/WT/ - WATCH THREAD

[Anonymous No.18058705]

No avatarfagging edition

Guides and Info:
>Poorfag guide:
https://www.imgur.com/a/NFMXDuK
>Watch essentials 102:
https://pastebin.com/Rc77hhXV
>Purchasing used watches:
https://pastebin.com/f44aJKy2
>Purchasing straps:
https://pastebin.com/SwRysprE

>Should I buy this MVMT / DW / "minimalist" fashion watch?
https://imgur.com/a/6CNO8

>Should I buy this Armani / Michael Kors / mall watch?
https://imgur.com/a/Sw1FsAn

"Suggest a watch for me."
>Your budget
>Watch type, e.g. dress, diver, pilot
>Movement, e.g. automatic, hand-wound, quartz
>Desired features, e.g. water resistance, day/date, 2nd-time zone
>Preferred strap option, e.g. leather, nylon, bracelet
>Wrist size or desired watch size

Previous thread: >>18057576

[Anonymous No.18058708]

Fuck off with this

NEW THREAD
>>18058706 (Cross-thread)
>>18058706 (Cross-thread)
>>18058706 (Cross-thread)
>>18058706 (Cross-thread)
>>18058706 (Cross-thread)

[Anonymous No.18058710]

>>18058692
>It's a whole 3 seconds off on my phone actually.

Never gonna make it bruh

[Anonymous No.18058711]

>>18058708
Suck a dick faggot. No one likes your shitty GS.

[Anonymous No.18058714]

>>18058711
>"I will show him by posting a stock image of a Lange and not my own watches!"

Now that's a BTFO if I've ever seen one.

[Anonymous No.18058722]

>>18058714
Cope and seethe faggot.
From now on I’ll make a split thread every time you make one with your shitty GS in the OP. Enough of your bullshit.

[Anonymous No.18058727]

[Anonymous No.18058728]

>>18058722
>shitty GS
I can't in good faith post in this thread if you can't keep your seething contained to the wearer of the watch.

[Anonymous No.18058733]

>>18058728
Grand Seiko is THE shitty watch, tho.

[Anonymous No.18058735]

Yup... it's Nautilus time

[Anonymous No.18058736]

My daily watches rn
I'm white trash, if you couldn't tell

[Anonymous No.18058740]

>>18058736
I like 'em

[Anonymous No.18058742]

While you lot are fantasizing about spending thousands on cereal box toys I've put together a list of sensible purchase watches. The watches you guys like are ugly, no offence.
My list is:
>Timeless and sleek designs
>Tells time AND date
>Uses the exact same internal parts as Rolex and Grand Seiko
>"Shit i just lost my watch!". Chill, bro it's only $20
All available on Amazon.

[Anonymous No.18058751]

>>18058742
"Polish janitor living in Britain" starter kit

[Anonymous No.18058754]

>>18058733
Nah, shit on whoretadello all you want but shitting on the Whiye Birch like that just makes you out yourself as a faggot.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=az5wAd6PgcI

[Anonymous No.18058757]

>>18058742
You can just HEAR the jangle on that black bracelet.

[Anonymous No.18058765]

If you don't own at least one Casio F91W, don't consider yourself being white...simple as.

[Anonymous No.18058783]

>>18058736
Based.

[Anonymous No.18058785]

[Anonymous No.18058801]

>>18058736
That Hamilton looks like shit. Like the TIssot and Orient though.

[Anonymous No.18058808]

>>18058754
>MUH FINISHING!!!!!!!!!!!!
>MUH ZARATSU!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
You know why GS fucking sucks?
Their watches are ugly, bloated, thick and awkward. Your typical 3 hands GS is
>40mm in diameter
>48mm lug to lug
>12mm thick
>22mm between the lugs
The case are fully polished (which is dumb as fuck for sports watches) and the bracelet are probably the worst you can find in that price point. Not only do they look terrible, but fans of the brands are insufferable like that one faggot who keep spamming his shitter in litteraly every thread (even in vintage watch threads).

