/wt/ Watch Thread

[Anonymous No.15464514]

Paying Professionals Large Sums of Money To Fuck Up Your Watch 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 / 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

Old bread >>15461916

[Anonymous No.15464521]

Moon phase watches are nice and all but are there any sun phase watches? I need to be able to tell when the sun is up.

[None !IGORsW/P/E No.15464530]

I want you niggas to bring back into production this iconic case style. I want this in gold plated and new, since the vintage ones all look like some crackhead shit with the gold plating peeled.

[@SEIKO No.15464531]

I want you niggas to bring back into production this iconic case style. I want this in gold plated and new, since the vintage ones all look like some crackhead shit with the gold plating peeled off.

[Anonymous No.15464537]

>>15464521
bro just use your eyes just look out

[Anonymous No.15464540]

Suggest a watch for me
> roughly 1000 usd
> something versatile, can dress up or down.
> automatic
> complications are secondary to versatility
> bracelet or strap
> preferably smaller than 42mm

For reference, a lot of what Seiko Presage has is appealing to me but I want to know what my other options are.

[Anonymous No.15464541]

>>15464540
just get a seiko presage

[Anonymous No.15464548]

yea I ain't buying from nonamers

[Anonymous No.15464558]

[Anonymous No.15464561]

>>15464514
I’m 22 and now that I’ll be graduating college and going into federal law enforcement I want a watch that is classier than the silver seiko I have. I’m tan and pretty good looking so I get away with a lot but I’ve never fucked with watches too much. I want something gold for a change something like >>15464530
unironically. I have about 200-300 to spend

[Anonymous No.15464575]

>>15464561
Grats. Im 20 and im a complete fuck up lol things are getting better though and im working towards my dreams.

[Anonymous No.15464576]

>>15464561
If it's not solid gold it aint shit.

[Anonymous No.15464589]

>>15464561
200-300 for a "gold" watch means it's going to be a fake gold shitter, and they aren't classy.
Save up and get something nice

[Anonymous No.15464591]

>>15464561
What are you going to be like Agent Mulder or something? You should just stick with your inconspicuous silver watch until you actually get a big baller position and then you can reward yourself with some boomercore gold watch like a dateJUST

[Anonymous No.15464597]

>>15464521
There are digital watches that do sunrise and sunset times, my Suunto Core has that feature. Mechanicals with sunrise/sunset complications do exist, but they're immense amounts of money and most need to be built for one specific city and aren't accurate anywhere else, though the one in the picture is adjustable for different locations. (And costs $600k.)

[Anonymous No.15464610]

>>15464540
https://www.jomashop.com/glycine-airman-vintage-the-chief-gmt-automatic-black-dial-mens-watch-gl0246.html

[Anonymous No.15464634]

thoughts on this?

[Anonymous No.15464640]

>>15464634
magnifying glass

[Anonymous No.15464645]

>>15464634

Wow that's actually quite pretty for a Rolex

[Anonymous No.15464649]

>>15464634
looks great, buy it

[Anonymous No.15464651]

>>15464634
ask if they can remove the cyclops

[Anonymous No.15464653]

>>15464634
The 'ROLEX ROLEX ROLEX ROLEX' just doesn't work here. It does on others though.

[Anonymous No.15464654]

ID on this?

[None !IGORsW/P/E No.15464656]

ID on the AJ Soprano watch?

[Anonymous No.15464667]

>>15464558
perfection.

[Anonymous No.15464676]

>>15464667
Have to be boomer to pull it off.

[Anonymous No.15464680]

>>15464521
Orient sun and moon

[Anonymous No.15464683]

[Anonymous No.15464697]

never owned a watch, unironically looking at apple watches, are they acceptable for a first watch, /wt/?

[Anonymous No.15464703]

>>15464697
Absolutely, you're a braindead consumer whore so an Apple watch is perfect for you. Look forward to yet another piece of junk you have to charge daily so you can get those funny twitter notifications into your brain half a second faster.

[Anonymous No.15464714]

>>15464697
One day battery life is kill for me.

[Anonymous No.15464720]

>>15464697
They're not acceptable as a watch in general.
Anything else is a better deal.
They do nothing that isn't already done by your phone, they do not solve any problem with ergonomy that they didn't cause in the first place and as timepieces, they are easily the worst value out there.
They start at what? 250 bucks? You already have access to a bunch of cool watches for that price.

[Anonymous No.15464724]

>>15464714
>one day battery life
>will be obsolete in 5 years max
>no visibility on long-term ageing
>will be completely useless if you decide to move away from Apple for your phone
>doesn't hold any value at all
Swatches and even fashion watches are unironically better

[Anonymous No.15464725]

>>15464634
Everything is pleasing right up to the magnified date. Horrible trend that was.

[Anonymous No.15464727]

>>15464720
>They do nothing that isn't already done by your phone
Watch does even less tho. It's even bad at telling time unless it's one of those expensive seiko/citizen watches with gps sync.

[Anonymous No.15464731]

>>15464727
I know mechanical fags use this card a lot but what do you need more than 10 seconds per year accuracy for?

[Anonymous No.15464735]

>>15464521
Nobody help this guy, he's a vampire.

[Anonymous No.15464738]

>>15464727
>Citizen
>expensive
wew
Also, no one needs to know exact solar time as determined by satellite location because literally nothing out there uses it.
We have timezones for a reason.

[Anonymous No.15464745]

>>15464640
It increases the old man's watch vibe that watch has.

[Anonymous No.15464747]

>>15464634

ref?

[Anonymous No.15464752]

Picked up this summer shitter. Will be a great knock around watch to take to the beach.

[Anonymous No.15464759]

>>15464731
Mine drifts like 10 sec per day.

[Anonymous No.15464761]

>>15464731
It just feels good and you can set your other watches to it.

[Anonymous No.15464775]

>the thread is full of shitters

None of you FUCKERS even own a Patek or other respectable watch.

[Anonymous No.15464776]

>>15464735
bleh

[Anonymous No.15464780]

>>15464776
I agree with your assessment, I don't wear my that smart watch for shit. They are memes.

[Anonymous No.15464787]

>>15464775
/wt/'s official list of respectable brands (08/20) :
>Seiko
>Vostok
>Casio
>HMT
>Penis-Seiko
>MB&F

[Anonymous No.15464796]

BOCTOK chads rise up

[Anonymous No.15464802]

>>15464575
I know “don’t worry” is overused, but lemme tell you anon, my life has changed drastically since I was even 21. I used to think I was a perpetual fuck up and that I was doomed to that but we’re still young and there’s always more time especially now. I’m glad things are getting better and that’s dope you’re working for your dreams, you can do it man you’re the author of your story
>>15464576
>>15464589
Damn alright, I tend to spend a lot of money on clothes but jewelry less so because my mom makes jewelry, women’s jewelry though. How about gold plated? I was considering getting one of those gold casios with an analogue face
>>15464591
Lmao that’s actually a solid point, maybe I should wait some more. But nah I’m going into Border Patrol, it’s the only entry level federal position, I’m gonna do it for a couple years then go into one of the three letter ones. My dad works in DEA so I’ve considered that

[None !IGORsW/P/E No.15464837]

>>15464796
chads be chillin

[Anonymous No.15464853]

>>15464802
Gold watch on law enforcement seems ostentatious unless you are some shot caller behind a desk. You want something no nonsense and unassuming, which means silver, if not matte black plastic. Hold off on the gold watch until you have some more money and pull, so you don't have to compromise and can get something you really like.

