/wt/ watch thread

[Anonymous No.17629252]

ROLEX ROLEX ROLEX ROLEX ROLEX edition.

Last thread : >>17627678

[Anonymous No.17629267]

Im about to fuckoff to west African islands, talk to me about straps for casual/evening straps, I have a 100m quartz shitter on a steel bracelet to fuck around with inna pool/sea. What strap options do you recommend to be semi-presentable, from light blue/orange MNs to full shark mesh to put on my microbrand shitter? Possibly no silicone. Pic vaguely rel, my timepiece is an english whatshisface microbrand, that I would have to dig too deep into the archives to get a good look.
I currently have picrel and fits fine.
The watch has a pilot-oriented look, goddamn I cannot find a pictire of it.

[Anonymous No.17629268]

>>17629252
First for Marc from Long Island watch
>Picrel the only Rolex worth buyinf

[Anonymous No.17629279]

Friendly reminder that Omega is a joke and people wearing them deserve to be bullied.

[Anonymous No.17629288]

>>17629268
Finally managed to buy one of these Rollies today. They've been getting restocked every day this week but sell out in under 10 minutes

[Anonymous No.17629319]

>>17629267
Have you looked into a perlon strap?

[Anonymous No.17629354]

>>17629252
Good afternoon.
Stuck at O'Hare.
Jetlagged as shit.
ALS 1815 Up/Down.

[Anonymous No.17629357]

>>17629354
I like how they managed to make the face look extremely German

[Anonymous No.17629374]

>>17629354
That's like a 30k watch. Why are you just wearing it around in the airport?

[Anonymous No.17629455]

>>17629354
Happy friday

[Anonymous No.17629463]

>>17629279
>the american still hasn't figured out how to read a map
good to see you're still around.

[Anonymous No.17629482]

>>17629463
Obsessed

[Anonymous No.17629486]

Been wanting to get a stylish watch but also reap the benefits of being able to monitor health and sleep, are there any recommendations or are just they just shitty gimmicks I should avoid?

[Anonymous No.17629495]

Let me guess, you "need" more?

[Anonymous No.17629501]

>>17629495
Thats modded af. Looks hydromodded in addition to the custom face and then someone inverted the display

[Anonymous No.17629535]

>>17629501
https://www.casio-europe.com/euro/products/watches/vintage/a168wem-1ef/

Casio makes thousands of these cheap ass watches with slight variations

[Anonymous No.17629552]

>>17629535
I stand corrected

[Anonymous No.17629562]

>>17629455
If rather have a shitty Friday in a Rolex than a Good Friday in an omega

[Anonymous No.17629570]

>>17629252
Come on. Post the guides.

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

[Anonymous No.17629571]

>>17629562
>t. having an abysmal Friday in a Timex

[Anonymous No.17629577]

>>17629562
>>17629571
Every days a good day when you're wearin' a propa' Rollie

[Anonymous No.17629587]

Thinking about pulling the trigger on this titanium Casio OceANUS P500. 150 USD for used one. Is this good quarts beater?

[Anonymous No.17629589]

>>17629577
You should look into fine tuning the perspective, accurate positioning and blurring of those edited text layers. When the picture you're editing is blurry and gray, a sharp pitch black text layer sticks out like a sore thumb. Smoothen those sharp edges, color correct the text and maybe add a tiny bit of transparency to the layer so it blends in nicely. Good editing idea, though.

[Anonymous No.17629598]

>>17629589
You should look into that dragon dildo in your ass and eat the shit off of it when you take it out.

[Anonymous No.17629600]

>>17629589
If I though it was worth it to put more than a minutes worth of effort into a shitpost, I would

[Anonymous No.17629603]

>>17629587
Oceanus watches are nice but that one looks messy and confusing. Maybe get a simpler one instead

[Anonymous No.17629609]

>>17629600
Might as well spend a minute more and make it nice since you already wasted time creating it in the first place. If you sleep 3 hours less each night for a year, you will have an extra month and a half to succeed in.

>>17629598
Why do you shit-eating faggots have such a hard time keeping your fantasies to yourselves? Genuine question.

[Anonymous No.17629611]

>>17629609
>Why do you shit-eating faggots have such a hard time keeping your fantasies to yourselves? Genuine question.
I don't know why do you?

[Anonymous No.17629614]

>>17629495
Uhm yes, I need a timer function

[Anonymous No.17629653]

I want to get a g-shock gw-5000-u but I'm waiting to see if they release some special edition for their 40th anniversary (which already came and went)

do you think it's still possible or would you pull the trigger now?

[Anonymous No.17629657]

Really liking the Tudor Black Bay 54 mainly due to the smaller case, diver bezel, and no date complications. Anyone knows of a budget alternative, be it quartz or automatic? I won't be able to get the BB54 anytime soon so I want to scratch the itch for the mean time.

Also curious on what are the alternatives on the higher tiers as well.

[Anonymous No.17629680]

>>17629653
Just get the DW5600E-1V. It's the cheapest and looks the best because the date and time use the same "font".

[Anonymous No.17629682]

>>17629614
no you don't

[Anonymous No.17629684]

Whats a good gym watch? Not too tacky, none of that smart watch bs, just a solid sexy gym watch

[Anonymous No.17629689]

>>17629684
G-Shock DW5600E-1V

[Anonymous No.17629691]

>>17629684

[Anonymous No.17629697]

I have and always will laugh at people who think Rolex is a top tier watch when it's overpriced mid-tier in a giant case to fool normies.

VC is a top tier watch, Patek, AP too, and microbrands. Rolex is for poors.

[Anonymous No.17629710]

>>17629697
You have never seen a rolex irl if you think they're giant lmao

[Anonymous No.17629714]

>>17629710
Most of them look bulky and ugly though.

[Anonymous No.17629722]

>>17629495
Still waiting on the strap for mine.

On a side note. Is there any way to polish scratches out of a crystal?

[Anonymous No.17629740]

>>17629682
Yes I do, I find it extremely useful, from excercising to cooking.
It's incredible how people itt think they know with mathematical certainty what everyone else needs or doesn't need

[Anonymous No.17629758]

Friendly reminder

[Anonymous No.17629778]

Question for anons with some more expensive watches: Do you leave your nice watches at home when you travel?

I live in a small town, so I'm not worried about wearing my watches where I live, but I'm going to travel to New York later this year, and I was wondering if I can wear something like a Cartier or Rolex there without putting myself in danger. Should I just stick with a beater?

[Anonymous No.17629779]

>>17629778
Sucks to be a poor loser like you who can't afford to replace things. Watches are like shoelaces retard it's not supposed to be a fucking life changing amount of money if it is for you then just get a kiddy watch like Casio and do more paper rounds or paint a fence or some shit lol poor baby with no family or friends or prospects in life what do you even wear do you go to Walmart lol.

