/wt/ watch thread autists

[Anonymous No.15486616]

top of my class in the navy seals 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: >>15484263

[Anonymous No.15486619]

>>15486616

[Anonymous No.15486621]

>>15486616
>>15486619
Why the FUCK are these so expensive
Then again, I guess the same can be asked of 90% of watches.

[Anonymous No.15486654]

>>15486616
BEN AND TEN HUD

[Anonymous No.15486710]

ball

[Anonymous No.15486721]

Post date pointers

[Anonymous No.15486722]

There's already a thread you fucking dipshit >>15486539
Why do you insists on doing this?

[Anonymous No.15486728]

>>15486722
how the fuck was I to know you fucking retard? he never linked it in the previous thread

was I supposed to actually browse the catalog of /fa/ and hit refresh every 5 mins?

[Anonymous No.15486733]

>>15486621
Because some idiot will pay for it.

[Anonymous No.15486742]

[Anonymous No.15486834]

>>15486721
>Post date pointers
How about this chink Daytona clone with a date pointer.

[Anonymous No.15486845]

>>15486834
thats actually cool. and it looks better than a daytona, minimal and isnt flooded with text and shit. The crescent hand looks out of place with rest of styling though

[Anonymous No.15486936]

>>15486619
I unironically like that a lot, but I mainly wear a GSAR, so that might explain it.

[Anonymous No.15486948]

>>15486619
is it just green tinted crystal?
In any case it looks cooler than most bell and ross. how much do these go for though

[Anonymous No.15486954]

>>15486834
This is sweet. What is it?

[Anonymous No.15486960]

>>15486616
does anyone feel like they've basically clocked it?
I have a 62mas, a Seamaster 2252.50 and an Alpinist. I still enjoy reading about and seeing different watches but I kinda feel like I'm finished and don't want any more watches.
Hell I don't even have a grail.

[Anonymous No.15486975]

>>15486948
yes, sapphire crystal with green pigment coated on the underside. The 4 "brackets" are green superluminova, also painted on the underside. The same c3 lume is also used for the hands and indices. The background itself is black.

they also had a "Red Radar" watch released in 2011
>>15486936
i like it too but its too expensive to be considered
>>15486948
$4000

[Anonymous No.15486982]

>>15486975
I really dig the red radar, looks like something from Terminator. whats the ref number? or is that the filename
reminds me a bit of the green crystal that the modern Milgauss uses. Apparently it's not AR coating but its tinted somehow. I red some bullshit article about it once.

[Anonymous No.15486987]

>>15486982
Bell & Ross Red Radar BR-01-SRR
theres a few different ref numbers (version? not sure)
yes its cool, in a fun 80s/90s way

[Anonymous No.15486999]

>>15486987
you have actually posted a BR that I dig, even though it's incredibly gimmicky.
And it's an automatic. Real funky.
10/10 sending good anon vibes your way, may you get laid today and tomorrow and be blessed with good fits.

[Anonymous No.15487001]

>>15486960
how can you be satisfied with only 3(three) watches

do you not hear the siren calls of beautiful cheap shitters?

[Anonymous No.15487003]

>>15487001
My alpinist is my shitter. and it's external finishing is as good as my Omega. So I'm a little spoiled I think.

[Anonymous No.15487006]

>>15486960
If I had an original 62mas I'd probably call it quits too, great watch for just about anything.

I have this very similar Gruen though

[Anonymous No.15487009]

>>15486619
I like it.

[Anonymous No.15487010]

>>15486616
honestly i like the homage more

[Anonymous No.15487011]

just got this new beater

[Anonymous No.15487014]

>>15487006
You also have a really really nice Tudor, fucking love that blued second hand.
I love my 62mas but because it's so fucking valuable (I bought it for around 1300usd, it's worth maybe 3x that now) I'm kind of scared of wearing it around.
Also since I'm a bracelet guy; as good as the uncle seiko strap is I think I might pick up the straight end link Geckota 19mm rivet bracelet. But trying not to spend money atm so maybe thats a while away.

[Anonymous No.15487015]

>>15486999
thank you fren

[Anonymous No.15487018]

>>15486954
San Martin "RACING CHRONOGRAPH WATERPROOF QUARTZ WATCH SN018"

[Anonymous No.15487021]

>>15487014
>1300usd, it's worth maybe 3x that
>$4000 for a old normal seiko

seiko fanbois are crazy, geez

[Anonymous No.15487026]

>>15487021
well I haven't checked prices since Covid, but hodinkee sold one for something like that and it was in poorer condition than mine.
As much as I love my 62mas theres no way I'd pay what it's going for rn. It's a fucking sick watch though.
The dial is still something that even Seiko hasn't properly done since. Gotta love that autistic finishing on the indices that only the Japs could be bothered doing.

[Anonymous No.15487028]

>>15487026
>Seiko hasn't properly done since.
didnt they have a 62mas reissue recently?
or did they fuck it up too? i only remember prices were high for that but didnt check the details

[Anonymous No.15487032]

>>15487021
It's probably underpriced seeing as Submariners from that era sell for 20k

>>15487014
I wouldnt worry about wearing it, but definitely pressure test it before water, they were known to be a bit leaky. Nice job getting the deal, it's really one of the classic dive watches and will only keep going up. I almost bought a Benrus type 1 in 2010 when they were "only' 2k.. kicking myself now.

[Anonymous No.15487040]

>>15487032
>pressure test it
>watch implodes

[Anonymous No.15487042]

>>15487028
they did. at a glance it passes but the indices aren't the same.
Picrel kinda shows it, unfortunately the 62mas pictured is beat to shit but you can see the rounded edges on the SLA017 indices.
It has a much much better modern movement though.
>>15487032
yeah shit, I remember seeing an all original Omega Milsub for fuck all in 2008. I was just a kid at the time but goddamn what a steal.

[Anonymous No.15487056]

>>15487042
That little size increase from 38mm to 39 or whatever ruins it for me. Just make it the same ffs.

Apart from some really early unobtainable divers, the wedge 10atmos style cases are the coolest looking and best wearing watches. Heres another I've always wanted, early 80s Precista.

[Anonymous No.15487081]

>>15487018
Cheers, thx anon

[Anonymous No.15487089]

>>15487042
the centering of the big text '150' looks better and more aesthetic too
there seems to be a giant space between divers and 200m on the new one
goddammit seiko

maybe its intentional to maintain the old 62mas's desirability

[Anonymous No.15487090]

>>15486616
>>15486539
Why are there two /wt/?

[Anonymous No.15487101]

>>15487090
>1st anon made a thread but didnt link it in the old one
>another anon seeing no link and not bothering to check catalog assumed no thread was made yet so he made a new one

[Anonymous No.15487137]

>>15487101

[Anonymous No.15487182]

>>15487056
yeah it went from 37mm -> 40mm. I understand that generally theres a preference for larger watches but I'm 100% a under 40mm guy.
One of the reasons I like my Omega 2252.50 is that it's a modern diver with all the modern accoutrements one could ask for but is just a hair over 36mm
>>15487089
yeah I thought the space inbetween was v odd personally. it's still there on the newer 36'00bph version for some fucking reason idk

[Anonymous No.15487223]

>>15487182
ffs it would be such a boon if it was still 37mm.There is a huge lack of under 40mm divers

>it's still there on the newer 36'00bph version for some fucking reason idk
literally looks like the designer of the graphics accidently hit spacebar twice, kek. then the same text graphical asset got used for both

[Anonymous No.15487226]

>>15486742
unpopular opinion, the best copernicus on that pic is the second one, followed by the newest version.