[Anonymous No.15464860]

>>15464514
Inb4 are you an Arab

[Anonymous No.15464867]

>>15464802
Just get a Hamilton field watch or something respectable like that for daily use at work, save the gold watch for casual use.

[Anonymous No.15464868]

>>15464697
My only question to you is do you workout? If you're not an avid runner, golfer, hiker, etc it's really not worth it.
I own an apple watch, i do a lot of running/golfing. I wear it sometimes to the office but i don't use any of the notification functions on it because why the hell do i want more distractions? I wear my mechanical watches 90% of the time.
It's mostly great for tracking distance over time and other metrics while you're working out/golfing gives you distance to pin. Think of it as the best fitbit on the market.
If you're in this thread, you probably want a proper watch so take a step back and think about it. Having to charge your "watch" daily is very frustrating and sometimes i forget to turn it off between every other day distance runs and it's dead for my next run.

[Anonymous No.15464874]

>>15464725
what's the diver I don't recognize that?

[Anonymous No.15464891]

>>15464874
Maratac SR-35. More of a "diver" than a diver, only 10 ATM rated. They nailed the Blancpain-esque aesthetics though. NH35 movement, sapphire dome, ceramic bezel, built like a brick; all for a cheap cost of entry.

[Anonymous No.15464892]

>>15464561
>I have about 200-300 to spend
>>15464802
>Damn alright, I tend to spend a lot of money on clothes but jewelry less so because my mom makes jewelry, women’s jewelry though. How about gold plated? I was considering getting one of those gold casios with an analogue face
>But nah I’m going into Border Patrol, it’s the only entry level federal position, I’m gonna do it for a couple years then go into one of the three letter ones. My dad works in DEA so I’ve considered that
Is this a daily driver to wear at work? You're young so you're definitely on the front lines of any enforcement so all you need is something that can get beat the fuck up. Just get a g shock that can take a pounding.
If you want something for social/outside of work. You should just get something from citizen, if you want to rush in. If you like gold, save up some more. You're about to graduate. I'm only a handful of years older and everyone i knew including myself waited a bit to reward themselves into their first jobs. Slow down. Enjoy graduation. Save your first few paychecks and reward yourself with a part of that.

[Anonymous No.15464897]

>>15464891
I'm not American so I don't really understand the context, but what's up with that cancer disclaimer on their site?
>WARNING: This product may contain chemicals known to the State of California to cause cancer and birth defects or other reproductive harm. For more information, go to www.P65Warnings.ca.gov
The P65 site didn't really mention anything watch specific as well.

[Anonymous No.15464906]

>>15464697
we do not concern ourselves with smart watches here

[Anonymous No.15464917]

>>15464897
It's California's faggotry. Anything that contains any chemical at any point that is any way carcinogenic must carry that disclaimer to be sold in the state. Even if the product can in no way cause cancer. It's great illustration of California's retardation.

[Anonymous No.15464921]

>>15464897
it's the nukes in the lume.
they're harmless unless you ingest them, so do not bust open the crystal and devour the hands and dial.
the state of California has our toughest environmental laws is all that's about.

[Anonymous No.15464928]

>>15464521

There's always the Ulysse Nardin moonstruck

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kmn6LWWT0jM

Shows the sun and the moon relative to the earth as they all process throughout the year/month/day while also having a moonphase to show where the moon is in its cycle and also has the tides on there to help you understand Spring and Neap tides more fully.

The vid is for an older model, I believe.

[Anonymous No.15464936]

>>15463689
>I swear the rolex sub has become the hypebeast supreme garbage of the watch world
Yeah, it's basically a mall shitter now, everyone who makes the tiniest bit of Youtube money buys it instantly.

[Anonymous No.15464949]

>>15464928
As many high end watches, looks like shit.

[Anonymous No.15464959]

I'm unsure whether I prefer digital or analog.

[Anonymous No.15464966]

>>15464959

Why not both?

[Anonymous No.15464972]

>>15464731

This sounds like an enormous cope. A watch's ONLY function is to tell time. And you're asking why someone would want it to be accurate? wtf lmfaoooo

[Anonymous No.15464988]

>>15464697
I have one and don't like it very much. Unless you have a specific reason for wanting a smartwatch (mine is hiking, so I can leave my phone in my pack) I wouldn't do it. Get a real watch instead.

[Anonymous No.15465005]

>>15464928
>integrated leather band

[Anonymous No.15465010]

posting this monstrosity again
AP is really a dying brand. first the flop of the 11.59 and now this?

[Anonymous No.15465086]

>>15465010
My bitch too foreign, need a visa (ooh) I don't need her (huh?)
Pull up drop top with a eater (skrrt) two seater (skrrt)
New bitch wanna fuck to my AP (AP, ice) new freezer (ice)
I woke up thinkin' 'bout bands (bands)
Hop off a jet to a check when I land (yuh)

[Anonymous No.15465088]

Anyone has any experience with scratches on Pelagos? I'm thinking of getting that delicious matte blue but titanium turns me off, heard horror stories about pelagos getting banged up, can anyone confirm how bad Pelagos scratches would be?

[Anonymous No.15465099]

>>15464959
Mechanical and analog all day. I'd argue that reliable digital have more utility but they just lack the soul and appeal on the wrist. Need a little heartbeat on my wrist to feel good about wearing a watch. YMMV, as with all things.

[Anonymous No.15465106]

>>15465099
what about mechanical and digital?

[Anonymous No.15465111]

>>15465106
Neat. Never worn one, but they'd have more appeal than wearing one of my g-shocks all day.

[Anonymous No.15465116]

>>15465106
ana-digi

[Anonymous No.15465150]

>>15464897
California is the nanniest of states.
Except when it comes to violent criminals and illegals, then it is the most lenient.

[Anonymous No.15465152]

>Came into a relatively large inheritance
>Don't care for /fa/ at all so always look poor
>Get poor service at hotels and restaurants because they think im poor
>Want something that will show off that I'm not intact poor but don't want to get a rollex because than ill look like I'm poor with a fake rollex trying not to look poor

[Anonymous No.15465155]

>>15465152

[Anonymous No.15465157]

>>15465152
how much

[Anonymous No.15465164]

>>15465152

The problem is that no one else knows expenses watches outside of Rolex (I'm talking about not watch people, here -- which is pretty much everyone).

So no one will know what a Patek is or a Vacheron or a Hublot.

That being said, I could use some cash. Mind dropping a few to help a fellow anon out? I just wanna make it, bro.

[Anonymous No.15465165]

>>15465157
2.5mill but got 2mill invested into various etfs so im pulling in about 8-10k per month from dividends

[Anonymous No.15465167]

>>15465165
I meant how much for the watch fruitcake

[Anonymous No.15465170]

>>15465152
panerai

[Anonymous No.15465171]

>>15465167
Between 8-15k

[Anonymous No.15465172]

>>15465152
Start dressing like landed English gentry or old money wasp. It's a very casual style and isn't ostentatious or flashy. Nobody will recognize anything as an expensive watch except rolex so just get a yellow gold datejust or president day date 36mm

[Anonymous No.15465174]

>>15465164
people in the high-end service industry know the common luxury watches

[Anonymous No.15465178]

>>15465171
pre-owned overseas
fifty fathoms / fifty fathoms bathyscaphe
el primero
cartier tank or santos
jlc reverso
...
hublot big bang

[Anonymous No.15465179]

>>15465171
Get some flavor of JLC. Maybe a reverso.

