/wt/ Watch Thread

[Anonymous No.17274036]

Art Deco Edition

> Poorfag guide: https://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:>>17271675

[Anonymous No.17274043]

Cope if you must and you will

[Anonymous No.17274047]

Citizen

[Anonymous No.17274051]

>>17274047
Those things are much more appealing after you see them in 4k video. Same goes for the basic bitch grand seiko quartz watches I can actually afford

Should I buy a cope JDM "nice watch" and convince myself it's HAQ and muh zaratsu so it's not just cope? Or should I buy a low end swiss mech in the $2k range? Wat do, effay?

[Anonymous No.17274057]

>>17274047
>the dial is hand crafted with passion and the creater literally puts his life into it as he produces layer after layer of ejaculate that, once dried, leads to this intricate and astonishing texture

[Anonymous No.17274059]

>>17274057
just kidding, that's a pretty great watch

[Anonymous No.17274066]

Rate my most used watch /fa/

[Anonymous No.17274070]

>>17274043
You surely can't have JLC and Cartier on two different tiers

[Anonymous No.17274082]

>>17274051
If you want to flex, you'll know you'll be lying to yourself regardless of what you get in that price range.
The difference is these JDM HAQ watches are legit well made and interesting technologically. You won't find it in a swiss/german $2000 watch. Maybe well made, but not both.
But if you don't like the style, that will be the saddest cope. Luckily for me, I like it.

[Anonymous No.17274089]

>>17274057
>>17274059
No offense taken, the mother of pearl rehaut really looks like sperm sometimes.

[Anonymous No.17274107]

>>17274047
What's the pusher at 2:00 for?

[Anonymous No.17274108]

>>17274107
bluetooth pairing button so you can sync the watch with the time on your phone

[Anonymous No.17274114]

>>17274108

[Anonymous No.17274116]

>>17274107
It's used for setting the perpetual calendar and checking hands alignment.
>>17274108
This one has no bluetooth/radio/satellite connection.

[Anonymous No.17274127]

>>17274036
>art deco

why, oh why, couldn't brands release their watches in thick aspic shaped acryllic crystals instead of hardened mineral crystal if they aren't going to use sapphire... (because I can just polish the microscratches out)

and a flat sapphire that is paired with an anodized bezel does nothing to protect it, so you're better off getting a watch with a ceramic bezel or no bezel at all.

but if you do get sapphire-ceramic, best not to get one with a date because you could easily jam that if you bump your watch too hard.

acryllic-anodized was peak watch

[Anonymous No.17274132]

>>17274066
Can’t take a picture of your own, lazy cunt?

[Anonymous No.17274147]

>He purchases toys when the GLOBAL RECESSION is gonna happen
Lol. LMAO When Democrats win again and everything goes to fucking HELL you're gonna regret buying stupid toys like Rolex and Seiko.

[Anonymous No.17274160]

Starting to feel like autumn. Anyone else rocking cozy watches this time of year?

[Anonymous No.17274163]

>>17274160
Nice tuning fork.

[Anonymous No.17274169]

>>17274163
That bracelet looks great! Which one is it?

[Anonymous No.17274172]

>>17274147
>No amex black
>Poor
>Trumptard

[Anonymous No.17274173]

>>17274169
1125 speedy bracelet actually.

[Anonymous No.17274179]

I'm so fucking tired of my job, but it enables me to buy a couple of nice watches per year. Wat do?

[Anonymous No.17274193]

>>17274179
>What do?
Prostitute yourself in terrible degrading ways to earn big money
Buy better watches
Keep the job you hate to keep things "normal"

In that order.

[Anonymous No.17274199]

>>17274160
Needs to be tighter.

[Anonymous No.17274203]

>tfw own fake Casio, Rolex, Cartier, Patek etc just because i like how they look and nobody can even tell
Not paying retarded prices for jewellery meant I was able to buy a Bentley Continental. Feels good man.

[Anonymous No.17274206]

>>17274203
fake Casio?

[Anonymous No.17274208]

>>17274206
yeah there are casio reps for some reason and fuck knows why kek. even the f91w isnt safe, there are videos on how to spot them too.

[Anonymous No.17274210]

>>17274203
Do they make fakes that actually keep good time and have proper water resistance? If so w2c fake reverso?

[Anonymous No.17274213]

>>17274208
I know the average person is dumb as fuck but the fuck is wrong with you?

[Anonymous No.17274216]

>>17274210
dunno about the bentley poster but i have some fakes myself (not casios though) but the rep rolexs keep pretty good time, so if i had to guess they're probably using basic japanese movements. the quartz rolexs keep perfect time but there are also great autos if quartz would piss you off for not being original.