Is the finishing good? Sure, I guess.
But honestly I would rather wear a Daniel Wellington than being part of that "community".

Grand Seiko just screams "bad taste". And I say that as a weeb.

[Anonymous No.18058809]

>>18058808

[Anonymous No.18058813]

>reminder this DUMB FAGGOT thought black polish was exclusively japanese.

yep good ol consumer. only knows how to buy and blog like a woman. actually gets BUTTHURT over strangers online. cant actually keep a woman DIVORCED LMFAOOOOOOO

[Anonymous No.18058815]

[Anonymous No.18058818]

>>18058785
Didn't you say yoi were considering getting a trip? What happened to that?

[Anonymous No.18058835]

>>18058808
The biggest tell GS is a terrible brand is it's never discussed by people who genuinely care about watches. Watchmakers, collectors, horologists, vintage specialists... The brand just doesn't speak to them.

[Anonymous No.18058838]

>>18058835
Huh? You literally replied to a post replying to a watchmaker kissing their ass?

[Anonymous No.18058843]

>>18058838
>some literally who with 30k followers on Youtube
oh wow!

[Anonymous No.18058844]

>>18058735
Like the Nautilus and the CasiOak had a baby.

[Anonymous No.18058847]

id?

[Anonymous No.18058849]

>>18058808
Their sportier models are all of the worst parts of Seiko's designs put together.
It's impressive that you can overthink your way back into looking like a mall shitter.
>>18058835
Nothing at all to do with the fact they have not been active outside of the japanese market for the last 15 years and have just started active marketing for the past 5 years or so.
No, it's because they're shit that watchmakers don't talk about it (disregard the one that was just posted, who has been running one of the largest workshop in the NL for 10+ years, he has no youtube clout and that's how you can tell how good a watchmaker is)

[Anonymous No.18058856]

>>18058847
Sorta looks like a Franck Muller Conquistador, especially with the diagonal link bracelet.
No idea if they made that bracelet in gold though, only seen it in steel.

[Anonymous No.18058857]

Guide to posters

Major avatarfags
=============

>Poortadello/OmegaDrunk
Multi-reply specialist. Canadian. Gay. Only posts about his own watches. Very repetitive posts. Has several obscure Omegas only he cares about. Notorious for samefagging.

>Whoretadello
Balding Greek living in Germany. Has a tendency of buying too large watches. Cleans cars for a living. Has a Tudor, Homos, and some Seikos. Life currently falling apart, filling the void with materialism and falling in love with strippers. Made a discord server which no one joined. Tax evader, sex trafficker, tried to hide the evidence by deleting posts.

>Citizen drunk/Finncel
25% Finnish, 50% Swedish, rest is a mystery. Lives in Finland. Works as a shelver in a grocery store. Alcoholic. Repetitive posts about his one Eco-Drive. Tragic case of gyno.

>Mortadello
Very positive and friendly, but doesn't post anything of any consequence. Lawyer. Obese. Posts improving photos of amazing watches. Lies about his age. Does not take criticism well.

Semi-regular posters
================

>HamiltonDrunk
Posts a single picture per thread before getting drunk and passing out. Owns a Hamilton. Works in television and film.

>Nobully anon
Trans. Has rich parents who have bought them several VCs.

>Cockwatch
18 years of age. Has one F-91W, has posted it on his cock. Mostly posts the Casio with Soviet knick-knacks. Genderqueer. Wants to be Emma Watson. Russian living in Latvia with mommy. Part-time BitterAnon.

>ALS anon
Has an 1815 Up/Down. Stays under the radar, but occasionally pops up to flex and complain.

>Central Florida Anon
Looking for a wristlet to love

>BitterAnon
Who is the mysterious BitterAnon? It could be anyone! It could even be you! Currently residing inside the heads of several avatarfags.