[Anonymous No.17629790]

>>17629778
The problem is not that you're traveling with a high-end watch, but that you'll clearly look like a fish out of the water in the streets of NY. And then they'll notice the watch as is good bye to your watch and probably your eye.
Take a G-Shock for the trip.

[Anonymous No.17629806]

>>17629779
Learn to read retard, he stated that he is concerned about personal safety, not losing a watch. At least write up something about being too poor to afford bodyguards or something

[Anonymous No.17629809]

>>17629603
Yeah, those hour indices are one thing I can't get over in this one.

[Anonymous No.17629816]

What is the best affordable, simple small gold watch, say under $500? Something similar to a datejust maybe

[Anonymous No.17629818]

>>17629816

[Anonymous No.17629820]

>>17629806
Why would he be concerned about personal safety when he can just give them the watch?

[Anonymous No.17629822]

Can anyone help me ID this watch? It was my grandfather's and pretty damn old and I haven't had any luck finding out what model citizen it is or when it was made.

[Anonymous No.17629823]

>>17629822
It's a Citizen quartz and it's worth jackshit.

[Anonymous No.17629825]

>>17629820
Because not all thieves are diplomats. Being robbed is dangerous even if you are 100% compliant. Some criminals might prefer to smack you in the head from behind rather than do the riskier "wallet and watch!" movie-tier bullshit

[Anonymous No.17629826]

>>17629823
It's not about the monetary value friend I just want to know what he wore and passed down

[Anonymous No.17629833]

>>17629822
Worthless junk just like your grampappy the swamp gas huffing abo.

[Anonymous No.17629849]

>>17629816

[Anonymous No.17629855]

>>17629833
Ask r/Citizenwatches

>>17629823
F u

[Anonymous No.17629856]

>>17629822
Sorry i mean this. And yeah plebbit it’s more helpful than this shithole

[Anonymous No.17629883]

>>17629252
Lads, I just picked up my Grand Seiko SBGA029. What do you think?

[Anonymous No.17629895]

>>17629883
That's the ugliest pair of hands I've ever seen.
Return that filth and watch your hands as soon as possible.

[Anonymous No.17629896]

>>17629895
*wash

[Anonymous No.17629898]

>>17629883
Are you a ginger m8

[Anonymous No.17629900]

>>17629883
Your pimple is extremely disgusting. I rather a fatso than to see that.

[Anonymous No.17629901]

>>17629898
Nah, I've got dark hair, I'm just white and live in North Queensland where the sun is a joke

[Anonymous No.17629902]

>>17629901
Based ausbro, nice watch

[Anonymous No.17629906]

my collection is growing

[Anonymous No.17629909]

Garmin

[Anonymous No.17629915]

>>17629900
>>17629902
Thanks lads

[Anonymous No.17629918]

Sup, poorfags.

[Anonymous No.17629919]

>>17629883
Are those fucking skx hands.
What is the lug to lug?
I want a spring drive, but all their sizes are massive.

[Anonymous No.17629920]

>>17629918
How are you finding that m8, I'm trying to convince myself to get one, which should be beneficial for me since I lift so fucking much but I still can't give meself a reason

[Anonymous No.17629923]

>>17629919
I think the lug to lug is like 50mm, watch box reviews the autismo will have a video on YouTube where he measures it.

It is a pretty big watch but I am a very big person. They do make some smaller spring drives, I initially had a SBGS285, which is 39mm that I traded for this

[Anonymous No.17629926]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kIx9rUe0jIk

[Anonymous No.17629946]

>>17629697
lmao I was like you a few years ago when my interest in watches just started. I couldn't care less about Rolex and was crazy about PP, Breguet, Blancpain, JLC and VC.
Then I tried a GMT Master II, read about Rolex and now I can't imagine myself wearing anything else. The only brand that still does something for me is Cartier (only their expensive stuff from the Collection Privée).
Now I'm at the point where if you give me the choice between a JLC perpetual calendar or the most basic Oyster Perpetual, I chose the OP.

[Anonymous No.17629981]

>>17629920
Never buy iShit

[Anonymous No.17629983]

>>17629926

[Anonymous No.17629996]

>>17629918
>>17629920
I have one myself and it's not worth it. Just get a regular Apple Watch (even an SE).

[Anonymous No.17629998]

>>17629495
I need less

[Anonymous No.17630019]

Do you guys buy watches online?

If you do, how do you know if the watch suits you without seeing and holding it?

I've seen a few watches that I like but they're not available in my country, but those sites offer international shipping.

I don't want to spend a grand or two on a watch and then end up not liking it once I receive it.

Thoughts / tips?

[Anonymous No.17630020]

>>17630019
Same situation, I just look at videos and chrono24 to see the watch in real world lighting, not much to do but take the gamble desu

Best to go to a store but as you said, they're not in your country so its a rip

[Anonymous No.17630022]

>>17629946
Rolex makes functional and very beautiful watches. I never get tired of wearing my Explorer 1. Rolex has become aspirational, that's the problem for many aficionados. The same has happened to Patek with the Nautilus. The plebs loves Rolex for the wrong reasons, the patricians will love Rolex for the beauty that emerges from the modesty and sincerity of many watches that were born as tools. Unfortunately, Rolex has destroyed many of its classics, altering the perfect proportions, maxi case, etc.

[Anonymous No.17630024]

>>17630019
Watch stuff is pretty simple. Get out a ruler, or calipers if you're a man. Measure your wrist, behind the little bit of bone that sticks out. Now, look at the lug to lug measurement of the watch.

You want a ratio of 75-90%. Ideally, around 83%. So if you've got tiny little 50mm across wrists, you want a watch with a lug to lug of about 41mm. You can wear up to 95% and still have it look okay to other people, because the wrist actually increases in size by about a cm when you rotate it out to face others, but it'll look stupid if you take a wrist shot, and you'll have to look at a dinner plate every day.

The only other thing to worry about is watch thickness, the smaller your wrist, the smaller the thickness of the watch should be ideally. Anything around 10mm is good, anything above 13mm is bad for small wrists, anything above 15mm is bad if you don't have wrists the size of tree trunks.

[Anonymous No.17630042]

>>17630022
Fuck you, now I miss my sub a little.

[Anonymous No.17630044]

>>17630042
Why would you even sell a Sub?

[Anonymous No.17630056]

what do we think about the mr01?

[Anonymous No.17630058]

>>17630056
I like it, especially the salmon dial one.

[Anonymous No.17630060]

>>17630042

[Anonymous No.17630064]

>>17630060
Is Rolex the Axe body spray of wristwatches?

[Anonymous No.17630069]

Is the G-shock square GM-5000U mod compatible with the DW-5600? Asking because I'm seeing ali sellers equate the two, worried I might order a titanium kit that won't fit.

[Anonymous No.17630072]

>>17630064
No, Rolex would be more like an old Chanel, Caron or Guerlain fragrance.

[Anonymous No.17630075]

OwO what's this?
Looks like a seiko nautilus mod but the ones I can find are either much closer to a nautilus clone or have a rounder bezel.

