/wt/ watch thread

[Anonymous No.17797068]

No larping Edition

>Poorfag guide:
https://imgur.com/a/NFMXDuK
>Watch essentials 102:
https://pastebin.com/Rc77hhXV (embed)
>Purchasing used watches:
https://pastebin.com/f44aJKy2 (embed)
>Purchasing straps:
https://pastebin.com/SwRysprE (embed)
>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 my wife's boyfriend."
>Your budget
>Watch type, e.g. cope, larp, poor
>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 >>17795243

[Anonymous No.17797077]

First for modern 36mm and below watches are for women.

[Anonymous No.17797104]

>>17797077
>i'm not fat i just have a very pronounced pronator quadratus please don't post the chart

[Anonymous No.17797108]

>>17797077
So you get aroused by men and somehow it's their fault. Ok got it

[Anonymous No.17797118]

>>17797068
why don't you wear gloves?

[Anonymous No.17797128]

>>17797077
>anon finally finds something where he's above average
>it's blood pressure

[Anonymous No.17797129]

Fucking hate when there's a white date window on a dark dial

[Anonymous No.17797133]

>>17797129
Me too, colormatched dials should be the standard

[Anonymous No.17797134]

Good morning sirs, I have this fuyugeshiki presage in near mint condition. I rarely wear it. Will these get more valuable as the years go on? or should I just let it go?

[Anonymous No.17797136]

>>17797134
Speculation is gross, enjoy your watch it’s not a stock

[Anonymous No.17797139]

>>17797134
No, you'll be happy if you can even sell it.

[Anonymous No.17797144]

>>17797136
Fair enough, thanks bro. It doesn’t get much action these days, so away she goes.

Have a great day anons, I believe in you

[Anonymous No.17797147]

I finally bought my first "real" watch after getting tired of my stale Shitbit. It's a Citizen Classic (quartz, 40 mm) that I got on Labor Day sale for $160 (with tax & free shipping). I bought a brown Alligator embossed calf leather strap (arriving soon) because I really want brown instead of black.

I just couldn't justify buying a >$1,000 mechanical for my first "real" watch, plus I commute in a big, dangerous city with "criminals" on the subway. So, I'll wear this daily (Fitbit still for weekends and exercise) and see what I like/dislike before I buy an expensive watch.

All the /wt/ I read in the past month were all helpful. So you---yes, YOU---deserve a big thank you.

[Anonymous No.17797151]

>>17797147
Good first real watch, I still feel like I haven’t bought my first real watch.

[Anonymous No.17797155]

>>17797147
Looks nice anon, I’m glad you like it. the only qualification a watch needs to be a “real” watch is for you to like it. Forget these angry dorks spewing their nonsense, none of them own the watches they preach about.

[Anonymous No.17797164]

What do you guys think of my Watch collection?

[Anonymous No.17797169]

>>17797147
Based eco driver

[Anonymous No.17797175]

>>17797147
Thank you for not buying another fucking diver.
FUUUUUUUUUUUUUUCK
REEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE

[Anonymous No.17797184]

>>17797164
Is the pocket watch from Kmart?
I saw them in there 14 years ago

[Anonymous No.17797186]

>>17797184
The one on the far right is a lil shitty one my grandma ordered from a catalogue because she heard I like watches. The one next to it is a vintage watch my great great grandfather bought back in the day. I pulled it open and checked the serial, apparently it’s from 1894-1896

[Anonymous No.17797187]

>>17797147
Buying a >1K shitter as your first """real""" watch is never a good option. You're always better off by purchasing mall watches to experiment and understand what design cues are important to you. Enjoy your Ecoshitter, it might end up being your inseparable favourite piece.

[Anonymous No.17797192]

>>17797118
Why would I?
My squeaky clean boots get me so much prime pussy it's unreal btw

[Anonymous No.17797199]

>>17797147
I commute in a big dangerous city with a >$1k watch with "criminals" like myself on the subway, the difference between you and me is that I don't look like I'm asking to have my shit pushed in so nobody gives me any trouble. have you considered getting some exercise or something?

[Anonymous No.17797203]

>UP IN DA CLUB

[Anonymous No.17797214]

>>17797164
all pretty boring stuff. 5/10.

[Anonymous No.17797242]

>>17797134
Nah they're making too many of them.
Predditors go on about much "value" the original SARB and Cocktail Time watches were and how much it sucks that they went out of production; but the reason they're still scoring high prices on the second hand market is only BECAUSE they had such a limited run and they were JDM only.

With the new Presage and Prospex lines Seiko upped production hundredfold so they'll never be rare or a novelty. In addition their prices are ridiculously high for their specs, again because the original ones were so in demand, not because the new ones are. Hence there'll be a lot of supply for a long time keeping the second hand prices significantly below retail.
Like another anon said, you can be happy if you find someone to buy it at all.

Sorry for the long post.

Tl;dr:
>Will these get more valuable as the years go on?
No.

[Anonymous No.17797246]

>>17797147
>"real" watch
>Quartz
>Shitizen
You should flush that thing immediately.

[Anonymous No.17797249]

>>17797164
How come everyone's G-Shock """"beater""" is always in pristine condition as if they've never actually been outside with it?

[Anonymous No.17797250]

>>17797242
imagine knowing and writing history on geyko garbage lmaooooo

[Anonymous No.17797255]

>>17797249
I clean my watch and sometimes wear it while I bathe

[Anonymous No.17797258]

>>17797249
I wore this watch daily for 2 years and it still looks in good condition. You just have to clean them occasionally and they look like new. You need really brutal force to make it look damaged. Now I have a bunch of G-Shocks so they all look new because I rotate them.

[Anonymous No.17797260]

>>17797068
I'm a massive autistic, retarded fag so I can't keep track of which day it is to save my life.

I'm thinkning about buying a small smartwatch and attaching it to the opposite side of my Orient Bambino using a NATO.

I have two watches on a NATO right not just to see how comfortable it is. I think it can work provided I get a small enough smart watch.

any suggestions?

[Anonymous No.17797262]

>>17797242
>heir prices are ridiculously high
about 4x compared to similar parts from choyna

[Anonymous No.17797263]

>>17797258
I have had my F105 for 2 months and I can see scratches on the steel back

[Anonymous No.17797265]

>>17797260

[Anonymous No.17797267]

>>17797260
It’s this easy you retard

[Anonymous No.17797270]

>>17797260
https://luxon.store/en-us/collections/wena

[Anonymous No.17797272]

>>17797263
How is your skin scratching the back of your watch? Are you arm hairs steel wool? How are you scratching the steel back before the plastic front?

