/wt/ Watch Thread

[Anonymous No.15730691]

Everyone Is Mad At Everyone Else 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 >>15729585

[Anonymous No.15730696]

bros my vostok just arrived in the US

[Anonymous No.15730704]

What's in the mail /wt/?

[Anonymous No.15730709]

post lume shots

[Anonymous No.15730711]

>>15730704
Lumed mn and parachute straps

Looking for a tool/diver esque watch for under 1g. Would like a date if possible, mechanical movement. Something that looks like an oris or baltic diver. Was considering Lorier but seeing if there's other options. Willing to save up for a more expensive one if I'm getting more "watch" out of it. Don't care if it's in house or eta just want a solid good movement mainly and want it to look like the watches mentioned.

[Anonymous No.15730713]

>>15730709

[Anonymous No.15730714]

>>15730696
Congratulations anon.

[Anonymous No.15730716]

https://www.aliexpress.com/item/4000390678636.html

Is this the Chinktanium bezel/bracelet I need?

[Anonymous No.15730717]

>>15730704
Zelos Mako V2 in ocean teal

[Anonymous No.15730718]

Hide forester and kinograph posts trust me

[Anonymous No.15730725]

>>15730717
how did you get one, second hand?
those were sold out ages ago
how much did you pay?

[Anonymous No.15730729]

>>15730713
you turn the lights off to do lume shot

[Anonymous No.15730734]

>>15730729
Oh ok

[Anonymous No.15730736]

>>15730725
Ebay.
I was wanting one for the longest time and fomo'd in on one that just got listed. It was about a hundred bucks cheaper than on the website and comes with bracelet, leather and rubber straps. A pretty sweet deal overall.

[Anonymous No.15730747]

>>15730716
I think so they all look pretty much the same assuming you have dw5600?

I got this one during 11.11

[Anonymous No.15730770]

>>15730709

[Anonymous No.15730772]

>>15730736
wow congrats, thats lucky
i have no doubt it would have easily sold at msrp price, even.
the v2 has been in high demand for a long time. v3 had a reissue but v2 didnt i think

[Anonymous No.15730784]

>>15730691
Does that double as a flask?

[Anonymous No.15730797]

Stop buying shitters

[Anonymous No.15730802]

>>15730747
Yeah I remember seeing the 'VECILEON' earlier, that should be it. Thanks!

Did you get it yet? Mini-review?

[Anonymous No.15730812]

>>15730797
I think my shitter itch has just about been scratched by now.
It is time I graduate and look towards bigboy watches from now on.

[Anonymous No.15730814]

>>15730802
Still waiting. Noticed you were looking at the titanium ones though just now i went stainless steel as itbwas half the price !

[Anonymous No.15730817]

>>15730797
theres an innocence and purity about shitters that luxury watches do not have.They are free from pretentiousness and jewery.

everyone needs at least one shitter.

[Anonymous No.15730819]

>>15730797
What is classed as a shitter?

[Anonymous No.15730826]

>>15730817
>They are free from pretentiousness

[Anonymous No.15730829]

>>15730819
Everything <€1000

[Anonymous No.15730832]

>>15730819
>What is classed as a shitter?
Any watch that you can afford

[Anonymous No.15730833]

>>15730819
Everything below entry-level luxury tier (Omega/Rolex) basically.

[Anonymous No.15730841]

>>15730833
I couldnt be happier with my shitter though

[Anonymous No.15730848]

>>15730841
The 556 is only a shitter compared to other pieces in their lineup.

[Anonymous No.15730851]

>>15730833
imagine calling nomos, credor, and sinn shitters

[Anonymous No.15730854]

>>15730851
nvm replace credor for king seiko

[Anonymous No.15730867]

>>15730770
Fuck I love the Pelagos lume.

[Anonymous No.15730898]

>>15730691
That thing better help you do whatever a spider can

[Anonymous No.15730921]

>>15730841
Makes me sad that the seconds hand isn't lumed. Only reason I went for the red seconds hand. If it isn't going to have lume it may as well have a pop of color.

[Anonymous No.15730926]

Seiko King Turtle on rubber for 380 euro bucks, cop or not?

[Anonymous No.15730932]

>>15730770

[Anonymous No.15730936]

>>15730926
why not
would be looking for an aftermarket bracelet if I were you though, can't stand the stock rubber strap on these.

[Anonymous No.15730937]

>>15730770
hmm i wonder what watch that is...

[Anonymous No.15730938]

>>15730926
since when did they stick a gay cyclops on it?

[Anonymous No.15730950]

>>15730936
Lots of bracelet options for a seiko, but supposedly the rubber on seiko divers is comfy af.

>>15730938
Its upgraded version, hence "king" in the name. You get sapphire crystal and ceramic bezel but have to endure double cyclops as punisment. Looks allright to me tho. Probably cheapest seiko diver with sapphire as standard. Dont like to mod my watches right out of box and seiko pushing hardlex at 400€ + watches is disgusting.

[Anonymous No.15730959]

>>15730950
it's comfy but looks like shit imo
get a angus jubilee from strapcode or something

[Anonymous No.15730980]

>>15730797
No.

[Anonymous No.15730986]

>>15730950
it's almost like they release a watch knowing that people will want to a part on it and feed that market

[Anonymous No.15730987]

>>15730986
mod a part

[Anonymous No.15730997]

>>15730986
More like make you pay for their upper tier watches. Doubt that seiko is raking in cash for autist buying sapphire crystal replacements from aliexpress.

