/wt/ - watch thread

[Anonymous No.17581715]

chinese watches for a chinese century 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 thread >>17579710

[Anonymous No.17581721]

First for non-shitter.

[Anonymous No.17581722]

mmmmm watches

[Anonymous No.17581725]

>>17581721
Nice two tone lume.

[Anonymous No.17581727]

>>17581725
Thanks, but it's just how the fluorescence reacts to the blacklight. Normally, the only lume is on the hands and the indices.

What are you wearing Anon?

[Anonymous No.17581728]

you niggers said it would fit me this things tiny
no returns so mum got it

[Anonymous No.17581730]

Luv me shitters, simple as

[Anonymous No.17581732]

Anon I want to know more about this watch

[Anonymous No.17581736]

>>17581727
Same old.

[Anonymous No.17581740]

>>17581732
I really appreciate his dedication. It looks like a 2hu dial. Shame it's not of Chen

[Anonymous No.17581741]

>>17581730
My only 'shitter', though if it runs well, then it's a fine timepiece.

>>17581736
Not gonna lie...the proportions are really beautiful on this. I'm a sucker for the separated minute track (matching the width of the bezel) through bevel, and placement of the day of the week, and the length of the hands. It's a perfect design. Is it running well?

[Anonymous No.17581750]

>>17581715
what colour nato strap should i get for the sub?
i'm thinking olive green

[Anonymous No.17581751]

>>17581750
I would do black with white stitching. I'll pull out the green of the bezel really hard. You could also do a purple strap (purple and green conflict hard), which, again, would pull out the green.

Otherwise, you could go more traditional: black, dark green, etc. Basically, check your colour wheel and see what is close to green or far away. Closer, it blends in, further, it makes the green pop.

[Anonymous No.17581753]

>>17581741
I agree, it's just right, i love it, even the crown is hidden which makes it sleek. It's been running non-stop for about a year now, used to be about half a minute slow but it then corrected itself and is now running a bit fast, it probably depends on how wound the mainspring is. I don't bother with accuracy that much, i set it once or twice a week.
There were a few different case and dial variants made.

[Anonymous No.17581755]

>>17581753
Yours looks great. Have you had it serviced recently? Regarding your hypothesis about the accuracy related to the power reserve; it definitely will be, given the era of the watch. If you keep it wound in the first 24hours of power reserve, it should be okay and run relatively stable. If it's outside, it should run slow. If it runs slow before the 24 hours is up, you should have it serviced post haste, as there might be other issues at play.

>pic related is shit after 24hours power reserve. If it's dial up, it's cool, but god help you if it's crown up....

How has /wt/ been?

[Anonymous No.17581757]

>>17581755
I had it serviced when i got it, and then had to service it again because the first guy did a half-ass job, he cleaned it and all, but failed to fix the issues it had, so they came back after some time.
It's a pure auto, meaning no hand winding, so i just wear it everyday and if i do wear another watch it's just for one day, so i'm guessing it's pretty much topped up all the time.

[Anonymous No.17581761]

>>17581757
Makes sense. If it's only auto, then yeah...I guess you have no choice but to wear it everyday (or get a watch winder?). Setting it once or twice a week is cool...given that the older generation might set theirs once a day to the radio time signal, one can see it as a gentle improvement of convenience.

>dials with steps and levels are cool...

[Anonymous No.17581769]

Does this mean I need to peel off the polarizer with a razor? Fixable?

[Anonymous No.17581772]

>>17581769
Or is it unfixable?

[Anonymous No.17581774]

I keep reading that 5 digit explorer ii have bad build quality and they are not "worth it" at current prices. What are the alternatives that aren't Tudor with white dials?

[Anonymous No.17581777]

>>17581761
>dials with steps and levels are cool...
Yeah, they add depth to it and create a stage for the hands. They had to machine a recess into the dial so the day disc would fit because it sits higher than the date. There are also 2 jewels under the day wheel to help it slide over the movement easier.

[Anonymous No.17581778]

>>17581774
I like this one but the dial is cum colored unfortunately

[Anonymous No.17581780]

>>17581778
They have made white dials with GMT functions outside of Ivory colouring

[Anonymous No.17581781]

>>17581780
Yeah they all have silver hands on white (OK with ivory, more contrast) so unreadable unlike Rolex black bordered white on white Mercedes hands.

[Anonymous No.17581782]

>>17581777
That is sooo cool. And nice digits...

[Anonymous No.17581796]

Good evening gents. Anyone else hyped for Christ's resurrection later this evening?

[Anonymous No.17581805]

>>17581796
Not if you are in superior Christian sects it isnt

[Anonymous No.17581808]

>>17581796
>>17581805
Why come the day that Jesus died and subsequently resurrected happen on a different day every year and different days depending on your particular affiliation of faith?

[Anonymous No.17581811]

>>17581805
We are all equal under Christ. You should know this.
>>17581808
Calendar disagreements

[Anonymous No.17581841]

Are there any decent gold watches a poor man like myself could afford?

[Anonymous No.17581848]

>>17575045
1. The time is actually 00:00:00 Jan 1
2. The watch believes it is 00:00:00 Jan 1
3. 24 hours pass
4. The time is actually 00:00:05 Jan 2
5. The watch believes it is 00:00:00 Jan 2
6. The watch gets a GPS fix. Real time is actually 00:00:05, so the internal clock is moved forward 5 seconds.
7. The previous time adjustment was ±0%. The watch was accurate at last fix. Since then, 86405 seconds have passed in 86400 seconds of "watch time". Therefore, the new adjustment should be 86405 / 86400 - 1 = +0.0058%

This isn't very complex. Current code:

on fix:
- read new time fix into r1
- write into current time the content of r1


New code:

on fix:
- load last time fix into r1
- load new time fix into r2
- load current time into r3
- write into current time the content of r1
- subtract (r2 - r1) into r2 ; elapsed, real
- subtract (r3 - r1) into r3 ; elapsed, local
- divide (r2 / r3) into r2 ; real seconds per local second
- read clock speed multiplier into r3
- multiply (r2 * r3) into r3
- write into clock speed multiplier the value of r3

I know that there are some watches which do this (russian ones and allegedly technochas), so it's not impossible.
>>17575055
What if you can't get the signal, for example if you're on a plane?

[Anonymous No.17581857]

>>17581715
do we prefer the Black Bay 58 or the 54?

[Anonymous No.17581858]

>>17581857
The lollipop seconds hand on the 54 is nice, but I'm still liking the 58 more overall. Tudor just needs to put the t-fit clasp on the 58 already.

[Anonymous No.17581884]

>>17581841
vintage would be your best bet, and even then the dial will probably be in terrible shape

[Anonymous No.17581896]

>>17581841
Gold plated or solid?

[Anonymous No.17581906]

https://www.watchuseek.com/threads/hands-on-review-perrelet-lab-peripheral-dual-time-big-date.5487664/

'pinyans?

