/wt/ - watch thread

[Anonymous No.17509347]

Snake 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 >>17507567

[Anonymous No.17509367]

bruders...

[Anonymous No.17509373]

>>17509367
This 'honey gold' of theirs looks a bit weak and pale.

[Anonymous No.17509376]

>>17509373
you look a bit weak and pale you goof

[Anonymous No.17509383]

>try on the quartz aquaracer
>really like it
oh no no no i dont feel so good

[Anonymous No.17509390]

Anyone have an idea how often the citizen chronomaster models on sakura restock? Id like to buy the aq4030, which seems to be replaced by the 4090 with an eagle on the dial so I was wondering if this model could ever be for sale new again.

[Anonymous No.17509397]

>>17509390
there’s literally an anon here who wants to sell one i think.

[Anonymous No.17509400]

>>17509383
The only Tag Heuer I like is the Carrera

[Anonymous No.17509401]

>>17509400
I tried on a quartz carrera and liked it as well

[Anonymous No.17509411]

Does anyone know of any watch strap specifically designed to go over the sleeve of a jacket?

During winter when it’s snowing I need my watch more easily accesible and pulling up your sleeve when you have multiple layers is a pain

[Anonymous No.17509421]

>>17509411
Specifically? yes, but only NASA bought them which means they're outside of your budget. NATO straps are just long nylon webbing. Find the material, get a sewing machine and make one, or get a leatherworker to make you one.

[Anonymous No.17509430]

>>17509411
Yeah, google NASA strap or find the longest size Nato strap you can. I think people in times gone past probably justed used one side of a strap with the buckle, taken out the spring bar and used the buckle to buckle it to the end of the strap on the watch

[Anonymous No.17509439]

are dress watches meant to survive freezing otherwise inclement weather? I'm a little leery about my GS or Rolex getting wet from rain/snow or too cold or whatever

[Anonymous No.17509444]

>>17509439
How inclement? If you're wearing the metal its near your skin temp. I assume you're wearing a jacket or gloves and you're not outside shoveling snow in south Dakota for a living. Unless your skin is in pain, the watch is fine in colder temps like that. Similarly, if you're even asking the question I doubt you're taking your Rolex or GS on a 2 week long hike into the wilderness.

>getting wet from rain/snow
You are aware they're water resistant to at least like 20 meters of water right? Some have more than that...

[Anonymous No.17509448]

>>17509444
thanks, anon. I figured the question was silly and appreciate the reassurance
I live on Long Island in NY so it's never too bad here. maybe a handful of subzero nights in a year

[Anonymous No.17509451]

>>17509439
Rolex guarantees their sports watches will operate within specifications between 8 C - 38 C, but it is well known they can take much more.

One of their advertisements in the past talks about how someone boiled one at 100 C for like 10 minutes and it was working perfecting afterwards.

[Anonymous No.17509452]

>>17509421
>>17509430
thanx

[Anonymous No.17509455]

>>17509448
I've never been to New York because I'm American but there are many documented cases of rich guys wearing a Rolex daily for like 50 years and with a few services they're fine. And by daily I mean even the times they took their kids on vacation to a beach on the ocean, days on the lake, and building a snowman with Jr. and the photos show they're worn in every possible environment. If were had hypothermia I'd say your watch is likely to be too cold, but you have bigger problems than a watch service if you have actual hypothermia.

Don't be the guy that buys a Rolex and never wears it so it doesn't get scratched. Or buys that Ferarri and never drives it so it doesn't wear out or lose too much value. Or gets a race horse and lets it stand around a field all the time.

[Anonymous No.17509461]

>>17509451
thanks my man. shan't worry about it anymore
>>17509455
yeah, the entire marketing appeal of Rollies is doing cool shit with them in rugged environments. but you know, you always wanna be careful with expensive items
I actually like my GS more and am unsure if it has the same level of durability, but as mentioned, I'm not doing anything crazy with it
I should get a smartwatch or something as a beater

[Anonymous No.17509465]

>>17509397
I believe thats the aq4020 which is a little too small for my taste.

[Anonymous No.17509467]

>>17509461
Yeah I think at one point Rolexes were known for being fairly durable for active daily use. Jackhammering or whatever? Probably not. But using it on the boat, working on your car (lol), or doing whatever else it wasn't known for being fragile by anyones definition. GS? No idea, but walking around town, working in an office, having a drink in the lounge? Definitely fine doing that.

Smart watches seem dumb, get a regular watch instead.

[Anonymous No.17509472]

>>17509467
what would you recommend as a regular beater watch?
smart watches are extremely convenient in a lot of ways so I might just succumb to it. you can track so much so easily: temperature, orientation, texts, distance covered, heart rate, etc. just seems very valuable for like $500 2bh

[Anonymous No.17509476]

>>17509461
Most GS have 100m WR so you should be fine. They're built well, don't worry.

[Anonymous No.17509479]

[Anonymous No.17509480]

>>17509472
Basic Casio digital, gshock square or a Timex ironman

[Anonymous No.17509483]

>>17509472
>Yes how valuable to know your position and heart rate!! Wow couldn't have guessed it, I am totally going to be more fit from this information!!!

[Anonymous No.17509486]

>>17509472
>you can track so much so easily: temperature, orientation, texts, distance covered, heart rate, etc

[Anonymous No.17509489]

>>17509472
Honestly? This or pay slightly more for a G-Shock that looks absolutely ridiculous but still catches your eye.

[Anonymous No.17509490]

>>17509483
>>17509486
no need to seethe. I do a lot of deep woods hiking so distance + compass + weather info would be super convenient
>>17509480
will look into these, thanks anon

[Anonymous No.17509491]

>>17509486
some of yall are just allergic to fun, theres a lot to be had with smartwatches.

[Anonymous No.17509492]

stopped into a nice local watch shop and tried on an explorer 2 today. too big for me. might apply to work there so I can get free bjs from milfs trying to get their husband's the newest gmt master 2. apparently they hire people with no sales experience.

[Anonymous No.17509496]

>>17509465
Yep it doesn’t have lume either

[Anonymous No.17509499]

>>17509492
Where do you work now? Seems like you have a lot of time to write strange fanfiction like why you want to work at a jewelry store.

