/wt/ - Watch Thread™

[Anonymous No.17066817]

It's Like Red But Not Quite 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

Vintage Thread >>17065134

[Anonymous No.17066822]

>>17066817
Montblanc? I thought they made fountain pens.

[Anonymous No.17066826]

>>17066822
They also make watches and nice wallets.

[Anonymous No.17066831]

>>17066817
They even put Minerva movements into some of them.

[Anonymous No.17066833]

Can't imagine how much time and effort went into acquiring such a rare piece.
I actually don't mind some of the content on r/watches but I hate how much of a fucking hug box it is, all the annoying meaningless stock phrases, and how pointing out any of it would result in a ban.

[Anonymous No.17066836]

>>17066833
>annoying meaningless stock phrases, and how pointing out any of it would result in a ban

reddit in general

[Anonymous No.17066839]

>>17066822
>Montblanc?

literally translates as white bread

[Anonymous No.17066849]

>>17066831
i wish they put a bit more work on the wheels

[Anonymous No.17066852]

>>17066839

[Anonymous No.17066859]

>>17066849
Enough to the point where you'd be willing to pay more for it, though?

Most companies could put more effort into their finishing, but then they'd have to raise their prices and lose sales. An Oris finished to the standard of an ALS would still be an Oris even though it would cost $10k.

[Anonymous No.17066866]

First for the fact that the first co-axial excapement wrist watch ever is a hot-rodded Nautilus, now sitting in a museum in London.

[Anonymous No.17066872]

>>17066859
No I wouldn't buy a Montblanc because their cases and dials are hideous. I mean to say that the standard of finish on the minerva calibres is top class everywhere except the wheels, which is a shame.

[Anonymous No.17066899]

>>17066833
This is pathetic. At least he could have gone for one of the OG limited editions (the blue one, the gunmetal blue one, the black GMT or the blue ssass one...), but no, the bog standard green prospex one with the cyclops, ugh.

[Anonymous No.17066925]

>>17066899
Maybe the thing that makes it a grail is that it was previously owned by a now-deceased famous person? That's the only possible reason I could imagine.

[Anonymous No.17066937]

Worth 500 bucks?
Vintage 35mm hugex valjoux 92 chrono, unknown service history.
I want a watch around that size and barely any (good looking) contemporary watches are that size.

[Anonymous No.17066938]

>>17066833
>>17066899
Dunno. I quite like the green and gold neo-Alpinist. Been scoping it out for a week or so now, in case I ever wind up having too much momentary income again, a job bonus or something. Only thing I don't quite like as much is the cyclops, which looks quite proud compared to how low the cyclops on e.g. SRPE37 goes.

What I'm saying is, post more pics of the Alpinist. Any of them, honestly. It's a sexy watch.

[Anonymous No.17066939]

>Casio
>Solar powered
>Radio controlled

[Anonymous No.17066986]

How do I fix my /wt/ tan line?

Can you guess the watch?

[Anonymous No.17066987]

Any opinion on these new bad boys?

[Anonymous No.17066989]

>>17066987
Love them but still wish they had screw down crowns.

[Anonymous No.17066996]

>>17066986
>How do I fix my /wt/ tan line?
stop pointing at things while wearing a watch

>Can you guess the watch?
Tudor Black Bay 36

[Anonymous No.17066999]

>>17066986
I've considered wearing gloves and long sleeve shirt, then leaving the pale part exposed to the sun for a few hours to try and level it out

[Anonymous No.17067003]

>>17066996
Its a 39mm anon i am a man

[Anonymous No.17067006]

What do you guys think of bracelets/wristbands/whatever on your watch wrist? I kind of like one or two and think it kind of takes the edge off of some more loud watches or just gives off a more casual feel when combined with a dressier piece.

[Anonymous No.17067011]

>>17066987
I can’t get myself to wear something with a GMT complication

[Anonymous No.17067014]

>>17067006
I sincerely hope you don't go out in public dressed like that.

[Anonymous No.17067016]

following on from a discussion in the previous thread, and seeing the allegation that some ledditors are referring to Alpinists as their 'grails' and while i find that indicative of extreme ignorance on their part, i realise i don't have one

i've only been into watches for the last couple of years, so i consider myself a learner at the beginning of their journey and unless one counts museum pieces such as Melanchthon's 'Nuremberg Egg', being of immense historical significance, rarity, and the height of craftsmanship, i can't think of anything i like that seems unattainable or of inestimable worth

what do you think, anon, is there a watch out there that you'd go on a metaphorical quest and fight dragons for ?
i can't think of one, and might be missing out

[Anonymous No.17067017]

>>17066987
How much are they?

[Anonymous No.17067018]

>>17066938
>post more pics of the Alpinist
Here is the blue one.

[Anonymous No.17067020]

>>17066938
The blue glacier one (spb199), but i would suggest the non-limited spb197 instead (that was a shameful move by Seiko).

[Anonymous No.17067022]

>>17066938
The so-called 'Red Alpinist'.

[Anonymous No.17067026]

>>17066938
The SSASS version (same as that GMT but in blue and rarer, 500 made).

[Anonymous No.17067027]

>>17067014
Sure do

[Anonymous No.17067030]

>>17067016

[Anonymous No.17067031]

>>17066938
Then there are the modern re-issues, like the (limited as well) Ginza edition.

[Anonymous No.17067032]

>>17067016

[Anonymous No.17067035]

Reminder that when you see someone on Instagram wearing a bead bracelet like pic related next to their rolex that the bracelet cost as much an an off lease toyota camry.
https://www.etsy.com/listing/1221448839/full-sinking-green-kynam-agarwood
Yes this price is in line with market rates
>>17067006

[Anonymous No.17067036]

>>17067030
lulz, i'd kinda been expecting pics of an f-91

>>17067032
so you'd wage war through heaven and hell for her ?

sell me on it, what do i need to know ?

[Anonymous No.17067037]

>>17066938
More re-issues...

[Anonymous No.17067039]

>>17067037
>striped dial
Its shit

[Anonymous No.17067040]

>>17066938
And the 'Alpinist Light' as i like to call it.