[Anonymous No.15465181]

>>15465152
If you want to not look poor then forget about a watch that 99.99% of people will not spot and instead dress better.

[Anonymous No.15465183]

>>15465172
I wear old band tank tops thats graphics are flaking because because I'm slightly /fit/ but also pretty much a spurg and don't want to look small in something that doesn't show off my arms. Goals are to look and dress like dwyane Johnson desu

[Anonymous No.15465195]

>>15465152
if you don't want a rolex I'd go ceramic apple watch, people know what an apple watch is

[Anonymous No.15465197]

>>15465195
or get this and have people think it's an apple watch despite costing $350k

[Anonymous No.15465198]

what watch should I get for being a mechanic? Keep in mind I have to reach my arms into tight spots.

[Anonymous No.15465201]

>>15465198
Richard Mille RM 50-02

[Anonymous No.15465208]

>>15465198

casio f91

[Anonymous No.15465239]

Any last minute alternatives to consider before I jump on this new Yema?

[Anonymous No.15465242]

wtf is this pos scammer babbling

[Anonymous No.15465246]

>>15465172
Here's a dare if you don't simply want a good service, but literal worship, not just from the servants, but the patrons, male and female alike. Dress as usual but hire at least two comely sluts as young as they legally can be, put them in a little black dress, take them out to a fancy venue in town, and make sure they give you all their attention and adoration while you are dining: in short, make sure they act like faithful slaves desiring their master.
You see, watches, cars, clothes, they all came to be accessible to the middle classes and thus became vulgar, emptied symbols entirely lacking in power. What remains the ultimate sign of wealth is something obscene, something they've actively purged from the Western mind in the last centuries: owning other people and making a public display of it, being the master of a harem.

[Anonymous No.15465248]

also unapologetic male chauvinism

and xenophobia, like the japs

[Anonymous No.15465249]

>>15464966
It seems busy, I suppose. Some may say it is the worst of both instead of the best of both.
>>15465099
I'd like to say so, but you can romanticize both ends. A digital watch is so utilitarian and performant, and a mechanical watch - old, or traditional, not reliant on electricity so it feels as if you're in control, and feels like, because its all mechanical power, moreso human and not the cold, modern digital watch, maybe. They can both are appealing in their own way, maybe like a manual transmission.
I like the idea that, every morning, you wind your watch, like a 30 second ritual, just to bring you down to earth and make you conscientious of time, but the idea that I never worry about the digital watch is appealing as well. Do you need a watch which is accurate to 10 seconds per month instead of per day? I doubt it, but it is one less thing to worry about, and it is a watch; saving time should be a priority. I know that this is /fa/ and the focus is the aesthetics, though. I wish we had properly handsome digital watches. They all seem to automatically place you into some kind of utilitarian camp and I'm not sure that must be the case.
Maybe I'll end up with a mechanical watch. I'd love a mechanical watch which can last for a long time without maintenance.

[Anonymous No.15465256]

>>15465152
Just dress better and dapper man, no one cares if you have an AP on your hand if you dress sloppy

[Anonymous No.15465259]

>>15465242
Is he saying that $65 + shipping is little money to worry about?

[Anonymous No.15465268]

>>15465201
You're right. All the AirBus mechanics wear this. I forgot.

[Anonymous No.15465279]

>>15465183
If you want to put off the rock vibes and you’re being legit about these dividends. Drop everything and just hit the gym hard for two years. Maybe even three.
After that I’d say get a Rolex gmt master ii. Might as well put your AD waitlist in now and hit the gym.
If you want flash and dash and you’re not kidding about the cash. Get a royal oak

[Anonymous No.15465290]

>>15465242
He's probably some 3rd world guy who barely comprehends English and is unwilling to post the watch with a battery in due to shipping regulations and the risk of it leaking or something going wrong with it in transit, resulting in him losing what might be a not insignificant amount of money for him.
You should have wrote something like: "Hi, I'm interested in your Seiko SQ, could you please insert a battery to check that the watch works correctly?" instead of insulting him with your "it costs like a dollar" line and calling him a babbling pos scammer in your post.

[Anonymous No.15465296]

>>15465290
I like to get straight to the point

[Anonymous No.15465301]

>>15465242
He's afraid to ruin the watch by opening it to replace the battery, but if you *really* want he can do it for you. What is so fucking hard to understand, why is this board filled with such retards?

[Anonymous No.15465304]

what do you kikes do for work to be able to afford Rolex's?

They look 10x better with the carvings.

[Anonymous No.15465305]

>>15465304
>work
pffffffffft

[Anonymous No.15465308]

>>15465304
my dad gave me a sub for graduating high school

[Anonymous No.15465311]

>>15465304
>having to work in 2020
Never gonna make it.

[Anonymous No.15465313]

>>15465296
I understand but when interacting with non-first world people getting straight to the point will usually get you to nowhere. More often than not they are not very smart or literate or wealthy but they are usually not out to scam you, try and understand them if you want to do business with them.
Guy's from Israel, judging by his wares prolly a Palestinian who tries to make a living flipping inexpensive shit from local flea markets on ebay. Not a life anyone here would want to live but it doesn't make him a pos scammer per se.

[Anonymous No.15465319]

>>15465313
>usually not out to scam you

[Anonymous No.15465328]

>>15465313
>Not a life anyone here would want to live
Why not?

[Anonymous No.15465338]

>>15465328
Because you have to resort to dealing with assholes and imbeciles to make a living while lacking the proper tools, practical, verbal, and intellectual to keep them at bay. Make no mistake, the same applies to most folks everywhere >>15465304

[Anonymous No.15465349]

>>15465338
What tools lmfao, do you really imagine everyone in the rest of the world of whatever Niggeria you're from is somehow dumb or less shrewd than enlightened huwites such as yourself?

[Anonymous No.15465353]

>>15464654
Probably a quartz Seiko. Everyone in the Alien future wears Seikos.

[Anonymous No.15465371]

>>15465304
>Working
do Americans... Really?

[Anonymous No.15465382]

My father has this same seiko model, but it has long since stopped. What movement could a 7009 be easily replaced with?

My first thoughts was NH36 after a little goggle search, it seems that due to the 4 o'clock crown, the date wheels are misaligned.

[Anonymous No.15465390]

>>15464897
you are allowed to spread AIDS without telling the other party in california though

>>15465242
dumbass

[Anonymous No.15465394]

>>15464514
why not engrave this?

[Anonymous No.15465397]

Should I buy a turtle? even though I already have a skx

[Anonymous No.15465404]

>>15465382
Are you sure that you need a full replacement, and a different caliber at that? Have a watchmaker deemed the original 7009 movement unserviceable?

[Anonymous No.15465411]

I still don't get why engraving is so expensive.

[Anonymous No.15465417]

>>15465411
>I still don't get why commissioned artwork by a skilled artisan is so expensive
also you're removing part of the metal that you can't put back on if there's a mistake. it's not like designing a computer graphic that you can try until you get it right.

[Anonymous No.15465421]

>>15465404
Actually, I don't think this watch ever saw a watchmaker. I guess i'll do that after COVID is over.

[Anonymous No.15465422]

>>15465411
because its a niche skill and niche skills commands $$$
they have to charge like that because commission based jobs are not exactly stable and theres little room for mistakes on a $25000 watch

could it be cheaper? yes, but luxury watch owners are willing to pay that

[Anonymous No.15465429]

>>15465397
I like turtles.

