/fa/ - Fashion - #14892082

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/wt/ - Watch Thread: based Seamaster edition Anonymous Fri Dec 27 20:44:27 2019 No.14892082 [Reply] [Original]

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

Required viewing for new people:

> https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=07JOiZOKVR0 [Embed]

Guides:

> Watch essentials 102: https://pastebin.com/Rc77hhXV
> Purchasing used watches: https://pastebin.com/f44aJKy2
> Purchasing straps: https://pastebin.com/SwRysprE
> Guide for poorfag plebs: https://imgur.com/a/NFMXDuK

Should I buy this fashion brand watch?

> Scroll through this album first:
> https://imgur.com/a/6CNO8

Should I buy this Seiko watch?

> Fuck off

"Suggest a watch for me."

> Ideally you should be aiming to spend a minimum of 12% of your gross salary on watches each year for the rest of your life, with this figure increasing as you age. As a rough rule of thumb, your annual watch budget can be expressed as half your age as a percentage. For example in 2019, if you make 150K and are age 40, you should be looking to spend 20% of your salary, or around 30K, on a watch that year - so buying a Rolex 116619LB would be a good choice.

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>>	Anonymous Fri Dec 27 23:19:29 2019 No.14892351 File: 122 KB, 800x800, 1577419215070.jpg [View same] [iqdb] [saucenao] [google] >not having double tourbillons

>>	Anonymous Sat Dec 28 04:04:43 2019 No.14892733 >>14892351 That has zero tourbillons.

>>	Anonymous Sat Dec 28 04:10:24 2019 No.14892744 File: 99 KB, 1440x960, y not both.jpg [View same] [iqdb] [saucenao] [google] C A S I O

>>	Anonymous Sat Dec 28 04:15:21 2019 No.14892757 File: 111 KB, 800x450, 1548821684733.jpg [View same] [iqdb] [saucenao] [google] I need a second opinion. Is that a fucking Omega Speedmaster Professional in this wristwatch grabbag?

>>	Anonymous Sat Dec 28 04:17:57 2019 No.14892762 >>14892744 Which is the nicest gold model casio?

>>	Anonymous Sat Dec 28 04:25:29 2019 No.14892781 File: 120 KB, 800x450, 1573541778143.jpg [View same] [iqdb] [saucenao] [google] >>14892757 This is a better picture. What were they thinking with this?

>>	Anonymous Sat Dec 28 04:26:15 2019 No.14892783 >>14892757 With the subdials spaced that far out it's definitely not a professional. If you're really lucky it might be a speedmaster reduced, but it's probably just a fake.

>>	Anonymous Sat Dec 28 04:27:45 2019 No.14892787 File: 25 KB, 505x607, 1577525257576.jpg [View same] [iqdb] [saucenao] [google] uber poorfag here, just wanna ask a question. how do you pay for your rolex assuming you get it from your ad? do you pay straight up with cash or credit card? thanks

>>	Anonymous Sat Dec 28 04:31:37 2019 No.14892794 >>14892787 Pay with a credit card to get points and then pay off the card balance at the end of the month, just like any other purchase I make. If they have a discount for paying with debit then I'll do that.

>>	Anonymous Sat Dec 28 04:35:24 2019 No.14892798 >>14892794 thanks. how much do you have to pay per month?

>>	Anonymous Sat Dec 28 04:36:43 2019 No.14892799 >>14892781 Looks like a Speedy Reduced (shitter), the listing probably has some small print saying "picture is representative and may differ from what you receive" and the picture is bait. >>14892787 The same way you'd pay for a pack of beer.

>>	Anonymous Sat Dec 28 04:38:28 2019 No.14892802 >>14892781 It's a Speedy Reduced. Either fake or put there and won't actually be included.

>>	Anonymous Sat Dec 28 04:43:58 2019 No.14892804 >>14892787 the same way how you'd pay a car I think

>>	Anonymous Sat Dec 28 04:44:39 2019 No.14892805 >>14892757 That's either the Speedy reduced or a fake Speedy, fakes have a similar spaced dial layout as the reduced, and the 3/6/9 markers are cut in half by the dials.

>>	Anonymous Sat Dec 28 04:44:53 2019 No.14892806 File: 193 KB, 1920x1280, superlative chronometer.jpg [View same] [iqdb] [saucenao] [google] >>14892762 The gold world time and the new "vintage series" are nice too.

Anonymous Sat Dec 28 07:06:59 2019 No.14892905
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Finally bought a shitter to replace my skx013 that I've worn since 2013. The second hand stopped moving and the watchmaker quoted me 130$ to service it. I would eventually find a nh35 and replace the movement but in the meantime i'm done with automatics.

Anyway the new shitter is alba aefd530. The size is similar to skx013 and uses a seiko solar movement. Will post pics once it's here.

>>	Anonymous Sat Dec 28 07:40:13 2019 No.14892949 >>14892905 whats the purpose of this watch? everyday beater?

>>	Anonymous Sat Dec 28 07:50:36 2019 No.14892959 >>14892949 Yeah although I do have a dress watch for meetings etc.

>>	Anonymous Sat Dec 28 08:10:17 2019 No.14892992 >>14892959 are dress watch necessary for meetings? what kind of meetings are you attending? i work in tech and i only own a casio digital unironically. granted that my meetings are with product owner/product managers not some big time investors.

>>	Anonymous Sat Dec 28 08:13:20 2019 No.14893001 Does anyone have any family watches with stories behind them?

>>	Anonymous Sat Dec 28 08:15:10 2019 No.14893005 File: 89 KB, 1440x960, the meme.jpg [View same] [iqdb] [saucenao] [google] >>14892992 Post watch

Anonymous Sat Dec 28 08:17:10 2019 No.14893009

>>14892992
I'm a junior accountant (in a 3rd world country, so I'm poor by your standards). I just want to look my best when meeting with clients. My boss/mentor wears a shitty tag heuer every day though so I don't think it matters too much. It's just a personal preference I guess. Makes me feel more confident.

>>	Anonymous Sat Dec 28 08:35:40 2019 No.14893035 File: 781 KB, 3000x4000, 1577540127827.jpg [View same] [iqdb] [saucenao] [google] >>14893005 this >>14892787 and pic related >>14893009 > Makes me feel more confident. good for you. i wish i can say the same thing for myself

>>	Anonymous Sat Dec 28 09:42:28 2019 No.14893101 File: 2.98 MB, 1920x1080, speedmaster split.webm [View same] [iqdb] [saucenao] [google] posting best speedmaster

>>	Anonymous Sat Dec 28 10:02:12 2019 No.14893137 >>14893101 Is that one of them quartz/auto spring drive hybrids?

>>	Anonymous Sat Dec 28 10:12:40 2019 No.14893152 File: 3.02 MB, 3840x2160, seiko speedmaster.jpg [View same] [iqdb] [saucenao] [google] >>14893137 No this is from the early 80's The worlds first quartz analog chronograph. The seiko speedmaster AKA: the best speedmaster.

>>	Anonymous Sat Dec 28 10:17:03 2019 No.14893155 >>14893035 How's the bracelet? Worth the extra money?

>>	Anonymous Sat Dec 28 10:19:21 2019 No.14893161 It’s up! Get in here, gents. https://youtu.be/8Aaz9tUSnqI

>>	Anonymous Sat Dec 28 10:21:17 2019 No.14893167 File: 3.16 MB, 4148x3111, SD&GMTII.jpg [View same] [iqdb] [saucenao] [google]

>>	Anonymous Sat Dec 28 10:22:08 2019 No.14893168 >>14893155 yeah its comfy and the price difference between the bracelet and resin is negligible at least when i bought it.

>>	Anonymous Sat Dec 28 10:22:36 2019 No.14893169 >>14893161 I have no idea who this person is.

Anonymous Sat Dec 28 10:22:39 2019 No.14893170
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>>14892082
I'm assuming nobody gives a fuck about microbrands here. I pre-ordered a Nodus Sector Sequoia a few days ago and I'm fairly excited about it.
It's probably going to be my daily beater for a while and the regulated NH38 should be fairly low maintenance.

>>	Anonymous Sat Dec 28 10:25:46 2019 No.14893176 File: 52 KB, 685x564, no crownguard.jpg [View same] [iqdb] [saucenao] [google] >>14893170

>>	Anonymous Sat Dec 28 10:33:15 2019 No.14893186 File: 58 KB, 1280x868, 4F371189-637A-42BD-B05B-9881FDDB1810.jpg [View same] [iqdb] [saucenao] [google] >>14893167

Anonymous Sat Dec 28 10:39:29 2019 No.14893190
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>usually wear a rolex datejust 41 two-tone yg and literally never received a comment about it from anyone even once
>wear a g-shock my mom gifted me for Christmas and receive 4 compliments in a single day
Explain this.

>>	Anonymous Sat Dec 28 10:45:40 2019 No.14893196 File: 57 KB, 560x750, 57bc2a7bffda64a657e218cc47a1049c.jpg [View same] [iqdb] [saucenao] [google] >>14893167 >Coke bezel Patrician detected

>>	Anonymous Sat Dec 28 10:45:43 2019 No.14893197 >>14893190 The datejust looks like a generic "old person" watch. They have no idea what the fuck they're wearing they don't even use the internet. So whatever they're wearing is inherently uninteresting to normies.

Anonymous Sat Dec 28 11:08:24 2019 No.14893223
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What you're seeing in pic is the Seiko logo on the dial reflected off the BACK of the seconds hand, and then in turn reflected off the front of the minute hand.

>>	Anonymous Sat Dec 28 11:12:02 2019 No.14893226 File: 1.64 MB, 1889x1021, GS sbgd001 watchfinder anglage.png [View same] [iqdb] [saucenao] [google] >>14893223 This same watch also has hand bevelling that (according to Watchfinder) is parhaps the best in the world.

>>	Anonymous Sat Dec 28 12:26:30 2019 No.14893362 >>14893226 If it's "best in the world" it's because dufour who is "best in the world" taught them how to do it.

>>	Anonymous Sat Dec 28 12:28:02 2019 No.14893364 Anyone have that graphic about Russian dive watches? I used to see it float around /k/.

>>	Anonymous Sat Dec 28 12:28:23 2019 No.14893367 >>14893362 Absolutely. The tiny studio that produces that movement consists of the best of the best within Seiko, and they have a picture of Dufour on their wall in the workshop.

>>	Anonymous Sat Dec 28 12:34:37 2019 No.14893378 >>14893367 Before his visit and lessons, I wonder how this micro quality was like? I mean, it can't have been bad, can it?

>>	Anonymous Sat Dec 28 12:37:43 2019 No.14893392 >>14893364 Sorry I shot at it. And then fucked my cousin.