[Anonymous No.15731016]

>>15730980
Based, i need to get one this week. Every shitter youtube channel has or is about to release a video hyping this thing up and with my luck it will be sold out till march

[Anonymous No.15731018]

love for subs.

[Anonymous No.15731019]

>>15730980
I saw a youtube comment hinting that they are going nto release another watch with this case soon. Maybe a BB58 homage?

[Anonymous No.15731023]

>>15731019
You mean the blue version? Maybe

[Anonymous No.15731024]

>>15730980
based

[Anonymous No.15731025]

>>15731018
Wait, are you all boomers?

[Anonymous No.15731037]

>>15731025
i'm 27 :^)

[Anonymous No.15731041]

San Martin if you're reading this please make a Pelagos homage thanks

[Anonymous No.15731049]

>>15731018
Something about this photo smells slavic.

[Anonymous No.15731063]

>>15730704
My fucking Vostok day 28

[Anonymous No.15731086]

Show us your summer love, anon.

>gran canaria
>saw her in a window
>brutalist tool case
>a thicc bitch with a tall glass
>no nonsense straight-cut dial with nothing you dont need, except the marketing meme print
>yellow stitching adding a bit of adventurous zest

I still think about her to this day.

[Anonymous No.15731087]

Whats the best do-it-all watch under, say, 1500 to 1700? Ideally not too big, and ideally with a spinny bezel.

[Anonymous No.15731091]

>>15731063
Rejoice, you're a third of the way there!

[Anonymous No.15731092]

>>15731086
God I love the looks so much. Matte cases also tickly my fancy.

[Anonymous No.15731093]

What's the /wt/ opinion on ChrWard Speedhawk?

[Anonymous No.15731095]

>>15731093
HIRE A GRAPHIC DESIGNER

[Anonymous No.15731096]

>>15731093
They have only made 1 good watch and they don't even make them anymore.

[Anonymous No.15731101]

>>15731096
I've seen the white dial variant. Looks neat. This logo looks a 100 fucking times better than the comic sans script they use atm

[Anonymous No.15731103]

>>15731101
that logo is shit too, every time I saw it my mind saw "COWARD"

[Anonymous No.15731104]

>>15731101
>>15731103
yeah I hated it at the time but now would gladly take it compared to the new version

[Anonymous No.15731126]

>>15730709
SRPA21

[Anonymous No.15731129]

Are there ANY small (As in 38mm or under) dress watches in the traditional style that aren't like £50k? By traditional I mean roman numerals, breguet detailing, blued hands etc, the hallmarks of 18th century swiss horology (Doesn't need all those things and doesn't need to be swiss, just in that tradition). No art deco or bauhaus minimalism. Even something at regular luxury prices like Rolex or Omega but preferably under £2000. It's bizarre to me that it's easier to find sport watches at 36mm than anything dressy, but I get these designs predate wristwatches altogether.

[Anonymous No.15731136]

>>15731087
Kinograph

[Anonymous No.15731142]

>>15731129

[Anonymous No.15731149]

>>15731129
Tickle your fancy? (36mm)

[Anonymous No.15731165]

>>15731149
how much?

[Anonymous No.15731167]

https://zerowest.watch/product/s4-blackout-p9427-1940/

What do you think?

[Anonymous No.15731175]

>>15731142
The Stowa Marine is the closest thing I could think of and yeah, it does qualify. I guess my only reservation is on some level it still feels more like a navy/trench watch, but that's just me being autistic about it.

>>15731149
Nah I get Sinn is a great brand but it still feels like a modern co-opting of that style rather than something that actually comes from the tradition if that makes sense. Which I could say about the Stowa too but it does have blued hands and a (faux, maybe) enamal dial.

[Anonymous No.15731176]

>>15731167
why do the numerals alternate in color?

[Anonymous No.15731184]

>>15730817
based

[Anonymous No.15731187]

>>15731093
looks like cancer

[Anonymous No.15731206]

>>15730817
Right

[Anonymous No.15731217]

>>15731175
The Stowa actually does not have enamel. Even a Tisell does, but not stowa, they just have some veeery bright white paint.

[Anonymous No.15731224]

>>15730829
>>15730832
>>15730833
Is Casio a shitter brand?

[Anonymous No.15731232]

>>15730704
25 shitters

[Anonymous No.15731249]

>>15730704
Sugess moonphase

[Anonymous No.15731252]

>>15731232
List?

[Anonymous No.15731253]

>>15731101
The new logo looks fine at 12.

[Anonymous No.15731263]

What are some durable(i.e. rubber or something that isn't leather) strap that goes well with this watch? The base metal bracelet is so shitty. Notching 24mm width straps seems to be the way to go, just wondering if there are any strap that tapers more than 2mm.

[Anonymous No.15731266]

>>15731249
show it to us on wrist when it comes in

[Anonymous No.15731281]

How fucking poor are you people?

[Anonymous No.15731284]

>>15731281
Like I say to every larper, post your Langes

[Anonymous No.15731286]

>>15730950
You can remove the cyclops easily
>tape off bezel and crystal with white 3m masking tape
>use a jet lighter, not a zippo or cheap bic, and apply the flame to the cyclops
>hold for 3 seconds
>if successful, you’ll see the UV adhesive clouded
>pop off cyclops with a razor
>clean off adhesive with acetone of lacquer thinner

There are tutorials on YouTube, it’s a real easy thing

[Anonymous No.15731288]

>>15731266
Will do, it's still in chinkchongland though.