[Anonymous No.15465430]

>>15465421
It probably just needs a full service but replacement parts are easily available if needed. Just find a competent watchmaker when convenient and he'll take care of it.

[Anonymous No.15465433]

>>15465417
>>15465422
I mean it's the exact same skill that people in Bosnia are doing for $2 per product on copper plates and coffee pots. Just because rich people are dumb enough to pay a thousand times more for some guy who's most likely worse than a random street engraver in Sarajevo, doesn't mean it's in any way worth it.

[Anonymous No.15465434]

>>15465422
>theres little room for mistakes on a $25000 watch
Btw I'm an insane autist but literally EVERY SINGLE EXAMPLE anyone's ever posted in these threads has a shitload of mistakes that I would never accept.

[Anonymous No.15465435]

>>15465433
post these plates and pots

[Anonymous No.15465441]

>>15465435
https://gramho.com/explore-hashtag/D%C5%BEezva

[Anonymous No.15465452]

>>15464752
Very nice

[Anonymous No.15465454]

>$100 parnis
>perfectly aligned 3, 9 subdials
>no superfluous text on the dial
>subdials actually have space to breathe

>$30,000 rolex daytona 116500LN
>unaligned 3, 9 dials
>shitload of text on the dial
>subdials are crowded and look claustrophobic

why is this allowed?

[Anonymous No.15465464]

>>15465382
To my understanding, all the current 7SXX derived movements (so also 4RXX, 6RXX etc and their generic variants like NH36) should replace the old 700X movements nicely, because the design is pretty much the same. If the day disk from the old movement fits the new one too, you can just use that.

[Anonymous No.15465470]

>>15465382
>>15465464
To add, the datr wheel should fit fine, the day disk is the problem. Also not sure if you can use the old crown stem.

[Anonymous No.15465473]

>>15465454
I always cringe at inscriptions on Rolexes, like "COSMOGRAPH", really?

[Anonymous No.15465517]

>>15464959
I love the look of analog on my wrist, but digital is just straight up better for time keeping.

[Anonymous No.15465520]

>>15465208
this, i was a service tech for industry machines, f91w would never bother me and was always easy to tell the time for paperwork

[Anonymous No.15465523]

>>15464561

ACAB

[Anonymous No.15465565]

>>15465152
Just learn to dress better, get nice expensive shoes and some Rolex or whatever and the plebs will respect you. It's a bother if you really don't care about looking good for others, but it is what it is.

[Anonymous No.15465571]

>>15465565
dont need a rolex per se, but clothes and shoes yes
also a nice haircut, grooming etc

[Anonymous No.15465581]

>>15465010
It's a women's watch, they almost always look stupid.

[Anonymous No.15465587]

>>15465473
OFFICIALLY CERTIFIED no less

[Anonymous No.15465591]

>>15465152
you could have a $500,000 HAUTE HOROLOGIE watch on your wrist and you'll still look poor

the clothes do a lot more. Get an actual fitted suit, some nice shoes. Watches are the frosting on the cake.

[Anonymous No.15465596]

>>15465116
>0 and 8 are not perfectly aligned
autism intensifies, unacceptable

[Anonymous No.15465599]

>>15465591
T H I S
Nothing makes you look more crass, tasteless and funnily enough, poor than having a pricey watch and nothing else.

[Anonymous No.15465602]

>>15465183
>I have money
>I want people to treat me with respect
>I dress like Mac from Its Always Sunny
Never gonna make it bro

[Anonymous No.15465613]

>2020-08-06 12:12 Russian Federation, Moskva-Vnukovo AOPP 102300, Processing, Arrival at inward office of exchange

the wait begins

[Anonymous No.15465620]

It's been three weeks now. I ordered a Vostok watch from Meranom and the package left Russia two weeks ago. I can't believe it is going to take over a month to send a package from Russia to Norway

[Anonymous No.15465622]

let's say i was a poorfag and i want to fix/reassemble watches
how do i start?

[Anonymous No.15465631]

>>15465622
Go to your local library, check out books on watch repair.
You already have at least some basic internet access, so you can watch online tutorials on YouTube or something as well. And if you're really serious about this being a profession then look and see if there are any local adult classes you can sign up for to learn basic machining skills

[Anonymous No.15465632]

>>15465599
tfw you have multiple Pateks but can't afford curtains

[Anonymous No.15465635]

>>15465631
thanks bra
it's much more theory than i thought it would be
i'd keep it as a hobby rather than a profession, but it's still very interesting

[Anonymous No.15465638]

>>15464561
something with strong lume to fit your glow in the dark look

[Anonymous No.15465643]

>>15465256
>>15465565

This, normies will only notice clothes as a wealth sign and overall status, my grandma always said that the first thing she looked for, was a clean pair shoes, she said only decent people wore clean shoes,and she wasn't talking strictly about expensive shoes.So just fine clothes are enough, but must be good looking.

If you want a watch, then as other anon said, an Apple of some other piece of tech, normies will assume tech=money.

[Anonymous No.15465646]

>>15465523
RETARD

[Anonymous No.15465647]

>>15465622
unlimited number of $30 soviet shitters or $10 hmts to tinker with

tools can be bought for cheap off AE and improvised
dont need expensive ones if its just a casual hobby

watch parts can be cleaned in $2 lighter fluid

[Anonymous No.15465652]

>>15465643
>normies will assume tech=money.
lol
everyone has a smart phone so is everyone rich?

apple watches are associated with women and literal pleb normies

[Anonymous No.15465658]

[Anonymous No.15465666]

Best watch under $300?

[Anonymous No.15465670]

>>15465647
are those quartz watches?
is there any substantial difference between quartz and mechanical, or "automatic" as i see somewhere?
i've read the pastebin but i don't really know whether quartz watches still have mechanisms inside of them

[Anonymous No.15465678]

>>15465670
Quartz basically means it runs on a battery you change every few years. Most of them if something breaks inside then it's cheaper to replace and also harder for them to repair or else it's not possible

Mechanical means you wind the watch yourself. Theres a spring little cogs and shit. So this can all be repaired and replaced

Automatic is like mechanical except you font wind it by hand, it winds itself from you wearing it and moving it around

[Anonymous No.15465694]

>>15465670
Quartz watches have a battery inside them that sends current at regular intervals, making them highly accurate but have a life expectancy of a few years, depending on the battery. They also move at low frequency of 1 hz, or 1 movement per second.

Automatics are moved by specific gears that are in motion through kinetic energy stored by the watch moving back and forth. They are slightly less accurate than quartz, but they have a nice, high frequency sweeping motion of 3 hz or more and they don't need to be serviced every couple of years to replace the battery, but depending on the watch movement, a decade or much more.

Mechanicals are like automatics, except they need to be wound manually through the crown.

[Anonymous No.15465695]

>>15465666
Citizen Promaster

[Anonymous No.15465699]

>>15465666
Many contenders, including Chinese shitters like Pagani Design for the specs that are unoriginal, Japanese shitters like Seikos and Orient that have worse specs like mineral glass but use original designs, microshitters that are their own niche with varying results like the Dan Henry you posted (which is a good brand albeit slightly overpriced but they make up for it in dial designs), ugly Russians like Vostok that are technological marvels of horology, and digital shitters like Casio which are the best bang for your buck if you can swallow the ugly digital pill.

[Anonymous No.15465700]

>>15465678
>>15465694
thanks to both of you

[Anonymous No.15465701]

>>15465666
HMT Jamata all day every day.