>>	Anonymous Sat Dec 28 12:37:54 2019 No.14893393 >>14893378 The Micro Artist Studio was created in the early 2000s, and they started consulting Dufour pretty much right away.

>>	Anonymous Sat Dec 28 12:42:28 2019 No.14893409 >>14893226 >be me >buys 10k grail GS >bumps wrist into countertop well anons do I kill myself? I ruined the finish, which is the only reason to buy this watch. it doesn't look so good with patina... Should I have just fallen for the speedy meme?

>>	Anonymous Sat Dec 28 12:47:25 2019 No.14893421 >>14893409 A lot of the finishing is under the crystal: the dial, indices, hands, print, ... Also, look up "wabi sabi". Also also, you can always have it refinished to be as new.

>>	Anonymous Sat Dec 28 12:49:19 2019 No.14893428 >>14893421 I stole money from my parents to get this anon, I don't know if I can afford to get it refinished

>>	Anonymous Sat Dec 28 13:21:52 2019 No.14893498 >>14893428 Kek

>>	Anonymous Sat Dec 28 14:03:54 2019 No.14893586 >>14893428 Big if true

>>	Anonymous Sat Dec 28 14:06:52 2019 No.14893595 >>14892082 Ghastly bezel edition

>>	Anonymous Sat Dec 28 14:20:50 2019 No.14893635 >>14892082 No matter how much i try to like Omegas, they always looks as though they were designed to appeal to teenagers.

>>	Anonymous Sat Dec 28 14:30:53 2019 No.14893658 >>14893635 Everything except the Speedy follows the TAG Heuer design school.

>>	Anonymous Sat Dec 28 14:45:54 2019 No.14893685 I wish people stopped giving gay meme names to watches like "the rippley", "hulk", "arnie" or whateverthefuck. Shit is corny and lame.

>>	Anonymous Sat Dec 28 14:46:16 2019 No.14893687 File: 118 KB, 686x657, pilotcalatrava.jpg [View same] [iqdb] [saucenao] [google]

>>	Anonymous Sat Dec 28 14:55:07 2019 No.14893699 File: 42 KB, 607x700, a9e9e766-1778-49dc-9f5b-a4549826c7f2.jpg [View same] [iqdb] [saucenao] [google] just bought pic related for 200eu and I am very satisfied. who else /vintage/ here?

>>	Anonymous Sat Dec 28 15:00:54 2019 No.14893712 >>14893635 Seamaster is built for boomers

>>	Anonymous Sat Dec 28 15:01:57 2019 No.14893715 >>14893685 Youre corny and lame

>>	Anonymous Sat Dec 28 15:14:27 2019 No.14893739 File: 2.30 MB, 3595x2712, IMG_20191228_151009.jpg [View same] [iqdb] [saucenao] [google] POST A FUCKING WRIST CHECK, FFFFFUCKERS

>>	Anonymous Sat Dec 28 15:23:02 2019 No.14893758 File: 3.61 MB, 3456x4608, Steel White Dial 116520.jpg [View same] [iqdb] [saucenao] [google] >>14893739

>>	Anonymous Sat Dec 28 15:34:17 2019 No.14893791 >>14893758 Man not to hate but Daytona looks so bad. They look like those cheap seiko chronographs

>>	Anonymous Sat Dec 28 15:38:19 2019 No.14893801 >>14893758 >filename THATS NOT A WRIST CHECK

>>	Anonymous Sat Dec 28 15:38:20 2019 No.14893802 >>14893685 So sorry, 116610LV is much easier to say and of course everyone immediately knows exactly what I'm talking about

>>	Anonymous Sat Dec 28 15:42:34 2019 No.14893810 File: 621 KB, 1776x2060, Patek_Philippe_5524G_001_Pilots_preowned_watch_at_A_Collected_Man_London_1_18.jpg [View same] [iqdb] [saucenao] [google] >>14893687 Travel time version looks magnitudes better

>>	Anonymous Sat Dec 28 15:47:59 2019 No.14893828 File: 3.89 MB, 3450x3513, IMG_20191228_214349.jpg [View same] [iqdb] [saucenao] [google] >>14893801

>>	Anonymous Sat Dec 28 15:52:10 2019 No.14893837 File: 181 KB, 835x1500, 81v2Ygy5kDL._UL1500_.jpg [View same] [iqdb] [saucenao] [google] >>14893828 Shitty pony cum watch homeage

>>	Anonymous Sat Dec 28 15:52:41 2019 No.14893838 File: 2.69 MB, 2448x3264, 7009CD01-E019-458C-AAFF-CB27EBE8A0AF.jpg [View same] [iqdb] [saucenao] [google] Merry Christmas, nomos.

>>	Anonymous Sat Dec 28 15:53:37 2019 No.14893840 >>14893838 based as all hell

>>	Anonymous Sat Dec 28 15:55:09 2019 No.14893842 >>14893758 >non-ceramic daytona oh no no no

>>	Anonymous Sat Dec 28 16:12:59 2019 No.14893867 >>14892351 They advertise it as "double flywheel" but also call it "tourbillionwatch" >water resistant 20m doesn't get any more Chinese than that

Anonymous Sat Dec 28 16:31:15 2019 No.14893897

>>14893190
Vast majority of people have no clue about watches. They may have some vague notion about well known brands such as "Rolex watches are expensive" but probably wouldn't recognize one if they saw it.
There are many things you can buy if you want to impress people, but a high end watch will only attract other watch collectors and thieves. For the same money you're better off buying a nice suit or a sports car to attract attention to yourself.

>>	Anonymous Sat Dec 28 18:35:19 2019 No.14894145 File: 2.62 MB, 2988x3984, IMG_20191228_163220457.jpg [View same] [iqdb] [saucenao] [google] Rate my new watch

Anonymous Sat Dec 28 18:39:34 2019 No.14894151
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Just sent pic related off for a service. Hasn't ran in at least 18 years so providing it comes back working and not corroded inside, can anyone suggest what strap would go well with it?

>>	Anonymous Sat Dec 28 19:04:19 2019 No.14894197 >>14894151 Get a horse arse leather NATO, it'll match the battered aesthetic.

>>	Anonymous Sat Dec 28 19:17:55 2019 No.14894221 >>14894145 Kinda cool, looks unusual. Is the second crown for the bezel? >>14894197 Or better, a regular leather strap instead of that NATO garbage.

Anonymous Sat Dec 28 19:51:39 2019 No.14894287
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>>14894221
>Is the second crown for the bezel?

Ya, it locks the bezel in place. This watch came out a little before hacking movements had been developed so the bezel is used to set the seconds hand to a time signal. It was issued to the Royal Air Force in 1940 and probably saw action.

Here's my other two issued pilot's watches.

>>	Anonymous Sat Dec 28 20:01:58 2019 No.14894301 opinions on the swatch original jellyfish?

>>	Anonymous Sat Dec 28 20:05:06 2019 No.14894309 File: 478 KB, 1213x758, archie-hero.png [View same] [iqdb] [saucenao] [google] lol what's the deal with this guy? is that really his personality or just a character he plays?

>>	Anonymous Sat Dec 28 20:05:44 2019 No.14894310 >>14893168 Combi bracelet v2 is resin as well actually, aside from the lugs.

>>	Anonymous Sat Dec 28 20:10:28 2019 No.14894322 >>14894309 ARCHIELUXURY is a mix between personality and character. Here are some sort of "out-of-character" videos. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VwIE0Y0BWSk https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WLlZYK2UB54

>>	Anonymous Sat Dec 28 20:15:24 2019 No.14894333 I’m broke and I’m looking for a watch. Should I buy the F-91W or do you have other cheap recs (only digital ofc)?

>>	Anonymous Sat Dec 28 20:16:14 2019 No.14894338 >>14894309 It's a character. He's a fat, greasy, pathetic fuck who plays a slightly greasier, more pathetic fuck on camera

>>	Anonymous Sat Dec 28 20:19:34 2019 No.14894346 >>14894309 He's the real deal, just nasty phuckers keep shitting on him. >>14894322 Great videos arch, keep it up.

Anonymous Sat Dec 28 20:19:40 2019 No.14894347
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Has anyone tried these fake G-Shock bracelets, and is willing to give a comment about the quality? Can't be that different to the original, right? Probably the same materials and stuff...but I've never bought anything from Aliexpress before.
https://www.aliexpress.com/item/32958426170.html
https://www.aliexpress.com/item/32967463308.html

>>	Anonymous Sat Dec 28 20:26:51 2019 No.14894359 >>14894333 F-91W is cheap enough to buy, wear, and find out what you don't like about it. Usually it's something along the lines of "looks like something I'd wear when I was 8". >>14894347 Don't be putting a $120 watch on a $2 bracelet, silly.

>>	Anonymous Sat Dec 28 20:39:09 2019 No.14894381 >>14894359 >Don't be putting a $120 watch on a $2 bracelet Wise words, I suppose, but I bought my watch new for not even half that amount and the bracelet is like 9 times more than that.

>>	Anonymous Sat Dec 28 21:02:49 2019 No.14894418 File: 72 KB, 760x760, breetling.jpg [View same] [iqdb] [saucenao] [google] Which Breetling Navis are shitters and which aren't? I like the look of them but I don't know what's what, I don't want to buy the dog of the range.

Anonymous Sat Dec 28 22:11:14 2019 No.14894545
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>want a choodah black bay
>can't buy it because it has the same movement as my breetling diver and this would clash with my autism
>don't want two watches with the same movement
>"lol I'll buy the ETA black bay"
>can't buy that either because I also want a brosnan seamaster which also has an ETA

What's the solution to this conundrum?

>>	Anonymous Sat Dec 28 22:15:19 2019 No.14894552 >>14894545 Get an older Seamaster with an inhouse movement. Then a vintage Tudor Submariner

>>	Anonymous Sat Dec 28 22:20:13 2019 No.14894561 >>14894545 >>14894552 Alternatively go full retard and get a quartz Brosnan Seamaster. The first time it showed up in the films it was a quartz model

>>	Anonymous Sat Dec 28 22:27:49 2019 No.14894572 why can't you get a quartz watch for like $300 that has all solid links including bracelet middles and the ends meeting the case

>>	Anonymous Sat Dec 28 22:54:37 2019 No.14894590 File: 1.44 MB, 1018x1182, vstk.png [View same] [iqdb] [saucenao] [google] Where's all my Vostok bros at?

>>	Anonymous Sat Dec 28 22:55:58 2019 No.14894593 File: 1.92 MB, 2435x1889, 20191227_024823.jpg [View same] [iqdb] [saucenao] [google] >>14894590 Based.