[Anonymous No.15731295]

>>15731286
with cyclops your AR from your crystal is also gone

[Anonymous No.15731306]

why the fuck is 2 milliliters of moebius 9010 watch oil THIRTY DOLLARS

not only is watch collecting a scam, but so is watchmaking

[Anonymous No.15731310]

>>15731306
someone please tell me why this is 30 fucking dollars jesus christ

[Anonymous No.15731314]

>>15731310
>someone please tell me why this is 30 fucking dollars jesus christ
it's says why right there on the bottle

[Anonymous No.15731339]

>>15731310
this will last you 2-3 years even if you will service 1 watch everyday

[Anonymous No.15731343]

>>15731337

[Anonymous No.15731355]

>>15731339
thirty dollars. two milliliters. if you scale that up to a 44 gallon barrel, you have a 2.5 million dollar barrel. its a scam

to be fair, i dont really care because its more than i intend on using in a lifetime, but it will forever hurt my soul looking at a $30 dollar vial of lube smaller than my thumb

[Anonymous No.15731367]

>>15731351
no like which brand came up with that design first?

[Anonymous No.15731370]

>>15731129
a bit above your budget but it might be what you're looking for: https://www.dornblueth.com

[Anonymous No.15731377]

I think I might have to snag one of these to resell.

[Anonymous No.15731383]

Somone in the last thread asked for pics of my dw5610 in the metal chink bezel so here it is.

[Anonymous No.15731385]

>>15731377
The hype on them is dying down and the only ones that really have resale value are the 2 black ones.

[Anonymous No.15731388]

>>15731310
niche item so rarely sold, no economy of scale to produce, logistic costs in packing and shipping. so to make economic sense for somewhere to stock it they need a high margin on it.

[Anonymous No.15731391]

>>15731388
fine

[Anonymous No.15731395]

>>15731049
Can't be slav, no squatting.

[Anonymous No.15731407]

>>15731385
You don't think people will go for the NEW LIMITED ONIONS GRAY edition?

[Anonymous No.15731409]

>>15731407
I would get it to rebezel is into a CASIOAK

[Anonymous No.15731417]

>>15731409
I don't know man, that's going to increase cost and potentially introduce error into the system. I'd rather just flip.

[Anonymous No.15731420]

>>15731263
>>15731377
>>15731383
fucking hell are those watches ugly. I wouldn't wear any of those even if you paid me.

[Anonymous No.15731428]

>>15731295
Doubt there is any AR on seiko king turtle. And most of the watches have AR on the underside of the crystal anyway, so its a non issue.

[Anonymous No.15731434]

Have you ordered a Timex root bear yet /wt/?

[Anonymous No.15731436]

>>15731420
I'm sorry you have no taste anon

[Anonymous No.15731440]

Have you bought a Timex root beer yet /wt/?

[Anonymous No.15731447]

>>15731440
This is such a bad watch it's hilarious

[Anonymous No.15731449]

>anon in last thread who had a conservative, expensive, well curated collection was attacked for being “dressed by the internet”
Put your money where your mouth is. Where are the “interesting” mid range watches superior to the Sneedmaster and JLC Master Control?

Now is your chance to prove this thread isn’t 99% clueless coping Vostok and Casio faggots.

[Anonymous No.15731450]

>>15730691
>that big ass watch
what are you ben10?
brick on the wrist seems annoying af.

[Anonymous No.15731451]

>>15731449
>JLC Master Control
The JLC Reverso, if we are talking about interesting and mid-range

[Anonymous No.15731452]

>>15731253
I'd actually buy this, i haven't had a CW in 4 or 5 years but I know there quality is above sinn and oris and alike brands.

[Anonymous No.15731457]

>>15731440
even in promo pics second hand is misaligned kek

[Anonymous No.15731459]

>>15731449
Kinograph

[Anonymous No.15731461]

>>15731451
You’re right, but people in this thread would still say his collection came from a Hodinkee top 5 list.

[Anonymous No.15731472]

>>15731461
Yeah but they wouldn't be wrong. It maybe be a nice collection but it's boring. It's like bragging about have a bmw. Yes it's a bmw it's a nice car, but no one cares, they're a dime a dozen.

[Anonymous No.15731495]

>>15731472
So when are you going to post the interesting mid range watches he should have bought instead?

[Anonymous No.15731497]

I'm looking a blue dial watch under $2000, I was thinking a used Tudor BB36 but I'm open to recommendion? Any price under $2k is fine.

[Anonymous No.15731513]

>>15731497
Nomos makes lots of blue dial watches in the same price range. Try one in person though, they are totally different than in pictures.

[Anonymous No.15731516]

>>15731497
Casio forester

[Anonymous No.15731519]

>>15730709

[Anonymous No.15731522]

>>15731516
this. casio is literally the biggest watch redpill.

[Anonymous No.15731524]

>>15731522
Agreed but the forester is an ugly meme.

[Anonymous No.15731527]

>>15731524
this. just get the casio world time and mod it

[Anonymous No.15731530]

The /wt/ virgin fears the CHAD PANERAI

[Anonymous No.15731538]

>>15731440
unironically considered it, but I already got a root beer colored Timex

[Anonymous No.15731554]

>>15731530
>nato strap
Kys

[Anonymous No.15731555]

>>15730709

[Anonymous No.15731557]

>>15731530
Based.

