/wt/ - watch thread

[Anonymous No.15254960]

rainbow sex edition

This thread is about the appreciation of watches and their design, their history, and the engineering and materials that are required to make a functioning timepiece.

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

Should I buy this MVMT / DW / "minimalist" fashion watch?
> https://imgur.com/a/6CNO8

Should I buy this Armani / Michael Kors / CK / mall watch?
> https://imgur.com/a/Sw1FsAn

"Suggest a watch for me."
> Your budget
> Watch type, e.g. dress, diver, pilot
> Movement, e.g. automatic, hand wound
> Desired features, e.g. water resistance, day/date, 2nd time zone
> Preferred strap option, e.g. leather, nylon, bracelet
> Wrist size or desired watch size

previous:
>>15250827

[Anonymous No.15254967]

>>15254960
i want to say something bad about that watch, but i can't find the proper words.

[Anonymous No.15254985]

>>15254493
its a very niche "chinois focused" microbrand out of singapore, so I dont think theres much secondhand for it. I also dont see this silk line being offered on their website so im not sure if its a very new thing or a very limited run that has already sold out.

https://celadonhh.com/collections/all

[Anonymous No.15254993]

>>15254967
well, rolex hasnt been featured as the thread pic for a long time, its only fair

it is kinda hard to match up coloured sapphires like that too, if they are all natural.

[Anonymous No.15255063]

What a magnificent beast

[Anonymous No.15255076]

I kinda dig this

[Anonymous No.15255098]

ID on watch?

[Anonymous No.15255158]

>>15255076
how much is it?

[Anonymous No.15255161]

>>15255076
Grandpa watch/10

[Anonymous No.15255197]

>>15255098
Rotary GS02424/21

[Anonymous No.15255206]

Cant keep the casio gang down

[Anonymous No.15255226]

>>15255206
based

[Anonymous No.15255286]

Anyone own a Christian Ward watch? I was thinking about getting one, pic related, wondered if they were any good

[Anonymous No.15255291]

>>15255286
Definitely forgot the pic

[Anonymous No.15255332]

uh I bought a metal band watch with a strap waaaay too big by mistake can I fix this or do I need to get a new strap

[Anonymous No.15255351]

>>15255332
Yeah usually you can just knock the pins out with a dart or something, there’s usually an arrow indicating which way they get pushed out

[Anonymous No.15255361]

>>15255351
I actually googled it as though I wasnt retarded and posted here first, do I need a pin pusher or can I do it with anything that fits

[Anonymous No.15255371]

>>15255291
That watch is onions as fuck dont buy that

[Anonymous No.15255374]

>>15255361
I personally use a 2 flathead for spring bars and a 1 torx for the pushpins. It's a real motherfucker to get the pins out though. You could try a paperclip.

[Anonymous No.15255376]

>>15255286
>Anyone own a Christian Ward watch? I was thinking about getting one, pic related, wondered if they were any good
It says Christopher right on the dial, WTF?!

[Anonymous No.15255379]

>>15255361
Yeah it Isn’t too difficult - just a dart or something think, pointy, but strong, like a small screwdriver - I rest it on a towel and then tap the dart with a hammer gently

[Anonymous No.15255382]

>>15255291
They're apparently pretty good watches, they use decent enough Sellita movements. I'd wait until they have a sale though.

[Anonymous No.15255383]

>>15255371
What makes you say that?

[Anonymous No.15255385]

>>15255383
Blue and brown/tan/leather dont go together, only numales where brown with blue.

[Anonymous No.15255389]

>>15255382
I’ve been trying to find something between a mid range priced watch and say a low price Tag Heuer - but for £695 - you get a Swiss automatic watch you don’t usually get a watch like that for that price

[Anonymous No.15255391]

>>15255385
Ofcourse they go together

[Anonymous No.15255432]

whats a casual watch that would go well with a gold bracelet? I just want a tiny bit of gold highlight I rarely dress up formally

[Anonymous No.15255435]

>>15255391
No, they really dont. Its redditcore to the fullest.

[Anonymous No.15255444]

>>15255435
What else is redditcore? How does reddit dress? Post example

[Anonymous No.15255450]

>>15255435
Don’t be dumb - so what colours go better with brown and blue then?

[Anonymous No.15255454]

>>15255432
Do you like the gold Casio’s? Good price, look kinda cool depending on your style or are you thinking more of a dress watch?

[Anonymous No.15255460]

>>15255444
So far he’s used the words
>numales
and
>redditcore

I think this guy is trying too hard to fit in

[Anonymous No.15255482]

>>15255454
i got some gold casios. I want this to primarily go well with casual clothes but not look out of place if I had to go business casual.

[Anonymous No.15255489]

>>15255450
>colours
Youre an invalid

>>15255460
>redditor mad his mfa wardrobe got called onions

>>15255444
Go to mfa, cringe at the posts, realize thats how you look when wearing brown with blue. If you faggots cant comprehend that wearing brown leather with blue looks fucking awful then you need to fuck off

[Anonymous No.15255499]

a lot of Christopher Ward talk going on in the last couple of threads. makes me suspicious...

[Anonymous No.15255514]

>>15255499
>>15255499
Really? I only discovered them recently in the UK because of TV adverts - apparently according to their websites they don’t do any celeb sponsorships or deals or freebies etc so as not to ruin the brand. I only checked them out because you hardly ever see a watch advert on British tv

[Anonymous No.15255516]

>>15255489
>you cannot wear certain colours, because

imagine being this fucking insecure. Brown and blue is a classic combination that works especially well because (orange) brown and blue are opposite colours.(contemporary). That's why its used all the time.