[Anonymous No.17274223]

>>17274051
I'm tired of setting the time again while rotating watches, I'd get the quartz. But really,
>buying japanese watches
>flex

[Anonymous No.17274228]

>>17274203

[Anonymous No.17274230]

[Anonymous No.17274233]

>>17274051
Always buy SWISS
Jap watches are for incels and/or cope brands

[Anonymous No.17274239]

>>17274233
So Swatch then? Based.

[Anonymous No.17274244]

>>17274160
>>17274163
Very nice, my friends. Omega tuning fork watches are a delight to own.

[Anonymous No.17274247]

>>17274239
>Swatch
Based indeed

[Anonymous No.17274274]

Looking to get my first GMT watch. Should I get a Timex GMT Pepsi or the new Seiko 5 GMTs. Or save my money for a Rolex GMT Pepsi Vintage

[Anonymous No.17274275]

>>17274274
Seiko

[Anonymous No.17274280]

Picked it up today.

[Anonymous No.17274281]

>>17274274
The answer is always Rolex

[Anonymous No.17274284]

>>17274280
How much? Wait-list?

[Anonymous No.17274286]

>>17274284
Instant, it's a rep from Chazingtime. They're getting really good now.

[Anonymous No.17274290]

Got a 'new (to me)' beat up old Seamaster a few days ago. Gradually making the switch from wearing silver/steel watches to gold colors as I get older.

[Anonymous No.17274291]

>>17274286
Damn that looks clean. Might pick one up too. Almost looks as good as a gen

[Anonymous No.17274293]

>>17274244
Seethe, "rich"fag

[Anonymous No.17274294]

>>17274244
Seethe, "rich"fag.

[Anonymous No.17274299]

>>17274293
lol

[Anonymous No.17274300]

>wearing Hamilton Khaki King
>replace ghetto strap with hadley roma strap
So this strap is awkward on my wrist. Currently the watch slides up and down and sometimes sits on the bottom of wrist. Its like the perfect hole would be one in between the two I have available on strap. Whats a good tool to use and method to add a hole so the strap, and watch, fit perfectly on my wrist.

[Anonymous No.17274308]

>>17274280

It took 1 month I bought the wedding bands mid august and got the look last week, just couldn’t make it until today.

[Anonymous No.17274313]

>>17274308
How many times did you sucked the AD's cock?

[Anonymous No.17274314]

>>17274308
>wearing a dive watch to a wedding

[Anonymous No.17274318]

>>17274314

This will not be the watch I wear to my wedding lmao. Thinking this one for that day

>>17274313

0 times

[nh35h8er No.17274321]

>>17274051
You don't buy jap to flex on others, you buy them to flex on your ego

[nh35h8er No.17274324]

>>17274066
Metal case swap it sometime in the future + new batt, and you'll be set for another decade

[Anonymous No.17274326]

>>17274318
>0 times
So, you took it up the ass?
LOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOL

[nh35h8er No.17274330]

>>17274127
>a flat sapphire that is paired with an anodized bezel does nothing to protect it, so you're better off getting a watch with a ceramic bezel or no bezel at all

Can't remember the last time I saw a ceramic bezel insert making a difference when it comes to protecting the crystal or vice-versa ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

but yeah acryl/ano is peak kino, with the alu fading out over time

[nh35h8er No.17274339]

>>17274210
IIRC no decent JLC Reverso rep worth getting atm

[Anonymous No.17274341]

>>17274326

Cope and seethe brother, I finally got a relevant watch.

[nh35h8er No.17274343]

>>17274274
There's probably a decent selection of Timex Q GMT's you could pick up on watchexchange after the hype died down, enjoy it while saving up for the Rolex, skip the Seiko

[Anonymous No.17274351]

>>17274294
Seethe about what, dude?

[Anonymous No.17274356]

>>17274293
>[Deleted]
>>17274294
>stolen image
L O L

[Anonymous No.17274375]

>>17274274
timex Q is so low quality it isn't even worth the shipping. Please dont get one. You'll be essentially throwing that $250 away for a costume jewelry watch

[Anonymous No.17274378]

>>17274375
At $250 it's shit, but while that's the MSRP, its typical retail price is around $150-160 (https://www.amazon.com/Timex-Reissue-Stainless-Bracelet-TW2T80700/dp/B07VVMFTCJ).). Still overpriced for its movement and overall quality of finishing, but not obscenely so.

