/wt/ Watch Thread

[Anonymous No.15871898]

Made in Mexico 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

Previous Thread: >>15869618

[Anonymous No.15871909]

the great debate

[Anonymous No.15871910]

>>15871909
>maxi case
neither

[Anonymous No.15871915]

>>15871910
What's wrong with maxi cases? The only people who buy rolexes are fat middle management retards, it only makes sense that their watches would be fat too.

[Anonymous No.15871918]

How has no one made a Tenet watch yet?

[Anonymous No.15871919]

I honestly don't know why I put more thought into my watch than the rest of my appearance, bros.

[Anonymous No.15871929]

>>15871919
I could not give less of a fuck about my car, my clothes, my hair, my house. But I am insanely autistic about my watches.

[Anonymous No.15871932]

>>15871919
So does everyone who's into watches, haven't you noticed that every single watch Youtuber is ugly as shit? Crooked/missing/yellow teeth, fat/obese, bald(ing), warts on face or head, skinny dyel arms, ugly prison tattoos, neckbeards, and so on.

[Anonymous No.15871944]

>>15871898
wow they really did a sloppy job on the stamping. How does that pass quality control? You can barely see the crown tips...

[Anonymous No.15871956]

>>15871909

[Anonymous No.15871959]

If I could only have watches from one brand, it would be Jaeger-LeCoultre. What about you?

[Anonymous No.15871960]

>>15871898
"Suggest a watch for me."
> budget around 200$
> Watch type moonphase
> Movement, at that price point quartz will do
> Desired features : moonphase has to be prominent, not a small window hidden away
> Preferred strap option, I'll get a nice leather one if it doesn't already come with it, no worries
> Wrist size 7 3/8" wristlet
>desired watch size between 38 and 39 mm maybe 40 if it's real nice.

Thanks /fa/gots

[Anonymous No.15871965]

>>15871959
Sinn.

[Anonymous No.15871968]

https://youtu.be/Jvyus0fZwag?t=32

just ordered this + the smaller 420 case to swap out the 120

see you guys in 6 months when it arrives

[Anonymous No.15871974]

>>15871959
You mean in an ideal world where people didn't give a shit about brands or in the real world? And would I have infinite money or be poor like now?

Here's 4 options:

ideal world, poor: Casio Edifice
ideal world, rich: Breitling, Fortis, or Sinn

current world, poor: no watch, better you pretend that you "don't wear a watch" than wearing some $250 shitter
current world, rich: Rolex

[Anonymous No.15871982]

>>15871898
So tell me, how many watches are to be considered enough? Do you just keep buying the watches you like and can afford, or stretch to more or less a fixed, small number of watches that you really enjoy?

Do you plan to ever stop consuming?

[Anonymous No.15871985]

>>15871982
6 is good if they're above 10k each

[Anonymous No.15871986]

>>15871944
>rolex
>quality control

[Anonymous No.15871990]

Reposting from last thread
Glashütte Original
So now that you can by a 39.5mm version of this without aged lume is it actually good? I know that all the YouTubers that shill it buy rolexes instead but how does it stand on its own merits and not as a couldn't get a sub watch?

[Anonymous No.15871992]

>>15871982
4 is enough for me
dress
sport
daily worker
oddball

[Anonymous No.15871995]

>>15871960
Rotary

[Anonymous No.15872000]

>>15871990
Seems alright

[Anonymous No.15872002]

$3850 on Jomashop, do I pull the trigger anons? I've been itching for one of these for ages.

[Anonymous No.15872017]

>>15871915
Kek

[Anonymous No.15872023]

it hurts to live

[Anonymous No.15872029]

>>15872023
I thought that looks pretty cool until I saw the size desu.

[Anonymous No.15872032]

>>15872023
What is this? It looks fucking epic, is it really that cheap?

[Anonymous No.15872035]

>>15872029
>until I saw the size
FUCKING HELL

[Anonymous No.15872038]

>>15872032

>The two buttons are as useless as the teats on a boar and the inner dials are just for show. However, you can slip the watch over your knuckles and beat someone senseless with it...

https://www.amazon.co.uk/Original-Rectangle-Unique-Wristwatch-Leather/dp/B0746JHTX4/

[Anonymous No.15872039]

>>15871974
You think too much.

[Anonymous No.15872041]

>>15871959

Sinn, so I could post a picture of it on Reddit with an accompanying title that reads, Forgive Me Father, For I Have... Sinned

Then I would shoot myself

[Anonymous No.15872044]

>>15872035
problem?

[Anonymous No.15872069]

Why aren't you wearing 18k yellow Gold?

[Anonymous No.15872083]

>>15872069
because I'm not in my 60s

[Anonymous No.15872084]

>>15871995
If my gf was making bank selling bathwater to neets and she bought be a rotary I'd be fucking livid

[Anonymous No.15872086]

>>15871995
I was hoping for something with a bigger moon phase complication, kinda like pic rel

[Anonymous No.15872088]

>>15872083
Gold is timeless!
craigshipp.com/grandseiko

[Anonymous No.15872089]

>>15871982
I’ve found 6 to be a reasonable number. The fact is even with 6 watches I only really wear 3 consistently. I won’t buy another without getting rid of at least one just to free up space. I really don’t think that it is a good idea to keep buying watches impulsively - the collection just gets out of control too quickly. Keeping it at a certain number means I consider the next piece more carefully.

[Anonymous No.15872097]

>>15871982
30
one for each day of the month

[Anonymous No.15872099]

>>15871918
>an operation where time is of the most importance
>lol, can't see half of the fucking watch in bad lighting conditions

bravo

[Anonymous No.15872100]

>>15871178
sorry i fell asleep
>12mm
no, you need the same size (lug width wise) as your case
seiko 5 should be 18mm, double check with a ruler/caliper

[Anonymous No.15872107]

>>15872044
>real effect on hand
>mfw

Post your real effects on hand, bros.

[Anonymous No.15872136]

>>15871960
Maybe a DAVOSA Flatline Phase of Moon.

A little outside budget new maybe you could hold out and save or look used?