[Anonymous No.15487249]

>>15487226
gross and tasteless
the best one is the one with the butterfly on it

(this design is actual production, not some modern franken)

[Anonymous No.15487358]

>>15486742
>GREETINGS ALEXANDER NOW THAT YOU STUDIED AND FAILED DESIGN IN THE, NOW GREAT WEST, WHY DON'T YOU RETURN TO PAPA?
>YOU CAN BE IN CHARGE OF DESIGN OF OUR WATCH, BUT BEFOR, PLEASE TELL PAPA, HAVE YOU AT LEAST PAID ATTENTION IN PROPORTIONS CLASSES
>EHH..YYES, I DID PAPA

1980 was perfect size and all was fitting together, all they had to do was improve finishing and do some funky editions themed to the space. I can't thing of a good reason, why these pozzed fags had to fucking make it so ugly and huge. And then to slap 1300€ tag on it.
>mfw that price.
>>15487226
>followed by the newest version
Why yes, unpopular indeed, you fucking swine!

[Anonymous No.15487429]

>>15486721
Do date pointers generally snap from date to date or move gradually with the other hands?

[Anonymous No.15487447]

>>15486621
obviously this
>>15486733
if you want it that much buy it used. only legit morons would buy any br retail and swallow that hot RRP load which also comes with a mouthful of hot shit (because br is shit in general)
br was a fad well over a decade ago.
their time in the bandwagon spotlight is long since forgotten, unless they do some major shillage today on instashill but that's not gonna happen in the current climate

[Anonymous No.15487460]

What does /fa/ think of soviet watches? Thinking of buying this one as a cheap everyday time peice.

[Anonymous No.15487498]

>>15486960
I love mine.

My grail is one of these (Link related) in tan. I think with a grail, it's important to have something achievable.
https://www.ablogtowatch.com/omega-seamaster-olympic-games-watch-collection-2018/

[Anonymous No.15487526]

>>15487498
huh, gives me an Omega Dynamic vibe.
You like the olympics or the colour scheme?

[Anonymous No.15487530]

>>15487456
>Does the cage add a lot to the height, side pic please.
Surprisingly it doesn't.

[Anonymous No.15487535]

>>15487526
Colours. I was going to compete at the Olympics years ago, but I wasn't able to fund it as a university student.

[Anonymous No.15487613]

>>15487460
They're based, I have these two.

[Anonymous No.15487622]

How often does Zelos restock their models? Nearly all their shit's sold out on their website.

[Anonymous No.15487640]

>>15486975
is this a digital display?

[Anonymous No.15487680]

>>15486728
There's a search option you fucking imbecile. There's a reason the thread name is /wt/

[Anonymous No.15487752]

>>15487622
Zelos does this super limited production hype release shit. No way to know if they will ever restock an old model. You basically have to wait until they are going to release a batch and buy right when they go up on the website. Not sure if they do pre-orders or not.

[Anonymous No.15487875]

Why do amazing brands like Lange and Urban Jörgensen fail so hard at emulating the Royal Oak?

This shit unironically kills their legitimacy.

[Anonymous No.15487972]

>>15487875
I don't know what excuse jergs has but lange was coerced into it by papa richemont
>make us a steel sports worthy of patek
so they made one to get upper management off their backs.
They never had any intention of ever doing so, but this is the problem with conglomerate brands: they have ultimately no real independence.

[Anonymous No.15487981]

>>15487680
how about you stop whining and actually contribute to threads

[Anonymous No.15487997]

>>15487530
Judged you too soon when it was ordered, seems perfectly reasonable.

[Anonymous No.15488007]

>>15487875
>wanting to compete against an ugly watch by making another ugly watch

I don't really get the marketing in the watch world most of the time you see them taking stupid and senseless choices.

[Anonymous No.15488018]

>>15487875
>no waffle dial
>no octagonal? bezel

how is it a AP?

[Anonymous No.15488030]

>>15488018
Based design-blind anon.

[Anonymous No.15488037]

>>15488030
no im serious
you'll have to go to the apro small seconds, not the usual one
the resemblance is hardly there, there are more homagey watches like that cartier with fake screws all over it

[Anonymous No.15488042]

>>15488037
said cartier

[Anonymous No.15488044]

>>15488037
So I guess you don't think this resembles the Royal Oak either?

[Anonymous No.15488047]

>>15488044
no not really
by that logic almost every popular seiko diver is a sub
it actually reminded me more of a sinn i saw once, the blue one with the applied indices

[Anonymous No.15488049]

>>15488037
>>15488044
Forgot pic.

>no waffle dial
>no octagonal bezel
>no screws

According to all the metrics you listed itt, pic is not a Royal Oak emulation.

[Anonymous No.15488057]

>>15488049
then dont say the royal oak, say the patek nautilus

and no the nautilus and the royal oak are different enough to me

[Anonymous No.15488064]

>>15488057

[Anonymous No.15488065]

Is sugess on par with hked? Is it worse quality? Pls respond.

[Anonymous No.15488072]

>>15488057
>then dont say the royal oak, say the patek nautilus
What?
The Royal Oak came first, the Nautilus was already an emulation of it.

>the nautilus and the royal oak are different enough to me
The Nautilus was designed by the same guy who designed the Royal Oak: Gerald Genta.
Patek asked him to design something similar to the Royal Oak for them.


Ouch, anon.

[Anonymous No.15488077]

>>15488065
sugess has been making watches longer than hked..
and no. They are similar in bg, both hk makers. Sugess is an actual maker, hked was involved with wus and did sourcing
https://www.watchuseek.com/threads/i-am-blown-away-by-the-quality-and-value-of-this-sugess-hand-winding-chrono.4159130/

[Anonymous No.15488080]

>>15488072
and..?
it doesnt make the latter a copy of the 1st
you can have different iterations of the same idea you know
is every flieger a laco/stowa now?

[Anonymous No.15488083]

>>15488080
>and..?
And the Nautilus is a design emulation of the Royal Oak.
Even though it is not according to your metrics.

The Royal Oak was a design bombshell, one that still reverberates to this day with brands STILL pumping out emulations of it.

You are design blind.

[Anonymous No.15488089]

>>15488083
>avoiding my question
is the sub just a blacpain then?
is every field watch a A-11?
you are the kind that just reads a blog post and regurgitates other opinions instead of forming your own ideas

[Anonymous No.15488095]

>>15488089
>is the sub just a blacpain then?
It appears the sub and FF were designed concurrently, they were released within months of each other.
Otherwise, virtually all dive watches today are emulations of the original sub/FF releases in a way, yes.

