/wt/ - Watch Thread

[Anonymous No.14190459]

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.

Thread video:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g6v-xm50if8

Guides:
> Poorfag watch guide: https://imgur.com/a/NFMXDuK
> Watch essentials 102: https://pastebin.com/Rc77hhXV
> Purchasing used watches: https://pastebin.com/f44aJKy2
> Purchasing straps: https://pastebin.com/SwRysprE

Should I buy this MVMT / DW / *Fashion brand* watch?
> Scroll throught this album first: https://imgur.com/a/6CNO8

"Suggest a watch for me."
> Your budget
> Watch type, e.g. dress, diver, flieger, etc...
> Desired bracelet option, e.g. leather, nylon, metal
> Wrist size or desired watch size, e.g. 17cm / 38mm

Previous thread: >>14177616

[Anonymous No.14190468]

Left, original size 42mm
Right, new size 36mm
Damn, I love this comeback of small sized divers in the industry.

[Anonymous No.14190474]

>>14190468
Same.
Ever since I bought my first 36mm watch I haven't felt my other pieces as comfortable.

[Anonymous No.14190477]

NEW THREAD

>>14177616
>>14177616
>>14177616

[Anonymous No.14190480]

New thread

>>14185521
>>14185521
>>14185521

[Anonymous No.14190487]

>>14190480
More like old stale threadsplit faggot

[Anonymous No.14190491]

@14190489
The previous thread is around 300 posts
I don't care about the split

[Anonymous No.14190554]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IfeiUcgARIA

[Anonymous No.14190583]

>>14190554
>500 for a basic seiko diver
That's a yikes from me

[Anonymous No.14190600]

>>14190554
Who fucking buys monsters, they're the ugliest shit ever.

[Anonymous No.14190628]

>>14190600
Coping wristlets and other soibois

[Anonymous No.14190651]

Best vintage dress watch between $400 - $1200?

[Anonymous No.14190659]

anyone else like the Bell&Ross SQUARE aesthetic?

[Anonymous No.14190672]

>>14190651
Nice poljot homage.
>>14190628
It's really fucking disgusting, soiko has so many nice designs and people buy that trash.

[Anonymous No.14190675]

Literally looks like an skx. Wtf tudor.

[Anonymous No.14190676]

>>14190651
The best vintage dress watches you can get in that budget are: Omega cal 564 constellations, Girard Perregaux cal 32a, Seiko Lord Marvel 36000, King Seiko 5245/5246/5256, King Seiko 4500/4502, Grand Seiko 4520.

[Anonymous No.14190678]

>>14190675
>that 4 o’clock crown
>those end links
>that case design

What the fuck are luxury watch brands smoking recently? First AP with their Code:Trash and it’s fashion watch design, now Tudor is trying to make a Seiko.

You’re supposed to have shitter brands wanting to homage your watches, not make homage watches of shitters you fucking retards.

[Anonymous No.14190681]

>>14190676
>>14190651
all of which look dated and shitty

[Anonymous No.14190682]

>>14190676
That is a lovely Seiko!
Thanks for you input, I will look into those.

[Anonymous No.14190683]

>>14190675
I don't know where you got this but I'm calling fake.

[Anonymous No.14190700]

Is there any benefit to have a pocket watch instead of a armwatch?

[Anonymous No.14190703]

>>14190675
>those lugs

[Anonymous No.14190710]

Word is out about Rolex's Baselword releases.

First up is this new Yachtmaster.

[Anonymous No.14190714]

>>14190710
Also a new meteorite dial Pepsi GMT, a two tone Seadweller and a Batman GMT on a jubilee.

Personally I'm in love with the Pepsi. Now gotta find out how many kidneys I'll need to sell to afford it. Preferably not one of my own.

[Anonymous No.14190735]

>>14190714
they got anything good?

[Anonymous No.14190738]

>>14190700
Benefit?
No.
Autism?
Yes.

[Anonymous No.14190759]

>>14190681
(You)

[Anonymous No.14190777]

>>14190700
yeah, most of them come with phones attached

[Anonymous No.14190783]

>>14190710
>>14190714
so basically just some uninspired rehashes
well i guess if it aint broke dont fix it rolex business model

[Anonymous No.14190843]

>>14190659
Yeah I do but being a wristlet I could never pull one off

[Anonymous No.14190844]

>>14190700
If you're going for the late 1800's early 1900's aesthetic it's historically accurate

[Anonymous No.14190916]

>>14190659
Check out Brew Watches

[Anonymous No.14191077]

>>14190700
They are hopelessly dated and wearing one would only seem weird in this day and age.
Wonder if this will happen to watches at some point in the future.

[Anonymous No.14191106]

>>14190710
>>14190714
nice invictas

[Anonymous No.14191189]

>>14190710
>>14190714
BOORING
Rolex is incapable of any new innovation, just the same old designs over and over again every year

[Anonymous No.14191225]

>>14191189
> just the same old designs over and over again every year
Why change perfection?

[Anonymous No.14191272]

>>14191225
I bet you drive a Lada or something

[Anonymous No.14191282]

>>14190714
fucking snore jesus christ

[Anonymous No.14191295]

>>14190710
>>14190714
These look like fake mockups to me. Source?

[Anonymous No.14191338]

>>14191295
Google Rolex baselworld 2019

[Anonymous No.14191589]

>>14191338
nada

[Anonymous No.14191604]

>>14191589
>>14191295
Here's the WUS thread about it:
https://forums.watchuseek.com/f23/rolex-tudor-baselworld-2019-leaks-4915817.html
>The leaks are from RolexPassionReport.com, which has a terrible reputation and whoever runs it can't take criticism like an adult and will block you on any social media platform at the slightest hint of dissent. Could be a legitimate leak, could also be hardcore trolling by RPR. Take these leaks with a bucket of salt.

http://rolexpassionreport.com/26810/rolex-tudor-2019-basel-news/

[Anonymous No.14191642]

>>14190459
Post watches fit for honorable men who believe in a worthy cause.