[Anonymous No.15872171]

>I train my chefs completely different to anyone else. My young girls and guys, when they come to the kitchen, the first thing they get is a stainless steel sports rolex. They get blindfolded and they get sat down at the ads table… Unless they can identify that’s it’s not some shitter found on 4channel like some fucking grand seiko or glaschutte original they don’t get to wear it.”

[Anonymous No.15872187]

>>15871982
365 casios

[Anonymous No.15872202]

Anyone have an opinion on Traska? Is it overpriced?

[Anonymous No.15872209]

>>15872002
You absolutely should get one. I prefer the blue as well. You should call some authorized dealers and see if they will ship you one, otherwise go for it. It's such a good watch.

[Anonymous No.15872214]

>>15872202
I was the contemplating anon in the last thread. Ended up getting the CW(for half retail), but I may pick up the Traska commuter in white when they release stock. Seems like they have decent specs for the prices, and the logo doesn't make me immediately angry.

[Anonymous No.15872222]

>>15872171
so they can taste terrible qc?

[Anonymous No.15872227]

>>15872214
What about build quality? I like the scratch resistant on the metal and the bracelet looks decent, just unsure if $550 usd is a good buy or if I'd be better off buying something like a Tisell for half the price or getting a entry swiss for a few more $

[Anonymous No.15872239]

just picked up my first real watch (the only other one I have is a garmin gps for running). Citizen Stiletto Eco drive. I like that its slimmer so the sleeves on a long shirt don't bunch up around it.

[Anonymous No.15872240]

>>15872227
From what I understand, they had the initial release with the kickstarter and are now releasing an updated version in March with tweaks to the original builds. I haven't handled one, so I can't really speak for how good or bad they are.

[Anonymous No.15872250]

>>15871898

today i will remind them

[Anonymous No.15872257]

>>15872250
oh no
oh no no no

[Anonymous No.15872264]

Are negative display G-Shocks as bad as they say?

[Anonymous No.15872269]

>>15872250
Rolex’s time is over.

[Anonymous No.15872274]

>>15872264
Negative display is a dumb gimmick period.

[Anonymous No.15872278]

>>15872274
Is there a benefit to it or is it just for looking cool?

[Anonymous No.15872281]

>>15871909
The fuck you need a date for? Rich people don't care about the fucking date lmao.
>>15872002
save for rolex bro, you're going to thank me later
>>15872239
Congrats anon. A fine choice. I have quartz and mecaquartz, I am yet to have a solar and the mechanicals.

[Anonymous No.15872285]

>>15872281
>guy who has never owned mechanical watch in his life tells someone to save up for rolex
leave this place

[Anonymous No.15872286]

>>15872281
thanks man. Gunna save up for a nice dive watch next

[Anonymous No.15872288]

Any websites sell sapphires for non-divers?

[Anonymous No.15872297]

>>15872281
>The fuck you need a date for?
>save for rolex bro
>I am yet to have a solar and the mechanicals.

Please tell me youre not the "all watches but these are cope".
Remember that when /wt/ is telling you tudor is shit its actually some 16 year old who has never owned a mechanical watch.

[Anonymous No.15872299]

>>15872288
ebay com
alibaba com

a flat crystal like that can be gotten easily

[Anonymous No.15872311]

>>15872285
>>15872297
In the end you know I'm right.

[Anonymous No.15872334]

>>15872136
I like it - I’ll keep an eye out for one at a good price. thanks, chum

[Anonymous No.15872338]

>>15872297
I think Tudor sucks but it's because they seem to be throwing.
>design amazing watch, the Pelagos. BTFOs the Sub and is ten times the watch the Sub will ever be
>the looks and specs combine the best of classic dive watch aesthetics with modern stylings and technology
>put like 6 million lines of text on the dial so it just looks stupid
>originally it didn't even have that many lines of text and looked fine, so wtf?

[Anonymous No.15872354]

Sorry you have to see my hairy chode wrist, /fa/.

I was sold on this Presage as soon as I saw the dial.

[Anonymous No.15872356]

G shock good for everyday wear? I currently have a TAG formula one but thinking about changing up my style a bit

[Anonymous No.15872362]

>>15872297
If it tells the time who gives a shit? Luxury Watches are literally all about showing off nobody cares how precise they are or whatever.

[Anonymous No.15872367]

>>15872297
>Remember that when /wt/ is telling you tudor is shit its actually some 16 year old who has never owned a mechanical watch.
That's not true at all, pretty much 99% of the posters have more money than me, and at least 50% of them already have better watches than I ever will. It might be the case for you because you have no idea how lucky you are.

And besides, he's 100% right.

[Anonymous No.15872370]

>>15872354
strap seems a little tight m8

the texture is very interesting. It reminds me of bismuth
how much was it?
>>15872356
yes
a gshock is literally an everyday watch,it'll handle anything.
if you like their style//

[Anonymous No.15872377]

>>15872370
MSRP is like 590ish, I paid 430 for mine.

[Anonymous No.15872388]

>>15872354
It looks pretty sweet at a normal level zooming in it reminds me of osb.

I fond myself liking the seiko pressage watches more and more. They just feel too dressy for me I don't think i could pull one off in jeans and a t-shirt

[Anonymous No.15872395]

>>15872288
hey i have that watch

[Anonymous No.15872435]

>>15872388
>They just feel too dressy for me I don't think i could pull one off in jeans and a t-shirt
You can. Easily. For instance you just slap a nice darker brown leather strap on that thing and it dresses down just fine.

[Anonymous No.15872441]

>>15872388
just believe in yourself anon

[Anonymous No.15872459]

>>15871909
>maxi-case
No thanks. I'd rather have a BB58 blue.

[Anonymous No.15872475]

>>15871918
they did but the doofuses didn’t include the digi display

[Anonymous No.15872477]

>>15871959

Modern: If I could choose from any part of the conglomerate, I'd say Seiko to cover Seiko, GS and Credor.

Vintage: Omega. The real, pre-quartz revolution Omega. A 321 Seamaster, Holy Grail Speedmaster, 564 Connie chronometer, and a 30t2 manual wind.

[Anonymous No.15872490]

>>15872002
BB58 is great, but fuck buying it for that much on Jomashop

[Anonymous No.15872491]

>>15872264
>>15872274
The GBX 100 has a negative display that's actually legible, but the normal negative displays are a meme.