[Anonymous No.15731562]

>>15731554
/wt/ virgin detected

[Anonymous No.15731566]

>>15731449

[Anonymous No.15731576]

>>15731513
I have one but their blue dial club is so nice.

>>15731516
-_-

[Anonymous No.15731586]

filename

[Anonymous No.15731589]

>>15731497
https://www.lip.fr/en/264-diode-.html
https://www.muehle-glashuette.de/armbanduhren/funktionale-armbanduhren/29er-casual/
https://www.muehle-glashuette.de/en/wristwatches/functional-wristwatches/teutonia-ii-medium/
https://www.muehle-glashuette.de/en/wristwatches/functional-wristwatches/teutonia-ii-kleine-sekunde/
https://anordain.com/collections/model-1-1/products/parisian-blue
https://www.james-porter.co.uk/anordain-model-1-parisian-blue-james-porter-son.html
https://ow-watch.ch/collections/frontpage/products/ow-ocean-graph-s
https://www.jomashop.com/corum-watch-082-750-04-0f03.html
https://www.worldofwatches.com/mens-heritage-la-grande-vie-crocodile-leather-blue-dial-corum-082-750-04-0f03-cm082750040f03

[Anonymous No.15731592]

>>15731586
All yours does is constantly die from a drained battery.

[Anonymous No.15731597]

ENTER

[Anonymous No.15731599]

>>15731597
ANUS

[Anonymous No.15731609]

>>15731597
2k for an anus? Damn.

[Anonymous No.15731611]

>>15731609
Yes.

[Anonymous No.15731646]

>>15731586
But will an Apple watch still be working in 10 years, and probably be valued more?

[Anonymous No.15731649]

>>15731609
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1WIOw0z6krI

[Anonymous No.15731654]

>>15730709

[Anonymous No.15731663]

any good black friday deals?

[Anonymous No.15731670]

>>15731126
Eyy snap, kind of.

[Anonymous No.15731674]

>>15731663
There are never any good black friday deals.

[Anonymous No.15731676]

>>15731609
2k to enter the anus

[Anonymous No.15731682]

>>15731663
most of the world marks up their shit by 300% and then drops the price in half for a sale wooo.

[Anonymous No.15731695]

>>15731263
the royale has an 18mm lug width but the problem is that due to the case design, an 18mm strap will look really thin and stupid
you need to get a 20mm leather strap and trim the end with an exactoknife to fit, or find an 18mm strap that flares out

[Anonymous No.15731702]

>>15730704
Orient Sun & Moon is on its way.

[Anonymous No.15731704]

>>15731702
that is really nice

[Anonymous No.15731707]

>>15731586
The value of your watch will decrease over time since they'll be churning out new models every year, the battery will lose charge over time, and everyone wears an apple watch.

[Anonymous No.15731708]

>>15731704
it's cool but it's fat as fuck

[Anonymous No.15731725]

>>15731589
Sorry nothing really doing it for me out of those.

[Anonymous No.15731751]

I was gonna buy a Royal Oak or an Overseas, but ultimately found that they are way too cliche, so I kept looking.

I have now found my grail sports watch: Grand Seiko SBGA405

[Anonymous No.15731754]

>>15731586
How long can it run on its own?

[Anonymous No.15731755]

>>15731751
>Grand Seiko SBGA405
Looks like a cheap shitter

[Anonymous No.15731760]

Are there any zeitwerk homages?

[Anonymous No.15731764]

>>15731755
It really doesn't.

[Anonymous No.15731767]

>>15731764
The one thing I hate about this watch is that the retarded yuge Godzilla painting on the back is broken up by the movement and simultaneously covers the movement so it's just totally pointless, should have gone fully covered engraved caseback, or dropped the Godzilla shit entirely/kept it really small to show off more movement

[Anonymous No.15731770]

>>15731751
The Godzilla is a good watch, can't argue that, but it's no Royal Oak or Overseas.

[Anonymous No.15731772]

Life is pain. Why must it cost half a mil

[Anonymous No.15731773]

>>15730691
Can you guys identify this watch? You can see it in this video, about 5 minutes in there's a good close up.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ky8868Xbej0&t=330s

[Anonymous No.15731776]

>>15731773
Yes, it's pic related.

[Anonymous No.15731777]

>>15731760
No. The autism that goes into that watch is really not doable by microbrand/chink shutters. You can get a cheap jumping hour watch but it will be nothing alike a Zeitwerk.

[Anonymous No.15731778]

>>15731773
Probaboy some kinda invicta turbo shitter

[Anonymous No.15731781]

>>15731777
>You can get a cheap jumping hour watch but it will be nothing alike a Zeitwerk.
Just like how a blowjob isn't anything like anal

[Anonymous No.15731783]

>>15731776
a buddy asked me because he's into huge dieselesque shitters, would be nice to find out what it is. Could the brand be Cadizen or something?

[Anonymous No.15731790]

>>15731783
Tell him to get some taste.

[Anonymous No.15731792]

>>15731781
It’s more like the Zeitwerk is getting a blowjob from a supermodel and buying a shitty jump hour is like giving a blowjob to your wife’s boyfriend.

[Anonymous No.15731796]

>>15730691
/vr/ fag here so you can all laugh at me.