[Anonymous No.14191668]

>>14191642

[Anonymous No.14191692]

>>14191642

[Anonymous No.14191696]

>>14191692
Fucking based combo

[Anonymous No.14191732]

[Anonymous No.14191749]

>>14191692
a e s t h e t

[Anonymous No.14191852]

>>14190714
Gaudy as fuck apart from the Batman.

>>14190710
Boring.

[Anonymous No.14191882]

>>14190714
So they put the bracelet of one watch on other watch. The whole "luxury mechanical watch" deal is so boring and nonsensical. Compare that to people that are actually trying to do new and better things, like Apple.

Since they use mechanical movements instead of quartz to justify prices (muh craftmanship), accuracy or quality in general can't be the selling factor. The only new thing that they can really come up with is silly little changes. BOOOORINGG

[Anonymous No.14191891]

>>14190675
I respect it for its quirkyness. But I think this is kinda a flop. Depending on if you can remove those endlinks. That and the 12 hour bezel kinda kills it for me.

[Anonymous No.14191897]

Why is /wt/ so dead recently?

[Anonymous No.14191904]

>>14191897
Dunno but I really don't come here anymore. Just stopped by due to baselworld.

[Anonymous No.14191912]

>>14191897
All the threadsplits are killing it

[Anonymous No.14191919]

>>14191897
>>14191904
These off center cases trigger my autism so much
How can you guys like those?

[Anonymous No.14191933]

>>14191897
thread splitting autists and trolls
too many shitters.
no original content.
thread(s) are simply the same crap posted ad nauseum.

[Anonymous No.14191964]

>>14191897
Because 2 years of dedicated trolling had largely succeeded in killing /wt/ stone dead, basically.

[Anonymous No.14191967]

>>14191964
>>14191897
>>14191904
Where do you go for horology discussions?
Reddit? WUS?
This place used to be so great, well tolerable, in the past.

[Anonymous No.14191987]

>>14191964
What's funny is that the happiest and most positive this thread has been in weeks were some people talking about their chinese shitter 1963's.

[Anonymous No.14192000]

>>14191967
Honestly I am not really into much watch talk lately. Just bores me. Pretty content with my collection too and only really waiting for GS to release a watch that checks all my boxes then I'm done desu.

[Anonymous No.14192023]

>>14191897
Come to us in discord, hungarobro.

[Anonymous No.14192046]

>>14191967
I used to visit WUS for finding out useful info on whatever shitter I was thinking of bidding on eBay for, but now it's virtually pointless.
Reddit is a tedious hugbox of insincere praise and circlejerking.
Personally I buy my watches for my own enjoyment, I'm not insecure enough to seek validation from strangers. I only post here because sometimes it's fun to just shitpost and have a laugh, but obviously lately a lot of the better posters have stopped posting.

[Anonymous No.14192069]

I think I'm gonna get this once it's released. Too bad it has a 7N01. I don't mind paying more if they come with 8J41.

[Anonymous No.14192105]

[Anonymous No.14192136]

>>14191904
Almost my perfect quartz grail (so far), only con being limited edition, and the slightly irregular rectangle 6, 9. I really like the split trapezium 12, regular rectangle and circles aesthetics.
SNZF17, MDV106-1A are cool cheap beaters.
MRW-200H is dirt tier cheap shit.
SNE441's trapezium is not split.
SRP775's rectangle are even worse.
You don't happen to know any other watches that fit the bill, do you? Seiko has so many designs/releases that it's hard to track all of them.

[Anonymous No.14192167]

>>14191897
Nice watch. I'm really into pvd coated watches now thanks to the Lagerfeld RO that was posted regularly here.

[Anonymous No.14192185]

COP? Y/N

Also HALP i need to know whats the BEST watch at the £600 mark. I don't need it to be swiss, but definitely do not want quartz.

Thanks sirs.

[Anonymous No.14192187]

>>14192185
Yes

[Anonymous No.14192193]

COP? Y/N

Also HALP i need to know whats the BEST watch at the £600 mark. I don't need it to be swiss, but definitely do not want quartz.

Thanks sirs.
>>14192187

[Anonymous No.14192220]

https://youtu.be/ApudlGh277Y

New TGV video. I now await Archie predictably making a video on why Brietling is for losers.

[Anonymous No.14192227]

>>14192193
>best watch at £600

SARB033. Objectively.

[Anonymous No.14192241]

>>14192227
>sarb033
>a 300 dollar watch
>now you say it's the best at 600
NOOOOPE
What made sarb033 good is that it was a lot of watch for 300, now it's just a little bit of watch for 600-700 usd.

[Anonymous No.14192386]

Moth trapping :)

[Anonymous No.14192392]

why do super rich people have the absolute worst taste in watches

[Anonymous No.14192400]

>>14192392
Because they don’t want a watch, they want a chunky bracelet that signals they spent over a million just because they could.

[Anonymous No.14192459]

hey /fa/ i'm looking to buy my first watch and want recommendations

max budget $130, can push to 150ish if necessary
looking for a 36-38mm dress watch
preferred gold frame
was thinking about dark dial, but could be convinced otherwise

any suggestions?

[Anonymous No.14192482]

>>14192459
Here's poorfaggot guide
imgur.com/a/NFMXDuK
I think 4 u, u will want 2 get a seiko 5
And then match it with a nice black leather strap from hirsch

[Anonymous No.14192485]

>>14192482
not exactly poorfag, but i'm in college and still figuring out what what style/aesthetic works for me
if i should spend more for a substantial benefit, then by all means, recommend me a better watch

[Anonymous No.14192505]

>>14192227
That's not the orient star, stowa, or citizen signature line.