[Anonymous No.15872492]

>>15872023
we need to go deeper...

[Anonymous No.15872503]

unmoggable

[Anonymous No.15872517]

>>15872023
besides the size, this actually looks cool

[Anonymous No.15872520]

>>15872475
it was too much effort

the movie flopped anyway
the actual watches are kinda lame
theres 2 versions but the only difference is the colour of the tip of the seconds hand

[Anonymous No.15872532]

>>15871918
>>15872520
Honestly this looks really good to me for a $210 watch.

https://www.hamiltonwatch.com/en-int/h78505332-khaki-navy-belowzero-auto-limited-edition.html

Oh wait.

[Anonymous No.15872538]

>>15872532
kek
$200 probably went to the packaging
its in some acrylic? crystal? cube

[Anonymous No.15872539]

So what does /fa/ think of Junghans? My gf bought me the Meister Handaufzug for Christmas, I honestly love it but I've heard extremely negative reviews about it in addition to extremely positive reviews... really have no idea what to make of all of that lol

[Anonymous No.15872544]

>>15872539
Way fucking overpriced, and it feels that way.

[Anonymous No.15872549]

>>15872539
i like junghans
they are the OGs of minimalist bauhaus watches
the spec-price ratio isnt good but thats true for many european brands

[Anonymous No.15872550]

https://www.hamiltonwatch.com/en-int/h40655731-american-classic-railroad-skeleton-auto.html

This actually looks pretty cool.

[Anonymous No.15872551]

>>15872539
Decent gift. She's probably watched teddy bulbasaur videos.

[Anonymous No.15872560]

>>15872539
They get shit on for having basic etas in watches going for 1-2k and not having sapphire.

You are obviously paying a lot for the design. I personally really like them and I'd be tempted. If you like the design then girlfriend did tell because that's what you're paying for.

[Anonymous No.15872594]

>>15872475

I can only assume Nolan/his studio have some kind of established contract/relationship with Hamilton because he’s used them for Interstellar as well.

His prop dept was obviously inspired by Breitling.

[Anonymous No.15872631]

>>15872477
Vintage omega has a catalog that fills almost every major watch revolution
30 T2 Rg
551 Pie Pan Chronometer
564 Linen Automatic Chronometer
602 Dress Chronometer
320 (not the gaudy 321) Chronograph
1230 Tuning Fork
1300 Quartz
1511 MHz quartz
1655 Digital

[Anonymous No.15872668]

>>15871918

I think I read somewhere that the Tenet watches display was so bright they needed external batteries during filming so it's not really practical to make a commercial one.

[Anonymous No.15872670]

>>15872631
No interest in a 1045 Speedmaster eh? That would be a must for me on a best of vintage Omega list.

[Anonymous No.15872673]

>>15872202
It's a knockoff

[Anonymous No.15872698]

[Anonymous No.15872741]

Are there really no quartz Breitling fakes?

[Sieg !NP2jUmGKeo No.15872777]

>>15871898
Progress on the 3d printed mechanical clock, I can't get over how cheap this is.

The black parts were literally free. As I have spools laying around with less than 2 feet left on them (less than $0.25 worth) and I managed to squeeze these parts off.

I decided to run the entire drivetrain on transparent blue so that you can see the infill pattern when it's put together and light it behind it.

The face I'm thinking about either buying pla/iron filament. Or just doing a white because I have a sample laying here with just enough to do it so it will be a $0 face.

Bearing is literally a bearing off an old fidget spinner.

I have to buy a bunch of hardware though.

[Anonymous No.15872789]

>>15872670
No, the 5100 is ugly and bad

[Anonymous No.15872792]

>>15872777
I'd just use white for the dial desu.

[Sieg !NP2jUmGKeo No.15872806]

>>15872792
nice thanks. just have to wait for the prusa to finish up customer orders and ill insert white and have it spit out a dial

[Anonymous No.15872815]

>>15872806
MK3S? Does yours make more noise with certain movements like mine does (specifically slow speed diagonal moves)? Wondering if I just have to relube the smooth rods or something but I applied some around 100h of printing ago.

[Anonymous No.15872833]

Is it me or is font on the bezel fucking ugly?

[Anonymous No.15872835]

>>15872833
Not just you m8.

[Anonymous No.15872839]

>>15872833
It is a little too big.

[Anonymous No.15872852]

What are some fishing watches?

[Anonymous No.15872857]

>>15872852
I actually almost bought one a few months back

[Anonymous No.15872859]

>>15872857
Does this depend on your location? Does it have GPS? How exactly does it work?

[Anonymous No.15872860]

might actually buy the skmei knock off gshock off aliexpress in a few weeks if i can confirm its actually fully stainless steel. never worked on a watch before but maybe i'll molest a cheapo gshock and try and transplant the module in

[Anonymous No.15872864]

>>15872857
>yfw the fish detector on the dial goes off

[Anonymous No.15872879]

>>15872859
No idea, I just kinda liked how it looks. It's $25 at Macy's.

[Anonymous No.15872883]

>>15872538
>0

Someone teach hammy how to clock

[Anonymous No.15872888]

>>15872002
Sure, when you buy it stop looking at watches on the intertube. You'll be brainwashed into thinking you need a sub if you don't.

[Anonymous No.15872899]

I want a cheap shitter that tells me useless information that I will never need. Give suggestions.

[Sieg !NP2jUmGKeo No.15872900]

>>15872815
Yeah, like a whirring sound? It does

Especially on round objects diagonally

[Anonymous No.15872911]

>>15871909
Left. Ny cyclops is superior

[Anonymous No.15872914]

>>15872900
>Yeah, like a whirring sound?
Yea, at least it's not just me then. Just some combination of Y & X motor movements cause more vibration I guess. Maybe once I get a table that can handle the extra weight I'll do the concrete paver + foam thing to dampen that.

[Anonymous No.15872925]

thinking about buying the cmd-30b and going on walks turning off tvs in bars etc. might be fun.

[Anonymous No.15872947]

>>15872899
Casio ae1200

[Anonymous No.15872954]

>>15872354
I love a lot of the presage range in terms of looks, but sadly they only produce 40mm dinnerplates that look even bigger with that massive crown, and you don't even get a nice day complication.

