/wt/ Watch Thread - Daniel Wellington Edition

[Anonymous No.15421073]

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 / 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, quartz
> 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 Thread: >>15418461

[Anonymous No.15421076]

Nippon Banzai! https://youtu.be/NUBA8BQNHJo

[Anonymous No.15421084]

[Anonymous No.15421085]

>minimalist watch made in Japan
$50k, considered premium and well-respected
>minimalist watch made in China
$150 and everyone will accuse you of overpricing

racism in action, folks

[Anonymous No.15421091]

>>15421085
swissfags probably still turn their noses at the $70k nip watch though

[Anonymous No.15421095]

javascript:quote('15421088')
Dubs

[Anonymous No.15421096]

>>15421085
Well if the chinks could make a fake Credor for $150 I'd consider buying one.

[Anonymous No.15421098]

>>15421091
They'll be the first to call that overpricing while being fine with swiss quartz shits flying for over a grand.
French and German watches are the superior option out of Europe.

[Anonymous No.15421102]

I got a brown leather strap for my Seiko but that pussy I saw on the street wasn't impressed. Guess I'll go back to the metal bracelet.

[Anonymous No.15421103]

Got my new lorus today, I enjoy it immediately more than my other cheap watches. Ticks nice and quiet, and can't beat 30 quid for titanium with 100 meters water resistance.

[Anonymous No.15421108]

>>15421098
French? There's nothing that makes their watches stand out from the germans.

[Anonymous No.15421112]

>>15421108
Other than, y'know, having more than two types of design
>flieger
>bauhaus
>that's it

[Anonymous No.15421113]

>>15421098
French? What French watches?

As for German you have Lange and ... well just Lange t.b.h

[Anonymous No.15421116]

>>15421112
Mad because no one gives a shit about your Yema? Maybe reddit is more your speed.

[Anonymous No.15421119]

>>15421113
Not him but you've got breguet, fp journe, yema, uh... I'm blanking already

[Anonymous No.15421121]

>>15421116
>>15421113
>going on a fashion board and not knowing about based Cartier
>then having the gall to call others redditors

[Anonymous No.15421124]

>>15421113

Yema. It’s the future.

[Anonymous No.15421136]

>>15421119
> Breguet
Breguet moved production to Switzerland early on. Modern Breguet is actually just Lemania which Swatch bought and slapped the Breguet name on.
> Journe
Swiss matchmaker, literally based in Geneva
> Yema
French "watchmaker" that cases up Swiss movements

>>15421121
> Cartier
Literally Swiss watches, owned by Richemont and using Swiss movements. Watches literally say "Swiss Made" on them.

[Anonymous No.15421145]

Hey boys let's do a wrist check, what do you own?

>diver
Vostok Amphibia and Pagani Design Yachtmaster homage

>flieger/military/field
Laco Aachen

>chronograph
Dan Henry 1964 Panda

>dress
Omega 1965 Seamaster deville

>digital
Casio Royale

>beater
Seiko Aqua Terra homage

>unique complication like moonphase, calendar etc
N/A

[Anonymous No.15421146]

>>15421119
> FPJ
Independents don't count no matter how good.
> Cartier
The company may be French but all their watches are produced in Switzerland
> Yema
fucking kek

>>15421113
add Nomos

[Anonymous No.15421148]

>>15421121
You mean, the one of the brands most easily copied by chinks? That use basic, unmodified ETA movements with synthetic gemstones on the crown you can get in a craft store and charge you Omega prices for them? Or maybe, 2k for a basic bitch quartz with no special accuracy?

[Anonymous No.15421150]

>>15421148
hm

[Anonymous No.15421151]

>>15421113
Germans have a pretty based catalogue in the 500-3000 range with Sinn, Stowa, Nomos, Damasko etc.

[Anonymous No.15421154]

>>15421119
Breguet - Swiss production
Journe - made in Geneva.

[Anonymous No.15421160]

>>15421073
A reminder to all that you cannot call yourself a true watch enthusiast if you do not own a vintage watch that is dripping with CHARACTER, BEAUTY and SOUL.

[Anonymous No.15421162]

>>15421148
You're thinking of american and italian "luxury".
Meanwhile Cartier builds its own tourbillons.

[Anonymous No.15421164]

>>15421148

you don’t know what you’re talking about

[Anonymous No.15421166]

/fa/ is so fucking clueless

[Anonymous No.15421167]

>>15421151
Fair point though apart from Nomos they all use Swiss movements. There is also Glashutte Original

[Anonymous No.15421168]

>>15421117
Upside is, clocks are way, WAY easier to get working again than watches are.
It's just uncomparably easier to work on them to the point that DIY clock repairs or even building your own clock isn't that hard if you know how to work with the materials in the first place.
Which is good because a lot of clocks are left in disrepair these days. Most of them were replaced by electric clocks and left to collect dust. That can be awful for floor clocks with wooden cases.
Hopefully yours isn't beyond repair.

[Anonymous No.15421169]

>>15421150
>>15421162
>>15421164
That doesn't change how overpriced cartier watches are. Why bitch about how expensive a swiss watch is if you're going to defend cartier, who uses cheap gemstones and basic ETA movements for several thousand more than the swiss equivalent?

[Anonymous No.15421174]

>>15421169
I'm not defending the pricing on their basic models. I am pointing out specifically that what you said is not a blanket truth.
>>15421150

[Anonymous No.15421184]

>>15421162
>Meanwhile Cartier builds its own tourbillons.
So does Seagull though

[Anonymous No.15421187]

>>15421145
Hey bud how do I quote my post from last thread? I'm a phone tard

[Anonymous No.15421193]

>>15421145
>>15421088->

[Anonymous No.15421197]

>>15421187
"reply" to your own previous post and just copy and paste the previous post number in the new comment

[Anonymous No.15421198]

>>15421187
>>15421193
Fuckin did it boys

[Anonymous No.15421208]

>>15421145
>diver
sold my duro to a friend, looking at a baltic aquascaphe to replace it
>flieger/military/field
seiko alpenis
>chronograph
blaHKED 1963
>dress
1962 seamaster 30
>digital
f91-w
>beater
see above
>unique complication like moonphase, calendar etc
luch one hander I guess

[Anonymous No.15421229]

Cartier really does suck. A lot of these heritage brands are coasting on memes about nebulous artisanship that's all BS

[Anonymous No.15421231]

>>15421198

based

[Anonymous No.15421238]

>>15421229
Actually Cartier have been doing some interesting things in the last few years with their design, materials and especially their in-house movements.