[Anonymous No.17067046]

>>17067016
Eichi II

[Anonymous No.17067048]

>>17067003
is it actually a Black Bay?

>>17067017
475 of your finest dollars

[Anonymous No.17067050]

>>17067035
Do you have any more info on this? That's crazy to think buying these kinds of bracelets would be really that common among Instagram influencers. Had no idea it was even a thing to spend that much on these. What exactly is the justification for the price? Rare wood? Antique beads? Handmade by tribal Nigerian children?

[Anonymous No.17067053]

>>17067036
Any Philippe Dufour is grailworthy. They're already pretty much unobtainable. It's pretty much agreed that he makes the most beautifully finished movements on the planet. They are extremely low production and frequently fetch hundreds of thousands or millions of dollars at auction when one goes up. His contributions to watchmaking have been immense. He has been doing it for quite a long time and is likely getting ready to retire. It's not unusual for his watches to sell for a million dollars or more but I expect them to get magnitudes more expensive once he leaves watchmaking for good.

[Anonymous No.17067057]

>>17067035
19k€ for this?

[Anonymous No.17067059]

>>17067035
>Rare find — this item is hard to come by, and 2 people have it in their carts.

>The aroma from this bracelet is very kynamic with sweet floral and minty notes with slight hint of vanilla. Its aroma is so powerful that it will hit you when you are wearing it.

Well holy fuck it is +3 ATK +1 CHR

[Anonymous No.17067061]

>>17067035
dude theres no way, this must be some sort of mistake

[Anonymous No.17067064]

>>17067016
>i can't think of one, and might be missing out
No, it's perfectly normal to not have a "grail" or an "exit watch" or any other pompous bullshit.

It's just a watch. Buy it if you like it, get rid of it when you stop liking it. Anything else is trying to attach meaning in order to justify a "hobby" that is nothing more than consooming.

[Anonymous No.17067065]

>>17067053
hory shiet

[Anonymous No.17067069]

>>17067048
No its very similar to a bb39 more autistic and german Though

[Anonymous No.17067076]

>>17067065
>>17067053
Is this a 'you gotta see it in-person' kind of thing cuz I'm really not feeling it.

[Anonymous No.17067078]

[Anonymous No.17067079]

>>17067006
(no)

[Anonymous No.17067086]

>>17067057
>>17067061
>>17067059
Never heard of agarwood before?
Here is the website of a well respeced hundreds of year old Japanese incense house selling a few chips of the good stuff for $2,000
https://www.shoyeido.com/product/agarwood-aloeswood-kyara-chips/incense-wood-chips

[Anonymous No.17067087]

whats the best for the buck G-Shock?

[Anonymous No.17067089]

>>17067086
>Never heard of agarwood before?
cant say i have
why would anyone spend that much on this?
i could get a fucking Submariner Date for that kind of money

[Anonymous No.17067090]

>>17067087
Just a regular old dw5600

[Anonymous No.17067092]

>>17067090
what about tough solar ones under 75$?

[Anonymous No.17067093]

>>17067089
New money Chinese gonna new money Chinese, they bought the entire market of wild agarwood and had it all turned into bracelets over the last 15 years or so. To get beads like that the right varietys of trees need to be infected with a certain fungus for decades

[Anonymous No.17067096]

guys i have a offer for you today, i sell my fungus-ridden toenail clippings for only 5000 dollars for 10 pieces.
you can make a bracelet out of em and they have a special aroma.

[Anonymous No.17067099]

>>17067092
Are there any of those that look attractive to human eyes?

[Anonymous No.17067100]

>>17067069
A Sinn?

[Anonymous No.17067105]

>>17067065
what watch would you put in your newly aquired 37,800 CHF Philippe Dufor watchbox, /wt/?

[Anonymous No.17067110]

>>17067105
The Tiffany blue moon swatch of course

[Anonymous No.17067115]

>>17067053
it's a beautiful watch, no doubt: and once i've looked into the name and artistry i'm sure i'll agree it's remarkable, but if we're taking your selection as the standard (du)for 'just-beyond-reach' grail-like qualities, then it seems my choice of Melanchthon's watch would qualify for the same

>>17067064
>No, it's perfectly normal to not have a "grail" or an "exit watch" or any other pompous bullshit.

took me a minute to remember what an 'exit watch' implies, but that's helpful

this was interesting though:
>Anything else is trying to attach meaning in order to justify a "hobby" that is nothing more than consooming.

i suppose if i ascribe any 'meaning' to watches, its their ability to elicit delight and give one a momentary glimpse at beauty in the middle of the mundane, but since i neither see them as mere accessories to accentuate an outfit nor on the other end of the scale, ascribe to them the property of filling the empty pit of my soul, i'm not sure that i'm sufficiently consooming

please don't report me for not meeting the quota, i'm already on enough watchlists as it is

[Anonymous No.17067121]

>>17067053
>>17067065
he himself is wearing a Rolex btw

[Anonymous No.17067124]

>>17067099
I think these are the only two tough solar gshocks that are under 75$

[Anonymous No.17067127]

what would chabal wear ?

[Anonymous No.17067133]

>>17067105
My FP Journe, my F91W and pic related.
Just kidding I own none of these watches. A Chronometre Havana is probably my grail watch for real though ever since I was allowed to hold one in my hands in the FPJ boutique.

[Anonymous No.17067135]

San martin just dropped that 36mm datejust homage (i will wait for the v2 or v3)
It looks like they actually got a magnifier that works as well as the ones rolex uses

[Anonymous No.17067143]

>>17067100
Yea

[Anonymous No.17067144]

>>17067135
>300 bucks for a chink homage
Just buy a vintage datejust from any of the many makes that made them.
Why is /wt/ so allergic to vintage?

[Anonymous No.17067145]

>>17067144
>just pay $3,000 for a jangly old watch with a medicore movement
No
Nothing is as pathetic as people spending 2 grand on a ratty old air king and then pretending they are part of the rolex club

[Anonymous No.17067149]

>>17067145
>$3,000
Lol, more like under 500.
But whatever bro just keep buying overpriced chinkshit.