[Anonymous No.14192528]

>tfw too poor for a steel automatic dress watch with a moon phase complication, applied roman numerals, and a blued second hand

[Anonymous No.14192681]

>>14192386
Kyle?

[Anonymous No.14192949]

>>14192459
Citizen eco-drive if you want quartz, Seiko 5 if mechanical.

[Anonymous No.14192991]

>>14192482
>>14192459
I'd recommend not getting gold tone watches
The color fades away within months and you will get a ugly looking watch.

[Anonymous No.14193039]

NEW THREAD

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[Anonymous No.14193051]

>>14193039
wtf are you doing?

[Anonymous No.14193060]

>>14193051
Just classic tudorfag trolling

[Anonymous No.14193061]

>>14190459
Either you literally are the same guy as the other thread's OP and you're just pretending to be in this rivalry; or you're actually dumb as shit.

Either way, fucking kys you retarded thread splitter.

[Anonymous No.14193064]

>>14193039
HALLLOOOWWW AND WELCOME TO JUST ONE MORE THREADSPLIT

[Anonymous No.14193067]

>>14193039
>>14193064
Just fuck off you absolute retard

[Anonymous No.14193144]

>tfw never ever
I really wish Tisell would do a 6o clock seconds version for their 40mm marine.

[Anonymous No.14193150]

>>14193060
That dumb curry nigger couldn't troll his way out of a paper bag

[Anonymous No.14193159]

>>14193144
There's plenty of watches with that look, look for Nomos for example.

[Anonymous No.14193168]

>>14193159
My whole point is about not having to pay 1500+ for a deck watch.

[Anonymous No.14193170]

>>14193168
Check out casio mtp-e150l

[Anonymous No.14193171]

thinking about buying the one on the left until i can afford the one on the right

[Anonymous No.14193186]

>>14193171
Quite solid plan they are very similar though
I might want to have only one of those blued hands dress watches in my collection.

[Anonymous No.14193197]

Just copped this.
Approved or not?

[Anonymous No.14193199]

>>14193197
It's a nice looking watch that can compliment an outfit. From an horology perspective, there isn't much to talk about.

[Anonymous No.14193212]

>>14193199
In the real world that’s a plus

[Anonymous No.14193217]

>>14193212
Correct. Most of us are simply going to buy a watch because it looks good. A tiny tiny fraction of buyers care about the technology.

[Anonymous No.14193225]

Opinions? Is a pearl dial too girly?

[Anonymous No.14193226]

>>14193225
I’m getting this one next month anyway.

[Anonymous No.14193231]

>>14193199
Just what I wanted.
It may not have any horological significance, but at least Timex is a brand with a long history and tradition.

[Anonymous No.14193256]

>>14193225
>>14193226
I'd go with pearl desu senpai
black dials are overused and bland

[Anonymous No.14193259]

>>14193256
For a rather expensive watch, at least for my postgraduate student’s budget, I’d rather go for the safe option. The mother of pearl is interesting though.

[Anonymous No.14193265]

>>14193225
Depends on the watch. That is an example where it works really well.

[Anonymous No.14193268]

Sinns 2019 watches are absolutely fucking hideous.

Literally too ugly to post here

[Anonymous No.14193271]

>>14193268
So exactly like those before 2019 then.

[Anonymous No.14193310]

What's the consensus on Zeppelins? I can't see them anywhere in sticky guides, so I assume them to be the pleb's choice. Any particular reason why? They seem eye-pleasing enough.

[Anonymous No.14193326]

Dailly reminded that Swiss = shit. Get yourself a casio, seiko or preferably support your own team and get an apple. :) Chicks dig apple watches btw, they dont have any fucking clue what ur gay little microbrandpenis is.

[Anonymous No.14193329]

>>14193310
The automatics are too expensive for what you’re getting.

The quartz MSRP is like $500 but you can get them on the grey market like Amazon for $200ish.

At that price they would be kinda ok but the quartz movement on them is fucking horrible. The second tick is jarring and ruins the whole thing.

If they made automatics at the quartz pricepoint (or at least engineer a mechaquartz so the movement doesn’t look so trash) I would have bought one, maybe even two by now. The dials are delightfully vintage.

[Anonymous No.14193485]

>>14193326
This is accurate, with the exception of the apple watch, no bitch will give your their roasted cunt because you have it.

[Anonymous No.14193488]

Bow before my supreme taste

[Anonymous No.14193498]

>>14193488
Why not trade those four shitters in for one quality timepiece?

[Anonymous No.14193503]

>>14193488

[Anonymous No.14193508]

>>14193326
Apple watches are technically Chinese, no?

No woman is going to notice and/or care about the watch you're wearing unless it's a Rolex or something of that nature. The fact that you own a watch and it isn't gauche is enough; brand is irrelevant. If she's like "oh daddy ur Rolex" that's bad.

[Anonymous No.14193548]

>>14193488
The Ball looks like ass, replace it with a chronograph and you're good.

[Anonymous No.14193559]

If I want something hat is already discontinued in a watch line will buying it off amazon net me a fake? What are the odds of fakery on grey market amazon seikos or casios?

[Anonymous No.14193575]

>>14193559
Suppliers still have stockpiles after discontinuation
I wouldn't be too worried with amazon

[Anonymous No.14193581]

>>14193488
Wear them in good health old chap
SIKE
SHITTEEERS GET A FUCKING SQUALEE PHUCKER
Sincerely, TGV

[Anonymous No.14193596]

Post Chad watches

[Anonymous No.14193604]

>>14193596
For some reason waiters here all have this style of Diesel watch (in more normal colors).

