/wt/ Watch Thread

[Anonymous No.15768534]

TICK TICK TICK 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 (embed)
> Purchasing used watches: https://pastebin.com/f44aJKy2 (embed)
> Purchasing straps: https://pastebin.com/SwRysprE (embed)

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 >>15766265

[Anonymous No.15768541]

[Anonymous No.15768544]

What kind of one off watch would you commission?

inb4 f91w with a tourbillon

[Anonymous No.15768548]

>>15768544
this right here

[Anonymous No.15768552]

Dabbing on the mountain jews like no tomorrow, gearfags seething. You can have your bunch of china made parts certified at a whatshisface observatory or whatever, you will NEVER be as accurate as an electronic piece.

QUARTZ PRIDE, WORLD WIDE

[Anonymous No.15768555]

>>15768544
Something which looks extremely simple but is actually extremely complicated and expensive
Something that looks like this on the front but has a sonnerie, a start chart, a power reserve and an equation of time complication on the back

[Anonymous No.15768557]

>>15768555
>nice DW, dude

[Anonymous No.15768561]

>>15768544
A Dufour Simplicity in 37mm with the enamel dial and roman numerals that only appeared on the 34mm versions (as far as i know). Cased in stainless steel for the added durability.

[Anonymous No.15768562]

>>15768544
this but in watch form

[Anonymous No.15768563]

I got my Smiths Navigator last week. Don't know if I'm ever going to buy another Swiss "luxury watch" now because this thing is built well and looks just as nice as my Oyster Perpetual.

[Anonymous No.15768567]

>>15768544
38mm Skydweller with the GMT function made of Titanium alloy used from the SR71 with a skyburst black dial. I would probably opt for the milgauss second hand as well.

[Anonymous No.15768569]

>>15768544
Probably a unique version of a standard production watch. Like a platinum 5711 with a bespoke dial.

[Anonymous No.15768572]

>>15768552
I'd still rather have a Patek.

[Anonymous No.15768573]

>>15768561
I would want the case to be made in tantalum if I had fuck you money to spend

[Anonymous No.15768576]

>Hardlex? I don't like the name hardlex, only faggots and sailors are called hardlex.
>Sapphire? That name sounds like royalty, are you royalty? Do you suck dicks?
>What's wrong with honest, american glass?
>NOW LEMME SEE YOUR WATCH FACE!!

[Anonymous No.15768578]

>>15768573
why are the 7 and 8 so small what the fuck

[Anonymous No.15768586]

>>15768578
They got mogged by the sub-seconds dial. The watch is still poggers desu

[Anonymous No.15768589]

kinographs

[Anonymous No.15768590]

>>15768573
I'd prefer steel for this application because it takes a better mirror polish than titanium does, due to being harder.

Also, I just discovered that Dufour has made roman numeral versions of the Simplicity in 37mm, and that the dial is actually lacquered not enamel, there are just enough coats of lacquer that it looks like enamel.

Tim Mosso got to handle one up close recently: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ji0x3RYJpGc

[Anonymous No.15768591]

>>15768578
Because Journe prefers using small numbers instead of obscured/cut digits.

[Anonymous No.15768596]

>>15768590
It's not titanium, it's tantalum

[Anonymous No.15768598]

>>15768589
That's art of the highest order. I'm glad you were busy honing your cinematography skills the whole week.

[Anonymous No.15768601]

>>15768598
thanks anon I try really hard for you guys

[Anonymous No.15768602]

>>15768596
Sorry about that, I misread. Yeah, tantalum > steel, definitely.

[Anonymous No.15768603]

>>15768572
Here is a man so afraid of choices he has to factor in shit like resale value.

[Anonymous No.15768612]

I like it

[Anonymous No.15768618]

>tfw you want to buy a Monaco

[Anonymous No.15768635]

>>15768601
The honest at heart shitposting is what i honor on this board. Fuck these glass discussing, co-axial loving, omega speedmaster collecting, *eddit crossposting, sissy faggots. MAY THE ALL BURN IN THE SERVICE CENTER HELL.

[Anonymous No.15768641]

>>15768635
Honestly though, I own more watches than any other person in this thread. I've been autistic about watches since I was 13. Love my shitters. The reason I shitpost is most "people" in this thread are terminally retarded and not really worth the effort. It's more fun to shitpost.
Imagine taking 4chan seriously.

[Anonymous No.15768652]

>>15768562
So, an Invicta then?

[Anonymous No.15768653]

>>15768641
How many watches? Impress us with your autism.

[Anonymous No.15768655]

>>15768641
Why are you still poor though?

[Anonymous No.15768656]

>>15768562

[Anonymous No.15768659]

>>15768641
That's pretty based in my book. Good health to you. Looking forward to the christmas shitposting, if i don't get banned, lol.

[Anonymous No.15768672]

>>15768655
You think I'm poor because I like shitters?
I've owned a few higher end pieces but shitters are unironically more fun.
The most satisfying watch related thing I've done is find quartz watches that are actually good. I enjoyed my little edifices so much I sold my redditmaster moonman watch. Same with my MM tuna when I realized my chink ones were getting much more wrist time.
Turns out it's fucking stupid to strap thousands of dollars on your wrist.
The helson SHARTMNASTER is my highest end piece right now and it'll probably stay that way for a very long time.

[Anonymous No.15768674]

>>15768555
>>15768573
Would think both are perfect if they had a centred small seconds.
>>15768561
Pretty much the perfect watch. Though I prefer the guilloche and Arabic numeral one.

[Anonymous No.15768676]

>>15768653
I honestly don't even know, at least over 50. I've been putting off doing a headcount kek
>>15768561
>wearing another man's name on your wrist

[Anonymous No.15768680]

>>15768672
So the best thing you ever owned was a Speedy and you couldn't even keep it? And you're not poor?