[Anonymous No.15488107]

>>15488095
you can draw a dog a million different ways
does that mean your 2nd drawing of a dog is a copy of the 1st? or that its somehow worth less as a product

no, obviously not, its just a different iteration of a idea. If not nobody can ever design anything anymore

[Anonymous No.15488110]

>>15488077
Checked and thank you very much

[Anonymous No.15488113]

>>15488107
>you can draw a dog a million different ways
>does that mean your 2nd drawing of a dog is a copy of the 1st?
If you draw something that did not exist before for the first time in human history, and someone asks you to draw something similar afterwards, then that is a copy in a way, yes.

How are you this stupid?

[Anonymous No.15488124]

>>15488113
that is not how it works you dumbass
every design has its own copyright
if you make a painting of say, george washington, you will still own the painting and have copyright even though thousands of others have done a painting of him before you

to be a copy the similarity has to be overwhelming and actually hold up in court

t.designer

[Anonymous No.15488126]

Genta took months to design the royal joke for ap. Patek begged him because they wanted money too and after one night he was all
>here's your ap luxury steel sports watch copy bro lol
and it shows.
The nautilus is a fugly watch. Look at those fucking ears lmao
I can't understand why basic bitches have gone so apeshit over this model.

[Anonymous No.15488167]

>>15488124
>every design has its own copyright
That's why they're similar, but different enough.
But the design cues stand out, clear as day.

How are you this dense?

[Anonymous No.15488182]

>>15488167
>ok now its not a copy but "similar, but different enough."
>its different enough
>different enough
>literally what i was trying to say
what even is your point dude, fucking moving goalposts
is every 3 handed watch a copy of the very 1st wristwatch now
do you know what the word "copy" means?

[Anonymous No.15488184]

>>15488182
>ok now its not a copy
I never said copy.

>different enough
While having the same basic design cues.
You moron.

[Anonymous No.15488189]

>>15488182
How can you honestly look at this: >>15488167
and say they're not basically the same design?

[Anonymous No.15488205]

>>15488189
because an idea can be expressed in different ways and they are not copies of each other. A designer like Genta would 110% have different versions of the design in his head while brainstorming the for the APRO, anyway. By this logic 90% of all watches of "copies" of something else before it. But they are not.

>>15488184
>I never said copy.
>>15488113

[Anonymous No.15488207]

>>15488205
>>I never said copy.
>>>15488113(You)

Buddy, that was me repeating you who said "copy". Hence the "in a way".

I always used the word "emulate" or "emulation".

[Anonymous No.15488209]

>>15488167
During a time I thought they were watches from the same brand, same lineup but slightly different, never watched them carefully so at simple glance they looked fairly similar

[Anonymous No.15488212]

>>15488205
>because an idea can be expressed in different ways and they are not copies of each other.
This was never about being copies.
If you don't see how the Nautilus was a blatant attempt by PP to cash in on the RO hype, then god have mercy on you.

[Anonymous No.15488213]

>>15488189
>not the same bezel
>not the same bracelet
>not the same dial texture
do you know how many watches have integrated bracelets with angular edges??

so this seiko is a copy of the APRO too? fuckign kek

[Anonymous No.15488219]

>>15488213
>do you know how many watches have integrated bracelets with angular edges??
Nearly all of them came AFTER the RO.

Look up what "seminal design" means.

>so this seiko is a copy of the APRO too?
More like an emulation.
Either that or it's an emulation of the Oysterquartz or something, which is also a design emulation of the RO.

[Anonymous No.15488226]

>>15488213
>>15488205
>>15488182
>>15488124
Here's something that'll blow your mind.

Pic related is Vacheron's take on the RO design.
For a long time Vacheron claimed that Genta designed it, but apparently they lied.

Is it starting to dawn on you what an effect Gérald Genta and his RO actually had on the watch industry?

[Anonymous No.15488227]

>>15488213
>do you know how many watches have integrated bracelets with angular edges??
Lmao they all came after ap's roke.

[Anonymous No.15488228]

>>15488219
>EVERY WATCH IS A EMULATION!!11
you must be suffering in this "hobby"
imagine not being able to appreciate nice watches for what they are and instead having to be so horribly autistic about what emulated what when this literally happens in all design, not just watches. Even davinci's mona lisa in a "emulation" of something else

[Anonymous No.15488233]

>>15488228
>>EVERY WATCH IS A EMULATION!!11

All the Genta-esque ones are immediately recognizable.
That's how "seminal designs" work.

[Anonymous No.15488250]

>>15488213
>>15488219

[Anonymous No.15488252]

>>15488233
this is a 1920s ladies rolex
>octagonal bezel
>integrated bracelet

fucking greta, emulating watches made more than half a century before his. What a hack lmaooo

[Anonymous No.15488277]

>>15488252
That looks nothing like a Genta-esque design.

You really are design blind to the bone.

[Anonymous No.15488283]

>>15488226
>For a long time Vacheron claimed that Genta designed it, but apparently they lied.
I've never heard that they claimed that. I thought it was just collectors assuming that for ages.

[Anonymous No.15488286]

>>15488277
>literally just a genderflipped design with numerals updated to indices
even greta took inspiration from something else
your stupid mental gymnastics

[Anonymous No.15488291]

>>15488283
I heard both, in any case Genta himself came out and said he was "flattered" to be the implied designer of that Vacheron.

[Anonymous No.15488294]

Bros, I think fucked up. I was looking at my grandfather's 60's Omega seamaster Deville, I was trying to set the date but the crown came right off. I put it back in, no problem, but now the minute hand isn't working, while the second hand does. I don't know if the one caused the other, but how do I fix it? It's a shame as well, cause it's such a lovely watch.

I'll definitely ask a watchmaker to fix it for me just in case.

[Anonymous No.15488295]

>>15488286
Design blind AND gigantically butflustered.

[Anonymous No.15488300]

>>15488295
>this is an emulation but that is not an emulation
>my precious greta let me drink your seminal fluids>>15488250, you are the jesus of all watch design, no watches could have existed without you, your holy highness

you are so cringe

[Anonymous No.15488307]

>>15487429
The oris I posted only moves during the 9-3 changeover.

[Anonymous No.15488310]

>>15488042
You think that the Cartier Santos (released in 1911) is an homage to the AP Royal Oak (released in 1972)?

[Anonymous No.15488313]

>>15488310
did the 1911 cartier come with fake screws all around the bezel and an integrated steel bracelet?

[Anonymous No.15488316]

>>15488300
>>this is an emulation but that is not an emulation
What?

All the RO emulations are extremely obvious.

[Anonymous No.15488322]

>>15488316
>the designs have to be "obvious" for him to be able to recognise it as an emulation
who is the blind person now?

[Anonymous No.15488323]

>>15488313
I think they're rivets later replaced by screws and it came on a leather strap. But then no Santos has an integrated bracelet as far as I am aware.

[Anonymous No.15488327]

>>15488322
You’re losing your mind over this.