[Anonymous No.17797276]

>>17797260
https://www.sinn.de/en/Dual_Strap_System.htm

[Anonymous No.17797278]

I can't find a watch I like bros...
they all start at 2.5k or something and I think it's absurd to spend that much on a watch

[Anonymous No.17797283]

>>17797134
Nah they won’t. Only a few watches get more valuable as years go on

>any Rolex
If it’s in good condition, it can retain its value. If it’s pristine, it will go up in price, especially rare models
>certain Omegas
The OG Moonwatch and the “Prince William/Pierce Brosnan” Seamaster (1993 quartz) have gone up in price. Some 1980s LCD and digital Omegas too
>Casio
Rare modes and OG models like the original G-Shock and certain collaborations can easily sell for $1,000+
>Seikos
Only rare 1960-1990s Seikos have risen in price partly through them being associated with certain actors and movies (Arnie, Aliens, Bruce Lee, Apocalypse Now, etc). and because of rich collectors who like the nicknaming “Gotta Catch em All” aspect (Samurai, UFO, Monster, Pogue, etc)
>any of the big 3 and other handmade luxury timepieces like Breguet
Pretty much these never go out style and there’s always rich collectors eyeballing these rare pieces
>Vostok and other Russian models
Some old USSR cosmonaut Cold War timepieces, but for obvious reasons being you’ll never see these made again
>rare movements
To stay alive during the Quartz Crisis some movemeny makers were stuffing excess supply of high end movements stuffed into “cheaper” watches (Zenith) or some legendary movements like Minerva no longer existing (technically they’re now inside of Montblanc and Citizen)
>OG watches
The first of everything will always be rare and in demand
>Not well known makers designing for more well known
Some early Squales for example will sell for a lot, due to them making the casing for Rolex in the 60s

[Anonymous No.17797288]

>>17797278

[Anonymous No.17797293]

>>17797246
Sounds like you don't know shit about horology

[Anonymous No.17797295]

>>17797288
if I wanted a shitter I'd buy a gshock
it's just the designs are all really boring, basic and ugly under 2k or they stick some cheap ass unregulated sw200 in there and price it at 1.5k

[Anonymous No.17797297]

>>17797283
In the 80s and 90s, Citizen went on a buying spree of old Swiss manufacturers. If it wasn’t part of Swatch or ETA, it was absorbed by Citizen. An automatic Citizen is basically buying a Swiss watch at this point

[Anonymous No.17797299]

>>17797295
well then buy? not like you're going to get a non shitter with a shitter budget

[Anonymous No.17797300]

>>17797283
>If it’s pristine, it will go up in price
I feel this is something most people ignore when they think about selling a watch in the future. An unworn watch with all the original packaging will sell for a lot but for a beat up watch to be worth something it must be ultra rare.

[Anonymous No.17797302]

How's everyone doing today, it's bright and sunny here

[Anonymous No.17797303]

>>17797300
According to the corporate video I saw from them they had to start making mechanical watches from scratch after years of not making any.

[Anonymous No.17797307]

>>17797297
According to the corporate video I saw from them they had to start making mechanical watches from scratch after years of not making any.

[Anonymous No.17797306]

>>17797295
There’s some cool cheaper watches out there. Bulova Jet Star, Formex Essence, and a lot of the farer watches.

[Anonymous No.17797308]

>>17797068
if you own a watch you are mentally ill
at this point in history only the most faggish of cunt ware these things ,
>"oh look i spent 300+ dollars on something thats functionally identical to something thats on every single electronic device."
i will and have said this to the face of people with nice watchs, they're reply is always cope.
only black men and incels ware a watch.

[Anonymous No.17797309]

>>17797293
Please tell me more about the horology of 2$ made in China quartz shitters.

If you like cheap shitters okay but don't claim superiority for having a """""real""""" watch when it's the same trash that any mall shop sells for $19.90 but you paid 15 times that because it the name on the dial has so much """"horology""". It's a joke, Seiko and Citizen are selling the cheapest shit for the highest markup but because
>muh nippon steel that was folded over 9000 times
you are sucking it up.

[Anonymous No.17797310]

>>17797302
>>17797164
>>17797147
see
>>17797308

[Anonymous No.17797312]

>>17797302
I'm all for a little wear but that too much for my tastes. It's a great design, would love to see one in good condition with a more appropriate band.

[Anonymous No.17797316]

>>17797310
That’s a retarded take, I live in a war zone. Sometimes the power has gone out for days at a time and I don’t have a phone. I don’t need to charge my watches.

[Anonymous No.17797317]

>>17797308
Here’s your you.

You are the biggest faggot on this planet

[Anonymous No.17797325]

>>17797309
Yeah this just confirmed that you don't know shit about horology

[Anonymous No.17797330]

>>17797302
Almost a bauhaus aesthetic

[Anonymous No.17797333]

>>17797147
Beautiful

[Anonymous No.17797355]

>>17797306
I've a formex essence sitting right here. maybe it's the blue color that's boring but it feels like a more boring omega aqua terra

[Anonymous No.17797362]

>>17797147
>quartz
>real watch
lol might as well have gotten a 20 dollar casio.

[Anonymous No.17797367]

>>17797325
Again, please educate me on the horology of 2$ made in China quartz shitters.

[Anonymous No.17797370]

>>17797199
Maybe you should buy a car instead of spending money on watches.

[Anonymous No.17797379]

>>17797302
Vintage watches walk a very thin line between making you look classy/quirky or like a poor clueless retard. Your rusted moldy watch makes you look the latter. Also you might get some disease from wearing that.

[Anonymous No.17797380]

>>17797309
>Rolex are selling the cheapest shit for the highest markup
ftfy

[Anonymous No.17797381]

>>17797367
it's using technology
to make a watch
specific to this task
of measuring time and making devices used to measure time.
If you want word for being snob and having fetish for overpiced and overenginereed mechanical tickers you need to make up a new one.

[Anonymous No.17797389]

12AM is not midnight
12PM is not noon

[Anonymous No.17797408]

>>17797389
>Americans can't count beyond 12
LMAO

[Anonymous No.17797449]

>>17797380
>highest markup
In absolute numbers for individual pieces, maybe. Percentage-wise I doubt anyone can beat the quartz shitters of Seiko, Citizen and Casio that are being sold at >100x their production cost.

Seiko especially is notorious for having an extreme markup even on their automatics, allowing dealers to sell them at heavy "discounts".

[Anonymous No.17797465]

>>17797449
Yeah, I’ve never paid retail on a seiko. Always some sort of “sale” got a coutura for $400 and a 5 gmt for $350, and I still feel ripped off. They were great watches for figuring out what I like in a watch but for long term ownership I’ve been dissatisfied

[Anonymous No.17797469]

>>17797068
Just ordered picrel, what am I in for gentlemen?

[Anonymous No.17797474]

>>17797469
Great watch with shit legibility

[Anonymous No.17797488]

>>17797242
Fuyugeshiki was a limited edition i think, 3500 were made. Still not rare by any means, just limited.

[Anonymous No.17797504]

It's happening again, Swatch is making another gorillion dollars on this one.

[Anonymous No.17797507]

>>17797504
You can get a legit vintage inspired diver with a real mechanism for half the price of this thing

[Anonymous No.17797510]

>>17797507
I wouldn't say San Martin is legit. Unless you mean half of scalper prices in which case yeah go crazy

[Anonymous No.17797524]

What's the price range for a Rolex Oyster Datejust Perpetual 36mm Gold & Steel ??

[Anonymous No.17797528]

either watch collectors are all a bunch of fat, unfashionable middleaged poos and chinks or everyone that's buying this shit is only buying it speculatively, because that's what poos and chinks are: shysters

[Anonymous No.17797530]

For me? It's quartz

[Anonymous No.17797533]

>>17797530
The second hand's jitter triggers my autism

[Anonymous No.17797535]

>>17797533
They have no jitter. <36k mechs all have noticeable jitter the lower the beat you go. Quartz have a resolute pace: start/stop/start/stop, not a frenetic jitter.