[Anonymous No.17509500]

>>17509489
Mine doesn't work :(

[Anonymous No.17509505]

New вocтoк

[Anonymous No.17509508]

>>17509472
They're convenient features when you just don't have your phone in your hand. Try to think the times you didn't have your phone in your hand and thought "gee, whats the temp, cardinal direction, and my heart rate?". Probably never.

For a beater that depends, G-shocks can look okay, or look at some Timexes that are also durable and automatic.

[Anonymous No.17509509]

>>17509492
>no sales experience
they're gonna pay $5 an hour+ comission, anon, you aint getting shieeet

[Anonymous No.17509518]

MONG

[Anonymous No.17509524]

[Anonymous No.17509525]

>buy an automatic
>dont like it
>sell it
i've done this with a tudor, and 2 seikos, i have mental illness

[Anonymous No.17509528]

>>17509518
https://utdesign.net/seiko_h239-5020/
oh, that camera lens looking thing is a speaker. I bet the sound quality is awful.

[Anonymous No.17509535]

>>17509528
>The part that looks like a speaker only has details like a speaker cone (the screws at the four corners are also printed), but in reality, the electronic sound from the micro speaker separately installed inside flows through the hole in the center.

[Anonymous No.17509543]

[Anonymous No.17509563]

>>17509491
>Pozzed
>Vaxxed
>Tracked
>Zucked
>Cucked
>NEW GLOBOHOMO MESSAGE
>AD- HOT SLOP IN YOUR AREA
*Dies*

[Anonymous No.17509567]

>>17509563
you will never be australian

[Anonymous No.17509569]

>>17509390
Seiya had them on and off in the fall when I was looking, you might want to just keep an eye on his site (or send him an email)

[Anonymous No.17509571]

>place an lowball offer on a tuna
>buyer immediately accepts to my surprise
>before I pay, I ask him when the last battery change was and who did it
>says he's not sure
>has his reddit username in the pics since he had it on there too
>look him up
>on plebbit he clearly says he had it since 2018 and changed the battery "a year ago"
>probably fucked up the seal at whatever mall battery monkey he went to
>ask him to cancel because there's no way the watch is "nearly mint" and none of this was in the description
>dude gets all defensive and said he found seals for the MM tuna within 1 min of searching
>tell him Seiko haven't provided OEM parts for this line in years
>he sends a passive aggressive message and cancels the order
Who's in the wrong here? Why can't people just be forthcoming about the watches history?
This is why I don't buy used, I'll just get a prospex tuna fuck this

[Anonymous No.17509577]

>>17509499
I'm you are mom's private chef (she is very fat)
>>17509509
I'm a college student. It just seems like a fun summer job where I can get paid to be a nerd about watches I can't afford

[Anonymous No.17509578]

>>17509490
Yeah there's like 1000 and loads are poorly documented so good luck

[Anonymous No.17509581]

>>17509577
im a college student and i make fitty kay a year
most of it goes toward mortgage tho

[Anonymous No.17509591]

Is this fucking freak wearing a Cartier?

[Anonymous No.17509598]

>>17503055
Well, /wt/?

[Anonymous No.17509599]

i just got my second omega with 1120 movement and this new one makes a lot more noise when winding manually. yes, it's used, but is that normal? sounds like my seiko. the other omega/1120 i have to put my ear up to to hear it at all.

[Anonymous No.17509606]

>>17509525
That’s the fun part of collecting watches

[Anonymous No.17509607]

>>17509571
You sound like a little bitch desu.

[Anonymous No.17509613]

>>17509376
The perfect watch.

[Anonymous No.17509614]

>>17509509
He'll get a bj you gay cunt

[Anonymous No.17509615]

>>17509591
Yes. But I like him.

[Anonymous No.17509620]

>>17509591
he's a chad. he usually wears an orient kamasu

[Anonymous No.17509624]

>>17509598
Can you post some links to replica Omega, Rolex or Grand Seiko movements? not the exterior of the watches, I mean the actual movements that keep the same accuracy as the real thing

>who cares about accuracy lmao

I do

>If you want accuracy just use your phone

No

>Get a quartz watch

I have several

[Anonymous No.17509681]

want some overpriced watches on deep discount?
https://www.shinola.com/sample-sale.html

[Anonymous No.17509731]

>>17509620
>KO by drunken vatnik on liquor store
>CHAD
Zoomie...
I don't think you know what that colloquial term means

>>17509591
Anyways, Anyone else can ID his watch.
First time I see a youtuber of his type wearing one

[Anonymous No.17509739]

>cruisin in my toyota corolla
>with the top down
>wearing my favourite rolex
Life is good.

[Anonymous No.17509743]

>>17509571
>Who's in the wrong here?
You're both cucked faggots

[Anonymous No.17509748]

>>17509739
>toyota corolla
Go back
>favourite rolex
inb4 ugly old lolex beaten to shit

[Anonymous No.17509776]

today's smifs expedition

[Anonymous No.17509793]

>>17509748
What color is your Bugatti

[Anonymous No.17509795]

>>17509571
Both of you, for liking the tuna

[Anonymous No.17509838]

>>17509793
Ask your mom. Just gave her a ride.

[Anonymous No.17509877]

>>17509838
What a coincidence, I just gave your mom a ride too. Not in a car though!

[Anonymous No.17509885]

>>17509472
>recommend as a regular beater watch
snkl15
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snkl41
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snkl47
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snkl50

[Anonymous No.17509913]

>>17509885
gshock5600 blackout

[Anonymous No.17509928]

What is this /csg/ shitter a clone of, if anything?
Alternatively, anything that looks exactly like this but doesn't have some nonsense like "Mysterious Chode" written on it? I love the vintage looking colors

[Anonymous No.17509939]

Hello frinends! Request:
budget - rather cheap, less then $200
type - round and simple
movement - quartz?
desired feature - looks cool
preferred strap option - nylon
wrist size - narrow

[Anonymous No.17509944]

>>17509518
It has a penis!

[Anonymous No.17509945]

>>17509543
What's with the crystal, why isn't it flat?