[Anonymous No.15768682]

>>15768672
>tldr yes I'm poor

[Anonymous No.15768686]

>>15768680
I didn't enjoy it. It's a fucking reddit watch.
My net worth is easily double yours btw, I'm not even joking. If you think watches measure your wealth then you're seriously fucking retarded.
>>15768682
cope, just because you're stuck on the waiting list for a kinograph doesn't mean you have to project like that anon.

[Anonymous No.15768688]

>>15768672
How old are you? I'm guessing 20s? Because only a kid or an ancient boomer who's about to die can get away with wearing those.

[Anonymous No.15768694]

>>15768686
>My net worth is easily double yours btw, I'm not even joking.
Dude I wear clothes from high school and I was in high school in 1994, everyone's net worth is double mine.

[Anonymous No.15768703]

>>15768694
>Dude I wear clothes from high school and I was in high school in 1994
I am also a fat shut in with no life

[Anonymous No.15768707]

>>15768589
>>15768641
>>15768672
Anything I should know about that seiko chrono? It looks kinda clean ngl.

[Anonymous No.15768709]

I like Seiko

[Anonymous No.15768712]

>>15768688
>Because only a kid or an ancient boomer who's about to die can get away with wearing those.
Elaborate.
>>15768707
Literally the only flaw is the 21mm lugs, but if you're not a fucking spastic it's not a big deal. It's much smaller than it looks in pictures.

[Anonymous No.15768719]

>>15768680
>Speedy and you couldn't even keep it
It means people just get bored of that souless shit watch. He already got it, there is no problem keeping it. Maybe some rare service fee of a few hundrets.

[Anonymous No.15768729]

>>15768719
but anon it's le moonwatch, you have to like it!!!111!

[Anonymous No.15768734]

>>15768719
>He already got it, there is no problem keeping it.
lmfao kid has no clue how finances work

[Anonymous No.15768740]

>>15768729
They killed it by trying to milk it to no end like Jack Daniels or Jamesons with all the special editions. A moneymaking piece and nothing else, aimed at new money retards that have zero knowledge, but think a watch will get them laid.

[Anonymous No.15768744]

>>15768729
You are absolutely right. I was on the wrong path, blinded by hatred. But now my view is clear as the MOON ON A CLOUDLESS NIGHT.

Some of you are okay, don't go to rolex hq tomorrow....
>>15768734
See you at the rolex hq tomorrow, friend :).

[Anonymous No.15768777]

>>15768618
I feel you
>xbox-hueg on the wrist
>new models are modern Tag and massively overpriced
>older Tag models are affordable but have the Tag tag
>Heuer models are seriously expensive
>watch is now mostly worn by boomers wanting to feel like Steve McQueen
Still a great watch.

[Anonymous No.15768791]

>>15768777
A famous TV show host in my country used to wear a Monaco, but he soon replaced it with a Rolex when he started getting more money.

[Anonymous No.15768794]

What's an under $250 automatic or manual shitter with a green/jade/emerald dial with a diameter between 34mm and 37mm (wristlet)

[Anonymous No.15768807]

>>15768794
https://www.chrono24.com/search/index.htm?caseDiameter=35&caseDiameter=36&caseDiameter=37&caseDiameter=38&dialColor=716&dosearch=true&gender=1401&maxAgeInDays=0&onlyDealerAds=false&pageSize=60&priceFrom=0&priceTo=300&redirectToSearchIndex=true&sortorder=0

[Anonymous No.15768808]

>>15768807
Thanks for holding my hand and wiping my ass, anon

[Anonymous No.15768814]

Talk me out of getting this 70's Seiko. Seller wants $180

[Anonymous No.15768841]

>>15768814
>Paying $180 for a vintage Seiko 5
You should probably do some reading on late 1960s and early 1970s Seiko movements and lines, then you can go read up on using proxy bidding services to bid on Yahoo! Japan Auctions and then you'll have access to a huge array of vintage Seiko models with better adjusted movements for less money.

[Anonymous No.15768879]

What watchmaker has the most kino HQ?

My vote goes to Vacheron Constantin.

[Anonymous No.15768883]

>>15768879

[Anonymous No.15768885]

>>15768712
Wrist shot of seiko?

[Anonymous No.15768887]

>>15768814
the dial is really nice looking but that 5 logo is reeeealy ugly

[Anonymous No.15768900]

>>15768672
>sold your decent watches to collect 50 disposable chronographs
More power to you I guess, but man that is extremely autistic even by /wt/ standards.

[Anonymous No.15768902]

>>15768900
>disposable
Please anon, don't talk about your mother like that

[Anonymous No.15768907]

Perfection

[Anonymous No.15768908]

Is there shame in buying a woman's watch if you've got smaller wrists? I'd like to get a seiko presage, but 40mm wears pretty large on me. The ladies presage looks identical and is a much more fitting 34-36mm

[Anonymous No.15768911]

>>15768907
Way too big on that wrist

[Anonymous No.15768916]

>>15768907
why no double at three aaaaaa

[Anonymous No.15768919]

>>15768907
where's the fucking luuuuuuuuuuuuuuuume

[Anonymous No.15768923]

>>15768908
The average person won't know the difference.
But we'll know you're wearing a woman's watch.
We'll know.

[Anonymous No.15768927]

this dude REEKS of poor seethe fag >>15768672

[Anonymous No.15768930]

>>15768927
ok

[Anonymous No.15768941]

>>15768930
one to wear, one to look at

[Anonymous No.15768945]

>>15768941
exactly right

[Anonymous No.15768948]

>>15768879
Bocтoк

[Anonymous No.15768954]

>>15768948
holy shit it's more russian than I could have ever imagined

[Anonymous No.15768966]

>>15768908
no
the label is only there for normies
most watches are unisex
many watches like the bambino and presage have no discernible differences in dial design between the genders other than the size

[Anonymous No.15768968]

>>15768618
No they wear like shit

[Anonymous No.15768980]

>>15768948
>>15768954

[Anonymous No.15768991]

>>15768814
>>15768841
This. 6106 is an ok movement, better than 6119 in lower tier 5s (at least it has hacking, SS stands for stop seconds), and the watch seems to be in good condition. Over $100 for a 6106? Eh, if it looks really nice. Over $150? No way.