[Anonymous No.15421239]

At least post a cartier that doesn't look like every other

[Anonymous No.15421240]

>>15421239

[Anonymous No.15421242]

>>15421239

[Anonymous No.15421243]

>>15421240

[Anonymous No.15421247]

[Anonymous No.15421248]

>>15421238
That looks fucking hideous and it's too little too late.
A lot of these "heritage" watch brands do nothing but react, and they react slow as fuck and seem to hate doing it. Look at Rolex, they were still selling shitty ass stamped steel bracelets until Omega came out with the Seamaster bracelet and then a couple years later they started engineering their own and hyping it up as a feature. When Omega was developing the co-axial movement Rolex waited a few years, tightened their accuracy specs a little bit, and called it a day.
Cartier is the same. 100 years of doing the same low effort shit trying to play it both ways selling basic watches for insane jewelry prices and they are only starting to play with different materials and engineering now. Yet people will still suck this company's dick when JLC, a real watchmaker, is actually offering value and quality

[Anonymous No.15421249]

>>15421243

[Anonymous No.15421250]

>>15421240
>>15421242
trash

watches should be readable at a glance, no matter what

[Anonymous No.15421257]

>>15421229
If there's one brand that doesn't just coast on it's name, it's Cartier though. Or rather, they do and use that to have fun instead of eternally phoning it in like pretty much all of Switzerland.
They keep taking the piss out of the watch industry and making some complete jokes like the Crash or the fucking golf score keeping Pasha, and they get away with it.

[Anonymous No.15421258]

>>15421145
>diver
Seiko (SKX 013 with ceramic lumed bezel, SNE535P1), Amphibia 420 Scubadude with SKX bezel insert and Scubadude caseback, Pagani Yachtmaster, Christopher Ward Quartz Diver

>flieger/military/field
Carnival Tritium watch

>chronograph
Seagull 1963, Parnis Daytona Clone

>dress
Pic related, handwind timex, Raketa Kopernic, Orient FEV0U003W

>digital
Casio (F-91W, AQ-180W, AQ-230) Ali Special Gshock clones

>beater
GWM-5610

>unique complication like moonphase, calendar etc
none

[Anonymous No.15421259]

>>15421248
> I don't like their designs so the brand is trash
stay a pleb

[Anonymous No.15421260]

>>15421250
sry ur 2 dum 2 read a watch

[Anonymous No.15421262]

>>15421238
>>15421239
>>15421240
>>15421242
>>15421243
>>15421247
>>15421249
It's all the same watch, retard. This is practically mall shitter tier, put the same movement in different stupid-looking cases and charge a million times the cost.

[Anonymous No.15421265]

>>15421258
sorry, pic was too small

[Anonymous No.15421266]

>>15421257
>If there's one brand that doesn't just coast on it's name, it's Cartier though. Or rather, they do
nice job torpedoing your own argument instantly

[Anonymous No.15421269]

>>15421262
Jesus, anon, why are you so angry? You can enjoy stuff without calling people retarded.

[Anonymous No.15421279]

>>15421262
To be fair, at least it isn't one of the models the chinks regularly make fakes of and there's variety

[Anonymous No.15421287]

>>15421262
>putting the same movement in different watches
thats literally what everyone does, stupid

whos doing 1 new movement for 1 single watch? maybe in the $300,000 tier

[Anonymous No.15421290]

>>15421265
Neat

[None !IGORsW/P/E No.15421291]

Why are there a million watch movements?

[None !IGORsW/P/E No.15421295]

Why are there so many watch movements and 99.9% of watches are tasteless hideous overpriced trash

[None !IGORsW/P/E No.15421298]

Just like 99% of people are pretty much cattle.
Fuck the system

[Anonymous No.15421304]

[Anonymous No.15421317]

>>15421145
>>15421208
>>15421258

I always like these checks. It’s like when /o/ asks for the same checks and find out everyone there drives $3,000, 20 year old rusted out shitters. Or like when on other boards they do a physical disabilities check and find out like half of the board is straight up fucking mutants with bizarre medical conditions.

Really makes you think.

[Anonymous No.15421321]

>>15421317

schizo

[Anonymous No.15421326]

>>15421262
Post what you think is a cool watch then zoomer.

[Anonymous No.15421335]

Make your investments right now, laddies, cause da mighty dolla finna collapse.

[Anonymous No.15421343]

>>15421317
Post yours then richboi

[Anonymous No.15421350]

>>15421145
This is what I used to have before I sold most of the expensive ones:
>diver
Seamaster 300
Vintage Seamaster that really shouldn't have been put underwater
Seiko Monster (the big orange fucker)
Casio MDV106

>flieger/military/field
Seiko 5
Rolex milgauss
Sinn 105

>chronograph
Protrek
Zenith El Primero
Speedy Reduced
HKED 1963 (just like the seagull)

>dress
Vintage omega constellation

>digital
Protrek

>beater
Seiko 5
Protrek
King Seiko
Some citizen

>unique complication like moonphase, calendar etc
I was going to get a JLC moonphase before I realized expensive watches felt stupid to me even if I could "afford" them. I don't regret selling, but somehow the feeling of wanting to get another watch comes back every now and then. Why else would I be here right now?

[Anonymous No.15421351]

>>15421321
>>15421343

I forgot to mention that I also own shitters. I am one of you, don’t boo me.

[Anonymous No.15421369]

I just got this watch, is it effay?

[Anonymous No.15421370]

>>15421350
What watches do you have left chief? Honestly, I'm debating selling some of my shitters but I dont really have that many. More i could sell some seiko and then get a used nomos or something

[Anonymous No.15421378]

>>15421369
Wow Samsung's autorotate is garbage why do embarrass me like this?

[Anonymous No.15421390]

>>15421378
its not samsung, its 4chan

[Anonymous No.15421397]

>>15421369
Very nice

[Anonymous No.15421406]

>>15421370
If it costs more than a thousand bucks, that sucker is gone. At least I made my money back on everything except the speedy reduced. So are the vintage watches except the king seiko, because they all broke. The Seiko Monster is an exception because that's gone too, but

I said that I didn't regret selling watches, but actually the el primero was my favorite of them all. Out of the watch brands I'm passively "resisting", GS, Nomos, and Zenith are on my list.

[Anonymous No.15421409]

>>15421369
dont like the funny hands and the funny box around the logo

everything else i dig

[Anonymous No.15421416]

>>15421406
>sold every watch over $1,000
I guess it's nice to get the money back, but that seems kinda depressing to sell. Did you really need the money desperately or you just felt like purging your collection?

[Anonymous No.15421423]

>>15421369
Better than most of the trash posted here.