[Anonymous No.17509951]

>>17509731
It's a Santos.

[Anonymous No.17509957]

>>17509776
Looks good, if maybe a bit tall.

[Anonymous No.17509961]

>>17509928
A bit of Lange, a bit of Breitling, a bit of Patek.

[Anonymous No.17509964]

Is formex any good? I dunno, they seem kinda restrained and professional, borderline not-microbrand. But maybe I'm wrong

[Anonymous No.17509965]

>>17509928
There is probably some Seagull variant out there that fits you, i wouldn't be surprised if at this point there is someone that makes custom ones.

[Anonymous No.17509975]

>>17509964
It's well thought out and executed but i still get this feeling they were trying a bit too hard.

[Anonymous No.17509984]

>>17509928

[Anonymous No.17509987]

>>17509928
Or that

[Anonymous No.17509998]

>>17509984
>>17509987
Missing the third

[Anonymous No.17510001]

>>17509998
And fourth

[Anonymous No.17510004]

>>17509998
Bruh what's with the cobwebs on the chrono pusher?

[Anonymous No.17510007]

>>17510004
Just a bit of adhesive tape to prevent scratches. Fairly common in high-end watches until being sold.

[Anonymous No.17510012]

Resons why i shouldn't get one? Ticks most boxes but i just wish it would have a solar movement...

[Anonymous No.17510013]

>>17509975
Actually, feel kinda same. Maybe its the way to go for microbrands in order to brake through. But still, not as tryhard as Christofer ward. Now that shit just screams MOM I'M A QUIRCKY ARTSY BIG BOY

[Anonymous No.17510015]

>>17509571
Imagine if I bought a stock and then news came out that the company was going bankrupt, do I get to change my offer? Fuck that, you bid you buy. Ask questions before you make the offer.

[Anonymous No.17510017]

>>17510012
It's shit. Search pic of missaligned indexes.

[Anonymous No.17510018]

>>17509964
It is a microbrand. If you want a watch that makes you look responsible, buy a mainstream established brand.

[Anonymous No.17510021]

>>17510017
can't i just return it if there's qc issues? even though i live in germany and that would suck majorly

[Anonymous No.17510028]

Why is this 80s quartz Seiko so much better than a later SKX? Is it the superior bracelet?

[Anonymous No.17510033]

>>17510028
that's really cool I didn't know they made those, what's the ref #?

[Anonymous No.17510038]

>>17509347
this confuses and enrages the american

[Anonymous No.17510039]

>>17510012
Go for it. Something I like about Traska is they use a proprietary method to harden their stainless steel for the case/bracelet that makes them incredibly scratch resistant.

Check out around 5:30 in this video
https://youtu.be/A7MqCcHXsLg

Their designs are a bit bland and unoriginal in my opinion but for the price they seem like a good buy

[Anonymous No.17510046]

>>17510018
Can I buy a mido and not look like a hipster? Its a swatch group, yeah, but I like it more than hamilton, tissot and alikes. I like longines too.

[Anonymous No.17510049]

>>17510046
You have good taste, mido and longines mog hamilton and tissot

[Anonymous No.17510050]

>>17510038
>half the cities are in the US
Why would this be upsetting to us? Just shows you that we rule the world and live rent free in your head.

[Anonymous No.17510055]

>>17510033
7548-700B

[Anonymous No.17510057]

>>17510028
This is a pretty old watch, 7546-700B, my Type II has the same movement.

[Anonymous No.17510059]

>>17510057
Meant for >>17510033

[Anonymous No.17510064]

>>17510055
>nearly $1000
>no box no papers, ships from some third world shit hole, private seller
Ehhhh I think I'll just stick with my current issue prospex auto and wear my 9F GS when I need a quartz fix

Still kinda jelly if you have one of those but I just can't justify it in my head at that price

[Anonymous No.17510066]

>>17510050
you're not fooling anyone kyle. you were sperging out about the watch for two threads because you're too dumb to read it

[Anonymous No.17510068]

>>17510066
I don't know who kyle is and I only ever sperg about seikos, you might want to log off for a while and touch some grass as the kids like to say

[Anonymous No.17510069]

>>17510028
They really need to re-release that one, i love it.

[Anonymous No.17510072]

>>17510046
I have a Mido that belonged to my great-great-grandfather in my collection. It's got an old-school bumper movement in it that is pretty cool. My dad gave it to me because he knows I like watches. I hardly ever wear it. It looks similar to this pic.

[Anonymous No.17510079]

[Anonymous No.17510082]

My bad for tiny pic

[Anonymous No.17510084]

[Anonymous No.17510095]

>>17510084
>another overdecorated nu-GS for amerilard eyes
Something tells me when this fad is over we're going to go through a decade or two when these will be untouchable and then they'll become impossibly cool around 2035, kind of like what happened with two tone, or with those weird aerodynamic 1990s watches

[Anonymous No.17510104]

>>17510095
>overdecorated
bruh it's a step up from a sunburst dial, which is a step up from plain matte dials, how is any GS overdecorated, it's just a simple non flashy dial texture

[Anonymous No.17510105]

>>17510104
Sunburst is also bling bling. Only matte and gloss allowed. Don't be mad at me, I don't make the rules.

[Anonymous No.17510110]

>>17510105
Fine I will go back to posting Rolex ,,,, so boring.

[Anonymous No.17510112]

>>17510105
retard

[Anonymous No.17510113]

>>17510064
So wait for another to show up for less. Or buy without the bracelet for way less and get thr Uncle Seiko remake of it. Supposedly they're nice

[Anonymous No.17510130]

>>17510110
The lolex is less bling but unfortunately it is hideously oversized, I thought the whole point of a lolex is they still make normal size sport/dive watches and haven't fallen victim to the microdick big watch craze that has gripped GS like a hand that masturbates too often?

>>17510113
I got an uncle seiko rubber strap and it left a bad taste in my mouth, only OEM seiko straps from now on

[Anonymous No.17510135]

>>17510049
>>17510072
Based. I actually feel like literally no one knows or heared of mido in general.
I tried the gmt diver one, and holly fuck, I know its not a tudor or rolex, but it feels solid as hell. Way more tanky pleasant reassuring feeling than say hamilton, which often feels like a toy.