[Anonymous No.15769003]

>>15768672
So because you bought a watch you couldn't afford and had to sell it so that makes you think shitters are good? 100% poorfag cope.

[Anonymous No.15769004]

The AP Royal Oak (15500) is the original design, but the VC Overseas is original choice (much rarer) and has Lange-tier manual movement finishing (Geneva hallmark) while the RO has Rolex-tier machine movement finishing.

agree / disagree

[Anonymous No.15769008]

>>15768794
get one of these $100 shitters, 37mm with 43 L2L
its so dazzlingly green you'll blind yourself looking at it under the sun and they are wonderfully retro
theres a number of variants too

[Anonymous No.15769013]

>>15769008
crosshatch "linen" dial
look at this beaut

[Anonymous No.15769017]

>>15769004
The VC overseas isn't rarer. It just gets less media exposure outside of watch circles. The case design is meh, the dial is flat & boring, the bracelet is average. It does win on its movement though and the fact the bracelet has extendible links. Also the quick change option for leather and rubber straps.

[Anonymous No.15769019]

>>15769017
>the bracelet is better than the audemar pigay bracelet but it's just average even though it has many features the royal joke does not
literally doublethink

[Anonymous No.15769028]

>>15769019
Do you lack reading comprehension? Just because the VC bracelet has some nice features doesn't make it a good bracelet overall. The RO has one of the best bracelets ever made and the Overseas doesn't come close.

[Anonymous No.15769041]

>>15768927
>>15769003
>>15768682
>>15768680
>>15768655
you people are just butthurt hes actually enjoying a diverse array of watches while you look at them as some peepee-boosting status symbol

the most impressive collection ive seen here in a year of lurking has no modern luxury piece in it, but a ton of rare watches, watches that you cant just "buy with money" but actually have to hunt down over months

[Anonymous No.15769068]

>>15768534
PSA
a seiko morpho butterfly has just popped up for sale and its $5000
near mint, box and papers, bracelet
the price is a bit steep, but these dont come up often (maybe like 2 times a year)

[Anonymous No.15769073]

What watch will help me reintegrate into society after being a NEET since 1999? I don't want to die like this... :(

[Anonymous No.15769081]

>>15769041
>you people
It's probably one or two faggots trying to derail the thread

[Anonymous No.15769103]

>>15769041

I just dislike him because he's fucking insufferable, as a person.

If we were in kindergarten he would be that little retard in the corner of the room throwing piss at everyone.

[Anonymous No.15769105]

>>15769103
it's literally him defending himself

[Anonymous No.15769118]

>>15769105
sure. I'm literally him, even though i hate divers.
>>15769081
or just that 1 troll.

[Anonymous No.15769125]

>>15769073
You're lack of a watch isn't the problem. You are.

[Anonymous No.15769128]

>>15769103
>little retard in the corner of the room throwing piss at everyone
That sounds incredibly based.
I love my kinograph collection even more now that I realize how much it pisses off the sneedmaster loving faggots.
maybe le speedy tuesday on r/watches is more your thing.
>>15769041
>watches that you cant just "buy with money" but actually have to hunt down over months
I have several of these, will take pics when I get a chance just for you anon.
Some shitters can become insanely rare sometimes.
Full lume BOSTOKs are a good example.

[Anonymous No.15769143]

[Anonymous No.15769153]

>>15769143
Do you take requests? Can you wear black sheer leggings and put a vostok on the boota? thanks

[Anonymous No.15769155]

>>15769143
Stop posting retarded whores with waxed arms.

[Anonymous No.15769168]

90's Tissot Seastar Day Date. Seller is asking $195. Would this be a decent daily, or am I making a horrible mistake?

[Anonymous No.15769177]

>>15769143

[Anonymous No.15769188]

>>15768907
>perfection
>30M WR

[Anonymous No.15769192]

>>15769168
Do you have someone to service it? You should just assume it will need a full service

[Anonymous No.15769193]

>>15768814
you can get them cheaper from pajeet sellers on ebay

[Anonymous No.15769194]

>>15769143

[Anonymous No.15769199]

>Yema
Don't fall for the Yema meme

[Anonymous No.15769206]

Thoughts on Hamilton Auto 38mm?

[Anonymous No.15769209]

>>15769128

Did someone from Reddit molest you? Everything with you is REDDIT THIS, REDDIT THAT. Fuck is wrong with you?

[Anonymous No.15769222]

>>15769188

[Anonymous No.15769223]

>>15769209
you have to go back.

[Anonymous No.15769229]

>>15769199
kek saw this on WUS.
>buying french anything
>>15769209
I'm glad my gatekeeping is working, shoo shoo back to r/watches. wear your shitter in good health faggot.

[Anonymous No.15769231]

>>15769229
>kek saw this on WUS.
Link? Holy fuck this Yema shit is getting worse and worse.

[Anonymous No.15769235]

>>15769231
I think it was this
https://www.watchuseek.com/threads/yema-poor-quality-control.4931889/

[Anonymous No.15769242]

E X P L O R E
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[Anonymous No.15769248]

>>15769242
Do you really think people care?

[Anonymous No.15769261]

>>15769248
He obviously posted on the wrong forum. Here we don't give what he's after.

> Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

[Anonymous No.15769264]

>>15769242

based

[Anonymous No.15769282]

>>15769242

>EXPLORE
>PLROLEX
>ROLEX

What does it mean

[Anonymous No.15769285]

>>15769282
Oh no I'm dyslexic

[Anonymous No.15769286]

>>15769282
rolex is for people from poland only

[Anonymous No.15769410]

>>15768534
Put something on his wrist, /wt/

[Anonymous No.15769411]

https://www.japantrendshop.com/citizen-campanola-cosmosign-minute-repeater-watch-p-4111.html

How is this not the most epic watch ever?

