/wt/ - Watch Thread: the Milgauss is a Bagelsport Homage edition

[Anonymous No.14903757]

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=C5E5uQ_6LOw [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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>>14903757

[Anonymous No.14903829]

>Let's get one thing straight first – all Rolex calibers are completely made in-house to a degree matched by almost no other brand. Second, each movement is hand-assembled. That doesn't mean Rolex doesn't employ some absolutely next-level machinery to get components to a point where the watchmakers can put together the movements. Bienne does use a version of Rolex's in-house stocking system that I mentioned earlier, though on a pared-down level.

>The reason that Rolex allows so few people into the Bienne location is because they have created a truly unique manufacturing system, for which they have built machines that create unique components exclusive to Rolex. Blanks of brass, copper, and steel are cut using proprietary machines unseen anywhere else in Switzerland, via spark erosion. Baseplates are produced at a rate of about 100 per minute. There are stripping machines where raw metal is inserted in one end, and out the other end comes full components with pins already in them.

>There are machines in Bienne that are capable of doing the work of 100 traditional tools in a matter of 50 seconds. These we were asked to not photograph, and I am sure you understand why. It is also in Bienne that several components unseen elsewhere in watchmaking are produced. This includes the Parachrom balance spring, and the Paraflex Shock Absorber.

>This balance spring was developed entirely by Rolex and is patented. [..] The process by which the Parachrom spring is created is daunting. Tolerances are within microns, and the amount of work that goes into these springs is extraordinary. Over 120 people are required to work in this department, and each spring features a Breguet-type overcoil. The tool that makes this final curve is proprietary to Rolex, though it requires human operation.

[Anonymous No.14903837]

>>14903829
>poop penis
Who cares

[Anonymous No.14903845]

>>14903837
I care because I base reality on facts and not baseless opinions.

[Anonymous No.14903849]

>>14903845
based
>>14903837
cringe

[Anonymous No.14903850]

>reddit watches and Rolex shills
Shit thread, start over

[Anonymous No.14903854]

>>14903829
sounds like any large factory

[Anonymous No.14903873]

>50 (fifty) metres water resistant

[Anonymous No.14903878]

reminder
https://forums.watchuseek.com/f71/new-meaning-swiss-made-3917554-3.html#post37369562

[Anonymous No.14903887]

>>14903760
>faggot has faggot taste
imagine my shock

[Anonymous No.14903890]

>>14903760
*ahem*
FUCK tripfags and FUCK smartwatches

[Anonymous No.14903891]

Post watch

[Anonymous No.14903894]

>>14903829
Don’t you get it? Hodinkee, the source you quote, is literally paid by Rolex to say those things. Here’s their hagiography of your bete noire, Swatch.

https://www.hodinkee.com/articles/swatch-group-manufacture-tour-2019

>All of Omega's manufacturing is now under one roof: T2 (assembling the watch head and casing), T3 (bracelet assembly), and T4 (packaging and shipping). (Movement making, T1, is done elsewhere at ETA factories.) Also here is Omega's METAS testing center for Master Chronometer certification.

And yet you know that Omega sources bracelet links from China. How can you maintain this sense of cognitive dissonance that Rolex is so different from everyone else?

Watch journalists are an organ of the machine, and nothing more. The entire industry is opaque. There’s a reason you aren’t shown a bill of materials on your watch. There’s a reason all of this manufacturing takes place behind the curtain.

THE MOUNTAIN JEW IS NOT YOUR FRIEND
ROLEX S.A. IS NOT YOUR FRIEND

[Anonymous No.14903895]

>>14903891
What’s with the 7

[Anonymous No.14903901]

>>14903891
>fucking date window all of a sudden
WHY

[Anonymous No.14903913]

>>14903878
damn...
Good thing the Swiss brand I personally prefer would never do such a thing :^}

[Anonymous No.14903915]

[Anonymous No.14903921]

[Anonymous No.14903926]

>>14903915
Everyone says this sputtered platinum finishing that’s on the Grey Side of the Moon and this VC looks sick in person, but it just looks like matte grey to me.

[Anonymous No.14903930]

Boasting watches that aren’t mine for absolutely no raisins.

[Anonymous No.14903931]

[Anonymous No.14903935]

>>14903930
wut model

[Anonymous No.14903938]

>>14903757
Reminder to all readers pure of heart and intact of anus:

Omegafags who are unable to COPE with the fact that they've overpaid thousands on shoddy junk from China based on a lie, liking the laughable cuckaxel, and having fallen for the worst watch memed by that fat brisbane cunt all seek to pull down and denigrate the brand that they know they should have bought: ROLEX
despite proof positive that their beloved jumped up swatch is made in the People's Republic and with there being NO evidence, neither tangible proof nor even mere hearsay, for Rolex being manufactured anywhere but the pastoral serenity that is Switzerland and certainly not the pollution clogged nightmare of China's factory districts.


Reminder to the cope cucks:

Seethe, cope and dilate
also
Have Sex

[Anonymous No.14903942]

>>14903894
Yes, key word ''assembly'', they don't claim to manufacture them in-house.
So far you have not supplied a single credible evidence.

>Rolex owns its own foundry, where it creates its very own formulas for three different kinds of gold, and its own formulation of 904L stainless steel. Every single alloy used by Rolex is produced entirely in-house

[Anonymous No.14903943]

>>14903938
t.

[Anonymous No.14903947]

>>14903943
post the beached whale edit

[Anonymous No.14903988]

>>14903947
Can’t believe vacations are almost over.

[Anonymous No.14903995]

>>14903942
>”all of omega’s manufacturing is now under one roof”
>th-that doesn’t count, HODINKEE WOULD NEVER LIE

ok lol

[Anonymous No.14904011]

>>14903938
>https://www.rolexforums.com/showthread.php?t=412969

#22
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>My submariner 16800 received a minor service from my local AD in California. The repair included a new crown/tube and a bezel insert. The store retuned my original crown in the packaging that contained the new crown. This crown package clearly said"made in Thailand'". This replacement crown fit perfect, looked perfect and it really improved my watch.

OH NO NO NO NO NO

[Anonymous No.14904029]

>>14903938

>just sold my semenslurper with a profit after beating it up for a year.

[Anonymous No.14904035]

>>14903873
FUCK

[Anonymous No.14904040]

>>14904029
Privately or to a reseller? Thinking of getting rid of mine, but too pussy to sell online, and don't want assblasted by a reseller jewing me

[Anonymous No.14904041]

>>14904011
Dealers sometimes have a choice for their customers in regards to movement parts: cheaper oem stuff from China (or in this case Thailand), or official parts from Rolex in Switzerland. The cheaper option should be virtually identical to the real deal, sometimes it isn't as tolerances vary. The only issue would be if you sent the watch to an actual RSC in which case they would insist on removing otherwise workable parts before settling anything else that was wrong. If you only ever use dealers and not the RSC, you shouldn't have any problems providing the watchmaker is competent. If your dealer tells you they're official parts but they're in fact less expensive parts from Asia then you probably got gypped.

