/wt/ - WATCH THREAD

[Anonymous No.17736232]

Cartier 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

>Watch news websites:
https://www.hodinkee.com
https://www.ablogtowatch.com
https://www.fratellowatches.com
https://monochrome-watches.com

previous thread: >>17735082

[Anonymous No.17736237]

Stop buying sports watches.

[Anonymous No.17736238]

[Anonymous No.17736239]

>>17736237
no

[Anonymous No.17736243]

>>17736237
You are only allowed to own a sports watch if you actually do sports. Basically we need a sports watch loicence.

[Anonymous No.17736244]

Are any watch companies lurking here?

Could someone make a watch in this exact color way but in 38mm and with a slim handwound movement? Thanks. I'm in love with this color but barely any watches use it.

[Anonymous No.17736245]

>>17736243
Can I own a Cartier if I never drove a tank?

[Anonymous No.17736256]

>>17736237
If you can point me in the direction of a dress watch with at least 200m of wr I’ll get that instead of a sports watch

[Anonymous No.17736261]

>>17736237
Do field watches count as sport watches?

I got this one and IMO it's the perfect everyday watch. It goes with everything, it's well made, it's legible. The only thing I'm missing is a chronograph or dive bezel to time things.

[Anonymous No.17736263]

>>17736256
>""needing"" 200m of water resistance
Marketing brainworm infection terminal

[Anonymous No.17736265]

>>17736261
>Do field watches count as sport watches?
Field watches are for camping/hunting/fishing. That's the sporting lifestyle.

[Anonymous No.17736268]

>>17736263
I don’t need it, I want it. I have realized I care more about durability than anything when it comes to watches

[Anonymous No.17736270]

>>17736268
So 200m WR is twice as durable as 100m WR?

[Anonymous No.17736271]

>>17736270
No but it’s definitely more of a go anywhere watch

[Anonymous No.17736272]

bought a buncha reps to try and figure out which sports/dress combo i want to keep.
pretty much decided on the submariner and i would like the dress watch to be a calatrava, but unsure if 5296 is it. at 38mm, maybe just slightly too large for my tastes.
or should i go for just one watch? wearing suit&tie daily for work.

[Anonymous No.17736273]

>>17736268
Durability has nothing to do with water resistance. Build quality does. Any Rolex with 100m of WR will last way longer than a Longines Hydroconquest or whatever they call it.

[Anonymous No.17736276]

>>17736268
Then stick with your G-Shocks.

[Anonymous No.17736279]

>>17736268
>I have realized I care more about durability than anything when it comes to watches
I really fucking hope you're wearing a quartz watch, then.

[Anonymous No.17736280]

3 WATCH COLLECTION, INFINITE BUDGET
NOW

[Anonymous No.17736282]

>>17736243
Can I own a Cartier if I don't suck dick?

[Anonymous No.17736285]

>>17736280
ROLEX Daytona
ROLEX GMT Master 2 Pepsi
ROLEX Submariner Kermit

[Anonymous No.17736288]

>>17736280
Sneedmaster
Rolex Sub
Calatrava

[Anonymous No.17736290]

Sea Dweller>GMT>Submariner

[Anonymous No.17736292]

>>17736280
Rolex Datejust 36mm (steel, blue dial)
JLC Reverso Tribute (rose gold, white dial)
Patek Philippe 5140R (rose gold, brown dial)

[Anonymous No.17736293]

>>17736280
Rolex Day-Date, platinum, black dial
Piaget Altiplano Ultimate
Vacheron Constantin Overseas Dual Time Everest

[Anonymous No.17736295]

>>17736288
Based NPC

[Anonymous No.17736297]

>>17736280
Royal Oak
Nautilus
Overseas

[Anonymous No.17736299]

>>17736290
>Sea Dweller>GMT>Submariner
youre talking about height?

[Anonymous No.17736302]

NWD

[Anonymous No.17736303]

>>17736285

[Anonymous No.17736304]

>>17736295
I'm not an NPC. But if you have only 3 watches to choose from you want to go for timeless classics. These watches will never get boring and will go with everything you wear.

[Anonymous No.17736305]

>>17736304
>These watches will never get boring
That's true. You can never become boring if you start out boring.

[Anonymous No.17736313]

>>17736305
they are not boring though they are timeless

[Anonymous No.17736317]

[Anonymous No.17736319]

>>17736313
>they are not boring though they are timeless
OK, they are also boring.

[Anonymous No.17736321]

>>17736313
NTA, they are pretty boring. That's by design, though. People who buy them don't want to stand out.

[Anonymous No.17736324]

>>17736280
Greubel Forsey Balencier S2
Laurent Ferrier Galet Classic Tourbillon
Patek Philippe Grande Sonnerie 6301P

[Anonymous No.17736327]

>>17736321
you dont know what youre talking about

[Anonymous No.17736331]

>>17736324
I can just tell you're a loud talker...

[Anonymous No.17736337]

>>17736317
hand looks like that of the person who would try this on

[Anonymous No.17736338]

>>17736238
I don't get this one

[Anonymous No.17736341]

A pop of color.