[Anonymous No.15421470]

>>15421416
It kinda just happened for various reasons. I don't like keeping things that are unused, so the rolex and speedy were gone.
The Sinn was because the scratch resistance wasn't quite what I thought it was, and the design ended up not growing on me like I thought it would.
The vintage omegas started acting funny and I didn't feel like getting them fixed.
The monster went up super high in price a few years ago for some reason, and I couldn't resist selling it. I got the most compliments on that one over all others, interestingly enough.

[Anonymous No.15421472]

>>15421160
>when you accidentally leave your watch in the toaster too long

[Anonymous No.15421490]

>>15421369
Nice tuning fork.

[Anonymous No.15421492]

>>15421258
>Raketa Kopernic
How hard was it to find one that's not frankenstein'd to death?
Is it as bad as Big Zeros?

[Anonymous No.15421497]

>>15421265
>>15421369
>>15421490
How smooth are these all compared to each other?
Is 700Hz significantly smoother than the 300Hz or the Bulova?

[Anonymous No.15421500]

>>15421492
>How hard was it to find one that's not frankenstein'd to death?
I bought it years ago. I've got no clue if it's a frankenstein and wouldn't even know how to check

[Anonymous No.15421511]

>>15421470
How much you sell the monster for?

[Anonymous No.15421516]

>>15421470
>The monster went up super high in price a few years ago for some reason, and I couldn't resist selling it. I got the most compliments on that one over all others, interestingly enough.
It's because they discontinued the Gen2 and the newer ones like the Gen3 and Gen4 are literally 3x the price and keep moving further and further from the Monster design. They killed that watch and I'll never forgive them for it.

[Anonymous No.15421523]

>>15421497
Your eyes won't see the difference, if that's what you're asking.

[Anonymous No.15421524]

>>15421145
>diver
Vostok 420, modded Invicta 8926
>flieger
No
>chronograph
Seiko 6139, 7A28, mecaquartz SSB
>dress
Seiko King Quartz, Seiko 6602
>digital
Two Casio Marlins, Seiko Running Man, grey f91w, a few other various Seiko and Casio vintage from late 70s/early 80s
>beater
Gwm5610, Bagel
>unique
No, I think day complications are "a bit much"

I own too many Seikos, I like them and parts are readily available.

[Anonymous No.15421531]

>

[Anonymous No.15421540]

>>15421511
About $500. And it was used.

[Anonymous No.15421543]

Any watches that look similar to this in the 100-300 dollar range.

[Anonymous No.15421545]

>>15421531
King of the shitters

[Anonymous No.15421548]

>>15421545
I'd rather be a shitter king than a rolex pleb

[Anonymous No.15421550]

>>15421540
Phuck me dead. Usd? Mine is pretty worn but I'd sell it for that much too jesus christ

[Anonymous No.15421551]

>>15421472
true watch fans will know a beautiful dial when they see it

embrace the wabi sabi

what a stunner

[Anonymous No.15421555]

>>15421523
yeah i am
thanks

[Anonymous No.15421559]

>>15421531
There's so many redundant and duplicate watches its ridiculous. I'd sell everything except the Swatch and buy one or two great pieces

[Anonymous No.15421560]

>>15421543
Are you trying to imply that shitter goes for more than $100?

[Anonymous No.15421573]

>>15421559
>sell everything but the fashion shitter watch

theres an accutron, seiko morpho, accurist planisphere there, amongst other vintage stuff. Its infinitely many times more interesting than any modern luxury watch you can just buy with enough money.

[Anonymous No.15421581]

>>15421559
which specific watches are redundant and duplicative?

[Anonymous No.15421582]

>>15421560

[Anonymous No.15421583]

>>15421560
I don’t know. I just like the way it looks

[Anonymous No.15421588]

>>15421560
>>15421582
its a virtual watch from COD. doesnt exist irl afaik

[Anonymous No.15421593]

>>15421581
How many white dial quartz date watches does one person need? Similar for the gold dress watches. You could keep around 10% of that collection and it would still look essentially the same.

[Anonymous No.15421596]

>>15421588
I figured but I’m a there something the looks close to it? Any brands?

[Anonymous No.15421599]

>>15421588
It basically a breitling emergency or whatever

[Anonymous No.15421605]

>>15421593
I wonder if those watches with similar appearances have different movement technologies that make them significant watches from a technical or historical perspective. Is there any watch you find particularly objectionable?

[Anonymous No.15421606]

>>15421599
Found it, thanks frens! When link reach 1k I’m getting one

[Anonymous No.15421618]

>>15421605
I don't hate any that strongly, they mostly just disappoint me. I'd much rather see quality instead of quantity.

[Anonymous No.15421633]

>>15421350
>>digital
>Protrek
Based. What model do you have?

[Anonymous No.15421637]

>>15421618
what is quality to you?
post a watch you think is quality

no unrealistic $100,000 watch, obviously.

[Anonymous No.15421640]

>>15421637
rolex datejust

[Anonymous No.15421649]

>>15421640
Good to know, let me go ahead and trade in observatory chronometer for a rolex

[Anonymous No.15421651]

>>15421649
rolexs are chronometers too, that's why they're so expensive

[Anonymous No.15421659]

>>15421581
the Omega Marine Quartz that should be donated to me asap
honestly, it's a lovely, non-sterile, non-snobbish collection that show that you have your own personality and preferences

[Anonymous No.15421660]

>>15421550
It seems to have calmed down a little, now they're $300 for used ones.
>>15421633
PAW-1300T

[Anonymous No.15421662]

>>15421637
Since they seem to like vintage quartz so much get a good early GS instead of the far too many near identical plain seiko or penises.

[Anonymous No.15421665]

Went fishing with a 50m wr friends :}

[Anonymous No.15421668]

>>15421651
> a chronometer is the same thing as an observatory chronometer
> Rolexes are expensive because they're chronometers even though you can pick up a Tissot chronometer for under $500

[Anonymous No.15421675]

>>15421665
Is that a 36mm model? How's the bracelet? I'm sorely tempted to start obsessing about buying one of these, love the styling and a pointer date is perfection.

[Anonymous No.15421677]

>>15421640
i dont own those watchs and theres nothing wrong with a datejust but I'd never trade even half of those watches for a datejust

>>15421662
maybe he got good deals/spares

[Anonymous No.15421686]

>>15421662
Why would someone into vintage quartz want an early GS?

There are no identical seiko movements in the collection.

[Anonymous No.15421687]

>>15421668
>a chronometer is the same thing as an observatory chronometer
yes, modern cosc chronometers are the exact same things as observatory chronometers, please don't educate /wt/ on Besancon et al., I want to keep buying vintage tete de vipere chronometers for a few hundred euros

[Anonymous No.15421689]

>>15421531
>Dude, sell all of your interesting watches and buy something decent like a Rolex
The absolute state of /fa/, there's a lot of shitters in this collection but then there's many, many amazing watches too.