[Anonymous No.14904049]

>Modern paints and ceramic bits mean your watch will never "patina"
>Your watch will never age gracefully with you into a weathered masterpiece
Why even bother?

[Anonymous No.14904052]

>>14904041
From the same thread:

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I remember a thread going around a few years back from someone who ordered a single Omega bracelet half-link that said made in China on the package, and everyone was up in arms about it. I mean, for a few millimeter piece of metal, I'm not sure I'd care.

top laff
The boomer forums really are proto-4chan

[Anonymous No.14904054]

>>14904049
Look at how fucking sloppy that lume is. Vintage anything is a fucking meme.

[Anonymous No.14904141]

I've recently purchased a watch with Miyota 9039 movement however noticed a few things

>when hand winding from dead it is a consistent solid clicking for a few turns before it gains more resistance suddenly and feels like I'm winding through sand and is no longer consistent at all (coming from a H40 movement which is buttery smooth always)
>testing the power reserve I gave it 10/20/50 winds and let it sit to see how long it would run and each time it ran 15/45/30 minutes respectively
>I've worn it a couple more times since then to let it wind with the rotor and see how the power reserve is and it does seem to last longer this way (over 24 hours)
>I tried my test of 50 turns and let it sit again to see how it goes and it gave 6 hours before losing its power
>When trying to spin the rotor it sounds incredibly loose and will spin better than most spinners with a flick pic related

Am I wrong to be hand winding it? Can I not hand wind to full power reserve? Is a gritty winding mechanism normal? Is rotor spin normal?

[Anonymous No.14904155]

Anyone know the id on that vintage omega Seamaster that has the bracelet basically incorporated into the design of the watch face. From the 60s or 70s I think. I couldn’t find a picture.

[Anonymous No.14904164]

>>14904155
I think it was in some terror wave thread

[Anonymous No.14904166]

>>14904155
This?

[Anonymous No.14904180]

>>14904166
Similar, I think it was also a Seamaster but an automatic with a white face. The face was still circular but the surrounding case was less square than pic related

[Anonymous No.14904188]

whats a nice mid range watch brand? something good quality. i know nothing about watches.

[Anonymous No.14904201]

>>14904180
That?

[Anonymous No.14904203]

>>14904188
MVMT, Daniel Wellington, the list goes on

[Anonymous No.14904214]

>>14904203

[Anonymous No.14904216]

>>14904203
budget up to 1k?

[Anonymous No.14904223]

>>14904201
Yeah very close to that, what’s that watch?

[Anonymous No.14904270]

>>14904216
Buy a fake Rolex

[Anonymous No.14904337]

>>14904188
Orient or Seiko 5 automatics

[Anonymous No.14904340]

>>14903873
>>14903878
Coincidence?

[Anonymous No.14904347]

>>14904141
>sandy winding
My 9015 didn't have this
>power reserve is 15 mins at a 10 crown turn
That's not right at all. Usually 40 crown turns will be enough to power 48 hours
>rotor spin
This is fine and part of the movement, it is a unidirectional rotor meaning it winds one direction and free spins the other direction.

Send it back.

[Anonymous No.14904453]

>>14904054
Sloppy? Its just the aging process after 50years

[Anonymous No.14904457]

My boyfriend doesn't own a watch. I know he likes roman numeral type watches. I'd like to get him something nice for his birthday. He is not the diver watch type. Something masculine but not too memey? No chunky shit. He has thin wrists bc skinny. He prefers silver in color and
Isnt a huge fan of leather (I know how disappointing). Any suggestions? I was thinking pic related but I'm not sure. He is the type to only want one watch, forever. He doesn't desire worldly goods, but I would like for him to have something nice that he can use for the rest of his life.

[Anonymous No.14904465]

>>14904457
This is the person you presumably want to raise and look after your kids, and the best you can do is a $400 watch? Do you even love him?

[Anonymous No.14904478]

>>14904457
https://www.mappinandwebb.com/Pre+Owned-Rolex-Oyster-Perpetual-Date-Mens-Watch-15210/p/408134177183/

[Anonymous No.14904480]

>>14904465 I don't think it's too much but I know he would.
He would be upset I spent that much on him to begin with. He is a very proper, traditional man, and doesn't want me to spend money on him. I'm very lucky to have him.
What do you think would be nicer?

[Anonymous No.14904503]

>>14904478
>>14904478
Oh my gosh that's beautiful but I don't think he would accept such a gift. He is a very easy going person, he likes quality but I think he would feel more than uneasy with spending that kind of money on him. We'd like to get a house and land and such. I know he would see this as kind of, I don't know, silly?
It really is a gorgeous watch and I sincerely thank you for suggestion. I do. Think he would like the looks of it, i know I do, but price is just concerning. Sorry if that's poorfag answer, but he doesn't like expensive things.

[Anonymous No.14904505]

>>14904480
>>14904478
$400 watches are junk, but if he isn't that into watches it doesn't really matter, just buy him something you think he'll like the look of.

If you want to get him something dressy, an Oris Big Crown is pretty good but to my knowledge they don't make one with a dial with romans, they are around $1000 from memory, just make sure it's the 40mm one and not the 36mm one. Or, like anon above posted, you could get a vintage Rolex, but it'll cost more and I can understand not wanting to give someone a used watch.

It's also worth mentioning that whatever you do buy him, don't pay list price. You can easily get a 25-30% (or sometimes even more) discount on the vast majority of watches just by asking in store.

[Anonymous No.14904507]

>>14904457
Do you have hairy arms? Post pics.

[Anonymous No.14904512]

>>14904503
What does he wear most of the time? Would this primarily be a dress watch to wear with a suit, a sports watch, something else?

[Anonymous No.14904516]

>>14904457
tits or gtfo

[Anonymous No.14904547]

>>14904505
Okay thank you for your input, I appreciate it. I will have to look into the others and I might ask him his opinion on getting a nicer watch. I already have a feeling he will say no, but I might be able to sway him. I thought the vincero marble one looked nice, which I think he would enjoy, but it's sold out and apparently they're poor quality.
>>14904507
Pic related
>>14904512
He wears a white tshirt and jeans 90% of the time. When I say he is simple, I mean it. When he does go out it's just more of a dad punk vibe lol.

[Anonymous No.14904557]

>>14904547
That's really disappointing, do you wax?

[Anonymous No.14904560]

>>14904557
Nope.

[Anonymous No.14904586]

Can someone here explain the unwarranted Seiko/Grand Seiko hatred on this board?

I don't get it, they make high quality watches at an amazing price. Dollar for dollar you get so much more.

[Anonymous No.14904603]

>>14904586
>they make high quality watches at an amazing price
You can argue this for GS if you like the appearance and can live with the servicing costs. However, for Seiko itself this simply isn't true, they aren't well finished, a lot of them have junk movements and QC is shockingly bad even on the $1000 watches they make.