[Anonymous No.17630076]

>>17629252
Day-Date 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

here is the guide indecisive faggots. go watch a titty bald ass hair video with macroshots of orient bambinos.

[Anonymous No.17630080]

>>17630075
Reminds me of the Maen Manhattan, which is a good watch apparently.

[Anonymous No.17630081]

>>17630044
Because it didn't make me happy and I got another very nice watch in return.

[Anonymous No.17630082]

>>17630081
Which watch? Post it.

[Anonymous No.17630083]

>>17630075
>>17630080
Which are both inspired by the Vacheron Constantin 2215 tweaked Genta design.

[Anonymous No.17630086]

>>17630080
I've heard the company suffers a lot from QC issues.

[Anonymous No.17630094]

This obsession with Gerald Genta is exhausting. What's the point of a sports watch that really isn't?

[Anonymous No.17630095]

>>17630056
Probably gonna buy one from the next batch. Leaning towards silver

[Anonymous No.17630101]

>>17629319
Yes, I was thinking of picrel. The colour pops and it is the only model with an elegant (not entirely cheap looking stamped beercan opener) looking pin buckle in their lineup.

[Anonymous No.17630105]

>>17629614
>>17629740
t. pasta connoisseur

[Anonymous No.17630110]

>>17629614
It has a stopwatch tho

[Anonymous No.17630140]

>>17630024
Thanks Anon.
I measured my wrist with a string and it measures 18.2cm / 7 - 7.5 inches which according to google, means a watch the size of 41- 45mm.

Does that sound right?

[Anonymous No.17630142]

>>17630140
It's better to measure across the wrist, because some people have flatter or thicker wrists that can throw off calculations from circumference a bit. The lug to lug sounds about right though.

[Anonymous No.17630143]

>>17630140
If you have a 7-7.5inch wrist you can wear almost any watch.

I have a 6.2 inch wrist and I wear a 40mm sub.

[Anonymous No.17630194]

>>17629740
Timers on a phone are faster to set up than using those tiny buttons on a watch

[Anonymous No.17630199]

>>17630194
>phone
Do you know where you are?
I set up my morning alarm on a digi watch just so I can have my phone on quiet mode in a different room entirely.

[Anonymous No.17630216]

>>17629983

Why is this guy hated here? He gets shat on every time I see him posted.

[Anonymous No.17630221]

>>17630056
It's a Patek/FP Journe cope, but it's nice.

[Anonymous No.17630227]

>>17630022
Most rolexes are extremely mid. That submariner is a good example. It's bulky, the proportions are wonky and it's generally not pleasing to the eye. To appreciate a watch like that, you need to know its history. It's not beautiful enough that its worth is self-evident.

[Anonymous No.17630240]

Which case finishing will show scratches less, or at least make them look better? Definitely not polished or PVD. But some say brushed, some say blasted. I lean towards brushed, it seems scratches will look better on an already scratched surface

[Anonymous No.17630261]

Which strap should I get for my Bambino?

https://www.hirschstraps.com/collections/20mm-watch-straps/products/hirsch-merino-nappa-leather-watch-strap-black?variant=41687100620984
https://www.hirschstraps.com/collections/20mm-watch-straps/products/hirsch-boston-buffalo-calfskin-leather-watch-strap-in-black
https://www.hirschstraps.com/products/hirsch-rainbow-lizard-embossed-leather-watch-strap-in-black?_pos=2&_sid=f2cb02bb2&_ss=r

[Anonymous No.17630266]

Good morning sirs. What is the ultimate poorfag watch? I live in the 3rd world. I already own the casio MQ24. Looking for something affordable that doesn't look like I got it from a toy box.

[Anonymous No.17630269]

>>17630240
Brushed is the worst. Any tiny scratch will become more visible with a brushed finishing

[Anonymous No.17630273]

>>17630269
You’re thinking polished

[Anonymous No.17630284]

>>17630273
No. Polished will hide scratches unles light is reflected in an especific angle. Brushed (aka mate) will show the scratch in almost any angle.

[Anonymous No.17630299]

>>17630227
>mid

[Anonymous No.17630310]

>>17630261
>>17630261
second one

[Anonymous No.17630312]

Thoughts on chronoswiss? I’m looking at some of the watches available and they look rather nice.

[Anonymous No.17630318]

>>17630312
>roman and arabic numerals
>4 different fonts for the text

[Anonymous No.17630319]

Any love here for old soviet watches?

[Anonymous No.17630325]

>>17630312
>>17630318
more like chromoswiss hehe

[Anonymous No.17630327]

>>17630319
Hit the gym, then worry about soviet watches.

[Anonymous No.17630330]

Any of yall pickin up THE WALL?
No man on Earth can make it fall.

[Anonymous No.17630332]

>>17630327
You can’t increase the size of your wrist by working out, only by getting fat

[Anonymous No.17630333]

> Your budget
<2000€
> Watch type, e.g. dress, diver, pilot
Doesn't matter.
> Movement, e.g. automatic, hand wound, quartz
Automatic.
> Desired features, e.g. water resistance, day/date, 2nd time zone
Solid yellow gold parts, e.g. pic related but not rose gold.
> Preferred strap option, e.g. leather, nylon, bracelet
Preferable two-tone bracelet but doesn't really matter.
> Wrist size or desired watch size
<42mm.

I just want a yellow gold or two-tone watch that isn't PVD plated but solid. Seems like microbands are not touching gold and Tissot is the only non-luxury brand that actually has *some* gold watches in their catalogue but they're quartz and/or ugly.

[Anonymous No.17630336]

>>17630332
You can't increase wrist width but you can increase the circumference with grip exercises. You can't be that hairy with skinny forearms

[Anonymous No.17630361]

>>17630330
Garbage microbrands, the only ones worth owning at the $99 San Martins which are basically fake Rolexes/Tudors/Omegas with a decent Seiko movement.

[Anonymous No.17630367]

For me it's Omega and Cartier

[Anonymous No.17630376]

>>17630361
There's nothing "micro" about China, anon. They have billions of people and they are very strong.

[Anonymous No.17630378]

>>17629778
I bring a watch with me and wear it where appropriate- if we’re going drinking I leave it in the hotel safe

If I’m going somewhere particularly hot I either take a beater or go watchless- I’m not stupid enough to walk around some third world shithole in a t shirt wearing the annual GDP per capita on my wrist

[Anonymous No.17630381]

Vintage Omega are gigabased.

[Anonymous No.17630382]

>>17629778
>Do you leave your nice watches at home when you travel?

>>17629354 wore a 35,000 Lange to Chicago. As with anything, you determine your own level of danger. Just don't be stupid when traveling.

[Anonymous No.17630383]

>>17629778
Bring a beater, lock up your important shit in a good safe

[Anonymous No.17630388]

It's that time again, the official /wt/ recommendation list based on price.