[Anonymous No.14193605]

>>14193310
One of the best vintage inspired manufacturers on the price point imo.

[Anonymous No.14193607]

>>14193596
3 bar isn't very chad

[Anonymous No.14193621]

>>14193596

[Anonymous No.14193634]

>>14193621
Dork watch.

[Anonymous No.14193642]

WAYWT /wt/?
>>14193604
I've fucking noticed this as well now you mention it. Is this a global thing, or just a UK thing?

[Anonymous No.14193683]

>>14193642

[Anonymous No.14193699]

>>14193642
That is a damn fine Rolex. What year / model?

[Anonymous No.14193737]

>>14193683
Whats the ref of this?

[Anonymous No.14193741]

>>14193596

[Anonymous No.14193796]

>>14193737
A939-5000
I have another one I got for 15 bucks on ebay awaiting a crystal swap

[Anonymous No.14193799]

>Can’t find my watch online for sale anywhere
Feels good man.
Chronoswiss Klassik in rosegold with red enamel dial

[Anonymous No.14193813]

>>14193799
different lighting

[Anonymous No.14193817]

>>14193799
What race are you? Arab? Poo in the loo?

[Anonymous No.14193818]

>>14193799

[Anonymous No.14193819]

>>14193817
white

[Anonymous No.14193836]

>>14193796
Is that shipping included?
Those look nice I might cop one

[Anonymous No.14193850]

>>14193813
>>14193799
>>14193818
This has to be the most pimp watch on this while board
Congrats, you are a true player (or a huge sissy faggot)

[Anonymous No.14193863]

>>14193850
>He hasn’t seen the guy posting with his Langes, Pateks, APs, Rolexes and etc.

[Anonymous No.14193892]

[Anonymous No.14193900]

Watches are overpriced shitty bracelets, anyway, who the fuck cares about them when you can just get a computer phone for the same price and be able to do a bazillion more things, including telling the time.

[Anonymous No.14193910]

>>14193900
Kill yourself you stupid fucking retard.

[Anonymous No.14193913]

>>14193910
hi tudorfag

[Anonymous No.14193921]

>>14193900

[Anonymous No.14193940]

>>14193683
Nice forest w2rai

[Anonymous No.14193957]

>>14193921
Nta but I have one of those for work and it's literally the perfect watch if you own a phone

[Anonymous No.14193988]

>>14193957
> I have one of those for work
> I have one of those
Yikes.

[Anonymous No.14194033]

>>14193892
nice invicta homage

[Anonymous No.14194087]

>>14194033
*yawn*

[Anonymous No.14194092]

Recs?
>~$250
>Dress Watch
>Brown Leather
>38-40mm

Started recent job with IBM

[Anonymous No.14194095]

Which one of you fuckers is this?

[Anonymous No.14194131]

>>14194092
Any quartz you like in the mall.

At that price point your not getting anything worth discussing in terms of build quality or technical details.

[Anonymous No.14194136]

>>14194131
okay what about $600?

[Anonymous No.14194143]

>>14194136
Tissot visodate

[Anonymous No.14194316]

>>14194136

[Anonymous No.14194352]

>>14193892
This is just embarrassing.

[Anonymous No.14194411]

>>14194352
Personally I really like it. I may even buy it.

[Anonymous No.14194516]

It's been a while since I visited /g/. They moved the threads to /fa/ now?

[Anonymous No.14194546]

>>14194516
It was constantly trolled on /g/ so the mods moved it instead of banning people. It's still trolled now.

[Anonymous No.14194596]

>>14193310
I bought this chrono with a modified russian poljot P3133, handwind movement. It's solid, no problems yet.
I paid about 579€ at that time. Their automatic versions of this chrono were about 1200€ with a valjoux movement.
I love the dial and the color. Their quartz ones are a bit overpriced for what they are but still cheaper than the mechanical ones if you like the style. Zeppelin is nothing special and has no heritage, it's a sister company of Junkers, i think. But a solid watch with a great vintages styling.

[Anonymous No.14194614]

Nomos made a few sport models for baselworld. two nomos tangentes and this club with a date.

I really like the bracelet, but
>3K€ watch
>straight endlinks
Fuck them, that's just lazy. Also the club looks better in smal with no date.

[Anonymous No.14194625]

>>14193596
Chad only wears Daniel Wellington (because it's affordable luxury and looks great with ripped skinny jeans & an unbuttoned camelhair coat), Diesel and Invicta (big, tough and manly, brah).

[Anonymous No.14194626]

Junghans meister classic or stowa marine Roman.

Help me chose boys.

[Anonymous No.14194635]

>>14193064

[Anonymous No.14194648]

>>14194614
Here is their bracelet, Looks exactly like the one from the new cartier santos. But the cartier has a push button instead of screws.
I like this trend of individually removable links.
>>14194626
Get the hans, i would get one with their metal bracelets. The leather ones look boring. The stowa is too big. There are smaller watches with roman numerals. The stowa looks bad proportioned, at least for me.

[Anonymous No.14194667]

>>14194626
>Junghans meister classic
>self-winding movement caliber j820.4

Is that an in-house movement?

[Anonymous No.14194677]

>>14194648
>Get the hans, i would get one with their metal bracelets. The leather ones look boring. The stowa is too big. There are smaller watches with roman numerals. The stowa looks bad proportioned, at least for me.

Aight, thanks. Really like the Roman numerals. You know any good looking watches with Roman numerals?

[Anonymous No.14194750]

Anyone ever use shopping in japan . com for a watch?
Some stuff there is like 50 bucks cheaper than seiya.

[Anonymous No.14194764]

>>14194614
I fucking LOVE that watch, but they made it 42mm so this made me very angry. I've been waiting for them to make a model I really want, and now they did, except it's FUCKING HUGE.... OMG I HATE NOMOS SO MUCH NOW

[Anonymous No.14194777]

>>14190459
I know these are just ap/pp copies but I really love how they look. Cop or not?