[Anonymous No.17510140]

>>17510110
Sell your rolex, its ugly and looks like a children's watch. GS post whenever possible. Disregard the haters.

[Anonymous No.17510143]

Pic related is my ideal watch collection.
>Rolex Explorer as my daily watch
>Patek Philippe World Time as my travel watch
>Grand Seiko SBGW283 as my "smart casual" watch
>Cartier Tank Chinoise as my dress watch
No chronograph. No diver. No perpetual calendar. No tourbillon or whatever you retards think is cool. Fuck all these things.
Only small diameters. Not because I'm a wristlet but because I like small watches.
Seethe all you want, I know I have the best taste.

[Anonymous No.17510150]

>>17510143
who cares about your taste when you have no money for watches lmao

[Anonymous No.17510153]

>>17510143
Have a gshock, faggot

[Anonymous No.17510160]

>>17510143
>No tourbillon or whatever you retards think is cool. Fuck all these things.
>Only small diameters. Not because I'm a wristlet but because I like small watches.
>Seethe all you want, I know I have the best taste.
this is the most basic mass appeal collection of non affordable watches you couldve chosen and youre still pretending that this is your own individual taste in watches?

[Anonymous No.17510161]

>>17510135
Mido is huge in places like India and the middle east for some reason.

[Anonymous No.17510163]

>>17510153
CASIO G-SHOCK! I'M COMING TO KILL YOU!

IN REAL LIFE

[Anonymous No.17510164]

>>17510163
>WR100M

[Anonymous No.17510166]

>>17510150
>>17510153
>>17510160
>all that seething
lmao I knew my refined taste would raise some controversies among you plebs.
Let me guess, you uneducated negroes think the Omega Seamaster 300 is a nice watch?

[Anonymous No.17510172]

>>17510163
can you imagine that meeting at Timex?
>We need to compete with G-shock somehow.
>yeah! we can make a chunky plastic sports watch too!
>lets just copy what Casio does, but change it up just enough so it doesn't look like we copied.

[Anonymous No.17510174]

>>17510164
Shut up idiot, you've never even been under 1 meter of water. It might as well say 1 million meters

[Anonymous No.17510182]

>>17510174
You do know that the meter rating isnt a literal recommended limit for the user right? you DO know that?

[Anonymous No.17510183]

>>17510166
>my refined taste
the one you shopped from watch youtubers?

[Anonymous No.17510185]

>>17510183
You can tell how "refined" his taste is by the categories he picked.
>Teddy Bulbasaur said I need four watches to check the following boxes.

[Anonymous No.17510186]

>>17510182
Yes, I'm fully aware the meter rating is just a simulated pressure rating for the watch. You getting cum on your watch or splashing some water in it doesn't provide enough pressure to get anywhere near that 100 meter rating. Its why the rating difference between 100 and 200 meter "rating" is irrelevant. Its all just a few rubber gaskets and tight fitting parts. Again, getting caught in the rain while going into starbucks isn't really testing the limits of water resistance.

[Anonymous No.17510187]

>>17510183
No, he just copied the brands and then picked a less-mainstream model. "Tank Louis Cartier? Nah, I'm an iconoclast, I'll take the Tank Chinoise."
But Rolex, Patek, Cartier, Grand Seiko? Yeah, that's standard YouTuber pablum.

Although it's a moot point since he'll never be able to afford any of them.

[Anonymous No.17510192]

>>17510187
The Tank Chinoise is very beautiful though and looks like a pagoda. My favorite is the A Guichet but there is no way I could afford even a secondhand one of those.

[Anonymous No.17510200]

>>17510192
My personal favorite of the current crop is the Americaine.

[Anonymous No.17510225]

Are there any watch rotators you guys like? I want one that I can just plug in in my closet and forget about.

[Anonymous No.17510232]

>>17510161
Pajeets?! Oh nono, anon...You makong me reconsider

[Anonymous No.17510234]

So what's up with GS and their new movement, did they come up with any new variants? Where is the GMT? Chrono? Lazy fucks.

[Anonymous No.17510236]

>>17510234
the movement development team has been re-tasked with cranking out new dial colors and textures for Hodinkee readers to gush over.

[Anonymous No.17510237]

>>17510163
Lmao nigga, not a chance

[Anonymous No.17510242]

>>17510234
>he thinks GS is going to use their new movement in new watches any time this century

oh no no no no

[Anonymous No.17510243]

>>17510143
scratch the shartek and you're good

[Anonymous No.17510252]

>>17510234
>GMT
gimmick nobody uses are cares about
>chrono
looks retarded and clutters up watch faces killing aesthetics

Whats with you and new movements? Why reinvent the wheel?

[Anonymous No.17510254]

>>17509347
>zaruzatsu polishing

[Anonymous No.17510259]

>>17510254
He probably still can't pronounce it properly.

[Anonymous No.17510263]

>>17510254

[Anonymous No.17510268]

>>17510263

[Anonymous No.17510274]

>>17510268
kek

[Anonymous No.17510276]

>>17510259
>He probably still can't pronounce it properly.
He can probably pronounce it perfectly but doesn't know how to do so and still maintain his weird fake-posh accent.

[Anonymous No.17510288]

>>17510268
Lmao

[Anonymous No.17510289]

>>17510276
is chuffed guy basically just the rachel dolezal of old money?

[Anonymous No.17510290]

>>17510186
there's people who actually go scuba diving

[Anonymous No.17510293]

[Anonymous No.17510294]

what board discusses fountain pens again?

[Anonymous No.17510297]

>>17510290
Uh huh. The casual divers aren't using a rolex, timex, casio, or anything like that to calculate anything important. They're also not going to 100+ meters. Divers that are seriously going down that deep are using dive computers. Stop deluding yourself into thinking a casio divers watch is used by anyone other than spergs.

[Anonymous No.17510298]

>>17510294
Used to be /g/ last I checked but I don't go there anymore since I realized loonix was a waste of time and went out and bought a macbook

[Anonymous No.17510301]

>>17510294
/g/ has a writing instrument general every now and then but there are plenty of fountain pen enthusiasts here as well.