[Anonymous No.17736343]

>>17736327
you may cease your crying

[Anonymous No.17736348]

>>17736338
To be fair, you have to have a very high IQ to understand this cartoon. The humour is extremely subtle, and without a solid grasp of Rolex' distribution model most of the jokes will go over a typical reader's head. There's also the AD sale manager's nihilistic outlook, which is deftly woven into his characterisation- his personal philosophy draws heavily from Narodnaya Volya literature, for instance. The fans understand this stuff; they have the intellectual capacity to truly appreciate the depths of these jokes, to realise that they're not just funny- they say something deep about LIFE. As a consequence people who dislike this cartoon truly ARE idiots- of course they wouldn't appreciate, for instance, the humour in the main character's existential catchphrase "Omega it is then" which itself is a cryptic reference to Turgenev's Russian epic Fathers and Sons. I'm smirking right now just imagining one of those addlepated simpletons scratching their heads in confusion as Jeroom's genius wit unfolds itself on their computer screens. What fools.. how I pity them.

And yes, by the way, i DO have a Rolex tattoo. And no, you cannot see it. It's for the ladies' eyes only- and even then they have to demonstrate that they're within 5 IQ points of my own (preferably lower) beforehand. Nothin personnel kid.

[Anonymous No.17736362]

>>17736341
yuck

[Anonymous No.17736364]

>>17736280
Reverso
El Primero
Fifty Fathoms

Rolex is for middle management

[Anonymous No.17736372]

>>17736364
>Reverso
>El Primero
>Fifty Fathoms
Nice choices.

Which ones, if I may ask? Like the basic steel Reverso or that wild chronograph, for example?

[Anonymous No.17736374]

WAYWT?

[Anonymous No.17736377]

>>17736343
I'm just annoyed because this kind of thinking is how we get garbage gaudy design.

[Anonymous No.17736379]

>>17736372
Duo face for the Reverso
Pic related for El Primero

[Anonymous No.17736381]

>can afford a Rolex
>buy something else instead

[Anonymous No.17736383]

>>17736364
>"Rolex is for middle management"
>gets hard for the most obvious Daytona cope

[Anonymous No.17736384]

>>17736290
If you're not a diver, why do you need a Sea Dweller?

[Anonymous No.17736390]

>>17736383
They do have some nice designs. Unfortunately their customer base consists of largely cubicle drone strivers and other undesirable types.

[Anonymous No.17736400]

>>17736280
My own datejust
FP Journe Chronometre Bleu
6542 gmt in museum condition

[Anonymous No.17736402]

>>17736342
Yeah, I know that too, but that came out a while ago. He's been running a ponzi scheme basically, buying more watches to sell, with consignment funds instead of paying the owners out.

Now the new shit just broke a few days ago or whatever, and knowing Coach's history with alcohol and powder, I don't doubt for a second that it's real. But he's such a fucking attention seeking halfwit that it's not beyond him to make that up for clicks either. However he's not even on Youtube anymore so what's the point.

[Anonymous No.17736404]

>>17736324
Those first two are fucking gay
Stop being tricked by marketing you desperate aspiring loser

Muh exclusivity
You’re being tricked by microbrands adding zeroes to the end of their prices

[Anonymous No.17736405]

>>17736280
Overseas Chronograph

three of them

[Anonymous No.17736406]

i like how we get into arguments over watches we dont even own

[Anonymous No.17736407]

This model Heuer re-edition will become valuable beyond measure in years to come. It's the final Heuer-branded watch ever made that matches the vintage specs (diameter, thickness, etc.) to a T.

Buy it while you can. Or don't , I don't give a shit.

[Anonymous No.17736409]

>>17736379

[Anonymous No.17736413]

>>17736407

[Anonymous No.17736415]

>>17736407
I forgot
>manual wind chronograph
>Lemania movement

They're already pushing 5k with papers.

[Anonymous No.17736416]

>>17736406
>Tag Heuer
>The mall watch paradigm
NO

[Anonymous No.17736418]

>>17736416
That ain't no Tag and it ain't sold in no mall.

[Anonymous No.17736419]

>>17736402
You could be right, I read that text as a way to deflect from the sheer amount of money he’s stolen himself. Easier to blame alcohol and a third party than directly say “I stole all your watches and spent the funds on renting high end vehicles for some fucking reason”

I worked for a venture company that lent him money somehow (which he defaulted on obviously), the number of liens he has is fucking insane

It’s funny that so many people in this general larp as him

[Anonymous No.17736420]

>>17736419
>worked for a venture company that lent him money somehow
Jesus
>(which he defaulted on obviously
lmao

[Anonymous No.17736425]

>>17736419
>It’s funny that so many people in this general larp as him
I think that his end game was being picked up for a TV show.

He thought if he blinged enough with bullshit luxury goods and "closing deals" and "hustling", he'd get a TV show deal, so that whole affair was one big long shot, gamble, dumping money fucking everywhere on everything, money that wasn't his, stolen and loaned, and now it blew up in his face cause it didn't work out that way.

[Anonymous No.17736434]

>>17736407
i really should have bought it years ago when i first got into watches and got obsessed with the vintage carrera but i was too autistically triggered by the scale they added because the appeal of this watch for me is the minimalism

[Anonymous No.17736435]

>>17736404
Marketing? I would be surprised if Greubel Forsey and Laurent Ferrier even have marketing departments.

[Anonymous No.17736441]

>>17736434
Well for that it has less writing on the dial.
For what it's worth, there were Heuers with a tachy track, just not the original model.

Yeah these watches were stupid cheap some years ago, under 3k box papers.

[Anonymous No.17736443]

>>17736434
>>17736415
>>17736413
Gorgeous watch. I kinda missed this one as I escalated in severity of watch collection but it was always high up on the list

[Anonymous No.17736446]

>>17736443
I own a minty Speedy and a brand new GMT, and this Heuer is in the same "row" as those in my collection. It's pure fucking class bro. I'm so glad I bought it.