[Anonymous No.17797539]

>>17797504
goyslop watch

[Anonymous No.17797543]

>>17797533
Not all of them jitter. My 500 eurobux G-shock is completely smooth. If you're super autistic GS' quartz watches are cool cause they tick twice a second to get rid of any semblance of jitter.

[Anonymous No.17797560]

Buler :DDDD

[Anonymous No.17797568]

>>17797488
Seiko is doing a million limited editions these days and the Cocktail Time line is huge by now.

[Anonymous No.17797569]

>>17797312
I can only get natos for it as it has fixed lugs and is also small non-standard size, it's pretty old and I like that it still works and keeps time. Would be cool to of seen it when it was in better condition and not so worn, but still good for a base metal watch that is approaching 100 years old.
>>17797330
I like some of the watches in that style, it's neat to see how varied even minimalist watches can be.
>>17797379
I didn't buy it to be 'le quirky and cool' it's just a watch from the 1930s and was a gift from my husband's grandfather to him but I tend to wear it a bit more than he does.
>>17797310
Yes

[Anonymous No.17797571]

>>17797533
My 44 year old (mecha)quartz has a nice solid tick with no jitter.

[Anonymous No.17797579]

>>17797504
Nah this one won't be half as successful as the Monnswatch.

[Anonymous No.17797580]

>>17797560

[Anonymous No.17797585]

>>17797535
He's talking about the seconds hand shaking slightly after each tick, as is typical of cheaper quartz movements.

[Anonymous No.17797593]

>>17797524
Retails around $12k, add 10-20% if you buy from the grey market.

[Anonymous No.17797602]

>>17797147
Belongs in that toilet.

[Anonymous No.17797609]

>>17797278
Peasant.

[Anonymous No.17797610]

>>17797528
I’m not fat or unfashionable, I just like watches. They’re “valuable” and bring me a lot of joy. When I get tired of them I gift them to family and friends. I only keep my milestone watches or gifts that were given to me.

[Anonymous No.17797612]

Are Rolex Submariners going to be easier to get in the coming months to next year? Or should I just buy from the grey market now.

[Anonymous No.17797616]

>>17797612
>Are Rolex Submariners going to be easier to get in the coming months to next year?
Yes, production will continue to go up, hype will continue to go down.
Note: Rolex will still increase prices by ~10% every year anyway.

[Anonymous No.17797624]

Does this watch look particularly feminine? I want to get a 34mm chronometer for less than 5k, and I don’t want to the watch to scream that it’s a women’s watch. Just goin for an undersized look. Any suggestions for other watches that might work?

[Anonymous No.17797644]

>>17797624
I should add I’m looking for something 40-42mm lug to lug, so watches like what Nomos puts out isn’t gonna work

[Anonymous No.17797661]

>>17797624
>I want to get a 34mm chronometer for less than 5k,
Get a used Rolex Oyster Perpetual Date, ref. 15xxx
They are still available for under 5000USD.

[Anonymous No.17797666]

>>17797510
I'd trust san martin over literal plastic movements. The disparity is even worse if you're willing to match the $400, the watches you can get for that money are so much better than this plastic shitter it's insane.

[Anonymous No.17797680]

>>17797666
If were being contrarian I would say
>I'd rather spend 400 dollars on a watch SOMEone thinks is cool rather than on a watch NO one thinks is cool.

Truthfully, though, spending money on either is a total waste. Until you're spending ~5000 bucks or more, you should just be buying Casios.

[Anonymous No.17797693]

>>17797680
You went from contrarian to just straight up retarded.

[Anonymous No.17797694]

>>17797624
Don't be stupid and get the watch that really ruled this segment: the recently dicontinued 34 mm Date"just". Simple as.

[Anonymous No.17797705]

>>17797694
It's pretty wild they stopped doing 34mm datejusts but they still offer 31mm datejusts.

[Anonymous No.17797709]

>>17797705
Don't they go down all the way to the high 20's with the (Lady-) Datejusts? I'm also surprised that they stopped making them in 34 mm but perhaps it was a weird inbetween size for modern customers?

[Anonymous No.17797712]

>>17797694
What is the difference between datejust and OP date?

[Anonymous No.17797728]

>>17797709
According to the rolex website configurator they do datejusts in 3-mm, 36mm and 41mm. The lady datejust is considered a separate product and only comes in 28mm. It's kind of odd to me they don't just roll the lady datejust in with the rest of the datejusts.

[Anonymous No.17797729]

>>17797712
the hands and hour indices

[Anonymous No.17797731]

>>17797729
...... And what is that difference? They look the same to me.

[Anonymous No.17797746]

>>17797068
>No larping Edition
Sorry, that's the only reason I have watches. Anybody else watching Goodwood Revival this weekend?

[Anonymous No.17797755]

>>17797712
>What is the difference between datejust and OP date?
For most generations they have the same movements, but in the late 70s, they had different movements. Then, the DJ had a quickset date and the OPD didn't. But for most years, they have the same movement. (When a new movement was introduced, the DJ got it first.)

OPD were always 34mm, DJ is traditionally 36mm.
OPD has a 19mm bracelet, DJ has a 20mm
OPD is generally less flashy, with fewer polished elements in the bracelet and less gold (but, of course, there were many variants over the years. Both watches were made for decades.)

[Anonymous No.17797758]

>>17797693
>You went from contrarian to just straight up retarded.
He's right, though. A Casio is a fine, cheap, watch. A 4000 Swiss shitter is just a machine-made piece of shit, possibly Chinese.

[Anonymous No.17797784]

>COSC certified SW200
>150m water resistance
>perfect 38mm size
>superluminova
>no more "christopher ward" on the dial, just the double flags logo
>no more shitty trident
>approved by the British Army, cool armory on the back
>between $1150 and $1300 (depending on the bracelet)

Why are we shitting on Christopher Ward again?

[Anonymous No.17797785]

>>17797784
steel version

[Anonymous No.17797787]

>>17797785
>>17797784
Looks pretty cool

[Anonymous No.17797795]

>>17797784
tranny watches. some anon posted a christopher ward magazine he received after purchasing one of their watches. it was embarrassingly globohomo with trannies and brownoids all over the place

DISGUSTING

[Anonymous No.17797797]

>>17797728
Lady pieces use gems or ridiculous girly colors that have no business being bought. If my girl wanted a nice watch she'd get a Speedy Automatic or so.

[Shou No.17797799]

https://discord.gg/ePjJDB4A9M

[Anonymous No.17797807]

>>17797469
you’re in for haters complaining about legibility. I have a negative display gshock (dw5600bb) and it did take a couple days to get used to it, but now I have no issues quickly checking the time.

[Anonymous No.17797812]

>>17797784
>>17797785
Crown s too big, otherwise it's ok.

[Anonymous No.17797814]

>>17797784
>>17797785
If you want a field watch just get a Hamilton for half that.