[Anonymous No.15255522]

>>15255516
This

[Anonymous No.15255539]

>>15255332
get a watch kit, comes with a hammer, a tool to knock pins out, blades to open the case up, etc

[Anonymous No.15255550]

>>15254960
there is nobody in this thread who can afford that watch

[Anonymous No.15255558]

>>15255286
Looks a little like the Tudor Black Bay, but without the urine-colored indices.

[Anonymous No.15255581]

>>15255558
>black dial and red bezel, must be ripping off the BB hurrrrrrrrrrr

[Anonymous No.15255593]

>>15255206
Same

[Anonymous No.15255615]

>>15255558
save $800 and get an Orient Kano instead

[Anonymous No.15255621]

>>15255361
Ref. number?

[Anonymous No.15255637]

>>15255615
>44mm

[Anonymous No.15255639]

I was using one of those straps with a quick release springbar mechanism and the little lever on it broke.

Literally had to cut the strap off then cut the springbar in half to remove it.

Fuck those things

[Anonymous No.15255645]

>>15255063

You do use the slide rule to calculate tips.. right anon?

[Anonymous No.15255664]

>>15255158
bout 400$

[Anonymous No.15255674]

>be poor
>see minor local celebrities who everyone considers failures wear $40k yachtmasters
>curse the day I ever started looking into watches
How to get over the fact that I don't even have the money for a $5k watch /wt/?

[Anonymous No.15255679]

>real divers don't use dive watches
>real pilots don't use pilot watches
>real motoracers don't use chronographs
are watches just one big LARP?

[Anonymous No.15255695]

>>15255679
Life is just one big LARP anon.

[Anonymous No.15255702]

>MEMEovox

[Anonymous No.15255708]

>>15255679
>Not wearing a calculator watch and using it to determine tips

[Anonymous No.15255710]

>>15255679

>terrorists use terrorist watches

not always my dude

[Anonymous No.15255738]

Zelos watches, yes or no?

[Anonymous No.15255775]

Is wearing rose-gold considered effeminate?

[Anonymous No.15255788]

>>15255593
Really envious about that pulse check

[Anonymous No.15255794]

>>15255639
Couldn't you just remove it like a normal spring bar?

[Anonymous No.15255798]

>>15255581
>Looks a little like the Tudor Black Bay
>Looks a little like
You're really fucking stupid

[Anonymous No.15255800]

>>15255738
all microbrands are shit

[Anonymous No.15255816]

>considering seiko modding
at what point did you realise this is an unhealthy hobby

[Anonymous No.15255823]

>>15255816
What's so wrong with that? I plan on modding almost every vostok I get once they finally arrive. Everyone puts new bezels on them, I'm looking at after market hands roo.

[Anonymous No.15255824]

>>15255775
That depends. Are you in Sweden?

[Anonymous No.15255826]

>>15255816
when I realized I want like 10 different watches equally

[Anonymous No.15255831]

>>15255775
Do you consider copper effeminate?

[Anonymous No.15255841]

>>15255824
No but I have Swedish ancestry
>>15255831
No but I get a boner when I think of Abraham Lincoln because of that Electric Six music video

[Anonymous No.15255873]

anyone here uses Jomashop? Is it legit?

[Anonymous No.15255886]

Am I stupid as shit for thinking this is a sexy watch?
>>15255873
My fried has used it and swears by it but I've been waiting for months for the eco drive I wanted to come back into stock. They haven't charged me yet though.

[Anonymous No.15255891]

Any watch discords?

[Anonymous No.15255904]

>>15255886
It's sexy, real modern tool watch

[Anonymous No.15255925]

>>15255886
No, Pelagos is the best Tudor. I wish it were in 40mm though

[Anonymous No.15255938]

>>15255679
Complaining about water meter specs and what not is a total larp

It’s jewelry, you’re larping as soon as you talk about needing a tool watch

[Anonymous No.15255942]

>>15255637
Why do they do this brehs

[Anonymous No.15255953]

Thoughts on this:

https://www.intime05.co/tudor/3908-heritage-2016-black-bay-shield-zf-1-1-best-edition-red-bezel-on-ss-bracelet-a2824-.html

[Anonymous No.15256009]

>>15255953
I rather wear an homage than a replica

[Anonymous No.15256023]

This looks pretty

[Anonymous No.15256069]

>>15255816
When I realized I was considering a several thousand dollar watch while also skimping out on things that combined were still less than said watch

[Anonymous No.15256077]

>>15256069
post the watch

[Anonymous No.15256084]

>>15256009
Not sure, people are pretty dumb in the business world.

[Anonymous No.15256090]

>>15256084
Do people in the business world know about Tudor?

[Anonymous No.15256094]

>>15256090
I mean, they think better of you if you're wearing a known luxury watch.

[Anonymous No.15256096]

>>15256094
Why not just get a fake Rolex if the only reason you want this is to impress rich idiots?

[Anonymous No.15256102]

>>15256077
It wasn't THE watch, there were several candidates, like some GS watches and a vintage Rolex Explorer. All of them have some attribute about them that's rather nice.

[Anonymous No.15256104]

>>15256096
Why not get a fake patek?