[Anonymous No.15421701]

>>15421660
Ah bummer. I'm pretty bad at selling things anyways desu

[Anonymous No.15421712]

Rolex is such a shit brand and I wonder when people will wake up and realize it's all hype.

[Anonymous No.15421716]

>>15421689
So get rid of the shitters.

[Anonymous No.15421727]

>>15421716
which ones?

[Anonymous No.15421733]

>>15421712
You only hate them because they are the single most popular watch brand on the planet and you can't afford them. Technically they are amazing, design-wise they are timeless and financially they are a great asset. Only pretentious idiots who think they know more about watches than normies say they hate Rolex. Any one who really understands their history and what they do in the industry would never say they are shit.

[Anonymous No.15421737]

>>15421675
Yes 36mm, I fucking love the watch.
The only thing about the bracelet is that it tapers quite a bit. But it still looks cool as fuck

[Anonymous No.15421738]

>>15421733
>trolling

[Anonymous No.15421743]

>>15421588
why the fuck does CoD have in-game watches, let alone have them as part of the loadout?

[Anonymous No.15421760]

>>15421712
Post your examples of good watches then that aren't all hype.

[Anonymous No.15421764]

>>15421733
>popular
popularity is a negative point, not a positive

you know what else is popular? BTS, superhero movies, fortnite, disney shit etc
popular things tend to be extremely plebian

[Anonymous No.15421772]

>>15421764
rolex is popular because it's the best watch in the world

[Anonymous No.15421775]

In what country is this thing manufactured?
Should I be skeptical if I order online and it ships from Hong Kong?

[Anonymous No.15421776]

>>15421772
with respect, you're responding to a troll or a soiboi seikoite

[Anonymous No.15421780]

>>15421764
>popularity is a negative point
jesus christ. emo much.

[Anonymous No.15421786]

>>15421772
>thinking popular means good
so justin bieber was the best singer in the world?

[Anonymous No.15421790]

>>15421786
That's different and you know it. Not all popularity is the same. Rolex is popular because it offers value and quality.

[Anonymous No.15421791]

>>15421775
It's probably made in somewhere like Malaysia so no, it's not unexpected.

[Anonymous No.15421792]

>>15421588
>>15421599
>>15421606
Definitely based on the Breitling Emergency and not one of the Aerospace/Exospace series, it has the extra "crown" at the bottom that hides the antenna.

[Anonymous No.15421798]

>>15421786
I hear sex is popular too but I guess you avoid that too because everyone is enjoying it.

[Anonymous No.15421800]

>>15421790
>offers value
>$20,000 for tool watches

its a house of cards, aka it holds value only because people think it has value
look what happened to panerai

[Anonymous No.15421811]

>>15421800
Well yeah, that's basic economics. The difference is Rolex as a brand has retained its value for over 50 years while Paneria was popular for a few years and only to a certain segment of the buying public.

[Anonymous No.15421815]

once you understand the actual history and work processes of rolex and you see how much people suck their dick blindly you lose all respect for the watch industry and community

[Anonymous No.15421821]

Are there any good made in US watch brands? The only ones I'm seeing are Weiss and RGM.

[Anonymous No.15421826]

>>15421815
Boo hoo. A company makes money from selling luxury goods that people enjoy and which last them for a lifetime. That sounds terrible.

[Anonymous No.15421829]

I've been looking for an affordable (under 4k or so) pilot tool watch with a clear GMT display and had been looking at ana-digis like the Breitling Aerospace, but just discovered that Sinn makes a few autos that are well within my price range. What do you guys think?

[Anonymous No.15421833]

>>15421821
Jacob & Co?

[Anonymous No.15421850]

>>15421829
Sinn are a fine brand making very good watches. You could do much much worse.

[Anonymous No.15421859]

>>15421800
>it holds value only because people think it has value
Uh anon, isn't the same true for everything, including actual money as well?

[Anonymous No.15421865]

>>15421737
I'd most likely wear it on a leather strap anyway. I really wish the blue 40mm model was 38mm, would be pretty much perfect for me.

[Anonymous No.15421870]

Does the little satellite window do anything?

[Anonymous No.15421879]

>>15421859
perceived value =/= intrinsic value

[Anonymous No.15421884]

>>15421833
um

no

[Anonymous No.15421886]

>>15421870
shows your that you're getting sat signal. if the sat isn't showing, you're not getting signal.

[Anonymous No.15421887]

wow, why is Audemars Piguet so popular with peoples of the african american variety?

[Anonymous No.15421897]

> tfw owning the most smooth diver ever produced

[Anonymous No.15421901]

>>15421884
you may not like their style but they are objectively a good watch maker

[Anonymous No.15421914]

>>15421850
Yeah, I've heard pretty consistently good things about them. I guess I'm more interested in what /fa/ thinks of the style of it?

There's also this similar model but with a timing bezel instead of the plain one, can't decide which I like more.

[Anonymous No.15421917]

>>15421887
Strange question to bring up to be honest.

[Anonymous No.15421921]

>>15421887
Cause of the melanin

[Anonymous No.15421925]

>>15421775
No.
HK is the main hub for asian shipping towards Europe and the Americas. Pretty much anything made in China itself or SEA will get stored there before being dispatched.
The main exceptions are Japan, South Korea and Taiwan.

[Anonymous No.15421928]

>>15421925
Are Casios built in Japan, or do they outsource that shit?

[Anonymous No.15421934]

>>15421887
Because Audemars Pigay hands them out to rappers who go "wow that costs a lot of money it must be good" and then they put diamonds in them to impress other stupid rappers and it keeps spreading until normal, stupid people believe this is a desirable watch

[Anonymous No.15421936]

>>15421901
they're not made in the US, you twit

[Anonymous No.15421942]

>>15421269
>Jesus, anon, why are you so angry? You can enjoy stuff without calling people retarded.
>comes to Mongolian anger porn forum
>can't understand why someone gets angry for no real reason
Never gonna make it, bro

[Anonymous No.15421944]

>>15421914
2busy4me but I really like the other one

[Anonymous No.15421945]

>>15421928
Casio's entry-level is made in China and Thailand for the most part, including pretty much all their watches.
It's mostly their higher-end music gear that's still made in Japan.

[Anonymous No.15421951]

>>15421936
most of seiko watches arent made in japan too

does that make them not a japanese brand?

retard

[Anonymous No.15421955]

Just ordered one of these muhfuggas off Jomashop. What are the odds that the bezel is all unaligned and fucked up? Can I fix it if it is?

[Anonymous No.15421959]

>>15421955
>Jomashop
i was going to buy a watch there, but it says it would ship in 4-6 weeks. like what the fuck?