[Anonymous No.15731807]

>>15730704
8 communist shitters

[Anonymous No.15731808]

>>15731566
ID on the right? Also nice collection of shitters.

[Anonymous No.15731809]

>>15731790
oh my god i found the brand, it's called Graham. Look at this piece of shit lmao. This is the watch version of JUST

[Anonymous No.15731814]

jesus christ

[Anonymous No.15731816]

>>15731792
It's a joke from a previous thread where the anon posting the zeitwerk was asking for a cheaper alternative was recommended a jumping hour hand.

[Anonymous No.15731817]

>>15731809
>>15731814
OH NO NO NO AHAHAHAHAHAH

[Anonymous No.15731818]

>>15731809
Looks painful

[Anonymous No.15731819]

this might be the best one. if they make a ONE NOTHING WRONG WITH ME version i'd buy

[Anonymous No.15731820]

>>15731809
>>15731814
Horrifying

[Anonymous No.15731822]

>>15731809
>>15731814
>>15731819
>swiss made

[Anonymous No.15731824]

>>15731809
>>15731814

[Anonymous No.15731837]

>>15731770
It's gorgeous, unique, of masculine proportions, and above all fun.

>>15731767
It's a cute drawing of Godzilla.
The spring drive visually isn't very appealing anyway.

[Anonymous No.15731840]

>>15731837
You know what would be cooler?
If it were an engraving on a solid caseback. A well done engraved caseback is a million times better than printing on a sapphire caseback. Especially when, as you said, the Spring Drive isn't that visually appealing.
Their choice of a printed Godzilla on a sapphire back is the worst of both worlds. You cannot see the movement, and the image looks like shit and isn't given the weight it could have. A solid caseback probably would have slimmed the watch down by a millimeter too.

[Anonymous No.15731844]

>>15731663
buy after new year

[Anonymous No.15731847]

>Let’s get one thing out of the way first: I have no problem with someone buying a watch for less than $1,000. This is because these watches are not pretending to be timepieces of any importance. They are fashion jewelry or they are pieces of lumpy digital plastic sporting equipment and they know it. And all are disposable. So they draw the glassy-eyed masses with their dinner-plate size, their garish dials and their trendy belt-sized straps. Everyone needs to slum now and then, and I am willing to look the other way. Having said this, never — and I mean never — waste my time with another question about Nixon watches. When you grow out of that phase and start growing hair on your chest, then come back and we can talk.
>No, the problem is with the next step up, the aforementioned Stygian netherworld of mid-tier watch brands. These watches offend me because they deign to consider themselves serious timepieces, often preying upon the novice watch buyer by plying them with false pedigree and tenuous history. You see, horology is a centuries-old art, cared for through the years by those who respect it, nurture it and pass it down. To trade on this esteemed lineage and purport to be a part of it only defiles it. It is akin to Thomas Kinkade calling himself an artist while selling mass-produced landscapes in shopping malls. These watches are, with few exceptions, using identical movements, cranked out by the Swatch juggernaut by the thousands, and dropped into unimaginative cases that have run off an assembly line in China. There is no innovation, no passion and no tradition. It is merely marketing.
Well?

[Anonymous No.15731848]

>>15731086
I had one, you should get it. Not that I want you to hurry but I've heard rumors they'll soon stop making them.

[Anonymous No.15731849]

>>15731840
I agree pretty much, but visually I think this is an acceptable compromise.
It's a chunky boi for sure, but considering the theme I'll allow it.

Gonna go see if the closest boutique has it to try on irl, see if it really is somewhat more subdued irl.

[Anonymous No.15731853]

>>15731847
watches are just returning back to how they once were when the average joe could get a decent mechanical watch for a reasonable price and there were tons of options out there from watchmakers known and unknown
I welcome the flood of midrange swatch shitters and 300 dollar kickstarter microbrands

[Anonymous No.15731856]

>>15731751
The thing is, vc and ap will remake parts for you watch if they have to. GS only has 10 year of parts stock after they discontinue a watch. 20 years for some watches so they say now, it was 10. You often deal with Seiko staff and not gs staff. Your retarded if you buy a gs over a vc / ap or you were never going to buy one at all and are full of shit.

[Anonymous No.15731857]

>>15731847
coping with wasting thousands of $ on a fuckin wristwatch

[Anonymous No.15731859]

>>15731751
An Overseas is cliche? I have never heard or read of anyone who even owns one. I have to say I prefer the new Odysseus over either but I understand the bracelet criticisms.

[Anonymous No.15731861]

>>15731847
but watches are literally toys/jewlery. also my 9$ casio is a better """""timepiece"""" than any Patek shitter, loses seconds daily like shit.

[Anonymous No.15731866]

>>15731764
Looks like shit, overseas is stunning

[Anonymous No.15731867]

Why do fags try to pretend watches aren't jewelry? They are a means of expression. Otherwise every fucking watch would look the same in order to tell time in the most optimal manner. We'd all be wearing GShock DW5600s
There is literally no reason a man would buy a Bauhaus type watch over a diver unless it was for fashion reasons

[Anonymous No.15731877]

>>15731847
this kills the coping poorfag

[Anonymous No.15731888]

>>15731859
The Odysseus is just another dress watch with a retardedly wide bracelet slapped on.

[Anonymous No.15731891]

>>15731859
I was referring more to the masses of RO homages.

