonymous No.13990818]

>>13990761
what watch?

[Anonymous No.13990936]

>>13990761
i like this kind of "novelty" but it should have 5 divisions instead of 3, but i guess you just have to get used to the 15 minutes interval and the 5 minutes sub.

[Anonymous No.13990991]

>no link to previous thread
>TVG video
of course it had to be the grand shitter fag

[Anonymous No.13991026]

The Seiko SARB017 Alpinist. The ultimate classy field watch? Screw down crown, awesome water resistance, a compass, a fantastic movement, that unique sunburst green dial.

Where were you when it was kill?

[Anonymous No.13991074]

>>13991026
>Ultimate classy field watch
Maybe the ultimate classy $300 field watch, I'll give you that.

[Anonymous No.13991134]

>>13991026
I have one. I canNOT find a goddamn bracelet for it that I like. Not a strap guy.

[Anonymous No.13991201]

do normies recognize omega? I dont want to look like some young fuckboy trying to show off

[Anonymous No.13991284]

>>13991201
That is the perfect watch for the look you want my friend. Go to an omega outlet and try on some seamasters

[Anonymous No.13991291]

>>13990172
>watches are about wealth
k bro

[Anonymous No.13991455]

>>13991201

I have literally never seen something like a speedy irl. Apparently everyone on the fucking internet has one, but have never actually seen one.

[Anonymous No.13991463]

>>13991201
Depends on where you are geographically. Wear a Seamaster or Speedy on the tube of London, and you'll notice that everyone either has one or knows what it is. Wear the same on the streets of Berlin and no one cares.

Bottom line: buy the watch for YOU and only YOU. Don't buy it for others.

How is everyone tonight?

[Anonymous No.13991479]

>>13991463
Hi there

Just put (almost) all my haq quartz watches in the incubator for a timing test. They get too much wear anyways; looking forward to rotating in some less-worn stuff.

[Anonymous No.13991489]

>>13991479
HI! How are you doing Anon? Long time, no drink.

So...help me to understand. You put them into the incubator for a timing test. Is this to get them to a consistent temperature and humidity?

[Anonymous No.13991493]

>>13991489
Fuck...forgot the usual pic. Too much (or not enough) Port...

[Anonymous No.13991494]

>>13991489
Temperature mostly. Quartz watches are mostly affected by temperature; much less by position or humidity. I want to see how they run at various temperatures (probably 8, 23, 30, and 38 Celsius). Luckily taking accurate-ish measurements of quartz watch timing is pretty straightforward with high-speed photography, though it does depend a bit on your monitor refresh rate, network lag to time servers, etc. If I were more serious I'd have a dedicated gps pulse-per-second machine.

[Anonymous No.13991504]

>>13991494
Cool Anon! Have you completed 'the collection', or are you still on the hunt? The new year can bring many possibilities...

[Anonymous No.13991516]

>>13991504
I was very disappointed to miss a Kew observatory Rolex last month, but the auction ended up frankly above what I was happy paying. There's still a number of watches on my want list, some rarer than others. I've been trying to find time to write more about my collection but it's hard to find time.

[Anonymous No.13991522]

>>13991516
Oh Jesus...you're the Observatory collector with the GP? My memory must be turning to shit and gravy. HOW ARE YOU???? Happy New Year to you and your family! Hope you all have good health and lots of happiness for 2019!

[Anonymous No.13991537]

>>13991026
>seiko offed their best watches, literal watch holocaust

[Anonymous No.13991547]

>>13991522
Yes, I am. The end of the year has been very busy for me but I picked up some new stuff - the Slava transistor, the last of the five Seiko superiors with the morpho dial, and the new junghans haq radio controlled.

[Anonymous No.13991550]

>>13991547

[Anonymous No.13991553]

>>13991547
In that case, I apologize for not asking sooner. I can never keep track of everyone.

How is the new Slava transistor? (That's the Accutron clone, right?) If so, did you manage to find a way to regulate/service it?

[Anonymous No.13991558]

>>13991553
I won't be trying to have it serviced any time soon, it's too rare. It still runs +30 to 40 seconds per day, but runs consistently. It's a real pain having a tuning fork watch run fast, since you can't set the hands backwards - after a few days, I have to advance the hands almost twelve hours to get it back to the right time.

[Anonymous No.13991564]

>>13991558
Wow...I had no idea you couldn't set the hands backwards....

Well, maybe you might be able to purchase a 'donor' watch that is similar or in semi-working condition...I don't know, just thinking off the top of my booze.

What will happen when you've completed your collection? In other words, will you start a new 'subject' of the collection? I could gently suggest 'all Daniel's pocket watches' but I think you'd have some competition from me...lol

[Anonymous No.13991577]

>>13991564
The most commonly damaged parts of an accutron are the coils and the index wheel; getting a donor slava with those two being functional would basically require getting another working slava.

You can't set the hands backwards because unless the tension in the canon pinion is literally perfect, you'll be pushing the index wheel backwards against the fingers, shearing off the teeth on the wheel and ruining it.

There are a lot of historically important watches in the evolution of chronometry. That said, like I mentioned, I want to write more about my collection, rather than just start arbitrarily buying some other kind of watch. That's the kind of unfocused accumulating that turns a collection into a hoard.

[Anonymous No.13991586]

>>13991577
>turns a collection into a hoard...

Aw, c'mon Anon....don't you know where you are? lol

>misses the days when I wanted to have a dragon's hoard of Lange's, VCs, and Daniels'.

[Anonymous No.13991591]

>>13990172
>Needing to show off wealth
Look at this poor nigger mentality

[Anonymous No.13991647]

>>13991479
trying to determine if the 4mega is as accurate as advertised?