They're an affordable grand seiko with all of the same major flaws.

[Anonymous No.15873081]

>>15871909
Neither.

[Anonymous No.15873086]

>>15872288
Aliexpress.

[Anonymous No.15873103]

>>15872864
>I can't breathe

[Anonymous No.15873107]

>>15871965
>>15871974
>>15872041
Anybody willing to state their reasoning behind Sinn? They make good watches, ye, but why would they be the ultimate?

[Anonymous No.15873111]

>>15873107
They're a meme.

They present themselves as hardcore tool watches (Spartan looks, tegimented steel, ...), but then they nearly all have mechanical movements.
My kid's Peppa Pig watch is more robust than a Sinn. Not to mention more accurate.

I'm into mechanical watches because of the craftsmanship and finishing, and I'm into quartz because of the robustness and accuracy.
Sinn is the worst of both worlds.

[Anonymous No.15873117]

>>15873107
I like the aesthetic.

[Anonymous No.15873122]

>>15873107
the old ones look good

[Anonymous No.15873137]

>>15871982
2 luxury watches (one dress watch and one sport watch) and a few fun shitters from Seiko and Casio

[Anonymous No.15873138]

>>15873111
The problem is, if you want a tough quartz watch, it's either a g-shock or some meme Breitling/Omega spacewatch at 10x the price of a sinn, and I really cannot dig the G-shock look.

[Anonymous No.15873142]

>>15872002
Just save up for the Rolex you actually want

[Anonymous No.15873144]

>>15873138
No.
Pretty much any quartz is more robust than a mechanical.

[Anonymous No.15873150]

>>15871974
>He cares that much about what other people think that or keeps him from enjoying wearing watches
Do you also only wear jeans, graphic tees and sneakers in order not to be judged by plebs ? Why do you even care about what these fags think ?

[Anonymous No.15873156]

>>15873150
t. wears fleece hoodies and zip-off cargo pants everywhere he goes.

[Anonymous No.15873163]

>>15872549
>$1000
>mineral crystal

*vomits uncontrollably*

[Anonymous No.15873176]

I have updated my opinion on which brands give me cringe.

>Rolex
>Hublot
>Audemars
>Citizen (paying $500 for solar)
>Omega (Speedmaster only)
>Tudor
>Timex (mechanicals)

Thanks for reading my blog.

[Anonymous No.15873184]

>>15873176
What about passed on rolexes from older relatives?

[Anonymous No.15873187]

>>15873117
Its weird but not bad
I can dig it

[Anonymous No.15873189]

>>15873144
Whatever you say, Mr. I-have-no-reading-comprehension.

[Anonymous No.15873190]

>>15873189
You said "if you want tough quartz".
Pretty much any quartz is turbotough compared to mechanical watches like Sinn.

[Anonymous No.15873200]

>>15873184
Those are fine. Only modern Rolexes where you have to suck up to clerks just to be on a waiting list is just disgusting all around when you can get watches with better finishing 1/3 the price.

[Anonymous No.15873207]

>>15873190
most of the dollar quartz out there are cheap junk and the watches only have like 30m WR
its not true black and white

nadal wears a mech to play pro tennis league

[Anonymous No.15873210]

>>15873176
stupid list
those timexes are pretty much the only watches from timex remotely worth buying

citizen ecodrives have a lifespan of 10+ years, its less than a penny per day

[Anonymous No.15873211]

Cop or not?

[Anonymous No.15873212]

>>15873207
>most of the dollar quartz out there are cheap junk
And they'll withstand shocks and vibrations 100 times better than your mechanical.

>only have like 30m WR
A 20 bar WR quartz is like $50.

>nadal wears a mech to play pro tennis league
He's sponsored.

[Anonymous No.15873216]

Why isn't there a market for well-designed ”tough ” quartz watches in the 500 to 2k range, that focuses a bit more on design and accuracy than the maximum ”run me over with a tank” G-shock 'tism?
Like Sinn, but quartz, so actually tough.

[Anonymous No.15873219]

>>15873212
>And they'll withstand shocks and vibrations 100 times better than your mechanical.
not even true.
try buying a $3 watch from aliexpress and see how well it stands up to abuse

>He's sponsored.
thats avoiding the point
those watches obviously can handle jolts and shocks just fine

[Anonymous No.15873220]

>>15873210
>timex mechanicals
>paying $300+ for seagull movement, plastic crystal and soda can metals

Poor eye. Only sees brand and heritage wanking.

>eco drive
Disposable watches absolutely zero collector's value. Just buy a cheapo quartz.

[Anonymous No.15873221]

>>15873216
>wants a rugged watch
>but not too rugged teehee

Make up your mind

[Anonymous No.15873223]

>>15873219
>try buying a $3 watch from aliexpress and see how well it stands up to abuse
My guess is fairly well since the movement will be Japanese.

And I'm not talking about $3 watches, I'm talking f91w and up.

>thats avoiding the point
No it's not.
The whole point is to promote RM watches for being extremely shock resistant.
While in reality that RM will get beat up and lose accuracy compared to a cheap quartz.

[Anonymous No.15873225]

>>15873221
Yes, that is exactly what I want. Things are allowed to be more than absolute black and white.

[Anonymous No.15873226]

>>15873220
>$300
retard
timex mechanicals are like $150 or less from grey vendors
or would you rather pay the same amount for one of their quartzes?

>>15873220
>Disposable watches absolutely zero collector's value
the most accurate watch in the world right now is an ecodrive

>>15873223
>shifting the goalposts
are you done being shameless and dishonest?
>f91w
have fun looking poor

[Anonymous No.15873229]

>>15873216
>focuses a bit more on design
you know design focused gshocks exist right?

[Anonymous No.15873230]

>>15873226
>>shifting the goalposts
lmao, how am I shifting the goalposts?

>have fun looking poor
I'm talking about "hardcore tool watches".
Outside of WR, an f91w is much more of a hardcore tool watch than any Sinn (outside of the 4 shitty quartz models they to).

I'm a huge fan of luxury mechanicals, and I'm going to buy a $20k HH watch this year.

[Anonymous No.15873231]

>>15873230
>$20k HH

rolex is not HH

[Anonymous No.15873233]

>>15873216
>clears throat in your direction

[Anonymous No.15873234]

>>15873231
I'm not buying a Rolex.