>Bittercel
Obsessed with BitterAnon. Responds with repetitive images. If you see someone accusing everyone of being bitter but never posts a watch, you've found Bittercel

[Anonymous No.18058859]

[Anonymous No.18058865]

>>18058849
It's one guy talking about GS's hands finishing on Youtube for 4 minutes lmao. Meanwhile there are millions of articles and videos of watchmakers praising Rolex or Omega movements. Even Philippe fucking Dufour is telling people to buy a Rolex.

>b-b-b-but GS didn't sell outside of Japan 5 years ago, that's not fair!!!
People didn't give a shit about vintage Cartier 2 years ago. You could buy a Tank Louis for 3k on Chrono24, and now they sell like hot cakes for 10k+.
Remember how Breitling and Tag were considered absolute dogshit just 2 years ago? A few good releases and now they're acceptable again.

If anything being an obscure brand is a huge bonus in the watch world. Japanese brand? Even better.
Grand Seiko will never become cool because the watches are FUCKING UGLY AND CLOWNISH.

[Anonymous No.18058868]

>>18058857
Kill yourself.

[Anonymous No.18058869]

[Anonymous No.18058870]

>>18058865
>Remember how Breitling and Tag were considered absolute dogshit just 2 years ago? A few good releases and now they're acceptable again.
Wait for the reliability issues of the B01 calibers to really kick in and Breitling will lose a bit of its luster.
also, vintage hype is generally astroturfed by sellers at least in part
remember a few years back when a bunch of people """suddenly""" rediscovered Universal Genève all at once just as auction houses and bigger vintage sellers happened to have inventory coming in? Such a happy coincidence.

[Anonymous No.18058876]

ask me dumb questions about watches so I can give you dumb answers

[Anonymous No.18058883]

>>18058876
What is the Dark Souls of watches?

[Anonymous No.18058884]

>>18058870
>also, vintage hype is generally astroturfed by sellers at least in part
Yes, just like in every market there are trend setters. People with enough taste and street credibility to be able to manipulate the market and even the brands's orientations (reissues of older models like pic related). Cartier and Piaget craze are also good examples of astroturfing.

[Anonymous No.18058886]

>>18058883
In terms of difficulty to service? Any "grandma watch" with a small movement that's going to be in awful condition because there's hardly any waterproofing, if any.
You're gonna have hair wrapped around the crown stem (sometimes even around some wheel axles), dust and debris all over, humidity damage, possibly some cracks in the rubies too. It's tough getting anything decent out of them.
I'll take a janky complication module over a "I got this from my grandmother and it would mean a lot if it could work again" any day.
Pic wasn't too bad but you can see the kind of gradual damage that happens on these watches when you look at the bridges. They're supposed to be uniform in colour and texture and not look shitty and browned like that.

[Anonymous No.18058894]

>>18058785
what does he do for a living?

[Anonymous No.18058896]

>>18058808
only sd are like that

[Anonymous No.18058913]

BASED or cringe?

[Anonymous No.18058915]

>>18058913
>no TSUUchymetre
awful

[Anonymous No.18058921]

>>18058884
>Piaget craze
Oh to be a fly on the wall of the Piaget offices when they have the meeting about how their 80s gold Polo reissue was a hardcore flop because they reissued the wrong one
You know it's bad when even the gigashills of T&H call it a bomb

[Anonymous No.18058924]

>>18058913
trash

[Anonymous No.18058926]

>>18058921
They fucked up really bad with this one.
>people love vintage Piaget for their small sizes and ultra thin movements
>"let's make a reissue but bigger, thicker and with an automatic movement"
Further proof Richemont is run by literal retards.