They also seem to make retarded decisions as a brand, such as releasing a SKX lookalike that isn't a proper diving watch.

[Anonymous No.14904606]

>>14904560
You should try rubbing your arms with garlic then, it might help the hair growth.

Here's the lovely Seiko ambassadoress Misty Copeland for comparison, this is what you should aim for.

[Anonymous No.14904626]

>>14904547
frederique constant slimline comes in a few design variations and quartz/automatic options. Price from 600-1000 for the simple ones.

[Anonymous No.14904714]

>>14904626
This is really lovely, I'm saving this, thank you anon! I think he will enjoy this!

[Anonymous No.14904770]

>>14904453
Yeah lmao these 50 years sure did spread the lume around like it was painted by a 6 year old

[Anonymous No.14904798]

What are the thoughts on these, I just picked this watch up, I absolutely love the look. Quite heavy though is the only downfall I have seen wearing it.

[Anonymous No.14904802]

>>14904798

[Anonymous No.14904803]

>>14903935
hamilton intramatic 68 auto chrono
its new

[Anonymous No.14904813]

>>14904603
If you don't get the spring drive the Grand Seiko's are pretty easy to service, not as easy as a ETA mind you but still do-able.
The case finishing on any of the JDM's used to shit on anything at it's price range, but with the discontinuation of the SARB line and the newer Presage models being nearly 30% more than previous they are starting to really lose the dollar to dollar value.
That said if you can pick up a decent used one I think they are worth the money. I've owned 3 sarbs, flipped too and now own a 62mas and none of them have been anything but good.

And you can't really shit on the seiko 5 series for the money, ignoring the 5kx I mean wtf is that shit

[Anonymous No.14904826]

>>14903938
Rent free.

[Anonymous No.14904937]

>>14904011
Rolex boxes are made in Thailand as far as I know. Not a stretch to assume all official boxes and packages are made by same company.

[Anonymous No.14904996]

>>14904770
Thank God there are autistic retards like you around so that vintage prices aren't even worse.

[Anonymous No.14904999]

does this sound like a good way to sell my watch?
it's from one of the most recommended dealers in sydney

[Anonymous No.14905005]

>>14904999
depends, what brand/model are you selling? If it isn't a big brand steel sports watch I'd probably avoid it desu

[Anonymous No.14905014]

>>14905005
tudor black bay with the inhouse movement, i got it for a really good price and i think i could actually make a profit if they sell it at the prices i have been seeing online. i honestly can't be bothered to try and sell it myself on ebay and even then ebay takes a cut and so does paypal.

[Anonymous No.14905020]

>>14905014
These niggas are taking %15 percent, I'm pretty sure that's worse re than Ebay, plus you have to wait around until they sell it to get your money. Sell on watch forums and cut int the jew in the middle.

[Anonymous No.14905025]

>>14905014
>>14905020
Yeah I tend to agree, take 6 half decent shots and sell it on Watchuseek/watchexchange on reddit and you should do fine.

[Anonymous No.14905029]

>>14904503
>>14904480
>>14904465
>>14904457
Stfu roastie

[Anonymous No.14905060]

>>14903930
>half-hour chronograph
>even more useless than typical 12hr timer
>costlier to maintain than basic movement with no real added benefit
what are you gonna time with something like this? your straining, bloody constipated shits lmao

[Anonymous No.14905062]

>>14904798
Only one worth buying imo is the nightvision with the built-in flashlight, and that's purely for the novelty of having such a device. There others by all accounts seem well made and dependable quatz crap. Just make sure you get a good price is all.

[Anonymous No.14905065]

>>14904999
That dealer is in Melbourne last I looked; bought a watch from him about 4 years ago.
Had no issues. Never used them to sell though.

[Anonymous No.14905067]

>>14904040

A dealer buddy put it on chrono for me. He took a little bit of the profit, but I didn't have to worry about anything and just had to wait for the money.

[Anonymous No.14905070]

>>14903757
Good strap materials for sweaty cycling?

[Anonymous No.14905072]

>>14904029
>>14905067
Why did you sell?

>>14905070
Rubber/silicon.

[Anonymous No.14905076]

>>14905072
Got suggestions for rubber clasping bands like this one?

[Anonymous No.14905089]

>>14904937

Met a guy over there whose father owned the company that makes the boxes, so yea this is true.

[Anonymous No.14905092]

>>14905072
Because I want something else and I'm not rich enough yet to just blow money on watches whenever I want to. Wore a watch I wanted for free for a year and even made a little bit of money.

[Anonymous No.14905148]

Autist here looking for the most comfortable strap material possible. Absolute MAXIMUM comfort. Right now I'm looking at perlon and shark mesh. Thoughts? Needs to come in 20mm, I already have the watch I want.

[Anonymous No.14905168]

>>14905148
You've already named them, though obviously the cloth perlon edges out over metal mesh.

[Anonymous No.14905243]

>>14905148
Few posts up, silicone/rubber. Find one where you can cut the ends by the clasp to size and the clasp has microadjustments. Best fit Ive ever had on a watch, disintegrates after a few years, though.

Pic rel is a couple hundred bucks Im sure, I bought mine for a beater for €8.

[Anonymous No.14905262]

>>14903854
>sounds like any large factory

this, it's literally just division of labour.

[Anonymous No.14905266]

>>14904826
looks like it came out of a christmas cracker desu.

[Anonymous No.14905276]

>>14904826
can't unsee the dick at 12 on these
Still a v nice watch tho

[Anonymous No.14905362]

Are AliExpress NATO/Zulu's any good? Most are dirt cheap, I really don't wanna wait a month for it to arrive and it turns out to be dogshit quality.
I welcome product suggestions. Pic unrelated.

[Anonymous No.14905365]

>>14905362
>Pic unrelated.
Actually, it's sorta related. It's the watch model that I have.

[Anonymous No.14905369]

>>14905362
>>14905365
They're okay, you get what you pay for. They tend to be glued rather than stitched, use cheap feeling buckles that have rough edges, and be made from mediocre material.

For something you use so often I'd say it's better to spend $15-20 on a BluShark or something.

[Anonymous No.14905381]

>>14905369
Ah, makes a lot of sense.
This might make you guys wanna throw up, but I do wear that thing for the better part of my day heh. I'll look into getting a higher quality strap. Cheers.

[Anonymous No.14905386]

Recommend me a watch
>analogue
>Swiss
>automatic
> less than £500
>100m water resistant

The only watch I can think of that meets these is the Hamilton Khaki but if anyone knows others that meets these I would appreciate suggestions.

[Anonymous No.14905409]

>>14905386
Steinhart.

Also I think khaki is only 50m WR so your might wanna check that out.

[Anonymous No.14905411]

>>14905386
>less than £500

[Anonymous No.14905415]

>>14904188
What do you consider mid range?
Under $500 your best bet are Seiko, Citizen and Orient as well as a few different microbrands. On the grey market you can get some of the lower end Hamiltons and Tissots for $300 and sometimes cheaper on sale but I'm personally of the opinion that a higher end Japanese finish is more worth the money than a lower end European.