[Anonymous No.15873236]

>>15873229
Looks like a kid designed it
All g-shocks are way too gaudy and busy.

[Anonymous No.15873237]

>>15873226
>$150
Lmao it's still a ripoff at that price.

[Anonymous No.15873246]

>>15873237
and their quartz isnt?
their quartz is even more of a ripoff

their mechs like the marlin34 are pretty much the only thing worth buying from the brand, and it looks good enough to warrant the aesthetic tax. And now they have miyotas at $200. Its good enough

if you want value so much just get a f91w and shut up

[Anonymous No.15873247]

>>15873226
>cites $3000 citizen to prove value
Thanks for the laugh

[Anonymous No.15873251]

>>15873246
Poor guy has no discernment. Brainwashed by watch journo shills. Many such cases.

[Anonymous No.15873253]

>>15873236
no, its a watch for chads

why would you spend $1000 on a gshock and want the watch to look BORING? its beautiful, it turns heads, its assertive. Its exactly what a watch should be

[Anonymous No.15873256]

>>15873251
let me guess, your whole box is just f91ws and pagani designs because you are autistic about """""mAxImUm vALuE"""""""

[Anonymous No.15873257]

>>15873216
Because the "high end" luxury market is entirely aimed at complete brainlets who fall for mountain jew tricks. Why else do you think every other post asking for a recommendation specifies "mechanical"?

If you put a 2 dollar quartz movement in a thousand dollar watch, retards will complain. Put a 20 dollar ETA movement in the same watch, and somehow it's now a fabulous bargain.

[Anonymous No.15873261]

>>15873256
Nope but those are better choices than Timex to be quite honest.

[Anonymous No.15873263]

>>15873216
Quartz sinn 5000m diving watch

[Anonymous No.15873274]

>>15872023

[Anonymous No.15873279]

>>15873261
what is a "better choice"?
find me a 34mm, mechanical, no date dress watch at $150
you will only get budget chinese offerings or soviet vintages

[Anonymous No.15873280]

>>15873274
stop posting this please it hurts

[Anonymous No.15873285]

>>15873280

[Anonymous No.15873286]

>>15873111
What's your collection anon.

You sound like an asshat, so I'm sure it's shit

[Anonymous No.15873289]

>>15873285
>dat middle crown

>3 time zones
this is for the leather punk jetsetter

[Anonymous No.15873293]

>>15873286
Refute a single point he made.

[Anonymous No.15873298]

>>15873279
>still doesn't understand timex is also a Chinese offering with a 300% markup

ngmi

[Anonymous No.15873301]

>>15873298
autists like you who screech about "maximum value" over an insignificant amount like $150 are annoying as fuck

and you didnt manage to find anything i assume

seethe more

[Anonymous No.15873307]

>>15873301
Not him but you can get a pretty nice seagull watch for less, with a higher end movement.
D819.612L
St 17 movement
$112

[Anonymous No.15873310]

I want an omega x33. It's so cool. But it's also pretty big, not to mention expensive.

[Anonymous No.15873316]

>>15873263
>€220 for a battery change
>You have to send it to Germany for 2 months to do this
It's quartz with all the annoying bullshit of a mechanical.

[Anonymous No.15873365]

I'm a Bartender and really rate this

[Anonymous No.15873377]

>>15872281
Date reminds me my dividends are up. This is why you’re poor

[Anonymous No.15873381]

>>15873229
That’s ornement, not design

[Anonymous No.15873385]

>>15873365
Get 3 for more diversity

[Anonymous No.15873407]

>>15873365
Not a fan of rose gold but I don't know jack its been doin good lately

[Anonymous No.15873422]

>>15872789
It's definitely ugly, but I think it's a masterpiece of functional engineering. It's one of the most shock resistant mechanical chronograph movements ever made. Also central register chronograph minutes is way more legible.

[Anonymous No.15873425]

>>15872288
Crystal times

[Anonymous No.15873432]

>>15873279
34mm? Is this for you wife?

[Anonymous No.15873435]

Wow this microband thats using a miyoata has been off by less than 5 seconds each day. My other with a Swiss eta handwind is 15 seconds off a day
Sorry for blog

[Anonymous No.15873437]

[Anonymous No.15873441]

hmmmm.... today i will buy the casio islamic prayer watch.

[Anonymous No.15873444]

>>15873441
based

[Anonymous No.15873445]

shit nigger kunt ate oh nein

[Anonymous No.15873451]

Thoughts on the 38mm Zenith El Primero?

[Anonymous No.15873454]

>>15873451
looks like a fake armani from aliexpress

[Anonymous No.15873455]

>>15873451
Remove the date window and it's not far off perfect for me.

[Anonymous No.15873456]

>>15873451
it's an El Primero and it's 38mm

[Anonymous No.15873457]

>>15873451
It's fucking based but pic related is even better.

[Anonymous No.15873462]

Thoughts on casio edifice?
How does it compare to seiko?
Also are seikos (turtle or 5 or others) heavy on your wrist?

[Anonymous No.15873468]

>>15873441
based, I've been eyeing these vintage Dalil shitters for some time now
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HsagjsedS3E

[Anonymous No.15873471]

>>15873468
>>15873441
Post inspo

[Anonymous No.15873494]

>>15873471

[Anonymous No.15873501]

>>15873441
>islam
Not based. Jesus is the truth.

[Anonymous No.15873510]

>>15873501
>>15873494
Ok post religious inspo watches

[Anonymous No.15873512]

Why have you not bought a 300m yet anon?

[Anonymous No.15873530]

>>15873512
I don't want Joe Biden's watch

[Anonymous No.15873540]

When will small watches be a thing again?

[Anonymous No.15873542]

>>15873540
10 years and small will mean 38mm

[Anonymous No.15873553]

>>15873542
>>15873540
The watch industry is really slow.
People have been begging for smaller watches for over 10 years.
Only just now when microbrands are filling the niche, do the Swiss finally start to listen.
In 5-10 years we'll start seeing more small watches put out by the mainstream groups. By then the trend will have swung back to gigantic Flava Flav shit.