[Anonymous No.15465703]

>>15465694
>They are slightly less accurate than quartz, but they have a nice, high frequency sweeping motion of 3 hz or more and they don't need to be serviced every couple of years to replace the battery,
Gotta love mechanical retards who just make shit up and vastly overstate issues.

Quartz watches are orders of magnitude more accurate than mechanicals, which will lose minutes a day at the low end, and 10+ seconds a day at the high end. In comparison, quartz watches lose 15 seconds a month at the low end, 1 second every few million years at the mid range end, and 5 seconds a year at the high end.

The "sweeping" motion is janky at best and completely annihilated by tuning fork watches, which can routinely be had for under 500 bucks, or spring drive at the high end which is technically a hybrid mechanical.

As for "servicing", swapping a quartz battery is trivial, and for most quartz watches doesn't need to be done for either 10 years for low end watches, and 20-30 for mid range solar types. This will cost you about a dollar, while a mechanical service runs from 50 bucks to a few thousand depending on what needs doing and what piece of garbage you bought.

[Anonymous No.15465708]

>>15465670
To add what was said before, quartz watches do have mechanical parts like gears that turn the hands and levers that change the crown function, but way less than mechanical watches because the main timekeeping part is electronic. In a way they are less complicated but can be harder to fix if you have a problem e.g. in the circuitry, so you normally just swap parts or the whole movement (most quartz movements are cheap and disposable because they are very easily mass produced and mostly made out of plastic; this is not strictly speaking a bad thing because plastic parts don't need lubrication so the watches run well for decades with just battery swaps).

[Anonymous No.15465709]

>>15465670
watches can be defined into 2 major categories
A)quartz
A battery powers the watch and a quartz crystal inside it which regulates the time
-Solar
the battery is rechargable and powered by light, removing the need for battery replacement

B)mechanical
A mainspring powers the watch. The time is regulated by complex system of little gears and sprockets and springs
-Automatic
the mainspring is wound by regular movement using a rotor (being worn on the wrist, shaken, kept in an auto winder)
-Handwound
the mainspring is wound by hand via the crown.
Many mechanical watches are both automatic and handwound.

--
there are some hybrids and overlaps, like quartz kinetic watches (like a mechanical automatic but with quartz), seiko springdrive. There is also stuff like the bulova accutron (regulated by a tuning fork) or water powered quartz (powered by electric current in water and not a battery)

[Anonymous No.15465710]

>>15465703
Quartz batteries last for a couple years unless it's a Casio or whatever, what are you on about.

[Anonymous No.15465711]

>>15465709
Next types of watches to look out for in the 21st century :
>steam-powered watch
>gravity wristwatch
>nuclear watch
>quantic chronograph
>lifeforce-draining watch
>wetware/organic watch
>hydrogen watch

[Anonymous No.15465712]

>>15465709
>>the battery is rechargable and powered by light, removing the need for battery replacement
Rechargeable batteries have a limited lifespan, they need to be replaced eventually. The real value of solar is that you can run more power draining systems with a longer period between battery replacements. For example, adding radio to a watch reduces the battery life by about 5x. So instead of a 2 year battery, you get a solar battery which will last at least a decade, and probably a lot longer depending on use.

[Anonymous No.15465713]

>>15465703
>mechanicals, which will lose minutes a day
this literally doesnt happen unless you are buying crusted up vintages which haven been cleaned in decades
also any mechanical watch can be regulated to within 5 seconds a day

mechanicals are complex, beautiful little machines with an actual heartbeat you can listen to. A celebration of engineering and history, infinitely more romantic than some $2 quartz watch made of plastic

[Anonymous No.15465718]

>>15465666
Vostok Neptune.

[Anonymous No.15465720]

>>15464514

Thoughts?

I have a other 6 watches, would get the PO in black. Only other watch would be the a seamaster 300m.

I do worry the POs with liquid metal bezels are all due an update to the white enamel text. Which I would prefer. 2k differents in price.

[Anonymous No.15465721]

>>15465700
You are welcome. I suggest checking for a few videos on YouTube to help you better understand.
Also if your new to watches and want to buy something. I suggest avoiding any vintage watches.
Go instead for something second hand a quartz
Maybe seiko, citizen or rotary. When I say second hand I mean something made in the last 10 years.
You can really pick up something nice for less than 50. Wear it get used to wearing a watch and take your time there from buying any more

[Anonymous No.15465722]

>>15465720

Would get it on braclets ofcourse, probably wear it on a rubber honestly, was so comfortable.

[Anonymous No.15465724]

>>15465720
It's nice but it's obviously a fake because that's not the correct time

[Anonymous No.15465730]

>>15465724
Yea, clearly my AD is selling fakes, thank you for spotting it, I would have never have guess by the time.

[Anonymous No.15465734]

>>15465703
>1 second every few million years at the mid range end, and 5 seconds a year at the high end
what

[Anonymous No.15465748]

>>15465730
You are very welcome, the money I saved you , I think you should transfer to my account as a proper thank you.
Also on a side note, dont be such a fag. It was an obvious joke aimed at you . I am thrilled you are buying a new omega watchmaker I've one aswell.
I was very excited when I bought my first mid range watch also

[Anonymous No.15465749]

>>15464752
What model

[Anonymous No.15465768]

are rally straps effay?

[Anonymous No.15465771]

>retards taking a pic of "their" watches
>they're several hours behind or ahead mine

[Anonymous No.15465792]

This is an official thread notice.
Please post photos only when taken at the correct time and in pre approved time zones

[Anonymous No.15465796]

>>15465768
Only on chronographs, and yes, very.

[Anonymous No.15465798]

>>15465720
>>15465722
They are both great, go with your gut.

[Anonymous No.15465801]

>>15465734
Probably because in mid range you have watches that outsource their timekeeping to atomic clocks that sync them by radio.

[Anonymous No.15465802]

>>15465796
what about regular watches, or even dress watches?

i live in a tropical climate so I dont want to sweat. But I also want to wear leather b/c its classier

[Anonymous No.15465808]

>>15465720
>>15465722
I'd get an AT over both

[Anonymous No.15465812]

>>15465802
You can try them, it's not that they are only allowed on chronos, it's just that they have been traditionally associated with them.

[Anonymous No.15465817]

>>15464891
Can’t wait to get the titanium diver ordering Th is weekend

[Anonymous No.15465829]

>>15465812
>traditionally associated with them.
why is it anyway?

does shaving off 0.0001g of leather make the car go faster? then they should race naked

[Anonymous No.15465831]

>>15465829
Supposedly because cars run hot in the cockpit during races, metal bracelets were a no-no, so they cut holes in leather for ventilation and voila.

[Anonymous No.15465849]

>>15465748
No problem, please post your account details, I was clearly be sarcastic, its my 3rd Omega.

>>15465798
I have a speedy but so the seamaster would be the smarter buy but the po is so big and loud part of me loves that but I would be triggered if they updated the bezel like how they have with the newer PO with orange bezels.

>>15465808
I thought about it but I think it is hard to read in some light conditions because of the hands, also no micro adjustable clasp and lack of adjustment on the og braclet.

[Anonymous No.15465860]

Cop or not?

[Anonymous No.15465875]

>>15465802
Wear a rubber strap
>>15465829
>>15465831
It's for ventilation. It does get extremely hot in the cockpit because it's basically the lightest they can possibly make something built around the biggest engine they can fit in a stock frame, and when you're racing you are constantly making decisions with your judgment impaired from the high speeds involved with split seconds meaning the difference between winning, losing, and dying
Even shitty NASCAR which everyone makes fun of is ridiculously dangerous and drivers have been known to lose a kilogram in just sweat per race

[Anonymous No.15465923]

>>15465860
Pretty fuggin' uggo, but if it floats your boat, it floats your boat.