[Anonymous No.17510302]

>>17510297
Actually I know a hobbyist diver who wears a mechanical dive watch because it's diving related (obviously they wear a real dive computer when diving)

Also divers are just more convenient, for some reason nobody has a problem with aviator themed or race car themed watches but noooooo can't have a dive themed watch! That's LARPING!

[Anonymous No.17510308]

>>17510302
>Also divers are just more convenient, for some reason nobody has a problem with aviator themed or race car themed watches but noooooo can't have a dive themed watch! That's LARPING!
WTF are you on?
GMT watch wearers are just pilot LARP, as are IWC Big Pilots, etc.
Racing chronos? "You don't use a tachymeter. LARPer!"

[Anonymous No.17510313]

>>17510302
Chrono car themed watches are fucking stupid. Even /wt/ hates them. Aviator watches can get obnoxiously busy and difficult to read with 10000 indices that 99.99% of watch wearers do not even know how to read or use. They're also not known to be attractive by anyones definition.
>Actually more convenient
you just contradicted yourself with your own made up person of wearing a dive computer and a divers watch. Divers watches did previously have a purpose and divers did use them to monitor time and oxygen left. Nobody uses them any more because computers on the wrist were invented. Your imaginary friend may wear a divers watch because he likes the look of it and did lookup how to appropriately use it, but its probably easier for him to just leave it on while wearing actual dive equipment to save his life.

Actual divers who are avid hobbyists, earn a living from diving, or the yuppies that bought all the equipment and did it twice in the bahamas aren't seeking out a Divers rolex, casio, or anything else to calculate remaining oxygen because you know... their lives depend on it and a shitty rotating bezel is moronic now that dive computers exist.

[Anonymous No.17510316]

[Anonymous No.17510317]

>>17510294
/lit/ has pen threads sometimes

[Anonymous No.17510321]

>>17510316
Fuck those are pretty. What a shame its so hard to find those in person.

[Anonymous No.17510327]

>>17510308
>>17510313
Well ok then you're allowed your opinions. I just have an issue with people who fixate on dive watches like they're only activity-specific watches that are worn for their fashion purpose and not their activity purpose.

I still think you're a moron for getting this butthurt over this stuff (do you get mad at people who wear running shoes when they're not running?) but at least I know you're not a complete hypocrite (unless you tolerate running shoes worn by non-runners)

[Anonymous No.17510334]

>>17510327
>I just have an issue with people who fixate on dive watches like they're only activity-specific watches that are worn for their fashion purpose and not their activity purpose.

I know what you mean. Curiously, these same people will look at something that does suit everyday wear and has a useful complication, like a JLC Master Calendar, and screech that 50m of water resistance are nowhere near what the average person needs.

[Anonymous No.17510336]

What's a good retro looking quartz chronograph? No Swatchmasters, digitals, Yemas, or 24 hour subdials.

[Anonymous No.17510338]

>>17510321
They are a part of this collection.

[Anonymous No.17510340]

>>17510334
Are you sure? I feel like the kind of person who gets worked up over 50m WR would be the kind of person who goes for divers

But maybe it's just me, I had my vintage phase where I got used to taking off my watch before anything remotely moisture-related, and I overreacted to that inconvenience and now I won't touch anything with less than 100m WR. Basically if I have to take it off before taking a shower it's too much trouble

I'm the same way with shoes now too, I used to be about leather soles everywhere and I had all kinds of cope arguments about how "leather can handle water, how do you think cows survive in the rain", eventually after trying to polish out the salt stains on a nice box calf upper, I just snapped, and I refuse to buy a shoe unless it has a rubber sole now

[Anonymous No.17510344]

$43 in a second hand store. No guarantee of working. Cop or not?

[Anonymous No.17510348]

>>17510344

[Anonymous No.17510350]

>>17510344
>>17510348
Battery leakage could be a concern. How much would it hurt to lose $43?

[Anonymous No.17510353]

>>17510344
i would pass on it. you don't know if it's working as it should over a long duration of time and it could very well be a frankenwatch

[Anonymous No.17510358]

>>17510321

[Anonymous No.17510360]

>>17510344
Ye, go for it.

[Anonymous No.17510363]

>>17510338
He could’ve bought a Rolex instead of all that garbage. What a sad case.

[Anonymous No.17510367]

>>17510338
The guy is a Seiko nut.

[Anonymous No.17510372]

>>17510367
Any historically significant Seiko or Grand Seiko, you name it, he has them all.

[Anonymous No.17510375]

>>17510367
What is that hi-beat gold GS, what's the ref, that's hot af

[Anonymous No.17510378]

>>17510372
>Any historically significant Seiko or Grand Seiko, you name it, he has them all.

[Anonymous No.17510379]

How big are the chances to get scammed on chrono24 by a designated commercial seller? Is it in the realm of possibility?

[Anonymous No.17510381]

>>17510344
>>17510348
>>17510350
>>17510353
>>17510360
Also found this. $40. Don't know anything about the brand 'Royal' but I like it. Don't know if it works with a new battery either.

[Anonymous No.17510383]

>>17510381

[Anonymous No.17510386]

>>17509563
Was this supposed to prove you like fun?

[Anonymous No.17510387]

>>17510378
>Any historically significant Seiko or Grand Seiko, you name it
OK, here I go...
...
...and I think I've named them all.

[Anonymous No.17510388]

>>17510375
Probably this one.

[Anonymous No.17510389]

>>17510379
Pretty unlikely but anything is possible.

[Anonymous No.17510391]

>>17510381
This kinda looks too old to have a battery but not sure

[Anonymous No.17510399]

>>17510163
nice sam hyde reference lol

[Anonymous No.17510403]

>>17510383
Wow, someone was going fucking apeshit trying to open that caseback

[Anonymous No.17510407]

>>17510383
>>17510381
Probably no battery in there but it was obviously opened by an amateur, I wouldn't touch it unless you just want something to practice repair on

[Anonymous No.17510411]

Watches that I hate that I like.
>Panerai Submersible Carbotech
>Hublot Big Bang Unico
>Audemars Piguet Royal Oak Offshore
>Ulysse Nardin Freak

[Anonymous No.17510418]

I hate 24 hour GMT, 12 hour GMT when?