[Anonymous No.13991675]

>>13991550
What's the deal with the "radio controlled" thingy? I don't understand this watch

[Anonymous No.13991737]

Never worn a watch but I got given this. The metal band annoys the shit out of me, what type should I replace it with? Would a leather strap suit or should I get a material type

[Anonymous No.13991744]

Real or fake? Doesn’t really look very good...

[Anonymous No.13991762]

>>13991744
Fake

[Anonymous No.13991766]

>>13990176
wat the fuck! your client must want to lick your anus pooper if he gave you a rolex cellini.

The best answer you'll ever receive is >>13990187

The search is over for you sir, just go and buy the JLC.

[Anonymous No.13991771]

>>13991026
The other sarbs are much better than this monstrosity.

[Anonymous No.13991773]

>>13991026
I bought mine in 2014 and knew it was gonna be a classic that time. I was also hoping for it to be kill as soon as I got it and when it happened I was pleased. If you still own a good nick one in 10 years it's gonna be a special one I think. They ain't gonna be releasing something like that in a while..

BTW I JUST ADDED A 16610 SUBMARINER THE OTHER DAY!!!!!!!

[Anonymous No.13991779]

>>13991026
I am now imagining a Grand Seiko version of the green Alpinist.
HNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNGGGGGGGGGGGGG

[Anonymous No.13991788]

>>13991762
Incorrect. It’s from a blog to watch Instagram.

[Anonymous No.13991829]

>>13991074
based

[Anonymous No.13991864]

>>13991026
>>13991074

Savagery at its finest.

[Anonymous No.13991866]

>>13991829
>>13991864
Stop samefagging.

[Anonymous No.13991953]

>>13991773

My only problem is that I got into the watch game like literally a week after it was discontinued. Can't wait to skin people alive on chrono24 in 10-15 years or so by smartly choosing a future classic like you did.

[Anonymous No.13991958]

>>13991953
well it's OK you can buy em on ebay for a small premium over old prices. Sometimes watch prices just go fucked overnight so if you buy it now, and hold onto it and enjoy it. You'll be sitting on something more special in years to come when people start wanting to pay 1k for one.

I am sure it will happen one day

[Anonymous No.13992067]

[Anonymous No.13992108]

>>13990818
I don't even know its actual name, but you can definitely find it under "luchs single hand"

>>13990936
The quality is probably shit, but it's supposedly the cheapest single hand watch that "looks" alright (for its price)

[Anonymous No.13992141]

>>13992067
Would love to own this.

[Anonymous No.13992173]

I'm torn between two watches atm, want it to retain a somewhat stable value. A brand new 14000M blue rolex air king 34mm or a brand new omega railmaster 2017 black faux-patina. Both with box & papers - thoughts?

[Anonymous No.13992179]

>>13991201

Where I live people look at my skx more than at my Seamenmaster. Then again, I live in hillbilly country.

Also this. >>13991463

[Anonymous No.13992181]

>>13992173
The air king is disgusting, get the railmaster

[Anonymous No.13992239]

>>13991866
kys

[Anonymous No.13992245]

>>13992239
How new do you have to be to think anyone believes these kinds of screenshots?

[Anonymous No.13992250]

>>13991026
Alpinist vs Hamilton Khaki Field Auto. What do?

[Anonymous No.13992251]

>>13992245
how retarded do you have to be to think that there is always just one guy samefagging the opiniion you don't agree with? How new do you have to be to not be able to look at the number of IPs increase when I made my post after the other guy?

[Anonymous No.13992253]

>>13992251
>muh screenshot
>muh IP increase
Based newfren.

[Anonymous No.13992257]

>>13992253
Based retard baiter. Alright friendo, no more (You)s for you today, you've had enough.

[Anonymous No.13992269]

>>13992257
No need to get upset. Just samefag more subtly next time. Or not at all.

[Anonymous No.13992275]

>>13992250
Soul vs soulless.

[Anonymous No.13992295]

>>13991647
More or less. Most of my haq watches (including the 4mega) are 40+ years old, so some quartz aging is expected and I don't expect them to perform within their original accuracy specs. I'm more interested in their temperature response; even if their accuracy has fallen because their average rate has drifted, are they as precise as they should be across different temperatures? I suppose it's also a way to get a sense of badly they've aged, but that's less of a concern of mine. I expect the 4mega, which uses a single 4mhz AT-cut crystal, to do better than the Seikos, which have traditional xy-cut tuning fork crystals that I expect to age worse. But we'll see.

>>13991675
Many watches can synchronise themselves with radio or gps signals. The idea is that if the watch is reset every night, it will always have the right time. These are often advertised as "atomic watches", although they're usually just standard quartz watches in terms of their internal timekeeping - if you had a standard watch that you reset to time.gov every night you'd have basically the same thing. The junghans dial shows the location of the five current radio stations that broadcast time signals. Unlike most radio controlled watches, the junghans is also a high accuracy quartz watch in its own right, advertising 8spy accuracy, even when unassisted. I've turned off the radio sync feature to see how true that claim is.

[Anonymous No.13992321]

>>13992173
you didn't pick a very nice Rolex, I would say Railmaster. If you had said the modern Oyster Perpetual then that would be very hard..

Which it would then have to be OP for maximum money stable value but the railmaster is a cool watch from the Omega range.

>>13992250
I would rather have the Alpinist, I think buying something like a Tissot or Hamilton is not as interesting as Seiko that has a great presence in the lower end rather than Hamilton and Tissot fighting in the lower end pretending to be high end. If you know what I mean.
>>13992275 Very true here, Khaki is kinda a mass produced watch they want to sell to make bucks, Alpinist is beautiful and one of a kind. this shit is easy

[Anonymous No.13992331]

>>13992173
>want it to retain a somewhat stable value

Stop treating watches as stocks, it needs more than the brand name to retain value.
The railmaster looks better. Both watches have really nice proportions due to the smaller size but the AK looks a bit less interesting to me. The RM is more interesting with the triangles.