Seiko JDM is very competitive in the $500-700 range and that's where a lot of lower end Swatch group starts to really shine.

In the $1000-2000 range your best bets are Sinn and Damasko, though there are quite a few other options that are worth considering in that range as well. I would say one major thing to keep in mind is that many watches under $3000 have pretty much no resale value, so don't spend real money on something you're not sure of.

I'm not the biggest fan of the AC3 masturbating here, but he's right when he says that it should hurt enough that you need to be really sure. If you buy a $2500 Longines and then decide you don't like it 7 months later, you'll be lucky if you can get half that money back on the secondary market. This doesn't mean don't buy it, because ideally you're buying a watch to keep it for the long run, but don't dump serious money into a watch you're not serious about.

[Anonymous No.14905419]

>>14905386
Hamilton is Swiss like PewDiePie is Japanese. If you're spending less than £500 just get a higher end Japanese/Singapore watch instead of getting a bottom of the barrel Hammy. You'll get a much more robust field watch out of a Singapore Boldr Venture, Traska Summiteer or a Nodus Sector than an entry level Hamilton. Basically the only thing the Hammy has going for it is the resale value if you decide you don't like it.

[Anonymous No.14905421]

My gf bought me picrel for my birthday, never really had any watch before except for some cheap casio, I really like it

[Anonymous No.14905427]

Really fucking baited into getting this or hamilton khaki mechanical, help me bros

[Anonymous No.14905443]

>>14905421
I've heard good things about Raketa, but I also don't have $1200 to get one on a whim. Your watch looks nice, I'm assuming it's vintage?

[Anonymous No.14905456]

>>14905409
When did Gemany annex Switzerland?

[Anonymous No.14905470]

Does anyone know what watch this is?

[Anonymous No.14905485]

>>14905470
I believe it’s a grail.

[Anonymous No.14905488]

>>14905421
Do you dissolve bodies for a living?

[Anonymous No.14905523]

>>14905443
Yup, its a soyuz 2609 but I have no idea how much she paid for it, I like it so that doesn't matter really much

[Anonymous No.14905530]

>>14905488
No it's more of a hobby, hardly any money in this line of work where I live

[Anonymous No.14905581]

>>14905456
Steinharts say "swiss made" on the dial, I was assuming thats what anon wanted.

[Anonymous No.14905616]

imagine being a person that buys pic related

[Anonymous No.14905618]

>>14905616
what's the problem desu? looks like an ok beater

[Anonymous No.14905619]

>>14905381
>This might make you guys wanna throw up, but I do wear that thing for the better part of my day
No, but you'd wanna throw up if you knew how much money I've spent on watches that are less functional and accurate than yours.

[Anonymous No.14905627]

>>14905581
More like Steinshart.

Right guys?

[Anonymous No.14905633]

>>14905618
>design
>diameter
>bracelet quality
this is watch for kids under 13

[Anonymous No.14905644]

>>14905616
There are many appealing seiko 5s but this is not one of them.

[Anonymous No.14905703]

>>14905627

[Anonymous No.14905757]

>>14905618
>beater

If anyone actually uses this word unironically they need to slit their wrists and drink poison ASAP.

[Anonymous No.14905767]

>>14905757
calm your tits desu

[Anonymous No.14905775]

>>14905627
>>14905703
Samefaging on wt, truly an acomplishment fit for the king of faggots.

[Anonymous No.14905776]

>>14905757
autism

[Anonymous No.14905814]

Are there any good new watch models for 2020? How come I never see any new catalogues or anything at the end/beginning of the year?

[Anonymous No.14905832]

>>14904203
>Daniel Wellington
Kek

[Anonymous No.14905834]

>>14905775
Shut the fuck up motherfucker.

[Anonymous No.14905836]

>>14905470
Hm, the dial reminds me of Tag Heuer's Formula One line from the 90s, but just that.

[Anonymous No.14905838]

>>14905834
Based.

>>14905775
Cringe.

[Anonymous No.14905888]

>>14905834
>>14905838
lel

[Anonymous No.14905903]

>>14905427

Get that one. Assembled in France, guys are transparent about their product and it looks very good. Beads of rice bracelet is a nice bonus.

[Anonymous No.14905909]

>>14905834
>>14905838
Could it possibly be this one insufferable faggot who always drags down these entire threads?

[Anonymous No.14905934]

Why is it so hard to find a new watch that meets this criteria bros? Can you help me out?

It must be...

>titanium
>sapphire crystal
>200m
>24 hour chronograph
>luminescent hands

Don’t need it to be a Swiss automatic. Just need it to be a tool watch beater to replace my citizen when it finally kicks the bucket.

>pic sort of related

[Anonymous No.14905945]

One of the less-mentioned benefits of using a nato strap in the conventional manner is that since there's a single layer of flat material, no buckles or clasps etc., it's very comfortable when typing at a keyboard. Just thought I'd point it out.

Also it's very comfy. I don't even feel like having to adjust my watch every half an hour or so.

[Anonymous No.14905950]

>>14905945
>single layer of flat material
... on the bottom of the wrist, resting against keyboard, wrist-rest, tabletop, etc.

[Anonymous No.14905956]

>>14905945
On the other hand it picks up odor like a motherfucker and I've yet to find a reliable way to deodorize it.

[Anonymous No.14905961]

>>14905427
I’ve been looking at this watch too. Torn between this and a more modern diver

[Anonymous No.14905963]

Anyone have experience with pic related?

[Anonymous No.14905983]

>>14905427
Go for it, remember you can always send it back in the first wekk or so if you don't like it

[Anonymous No.14905988]

How are orient divers like the Ray and Mako II and the Kamasu compared to seiko divers at the same price?

[Anonymous No.14906002]

>>14905988
I cross-shopped the SKX and Ray II like two years ago and bought the Ray.

The SKX is more expensive now that it’s discontinued, but the TLDR is that the Ray has more features (hacking, typically better accuracy, nicer dial imo) and the SKX is a more durable tool (actually certified to dive, if you care about that shit, easier to operate the bezel). You can’t really go wrong with either choice, and the Citizen divers are worth a look as well. Really, it should come down to aesthetic preference, they’re all fine choices.

[Anonymous No.14906006]

>>14905956

Put it in the washing machine like your clothes when they're dirty? Shower with it? Don't tell me it's too much effort, it's a nato strap and takes all but 5 seconds to take off the watch. What kind of a degenerate pig are you?

[Anonymous No.14906021]

>>14906006
I've tried all that. I've tried blasting it with a steam wand. I've tried soaking in cleaners overnight.
Strap still has pungent odour of vinegar from the very first hot day I sweatted on it.

My degeneracy has nothing to do with it, none of my other clothes have he same smell, not even my unwashed old shoes.