[Anonymous No.15769421]

>>15769410
Needs to be something artsy and unauthentic. Maybe an NTH Näcken? Not overpriced enough, maybe one of the bad Nomos designs maybe? The one that has both roman and arabic numerals.

[Anonymous No.15769424]

>>15769410
Cockring
because it doesn't fit on his dick, too big

[Anonymous No.15769426]

I think after holiday pay im gonna get this. Any reason why I shouldn't?

[Anonymous No.15769430]

>>15769411
based as fuck, mountain jews seething
is there a single complication where quartz doesn't mog memecanicals in at this point?

[Anonymous No.15769436]

>>15769411
Citizen has actually made quite a few grand complications quartz watches. There are some citizen signature series grand complication models you can find for around $500 new.

[Anonymous No.15769443]

>>15769436
Link? This one's 5k.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=babBkbwC8f8

It looks absolutely based though.

[Anonymous No.15769455]

>>15768548
PRESTIGIOUS

[Anonymous No.15769456]

>refer to quartz 1hz sweep as deadbeat seconds
>refer to quartz oscillator as a vibrating escapement
>refer to battery as ionic mainspring
>le ought orologie faggots start screeching

[Anonymous No.15769477]

>>15768948
>wants to be the Seagram's building except only twelve stories high
>hobo encampment on street level
jesus christ, ivan, haven't you got any pride?

[Anonymous No.15769481]

>>15769456
quartz watches are unironically the best and most reliable. Most special forces units are issued foresters for this reason

[Anonymous No.15769495]

>>15769481
I don't care what the best is, I just wanna piss off autistic watchfags

[Anonymous No.15769498]

>>15769495
the explorer is the gayest watch ever made, the casio digital is all one needs. The rest are just homosexual peacocking devices to signal how prolapsed your rectum is

[Anonymous No.15769525]

>>15768544
>inb4 f91w with a tourbillon
Why fuck around with memebillons when you can achieve perfection:
- F-91W form factor (Doesn't have to be exact but similar deal)
- Metal case and bracelet
- Sapphire crystal
- Water resistance at least 50m
- Stopwatch can count hours instead of 60 minutes max
- Current time visible on the stopwatch page
- Can mute button beeps
- Timer, 5 Alarms, perpetual calendar, dual time (or world time), and all that higher model stuff
- Compass
- Solar charged (There is more than enough space around the screen)
- Drilled lugs
- Good, elegant, versatile design. Nothing over the top. Can be worn from the suit to the beach.
- None of the Bluetooth app shit that just adds bloat and cost.

I don't believe I'm asking for much. Maybe the compass will be one more tiny component on the circuit board. Beyond that it's just upgrading the chip with features already available in other models. All wrapped up in a better shell. I think you can do it at 150$ max. Only reason we won't get this is because Casio is the monopoly in digital watch space.

[Anonymous No.15769530]

>>15769498
id on that watch?

[Anonymous No.15769531]

>>15769498
You sound just as autistic as the mechanicalfags

[Anonymous No.15769535]

>>15768534
What types of watches do you guys wear if you have skinny wrists? I tried to get into watches two or so years ago, but it just looked really bad since it drew attention to my wrists.

[Anonymous No.15769536]

ITS UP

[Anonymous No.15769541]

>>15769525
Sounds great except it should be a 5600.

[Anonymous No.15769543]

>>15769535
wear a womans watch like the weak wristed, limp dicked sissy that you are.
also post boipussy on /soc/ and link it here pls

[Anonymous No.15769552]

>>15769004
yes but the vacheron is significantly more ugly

[Anonymous No.15769556]

>>15769248
i care

[Anonymous No.15769557]

>>15769525
>sapphire

[Anonymous No.15769563]

>>15769543
Nice one man you really got me.

[Anonymous No.15769566]

>>15769531
how can you be an autiste and like casios?

[Anonymous No.15769570]

>>15769566
You kidding? The terrorist watch is /g/ core

[Anonymous No.15769573]

>>15769570
casios are peak horology

[Anonymous No.15769574]

>>15769566
You’d have to be autistic to wear this dogshit

[Anonymous No.15769580]

>>15769443
>Link?
https://www.ebay.com/itm/BRAND-NEW-Citizen-Grand-Complication-Eco-Drive-Signature-Series-BZ0000-50A/184566742655
It is kinda ugly, the better looking black version is a few hundred more

[Anonymous No.15769583]

>>15769573
wow thats nice, name?

[Anonymous No.15769589]

>>15768563
>36mm
based

[Anonymous No.15769599]

gm say it back

[Anonymous No.15769602]

>>15769410
Nomos

[Anonymous No.15769605]

>>15769410
That'd be the person to wear a Fossil watch

[Anongmous No.15769609]

thots?

[Anonymous No.15769610]

>>15769574
tfw aspergers and would totally wear that

[Anonymous No.15769613]

grail

[Anonymous No.15769616]

>>15769613
Too busy. Really these sports watches are best as simple 3 handers, maybe a date window. Maybe no date and small seconds if you really want to get fancy.

[Anonymous No.15769640]

Gonna get a SNA411 and no /fa/g can stop me

[Anonymous No.15769650]

>>15769574
I prefer the digitals, they have more soul. Although this is one of the best wave ceptors I've seen ever. Solar, 100m WR and 6 band

[Anonymous No.15769655]

>>15769613
why are audemars so ugly?

[Anonymous No.15769657]

Guys... what about Victorinox?

[Anonymous No.15769658]

I wanted to have a bit more color to my straps. Am I limited to green and tan? Idk how and navy blue would look with this.

[Anonymous No.15769661]

>>15769658
Fug

[Anonymous No.15769679]

>>15769661
>keki mechanical

[Anonymous No.15769682]

>>15769657
I like some of the victorinox watches but they're all around 16cm thicc

[Anonymous No.15769705]

>>15769679
No its a Halton khi mechacal

[Anonymous No.15769754]

>>15768948
The building in Chistopol looks russian and comfy.