Btw. omegas dogshit branding names are super confusing to get into as a noob. Some are named railmaster seamaster, wtf.
The 1957 special edition looks the best. And probably could retain some value.

[Anonymous No.13992341]

I need a watch that will let people know I am rich but I don't actually want to spend that much.

What watch should I buy for this purpose?

[Anonymous No.13992343]

You guys like my Seiko triforce?

[Anonymous No.13992346]

>>13992321
Good point, I am actually putting a used modern OP in olive over any of the two above as these are in a similar price range. They are however rarely up so it's a waiting game

[Anonymous No.13992350]

>>13992343
Doesn't the middle one have two quartz crystals?

How's the accuracy these days?

[Anonymous No.13992359]

>>13992346
cool, green is for me a definite definite colour choice of the OP range. Glad you are making the right decision. patience is key.. no rush

[Anonymous No.13992473]

Good morning wt

The beta 21 was the first swiss quartz mivement and the first commercially successful quartz movement. The Seiko 35sq astrong came to the market famously on Christmas Eve 1969, but was released in extremely limited quantity and had very poor reliability. The beta 21 used an independent wheel similar to an accutron to advance the hands, rather than a more traditional stepper motor. The main reason wasn't for a smooth-sweeping second hand - while the second hand ticks 256 times per second, this was an era when a dead-beat second was actually a desirable complication - but rather for power consumption. Frequency dividers at the time used a lot of power, and the main goal of CEH at the time was a watch with a power reserve longer than a year (ceh had 1hz stepper motor prototypes but did not end up bringing them to market). Once more power-efficient frequency dividers became available, swiss quartz watch manufacturers quickly moved to stepper motor designs.

Omega had by far the most beta 21 watches produced. The movement was expensive and was fairly quickly abandoned, but the worked okay. Common problems are issues with the date advance. The beta 21 was initially advertised at 60spy accuracy, but like many accuracy claims of the period, it's a little dubious - it's not clear how a non-thermocompensated 8khz (nit even the modern 32khz) crystal could be expected to achieve that.

[Anonymous No.13992474]

A lady at a jewlery store let me try on a 90s era bluesy last night. I wish I took a picture. She looked scared and asked what i was doing when i tried out the bezel action. Also tried on a generic seiko padi solar diver and liked it much more

[Anonymous No.13992496]

>>13992295
That's pretty cool. Does it come without that map on its dial too?

[Anonymous No.13992526]

>>13992496
There are versions like that (I believe they all have the map on the back but not sure)

[Anonymous No.13992565]

>>13992173

Rawlecks, but both are ugly as hell my man.

[Anonymous No.13992568]

So I got two Hisonics to learn how to service Accutrons. One's non-working, the other works but is pretty dirty. Also one of them also came with a Citizen Seven Star, which has a pretty neat automatic movement. Interestingly the day wheel is single language, Japanese-only.

[Anonymous No.13992580]

>>13992526
Diameter and cost?

[Anonymous No.13992581]

>>13992568
Here's the automatic movement, cal. 7270, 21600bph, and pretty flat, the reversing wheels are in-line with the rest of the gear train. Also the design looks familiar, I think this might be the direct predecessor to my 28800bph cal. 7710 Leopard.

There's no day quickset so that's why it's single language.

[Anonymous No.13992582]

>>13992580
45mm $2890

[Anonymous No.13992585]

>>13992582
WHAT
THE
FUCK

[Anonymous No.13992586]

>>13992581
And the dirty-ass Hisonic. Still runs though.

[Anonymous No.13992591]

>>13992582
Lol
>paying 2.8K to look like a clown
It's a boring looking watch with meme tech and so god damn oversized that it's getting close to diesel territory.

[Anonymous No.13992598]

>>13992580
I don't know what this 45mm clown is talking about. It's 38mm, $1300 list

[Anonymous No.13992608]

!!

[Anonymous No.13992611]

>>13992598
Ok

[Anonymous No.13992614]

>>13992608
ok, this is epic

This means column wheel right?
RIP whoever bought the 1861 movement moonwatches.

[Anonymous No.13992617]

>>13991455
Same bro. I lived in a wealthy suburb my whole life and have never seen a rolex, or an omega, cartier, patek etc that wasn't in a store under glass. Most rich old boomers wear apple watches, fit it's, or cheap digitals

[Anonymous No.13992626]

>>13992614
Thats right. It sounds like they're recreating the original ch27 design as closely as possible. Given that swatch owns what used to be lemania (which they renamed to breguet - swatch's breguet line is the evolution of lemania, and doesnt have any connection to the original breguet), I wouldn't be surprised if they were somehow involved as well.

[Anonymous No.13992649]

>>13990490
Why do you guys hate two tone so much... 0 replies

[Anonymous No.13992654]

>>13992568
>Interestingly the day wheel is single language, Japanese-only.

Why? Isn't it almost no effort to add a second language?

[Anonymous No.13992660]

>>13992614
>Only available in the rose gold Snoopy James Bond 007 Olympic Games Special Edition Speedmaster (numbered limited run of 2000)

[Anonymous No.13992670]

>>13992608
I literally sold my speedy because it wasnt the correct movement, I do love the speedy, guess I'm buying it again. Good to see Omega being desperate, means better things for us nerds

[Anonymous No.13992686]

FUCK!!! I accidentally managed to start up the broken one, and so far it's doing 60 seconds in a minute. Now I'll be too afraid to touch it again. The whole reason I bought a non-working one is that I wouldn't feel bad if I brick it.