[Anonymous No.17797815]

[Anonymous No.17797836]

>>17797815
for me, it’s the victorinox night vision

[Anonymous No.17797853]

>>17797746
>Anybody else watching Goodwood Revival this weekend?
Yea I got it on my second monitor. I want to get a Frederique Constant Rally Healey

[Anonymous No.17797857]

>>17797807
Legibility with negative displays really only becomes a problem with smaller screens and limited edition shit that comes with screens in colors that aren't black
Really depends on the model

[Anonymous No.17797891]

>>17797288
It irks me to no end that titanium one doesn't have a negative display.

[Anonymous No.17797897]

>>17797288
TOUGH SOLAR kinda ruins it

[Anonymous No.17797898]

>>17797624
The op34 exists

[Anonymous No.17797909]

>>17797898
Unfortunately, new ones and even used ones from the current generation usually go for more than his price ceiling.

[Anonymous No.17797938]

>>17797068
>Your budget
$150 USD
>Watch type, e.g. cope, larp, poor
for everyday use in casual clothing
>Movement, e.g. automatic, hand wound, quartz
Automatic
>Desired features, e.g. water resistance, day/date, 2nd time zone
Water resistance for washing hands and swimming
>Preferred strap option, e.g. leather, nylon, bracelet
I'll probably use a nato strap
>Wrist size or desired watch size
Not sure, just a normal size for a male

[Anonymous No.17797940]

>>17797938
$150 automatic. no. just. no.

[Anonymous No.17797944]

ID

[Anonymous No.17797949]

>>17797944
Cartier tank or something similar

[Anonymous No.17797959]

>>17797944
>low-res pic
>dark
>distant
>unfocused

You are a fucking idiot.

[Anonymous No.17797963]

>>17797959
here's the guys channel if you want more angles https://www.youtube.com/@ericchristianpianist
i dont see the blue crown so i dont think its a cartier

[Anonymous No.17797966]

>>17797624
Goddman that watch is ugly even for a bremont

[Anonymous No.17797969]

>>17797938
San Martin is having a sale probably the only brand you could get and automatic at you budget. Make sure you get one with a sterile dial (no logo), as they are known for knock-offs but make passable quality pieces for the price. 37 to 39 mm case size should be right.

[Anonymous No.17797977]

Just got my f91w and holy shit it's tiny lmao. Posting a pic is pointless because phone cameras make watches look bigger than they are. My wrist is 7 inches, maybe a touch under.

[Anonymous No.17797980]

In the last thread I was trying to decide between Sinn and Damasko which as a really good scratch resistant harden metal case but decided to go with Sinn for the overall design+construction.

Now, I'm trying to choose between Marathon and Sinn.

>Sinn 857 / 43mm
>Marathon Diver (GSAR) Anthracite / 41mm

On their website Marathon says they have a Ion-Plating (IP) armour on their case but I'm pretty sure its just marketing. Still a nice watch tho. In the end, picrel watches looks sturdy enough for my needs.

I want a watch that I can wear at work and won't have to babysit it, something that I can bang on things and wont cry about it. basically, I think the term is imbecile but I'm looking for what they call a ''tool'' watch.

What would you guys choose here? If both sucks, is there a better Sinn/Marathon model I should be looking for?

[Anonymous No.17797981]

I bought grand seiko today it looks beautiful. Im beginning to think the faggots in here never seen one in person.... it unironically looks as good as a rolex dj or op

[Anonymous No.17797983]

>>17797980
Just get a titanium diver if you want some durability

[Anonymous No.17797985]

>>17797983
do you have some models to suggest?

[Anonymous No.17797986]

>>17797980
It's your money, but mine would go on Marathon. I prefer the arctic gsar though if only because the date wheel matches the dial

[Anonymous No.17797991]

>>17797981
Lots of Grand Seikos are beautiful. Most of the ribbing is over their design choices and movement finishing (both of which are mostly deserved).

[Anonymous No.17797993]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qniw21KpI5k

[Anonymous No.17797994]

>>17797784
It’s heavily pushed by ecelebs. Therefore it’s a worthless piece of shit and marketer ploy to grab your money.

[Anonymous No.17797995]

>Your budget
10k€ +/-
>Watch type, e.g. cope, larp, poor
Sports, dress or daily. I’m eyeing out Master Control from JLC or Rolex Exp2
>Movement, e.g. automatic, hand wound, quartz
Auto or mechanical
>Desired features, e.g. water resistance, day/date, 2nd time zone
Any, but not required
>Preferred strap option, e.g. leather, nylon, bracelet
Bracelet or leather. No mesh
>Wrist size or desired watch size
40mm+

[Anonymous No.17797997]

>MFW my high-end watch collection

[Anonymous No.17798010]

>>17797246
nah, chad wears $200 citizen watches from zales only soys from reddit's /r/watches/ care about muh 21 jewel in house movement and period accurate domed crystals like fuckin nerd star wars marvel faggots

[Anonymous No.17798019]

>don't like Breitling
>Finally try on a Breitling watch I like
>Ask the price
>5k
>ask about the movement
>40 hour power reserve eta based movement
LMAO

[Anonymous No.17798022]

>>17798019
Modern Breitling is crap.

[Anonymous No.17798023]

>>17798019
Shiteling also comes in worse than Invicta packaging if you care about that.

[Anonymous No.17798026]

>>17797938
one of the many seiko 5 models are pretty good despite the memes

[Anonymous No.17798030]

>>17797795
russia and trump LOST HAHAHAHAHAH

[Anonymous No.17798054]

>>17797938
70

[Anonymous No.17798066]

>>17797997
>t. Rishit Idhant

[Anonymous No.17798067]

>>17797980
I've own the Sinn 856 for about four years now and the watch itself has zero scratches. There are some scratches on the bracelet but they're pretty minimal and can only be seen under specific lighting conditions.

[Anonymous No.17798073]

>>17797164
That's a ridiculously bad fake Daytona - assuming everything else but the casio is fake

[Anonymous No.17798074]

>>17798066
nigga what kind of fucked up reference is that? Even google couldn't tell what that means. Are you having a stroke or something?

[Anonymous No.17798075]

>>17798073
wrong
The casio is also fake

[Anonymous No.17798083]

>>17797995
Would vote the old polar Explorer 2 with the red GMT hand. Super sharp. If you have a bit more budget you could go for a slightly more iconic vintage Pepsi - but functionally they're the same and the Explorer 2 is gorgeous in its own right.

If it's also your first luxury watch, you will be happy with Rolex. Besides from the watch itself, I think there's always a hope that people will notice your watch and stir up a conversation about watches if they're into them. I have more convos started with my Rolex than any other watch in my collection combined

[Anonymous No.17798088]

>Want to cop a Rolex in the low 5 figs
>But silver looks shit on me, only gold is suitable
Are those gold/silver mixtures still a semi cope? I might just not buy anything for another 3 months and go for gold otherwise

[Anonymous No.17798090]

>even the seiko is fake
JUST

[Anonymous No.17798092]

>>17797991
fair enough

[Anonymous No.17798099]

>>17798074

[Anonymous No.17798112]

>>17798099
nigga that kid is fucking latino
get your racism right and accurate, please

[Anonymous No.17798119]

>Have 40mm watch
>Airport security tells me to take it off
>Relative has 36mm watch
>Airport security lets them walk through the gates without taking it off
Bigbros... Were we in the wrong?