[Anonymous No.15769759]

>>15769657
The woman's model inox is actually a decent size. It you want a super heavy duty quartz watch and for some reason don't want to buy an oceAnus they are an option. The mens version is comically large unless you're wrists are above 7 1/2 inches.
Otherwise casio probably makes a better and cheaper version on any watch victorinox makes.

[Anonymous No.15769790]

>>15769759
Speaking of 37mm victorinox INOX watches i just looked on ebay. There are a few of the more unisex colors going for ~$175 shipped in the US right now. The quartz movement is nothing special, but it's fine.
Perfect for wristlets or as a gift for you butch lesbian relative.

[Anonymous No.15769813]

>>15769790
My grandmother bought this watch maybe 5 years ago. Looks cool, but it's a little bit heavy.

[Anonymous No.15769837]

>>15768534
A jeweller will know/be able to figure out what type of connections a watch strap has right? Or do I need to know going in?

[Anonymous No.15769843]

>>15768544
A dress/sports watch hybrid with diver's certification, obscene lume, all titanium construction, high hz movement, shock and mag resistance. Think a cross between a g-shock and omega aqua terra or explorer and you've got the idea.

[Anonymous No.15769845]

>>15769837
Yes any jeweler will be able to take care of that stuff.

[Anonymous No.15769849]

>>15769657
There was a victorinox on jomashop with a 2892 movement for $320. Was thinking of buying it but didn't like the styling so skipped. The one I was looking at had a leather strap.

[Anonymous No.15769852]

>>15769849
Here's the back. Ended up buying another much more expensive watch with a 2892 GMT movement.

[Anonymous No.15769854]

Boldr > Hamilton

[Anonymous No.15769860]

>>15768544
A 37mm Royal Oak with a micro 3 axis tourbillion, overall case thickness of no more than 8 or 9 mm, also at least a 38,000 beat rate a remontoir. The entire movement made out of synthetic diamond or silicon where appropriate.

[Anonymous No.15769882]

>>15769143
>i have this weird client who like to take pics of my tits while i wear his watches
This is a ho

[Anonymous No.15769884]

>>15769426
made in China

[Anonymous No.15769896]

>>15769845
Thanks anon, poorfag with my one watch, don't want to fuck it up.

[Anonymous No.15769900]

>>15769849
>>15769852
>no microadjustment
That watch would either fit or it won't.

[Anonymous No.15769931]

Blogposting while drunk. Watchless poorfag from a few threads over the last few weeks. Pic related is mine now. I'd like to thank everybody here for directly/indirectly teaching me about watches, I would have bought something stupid if not for all of you. At 42mm (excluding crown) x 47mm this watch fits *perfectly* on my wrist as shown in the guide in OP's post, perfect lug to lug. Pics don't do this watch justice. The indices and hands are as polished as the bezel, can see my face in the crown. Depending on how the light hits the dial it either looks flat, solid, featureless monochrome black or has an almost 3 dimensional depth and variation from the different patterns on the dial. Has a nice masculine chunkiness and decent weight considering it's titanium, downward curve of the inner lug has aqua terra vibes, solid links. Lume is not amazing but does last long enough to be legible until I fall asleep. Can't wait til the jewellers open again so I can get the bracelet adjusted and get this on my wrist. Sincerely, thank you again anons. I hope whether you wear cheap shitters like mine or rolex tier and above that you enjoy them greatly.

[Anonymous No.15769935]

>>15769931
Enjoy your watch anon!

[Anonymous No.15769939]

>>15769854
Never heard of them

[Anonymous No.15769949]

14 days left at my soul succing job.

I have never looked forward to Christmas like this before.

My komandirskie and its radium lune is a good companion.

it's 4:38 am here, how are you lads doing

[Anonymous No.15769958]

>>15768544

300m Wr
Sapphire
very slim
no bigger than 39mm
hand wind/ auto/ hacking
date complication
and ideally spring drive like smoothness

[Anonymous No.15769978]

>>15769199
holy shit lol
how has this not have more replies
do people even see this

>>15769206
nothing much
go for it if you like it
looks nice
>>15769931
enjoy your watch.
>>15769949
its 1pm here and too humid and warm
nice vintage vostok with the 2oclock crown

[Anonymous No.15769981]

I got a rubber strap from Everest, not bad

[Anonymous No.15769992]

>>15769949
>radium lume
>radium
Getting early 90's Denis Leary flashbacks, aren't you worried about cancer of the wrist? https://youtu.be/rbrFA0memPk?t=72

[Anonymous No.15770004]

>>15769992

been working at a plastics manufacturer for the past 5 years at this point of I get cancer it is becauae of the dust that's forced itself into any hole in my body.

[Anonymous No.15770005]

>>15769949
Does it actually still glow? I've heard that the lume paint that the radium is mixed with gives out but the radium is still plenty radioactive.

[Anonymous No.15770012]

>>15770005

dunno anon you tell me, this is just the glow fro. standing in the spotlight in fron of the factory

[Anonymous No.15770022]

>>15770012
Actual radium lume back when they applied it didn't need any light to charge it as that is what the radium did. Damn hippies taking away the best lume tech.

[Anonymous No.15770023]

thoughts on the a700w? been trying to find a decent casio that works well for me over the past few days, one of them was too big for my wrists even tightened completely, the other wasn't bright enough (i work night shift, i like bright backlights) watched a video, this looks perfect for me, should i buy?

[Anonymous No.15770040]

>>15770023
Are metal band casios max kino?

[Anonymous No.15770043]

>>15770004
Fair enough, I hope you beat the odds anon.

[Anonymous No.15770051]

Just screwed up sizing my shark mesh, which is a shame because this one is really good quality. Now I’m relegated to the stock bracelet which is standard poverty Orient fare

[Anonymous No.15770052]

>>15769574
stop posting

[Anonymous No.15770058]

cool piece?