>>13992654
It has no day quickset, without it it's impossible to make the day wheel jump one (for the other language) instead of the ususal two. The extra space between the days is just left blank. See pic.

My example was manufactured in 1970, 1969 was about the year Seiko and Citizen made day quicksets standard on most of their movements, allowing for bilingual days. The early Seiko 6106A and B was the same, no quick setting, and one language. Later the C added that.

[Anonymous No.13992691]

>>13992608
>inb4 they introduce it with a cuck-axial escapement

Though likely they won't, the 321 was the original NASA-certified movement, altering it would mean losing certification, which would be a marketing disaster considering all the astronaut LARP-ers who buy muh MOTFM.

[Anonymous No.13992695]

>>13992686
Fix my watches

[Anonymous No.13992698]

>>13992695
Eh, I might start mail repair once I move to my new place and set up a workbench there.

[Anonymous No.13992702]

Someone asked to post my turtle a few threads ago.

[Anonymous No.13992704]

>>13992608
>For the Calibre 321 project, OMEGA utilised a dedicated team of experts who worked efficiently over two years and in total secrecy to bring the movement to life.
>The small group was composed of researchers, developers and historians, as well as the finest craftsmen and experienced watchmakers.

These retards had to reverse-engineer their own fucking movement.

[Anonymous No.13992707]

>>13992702

[Anonymous No.13992725]

>>13992704
Probably most of the work was designing the modern production line, instead of just cloning the original 1940's technology line, which would be silly.

The same reason you can easily build an Apollo Guidance Computer from modern microelectronics, but restarting production of the original with rope-memory, custom IC's and whatnot is pretty unreasonable.

[Anonymous No.13992791]

>>13992702
Lel, the tuna visually wears smaller than the turtle.

How would you describe the difference in build and finishing quality between the two?

[Anonymous No.13992802]

>>13992350
It do. Just got 0.2 seconds per day on my app thing.

[Anonymous No.13992807]

>>13992802
I get 0.15 out of my Tuna.
Is this because the crystals on yours aged or something?

[Anonymous No.13992808]

>>13992807
No it's probably my retarded fingers and shitty iPHone app.
What do you use to measure?

[Anonymous No.13992810]

>>13992702
>that weird diver on the left
wew

[Anonymous No.13992815]

>>13992808
I count the seconds after a few months and divide by the days.

[Anonymous No.13992854]

>>13992791
The hands on the Tuna are sharper. Bezel action slightly better. The crown screw in is very smooth. Lume brighter and the black dial more dark and rich. Other then that pretty similar.

>>13992810
You the anon I helped track down the Ananta? Nice collec.

[Anonymous No.13992859]

>>13992807
>>13992808
Crystals do age. The 9983 is user-adjustable, though adjusting the twin quartz movements is pretty difficult without specialized equipment (I've certainly never tried). When I timed mine the rate had drifted significantly (it is forty years old), but the precision and temperature response was still good enough to maintain the original precision of 5spy assuming daily wear (between 12 and 18 hours per day), given how small the difference between rates at different temperatures was.

These tests were just done with eye and find but error estimates were included when I did my analyses. The current test I just started is using high-frequency video to improve the errors.

[Anonymous No.13992861]

>>13992854
>You the anon I helped track down the Ananta?
Possibly. Someone here helped. It's bizarre that there was one fore sale at the time I was looking, there hasn't been another one for sale since that time.

[Anonymous No.13992863]

>>13992810
Fucking love that Superior.
I'm surprised how many people have them in this board.

[Anonymous No.13992870]

>>13992863
Fancy quartz-anon does a good job of making them sound desirable. He got me.

[Anonymous No.13992871]

>>13992854
>The hands on the Tuna are sharper. Bezel action slightly better. The crown screw in is very smooth. Lume brighter and the black dial more dark and rich. Other then that pretty similar.
There's a little more to it than that.
The bezel knurling for instance is just worlds apart on those two.

[Anonymous No.13992876]

>>13992870
How much you pay out of interest?
I'd give my left nut for a strap to go with my 9983.

[Anonymous No.13992877]

>>13992871
Yea I agree. I guess both styles of knurling sorta don't appeal to me that much so I did not bother to notice.

[Anonymous No.13992880]

Posting Seiko grail.

[Anonymous No.13992881]

>>13992877
On the turtle it's pretty much a stamped pattern, while on the tuna it's a nicely brushed ring with highly polished and sharp little indents. What's not to like?

[Anonymous No.13992886]

>>13992876
Around 750 for the steel and 550ish for the 'gold' one.
No idea where you'd get a bracelet man

[Anonymous No.13992911]

>>13990172
But I own GS and Rolex and I don't give a fuck about showing off wealth.

[Anonymous No.13992918]

I'm getting kind of obsessed with these nick mankey elastic straps, haven't found anyone who's said a bad word yet

[Anonymous No.13992921]

>>13992918
>dick monkey spastic strap kek
better?

[Anonymous No.13992925]

>>13992921
no

[Anonymous No.13992956]

>>13992921
kek

[Anonymous No.13992958]

>>13992918
Been interested in a strap like this. Wonder how it compared to the Erika Originals?

[Anonymous No.13992968]

Should I get the seiko snk803 ir snk809?

[Anonymous No.13992974]

>>13992958
seems to be more comfy, with an easier hook, but thicker and no strap running under watch caseback, also more than half the price

I'm worried about how it handles hot summer days

[Anonymous No.13992977]

>>13992660
exclusively from HODINKEEEEE

[Anonymous No.13992991]

Anyone got a link that that high quality nylon strap that was on AliExpress. It got removed and I can't seem to find anything like it. It was basically a rip off of Erica's Originals

[Anonymous No.13993026]

why the fuck are there 3 watch threads?