[Anonymous No.17798125]

>look at my beard and bald head
>oh btw there's a watch in my hand you can't see

[Anonymous No.17798126]

>>17797980
instead of buying a watch that supposedly has magic armor that protects it from scratches, buy a watch that you don't care if it gets scratched? as long as the crystal is sapphire you'll always be able to tell the time, case scratches don't interfere with the function of the watch

[Anonymous No.17798130]

>>17798119
Women are generally considered less of a threat. When the TSA agent saw her 36mm watch, he knew he didn't have to spend so much time with her and move onto the next passenger.

[Anonymous No.17798135]

>>17798130
An absolutely logical conclusion.

[Anonymous No.17798186]

>>17797853
This actually looks rather nice.

[Anonymous No.17798193]

>>17798119
They didn’t make me take off my g shock square. Maybe you just look like an ass

[Anonymous No.17798197]

>>17797980
>In the last thread...
>Now, I'm trying to choose between...
What's the hurry? Are you going to buy new a watch every day? Slow down there, partner.

[Anonymous No.17798198]

>>17797981
Post pic. They look smaller irl than in pics.

[Anonymous No.17798202]

>>17798073
From left to right:
Fake Daytona my dad purchased
Fake Datejust my dad also purchased
Seiko GMT I purchased to commemorate my first time traveling around the world, and the bracelet broke.
Seiko Coutura was my first “real” watch purchase I made when I knew nothing about watches.
Slow Watch my first watch ever I got because it’s a neat gimmick.
Some Relic Quartz shitter I’ve slowly been restoring so my wife will wear a watch.
Waltham Pocket Watch from 1894. Inherited this from my great great grandfather.
Unknown pocket watch my grandma bought from a catalogue because she heard I liked watches.
Dw5600 is the watch I purchased when I bought my son his second watch so we could walk together wearing “matching” watches. His was a Spider-Man digital quartz.

[Anonymous No.17798217]

Is this acceptable?

[Anonymous No.17798220]

>>17798217
Yeah, the markers line up and everything to the outside edges of the number, 60 only seems misaligned due to the font

[Anonymous No.17798224]

>>17798220
I meant the lume, it's not very accurately applied.

[Anonymous No.17798230]

>>17798224
You won't be able to tell the difference when looking at it on your wrist. Misalignment is easier to spot and will drive you crazy if you give a shit.

[Anonymous No.17798231]

>>17798220
I personally wouldn't approve this watch for sale if i was working at Nomos, i think it's unacceptable.

[Anonymous No.17798235]

mfw some sissy wears a 36mm watch near me

[Anonymous No.17798237]

>>17798217
Not at all. Being gay is not acceptable, even if Homos tries to make you believe it is.

[Anonymous No.17798239]

uhhh bros?

[Anonymous No.17798240]

>>17797836
Hell yeah, perfect for finding your keys in your car at night. They have a lot of cool watches.

[Anonymous No.17798241]

>>17798239
We all knew retards would try and do this, at the end of the day does it really matter?

[Anonymous No.17798243]

>>17798241
kind of. turns the hobby retarded eventually. happened to sneakers already

[Anonymous No.17798245]

>>17798235
Offshores are an abomination, they're so damn ugly.

[Anonymous No.17798246]

>>17798239
Of course it was gonna happen.
Flip culture is a disease that can only be cured with high doses of lead thru a cannon.

[Anonymous No.17798248]

>>17798243
It only makes Swatch look retarded. And the people who buy them as well.

[Anonymous No.17798250]

>>17798248
No, it makes the entire "hobby" retarded. It's not different than the Tiffany Blue Nautilus, or a lot of other examples.

[Anonymous No.17798251]

>>17798243
This particular event is retarded as hell. They’re not even limited production. Anyone who wants one for whatever reason can just wait. The only people that get hurt by this are impatient bastards.

[Anonymous No.17798252]

>>17798248
others will see the success and follow
eventually you'll have everything "dropping" in tiny quantities to maximize on FOMO and they'll use every limited drop to charge a premium too

[Anonymous No.17798253]

So how bad is the 400$ plastic meme watch?

[Anonymous No.17798254]

>>17798252
I don’t think anyone really views it as a success. But limited releases are a thing when it comes to anything you could buy, be it cars, watches, colognes, etc

[Anonymous No.17798255]

>>17798250
>No, it makes the entire "hobby" retarded.
Not if you buy vintage. And there will still be plenty of 'normal' watches that are unaffected by this trend out there at 'normal' prices.

[Anonymous No.17798261]

>>17798224
>thought it was only the 2 that they fucked up
>turns out even the other hour markers are fucked up
Oh shit how is that allowed?

[Anonymous No.17798263]

>>17798198
maybe lol but yeah they are much smaller in-person

[Anonymous No.17798264]

desu I kind of like this one

[Anonymous No.17798269]

>>17797995
Grand seiko

[Anonymous No.17798272]

>>17797579
Brows and Asians will line up to try and resell online for profit, so it's going to be pretty funny when it doesn't sell anything like the MoonSwatch.

[Anonymous No.17798282]

>>17798253
and then you fags say soiko is overpriced

[Anonymous No.17798283]

>>17798264
Nigger

[Anonymous No.17798285]

>>17798282
For the quality it is. Bracelet on my seiko 5 gmt snapped after 8 months. That’s abysmal.

[Anonymous No.17798286]

>>17798285
it obviously isnt

[Anonymous No.17798288]

>>17798283
bit uncalled for don't you think m8

[Anonymous No.17798300]

>>17798286
You think it’s acceptable for the bracelet on a $500 watch to snap after 8 months of gentle wear?

[Anonymous No.17798320]

>>17798300
Please understand. The watches aren't designed to be worn by american pigs.

[Anonymous No.17798323]

>>17798239
How much is a C$ (Cunt Dollar?) worth in real money?

[Anonymous No.17798332]

>>17798300

[Anonymous No.17798335]

>>17798239
>fifty fanthoms
sure is watch fans who bought these

[Anonymous No.17798340]

>>17798320
I’m a europoor and my wrist is only 50cm across the top dipshit

[Anonymous No.17798341]

>>17798335
>fifty fanthoms
kek it was bound to happen

[Anonymous No.17798342]

>>17798335
So are the people pissed off about the Swatchy Fathoms THIS new or are their memories so short they literally don't remember the exact same thing happening with the MoonSwatch a year ago?

[Anonymous No.17798343]

Please do not redeem the fifty fanthoms

[Anonymous No.17798346]

>>17798343
Imagine owning 50 opera houses.

[Anonymous No.17798347]

Swatch made ca$h, but seriously fuck flipers. The world would be a better place if we all agree to meet these motherfuckers and stab them in the spot.

[Anonymous No.17798350]

>>17798346
Someone should buy one and take pics posing with it in front of 50 different opera houses.

[Anonymous No.17798354]

>>17798350
and post a collage with a caption "redeeming my fifty fanthoms"

[Anonymous No.17798356]

>>17798354
Bollywood should make a movie called Redemption of the Fifty Fanthoms and feature this watch

[Anonymous No.17798358]

>>17798356
>>17798354
>>17798350
>>17798346
>>17798343
You fags are fucking nerds.
Nothing can redeem you.

[Anonymous No.17798359]

>>17798358
Yeah whatever. Post a watch.

[Anonymous No.17798363]

There should be more customization in the world of watches.