>>	Anonymous Sat Dec 28 23:04:18 2019 No.14894602 >>14894593 you should get one of those plain bezels from ebay and pop it on one of thems

>>	Anonymous Sat Dec 28 23:05:23 2019 No.14894604 >>14894593 The one on the right is pretty cool, is it also waterproof? I want to like Vostoks but generally the bezel design and case shape is unpleasant.

>>	Anonymous Sat Dec 28 23:05:45 2019 No.14894606 >>14893409 Yes the fine case polish looks total shit over time.gs is meme for retards.

>>	Anonymous Sat Dec 28 23:15:30 2019 No.14894622 >>14894418 The one you have in your post is the right one, if you want a newer navi, get the pre "B" branded one, it will hold its value better, you should be able to get it for £4000ish

Anonymous Sat Dec 28 23:26:59 2019 No.14894635
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>>14894545
the superocean is a nicer watch than the bb, you don't need the bb, it's fake vintage will be out of fashion in a few years (at some point people will realise for the same money they can have the original, in most cases) I thought you were getting a Rolex next, I do like the bb58 tho.

You have a superocean and speedy, go JLC (master control something or reverso) or 36mm datejust. Seamaster is nice and all but you have a diver.

Anonymous Sat Dec 28 23:53:01 2019 No.14894672
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>>14894552
>Get an older Seamaster with an inhouse movement
Which one? The only one I really like is the 2531.80.

>a vintage Tudor Submariner
Too much poor man's Sub for my taste, I'd rather spend the extra for a 5 digit and avoid the problem entirely.

>>14894561
I don't like Quartz desu.

>>14894602
I got one with the shitter on the left but it's too big and looks retarded.

>>14894604
>is it also waterproof
It's supposed to be to 200M, but the crystal on mine is shattered in multiple places so probably not.

>>14894635
>it's fake vintage will be out of fashion in a few years
I'm not sure "fake vintage" is going to go out of fashion. Rolex is going back to 80s two tone stuff and dressy bracelets, the Oris Diver's 65 and BB are super popular, from what I understand the SOHII is selling well (relative to Breetling) and that's based on a 50s design, the Speedy's aesthetic is vintage, Omega is endlessly reissuing their older stuff, a bunch of microbrand shitters are vintage inspired etc. etc. etc.

I think vintage shit is here to stay for a while.

>go JLC
I like the Polaris but it's huge and fuck me dead it's expensive, for that money I think I'd sooner buy a Rolex if they'd actually let me in the store to buy one.

>>	Anonymous Sun Dec 29 00:01:32 2019 No.14894683 I dont give a fuck about brand I just want a quality watch. What are the best made ones without paying for the brand name?

>>	Anonymous Sun Dec 29 00:02:41 2019 No.14894686 >>14894683 Casio

>>	Anonymous Sun Dec 29 00:41:05 2019 No.14894725 File: 2.29 MB, 4032x2268, 20191229_163520.jpg [View same] [iqdb] [saucenao] [google] >>14893739 Choodah

>>	Anonymous Sun Dec 29 01:17:07 2019 No.14894771 >choodah Ok you fucking no life retards. This ain’t a thing.

>>	Anonymous Sun Dec 29 01:25:32 2019 No.14894784 @14894771 What a rude comment.

>>	Anonymous Sun Dec 29 01:43:02 2019 No.14894804 File: 2.37 MB, 2261x2063, 20191229_031034.jpg [View same] [iqdb] [saucenao] [google] Good night

>>	Anonymous Sun Dec 29 02:11:00 2019 No.14894853 >>14894725 soul >>14894804 soulless

>>	Anonymous Sun Dec 29 02:55:02 2019 No.14894911 >>14894309 I used to think he was serious, until I saw a video he made on Tag Heuer, but he still had good advice and information, he wasn't as over the top as he is now

>>	Anonymous Sun Dec 29 03:15:24 2019 No.14894933 >>14894151 Who did you send it to for service? IIRC there's like only 2 guys left in the world that specialize in accutrons that do a good job.

Anonymous Sun Dec 29 03:20:57 2019 No.14894944

>>14894911
>until I saw a video he made on Tag Heuer, but he still had good advice and information, he wasn't as over the top as he is now
I saw one of his recent (last month or two) videos where he shits on rolex. Close to the end of the first half before that montage of shilling and random crap takes over he hurriedly says in one breath something like
>idon'tactuallymeananyofthisi'mjustdoingitfortheviews
with a cheeky grin and I raffed my ass off. First time in a long time was he actually entertaining.

My favorite video of his, and probably one fo the most truthful is his rant on Useless Luxury:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5iCVQiayI7M

Have to watch his shit on x2 FF though because who can be fucked listening in real time.

>>	Anonymous Sun Dec 29 03:28:05 2019 No.14894952 >>14893837 What does that mean in human language? If anything the gold watch looks veeeery vaguely like it took clues from George Daniels (or in reverse).

>>	Anonymous Sun Dec 29 03:35:02 2019 No.14894959 File: 47 KB, 1024x795, tw8r4hzqjyed9crnsgmp.jpg [View same] [iqdb] [saucenao] [google] >>14894287 How much did that Quartz Seiko run you? The current Pulsar re-issue is terrible and Im not a fan of the Newmark case/dial type.

Anonymous Sun Dec 29 03:46:59 2019 No.14894975
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>>14894944
What was his point, exactly? Realizing him being a moron for buying brand-name shit and getting jewed in the process? How does that warrant a 10 minute rant video, running out of breath and cussing out his audience?

Seems like an unhappy man, then again, I probably would be too, if I was British.

>>	Anonymous Sun Dec 29 04:14:54 2019 No.14895004 >>14894145 WW2 pilot's watch?

>>	Anonymous Sun Dec 29 04:35:14 2019 No.14895028 >>14894545 >Throw Shiteling in the trash >Throw Seamaster in the trash >Get a BB58 >??? >Profit

>>	Anonymous Sun Dec 29 04:43:00 2019 No.14895040 File: 50 KB, 801x450, cover3.jpg [View same] [iqdb] [saucenao] [google] >>14894952 >He doesn't know

>>	Anonymous Sun Dec 29 05:42:13 2019 No.14895074 File: 83 KB, 636x600, 1573965940277.jpg [View same] [iqdb] [saucenao] [google] >realising that as far as your watch collection has come in 2019 you are no closer to getting a gf I'm not crying I just have bad allergies.

Anonymous Sun Dec 29 06:06:21 2019 No.14895087

>>14894672
The speedy isn't really in the same category, as it's been in continuous production. Alot of brands have roots in there reissues but not so much for Tudors BB, it's a rolex reissue and I get poor mans rolex fever a bit from it as much as I try not to. I thought about the BB58 before getting the SMPc and £2.8k for the BB58 was to much for a aluminium insert dive watch for me, I'd rather get a Pelagos, which .right be one of your better options.

It probably is here to stay but it will die down

Anonymous Sun Dec 29 06:15:57 2019 No.14895097
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>>14895087
>The speedy isn't really in the same category, as it's been in continuous production.
Well not really.
The version they've been milking all these decades has a movement that's pretty radically different from the movements that actually went to the moon.

In fact, Omega is resurrecting the original 321 movement, and they had to reverse engineer the entire thing based on vintage examples.

>>	Anonymous Sun Dec 29 06:33:04 2019 No.14895108 >>14895074 why do you think my watch collection hasn't hit new levels anon, I only have £5k in watches and not 10 or 15k. Gf are expensive, really expensive.

>>	Anonymous Sun Dec 29 06:34:42 2019 No.14895112 Whenever I walk past a store that sells watches, I always read the signs in AC3's voice. >IT'S A ZEENIFF ELLL PREEMEEEROWW >IT'S A BREEETLING NAVITHIMAH >IT'S A FOCKIN SHITTAH Heh, nice one Arch, great vid.

>>	Anonymous Sun Dec 29 06:38:35 2019 No.14895116 >>14895097 you know what I mean, yes you are right but you're nitpicking to be fair. You would always buy a speedmaster from omega, sub from rolex, reverso.

Anonymous Sun Dec 29 06:48:29 2019 No.14895129

>>14895116
>you're nitpicking to be fair
Not really.
These days things like heritage are pretty important now that mechanical movements have been technically obsolete for 50 years.
And the (1)861 movements simply do not have the moon heritage Omega keeps shilling.

Anonymous Sun Dec 29 06:54:05 2019 No.14895141

>>14894975
>How does that warrant a 10 minute rant video, running out of breath and cussing out his audience?
>Seems like an unhappy man
That's the point.
It's like a soliloquy of a character in one of those shitty films that goes nowhere. It's a character study of a lower middle class man in a second class city in an irrelevant nominally western nation in the 21st century that strives to be "better" than he is, and him believing that the way to attain this is through the purchase of ultimately useless junk that hasn't improved his life and lot at all and if anything has made it worse. It's this character realizing this, comprehending it, but carrying on as usual nonetheless; learning nothing, not advancing in any way except waistline and age.

As the sigmund freud cunt pointed out in his analysis, archieluxury is about
>a man that fights against his fate, and his fate is miserable

Archie is for entertainment.
Any knowledge or points he has to make can be gleaned elsewhere more easily without having to listen to some gross carpet beetle ridden cunt with horns ramble on, repeating the same shit over and over in different ways to pump up that timer for the algorithm.
*cough

>>	Anonymous Sun Dec 29 07:32:42 2019 No.14895187 File: 3.66 MB, 4608x3456, IMG_20191229_122409.jpg [View same] [iqdb] [saucenao] [google] any of you anons gonna buy one of the shitty new seiko alpinist when they release next month?

>>	Anonymous Sun Dec 29 07:44:24 2019 No.14895202 File: 123 KB, 960x960, 48df6cb06764471dcfba26c495256ba4[1].jpg [View same] [iqdb] [saucenao] [google] Show some love for P

>>	Anonymous Sun Dec 29 07:57:33 2019 No.14895211 File: 70 KB, 648x478, Sylvester-Stallone-Daylight-Panerai.jpg [View same] [iqdb] [saucenao] [google] You need colossal fucking gigawrists to sport a panerai comfortably, but when you can, the thing has some serious presence.

Anonymous Sun Dec 29 08:17:32 2019 No.14895225
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>>14894975
He don't hate Rolex. Basically his reasons are that Rolex is too mainstream and hyped.
Don't want the attention from Asian gold diggers Rolex bring.
Always loved Patek and classic dress watches.
Price difference between Rolex and some Pateks is becoming less and therefore rather buy Patek.
Wants to enjoy and wear his Pateks instead of always going for Rolex as beaters.

Archie is bipolar and don't always act rationally. Part of it is acting.
In many ways he's like 4chan, a mix of truth and shitposting that can be hard for the uninitiated to navigate through.