[Anonymous No.17274381]

>>17274378
(price is also even lower than that at retail - link has it for $135)

[Anonymous No.17274385]

>>17274378
>>17274381
Fuck nevermind didn't realize you were talking about GMT. Sorry anons.

[nh35h8er No.17274384]

>>17274381
(link has it for non-gmt vers. tho)

[Anonymous No.17274386]

Anyone know which watch Givi is wearing?

[Anonymous No.17274387]

>>17274378
idk man

yeah the aesthetic is on point which is why so many people fall for it but the built quality makes it look like it came out of a claw machine and the $5 quartz movement inside isn't helping either

$135 isnt that much money but one could also buy the vostok gmt at that price

[Anonymous No.17274391]

>>17274330
what I mean is that a raises acryllic can prevent a lot of stuff from hitting the anodized bezel insert.

[Anonymous No.17274396]

went on a walk today to charge up my new Citizen.

[nh35h8er No.17274402]

>>17274396
this is what the MDV-106 wish it were

[Anonymous No.17274415]

https://www.amazon.com/Timex-Expedition-Eco-Friendly-Leather-Silver/dp/B09F91MVCG/

what do you guys think of this watch?

Timex Men's Expedition North Field Post Solar 36mm TW2V00200JR Quartz Watch

It's got sapphire crystal, screw down crown, no date, and solar.

Are Timexes comparable in accuracy and build quality to Citizens?

[nh35h8er No.17274418]

>>17274391
That'd be a weird use case where an acrylic would prevent the bezen insert from being scratched, but that point that'd be a nasty scrape, I imagine

It'd be bad to also get an acrylic to crack over time tho, had that on some vintage pieces

[Anonymous No.17274419]

>>17274396
>hiking
>with a diver

[Anonymous No.17274420]

>>17274402
I like the Casio better.

[Anonymous No.17274423]

>>17274419
Doing most things with a diver makes sense. They're built overly tough and you have a simple way of measuring how long you've been doing a task. The problem is that this particular diver is half an inch too large for his wrists lmao

[Anonymous No.17274425]

>>17274290

Great watch for the price
Looks good on you

[Anonymous No.17274426]

>>17274419
>Not going hiking with your dress watch with an alligator leather strap

[Anonymous No.17274427]

>>17274423
nah, the dial (bezel to crown) is actually the smallest and thinnest watch I own. I wore a small gshock while I was a machinegunner (I'd imagine 7.62x51 would have destroyed an automatic watch). The lugs just place the springbars a bit far from the case. Watches are a function over form purchase.

>>17274419
who said hike? I just went for a walk around my neighborhood.

>>17274418
Conversely, having a pricier piece with sapphire and ceramic gave me a false sense of security and my date mechanism became desyncronized. So I guess there just isn't a perfect configuration for a watch.

[Anonymous No.17274430]

>>17274425
Thanks anon; rang in right around $350. Have always liked the looks of old omegas.

[Anonymous No.17274431]

>>17274419
Why buy a watch and then never wear it except on one or two occasions?

[Anonymous No.17274434]

>>17274427
>>17274427
Sure yeah watches are functional tools and I agree that a dive watch is a good general purpose tool watch but realistically a casio will always be the best tool watch. I'm just pointing out that this particular watch looks comically massive on your wrist. This isn't some "hue hue seethe wristlet" post, im just trying to give you a heads up. Cool watch tho

[Anonymous No.17274437]

>>17274430
We really need a dedicated "vintage omega shitters" thread

[nh35h8er No.17274438]

>>17274427
Overpaying for sapphire and ceramic really is a sad thing too, given how cheap they are; ig if your date disc somehow got dislodged, there was more to it than just that alone on the face side of the movement, but it's not a truly dead watch.
Was it the Hager?

[Anonymous No.17274439]

>>17274420
I think the big attraction for the Citizen Excalibur was the minute and seconds touching the chapter ring so I am not guessing the time.

My Hager was designed in that "fashion first" priority with the chapter ring all the way up on the rehaut, which looks cool but serves no purpose.

but I think Citizen has Casio beat in this department: I was able to register the watch to extend the manufacture warranty till September 2028.

>>17274402
I like it so far, it's quieter than a whisper; can't hear any ticking even with my ear up to the case, very light and thin.

downsides are:
-hardened mineral crystal set lower than anodized bezel insert, so no chance of polishing out any small scratches in the future.
-the crown threads (case side) was gritty to operate, some waxed dental floss fixed that right up.

Im wondering if I should go exchange it for the 36mm Timex with the sapphire crystal and no date. I would be losing out on having a handy count-up timer and the 6 year warranty tho.