[Anonymous No.17798367]

Budget Ming

[Anonymous No.17798369]

>Flying regulator
So what's the next flying thing going to be? What else could fly, /wt/? I propose a flying minute repeater. Or maybe a flying perpetual calendar? Flying moonphase?

[Anonymous No.17798371]

>>17798369
Looks like a 50$ chinese shitter

[Anonymous No.17798372]

>>17798371
Agreed. I'm sure the all the workmanship is top notch, but that looks fucking awful.

[Anonymous No.17798373]

>>17798371
>>17798372
I don't care about looks, lets invent a flying something we can put in a watch.

[Anonymous No.17798377]

>>17798369
>>17798373
I suffer of anxiety. Knowning how much time is left before something I've to do helps me. I would like a MECHANICAL watch that tells me precisely how many minutes are left between now and an especific hour I previously set. Like reverse chronograph.

Yeah, I know it's weird and maybe stupid, but we're kind of reinventing the wheel here.

[Anonymous No.17798378]

>>17797784
>approved by the British Army,
meaningless bullshit
my anus is approved by the british army as a highpowered biohazard emitter weapon
this shit is to draw in the larpers and other soi retards

[Anonymous No.17798380]

>>17798377
>Like reverse chronograph.
A countdown timer?

[Anonymous No.17798381]

>>17798380
Yeah, but that goes in reverse and shows me how much time is left, not how much time has happened.

[Anonymous No.17798382]

>>17798369
Even on normal colors it doesn't look that good.

[Anonymous No.17798383]

>>17798381
But it'd have to be of the flying variety otherwise there's no point.

[Anonymous No.17798384]

>>17798332
was that wearing his watch sideways or something?

[Anonymous No.17798387]

>>17798383
Yeah, I like that

[Anonymous No.17798390]

>>17797795
>>17797994
>>17798378
Weak ad hominem attacks on the brand because you have no argument.
It's like people who used to shit on Tudor for years and years, but after a few seasons of good watches they realized that they are quite ok.
Did i mention those watches also have microadjust on the bracelets? This model is literally ticking all the boxes.

[Anonymous No.17798392]

idk anything about watches. what do you guys thinks makes a watch look good? a lot of these seem pretty egregious and would look awkward on your wrist imo.

[Anonymous No.17798394]

>>17798387
So Lange, you heard the man, we need a flying countdown timer, preferably in Zeitwerk flavour. Chop chop!

[Anonymous No.17798395]

>>17798394
I'm also still waiting for a Zeitwerk Chronograph...

[Anonymous No.17798399]

[Anonymous No.17798400]

[Anonymous No.17798405]

>>17798400
who the fuck likes Peanuts? I do not get this shit at all. Even Omega has $4k Snoopy watches. Are these for the boomer market?

[Anonymous No.17798409]

>>17798399
>oh look! Another Seiko 5 shitter that goes for the price of entry level luxury! Yummy nom nom, i like to eat my own poop.

[Anonymous No.17798415]

>>17798197
no, its jsut that when the moment comes, I want to be sure about what I'm buying and not have buyers regret and tell myself I should've went with this instead of that. I'm definitly not in a hurry.

[Anonymous No.17798417]

>>17798390
looks fine but you can get a $400 tissot with the same specs or pay a few hundred more for cosc (whatever good that is)

[Anonymous No.17798419]

>>17798359

[Anonymous No.17798420]

>>17798405
Definitely a reference for boomers. It's a cartoon but a classy one, the sountrack was jazz, the characters are subtle, it's fun without being trash.
Peanuts means "i'm a New York jew who grew up on Park avenue and spent my saturdays in Central Park and my parents were upper class liberals who read the Washington Post and listen to jazz, i am a mutliple generation upper class and therefore better than you."

[Anonymous No.17798422]

>>17798369
This pisses me off so much they need to rerelease the delphis as is from the 90s and be done with it all their modern watches look like ben10 shit

[Anonymous No.17798428]

>>17797995
I’d get a used master control triple calendar/moon phase with the blue dial. I think that’s the most complications you could get from a good brand for that price

[Anonymous No.17798434]

>>17798405
I love peanuts
>>17798420
The creator of peanuts was a devout Christian

[Anonymous No.17798437]

>>17798390
that "muh military issued/approved" is complete marketing bullshit isn't an ad hominem you retarded gorillanigger
it's a fact
that a low test soi like yourself bought the advert slop it says it all lmao

[Anonymous No.17798441]

>>17798369
>>17798422
To be fair to chronoswiss, or rather chronogerman since they're the only ones that've ever given a shit about that brand, this is the most buzz they've had in decades. Expect more ultraviolet pvd wacko shit from them.

[Anonymous No.17798451]

>>17798437
>that "muh military issued/approved" is complete marketing bullshit

https://www.christopherward.com/watches/c65-sandhurst-series-2/C65-38A3H3-S00K0-WC.html
>Approved by the MOD
>Inspired by the Smiths W10 field watch given to British soldiers in 1969, the improved C65 Sandhurst is a classic military timepiece. And like the W10, it’s been officially approved by the UK’s Ministry of Defence.

So i guess all this is invented and they just use the coat of arms without asking.
I'm not even saying i'll buy that watch, because i don't need another field watch, but your rebutals are ridiculous.

[Anonymous No.17798455]

>>17798451
There is not a single serviceman who uses an automatic watch in the field

[Anonymous No.17798460]

>>17798422
>IIII
That's not how 4 is written in Roman numerals! Four is written as "IV". For a $2,500 USD price, you'd think they get it correct.

[Anonymous No.17798462]

Post watches with fun casebacks

[Anonymous No.17798464]

>>17798462
I like certina's caseback

[Anonymous No.17798465]

I know for a fact I've seen this get asked a million times but I'm asking again
I'm going to Japan soon, primarily Tokyo but I'm willing to travel fairly far from there to get a good watch as a gift for somebody, price isn't really an issue
what brands should I keep an eye out for?
Hard mode: don't say seiko

[Anonymous No.17798467]

>>17798465
Credor?
There's hajime asaoka but you probably can't afford it

There's also some shitty microbrands that redditoids will shill but they're embarrassing

[Anonymous No.17798468]

>>17798460
not always

[Anonymous No.17798470]

>>17798467
>hajime asaoka
Thanks, if it's $10,000 or under it should be fine.
I'll check it out, thank you and thank you everyone else who gives me any responses

[Anonymous No.17798471]

>>17798462
I definitely prefer engraved caseback over sapphire casebacks.
It also makes the watch thinner most of the time.

[Anonymous No.17798473]

>>17798467
>hajime asaoka
again with this nigga. Hasn't his whole background been debunked already?

[Anonymous No.17798475]

>>17798465
>>17798470
I'm pretty sure there's Grand Seiko models that you can only buy at the Ginza boutique.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nJlMnbpHtE4

[Anonymous No.17798480]

>>17798473
what is there to debunk? you mean the "self trained" thing? they're still nice watches, is $25k so unreasonable for a watch like the tsunami?

>>17798475
please don't enable the sneaker culture bullshit, the $2000 6R35 watches were bad enough

[Anonymous No.17798481]

>>17798475
hafu?