Anonymous Sun Dec 29 08:58:02 2019 No.14895277
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>tfw want to buy stowa flieger but /wt/ keeps memeing about the chink parts used in it
what can i do when i really like the aesthetic of dateless and non logo version of it

>>	Anonymous Sun Dec 29 09:09:07 2019 No.14895293 >>14895277 Just buy it. Anything else in the price range is going to have chink parts anyway.

>>	Anonymous Sun Dec 29 09:19:32 2019 No.14895298 File: 1.39 MB, 2304x1728, DSCN7666.jpg [View same] [iqdb] [saucenao] [google] >>14895277 Join the Tisellgang for 1/10th of the price.

>>	Anonymous Sun Dec 29 09:26:32 2019 No.14895306 >>14895298 How can all these German pilot watches be identical and not infringe on trademark?

Anonymous Sun Dec 29 09:29:02 2019 No.14895311

>>14895211
>daylight
Had no idea he was shilling them from that long ago.
>>14895187
anyone that was going to buy one already rushed out and bought one at a retarded premium when they heard they were getting discontinued like the thirsty pathetic fuccboi that they are.

>>	Anonymous Sun Dec 29 09:30:32 2019 No.14895314 >>14895187 I got the old one, it's an excellent watch for the money. At least when I bought it; got it for 360usd. The new ones are fuggin double the price with only a v slight movement upgrade so I wonder how they'll sell desu

>>	Anonymous Sun Dec 29 09:31:08 2019 No.14895315 >>14895306 Who's going to sue them? Goering? Hitler? lmao >>14895225 >Don't want the attention from Asian gold diggers Rolex bring. don't kid yourself you're not going to get any attention that's why you post on effay lol

Anonymous Sun Dec 29 09:31:18 2019 No.14895316

How do some of you pay for your watches? Like anything I'm averse to "pay monthly" things because you end up paying significantly more than the item originally costs, but for a watch do you just save up over the years or what?

I like the design of Omega watches, which aren't that expensive relatively speaking, but I don't have £5k+ to spend right now. Obviously if there's a watch I like now it may not be the same price in two or three years when I've saved enough for it.

>>	Anonymous Sun Dec 29 09:34:05 2019 No.14895322 >>14895187 ask r/Watches

>>	Anonymous Sun Dec 29 09:34:46 2019 No.14895326 >>14895316 £5k for an omega? Dude, get second hand. Youll have to save but it'd be worth it

>>	Anonymous Sun Dec 29 09:36:29 2019 No.14895330 >>14894725 Should I sell my Seamaster and a few shitters and get a BB58?

Anonymous Sun Dec 29 09:38:17 2019 No.14895332

>>14895316
Don't ever carry a credit card balance over a month. If you can't afford the purchase in 30 days (at absolute worst your disposable income of two months pay plus amount saved) don't buy it. Same as any non-essential purchase. If you can get your hands on some no-interest payment plan that's an option, but I've only had those for one-offs like engagement rings.

>>	Anonymous Sun Dec 29 09:38:53 2019 No.14895334 >>14895316 If you have to ask how you can pay for a watch then you can't afford the watch. It's a luxury not something essential you need to live where monthly payments make sense (car, furniture, rent, etc)

>>	Anonymous Sun Dec 29 09:39:22 2019 No.14895335 >>14895330 do you look like barf and hack? because peak soi is who gets little chubby hard ons about the 58

Anonymous Sun Dec 29 09:43:58 2019 No.14895344

>>14895326
OK, thanks. I'm not at all averse to buying second hand, I just went to a local luxury watch shop and the Omegas started around £5k, although they had some on sale for £2.5k.

I'm new to watches (mostly brought about because I started reading Esquire, which has nice features about watches) but I've always been fascinated by them.

>>14895332
That's pretty much how I think anyway so I was just curious if people here have saved for years or are just doing well financially.

>>14895334
The reason I ask is because I've had a change in circumstances recently and although I'm by no means poor, I just have to put more thought in to my luxuries. I can still "afford" them, just not quite as quickly as I used to. I bought a car for £10k a couple of years ago because I had the money, I didn't have to save, I like it so I bought it. I'm not somebody that wants a lot. As long as I can enjoy the occasional film at the cinema, buy books, go out with friends etc. I'm happy. I have no other outgoings aside from the usual stuff like my mortgage and bills so I save fairly naturally anyway. Just not normally for something quite like this.

>>	Anonymous Sun Dec 29 09:57:48 2019 No.14895363 >>14895344 Why would a poorfag who drives a $10k car buy a luxury watch holy shit?

>>	Anonymous Sun Dec 29 10:02:06 2019 No.14895372 >>14895363 Would it be better if I didn't drive? I understand what you're saying, but don't exactly agree. Do you also have to own a Bentley to own a nice watch?

Anonymous Sun Dec 29 10:07:17 2019 No.14895383

>>14895344
I understand but if you are now in the position where you have to save up for a few years to afford a few thousand £ for a watch then _do_not_ put it on credit. Shit happens and if you need money urgently you'll be screwed. Save the money and only then decide if you can afford to buy something nice for yourself even if that's in a few years time. Second hand Omega's aren't going to suddenly jump in price in that time period.

>>	Anonymous Sun Dec 29 10:12:10 2019 No.14895394 File: 387 KB, 1079x720, 1564491667368.png [View same] [iqdb] [saucenao] [google] >>14895293 where could i get for less than 1000 europoors as its 1k when bought directly from stowa and around 900e on chrono24

Anonymous Sun Dec 29 10:12:42 2019 No.14895396

>>14895383
Thanks. I will never put anything on credit, I was just curious if that's what people here did. I've been on 4chan a long time and I've never associated it with being filled with people walking around with luxury watches. I've been on /fa/ a while but never really delved in to the watch threads.

Anonymous Sun Dec 29 10:13:06 2019 No.14895397

>>14895344
>I was just curious if people here have saved for years or are just doing well financially.

Ah ok. It sounded like you might be a little newer to personal finance but yes. A little of both, but I'd say more the latter. The worst thing is to splurge on a watch you can't afford then have buyer's remorse over the cost affecting your life or relationships in other ways.

Anonymous Sun Dec 29 10:19:14 2019 No.14895409

>>14895396
Almost everyone in these thread struggle to afford a $50 casio let alone a $5k luxury watch. Just think of them as a luxury. You wouldn't take out a loan for a pair of designer jeans would you.

Sure high end watches can be an investment or simply retain their value to sell on at a later date if you need to. However you need to understand about the brands and models to know the safe ones to buy.

Anonymous Sun Dec 29 10:22:25 2019 No.14895415
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pnZXy29wTio

Phatsos livestreams are always better around the holidays, this is one of the best of late, an hour of screaming profanity into the void with no pants on, begging for a rich woman to buy him a car, who gives a shit about watches, these bitches don't have any money, have another drink. classic phatso.

Anonymous Sun Dec 29 10:24:56 2019 No.14895416

>>14895409
I still need to do more research in to brands etc., but like I said, at a glance, I like the style of Omega watches. Obviously I can start saving now and make my decision along the line.

My knowledge of watches doesn't go much beyond the big names like Seiko, Tag, Breitling, Patek, Rolex, Seiko and Omega (plus a couple of others) but I couldn't tell you anything about them, although my understanding is that Tag are a bit shit, but I may be misinformed.

>>	Anonymous Sun Dec 29 10:28:11 2019 No.14895421 >>14895415 > an hour of screaming profanity so exactly like all his other videos and with zero content about watches. a complete waste of time. even TGV isn't that bad in comparison.

>>	Anonymous Sun Dec 29 10:30:27 2019 No.14895429 >>14895416 The first rule of watch collecting is simply buy what you like. They are expensive toys so enjoy them. If one happens to make you some money some time in the future that's just a bonus.

Anonymous Sun Dec 29 10:32:52 2019 No.14895435

>>14895306
From what I remember you can't trademark designs, only the brand, hence homages being legal but replicas illegal.
And the design is from the luftwaffe or whatever third reich entity that don't exist anymore.
The military will have more or less exact requirements for whatever they want and the manufacturer make their design from that.

>>14895394
Aristo are ~500dollar, "made in Germany" and use eta 2824-2 or quartz for ~150dollar.

Anonymous Sun Dec 29 11:00:24 2019 No.14895485

>>14895421
>even TGV isn't that bad in comparison.
nah. tgv is worse
tgv is what you'd find in the dictionary under "try hard"
and yet despite trying so hard he still fails
fatshit doesn't try
therefore he hasn't "lost" despite, you know, having lost it all lmao

archie parodies the fact that a crude, crass and disgusting creature like him could indulge in so-called luxury goods
tgv puts on airs like he really things a half wog would be accepted in the upper echelons of the English class system

they're both loser, but one, in essence, is much more of one than the other

>>	Anonymous Sun Dec 29 11:05:11 2019 No.14895493 >>14895485 Yeah, archie

Anonymous Sun Dec 29 11:15:14 2019 No.14895513

>>14894381
>but I've never bought anything from Aliexpress before.
This, and looking at the price, suggests you'd be about to pay $20 for something that's either going to give you symptoms from wearing it on your skin for hours at a time, or break and lose your watch.

Not joking about the first one either. I've had an Ali camera case give me a rash from holding it in my hand for a few hours, and keycaps doing the same to my fingertips from just ordinary typing. (the latter may just be the rough surface or some such, given that I type rather forcefully. I didn't try washing the caps or anything, just took them off and shelved them.) Generally when anyone asks, I recommend against buying things direct from China (be it Ali or Ebay or whatever) that are going to be on your skin for long periods of time. Clothes, jewelry, watch straps, keyboards, that kind of thing. They're unbeatable for electronic knick-knacks though, and things that're passively mechanical "inclined plane" kinds of machine.

>>	Anonymous Sun Dec 29 11:20:22 2019 No.14895523 >>14895513 Have 11€ leather strap from ali and its comfs af, bit thin on the ends tho but its worth its price

Anonymous Sun Dec 29 11:27:49 2019 No.14895534
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>>14895485
And Archie doesn't dishonestly shill shitters to poorfags while buying the good stuff. He urges you to be careful about what you buy to not get burned.

>>14895513
Dodgy mystery material sold as the real deal is what you should expect when buying cheap chink crap.

Anonymous Sun Dec 29 12:03:12 2019 No.14895569
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Buying this on Wednesday after I get paid. The thing that pushed me over the edge was that Archie gave another dude his blessing to buy the FOIS over the Professional, which is exactly what I’m about to do.

>>	Anonymous Sun Dec 29 12:13:39 2019 No.14895585 >>14894959 About $900. I'm selling it actually if you're interested. I agree that it's the best RAF chrono apart from the Lemania 15CHT

>>	Anonymous Sun Dec 29 12:20:14 2019 No.14895594 >>14895569 I don't really care about speedmasters but honestly these dauphin hands look so much better than the shitty plastic looking stick hands it normally has.