[Anonymous No.14906044]

>>14905988
Oh hi, Mork

[Anonymous No.14906045]

>>14906002
I’d say the Kamasu is my favourite looking though I also prefer the Ray over the Mako. >>14905427 is also really nice looking albeit more expensive. Love the bracelet/straps available for it

[Emma No.14906048]

How change the digital hours???

UMBRO UMB-051-2

[Anonymous No.14906063]

>>14906048
Click on adjust.

[Anonymous No.14906065]

>>14904547
>>14904457
>ring on wedding finger
>"my boyfriend"
wtf why would you cuck your bf like that?

[Anonymous No.14906104]

>>14906044
Are you Tommy Wiseau?

[Anonymous No.14906170]

Tempted by this microbrand bros

[Anonymous No.14906245]

How likely is it that Casio will release a carbon core marine watch this year? If so, a gulfmaster or a diver? If not, what do you think they've got brewing?

[Anonymous No.14906300]

>>14905427
Why do you want it?
What sets it apart from every other shitty "vintage inspired" kickstarter microbrand dive watch, with that lame faux patina to boot (it's like a checklist with this lot), that litters the market these days?
This watch is what, 600 euros? 700 if you're a eurocuck?
If you could save double the cost it would take to get it, is there anything else you'd rather get?
What if you held out longer and waited till you had triple the funds, anything then more inciting? Quadruple?
I assume saving up as if you'd had the disposable to throw at every whim watch you want you'd have already bought it and not asked here of all places.

What do you really want?
The two you listed are completely different.
Make up your mind otherwise it just looks like you're looking for an excuse to blow some cash.

[Anonymous No.14906306]

Oris Greenwhich Mean Time Limited Edition celebrating Sir Sanford Fleming for the establishment of GMT.

I'm a biiiiiig fan of this piece. It can be dressed up, or down.

Its classic colourway allows for it to be paired with many different styles and clothes.

You look expensive and tasteful. It's a great piece.

Operates on a very modified ETA 2836-2 dubbed the Oris 690.

It has a hour and minute hand with illuminious plating, a day/night market, and a date complication. For the sub dials it has a 28800vph second hand dial, and the other dial is the main feature complication which is another 12hour face clock with a GMT-globe decal behind to track time in a different time zone. It has the ability to jump up or jump back an hour with a button click, as well as it has second-hand hacking.

Limited to 1000.

>>14903760
The fuck is this?

[Anonymous No.14906322]

>>14906306
close up

[Anonymous No.14906323]

>>14903891

[Anonymous No.14906330]

>>14906306
>>14906322

[Anonymous No.14906340]

>>14904770
The lume material deteriorates and develops things like pitting.

[Anonymous No.14906344]

>>14906300

I understand your reasoning, there is a lot of shit out there. These guys seem to actually care about their product and were collecfors before they started this company. Their other watches are very nice as well, held their chronograph once and was not disappointed at all. Design is good, faux patina an option, from what I read from people that bought one they're very happy with it, this includes people that can afford and buy grail watches. It's probably the only non Hong Kong microbrand I would consider if I were looking for a relatively cheap decent quality watch.
Will wait a year or two to see how they hold up and to read how they handle customer service and might get one used.

[Anonymous No.14906346]

Are there any mechanical date watches without a month window that you can set the month on so you don't have to change the date every other month?

[Anonymous No.14906364]

>>14906346

[Anonymous No.14906369]

>>14903891

[Anonymous No.14906387]

>>14903873
20 bar chad's unite

[Anonymous No.14906412]

Just got my first automatic. I've got a light brown leather NATO band on the way.

[Anonymous No.14906442]

>>14906369
Based hamilton poster

[Anonymous No.14906446]

>>14906412
unironically based, 7S26 movement I assume?

>>14906364
Has nobody else though of a month "pointer" like this? It's so obvious but I can't think of another one.

[Anonymous No.14906464]

>>14906446
annual calendars usually just have a three letter window or maybe a dedicated dial.
Nomos has done something similar but it's just the 31 days of the month.

[Anonymous No.14906466]

>>14906387
Is that the Kamasu? I’ve been thinking about getting that or the cheaper Ray/Mako

[Anonymous No.14906469]

>>14906446
>7S26
Yep!

I'm very excited. I work in a less formal industry so the field watch style look makes it a great everyday look.

[Anonymous No.14906478]

i want to buy my gf a watch for her birthday and im looking for a watch similar to pic related but not a chinese replica from aliexpress worth like $3, any idea of a brand that does this style of watch?

[Anonymous No.14906480]

>>14906478
https://imgur.com/a/6CNO8
They're all chink shit from aliexpress, the only difference is whether you pay $3 or $200.

[Anonymous No.14906501]

>>14906480
kek pretty good read, i dont wanna buy this kind of watch anymore, what else should i go for?

[Anonymous No.14906562]

>>14903757

I live in London a watch will just get me robbed or stabbed

[Anonymous No.14906569]

>>14906562
Serves you right for not living in the shires like a human, lad

[Anonymous No.14906571]

>>14906300
>>If you could save double the cost it would take to get it, is there anything else you'd rather get?
>What if you held out longer and waited till you had triple the funds, anything then more inciting? Quadruple?
Ok, so here's what I want: a watch that looks like the Heuer Bund (so in recent years Sinn/Guinand), that isn't as thick as a goddamn UFO, and that has a display case back and a nicely decorated movement. Tool aesthetic is a must, no fancy bullshit. No cut numerals.

What's there at the "higher end" for me?

[Anonymous No.14906616]

>>14906571
Google tells me the Heuer Bund is a chrono, so why are you looking at pseudo-vintage divers?

[Anonymous No.14906619]

>>14906616
<<herpderp anonymous is the same poster

[Anonymous No.14906629]

>>14906619
So, to reiterate, what do you want? A chrono or a diver?

[Anonymous No.14906673]

Anyone have a Vostok? The look is growing on me, but I’m still not a fan of the green dial. What black model is the most kino? Pic related looks nice but I couldn’t find it anywhere

[Anonymous No.14906683]

>>14906673
The movements are absolute dogshit, but aesthetically they can be ok.
Meranom is the place to look for models; often you might have to go on a waitlist for more popular dial combinations or whatever
Also being posted from russia you'll get it by march but you know

If it's your first dive watch I'd avoid them and go for a secondhand seiko or something

[Anonymous No.14906693]

Is a Seiko Alpinist going to be better quality than a Squale ATMOS?

[Anonymous No.14906708]

>>14906683
First diver. How essential is sapphire? Orient Mako/Ray II, Mako USA II, and Barracuda aren’t bad looking

[Anonymous No.14906717]

>>14906466
yea. personally i prefer the kamasu dial. you also get a sapphire chrystal. tho the mako USA also has a sapphire.
however no aftermarket for it. something to consider if you like mods.