[Anonymous No.15421963]

>>15421870
Such a great design and watch. They should remake it with better materials though and add solar

[Anonymous No.15421965]

>>15421887
More expensive than a Rolex, with a very recognizable design so everybody KNOWS it's more expensive than a Rolex. They were also relatively unknown outside watch geek circles 20-30 years ago and that meant Black athletes and celebs were able to re-popularize them and make them their own signature thing in a way they couldn't with Rolex or Patek or whatever.

[Anonymous No.15421966]

>>15421959
Jomashop is hit or miss desu

[Anonymous No.15421972]

JUST LOOK AT YOUR PHONE

[Anonymous No.15421990]

>>15421963
Yeah, I'm thinking of getting one of those for my birthday. Either that or pic related. Still have a month a half to decide.
Or, you know, one in September and one for Christmas...

[Anonymous No.15421997]

>>15421113
>german watches
>doesn't mention GO

[Anonymous No.15421999]

>>15421990
Gshocks are always a solid choice for a daily wear

[Anonymous No.15422002]

>>15421990
erh.. isn't that watch like $50?

[Anonymous No.15422035]

>>15421990
the satellite one you posted before works but it's overpriced for what it is honestly. the g-shock square is cool but you should just spend the extra 50 bucks and get the dw5610. it's the same square but with radio sync and solar power. and it's great.

[Anonymous No.15422040]

>>15422002
The G-Shock is 75 Euros, the Wave Ceptor is 65.
My poorfag salary is 600 Euros, so it is still some expense.

[Anonymous No.15422046]

>>15422035
not him but waveceptor looks much better/unique

its worth the premium
so its kinda an even choice

[Anonymous No.15422050]

>>15422040
Alright - I hope you pick the right watch and it'll suit you!

[Anonymous No.15422057]

>>15422046
The waveceptor has a 2 year battery life that kills it for me.

[Anonymous No.15422066]

>>15421951
So Seiko is a US watch brand? It's as much a US brand as Jacob & Co after all.

[Anonymous No.15422068]

>>15422057
Isn't the batteries of these watches pretty easy to change?

[Anonymous No.15422076]

>>15421743
Your operators can wear them

[Anonymous No.15422084]

moser? y/n?

[Anonymous No.15422087]

>>15422068
you're missing the point bro

[Anonymous No.15422088]

>>15422035
>>15421886
Is it actually satellite controlled or just radio?
What makes it different to a radio controlled watch?

[Anonymous No.15422098]

>>15422084
Moser is pretty based. High level of craftsmanship, movements that are actually in house, etc. They don't take themselves too seriously as a company either which is nice.

[Anonymous No.15422107]

>>15422087
which is...?
like literally just open it up its not hard
can probably buy batteries for cheap somewhere

[Anonymous No.15422117]

>>15422088
They're pretty much straight up better. They get their time from GPS signals so they work just about anywhere in the world (old-style radio time coverage is surprisingly small, pic related), they're less subject to blockage or interference from terrain and buildings, and it seems likely that terrestrial radio time signals won't be around that much longer (they've already come close to being shut down a few times) so they're much more future-proof.

[Anonymous No.15422121]

>>15422117
Shit, forgot the pic.

[Anonymous No.15422124]

>>15422117
That watch is radio controlled, dude.

Satellite is a gimmick, the only radio signal in any danger is the American one, and even then it's almost certainly just bullshit to try and secure more funding. GPS makes a watch bulkier, kills the battery faster, and is generally only a good idea if you're constantly traveling to the third world.

[Anonymous No.15422131]

>>15421972
FIVE IDENTICAL PHONES

[Anonymous No.15422141]

$40 from a yard sale
hope it just needs a battery

[Anonymous No.15422160]

>>15422141
nice bargain find. My autism could never allow me to get a TH cuz their logo looks like the Rite Aid sign.

[Anonymous No.15422168]

>>15422160
>My autism could never allow me to get a TH cuz their logo looks like the Rite Aid sign.
fuck
I never realized it before and now I can't unsee it
fuck you

[Anonymous No.15422172]

>>15422124
I don't know about the one the other anon posted, I was just replying about satellite-controlled watches in general. My experience with radio-controlled watches is pretty poor, I live in the US but I can't get a signal at my house because of nearby hills and I've had similar issues when traveling and staying in downtown areas with a lot of tall buildings. I get perfectly good GPS reception though, even indoors.

[Anonymous No.15422180]

>>15422076
any gameplay purpose, or is it only cosmetic?

[Anonymous No.15422198]

Is this good for 14 bucks?

[Anonymous No.15422204]

>>15422198
Yes. I bought one on a whim and I'm very impressed with it although the buckle on the band is really shitty. I'm not impressed with that.

[Anonymous No.15422206]

>>15421951
>Made in US watch brands

Not asking necessarily for US based companies. Shinola for example is not made in the US.

[Anonymous No.15422215]

>>15421786

>He doesn't understand the differences in sentence and logical structure
>He thinks that because X follows Y, that therefore Y follows X

Rolex is the most popular because it is very high quality. It is not very high quality because it is very popular. Do you see the difference?

[Anonymous No.15422228]

>>15421859

He probably thinks that printing money and Universal Basic Income are bad for the country because it will "cause inflation".

[Anonymous No.15422283]

>>15421821
Timex does a 500 buck “swiss” quartz with an American made body and gorilla glass for the crystal, oddly enough

[Anonymous No.15422292]

>>15422283
>the shit finishing on those hands
>in a marketing photo
>"made in america" has terrible dial placement and looks very silly with the swiss movement text directly below it
>500 dollarydoos
holy shit that is painful to look at fuck timex

[Anonymous No.15422327]

>>15421865
Yea, I see alot of the 40mm models’ lugs extending beyond folks wrists.
But the 36mm honestly wears a bit larger due to the small size of the bezel

[Anonymous No.15422352]

Ameriquartz

[Anonymous No.15422388]

>>15421103
cool

[Anonymous No.15422397]

>>15422292
They were expertly finished with some 40 grit sandpaper.

[Anonymous No.15422417]

>>15421369
nice but looks a little big on you

[Anonymous No.15422433]

>>15421972
there's a watch on your phone?

[Anonymous No.15422442]

>>15422084
I like it but those pushers are too big and stick out too far.
looks like headphones.

[Anonymous No.15422445]

>>15421248
What's the matter, never been offered the chance to buy anything from the Privee collections? Fag.

[Anonymous No.15422481]

>>15422292
The hands were finished? It looks like they just put it to a belt sander for a split second.