>>	Anonymous Sun Dec 29 12:25:56 2019 No.14895604 >>14895594 You are wrong.

>>	Anonymous Sun Dec 29 12:26:49 2019 No.14895606 >>14895594 Word, I prefer the alpha hands to the baton ones, and the case isn’t xboxhueg like it is on the Professional.

Anonymous Sun Dec 29 12:56:46 2019 No.14895662

Is there a guide or definitive link on Vostok automatics? Aside from the little bit on the poorfag guide linked in OP, and details such as "is it an effective daily rewind if I move the watch to my wank hand's wrist in the evening?", and the "vostok amphibia analysis on design etc." post on watchuseek. I'm looking for a beater that isn't my usual comfy plastic solar Miyota jobbie, i.e. relaxed professional environments where you'd generally have more than jeans & t-shirt on; and a Vostok seems to fit the bill esp. given my low prepper fascination with self-powering watches.

>>	Anonymous Sun Dec 29 13:07:55 2019 No.14895682 File: 427 KB, 960x2080, Snapchat-1469345456.jpg [View same] [iqdb] [saucenao] [google] hello poorchan found this in my bathroom can someone ID

>>	Anonymous Sun Dec 29 13:10:55 2019 No.14895687 >>14895682 emphasis on "light", guy in the pic should eat a sandwich before wearing daddy's watch in front of a bathroom mirror

>>	Anonymous Sun Dec 29 13:13:58 2019 No.14895690 >>14895687 lol a watch I bought for my gf poorfag

>>	Anonymous Sun Dec 29 13:16:35 2019 No.14895696 File: 2.32 MB, 4032x2268, 20191229_131226.jpg [View same] [iqdb] [saucenao] [google] First decent watch. How'd I do?

Anonymous Sun Dec 29 13:20:25 2019 No.14895708

>>14895662
What do you want to know about them? It’s just about the cheapest automatic you can buy, so you can expect a durable but otherwise somewhat imprecise movement. Amphibias are fun watches because there’s about a million different designs to them, hence why most of the guides focus on the aesthetics, not the mechanics.

>>	Anonymous Sun Dec 29 13:30:35 2019 No.14895739 >>14895569 What exactly is the difference?

Anonymous Sun Dec 29 13:40:35 2019 No.14895762

>>14895739
The Professional has bigger, more ornate twisted lugs, an asymmetric case, as well crown guards, which makes it about 42mm across instead of 39 on the FOIS. It also has baton hands all around, a bigger (and lumed) chrono hand, thicker dial text, and a painted Omega logo instead of applied. Basically, it’s a bigger and sportier watch, whereas the FOIS is smaller and a bit dressier. Small differences, but still.

>>	Anonymous Sun Dec 29 13:43:06 2019 No.14895766 File: 251 KB, 800x1100, 181F17F9-065F-413B-AFC9-277A9959899D.png [View same] [iqdb] [saucenao] [google] >>14895739 >>14895762 For reference.

>>	Anonymous Sun Dec 29 13:48:13 2019 No.14895773 >>14895766 This one looks much better.

>>	Anonymous Sun Dec 29 13:49:45 2019 No.14895778 >>14895766 perfection, slightly overpriced though

Anonymous Sun Dec 29 13:51:47 2019 No.14895785

>>14895708
My questions concern semi-daily use as a watch for checking the actual time on a "coupla minutes" precision. Prolly gonna use the second hand for making cups of tea as well. The usual utilitarian desk-diver stuff. And to serve my nerd-on about purely mechanical things.

Are they workable as daily beaters? Is it enough to set them (say) sundays and wednesdays, and not be five minutes late to a wife-swapping party because my retro hipster wristwatch is providing me with an excuse from the 1960s?

Is there any trace of nickel in the body, back, or their surface materials? I get a red itchy annulus on my skin from leaving a 2 euro coin against the back of my hand for two minutes. Relatedly, will the steel bracelet pinch and yank at my arm hairs intolerably?

How big a deal is it to change out the shiny steel bezel for a more muted dark blue or black one? Microscrewdrivers enough, special watch tools needed, LWS job only? What about the hands?

Anonymous Sun Dec 29 14:06:41 2019 No.14895821

>>14895785
>daily beater viability
Yes, that’s what they’re there for.
>setting it twice weekly
You’ll probably be within about 15 seconds a day, though some will be much better and a rare few will be much worse. The power reserve won’t get you from Sunday to Wednesday, though, so you’ll need to wind it in the meantime.
>nickel content
Most stainless watch alloys have 5-10% nickel content, so you might be SOL here. Or put it on a NATO so the metal doesn’t touch your skin.
>will a cheap bracelet pinch hairs
Probably, yeah.
>modding
Bezel inserts are easy, and can be done with some plastic tools off amazon (or the steel ones you probably own, though that’ll likely result in some scratching). Hands are harder, though certainly not impossible. You’ll need a crystal puller, a gasket (if you give a shit about water resistance), and a new handset. Vostoks are popular mod choices not because they’re any easier than other watches (they’re about the same, which is to say not too difficult), but because they’re cheap, and if you fuck things up you’re only out like fifty bucks.

Anonymous Sun Dec 29 14:40:07 2019 No.14895896

>>14895821
Thanks for taking the time, I appreciate it.

>plastic tools off amazon
Such as a kit of plastic spudgers etc. for getting the back off a smartphone? I'm not afraid of some idiotmarks on my watch as long as I'm the one leaving them, de gozaru, but it sounds like the ring just comes off on its own. I should likely look up a diagram at this point, but instead I came on a laotian flipbooks forum to ask for someone else's answers from a dozen years back.
>Most stainless watch alloys have 5-10% nickel content,
That's not particularly worrisome; I've not had nickel symptoms from any watch back through the century so far. Just the coins, and my very old eyeglass frames from 1996 (which supposedly sensitized me in the first place). If it's mostly the same as (say) any recent Casio or such like, I'm willing to risk it.
>put it on a NATO
Are the metal gubbins on a nato strap also made of 5-10% nickel content stainless?

>>	Anonymous Sun Dec 29 14:44:53 2019 No.14895905 >>14895485 I detest TGV with a passion but at least his content is about watches. I can't same the same for Archie, it's only about his loud-mouthed persona.

Anonymous Sun Dec 29 14:50:40 2019 No.14895913

>>14895896
>plastic spudgers
Yep, pretty much exactly. There should be infinite tutorials on YouTube about how to pry off and install a bezel on an Amphibia.
>nickel content
The metal fittings on NATOs will be made out of the same stainless at the watch case in all likelihood. Some NATOs have painted faux PVD coatings that will probably prevent metal on skin contact, but I wouldn’t worry about it too much. The buckle shouldn’t be touching you much, it’ll be the nylon.

Anonymous Sun Dec 29 14:53:02 2019 No.14895919

>>14895785
>Is there any trace of nickel in the body, back, or their surface materials? I get a red itchy anus
You could consider one of the classic komandirskies for 40 bucks or less instead. The caseback is still stainless, but the case is brass with a chrome plate.
Nato would protect from caseback and it wouldn't matter if the rest of the watch touches you right?
WR is basically non-existent but as long as you're not swimming, right?
Hand wound means that, if you're more anal about accuracy you can let it wind down at the end of the week and set it accordingly as needed.
The classic line, mind. Not these newer ones with better steel cases from Meranom and the like.
The real cheap looking classics that would've been worn by red army foot sloggers.

>>	Anonymous Sun Dec 29 15:03:22 2019 No.14895946 >>14895785 >>14895896 >nickel Just drop ten grand on a full ceramic with a sapphire case back, dude.

>>	Anonymous Sun Dec 29 15:25:11 2019 No.14895991 >>14895946 This. You can get a based as fuck Fifty Fathoms Bathyscaphe all ceramic for like $7k.

Anonymous Sun Dec 29 15:25:32 2019 No.14895993

>>14895913
>>14895919
>>14895946
>nickel
Well, I'll just get one and report back, see how it ends up. Be useful for the next fool whomst've'd come along. At least they're not nickel plated outright, which is what I'm looking to avoid.
>komandirskies for 40 bucks or less
Probably gonna end up with one of them eventually as well, for the hand-winding experience.

>>	Anonymous Sun Dec 29 15:26:30 2019 No.14895998 >>14895569 Why this shitter over the moonwatch?

>>	Anonymous Sun Dec 29 15:37:44 2019 No.14896028 File: 274 KB, 1100x747, A3667281-D232-44D5-B3A1-51EEE028AE4A.jpg [View same] [iqdb] [saucenao] [google] Based or cringe? I’m a wristlet

>>	Anonymous Sun Dec 29 15:39:28 2019 No.14896032 File: 300 KB, 912x1324, foto_no_exif.jpg [View same] [iqdb] [saucenao] [google] Should I buy this?

>>	Anonymous Sun Dec 29 15:42:19 2019 No.14896040 >>14896028 I love oris, and definitely a good watch, you should check out the pointer date watches

>>	Anonymous Sun Dec 29 15:44:45 2019 No.14896045 >>14896032 depends on what you want to spent on a watch and what the usage will be of the watch

>>	Anonymous Sun Dec 29 15:59:12 2019 No.14896080 >>14895998 See >>14895762 Basically, I’m a 6.75” wristlet and I want a slightly dressier moonwatch. The FOIS fits that bill.

Anonymous Sun Dec 29 16:01:44 2019 No.14896083
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OH NONONONONONO
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>>	Anonymous Sun Dec 29 16:12:15 2019 No.14896104 >>14895696 >decent

>>	Anonymous Sun Dec 29 16:14:33 2019 No.14896108 >>14896083 Thats p nifty, absolutely halal. >>14896028 I really like this anon. I would switch out a light tan/orange leather strap with it too.

>>	Anonymous Sun Dec 29 16:17:08 2019 No.14896112 >>14896028 Oris makes good stuff. I prefer the big crown series myself.