99 cents to $20 - Casio F91
Sub $100 - Casio Gshock or Seiko 5 sports depending on what you do for a living.
Anything from $150 to $3000 - Apple watch because anything else is just a cope.
$3000-$4000 - Tudor Pelagos 39, Black Bay 58 or Black Bay GMT(avoid Black Bay Pro) avoid all Swatch Group garbage
$6000 - Rolex Explorer I/Datejust 36mm
$7000 - Rolex Explorer II
$8000 - Rolex Explorer I 39/40, Rolex Oyster Perpetual 41 or Datejust 41
$9000 - $12000 Rolex Sub
$15k+ - Rolex Gucci Subs
$20k+ - Rolex Daytona
$30k+ - entering fuck you money Patek or AP or RM if you're a rapper.

Again anything else sub $3k that isn't an Apple Watch is a cope.

[Anonymous No.17630390]

>>17629778
Lawyeranon took like 8 watches to Africa and nothing happened

[Anonymous No.17630391]

>>17630388
This list doesn’t make any sense

[Anonymous No.17630392]

>>17630388
>Tudor cope instead of omega or grand seiko
If you're going to cope might as well get a different brand and not the designated cope watch

[Anonymous No.17630395]

>>17630392
>Grand Seiko
Okay, GS if you want to be a special snowflake for wearing a fucking $10k Seiko.
>Omega
>avoid Swatch Group Garbage
What part of this don't you seem to understand?

[Anonymous No.17630400]

>>17630395
Why would you want inferior Rolex subbrand garbage instead of omega or GS which is it's own damn watch and not purposefully made worse by Rolex? You can find plenty of grand seikos in the 3k to 4k range, higher than that probably not worth

[Anonymous No.17630402]

>>17630388
Let me make it easier and more accurate.

>$0.99 to $149.00
Nothing or Casio F91W. Save your money. Everything in this area is shit anyway.
>$149.00 to $10,000.00
Nothing or Apple Watch. There's nothing worth anything in this bracket, but an Apple Watch can be useful.
>$10,000.00 +
Rolex, your choice of model. Don't bother with any kind of hot horology bullshit. No one cares. Even Phillippe Dufour wears a Rolex.

[Anonymous No.17630405]

>>17630400
>Swatch group garbage with shared parts from China with the last 5% of assembly done in Switzerland
>good
lol look at this faggot.

[Anonymous No.17630407]

>>17630405
>cope watch garbage made thick as fuck and in awkward sizes with faux rivets just to be strictly worse than Rolex watches

[Anonymous No.17630408]

>>17630402
Pretty much.
>>17630407
I kinda shouldn't have put the Black Bay line on this list. The Pelagos line is based though.

[Anonymous No.17630409]

>>17630388
smart watches are for gay faggots though

[Anonymous No.17630411]

>>17630408
Speaking of Black Bay, why does Tudor make like 16 different watches all called "black bay" with seemingly nothing in common between them?

[Anonymous No.17630415]

>>17630261
seiko cocktail time

[Anonymous No.17630418]

>>17630388
Real list:
$1-$1,000,000: whatever the fuck you want

[Anonymous No.17630421]

>>17630388
you buying applel is cope

[Anonymous No.17630423]

>>17630402
Nothing or non apple smart watch you mean? You don't use npc devices correct?

[Anonymous No.17630426]

>>17630411
It’s a line of watches with a set of common characteristics you dingus

[Anonymous No.17630427]

>>17630411
Because the BB line is actually garbage, they want the Seamaster crowd while at the same time not willing to make their real watches buyable. The besides their GMT the Pelagos line is actually their most innovative brand.

[Anonymous No.17630438]

>>17630388
>99 cents to $20 - Picture of a San Martin
>Sub $100 - Quartz San Martin (used)
>Anything from $150 to $3000 - San Martin (pure SOVL)
>$3000-$4000 - San Martin
>$6000 - San Martin
>$7000 - San Martin
>$8000 - San Martin
>$9000 - $12000 San Martin
>$15k+ - San Martin
>$20k+ - San Martin
>$30k+ - San Martin

Fixed

[Anonymous No.17630440]

>>17630426
What, precisely, are the common characteristics? That they are all watches?
For reference, every watch in this screen shot is called "black bay." They are all totally different sizes and shapes and materials, any given 2 are about as different as 2 watches could be. It would be like if Rolex tried to call the Explorer, GMT Master II, and Submariner the same name.

[Anonymous No.17630442]

Advice Everyone Should Know, Part 13:

1. There is no such thing as “heritage”. It’s all marketing invented in the 1990s.

2. You don’t need an expensive watch to be a good grandfather. Any old watch will become an heirloom if your grandson really loves you.

3. A guy wearing a Speedmaster isn’t an astronaut; wearing Rolex doesn’t make you James Bond

4. At the end of the day, it’s just a branch of the overpriced and shifting fashion. Nobody is gonna remain impressed for long.

5. Buy a watch a stick with it, and actually wear it; don’t buy to flip or invest.

6. Buy in mint condition, wear banged and scratched. They tell better stories, are more interesting, and give a gravitas to the wearer.

7. Quartz is better at keeping time; digital easier is to read. This is scientific fact. All other factors are opinion based.

8. There are only a select few watches with legendary status worth keeping in pristine condition, and none have been original or produced in the past 40 years.

9. The Golden Age of Wristwatches is over. It ended in the 90s.

10. Wear what you like, not what other people like

11. A rich man wearing a beat up Seiko is more interesting than a poor man paying monthly payments to wear a pristine Rolex

12. If you’re going to start a collection, make it interesting: Dirty Dozen, Vietnam War, movie watches, old movements, defunct brands, etc. A collection based around money is boring

13. At the end of the day, we will all be dead on 50-60 years. If we are lucky. Some of us in 1-10 years. We all like watches. Why not be nice to each other instead of flinging shit like women?

[Anonymous No.17630445]

>>17630440
have you considered the design of the dial?

[Anonymous No.17630446]

>>17630442
>There is no such thing as “heritage”.
I can't even contort my brain into a mindset where I can pretend there's any truth to this in any context of the usage of the word "heritage."

[Anonymous No.17630448]

>>17630445
Everything about these two watches except for the bezels are identical and they have two different names.

[Anonymous No.17630452]

>>17630446
I take that back. There is such thing as heritage. There are a select few watch manufacturers that have been family owned for multiple generations. However, you’ve most likely never heard of them.

If it’s owned by a conglomerate (Swatch, Richemont, LVMH) it’s has no heritage. Period. Rolex? Chink imported.

[Anonymous No.17630453]

>>17630448
Sorry, should have said the bezels and movement. Tudor calls these watches with the same differences the same name.

[Anonymous No.17630455]

>>17630452
>There are a select few watch manufacturers that have been family owned for multiple generations
You'd say Chopard has heritage? It's still independent and family-owned, but all their products are shit.