[Anonymous No.15873557]

>>15873512
Because there is no watch produced by modern Omega I would buy other than a 321 Speedmaster.

[Anonymous No.15873561]

Should i cop?
Edifice EFR-S108D-1AV
About $150

[Anonymous No.15873564]

>>15873561
>SAPPHIRE
no

[Anonymous No.15873565]

>>15873561
Sure, some anon here has one and it looks good. Might be worth shopping around to see if you can get a slightly lower price but it's a fine watch even at that price

[Anonymous No.15873567]

>>15873564
Why not? Whats wrong with sapphire?

[Anonymous No.15873569]

>>15873540
Never, have you seen the next generation of adolescents? We aren’t getting smaller.

[Anonymous No.15873576]

>>15873569
Zoomers are quite sexy desu

[Anonymous No.15873578]

>>15873567
He's just butthurt that it says that on the dial.

[Anonymous No.15873587]

>>15872222
You want to make five more posts about „terrible qc“?
If you try hard enough, maybe someone will believe your bullshit.

[Anonymous No.15873593]

hi im tim
as you can see the watch is big but it fits

[Anonymous No.15873618]

>>15873216
Luminox

[Anonymous No.15873620]

>>15873593
what’s his wrist circumference?

[Anonymous No.15873632]

>>15873620
I think he has a 6.5 inch wrist

[Anonymous No.15873640]

>>15871985
Until I have a few houses to rent out, a Jeep or 4x4 truck and boat, holy fuck I cannot fathom dropping $60k plus tax for watches

[Anonymous No.15873649]

>>15873216
There are several, actually:
- Casio Oceanus models with tough movement
- Citizen PM56
- Seiko quartz tunas

[Anonymous No.15873654]

>>15873587
>reeee!

Point is how would they tell quality blindfolded.

[Anonymous No.15873669]

Sometimes i get jealous of 6 inch wristlets who can get away with 32mm soviet shitters from the 50s. I feel like at 7.5 i cant go that small.

[Anonymous No.15873706]

>>15873501
>>15873510
>Ratel, the movement by Vacheron Constantin. A fine, rare and very unusual silver openface dual time zone keyless lever watch with special dial indicating Catholic hours of prayer and the stations of the cross

[Anonymous No.15873711]

>>15873706

[Anonymous No.15873715]

>>15873706
>>15873711
I'm so jaded by aliexpress that i immediately think this is one of the tacky gun metal fake engraved watches you find for 15 bucks.

Its still really cool tho.

[Anonymous No.15873719]

>>15873569
Wrist circumference gets smaller and smaller though

[Anonymous No.15873722]

>>15873715
haha, I can see why

[Anonymous No.15873733]

>>15871898
"Suggest a watch for me."
>$150 to $200
>Diver
>Automatic or Quartz
>Waterproof and day/date
>Nylon or Leather strap

[Anonymous No.15873737]

>>15873733
an orient mako/ray
buy a strap

[Anonymous No.15873745]

>>15873737
>orient mako/ray
Thanks!

[Anonymous No.15873747]

What dive watch has the thinnest rotating bezel? I don't know why I've never seen a 2mm wide bezel before, I'm curious to see what one would look like if it was just barely big enough to fit minute markers on it.

[Anonymous No.15873752]

>>15873747
This is the thinnest one i can think of off the top of my head.
Model is called Promare Go

[Anonymous No.15873755]

>>15871909
> "I like my watches to have less functionality"

[Anonymous No.15873762]

>>15873307
I love it when chang exposes himself
>rather than getting an attractive Marlin with timeless design and a cheeky horological history...
>you can have this cobbled together piece of shit with contrasting design elements and a logo that looks straight from a word document
Reminder: this is a fashion board
also only paid 120 for mine ;^)

[Anonymous No.15873766]

Has anyone noticed the Code41 watch ads? Asking for anyone opinions?

They look good but are they seem low quality?

[Anonymous No.15873774]

>>15873766
I don't know what that is and looked it up... 1500 jewros for miyota movement, and they are ginormous. 24mm strap 42mm watch, zero water resistance. If they were $300 sure, not a bad fashion shitter, but at 5x that? You could do better for that money.

[Anonymous No.15873775]

>>15873733
I really like this Seiko 5 model. Especially the rootbeer one with the nato strap.

[Anonymous No.15873792]

>>15873762
>timex defender reveals he is in fact getting buyers remorse after being btfo by people in the know

Sad! Many such cases!

[Anonymous No.15873796]

>>15873216
Victorinox inox

[Anonymous No.15873804]

>>15873451
This is the best El Primero.

[Anonymous No.15873805]

>>15873762
I'm generally with you on your collecting of timex shitters. But it's a little silly to call sea-gull watches cobbled together pieces of shit since they are a nicer manufacturer then whatever shenzen warehouse timex is using and are one of the only brands other than Seiko that has full vertical integration of their manufacturing.

[Anonymous No.15873806]

>>15873805
Some say Timex is not even good enough for Chinese labor, and they use Filipinos.

[Anonymous No.15873809]

>>15873806
Timex Marlins are nice

[Anonymous No.15873812]

Been really mirin the black citizen stilleto eco drive, but something about it just seems a bit off and stopping me from buying it
Anyone have one?

[Anonymous No.15873814]

>>15873805
U do u

[Anonymous No.15873817]

>>15873812
it's probably because all black watches are garbage. the coating will wear in time, and it will look gay and lame.

[Anonymous No.15873818]

>>15873774
>zero water resistance.
Where did it say that? I only saw a video of them being assembled.

[Anonymous No.15873819]

>>15873818
I goggled them and the site says 5ATM water resistance which is basically nothing.

[Anonymous No.15873844]

>>15873530
He has a speedy to and older seamasters. Looks to be a bit if a watch guy. Pretty based.

>>15873557
I couldn't buy a speedy without the twisted lugs.

[Anonymous No.15873846]

>>15873817
What about this one?

[Anonymous No.15873854]

>>15873804
Sliver hands on a blue sunburst dial and going to be very hard to read, plus a 30min chronograph for £3-4k.....