[Anonymous No.14906733]

>>14906673
I've got one in the mail, Amfibia 420 body with the T-34 tank and red star at 12 o'clock position. Looking forward to measuring just how bad it is, adapting to its quirks in daily use (as applicable), modding it (at least brushing the bezel), and possibly even opening it up and regulating it myself. Expecting a mild to moderate soviet pain factor, and an average to good fun-to-expense ratio.

Perhaps a Komandirski in the future as well, for the hand-winding experience. Even if soviet and shitty; I'm not going to put up with a watch costing hundreds of euro and not being able to power itself. They went to space with these things didn't they.

[Anonymous No.14906744]

>>14906562
LONDON
O
N
D
O
N

[Anonymous No.14906747]

>>14906364
Based Sky Kang

[Anonymous No.14906753]

>>14906629
Literally just read >>14906571 ? What's unclear about the post?

[Anonymous No.14906757]

>>14906753
The fact that you responded to a post that was referring to a pseudo-vintage diver? Are you new? Hello?

[Anonymous No.14906767]

PATEK AND PUSSY
PATEK AND PUSSY
PATEK AND PUSSY

Fuckers!

[Anonymous No.14906770]

>>14906021

Well, nothing else to do than throw it in the bin and order a new one. Luckily it's a nato and they cost fuck all.

[Anonymous No.14906782]

>>14906767
Pateks are uggo

[Anonymous No.14906805]

>>14906782
Not all of them, but that one sure is. The only decent looking Nautilus is the blue one, and even then it’s only okay

Genta is a boomer meme

[Anonymous No.14906857]

>>14903760
if I could redo it i'd just get a smartwatch and change the faces up

[Anonymous No.14906865]

>>14903760
I am waiting for my order to arrive at my house. What can I expect from him?

[Anonymous No.14906917]

>>14906757
Ok, and? Learn to reply to the actual post, not to something someone else wrote at some barely related point in the past?

[Anonymous No.14906933]

>>14906917
So you replied to an ostensibly unrelated post, and then expect others to realize that you don’t know what the fuck you’re doing? Okay.

[Anonymous No.14906939]

>>14906933
You could just say that you don't know the answer retard.

[Anonymous No.14906945]

>>14906939
You literally don’t know the difference between a diver and a chrono, you fucking troglodyte.

[Anonymous No.14906959]

>>14906945
I never mentioned a diver moron, that was the dude with the noname shitter.

That said, let me teach you something: diver chronos exist.

[Anonymous No.14907084]

Hey guys can anyone suggest a sports wristwatch for sea fishing under 100usd?

Also didn't these threads use to be on the technology board

[Anonymous No.14907100]

>>14907084
Casio F91-W

[Anonymous No.14907103]

>>14906959
You responded to a post responding to the diver, fatso. Also, the Heuer you so adore isn't a diver chrono, so I'm not entirely sure why you would want one of those, either. You're just a confused soul with no money or taste.

[Anonymous No.14907118]

Just ordered catalogs from Lange, Blancpain and Nomos. Want VC and IWC too but they don't have specific links and my autism needs a little time to craft a message asking for one. I've also heard some won't send physical copies or will point you to the local dealer.

[Anonymous No.14907120]

>>14907100
Can you reccommend me something that is analog?

[Anonymous No.14907124]

>>14907103
>Also, the Heuer you so adore isn't a diver chrono, so I'm not entirely sure why you would want one of those, either.
Because I like it? I never said it was a diver chrono? Dude why are you constantly talking to someone in your head.

[Anonymous No.14907125]

>>14907120
Casio MDV106

[Anonymous No.14907133]

>>14907124
You keep raising these non-sequiturs and expect normal humans to follow. Are you schizophrenic, or just dumb?

[Anonymous No.14907134]

>>14906478
Skagen, i have 3 different watches from them.
t.femwanon

[Anonymous No.14907150]

>>14907118
>Lange
I wonder if my waifu Clara still works there

[Anonymous No.14907166]

>>14906571
You're not going to find a thin mechanical chronograph for cheap, especially not an automatic. Most cheap automatic chronos are powered by the Valjoux 7750, which is a thick movement.

[Anonymous No.14907179]

>>14907166
>for cheap,
>>14906571
>What's there at the "higher end" for me?
Hello?

[Anonymous No.14907182]

>>14907179
here you go, retard
post your watch and your W2

[Anonymous No.14907230]

>>14906708
I have used during 8 years a watch with mineral cristal and it only has a couple of small marks, and I have worked with it even in construction and building music stages. Shapphire cristal is even better than that, so I think it's unnecesary unless you really want a quality watch with top quality materials.

[Anonymous No.14907240]

>>14906805
I don’t even like the Nautilus. They all look too square for me, plus the sides of the case look weird

[Anonymous No.14907249]

>>14907084
Casio DURO

[Anonymous No.14907250]

>>14907182
>>14906571
>Tool aesthetic is a must, no fancy bullshit.
I don't want to catch the gay from wearing it dude. And it doesn't even have a Bund-like bezel. Do you actually know what Bund looks like?

[Anonymous No.14907254]

>>14907240
Yeah, the left side of the nautilus is only like that in an attempt to be symmetric with the crown guards on the right. Hublot does the same shit.

[Anonymous No.14907256]

>>14907250
>I want a tool watch, but I also want it to be thin
lmao, what's the matter, poorfag? Can't afford a 72k Patek?

[Anonymous No.14907310]

[Anonymous No.14907375]

>>14907310
has your vintage omega been a headache? I've been thinking about getting one, but I don't know shit about vintage watches, and I don't want to buy it just to have it sit in the watch shop for a million years

[Anonymous No.14907383]

>>14907256
See >>14907250

[Anonymous No.14907395]

>>14907383
>I want a chrono
>but it has to be sporty looking, with an awful dive bezel instead of a tachymeter or a telemeter
>and it also has to be thin (unlike most sports watches)
>and it also has to have a display caseback (unlike most sports watches)

lol, you're like homer designing his car
the closest you're gonna get is a jlc deep sea chronograph, but that still has a solid caseback and is still 14.5mm thick
just kill yourself already you ugly ingrate

[Anonymous No.14907410]

>>14907084
Casio actually have a few with a "fishing mode", might be something.
https://www.amazon.com/casio-fishing-watches/s?k=casio+fishing+watches

[Anonymous No.14907426]

fuck it
gold F-91W

[Anonymous No.14907428]

>>14907426
if you want that, get a A168WA in gold

[Anonymous No.14907434]

>>14907428
muh dick

[Anonymous No.14907436]

Ray or Mako?

[Anonymous No.14907439]

>>14907436
Ray imo
or Kamasu

[Anonymous No.14907457]

Are there any resin straps that tend to last 10+ years, or are they just doomed to break after 2-3? I love how they feel but I hate the unpredictability of when they're gonna shit the bed like my F-91W did. Fell on a rock and it left a massive scratch.

[Anonymous No.14907470]

>>14906708
not that essential, but it's nice if it has an AR coating.
Those would be my next recommendation, I do like the Kamasu but depending on wrist size might not suit.