[Anonymous No.17067157]

>>17067149
Oh you are saying buying some old 4th rate swiss shitter rolex knockoff is somehow better? Ill pass

[Anonymous No.17067161]

it’s ugly as fuck but i still kinda like it

[Anonymous No.17067165]

>>17067157
>NOOOOOO YOU CANT BUY WELL PRICED AND WELL MADE OLDER HOMAGES, ONLY OVERPRICED CHINK GARBAGE
Why are you so upset?

[Anonymous No.17067166]

>>17067161
Nickname? Should be the stingray

[Anonymous No.17067174]

>>17066987
'ate the boomer zoomer, simple as

[Anonymous No.17067179]

>>17067166
The Blob.

[Anonymous No.17067180]

>>17067165
>Vintage swiss homages
>well priced and well made
Pick one and only one
Most vintage watches are cheap trash, no idea why you you buy one unless it actually had some sort of historical value to you

[Anonymous No.17067185]

>>17067078
based china diver

[Anonymous No.17067187]

>>17067180
>Most vintage watches are cheap trash
Most vintage watches aren't vintage, they're just old junk. Dishonest resellers call them vintage to take advantage of inexperienced watch buyers who think they've stumbled upon a cheap way to get into the luxury watch owners club.

[Anonymous No.17067194]

>>17067180
>Most vintage watches are cheap trash
Coming from the guy shilling chink shit, this is hilarious.

[Anonymous No.17067196]

>>17067194
Fuck off boomer, I'm not funding your next rv payment by giving you $500 for your 90s Bulova

[Anonymous No.17067197]

>>17067003
You're a tranny, hairy

[Anonymous No.17067200]

>>17067196
Seething so hard, must have hit a sore spot.

[Anonymous No.17067203]

I got recommended some Anus collector on youtube who had this and all I can ask is why 42mm? Ridiculous for what's basically a fucking dress watch.

[Anonymous No.17067204]

>>17067086
/frag/ is leaking over into /wt/, it seems

[Anonymous No.17067209]

>>17067203
It's not actually 42mm casio is just retarded and includes the crown in it's measurements

[Anonymous No.17067215]

>>17067209
I figured it might wear smaller since it has a nautilus-style bump on the left too, but that's more reasonable.

[Anonymous No.17067217]

>>17067016
A grail is basically something rare and unobtainable, and if you do, it will be considered extremely lucky. Basically every time you see the grail word, it will be some average watch that you can purchase as long as you have money.

[Anonymous No.17067223]

>>17067035
People are stupid as fuck

[Anonymous No.17067226]

>>17067223
You would understand in you smelled some, its heavenly

[Anonymous No.17067232]

>>17066817
From last thread:
>>17066527
>>17066539
>>17066544
The FC is my favourite, I'll try to get a look at it in the store and compare it to the Mido, but they will only have the rose gold version. In videos it doesn't seem to make a lot of difference. On the other hand, I can get it for $200 less from chrono24, that means it's probably pre-owned?

[Anonymous No.17067237]

>>17067018
>>17067026
>>17067022
so ugly.

[Anonymous No.17067238]

>>17067022
This one. This is the a Big Dick.

[Anonymous No.17067239]

>>17067035
Almost as stupid as buying a Rolex

[Anonymous No.17067240]

>>17067086
>Never heard of agarwood before?

Nobody has you fucking shill.

[Anonymous No.17067241]

>>17067143
All you need

[Anonymous No.17067242]

>A needed reminder.

[Anonymous No.17067245]

>>17067240
Lol it's some random store on etsy, you would be an idiot to buy from them, all the real action goes down at agarwood auctions in asia.

[Anonymous No.17067246]

[Anonymous No.17067247]

>>17067194
Rekt

[Anonymous No.17067249]

>>17067242
Define homage.
Almost all watches are homages if you are autistic about it.

[Anonymous No.17067251]

>>17067089
>>17067240
https://youtu.be/_1utBGvW5rM

[Anonymous No.17067253]

>>17067006
Looks like vanilla nu-male shit

[Anonymous No.17067258]

>>17067242
I'd rather be a woman than a jogro

[Anonymous No.17067264]

i’m gonna get speedy hesalite

[Anonymous No.17067271]

>>17067251
ah it's the oud wood source

[Anonymous No.17067275]

>>17067271
Yes

[Anonymous No.17067280]

If someone ever tells me that they spent 16K on a bead bracelet I'm ripping that shirt off and stomping on it

[Anonymous No.17067281]

>>17067249
I guess he refers to watches like mine >>17067078 a Seiko Turtle homage, I'm personally fine wearing it, it is nice looking and cost me a fraction of the original watch (96eur vs 1100eur).

[Anonymous No.17067283]

>>17067280
It smells like poop fyi

[Anonymous No.17067284]

>>17067217
cheers

in thinking about the subject of grail watches, i've realised that leddit are robbing the word of its value in the same way as 'literally' can now be employed to mean 'figuratively', or worse, how the term 'triggered' was appropriated from actual survivors of war with PTSD and denuded of it's import by tumblrinas who wanted a catch-all phrase to say something made them uncomfortable

tch, scrubs gonna scrub

[Anonymous No.17067296]

>>17067283
Nah the poop smell is from agarwood chunks that are fermented for several weeks before distillation, it's a popular way to amp up the intensity of lower grade and cultivated agarwood when making oud oil. The bead grade stuff smells like rich mystical incense and doesn't have that barnyard fecal aspect

[Anonymous No.17067310]

>>17067296
Well I'm not going to buy it then

[Anonymous No.17067316]

>>17067310
If you want the poop smell buy Indian agarwood oils. Go ask in /frag/ if you actually care so the shill schizos don't have a conniption fit here from we linking to stores

[Anonymous No.17067324]

>>17067161
>>17067179

[Anonymous No.17067327]

>>17067242
Appreciate the compliment.

[Anonymous No.17067332]

>>17067327
Is that the 39mm or the 36mm (actually 37mm)?

[Anonymous No.17067340]

>>17067327
I'd rather wear a bracelet made from some animal droppings, that wear a "homage"

[Anonymous No.17067346]

The only real difference between a swiss shitter Steinhart and shit like San Martin is that the San Martin has better finishing.