[Anonymous No.15256107]

>>15256104
Because Rolex is better known than Patek

[Anonymous No.15256110]

>>15256096
Already have a fake 1:1 Rolex :^)

[Anonymous No.15256118]

>>15256110
Post it

[Anonymous No.15256128]

>>15256118
https://www.intime05.co/rollie/5510-oyster-perpetual-39mm-114300-904l-ss-arf-1-1-best-edition-gray-dial-on-904l-bracelet-sh3132.html

Got it for $310 with shipping.

[Anonymous No.15256169]

>>15256104
why not get a fake vacheron :^)

[Anonymous No.15256183]

>>15255891
Find them on disboard

[Anonymous No.15256195]

>>15256128
Why anyone would buy an ugly Rolex that’s not even real for more than $25 will always be a mystery to me

[Anonymous No.15256245]

>>15256195
Find me an automatic that costs $25.

[Anonymous No.15256265]

>>15256245
There are literally dozens of them on eBay.

[Anonymous No.15256277]

>>15255206
Nice! I had my F91W stolen with my gym bag last summer and I’ve been considering getting a new one.

[Anonymous No.15256283]

>>15255800
Coming through

[Anonymous No.15256292]

>>15256265
> I believe everything I read on the internet

[Anonymous No.15256308]

https://www.intime05.co/rollie/6632-oyster-perpetual-39mm-114300-ubf-1-1-best-edition-black-dial-on-a2836-2824-ss-bracelet.html
Why does this one look much better than this one?
https://www.intime05.co/rollie/5308-oyster-perpetual-39mm-114300-904l-ss-arf-1-1-best-edition-black-dial-on-904l-bracelet-sh3132.html

[Anonymous No.15256314]

Looking to buy one of these towards the end of the year, what do you think?

It's a 1960's Omega Seamaster Deville, preferably in the 18k yellow gold without a date window

[Anonymous No.15256325]

>>15256308
Probably just the picture. Check the subreddit.

[Anonymous No.15256332]

ROWLECKSSS

[Anonymous No.15256333]

>>15256332
legitimately hideous

[Anonymous No.15256334]

>>15256292
This one is $10 you can see the spring, balance wheel and escapement.
I'm sure it's an absolute piece of shit that would run +2 hours a day for a week before exploding but it's an automatic watch for $10.

[Anonymous No.15256352]

>>15255823
Based. Gonna put a bezel and maybe bracelet on a 710 I just ordered. Whenever the hell it gets here

[Anonymous No.15256357]

>>15255891
Avoid the one by Kol. That guy has issues...

[Anonymous No.15256359]

>>15256334
literally still not an automatic watch

[Anonymous No.15256362]

1st for the goat
CraigShipp.com/grandseiko

[Anonymous No.15256366]

>>15256283
yep, that's shit

[Anonymous No.15256371]

>>15256245
>>15256195
take the Tevise pill

[Anonymous No.15256379]

I hide my Rolex at work so my coworkers don’t judge me. I also park in the car corner of the parking lot so no one sees my car. I just appreciate nice things and don’t want people to start interrogating me about them >_<

[Anonymous No.15256381]

>>15256379
I wore a Rolex for 2 weeks.

Then someone said something about it and now I'm afraid to wear it at work.

Not even joking or memeing here.

[Anonymous No.15256384]

>>15256381
what? did he say "give me your rolex or i'll kill your family?"

[Anonymous No.15256388]

>>15256359
It's mechanical fuck off you pedant.

[Anonymous No.15256393]

>>15255674
What local celebrities?
What yachtmaster is worth 40k?

[Anonymous No.15256397]

This is the most Chad Seiko diver design. Are there any alternatives to the 2nd gen Seiko Monster? So far I have:
>Orient M-Force
>Citizen EcoZilla/ Orca
>Momentum M30
>Bernhardt Binnacle Diver/ Sea Shark

I really like the shark tooth indices, the toothiness of the dial just "clicks" with me and I love it. I want more aggressive looking watches like mentioned above

[Anonymous No.15256404]

>>15256393
>What yachtmaster is worth 40k?
Worth is subjective but the white gold and platinum YachtMaster II retails for 48k.

[Anonymous No.15256405]

>>15256404
Forgot pic
Ref 116689

[Anonymous No.15256407]

>>15256393
The gold/blue one, it's between 30 and 40k on Chrono24, I checked when I saw it.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HF64e5bX2Os

[Anonymous No.15256412]

>>15255800
You're shit.

Microbrands are almost always significantly better than their major brand competitors in the same price bracket. There's not a single diver Seiko/Swatch/Citizen makes that's even close to the build quality/finishing of a Nodus/NTH/Zelos/Helm/Borealis in the under $1k category. It's literally not even a close call. Seiko deserves respect but for the money a microbrand will always be a better buy unless you're trying to resell it later (and most sub-luxury watches have fucking garbage secondary market resale anyways).

[Anonymous No.15256413]

>>15256388
Not him but mechanical isn't an automatic you absolute fucking dipshit. He said find him an automatic for $25 and you couldn't so now you're moving the goalposts.

[Anonymous No.15256414]

craig shipp takes persian boys up the sphincter

[Anonymous No.15256415]

>>15255738
Zelos makes good stuff. My Mako V3 case-back is a bit sharp so unfortunately I ended up sanding it down which kind of screwed up the look of it but it's a great watch especially for the pre-sale price.

[Anonymous No.15256417]

>>15256359
>>15256413
Okay automatic $10 like I said there are literally dozens on eBay.