[Anonymous No.13993036]

>>13993026
Shitposters, and mods that won't do a damn thing about it.

[Anonymous No.13993044]

Today Bullhead

[Anonymous No.13993052]

>>13992880
>Seiko grail

[Anonymous No.13993064]

>>13993036
then we need to start nuking the impostor threads
there can be only one

[Anonymous No.13993071]

>>13992660
At least the Olympics, James bond, and snoopy are pretty cool. Call me when there's a tidepods - frosted flakes edition and you'll have a point

[Anonymous No.13993077]

What's the best Seiko model under $250-300?

[Anonymous No.13993084]

>>13992880
Cool halios Seaforth

[Anonymous No.13993085]

>>13993077
You can get a samurai/turtle/monster/solar for around that price

[Anonymous No.13993103]

What's the best $100 watch?

[Anonymous No.13993111]

What Seiko 5 models are best?

[Anonymous No.13993119]

Wait, quartz crystals age? Does that mean I can make a simple automatic/handwind last longer than a quartz watch if I figure out where to oil?

[Anonymous No.13993122]

>>13993119
All watches will require servicing, and generally will age over the decades. Ask the GP observatory anon if his watch still gets the amazing specs it did back in the 60s even after a service.

[Anonymous No.13993130]

>>13992608

I expect that it will be available in white gold and platinum only, probably in the ballpark of 20-25k.

Prepare to pay double that in the first few months, because it's going to be like the Daytona/Pepsi craze all over again.

[Anonymous No.13993139]

Oh, omega is making real moon speedmasters again

[Anonymous No.13993144]

>>13993139
Think they'll still cheap out by using plastic chronograph brakes?

[Anonymous No.13993146]

>>13993119
Quartz crystals age and tell worse time only after a number of decades.
And even after those decades, an old quartz is going to kick the snot out of your average new COSC chronometer.

Also, by that time, your mechanical will need replacement parts or it'll start telling even worse time.

[Anonymous No.13993150]

>>13993139
I might finally consider one now.

The 1861 movement never went to the moon, that bullshit went on for far too long.

[Anonymous No.13993161]

>>13992649
I'll reply.. Two tone is very dated and it just tells the world that you couldn't afford a full gold watch

[Anonymous No.13993162]

Did l fuck up?

http://www.watchbuys.com/store/pc/Fortis-Cosmonauts-Stratoliner-Chronograph-Ceramic-AM-on-Strap-4p3461.htm

[Anonymous No.13993181]

>>13993122
>>13993146
Time for a sundial ring

[Anonymous No.13993185]

>>13993181
Nothing lasts forever bruh.

My quartz (Seiko Tuna 7c46) has two "rate trimmers".
So if after a few decades my watch goes either too fast or too slow, I can cut a tiny wire and correct for the difference.

[Sieg No.13993197]

There are no shops in my area that can do in store battery swaps on my Hamilton. They want to send it off somewhere for a battery and a service....

[Sieg No.13993200]

>>13993197
Or I can drive all the way back to my college where I got the last battery and hope they're still in business

[Anonymous No.13993202]

>>13989854
is it just me or is this the most beautiful timepiece ever created?

[Sieg No.13993205]

>>13990490
I would buy a two tone like that for pennies on the dollar, make it an SS

Sell the two tone parts and sell the SS project both at a profit

[Anonymous No.13993206]

>>13993181
Theres a reason "Stonehenge" is where it is in this allan deviation plot.

[Sieg No.13993211]

>>13990291
"Service" isn't really worth much because these people think they provide "quality service"

While they're screaming about some insane shit and ignoring you at the counter


But hey you get a warm Perrier right? And they put on a $1 White glove when showing you a watch

[Anonymous No.13993218]

>>13993202
It's damn nice, celstial dials are pretty rare. Good ones even rarer.

[Sieg No.13993226]

>>13993202
Don't blow your wad over patek.

I can shit in a can sell it for a million dollars and someone will call it a Pinnacle time piece.

It's just like that lambo that uses 300zx headlights where they stick a useless strip of carbon fiber to cover up Nissan, mis spell words in the owner's manual, have suspension settings that aren't labeled

And have mispellings on airbag warning labels


It's just expensive and people want it because it's expensive.....if quartz watches never came down in price and remained high like in the 1970's you'd all be "I'm saving up for a quartz from Patek"!!!!"

[Anonymous No.13993236]

>>13993226
I just really like the design but thanks for the lecture on luxury goods lol

[Anonymous No.13993237]

>>13993226
> I can shit in a can sell it for a million dollars
Okay anon. Why don't you try that and see how it goes. Post pics.

[Anonymous No.13993243]

Didn't realise there was an app to measure mechanical watch accuracy. Looks like my Longines is right on the money.

[Anonymous No.13993259]

>>13993243
I dont have a clue how to read that bottom graph but this doesn't look particularly good...

[Anonymous No.13993271]

>>13993259
I don't have clue either. Was just going by the bph which looks perfect to me.

Also just my watch held to the phone mic so... Any anons know how to interpret these graphs?

[Anonymous No.13993276]

>>13993243
>>13993259
Anyways I'd recommend wildspectra if you want to use your phone as a timegrapher. It's been the most reliable for me. It certainly doesn't beat tg for computer, but it's about the best available on phone.

[Anonymous No.13993288]

>>13993271
Does the result meaningfully change when you change the orientation of the watch? If not, you're not detecting anything meaningful. The axes on the graph don't have any obvious meaning to me. The lower graph appears to show volume over time, not sure how useful that is. Top graph appears to be trying to replicate a timegrapher tape display; if so, it's not a very well-performing watch.