[Anonymous No.15770059]

>>15770023
Yes it kino
>>15770040
Yes

[Anonymous No.15770062]

>>15770051
That sucks

[Anonymous No.15770085]

>>15770058
What makes orient a bad manufacturer?

[Anonymous No.15770096]

>>15770085
bad logo

[Anonymous No.15770099]

>>15768544
GS spring drive with 36mm cushion case and red snowflake dial

[Anonymous No.15770101]

>>15770085
they arent
they give very good value while still having a very distinct somewhat kitschy aesthetic
the only real critique is the obscene number of SKUs and the hoops you have to jump through to get many of their models

[Anonymous No.15770112]

>>15770085
They aren't. However, they gained a humble reputation from 2nd and 3rd world countries due to their manufacturing of outdated and simple automatic movements. Where Seiko has been known to innovate their mechanical movements from time to time, Orient will stay put with what's tried and true. Orient is largely distributed in SE Asia, Central Asia, the Middle East, and parts of Africa. I've seen a lot of Orients in the Mid East. In a place like Qatar, your average Habib isn't going to drop a week's paycheck for a kinetic capacitor replacement. Battery replacement services aren't all that common in these places either. That's why they'll put a small chunk of cash for a watch that will run for the next 8 to 10 years.

Their movements are reliable. Their finishing is a notch higher than what you'll see with entry level Seikos, but they will cut corners on bands and bracelets, like what I have >>15770051 here.

[Anonymous No.15770126]

will people call me a camping faggot if i get a timex camper?

[Anonymous No.15770129]

>>15770126
They won't, but I will.

[Anonymous No.15770130]

>wake up
>browse the website of a local vintage watch dealer like I do every morning
>see a watch I have been lusting after for a while
>get ready and head to the store excited
>watch sells to some random bozo while I'm on the way there
never been blue balled like this in my life I want to find this man and take back what is mine

[Anonymous No.15770133]

>>15770129
limited ed camper, what do you think? I'm turned off by the 50M WR

[Anonymous No.15770142]

>>15770133
I think nope. Get something else, anything but a Timex

[Anonymous No.15770146]

>>15770040
>>15770059
thanks bros, gonna buy it.

[Anonymous No.15770149]

are sensor watches a gimmick? I'm strangely attracted to some of the protreks, mainly this one

[Anonymous No.15770153]

>>15770149
ProTrek owner. Depends what you want out of them. If you're outdoorsy and use the tools the watch provides you'll find it useful. If you're a city dweller like me the barometric pressure graph (in conjunction with looking at the clouds) becomes a great way of telling if it's going to rain soon or not.

[Anonymous No.15770154]

>>15770149
the safari one has similar specs too, size functions ect, just has thicker hands on the dial

[Anonymous No.15770167]

>>15770133
please tell me its in a size like 34 and not a cringe inducing 40mm (for what is clearly a kids watch)

[Anonymous No.15770176]

Decided to finally look into those Vostok watches that people seem to be so into. "Accuracy: -20 +60 sec/day". I don't know what I was expecting.

[Anonymous No.15770186]

>>15770167
it's hard to camp with a 40mm watch anon, especially when it's bright blue

[Anonymous No.15770192]

>>15770058
>IIII

[Anonymous No.15770200]

>>15770192
Pro tip: the romans themselves used IIII.

[Anonymous No.15770205]

>>15770192
>there are still people to this day who dont know
watchmaker's IV
google it

[Anonymous No.15770211]

>>15770205
Autism has become an epidemic

[Anonymous No.15770234]

I want a spring drive GS.

Chrono24 and such dont appear to have much of a discount over new. Where should I be looking?

[Anonymous No.15770236]

>>15770200
Wrong. That inscription is referring to the champion gladiator Lihi. The horizontal line between the second and third 'I' has been worn away with time.

[Anonymous No.15770239]

>>15770236

[Anonymous No.15770256]

>>15769017
>The VC overseas isn't rarer.
It literally is.
AP makes 40k watches each year, 90% of which ROs.
While VC only makes about 18k watches each year, less than 25% of which Overseas.

That means about 36k Royal Oaks are made each year, compared to about 4-5k Overseas.

[Anonymous No.15770266]

>>15769199
Fucking sad. I heard about QC issues and bad customer service. This just confirms things yet again. How did they resolve it? Did yema pull some BS instead of just replacing it? >>15769978
I'm seeing this. At such prices, it should handle shock. But i think it was just badly glued on and the customer didn't do much.

[Anonymous No.15770268]

>>15770236
Fucking loled, 10/10 for creativity.

[Anonymous No.15770273]

>>15768544
a watch that mechanically mines crypto currency

[Anonymous No.15770277]

>>15769552
Hard disagree.

[Anonymous No.15770287]

>>15769017
>the dial is flat & boring
The blue dial supposedly looks exactly like the dial on the Chronomètre Bleu.

[Anonymous No.15770290]

>>15769536
>hosted, written, edited & directed by TGV

[Anonymous No.15770299]

>>15770176
accuracy is underreported so it'll be within specs

my vostok is more accurate than my brand new seiko
in any case you can regulate it, its easy.

[Anonymous No.15770304]

>>15770130
what watch is it?
should have called desu

[Anonymous No.15770310]

>>15770287
I've held both in person. The CB is the best blue dial in the industry but it's also on dress watch so it fits. Don't get me wrong the blue dial Overseas color does catch the light but compared to the dials on the watches it is competing against, Nautilus, Royal Oak, Aquanaut and even Moser it is the most plain and unexciting. No fumee, no gradient, no texturing, nothing to make it unique or special.

[Anonymous No.15770313]

>>15770310
I do love the RO guilloché dials, no doubt about that.
But the Nautilus dials are stamped and dull as can be.

Out of the three (RO, Overseas, Nautilus), the blue dial Overseas comes in second just a hair under the RO, but only because it has a slight sunburst while I'd prefer a flat texture.
The Nautilus is a distant third.
Hell, I prefer the wet black lacquer Overseas dial over the Nautilus.