[Anonymous No.15256422]

Uniform Wares - Are they actually good or just overpriced bullshit?

t. someone who doesn't know much about watches but likes the plain designs from this company

[Anonymous No.15256423]

>>15256417

[Anonymous No.15256424]

I found this old beaten up seiko 5 while cleaning my house. I think it was my dad's or my brother's from the 90's. Someone fucked up the 12h indice on it and the day doesn't seem to change. Could I find a 90s seiko 5 dial with just a date cutout that'll fit?

[Anonymous No.15256427]

>>15256423

[Anonymous No.15256429]

Forgot pic

[Anonymous No.15256431]

>>15256427

[Anonymous No.15256432]

>>15256431

[Anonymous No.15256433]

>>15256432

[Anonymous No.15256434]

>>15256429
>>15256424
It's a good platform to learn watch repair and modding. I think that's a 7009. You might be able to find a broken down watch that's similar, and you could swap things out.

[Anonymous No.15256435]

https://www.watch-rankings.com/watch-rankings/

Wow, Hamilton and Tissot are lower than Sinn now.

[Anonymous No.15256436]

It's a 7009-3040. Is there any point in servicing this thing?

[Anonymous No.15256437]

>>15256433
There are you fucking faggots happy?

[Anonymous No.15256441]

>>15256436
The cost of servicing that watch would far exceed the value of it. I'd say no. If it's still ticking, and keeping reasonably good time, then you should keep it around and attempt a dial swap.

[Anonymous No.15256442]

you'd have to be an absolute nonce to buy rolex
I know this guy that works for them he said they're all terribly made and cut every corner imaginable. it's not like what it was

[Anonymous No.15256445]

>>15256397
omega seamaster at

[Anonymous No.15256446]

>>15256442
That's why you buy one from the late 90s or 00s.

[Anonymous No.15256449]

Hi!!

[Anonymous No.15256456]

>>15256397
Too bad Seiko killed the Monster and replaced it with the Samurai
I mean the Samurai is not bad, it's just no Monster

[Anonymous No.15256458]

>>15256449
Lawyeranon is that you?

[Anonymous No.15256459]

>>15256442
>I know this guy
'kay

[Anonymous No.15256462]

>>15256449
Why would you even get a fake of something that looks like an Alibaba watch in the first place?

[Anonymous No.15256473]

>>15256397
I have to agree. I like the monster so much it's all I wear anymore and sometimes I wonder if I should just get another monster and call it quits

[Anonymous No.15256481]

>>15256456
Seiko currently has a 4th gen model that looks emasculated. They softened the harsh angles of the design. The revolver chamber bezel is ruined, they got rid of the shark teeth indices, and then they put this low quality magnifier on the crystal.

They also doubled the price, all while keeping the 4r36 movement and not upgrading the hardlex to sapphire. I'd rather recommend a microbrand like pic related over Seiko's botched design.

[Anonymous No.15256484]

is it more kino to get an oyster perpetual or a motorcyle

[Anonymous No.15256486]

>>15256484
You have to have both really.

[Anonymous No.15256487]

>>15256458
>>god shit dammit
I knew I shouldn't have posted watches that could identify me. I kinda liked the "chiken parma" nickname.
What's up, m8??

>>15256462
Not fake at all, my dude.

[Anonymous No.15256493]

>>15256487
>Not fake at all, my dude.
LMFAO then you're even more retarded than I thought. Get a trip so we can filter your dumb ass.

[Anonymous No.15256502]

>>15256481
Yeah I've seen the gen 4 Monster and it is a fucking travesty. The gen 2 Monster is like something you would see strapped to the wrist of an engineer in Aliens. It takes the balls out industrial madness of the original Monster and kicks everything up a notch, the sharp indices embracing the Monster nickname and giving the watch a vicious edge.
Then they come out with the gen 4 Monster and it's just... why bother? They removed everything that made the original interesting.

[Anonymous No.15256505]

>>15256493
Yeah, dude. You're based and shit. Have a nice life.

[Anonymous No.15256511]

>>15256505
And here we see an example of a loser who thought an overpriced shitter could buy him respect sulking in the corner when he realizes that his whole life is literal bullshit and others can see right through it. Don't be like that guy /wt/, you're better than that. But not by much.

[Anonymous No.15256514]

>>15256487
>What's up, m8??
Not much, Collection hasn't changed much since the /g/ threads. Though I'm thinking of eventually selling the two divers & getting a BB58. Get anything new or exciting yourself?

[Anonymous No.15256528]

>Our view on watch diameters and wrist sizes

>Yes, you might have a smaller wrist. But 42mm is a modest size, although it sounds big. Unless your wrist stayed the same since you were 10 years old, you'll be just fine with rocking a 47mm watch.

https://www.fortis-swiss.com/watches/sky/aeromaster/old-radium-chronograph/#

FORTIS CONFIRMED AS BASED AND REDPILLED

[Anonymous No.15256533]

>>15256514
Still, nice collection, m8.
Couple of more additions here and there for me. For example, you already saw my Parmigiani, I also got a bronze Halios, another G-Shock, and a Planet Ocean for my dad. Right now I'm pouring most of my resources in remodelling my house, as I no longer live in an appartment.

Maybe try to keep the Halios a little more?

[Anonymous No.15256541]

>>15256442
>i know this guy who knows this guy who knows this guy who owns a ROWLECKS and he says they dont make them like they used to HURRRR

[Anonymous No.15256550]

>>15256442
LOL Delusional as fuck.

[Anonymous No.15256563]

>>15256514
I love your collection! I would suck the nail off your toes for that accutron. What's the black and orange one with the stretch band?