[Anonymous No.17736448]

>>17736435
You truly do not understand how marketing works in this year of our lord

[Anonymous No.17736451]

>>17736448
Please explain it to me.

[Anonymous No.17736453]

>>17736446
Very nice. I’ve definitely got a couple on my favourite list. I like the new regatta timer.

>>17736451
Not for free lmao

[Anonymous No.17736455]

>>17736453
That's what I thought. You're just another retarded poorfag who seethes at things he can't afford. Can't say I'm surprised.

[Anonymous No.17736459]

>>17736453
The Skipper? That piece is fucking amazing. Shame the only one without "TAG" is the limited edition and super expensive. Still a great piece. Such an iconic design.

Heuer truly is special, I hope they keep doing remakes forever.

[Anonymous No.17736475]

>>17736402
>>17736419
>>17736425
Can someone do a QRD on his shenanigans over time?

[Anonymous No.17736476]

Ordered on amazon like a month ago and just got it today.
Its a nice cheap Casio for 20 bucks but I dont see why people are paying 60+ for these on ebay
Only complaint is the screen isnt as sharp as other Casios ive seen.

[Anonymous No.17736486]

>>17736475
Shortest possible version:

Convicted twice of DUI, did time for it, became a watch dealer, made some money and was generally likeable, pulled an idiot stunt where he closed his channel out of the blue and went offline, everyone thought he ran off with consignment watches, it was a publicity stunt that blew up in his face, nobody trusted him or wanted to deal with him after that, caused his business to rupture and he split off to do it alone in LA, was another massive flop cause he thought he was a big shot and rented a huge office space, moved to a tiny three room office, did business but everybody kept shitting on him so hard that he quit making videos because even his clients got attacked for buying from him, was offline now for a few months, nobody really knew what he was up to, rumors about back in prison, now this story leaks about him "losing" 2 million worth of watches.

There was a ton of other shit too.

[Anonymous No.17736497]

>>17736475
He’s basically a gay prostitute Brendan Schaub if Brendan Schaub was a watch scalper/thief

[Anonymous No.17736499]

>>17736476
it has that cool retrofuturism going on
model number?

[Anonymous No.17736501]

>>17736280
Vacheron Constantin Overseas
Gold and black reverso
Hamilton Khaki Field black pvd

[Anonymous No.17736506]

>>17736499
LF20W

[Anonymous No.17736513]

>>17736280
3 time valets who tell me time when i need to know

One will be only at home and required to wear nothing 24/24.
My dress watch will be Idris Elba wearing a tuxedo.
The last one will be a midget, as a pocket watch.

[Anonymous No.17736514]

>>17736243
If you actually do sport you wear a smartwatch with hr tracing anyway.

[Anonymous No.17736524]

>>17736290
Seeing how poorly Rolex submariners helt at 200m in test chambers I'd love for someonemto put the 1220m wr to the test

[Anonymous No.17736525]

>>17736280
Patek 5204/1R-001
Patek 5208P-001
Audemars Piguet 26586IP.OO.1240IP.01

[Anonymous No.17736529]

>>17736476
That's faded af, send it for replacemenr

[Anonymous No.17736530]

36mm, 38 or 41mm for 18.5cm wrist?

[Anonymous No.17736533]

>>17736476
its a dud

[Anonymous No.17736547]

>>17736530
YOUR ARM IS A 3D OBJECT. 18,5CM IS A ONE DIMENSIONAL MEASURE, IT DOESN'T TELL US ANYTHING ABOUT THE WIDTH OR THE HEIGHT. GO TRY WATCHES IN A STORE AND SEE YOURSELF WHAT FITS YOU THE BEST.
USE YOUR FUCKING BRAIN BEFORE POSTING FOR FUCKS SAKE I'M TIRED OF BRAINLETS RUINING THESE THREADS WITH DUMB QUESTIONS

[Anonymous No.17736553]

>>17736529
>>17736533
it doesn't photograph well, looks darker to the eye.

[Anonymous No.17736554]

>>17736547
Yeah, tell em!

[Anonymous No.17736559]

>>17736530
Stop this meme now. Look at the lug to lug measurements, diameter is useless.

[Anonymous No.17736566]

Tudor > Omega

[Anonymous No.17736567]

>>17736566
Agreed, but the name tudor always reminds me of "Turd d'Or"

[Anonymous No.17736571]

>>17736566
Black Bay > Seamaster
Pelagos > Planet Ocean
Black Bay 36/39/41 > Aqua Terra
Black Bay Pro > Aqua Terra GMT
Royal > Constellation
Black Bay Chrono < Speedmaster

[Anonymous No.17736572]

I want a Rolex that screams "LOSER!"
which one would that be?

[Anonymous No.17736573]

>>17736572
Omega

[Anonymous No.17736574]

>>17736572
Cellini

[Anonymous No.17736576]

>>17736476
looks like my air conditioner remote when batteries are dead

[Anonymous No.17736577]

>>17736572
Submariner

[Anonymous No.17736578]

>>17736572
Rolex Explorer

[Anonymous No.17736581]

>>17736572
air kang

[Anonymous No.17736582]

>>17736572
Submariner or Explorer, either will do.

[Anonymous No.17736584]

>>17736572
No such thing. Rolex is a brand for winners.
There are many brands for losers though
>Omega
>Breitling
>IWC
>TAG Heuer
>Oris
>Longines
>Grand Seiko
>Panerai
etc

[Anonymous No.17736588]

How do you consider Audemars Piguet?