[Anonymous No.17581917]

>>17581796
Wasn't Easter last week?

[Anonymous No.17581922]

Post silver dials

[Anonymous No.17581941]

anyone who seen air know what matt damons watch is?

[Anonymous No.17581944]

>>17581941
Imagine going to the cinema to see a movie about a fucking shoe.

[Anonymous No.17581966]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pT3GBgo3Vzs

[Anonymous No.17581970]

>>17581750
>date sub
Just kidding, I think a dark gray would look great on it. That way the dial stands out more, too. Dark gray with a dark red stripe would be sick.

[Anonymous No.17581986]

>>17581728
ROFL. Woman's watch

[Anonymous No.17582003]

>>17581848
>>What if you can't get the signal, for example if you're on a plane?
If you're seriously worried about being a second out, you get GPS. Realistically, radio is never going to be a second out as long as you get one sync a week, so if you're on planes every single day, maybe you might be slightly off.

The thing with variance is that it isn't static. Maybe today you happened to be out in the sun all day and that heated up your quartz crystal a bit too much. If you adjust for that and then go to Antarctica tomorrow, you're doubling your error.

[Anonymous No.17582037]

How can something so industrial like be so beautiful and refined?

[Anonymous No.17582039]

>>17582037

[Anonymous No.17582043]

>>17582037
I think it's the anus dial

[Anonymous No.17582047]

>>17582043
You've seen too much porn

[Anonymous No.17582053]

Damn I wish platinum watches were not outrageously expensive

[Anonymous No.17582055]

>>17581941
i haven't seen the film but a quick search brought up an interview with the costumer which asked:
> Q: Was all of the gold jewelry, like the vintage Rolex in the Converse meeting, sourced by you?
> A: The watches are JP [Jones].

i don't know if the watch in your pic featured in the 'Converse Meeting' scene, but that might be some clue for you
here's the article

https://www.complex.com/style/air-costume-designer-nike-80s

it's possible you'll have to wait a little longer before another site picks up on the costumes and pinpoints the model you liek

[Anonymous No.17582059]

>>17582053
but then you wouldn't want them, would you ?

[Anonymous No.17582063]

>>17582059
I wouldn't mind a platinum quartz shitter just for the novelty, it's not like it makes much of a difference visually

[Anonymous No.17582065]

>>17582063
i have to concede the point there, it sure is an aesthetic bit of metal

[Anonymous No.17582126]

left or right?

[Anonymous No.17582133]

>>17582126
right

[Anonymous No.17582134]

What's the largest watch box that isn't cheap chink shit I can get?

[Anonymous No.17582135]

>>17581966
Can you please stop whoring your channel like the ho you are? Don't you have a covid camp to be locked away in or something?

[Anonymous No.17582136]

>>17582134
why do you keep your talibans watches in ziploc bags?

[Anonymous No.17582138]

>>17582135

[Anonymous No.17582142]

>>17582039
Why is it that generally less expensive automatic movements have a big rotor that runs around the whole diameter of the movement while usually only higher end movements have smaller rotors like this? Is there something about the engineering that makes pulling off a functional small rotor difficult?

[Anonymous No.17582143]

>>17582136
I've got them here with me like that now and left all the packaging and stuff at my other home. The plan being to get a big watch box/case to put them all in it.
No cases that I'm looking at online really strike me so they remain in ziplock sandwich bags in a cardboard box.

[Anonymous No.17582148]

>>17582142
>Is there something about the engineering that makes pulling off a functional small rotor difficult?
Yes, a smaller mass makes the winding less efficient so the whole thing needs to be re-designed. Those small winding masses are usually made of something heavy like gold or platinum.

[Anonymous No.17582150]

>>17581922
What is the appeal? It looks a bit off-white and perhaps a bit warmer? Personally, Id prefer a blindingly white enamel.

[Anonymous No.17582183]

>>17581922
Already posted it last thread, but might as well
>>17582150
They look fancy in a more relaxed way

[Anonymous No.17582195]

>>17581730
Holy shit you're gay.
I have the same three watches in different colours

[Anonymous No.17582229]

>>17581944
Niggers and spics are very passionate about shoes anon

[Anonymous No.17582235]

>>17581715
>changslop in the OP
doomed thread

[SW Florida anon No.17582273]

Seiko orange monster and baby alligator

[Anonymous No.17582278]

>>17581750
Rolexes should really be kepted on their braclets, get an omega if you want to pay with natos or use one of your other watches. It's like painting a sports car brown.

>>17581778
egg shell white is a classic colour, I have bright with dial watches and they a little to crip. The GS's dial looks with in nautal with and cream indoor. It's much better in person.

[Anonymous No.17582295]

>>17582273
put it back

[Anonymous No.17582301]

>>17582195
No I'm not. I'm the only guy I know with a bulova skindiver, post yours faggot

[Anonymous No.17582303]

>>17581896
Just something that isn't terribly tacky please.

[SW Florida anon No.17582304]

>>17582295
He was released to his momma.

[Anonymous No.17582306]

>>17582273
Seiko dive watch owners are psychotic.

[Anonymous No.17582315]

>>17581841
You can find vintage bulova oceanographer with solid gold bezels for around 200 on ebay. Alternatively get a seiko tank

[Anonymous No.17582334]

>>17581906
What's that dot at 1030 for?

[Anonymous No.17582336]

Lads, I'm looking for a buy one watch, and be happy with it for the rest of your life.
I was thinking about either a Omega Speedmaster Professional or a Rolex Explorer II.

What are your guys thoughts about those two watches?

[Anonymous No.17582340]

>>17582336
Both are for college boys, you'll need a real watch when you grow up.

[Anonymous No.17582345]

>>17582336
The Rolex ExpII, especially the one you pictured is a very comfortable watch. The SMP, being larger and thicker, is less so.

The SMP is hand-winding, which some people enjoy, and others think is a pain in the ass. The ExplI is a colossal pain in the ass to set because it doesn't have a quickset date.

You have to determine for yourself which of their respective complications you find more useful: keeping track of a second timezone or a stopwatch?

Personally, I'd get the ExpII, since I travel a lot but I rarely find myself needing to time anything with my watch.

[Anonymous No.17582362]

>>17582336
If you get the gmt master 16700 you will have a quick set date function. Although old rolex bracelets aren't the best

[Anonymous No.17582364]

Is picrel still /fa/ in 2023?

[Anonymous No.17582372]

>>17582278
Oh no, someone tell Urban Gentry he's not allowed to wear his rolexes on nato straps because anon said so.

[Anonymous No.17582375]

>>17582336
I always wonder this every time i see the explorer 2 - in what way is it related to the original explorer? Every single aspect of the watch is different.

[Anonymous No.17582381]

>>17581922

[Anonymous No.17582383]

>>17582336
Owned both, if you want one watch for the rest of your life, I would say go with a modern Rolex with a solid bracelet, the older ones will stretch on you in time. Just get a newish Sub, that will stand you well (suit or shorts), easy to cash out of if you ever need the money and will always be a Sub.