[Anonymous No.13993293]

>>13992918
What are they? Also pls stop posting the watch, I just bought a watch already!

[Anonymous No.13993310]

Why is this Heritage Chrono so dang classy?

[Anonymous No.13993315]

>>13993288
Yes, it does, runs 3 sec slower dial down, 3 secs fast crown down. On the wrist I am getting 1-2 seconds fast per day on the wrist. The other app didn't seem to work for me

[Anonymous No.13993321]

>>13993310
Though this is my grail watch. So intricate yet balanced.

[Anonymous No.13993329]

>>13993243
>>13993276
I could never get wildspectra to read and I didn't want to bother with taking casebacks off, either. This Clock Tuner worked right off the bat. Thanks, OP

[Anonymous No.13993341]

>>13993321
I agree with that as a grail though I bet it has 5 or 6 zeroes in the price.

The Tissot is simply a cheap clone of many many other chrono's.

[Anonymous No.13993347]

>>13993310
>4:30 date window
So close, yet so far.

[Anonymous No.13993401]

Just got this in, planning on using as my everyday watch. What do you guys think?

[Anonymous No.13993421]

What do you think of the skx013?

Also, what's a better option to the sarb033?

[Anonymous No.13993427]

>>13993401
I think that's a great idea.

[Anonymous No.13993433]

>>13993401
You James Bond now
>>13993421
>What do you think of the skx013?
$200 7s26 lmao
>Also, what's a better option to the sarb033?
Literally nothing better than the sarb in the price range, even at their current $400

[Anonymous No.13993479]

Should l get an oris aquis, fortis cosmonaut, or pic related?

[Anonymous No.13993481]

>>13993479
>>13991259
>>13991810

[Anonymous No.13993519]

>>13993481
but l like the Fortis as well.

[Anonymous No.13993532]

I'm looking to buy my first watch and I'm between a seiko samurai or a sarb033. What do you guys think? Is the samurai too big?

[Anonymous No.13993536]

>>13993532
skx

[Anonymous No.13993548]

My go to watch these days.

[Anonymous No.13993552]

>>13993548
Are you a ghost?

[Anonymous No.13993562]

>>13993552
I'm a Canadianfag, I haven't seen the sun since August.

[Anonymous No.13993608]

>>13993548
Just can't get over the flat lugs & overall styling to be honest. Maybe if nomos did things like brushed case sides, polished beveling, or lugs that aren't just sticks I'd be more interested.

[Anonymous No.13993642]

i dont know why but i want it

[Anonymous No.13993652]

>>13991026
the sarb017 is disgusting. I have zero clue why anyone would want to wear it. It's a bad mashup up designs and styles. They literally have 3 different shades of gold-yellow on it. yucko

[Anonymous No.13993675]

>>13993562
>since August.
Of which year?

[Anonymous No.13993686]

>>13993433
>>13993427
bondbros assemble

[Anonymous No.13993693]

>>13993536
I've heard bad things about the skx series, which model is the best?

[Anonymous No.13993694]

2 questions for you guys
>how much would you need to earn per year to be comfortable with buying 15300?
>how much would you need to earn per year to wear 15300 everyday?

[Anonymous No.13993703]

>>13993694
Depends entirely on your outgoings, and if I had enough to buy one i'd wear it every day.

[Anonymous No.13993863]

>>13990172
That's fuckin sad, man.

[Anonymous No.13993885]

where all the rolex and GS macro shots?

[Anonymous No.13993911]

>>13993885
don't start again

[Anonymous No.13993921]

New Teddy’s gf!
https://youtu.be/74FCoQeilqU

[Anonymous No.13994037]

>>13993150
>The 1861 movement never went to the moon, that bullshit went on for far too long.

True, but it's been to space plenty of times and it's based off of the 861 movement, which is in fact certified for intra and extravehicular activities in space, meaning it went through all the same tests the 321 went through that allowed it to be used as a tool on the moon and various other missions.

Just sayin

[Anonymous No.13994077]

>>13994037
It looks like that astronaut can't even twist his arm to read that. Was he paid to just wear it?

[Anonymous No.13994081]

>>13993885
They're on craigshipp.com/grand-seiko

[Anonymous No.13994085]

>>13993103
Seiko 5

[Anonymous No.13994094]

>>13993885
I've got a macro shot for her

[Anonymous No.13994233]

>>13993226
>.if quartz watches never came down in price and remained high like in the 1970's you'd all be "I'm saving up for a quartz from Patek"!!!!"

you are correct, luxury by definition is not related to practicality.

[Anonymous No.13994251]

>>13994077

idk, but several russian cosmonauts wear them

[Anonymous No.13994592]

>>13994037
It's always bothered me that Omega is so proud of their "MOONwatch" that they kept shitting out one special edition after another, but never bothered to do the one fucking thing that would actually make any sense: make it more like the actual watches that went to the moon by putting in the actual movement.

[Anonymous No.13994619]

>>13994592
Try reading the thread next time nigga >>13992608

[Anonymous No.13994621]

>>13994619
I know, I'm glad they finally saw the light.

[Anonymous No.13994641]

>>13992880

There's a company in HK that makes a nice one for around 200 bucks. I'll look for the link.

[Anonymous No.13994671]

>>13994621
I just hope it's not some $10k limited edition to be honest. Make all the new regular moonwatches use the 321 movement from now on, omega.

[Anonymous No.13994699]

>memephibia tracking hasn't updated since before christmas

[Anonymous No.13994706]

>>13994037
>>13994077
>>13994251
That's all just one Russian autist, Yuri Lonchakov.