[Anonymous No.15731895]

>>15730709

[Anonymous No.15731898]

>>15731847
Massive cope and simping for the mountain jew. This anon here got it right >>15731853

[Anonymous No.15731902]

>>15731859
The bracket kills it. The dial and movement look nice.
>>15731866
Way better.

[Anonymous No.15731906]

Day 20 of Dutyfreeislandshop not delivering my Citizen, for fuck sake. Has anyone here had a parcel shipped to your cunt by DHL?

[Anonymous No.15731909]

>>15731906
*Specifically sent from the UK?

[Anonymous No.15731919]

What's this obsession with the nautilus RO and overseas? Just to flex you can buy an ugly sports watch from haute horlogerie brands?

[Anonymous No.15731925]

>>15731919
the royal oak is literally a meme, when it first came out people thought it was the ugliest fucking thing ever and then richfags started buying it ironically and people all started saying it was genius because they thought anyone buying it surely had good taste to justify spending money on it and maybe there was something wrong with them, not the watch
the overseas and nautilus are like copewatches trying to jump on the same bandwagon by offering something less ugly from the same guy and from a different haute brand
buying the royal oak is like a signal to everyone around you that you are a retard, the other two are OK but the nautilus is just as dated as the RO and not good looking either. at the very least the overseas is bold and interesting

[Anonymous No.15731930]

>>15731809
>>15731814
>>15731819
Look up what they charge for just a watch strap

[Anonymous No.15731939]

>>15731925
Ok so I prrtty much got it. I don't get whybpeople do that. You want a sport eatch get a rolex, you want haute horlogerie get a nice watch from those brands. I do admitnthe overseas is the nicest looking of the bunch but it you're forking out vacheron money then you might aswell get something that they're know for instead of some derivative sports watch.

[Anonymous No.15731940]

>>15731919
ROs unironically look impressive

[Anonymous No.15731942]

>>15731940
No they're butt ugly, sorry.

[Anonymous No.15731948]

>>15731939
Rolex is also a meme ripoff

[Anonymous No.15731953]

>>15731942
Cope desu
The contrast between brushed and polished steel, along with the integrated bracelet, is striking. They are masculine and austere, which is rare in expensive brands
Their design is almost industrial

[Anonymous No.15731954]

Now it matches the color of the logo.

[Anonymous No.15731956]

Am I the only /wt/ poster who owns a Nautilus?

[Anonymous No.15731957]

>>15731953
There is no point arguing with these people.

[Anonymous No.15731958]

>>15731956
>He didn't get the bagelsport
Ngmi

[Anonymous No.15731960]

>>15731953
>cope
yes it can't just be I don't find the watch nice, I'm obviously just coping and really want that ugly shit. Moron

[Anonymous No.15731963]

>>15731847
all this cope because he didn't buy a kinograph in time lmao

[Anonymous No.15731965]

OH BOY ITS SUNDAY SO THE FAGGOT CASIO OUTLET WONT ANSWER MY EMAILS UNTIL LIKE TUESDAY GREAT

[Anonymous No.15731971]

>>15731954
>double batons

[Anonymous No.15731972]

>>15731958
To be serious, I wouldn’t be comfortable wearing the Bagelsport since the bezel is too similar to the original.
The San Martin is just the right amount of different.

[Anonymous No.15731984]

chris ward is gay

[Anonymous No.15731992]

>>15731126
based Christmas tree

[Anonymous No.15731995]

>>15731992
Can't be based if it's not a real one.

[Anonymous No.15731998]

>>15731266
sorry we aren't jewish

[Anonymous No.15732002]

>>15731998
I don't understand what this comment implies.

[Anonymous No.15732038]

Shitter check.

[Anonymous No.15732044]

>>15732002
meant to reply to >>15731281

[Anonymous No.15732064]

>>15731906
There could be specific chink virus delays.
DHL typically takes 5-7 business days to get just about anywhere.

[Anonymous No.15732083]

>>15731796
There is nothing to laugh at, fren. Shenmue timex looks great and has some fun features. I Like the comfy style. Game itself looks also very comfy, never played it tho but saw screenshots.
Was it hard to get and was the price way higher than the regular one?

[Anonymous No.15732117]

Whenever I notice my watch is running down I strap it on my right arm and load up some Thippy69 videos. Fully cranked in less than 5 mins. Beat that quartzfags.

[Anonymous No.15732134]

>>15732117
why not just hand wind it? or do you have some garbage watch with no hand winding?

[Anonymous No.15732137]

>>15732134
you're not supposed to handwind autos brainlet. also thippy69 helps me bond with my watch

[Anonymous No.15732153]

It's too bad these are quartz. I would definitely get one if it was automatic

[Anonymous No.15732165]

>>15732117
Based

[Anonymous No.15732167]

>>15732137

[Anonymous No.15732175]

>>15732083
Forester > Expedition
100m WR > 50m WR

[Anonymous No.15732197]

>>15732137
why tf shouldn't you hand wind an auto. I've never heard of this retardation.

[Anonymous No.15732204]

>>15732117
>search Thippy69
what the fuck you fucking faggot

[Anonymous No.15732206]

>>15731819
kek nice reference. go for a joker watch.

[Anonymous No.15732212]

>>15732153
Half decent looking classic miligaus homage if anyone is interested, a hundred dollars more than it should be but at least the case is less than 40mm
https://www.wmtwatches.com/product/sea-diver-sub-milius-tropical-limited-50-pc-pre-order-shipping-date-10th-of-dec-2020/

[Anonymous No.15732214]

What if instead of a bunch of gears like pic related we put belts and chains in with a few gears?