[Anonymous No.15873870]

>>15873846
Looks much cleaner and versatile

[Sieg !NP2jUmGKeo No.15873878]

>>15873846
too art deco for 2021

[Anonymous No.15873894]

>>15873766
I'm not really into futuristic/industrial design but if I were I'd consider the €987 UTINAM Specimen 1.01 instead. Roughly the same dimensions, manufactured and assembled entirely in France except for the movement, utilizing a unique manufacturing process for the case, heavily limited series of 88 pieces and they cost 500 euros less.
https://utinam.fr/en/montre-specimen-01/
https://utinam-boutique.fr/18-montres-utinam?order=product.price.asc

[Anonymous No.15873903]

>>15873805
I was mostly taking about the design looking like it was scribbled on a napkin by a starving 13yr old with a gun to her head. This is simply the reality of 99% of aliexpress specials. Better material for an absurd price, but you better keep that puppy hiding under under the cuff.
As opposed to a very well done copy of the most coveted design in Timex’s history, the glorious symbol of a time where the everyman of Amerishartland and Bongland could work at prosperous factories building long lasting products in a bustling economy.
>ELO’s Time intensifies

[Anonymous No.15873905]

>>15873878
You’re uncultured and fat like a swine. Art Deco was the last renaissance of design

[Anonymous No.15873926]

Victorinox Alliance

I also have a seagull 1963, but we all know what that looks like

[Anonymous No.15873927]

>>15873905
post art deco watches

[Anonymous No.15873938]

>>15873926
Looks bretty gud, how much did you pay?

[Anonymous No.15873944]

>>15873903
>wanks americana
>overpriced watch made in b-tier seagull Chinese factory
>not even seagull proper or manufacture

You really are tone deaf lmao.

[Anonymous No.15873950]

>>15873938
Cheers, I think I paid 280 dollars for it in some clearance sale. Imported it to Europe though so there was still an added 50-100 bucks of import/tax stuff

[Anonymous No.15873956]

>>15873894
>https://utinam.fr
Not sure about the one you posted. But I like this one. It has a 70's modern look to it. Could they sell the watch with a black leather?

[Anonymous No.15873957]

>>15873950
Not bad, newer edition in switzerland is around $500

[Anonymous No.15873960]

>find a watch I like
>no Japanese version for a kanji day dial
What a shame.

[Anonymous No.15873962]

What are some reasonably priced watches (under ~$200-350) with arrows for hands like pic related

[Anonymous No.15873964]

>>15873960
No shame
Get Arabic numerals instead

[Anonymous No.15873965]

>>15873618
>luminox
Looks like something a ten year old would win out of a claw machine at a carnival

[Anonymous No.15873967]

>>15873957
Yeah defenitely, not sure if I would recommend them for 500 but if you find one of these models on sale they're really worth it imo

[Anonymous No.15873971]

>>15873962

vostok

[Anonymous No.15873976]

I can't decide on my first Rolex bros...

I think it's come down to the Datejust, Oyster or Explorer.

I can't decide if I want the clean classic look of the Oyster, or the clean sporty look of the Explorer. The Datejust has more bling, and a date I won't use, but it's very iconic and instantly says "Rolex" at a cursory glance. The Jubilee bracelet is also tits, and the steel bracelet of the other two is very boring and kind of ugly IMO.

I would be using a leather strap to turn each into a dress watch.

Having trouble bros... I really almost want both and explorer and a datejust, but that is too much $$$.

[Anonymous No.15873999]

>>15873976
that watch you posted looks like fucking shit

[Anonymous No.15874008]

>>15873976
No one cares, stick it up your asshole.

[Anonymous No.15874010]

>>15873976

skip the watch and invest the money in ethereum you dummy. in a couple of years you’ll be able to buy all 3 of them.

[Anonymous No.15874012]

>>15873976
>I really almost want both and explorer and a datejust, but that is too much $$$.
If you can't even afford 2 rolexes, what are you doing buying rolexes in the first place?

[Anonymous No.15874020]

>>15873956
They better do for the €1720 it costs. Idk, drop them a mail, they are very overpriced for what they are and the company seems like a one man show so you can prolly get them to sell it to you with a black strap.
I wouldn't advise you to spend that much on a Miyota shitter, but if you do you should at least insist that they give you two spare sapphire crystals with it because you simply won't find anyone to produce one in that unique shape if anything happens to it.
Honestly, don't do it, it's not worth that much and it'd be a nightmare to sell, set up an ebay notification if one shows up at half the price and let it go.

[Anonymous No.15874021]

>>15874012
>If you can't even afford 2 rolexes, what are you doing buying rolexes in the first place?

That doesn't make any sense.

[Anonymous No.15874024]

>>15874021
If you consider a rolex a serious "investment", you shouldn't be buying one.

[Anonymous No.15874032]

>>15874010
>crypto
>investing
nothing wrong with gambling, but lets call it what it is

[Anonymous No.15874053]

>mogs the rest of my entire collection by getting the most compliments from grills

[Anonymous No.15874063]

>>15873365
>Bartender
How does it feel having an utterly useless job?
There are people that clean the streets, drive trucks and cure cancer, and then there's you shaking a bottle and pouring out the contents to roasties lmao.

[Anonymous No.15874066]

>>15873385
you wasted all that money on 3 low end shitters when you could have bought 1 grand seiko with that.

[Anonymous No.15874067]

>>15874053
you always make me coom so hard daddy

[Anonymous No.15874075]

>>15873501
>God an almighty being
>having a son
what are you, retarded?

[Anonymous No.15874082]

>>15873457
would buy in a heart beat if it was quartz

[Anonymous No.15874083]

>>15873253
I disagree. Lacks taste u r weak

[Anonymous No.15874084]

>>15874075
I’m God, you faithless mortal

[Anonymous No.15874088]

>>15873561
>solid bracelet
>AR coated sapphire
>nice brushed dial
>applied indices
>cool handset
>will run forever without needing meme servicing
Go for it, there's literally no cons.

[Anonymous No.15874095]

>>15874084
No anon, you're a faggot

[Anonymous No.15874101]

>>15874010
>>15874024
To the ADs and the Rolex community,

I have carefully examined the market for Rolex timepieces and decided to participate after finding out that buying significant amounts of Rolexes is rewarded with the possibility of buying further, much sought-after Rolex models. I have made use of this feature and to this day have rightfully claimed various models of 3,641 Rolexes currently worth 125%-150% over MSRP, and would like to thank the ADs for this reward. It is my understanding that the ADs' business practice contains this mechanism to promote decentralisation in retail sales and to increase market demand.