If you don't want to pay grey market prices, get a Speedmaster as long as you will be only winding it every day like other anon stated. I always think 2 watches is the perfect number, so you always have 1 when the other is getting serviced.
I'm an Omega fan boy and I would go with the Speedmaster. Pick a used one up for £4000ish, your talking £10000 for a sub. The Ex2 will be worth more than the speedy if that is important to you in 30 years but you could through the differents into an index if you were really worried about that. I had the white ex2 buy the black dial is much nicer.

[Anonymous No.17582384]

>>17582364
Anything is fa if you wear it with confidence, as soon as you ask neckbeards online if you should wear something it becomes not fa. Hope this helps

[Anonymous No.17582387]

>>17582336
GMT Master 2 or Submariner. Speedmaster Pro isn't great for your only watch because of the bad water resistance, manual wind and hesalite (if you get the original version).

[Anonymous No.17582393]

>>17582334
Ah so it has a peripheral rotor that you can see through the front. That's neat.

[Anonymous No.17582395]

so i usually dress pretty street wear'y, oversized hoodies, sweats and sneakers. im thinking about buying a watch and probably a smart watch (apple watch ultra) but maybe there's better, non smart watch options? i really like those "casioak" g-shocks, i could get the full metal one, or maybe a full black seiko 5 sports. or maybe just stick to a smart watch because its more useful?

[Anonymous No.17582401]

>>17581906
>>17582334
It's ugly. Only good looking green watches are Rolex, Patek, IWC and MB&F

[Anonymous No.17582403]

>>17582395
For the price of the Apple watch, you could buy 6-8 Casioaks in different colorways to match different outfits and not worry about getting jumped for your $800, easily flipped trinket.

[Anonymous No.17582404]

>>17582403
yeah but these are just colorways, they're still metal AP royal oak kinda looking watches, idk if any of them would fit my hoodies which at this point are the only tops that i wear, i literally never dress formally

[Anonymous No.17582418]

>>17582384
brainlet ass answer

[Anonymous No.17582419]

>>17582395
Are you a gray man sheep dog type?

[Anonymous No.17582428]

>>17582419
no clue if youre sarcastic or not but if not then i dress kinda like pic rel

[Anonymous No.17582432]

>>17582428
You dress like every dad in new york and new jersey.

[Anonymous No.17582434]

>>17582432
well, not really trying to stand out but that's beside the point, what watch would look good with such outfits?

[Anonymous No.17582439]

>>17582434
F91w, go away

[Anonymous No.17582440]

Suggest a watch for me plz
> Your budget
Up to $500
> Watch type, e.g. dress, diver, pilot
Idk but I want it to be durable as fuck but also sleek and unobtrusive
> Movement, e.g. automatic, hand wound, quartz
Idk... Would prefer the most durable and precise type needing no maintenance. Minimal electronics so it's EMP proof is a plus
> Desired features, e.g. water resistance, day/date, 2nd time zone
Idk but more is better?
> Preferred strap option, e.g. leather, nylon, bracelet
Anything except metal
> Wrist size or desired watch size
Small wrist size

[Anonymous No.17582441]

>>17582439
nice bait

[Anonymous No.17582448]

>>17582383
Noise pic.

[Anonymous No.17582454]

>>17582440
>Minimal electronics so it's EMP proof is a plus
>small wrist size
Except for these, it sounds like you want a G-Shock

[Anonymous No.17582459]

>>17582440
Hamilton manual wind field watch
https://www.jomashop.com/hamilton-khaki-field-watch-h69439933.html

[Anonymous No.17582476]

>>17582336
Always go for the Rolex.

[Anonymous No.17582478]

>>17582336
Archimede Outdoor Antimag Titanium

[Anonymous No.17582492]

>>17582336
If you have to ask, then the answer is neither. Wait until the right watch comes along.

[Anonymous No.17582505]

[Anonymous No.17582509]

>>17582505
If you take the watch off an sniff the back of the case what does it smell like?

[Anonymous No.17582513]

>>17582509
sapphire

[Anonymous No.17582516]

Rolex was giving out this book yesterday

[Anonymous No.17582518]

Oops

[Anonymous No.17582520]

>>17582516
Need to visit austrialia someday.

>>17582492
What kind of nonanswer is this? You saying if you have to consider options and not mindlessly consooom you don't want it enough?

[Anonymous No.17582521]

>>17582063
Swatch made a platinum watch back in the day

[Anonymous No.17582525]

>>17582521
The Orlando mall is getting a swatch store soon. I really hope I can get that stupid omega swatch

[Anonymous No.17582527]

>>17582521
Well I... don't hate it, I might consider

[Anonymous No.17582529]

>>17582520
If it's a life watch, it speaks to you in ways other watches don't. Anon has to touch them, feel them on his wrist, see how they look in the light, and so on. Then he'll know. If he doesn't, the watches did not speak.

[Anonymous No.17582536]

>>17582492
okay master yoda, i think yaddle is waiting for you to rim out her green asshole so time to log off 4chan

[Anonymous No.17582547]

>>17582459
Islander Mitchel field watch is half the price for the same thing but with a screw down crown, automatic winding and options for day and date, or no date if that's preferable.

[Anonymous No.17582550]

>>17582547

[Anonymous No.17582551]

>>17582547
And you supporting a top G.

[Anonymous No.17582552]

>>17582547
No one wants your watches, Marc

[Anonymous No.17582553]

>>17582547
Anyone got more islander copypasta?
I genuinely like the specs on their watches.

[Anonymous No.17582557]

>>17582521
>>lume on the seconds hands for no reason.

[Anonymous No.17582560]

>>17582553
It's not copypasta, it's literally just comparing information about the products from the website.
https://longislandwatch.com/islander-mitchel-automatic-field-watch-with-dlc-case-and-white-dial-isl-189/

[Anonymous No.17582564]

>>17582552
Thanks for spelling it correctly this time. You're paying attention, so you must care a little bit, right?

[Anonymous No.17582576]

Rate ChrisChan's watch fit.

[Anonymous No.17582577]

>>17582560
What is wrong with him?
https://youtu.be/YLggcZilQto

[Anonymous No.17582584]

>>17582577
What is wrong with whom?

[Anonymous No.17582607]

I saw the new Tudor black bay36s yesterday. Wasn’t as impressed with the clasp irl but I liked this gilt dial a lot more than I thought I would. There weren’t any blue ones. Also the sales rep confirmed the new champagne dial is a warmer shade than the old silver, I saw it and agreed

[Anonymous No.17582615]

>>17582607

[Anonymous No.17582624]

>>17582607
I love these watches, they look so fucking cool. I'd love to get a 2 tone model.

[Anonymous No.17582632]

>>17582624

[Anonymous No.17582636]

>>17582577
>24hr subdial

[Anonymous No.17582637]

>>17582547

[Anonymous No.17582639]

>>17582632
I'm sure a lot of people would like that dial but I'd prefer black.