[Anonymous No.17630458]

>>17630453
the longer you stare at that overly protruding crown the stupider it starts to look

[Anonymous No.17630460]

>>17630333
yeah get your tissot crap you're not getting a solid gold automatic for <2000€

[Anonymous No.17630461]

>>17630455
It’s hard to draw the line. Chopard does mass produce watches, but it’s also family owned. I think you have to ask yourself where your money is going? Into whose pockets? If you’re buying from JS Watch Co. Reykjavik, you’re putting money into the pocket of a grandfather/grandson duo, which many people find pleasing. If you buy an Omega, for example, it’s going to faceless shareholders.

[Anonymous No.17630466]

>>17630442
I hope parts 1-12 were not as stupid

[Anonymous No.17630467]

Can someone give me a QRD on the incessant rolex shilling in these threads? What exactly makes rolex an objectively superior expensive meme brand to all the other expensive meme brands?
>heritage
>status
>it's just better bro
none of these count

[Anonymous No.17630472]

Oversaturation is what is killing the prices on the BB/Speedy/Seamaster line. The only difference is Omega can't go back to their main line since that was it. Rolex can always go back to keeping their watches inaccessible due to the bullshit AD system.

[Anonymous No.17630473]

>>17630448
>Everything about these two watches except for the bezels are identical and they have two different names.
They don't have different names though.
One is called "Oyster Perpetual Submariner" and the other one is called "Oyster Perpetual GMT-Master II".

[Anonymous No.17630477]

>36mm watches are for wristl-

[Anonymous No.17630492]

>>17630467
It’s just 1-2 guys trolling constantly. Trolling is their hobby. Rolex is overpriced at the moment so it’s easy to troll people by calling them poor etc. keyword overpriced, because Rolex is nothing special

[Anonymous No.17630495]

>>17630492
>opinion that I disagree with
>trolling
You sound like you'd be fun at parties. Buy any watch that makes you feel happy TBQH, but calling anyone you disagree with a troll makes you sound like a whiny bitch.

[Anonymous No.17630499]

>>17630453
nice San Martin™ homage

[Anonymous No.17630501]

>>17630442
an ode to poorfag cope

[Anonymous No.17630512]

If the anon who owns the Hublot is in this thread, why did you get that watch? what is the appeal?

[Anonymous No.17630514]

Are these Tudor chronos just poor man Daytonas?

[Anonymous No.17630515]

>>17630495
You must be new here lol. There are a few trolls who constantly come to shit up the thread, call people poor, not engage in any conversation, etc. Every thread, every day, and all are Rolex fanboys. You never see this type of shit from any other posters lol.
>>17629562
>>17629779
>>17629818
>>17629823
>>17629833
>>17629946
>>17630388

[Anonymous No.17630517]

is tissot prx the ultimate everyday wear watch for under 500 ?

[Anonymous No.17630520]

>>17630467
>timeless and iconic designs
>amazing history and a shit ton of innovations (waterproof cases, GMT movement, date function on a wristwatch, etc)
>tasteful marketing, most ambassadors are athletes, scientists and explorers
>most accurate movements you can find (CERTIFIED at -2/+2s a day)
>amazing quality control
>large network of distributors dedicated horologists in every store (meaning you don't have to send your watch to Switzerland to have it serviced or repaired, it's all done locally)
>known worldwide as a sign of wealth
>increase in value over time
>admired and recommended by many known watchmakers, collectors and watchsnobs
Honestly Rolex dabs on the whole luxury watch industry to a point it's not even funny anymore. This makes a lot of people seethe and boil with rage because pretty much every discussion about watches will inevitably leads to Rolex.

[Anonymous No.17630529]

>>17630520
I like them because their not (((Richemont))). But I could only afford an explorer for now. I'm torn between a no date sub and the blue Pelagos now.

[Anonymous No.17630531]

>>17630529
Save and buy the Submariner.

[Anonymous No.17630537]

>>17630442

[Anonymous No.17630540]

the siren song of the psycho anglo is very alluring

[Anonymous No.17630542]

>>17630520
>that picture
Does anyone actually buy into this shit? Nobody in their right mind is going to think an explorer is suitable for mountains

[Anonymous No.17630548]

>anon, can I borrow your watch to go to the beach? It looks good on my wrist and you told me it's water resistant
How do you respond?

[Anonymous No.17630552]

>>17630548
sure thing babe pick whichever

[Anonymous No.17630555]

>>17630548
She would have to mad mouth and asshole daily to even consider it, although I'd try to give her a shitter instead. Maybe a microcrap or a Gay Sexko. (I don't know why I'd have a grab s o y k o, but whatever.)

[Anonymous No.17630562]

>>17630540
Dial looks different?

[Anonymous No.17630565]

>>17630548
>The bra wears smaller than the dimensions suggest. I would say it wears closer to D, maybe even C.

[Anonymous No.17630566]

>>17630565
Lmao

[Anonymous No.17630569]

>>17630565
kek

[Anonymous No.17630571]

>>17630515
Seriously if the mere mention of Rolex triggers you then maybe just ignore them or go back to you know where. If they are not willing to humor your shitty watch it doesn't automatically make them a troll, you're just not worth their time.

[Anonymous No.17630572]

>>17630548

[Anonymous No.17630573]

>>17630552
Impressive. very nice. lets see paul allen's watch.

[Anonymous No.17630586]

Does one of you have a link to that poorfag watch guide?

[Anonymous No.17630598]

>>17630586
https://imgur.com/a/NFMXDuK

[Anonymous No.17630603]

Good afternoon, m8s.
Today I'm celebrating one of my best friends, so I'm hours about to get unsafely drunk. How is yor saturday going?

[Anonymous No.17630605]

>>17630390
Just 5, but yeah, everything was right.

[Anonymous No.17630606]

>>17630603
Who fucking cares? Go drink alone...I mean, with your "friend". We all know you hate your life.

[Anonymous No.17630608]

>>17630598
Thanks

[Anonymous No.17630609]

>>17630606

[Anonymous No.17630610]

>>17630603
This is not your blog.

[Anonymous No.17630619]

Getting started on my 3W collection:

Dress/social = Rolex Datejust 41(deposit down at AD)
Travel/vacation = Tudor BB GMT(waiting for better color options or maybe a Pelagos GMT)
Work/throwaway = GA2100(have)

What does /wt/ think?

[Anonymous No.17630622]

>>17630619
Make it a DJ36 and we're talking.

[Anonymous No.17630623]

>>17630603
It's going ok. I went to the grocery store this afternoon and I picked up smooth peanut butter by accident. Normally, I prefer chunky peanut butter, so I'm a little bummed. I mean, I'll eat it. It's not like it's the end of the world, but a jar of peanut butter lasts me about a month so it's going to remind me that I didn't read the label closely enough every darn morning. Maybe I should think of it as an opportunity to switch up my breakfast and not be so monotonous. I've read a lot about the health benefits of steel cut oats but I've read that it takes like a half hour to cook them and who has that kind of time in the morning? My wife says you can actually make them in advance in the evening and let them soak overnight but that means I have to already start thinking about breakfast as soon as I finish dinner and that seems unhealthy. I would eat cold cereal but that seems childish. I haven't eaten cold cereal since I was a little kid. I know it sounds like I'm droning on and on but breakfast is the most important meal of the day, right?