[Anonymous No.15465941]

Looking for digitals with the stopwatch buttons below the face, similar to the ironman. Anyone know of any others?

[Anonymous No.15465977]

Where the fuck do you buy 2nd hand/NOS digital watches that aren't all fucking banged up besides ebay???

[Anonymous No.15465979]

What did this guy >>15465771 mean by this?

[Anonymous No.15465982]

>>15465977
watchpatrol

[Anonymous No.15465999]

I want this but without the fat bottom raising the watch. Around the same size (38-40mm) and with the same clean dial. What are my options besides 6k Euro Rolex Explorer?

[Anonymous No.15466002]

>>15463458
late reply but yea, its good that you have interest in vintages and you dont need to spend "big bucks" to appreciate horology
there are many pitfalls and things to look out for. I would say you are in the 'honeymoon' phase, when you just bought a watch that you hunted for and coasting on the good feelings

but think of the long run and pace yourself. Interest waxes and wanes, they come in cycles. The more you read about watches and brand histories the more you want to branch out and collect XYZ. You might dislike a certain genre now but love them later, etc. Then you will likely want a more diverse, varied collection or something different.. The ideal goal is to end up with a curated selection you can show off proudly and not just whole drawers full of random stuff you want to sell but cant.

[Anonymous No.15466005]

>>15465999
a regular oyster perpetual?

[Anonymous No.15466018]

>>15465999
>day AND date
>clean dial

[Anonymous No.15466021]

>>15466005
Anon, that's 5k Euros which is basically the same price as the Explorer.
I don't want to give some Swiss fags that amount of money at that point in my life. I'm looking for a similar design as my beautiful Seiko 5 but only better.

[Anonymous No.15466023]

>>15466018
I think it's nicely proportioned and it doesn't clutter the dial. Only the 5 logo is a bit too much.

[None !IGORsW/P/E No.15466024]

@SEIKO

Bring back into production this iconic 1970s seiko case style.

[None !IGORsW/P/E No.15466026]

>>15466024

[None !IGORsW/P/E No.15466027]

>>15466026

[Anonymous No.15466030]

>>15465152
You should dress like you want, not like other people want. That said, besides a Rolex, no one pays attention to the watch. I regularly wear Hawaiian shirts with jeans or Adidas pants. My watch is either a seiko or an omega. People treat me the same with either on my wrist, regardless if the omega costs 5 times more than the seiko. If I'm on a place frequented by rich people, service people assume I'm using designer clothes with a Hawaiian pattern. If I'm on a place frequented by regular people, people assume I'm a douche, but not a rich one.

Use your money as a way to get nice things and have less worries on your life. If a place treats you poorly, fuck them. I don't go anywhere that treats me like shit due to how I'm dressed

[Anonymous No.15466033]

>>15465106

[Anonymous No.15466038]

>>15466024
>36mm
Good luck, even Seiko don't make watches for human wrists anymore.

[Anonymous No.15466040]

id on this?

[Anonymous No.15466041]

>>15466030
>You should dress like you want, not like other people want.

what if i want to dress like this?

[Anonymous No.15466049]

>>15465923
is this aristo? if so what's the name of the model?

[Anonymous No.15466050]

>>15466041
do it fag

[None !IGORsW/P/E No.15466052]

>>15466024
>>15466026
>>15466027
Also, this, in gold plated.

[Anonymous No.15466067]

>>15466040
That was a limited run by Maison Celadon, your go-to provider of classic Chinaboo watches. Sadly, that was a run of just a few dozen watches each in the $2-3000 range so good luck finding them now.
Their regular production is still pretty nice though and they make their movements in-house.
The Yue Fei has all of its hands based on ancient chinese weapons and an engraving of the Great Wall on the caseback.
The Imperial is based on Ming era embroidery (although the dial is not actual embroidery, sadly) and has calligraphy on the visible movement.
Seriously considering getting one eventually. Not sure which. If they do another run of silk dials, I'm in.

[Anonymous No.15466070]

>>15466040
Maison Celadon 'The Bird of Paradise' Imperial Silk

only 5 of each were made for the 1st series
the other 2 is 'The Azure Songbird' and 'The Duo of Swallows'
the movement is a exclusive higher grade from Beijing Watch Factory with hand engravings of chinese calligraphy as well

[Anonymous No.15466076]

here's my shitters

left one is from my uncle, got the right one today

[Anonymous No.15466081]

>>15466067
>>15466070
I found them via image search already, but do you recommend anything similar, since these are hard to buy rn?

[Anonymous No.15466086]

>>15466081
Depends what you mean by "similar".
I don't know of any other watch that has a textile dial like this.

[Anonymous No.15466088]

>>15466067
>(although the dial is not actual embroidery
but it is

>[Editor's note: I strongly recommend taking a few moments to read the links provided in that last sentence. Both of these artists are world-level and they each and together have back-stories that are worth reading.]

>As Ben notes in his description for the beautiful Celestial Silk series at Maison Celadon,"Each Celestial Silk dial is painstakingly sewn by hand; there is simply no alternative for thread-work of this level of detail. Any imperfection during the process would mean a discarded dial, and starting all over again...

https://www.amchpr.com/trip-5---april-21-2018-shanghaisuzhou.html

[Anonymous No.15466093]

>>15466024
Yes

[Anonymous No.15466100]

Are Hamilton's auto watches typically overpriced for the quality and what you get? I feel like plenty of smaller companies are making better for less, but I'm no expert.

[Anonymous No.15466102]

>>15465999
Tissot Gentleman?

[Anonymous No.15466104]

>>15466088
I was talking about the Imperial series, which isn't.
The chrysanthemum and peacock designs are based on classic embroidery when it comes to their shape and the texture they try to replicate, but they aren't embroidery.

[Anonymous No.15466106]

>>15466100
hamilton is actually pretty respected and good specs for what you get on the gray market. never buy MSRP though.

[Anonymous No.15466107]

>>15466102

[Anonymous No.15466108]

>>15466049
It's Maratac, their titanium field watch. Pretty cut and dry WW1/WW2 style military throwback. Ti case, Sapphire front and rear crystals, NH35 movement. Threw an aftermarket Horween strap on it from Threaded Leather. Not mad about $255.00 all-in after strap.

[Anonymous No.15466109]

>>15466107
Isn't that the new dosposeable mvt mad of plastic developed by swatch ? I heard it can't be repaired, adjusted or serviced.

[Anonymous No.15466115]

>>15466108
holy shit it's 250$ for nh35? wtf

[Anonymous No.15466119]

>>15466104
oh yea
i really, really like the plum one, the red is very chinois
I wish it had a seconds hand though, I like seeing mechanicals tick
the peacock is based on a vintage design by shanghai watch co, no?

[Anonymous No.15466120]

>>15466107
>>15466102
Nice suggestion. I'll look into those.

[Anonymous No.15466125]

>>15466115
thats reasonable

wait till you see watches with nh35 costing $600

[Anonymous No.15466126]

>>15465771
>what are timezones

[None !IGORsW/P/E No.15466128]

>>15466093
How much did you pay for the kq?