[Anonymous No.17582642]

>>17582637
Is there a problem?

[Anonymous No.17582646]

>>17582576
Honestly, 2 watches kinda fucks.

[Anonymous No.17582653]

>>17582557
>he doesn't know

[Anonymous No.17582654]

>>17582642
Not even the same anon, but Islander watches are dogshit.

[Anonymous No.17582655]

>>17582654
Explain why.

[Anonymous No.17582656]

>>17582655
If they were any good, you would't need to shill them here, faggot

[Anonymous No.17582658]

>>17582656
Who is shilling? people are buying them, enjoying them and reviewing them. I don't think I've ever seen a bad review of the watches. Except for the quartz ones, but they have a shitty company making the quartz movements so whatever.

[Anonymous No.17582659]

>>17582656
If Rolex and Omega were good, why do people need to shill them here? Nobody would ever need to talk about them because everyone would know they are good and it would go without saying. I mean, because that's how discussion works, right?

[Anonymous No.17582662]

>>17582659
Rolex and Omega are actually good, not micro brand crap.

[Anonymous No.17582667]

>>17582662
Islander is good too and we're allowed to talk about it. You still haven't explained what you think is wrong with microbrands, why you sperg out about them every time they are mentioned, or why anybody should care how you feel about it. Feel free to not reply to posts that make you mad, faggot.

[Anonymous No.17582674]

>waaaaaaahhhh!!!
>waaaaaaahhhh!!!
>b-but my microshit crap is good too!!!
No, it's not. Islander watches are and will always be DOGSHIT.
seethe, cope and dilate

[Anonymous No.17582683]

>>17582674
Why? Elaborate.

[Anonymous No.17582686]

>>17582674
i wish islander would just make just one good looking watch so i could judge for myself

[Anonymous No.17582695]

>>17582686
A lot of them resemble popular watches by the big brands, especially Seiko. They literally make Explorers and Oyster Perpetuals. If you're not into those then I don't know what to tell you.

[Anonymous No.17582703]

>>17582695
So, they make fakes and homages? LMAO

[Anonymous No.17582707]

>>17582703
You say that like even the top of the top tier luxury brands don't all make the same 7 fucking watches.

[Anonymous No.17582713]

Do people here actually own Islanders? I don't think I've seen any wrist shots.

[Anonymous No.17582714]

>>17582713
The islander posting started roughly 3 or 4 threads ago. It's a meme because some youtuber makes them

[Anonymous No.17582724]

>>17582667
Since everyone has a phone in their pocket a watch is basically just jewelry so why would you want to get a microbrand and not cheap quartz if you want to tell the time? Just get something entry luxury or above if you want jewelry.

[Anonymous No.17582730]

Seiko LM 5605 I restored in my own shop. I think this is the first watch I've finished in my own watchmaker shop that was for myself. She real purdy, with a frontloader case.

[Anonymous No.17582735]

>>17582730
Alternative strap.

Not exactly sure what strap I should wear this. Since the case is straight at the lugs instead of curved a one-piece strap seems like a nice alternative to leather. Should I get like a colorful perlon, like navy blue, or green, or maroon, or royal purple?

[Anonymous No.17582737]

>>17582735
Finally movement shot.

This is indeed a nice design, but I hate working on Diafix jewels.

[Anonymous No.17582738]

>>17582730
How did the guts smell when you first cracked it open?

[Anonymous No.17582739]

>>17582724
>Since everyone has a phone in their pocket a watch is basically just jewelry so why would you want to get a microbrand and not cheap quartz if you want to tell the time? Just get something entry luxury or above if you want jewelry.
I pose to you literally the same argument with the conclusion of "why not save $15000 and get a piece of jewelry that does literally the same things and looks close enough that nobody else will notice a difference or care?"

[Anonymous No.17582743]

>>17582738
It came from Japan, it was manufactured, serviced and used in Japan, so it smelled like nothing. It had some moonrune service marks inside the case even, but it was with a permanent marker, so it came off when I cleaned the case with alcohol.

But yeah, a lot of modern fashion brands REALLY stink when you open them up for their first battery change, they have chinese sweat shop air trapped in them. It's a pretty good indicator whether a watch is a garbage brand, made like garbage in a chink garbage factory is whether it stinks on the inside.

[Anonymous No.17582745]

>>17582730
Nice LM. Was it the 56xx movements that had date wheels prone to cracking with age? Or was it some other suwa movement?

[Anonymous No.17582747]

Anyone get any watches on the Easter sales? Picked up a Blue 38mm Ds diver by Certina for £500. I do love it. Runs 4s fast per day, lumes a little weak and I heard there could be a plastic part in the movement. Apart from that, great watch. Think a border on the date window would be amazing.

[Anonymous No.17582751]

>>17582730
Nice one, lovely dial.
>I hate working on Diafix jewels.
Why?

[Anonymous No.17582755]

>>17582745
NTA but i think it was the 56xx. I think you can get custom metal ones somewhere now.

[Anonymous No.17582758]

>>17582755
https://www.thewatchsite.com/threads/020-background-information-and-problem-statement.132914/
They made three different rockers, platic, metal and resin.

[Anonymous No.17582766]

>>17582745
It's this part. The four-tooth day-date corrector wheel is made of plastic, and cracks with age.

I have a watchmaker friend who was stuck with a King Seiko 5626 that had this wheel crack. Since I'm a Seiko autist I knew that 5606 used this part too, so bailed him out with a substantially more affordable 5606 donor.

This one had the part still intact. If it were broken, that would only mean the movement doesn't have a quickset anymore and you'd have to set it like a Vostok.

As for Diafix, it's just really tiny, fragile and prone to pinging and being lost forever.

[Anonymous No.17582768]

>>17582714
>3 or 4 threads ago
It's been going on much longer than that. And whenever you accuse him of shilling he comes with the same bullshit argument about Rolex and Omega.

[Anonymous No.17582771]

>>17582755
>>17582758
>>17582766
This is why you buy SWISS HIGH-END WATCHES.

[Anonymous No.17582775]

>use one more quick adjust
>too loose
>use one less
>too tight
Being between bracelet sizes is hell.

[Anonymous No.17582784]

>>17582771
Did Swissmonkeys even have quickset during this period? Apart from some convoluted push or pull crown method, that changed the date a reliable 70% of the time?

[Anonymous No.17582789]

>>17582743
But it does say something about the quality of the assembly. If it was that air tight for 5 or more years it probably would have survived the water.

[Anonymous No.17582791]

>>17582739
You may not be able to tell the difference, but there are those that can. And they don't wear an Islander on their wrist.

[Anonymous No.17582794]

[Anonymous No.17582799]

>>17582789
Nah, it's a frontloader where an acrylic crystal with a tension ring is popped into the front. It's absolutely only splashproof.

Good thing the original owner probably knew this, I've gotten a ton of vintage JDM watches over the years from auctions, and the Japanese loved to abuse them with water, I've gotten a bunch of them with various degrees of water ingress.