[Anonymous No.17067351]

>>17067346
I love when people bring up finishing when talking about shitters.
It reminds me of the saying
>You can't polish a turd but you CAN varnish it.

[Anonymous No.17067354]

>ROLEX STATUS: EIGHT SECONDS SLOW
WHAT THE FUCK HAPPENED

[Anonymous No.17067358]

>>17067351
>I love when people bring up finishing when talking about shitters.
You must since you think anything with swiss made on the dial is automatically better, you basically subscribe to the magic dirt theory of watch buying

[Anonymous No.17067360]

>>17067354
guess you should have gotten a steinhart

[Anonymous No.17067365]

>>17067354
You dropped it didn't you?

[Anonymous No.17067369]

>>17067351
You realize Steinhart are just homages too, right?

[Anonymous No.17067377]

>>17067369
It's just some deluded boomer trying to convince people to buy his dogshit 30 year old tissots

[Anonymous No.17067378]

>>17067365
no... cant remember when i checked the last time though, but its more than 10 days ago.
still, what changed was:
>barely wore it the last 5 days and had it lying on the side usually
>only put it on at night and yesterday when watching top gun/driving somewhere
tomorrow i work again so i wear it the whole day and except a full charge, then i can put it face up and in a few days ill be spot on again.

still, annoying.

[Anonymous No.17067382]

>>17067354
Wow, that's still a very accurate watch you have there, anon. Nice :D

[Anonymous No.17067383]

>>17067377
Lol you got destroyed and still seething about imaginary boomers, come on nigga.

[Anonymous No.17067389]

>>17067383
In what way other than muh swiss heritage (of a failed and bankrupt thrird tier brand) is a 30 year old bolova datejust knockoff better than a san martin datejust knockoff? You have no response to this other than saying chinkshit becaue you know the san martin is superior by any metric.

[Anonymous No.17067392]

>>17067369
>vintage
>homage
>rep
>Casio
Call it whatever you like, it all comes out as shitter.

[Anonymous No.17067394]

>>17067378
You should go back to when you tried to fool everyone into thinking it was super accurate by sleeping with it one night and leaving it on the nightstand the other.
Good memories. You thought you were being so smart.

[Anonymous No.17067399]

>>17067354
3235 tricks

[Anonymous No.17067402]

>>17067394
>You thought you were being so smart.
it is smart, you fool.
theres no reason not to do it like that.
i might just do that again and get a 100% accurate watch

thing is, i enjoyed wearing it at night recently because i sometimes wake up and wanna know what time it is.

[Anonymous No.17067408]

>>17067402
The problem is, you thought no one else knew about your trick when, as usual, you're the last one to learn anything.

[Anonymous No.17067410]

>>17067408
Don't get him too wound up. Check out the thread from last night or the night before. He literally got bullied off of the thread.

[Anonymous No.17067411]

>>17067408
>The problem is, you thought no one else knew about your trick
>your trick
are you retarded?
some guy here even told me that it was written in the Rolex manuals a few years ago, of course im not the first one to do it.
its still smart to do it if you want an accurate watch, i dont get why it rapes your head so much.
are you sad that your +50/-40 seconds shitter doesnt really care if you put it on the side or dial up?

[Anonymous No.17067413]

>>17067411
>some guy here even told me that it was written in the Rolex manuals a few years ago, of course im not the first one to do it.
Yeah, that was me. I was doing you a favor. I regret it, since you have not turned out to be a poster who actually contributes anything of value to this general, just pathetic attention-seeking.

[Anonymous No.17067416]

>>17067413
it wasnt you
the guy telling me about that was a nice dude, your an annoying shitstain

[Anonymous No.17067417]

>>17067411
>Accusing others of having shitters.
Faggot, your mom bought you that watch. Don't act like you're rich or that you could afford it on your sky bus driver's salary.

[Anonymous No.17067419]

>>17067087
?

[Anonymous No.17067424]

>>17067416
>Coping
Believe what you want. I was trying to be nice back then. Like I said, I didn't know you were an asshole.

So I'm done with you. Don't bother replying. I'm sure you can get plenty of other anons to remind you that you're a faggot.

[Anonymous No.17067425]

>>17067417
i'm not rich by any means, but of course i could have afforded that watch, it was only 9.5k.
>your mom bought you that watch.
yes the watch was a gift from my mom.... your point?

[Anonymous No.17067428]

>>17067389
Its a real watch and not a cheap chink copy.
Its fine if you want to wear your cheap chinkshit copy, just know that everyone will think you are a fucking rube.

[Anonymous No.17067429]

>>17067410
This was it.

>>17063935

>Does it really bother you that much that your watch isn't the best version? That's honestly amazing how childish and thin-skinned you are.
>Your mom should have spent her money on hormone therapy for you instead since there's clearly too much estrogen in your system

[Anonymous No.17067431]

I see the troll have woken up.

[Anonymous No.17067436]

[Anonymous No.17067440]

>>17067431
At what point today was this thread good? Legitimately curious? Four replies in and someone's complaining about reddit.

[Anonymous No.17067442]

>>17067035
Can I buy rep beads from china to go with my rep sub?

[Anonymous No.17067444]

>>17067436
i dig it

[Anonymous No.17067447]

>>17067037
Why are seikos so fucking thicc man? 13mm for this shit, on a 38mm field watch.

[Anonymous No.17067448]

>>17067324
Do you like the Citizen Blob /wt?

[Anonymous No.17067449]

>>17067442
Definitely. Rub them down with some Indian agar wood oil and no one will be able to tell the difference.

[Anonymous No.17067453]

>>17067447
>Why are seikos so fucking thicc man?
Crude engineering. The thinner you make everything, the more shock protection you have to engineer into everything. It's Soviet-style construction at its finest.

[Anonymous No.17067456]

>>17067447
It's hard and expensive to manufacture cheap watches. It's why watches get exponentially more expensive as they get thinner.