[Anonymous No.17630628]

>just buy a Seiko guys its super reliable
>in front of me 2 seikos
>2 broke
>mom owns a Rolex Datejust ladies from 1992
>no maintenance ever
>still runs but she said its about 1-2 mins behind a day
Whoever said Seikos are reliable is full of shit.

[Anonymous No.17630629]

>>17630619
The 41mm Datejust looks ungainly. It always looks bloated. The classic 36mm is much better. It wears larger than 36mm.

The Tudor has movement issues. I don't know if they've been corrected yet because Rolex/Tudor never even admitted the problem existed in the first place. (For that matter, Rolex's 32xx series movements also have problems, so you may want to reconsider that DJ.)

[Anonymous No.17630630]

>>17630194
>Timers on a phone are faster to set up
Yes, too bad strapping my phone on my wrist is kinda cumbersome.
I can set up a timer with no issues in less than 10 seconds, and it's very much worth it because it spares me from being tied to my big and heavy phone for all the duration of the timer.

>>17630110
Eh, not the same. With a stopwatch you have to constantly check the progression, with a timer you can sit back and be sure you'll know when the time is up

>>17630105
You got me

[Anonymous No.17630643]

>>17630628
pics?

[Anonymous No.17630663]

>>17630623
This reads like the most obnoxious ChatGPT ever.

[Anonymous No.17630664]

>>17630619
They will never make a pelagos gmt. It would be too good of a watch for Tudor to have in their catalogue

[Anonymous No.17630667]

>>17630664
>They will never make a pelagos gmt. It would be too good of a watch for Tudor to have in their catalogue
Even if they do, it would be like 16mm thick and it would suck.

[Anonymous No.17630676]

>>17630667

[Anonymous No.17630684]

>>17630676
+1 to post limit, no contribution

[Anonymous No.17630687]

>>17630684
+1 to post limit, no contribution

[Anonymous No.17630706]

>>17630643
Left actually one of my favorite watch, lasted about 2 years before the 'battery died.' New battery needed to be soldered on and the store wanted $120.

Right, worked for 5 years before another store said it needed a new battery on a supposed 10 year battery. Told me it has been 'sitting for 5 years,' wanted $50 for a battery(see battery on amazon for $35+$6 shipping). Battery lasted 1 year, went back to the same store and they said the watch is kaput and its not worth repairing.

I have like a few more Seikos that I probably threw away or sitting in storage somewhere. The only one that seem to worked for 15 years no issues now(and started my love for Seiko) is my SKX.

[Anonymous No.17630713]

>>17630706
I also have 2 GShocks that shitted on me, one started having screws fall off by themselves and fogged up on me all summer from just sweat. The other the light just stopped working.

As you can see from the pictures I do not abuse my watches. I am guessing I just have bad luck with chink brands.

[Anonymous No.17630714]

>>17630706
i guess they mean automatics

[Anonymous No.17630715]

>>17630610

[Anonymous No.17630717]

>>17630548
who the fuck is this?

[Anonymous No.17630720]

>>17630714
The left one is technically an automatic, it was Seiko's failed Kinetic line.

[Anonymous No.17630724]

>>17630720
Kinetics aren't really automatics, the winding just charges a capacitor. Eventually the capacitors die, which is why you buy a watch with a sensible battery instead, because it's a 2 dollar replacement instead of 120 bucks.

[Anonymous No.17630726]

>>17630714
>>17630720

[Anonymous No.17630730]

>>17630714
>>17630720
Kinetics are quartz.

[Anonymous No.17630734]

>>17630717
A thot. Don't left yourself get apart of the prize. We're here for the watches.

[Anonymous No.17630737]

>>17630734
>We're here for the watches.
And friendship, where we can freely talk about what's going on in our lives with our watch friends.

[Anonymous No.17630738]

>>17630724
I mean I know that now, still soured my experience with both Seikos and Casios though.

[Anonymous No.17630742]

>>17629252
Will post if 4Chan decides to un-ban my IP range. Testing

[Anonymous No.17630748]

>>17630742
What did you do to get b&?

[Anonymous No.17630758]

>>17630452
>Breguet has no heritage
>JLC has no heritage
>Vacheron has no heritage

[Anonymous No.17630762]

>>17630742
Newest finished project. DJ36 is now a 126200z. Replaced the old black dial with a classier silver sunburst dial.

[Anonymous No.17630765]

>>17630438
Agree

[Anonymous No.17630771]

Lmao this dude crying over Rolex AD deigning that he is worthy to spend money at their estbalishment
https://www.watchuseek.com/threads/totally-unexpected-incoming-we-have-better-chances-now.5495105/

[Anonymous No.17630778]

>>17630758
Brands do not get to inherit heritage just because they buy the rights to the IP.
That's no different than me changing my name to Babe Ruth and claiming I'm the best baseball player ever.

For example, the original Breguet ceased to exist in 1970 when it was bought by Chaumet, who closed the original French factory and moved the company to Switzerland.
That's where the heritage ends.
Then it was purchased by InvestCorp who merged it with Nouvelle Lemania. That entity was then purchased by Swatch Group in 1999.

[Anonymous No.17630781]

>>17630771
This is fucking sad, the salesman of a $10k+ watch should be worshipping the ground you walk on not the other way around.

[Anonymous No.17630787]

>>17630514
>>17630514
They look nicer than the Daytonas, the poorman’s Daytona is a rep Daytona. Someone that can’t afford the Daytona isn’t gonna drop $5.5k on another watch he can’t show off to people who only know what Rolex is.

[Anonymous No.17630790]

I’m done with watches. Moving to fragrances.

[Anonymous No.17630794]

>>17630552
Based vostok guy.

[Anonymous No.17630799]

>>17630603
bored af and i have no friends

[Anonymous No.17630805]

>>17630442
absolutely based, this should become the copypasta in each new thread

[Anonymous No.17630807]

>>17630790
>I’m done with watches. Moving to fragrances.
/frag/ is unironically a better general.
This is because they accept that liking a fragrance is subjective and that certain fragrances just don't work well on certain people.

[Anonymous No.17630815]

>>17630790
Can't afford a Rolex?

[Anonymous No.17630818]

>>17630790
As somebody who has no idea about fragrances, and never really worn a perfume, to me it seems like at least watches are something you can always wear, whereas perfumes are mostly restricted to "going out".

[Anonymous No.17630822]

>>17630787
>They look nicer than the Daytonas
lmao, of all the copes I've seen in these threads this one takes the cake.
The Daytona is slimmer, sleeker and infinitely more elegant. It's like comparing a Toyota and a Ferrari.