[Anonymous No.14907475]

>>14906693
Yes.
Plus much better resale value if you into that.

[Anonymous No.14907484]

>>14907439
Kamasu is definitely my favourite in terms of looks. I like the hands and dial more.
>>14907470
My wrist is pretty slim and right now I’m just wearing a 38mm. How do I get the optimal diameter?

[Anonymous No.14907497]

>>14907484
We talking 6inch or 7inch? I normally go by if it's under 7inch no bigger than 40mm, but you could probably go up to 42mm.

I have 6 and half little bitch wrists so anything over 39mm looks like I'm a kid playing dress up so

[Anonymous No.14907512]

>>14907497
Circumference? Lemme check.

[Anonymous No.14907519]

>>14907475
So cool and weird. What is it that makes the $500-700 Japanese watches better than Swiss watches in that price range?

[Anonymous No.14907524]

>>14907519
Swiss movements and labor cost more, so they cut a lot of corners at that price point.

[Anonymous No.14907525]

>>14907519
Aesthetics and external finishing. They look v different from the more conservative swiss watches.
The movements are meh though, in house or no.

[Anonymous No.14907529]

>>14907497
>>14907512
Seems I’m just under 7

[Anonymous No.14907542]

>>14907524
>>14907525
Which is more durable and/or accurate 6R15 or ETA 2824-2?

[Anonymous No.14907545]

>>14907529
Right on the border huh. I reckon you could do a Kamasu.
Just occurred to me another option could be a Binnacle Diver, you can get one of those second hand pretty regular.

Doesn't have the same 'affordable pedigree' (Fuck I sound like TGV) that the Orient has

[Anonymous No.14907549]

>>14907542
I love Seiko to death but ETA 2824-2, hands down.
Theoretically the 6R movement family can go a lot longer without a service, but even a regular non COSC ETA will perform better.

Plus Seiko has had a lot of issues with over-oiling it's movements, especially the 6R series.

Seiko are great watches, especially second hand but I wish they got the QC under control

[Anonymous No.14907551]

>>14907545
One of the reasons that I like the Kamasu is that it only has the triangle marker at the 12 position. Makes it a little more bold. Thanks though. I think it’ll look great in black with a black/gray NATO strap

[Anonymous No.14907561]

>>14907542
It’s pretty even. They’re both super common, and so servicing either isn’t going to be an issue. I think the 6R15 has a longer power reserve because it’s 21600 vph while the 2824 is 28800, so I guess it comes down to smoothness vs duration. This shit is like splitting hairs though.

[Anonymous No.14907563]

>>14907549
Ok. I'm torn between the Squale 20 Atmos and the Seiko Alpinist. Mostly looking for something that can take regular day to day abuse, and will look nice when it's old. I'm not concerned about resale value. Just want something to wear everyday for the next few years. Any insight is much appreciated.

[Anonymous No.14907569]

>>14907561
I see. Seems like it's just a matter of picking the watch I find more aesthetically pleasing at this point then.

[Anonymous No.14907581]

>>14907569
Trust me, it’s always about aesthetics and personal taste, not what’s a better watch on paper. If you only buy safe choices of which others approve, you’re gonna buy a lot of perfectly fine watches that never really “click” for you.

[Anonymous No.14907587]

>>14907563
I'm a tradie and my Alpinist is my daily.

I'd go the Alpinist. The entire SARB line has fantastic finishing and I don't think you'll regret it.
Second hand tho, these are getting a little pricey new.

[Anonymous No.14907592]

>>14907563
As I said, it all comes down to personal taste, but if you’re still torn, I say go with the Alpinist — It’s by far the more interesting/fun watch. You can get a black diver from anyone.

[Anonymous No.14907596]

>>14907587
Seiko is coming out with a new gen of pseudo-Alpinists and they’re like 700 bucks, so the old ones are going up in price.

[Anonymous No.14907613]

>>14907596
Yeah I saw those.
Not sure what I think about those desu.

[Anonymous No.14907619]

>>14907613
I’m not a fan either desu. Prefer the old one.

[Anonymous No.14907625]

For me? It's Vostok.

[Anonymous No.14907626]

>>14907625
Why the fuck would 5/12ths of the bezel be color coded red? Why isn’t it a quarter, or a half? Why are Slavs like this?

[Anonymous No.14907634]

>>14907626
Hmmm, upon further inspection, I guess only the circles and not the lines are colored on the last segment, so if you’re only counting the lines it’s 4/12 which is much more sensible.

I still don’t like it tho

[Anonymous No.14907636]

>>14907587
>>14907592
>>14907596
Appreciate the guidance. The Alpinist really is an interesting looking watch. Was never much of a Seiko person until I found it.

[Anonymous No.14907652]

>>14907250
Buy that then holy shit you'd better be some kind of lost in translation shitskin because there's no other reason for your retardation.

[Anonymous No.14907664]

>>14907230
I’m an engineer. Good materials and movements make me hard as sapphire

[Anonymous No.14907667]

How did I do?

[Anonymous No.14907669]

>>14906387
Do you find the minute hand to be too long? It seems really long to me

[Anonymous No.14907675]

>>14907667
wut strap on the ray?

[Anonymous No.14907679]

>>14907426
Imagine buying a fake casio

[Anonymous No.14907681]

>>14907426
I actually saw someone wearing one of those today. They were a 20 yr old black kid working as a cashier in Target. It looked cheap and tacky. To be fair that's every Casio but this was worse.

[Anonymous No.14907699]

>>14907667
Not bad man. Like the Orient.
Could you tell us a bit about the citizen? Don't know much about them,

Heres my two watch collection:

[Anonymous No.14907712]

>>14907426
holy fuck, I don't usually dunk on watches that aren't Invicta but that bracelet looks unbelievably bad

[Anonymous No.14907715]

>>14907699
Nice 62mas, and nice shitter

[Anonymous No.14907743]

>>14907634
>4/12
You mean a third? Fuck me, what a retard.

[Anonymous No.14907746]

>>14907743
The implication was that the reduced fraction made sense, dumbo.

[Anonymous No.14907769]

>>14907675
It's diy
>>14907699
Freshly bought Crystron from early seventies. Can't pinpoint the exact year since I couldn't find the right catalog.

[Anonymous No.14907794]

>put that five figure watch on a cheap fucking NATO strap now, NOW!!!!!!

[Anonymous No.14907817]

NATO straps vs Zulu straps. Is one more comfortable than the other?

[Anonymous No.14907963]

>>14907794
There there anon, now settle down.

[Anonymous No.14908003]

>>14903757
Are cheapo orient watches any good? Saw this at a watch store but I can't find the mode number written on the bottom. Also how much would it cost to replace the glass with a custom cut sapphire piece?

[Anonymous No.14908057]

any aus fags in here? what is an appropriate price for a vintage date just (1601 or 16014) here
i don't want to pay anything over $7k aud

[Anonymous No.14908087]

>>14907963
Nightmare fuel

[Anonymous No.14908088]

>>14908057
Not sure man, try chrono24 or watchpatrol or something. Unless you wanna buy from a brick and mortar shop.