[Anonymous No.17510426]

>>17510418
There are lots of 12 hour "GMT" watches. They're generally called Home Time or Travel Time. They are way more useful for travelers.
24 hour GMT watches are useful for international pilots who constantly think of timezones in terms of their UTC offset.

[Anonymous No.17510452]

>>17510234

[Anonymous No.17510453]

>>17510452
No. No. NO. Stop.

Only external case finishing counts. Not movement, not bracelet. Stop moving the goalposts.

External case finishing only. Grand Seiko wins. Checkmate.

/thread.

[Anonymous No.17510454]

>>17510298
>>17510301
>>17510317
thanks! I'm thinking about getting a Montblanc fountain pen, but I already have a black and gold one from another brand that I am happy with, so if I get one it would be a different design. At the moment I'm rather looking for a flexible nib, though, there's a certain beauty to writing with it.

[Anonymous No.17510455]

>>17510338
this is the average WUS users shitter collection size

[Anonymous No.17510456]

>>17510268
LMAO

[Anonymous No.17510457]

>>17510399
>dude I totally understood that UNDERGROUND and OBSCURE reference you just made. Updoot!

[Anonymous No.17510458]

>>17510453
>Only external case finishing counts.
>Not movement, not bracelet.
>Stop moving the goalposts.
>External case finishing only.
Kekking, my dude. Gay Sexko sisters always in denial.

[Anonymous No.17510459]

>>17510454
>At the moment I'm rather looking for a flexible nib, though, there's a certain beauty to writing with it.
Then stick to vintage Montblancs. Pre-1992. Those write beautifully. The nibs they've made since then are overpolished nails.

[Anonymous No.17510465]

>>17510457
nice reddit reference lol

[Anonymous No.17510469]

>>17509913
>gshock
better get an honor band

[Anonymous No.17510471]

>>17509591
>Cartier
No. That's not a santos

[Anonymous No.17510478]

>>17510458
Is it cope to not care what the internals of a machine you'll never see looks like, or cope for justifying doubling the price for some Swissman to polish a screw head buried in the movement that even watchmakers overlook?

[Anonymous No.17510484]

>>17510478
It is a cope when you talk about how great the craftsmanship of a piece is and then you have to force yourself to ignore all the numerous places where craftsmanship was clearly ignored for cost-cutting reasons.

[Anonymous No.17510490]

>>17510453
Rolexes are much nicer than GS in the hand

[Anonymous No.17510494]

>>17510484
How would you know about "ignored craftsmanship for cost-cutting reasons" when they're hidden and in the next 100 years will never look at it? Isn't that complaining about the wood on the dashboard of your $600,000 Rolls isn't finished on the back where its bolted on?

[Anonymous No.17510504]

[Anonymous No.17510505]

>>17510471
I checked the video and there are better shots of it, it is a Santos.

[Anonymous No.17510509]

>>17510494
It's like getting a girlfriend who you think has a great body, but actually just had liposuction.
At the time, you don't know she didn't put in any work to get that body. You don't know she's not going to get orca fat all over again.

You can be satisfied with good-enough quality if the producer is upfront that they're giving you good-enough quality. Grand Seiko, on the other hand, goes out of their way to hype up their finishing, which, as it turns out, is limited only to a few places.

Rolex, on the other hand, doesn't talk about their finishing at all, but they DO finish the plates and the wheels that no one will ever see behind their closed casebacks.

[Anonymous No.17510511]

[Anonymous No.17510515]

>>17510509
I think you're just being myopic: You're actively looking for "faults" nobody else notices and nobody else even cares about. You cannot call it a "they cut corners to save on production costs" when GS and Rolex are selling at 2 different price points.

Its like you're completely ignoring diminishing returns adamant that consumers in the luxury and up section should pay significantly more for what amounts to the exact same product because you're not a machinist or a watchmaker. I just don't get you.

[Anonymous No.17510529]

>>17510515
You can cope all you like. Whatever gets you through the night. You can't refute the central premise that the brand that emphasizes its finishing work actively skimps on the one thing it's supposed to be good at.

[Anonymous No.17510530]

>>17510529
source?

[Anonymous No.17510536]

>>17510515
>GS and Rolex are selling at 2 different price points.
Not really anymore.

Their pricing is pretty similar these days.

[Anonymous No.17510537]

>>17510529
You'll have to do better than posting 1 meme image of "screws and wheels mess" and "literally no anglage" when its not actually highlighting anything of significance. A balance wheel bridge with a non chamfered countersink because it needs to locate the bridge to a specific location is idiotic. Rolex has ugly tooling and machine marks too.

[Anonymous No.17510538]

>>17510530
source for you coping? Your own posts, dawg.

[Anonymous No.17510540]

>>17509347
This is my only watch & band. Jelly?

[Anonymous No.17510546]

>>17510540
I hate my waterbury because the seconds hand doesn't even come close to lining up with the indices. Its just now run out of battery and I'll change that out soon.

[Anonymous No.17510550]

Fill this out. Your dream foursomes.

[Anonymous No.17510557]

>>17510550
No.

[Anonymous No.17510558]

>>17510550
Why?

[Anonymous No.17510559]

>>17510558
To see how varied /wt/'s taste is. Maybe let someone get some ideas about the usual Rolex/Cartier/Omega/etc

[Anonymous No.17510562]

>>17510559
Oh I see. No.

[Anonymous No.17510566]

[Anonymous No.17510570]

>>17510562
Cool. Good thread.

[Anonymous No.17510571]

>>17510566
no lightning second hand? dropped

[Anonymous No.17510573]

>>17510559

[Anonymous No.17510574]

>>17510566
Someone wishlisting what they want the next version of Milgauss to be?

[Anonymous No.17510575]

>>17510573
Nice.