[Anonymous No.17798482]

>>17798480
>you mean the "self trained" thing? they're still nice watches, is $25k so unreasonable for a watch like the tsunam
$25k is definitely unreasonable from a designer who's not an expert watchmaker.
I attribute his fame to weaboo yellow fever, if an american with his lack of watchmaking background charged $25k for watches, people would laugh.

[Anonymous No.17798484]

>>17798481
is the guy a hafu? idk

[Anonymous No.17798495]

>>17798460
It's the "watchmaker's four" you brainlet.
They've always used it to limit the "V's".

[Anonymous No.17798496]

>>17798451
you are too dumb to live
don't @ me again
retarded catamite

[Anonymous No.17798502]

>>17798482
you mean RGM?

[Anonymous No.17798505]

Cop or not this dress watch?

35mm, seiko quartz, sapphire crystal, for $400

[Anonymous No.17798508]

>>17798505
cream version

[Anonymous No.17798513]

>>17798505
I’d rather get a dolce

[Anonymous No.17798516]

>>17798250
That you think it's the same shows you know nothing about Swatch X releases or any other releases you think are similar.

[Anonymous No.17798517]

What is the spending limit to not be considered an haute horology idiot? Is my 250$ automatic Seiko inside the bounds or not

[Anonymous No.17798520]

>>17798517
The only acceptable watch at this point is a 9F grand s0yk0, anything less is disposable and anything more is veblen goods

[Anonymous No.17798521]

>>17798253
It's not bad for $100-$150. Seiko sells you a real watch for half the price of a fake Swatch.

[Anonymous No.17798525]

>>17798517
Entry luxury starts at 3k$

[Anonymous No.17798527]

>>17798347
>Swatch makes product for flippers
>twice!
>based
>flippers flip
>le kill them
Moonswatch dejavu. You retards never learn.

[Anonymous No.17798554]

>>17797897
It's a good thing it's tough. Could have been LIMP instead.

[Anonymous No.17798566]

>>17798363
We have been customizing G-Shocks for decades. There are trivial things like changing the straps and bezel, to more challenging stuff like changing the module and glass.

[Anonymous No.17798570]

any bongs here? out of curiosity, how expensive is this thing for you https://www.christopherward.com/the-twelve-watches/the-twelve/C12-36A3H1-S00W0-B0.html

[Anonymous No.17798574]

>>17798570
£1050

[Anonymous No.17798576]

>>17798363
The clasp is pretty neat but logo ruined it

[Anonymous No.17798577]

>>17798574
I guess that's including your 20% VAT. so 10% extra for, uh, reasons

[Anonymous No.17798578]

Which one of these Russian dive watches should I get, /fa/?

[Anonymous No.17798587]

>>17798462
I love the matteness of this caseback.

[Anonymous No.17798592]

>>17798578
2

[Anonymous No.17798598]

>>17798451
>they just use the coat of arms without asking
I don't know how it is in the UK but in the land of the free you can use military or any public logo or design without asking. It belongs to the people because we paid for it. Anything you see that says NASA or has the Navy Seals coat of arms doesn't need permission.

[Anonymous No.17798600]

>>17798578
I own a vostok in the same case as 2 and they're pretty neat, but this particular bezel is lackluster (it's easy to swap for an aftermarket though)
3 offers the best dial/arrows/bezel combo

[Anonymous No.17798614]

I currently can't decide between the G-Shock GA-2100 and GA-B2100. Is the solar version worth it or should I just stick to the 3 year battery? Is the Bluetooth function on these things any good?

[Anonymous No.17798616]

>>17798465
A unique Minase.

[Anonymous No.17798619]

>>17798614
The Bluetooth is cack, wish they'd just do mb6. I sent mine back and ordered a standard one

[Anonymous No.17798620]

>>17798616
Why are these so ridiculously expensive?

[Anonymous No.17798624]

>>17798620
Zaratsu.

[Anonymous No.17798625]

>>17798624
In other words top tier metal work. They also literally use the same machines as GS.

[Anonymous No.17798626]

>>17798619
Alright, if the bluetooth's shit then I'd rather invest the 40€ difference towards batteries. Thanks anon

[Anonymous No.17798632]

>>17798578
2

[Anonymous No.17798635]

>>17798625
>>17798624
Except the regular ones cost $1.5-5k, the question is why does some dude painting shit from a preset pattern for 20min make it $25k?

[Anonymous No.17798636]

>>17798625
The same machines as in they share the factory with grans seiko? or they just bought the same equipment from the same manufacturer?

aka are they literally the same, or are they literally LITERALLY the same?

[Anonymous No.17798647]

>>17798635
Ah i thought you meant Minase in general. How much does JLC or Patek charge for their hand painted watches? Watches become art at that point.

[Anonymous No.17798651]

>>17798636
Just Gebruder Sallaz machines, not the same exact ones.

[Anonymous No.17798658]

>>17798651
Mind you GS makes their own lapping paste and lapping wheels (or plates or whatever), and they spend time and effort on maintaining them properly.

[Anonymous No.17798662]

>>17798465
A high end casio oceanus

[Anonymous No.17798667]

>>17798662
anus

[Anonymous No.17798672]

>>17798651
I've not reviewed that part of the gebruder film.

[Anonymous No.17798674]

>>17798626
No problem anon, enjoy, its a nice watch

[Anonymous No.17798676]

>>17797308
>married, but wear watches
>therefore I must be a black man

What’s up, fellow niggas

[Anonymous No.17798677]

>>17798647
Oh so I can just hand paint some bullshit pattern and get $25k?

Right, didn't think so. So why can they? It's literally easier than painting fucking Warhammer miniatures, I've seen the process.

[Anonymous No.17798684]

>>17798677
>why does art cost money?
because people like it

[Anonymous No.17798710]

>>17798677
If you can manage to convince people to buy it from you then yes, you can.

[Anonymous No.17798714]

>>17798600
>>17798592
>>17798632
Thanks anons.

[Anonymous No.17798719]

>>17798677
So then do it.

[Anonymous No.17798726]

>>17798235
>The screws

[Anonymous No.17798732]

>>17798462

[Anonymous No.17798738]

>>17798405
Peanuts is massive in East Asia.

[Anonymous No.17798760]

Is it a good idea to occasionally lightly oil steel bracelets and cases?

[Anonymous No.17798770]

>>17798614
If you don’t go outside a lot don’t get the solar one. It’ll be on low power a lot

[Anonymous No.17798778]

>>17797533
ecodrive here. no jitter.

[Anonymous No.17798782]

where can i buy this calendar?

[Anonymous No.17798783]

>>17797624
I think it looks really nice except I don't personally like Roman numerals

[Anonymous No.17798795]

>>17798460
>this is your brain in americunt education system

[Anonymous No.17798806]

>>17798367
Seiko did it better, unironically.

[Anonymous No.17798808]

>>17798495
Why would you need to limit Vs?

[Anonymous No.17798810]

>>17798738
But not penis.

[Anonymous No.17798816]

>>17798808
Vs' magnetic properties lower accuracy.

[Anonymous No.17798824]

>>17798525
>Entry luxury starts at 3k$
Entry luxury starts at 1k$

FTFY

[Anonymous No.17798827]

>>17798824
>Entry luxury starts at 1k$
Entry luxury starts at 10k$

FTFY

[Anonymous No.17798828]

>>17797569
cool to HAVE seen it.
That typo triggers my autism

[Anonymous No.17798830]

>>17798760
It's probably not a bad idea. I had to oil mine since it was squeeking a bit, never had any problems since.