[Anonymous No.17582805]

>>17582747
Not bad anon, that's a nice shade of blue. How's the comfort?

[Anonymous No.17582825]

>>17582805
The blue sunburst is a beauty. My wrist is about 7inches, managed to get it to fit perfect. You know its there but can almost forget about it. Would say 9 out of 10.

[Anonymous No.17582831]

>>17582791
So what is the difference? I asked like 5 times and you still haven't elaborated.

[Anonymous No.17582834]

>THE NAME ON MY DIAL IS BETTER THAN THE NAME ON YOUR DIAL
Literal woman logic. Cope harder.
You'll never be a woman, by the way.

[Anonymous No.17582837]

>>17582831
I don't know who you've been talking to previously. Quality is the big one, there are others but you can educate yourself on that.

[Anonymous No.17582839]

>>17582825
Sounds great then. I don't have any experience with the Powermatic 80 movement so keep us updated on how it holds up, some will shit talk it because of the supposed plastic parts in it but the Lemania 5100 had plastic parts too and it was one hell of a workhorse.

[Anonymous No.17582841]

>>17582839
i also got a powermatic 80 in my prx. Ill let you guys know if it poops on me

[Anonymous No.17582843]

>>17582839
I've satisfied myself that the guys bitching about the Powermatic are mostly just grumpy that they can't get haute horologerie-levels of finishing on their budget so they're just throwing a little tantrum.

[Anonymous No.17582846]

>>17582837
Elaborate on quality.

[Anonymous No.17582852]

>>17582846
4 ply vs 1 ply toilet paper

[Anonymous No.17582858]

>>17582839
>>17582841
I might be mistaken but apparently the newer Powermatics have no plastic parts. Im off travelling for a month, taking the Certina with me, going to be in the ocean a lot. Will post after, let you know how its held up.

[Anonymous No.17582862]

>>17582003
> If you adjust for that and then go to Antarctica tomorrow, you're doubling your error.
Yes, but this can be fixed by just using more crystals. If you have two crystals with different thermal expansion curves, you can calculate the real time so that the effect of the temperature cancels out.

For example, if crystal #1 has twice the temperature sensitivity of crystal #2, then getting the right time is a simple matter of algebra.

[Anonymous No.17582863]

>>17582852
Both get shoved in an ass and flushed down a toilet.

[Anonymous No.17582867]

>>17582862
Algebra is a scheme invented by ugly old women to guarantee their own employment as math teachers to feed their 8 cats.

[Anonymous No.17582869]

>>17582846
Precision of machining. Precision of finishing. Fitment of bracelet end links. Play in bracelet links. Quality of clasp. Quality of dial printing. Dial depth of color/lacquering (or if matte, how flat the dial appears) Alignment of dial furniture. Quality of base movement. Finishing of movement. Regulation and adjustment.

All of these things and more go to the quality of a watch.

[Anonymous No.17582871]

>>17582869
Damn you really took the time to type out all that. Silly goose

[Anonymous No.17582872]

>>17582858
Have a great vacation anon, make sure to make some sweet beach shots with your new timepiece.

[Anonymous No.17582884]

>>17582858
>I might be mistaken but apparently the newer Powermatics have no plastic parts.
Swatch makes the Powermatic in different grades. The bottom-tier versions have plastic parts, the higher-end versions do not.

The Powermatic is really just an ETA 2824 with a longer mainspring and lowered beat rate (that's how they got the improved power reserve) and they replaced the regulating stud with a free-sprung balance. For the money it's not actually a bad movement.

[Anonymous No.17582899]

>>17582872
Cheers anon, appreciate the kind words

[Anonymous No.17582906]

>>17582884
Thanks for the info anon, guessing I got the lower grade, not too fussed though

[Anonymous No.17582912]

i hate this two register chronograph phase were going through. I want my goddamn hours you fags

[Anonymous No.17582918]

>>17582869
I understand what quality means. I'm asking you to explain why the qualities of some swiss brand justify charging 1000x more over the cost of a microbrand like Islander. For example, a Rolex is a cosc certified chronometer that's accurate to within about 2 seconds a day. A watch with a typical off the shelf movement like an islander with a seiko or miyota or sellita movement will be good to about 5 to 8 seconds per day. Is a difference of 3-5 seconds a day worth $10k or more to you? If your rolex breaks it it worth it to you to pay the cost of 2-4 whole new islanders to fix it? Where is the breaking point between quality and value for you?

[Anonymous No.17582921]

>>17582918
>Where is the breaking point between quality and value for you?
Well, that's a more reasonable question. Ignoring the troll who is trying to suggest than an Islander is no different than a Rolex, the answer is purely personal/subjective.

One person might find it an intolerable over-charge by Rolex, the other wants the Rolex and will not be happy with anything less, even if, on paper, the specs of the cope watch are 99% of the Rolex.

I suppose that one's income level plays into this a lot as well. If the Rolex is affordable, then the Islander is basically the price of a nice shirt. If the Rolex is a stretch that will require many years of saving, then the Islander becomes a value proposition.

[Anonymous No.17582939]

>>17582918
nta, but if you’re aware of what the COSC cert is, then shouldn’t it be easy to compare and contrast how a Rolex movement does against a common Miyota or Seiko calibre under similar conditions?

they would answer your questions probably.

[Anonymous No.17582945]

>>17582918
That's the question of any luxury good.
>Why buy a Ferrari if you're just going to be stuck in traffic like everyone else?
>Is an S-class really THAT much nicer than an Accord?

[Anonymous No.17582959]

>>17582918
>>17582945
Only a persons that HASN'T experienced true luxury could not know the answer to that question.

[Anonymous No.17582969]

>>17582918
Look at an islander watch in person. Look at a rolex in person. The differences are quite obvious.
Islanders, even within the microbrand (which really means cheaply made, off the shelf) community, is vastly overpriced. You should get a chinese homage before you buy an islander, because it's half the price and it would also put Marc out of business.

[Anonymous No.17582970]

>>17582418
>Is this effay?? I will only wear something I like if neckbeards online tell me it's effay
Yeah I'm the brainlet

[Anonymous No.17582971]

>>17582969
This is anti semitic

[Anonymous No.17583021]

My watch collection:

Tudor Pepsi GMT
Omega Speedmaster '57 Reissue
Squale 1521 matte blue
Seiko Sportsman gold plated
Longines 14k YG Tank

rate me folks.

[Anonymous No.17583023]

I'll probably never own a Rolex and it kills me inside. I love the way it makes everyone seethe. It is my ultimate watch but I'll never be able to afford one. :'(

[Anonymous No.17583026]

Microbrand watches are ridiculous. The price is always exaggerated and nothing can justify it. Just save that money for what you really want deep down in your heart.

[Anonymous No.17583027]

>>17582646
Why isn't there an Indian flag?