[Anonymous No.15256571]

>>15256533
One of them bronze seaforths? Pretty nice.
>Maybe try to keep the Halios a little more?
Yea maybe. I've noticed the seaforth seems to keep its value pretty well. The obris is just too big & heavy for my current tastes though. Not like I'm going to get the BB58 tomorrow or anything lel.
>>15256563
It's an autodromo group b, not a stretch bracelet either.

[Anonymous No.15256577]

>>15256563
It's less than 1k dude how poor are you that you'd rather suck toes than pay 1k?

https://www.chrono24.com/bulova/auccutron-spaceview--id12418565.htm

[Anonymous No.15256582]

>>15256577
I am very frugal so I'd rather suck toes than pay 1k

[Anonymous No.15256583]

>>15256571
IMHO the Obris Morgan is a bit more boring also, not terribly innovative. Hang on to the BB58, you'll get it. Do you collect anything else? Maybe sell something?

[Anonymous No.15256586]

>>15256582
Restrain yourself, m8. No watch is worthy of toe sucking strangers. Lol

[Anonymous No.15256596]

>>15256583
I can build shit to sell (like fancy amplifiers or keyboards) but at the moment I'm stuck twiddling my thumbs until I can get parts, which will take a while thanks at least in part to corona-chan.
Though speaking of the BB58 I'm curious if tudor is going to do any new colorways with it eventually. Would make the black & gold a little easier to get.

[Anonymous No.15256599]

>>15256571
sorry do you have a reference number for it?
15256577
pretty poor bro, and out of work because of covid

[Anonymous No.15256602]

>>15256599
The orange dial is out of stock on autodromo's own site, but if you just search "autodromo group b series 2" you'll find it.

[Anonymous No.15256605]

Rate my coloc
Fucking bread stick arm

[Anonymous No.15256609]

>>15256596
I'm sure Tudor is going to relase some more color schemes, but I would advise against buying the most novelty ones, as they'll be more expensive. Focus in your current choice.
I'm stuck too, my friend, just need to be patient. It's been a bit more than a month now since I last went out. Good thing I now have a garden for my dog.

[Anonymous No.15256612]

>>15256605
It's not very practical, m8.

[Anonymous No.15256619]

So the day does roll over on this thing. Anyone know how to adjust it? I only can find how to change the time and date.

[Anonymous No.15256622]

>>15256609
Yea I figure a new color would become more sought after (therefore making the old one less so). I do really like the black & gold so that would work for me.

[Anonymous No.15256624]

>>15256622
I wish the BB58 didn't have those cheesy fake rivets on the bracelet.

[Anonymous No.15256631]

>>15256622
The black and gold works quite well IMHO.

[Anonymous No.15256632]

>>15256624
That's part of its charm imo. It is an homage to an ancient tudor sub after all.

[Anonymous No.15256634]

>>15256435
>Corum on the same tier as Rolex
What.

[Anonymous No.15256637]

>>15256332
Looks much better with a black dial.

[Anonymous No.15256638]

>>15256632
Yeah but they're not real rivets and the watch is vintage enough without that. It's a great watch anyway but I get hung up on it.
Now the Pelagos, on the other hand, is perfect

[Anonymous No.15256642]

>>15256622
I wish Rolex had a watch like this, it's so beautiful.

[Anonymous No.15256643]

>>15256642
There are subs like that, but they're all 50+ years old & beat to shit or eye-wateringly expensive.

[Anonymous No.15256656]

What's the cheapest Rolex you can get that looks relatively modern (so no 24cm Cellini from the 30s and shit like that)?

[Anonymous No.15256657]

>>15256656
An old air-king, probably.

[Anonymous No.15256663]

>>15256657
>2.5k
Oh wow that's not bad...
>34mm
Fuck.

[Anonymous No.15256673]

>>15256663
34mm is fine as long as you don't have tree trunks for wrists.

[Anonymous No.15256682]

>>15256424
>>15256434
>>15256436
Old cheap Seiko's like that are not worth a service by a pro if you look at the monetary value (sentimental value is of course different). A good thing is that there are tons of cheap donor watches, movements anf parts available if you want to work on them yourself. That's what I do, it's fun.

[Anonymous No.15256689]

>>15256673
I'm like 500lbs, I can't wear that shit.

[Anonymous No.15256694]

>>15256332
Poker chip.

[Anonymous No.15256704]

What is the ultimate cheap shitter list?

Field Watch - Seiko SNK - $70
Dress Watch - Orient Bambino - $140
Dive Watch - Casio Marlin - $45

any others?

[Anonymous No.15256715]

>>15256682
Well I have a cheap amazon watch tool kit so it's a start

[Anonymous No.15256726]

>>15256528
>Unless your wrist stayed the same since you were 10 years old, you'll be just fine with rocking a 47mm watch.
TFW my wrist is 6 inches flat

[Anonymous No.15256732]

>>15256571
I feel like I should hate the watch on the right, but I actually really like it.

[Anonymous No.15256739]

>>15256704
Orient Bambino is too big. Your dress watch would just be another Seiko 5

[Anonymous No.15256742]

>>15255098
I have so many questions…


…and I actually don't want answers, since they're likely to be even more horrifying than the questions to start with.

[Anonymous No.15256750]

>>15255063
Damn. Beauty. Is that enamel? The printing on the dial is flawless

[Anonymous No.15256752]

>>15255841
>No but I get a boner when I think of Abraham Lincoln because of that Electric Six music video
based.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=__X6cYJDXOg

[Anonymous No.15256756]

>>15256277
Stole your f91w? Those savages. I hope they are arrested and get brutally raped in prison.