[Anonymous No.13994711]

>>13994671
Maybe it's just a move to retain the rights to the movement in case someone would eventually clone it.

Pic related, this abomination was put together from loose parts only so Swatch doesn't lose the exclusive rights to the Lemania 5100. They won't produce them, but they don't want others to start making them either, real blatant mountain-jewery.

[Anonymous No.13994714]

>>13994711
I don't think it'll be that cynical this time. Surely omega knows that people have been wanting the 321 to come back for years now.

[Anonymous No.13994719]

>>13994714
Omega/Swatch also knows people wanted the Lemania 5100 even more.

[Anonymous No.13994726]

>anon, do you like my Seiko SKX?

[Anonymous No.13994739]

>>13994719
>people wanted the Lemania 5100 even more than the 321

[Anonymous No.13994756]

>>13994711
Any chronograph with a 12-6-9 subregister layout and the logo at 3 is a shitter, sorry.

[Anonymous No.13994761]

>>13994726
>Trying to lure me in with specific things from my hobbies

Abort mission, she's a single mom...RUN...

[sieg No.13994773]

>>13994761
no single mom wants a loser who thinks collecting watches is fucking hobby

[Anonymous No.13994776]

>>13994756
And yes, that includes pretty much all Lemania 5100 watches.

[Anonymous No.13994790]

>>13994756
>being mentally ill

[Anonymous No.13994792]

>>13994790
There isn't a single watch with a 12-6-9 subregister layout and the logo at 3 that isn't a shitter.
Not a one.

That layout is inherently shitterish.

[Anonymous No.13994799]

>>13994792
>There isn't a single watch with a 12-6-9 subregister layout and the logo at 3 that isn't a shitter.
Not a one.

>That layout is inherently shitterish.

[Anonymous No.13994804]

>>13994799
Trust me, I tried convincing myself otherwise but it just cannot be done.
It is a truth universally acknowledged that a watch with a 12-6-9 subregister layout and the logo at 3 must be a shitter.

[Anonymous No.13994836]

What do you think about this strap /b/ros?

[Anonymous No.13994863]

>>13994836
Fits the dresswatch nicely.
>>13994773
That's true, they want one that pumps all of his earnings into raising some other man's child.

[Anonymous No.13994886]

>>13990260
>when you can have peak finishing
>without a nigger trying to steal it off your wrist
Based GS

[Anonymous No.13994893]

Imma level with you brehs, I've recently started working in a traditional white collar profession. I'm not a watch guy but realized and understated watch might give me a boost to my halo effect, just like glasses. Thoughts?

[Anonymous No.13994915]

>>13994893
Longines. Understated elegance.

A good watch is important to your office image

[Anonymous No.13994921]

Seiko SARB/Presage of course.

[Anonymous No.13994938]

>>13994921
The presage range are too thick for shirt cuffs.

[Anonymous No.13994973]

>>13994893
Nomos Club 36mm.

[Anonymous No.13994978]

>>13994893
>wear watch while working on a pc
>watch annoys you once you place your wrist on the table

Keep that in mind, seen enough people taking off their watch while being at the desk.
>I'm not a watch guy
Just get a quartz that you like and that is not oversized or too thick to fit under a shirt cuff.
Some retards here will be foaming at their mouths and tell you that only mechanical watches are to be taken serious but if you don't care about watches that much, why deal with the drawbacks of a mechanical watch, like servicing it and the shittier accuracy.
Start with something simple,not expensive and if you get hooked on watches then you can move on to mechanicals.

[Anonymous No.13994996]

>>13994978
>Putting left wrist on table
Enjoy being a lefty or your eventual carpal tunnel

[Anonymous No.13995003]

Should I buy a suit just to pull off this one dress watch? Otherwise it's really smoll.

>>13994893
How about this here? An old Seiko Dolce 5E31.

[Anonymous No.13995014]

>>13994996
Nah, i did this just when i began wearing watches. Also i do stretches n shiet.

[Anonymous No.13995022]

>>13994938
They're like 13mm you nonce.

[Anonymous No.13995025]

>>13992608
cool.. looks like i gotta save a few grand for it and if its one thing you can count on Omega to do is to be fuckin retarded. I expect a bullshit waitlist and artificial supply blocking as well as a high ass RRP to get closer to Rolex. Prepare to spend .. im gonna say 7k USD for this thing

[Anonymous No.13995051]

>>13995025
>knows about marketing (((strategies))) of swiss garbage
>imma still go buy it

I bet you also preorder games.

[Anonymous No.13995069]

>>13993243
>>13993329
aaaaand I tried it again this morning and you have to pay after 30 minutes of usage. Goddammit, Pajeet

[Anonymous No.13995075]

>>13995069
Just uninstall when finished. Download it when you need it. Works for me.

[Anonymous No.13995080]

>>13993642
That's kinda cool actually, what is it?

[Anonymous No.13995083]

>>13994893
If you don't know much about watches then an expensive one is a bit of a waste. What is the budget?

[Anonymous No.13995107]

>>13993200
just call first

[Anonymous No.13995123]

>>13995022
Yes, far too thick. Office watches should be under 10mm

[Anonymous No.13995125]

>>13995123
Why?

[Anonymous No.13995130]

>>13992343
I love all these so much

[Anonymous No.13995140]

>>13995125
It's just an approved standard in the office and professional environments I work in. The watch needs to fit seamlessly under a well fitting shirt. Watches larger than this tend to catch and look unsightly wearing too high on the wrist. Depends on your work environment though. Steel bracelets are also frowned upon with a suit too. Everyone I know and work with has an automatic watch under 10mm. It's just a standard that professionals in my industry seem to go by. It's expected.