In melbourne I'd recommend the European Watch Gallery or The Watch Gallery

[Anonymous No.14908132]

>>14907626
Typical length of a dive is 20 minutes. Hence the 20/40 pepsi bezels as well, etc.

[Anonymous No.14908148]

>>14906571

[Anonymous No.14908230]

>>14907794

[Anonymous No.14908256]

>>14908003
Yes they're good for the price.
Who are you going to get to cut you a sapphire crystal to fit a cheap watch you not anyone else knows the model of? That should tell you enough about how much such an undertaking would cost if it ere possible.

[Anonymous No.14908289]

>>14908003
Orient is just about the best you can get under $200 unless you go used (at least as far as their automatics go). My Mako 2 is pretty consistently within +5s per day and I've seen similar results from the commuter and symphony. It's not going to be a super luxurious watch materials wise but so long as you remember it's a sub $200 original design watch, I think you'll be happy with it.

[Anonymous No.14908295]

>>14907963
I like it.

[Anonymous No.14908297]

>>14907963
Honestly, that's pretty fitting. A subby on a gay flag nato seems perfect for a wealthy power bottom.

[Anonymous No.14908333]

[Anonymous No.14908339]

>>14908333
Are you 12, anon?
Just how small you gotta be so a fucking aмфибия looks oversized on you?

[Anonymous No.14908340]

is there a casio like F-91W but less terrible quality wise? Rubber belt preferably.

[Anonymous No.14908389]

>>14908340
Meh, it’s a good watch to wear to the gym/swimming
>>14908333
Jesus, what’s your wrist size?

[Anonymous No.14908415]

When it comes to Zulu straps, is 5 ring or 3 ring more standard?

[Anonymous No.14908449]

>>14908256
Oh, I thought it was a pretty common procedure. Iirc my brother told me it was not too expensive.
>>14908289
Nice. I'm actually leaning more towards the mako 3 now since it has sapphire and I'm really autistic about scratching.

[Anonymous No.14908459]

Should I buy a submariner? I currently only have a Cartier santos.

>too broke for pic related

[Anonymous No.14908460]

When people see you with a NATO strap, don't they assume you're some kind of military tryhard? Genuinely worried.

[Anonymous No.14908464]

>>14908459
No date sub btw

[Anonymous No.14908471]

>>14908459
>an actually good looking Patek
Well colour me surprised. I thought there were only those ugly squares
Personally I like Omega divers more than Rolexes. A sub feels like the first thing people decide to blow money on for clout. Omega at least has more style and options

[Anonymous No.14908473]

>>14908459
Why should you?

You either like a watch or you don't. If you do, you can afford it, you want a new watch and it's top of your wish-list then buy it.

If other people are telling you to buy it, fuck 'em.

[Anonymous No.14908476]

>>14903757
>G shock battery died
>need to replace battery
>lookup videos to do it
>pic related

what do. I can't find a guy that will do g shocks.

[Anonymous No.14908477]

>>14908459
How more complicated can you make the date info?

[Anonymous No.14908479]

>>14908477
Shhhh it says Patek Philip on it. You have to respect it

[Anonymous No.14908480]

>>14908477
SUN = DAY
STARS = NIGHT

[Anonymous No.14908483]

>>14908476
cry

[Anonymous No.14908484]

>>14908471
Personally I think that's one of the more boring and unappealing PP dials they make. There do many better looking perpetuals.

[Anonymous No.14908489]

>>14908484
I like the first one better, besides all those dials.

[Anonymous No.14908498]

The dials on that one are so basic it puts me off.

[Anonymous No.14908503]

>>14908484
What does the 3 and the black dot mean?

[Anonymous No.14908505]

>>14908489
The dials on that one are so basic it puts me off.

[Anonymous No.14908511]

>>14908505
>IV
>not IIIIIIIII

[Anonymous No.14908512]

>>14908483
I guess I'll just buy a new g-shock then, it's been 8 years. But still I loved that old watch.

[Anonymous No.14908516]

>>14908389
6 3/4

[Anonymous No.14908517]

>>14908503
The "3" is the leap year indication - it'll show 4 on a leap year iirc. The dot is day / night indicator.

[Anonymous No.14908519]

>>14908484
i like this one too

5396g

[Anonymous No.14908520]

>>14908512
remove the caeeback it's 4 fucking screws you invalid

[Anonymous No.14908526]

>>14908516
Jeez, that’s not a lot smaller than mine. I’m juuust about 7. I thought most Boctokc were 38mm

[Anonymous No.14908528]

>>14908519
That's the all time classic Patek perpetual dial.

[Anonymous No.14908531]

>>14908526
The Ministry case is the largest I believe at 41mm incl. crown

[Anonymous No.14908535]

>>14908517
Thank you.

[Anonymous No.14908538]

NEW THREAD WHEN?

[Anonymous No.14908550]

>>14908449
There are pre-made 3rd party sapphire crystals for the most popular of Seiko and Orient (as citizen) models. For random noname models, unless you want to experiment with a crystal you know to have the exact same dimensions, you're out of luck.

[Anonymous No.14908557]

>>14906306
>>14906322
>>14906330
1. Numerals added to the hour markings totally unnecessary and retarded.

2. Wave pattern, whatever it's called, is tacky, should be more subtle and kept to the inner sector leaving the outer sector smooth. Personally I'd prefer ivory or cream colour.

3. World time dial pushing into outer sector breaking symmetry, could have been avoided by making the sector smooth. numerals should be only 12 and 6, leaving hour marker 3 whole instead of cutting it.

4. Small-seconds is too big.

5. ''Swiss made'' too big and should be further down.

6. Greenish lume on hands don't look good.

[Anonymous No.14908567]

>>14908531
Dammit I’m about to order a 42mm. Don’t make me second guess myself here

[Anonymous No.14908574]

>>14908460
They think you're a man-child with no class. Unless it's used for suitable activities such as diving, hiking etc.

[Anonymous No.14908582]

>>14908477

[Anonymous No.14908584]

>>14908460
>>14908574
I think an appropriately coloured NATO looks pretty sharp with a suit. For daily use and swimming I’d go Zulu or tropic though

[Anonymous No.14908590]

>>14908477
Silly billionaires and their astrology.

[Anonymous No.14908608]

>>14908297

Just looked up the term and am flattered. You're right for the most part.

[Anonymous No.14908614]

>>14908459
If you like it, sure. Don't get it for validation from others. Most of my friends/people in general can't tell the difference between my skx and my sub.

[Anonymous No.14908626]

>>14908567
>non circular markers
Is it even really a diver then?

[Anonymous No.14908629]

>>14908628
>>14908628

new

[Anonymous No.14909118]

>>14908590
What the actual.....

[Anonymous No.14909750]

Bought myself this 1978 Omega Seamaster for Christmas