[Anonymous No.17067457]

>>17067351
I got something you can polish

[Anonymous No.17067458]

>>17067456
Meant to say it's expensive to manufacture thin watches

[Anonymous No.17067459]

>>17067444
Thank you. From what I've gathered it's from between 1930 and 1932

[Anonymous No.17067465]

>>17067459
there's a bunch of videos out there on the subject of early hamiltons
i'd link some, but i've got to go IRL, though i'm pretty sure you will find a lot of material with a quick search

[Anonymous No.17067467]

Threadly reminder nobody on /wt/ owns a luxury watch.

It's all LARPers and trolls.

[Anonymous No.17067468]

>>17067465
oh, the reason i ran across that was because i was trying to find out which watch christopher walken hid up his in pulp fiction

[Anonymous No.17067471]

>>17067447
It's cope

[Anonymous No.17067472]

>>17067035
>Mfw indians make a big shit about having been swindled out of Manhattan island for a crate of beads but holy fuck they were some fucking good beads man and invested at 8% interest compounded annually for several hundred years...

[Anonymous No.17067474]

new seikos

https://wornandwound.com/seiko-introduces-trio-of-new-prospex-divers-right-in-the-sweet-spot/

>prospex
>1000usd
whyyyyyyy uurrrghh

[Anonymous No.17067475]

>>17067448
Not the worst citizen

[Anonymous No.17067477]

>>17067468
>he was looking for something to stuff up his ass?
Liberalism truly is a mental disorder.

[Anonymous No.17067479]

>>17067468
Oh that's awesome. I've done some searching on blog posts from watch restorers to no avail on narrowing down the exact year

[Anonymous No.17067486]

>>17067474
>41mm clunker
dropped

[Anonymous No.17067490]

>>17067479
Without a sales slip, you'll never find out the exact year, since the factories back then did not practice JIT manufacturing. The case, dial, and movement could have all been made in different years and sat in the parts depot in the factory.
The movement will have a serial code somewhere on it that you can backdate.

[Anonymous No.17067491]

>>17067474
>4:30 date
>hideous bracelet

[Anonymous No.17067496]

>>17067474
>1000usd
>whyyyyyyy
Seiko is trying to move upmarket.

After Seiko killed the low end of the Swiss watch industry, the low end of the global watch industry is being devoured by smart watches and people just using their phones to tell the time.
Seiko has to move upmarket to survive. And, having already seen what collectors will pay for vintage/LE Seikos, figured that their buyers will tolerate higher prices.

[Anonymous No.17067497]

>>17067456
>>17067458
This logic doesn't really work considering there are ancient super thin watches and today's technology is so much better, even quartz watches are think although they don't have to.
It's entirely because consumers want big clunky show off pieces.

[Anonymous No.17067498]

>>17067497
>are think
are thick

[Anonymous No.17067501]

Great thread, guys.
>sarcasm

[Anonymous No.17067503]

>>17067501
You're free to leave at any time.

[Anonymous No.17067508]

>>17067497
I should've clarified that I'm talking about true ultra thin watches. It's true that there were quite a few ultra thin watches developed throughout the 70s and 80s, but the problem was that they were so fragile they would literally break when you put them on your wrist. Since then materials science has advanced enough such that they are actually wearable, even though it's a pretty risky proposition given their extreme value.

I'm not talking about quartz because I don't know or care about quartz.

[Anonymous No.17067524]

top 10 most underappreciated watch brands in the vintage market:

10. Seiko
9. Girard Perregaux/Mimo
8. Elgin
7. Lecoultre
6. Citizen
5. IWC
4. Gruen
3. Hamilton
2. Movado
1. Longines

[Anonymous No.17067542]

>>17067524
GP, JLC, Seiko, and Citizen, yes.
The rest are cope.

[Anonymous No.17067548]

>>17066987
I like the orange

[Anonymous No.17067550]

>>17067542
This reverso is from the 40s. Unironically pure class, okay ciao

[Anonymous No.17067555]

>>17067542
proving all the more that the rest are underappreciated.

Still unbelieveable that you can get 13ZNs and M95s for under $5k. Also unbelieveable that you can get precious metal Curvexes with the curved caliber for under $1k

[Anonymous No.17067569]

I work in IT and need to write the time on the invoice whenever I complete a job for a client. Budget $100 or less. Recommend me something that isn't a G-shock and isn't too loud for the workplace. Can be a vintage piece on ebay as well

[Anonymous No.17067571]

>>17067501
the last few have been particularly bad and negative with very autistic and ineffective bantz. Also
>Posters: 37

[Anonymous No.17067572]

>bash my old SKX against a rock and fuck up the hardlex crystal
>get a aftermarket sapphire crystal
>decide to get $20 worth of tools from harbor fright and do the replacement myself
>a total pain in the ass but actually pretty fun
kind of want to mod in a black kanji date wheel now bros

[Anonymous No.17067573]

>>17067569
Citizen eco drive Corso model: AW1236-03A, 110 bucks

[Anonymous No.17067575]

>>17067571
Go back and you won't find 1 thread in 10 that's worth shit.
But it does serve a purpose. Guys interested in watches come here to learn about watches and discover that people who are into watches are all insufferable and quickly leave.

[Anonymous No.17067576]

>>17067524
>2. Movado
I want a vintage Movado chronograph bad. Especially with the sperm hands

[Anonymous No.17067577]

>>17066817
Brehs I'm in love with this watch and only 38 exist in the world...

[Anonymous No.17067579]

>>17067576

[Anonymous No.17067590]

>>17067571
>>17067575
You get the general you deserve.
The people whose job it is to maintain 4chan hate us all and refuse to properly do their jobs, and that's why the quality of every board and every thread sucks.
But if you're here and don't like what you see then either put in effort to make better posts and actually contribute OC or get the fuck out, but don't just complain about the current state of this general like you're a casual observer with no interest.

[Anonymous No.17067595]

[Anonymous No.17067599]

>>17067590
On the contrary, my friend. I love it here.
Watching poorfags and larpers screech at one another over trinkets is great entertainment.

[Anonymous No.17067602]

>>17067595
How much did it cost to have that thing serviced?