[Anonymous No.18058938]

>>18058926
>Further proof Richemont is run by literal retards
For me, it's the JLC price hikes that did it.
It's like they saw that everyone was coming to the conclusion that the basic Reverso was a good value proposition and a nice entry level into higher end watches, and their reaction was
>NOOOOOOOO we're a PRESTIGE ASPIRATIONAL HAUTE HORLOGERIE brand, we can't be put in the same sentence as "value proposition" aaaaaaaaaaaaa
>double-digit% price increase
And the worst part is, they can fuck up as hard as they want, with as many of their brands as they want because Cartier will always bail them out financially by pretty much owning the market for women's watches.
Panerai's constant movement downgrades? Moving IWC's movement production into ValFleurier? It's fine, we'll just sell more quartz tanks and we'll be okay.

[Anonymous No.18058949]

Can someone ID this one? Looks like an Orient Kano/Kamasu but some say it is a Tudor. For context it is a leftist president (Soon to be found out if he wans to be a dictator?) with the typical humble life/hate mega corporations speech. I've seen him wearing Orients before so I'm leaning towards it

[Anonymous No.18058966]

>>18058949
wrote a huge wall of text on why I hate this man, but I rembebered this is a watch thread and not /pol/. Doesn't look like an orient nor a tudor to me, anon.

Are you from Colombia too?

[Anonymous No.18058970]

>>18058894
>what does he do for a living?
Washes cars.

[Anonymous No.18058996]

>>18058938
For me, it's pic related.

[Anonymous No.18058998]

>>18058996
The biggest joke of them all is that of all these four brands, Montblanc might be the one that churned out the most "in-house" movements thanks to their acquisition of Minerva.

[Anonymous No.18059000]

I have to say "plastic protective film starting to peel itself off" is a very... bold choice for how to display a 50 000 EUR watch in the store. Really gives that premium look and feeling of exclusivity to it you know?

[Anonymous No.18059002]

please rate my new watch :)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s6ksxfWx6zE

[Anonymous No.18059003]

>>18058966
Didn't mean to make it political. Just curious about the watch since I've seen him wearing other pieces.

Yeahv8a

[Anonymous No.18059004]

Kofe time.

[Anonymous No.18059009]

>>18059002
Shit/5, should've bought a real watch with the money.

[Anonymous No.18059024]

>>18059004
>>18058868

[Anonymous No.18059036]

>>18058765
What is that? A158W? A168W?

[Anonymous No.18059053]

>>18059009
>should've bought a real watch with the money.
for 35 euros you can't get a mechanical watch with inhouse movement and history.

[Anonymous No.18059062]

>>18059000
Lol. You took this photo in the most fashionable shopping district of Stockholm, right?

[Anonymous No.18059065]

[Anonymous No.18059072]

>>18059065
And to think that happiness is only 2000$ away...
Say, how much did it gain/lose so far? 1 second?

[Anonymous No.18059085]

>>18059002
It's quirky, 6/10

[Anonymous No.18059086]

>>18058996
It's kind of funny how no one really cared about "in-house" before 2010, and having a JLC caliber was actually a selling point.

>>18058998
Piaget also makes a ton of movements. IIRC Cartier still uses Altiplano movements in some of their watches.

[Anonymous No.18059087]

Morning lads, how are you guys doing this Sunday?

[Anonymous No.18059098]

>>18059072
KEK
-0,3s give or take currently.

[Anonymous No.18059099]

>>18059086
Piaget does make movements, but not a ton of them, since they don't produce that much in the first place, and Cartier's mechanical output is small.
I don't know if Montblanc beats the rest in terms of quantity (doubt it does now that they don't have any of their monopushers in the current collections), it's more that of the Richemont brands, aside from JLC and the very high-end parts of Piaget and Cartier, they have the more complete in-house production line if you consider Minerva as part of Montblanc. The rest is mostly delocalized to ValFleurier yet still called "in-house". At least Montblanc owns its outsourced factory instead of pulling a Swatch/ETA.

[Anonymous No.18059103]

>>18058736
Looks pretty solid desu
Definitely not white trash.