I am disappointed by those who are characterizing the use of this mechanism as "grey market profiteering". I am making use of this manufacturer-sanctioned retail mechanism as per the ADs' terms and conditions and my law firm has advised me that my action is fully compliant with United States criminal and tort law.

I hope this event becomes a valuable learning experience for the Rolex community and wish you all the best of luck.

Yours truly,
"The Pontiff"

[Anonymous No.15874104]

>>15873944
>he doesn’t fetishize one of the best, most effay eras of industrial design
>his watch face literally says “the rat of the sky/the bird that shits on you at the beach”
ngmi

[Anonymous No.15874106]

>>15873976
You know you want the DateJUST. Listen to your heart, anon.

[Anonymous No.15874108]

Happy Saturday /wt/

[Anonymous No.15874111]

>>15874101
cringe pasta but the image with the Submariner in bubbly wine is somehow kino.

[Anonymous No.15874117]

>>15874111
Big agree, someone needs to put an F91W in some lemonade.

[Anonymous No.15874120]

>>15873142
Imagine buying into Rolex at this point lol

[Anonymous No.15874126]

>>15874024

Who said I was buying it as an Investment. I've always wanted one, I got a promotion and have some disposable income so I want one now.

It being fairly liquid and holding its value well is just a bonus.

[Anonymous No.15874129]

>>15874106

I do. Is that a fake, or just an old one with some miles on it? That brushed steel is looking rough.

But that's kind of what I'm going for. White dial, posts and brown leather band.

[Anonymous No.15874133]

>>15874108

Is that just a 60 second chrono?

[Anonymous No.15874134]

>>15874126
Once you get the Rolex you will realize that they are not that great so you might as well get it out of your system now.
You should probably not get the OP you posted though, that thing looks like junk. Literally 3 lumed pips, looks extremely sad in the night.

[Anonymous No.15874136]

>>15874120
Tudor will always be a cope.

[Anonymous No.15874140]

>>15874108
what model is that?

[Anonymous No.15874142]

>>15874134
>Literally 3 lumed pips, looks extremely sad in the night.

Yeah it's just an older one that I liked the look of. Wouldn't be the one I got though.

[Anonymous No.15874143]

>>15874136
Yes, keep eating up that marketing. Pay 9k for a new pigfat Sub or almost that much for a 12+ year old one.

[Anonymous No.15874145]

>>15874117
>lemonade
Needs to be Natty Light

[Anonymous No.15874147]

>>15873512
I have.

[Anonymous No.15874156]

>>15874129
It's an older one, forgot the exact ref but it's still a 4-digit one iirc. Rolex doesn't make many white dial watches but the current 36 mm DJ comes in silver dial at least.

[Anonymous No.15874168]

>>15874133
No, it's a 30 minute chrono.
>>15874140
6139-7070

[Anonymous No.15874188]

>>15874168
>>15874108
any modern seikos with this design?

[Anonymous No.15874196]

Invest in Seamaster y/n

[Anonymous No.15874205]

>>15874196
>invest
No. Invest in something that will actually hold value because things are about to get bad

[Anonymous No.15874212]

>>15874053
Bitches love a polished case, and a chronograph might make you look as though you have interesting hobbies/job. Ive heard women complimenting watches that had "Geneva" written on them or the swiss shield, regardless of make and model.

[Anonymous No.15874233]

>>15874063
>t. plebeian unversed in the world of men and its ways
A good and true bartender, one that can make a stranger feel at home in this world with nothing but his presence, a few polite words and a glass of fine spirit is someone who could have been anything he wanted to be, but the goodness of his heart and the nobility of his character had driven him to be a friend of his fellow men, as well as a connoisseur of spirits and a slayer of pussies.
See, I don't want cancer to get cured because few things in this earthly valley of sorrows give me greater joy than the thought and the reality of assorted filth like truck driving fucks and their ilk dying an agonizing death by colorectal cancer. Bartenders on the other hand, while not essential to life are essential to civilization, that is, a life worthy to be lived, something that you and the likes of you will likely never get to experience. And that is a good and proper thing.

[Anonymous No.15874238]

new thread

>>15874236
>>15874236
>>15874236

[Anonymous No.15874246]

>>15874233
I have your man right here.

https://youtu.be/gJV-O1e10z8

[Anonymous No.15874274]

>>15874246
wonderful, just wonderful

[Anonymous No.15874430]

>>15873553
I can imagine setting up new production lines isn't cheap, so some money needs to be made first to cover that. Tudor was one of the first of the big boys that filled that gap by introducing the bb36 as a unisex watch for hip young people, taking away the idea that smol watches are for old people

[Anonymous No.15874588]

Thoughts on this

[Anonymous No.15874621]

>>15874588
You are paying dearly for a $50 value fashion watch but if you like it they look good and the only people who hate on them are autistic internet watch snobs.

[Anonymous No.15874646]

>>15874588
Meh its over priced. I don't think they are that special.

Kinda sick of the special edition culture that seems to be everywhere now. There are like a billion special editions of everything all the time. None of them feel that special they are just editions.

They just feel like a flavour of the month fad. Pointless consumption of fast fashion and the planet is dying

[Anonymous No.15874668]

>>15874588
It's hideous from the side, with that bezel that's only a mm thick. The strap looks good, then you realise it's one of those god awful clips instead of a proper clasp. The day/date window is just hideous, looks like a fucking receipt. Screws in the back instead of a proper caseback, and a fucking acrylic crystal that'll scratch to shit within a year.

If these don't bother you, it's alright, I guess. 38mm divers are hard to find for cheap. Personally, I'd just get an old Seiko 7546, they show up cheap from time to time, and you get a watch that's actually retro.

[Anonymous No.15874893]

>>15873762
The love for Timex is 100% hype and reddit mob mentality. In their prime, they churned out the cheapest disposable shit possible. Now they are selling cheap shit but pretending they had any history to be proud of.

[Anonymous No.15875076]

>>15874668
The date window doesnt have the same font in person idk whats up with the photo