[Anonymous No.17583046]

>>17582921
>Ignoring the troll who is trying to suggest than an Islander is no different than a Rolex
Where's the lie though?

[Anonymous No.17583050]

>>17583026
>>17582969
What microbrands are you comparing that make islander overpriced?

[Anonymous No.17583077]

>>17583050
Literally any Chinese made NH35/mechaquartz watch for under $250. Take your pick of any number of watches with the exact same specs.

[Anonymous No.17583091]

>>17583027
India is not a participant of the ISS program.

(p.s. NASA pays for 90% of the operating cost of the ISS)

[Anonymous No.17583117]

>>17582150
seems the Marine Original is quite a recent release, but in that pic it looks to have some discolouration on the blued hands, which would indicate age
if this is a recent model, that's akin to the fauxtina effects seen on quite a few other modern watches, which appeals to the pseudo-authentic market, but the closest i ran across on the site was image related which is a bit closer to that 'blinding white' you mentioned

that being said, it's quite easy on the eye in the eggshell white, but that darkened area on the hands would bother me to own, because i'd know it wasn't a natural effect from age, but a pretentious affectation
then again, that 'discolourisation' might just be from a bad photo

[Anonymous No.17583126]

>>17582334
>What's that dot at 1030 for?

might be an AM/PM indicator for the second time zone, or for telling you day/night
oh, gave it a quick internet and yeah, i'm right -- here's a video with the thumbnail showing it in phase
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xCS29XbcL1k&t=22s
pretty nice actually

amused that they call it 'weekend green'

[Anonymous No.17583128]

>>17583126
Why did you live edit your post as if you were having a real conversation instead of just finding the answer?

[Anonymous No.17583130]

Anyone here have opinions on service dials/hands on vintage watches?

Bought a Datejust 1601 with a service dial/hands - the year of the watch would dictate it should have a Radium dial - but it has a Tritium one (T Swiss T)

Buying this as a present for my dad - brother and I are currently in a back and forth about it - he doesn't like vintage period and wants to spend 2x the price for a new OP. I liked this one because it's his birth year and I ended up getting it for what I think is a decent price ($3500 - threw an offer out there and they accepted)

But wondering what people think about the idea of the service dial on it and how much it might affect the price etc. I feel like $3500 is probably as low as one could get a 1601 (with bracelet) but I'm just looking to get some opinions here. Since it wasn't disclosed it wasn't all original I should be able to return it if I want to.

To me the biggest pain in the ass is the old style jubilee band with folded links since I'll have to pay someone to install extension links on there because I don't trust myself unfolding/refolding the metal lol

My brother however thinks 36mm is a ladies size watch (I have 8 inch wrists and I don't think it wears badly on me) - and that since the watch looks new/polished it doesn't have the personality of a vintage.

idk - just curious about some thoughts.

[Anonymous No.17583137]

>>17583130
>https://youtu.be/_EAAJNP6SFw
Wow rolex sure had some dogshit bracelets in the past.

[Anonymous No.17583138]

>>17583128
well, i'm in a couple of chat channels and still in that mode of thinking and i also enjoy breaking the rules on 4chan, plus showing the thinking process to my posts is akin to teaching a man to fish and maybe this guy will install the internet and download a google having seen how easy it is, and because i'm a HUEG f*ggot

now please, don't speak to me or my son ever again lest i be forced to deploy reddit spacing in a more deliberate affront to your delicate sensibilities

[Anonymous No.17583143]

>>17583137
Yup lol - on the jubilee it's 2 folds too I believe

Right now I have a 3rd party bracelet on for now so if we follow through we can see how many links I'd need to order to install since they aren't cheap - or if he prefers leather bands to bracelets etc. Only prob is the end links get fucky on a 3rd party bracelet so it's a bit janky right now but it's temporary

[Anonymous No.17583147]

>>17583143
I don't know if it will work for datejust, but strapcode made some bracelet replacements for vintage rolex watches.

[Anonymous No.17583148]

>>17583130
>My brother however thinks 36mm is a ladies size watch

your brother thinks wrong

[Anonymous No.17583151]

>>17583021
Trash the squalel.
Otherwise, decent 7/10

[Anonymous No.17583152]

>>17583148
>t. a manlet

[Anonymous No.17583153]

>>17583152
take a look at the pic he posted
8 inch wrist, but the watch is sitting well

[Anonymous No.17583156]

>>17583153
It's sitting well below the size for a man, that's what is. He looks ridiculous.

[Anonymous No.17583157]

>>17583156
i doubt someone who argues like a little girl knows what being a man is

[Anonymous No.17583159]

>>17583157
Are you crying so soon?

[Anonymous No.17583163]

>>17583159
i apologise, it was rather beneath me to stoop to that level of discourse
i can only blame the late hour and that i am a very bad person

[Anonymous No.17583166]

>>17583130
Your dad will probably be happy with either, but the only way to know for sure is to just ask him what he'd prefer instead of some strangers on the internet.

[Anonymous No.17583197]

>>17583130
Your brother is right. You have big fat wrists, smaller watches look like women's watches on you. If your dad has average wrists he can get away with that, but you can't.

[Anonymous No.17583201]

>>17583197
He's a smaller stature guy but it's hard to tell how big his wrists are they seem substantial - but I'd assume they'd be at least smaller than mine. Also hard to tell because he's got the body hair of a gorilla

Most of my watches are 40mm and up, but throwing this watch on it wears nicer than my 38mm Speedy reduced (partly I think due to a smaller watch wears better on a bracelet vs. a strap but idk)

[Anonymous No.17583210]

>>17582683
All they do is ripping off every Seiko diver with slightly better specs. If Seiko wasn’t a bigger Jew, their watches wouldn’t be worth shit.

[Anonymous No.17583215]

>>17583210
The real problem is that if you want a knock off Seiko from a brand nobody knows about, you can get dozens of them from China for cheaper, instead of paying a middleman to put a stupid logo on the dial.

[Anonymous No.17583261]

Does anyone make a good Explorer 1016 copy yet? One without Tudor-like slab sides I mean.

[Anonymous No.17583307]

>>17583077
I'm pretty sure all the islanders with those movements are under that.

[Anonymous No.17583310]

>>17582970
Yes, you are indeed

[Anonymous No.17583313]

>>17583307
Go try to jew someone else, Marc
Charging over 300 dollars for the Nh35 and over 400 for a Miyota 9X.

Right now every microbrand is in a weird place where the AliExpress shitters are beating their asses on the dollar per spec proposition while the Seiko group is putting pressure on that segmen of the market brand wise. If the Orient rejuvenation strategy works out in thr next two to three years, micros are going to drop like flies

[Anonymous No.17583321]

>>17582375
One designed for mountaineering, one designed for caving - it's their purpose which is kinda related.

[Anonymous No.17583322]

opinion? for wearing everyday

[Anonymous No.17583324]

>>17583322
The dial is pretty cool, go for it.