[Anonymous No.14194823]

>>14194667

No, 7750 derivative.

[Anonymous No.14194828]

Can anyone ID this watch?

[Anonymous No.14194856]

>>14194677
I liked this reimond weil, the case is nicely made and proportions are good. 500 bucks tho.
Google for "roman numeral watch" you will find something there.
Also try to insert brand names after these thre words so you can narrow down your search.

[Anonymous No.14194862]

>>14194777
>but I really love how they look

Of course no anon, let others dictate what you should buy....
If you like it, buy it. Nobody will bat an eye, it's a homage, not a fake, there are countless submariner homages so there should be no problem with this one.

[Anonymous No.14194896]

>>14194677
Maybe you like the cartier tank. I do, and finding a good homage was hard. But then i find myself a quartz shitter for about 40€.
Alpha Saphir 342B.
Pic shows the D model but that was the only decent picture. The B model is in silver and has this leather bracelet.
I really like it, it cured my tank itch.

[Anonymous No.14194982]

>>14193596
is this a chad watch? i'm actually considering buying it.

[Anonymous No.14194983]

>>14194982
along with this one.

[Anonymous No.14195002]

>>14194982
>>14194983
For the love of god don’t do this. Not chad. Chav.

[Anonymous No.14195091]

>>14195002
why not?

[Anonymous No.14195112]

I have broken 3 watches

give me something stronk

[Anonymous No.14195130]

What watch style is this? Specifically, what's it called where the numbers are replaced with quartz like this? I fucking love it. It's flashy enough without being faggy or obnoxious.

[Anonymous No.14195138]

>>14195112

[Anonymous No.14195155]

Nomos watches have in-house movements?

[Anonymous No.14195160]

>>14194856
>>14194896
Thanks a lot.

[Anonymous No.14195163]

>>14195155
https://nomos-glashuette.com/en/watchmaking/nomos-movements/miracle-movements

[Anonymous No.14195182]

>>14194143
Wanna cop but 40 mm is on the big side. How does it wear ?

[Anonymous No.14195190]

>Mfw the watch my dad gave me keeps getting water in it
I mean, I know it's like a 20$ watch but I wore it everywhere. It used to be waterproof but it's been through a lot I guess so every time I swim there's some moisture in it. I'm a lifeguard so I'm looking for a watch that'll work underwater and shit like that.
>Inb4 someone recommends some goddamned "tacticool" g-shock watch with a massive face and random angles everywhere
I'd like to keep it simple, analogue or digital works fine. My wrist is 6.5 (ish) inches so I think the chart says 38-40 mm. Idk what bracelet option I want, although I understand leather definitely isn't an option. Let's have my budget be 100$, because I'm an 18 year old lifeguard poorfag and I don't want to be hurting too much if I somehow break it

[Anonymous No.14195198]

>>14195190
https://imgur.com/a/NFMXDuK

[Anonymous No.14195293]

>>14195190
Vostok amphibia plus a nice silicon strap, although you'd have to handwind it at some point every day.

[Anonymous No.14195567]

The best sub £500 watch pair?

[Anonymous No.14195571]

>>14195293
Having the same lume plots all around is shit and useless.

[Anonymous No.14195585]

New Arnies.

Fucking ace.

[Anonymous No.14195595]

>>14195567
>>14195585

[Anonymous No.14195599]

>>14195585
Why did they make the pushers so comically huge.

[Anonymous No.14195601]

are victorinoux watches good? or just fashion armani tier quality wise

[Anonymous No.14195604]

>>14195601
They are actually pretty good, Swiss made watches, usually recommended among watches in the same price tier.

I’ve considered getting the GMT as it’s one of the few decent ones available under $500.

[Anonymous No.14195611]

>>14195585
>solar
Perfect, they will be cheap enough to pick one up for shits, giggles and memes.

[Anonymous No.14195613]

>>14195585
Looks great. Do they do it in 40mm for my slender girl wrists?

[Anonymous No.14195615]

>>14195613
It’s going to be about 48mm if the leaks are true.

[Anonymous No.14195657]

>>14195567

[Anonymous No.14195664]

GS want $76k for this.

[Anonymous No.14195668]

>>14195664
Seiko are following Tudor and Rolex’s approach of “it’s fucking nothing” for Baselworld it seems.

[Anonymous No.14195670]

> $57k
> $27k
> $7.6k

[Anonymous No.14195674]

The 50th anniversary is coming, will Seiko make a commemorative piece to nuking the Swiss?

[Anonymous No.14195678]

>>14195674
They already did for the 40th anniversary though.

[Anonymous No.14195688]

>>14195664
>>14195670
>snowflake dial without the fucking power reserve on the dial
FUCK YES

[Anonymous No.14195690]

>>14195571
In case you have it on your wrist sideways or upside down? The fuck are you on about?

[Anonymous No.14195694]

>>14195690
It's often very hard to tell which marker is the 12 o'clock one.

[Anonymous No.14195695]

>>14195688
neither of those pics has snowflake dial do they?

[Anonymous No.14195700]

>>14195664
It's going to have this movement, which is entirely hand-finished.

[Anonymous No.14195701]

>>14195695
Yes they do lol.

[Anonymous No.14195703]

>>14195664
>>14195670
>38.5 x 9.8mm
>handmade movement on the two most spensive ones

Not sure about the etching on the top model with the snowflake dial, but these might just be my new grail.