I'm considering this one rn

[Anonymous No.15466130]

>>15466126
r/whoosh

[Anonymous No.15466134]

>>15466125
the movement is 40$ kek. I might assemble one myself, but it's hard to find titanium cases. 300$ for a watch that might go -20/+40 seconds is a lot imo

[Anonymous No.15466135]

>>15466119
It is, but with the original being from the 70s, the inspiration for it wasn't exactly current either.

[Anonymous No.15466139]

>>15466115
Maratac is a lot of bang-for-buck in their watches. Doubly so if you catch them on sale, or in my case shoot an email to the owner and ask for a hookup. Think I paid ~$300 for the gen 1 SR-35 "diver" that had similar specs, SST case and ceramic bezel. Add another $75 or whatever I paid for the solid link Vollmer bracelet.

[Anonymous No.15466140]

>>15466128
$110. Got it via Yahoo Japan auction.

[Anonymous No.15466143]

>>15466134
I might be lucky, or it might be the movement, but both of my Maratac NH35 watches hover in the +5 sec/day range or better. The newer field watch has been hovering around +2 sec/day if I give it a good wind and then wear it during working hours. Pretty friggin' exceptional for the price.

[Anonymous No.15466144]

all these disgusting microshitters with their retro dials and 50$ movements selling for 500 bucks, PMD

[Anonymous No.15466146]

>>15464561
Get a citizen corso. Great tech. Great price. Masculine design.

[None !IGORsW/P/E No.15466150]

>>15466140
What year is that?

[Anonymous No.15466154]

>>15466119
>>15466135
For example.
That's much more of an influence than cultural revolution era "idealized realism".

[Anonymous No.15466156]

>>15466144
>>15466134
>what is design cost
>what is marketing cost
>what is rent
>what is profit margin

$500 is too much, but i would go as far as $300 for a nh35, if the design and size is good. Its not reasonable to expect AE prices for microbrands based in expensive 1st world countries

[Anonymous No.15466172]

>>15466156
Nailed it. A lot of these watches would be acceptable in price coming from major brands with the overhead already covered and an endless bankroll. The fact they are coming from tiny operations who need to cover all of the aforementioned is impressive. Especially when they are not fabricated in China or some other third world sweatshop.

[Anonymous No.15466174]

why dont more modern (mens) watches have lustrous and shiny dials like this?
look at how this thing glows

is it too loud and too sparkly?

[Anonymous No.15466177]

>>15466174
It looks great for a casual watch. Would be a little loud for a dress watch, at least for me personally. What model Orient is that?

[Anonymous No.15466178]

>>15464561

[Anonymous No.15466179]

>>15466177
FEM5V002E9

even comes with faceted glass which is very retro

[Anonymous No.15466187]

>>15466156
probably you're right, however I'm a poorfag so I'll probably just make my own

[Anonymous No.15466191]

>>15464917
Warning people for things that can cause cancer is a good thing, but this sounds excessive.

[Anonymous No.15466199]

>>15466187
you can probably just buy broken seiko5s for parts, clean and polish up the case and plonk the movement in

[Anonymous No.15466202]

My old weight plates had cancer warning stickers on them

[Anonymous No.15466207]

>>15466093
>>15466128
>>15466140

I'm very interested in a King Quartz. I heard that japan does not even process outgoing mail right now.

[Anonymous No.15466230]

>>15466174

I've wondered the same thing. They look great especially 70s shiny dials

[Anonymous No.15466234]

>>15466067
Damn, that low poly case looks nice.

[Anonymous No.15466235]

>>15466174
tends to make the watch look dated and not timeless

[Anonymous No.15466249]

Got the call

[Anonymous No.15466253]

>>15466249
Never understood the cult following of Boctok. They look like cereal box watches.

[Anonymous No.15466261]

>>15466253
They have retro hurritage.
Also some Western kids tend to jerk off to Soviet/Russian shit.

[Anonymous No.15466262]

>>15466253
You must be new to this thread. It's just poorfags being poor.

[Anonymous No.15466267]

>>15466262
Do you know any other 200m divers that cost 50 Euros?

[Anonymous No.15466270]

>>15466253
thats what i used to think but then I got into watches.

you will eventually love them too.

[Anonymous No.15466271]

>>15466156
>>15466172
>>15466187
>>15466199
the only reason i still consider microshitters is because the major brands are still playing to trends and microshitters seem to be the only watches produced nowadays with reasonably small sizing for limp-dicked wrists.

[Anonymous No.15466277]

>>15466253
>heritage of being the most viable russian watchmaker and making watches for the russian army
>indestructible automatic divers
>insane value considering how cheap they are
>some nice retro designs like the Diver Guy, the Submarine or the Sailboat
>now also has a bunch of Czarist and USSR nostalgia and some russian patriotic designs for all the edgyboys who want to live out their slav memes (though that's mostly true for the Komandirskie line)

[Anonymous No.15466279]

>>15466267
Well it absolutely looks like it costs 50euros or came in a happy meal.

[Anonymous No.15466284]

>>15466109
No

[Anonymous No.15466285]

>>15466267
>200m
800m according to some tests

[Anonymous No.15466286]

>>15466109
You are probably referring to the Sistem51

>>15466115
Have you looked how much Seikos with the NH35 cost?

[Anonymous No.15466288]

>>15466267
>>15466285
None of the poorfags go diving. I doubt they even go outside.

[Anonymous No.15466289]

>>15466267
Casio Duro

[Anonymous No.15466290]

Realistically how hard it is to make a dial myself and put it in a Vostok? Anyone done something similar? What material has to be used?

[Anonymous No.15466294]

>>15466267
>200m
the record of vostok amphibia is 836m (2743 ft), in pressure chamber
thats more than 4x their rated manufacture, and more than 500m of deepest scuba dive (332.35m)
all this with extremely smart soviet era engineering

[Anonymous No.15466297]

>>15466294
So what? They still look ugly and cheap.

[Anonymous No.15466301]

>>15466253
>>15466297
>smoll brain
>cares about looks

>big galaxy patrician brain
>cares about history, engineering, invention

why dont you just buy a fashion watch if you care about looks so much?

[Anonymous No.15466305]

>>15466288
You're saying this as if there is more than 10 Submariners that ever saw water outside of a rainy day or a kitchen sink.
"tool watches" are complete larp these days.

[Anonymous No.15466310]

>>15466305
I'm not saying that at all. Of course almost everyone buys a sub for other reasons that re nothing to do with its depth rating. But that is exactly the point. A third world shitter has nothing else going for it.

[None !IGORsW/P/E No.15466317]

Why is Justin Theroux wearing a cyclops watch? Those magnifying glass on wristwatch are gross.

[Anonymous No.15466320]

>>15466253
I payed sixty bucks for a nifty automatic European dive watch. I wouldn't wear it to the theatre but I will wear it when dicking around on the weekend.
>>15466262
I am not poor per se. I am relatively young and have money because I do not own nice things. Realistically I will buy an Oris big crown when I feel the need to own a "nice" watch and leave it there.
>>15466310
Russia is not third world

[None !IGORsW/P/E No.15466326]

>>15466320
>Russia is not third world
Unfortunately, it is.

[Anonymous No.15466328]

So it's been one year since I've purchased my first luxury watch, it's not the most expensive watch but it's a watch that Im really happy with and treasure.

Buying this watch meant a lot to me, I suffer from depression and don't really know what happiness means. I have always treated myself like crap because I don't think I deserve anything. Watching all my friends growing up and enjoying life made me realise its time for change. I understand luxury goods can't buy happiness but the Moonwatch has always been my dream watch so last year I finally decided to treat myself for my birthday.