[Anonymous No.15488328]

>>15488323
oh no, greta took inspiration from this as well. It even has the exact same number of rivets/screws. What an "emulation"

[Anonymous No.15488343]

>>15488328
>>15488322
It's time for you to stop posting.

[Anonymous No.15488347]

Any suggestions for poorfag/chinkshit datejust clones?

[Anonymous No.15488354]

>>15488347

[Anonymous No.15488359]

>>15488343
>that cartier santos >>15488323
is literally from 1916
>exact same number of rivets/screws
>n-no its not an emulation!!1 not my precious greta he is 100% all original...nooo

cringe, dude. Your shitty APRO is just a mashup of ideas that came way before it

[Anonymous No.15488361]

>>15488347
Get the Cadisen, it will chuff you silly.

[Anonymous No.15488367]

>>15488347
Seiko 5.

[Anonymous No.15488384]

>>15488354
impossibru to find
for years

[Anonymous No.15488387]

Can someone tell me what watch this is? Mary from Selling Sunset wears it in like every episode and I really want one

[Anonymous No.15488389]

>>15488300
>you are so cringe
you are so leddit
disgusting

[Anonymous No.15488391]

>>15488294
It works now, I have no idea why.

[Anonymous No.15488395]

>>15488389
>everything i dont like is reddit
talk about obsessed
get a life sweaty

[Anonymous No.15488407]

>>15488359
>rivets/screws
This has very little to do with being Genta-esque.
The Nautilus was the second design Genta did after the RO and it had no screws.

[Anonymous No.15488410]

>>15488407
>even placed above the exact same indices
>n-not an emulation, it cant be!
okay, bro

>The Nautilus was the second design Genta did after the RO and it had no screws.
that is one of the reasons why I dont see it as an emulation, it is merely a different expression of what he had in his head.

[Anonymous No.15488415]

>>15488387

https://www.hublot.com/en-us/watches/big-bang/big-bang-unico-king-gold-45-mm

[Anonymous No.15488417]

where’s my b day present, Ivan? If your watch looked 5% less effay I wouldn’t let you do this to me.

[Anonymous No.15488424]

>>15488417
>merely 15-30 days away
I had to wait 3 months before the russian seller would ship out an orient shitter for me

[Anonymous No.15488425]

>>15487530
I've worn it for a second day now and I must say the bracelet is not THAT bad. Sure, it looks shinny and cheap, but it's not devouring my hairs or being generally uncomfortable.
I think you guys have experience with >1k Euro watches and compare it to those top-tier bracelets. Of course if you're driving a new Mercedes some 20 year old VW Golf is going to feel bad, but it's not THAT bad.

[Anonymous No.15488429]

>>15488417
What watch?

[Anonymous No.15488438]

>>15488387

for me it’s Heather Rae

[Anonymous No.15488443]

>>15488429
the timeless, elegant (yet frugal) classica
>>15488424
it was supposed to come back in stock months ago. the ‘rona blues are real.

[Anonymous No.15488446]

>>15488410
>that is one of the reasons why I dont see it as an emulation, it is merely a different expression of what he had in his head.
So an emulation of an idea he had years prior.

Also, the vast majority of RO wannabes was not designed by Genta.

[Anonymous No.15488451]

>>15488446
APRO was an emulation and took inspiration from earlier watches like the cartier and other watches in the 1920s
theres literally no explaining why such small details would line up, he could have placed the screws anywhere else but chose to put it in the exact same spots
no visual design was ever created in a vacuum and this is true ever since mankind drew on cave walls 50,000 years ago
the "nautilus is just a copy of the royal oak hurrr" is a line said by people who dont understand how design works, written by bloggers and aped by readers who cant think for themselves

[Anonymous No.15488458]

>>15488387
Do you have hairy arms? Post if you do.

[Anonymous No.15488542]

Who sells the best / most comfortable Perlon straps?

[Anonymous No.15488551]

What kind of bezel would look better on the Zissou?

[Anonymous No.15488611]

Is there anything that looks like this and costs less than $500 ?

[Anonymous No.15488623]

>>15488451
You are so design blind.

[Anonymous No.15488625]

>>15488611

[Anonymous No.15488636]

>>15488395
confirmed tranny
you have to go back to r/watches

[Anonymous No.15488639]

>>15488623
>avoids all my legitimate points
>only response is a broken record
this is the cope of a brainlet, someone who cant into logical thinking.
Most probably a butthurt APRO fangay who cant come to terms that yes, even his favourite watch was inspired by other watches
>"b-but my favourite youtuber told me this..."

[Anonymous No.15488643]

>>15488625
I'm looking for a square shaped model

[Anonymous No.15488720]

>>15488643
www.dhgate com/product/luxury-men-100-xl-stainless-steel-watch-2813/412585138.html
look around

if you want one from a proper brand the seikos/casios are the ones that come the closest and they dont have a square.

[Anonymous No.15488807]

>>15488639
>legitimate points

Your point is the Royal Oak is not a groundbreaking design that spawned hundreds of lookalikes.
You’re an idiot.

[Anonymous No.15488813]

>>15488226
whats this model called? is it an overseas?

[Anonymous No.15488814]

>>15488807
where did I ever make that point?
my point is that the nautilus is not emulating the royal oak
they are both designed by the same person and both just different variants of a central idea
dont be so dishonest and put words in my mouth just because you are losing an argument and look stupid for the last 100 posts

[Anonymous No.15488844]

>>15487613
>non-cyrillic on that sekonda
what a shame.
am i the only one who considers a non-cyrillic dial almost always a dealbreaker on soviet watches? or am i just being extra autistic?

[Anonymous No.15488867]

>>15488814
>my point is that the nautilus is not emulating the royal oak
The nautilus only exists because Patek asked Genta for something that resembled the RO you retard.

[Anonymous No.15488872]

>>15488814
>where did I ever make that point?

Here >>15488018
where you implied it’s not an RO emulation if it doesn’t gave a waffle dial, an octagonal bezel, and screws.

[Anonymous No.15488886]

>>15488867
that doesnt make the nautilus a copy of the RO lmaoo
thats like saying orange punch is the same as apple punch because they are both sweet and fruity
did you think greta only ever had 1 version of a design? you are obviously not a designer, they have entire sketchbooks full of ideas

>>15488872
>not an RO emulation if it doesn’t gave a waffle dial, an octagonal bezel, and screws.
yup its not
that was my only point
dont muddle the water by throwing in all these other watches, its dishonest and makes you look weak

[Anonymous No.15488889]

>>15488886
>that doesnt make the nautilus a copy of the RO lmaoo
It has the same general design hallmarks pioneered in the RO.

Just like all the Genta-esque watches itt.

[Anonymous No.15488895]

>>15488886
>yup its not
The vast majority of RO wannabes don’t have octagonal bezels or scews.

[Anonymous No.15488899]

>>15488443
Hello fellow Classica anon, didn't know that the predicted date for them coming back in to stock had moved to a month later than what I expected, I'm starting to think I'll be waiting a long time before it's back and I'll probably fucking miss out somehow anyway.