[Anonymous No.14195708]

>>14195701
>>14195703
The snowflake dial is a fluffy/powdery finish that doesn't looks like any "snowflake" I've seen

[Anonymous No.14195709]

>>14195700
Pic related is the exact movement in these new Grand Seikos.
It's the 9R02, a slight update over that 7R14.

https://www.grand-seiko.com/global-en/about/movement/springdrive/9r02

[Anonymous No.14195710]

>>14195708
You have autism.
They are very clearly snowflake dials.

>The dial features the celebrated "Snowflake" pattern
https://www.grand-seiko.com/global-en/collections/sbgz001j

[Anonymous No.14195713]

>>14195709
I wish more watches had a power reserve indicator on the back, why haven't anyone else thought of this?

[Anonymous No.14195716]

thoughts on this watch?

[Anonymous No.14195717]

>>14194626
Whichever is cheaper

[Anonymous No.14195718]

>>14195710
on my monitor the first picture looks like textured, etched metal not snowflake. whatever

[Anonymous No.14195719]

>>14195713
Fuck that. PR should be on the front but subdued.

[Anonymous No.14195720]

>>14195718
Bro, that pattern is the snowflake pattern.
It might have a slightly different surface hue, but the pattern is unmistakable.

[Anonymous No.14195723]

>>14195719
Maybe if it's hand winding only, but if it's automatic you don't need to check the power reserve while wearing the watch.

[Anonymous No.14195724]

>>14195723
>but if it's automatic you don't need to check the power reserve while wearing the watch
If your activity level is too low for a few days an automatic might not make it through the night

[Anonymous No.14195728]

>>14195724
Really? Or are you just pulling that out of your ass? In any case most people don't sleep with their watch on so you can just check the power reserve indicator on the back before going to sleep.

[Anonymous No.14195731]

LMAO

[Anonymous No.14195733]

>>14195728
>Really?
Of course. Lounging around marathoning tv series or working the WASD keys all day for example doesn't wind the watch much.

[Anonymous No.14195734]

>Mood for Basel 2019
>Thanks, I hate it

everything is just awful shit nobody wants

[Anonymous No.14195739]

New spring drive MM.

A year ago I was this close to buying an MM300, but in the end I couldn't stand the inaccuracy of that unregulated 8L35 movement (neat though it may be).
This SD version fixes that beautifully.

Between this and the new Snowflakes, Seiko is really hitting all the right marks for me, Jesus o'Christ.
Not sure if I could get over that fucking X on the dial though.

[Anonymous No.14195740]

>>14195724
>>14195733
My 6r15 never ran out of juice and I work at home at my computer all day, without even a commute.

[Anonymous No.14195742]

>>14195734
>not excited about a PR-less snowflake with handmade movement that's below 40mm and around 10mm thick
pleb

[Anonymous No.14195745]

>>14195739
It's titanium too.

[Anonymous No.14195748]

>>14195745
HNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNG

[Anonymous No.14195750]

>>14195745
huh they fixed the shit I don't like about the old model. The end links, the beyblade bezel,
>titanium
Aww damn it.

[Anonymous No.14195753]

>>14195750
Nothing but advantages from titanium.

[Anonymous No.14195767]

>>14195748
>>14195745
>>14195739
>>14195731

[Anonymous No.14195770]

>>14195739
>power reserve on the dial
into the trash it goes

[Anonymous No.14195773]

>>14195770
I usually hate the SD power reserves, but on a tool watch I totally dig it. Especially since it's not cut out of the dial.

[Anonymous No.14195775]

>>14195745
>>14195748
>>14195739
>46mm

OH NO NONO nono

[Anonymous No.14195776]

>>14195775
That's the case.
The dial itself is pretty small on Marinemasters, so they wear like 42mm.

[Anonymous No.14195778]

Hey guys, Im planning on getting my first automatic wristwatch.
Is pic related a good choice?
Im open to other options at this price range..

[Anonymous No.14195780]

>>14195776
>16mm thickness
>52mm lug to lug

ahahah AHAHAHAAHAHAHAHHAHAA

[Anonymous No.14195783]

>>14195780
Wristlet detected.

[Anonymous No.14195785]

>>14195783
>bigger than hublot diesel negroshit

AHAAAHAHAA

[Anonymous No.14195788]

>>14195700
>>14195709
They use a full plate because it hides the electronics. It's no Lange or Patek.

[Anonymous No.14195789]

>>14195716
bump

[Anonymous No.14195792]

>>14195785
>>14195780
Marinemaster 300s wear smaller than the Pelagos.

[Anonymous No.14195808]

>>14190459
are these new sumos?

[Anonymous No.14195810]

>>14195739
Fuck me why do I have bitch wrists. Will gym fix that?

[Anonymous No.14195812]

>>14195808
hands are better, but still ugly

bezel numerals are slightly less obnoxious too which is a plus

[Anonymous No.14195819]

>>14195808
The green one looks a lot like the LE MM. Will consider of they're less than $500.

[Anonymous No.14195822]

>>14195792
>wear smaller
>clearly thicker and chunkier than the pelagos by a lot
>might be shorter L2L by 1mm but probably just due to angle and thumb coverage
>44m not like 46mm new release

Oof

[Anonymous No.14195831]

>>14195808
Nice Submariner homages

[Anonymous No.14195837]

>>14195130
Just check any brands ladies watches segment.

[Anonymous No.14195839]

>>14195808
They come with a new low beat movement with improved power reserves.

[Anonymous No.14195840]

>>14195182
Visodate is a fatfuck. I dont mind the diameter but the thickness of fucking 13mm is horrible for a dress watch

[Anonymous No.14195844]

>>14195822
>clearly thicker and chunkier than the pelagos by a lot
Bullshit.
You're talking differences of maybe 1mm here and there.

The MM300 wears smaller than the Tudors because the bezel and dial are smaller.
It also wears thinner because the case flanks actually have shape to them, rather than being slab-sided like the Tudor. Picrel.