[Anonymous No.17798833]

>>17798808
>four numbers with I's
>four numbers with V's
>four numbers with X's
>balance achieved

[Anonymous No.17798837]

>>17798710
>>17798719
>>17798684
You didn't answer the question.

[Anonymous No.17798846]

>>17798030
Russia is actually winning though

[Anonymous No.17798853]

>>17798846
Fake and gay
I actually live in Ukraine btw

[Anonymous No.17798856]

>>17798578
The one you prefer. I'd go for 1

[Anonymous No.17798865]

entry luxury starts at the cheapest rolex

[Anonymous No.17798886]

>>17798865
Maybe I'm retarded but I don't understand why one would bother settling for an OP when an Explorer or Datejust is only relatively little more and way more iconic, desirable and interesting watches. If you're already spending that much for a watch you may as well go ham and save up a little more for something really good.

[Anonymous No.17798892]

>>17798846
they're all BROKE which is LOSING the ruble is a piece of dogshit

[Anonymous No.17798895]

>>17798837
Paint it yourself and find out, retard.

[Anonymous No.17798904]

>>17798886
Well, the OP is better looking than the Explorer and is otherwise functionally identical. The only thing the Explorer has over the OP is _slightly_ better lume (which isn't saying much because Rolex lume actually sucks across the board. It's like the one thing they do badly.)

The Datejust is a different story. It's a little more flashy, depending on the bracelet and bezel, and some people just despise the Cyclops with a passion.

[Anonymous No.17798918]

>>17798808
a V is obviously more expensive to produce compared to I

[Anonymous No.17798928]

>>17798904
By what metric is it bad? Is it that much worse than their peers?

[Anonymous No.17798937]

>>17798928
>By what metric is it bad? Is it that much worse than their peers?
The lume? Yes, compared to Seiko's LumiBright and the industry standard Super-LumiNova, Rolex's Chromalight does not glow as brightly or last as long. (And that's taking into account that blue light-emitting lume does not perform as well as green. Super-LumiNova BGW9 is nearly as good as C3, which made the old Seamasters have such great lume.)

Maybe it's the specific chemical composition, maybe it's simply that they don't apply it thickly enough.

[Anonymous No.17798948]

>>17798937
That seems like it would be a really easy problem to fix.

[Anonymous No.17798954]

>>17798808
Actual reason is because people got too easily confused with IV, V and VI etc.
Whereas even the most moronic of morons can count 4xI's to get 4 o'clock.
It simplifies things a bit.

[Anonymous No.17798964]

>>17798954
People who can't read roman numerals probably would just not buy a watch with roman numerals on it. They look kind of gaudy anyway, I don't know why so many still make watches with roman numerals.

[Anonymous No.17798971]

>>17798948
Yeah but not fixing it is even easier because it's clearly not hurting Rolex's sales, lume is a meme anyway and isn't as good as electroluminescence, an LED or your phone screen, if you're gonna need a watch frequently in the dark then again you'll need a REAL tool watch, a G-Shock.

[Anonymous No.17798976]

>>17798964
People (including fascists) adore the Romans and think they were classy.

[Anonymous No.17798978]

>>17798976
wtf I love roman numerals now

[Anonymous No.17798979]

>>17798978
>t. Exclusively buys fliegers "for the history"

[Anonymous No.17798982]

>>17798964
arabic numerals on town square clocks and pocketwatches is relatively recent with most makers preferring to use roman

[Anonymous No.17798983]

>>17798971
I wear watches pretty much everywhere except in the shower, even in bed, so I go crazy over lume. It doesn't really work if you haven't been outside all day because then it doesn't have the juice to get through the night, but if you've been doing some yard work or whatever you're in for a good night of knowing what time it is.

[Anonymous No.17798986]

>>17798971
>lume is a meme anyway
This. The number of divers who have been put in dangerous situations because of Rolex's poor lume is zero.

Plus, it's incredibly rare to be in a situation where you *need* to know the time in the dark and truly have no artificial light sources.

[Anonymous No.17798991]

>>17798979
Is this like the watch guy equivalent of the American gun guys that buy FALs and put Rhodesian bush camo paint on them "because it looks cool?"

[Anonymous No.17798994]

>>17798986
>>17798983
Well the lume starts depleting itself as soon as it *starts* getting dark, so by the time it's actually so dark you can't see the watch dial the lume has already dimmed, the only reason you can maybe see the lume after waking up in the middle of the night is because the residual lume is the only light source and your eyes are super sensitive to light after having your eyes closed for hours

[Anonymous No.17798998]

>>17798994
I have very strong low light vision, so maybe that's why.

[Anonymous No.17799007]

>>17798991
Definitely, same thing with Vostoks, if you find the "ruggedness" and the "agricultural engineering" of them appealing unlike those capitalist watches that are luxuriously fragile then...

[Anonymous No.17799034]

>>17798937
>industry standard Super-LumiNova
Super-LumiNova is actually just a Swiss made and distributed product of LumiNova, invented by Nemoto & Co, a Japanese company that holds the patent for LumiNova.

[Anonymous No.17799043]

>>17799034
And LumiBrite is essentially a Seiko-made and distributed LumiNova.

[Anonymous No.17799047]

>>17799034
This. Non radioactive lume belongs to seiko. This joint venture was only created to allow the swiss to use it because they were desperate, back when they still gave a shit about what actually constituted as Swiss Made that is.

[Anonymous No.17799051]

>>17799043
Seiko used Promethium147 for its lume well into the 90's.

[Anonymous No.17799052]

>>17799034
It's still the industry standard. It's why watch companies advertise their watches as having it.

[Anonymous No.17799060]

>>17799047
>belongs to seiko.
Well, not exactly. The patent holder is Nemoto & Co., Seiko just bought the rights to use it under the name of LumiBrite in their watches.

[Anonymous No.17799061]

NEW

>>17799058
>>17799058
>>17799058
>>17799058

[Anonymous No.17799068]

>>17799052
But the original is LumiNova and not Super-LumiNova which is just Rolex's name for LumiNova, so it is the industry standard and not the Super. Rolex had nothing to do with it. Credit where credit is due.

[Anonymous No.17799293]

>>17798465
7 or 8 figures in the bank?

[Anonymous No.17799387]

>>17798073
You can always tell the fakes from the other watches in the collection. Someone with enough money to buy a couple of rolexes would probably not buy shitty seiko watches.

[Anonymous No.17799399]

>>17798782
Why would you want to? Look retarded.

[Anonymous No.17799462]

>>17798578
2 > 4 > 3 > 1

[Anonymous No.17799463]

What's a watch <$2,000 with a sweeping second hand?

[Anonymous No.17799482]

What's a watch <$2,000 with a smoothly moving (whooosh, not tick tick tick) second hand?

[Anonymous No.17799808]

>>17797524
The tasteful thickness of it...

[Anonymous No.17799890]

>>17798332
>wear this to work every day
>never had this happen

[Anonymous No.17799978]

>>17797807
Thanks anon!

[Anonymous No.17800084]

>>17799482
used spring drive