[Anonymous No.15422491]

>>15421145
>diver
Casio Duro

>flieger/military/field
n/a

>chronograph
currently n/a

>dress
n/a

>digital
Casio STL-S100H

>beater
Duro, Casio MRW-200H

>unique complication like moonphase, calendar etc
Citizen AP1052-00A

[Anonymous No.15422496]

>>15422481
Yeah, exactly. This is a 500 dollar special edition American made watch all about pride in the company's heritage and it looks like garbage with worse finishibg than 100 dollar Chinese shitters. Timex should just die

[Anonymous No.15422517]

Do you guys know which kind of Vostok this is ?

[Anonymous No.15422539]

>>15422517
it has small seconds and date, so probably a 2605: http://www.ranfft.de/cgi-bin/bidfun-db.cgi?10&ranfft&&2uswk&Wostok_2605

[Anonymous No.15422550]

>>15422539
Yep you're right

[Anonymous No.15422567]

>>15422040
>My poorfag salary is 600 Euros, so it is still some expense.
hahahahaha literally what the fuck, you can get more for doing literally any pajeet job online like transcribing shit

[Anonymous No.15422574]

remember to rub your leather straps on your face this month

[Anonymous No.15422641]

bought my 2252.50 on the 16th, finally clears Japanese customs today
goddamn fucking covid making shipping hella fucked.
>>15421955
good choice even if it takes a while. the new kamasu's shit all over seiko's entry level divers in the same price bracket (saying that being a fucking huge seiko fanboy)

[Anonymous No.15422781]

>>15422641
Have bought a few watches during the pandemic, but all of them arrived from japan/Europe In literal days.
The watch from Japan took 2 days to reach east coast us.

[Anonymous No.15422811]

>>15421145
>diver
Tudor Pelagos

>dress
Omega Aqua Terra
1972 Patrimony

>digital
G shock

>beater
Seiko Electric blue samurai
Seiko Black & gold samurai

[Anonymous No.15422819]

>>15422781
I'm in Australia, theres been no EMS shipping since early May, so the only options are DHL, Toll (I think) and Yamato so it's slowed to a crawl.
I had to go with Yamato, would have preferred DHL but it was prohibitively expensive.

[Anonymous No.15422946]

Ordered the two in the middle the other day, they should arrive before too long.

[Anonymous No.15422957]

>>15421821
Weiss is literally the only watch brand that can legally qualify as "made in USA"

[Anonymous No.15422958]

>>15422946
World time is probs the best fucking casio. I just have the black plastic or rubber idk one. Its great, and im surprised how many fucking normies like this shit.

[Anonymous No.15423000]

Have you ever bought a watch online without ever seeing it irl?
thinking of buying this STUNNER but not sure if i should try it on first

[Anonymous No.15423014]

>>15422957
RGM would as well
yeah I know picrel has a ETA but theres versions that are fully in house
>>15423000
I've bought several watches without seeing it IRL. How much is it and how sure are you that it's original

[Anonymous No.15423023]

>>15423000
Almost all of my watches in my collection were bought online without seeing them in person first. The one that wasn’t bought online was a gift, and didn’t ever see that watch in person before receiving either.
If you like it go for it.

[Anonymous No.15423031]

>>15423014
its $2.3k AUD from a reputable vintage watch store but it has been on the website for a while now so perhaps I could ask for a better price.
what would be a fair price for it?
it's apparently a reference 168.005 with a calibre 561

[Anonymous No.15423037]

>>15423031
That seems pretty high, suss ebay as well.
Omega dress watches from this period are a dime a dozen but vary considerably in quality (re-dials and the like)
Low-ball by 30% or so and see what happens.
Do you have any other watches? If this is the first expensive watch you looking to purchase do.not.buy.vintage. You'll regret it

[Anonymous No.15423038]

>>15423031
2300 boomerangbux sounds kinda expensive for a constellation (especially one that isn't in mint condition).

[Anonymous No.15423103]

Are Citizens worth?

[Anonymous No.15423112]

>>15423103
Worth what?

[Anonymous No.15423118]

>>15423112
This is how zoomers talk now. They are too lazy and attention deficit to even say complete sentences.

[Anonymous No.15423122]

>>15423103
>0100
if you want a "one and done" watch, yea sure

and if you can find a seller. I think they have all been spoken for. There were less than 1000 of these watches made afaik

[Anonymous No.15423124]

>>15423118
I guess I'm getting too old for this shit

[Anonymous No.15423139]

>>15423000
Sure, but the first thing I always do is look for accurate measurements so I don't buy a dinner plate.

This tends to be a nightmare when I'm looking at vintage stuff, though.

[Anonymous No.15423147]

>>15423139
why would this be a problem, most vintage watches are positively petite (<40mm) by modern standards

[Anonymous No.15423155]

>>15423147
40mm is still a dinner plate if you're a wristlet. 36 is the ideal, 38 at a stretch.

[Anonymous No.15423159]

>>15421073
Need sug
>100-150$ really want to stay under 200
>dress/casual
>idgaf
>water resistant
>leather
>36-38mm
>prefer roman numerals

I'm not a hobbyist and just want a good looking accessory. Anything cheaper would be gr8.

[Anonymous No.15423160]

>>15422283
the finish on those hands
"made in america" could mean mexico or brasil just like "made in europe" could mean poland or romania

[Anonymous No.15423164]

>>15423155
38mm was classed as oversized in the vintage world. 35/36 was the norm.

[Anonymous No.15423173]

>>15421084
I really like those indices.

[Anonymous No.15423178]

>>15421145
>diver
A red and a blue Vostok
>field
G-shock
>chrono
Strela
>dress
Some 50s Junghans and some 70s mall-brand
>digital
G-shock
>beater
Vostok

[Anonymous No.15423186]

>>15422567
Sure.

[Anonymous No.15423189]

>>15421249
>marine
>looks old
Ist that an oldschool dive watch or something? Looks interesting. How does the “case” get closed and waterproof?

[Anonymous No.15423191]

>>15423159
VINCERO

[Anonymous No.15423206]

>>15423159
San martin pilots watch. No numerals, 39mm but it ticks the other boxes.

[Anonymous No.15423221]

>>15423159
its really hard to get roman numerals + 38mm or under for mens. Most of watches at these range are >40mm mall shitters, and they tend to be oversized especially for roman numerals.

please dont get vincero, that anon is not serious.

here is the seagull M186S. Its 38mm, with a no frills inhouse automatic + handwind +hacking for about $100. As with most dress watches at this price range water resistance is non existent (~30m) though

There is also an ungraded version (Seagull 819.368) with sapphire and a better movement but its $100 more.

[Anonymous No.15423224]

>>15423221
also, here is the Citizen BM6758-06A, which is quartz ecodrive and probably a better fit for a casual user. but its 40mm and seems to be out of stock everywhere.