[Anonymous No.17067613]

>>17067602
Almost $1000 I think from Tag's "Vintage Workshop". They actually did a really nice job on it

[Anonymous No.17067620]

>>17067613
Ouch

[Anonymous No.17067623]

>>17067573
Rose gold looks too chintsy

[Anonymous No.17067625]

>>17067613
Cool. I'll remember that for the future. Going to buy a Montreal eventually

[Anonymous No.17067628]

>>17067501
>I WANT A REDDIT CIRCLEJERK BUT WHERE I CAN ANONYMOUS

can't have the best of both worlds

[Anonymous No.17067630]

>>17067575
>>17067590
Damn.....y'all bois told my dude off!

Hell yeah......these kitties got claws LOL

[Anonymous No.17067632]

I like this general because I always get a laugh off someone losing an argument then screeching over and over to "post your watches." It's like the final desperate gamble to try and win some credibility back.

[Anonymous No.17067636]

Non-Rolex bros, it's fucking over. We lost

[Anonymous No.17067639]

>>17067636

[Anonymous No.17067640]

>>17067636
Rolex has to be including tooter right? I see them everywhere when I'm out and about, much more than anything else below Cartier on the list

[Anonymous No.17067642]

>>17067620
I know independent watchmakers could do it cheaper, but it was May 2020 and one independent had it, shutdown for covid, then didn't want to do it. Other places were also shutdown or too busy so I said fuck it and sent it to Tag. I knew at least they wouldn't close for good
>>17067625
Another guy said they butchered a Carrera he sent there, overpolished it and what not, so who knows. I specified multiple times no case refinishing and to keep everything original appearance wise. I don't know if he did that or not

[Anonymous No.17067645]

>>17067642
>Another guy said they butchered a Carrera he sent there, overpolished it and what not, so who knows. I specified multiple times no case refinishing and to keep everything original appearance wise. I don't know if he did that or not
I'll keep this in mind. I love retro heuer chronos and can't wait to be able to add them to my collection.

[Anonymous No.17067649]

>Rolex is literally bigger than all the watch conglomerates

[Anonymous No.17067654]

>>17067649
Which is why it's so bizarre that Rolex owners think their watches make them special instead of owning the NPC's choice.

[Anonymous No.17067655]

>>17067645
They're really kinda special I think. Montreal is a good first one. Or a Viceroy Autavia like mine. I've got a 70s Carrera too but I'm kicking around selling it

[Anonymous No.17067675]

>>17067577
Then buy one.

[Anonymous No.17067676]

are benrus good watches?

[Anonymous No.17067684]

>>17067016
>>17067284
Why the fuck do you type like a redditor?

[Anonymous No.17067711]

>>17067676
yeah

[Anonymous No.17067724]

>>17067711
thanks fren

[Anonymous No.17067725]

>>17067655
Keep it for another year or so and I'll take it off you.

[Anonymous No.17067794]

>>17067640
i've never seen a single tudor in real life and i'm in nyc so i see tons of people daily
very few people wear mechanical watches

[Anonymous No.17067795]

>>17067575
>>17067571
>>17067590
Unironically, we need more collectors with good watches.

[Anonymous No.17067797]

[Anonymous No.17067800]

>>17067794
>very few people wear mechanical watches
Probably you still don't recognize watches in the wild if they aren't Rolex, Tudor or Omega. No offense, just an observation.

[Anonymous No.17067801]

>>17067797
That many reps
>ew

[Anonymous No.17067803]

>>17067797
>>17067801

Why are they all so dirty?

[Anonymous No.17067805]

>>17067324
kino

[Anonymous No.17067808]

>>17067801
For that amount if money he could have actually bought 1 or 2 gens, kek

[Anonymous No.17067814]

>>17067797
>not one Patek rep
Shit collection.

[Anonymous No.17067816]

>>17067803
The daytonas and the yatchmaster are particularly bad made. Kek

[Anonymous No.17067852]

How do we feel about the Longines Zulu Time?

[Anonymous No.17067855]

>>17067636
>>17067649
Apple Watch mogs of all of them, does that mean its better?

[Anonymous No.17067869]

>>17067852
We'd feel a lot better if we didn't have to stand on our fucking head to properly see it.

[Anonymous No.17067873]

>>17067852
a) it's fucking green
b) the fucking date window is too far from the outer rim
c) could just buy an old Royal Orient / Orient Star for like $1k and get a better watch

[Anonymous No.17067900]

>>17067474
It looks ugly. Also obligatory misaligned bezel.

[Anonymous No.17067902]

>>17067491
The bracelet isn't ugly, but it does belong on a Cocktail time and it definitely does not belong on a diver.

[Anonymous No.17067903]

>>17067577
They could have gone without those crown guards, otherwiss i agree, it is quite pretty.

[Anonymous No.17067907]

>>17067632
post your collection

[Anonymous No.17067908]

[Anonymous No.17067911]

>>17066817
should I preorder this? So damn beautiful

[Anonymous No.17067914]

>>17067166
Orca obviously

[Anonymous No.17067917]

>>17067911
Nice Jules Audermars homage.

[Anonymous No.17067919]

>>17067166
Stingray is already taken.

[Anonymous No.17067920]

>>17067852
Other than those unnecessary stars it's nice. Mogs that new Patek effortlessly.

[Anonymous No.17067921]

>>17067911
>24 hour subdial
Swing & a miss.

[Anonymous No.17067922]

>>17067911
>Ripping AP
>24 hours dial

[Anonymous No.17067925]

Thoughts on Breitling chronomat like pic related?