[Anonymous No.17630823]

>>17630815
Got one and an omega and several others. Don’t want to be tempted by more. Fragrances feel way cheaper and more fun to collect if I have to consoom.

[Anonymous No.17630829]

>>17629288
I *have to* get it. Any hints on when the restocks happen?

[Anonymous No.17630832]

>>17630818
Not really. I think they’re pretty much the same. Smelling good with some fancy fragrance feels pretty similar to wearing a nice watch. Gives you a small charisma boost and a mildly happy feeling.

[Anonymous No.17630851]

>>17629906
Get some metal straps for variety. A158W/A168W are a timeless choice.

[Anonymous No.17630853]

>>17630515
It's not trolling, that guy is genuinely asspained because he got blown the fuck out by anons that actually have real money and nice watches, so he's been shitting up the thread ever since.

[Anonymous No.17630858]

i bought this watch today, did i do well bros?

i really like it!

[Anonymous No.17630859]

>>17630818
I wear some fragrance or another pretty much every day.
Light, inoffensive fragrances for the office.
Fresh, citrusy fragrances for hot days.
Various richer fragrances for a night out, depending on weather and setting.

I get plenty of compliments from women as well. (Though, admittedly, some of that has to do with dressing well and being physically fit.)

[Anonymous No.17630868]

>>17630778
Unironically, you seem to be quite a knowledgeable person. Care to redpill me on other brands with heritage in name only?

[Anonymous No.17630870]

>>17630706
lol he bought a kinetic, that shit is trash

[Anonymous No.17630874]

>>17630859
You sound like a massive fag.

[Anonymous No.17630882]

>>17630858
If you really like it then you did well

[Anonymous No.17630881]

>>17630859
Always wear Italian fragrances, unless you live in the Nordics, then you have my permission to wear something warmer and less fresh.

If you live somewhere with above -20 average temperatures, and wear what you suggest, you are a fucking retard.

Bless you.

[Anonymous No.17630883]

>>17630874
>t. smells bad

[Anonymous No.17630885]

>>17630442
Based and screencapped

[Anonymous No.17630886]

Took the bait, waiting now

[Anonymous No.17630888]

>>17630853
This. The retard with the beaten lolex got clapped so hard like two years ago that he keeps *trolling* unable to cope. It's the guy constantly shitting the mortadello mangiatore... etc and calling everybody poor.

[Anonymous No.17630890]

>>17630886

[Anonymous No.17630892]

>>17630868
He's not actually knowledgeable, his argument is pants on head retarded. Which holding company owns a company has literally no impact on their previous horological achievements. He's just too stupid to understand that actually the meme is that le independent watchmakers are superior when Patek and Rolex are some of the biggest shysters in the industry and probably the world.

[Anonymous No.17630896]

>>17630868
A. Lange & Söhne is probably one of the most egregious cases of borrowed heritage.
The original company from 1845 lasted until 1948 when it was nationalized and collectivized by the Communist East German government. (the town of Glashütte is in the former East.)

Then, in 1990 after the fall of the Berlin wall, a couple of investors with ties to the watch industry bought the rights and resurrected the company, hiring a descendant of Ferdinand A. Lange to add a sheen of legitimacy. The new company was assisted in setting up its watchmaking facilities by JLC and only operated for a few years before being bought by Richemont, which was the plan all along.

Interestingly enough Glashütte Original, the Swatch property, has as much of a claim to Lange's heritage as the Richemont group, since the original company was folded into a company called GUB which was later renamed Glashütte Original.

[Anonymous No.17630897]

>>17630881
Whats your point? I don't know how the temp correlates

[Anonymous No.17630901]

>>17630892
>Which holding company owns a company has literally no impact on their previous horological achievements.
Yes, it does, especially if there's a long set of breaks in their history.

In the case of Breguet, they went decades without making any watches, then showed up in a different factory under different ownership, but under the same name. How can that possibly be considered a continuity.

[Anonymous No.17630903]

>>17630897
When it's warm out, you want to wear something light and crisp, not sweet and leathery. In the heat, those scents can become really heavy and cloying.
But when it's cold, something that smells like coffee or tobacco can smell warm and inviting.

[Anonymous No.17630911]

>>17630897
I'm the one you're replying to and;

>>17630903
this guy gets it

[Anonymous No.17630917]

>>17630892
I don't think his argument is retarded. Take Doxa or Nivada. Both were essentially dead brands, they were bought by a third party, now they produce watches in a different place by different people. If only the name on the dial remains, how much "heritage" do you want to attribute to an otherwise unrelated company?

[Anonymous No.17630932]

>>17630896
Thank you, I wasn't aware of that. Do you think one could disregard this lack of history for quality and craftsmanship?

[Anonymous No.17630937]

>>17630868
>>17630896
Fucking Panerai.
I'm not going to type it all out, but Panerai's history has been bullshit layered on bullshit for nearly 100 years.

[Anonymous No.17630944]

>>17630778
>>17630896
>>17630901
>>17630917
I’m original OP. What are some good brands with decent heritage? Identifying faux heritage is easy; finding real heritage is hard.

Catorex? Sinn?

[Anonymous No.17630947]

>>17630932
>Do you think one could disregard this lack of history for quality and craftsmanship?
Oh, definitely. The fact that they produce superior watches is beyond doubt and I don't think fraudulent heritage is any reason to not buy one if you love them and can afford them.

It's just something that seems to be endemic to the watch world where if you haven't been there since at least the development of the Swiss Lever escapement, if you weren't putting watches in the hands of European royalty, then you don't count as true luxury. This is all marketing bullshit but it is what it is.

[Anonymous No.17630948]

>>17630937
This one I knew of. I was more shocked to find out that Panerai use Baume and Mercier movements in their $10k watches and generally cheap out on movement finishing and materials

[Anonymous No.17630954]

>>17630944
If you don’t care about “watch” heritage, Victorinox lowkey has an interesting history. The official supplier of iron for the Swiss Army starting in the late 1800s, they invented the modern pocket knife (disputed with Wenger), and are the only company sponsored by the Swiss government to use “Swiss Army” to market their knives. Still sponsored by the Swiss Government. They later merged with Wenger. They’re been family owned too for all their history. It’s a shame they make butt ugly watches

Montblanc owns the Minerva movements, which resemble some sense of heritage…

[Anonymous No.17630957]

>>17630882
Correct. >>17630858 make sure you can tell a 60 second spiel about Casio Royale involving Octopussy and you are golden.

[Anonymous No.17630962]

>>17630944
Depends how much heritage you want.

Patek has been owned by either the Philippe family or the Stern family from the start.
The Audemars family still owns most of Audemars Piguet.
Chopard was sold to the Scheufele family by the Chopard family when none of the Chopard descendants wanted to get into the watchmaking business.
Rolex has always been owned by the Wilsdorf foundation.

Then you've got other touchier subjects like Nomos, which is independent and always has been, but only for a few decades.
Or Jaeger-LeCoultre, which is owned by Richemont, but still operates as if it were independent, making every watch they make in Le Sentier, like they always have.