[Anonymous No.17736596]

>>17736588
The Code 11:59 saved watchmaking but the industry is too dumb to know it. In a decade it will be considered the greatest watch the brand has ever made.

[Anonymous No.17736597]

>>17736584
IWC is literally the same tier as Rolex, even more expensive

[Anonymous No.17736603]

>>17736597
Rolex' average retail price: 11,5k CHF
IWC's average retail price : 7k CHF

[Anonymous No.17736604]

>>17736596
>In a decade it will be considered the greatest watch the brand has ever made.
why is that?

[Anonymous No.17736606]

>>17736603
>Patek Philippe implied average retail price per watch $29,853
>the cheapest shittiest women's Calatrava is $32,000
Am I missing something here?

[Anonymous No.17736608]

>>17736606
Yep, Patek sells some stainless steel quartz watches that drag the average way down. Also 90% of the men's models trade above MSRP anyway. Here's your $15k quartz bro...

[Anonymous No.17736609]

>>17736606
Price are in CHF excluding VAT.
These are 2021 numbers, before 2022 and 2023 price hikes and the discontinuation of the steel 5711. There are also many "cheap" Patek under 30k.

[Anonymous No.17736611]

>>17736603
>Lange at 42k
Holy based. Poorfags need not apply.

[Anonymous No.17736615]

Is the Patek Calatrava the ultimate red pill?

[Anonymous No.17736618]

>>17736603
It would be interesting to have JLC's average retail price for 2023.
>mfw I remember when the basic Reverso was 6k and the Duoface 9k

[Anonymous No.17736624]

>>17736615
>Is the Patek Calatrava the ultimate red pill?
That would be the Golden Ellipse.

[Anonymous No.17736626]

Post examples of poorly integrated date windows.

[Anonymous No.17736628]

>>17736626
o:<

[Anonymous No.17736629]

>>17736606
>Am I missing something here?
wrong currency, retard

[Anonymous No.17736630]

>>17736243
You know a "sports watch" doesn't mean sport like soccer it means sport like "sporty" right?

[Anonymous No.17736634]

>>17736630
So a sporty watch then?

[Anonymous No.17736633]

>>17736626
This one triggers my autism so hard

[Anonymous No.17736635]

>>17736629
>w-wrong currency!!
The conversion rate was 1:1.094 in 2021.

[Anonymous No.17736637]

>>17736603
>Hublot
Even higher, this doesn't mean shit. IWC has watches that sell higher than equivalent Rolex pieces. It just doesn't have Daytonas in ten different colors.

[Anonymous No.17736638]

>>17736633
mmm yes the on-the-wrong-side-of-the-numerals date, it's an acquired taste

[Anonymous No.17736640]

>>17736634
Correct, sporty meaning flashy, aggressive, etc.

[Anonymous No.17736641]

>>17736635
so add 10% and then 15% on top in VAT

[Anonymous No.17736642]

>>17736637
>It just doesn't have Daytonas in ten different colors.
Let's check the Portugieser's page on IWC website then.

[Anonymous No.17736651]

>>17736641
Patek website prices already include VAT.

[Anonymous No.17736652]

>>17736642
And then what? They're priced similarly.

[Anonymous No.17736656]

Stopping by to let the watch general know that if you drop an X-33 into a bowl of cake batter, it survives unscathed. God speed.

[Anonymous No.17736661]

>>17736656
Next time try dropping it into something else and let us know the results, we want to hear about more X33 cooking mishaps in the future.

[Anonymous No.17736663]

>>17736626
What about wonderfully integrated date windows? Sorry Rolex, Victorinox won

[Anonymous No.17736666]

>>17736656
Did you not take a picture of it while covered in batter? I bet it would have looked somewhat sexy

[Anonymous No.17736668]

Well I bought it. What strap should I get, I don't have any 19mm. I was thinking grey suede like that one anon. Or maybe a dark blue. I'm probably going to avoid shiny leather

[Anonymous No.17736671]

>>17736588
Overrated, and lately they had a lot of problems

[Anonymous No.17736695]

>>17736671
I have the same feeling, they are alive thanks to Genta. Whenever I see the Royal Oak I think: how I would like this watch to be made by Patek or Vacheron

[Anonymous No.17736698]

>>17736280

GS Snowflake
Patek Worldtimer
Two tone DJ

[Anonymous No.17736705]

>>17736668
Cool! You bought picrel or some other one? From my experience they take any straps really, suede is nice. Cheapest nato straps has a bunch of cheap 19mm ones, Hirsch makes 19mm as well, i suggest you buy a few different ones and keep swapping them. If you can't find 19mm you can squeeze 20mm in or just put 18mm and have a small barely perceptible gap, but it's worth getting the correct size if you can, it'll look just right then.

[Anonymous No.17736709]

Check it out

[Anonymous No.17736730]

>>17736633
Why are those ugly fuck watches so sought after, people are the stupidest sheep when it comes to design I swear

[Anonymous No.17736736]

I finally wore out the leather strap and had to replace it. I only wear one watch.

[Anonymous No.17736745]

>>17736280
Breguet Marine 3400BA
FP Journe Chronometre Bleu
Ressence Type 3 BBB

[Anonymous No.17736753]

>>17736736
I wouldn't choose that as my one watch but I'm glad it works for you.