[Anonymous No.15770318]

>>15769609
Panerais are a meme but they can look good

[Anonymous No.15770320]

Anybody have a go-to quartz watch for travel? My first thought is G-Shock, but there aren't any I really dig the look of, except that patina'd metal one, and that thing is like a pound and costs over a grand.

[Anonymous No.15770329]

>>15768908
Christian Zeron on Theo & Harris watch shop wears a women's Cartier Tank Americane

[Anonymous No.15770330]

>>15770304
vintage gold cartier tank in mint condition

[Anonymous No.15770338]

>>15770320
DW-5600BB-1
>looks almost identical to the black metal version
>weighs over 100g less
>costs $100

[Anonymous No.15770342]

>>15770338
based

[Anonymous No.15770345]

and it comes with a cordura strap

[Anonymous No.15770349]

>>15770320
AE1200WH-1A is probably the obvious choice

[Anonymous No.15770352]

>>15770277
It looks like a seiko 5 unironically. imagine dropping 20k on a boring ass 3 hander. I also hate the chapter ring

[Anonymous No.15770353]

>>15770352
>It looks like a seiko 5 unironically.

[Anonymous No.15770357]

>>15770353
You were saying?

[Anonymous No.15770368]

>>15770313
I think you're under appreciating the Nautilus. Maybe it doesn't come across in pictures but IRL it's a great dial.

[Anonymous No.15770370]

>>15770313
I think you're under appreciating the Nautilus. Maybe it doesn't come across in pictures but IRL it's a great dial.

[Anonymous No.15770372]

>>15770357
Yeah, totally the same thing.
I don't even know why Seiko bothers with the GS line, they're no better than the Seiko 5.

>>15770370
Friend of mine has a gold Nautilus calendar-type model.
The dial is pretty underwhelming.
Matte, no definition (stamped), mild sunburst (don't like sunburst).

[Anonymous No.15770376]

>>15770370
>See a dealer with an annual calendar nautilus
>it’s $80k
fuck

[Anonymous No.15770379]

>>15770372
It was the opposite for me. I wasn't a nautilus fan until I saw some in person, especially the 5711r

>>15770376
If he's a dealer he probably got it at list price but that's still $40k+

[Anonymous No.15770382]

unmoggable

[Anonymous No.15770383]

I find this 38mm Breitling Colt to be just about perfect. What do you bros think of older Breitling?

[Anonymous No.15770384]

>>15770383
I love how the case is completely unfinished. Shows a lot of attention to detail

[Anonymous No.15770388]

>its another ”vintage inspired/reissue/etc” watch
stop

[Anonymous No.15770389]

>>15770383
>38mm
>with a large rotating bezel

It'll wear like a 36mm, which is still way too large for you.

[Anonymous No.15770396]

>>15770379
>It was the opposite for me. I wasn't a nautilus fan until I saw some in person, especially the 5711r
There's simply not much interest in a dial stamped with a basic pattern and a slight sunburst.

[Anonymous No.15770397]

>>15770396
how do you know the dial is stamped?

[Anonymous No.15770400]

>>15770397
>its horizontally embossed dial

[Anonymous No.15770404]

>>15770397
>>15770400
https://www.patek.com/en/collection/nautilus/5711-1A-010

[Anonymous No.15770408]

>>15770400
>>15770404
so don't actually know how patek made the dial. you are just guessing.

[Anonymous No.15770410]

What's the general opinion of the Caliber 0100?

[Anonymous No.15770412]

>>15770408
>Patek themselves literally say the dial is embossed
>"so you don't actually know and are just guessing"

Are you having a stroke?

[Anonymous No.15770415]

>>15770410
When the movement is more interesting than the watch itself there is a problem.

[Anonymous No.15770419]

>>15770415
That's an interesting take, but if that were the case nobody would make mechanical movements anymore.

[Anonymous No.15770424]

>>15770382
moggs yupu

[Anonymous No.15770425]

>be me
>make solar quartz with sweeping seconds
>accurate, never needs service but looks like a mechanical watch
How many millions would I make?

[Anonymous No.15770426]

>>15770419
Not true. Almost all of the best and most iconic designs are mechanical watches. That Citizen is a $10k movement in a $10 looking watch. If they improved on the latter it would be a great watch overall.

[Anonymous No.15770428]

>>15770426
>Almost all of the best and most iconic designs are mechanical watches
lol

[Anonymous No.15770431]

>>15770424
That's not an analog diving watch with a 120 click bezel though.
Again, unmoggable.

[Anonymous No.15770438]

>>15768777
Wow. I bought one this year to feel like Steve McQueen. I bought a Lemans shirt too. Feels good

[Anonymous No.15770462]

>>15770428
BASED
>>15770431
the real unmoggable timepiece

[Anonymous No.15770464]

When does seiko update their USA catalog?
I'm really feeling that Sumo chronograph

[Anonymous No.15770470]

>>15770428
you're actually serious aren't you. fucking lol.

[Anonymous No.15770481]

Is it common for a watch to lose ~5 minutes per week?

[Anonymous No.15770482]

>>15770481
lel that's like 40 seconds per day

[Anonymous No.15770490]

>>15770482
A very basic mechanical movements may lose 20 spd, maybe upto 30 for the cheapest but 5 minutes at week means it needs a service or repair.

[Anonymous No.15770492]

>>15770481
Definitely not. If it's something that has happened suddenly (especially after going through the scanners at the airport for example) the watch has very likely become magnetized. You can buy a $15 watch demagnetizer on Amazon to try or I'm sure if you have a watch repair place you can go to they'll likely do it free, it's literally just setting it on a box and clicking a button.

If it isn't sudden, however, it most certainly needs to be regulated and possibly fully serviced.

[Anonymous No.15770494]

Why the fuck do people not cover up their clasps?
It pisses me off, just protect it

[Anonymous No.15770496]

>>15770492
Thanks, I'll keep it in mind.