[Anonymous No.15488901]

>>15488895
Or waffle dials.

[Anonymous No.15488905]

>>15488889
>same general design hallmarks
what a vague condition and a weak argument
that only makes it rightfully a genta watch, not a royal oak watch
obviously watches designed by the same person would have similar traits
that doesnt make them copies of one another
what next, are you going to tell me his mickey mouse watches are 'emulating' the royal oak now?

[Anonymous No.15488906]

>>15488895
the RO is a santos wannabe.

[Anonymous No.15488907]

>just ordered another Vostok with several straps and bezels

[Anonymous No.15488926]

>>15488905
>what a vague condition and a weak argument
A couple of basic design elements are what make an obvious RO lookalike.
Octagonal bezels, waffle dials, and screws are not necessary, most RO lookalikes don't have them.
Like the watches posted earlier itt.

[Anonymous No.15488933]

>>15488926
>this watch shares "a couple of basic design elements" so it is a copy of the RO
>basic design elements
>"the tesla cyber truck is obviously a copy of the toyota pickup because it also has 4 wheels and a cargo bed, duh"
see how retarded you sound like?

[Anonymous No.15488948]

>>15488844
That's because Sekonda was the name used when importing them into the UK.

[Anonymous No.15488957]

>>15488948
Yeah exactly. Which is I would autistically go for a Luch or something, they have similar dials IIRC but in cyrillic.

[Anonymous No.15488962]

>>15488542
vintage dutch made Horlons, you want the braided type for comfort
>>15488551
looks best without a bezel, go full Colonel Kurtz on it

[Anonymous No.15489106]

>>15488907
Where from? Im kinda wanting to pull the trigger on pic related. Too bad the blue dial is not available anymore.

[Anonymous No.15489112]

Please recommend a strap for a heavy diver watch

[Anonymous No.15489124]

>>15489112
rubber. waffle or vintage tropic

[Anonymous No.15489129]

>>15489112
velcro

[Anonymous No.15489142]

>>15488933
>copy
You keep using that word when nobody else did.

[Anonymous No.15489157]

>>15488361
Not that anon but what are Cadisens like? Not found much info online about them and not experienced with chink shitters

[Anonymous No.15489180]

>>15489157
>Not found much info online about them
just hit up youtube and search cadisen
they are a common feature on extreme budget shitter collections

tl:dw: super value AE brand with YMMV QC

[Anonymous No.15489253]

>>15488899
we will make it one day, comrade
>>15488907
das it mang

[Anonymous No.15489307]

>>15489180
So glad he's stopped using the generic YouTube thumbnails that make me automatically avoid a channel.

[Anonymous No.15489310]

five identical watch threads

[Anonymous No.15489311]

>>15489112
Rubber/silicone.

Rubber is more canon yet more expensive, silicone is basically the cheaper choice whilst also decent.

[Anonymous No.15489315]

>>15489157
Very boring and uninspired, yet dressy and insane value for money. Definitely a great choice for the price bracket if you like their looks.

[Anonymous No.15489583]

I just copped an Arnie.

[Anonymous No.15489590]

>>15486742
>>15487249
>>15487613
>>15488042
>>15488049
>>15488167
>>15488443
>>15488611
post more midcentury postmodernism

[Anonymous No.15489592]

>>15489583
Og or rerelease?

[Anonymous No.15489606]

>>15489592
Just the re-release.

[Anonymous No.15489642]

>>15487752
Sounds like vostok

[Anonymous No.15489661]

Should I cop a Seiko Flightmaster and put it on a NATO? Never really had a designated watch with a NATO strap before but I just think it would fit well.

[Anonymous No.15489726]

>>15489606
What are you gonna wear it with?

[Anonymous No.15489763]

>>15489726
I go hiking often and go camping whenever I have the time to, so it'll be a nice watch to wear whenever I'm doing those or any other outdoors-type things.

[Anonymous No.15489831]

>>15487460
The same as anything else soviet made. Trash.

[Anonymous No.15489842]

>>15489763
Nice larp and I mean that in a good way.

[Anonymous No.15489875]

>>15489763
Nice, can you get a wrist shot when you'll get it? Might get one myself.

[Anonymous No.15489964]

>>15488813
It's the original "Overseas", model 222 from the 70s.

[Anonymous No.15490001]

>>15488957
Well yes but that Sekonda was £15.

[Anonymous No.15490058]

>>15489590

[Anonymous No.15490064]

[Anonymous No.15490065]

[Anonymous No.15490066]

>>15490064
I'm thinking of copping this for 100 dollaroos. Probably a Franken but it looks close enough.

Y/n?

[Anonymous No.15490078]

just copped this, 60eur
its larp but not gshock level larp

[Anonymous No.15490082]

>>15489831
>ak47 wants to send you a message

[Anonymous No.15490108]

>Mechanical watch
>gshock level of robustness

I know it's not possible because of complexities of mechanical watch and number of moving parts, but is there a mechanical watch purposefully built to survive a long time of abuse (running, swimming, sudden movements, etc)?

[Anonymous No.15490117]

>>15490108
richard mille

[Anonymous No.15490123]

How badly did I fuck up?

[Anonymous No.15490127]

>>15490123
I wouldn't call it a fuckup, but it's the most basic fucking dive watch of all time.

[Anonymous No.15490129]

>>15489590
>midcentury postmodernism
????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????
>>15489583
LOOKS STUPID.
>>15488611
Just save up 1.5K
>>15488354
Pretty
>>15488343
I like older watches but not that one.
>>15488316
Based AF. What year.
>>15487249
Looks super tacky.
>>15486742
1980 is the best one

[Anonymous No.15490130]

>>15487011
That joke died in 1980.

[Anonymous No.15490132]

>>15490127

I just liked that it didn't have a bezel and the beats per second. I wear ocbds and bleu de chanel

[Anonymous No.15490135]

>>15490123
Post a wrist shot, I want to laugh at the ridiculous excess bulk of the strap

[Anonymous No.15490136]

>>15490123
That the black or blue dial?
Don't think you fucked up, they pretty fun imo. I'm considering getting one at some point once some better bracelet options come out

[Anonymous No.15490146]

>>15490129
>????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????
Opinion discarded.

[Anonymous No.15490151]

>>15490078
Expeditions were great. I used them throughout highschool especially heavy use for one hell-year (nothing but hiking, cross country running and skiing, farm type work etc) and they held up great. I don't know what they're like today. I've always found timex's digi displays to be way more readable than g-shock's and other casios in general. The elongated thin digits look better too.
Ironman are, or were, the best watch for sport: running and shit.