[Anonymous No.17736759]

>>17736670
since the other thread got abandoned posting here

[Anonymous No.17736760]

>>17736745
>Breguet Marine 3400BA
Nice choice. Looks pretty good on the bracelet too.
What an abomination they made that watch into when they tried to make it a rubber strap sports watch.

[Anonymous No.17736761]

>>17736571
Black bay pro is so fucking thick compared to aqua Terra gmt

[Anonymous No.17736763]

>>17736761
>Black Bay Pro: 14,6mm
>Aqua Terra GMT: 14,3mm
They're both THICC girls.
Wouldn't wear any of these to be honest.

[Anonymous No.17736764]

>>17736761
Let the idiots buy their ugly fucking Xboxes for the wrist.

[Anonymous No.17736765]

What do you think about sports watches with white dials?

[Anonymous No.17736766]

>>17736765
Beautiful and hard to find or expensive

[Anonymous No.17736771]

How do I go about designing my own watch? I want to make a 3D render at first to see if anyone would even care to get it produced.

[Anonymous No.17736773]

>>17736766
>>17736765
Peak rolex

[Anonymous No.17736776]

>>17736409
FUCK YOU MOUSE HATER THESE WATCHES ARE LOVELY AND MICKEY IS TIMELESS

[Anonymous No.17736778]

>>17736759
Get the one you like the most, if that's the one then get that one.

[Anonymous No.17736780]

>>17736771
First step is graduate from Autocock to Inventor/Solidworks/NX (they are identical in function)

I think they even have a feature to render the fancy shots, but if that's not good enough then export from solid to Blender

[Anonymous No.17736786]

>>17736760
The bracelet is definitely an interesting design, but it seems almost a bit excessively haute, like something you could only wear with opera pumps.
The rubber strap is most definitely not a good look on it. Like wearing sweatpants with black oxfords.

[Anonymous No.17736792]

>>17736745
I've been eyeing the Breguet 5907 for quite some time now. The Marine is nice but I'm not a fan of that date window.

[Anonymous No.17736795]

>>17736792
The bruh-gay?

[Anonymous No.17736797]

>>17736765

[Anonymous No.17736798]

>>17736765
The whitest I'll go is full lume

[Anonymous No.17736803]

id on this?

[Anonymous No.17736811]

>>17736803
some Tag Heuer Monaco ripoff

[Anonymous No.17736812]

>>17736803
TAG Heuer Monaco

[Anonymous No.17736814]

>>17736651
are you retarded?

[Anonymous No.17736831]

>>17736773
It looks like a San Martin

[Anonymous No.17736832]

>>17736803
It's the Tag Heuer Jessy gave him.
There's like dozens of videos analyzing this important moment of american culture.

[Anonymous No.17736854]

Which one?
The case of the VC looks way better than the JLC but I prefer JLC's dial.

[Anonymous No.17736861]

>>17736854
JLC, the VC looks like it's trying too hard

[Anonymous No.17736867]

>>17736854
>no decoration in the moonphase
Why even bother making one?

[Anonymous No.17736885]

Is this the watch thread?

[Anonymous No.17736889]

>>17736854
Definitely the right one.

VC looks really fucking confused
>what am I?
It's trying to be a sports watch and an old man's dress watchin the same time. It ends up awkwardly hitting neither mark.

[Anonymous No.17736893]

>>17736867
>Why even bother making one?
It wants to be a fancy classic dress watch, and a sports watch in the same time. That's why it's so awkward.


Also why is moon phase even a feature? who the fuck needs it for anything?

[Anonymous No.17736900]

>>17736893
Because watches are logical, functional objects of course

[Anonymous No.17736905]

>>17736900
>Because watches are logical, functional objects of course
The watches literally exist to tell time without having to pull out and unlock your phone so you don't have to look like one of the retarded zombies who walks around while looking into the phone.

[Anonymous No.17736908]

>>17736893
>Also why is moon phase even a feature?
It's kept around for tradition. Before the days of electric street lighting everywhere, it was nice to know if the night would be well lit or dark.

[Anonymous No.17736912]

>>17736908
>it was nice to know if the night would be well lit or dark.

This actually makes sense, thanks.

[Anonymous No.17736913]

>>17736905
I don’t think that’s remotely close to why watches exist

Stop staying stupid shit with conviction, there’s nothing worse than being loud and wrong

[Anonymous No.17736922]

>>17736913
>Stop staying stupid shit with conviction, there’s nothing worse than being loud and wrong

What a profoundly hideous way of thinking. That's kind of like never hitting on a girl because she could say no.

Every great man of strong convictions had been loudly right and wrong a lot. I always think about Isaac Newton who can be personally credited with inventing both the Math and Science as we know it and contributing to humanity immeasurably. He fought tooth and nail against the particular theory of light and tried to find the proof for the light bearing ether instead.

If people were afraid of being loudly wrong we would be living in caves since nobody dared to suggest trying lighting the fire.

[Anonymous No.17736929]

>>17736792
Nice. Buy it already, don't overthink It.

[Anonymous No.17736930]

>>17736854
Master Control is the way

[Anonymous No.17736932]

>lolex is better

[Anonymous No.17736934]

>>17736932
>aluminium bezel insert
I'm too afraid to scratch it

[Anonymous No.17736940]

>>17736934
Aren't you afraid to crack the ceramic?

[Anonymous No.17736943]

>>17736626
>>17736633
wow /wt/ is actually pleb tier taste. i hate date windows so i can see the genius of these designs. or can you just not understand anything more creative than a steel sports watch?