[Anonymous No.15770499]

>>15770492
Hey fuckwit, magnetized hairsprings gain time not lose.
Stop posting about shit you dont understand

[Anonymous No.15770505]

>>15769949
I'm not sure that's radium anon. Seems pretty new for that.

[Anonymous No.15770506]

>>15770499
>More often than not, magnetism will cause a watch to gain time, but it can also cause it to lose time or potentially stop.

[Anonymous No.15770511]

>>15770506
Unless youre in a massive magnetic field it wont stop

[Anonymous No.15770515]

>>15770511
Yeah I imagine that's reserved for like straight-up wearing it inside of an MRI machine or something, but what I'm saying is slow is possible.

[Anonymous No.15770537]

>>15770494
What?

[Anonymous No.15770540]

What watch can this man wear every day?

[Anonymous No.15770544]

>>15770425
Ask Bullover, Precisionist is like $150?

[Anonymous No.15770560]

>>15770544
ok but like
not gaudy

[Anonymous No.15770564]

>>15770560
https://youtu.be/cCEYGiYc-Jc?t=396
https://youtu.be/x2DaO7l2X14?t=87
https://youtu.be/d8QolltXw50?t=166

[Anonymous No.15770566]

What do you think about this collection, /wt/?

Beater: Edifice/Oceanus
Field: Marathon
Diver: BB58
Chrono: Sinn 140
Dress: Campanola

It's better to just get one Rolex right?

[Anonymous No.15770569]

>>15770540
He get in a knife fight or something?

[Anonymous No.15770571]

>>15770426
>$10 looking watch.
the look is extra clean to appeal to autists(obv the main audience for such a watch like this)

but to be frank the MOP dial is the nicest one of the lot imo

[Anonymous No.15770573]

people who write "reviews" like this need to be thrown off a building

[Anonymous No.15770574]

>>15770564
The first one actually looks pretty cool. Huh. I stand corrected. Guess people just like their expensive watches to be mechanical?

[Anonymous No.15770578]

>>15770370
The dial is shit, just look at that video of a real one next to chinkshit copy and it's almost the same,letters are better in the original but the dial is exactly the same garbage.

[Anonymous No.15770580]

>>15770573
Why would anyone watch an oversized plain 3 hand watch, and citizen has plenty of tool watches which are big for a reason.
Non diver 3 hand watch has no reason to be over 38mm

[Anonymous No.15770589]

>>15770573
Small pp has to overcompensate.

[Anonymous No.15770593]

How does the polish hold up on a Grand Seiko if I was to get one to wear daily?

Does the shinyness make it not suitable to wear casually?

[Anonymous No.15770596]

Has anyone tested out Christopher Wards 60 day return policy?

Can I just get one, wear it for a month and then return it? (assuming I dont scratch or bang it)

[Anonymous No.15770603]

>>15770573
I too, would like to wear a watch 1 and a half ft wide.

[Anonymous No.15770605]

>>15770596
>assuming I dont scratch or bang it
You will

[Anonymous No.15770606]

>>15770571
There are simple clean expensive watches that look their money but I'd argue that Citizen is not one of them. Yeah the mother of pearl is better but it still looks like a $100 mall watch.

[Anonymous No.15770610]

>>15770605
my every day seiko is in pretty good condition after 2.5 years. I think id handle it.

[Anonymous No.15770623]

>>15770470
no need to be such a bourgeoise fag

[Anonymous No.15770628]

>>15770569
Looks like skin replacement, so it was a bit wider wound than a knife would do. Could have been anything without knowing the story.

[Anonymous No.15770694]

>>15770628
So real question is what he did to need a skin replacement.

[Anonymous No.15770716]

>>15770410
Movement is great, but they should put it in a Chronomaster style case and bracelet.

[Anonymous No.15770722]

>>15770593
That will depend a lot on the kinds of scratches it gets. Small scratches won't be that noticeable on the polished surfaces, but deep scratches will stick out like a sore thumb. I wouldn't have any concerns wearing one to an office, but I'd think twice working in a machine shop.

[Anonymous No.15770734]

SHITTER

[Anonymous No.15770736]

>>15770716
they did

[Anonymous No.15770746]

>>15770566
>What do you think about this collection, /wt/?
>
>Beater: Edifice/Oceanus
>Field: Marathon
>Diver: BB58
>Chrono: Sinn 140
>Dress: Campanola
>
>It's better to just get one Rolex right?
Well?

[Anonymous No.15770764]

>>15770762
>>15770762
>>15770762
>>15770762

[Anonymous No.15770770]

>>15770746
idk
feels like you need a soulful vintage or something
what rolex would you get anyway
the tudor is too similar
maybe a vintage AIR KANG

[Anonymous No.15771556]

>>15768534
I bought my daughter a Casio LA670WEGL a few years back and she loves it so much the gold plating is gone and the strap is all fucked up
I was thinking about getting her a new one or maybe a LA670WEGL-1EF (the same but black) but maybe I could find something better?

>Your budget
not too expensive, I'm poor
> Watch type, e.g. dress, diver, pilot
somewhat classy
> Movement, e.g. automatic, hand wound, quartz
doesn't matter
> Desired features, e.g. water resistance, day/date, 2nd time zone
tiny
> Preferred strap option, e.g. leather, nylon, bracelet
13 mm in width or less
> Wrist size or desired watch size
something fitting a fairly conservative 13 year old girl

tl;dr
gib classy watch for 13yo girl plz

[Anonymous No.15771568]

>>15768707
it's a SNA411 and it's fuckin awesome
21 mm lug width is a non-issue for me as I wear it on a 22 mm nato anyway and I don't give a fuck because I'm not gay lol

[Anonymous No.15771584]

>>15769610
i feel you bro
SNA411 scratch that itch much better tho imo

[Anonymous No.15771589]

>>15769640
do it
it's almost /fa/ggot's official watch at this point

[Anonymous No.15771599]

>>15770099
sexy pic and nice dubs

[Anonymous No.15771646]

>>15770580
not all of us have girl wrists