[Anonymous No.15256761]

>>15256732
It's pretty nice in person. Lot going on finishing wise. Mixture of brushed, bead blasted & polishing, Titanium for the bezel, caseback & the movement holder too if I'm not mistaken. The dial is pretty detailed (notice the ridges on the chapter ring). The chamfered crystal is a nice touch. I'm a sucker for these genta-ish designs to be honest.

[Anonymous No.15256763]

>>15256432
I own a manual wind forsining and two things: the strap is super soft and nice. And second, the watch keeps good time. Extremely surpsing watch. I think it looks nice irl too. Worth the 20 bucks or whatever I paid.

[Anonymous No.15256773]

>>15256761
Yeah I really like that, nice. Im a sucker for that style of lug.

[Anonymous No.15256784]

>>15256704
Too bad Orient dress watches are like 42mm, I'd probably go for a 40 dollar Casio or opt for a more expensive Seiko.

[Anonymous No.15256894]

>>15255389
Yeah and they seem quite well made, they tend to have a couple of sales a year though so I would wait for that.

[Anonymous No.15256911]

>>15256894
Thanks! I’ll keep a look out

[Anonymous No.15256919]

>>15255816
Is there any decent place to just see pages and pages of modded Seikos with a parts list?

There's too much choice, and I don't want to just make something generic as fuck. I want a cool dial in a decent case.

Honestly, I feel like the chink watches are better. For 60 bucks you can get something that already has hacking, a decent case, sapphire, and all you have to do is swap out the ugly hands and dial.

[Anonymous No.15256920]

>>15256605
Not bad, but I'm more of a smartwatch man myself.

[Anonymous No.15256926]

Exquisite

[Anonymous No.15256935]

A lot of videos I see say you can buy a square G-Shock for $50. When I look online it's all closer to €80 or £70, is that the normal price in Europe?

[Anonymous No.15256950]

>>15256935
The basic bitch 5600 can be had for that price, eBay is your friend.

[Anonymous No.15256990]

>>15256935
I paid 70eur for mine but that was in Asia so eh

[Anonymous No.15256997]

>>15255841
>Swedish ancestry
Then it's not effeminate because you're already a faggot in comparison to the rest of whitey-at-large. One drop rule, man.

[Anonymous No.15257025]

>>15256935
80 euroes is kinda expensive for a dw5600

im in singapoooor and its 45 euroes here, i had bought a white one for my mom for mothers day. didnt buy it from a mall though

[Anonymous No.15257035]

Oh! Shots fired!
You’re move, dead thread.

https://youtu.be/sJlkceLNaNM

[Anonymous No.15257041]

>>15255645
What does it mean exactly? Sorry still don't know technical terms

[Anonymous No.15257043]

>>15256750
Honestly have no idea, it's a Citizen Pilot sapphire/titanium version

[Anonymous No.15257044]

>>15255645
>calculating tips
You're post has layers.

[Anonymous No.15257046]

>>15257035
based!

[Anonymous No.15257056]

>>15257035
Guy makes this whole video without acknowledging that half the watches he is making fun of is trying to appeal to tasteless chinks.

[Anonymous No.15257057]

>>15257035
This guy is difficult to watch.

[Anonymous No.15257059]

>>15256926
Underrated

[Anonymous No.15257072]

Cleaned the paint of the back of the glass, now need to decide what to paint it.
Also showing my new nike watch.

[Anonymous No.15257074]

>>15256742
Guess how I know that you're a newfriend?

[Anonymous No.15257078]

>>15257072
How about yellow?

[Anonymous No.15257084]

>>15256742
that is nothing
there was a guy who posted bottles of his cum every christmas for years

[Anonymous No.15257088]

How long would an automatic movement watch last? Do I need to spend a lot for a watch that lasts 2 generations?

[Anonymous No.15257092]

>>15257088
7-20 years+, depending on luck of the draw

there have been many cases of basic ass $60 seiko5s lasting 20 years and more

obv if you service them and parts get replaced they can last forever, athough cost wise you'd be far better off buying a brand new watch

[Anonymous No.15257105]

>>15257084
That takes me back, and not in a good way.

[Anonymous No.15257107]

>>15256935
people in the us don't include taxes, duty and shipping.
You can't actually by the 399$ iPhone.

[Anonymous No.15257119]

>>15257074
I'm here longer than you. And I "redditspace" as much as I want to.
>>15257084
I'm really glad that I never really went into /b/ and the other shitboards.

[Anonymous No.15257123]

Why did they fuck up the date window?
Otherwise it would be perfect!

[Anonymous No.15257130]

>>15257119
but its entertaining

[Anonymous No.15257134]

>>15257123
whats wrong with the date window?

[Anonymous No.15257166]

>>15257134
I guess it's helpful for people who have issues remembering the order of numbers.

[Anonymous No.15257176]

>>15257166
its a visual design thing

i made a mockup, does it look better or worse to you?

[Anonymous No.15257179]

>>15256926
How long was the wait list?

[Anonymous No.15257184]

>>15257119
>>15257074
Mate I have (unfortunately) been here when zyzz and scooby were posting on >>>/fit/

[Anonymous No.15257189]

>>15257176
Left is more original for sure.

[Anonymous No.15257199]

>>15257176
Hard to say. Right is better to read, but now the window is too small. I really don't understand why they did not just make the window the same size as the blue markers on the dial. That would be perfect.
Oh well, I guess I'm going to lust after another nomos, then.