[Anonymous No.17736945]

>>17736934
You can always easily get a new one from Omega. Yes it’s not that cheap but there is a possibility.
But if i’d be honest I bought hesalite because it looks better and i didn’t want a window on the back, but it scratches easily which is a shake. On the other hand replacing hesalite is cheaper than saphire

[Anonymous No.17736948]

>>17736943
What a fucking abomination is this?

[Anonymous No.17736952]

>>17736604
nta but probably because it was the only original swiss watch in about 50 years

[Anonymous No.17736954]

>>17736945
>but it scratches easily which is a shake.
it polishes just as easily.
Even the regular toothpaste you have at home can polish it back to high shine and remove the scratches.

[Anonymous No.17736959]

>>17736831
Came out way before San shartin ever existed, how can this be?

[Anonymous No.17736962]

Can someone give me a QRD on the Timepiece Gentleman “controversy”?

[Anonymous No.17736963]

>>17736280
F.P. Journe Chronometre à Resonance
A. Lange & Söhne Datograph Up/Down Lumen
Audemars Piguet Royal Oak Tourbillon

[Anonymous No.17736969]

>>17736954
It leaves marks which imho is worse..
>>17736962
Seconding

[Anonymous No.17736971]

>>17736969
>It leaves marks which imho is worse..
No it doesn't, just rub the entire surface evenly.

[Anonymous No.17736973]

>>17736963
>FP Journe
It’s even uglier than Lange

[Anonymous No.17736987]

>>17736963
>what time is it?
>Left or right?

[Anonymous No.17737000]

>>17736963
I'm sure these are all very expensive but severely, dreadfully, absolutely lacking in any taste

[Anonymous No.17737006]

>>17736963
Why would the seconds on the 2 dials ever be different?

[Anonymous No.17737010]

For some reason, few months ago
my dad was seriously interested in buying this watch (I think it was at least 7k chf with the ad discount).
When I found out, I told him to wait a little and be 100% sure about it, and at the end he lost interest and he didn’t buy it.
Thoughts on the watch? Did we dodge a bullet lol?

[Anonymous No.17737014]

I wish casio would just introduce high accuracy quartz.

[Anonymous No.17737023]

>>17736973
>>17736987
>>17737000
>>17737006
It's sad that nobody in these threads understand complicated high-end horology anymore.
SAD
A
D

[Anonymous No.17737026]

>>17736280
ROLEX 1016 EXPLORER
ROLEX PLATINUM DAYTONA
ROLEX GOLD DAY-DATE

[Anonymous No.17737027]

>>17736963
high quality b8

[Anonymous No.17737032]

>>17737023
>It's sad that nobody in these threads understand complicated high-end horology anymore.
No one ever did, foremost among them, you.

[Anonymous No.17737034]

>>17737010
Why did you had to ruin your dad's enjoyment? What kind of asshole does that to his own father, who spent years raising him and buying him what he liked?

[Anonymous No.17737036]

>>17737010
you saved your dad from an extremely ill advised purchase, that looks like busy dogshit

[Anonymous No.17737042]

>>17736633
>spending 64k for this

[Anonymous No.17737045]

>>17737010
Being so ungrateful to your mother's husband.

[Anonymous No.17737047]

Pic related looks pretty nice. I decided I will win the lotto next week so I can get the money to afford it.
Promise I'll show you guys a photo of me wearing it once I buy it. (Please dont make fun of me for being a wristlet when I do)

[Anonymous No.17737049]

>>17736280
Rolex Pepsi GMT
Rolex Day Date in 18k gold
Rolex Submariner

And I already own the sub. Two to go.

[Anonymous No.17737051]

>>17737049
Can you picture an apple in your mind?

[Anonymous No.17737056]

>>17737036
Actually I think it was this one, but still

[Anonymous No.17737057]

>>17737034
Shut up now I feel bad, even if I know that I shouldn’t

[Anonymous No.17737062]

>>17737051
But I had breakfast this morning anon. But seriously, you’re a seething poorfag and it shows. Enjoy your Seikos, fag

[Anonymous No.17737065]

>>17736628
Criminally underrated post

[Anonymous No.17737075]

>>17737062
Am I supposed to be impressed by a Submariner? Why are you so fragile?

[Anonymous No.17737076]

>>17737062
So you can’t

[Anonymous No.17737085]

>wear my toot toot tudor and propeller hat at night so i don't get mugged
>wear rolex in the day
combo can't be beat

[Anonymous No.17737088]

Where my G-SHOCK boys at?
Yes my Japanese digital watch costs as must as your automatic swiss watch? So what?

[Anonymous No.17737097]

>>17737088
I wasn't really into the MRG because I didn't care much for the polish but I've come around. I'm disappointed they couldn't completely get rid of the tiny piece of resin but the construction is impressive. I'm just waiting for a cool special edition without the brick pattern.

[Anonymous No.17737102]

>>17737097
I'll spring for one of their expensive titanium models once they finally introduce GPS timekeeping while retaining full solar power.
Can't really justify it otherwise, I mean my regular steel one costs literally 1/5 the price

[Anonymous No.17737108]

>>17737088
Hello
Do you really own that MR-G?

[Anonymous No.17737110]

Now that the dust has settled what do you think of the Explorer two tone? Soul or overpriced fodder to move up the waitlist?