>44m not like 46mm new release
The new release is 44.8mm, not 46.
Oof.

[Anonymous No.14195846]

I wish they would have put these dials and hands in literally anything other than a tuna

[Anonymous No.14195850]

>>14195788
There are electronics yes, and?

Show me a Lange or Patek with this kind of beveling.

[Anonymous No.14195857]

>>14195850

[Anonymous No.14195859]

>>14195857
There is no comparison.
The PP bevels are thinner, flatter, and not finished as well.

[Anonymous No.14195861]

>>14195850
They hide the electronics because it looks ugly and cheap.

[Anonymous No.14195866]

>>14195742
>wanting to spend up to 70 grand plus on a fucking Grand Seiko
I like GS, and would happily spend five grand on one, but they are seriously out of their minds if they think people are going to spend Patek money on a fucking Seiko.

[Anonymous No.14195868]

>>14195861
They hide them yes, but not because they're cheap. Picrel.
Ugly is matter of opinion. I personally wouldn't mind if they were visible. Tons of watches have neat visible electronics.

[Anonymous No.14195870]

>>14195866
If I had money to burn like that, I'd buy that GS over a PP in a heartbeat.

[Anonymous No.14195871]

>>14195850
Was that polished with the hard-on you have for GS? It's small enough.

[Anonymous No.14195876]

>>14195871
I have a hard-on for finishing.
Try not to get too butthurt about it.

[Anonymous No.14195878]

>>14195871
BTFO. FUCKING KEK

[Anonymous No.14195881]

>>14195866
As a Patek and GS owner I agree. I really really like >14195664 but for that kind of money I could get so many great PP Complications. GS are trying to position themselves at the top tier of HH but they are a long way off. Even the cheapest option here >>14195670 doesn't even offer good value for money since they've started to increase prices.

[Anonymous No.14195885]

>>14195881
There's a lot more manual craftsmanship that goes into those GSs than in any PP of the same and much higher price.
Your ideas of how pricing work are moronic.

[Anonymous No.14195887]

>>14195885
How many GS do you own?

[Anonymous No.14195888]

>>14195885
Source? You're talking out of your ass just because omfg anglage!

[Anonymous No.14195891]

>>14195887
None.

>>14195888
The level of finishing is much higher on every part of the watch.

[Anonymous No.14195892]

>>14195891
Opinion, not facts and certainly not a source.

[Anonymous No.14195893]

>>14195891
I own two and three Pateks and can confirm you're talking out of your ass. GS are good but they aren't the best watches in the world. Not even close. Patek are still in the top 3.

[Anonymous No.14195901]

BRO. IT'S BETTER THAN LANGE AND PATEK BRO.

[Anonymous No.14195905]

>>14195892
>Opinion
No.

[Anonymous No.14195906]

>>14195893
See >>14195905

>>14195901
As longs as you're not butthurt lel.

[Anonymous No.14195907]

>>14195901
Bro, listen to me, I don't own any Grand Seikos or Langes and Pateks but they're better than Lange and Patek bro. Trust me bro. They spend more hours on finishing. Bro fuck a source bro, I just think they do.

[Anonymous No.14195910]

>>14195907
The level of finishing is much higher on that GS movement.
The total quantity of hours worked on an intricage Lange movement may be greater because of the greater number of parts.

[Anonymous No.14195911]

£4500 Rolex - +6 seconds per day
£250 shitter Citizen automatic - +0.3 seconds per day.

Mechanical watches are retarded.

[Anonymous No.14195912]

>>14195907
100% tThis. I think we should stop responding to the idiot as he just seems to be trolling for (You)'s

[Anonymous No.14195914]

>>14195911
It's almost as if people don't buy mechanical watches for their accuracy alone.

[Anonymous No.14195916]

>when she sees a seiko on your wrist

[Anonymous No.14195917]

>>14195893
>GS are good but they aren't the best watches in the world. Not even close. Patek are still in the top 3.
You sound like a 12 year old.

[Anonymous No.14195919]

>when she sees a Rolex on your wrist

[Anonymous No.14195920]

>>14195917
Thanks. I wish I still looked like one.

[Anonymous No.14195923]

>>14195917
Here's his collection, I value the opinion of someone who has actually handled and owned watches they're critiquing.

[Anonymous No.14195924]

>>14195923
>I value the opinion of someone who has actually handled and owned watches they're critiquing.
This isn't a matter of opinion.
See >>14195905

[Anonymous No.14195929]

>>14195924
>See my cherry-picked photos
Fuck off will ya?

[Anonymous No.14195933]

>>14195929
That's an 810k watch.
You have to go that high with Patek to get that kind of movement finishing.
And then I'm willing to bet the hands have stamping marks on them.
And then there's the window alignments, pic related.

[Anonymous No.14195937]

I don't really like patek and I do plan to get a Grand Seiko, but 70k for one is just way too much. You could get a Lange and Sohne while still having money left over to get a regular Grand Seiko.

>but if you're buying car priced watches you shouldn't care
I can and I will, even if I were that rich I wouldn't pay $500 for a sandwich just because.

>>14195753
It's mostly a good thing, but it will eventually turn a dull grey
>>14195716
There are better eco drive citizens, try looking more on amazon
>>14195778
Tell us what you like about it and we can make suggestions. It is not a bad choice, but maybe there is something more suitable?

[Anonymous No.14195938]

>>14195929
>>14195933
Muh price. Classic tactic of moving the goalposts.

>Show me a Lange or Patek with this kind of beveling.

[Anonymous No.14195943]

42k CHF, MUH PRICE. MUH ANGLAGE. MUH GRAND SEIKO

[Anonymous No.14195944]

>>14195866
>>14195881
To be fair, those models are styled like Grand Seikos, but they are actually made by Credor's micro-artist studio, which are same small team that do the haute Credor models. The GS 8-day range are basically Credor Eichi II's in GS clothing.