[Anonymous No.17067929]

>>17067852
>>17067873
The Spirit 37 gets the date window right, and the titanium 40mm version looks much nicer without one altogether

[Anonymous No.17067945]

>>17067121
I noticed this in a video a year back or so too, very odd but also hilarious W for the cope posters

[Anonymous No.17067949]

>>17067925
I just instantly think it's a watch from a bubble gum machine, why does it look like painted plastic

[Anonymous No.17067964]

>>17066987

The orange one is cool, the rest very forgettable. Still like all Soikos, I enjoy looking at them, I enjoy thinking I live in the 70s and wear them on adventures... but I will always end not buying any of them. There are better luxury pieces, there are better adventure pieces and there are better retro pieces. No point in Soiko

[Anonymous No.17067976]

>>17066817
Same game as last thread, I'll post my candidates as replies:
>38-41mm, black dial, silver body, black leather strap; optionally a bracelet and separate strap
>5 ATM WR is my minimum, I don't want to have to care about it getting wet or not
>preferences:
>- no numerals or roman numerals
>- thin case, 12mm and upwards looks thick to me but can work if the case itself is flat (e.g. 2mm bezel, 8mm case, 3mm case back)
>- automatic movement
>- dauphine hands or other "fine" looking hands
>- few complications, day and/or date is okay, but I can do fine without
>- budget is $500 to $1500 per watch

[Anonymous No.17067979]

>>17067976
Tissot Heritage Visodate Automatic
+ movement: automatic, 25 jewels
+ case diameter: 40mm
- case thickness: 12m
- water resistance: 3 ATM
+ strap width: 20mm
- case looks really thick
price: EUR 600
rating: 0

[Anonymous No.17067981]

>>17067976
Certina Urban DS-1 Powermatic 80
+ movement: automatic, 25 jewels
+ case diameter: 40mm
o case thickness: 11m
+ water resistance: 10 ATM
+ strap width: 20mm
- case looks really thick
price: EUR 815
rating: +2

Ignore the bracelet, they also have them in leather

[Anonymous No.17067983]

>>17067976
Mido Baroncelli II
+ movement: automatic
o case diameter: 38mm
+ case thickness: 9.1m
0 water resistance: 5 ATM
+ strap width: 20mm
price: EUR 700
rating: +3

[Anonymous No.17067986]

>>17067976
Frederique Constant
+ movement: automatic
+ case diameter: 40mm
o case thickness: 10.2mm
o water resistance: 5 ATM
+ strap width: 20mm
- not available at my local store, will have to ask them to order, or blind buy from chrono24
price: EUR 895
rating: +3
> I like this one very much, but I also am getting the gold version with the brown strap, so owning the same watch twice is a little stupid

[Anonymous No.17067989]

>>17067976
Dugena Milano Automatic
o movement: automatic, Seiko
+ case diameter: 41mm
- case thickness: 12mm
o water resistance: 5 ATM
+ strap width: 20mm
price: EUR 230
rating: +1

[Anonymous No.17067991]

>>17067976
Dugena Festa Automaic Classic
o movement: automatic, Miyota
o case diameter: 39mm
- case thickness: 12m
o water resistance: 5 ATM
+ strap width: 20mm
price: EUR 430
rating: 0

[Anonymous No.17067994]

>>17067976
and finally the Orient Bambino would be an option again, I like the design but it really is just a backup if I don't find anything else

[Anonymous No.17068008]

>>17067684
reddit spacing is a meme

[Anonymous No.17068014]

>>17067976
>Same game as last thread
What was the game again?

[Anonymous No.17068017]

>>17067949
I'm getting an 80s model soon from family. Hope it looks good.

[Anonymous No.17068018]

>>17068014
I am planning to buy a watch, list my requirements and some models that I already picked, and I'd like some input on it. For each model I assigned a rating +/o/- for things I like/don't care/dislike about that particular model and I summed the points in the end

[Anonymous No.17068021]

>>17067983
>>17067986
Clearly you like these two the best, why even bother with the rest?

[Anonymous No.17068026]

>>17068018
Ah i see. Have you considered the by now a bit boring but obvious choice?

[Anonymous No.17068027]

>>17068018
And the more sporty choice.

[Anonymous No.17068029]

>>17068021
The Tissot looks good from the top, so I also picked it. The Dugenas were in my list before the analysis, the Certina I'd probably skip.

[Anonymous No.17068031]

>>17068026
>>17068027
I considered them, but I already have two Seikos and in the end I considered it boring to have everything from one brand only

[Anonymous No.17068032]

>>17068031
Ah i see, i was wondering why there weren't included.
That black Dugena looks nice, and i personally also somewhat like the Visodate case shape.

[Anonymous No.17068037]

>>17067945
yeah
im thinking based

[Anonymous No.17068040]

>>17067979
>>17067981
>>17067983
>>17067986
>>17067989
>>17067991
>all these mall watches
aiyeeeeeeeeee

padre que estas en los cielos líbranos

[Anonymous No.17068065]

>>17068040
Hamilton Jazzmaster Day Date Auto
+ movement: automatic
+ case diameter: 40mm
- case thickness: 11.52m
o water resistance: 5 ATM
+ strap width: 20mm
- dial seems busy
price: EUR 825
rating: +1

[Anonymous No.17068068]

>>17068040
Union Glashütte Viro
+ movement: automatic
+ case diameter: 41mm
+ case thickness: 9mm
+ water resistance: 10 ATM
+ strap width: 20mm
- hands not to my taste
price: EUR 1100
rating: +4

[Anonymous No.17068093]

>>17067976
It doesn't matter what watch you buy from those, they're literally all the same (swatch). And they're so painfully generic, this really is a bad price range for a watch like that. I would recommend saving up a little bit and maybe aiming at the league above that because it can already offer way more. Just one example, Tudor 1926

[Anonymous No.17068213]

There is a new Peacock in town.

[Anonymous No.17068216]

And a bamboo-themed one as well.

[Anonymous No.17068241]

>>17068216
>nice edifi- oh wait

[Anonymous No.17068267]

>>17068213
This one looks pretty cool

[Anonymous No.17068277]

What is the real reason that people hate Grand Seiko watches so much?

The many ugly or boring models? That's a problem for many watch brands, doesn't make the entire brand bad.
Maybe the many limited edition watches? That's not an issue limited to GS either.
Or is it the fact that they have some $2000 quartz models? Just don't buy those models then, doesn't make the whole brand bad.
Perhaps that they're not based in Switzerland or Germany? Their brand image? Or that Seiko killed Swiss watch brands in the past? All of those have nothing to do with the actual watches.

[Anonymous No.17068281]

>>17068277
The truth is that only a few sceechy autists actually HATE Grand Seiko and their reasons are irrelevant because they're mentally ill.

The vast majority of the watch buying public doesn't even know GS exists. Even the ones who do know about GS simply don't think about them at all.

[Anonymous No.17068282]

>>17066986
I'd say wear a smaller watch, that hasn't been very successful on my end. I usually alternate between these two (weekly) nowadays but I think it'll take more than a month of dedicated <34mm wearing to lessen my tan.