[Anonymous No.17737111]

>>17737088
you're right, g shock is only good if it's expensive to dab on poors

[Anonymous No.17737112]

>>17737110
soul but overpriced

[Anonymous No.17737115]

>>17737110
it looks ok as a watch but bad as a rolex

[Anonymous No.17737117]

>>17737108
Nope
My most expensive watch is pic related
Maybe one day....

[Anonymous No.17737118]

>>17737110
If in 40mm it’d be an instant buy

[Anonymous No.17737119]

Would you buy Solid Gold OP?

[Anonymous No.17737120]

>>17737117
How thick? Also post some pictures

[Anonymous No.17737124]

>>17737102
GPS is cool but I don't understand people who would feel that justifies the price. They have put GPS in $400 watches. It's not a premium feature. The price is just the materials and the hand polishing.

[Anonymous No.17737129]

>>17736963
Old money choices, no hype.

[Anonymous No.17737131]

>>17737120
>How thick?
Not very thick
It's made of "SUPER TITANIUM", so it's quite light and fairly thin, especially in the band

[Anonymous No.17737132]

>>17737129
>Old money choices, no hype.

[Anonymous No.17737142]

>>17737129

[Anonymous No.17737144]

I went camping.

[Anonymous No.17737156]

>>17737110
>Soul or overpriced fodder to move up the waitlist?
Somehow it’s both. I do like the idea of a more premium Explorer but wish they had just gone all out and made a solid gold one. Also I’m not sure about the gold bezel, looks a little odd but it’s probably a watch you need to try on in person.

[Anonymous No.17737166]

I want to swap the leather strap on my Blue Angels Nighthawk with a nato or zulu style one; which would be more fitting?

[Anonymous No.17737184]

>>17737166
For a flight watch go for the paratrooper style, less bulky then a NATO or ZULU.
https://cnswatchbands.com/collections/paratrooper-straps

[Anonymous No.17737186]

>>17737023
we understand but it still looks like shit
for all his autism fpj can't make a good looking watch to save his life
he should leave the design to others and just make movements

[Anonymous No.17737194]

>>17736273
32xx movement issues, bitch

[Anonymous No.17737196]

>>17736854
I like the VC, but that's just me.

[Anonymous No.17737197]

>>17737194
Not a durability issue but an accuracy one.
So you'll have an indestructible watch, but it can't tell the correct time for shit after a year lol

[Anonymous No.17737201]

>>17737197
It's literally the mechanism munching itself

[Anonymous No.17737206]

>>17737201
No that's the cuck-axial, but that's only after 8 years exactly.

[Anonymous No.17737216]

>>17737206
>The thinner mainspring now reduces the torque delivered, which reduces balance amplitude. To now make up for that reduced torque, they did some very un-Rolex like things to the escapement. They made things thinner and more fragile. Smaller surface contact reduces friction, but concentrates the forces and wear that may occur. There's always a give and take in any design, and watch movements are no different in that regard.

According to watchmaker Al from Archer Watches on the WUS, they also made a bunch of stuff more fragile

[Anonymous No.17737217]

>>17737206
>The thinner mainspring now reduces the torque delivered, which reduces balance amplitude. To now make up for that reduced torque, they did some very un-Rolex like things to the escapement. They made things thinner and more fragile. Smaller surface contact reduces friction, but concentrates the forces and wear that may occur. There's always a give and take in any design, and watch movements are no different in that regard.

According to watchmaker Al from Archer Watches on the WUS thread, they also made a bunch of stuff more fragile

[Anonymous No.17737226]

Is it stupid to buy a Rolex from the 90s to wear for life? Looking to get my first and the whole 32xx thing is pissing me off so I'm looking at getting one from my birth year instead.

[Anonymous No.17737232]

>>17737226
I mean, it's not like mechanical watches have changed much in the last 100 years

[Anonymous No.17737235]

>>17737232
fair, and from what research I've done it doesn't seem that the movement I'm looking at (3185) has any major design issues. I'm just seeing if I'm missing something

[Anonymous No.17737277]

I like Porcelain!

[Anonymous No.17737278]

>>17737226
>>17737235
>used rolex
colonized with the microbiome of some boomer who died at 65 from heart disease. i would avoid.

[Anonymous No.17737279]

>>17737111
I love this dumb fucking watch

[Anonymous No.17737281]

>>17737226
No why would it be?

[Anonymous No.17737282]

>>17736633
Looks fucking disgusting. Nothing on this watch goes together or looks even remotely aesthetic. Puke worthy.

[Anonymous No.17737283]

>>17737110
I've tried it. It's nice but it didn't feel like an Explorer to me. It's supposed to be an understated watch so gold doesn't fit it. It felt a bit like seeing a sweet girl dressed like a whore, you're like "oh cmon you're better than that".

[Anonymous No.17737285]

>>17737282
There's a reason it's their cheapest watch.

[Anonymous No.17737293]

>>17737110
They couldn't at least not cheaped out and gilted the dial text too but nooooo.
Ridiculous watch. Even the fugly air king has its place.

[Anonymous No.17737298]

>>17736854
>silveronsilver
You will lose either way.

[Anonymous No.17737299]

I HATE TUDOR AND ROLEX THEY RUIN LIVES

[Anonymous No.17737303]

>>17737298
>muh black polish
>muh twiddle me wrist to check the time
>muh it looked fine to me at the AD

[Anonymous No.17737304]

>>17737226
they are as expensive, if not more, as a brand new one from the AD

[Anonymous No.17737305]

>>17737299
They've ruined your life but there was not much to ruin in the first place lmao

[Anonymous No.17737306]

>>17737226
They cost the same but they look like they're made of tin and everything on them is literal shit so enjoy the brand I guess retard.