[Anonymous No.15257202]

Anyone still wear their watches even during the 'rona? I can't be arsed to wear anything besides quartz anymore. Also, post good looking quartz watches.

[Anonymous No.15257206]

>>15257199
something like this?

[Anonymous No.15257217]

>>15257166
It's because the watch is made to resemble a speedometer, the date is like that so it looks like the odometer.

[Anonymous No.15257227]

>>15257202
why would it affect anything? i dont lick my watches

[Anonymous No.15257248]

>>15257227
With mechanical watches you have to wear them or wind them once every few days, and if you don't they run out and you have to set the time again when you do want to wear them. Since I rarely go out anymore, the only things still on time when I do leave the house are quartz. Somehow I just don't feel like wearing them around the house.

[Anonymous No.15257285]

>>15257248
Even with chinese autos you'd have to be a vegetable to be sedentary enough to deplete the reserve. Even on my laziest days I've never had mine die on me.

[Anonymous No.15257326]

is IWC a good investment?
pic related

[Anonymous No.15257329]

>>15257285
I only go out every 2 weeks for groceries and shit, if I don't wear any of the several I have at home then pretty much none of them will last that long. I could wear them around the house but why bother?

[Anonymous No.15257335]

>>15257202
I just don't wear anything at all. Why bother. It's all such a chore.

[Anonymous No.15257340]

>>15257217
I've never seen one that looks like this.

[Anonymous No.15257348]

Daily Mechanical Watch For Motorcyclist? Will it break? Please share your thoughts on what you would advise me.

> Your budget
500
> Watch type
Something sleek so it fits under a thick motorcycle jacket cuff and gauntlet gloves. It to be able to handle heat, cold, wet weather and the constant vibrations of a motorcycle.
> Movement, e.g. automatic, hand wound
I like mechanical & automatic
> Desired features
Weather resistance & day/date
> Preferred strap option
Nylon or leather
> Wrist size or desired watch size
7 inches

[Anonymous No.15257387]

>>15257326
No

[Anonymous No.15257395]

Can I get some opinions on these 2 please?

Both 35mm, same movement, same price.

Left is more contemporary and a little cleaner while the right is more classic and old fashioned.

[Anonymous No.15257415]

>>15257395
left

[Anonymous No.15257419]

>>15257395
right

[Anonymous No.15257420]

>>15257395
left
Roman numerals just don't work on a modern-ish watch.

[Anonymous No.15257422]

>>15257395
none

[Anonymous No.15257425]

>>15257395
Both, keep switching and see if anyone notices.

[Anonymous No.15257441]

>>15257348
Sarb...

[Anonymous No.15257442]

Could it be a good idea to finance your watch?
I can get my Nomos that way

[Anonymous No.15257446]

>>15257395
L E F T

[Anonymous No.15257453]

>>15257442
It's never a good idea to finance a luxury item. Maybe a car, definitely a house, but you will regret pay at least 20% interest on an item you already can't afford.

[Anonymous No.15257454]

>>15257442
Well, if that means avoiding the hassle of having to take some money out of your investments and your money is having larger returns than the interest on the financing, it could make sense.
But if you seriously have to think about financing something that "cheap" as a nomos, you probably should not do it, if you don't even have those few k sitting around in cash.

[Anonymous No.15257457]

>>15257395
Left

[Anonymous No.15257459]

>>15257442
Yes inflation is about to go crazy so your debit will be inflated away to nothing over the next 12 months or so.

[Anonymous No.15257462]

>>15257329
Oh my bad. I didn't catch that you weren't wearing them at all unless you were going out.

[Anonymous No.15257464]

>>15257395
nononononNO

[Anonymous No.15257469]

I approve of this thread!

[Anonymous No.15257500]

>>15257464
What's cool in the Stowa catalog right now?
I mean, other than their Fliegers.

[Anonymous No.15257503]

>>15257469
the owner of the company I work for and his cronies dress like this usually gucci or versace clothes though

[Anonymous No.15257562]

>>15257464
When I saw his post I thought those watches were like $50, who's paying that money for a Daniel Wellington knock-off?

[Anonymous No.15257624]

Whatever happened to the mental guy with the fake black bay? Haven't visited these threads since they moved from /g/, nice to know he's fucked off.

[Anonymous No.15257630]

explain why you aren't wearing a $1000 fake Rolex right now

[Anonymous No.15257665]

>>15257630
but I am

[Anonymous No.15257672]

>>15257503
What kind of fucked up job do you work in?

[Anonymous No.15257678]

What are some home tools I can use to take the bezel off my Folex (I'm replacing it with a new one)? Or should I just take it to my watch place to switch

[Anonymous No.15257690]

>>15257348
Unironically I would get a casioak, unless ~11mm is too thick. It's not a mechanical but you'd be wasting a thick wrist to get something small like the saab, and a dude on a bike could pull it off better than just about anyone else I think.

[Anonymous No.15257695]

>>15257690
>casioak
Not him but aren't these impossible to get at the moment?

[Anonymous No.15257709]

>>15257395
left

[Anonymous No.15257714]

>>15257695
Only the black ones from what I understand. Red is always in stock and the green and alt black one are usually buyable. Things might have changed since I last looked though, please don't hold me to it.

[Anonymous No.15257731]

>>15257714
>>15257695
I just looked again and I'm wrong. Even the red is out of stock now. Wild, my bad.