[Anonymous No.15732216]

>>15732214
You'd get a devon watch.

[Anonymous No.15732218]

>>15731449
Wasn't around for it what was the list?

[Anonymous No.15732222]

>>15732117
go away coomer

[Anonymous No.15732226]

>>15732218
Pelagos,speedy, stowa flieger, jlc master and all black metal gshock square

[Anonymous No.15732229]

>>15732038
Idk what it is about the explorer 39mm, it just looks off in its proportions.

[Anonymous No.15732242]

>>15732083
Thanks, anon. I was finally able to find it last year on Yahoo Auctions Japan. After a bidding war was able to grab it for $400 or so when regular non-Shenmue models of the same watch got for about $100 - $200 or so so yeah a little more. Definitely play the games if you ever get the itch. Cool story and totally immersive. I also have that white model on the right.

[R E P E N T No.15732249]

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[Anonymous No.15732272]

[Anonymous No.15732274]

>>15732272
More

[Anonymous No.15732281]

any better alternative dress watches to this that are:
>43mm or less lug to lug
>less than 1k usd
>nodate
>same colour scheme
?

[Anonymous No.15732284]

>>15732274

[Anonymous No.15732288]

>>15732175
I'd wear both at the same time to get ultimate meme power.
>>15732242
Wow, a bit of a collectors fee, it seems, but i've seen worse. Congrats on the find. Not too bad for the regular ones, had expected a higher price. Some day i will get bombarded by a comfy thread on /v/ and download the game.
>>15732214
Fusee movements were already a thing but got out of fashion. I guess that there is not much you can do, besides use it for power transfer from the mainspring. The chain would have to be very precise to be used for the hand movement. It's cheaper to make gears. Also chain stretch could become a problem.

But look it up yourself, maybe you find out the real reason for fusee movement dissapearance. (there are very few, very expensive chain watches, produced in the past 5 years).

[Anonymous No.15732295]

>>15732284
>>15732272

[Anonymous No.15732296]

>>15732222
FUcking witnessed! BASED.

[Anonymous No.15732299]

>>15732229
I honestly think it's got the best indices and dial setup of all of the post 1016 explorers.
But ya sometimes I do think it might have been nicer if it had more 114270 or 1016 tier sharp/thin lugs.

[Anonymous No.15732310]

[Anonymous No.15732322]

>>15732226
While there are 0 fun or out of the way watches this isn't a terrible list. While any watch collection would be more interesting with just one of those kinds of watches, not everyone wants that shit. I'll post a few suggestions in the spirit of your challenge, but they're actually mostly inferior to the JLC.

[Anonymous No.15732323]

>>15732322

[Anonymous No.15732325]

>>15732323

[Anonymous No.15732329]

>>15732323
I know I shouldn't want one of these but it's just too charming.

[Anonymous No.15732328]

>>15732325

[Anonymous No.15732333]

>>15732328
I think you can get this used for just under 10k?

[Anonymous No.15732339]

>>15732333
I was going to post more japanese stuff, but if you think about it shit like the citizen chronomaster, then all the famous seikos like the tuna, samurai, snowflake, cocktail time, and alpinist are just the other side of the same coin.

[Anonymous No.15732340]

>>15732310
That's a very neat way to implement the digi part. I love stuff like that.

[Anonymous No.15732342]

>>15732339
Actually, here's another japanese watch with a nice shade of green.

[Anonymous No.15732350]

>>15732342
Too bad it's unobtanium now.

[Anonymous No.15732358]

>>15732342
These guys are kind of neat, but the back is the real treat.

[Anonymous No.15732359]

>>15732329
There's literally nothing wrong with wanting that icon of a watch.

[Anonymous No.15732362]

New strap

[Anonymous No.15732363]

>>15732358
I could post more microbrands that just use off the shelf ETA/miyota movements and nice designs, but I'd be here all week.

[Anonymous No.15732367]

>>15732362
pls don't rotate my images

[Anonymous No.15732369]

>>15732359
The only real criticism would be that the movement is modular rather than integrated; using the dubois depraz chrono module. Personally I wouldn't mind giving up automatic winding if it meant an integrated chrono movement.

[Anonymous No.15732375]

>>15732369
Only an absolute buffoon would complain that their equipment uses easy to replace parts.

[Anonymous No.15732376]

>>15732375
Aren't DD chrono modules more of a pain in the ass to service? Or am I remembering that wrong?

[Anonymous No.15732377]

>>15732362
tiny wrists

[Anonymous No.15732383]

>>15732284
Nipples blacker than that dial.

[Anonymous No.15732385]

>>15732362
based magic quester

[Anonymous No.15732396]

>>15732377
lose weight

[Anonymous No.15732406]

>>15732377
>mogs you

[Anonymous No.15732407]

>>15732367
Gotta take pics in horizontal position

[Anonymous No.15732437]

>>15732342
I didn't want it when I could have bought one, I don't want it now. 0 contrast in the hand vs the dial, it would be a bitch to read, if the hard were white I would have bought 1

[Anonymous No.15732446]

I forgot I put a lowball bid in for this shitter and ended up winning it. how are these?