>>	Anonymous Sun Dec 29 16:18:55 2019 No.14896119 >>14896083 >you can set up to five detonator timers with one watch Mashallah

>>	Anonymous Sun Dec 29 16:20:01 2019 No.14896123 >>14895696 Nice watch, anon. I think most people go for the SOHII, so you made a bit of a different choice. It’s good to be different. :)

>>	Anonymous Sun Dec 29 16:22:54 2019 No.14896132 >>14896083 aalalaaaaaaaaalala

>>	Anonymous Sun Dec 29 16:29:19 2019 No.14896157 >>14896108 >is Arab >likes loud colors like orange The memes really do just write themselves at this point

Anonymous Sun Dec 29 16:39:51 2019 No.14896199

>>14896157
not everyone that spouts muslim meme catchphrases praises allen
4chinz is banned in most of the nofunallowed muzzie states
just like how not every anon that posts on effay is gay
however, liking traps is unironically ultragay though
that's a point that can't be denied

Anonymous Sun Dec 29 17:10:34 2019 No.14896296
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about to visit a dealer that sells Grand Seiko, assuming they have a large collection of Spring Drives, what should I cop? Interested mainly in their divers but I'm not a fan of the bracelets. (pic unrelated)

>>	Anonymous Sun Dec 29 17:18:19 2019 No.14896321 File: 1.91 MB, 240x155, 1577653838768.gif [View same] [iqdb] [saucenao] [google] Can anyone identify the watch and strap in this gif?

>>	Anonymous Sun Dec 29 17:27:20 2019 No.14896352 >>14896321 pretty sure this was a simple Timex on a custom bracelet specifically made for this movie

>>	Emmanuel Sun Dec 29 17:29:48 2019 No.14896359 File: 212 KB, 691x519, Sin título.png [View same] [iqdb] [saucenao] [google] can any have the manual of this watch????? Umbro Team Line UMB-051-2 white...

>>	Anonymous Sun Dec 29 17:30:43 2019 No.14896364 >>14896359 Imagine owning a knock-off G-Shock

>>	Anonymous Sun Dec 29 17:32:54 2019 No.14896376 >>14896321 It’s Burt Rainhold.

>>	Anonymous Sun Dec 29 17:35:10 2019 No.14896379 >>14896296 > go to store > browse watches > see some you like > try them on > buy your favorite ?

>>	Emmanuel Sun Dec 29 17:44:09 2019 No.14896402 >>14896359 Because a cant change the hours... :´(

>>	Anonymous Sun Dec 29 18:14:22 2019 No.14896509 File: 177 KB, 768x1024, 1516905922246.jpg [View same] [iqdb] [saucenao] [google] >>14896379 Seems pretty straight forward, any traps I could fall for?

Anonymous Sun Dec 29 18:25:40 2019 No.14896532
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>>14895513
Thanks for the info, Anon. I did cave and bought the bracelet yesterday, found a watchuseek thread where they were speaking well of it generally, and only butthurt because the chinks have engraved "G-SHOCK" on the buckle, kek. I'll at least rinse that shit with soap water and a toothbrush when it arrives, then hope for the best.

>>	Anonymous Sun Dec 29 18:26:12 2019 No.14896533 File: 46 KB, 700x461, 2D0C1466-CB5F-4BD9-B34B-FED5330647D4.jpg [View same] [iqdb] [saucenao] [google] >>14896509 Bailey Jay

>>	Anonymous Sun Dec 29 18:27:39 2019 No.14896537 >>14896533 Fat and balding. Natalie Mars is the new hotness and even he's started to fade.

>>	Anonymous Sun Dec 29 18:28:06 2019 No.14896539 >>14895415 Shooting the shit with THE SUCKERHORN are my favorites, funny bloke.

>>	Anonymous Sun Dec 29 18:33:38 2019 No.14896552 File: 439 KB, 1024x513, 1577624619599.png [View same] [iqdb] [saucenao] [google] >>14896533 >>14896537 Another one has bitten the dust. Good way to top off the year.

>>	Anonymous Sun Dec 29 18:35:57 2019 No.14896558 >>14896509 Hard to say. All GS are well made watches but don't try to buy one as an investment. Their value retention is awful. So bad that personally I'd only ever buy one second hand.

>>	Anonymous Sun Dec 29 18:47:44 2019 No.14896585 >rly like new seiko turtle look and feel but poorfag and ok with quartz suggestions?

Anonymous Sun Dec 29 18:48:44 2019 No.14896587
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>>14896558
Yeah, I've noticed that and it bugs me a bit but then again pretty much all watches with the exception of high end steel sports watches lose a lot of value. I've heard that with Grand Seiko the dealers are aware of this and give a decent rebate if you ask them. I'll be wiser tomorrow.

>>	Anonymous Sun Dec 29 18:49:31 2019 No.14896591 >>14896552 mental illness has incredible reached new heights in the past 10 years

>>	Anonymous Sun Dec 29 18:50:15 2019 No.14896592 >>14894309 He's a method actor. The line between reality and character is often blurred.

>>	Anonymous Sun Dec 29 18:52:00 2019 No.14896597 >>14896585 how poor are we speaking?

>>	Anonymous Sun Dec 29 18:52:57 2019 No.14896603 >>14896532 How thicc is that monstrosity?

>>	Anonymous Sun Dec 29 18:59:17 2019 No.14896611 >>14896603 Not my timepiece, but pretty goddamn thicc by the looks of it. More pictures https://forums.watchuseek.com/f17/aliexpress-combi-braclete-info-thread-4850315-3.html#post47887969 Not a fan of this design, I must say.

>>	Anonymous Sun Dec 29 18:59:51 2019 No.14896612 >>14896597 under $200 for sure, under $100 would be nice. considering some of the vostok amphibias but open to other ideas.

>>	Anonymous Sun Dec 29 19:02:05 2019 No.14896621 >>14896612 If you still want the thick diver aestetic maybe a Citizen Promaster. Vostok and Seiko 5 are the cheapest non quartz options but often aren't worth the money. Get a hot meal instead and buy a popewatch while you save up for a turtle.

>>	Anonymous Sun Dec 29 19:06:19 2019 No.14896632 >>14896621 >Citizen Promaster good suggestion, ty!

>>	Anonymous Sun Dec 29 19:08:33 2019 No.14896640 >>14896537 Daisy taylor is the shit.

>>	Anonymous Sun Dec 29 19:15:22 2019 No.14896665 >>14896640 Nah he's still got the face of a highschool football lineman.

>>	Anonymous Sun Dec 29 19:21:31 2019 No.14896678 >>14896665 Is Skylar still good?

>>	Anonymous Sun Dec 29 19:34:14 2019 No.14896708 File: 736 KB, 2799x2965, akje8hzvo1211[1].jpg [View same] [iqdb] [saucenao] [google] Is there a good alternate sporting watch to a blue Lorier watch ?

Anonymous Sun Dec 29 19:35:26 2019 No.14896714

>>14895363
My watches cost more than my car (5k) I'm not really a car guy, it's more a a-b thing for me, I'd rather a 10k watch than a 10k car. If you buy smart the watch will hold, theres no 10k cars that hold maybe a cataman7 or lotus elise 15k starting (pounds) most of my friends in London don't have cars, pointless but have rolex.

Lease you liabilitys (lux cars) and buy assets

>>	Anonymous Sun Dec 29 19:40:19 2019 No.14896723 File: 3.94 MB, 2504x1878, 20191205_012827.jpg [View same] [iqdb] [saucenao] [google] >>14895569 omega for me is all about the lyre lugs, that's why I'd pick the pro over first man but just buy what you like, you can't go wrong then.

>>	Anonymous Sun Dec 29 19:48:58 2019 No.14896737 File: 545 KB, 1080x1920, JPEG_20191225_210604.jpg [View same] [iqdb] [saucenao] [google] >>14896708 Enough said.

>>	Anonymous Sun Dec 29 19:51:00 2019 No.14896738 File: 300 KB, 1699x685, 1577533971749.jpg [View same] [iqdb] [saucenao] [google]

>>	Anonymous Sun Dec 29 19:53:46 2019 No.14896744 >>14896509 Don’t pay sticker. Most brands that aren’t Rolex will let you walk out the door for about 80% of retail. You used to be able to haggle with Rolex dealers, too, but Rolex’s Jewishness knows no bounds.

>>	Anonymous Sun Dec 29 20:00:55 2019 No.14896752 >>14896738 The fake bluing on these shitters is super evident in real life. Otherwise it’s a decent watch for the price, just gotta accept you’ll never be able to resell it.

>>	Anonymous Sun Dec 29 20:01:26 2019 No.14896755 File: 466 KB, 2048x1536, 69645566_10217697004229587_5482161445628018688_o.jpg [View same] [iqdb] [saucenao] [google] >>14895330 Bump

>>	Anonymous Sun Dec 29 20:09:13 2019 No.14896766 >>14896755 What Seamaster model would you be selling? Don’t sell a 2531 for a Tudor.

>>	Anonymous Sun Dec 29 20:11:26 2019 No.14896771 >>14896766 The exact one in that picture. Black non-wave dial

>>	Anonymous Sun Dec 29 20:13:48 2019 No.14896777 >>14896771 Ehh, I guess you can let that one go. I’d still probably prefer it to the BB58, but that’s your call. Does the BB58 come in the red like the regular Black Bay?

>>	Anonymous Sun Dec 29 20:17:45 2019 No.14896790 File: 128 KB, 1200x816, Tudor-Black-Bay-58-review-5.jpg [View same] [iqdb] [saucenao] [google] >>14896777 Right now it's just black/gilt. Surprised they haven't done more colors yet.

>>	Anonymous Sun Dec 29 20:22:57 2019 No.14896805 >>14896790 That’s what I thought. Does the new BB58 come with the in house now?

>>	Anonymous Sun Dec 29 20:23:45 2019 No.14896808 >>14896805 It always had an in-house movement, so yes.

>>	Anonymous Sun Dec 29 20:25:15 2019 No.14896812 >>14896790 The BB58 has only been out for what, 2 years? Probably going to be at least another year before more color choice.

>>	Anonymous Sun Dec 29 20:25:34 2019 No.14896813 >>14896808 Weird that they’d put it in the 58 immediately but hold off for like five years to get it into its bigger brother

>>	Anonymous Sun Dec 29 20:37:48 2019 No.14896840 >speedmaster special editions >super ocean heritage >black bay When will the vintage meme end?

>>	Anonymous Sun Dec 29 20:47:35 2019 No.14896863 >>14896840 Hopefully never.

>>	Anonymous Sun Dec 29 20:48:39 2019 No.14896865 File: 91 KB, 600x450, snk807k2-b.jpg [View same] [iqdb] [saucenao] [google] Just ordered my first mechanical watch, pic related. What am I in for? Also, any recommendations on a decent light brown leather band to go with it?

>>	Anonymous Sun Dec 29 20:59:58 2019 No.14896880 >>14896865 Just get a strap off Amazon. Enjoy the watch, the SNK807 was my first auto as well, and now I’m dropping like 5k on watches every year. Shit’s a disease.