[Anonymous No.17583325]

>>17583313
Islander crap shill on suicide watch

[Anonymous No.17583326]

>>17583322
ugh

[Anonymous No.17583331]

>>17583313
Seiko and orient don't even put fucking sapphire on their watches in those price ranges.

[Anonymous No.17583333]

>>17583331
The Orient Kamasu is a sub 250 dollar watch with sapphire. The bezel insert aluminium but, heh, thats not worth a 100 dollars increase in price, right?

Also the Helmdarr SNK homage has sapphire and ceramic bezel and is sub200 dollars, so again why buy Islander?

[Anonymous No.17583334]

>>17583331
The point is that Seiko and Orient have the original designs and the brand name value with mid specs.
The Ali shitters have the spec per dollar value with mid/no brand value.
Islander, micros in general, are in a weird place where they offer Ali specs and brand name, but with Orient pricing.
So they are suboptimal both in specs and in reputation

[Anonymous No.17583335]

>>17583130
If you like it, don't over think the size and it's vintage anyway, if it was a new DJ you should get a 41mm but that's a different price point, the vintage has it's own charm anyway. $3500 is not to bad for the watch regardless of the service dial and hands. If it was a vintage GMT or Sub I'd feel very differently about it but in a vintage DJ it's not the end of the work.

In vintage the dial is a huge factor in the price, you didn't pay $5000-6000 so your fine. Wear it and enjoy,

[Anonymous No.17583343]

>>17583334
>The point is that Seiko and Orient have the original designs and the brand name value with mid specs.
Yes, and they are literally worse watches with worse features. And all are full of shit made in china. There's really no argument for buying Seiko or Orient when a microbrand gives you literally the same shit but better.

[Anonymous No.17583346]

>>17583130
The vintage DJ from your dad's birth year is a special touch. The watch looks a bit small on your wrist but if you're in your fifties you can pull it off. Your dad should be able to wear it effortlessly.

[Anonymous No.17583348]

>>17583343
And the Ali brand gives you the same, if not better, but even cheaper. So the micros can't do even that.

[Anonymous No.17583353]

>>17583348
micros have better QC than your run of the mill Ali shitter, you pay that extra 50$ for higher chance of the object not being broken while still in the box and for 2 weeks delivery rather than 1-2months
why are you even arguing for the literally cheapest possible option? a hundred more or less for having a choice between 50 options is good, stop seething

[Anonymous No.17583360]

>>17583353
>Y-y-you are seething
Stop peddling your overpriced crap, Mark, and fuck off all the way to Connie Island

[Anonymous No.17583377]

>>17583353
To be fair Marc's logo looks way better than any Ali shitter brand and if it arrives broken he would replace it which is more than can be said of most Ali shitters.

[Anonymous No.17583384]

>>17582395
any g-shock or casio will be fine, smart watches are kinda meme imo unless you are some athlete that want to constantly monitor your health stats

[Anonymous No.17583399]

>>17582395
Garmin Fenix (has GPS)

[Anonymous No.17583400]

>>17583353
I've legitimately never heard a complaint about an ali shitter. If you have any issue at all, you can get a full refund, I've gotten dozens of refunds on ali and it's always trivial, they heavily side with buyers and if you're a nigger you can probably get a free watch.

[Anonymous No.17583402]

>>17583400
Same. Just microfags spreading FUD

[Anonymous No.17583405]

>>17583335
Nice. In what circumstances do you use the pocket watches? How do you avoid looking LARPy?

[Anonymous No.17583413]

>>17583402
>>17583400
>>17583360
>"YNGRVCHJ watch co"™ IDF seething because someone paid 50$ more for a quarter of the delivery time and non retarded chink name on their dial
oh no

[Anonymous No.17583417]

>>17583413
You know basically everything on ali these days is 15 day delivery if you pay more than like 10 bucks, right? The islander logo is just as retarded as the chink ones.

[Anonymous No.17583423]

>>17583413
>Fifty bucks
No. Double the price. Again, the Helmdarr is 169 dollars, against the 349 dollars of the equivalent islander
You are spending the full price of the watch on insurance, moron.

[Anonymous No.17583433]

>>17583321
How on earth is a GMT watch for caving?

[Anonymous No.17583434]

>>17583433
You set the GMT hand on your local timezone so you know if it's 0900 or 2100

[Anonymous No.17583437]

>Brandfags hate his watches because they have no history
>Specfags are so chrap they see through his bullshit
>Richtards don't care about his whole schtick but find him annoying
>Poortards don't want to pay the prices he ask
>Everyone is laughing at him itt
Any anon in Long Island who can check on Marc? We all will have blood in our hands if not

[Anonymous No.17583438]

thoughts?

[Anonymous No.17583441]

>>17583438
I think she needs a 50mm Diesel watch.

[Anonymous No.17583442]

>>17583360
>EVERYONE I DON'T LIKE IS MARC FRANKEL!
Can someone get this annoying schizo out of here?

[Anonymous No.17583449]

>>17583434
Sounds like a one hand or AM/PM indicator watch with a lot of extra steps.

[Anonymous No.17583452]

>>17583377
I didn't realize it until like yesterday, but if you think about it the liw logo is kind of an inversion of the BMW logo. Instead of a white circle with two blue triangles pointing in it's a white circle with one blue triangle pointing out.

[Anonymous No.17583457]

[Anonymous No.17583483]

>>17583457
>universal bracelet

[Anonymous No.17583491]

>>17583434
>>17583449
Allow me to introduce myself

[Anonymous No.17583495]

>>17583437
Honestly every time a microbrand gets posted the only people I see seething are luxuryfags coping over other people not spending as much money as they do on watches.

[Anonymous No.17583500]

>>17583483
>anon tries to troll ep. 17583483

[Anonymous No.17583501]

>>17583495
Post your Islander collection.

[Anonymous No.17583519]

>>17583495
I'm sure the average Rolex owner is DYING to trade his subby for an Islander

[Anonymous No.17583536]

>sapphire crystal has a bunch of scratches after just a year
I feel like I was lied to when it comes to sapphire crystal durability. Everyone touted it as some super durable, basically scratch proof thing but that's not true at all
I think I'd rather just have acrylic because then you can at least polish out scratches. With sapphire all you can do is replace the crystal

[Anonymous No.17583547]

>>17583519
Nobody is saying that, tranny.

[Anonymous No.17583554]

>>17583536
It either has a antireflection coating on the outside which is what is scratched, you can polish that off with polywatch. Or you keep rubbing your watch on hardened industrial tooling like carbide bits.

[Anonymous No.17583566]

>>17583554
>It either has a antireflection coating on the outside which is what is scratched,
Fuck I feel so stupid but this is what it is. What products are recommended to fix it?

[Anonymous No.17583577]

>>17583500
I don't see how an unrelated photo changes anything, but keep coping.

[Anonymous No.17583579]

>>17583501
Probably in the coming weeks I will.

[Anonymous No.17583580]

>>17583566
That's pretty weird, I think most manufacturers only put AR on the inside for this reason.