[Anonymous No.18059105]

>>18059103
This guy has GS money and spent it on a swiss fashion shitter. What the fuck is this place.

[Anonymous No.18059108]

>>18059105
>not buying 100 G-Shocks

[Anonymous No.18059113]

>>18059108
>not buying 10% of an MB&F

[Anonymous No.18059119]

Is there a Spring Drive that doesn't have a date or the power reserve function? I just want something with the cleanest dial possible.

[Anonymous No.18059127]

>>18059105
Lol, little broke boy mad how people spend their money

[Anonymous No.18059128]

lmfao @ this idiot kek

[Anonymous No.18059132]

>>18059103
>>18059087
‘Low’ horology fashion shitters who bought these because they can’t afford a Patek.

[Anonymous No.18059135]

>>18059087
Morning, anon.

[Anonymous No.18059142]

>>18059132
Post your watch.

[Anonymous No.18059145]

>>18059119
Yes. Some of them are time-only at the front and the power reserve indicator is visible at the back.

[Anonymous No.18059146]

>>18059145
Like which one?

[Anonymous No.18059147]

what nice quartz can you buy for 1k ?

[Anonymous No.18059150]

>>18059119

[Anonymous No.18059152]

>>18059146
AFAIK it's mostly their upscale models.
Calibers 9R01 and 9R02 are for the limited runs in platinum and gold and such.
Caliber 9R31 has some models starting in the 8000€ range.

[Anonymous No.18059156]

>>18059147
That's a really shitty range for quartz, it's too high for stuff to be "good because it's affordable" but not high enough for the wacky pricey stuff like the Breitling with an emergency antenna.
Some packed G-Shocks, radio-controlled quartzes from Junghans or Citizen I guess, and some of Omega's weird experimental stuff from the 80s if you're willing to go vintage and get lucky.
>pic only related if you get really, really lucky. It's usually closer to 2000 than 1000

[Anonymous No.18059157]

>>18059150
That one looks fat, the lugs feel very stubby.

>>18059152
I mean 8k might be alright but the ones I've seen so far is in their Masterclass collection which starts at 30k. I am not spending 30k on a fucking Seiko. Hell I'm probably not spending 8k on a fucking Seiko. Highest I'd go is 4k maybe 5k.

[Anonymous No.18059164]

>>18059157
>Highest I'd go is 4k maybe 5k.
Good think they lose half their value when they leave the store then.
The Omiwataris have the 9R31 caliber and you can find them for 6-7000 on chrono24, meaning you can talk your way to a lower price, and most likely find them lower in other places too.

[Anonymous No.18059165]

>>18059147
You can get a solar-powered Seiko Speedtimer for $500.

[Anonymous No.18059166]

I just ordered my first watch bros. I've lurked here a little while and finally decided to pick myself a nice entry up for my Birthday.

[Anonymous No.18059167]

>>18059157
You're only a used sports watch or something that's not Spring Drive for 4 to 5k

[Anonymous No.18059168]

>>18059166
Happy birthday. What did you order?

[Anonymous No.18059169]

>>18059167
*only getting

[Anonymous No.18059172]

>>18059168
Citizen AR3010-57E. Wanted something slim and I saw an anon post one recently which caught my eye.

[Anonymous No.18059176]

>>18059167
TBQH once I get into 8k I'm moving upwards towards a Rolex. Hell even at 6k I'm looking more towards vintage Rolexes like a 16570. And I already have a Rolex I am happy with, I do want a 16570 though I think it's my favorite Rolex.

[Anonymous No.18059178]

>>18059167
>>18059168
There's a dozen GS below 3000 on chrono24 right now with Spring Drive and with boring sunburst dials.
Give time for the more recent ones to dip in price. Trust me you are not alone in refusing to spend over 5-6000 second hand for the more interesting models.
>mfw Watchfinder tries to sell them second hand 500 bucks below RRP
>>18059172
Looks 'aight, and Eco-Drive is neat.