Not that you'd necessarily have a different opinion of micro-artist studio Credors vs Patek, but at least the comparison should be made on the right terms.

[Anonymous No.14195945]

>>14195938
Right, and you showed me a Lange with comparable finishing, but it's nearly 1MM.

>>14195938
>>14195943
These are definitely not at the level of those credor movements.

Only the chime hammer on that 800k Patek and those wheel spokes are about at that level.

[Anonymous No.14195946]

>>14195945
>Right, and you showed me a Lange with comparable finishing
*PP

[Anonymous No.14195947]

BRO. SHOW ME BRO. FUCK PATEK BRO. NOT AT THE LEVEL OF GRAND SEIKO BRO.

[Anonymous No.14195949]

THAT PATEK BRO? SHITS SUBPAR TO GRAND SEIKO BRO. BANZAAAAAIII

[Anonymous No.14195956]

>>14195947
>>14195949
These bevels are about the same as Lange bevels, i.e. narrow and shallow.
They are not comparable to those GS bevels, which are done in the style of Dufour.

Also, have you checked your blood pressure recently?

[Anonymous No.14195960]

>>14195938
Not the guy you're arguing with, but I don't believe that Patek or Lange do curved anglage, which has become one of the signatures of Credor's micro-artist studio. Its the same style of anglage done by Philippe Dufour and which has to be entirely polished manually, by hand, freehand. It's an extremely skill and labour intensive compared to doing flat angled anglage where jigs and small powered tools can be used to speed up the process.

Lange does it all manually and freehand on their tourbillon cages though, because the inside radii and corners are impossible to do any other way.

[Anonymous No.14195966]

>>14195960
this

See https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O9nm1HfU2Y8&t=116s

[Anonymous No.14195968]

>>14195960
Patek and Lange does their anglage manually, period.

[Anonymous No.14195970]

>>14195968
Not like Dufour or micro-artist studio do it.

[Anonymous No.14195971]

New thread:

>>14195969
>>14195969
>>14195969

[Anonymous No.14195976]

>>14195947
lel there's an empty screwhole in that cased-up watch.
Classic Patek.

[Anonymous No.14195990]

>>14195968
By hand, as it is used in watchmaking, does not mean done entirely without handheld powered tools. Patek does use jigs and small hand-held powered polishing tools in applying black polish to movement components and anglage, and you can see so yourself with your own eyes in the video walkthrough of Patek done by TheWatches.TV:

https://youtu.be/ZSk2a91nh-s?t=314

Typically the only parts of flat angled anglage that will be cut and polished entirely manually by Patek and Lange are areas where jigs and powered tools cannot reach, such as complex curves, inside curves, and corners like on tourbillon cages.

Dufour an Credor, on the other hand, polish their anglage entirely manually using polishing compounds applied small pieces of wood. This is a much more labour intensive process than what is one by Patek an Lange for anglage.

[Anonymous No.14195998]

>>14195990
>This is a much more labour intensive process than what is one by Patek an Lange for anglage.
The difference in visual effect is also night and day.

[Anonymous No.14196006]

>>14195844
>talking about pelagos
>post a followup picture of Black Bay

you're retarded bye

>it's only 1mm smaller from being a dinner plate!

top lol

[Anonymous No.14196009]

>>14196006
>post a followup picture of Black Bay
They have pretty much the exact same case, you derp.

>it's only 1mm smaller from being a dinner plate!
And despite being 1mm larger, they look smaller.
Weird how actually having a case shape other than "box" can do that, huh?

Also, lol@u 4 claiming the Pelagos is a dinner plate. It's one of the most popular luxury divers to come out in the past decade.

[Anonymous No.14196047]

>>14195937
I like the dial format.

[Anonymous No.14196127]

>>14195937
>70k for a GS is just way too much. You could get a Lange and Sohne
t. brand whore.

[Anonymous No.14196181]

Is it /fa/? It's my great grandfather's old watch. What watchband should I get? Is a blue nato strap the safest option?

[Anonymous No.14196217]

>>14194764
Yeah, they are retarded. But i guarantee you that smaller models could follow soon. They just made a new bracelet so making one for their 36mm club wont take long.

[Anonymous No.14196369]

>>14196181
Your pep-pep was a patrician. I recommend finding a vintage-style rubber strap for it. It works on my old Amphibias.

[Anonymous No.14196446]

>>14195716

I like it. Cool field watch aesthetic, and eco drive is a cool system. What does it cost?

Also do you know if they used the blue lume or the green? Citizens blue lume is considerably better..

[Anonymous No.14196454]

>>14195733

I sometimes spend 12 hours a day or more behind a computer (8 hours of work and some shitposting) and I've never had my 7s26 stop while wearing it. Just how passive do you have to be for that to happen?

[Anonymous No.14196644]

>>14196369
Is the old 090 18mm?

[Anonymous No.14196920]

>>14196644
ye

[Anonymous No.14197053]

>>14195937
>There are better eco drive citizens
better in what way?

[Anonymous No.14197055]

>>14196181

What this guy said >>14196369
A nice black leather would look pretty nice too if you're not planning on taking it diving.

[Anonymous No.14197201]

>>14196920
Man that's fucked even though the case is smaller.

[Anonymous No.14197239]

>>14197201
Nah, the proportions are pretty well balanced with 18mm lugs.

[Anonymous No.14197544]

>>14196047
I actually can't think of another watch where the date is a circle around the entire watch for that budget. You may want to look at the SARW series seiko or a gavox aurora for ones where it's still a hand for the date, but I'm reaching at that point.
>>14196127
Retard, I even said to get a regular GS too
>>14197053
They look better