[Anonymous No.15423239]

>>15423159
Check out the Orient, Cadisen and Sea-gull catalogues.

[Anonymous No.15423245]

Is the 7546 actually the best Seiko movement of all time? Practically all metal construction so there's nothing to go wrong, still hits modern quartz standards of 15 seconds a month, and with a battery life of 5 years versus the paltry 2 you'll get with the higher and lower end movements of the era.

Plus, you can pick them up for under 50 bucks.

[Anonymous No.15423254]

>>15423159
Casio MTP-V006L-7BUDF
27 bucks. Roman numerals, 38mm, water resist.

[Anonymous No.15423285]

Is there a decent manual watch for 50-150 EUR? Hopefully on the lower end of that price range. Minimalistic design preferred

[Anonymous No.15423286]

Tried on a gucci watch today, gos they feel cheap. The band was literally falling apart. My seiko 5 is better quality.

[Anonymous No.15423295]

>>15423285
"decent" depends on your expectations

https://www.good-stuffs.com/Vanilla-hand-winding-mechanical-wristwatch-retro-styled-2016-edition_p_240.html
https://www.good-stuffs.com/Smaller-35mm-Bauhaus-hand-winding-mechanical-watch-Sea-Gull-ST17-modified_p_310.html

or get a luch/red star one handed /vintage shit

[Anonymous No.15423327]

I don't see Cvstos mentioned here very often.
What does /wt/ think of them?

[Anonymous No.15423338]

>>15423286
>Gucci Watch
Jesus Christ you can sell literal shit to people by putting a brand logo on it, who would've thunk it?

[Anonymous No.15423361]

>tfw I got the last piece in the store

It's really nice, and I don't even like One Piece.

[Anonymous No.15423362]

>>15423338
Bro some of the gucci stuff is nice, like their loafers are pretty much unbeaten but this watch was shitter than anything ive ever seen

[Anonymous No.15423366]

>>15423327
>>15423361
Lmao you onmitrix wannabes

[Anonymous No.15423367]

>>15423327
That looks like a bootleg Richard Mille, and Richard Mille is already the antithesis of taste

[Anonymous No.15423378]

>>15423362
As far as fashion watches go Gucci do some great designs, especially for women, but they are not a real watch maker like say Cartier.

[Anonymous No.15423385]

>>15423338

[Anonymous No.15423413]

>>15423286
That dial looks pretty sick tho.

[Anonymous No.15423428]

Post an elite one watch collection candidate

For me? It's the mid 50s Tudor ref. 7909.

+fits literally any situation. Has a dressy art deco dial, yet its DNA is proto-Explorer. These were sent on expeditions to the North Pole.
+Rolex Oyster case, a modern art masterpiece and built like a tank
+exquisite small rose dial, print quality of which destroys modern "luxury" brands
+34mm, perfect size to not get in the way yet not look tiny, totally unostentatious
+unique looking and reliable 390 movement, one of the first perpetual rotor designs
+Actually still waterproof if you maintain the seals, thanks to screw down crown. Sylvia Earle dives with her datejust
+has the only two actually essential complications, center seconds and automatic.
+Tudor so none of the obscene stigma of wearing a Rolex for attention, yet literally says Tudor Prince on the dial which is snobby as fuck.
+Worth under 1k so dont have to worry about it getting beat up or stolen
+vintage so its existence actually has meaning, unlike modern watches which are jewelry for men produced by cartels.
+becoming more rare all the time, value will never decrease

-Dial doesn't glow so cant read in the dark anymore, radium emitting gamma radiation and radon slowly giving me cancer
-geeks on here I could literally choke to death with one hand will insist its shit just because it's not a true Rolex.
-decent accuracy but not chronometer grade
-no dive bezel, the only function I sometimes miss

[Anonymous No.15423436]

>>15423413
In person it looked cheap.

[Anonymous No.15423443]

>>15423428
>owning a watch that's literally disintegrating before your eyes
Maybe if it was in half-decent condition, I could understand your purchase.

I still wouldn't agree with it, but I could at least understand why someone with shit taste would buy an ugly watch like that. What I don't understand is why you'd own something that either hasn't been looked after, or was made with low quality materials in the first place.

I own vintage pieces, but I will never understand the fascination some people have with low quality examples. At first I thought it was just one of those watch snob things invented to help sell shitters that have spent half their life immersed in sea water to idiots, but some people really do seem to like the idea of owning something that wasn't cared for in the least.

I can understand some scratches on the case or glass and maybe even liking the way they show the watch was "used" instead of sat in a display case, but dial damage is just an absolute no-go. The only way I'd be able to live with a piece like that is if I stripped it down and restored it all. The other day I saw a "pre-loved" example of a watch I own with a dial that was fucking faded brown instead of off-white. It didn't even look like the same watch.

[Anonymous No.15423448]

>>15421073

[Anonymous No.15423453]

>>15423443
>wall of text
tasteless pleb

[Anonymous No.15423468]

>>15423443
that watch is in excellent condition for a 70 year old piece. What are you even talking about
>w a "pre-loved" example of a watch I own with a dial that was fucking faded brown instead of off-white.
if you want a pristine watch dont buy vintage?? simple as

a lot of the time the browing is due to long term exposure from the sun's UV rays or radium radiation from the lume. This is unavoidable for a worn watch no matter how well you take care of it. The right example of patina can be extremely attractive.

[Anonymous No.15423471]

>>15423327
would be cool for a child

[Anonymous No.15423510]

>>15423468
Fantastic piece Anon

[Anonymous No.15423515]

>>15423443
you are a complete fucking idiot. it's a good example especially for it's age.
but it's 34mm and thats just too small for me. 38mm is the sweet spot

[Anonymous No.15423524]

>>15423286
Well duh, Gucci isn't exactly known for their craftmanship.
The Ronda movement inside isn't bad for a cheapo but these aren't cheapos.

[Anonymous No.15423538]

>>15423524
isnt ronda the cheapest """swiss""" quartz you can buy? are they even made in the EU?

[Anonymous No.15423552]

>>15423428
>Worth under 1k
But a model in the condition you posted costs at least 2k, thats the problem

[Anonymous No.15423568]

>>15423552
I got it last month for $800. Might have gotten lucky but the market is down now, I see good deals all the time on ebay, forum classifieds. Don't go by what the sleazy dealers are trying to get you to pay.