[Anonymous No.17737313]

>>17736854
>that JLC

What the fuck, this is a straight copy of the Flieger case

[Anonymous No.17737316]

>>17737303
>muh it looked fine to me at the AD
This is the real trap as you only have so much time with the watch under a boutique's ideal lighting conditions in order to make a decision.

[Anonymous No.17737317]

>>17736922
We get it, you’re neurodivergent

[Anonymous No.17737320]

>>17737110
What's even the point of a rolex?

[Anonymous No.17737321]

>>17737306
Five digit rollies FEEL like they’re made of tin, they look immeasurably better than the current generation

You know nothing of Rolexes

[Anonymous No.17737326]

WANT/800

[Anonymous No.17737327]

>>17737321
Most people in these threads have never handled or even seen a Rolex, or any watch over $1000. They're even too afraid to walk into a store and ask to try a fucking Longines.

[Anonymous No.17737328]

>>17736572
Surprised no one suggested the milhouse

[Anonymous No.17737340]

>>17737321
>they look immeasurably better than the current generation
Yeah ok retard shit looks like a Chink fake.

[Anonymous No.17737342]

>>17737340
That's what my mother said about yours

[Anonymous No.17737343]

>>17737326
You don't like the later geophysic? With the deadstop seconds?

[Anonymous No.17737346]

>>17737343
no

[Anonymous No.17737361]

>>17736572
definitely Submariner

[Anonymous No.17737367]

*makes people seethe and boil with rage*

[Anonymous No.17737370]

how to test if steel is 316l

[Anonymous No.17737371]

>>17737226
Yes, it's stupid. All of the price of a luxury watch with none of the build quality

[Anonymous No.17737373]

>>17737367
Isn't it weird how 50% of these threads is shitting on Rolex, and yet when people post their dream collection >>17736280 there's always a shit ton of Rolex? Hmmmm

[Anonymous No.17737375]

>>17737373
what threads are you browsing? 50% of these threads is shilling Rolex and shitting on Omega and GS

[Anonymous No.17737376]

>>17736854
>JLC

[Anonymous No.17737377]

>>17737376
Nice but it looks pretty bad on that bracelet. This needs a textured leather strap.

[Anonymous No.17737378]

>>17737373
The biggest collection ever posted here doesn't any lolex in it.

[Anonymous No.17737380]

>>17737378
Mortadello? He has like 3 good watches. 90% of his collection is garbage.

[Anonymous No.17737386]

>>17737376
Looks so underwhelming irl

[Anonymous No.17737393]

>>17737376
nice frederique constant and definitely wearable down to 15cm

[Anonymous No.17737394]

>>17737377
The reason it looks bad is the fucked up proportions of a 40mm diameter watch with quite thin bezel and a massive white dial.
Just look how small the calendar windows are compared to the rest of watch, it's comical. It's a 36mm watch that's been enlarged to fit whatever size their market research people told them was popular with current market trends.
For all their marketing talk about being expert watchmakers they're still trend chasers willing to compromise proper design for whatever they perceive will sell the most.
You're not used to seeing it in a bracelet so you think that's the issue but with normal proportions it would be sporty enough to look good on a bracelet too.

[Anonymous No.17737395]

>>17737380
I don't like all his watches, even hate some, like the GP abomination, but Mort has maybe ten watches half the anons here would love to own, BUT NOT A SINGLE LOLEX, which is my point.

[Anonymous No.17737409]

>>17737111
>Casio G-Shock GMWB5000TVA1 VIRTUAL ARMOR
>VIRTUAL ARMOR!!!!
>anon awfully scratched the bezel within the first week of wearing it
LMAOOOO

[Anonymous No.17737410]

>>17737394
No, the reason it looks bad is that your wrist is Auschwitz skinny, boney and disgusting. The watch head looks ridiculous on your wrist because it covers it entirely. I'm so fucking sick of seeing this. Are you Asian or just dyslexic? When the watch head is too big for your wrist, any watch looks like a cheap mall watch.

[Anonymous No.17737411]

>>17737014
>oceANUS

[Anonymous No.17737414]

>>17737410
>you your your
It's clearly not my watch or else I wouldn't trashing it
And it is still look stupid in product shots, of course the small wrist amplifies the proportion issues
Also 17k€ VAT included hahahaha

[Anonymous No.17737415]

I just want to be happy again.

[Anonymous No.17737416]

>>17737414
It looks okay there but it's just not very pretty, the way the head appears to be a perfect circle that outgrows the lugs is just not very appealing, but if it fits right you can get used to it.

>17k
Dont fucking buy at retail?

[Anonymous No.17737417]

>>17737415
That boats gone for us lad

[Anonymous No.17737422]

>>17737014
I wish casio would stop making hair pulling screws.

[Anonymous No.17737423]

>>17737409
So, these "expensive" G-Shock are dogturds in disguise? My cheap cope plastic Casioak looks almost as new after a whole year of banging against everything.

[Anonymous No.17737426]

>>17737373
sour grapes

[Anonymous No.17737444]

NEW THREAD
>>17737442
>>17737442
>>17737442
>>17737442
>>17737442

[Anonymous No.17737505]

>>17737075
>he buys watches to impress people
Sad!

[Anonymous No.17737519]

>>17737327
Lmao wut

[Anonymous No.17737563]

>>17737395
Portabello has a girard-perregello?
Which one? That brand never shows up in /wt/.