Anonymous Sun Dec 29 21:18:03 2019 No.14896908

i have a pretty expensive dive watch worth a couple grand but i don't feel comfortable wearing such a nice watch to work where it could likely be damaged.

i would like to buy a "beater" watch but i feel stupid buying a cheap dive watch to wear everyday when i already spent the money on nice dive watch. i think if i am going to buy a work watch it can't be a dive watch and would need to be either a pilot or field etc. it needs to be under 40mm (something vintage would be nice) any suggestions

Anonymous Sun Dec 29 21:19:57 2019 No.14896910

>>14896908
Just get a renter’s insurance policy that covers the watch, and wear it around, dude. Don’t be stupid about it and wear it around urban populations, but otherwise don’t worry about it so much. Also, idk if it’s scratched yet, but once you get the first ding on your watch, you’ll feel liberated.

>>	Anonymous Sun Dec 29 21:28:57 2019 No.14896925 File: 3.04 MB, 1081x1921, 20191229_182237.png [View same] [iqdb] [saucenao] [google] Great beater watch for people who are sedentary at work. The rotor is very sensitive and keeps its charge better than the seiko 5s that I have.

>>	Anonymous Sun Dec 29 21:52:39 2019 No.14896959 >>14896865 Won't last through the night See >>14896925

>>	Anonymous Sun Dec 29 21:54:43 2019 No.14896963 >>14896959 Mine can sit in a drawer for three days and still have enough power to show more or less the right time when I remember where I put it. Did you drop yours? Have you had it serviced?

>>	Anonymous Sun Dec 29 21:56:59 2019 No.14896975 >>14896865 You're in for a shitter that runs +/- 5 minutes a day.

>>	Anonymous Sun Dec 29 22:01:10 2019 No.14896986 >>14896963 I have 3 different seiko 5s and 3 different orient tristars. All of my seiko 5s end up losing charge after a couple times. Maybe I got unlucky, could be.

>>	Anonymous Sun Dec 29 22:02:13 2019 No.14896989 >>14896986 >couple times Couple days

Anonymous Sun Dec 29 22:18:03 2019 No.14897024
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My grandfather gave me this a few years back as a gift. I don’t know shit for shit about high end watches but I do know Cartier is up there with Rolex and Tagheur (Swiss movement etc.). How much does this watch usually go for? I don’t know the year or anything and there’s no receipt.

>>	Anonymous Sun Dec 29 22:26:40 2019 No.14897049 File: 2.91 MB, 4032x3024, B5D3CAB9-962F-4715-97F0-BA2849F9EBCF.jpg [View same] [iqdb] [saucenao] [google] >>14897024 Here’s another pic

>>	Anonymous Sun Dec 29 22:31:12 2019 No.14897059 >>14896790 Which Sub ref is this a ripoff of?

>>	Anonymous Sun Dec 29 22:31:42 2019 No.14897060 >>14896908 wear the watch, the scuffs on it are good for it's character

Anonymous Sun Dec 29 22:34:03 2019 No.14897067

>>14896908
This seems like a pointless strategy. I think this is a good reason for "almost entry level luxury" watches such as Sinn or Speedy to exist, you can wear them 24/7, they're not flashy, and if anyone raises the issue, you can still say that you paid $3-4k for them even if they're not Rolex tier so you don't come off as a complete poorfag.

>>	Anonymous Sun Dec 29 22:35:48 2019 No.14897070 >>14897024 >>14897049 Probably like 5-10 grand but I don't know shit about Cartier.

>>	Anonymous Sun Dec 29 22:40:15 2019 No.14897080 >>14897024 >>14897049 https://www.chrono24.com/cartier/cartier-santos-100-xl-chronograph-stainless-steel--id3071457.htm

>>	Anonymous Sun Dec 29 22:42:15 2019 No.14897083 >>14897080 Or alternately https://www.x-watches.co/?_route_=Cartier-Santos-100-Chronograph-Mens-Watch-Replica-W20090X8

>>	Anonymous Sun Dec 29 23:07:24 2019 No.14897121 File: 3.15 MB, 4032x3024, IMG_20191222_150602.jpg [View same] [iqdb] [saucenao] [google] >>14893739

Anonymous Sun Dec 29 23:33:43 2019 No.14897155

>>14895298
Does that watch really say "Secco" on it? How fucking ghetto can you possibly be? At least Heimdallr has the dignity to come up with a name that isn't just respelling Seiko like a 5 year old would. Also, who the fuck buys a knockoff of a watch that's only $200 new to begin with?

>>	Anonymous Sun Dec 29 23:40:09 2019 No.14897175 >>14895696 I don't think I'd ever buy a Breitling because they're all bigger than I like my watches to be, but it looks alright on you if slightly too big. I'm sure it will last you a while, they're known for quality stuff.

Anonymous Mon Dec 30 00:14:24 2019 No.14897244

>>14897155
Secco just means dry, dude. And I think you're pretty naive to think that it's necessarily a knockoff SKX, considering it doesn't have the 4:30 crown and has a very different handset and bezel. It just looks like a general piece of shit noname diver.

>>	Anonymous Mon Dec 30 01:19:07 2019 No.14897348 File: 110 KB, 739x796, 1554924929224.jpg [View same] [iqdb] [saucenao] [google] Just copped this baby. Vostokbros where u @

>>	Anonymous Mon Dec 30 01:29:01 2019 No.14897360 File: 3.65 MB, 4032x3024, 20191229_222517.jpg [View same] [iqdb] [saucenao] [google] Picked up my first real luxury watch a few weeks ago and just got it on this NATO strap today. Speedmaster racing with the caliber 9900 movement.

>>	Anonymous Mon Dec 30 01:39:00 2019 No.14897368 >>14897360 Damn, so close, what a shame. Did you do any research at all before you bought that?

>>	Anonymous Mon Dec 30 01:45:10 2019 No.14897381 >>14897368 yea.

>>	Anonymous Mon Dec 30 02:38:45 2019 No.14897465 >>14893828 Wow- don’t they only produce 5 watches a year or something?

>>	Anonymous Mon Dec 30 02:59:43 2019 No.14897506 File: 81 KB, 424x254, Screenshot_20191230-085734_Mimi.jpg [View same] [iqdb] [saucenao] [google] >>14893828 Am i the only one that sees MEME written all over the dial

>>	Anonymous Mon Dec 30 03:25:22 2019 No.14897552 whi are some strap options for a 38mm hamilton fields watch aside from nato?

>>	Anonymous Mon Dec 30 03:40:39 2019 No.14897573 >>14897465 They make around 300 watches a year as far as I know.

>>	Anonymous Mon Dec 30 03:41:26 2019 No.14897574 File: 59 KB, 642x960, 5DCA0BC8-C3BE-4ABA-98E1-B8703B010A1E.jpg [View same] [iqdb] [saucenao] [google] Just bought this bitch, what am i in for?

>>	Anonymous Mon Dec 30 04:02:24 2019 No.14897605 >>14897552 Leather retard

>>	Anonymous Mon Dec 30 04:08:08 2019 No.14897614 >>14897574 You're in for the experience of owning a great timepiece :^)

>>	Anonymous Mon Dec 30 04:10:49 2019 No.14897618 File: 86 KB, 1280x720, maxresdefault.jpg [View same] [iqdb] [saucenao] [google] >>14897348 That knob's thicker than TGW's wrist

>>	Anonymous Mon Dec 30 04:12:19 2019 No.14897619 >>14897574 Congrats anon, you found the most aliexpress looking Rolex.

>>	Anonymous Mon Dec 30 04:16:21 2019 No.14897624 >>14895585 Damn, I would think about your offer if I hadnt already planned a vacation and had money laying around. How smol is it, anyway?

Anonymous Mon Dec 30 05:13:46 2019 No.14897670
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How do you guys differentiate between watches you simply like and watches you "have" to have?

There's a lot of watches that I'll have an obsession with for a couple of days, decide I can afford it, decide what strap would I put it on, when would I wear it, where can I source it for the best price etc., then I pretty much forget about it a few days later.

Anonymous Mon Dec 30 05:19:15 2019 No.14897675
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>>14897670
Realizing that "affordable" modern watches have nothing going for them in charisma and that a WW2 mono-pusher chrono looks better than any of the 6 gorillion "divers", microbrand or not.

Also most watches nowadays are thicker than they really need to be, and case sizes are often 40mm+

>>	Anonymous Mon Dec 30 05:30:44 2019 No.14897691 File: 935 KB, 2108x1430, sippppppp.jpg [View same] [iqdb] [saucenao] [google] >sipppppppppPPPP-PP aaahhh, it's a great morning to be wearing an omega speedmaster professional man on the motherfucking moon

Anonymous Mon Dec 30 05:32:05 2019 No.14897692

>>14897574
Not terrible but iirc it still has the old Submariner movement and they justify the price by giving it some slightly more exotic materials. Not my first choice with Rolex but certainly a good watch. Be prepared to get wallet-raped when you want a metal bracelet for that though.

>>	Anonymous Mon Dec 30 06:06:04 2019 No.14897744 >>14897691 What is it about this watch that makes it look good with literally any kind of strap or bracelet?

>>	Anonymous Mon Dec 30 06:18:04 2019 No.14897752 >>14897744 The fact that it's one of the best designed watches of all time

>>	Anonymous Mon Dec 30 06:19:28 2019 No.14897754 >>14894287 How much was that longines? Also whats the case dimensions? Looks real neat

Anonymous Mon Dec 30 06:28:01 2019 No.14897764

>>14897670
This is me. I always end up spending the money on other things that I feel are more justified for the cost. I also fall in love with a watch first, and then tend to discover some minor design feature that irritates me to the point I can't get over it.

>>	Anonymous Mon Dec 30 06:31:25 2019 No.14897770 >>14897744 It's monochromatic, has thin lugs and isn't a dress watch. It means there isn't much you can pair with it that doesn't look at least passable.

>>	Anonymous Mon Dec 30 06:43:41 2019 No.14897793 >>14897024 Nice wear it in good health anon

Anonymous Mon Dec 30 07:13:32 2019 No.14897854
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Anybody have some articles/infos/vids regarding various ETA and Sellita movements, how they stack up to each other, what do various higher levels bring (S200, S300,..), etc.?
CaliberCorner seems like a good starting point, anybody have some other recommendations?

>>	Anonymous Mon Dec 30 07:49:05 2019 No.14897908 File: 594 KB, 646x800, illuminator.png [View same] [iqdb] [saucenao] [google] Why would I want something more than that?

>>	Anonymous Mon Dec 30 07:57:26 2019 No.14897924 File: 2.66 MB, 2592x4608, IMG_20191230_135259.jpg [View same] [iqdb] [saucenao] [google] Just inherited this little watch from my great-grandfather, very happy with it.