[Anonymous No.15490153]

>>15489590
1986 seiko catalogue

[Anonymous No.15490175]

>>15490108
RM makes models that are absurdly over engineered such that a pro tennis player can play an entire match of wacking the ball at the speed of light and the thing still ticks along merrily. It was a tourbillon too. You do pay close to a million for these those, that is if you can find one for sale that isn't already wrapped around the pudgy, tofu-wrist of the typical bandwagon bugman wealthy asian, who seem to be the prime demographic for RM these days. Keep in mind that during ww2 the ordinary soldier wore wristwatches. Very basic compared with stuff today and they got the fucking job done. Weren't even water proof. Sure they had watchmakers employed throughout the armies but think of the marines at guadalcanal: despite all the mud and and sand and explody hell and shit at least some of them would've had functioning timepieces at the end. Same goes for Vietnam, where seiko finally made a name for itself amongst westerners for value for money durability. The ancestors of those models bought by American GIs are still made today (with a slew of recreations of the old models seiko fan boys all get thirsty as fuck over). Lastly don't forget that Rolex, before the harsh realities of the quartz crisis pushed them into the "functional jewelry" segment by the 1980s, was basically the mechanical era's equivalent of a g-shock. Their professional lines for divers, pilots and other (Explorer) were meant to be actually used by those types back in the day. And used hard. And they were. Consider the holiest of holy grails, the submariner ref 5517, was used by the British SAS and SBS. Mech watches aren't necessarily ultra fragile. But just as you wouldn't go diving with a patek minute repeater back in the day you shouldn't subject relatively dainty "dress watches" to shit that's better handled by a g-shock or Ironman today.

[Anonymous No.15490187]

>>15490175
Also, look into ball who talk big about shock resistance, though not like RM does, and have some odd modified movements that are supposed to be "more shock resistant than usual". They have 2 features I've not seen before, one which does something to the balance itself which I forget thr details of and another that allows you to lock the winding rotor so that it doesn't swing around wildly and forcefully which is suppose to help with shock. Don't know how valid their claims are, but since nobody else has bothered with such things in all the pre-quartz decades it probably means balls features aren't really necessary. Or were too costly to implement at the time and by the time it became feasible the moment had past and quartz was ascendant. I don't know.
Pic rolex 5517.

[Anonymous No.15490190]

After i saw this watches i realised that i want only them and nothing else. Other designs look boring now. Non interesting. It's absolutely nothing. Its like that moment when i saw There will be blood or listened to Beethoven for the first time.

[Anonymous No.15490217]

>>15490190
how much do these go for

[Anonymous No.15490218]

>>15490217
somewhere $80k

[Anonymous No.15490219]

>>15490218
I want it less now lol

[Anonymous No.15490220]

>>15490219
I never saw anything like this. I would love to have watches with that weird design. I mean square is nice but fuck this one is just genius. I still want it. Maybe when ill make it ill buy them.

[Anonymous No.15490230]

>>15490220
>I mean square is nice but fuck this one is just genius.
The designer just ripped off Dali's freaky melting clocks.
Nothing genius about that.

[Anonymous No.15490237]

>>15490230
I know. In terms of hand watches. Have you ever seen watching that look this cool? They are perfect. Ive never seen shit like that.

[Anonymous No.15490275]

>>15490190
>>15490237
>>15490220
its really iconic looking but desu I just think of a squashed vagina when i see it

[Anonymous No.15490371]

>>15490218
>>15490219
>>15490220
Well the cheaper option is to buy a normal Cartier and then get into a car crash. It's how that watch got the name in the first place.

[Anonymous No.15490382]

>>15489583
that's not coping, that's just buying a nice watch, and predator/commando are top arnie essentials.I also like the watch and probably will buy it on the future even if it looks too big on my 7 inch wrists, but can't do anything about It, I'm not Arnold sized.

[Anonymous No.15490385]

>>15490382
newfag plz lurk for 5 years before you post on effay
or just go back to redit

[Anonymous No.15490396]

What car brand is most similar in design philosophy to Casio?
I was thinking Toyota?
Simple, functional bulletproof design. Great QC. Affordable pricing. Loved by terrorists worldwide. Leads the market in sales.
Has a domestic rival that's smaller and sportier and more high end. (Seiko)

[Anonymous No.15490399]

>>15490382
anon “copped” an Arnie, that is, he bought/came to own one in /fa/ speak
examples of using the term include “w2c?” = where can I buy one? and “cop or not cop” = should I buy it or not?

[Anonymous No.15490419]

>>15490399
If you spoonfeed they will never learn through observation, which is the only way to learn.

[Anonymous No.15490433]

Accutron coming back as it’s own brand. I’m excited about that

[Anonymous No.15490444]

>>15490419
I’d agree but /wt/ is a refugee thread not native to /fa/, and the newfriend was well-meaning

[Anonymous No.15490492]

>>15490444
It hasn't been a refugee thread for like two years now. And besides, fa/g/s have their threads back because the janny in charge went and transitioned and died of complications.

[Anonymous No.15490495]

https://www.hodinkee.com/articles/accutron-spaceview-2020-and-accutron-dna-introducing-live-pics-and-pricing

Why is this shit 4k? Are they insane?

[Anonymous No.15490497]

>>15490433
Why?
The movements in the most recent ones are nothing like the marvels of technological wizardry of the 60s. Or did something good actually happen recently?

[Anonymous No.15490525]

In an interview with Monochrome, Philipp chronicled how he arrived at the helm of Fortis, saying that "a couple of years ago, I read in the newspaper that Fortis had cash problems and said to my wife as a joke, 'let’s buy Fortis.' She answered, 'it is your favorite brand, why don't you?'"

https://www.hodinkee.com/articles/fortis-flieger-f-43-bicompax-introducing

So this is the answer to why the new Fortis is literally a Homer-mobile, since Homer now owns the entire fucking company.

RIP Fortis.

[Anonymous No.15490561]

Soliciting recommendations for a sub-$1,000 chronograph. Looking at grabbing two sub-$1k shitters in the immediate future. Hamilton pilot day date is leading the pack on the modern aviator end. At a loss when it comes to the just-above-bottom shitter grade chronos.

[Anonymous No.15490596]

>>15490525
> ... he hopes the company will be compared to the likes of Breitling, Tudor, and IWC
> The Flieger uses the UW-51, in other words, a SW510 by Sellita
kek. not with that movement you won't

[Anonymous No.15490601]

lmao all of you own shit bargain bin seikos you dont deserve a seat at the conversation table you fucking peasants.

[Anonymous No.15490602]

>>15490495
Keep in mid the design and manufacturing costs, then you have the exclusivity thing, there are no watches like that. 4k is the limited edition while the rest are 3,3k.

>>15490561
Hard to find something nice and new at that price range unless you are fine with quartz, if you want mechanical,the classic answer is a seagull chrono movement or some russian watch with cal 3133.

[Anonymous No.15490608]

>>15490602
>>Keep in mid the design and manufacturing costs, then you have the exclusivity thing, there are no watches like that.
Honestly looks-wise it looks like an Ali X special, like those thousands of semi-skeleton shitters. The old Accutron looked more interesting than that.

[Anonymous No.15490616]

>>15490596
Lol iwc pulls that shit all the time

[Anonymous No.15490624]

>>15490602
So basically go with my gut and hold off on a chrono until I'm ready to jump on something like the speedmaster at a decent price? Was hoping someone would have a hidden gem. I do want to stick with automatic or at least mechanical. Have had cheaper quartz chronos and while they are reliable and fine on the function side (Seiko mecha-quartz and the likes), they just don't do it for me. Hamilton even has a few auto chronos that look really good but by the time I'm getting up near $2k, I might as well just grab the Omega.