[Anonymous No.15732451]

>>15732446
It's fun. But you could have gotten a new one for about a hundred, how much did you get that one for?
https://www.watch-wiki.net/index.php?title=Orient_46

[Anonymous No.15732452]

[Anonymous No.15732458]

>>15732451
$15 including shipping, hence I didnt think much of it when I put that as max bid. it's probably in dire need of service at best

[Anonymous No.15732461]

>>15731025
Always have been.

[Anonymous No.15732462]

>>15732323
>>15732329
>>15732359
>>15732369
The Monaco was originally a movie prop for McQueen's movie "Lemans," and six copies were made for him to wear during the movie production. McQueen's favorite watch at the time was his personal Rolex Sub 5512 that he wore daily, and it can be seen in part the movie as well.
There's nothing wrong with liking the Monaco, but if you want one because of it's connection to McQueen then keep in mind that it was never a watch he wore in real life.

[Anonymous No.15732464]

>>15732452
epstein pls go

[Anonymous No.15732467]

>>15732462
Source.

[Anonymous No.15732470]

>>15732462
It looks cool, so who gives a shit

[Anonymous No.15732472]

>>15732462
To be honest I don't care about the connection with McQueen. I just like its unique design.

[Anonymous No.15732473]

>>15732458
Where did you bet for it?

[Anonymous No.15732478]

>>15732467
One of the first results on google, but there are plenty of other sources

>https://therake.com/stories/steve-mcqueen-the-watches/

[Anonymous No.15732485]

>>15732470
>>15732472
There are a lot of people who only associate the Monaco with McQueen, that's why.
Like I said, there's nothing wrong with liking the Monaco, although personally I'd rather have a real vintage Heuer than get a new Tag version

[Anonymous No.15732487]

>>15732485
>although personally I'd rather have a real vintage Heuer
Good luck, I remember them being fuckyou expensive even years ago, and a huge pain in the ass to service. I imagine they've only gotten more expensive since.

[Anonymous No.15732488]

>>15731847
I think you have to content yourself with the fact that anything below that price bracket you are likely dealing with a piece of design rather than a piece of horology. That's absolutely okay, and you can get the same pleasure out of a mass produced technology simply because it's in some way 'historical'. It's in the same sense that I get pleasure out of something like a physical radio - it's cheap, but the mechanism behind it hasn't changed in 100 years. At least there are still midrange brands out there, although vanishingly few, that can claim a little bit of historicity, design in the casework or hand-finishing even if it's not 'horology'

Although the question is a bit pointless since 'horology' is interchangeable with any other field that leads to an output. You wouldn't say a toaster isn't 'proper engineering' - it's fine to eat up the innovations and improvements that came from the past because that's what all consumer products do and chasing authenticity in consumer products is unbelievably stupid.

[Anonymous No.15732491]

>>15732485
I've never liked the idea of wearing a watch just because a famous person did. You might not be a notable person, you might never use the watch for anything cool, but the watches you have on you are part of YOUR legacy.

[Anonymous No.15732494]

>>15732487
Yeah, they still are fuckyou expensive.
A real one is grail-tier, but so is a Rolex sub 5512 at this point.
It's nice to dream, though

[Anonymous No.15732503]

>>15732491
I've never believed in the whole idea behind what makes someone a hero, but I could see buying a watch because you admired the person who made the watch popular. Guys like McQueen, Paul Newman or James Garner are special cases because they were accomplished racers in real life and not just a larping actor seeking attention. But in general I agree, it's better to create your own image rather than copy someone else

[Anonymous No.15732509]

>>15730709

[Anonymous No.15732518]

>>15732462
I remember some autist here wanting a Monaco because of breaking bad and didn't even know who Steve Mcqueen was.

[Anonymous No.15732526]

>>15732518
I want to believe he was trolling.
I really want to believe that.

[Anonymous No.15732528]

>>15732526
Zoomer are a real thing anon.

[Anonymous No.15732543]

>>15732528

[Anonymous No.15732552]

>>15731527
The Royale has a couple of problems. The side buttons are easy to activate. the one for different time zones. The view angle is terrible for a Casio also.

>Casio, Seiko, Rolex
>You don't need any other brands

[Anonymous No.15732553]

>>15730709

[Anonymous No.15732555]

>>15732543
To be fair he died before most of the people on 4chan were born

[Anonymous No.15732564]

>>15732555
Checked.
And I suppose that's true, but I bet the average age here is older than you think. There's a lot of us who have been here a long time.
Zoomers are still terrible

[Anonymous No.15732568]

>zoomers

[Anonymous No.15732595]

New
>>15732592
>>15732592
>>15732592

[Anonymous No.15732743]

>>15732362
>>15732367
Looks nice with that one. Have the same but in 20mm from ali. Paid aobut 6€ and it's surprisingly well made, wore it and the coating did not come off yet.

[Anonymous No.15732967]

>>15732083
does the bezel work like on sky dweller/yacht master 2?
that's neat

[Anonymous No.15733348]

I like mine, a bit too big tho

[Anonymous No.15733509]

https://discord.com/invite/919xFvG

https://discord.com/invite/22PJccu

[Anonymous No.15733511]

>>15732555
Yes

[Anonymous No.15733642]

>>15731263
Can't go wrong with buying a fuckton of NATO straps. Black, army and navy work great with my black CASIO.

[Anonymous No.15733811]

>>15732967
Look up the instruction on the shenmue timex. Bezel should adjust the alarm and has probably some more functions. Jep, similar to the rolexes. Pretty fun stuff.