[Anonymous No.17510578]

>>17510550

[Anonymous No.17510579]

[Anonymous No.17510580]

>>17510575
>muh NPC
Cope, seethe and dilate.
Watches are overrated and 99% of them suck.
Just get a Rolex and forget about this gay hobby. At least you'll be able to get your money back if you fuck up.
NIGGER NIGGER NIGGER NIGGER NIGGER NIGGER NIGGER NIGGER NIGGER NIGGER NIGGER NIGGER NIGGER NIGGER NIGGER

[Anonymous No.17510581]

>>17510574
Yeah. Was just interested in honest opinions.

[Anonymous No.17510584]

>>17510570
Its the same ~8 people posting the same fucking ugly watches in these threads, then some sperg will argue about finish quality of screw threads or something, then someone asking how they should spend their first paycheck on a $2000 watch.

You have to share yours, ask for criticism, then share the template.

[Anonymous No.17510586]

>>17510581
This red and black/white color scheme works really well. Strong red > meh orange.

[Anonymous No.17510590]

>>17510550
>Daily
Jaeger-LeCoultre Master Calendar
>Dressy
A. Lange u. Soehne 1815 Up Down
>Sports
Omega Seamaster Ceramic Gold
>Wild Card
Bvlgari Octo Finissimo Chronograph GMT

[Anonymous No.17510593]

>>17510566
They’ll keep the PCLs for sure even though they’re ugly as fuck

[Anonymous No.17510597]

>>17510550

[Anonymous No.17510600]

>>17510597
Aren't the Milgauss and the Air King basically the same watch?

[Anonymous No.17510601]

>>17510597
I always forget the Cellini exists.
The watch sucks but I like the date hand. I wish more brands did it because I FUCKING HATE DATE WINDOWS.

[Anonymous No.17510611]

>>17510600
Pretty much. But I like them both.

[Anonymous No.17510626]

My vostok's already broken. Lasted a month. The second hand keeps stopping no matter the wind.

[Anonymous No.17510629]

>>17510626
lolololololololo

[Anonymous No.17510630]

>>17510626
Do other hands work or not?

[Anonymous No.17510632]

>>17510630
Maybe for a minute or two but every time I look at it I see lost time.

[Anonymous No.17510633]

>>17510626
You should have bought a Rolex.

[Anonymous No.17510643]

>>17510538
I'm a different guy who started following your conversation partway through. I was under the assumption that GS had top notch finishing and it was a point of pride among GS owners. What evidence do you have that they are wrong and the finishing is shit

[Anonymous No.17510645]

>>17510550
I don't need 4, I would just buy this and wear it all the time.

[Anonymous No.17510648]

>>17510566
hahaha look at that chimpanzee arm

[Anonymous No.17510656]

>>17510648
Fuck off tranny

[Anonymous No.17510664]

>>17510656
whatever chimp boy ahahahahaha

[Anonymous No.17510677]

>>17510643
>What evidence do you have that they are wrong and the finishing is shit
Look at their movements with your own eyes. Compared to other brands in their price point, GS's movement finishing is industrial, bordering on crude.

But that's not actually the point. Grand Seiko only cares about case finishing. In the Seiko group, it's Credor that does the high-end movement finishing. Bringing up movement finishing to make GS fans screech is just lazy bait.

[Anonymous No.17510685]

>>17510677
Fair enough, I just find it surprising. I see people writing everywhere online how the finishing is so pristine on those watches, you're the first person I've seen say anything bad about them. I guess most people just don't take into consideration the movements.

I have heard that their bracelets and clasps aren't great.

[Anonymous No.17510715]

I really enjoy this. Its everything I want out of a Blancpan FF that isnt heavily obese.

>>17510586
Given the price those go for, I often think about getting one, but the lack of a date wheel is annoying for daily wear.

[Anonymous No.17510729]

>>17510715
It’s a knock off of the Breitling Superocean 36

[Anonymous No.17510732]

Do you guys know anything about Grönefeld watches? They are crazy expensive but the designs are pretty cool

[Anonymous No.17510742]

>>17510729
>Better price, movement, dimensions, and IOES
explain your claim

[Anonymous No.17510759]

>>17510732
here's a video btw
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JjXmXpG-hgI

It looks so nice

[Anonymous No.17510777]

[Anonymous No.17510790]

>>17510626
>My vostok's already broken. Lasted a month
i wonder if the war and sanctions have affected them at all.

[Anonymous No.17510812]

>>17510732
>>17510759
For when your stopwatch must have a regular clock function as a secondary complication. Looks good from a finish standpoint, horrible looking in general.
>exposed heart
yuck
I do like that sand cast dial base and the dimensional clock indeces.
>exposed screws on power meter
Fuckin why

[Anonymous No.17510815]

>>17509480
I bought one of those Timex GMTs but I should have just gotten that and gone full Saul Goodman

[Anonymous No.17510832]

Bought a cheap Citizen watch. The minute pointer has some freeplay of 1/3th of a millimeter, depending on gravity. It is acceptable, I presume? It does not affect time keeping capability but I find it mildly annoying now that I have noticed it.

[Anonymous No.17510835]

>>17510338
Is that fucking Doctor Mario?

[Anonymous No.17510842]

>>17510812
Usually I don't like open hearts either but in the video it looks pretty cool to see it wind up when you flyback the chronograph.

[Anonymous No.17510853]

>>17509776
Banging watch. Nice one anon.

[Anonymous No.17510894]

>>17510835
Probably, yes.

[Anonymous No.17510901]

>>17510832
Ive never had that on my citizens, maybe you can get it replaced on that basis.

[Anonymous No.17510904]

>>17510550

[Anonymous No.17510946]

>like this model
>local jewelry store has a used one
>they're trying to sell it at 6k for a 34mm
Rip off right?

[Anonymous No.17510949]

>>17510946
No. Buy it and shut up.
At least you aren't trying to buy a shitty fake and pass it for real, like so many poorfags in here.

[Anonymous No.17510954]

>>17510946
They were worth half that much a few years ago. Just save up and get an explorer

[Anonymous No.17510955]

>>17510949
They have a black dial normal explorer for 6k though. I don't think this is a good price.

[Anonymous No.17510957]

Wondering if I should part with this watch - I only wear it once a month since it only works with certain outfits, but it's also the first luxury watch I've purchased, and it does look nice when worn.