[Anonymous No.15490626]

>>15490596
Honestly if he wants to differentiate himself, he should develop a brand-new robust jewelled quartz movement.
This is a hardcore tool watch brand with very little heritage, it's the only way to make a difference.

[Anonymous No.15490629]

>>15490626
The only way to make a difference is if they would make no nonsense tool watches that would cost $1k max. But even their competitors such as Sinn or Guinand are more expensive than that nowadays so who the fuck knows who's buying that shit anymore.

[Anonymous No.15490631]

>>15490626
I think you're pretty well spot on. If you develop or otherwise utilize mechanical movements and construction that brings your price up towards Breitling, Tudor and IWC...everyone with half a brain is buying a Breitling, Tudor or IWC over it. He needs to go hard on a sector the others are not, otherwise he's going to spin wheels to capture a tiny fraction of the market who wants to be a snowflake and diverge from storied brands. Fortis will never be held anywhere near IWC in the minds of watch enthusiasts...why even try.

[Anonymous No.15490634]

Me again, still ticking.

[Anonymous No.15490636]

>>15490629
>if they would make no nonsense tool watches
Which implies a quartz movement.

>>15490631
Exactly.
Plus, a quartz will always be more accurate and bomb-proof than a mechanical, so that's the angle for a hardcore tool watch if you're a brand with little ancient horological heritage.

[Anonymous No.15490637]

>>15490616
Didn't IWC go completely inhouse movements several years back?

[Anonymous No.15490639]

>>15490634
I hope so, it's not like you are operating a jackhammer or diving to the bottom of the Atlantic.

[Anonymous No.15490646]

>>15490636
Look at the prices of quartz Yemas though. They'd have to lower that shit severely.

[Anonymous No.15490653]

>>15490639
Tell that to my vostok that up and died on me after like 5 weeks.

[Anonymous No.15490655]

>>15488018
>>15488037
>>15488080
>>15488089
>>15488107
>>15488124

This is so bizarre.
The Royal Oak completely revolutionized the watch industry in 1972.
This was a steel time-only watch that cost MORE than the gold complicated pieces that dominated the market back then.
In fact, it worked so well that it can be seen as the turning point for mechanical watches from utilitarian to purely luxury, saving the mechanical watch industry from the quartz crisis.

And the only reason it worked was because of the revolutionary design.
Yet here you are, completely oblivious to the pivotal nature of the Royal Oak design.

[Anonymous No.15490659]

>>15490624
No need to jump into the speedmaster pricepoint, a good and reliable chronograph movement is the valjoux, is nice, not fancy , but many watches use it so you can service it with no problem, and the best thing is you can find for just a bit over 1000. So yes, for chronos I would wait and pick something above 1k, Then there is a huge jump in chrono prices until you start scratching the in house movement watchmakers at around the 3k-4k mark. About gettin an omega...well, they are nice, but overpriced, you can have less expensive chronos from seiko,frederique constant,longines... (pic related is fairly cheap, around 1,2k)

>>15490626
>This is a hardcore tool watch brand with very little heritage
>old brand
>first automatic watch
>first automatic alarm chronograph
>their watches have been on space for many years even outside of the ship , the b42 cosmo is the chad Chrono.

>little heritage

Fortis have more heritage than many brands,yet they are almost unknown. They need to have better prices and make less chunky models or versions, many of their watches are huge.

[Anonymous No.15490661]

>>15490659
lmao, and of course the brand I said "has no ancient heritage" turns out to be the fucking inventor of the automatic wristwatch.

What's next, I'm late for my exam and have no pants on?

[Anonymous No.15490662]

Redpill me on the Flightmaster. I want a neat busy dial watch.

[Anonymous No.15490666]

Based Russian shipping only took 17 days

[Anonymous No.15490682]

>>15490659
>>Fortis have more heritage than many brands
Not really, no one gives a shit about those firsts. What people give a shit is was it a luxury watch at any point in the past 100 years, and it never was.

[Anonymous No.15490684]

>>15490666
I'm still waiting on mine.

[Anonymous No.15490699]

>>15490666
what is that?
it looks great

[Anonymous No.15490700]

>>15490666
Based Satan.

[Anonymous No.15490702]

yall are larping; im true evil

[Anonymous No.15490732]

>>15490682
many luxury watches of today weren't luxury watches back in the day.Rolex watches were pretty cheap, just 1 month of salary and any person could buy one,they were tool watches, speedy was about 1,7k 20 years ago and is basically the same watch...
People do not care about heritage, they care if the watch is pricey and the brand is knownk,only watch autist care about heritage, in house movements, reference numbers and stuff like that, I once read a reddit post, some nurse bought a rolex since apparently it was a common watch at the hospital, then she asked why it stopped after 1 day, turns to be she didn't even know the watch was automatic and she had to wear it.

[Anonymous No.15490737]

https://www.reddit.com/r/Watches/comments/ib41la/seiko_first_big_girl_watch_green_seiko_5/

What do you think /wt/?

[Anonymous No.15490742]

>>15490637
You could be right, I havent really looked in a while

[Anonymous No.15490799]

>>15490699
https://meranom.com/en/amphibian-se/960se/vostok-watch-neptune-se-960726.html

[Anonymous No.15490807]

>>15490636
The people in thr market for a quartz tool watch go for g-shock,which generally max out at 500 bucks not including special editions and weird models.

[Anonymous No.15490825]

>>15490561
What is the reference model on that japcrap? Most of them are disgusting below grand seiko but that shitter actually looks pretty clean.

[Anonymous No.15490827]

>>15490737
I think you should leave reddit trash on reddit, you faggot. No one cares.

[Anonymous No.15490872]

>>15490737
Looks like there is some hair on those arms. That one anon might enjoy that picture.

[Anonymous No.15490876]

>>15490807
Yeah but a G-Shock looks like a watch for kids.

[Anonymous No.15490889]

>>15490825
SARX035. Dubbed the "baby grand seiko" by people overwhelmed with C O P E. I would not go nearly that far, especially with a 6R15 movement in it, but the fit and finish is fantastic for the sub-$1,000 price point. Really targeted people who wanted >$1,000 finish willing to sacrifice on the movement. Keeps decent enough time though.

[Anonymous No.15490892]

>>15490153
based

[Anonymous No.15490902]

I never owned a watch and I want to get into them. What's a good place to start? My goal is to end up with a Navitimer as my crown jewel eventually but I want to start out with something entry level but similar to that in style.

[Anonymous No.15490946]

>>15490902
buy a 30$ chinkshit navitimer like an anon did on a previous thread, he was really proud about it, if you want something nicer, then you have citizen and seiko watches similar to the navitimer

[Anonymous No.15490962]

>>15490902
Do what most people do. Buy 20 Seikos and then sell them all for a 50% loss before you realize you should have just bought the expensive grail watch up front.