Anonymous Mon Dec 30 08:16:00 2019 No.14897941

>>14897155
>At least Heimdallr has the dignity

This is a fucking joke. I made the mistake of buying one of their shitters. Nothing but regret. If it seems to good to be true, it's because it almost always is. You're not getting high quality for your money like everyone seems to think. You're getting low quality Chinese garbage. Take a good look at their "milled" stainless bracelets. Nothing milled about them they're cheaply and badly cast. Their is no quality control there. Imagine that

>>	Anonymous Mon Dec 30 08:19:54 2019 No.14897947 >>14897155 It is quite ghetto, it is also the most worn watch I own, it cost less than €50 and has survived everything Ive thrown at it (or it into). Stay mad bruh.

Anonymous Mon Dec 30 08:38:42 2019 No.14897966

>>14897744
IMO usually black dial looks worse than white dial on a brown leather straps. But on thexspeedy I think all the markings and bright hands make the white stand out creating a visual equilibrium and appear more white, making it more easy to match with straps.

Anonymous Mon Dec 30 09:09:50 2019 No.14897994

>>14897941
Heimdallr is absolute junk and the only thing I'd recommend them for is if you're using it as a base watch to modify, but they at least have a somewhat interesting name.

>>14897947
Hey man, the best watch in the world is the one that spends time on your wrist. I'm not saying it's a bad watch or that Chinese homage watches are necessarily bad, the name just strikes me as goofy.

Anonymous Mon Dec 30 09:45:56 2019 No.14898034
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For a cheapish special snowflake flieger, should I go for the Laco Augsburg Taupe or the Stowa Flieger? I like both of the dial finishes, but I'm feeling pretty mixed on the date on the Stowa. I have no clue about quality of internals, etc. I'm open to other suggestions in the same price range.

Anonymous Mon Dec 30 10:02:38 2019 No.14898055
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Which are better, Automatic or Quartz movements?

Quartz
>More accurate
>Cheaper

Automatic
>More prestigious
>Nicer aesthetic (seeing it rotate and a sweeping seconds hand)
>No need to change batteries

So /fa/, which is superior? Which is more cringe, buying a quartz watch that will not keep its value as much but is more accurate or paying more for a clearly inferior technology.

Also with eco-drive watches have the benefit of not having to change the battery on a quartz movement.

Argue:

>>	Anonymous Mon Dec 30 10:03:37 2019 No.14898058 File: 103 KB, 1024x683, 0F9DF30A-59FD-4330-9041-724C280B3A7F.jpg [View same] [iqdb] [saucenao] [google] >>14898034 Apparently this one has a jap movement which one reviewer said is loud. Not all that excited about that.

>>	Anonymous Mon Dec 30 10:37:04 2019 No.14898092 > 12 and 24 hour marks > minute marks > day date complication > under 40mm any recommendations?

Anonymous Mon Dec 30 11:07:41 2019 No.14898135

>>14898055
Automatic is better unless you're autistic, the only people who buy quartz watches are virgins who think they've somehow gamed the system by getting a $10 watch that keeps better time than a $10,000 automatic. It's like turning up to a car meet with a Tesla and bragging about how you'd smoke everyone in a 1/4 mile drag race, no one cares and you look like a faggot.

>>	Anonymous Mon Dec 30 11:15:47 2019 No.14898148 >>14897049 My dad has the exact same one. Thing is fuckhuge. The face is like 55mm but his has a yellow gold bezel.

>>	Anonymous Mon Dec 30 11:27:59 2019 No.14898180 >>14898055 Quartz is /g/ Mechanical is /fa/

>>	Anonymous Mon Dec 30 11:40:14 2019 No.14898201 >>14898135 The amount of projecting and self-validation in this post.

>>	Anonymous Mon Dec 30 11:43:45 2019 No.14898204 >>14898055 I've never seen a grown adult proudly show off their quartz watch.

Anonymous Mon Dec 30 12:29:09 2019 No.14898298

>>14898180
>quartz
>/g/
Form over function. Picked at LWS for colour of watchband, or ordered from Amazon on an american shopping holiday. Worn three times and shelved, then discarded five years later because owner's wrist has become too fat.
>mechanical
>/fa/
Fans obsessing over jewels, movements, water sealing, chronographs, lesser complications, bracelets, power reserve, and seconds per day. Picked from a specialist trader on the basis of availability in a price bracket. Never worn outside, too expensive, and the owner is afraid of jolly african-americans besides. Discovered by owner's relatives when he's found two weeks rotten, and sold according to weight to an estate lot flogger.

Good sir, I think you've got them reversed. Pip pip, good show.

>>	Anonymous Mon Dec 30 12:52:37 2019 No.14898372 >>14898298 >Form over function. >/g/ Are you high?

>>	Anonymous Mon Dec 30 13:04:07 2019 No.14898390 >>14898372 Are you? Read the post again.

Anonymous Mon Dec 30 13:07:49 2019 No.14898399

>>14898055
Quartz is much more shock-resistant, doesn't need a service every 5 or so years, can have digital comlications like a gmt or a programmed calendar, more precise and also you don't have to worry about winding it if you don't wear them on weekend. Also can have a sweep second which is a rare feature though.

>>	Anonymous Mon Dec 30 13:18:22 2019 No.14898424 >>14898034 Date is ugly.

>>	Anonymous Mon Dec 30 13:18:54 2019 No.14898426 >>14898399 And yet you look like a virgin wearing one.

>>	Anonymous Mon Dec 30 13:24:50 2019 No.14898439 File: 116 KB, 900x900, citizen-strap-eco-drive-180-men_s-watch-bm8180-03e_5.jpg [View same] [iqdb] [saucenao] [google] >>14898092 Citizen BM8180 fits everything apart from the 24 hour markings.

>>	Anonymous Mon Dec 30 13:27:48 2019 No.14898452 >>14898439 Pretty sure they make a B-Uhr Flieger style watch that should fit all the criteria and it's still a Seiko 5 so under $100.

>>	Anonymous Mon Dec 30 13:38:12 2019 No.14898479 File: 34 KB, 640x361, 1577731083338.jpg [View same] [iqdb] [saucenao] [google] >>14898426

>>	Anonymous Mon Dec 30 14:14:11 2019 No.14898582 Reccomendme a watch >Automatic >Analogue >date/day date > <£1000 > Swiss >WR at least 100m >Lume preferred but not compulsory

>>	Anonymous Mon Dec 30 14:15:13 2019 No.14898586 >>14898582 >And peferably able to see the movement from the bottom side of the case

>>	Anonymous Mon Dec 30 14:18:01 2019 No.14898595 >>14898582 >WR at least 100m Lol why, are you a scuba diver? Just hey a ETA 280x Hamilton khaki.

>>	Anonymous Mon Dec 30 14:20:58 2019 No.14898608 >>14898595 No just want to be able to swim with it

Anonymous Mon Dec 30 14:31:24 2019 No.14898634

>>14898608
Then you don't need 100m of water resistance. 30 would be far more than enough. You just need to have your watch pressure tested to make sure it meets that.

The reason this wr myth exists is that watches can have "100m wr" slapped on them without actually being tested at all.

>>	Anonymous Mon Dec 30 14:33:14 2019 No.14898639 >>14898582 >swiss > <£1000 lmao

>>	Anonymous Mon Dec 30 15:14:13 2019 No.14898748 >>14898634 If you actually want to go swim with it I'd go for 100 just to be sure. Most 30m watches don't have a great water resistance. Tjat being said my f91w has held up for ten years now, salt water too

Anonymous Mon Dec 30 15:21:10 2019 No.14898760

>>14898748
A manufacturer can put "30m" on a watch without testing it to 30m and without an expectation that it will survive 30m of pressure.
A manufacturer can put "100m" on a watch without testing it to 100m and without an expectation that it will survive 100m of pressure.

For non-diver watches, the ISO requirements are laughable. Regardless of the stated rating, if you want to swim with your watch, have it tested. 30m of *actual, tested* water resistance is more than enough.

>>	Anonymous Mon Dec 30 15:23:19 2019 No.14898765 >>14898760 Yea yea, mr smartypants. In tbeory that all sounds cool and interesting, in the real world I've never had any problems with 100m watches and almost always problems with 30m

>>	Anonymous Mon Dec 30 15:33:38 2019 No.14898791 >>14897624 Its 37mm, perfect chrono size in my opinion. Only thing I don't love about it is the flat glass crystal, a domed acrylic would look amazing on this

Anonymous Mon Dec 30 15:38:46 2019 No.14898801

>>14897754
It was $2400. They can range up to $5000 or so for really nice all original ones, mine is pretty middle-of-the-pack.

It's a 34mm case. Wears a bit bigger as it's kind of thick. There is a more common version of the Weems that was largely sold in the US but it's only 28.5mm... too small even for me.

Anonymous Mon Dec 30 16:24:53 2019 No.14898960

>>14897574
My dealer literally can't get rid enough of these. I didn't know these were white gold and like 25k USD. He gave me 20% off for simply walking in his store today. Nobody is buying them and the used marked seems to show. Everybody wants the Sub or the GMT Master.

>>	Anonymous Mon Dec 30 16:41:09 2019 No.14899005 File: 44 KB, 500x500, 653a0ba5b833995e8b6d50e2cdf3bd25[1].jpg [View same] [iqdb] [saucenao] [google] Are there any well known issues with the Spinnaker Hull series ? It fits all of what I want within a great price range.

>>	Anonymous Mon Dec 30 16:41:34 2019 No.14899007 File: 1.99 MB, 4032x3024, 20191230_223846.jpg [View same] [iqdb] [saucenao] [google] >>14893739 Treated myself to a Citizen after losing roughly 110lbs and getting /fit/ this year. I'm in love.

>>	Anonymous Mon Dec 30 16:54:29 2019 No.14899041 File: 67 KB, 500x538, 1499095533400.jpg [View same] [iqdb] [saucenao] [google] >>14899007 Right on Anon, keep up the good work !

>>	Anonymous Mon Dec 30 17:31:48 2019 No.14899141 >>14899007 Looks too big on your arm, are you a wristlet?

>>	Anonymous Mon Dec 30 17:37:52 2019 No.14899156 File: 831 KB, 1089x1041, Screenshot_20191230-233629_Gallery.jpg [View same] [iqdb] [saucenao] [google] My shitter on aliexpress strap

>>	Anonymous Mon Dec 30 18:10:20 2019 No.14899247 >>14898055 Quartz, it's the kind of watch you can just grab and use instead of having to autistically keep wearing/winding for it to even stay on time. Quartz, the watch you use to sync your shitty tryhards mechs to lmao.

>>	Anonymous Mon Dec 30 18:11:47 2019 No.14899256 >>14899156 count the stripes on this /fa/ DO EET

>>	Anonymous Mon Dec 30 18:23:58 2019 No.14899302 NEW >>14899300 >>14899300 >>14899300

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