And here I am 1 year later with my Moonwatch.

I love the fact that this is a manual watch because the time i spend winding it, i always remind myself to smile and to be a better person.

In the past year I've tried to be more socially active and picked up a few hobbies to keep my mind busy. I can't say that I'm really happy but I'm a lot happier than I used to be.

Only time will tell

[Anonymous No.15466332]

>>15466317
You can have it removed if you want but the unmagnified date window is tiny because it's not designed to be viewed without one.

[Anonymous No.15466334]

>>15466297
>>15466253
vostok is honestly the purest and most honest watch brand around

>no meme tryhard innovations that actually do nothing
>no meme materials
>no obnoxious ad campaigns
>no chasing of disgusting design trends
>no overpriced exclusive line
>no hyping up of re-release watches only to sell them at like 500% previous cost
>no relentless, shameless milking of limited edition releases every other week
>no (((artificial scarcity))), they still make watches with lots of labour and old machinery
>purely word of mouth
>still selling watches at $100 unlike many other brands of their heritage

they just keep quiet, churning out solid, rugged inhouse watches for anyone who wants to buy one around the world. If you cared anything about watches you will love vostok for what they are, because its very rare.

[Anonymous No.15466336]

>>15466320
>Russia is not third world
I'm sorry to tell you Vlad but it really is.

[Anonymous No.15466338]

>>15466328
Copypasta?

[Anonymous No.15466339]

>>15466328
>oversized watch on small wrist
>hairless arm
>cringy text

sasuga reddit

[Anonymous No.15466340]

>>15466328
you ever use the stopwatch function?

[Anonymous No.15466351]

>>15466328
Probably a pasta from reddit(?) but this watch is too fucking big for that wrist.

[Anonymous No.15466355]

>>15466310
>A third world shitter has nothing else going for it.
Vostoks aren't exactly "third world shitters" though.
Their movements are as rugged as it gets, the watches themselves are generally very shock proof which is always useful if you ever go /out/ and the low price point makes it less of a worry too.
No watch in that price range is as sturdy aside from the G-Shocks. If you're looking for something that won't run out of juice and will take a beating then Vostok is your best bet. Even if you don't get near water, they're still as resistant as it gets.
They're not classy, they're not full of useful or not-so-useful complications but if you want something that won't die on you no matter what you do and where you go, then it's a no-brainer. And even if you manage to somehow kill it, you didn't lose that much.

[Anonymous No.15466376]

>meranom actually sells movements and cases and everything to assemble the watch yourself
Ok, that's cool as shit. Too bad if you order something wrong or forget it you have to wait another 3 months.

[Anonymous No.15466385]

beckham

[Anonymous No.15466388]

>>15466355
anon, I like boctoks, but they are third world shitters
a 60 dollar watch that is "rugged" and retard-proof is the definition of a third world shitter because it can go a long time with no maintenance and can deal with almost anything. seiko 5s are considered third world watches for the same reason

[Anonymous No.15466405]

>>15466253
It's a poor man's diver that can actually dive and has a neat history about how the ruskies tried to compete with Omega outfitting capitalist pig combat divers with watches. Russia in all its industrial might didn't have machines that compared to the quality of Swiss waterproofing methods so they created a pretty clever way of waterproofing a shitty watch that actually seals better the deeper it goes.
The watch quality is pretty shit but "gets the job done" in the purest sense possible.

[None !IGORsW/P/E No.15466407]

How is the "quality" on this one, far as vostok goes

[None !IGORsW/P/E No.15466414]

>>15466407
this?

[Anonymous No.15466415]

>>15466355
cope. it's a shitter.

[Anonymous No.15466416]

>>15466336
>The term "Third World" arose during the Cold War to define countries that remained non-aligned with either NATO or the Warsaw Pact. Canada, Japan, South Korea, Western European nations and their allies represented the First World, while the post-Soviet Union countries, China, Cuba, and their allies represented the Second World.
>This terminology provided a way of broadly categorizing the nations of the Earth into three groups based on political and economic divisions. Since the fall of the Soviet Union and the end of the Cold War, the term Third World has decreased in use. It is being replaced with terms such as developing countries, least developed countries or the Global South. The concept itself has become outdated as it no longer represents the current political or economic state of the world.

Unless you're 15 or something I suggest reading a book once in a while. Or keep being stupid and spewing shit out of your mouth.

[Anonymous No.15466419]

>>15466267
For the record, Casio makes the best poorfag 200m diver in existence. Got this one for $38 new in box. Added a $10 NATO. Not knocking Vostok though, not that I have any interest in owning one.

[None !IGORsW/P/E No.15466425]

>>15466419
But I'd rather monetarily support Russian than the chinks

[None !IGORsW/P/E No.15466427]

>>15466419
Yes but it's not Japanese made also I would rather support my Russia over the chinks.

[Anonymous No.15466429]

>>15466414
ID please

[Anonymous No.15466432]

>>15466328
That's a beautiful watch and a very touching personal story Anon. Wishing all the best to you.

[Anonymous No.15466433]

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>>15466431
>>15466431
>>15466431

[Anonymous No.15466438]

>>15466419
Here in my neck of Europe the Duro is around 100 euros.
That's about 120 dollars. Is it still good value for money?

[Anonymous No.15466444]

>>15466438
>120 for quartzshit
you might as well just get a gshock

[Anonymous No.15466458]

>>15466438
Absolutely not worth it.

[None !IGORsW/P/E No.15466504]

>>15466458
I am waiting for it to drop back down to $50 then I will cop, why not

[Anonymous No.15466509]

>>15466504
It's just too big for a sub clone. I have one and it's neat and keeps great time but it's just too big.

[Anonymous No.15466515]

>>15466458
wrist size?

[None !IGORsW/P/E No.15466521]

[None !IGORsW/P/E No.15466532]

44mm is too big

for me it's 40mm

[Anonymous No.15466533]

>>15466515
7¾ inch but the smartphone lens makes it look bigger on my wrist than it does.

[Anonymous No.15466539]

>>15466419
If the duro was 38-40 mm I'd buy one and never wear anything else. The citizen movement is tiny, there's no reason it had to be so big.

[Anonymous No.15466737]

I think that the lug-to-lug distance is more important than the size of the watch.

[None !IGORsW/P/E No.15466764]

>>15466532
>>15466521
yeah it's 48.5mm with crown
way too big
I want 40mm

[Anonymous No.15466840]

>>15466334
The hell you mean by "overpriced exclusive line" when alluding to the omega speedmaster? The moonwatch professional can be bought new for about 5k in its most basic form (which, with an hexalite crystal and metal caseback, is the closest to the Apollo models). A chronometer certified chronograph is also a lot more complicated than a vostok. I'll grant the Russian watch has remarkable water resistance, but its precision is pretty much non-existant. If the crew of Apollo 13 were wearing vostoks their re-entry would've been a flaming failure.

I support liking watches for their historical significance and I recognize the vostok was a milestone of watchmaking. This doesn't mean it isn't a cheap watch. When you go this far to say that a 50 bucks, inaccurate and poorly made watch is in fact the best watch there is, you sound like those people trying to convince everyone that their 600 dollars fake Rolex is actually better than the real thing

[Anonymous No.15467067]

I'm looking for a cheap movement with chronometer (the more accurate the better). There is really no budget, just looking for something that would be as cheap as possible with chronometer and automatic + hand winding