[Anonymous No.15423570]

>>15423538
Rolex, Patek and AP are not made in the EU either

[Anonymous No.15423576]

>>15423568
now is defs the time to buy if you can, picked up a really good condition Omega Seamasyer 2252.50 for 1.5k with box and papers, they were 2-2.2 without papers before covid
my mate picked up a pre-maxi case Rolex Submariner 14060 with box and papers FROM A DEALER for fucking 6k the other day I mean holy shit
picrel isn't the watch tho, still in the mail

[Anonymous No.15423584]

>>15423570
Yeah, Swiss is not in the EU but you
got what he meant, sperglord.

>>15423428
I don't beleive in one-watch collections, but this is a perfect office watch IMO.
Though there are so many similar that you won't get consensus on a single model. Most of your positives are purely subjectives.

[Anonymous No.15423608]

>>15423576
6k for a 15yo second hand watch that was 3k back then is a good deal?

[Anonymous No.15423609]

>>15423428
>Dial doesn't glow so cant read in the dark anymore
You're probably aware of this but old radio-luminescent dials can be reactivated to good results by applying a thin layer of Zinc Sulphide powder paste on the markers. WuS had a few threads on it in the vintage Rolex section and I think Dr. Ranfft is still offering a ready-to-apply variant.

[Anonymous No.15423612]

>>15423576
nice pickup, seriously that's like the one modern seamaster I would wear. Has nice sword hands instead of the janky skeleton ones, and 36-38mm is perfect for a diver. I've worn a 40mm sub, great for diving but honestly a little too big and clunky to wear every day, and I dont have a small wrist either.

It's the best time to pick up a centerpiece diver, for sure.

>>15423584
>perfect office watch IMO.
>Though there are so many similar that you won't get consensus on a single model. Most of your positives are purely subjectives

True there are many similar references but outside of Rolex and Tudor most mid century watches are not going to be waterproof. Pretty much none of what I said is subjective although I was half joking about all that.

>>15423609
That's weird, I was just wondering about that exact topic. I'll sniff around but can you give me a link? Ranfft is that guy with the based movement database, wow.

[Anonymous No.15423619]

>>15423608
yeah mang, steel sports rolex with a 15-20% drop in price from about 3 months ago, pretty good
you can't really compare watches vintage or otherwise pre-internet watch media. just not a reasonable comparison to make
>>15423609
i personally wouldnt be fucking with that dial with the hope to make it glow again but you do you man
>>15423612
I also have 62mas, so I guess it's my second centrepiece? idk lol

[Anonymous No.15423623]

>>15423428
Fuck no. It's old and ugly.

[Anonymous No.15423625]

>>15423612
Yup, it's the same gent. I could never bring myself to try it so it's an "occult" topic for me, but here's a link to an old auction for his "3500: Luminous Paste, ZnS Based" on his site with pics and instructions: http://www.ranfft.de/cgi-bin/bidfun-db.cgi?1q&ranfft&be10&2usem&1530612783

[Anonymous No.15423629]

>>15423612
>Pretty much none of what I said is subjective although I was half joking about all that.

Yeah, but I meant that those points being positives (34mm, not a flashy Rolex, vintage, the 390 movement) is a subjective thing.

Anyway, it's cool that you got your perfect piece, especially at this price.

I wish I was as lucky, my favorite design is a VC patrimony. And I wouldn't even be able to take a bath with it.

[Anonymous No.15423661]

>>15423584
>Yeah, Swiss is not in the EU but you
>got what he meant, sperglord.
Rolex can make pieces in Asia as long as those factories has their certification, its not BS, its real, look for it.

[Anonymous No.15423671]

>>15423625
That looks more like regular lume you would redo a dial with.. I'm thinking more of a ZnS "clearcoat" that wouldn't affect the appearance of the original lume plots in any way, just reactivate them. But maybe he has investigated something like that too.

It would pain me to do anything since this dial is pretty nice >>15423619, what he said. Let's see that 62mas

>>15423629
If I didn't consider waterproof/toughness/relative inexpensiveness then yeah I would probably have several watches higher on my list than this Tudor. Not saying it's the perfect watch just a good balance between a lot of somewhat mutually exclusive parameters that very few other watches possess.

[Anonymous No.15423672]

>>15423661
In theory they could but they absolutely do not. The brands that outsource production of components outside of Switzerland tend to be the cheaper, low tier brands.

[Anonymous No.15423675]

>>15423672
Look for it, there is an official statement from the company.

[Anonymous No.15423678]

Marathon GSAR yay or nay?

[Anonymous No.15423682]

>>15423538
Apparently their mechanical movements are still made in-house, the quartzes aren't.
My bet is, they're made in Thailand and the last assembly stage are happen in Switzerland so they can still be labeled "Swiss Made".

[Anonymous No.15423747]

>>15423678
2fat4me

but otherwise no real complains

[Anonymous No.15423763]

>wondering just how big the random hiking and diver watches are
>put on my old military compass that is 50mm
Jesus fucking Christ, that's big as fuck.

[Anonymous No.15423772]

>>15423671
there you go man

[Sieg No.15423782]

>>15421073
$55,000+ for that Seiko

Doesn't even have Alexa on it

[Anonymous No.15423788]

>>15423678
yes.

[Anonymous No.15423794]

>>15423763
Most nice divers (IMO) are 40mm +-1mm. So not much bigger, if any, than other common watches.
Which is a shame, there must be a market for a nice affordable 36mm do-it-all watch.

[Anonymous No.15423798]

>>15423794
this fixation on "40mm and under" is relatively recent

and tbqh ive not seen it as strongly anywhere else but here on 4chan

[Anonymous No.15423800]

>>15423798
try reddit

[Anonymous No.15423801]

>>15423800
i dont like hugboxes
r/watches is full of people congratulating newbs on their fashion shitters, its painful to read

[Anonymous No.15423806]

New thread when??????????????????????? H_U

[Anonymous No.15423811]

>>15423806

>>15423809
>>15423809
>>15423809
>>15423809

[Anonymous No.15423815]

>>15423801
there has been a general trend toward smaller watches for a while now. part of it probably has to do with every second dive watch in the last 20 years being fucking 44mm, so I don't consider it a bad thing
also wtf is a hugbox

[Anonymous No.15423824]

>>15423815
>wtf is a hugbox

an echo-chamber (box) where people avoid hurting other people's feelings and not say the actual truth about their shitters (hugs)

[Anonymous No.15425504]

>>15423428
>radium emitting gamma radiation and radon slowly giving me cancer
it doesn't radiate through the case or crystal, it's not that strong. the people who got cancer from watch radium were the women hired to paint the dials back in the day. actually a really sad story, but once it's in the watch, it can't penetrate.

[Anonymous No.15425521]

>>15423443
I mean when it comes to tropic dials or fucked bronze I'm with you but his watch looks awesome

[Anonymous No.15425826]

Drive watch