But the important question is do any of them make watches you like. In the end, you can't wear a story on your wrist.

[Anonymous No.17630966]

quick note - i need all of you guys to kill yourselves

[Anonymous No.17630968]

>>17630944
Sinn definitely has heritage. It was founded by a former Nazi pilot as far as I know. Panerai were used by the fascist Italian army. Stowa, Laco, IWC, Wempe, all produced watches worn by German pilots and still make homages today. I personally don't like the connection, but to each their own

[Anonymous No.17630969]

>>17630948
>I was more shocked to find out that Panerai use Baume and Mercier movements in their $10k watches
Same with IWC. Their new Ingénieur ($12k) uses the Baumatic movement, which can be found in $3k watches.

[Anonymous No.17630971]

>>17630962
How about for watches that don’t cost an arm and a leg? However I guess the expense comes with the territory of being semi independent for so long

[Anonymous No.17630974]

>>17630948
Even further back. The watches they "made" for the Germans and Italians in WW2 were actually made by Rolex, case, movement and everything. Panerai just replaced the dial, which they painted with luminous gunsight paint. (A radium compound they did not invent, just sold under the product name Radiomir).

Those fuckers have never been honest about anything.

[Anonymous No.17630977]

What I find funny (or ironic) is that the Swiss, prior to the 1960s… weren’t known for watch manufacturing. The British, German, and to a lesser extent the American manufacturers were the preeminent manufacturers.

[Anonymous No.17630981]

>>17630911
Thanks I just don't know anything about fragrances

[Anonymous No.17630985]

>>17630968
>I personally don't like the connection

[Anonymous No.17630986]

>>17630974
Right. The person who was appointed to revive the brand in the 90s didn't even mention Stallone when talking about its success

[Anonymous No.17630987]

>>17630971
That's part of the reason companies flog their heritage. It helps them justify higher prices.

That's another reason people hate Hublot. They have no heritage and clearly don't care.

[Anonymous No.17630993]

>>17630944
Rolex and Tudor (after Hans Wilsdorf fully owned by his foundation)
Seiko (still owned by the Hattori family)
Audemars Piguet (still owned by the two founding families)
Carl F. Bucherer (third generation family owned)

Arguably also Chopard (bought by a German goldsmith and watchmaker in the 60s) and Patek Philippe (bought by the Stern family during the Great Depression)

[Anonymous No.17630995]

>>17630977
This. IWC (International Watch Company) was an early attempt at outsourcing.
The idea was to sell watches that sounded like they were made in America (which is where the best watches were made at the time) but made by cheap foreign labor in Switzerland.

[Anonymous No.17630999]

You're telling me, if Germans won the war we would have cheap rolexes?

[Anonymous No.17631000]

>>17630995
IWC are the original misrepresenting shitters. Don't know why you'd honestly buy one over the big 3 or even JLC, Cartier, omega etc

[Anonymous No.17631011]

>>17630985
I prefer larping as a Nazi on anonymous Australian drinking contest forum, not irl

[Anonymous No.17631029]

BOW DOWN TO THE BLACK SHIELD

[Anonymous No.17631043]

>>17631029

[Anonymous No.17631055]

>>17631029
Best looking recent Tudor I've seen
Take a guess why

[Anonymous No.17631061]

>>17630442
>11. A rich man wearing a beat up Seiko is more interesting than a poor man paying monthly payments to wear a pristine Rolex
And a poor man wearing a pristine Rolex is more interesting than a poor man wearing a beat up Seiko retard.

[Anonymous No.17631070]

>>17631061
Chad

[Anonymous No.17631078]

>>17631061
Is it really? 99 times out of a 100 a poor man wearing a Rolex is knee-capping his future for instant gratification.

[Anonymous No.17631079]

>>17631078
Still more interesting than someone who is poor, will be poor in the future, and also dresses like shit.
The operative word is interesting. Just don't be him and you're fine.

[Anonymous No.17631082]

>>17631078
And a poor fag with poor shit on himself is just poor and no one gives a shit he can die in a ditch he dug for himself lmfao retarded moron with 0 education or smarts poor family poor friends poor everything forever.

[Anonymous No.17631124]

>>17631078
Not really. 10 grand is meaningless in the grand scheme of things even to poorfags.

[Anonymous No.17631126]

You're all a bunch of fucking idiots.

-do not buy a watch on impulse unless its a fucking $50 casio
-do not buy a watch simply because you can't afford the watch that you really want

[Anonymous No.17631128]

>>17631126
KILL
YOUR
SELF

[Anonymous No.17631137]

>>17631126
Tbh I can't tell if people are trolling anymore, quite a few watch "enthusiasts" are actually stupid enough to buy something they can't afford. Most of the retards on here wouldn't pass the marshmallow test.

[Anonymous No.17631144]

>>17630807
does /frag/ have any memes? i feel like the hobby is highly memeable

[Anonymous No.17631149]

>>17630977
Ww2 and the Swiss remaining neutral really helped catapult them, I don't think the average person realises how completely and utterly bombed out all European industry was

[Anonymous No.17631160]

IIRC the only reason Zenith survived WWII is because the machines and design documentation was hidden until the bombs stopped falling

[Anonymous No.17631163]

>>17631137
Your whore mom is marshmallow test

[Anonymous No.17631165]

>>17631124
10 grand in BTC even 5 years ago...

[Anonymous No.17631172]

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[Anonymous No.17631181]

>>17630999
If Germans won the war we would currently live in a Type III civilization

[Anonymous No.17631202]

Should I let me wrist tan? It just feels weird without a watch on

[Anonymous No.17631209]

new thread

>>17631208
>>17631208
>>17631208

[Anonymous No.17631210]

>>17631202
Design and patent a wrist tanning machine

[Anonymous No.17631278]

>>17631172
LOL

[Anonymous No.17631279]

>>17630851
i might just do that. thanks for the suggestions

[Anonymous No.17631345]

>>17631126
what's the issue with buying a seiko cocktail time on impulse?

[Anonymous No.17631399]

>>17631202
You can solve this problem by not taking your watch off.

[Anonymous No.17631930]

>>17629354
nice

[Anonymous No.17632145]

>>17629455
Rubber strap looks sexy with that anon. Good for you

[Anonymous No.17632149]

>>17629919
r u high lol they have plenty of smaller options, I'd stay away from their divers imo

[Anonymous No.17632152]

>>17630056
ugly af I will never get people enjoying inbred numerals on their dials

[Anonymous No.17632157]

>>17630388
Where the fuck are you getting an explorer 2 for 7k?

[Anonymous No.17632165]

>>17630565
lmfao

[Anonymous No.17632373]

>>17630336
>You can't be that hairy with skinny forearms
hey fuck you buddy.

[Anonymous No.17632824]

I decided to just buy military issued watches, or watches made according to government specifications for active xombatt.
I'm fucking done with muh luxury muh perlage