[Anonymous No.17510958]

>>17510954
I don't like the lack of sunburst on the explorer, they have one and it felt lacking.

[Anonymous No.17510964]

>>17510957
If you don't wear it, get rid of it.
>muh first luxury watch
When you're buying a Chopard as an impulse buy for some girl you'll chuckle at the idea you ever thought Tooter was luxury.

[Anonymous No.17510966]

>>17510957
These DLC coated watches tend to lose value faster because scratches are more visible in the long run.

Sell it now and buy Meta stock. Metaverse avatars have arms and legs now.

[Anonymous No.17510969]

>>17510966
>Sell it now and buy Meta stock. Metaverse avatars have arms and legs now.
>>Appendages are indication of wealth and prosperity
What is this, the fucking Congo ?

[Anonymous No.17510970]

>>17510966
>>Sell it now and buy Meta stock. Metaverse avatars have arms and legs now.

[Anonymous No.17510975]

>>17510954
Anon 36 mm Explorers are 5.6k, so yes, paying 6k for a 34mm used oyster that wouldn't sell for $3k back in the day is a rip off

[Anonymous No.17510987]

>>17510975
Explorers are $7250 MSRP.

[Anonymous No.17510989]

>>17510946
If it’s in pristine shape it’s a 5000 watch absolute max.

[Anonymous No.17510993]

>>17510957
It's not my most expensive watch and I'm not exactly hurting for cash - moreso just weighing the if I don't wear it super often is it a waste vs. if I'd regret it years down the line even if I replaced it

>>17510966
Yea thankfully since it's not a daily wear I haven't run into this issue where the coating has worn off at all

[Anonymous No.17510994]

>>17509928
write to the seller and ask if they can ship you a non branded version. they usually can do this.

[Anonymous No.17510998]

>>17510987
We're talking about USED watches anon. The Explorer 36 MM is one of the only ones that sell $2k below their retail because theres so damn many of them

[Anonymous No.17510999]

>>17510957
It’s cool for sure, but I’d let it go and put the money towards something you’ll like more.

[Anonymous No.17511004]

>>17510998
No one here knows anything about watches you're wasting your time

[Anonymous No.17511006]

[Anonymous No.17511010]

>>17511006
poopy

[Anonymous No.17511011]

>>17511010
In your pants?

[Anonymous No.17511012]

>>17511011
yep

[Anonymous No.17511017]

>>17511012

[Anonymous No.17511022]

>>17511006
>inside of a grand seiko dot jpg

[Anonymous No.17511024]

>>17511006
>1 jewel
I know more jewels doesn't necessarily mean the movement is better, but i think 17 is the minimum for a basic 3-handed movement.

[Anonymous No.17511029]

>>17511024
It's a 2 handed kids watch. >>17510777

[Anonymous No.17511041]

>>17511024
Mine has 9 jewels and it's a 3 hander with date only

[Anonymous No.17511047]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-QyPcWgDHI4

Who is have Rado like this comment and Ganesha luck you for the ages...

[Anonymous No.17511050]

>>17511041
Quartz or mechanical? I was wrong with 'minimum', 17 is the minimum for a fully jeweled 3-hander movement.

[Anonymous No.17511060]

>>17511050
Quartz. Also I feel like you could probably subtract a number of jewels from the "17 jewel minimum" without a significant detriment. For example the barrel arbor jewel. What' really going to go wrong if you don't jewel that part? Probably nothing really bad.

[Anonymous No.17511063]

>>17511060
As with anything mechanical, metal on metal without proper lube can and will wear out faster than metal on ruby. Realistically it might mean the difference between 20 years for metal bushings and 70 years for actual jewels.

[Anonymous No.17511069]

>>17511060
9 is ok for a quartz, mine has 4 and it's still ok.

[Anonymous No.17511072]

>>17509489
that bezel is such shit

[Anonymous No.17511074]

>>17511069
Anon wasn't lying there's hundreds of explorers on ebay and chrono24 for $5400 wtf

[Anonymous No.17511076]

>>17511074
Didn't mean to mention you meant to mention >>17510975

[Anonymous No.17511080]

>>17511074
Clearly the supply is there, does that mean the demand has dropped?

[Anonymous No.17511081]

>>17511074
That's eBay you dumbass nigger. Those are all fake.

[Anonymous No.17511083]

>>17511081
>they're ALL fake on chrono24 and ebay! EVERY SINGLE ONE
schizo lol

[Anonymous No.17511085]

>>17511081
>NOOOO a used bashed up 2002 rolex explorer is worth 7K YOU HAVE TO BELIEVE ME
retard got SCAMMED hahaha

[Anonymous No.17511087]

>>17511074
Those are all jangly shitters from 2002 covered with old man cum

[Anonymous No.17511090]

>>17511087
So is the ugly blue dial 34mm you retards were telling that guy to buy at 6k

[Anonymous No.17511089]

>>17511085
>the AD told me I had to wait to pay retail NOoooo!!!

[Anonymous No.17511094]

>>17511089
I'm sorry French anon, but the Explorer is the only model that depreciates as soon as you buy it.. unlucky

[Anonymous No.17511096]

>>17511094
>>17511090
>>17511089
>>17511087
>>17511085
>>17511083
>>17511081
>>17511080
>>17511074
This is why I stay in this general. It's like a bucket full of crabs but with a laugh track.

[Anonymous No.17511098]

>>17511094
Can I get a QRD on French Anon?

[Anonymous No.17511100]

new thread and be nice you fucking retards

>>17511097
>>17511097
>>17511097

[Anonymous No.17511119]

>>17510163
Shameless, they need to kill off all their watches outside of the Q line.

[Anonymous No.17511385]

Picking up my Alpinist tomorrow, very exited!

[Anonymous No.17512445]

>>17509347
I fell for the Casio meme last week and coming from only automatic watches, I actually like it a lot because of how reliable it is in terms of time-keeping. I got a A158. What's the benefit of the G-Shock line over the standard entry level line of Casio watches?

[Anonymous No.17512613]

>>17512445
I have also fallen for this meme. They are more durable and have more features. From 80s style features up to heart rate monitors and Bluetooth.