[Anonymous No.13995142]

>>13995140
>It's just an approved standard in the office and professional environments I work in.
Lmao no it's not.

[Anonymous No.13995147]

>>13995123
>Office watches should be under 10mm
That's a stretch even for dress watches, let alone """office watches""" you sperg.

[Anonymous No.13995150]

>>13995142
It is. But your working environment may be different. You may just have to remember to bring your name badge and overalls. Latte please

[Anonymous No.13995153]

>>13995147
Imagine being this poor...

[Anonymous No.13995154]

>>13995150
>It is.
No, it really isn't.
You're cute though. This is exactly the kind of pretentious larping autism I come here to find.

[Anonymous No.13995160]

>>13995153
The real expensive watches are the ones with complications, and even the most prestigious brands (Patek, …) put out thicc as fuck complicated watches.

[Anonymous No.13995173]

>>13995130
Thanks guy. I got the superior for £300 and paid £25 for my local watchmaker to clean the inside of the crystal. The bracelet isn’t original but I’m thinking of selling it and using the profit for something higher end.

[Anonymous No.13995184]

>>13995142
he said it's the environment he works in, are you stupid?

[Anonymous No.13995190]

>>13995184
There is no working environment on the planet that "frowns on" """office watches""" over 10mm thick, samefagfren.

[Anonymous No.13995199]

>>13995154
Eat it up freindo
>>13995160
Shhiiiieeeeeettt. Its about the look not having some 50k watch that Jay z has. Lots of 10mm autos for <2k
>>13995190
It's not the end of the world here but you will look out of place.

[Anonymous No.13995201]

>>13995190
you really couldn't possibly know that, and the fact that you unironically make that claim and also that it bothers you so much makes me question who's the real autist here

[Anonymous No.13995203]

What you boys think?
https://kibblewatches.co.uk/shop/1982-rolex-datejust-16030

[Anonymous No.13995205]

>>13995201
>you really couldn't possibly know that
Sure I could.

>>13995199
>Lots of 10mm autos for <2k
So what was that about "imagine being this poor"?

[Anonymous No.13995208]

>>13995205
you know every working environment in the planet? yeah, you're autistic

[Anonymous No.13995215]

>>13995205
"Imagine being so poor that you consider a thin automatic watch prohibitively expensive" reading comprehension friend. I'm still waiting on that latte too. Do I need to complain to the master barista?

[Anonymous No.13995216]

>>13995208
Enough to know not one of them cares if your watch is 10mm or 13mm.

These days, pretty much nobody cares about how thick dress watches are anymore either, so the idea that there's some working environment out there that "frowns upon" office watches over 10mm is just deliciously amusing.

[Anonymous No.13995218]

>>13995215
>you consider a thin automatic watch prohibitively expensive"
Haha what?

[Anonymous No.13995224]

Gonna buy an Apple Watch lads.

[Anonymous No.13995226]

>>13995224
Enjoy

[Anonymous No.13995247]

should i buy these?

[Anonymous No.13995300]

>>13995140
I'll take "retarded shit people make up on the internet" for 500, Alex

[Hector No.13995328]

>>13995080
Fortis Frisson

[Anonymous No.13995329]

I want to get this
Any thoughts or recommendations ?

[Hector No.13995332]

>>13995329
Just buy an FP Journe instead

[Anonymous No.13995336]

what's a great, everyday watch that I can wear in university that's under $200?

[Anonymous No.13995373]

>>13995300
Assume you are referencing some daytime gameshow from redneck land here. Forgive my lack of knowledge on the subject, some of us have actual jobs.

[Anonymous No.13995408]

>>13995336

[Anonymous No.13995417]

>>13995373
Never stop cringeposting.

[Anonymous No.13995421]

>>13995336
Ray II

[Anonymous No.13995429]

>>13995417
Never stop serving coffee

[Anonymous No.13995432]

>>13995373
It's mind blowing how much of a tryhard faggot you are. Are you under 25 years old?

[Anonymous No.13995444]

>>13995432
Nope another swing and a miss. Keep on making yourself look like an idiot.

[Anonymous No.13995456]

>>13995444
That's just makes it worse. Good luck being insufferable.

[Anonymous No.13995564]

>>13995140
what do you work in

[Anonymous No.13995588]

>>13995373
It's a meme you dip

[Anonymous No.13995638]

What am I supposed to wear with a green and gold watch? Seems like it would stand out and not in a good way

[Anonymous No.13995668]

Please post:
a) your salary
b) your debt including mortgage
c) your most expensive watch
d) estimated value of all your watches.
e) age

[Anonymous No.13995670]

>>13995638
It just looks like something an elderly Swiss man would wear. So maybe lederhosen and a stained shirt.

[Anonymous No.13995678]

am I unbanned?

[Anonymous No.13995682]

>>13995638
just match the leather with your shoes and belt

[Anonymous No.13995737]

Seems like I unbanned too

[Anonymous No.13995743]

>>13989854
New thread
>>13995739
>>13995739
>>13995739

[Anonymous No.13995746]

>>13995668
a) 135k base / 211k tc
b) 0
c) Seamaster
d) ~ 3500 (seamaster, skx, 2 gshocks)

[Anonymous No.13995767]

New thread:

>>13995764
>>13995764
>>13995764

[Anonymous No.13995776]

>>13995678
XD

[Anonymous No.13995778]

FUCKING RETARDS STOP THREADSPLITTING

[Anonymous No.13995791]

>>13995778
My mistake, I didn’t see the new thread post. I was looking for a proper YouTube video and didn’t update this thread when I made the new thread.

[Anonymous No.13995912]

>>13995638
I wore that watch for five years, it goes with everything.

[Anonymous No.13997143]

>>13995668
35k
130k
300
360
25