[Anonymous No.15491007]

>>15490732
Rolex is still a months salary if your not a useless shit head

[Anonymous No.15491017]

>>15491007
If you can't buy a watch on a whim it's too expensive for you.

[Anonymous No.15491023]

>>15490902
Get a casio ef527d-1av

[Anonymous No.15491042]

>>15490123
Is that the manix 2?

[Anonymous No.15491062]

>>15490962
When I got my first watch I didn't really know what I wanted.
You kinda have to wear a watch to figure out if you really like it.
If the resale value on that watch is not good, then maybe don't get a really fancy one as your first.
Like wear some other big chunky chrono, and if you still like pony up for the Navitimer.
Of course, you might not be a poorfag like me and can buy it on a whim, in which case go right ahead and buy it.

[Anonymous No.15491173]

>>15491023
This. Stumbled over this casio because i wanted to show a different casio chrono to some anon. This one has great hands and looks really neat in natural light.

[Anonymous No.15491217]

Thinking of getting this, but it kind of looks weird, it looks very 90s/early 00s because of the toy-like bezel and it's all soft edges and shit. What do you think? What's a better watch with similar specs (inb4 Daytona)?

[Anonymous No.15491225]

>>15490902
Great you asked most don't and just waste money. You just get what you like visually. The case, hands, colors, bracelet or band. Do not care about movement, get a quarz.It's way cheaper and you don't have to worry about service if you end up not liking the watch.

Once you learn more about mechanicals and really feel like wanting one, then you get one. But don't become some cringelord that hates quarz, you will keep yourself away from lots of fun watches with this faggotry.
>>15490962
Worst mistake. Having a grail watch is top retardation because your preferences and style might change and they will hate the grail. Also, breitlin resale prices are not far away from losing 50%.
There are a good amount of rolex fags that got their grail submariner directly and then write how they get a bit bored with it and wear it a bit more rarely.
Well happens when you did not have a chance to discover your taste and just go for some overpriced (((grail))).
>>15491062
So much this.

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>>15491217
A different omega chrono. They have like 100 styles, search around. I don't see anything toy like. The sword hands and indices look great.

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>>15491230
I like the entire dial, it's mostly just the bezel that looks really weird. They've got the same bezel style on this one too unfortunately.

[Anonymous No.15491241]

>>15491225
You make a good point. I think there is a balance to be had. Some folks go too far to the "buy a ton of cheap shitters" side while others encounter the issues you are referencing in going the "one and done" route. I found my happy place with a handful of watches in the $500-$1,500 range. Generally cheap enough that I am not paranoid having them on my wrist with regards to losing them or general wear. Generally expensive enough that they have enough quality to pique my interest and look/function well. The luxury watch arena is filled to the brim with people who care moderately about they mechanics and construction and more about the label/logo. I know that sounds like typical poorfag cope, but knowing so fucking many Rolex, Breitling and Omega owners, I encounter it often. They just like to flex. Most of them don't earn a good enough living to justify a watch that expensive either. Part of the reason they like the flex. Out of all the luxury owners I know, it's typically the Breitling and IWC guys who seem to have the most passion about horology and genuine love for their watch for whatever reason.

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>>15490666
Where to? My order took 15-16 days to Bulgaria.

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>>15491299

lmao

[Anonymous No.15491309]

>>15491298
Florida. A couple of anons have been waiting for a over a month for theirs. not sure where theyre located

[Anonymous No.15491493]

>>15490146
You used a term that is meaningless. Mid-century modern design is from 1945-1965. Post modern design 1980-1995. They are very different. Google it.

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>>15491241
I think buying your first watch should be a cheap one regardless. You don't need to buy 20 Seikos or Citizens, just maybe one, or even two at the most, in different styles, and then work from there. Buying a 5k+ watch as for first seems like a terrible choice.

[Anonymous No.15491558]

>>15491493
Midcentury modern can refer to a style too, smart guy.

Not the guy you're arguing with btw.

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[Anonymous No.15491597]

>>15491568
>saving pictures of other guys dicks for any reason

[Anonymous No.15491620]

>>15491597
>being this insecure

[Anonymous No.15491624]

>>15491558
Your confused. That wasn't my point.
Midcentury postmodernism is not a thing.

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>>15491620
>being that homo

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>>15490659
I'd love a fortis, they have some older models in the 36mm size that I'd be interested in.

Otherwise I am waiting for a small reissue from fortis, the current owner seems quite good.

[Anonymous No.15491631]

>>15491241
Thank you. Yeah same for me, some mechanical watches,my mecha chrono cot me 560€ the other 340€ and on for 200. Rest is quarz of all kinds of styles. Helped me understand what i like.

yeah, lots of luxury watch guys just like the design and mostly brand, not much for the movement and such. Never noticed any flexing from luxury fags, usually they talk about the watch but in a non bragging way. Mabe here in europe people are just different.

[Anonymous No.15491640]

>>15491299
dude that bulge looks terrible, learn how to hide it.

https://youtu.be/LbKiWPF2ccs

[Anonymous No.15491654]

>>15491625
Lol you're so insecure you're hilarious.

[Anonymous No.15491658]

>>15491654
Stop kidding yourself and come out of that closet already

[Anonymous No.15491661]

>>15491299
>giga wristlet
>can't even into nato
how do people even cope

[Anonymous No.15491665]

>>15490601
>when only difference between swiss shitters and seiko is the price

[Anonymous No.15491668]

>>15486619
what does arrow do? stop watch?

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>>15491237
I'd just have a watchmaker change the bezel insert if that were the issue. Can also do it yourself, lots of people mod their bezel, loads of instruction vids on yt.
What bezel would you like to see on the omega?

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>>15491668
its just the hour hand.

[Anonymous No.15491749]

>>15490528
its a very grey watch.
the (supposedly) tianjin ones have solid caseback with number. Like 1206/5500
and they are far more expensive, depends on where u look.

on taobao they are 700usd. on ebay i have found 300usd.

[Anonymous No.15491752]

just copped a new GMW-B5000CS-1, how'd I do? Retails 800, got for 500

[Anonymous No.15491765]

>>15491630
This looks really good as a tacticool spec ops sammy fisher jr. larp watch.

[Anonymous No.15491775]

>>15491752

Disney is working on a sequel to the Tron reboot. Wait until Hodinkee writes a stupid article about it then sell it for twice the price.

[Anonymous No.15491780]

>>15491299
>clownshoes for the wrist
Leather natos are the worst and most useless. Even bulkier than nylon and the band suffers way harder from being bent so hard.
You can wear a fieldwatch on a normal leahther strap, perfectly fine.
>>15491640
It's a good method but you are left with bulk somewhere else and if you work desktop your watch will keep snagging at the table edge.

Either a single pass strap or just cut off the keeper strap of a nato. The leftover piece can function as a keeper. But most watches don't slide around on the straps anyway. So the keeper strap is useless mostly.

[Anonymous No.15491784]

>>15491752
Looks fun. Would love to see it with thicker white lines. And maybe bright green numbers instead of the colors of faggotry.

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