[Anonymous No.17583591]

>>17583579
>Probably in the coming weeks I will.
You're on the Islander waiting list?

[Anonymous No.17583602]

>>17583580
Plenty do both sides, it looks better in promo shots, and if you're selling to rich retards, they have someone else to touch things so their watches won't get scratched.

[Anonymous No.17583604]

>>17583580
It's an IWC who does AR on both sides on certain models

[Anonymous No.17583610]

>>17583566
>What products are recommended to fix it?
Polish it off with polywatch, as long as there is a coating on the inside too it will still be anti reflective. Yeah it's a weird thing that some brands do to improve the anti reflective qualities of the watch but it makes using Sapphire kind of redundant because the coating still scratches.

[Anonymous No.17583611]

>>17583117
The discoloration on the hour hand is a reflection of the building corner.

[Anonymous No.17583624]

>>17583591
>You're on the Islander waiting list?
He hasn't purchased enough microbrand shitters from his AD yet. Once he's built up a bit of a reputation as a true pleb, he'll get the chance to buy an Islander.

[Anonymous No.17583648]

>>17583457
fuck thats nice

[Anonymous No.17583651]

Autism sisters, we made it!

[Anonymous No.17583658]

>>17583651
What the fuck were they thinking?

[Anonymous No.17583659]

>>17583449
I don't disagree with you, mind you.

[Anonymous No.17583672]

>>17583624
Kek

[Anonymous No.17583685]

>>17583658
“We want the gay boomer market”

[Anonymous No.17583703]

>>17583441
I have a customer who wears one but he's a chud it actually fits his arm.

[Anonymous No.17583711]

>>17583651
were the fakers that fast? Impressive

[Anonymous No.17583721]

>>17583591
Nah, I'm just casually building up a little catalogue of a few good wrist shots I can post incessantly 100 times a day like some of the other attention whores here.

[Anonymous No.17583722]

>>17583604
>>17583602
Wow, I guess IWC is a shit company after all.

[Anonymous No.17583723]

>>17583721
Just post a fucking picture, nigger. You've been shilling your terrible microbrand here for months without ever posting anything that wasn't a screenshot from the Islander website.

[Anonymous No.17583725]

>>17583685
They already have that market though.

[Anonymous No.17583727]

>>17583723
Be patient, buddy, your seethe will come.

[Anonymous No.17583730]

>>17583721
Island nigger being the nigger that seethes at Lawyeranon shouldn't have been a surprise, but alas

[Anonymous No.17583733]

You guys are attending the windup watch fair in San Francisco April 28-30, aren't you, anon? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t12Rx0Gshdk

[Anonymous No.17583737]

>>17583730
who is lawyeranon?

[Anonymous No.17583739]

>>17583737
A fat guy with a luxury collection. Some anons here don't like him because he posts the same pictures over and over, so hes recognizable which goes against board culture

[Anonymous No.17583742]

>>17583739
>fat guy
Oh, so he must look pretty decent in oversized watches then, huh?

[Anonymous No.17583744]

>>17583737
He's otherwise called Mortadello or Fat Mortadello. He may or may not be a lawyer, so his simps here call him Lawyeranon or Lawyersama.

[Anonymous No.17583750]

>>17583711
Yes they actually were. KRF has released their copy.

[Anonymous No.17583753]

>>17583737
He's a cool guy. Only baller here with a real luxury collection.
He might have died in Africa, tho.

[Anonymous No.17583755]

>>17583753
>Only baller here with a real luxury collection.
Only guy left with a real luxury collection.
We've been losing good posters in droves over the last year. One wonders what the fuck is wrong with him that he hasn't left.

[Anonymous No.17583760]

>>17583755
Why have we lost posters? Is it smart watches?

[Anonymous No.17583762]

>>17583760
Poorfags seethers.

[Anonymous No.17583766]

>>17583762
Is asshurt shitposting killed image board communities this website wouldn't exist.

[Anonymous No.17583772]

>>17582440
Casio lineage

>>17582459
You people are retarded. He wants a precise watch with minimal maintainance and you recommend a manual wind? Wtf

[Anonymous No.17583775]

>>17583766
Not kill, but they do throw away other posters, leaving just the butthurt shitposters.

[Anonymous No.17583791]

>>17583772
Yeah, makes no sense when Islander literally makes the same watch in automatic for half the price plus other desirable features.

[Anonymous No.17583794]

>>17583760
>Why have we lost posters? Is it smart watches?
Smart watches might have something to do with it, but I think it's mostly just the constant flexing vs seething.
There's very little talking about watches.

[Anonymous No.17583799]

>>17583772
He wanted a thin non electronic watch, that's a very thin watch. Winding your watch isn't maintainance either.

[Anonymous No.17583802]

>>17583794
Yeah, because every time you bring up a watch that isn't a luxury swiss pissing match winner the whole board plugs their noses and seethes.

[Anonymous No.17583804]

>>17583791
Shut up

[Anonymous No.17583808]

>>17583799
Fucking your mother isn't maintenance. Does that mean it's something you'd enjoy doing?

[Anonymous No.17583829]

>>17583804
Where's the lie though?

[Anonymous No.17583834]

>>17583405
I don't use them out and about, I use them on and off as desk clocks, I more just wanted some 18k gold pocket watches, stop watched I use for cooking, they are lovely to wind.

I'll most likely end up buying a nice gold PP pocket watch someitme, when the right one comes along.

[Anonymous No.17583850]

>>17583802
The Islanderfag is talented, I'll give him that much. He knows how to press people's buttons.

[Anonymous No.17583856]

>>17583850
its sad that posting factual unbiased information trying to help people pick from a variety of watches at different price points is considered to be pushing buttons now

[Anonymous No.17583880]

Need some watch suggestions, here are some specs and explanations
> 150 euro
> Whatever type an explorer or prx is
> Prefer automatic but it's not a must
> Metal strap

I currently own 2 watches. One is a DW5600 g shock which I use daily at work. I'm a civil engineer and work at construction sites so it fits perfectly. My second watch is a Zeppelin Atlantic (pic rel) which is use for more upscale occasions. Is like to have an offwork daily driver and in my mind an explorer type watch fits great. I'm open to suggestions tho. I like the PRX but my Atlantic is 250 euros and I am always aware not to damage it, I can't daily driver a 400+ euro one.

[Anonymous No.17583882]

>>17583799
Didn't read the EMP proof part, apologies.

By the way, wanting an EMP proof watch is stupid as fuck

[Anonymous No.17583888]

new thread i guess?

>>17583886
>>17583886
>>17583886

[Anonymous No.17583936]

>>17583880
You can get a PRX clone from China for anywhere from 20 bucks to 150.

[Anonymous No.17584425]

>>17582364
No

[Anonymous No.17584478]

>>17581725
holy fuck i want a gs so bad

[Anonymous No.17584978]

>>17583130
You wear your watch on the left hand, weirdo