[Anonymous No.17274441]

>match with tinder girl whose bio is “new to New York”
>have funny idea for a first message
“Oh you’re new to New York? What are you old to Old Yorke haha bitch fuck fuck fuck fuck you fuck you fuck you”

[Anonymous No.17274443]

>>17274441
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/York

[Anonymous No.17274444]

It worked

[Anonymous No.17274445]

>>17274423
>ah yes, i'll go diving in some rocks

[Anonymous No.17274448]

>>17274437

>based vintage Omega alpha chad

I see you are a man of culture as well

[Anonymous No.17274451]

>>17274445
What about rotating bezels triggers your autistic fits?

[Anonymous No.17274458]

>>17274431
A dive watch at least implies you may do something aquatic if you're somewhere with a pool or beach, while a dive watch in a desert or on a mountain will look retarded.

[Anonymous No.17274459]

>>17274434
thanks for putting it gently. It sucks when you're a manlet living in a world made for larger people, my wife feels the same way. All the current Citizens are so tacky and this was the only one I found that I liked, so it'll do.

Tell you what, (mentally speaking) having a +/-15 sec/mo solar watch feels like a massive upgrade from mechanicals being "accurate if you squint and guess the time".

>>17274438
yep, I'm the GMT-fan anon. The Hager has scratches over the case and metal part of the bezel, but the lumed ceramic bezel and crystal don't have a mark on them. Not going to get rid of those two, as they have more sentimental value than resale. Good thing they have common ETA movements so they will be able to be brought back to new when I can justify the costs.

Might even try to patch the case on my Mudman and change the battery, but I think this Citizen might surpass it in accuracy (and the only frequently used function on my Gshock was the count up timer, so that's why I settled on a dive watch).

[Anonymous No.17274461]

>>17274439
>but I think Citizen has Casio beat in this department: I was able to register the watch to extend the manufacture warranty till September 2028.
I've never even thought about registering a watch for warranty in my entire life desu.

[Anonymous No.17274463]

>>17274458
I used to straddle dingies with outboard motors for a paycheck, but I wore a gshock for that.

Now I live near the woods because I have a choice. I think it's not the purpose and use of my watch and more my boomer wardrobe choice seems to give you a stroke.

[Anonymous No.17274465]

>>17274463
>diving
Leisure/sport (unless you're a deep ocean pipeline guy)
>working on boats
Work

[Anonymous No.17274470]

>>17274465
count up timers are handy, I use it every day for cooking meals and timing tea/coffee. Bezels are nice compare to pusher complications because you dont get schmutz in the seykhel.

[Anonymous No.17274481]

La collezione, will be gifting myself the Tudor GMT for the big 30 next year.

[Anonymous No.17274489]

>>17274244
MORTADELLO RITARDELLO
MANGIATORE DI FAGGIOLAAAAAAA

[Anonymous No.17274493]

[Anonymous No.17274494]

>>17274493
Can definitely see some of the daniels/smith influence in the design.

[Anonymous No.17274495]

https://youtu.be/SKe9_3weixc?t=908

>watches that look more expensive than they are
>watch is $25k

LMFAO these people have gone completely insane

[Anonymous No.17274497]

[Anonymous No.17274499]

>>17274497
I can't look at the difference in kerning without wanting to claw my eyes out.

[Anonymous No.17274500]

>>17274489
>frenchtard spearging out forever

[Anonymous No.17274515]

>>17274495
You're not in their public, anon. They cater to rich people.

[Anonymous No.17274517]

looking for a dirt-cheap tank watch
this casio ltp-v007l is the best thing i found (USD $25)
the next best thing is this mumbai seiko:
https://www.ebay.com.au/itm/134148465242

any other suggestions?

[Anonymous No.17274519]

>>17274500
lmao @ Anglo tard who can't distinguish Latin langs

[Anonymous No.17274521]

>>17274517
Don't get a Tank, Princess Di and JFK both died wearing one

[Anonymous No.17274526]

Can someone identify this watch please?

[Anonymous No.17274530]

>>17274517
seiko has a quartz tank, just google it

but you should buy the ladies version which is classic cartier sized
the mens version is bloated and too big
its like $200 iirc

[Anonymous No.17274534]

>>17274526
Hamilton Khaki Field

[Anonymous No.17274538]

looking to buy a beater for work
i like the fat, square hands on this one
anything similar but in the casio price range?

[Anonymous No.17274541]

>>17274538
vostok neptune has those paddle hands. If you can get your hands on them,they are always in a constant state of sold out or selling out.

though if you are working with machinery and doing anything that a mechanical watch won't like I do suggest a quartz watch like the duro or casioak