[Anonymous No.15257737]

what do we think about them?

[Anonymous No.15257747]

Is this still the everyman watch?

[Anonymous No.15257773]

>>15257737
Good for their price range, it's a real shame their dress pieces are so big.
>>15257747
Iconic and timeless, demand has driven their price point extremely high unfortunately.

[Anonymous No.15257799]

Is russian-watches.info legit? They're the only site that has the one I want in stock. I've never ordered from there before. Has anyone ever used it before?

[Anonymous No.15257830]

>>15257166
Well, unless today is the 30th of April, June, etc...
Not to mention February

[Anonymous No.15257837]

>>15257830
But then it’s going to make things even worse! Because your watch now will tell you the wrong date for the next day.

[Anonymous No.15257873]

>>15257747
>>15257773
The speedy has gone up in price. Used to be a bit of a bargain but now its $4200 on jomashop which is firmly in luxury territory imo

[Anonymous No.15257894]

>>15257799
on WUS their reputation is mixed-bad

so...idk, doesnt seem too good

https://forums.watchuseek.com/f10/russian-watches-info-scam-4813663.html

[Anonymous No.15257902]

Bros...

I want a Yema now.

https://youtu.be/io4TGpd6508

[Anonymous No.15257911]

>>15257035
Everything about this guy is reddit. Truly insufferable. People like him and Teddy have absolutely zero insight into watches. All they do is take close up videos of watches and read the spec sheet
>>15257326
99% of watches are bad investments. And 99% of the 1% of watches that are good investments are bad investments. There really is only a handful of models from an even smaller handful of brands that are good investments (increase in value with time).

[Anonymous No.15257917]

Guess what watch this post is referring to?

[Anonymous No.15257924]

>>15257917
>go to shit country and flex your expensive jewelry to people who earn in a year as much as you do in a day

>WOWIE WHY THEY BE STEALIN

[Anonymous No.15257928]

>>15257917
pagani design sub homage

[Anonymous No.15257948]

>>15257928
i have one of those in mail.
will be interesting to see if anyone notices it.

[Anonymous No.15257951]

>>15257630
I'm wearing a 130€ Rolex homage! It's stayed within 6 seconds of atomic time since april 22nd, bloomin lucky for a NH35 too, but seems like they installed an oleophilic crystal on mine at the factory

[Anonymous No.15257954]

>>15257737
They make great watches for the money. Their in-house movements are of good quality and are reliable. Orient has several divisions of mechanical watches, from low to high end. The M-Force diver, if you actually need a diver and if you like the aggressive design, is outstanding.

[Anonymous No.15257990]

Are there any decent chink clones of that one sinn watch?

[Anonymous No.15257994]

>>15257924
one should expect poor people to be moral

[Anonymous No.15257999]

>>15257917
Must be a shitter if he got it from Argos. G-Shock?

[Anonymous No.15258004]

>>15257924
>expensive jewelry
>Argos

[Anonymous No.15258015]

>>15257873
I paid $4200 at an AD 5 years ago and thought I overpaid. I knew I wouldn’t loose any money and it would gain value but I didn’t think it would be this quick.

[Anonymous No.15258027]

>>15258015
>loose
lose. not loose.

these are 2 different words with very different meanings.

[Anonymous No.15258032]

>>15258015
Are speedys with a different dial lay out than this more expensive usually?

[Anonymous No.15258034]

>>15258027
He's in the military, don't ask too much of him like knowing how to spell words properly.

[Anonymous No.15258035]

>>15257799
Well, it's certainly not a site made by Russians judging by the abundance of red stars and communism aura.

[Anonymous No.15258056]

>>15255938
I use my W-217H as a "tool" whenever I use the stopwatch.

[Anonymous No.15258063]

>>15255938
I routinely travel to humid countries so water resistance matters to me. G-Shocks aren't an option because the humidity fucks with the plastic on them

[Anonymous No.15258088]

>>15258063
Just get the 30 dollar chink metal strap, problem solved.

[Anonymous No.15258096]

>>15257917
F91W

[Anonymous No.15258099]

>>15258032
The original vintage models have a ton of dial variations and they go for more. Some of the reissues do as well but not all. An original Ultraman is a $30K+ watch and the reissue is still double the price of a normal speedy.

[Anonymous No.15258103]

>>15255886
"Oh, you couldn't afford a Rolex?"

[Anonymous No.15258109]

>>15257994
Why? The closest socioeconomic group to moralfags are the middle class.

[Anonymous No.15258110]

id on the watch?

[Anonymous No.15258118]

>>15256514
i like the accutron

[Anonymous No.15258125]

>>15258110
No idea but it looks like a generic fossil mall shitter to me.

[Anonymous No.15258127]

>>15258110
nice clock

[Chadwick Chufflesworth No.15258134]

>>15255738
Oh yeah! Do it fuckin guy!

[Anonymous No.15258148]

>>15258140
>>15258140
>>15258140
>>15258140

[Anonymous No.15258150]

>>15258034

That anon is a military pilot my dude

[Anonymous No.15258464]

Can someone help me ID this watch
Omega, I believe 1960s,
Face says Swiss made at the bottom below where the 6 O’clock Mark is
Nothing on the back

[Anonymous No.15258612]

>>15257395
I'd go with the Orion for a dress watch or a club for a daily.

[Anonymous No.15258696]

>>15256926
B L A S P H E M Y

[Anonymous No.15259140]

>>15256950
I got a couple for $15 new one time on sale with damaged packaging.