>>17066430
It's just the angle lol, I'm only 17cm.

[Anonymous No.17068283]

>>17067949
it's the patented Breitling shitlook™ technology

[Anonymous No.17068286]

[Anonymous No.17068287]

>>17066986
What exactly is wrong with the watch tan line?

[Anonymous No.17068290]

>>17068213
Fucking hell, lists it at already sold out

[Anonymous No.17068294]

>>17068281
That answer makes sense, thanks anon.

[Anonymous No.17068296]

The shitter my grandfather got for his retirement that I inherited doesn't stay running even with a new battery. Just sorta binds up and will start ticking again if you bump it. Think it's possible to replace the movement? I can't imagine it's servicable

[Anonymous No.17068305]

>>17068296
yes of course its serviceable. Watches are just a bunch of tiny gears. It can 100% be fixed.

[Anonymous No.17068333]

>>17068305
Will anybody want to service an early 80s quartz movement?

[Anonymous No.17068336]

>>17068305
>>17068333
Couldn't they just switch the movement? There's not so many possibilities for case diameters and thickness that you couldn't find one that fits

[Anonymous No.17068337]

>>17068333
Typically, people just replace them. The time and cost to disassemble, diagnose, and repair a quartz movement isn't worth it unless the watch is particularly rare or valuable. A simple three hander with day and date is going to cost less than a hundred dollars.

ETA Quartz movements are standardized by size, cannon pinion width, complication, etc. It takes two seconds to look up what movement is in that watch and what it's current replacement is.

[Anonymous No.17068348]

Why do our collections get mogged so hard by the ones posted on r/watches? Are we all just larping poorfags?

[Anonymous No.17068349]

>>17068348
>reddit
>people attentionwhoring for karma points
good golly gee, heres another kid posing with his dad's rolex.

[Anonymous No.17068351]

>>17068348
There's only 67 of us, as of this thread, and maybe 10 of us have anything approaching a collection.

[Anonymous No.17068352]

>>17068349
>another kid posing with his dad's rolex.
Not like anyone does this here

[Anonymous No.17068358]

>>17068352
much less incentive, plus rolexes get quite hated on on here, its overdone and nothing much or interesting to say about one especially if its just a bog standard sub or whatever

[Anonymous No.17068361]

>>17068348

4chan has always been full of larping poorfats, on any board for any given collectible. It's two or three richfags, four tasteful anons and ninety four larping poors

[Anonymous No.17068370]

>>17068348
you get banned for bantering with richfags when they try to flex

[Anonymous No.17068382]

>>17068370
Very true.

People in general get very thin-skinned when someone doesn't like their expensive bauble. They claim that they bought it because they like it not because what others think, but when you tell them that you think their Submariner is boring, they act like you've just called their wife ugly.

The reason for this is obvious: they were lying and they very much do care what others think. When they realize that their Submariner is not a path to instantaneous respect and, in fact, may be the source of some derision, they experience something of a psychological break.

[Anonymous No.17068383]

>>17068361
>It's two or three richfags, four tasteful anons and ninety four larping poors
What memorable collections of each are here?

[Anonymous No.17068385]

>>17067795
I posted my wacky colorful shitter collection a few times expecting a good hazing but it’s always gotten a very positive response here, ironically enough. But I’ve kinda hit shitter bedrock and don’t wanna spam the same pics. I’ll wait until I have an interesting addition, like pic related.

[Anonymous No.17068386]

>>17068383
There is Layweranon, who has a very nice, eclectic collection. Some extremely high-end pieces and a lot of really quirky ones.
There is Omega drunk, who owns a couple nice Speedmasters among a large pile of forgettable shit.
There was JLC Anon, who hasn't been around for a while, but he had a smaller collection that was still really nice. I remember his dress watch was a Piaget Altiplano.

Other than that, I can't think of any.

[Anonymous No.17068391]

>>17068385
Why are they black? Mimicking a rotary phone?

[Anonymous No.17068394]

>>17068361
Back when /wt/ was on /g/ there was a little more focus on cooler low price watches instead of simping for watches that people only care about because they are expensive.

[Anonymous No.17068400]

>>17068391
yep. Got a cute lil rotary phone style rotor too.

[Anonymous No.17068401]

>>17068394
>Back when /wt/ was on /g/ there was a little more focus on simping for low price watches instead of focusing on watches that people care about because they are cooler.

ftfy

[Anonymous No.17068402]

>>17068394
>Back when /wt/ was on /g/ there was a little more focus on cooler low price watches instead of simping for watches that people only care about because they are expensive.
I disagree a little. It's not that people cared more about low-cost vs high-cost; they didn't care about cost very much at all. On /g/ the focus was more on how the watch worked. So a Solar MB6 G-Shock was interesting from a microelectronics standpoint and a JLC perpetual calendar was interesting from a mechanical standpoint. Price never really came into play. Rolex was all but ignored because they don't really produce interesting movements.

[Anonymous No.17068403]

>>17068386
Don't forget Heueranon

[Anonymous No.17068404]

>>17068402
That was only a delaying tactic to justify why they were on gee instead of where they belonged as a fashion accessory

[Anonymous No.17068410]

>>17068404
You're wrong anon
/wt/ belongs in both boards simultaneously. And maybe one more random one just to be safe.

[Anonymous No.17068412]

New Thread:
>>17068407
>>17068407
>>17068407

[Anonymous No.17068415]

>>17068403
Yes, good call.
Vintage Chrono Anon. That's a hell of a collection.

[Anonymous No.17068416]

>>17068410
>/b/wt/
I've seen one, wasn't that great. /g/ was and /fa/ is more decent.

[Anonymous No.17068451]

>>17067223
Watches are just as dumb desu

[Anonymous No.17068516]

>>17068451
Nooooo you don't understand horologee

[Anonymous No.17069546]

>>17067053
If you scrimp and save you may some day be able to afford the box that one came in

[Anonymous No.17069547]

>>17067135
That header looks like a highschooler made it

[Anonymous No.17069550]

>>17067354
Rolex only guarantees within two seconds a day