[Anonymous No.18059188]

>>18059178
You are American?

[Anonymous No.18059196]

Are you hyped for the Omega Moonwatch Professional Dark Side Of The Moon Anniversary Apollo "Sea Of Tranquility" Landing Edition (limited)?
They say it will be the FIRST Speedmaster with a white dial AND Snoopy on the caseback.
I cannot wait.

[Anonymous No.18059198]

>>18059196
god, it's all the same

[Anonymous No.18059212]

I’m going to get a largish bonus this month and I want a nice watch that is a) not a Teddy Bulbasaur shitter and b) not a Rolex sub

I own zero watches, want one that will do everything for me. Open to buying used for reliable older stuff, would prefer new, don’t want a 2 year AD wait list.

What would you buy between 5 and 12k?

[Anonymous No.18059218]

>>18059002
Happy meal watch

[Anonymous No.18059219]

>>18059165
Won’t these solar power watches become useless after a few years?

[Anonymous No.18059220]

>>18059219
Why? Is the sun gonna go out?

[Anonymous No.18059233]

> Your budget
$250-$500
> Watch type, e.g. dress, diver, pilot
Dress, Mainly for dinner dates, theatres and restaurants.
> Movement, e.g. automatic, hand-wound, quartz
Hand-wound, but happy with either
> Desired features, e.g. water resistance, day/date, 2nd-time zone
Not bothered
> Preferred strap option, e.g. leather, nylon, bracelet
Leather
> Wrist size or desired watch size
A watch on the smaller side with preferably a rectangle case that is black and silver.

[Anonymous No.18059234]

>>18059212
citizen eco-drive in 36-39mm diameter

[Anonymous No.18059239]

>>18059087
you should moisturize the top of your hands

[Anonymous No.18059255]

Do you guys bother with microbrands?

[Anonymous No.18059261]

>>18059255
I love my F. P. Journe

[Anonymous No.18059263]

>>18059220
No but the battery will, and in Seiko's case they do not make the proprietary battery/parts for watches that they discontinue. For instance, the early Spring Drive and Kinetics, good luck finding parts since they've been discontinued. I own two Kinetics(2008 and 2010) and there is zero parts availability due to Seiko discontinuing them. A 50-60 year old Rolex can be fixed either from RSC or a 3rd party jeweler. A Seiko Spring Drive, not so much...

[Anonymous No.18059265]

>>18059255
Depends what kind now that some microbrands have grown into stable affairs with regular collections and some formerly established brands have shrunk into a two or three model collection. You can have some neat choices in there and the off-the-shelf movements means it won't be a nightmare servicing your stuff.
The kickstartercore "I'm just a watch lover with a dream" is usually not worth it unless the design is really weird or unique and the price reasonable (see Xeric I guess)

[Anonymous No.18059273]

>>18059263
Don't worry, this is going to become a problem for mechanical watches too.
Why do you think everyone is jumping on the silicon hairspring bandwagon? It's not for its antimagnetic properties, that's been a solved problem for ages now. It's because that way only they can provide replacement and they can effectively kill off some models if they wish by discontinuing hairsprings.
>b-but it's super-duper sturdy and won't even deform or bend or break or anything
That's what they've said about every single alloy used for hairsprings, ever and it was never the case.

[Anonymous No.18059277]

>>18058808
I like grand seiko beautiful watches cant be beat in the 4k - 7k range but whoretadello is just insufferable and is a sex trafficker.

[Anonymous No.18059284]

>>18058785
I think this is a really nice watch

[Anonymous No.18059288]

>>18059284
But is it quartz, mechanical or automatic?

[Anonymous No.18059289]

>>18058869
Such a beautiful watch

[Anonymous No.18059291]

>>18059273
Technically a silicon hairspring can lasts 100s to 1000s of years. A SD circuit is designed to fail after a certain amount of cycles.

[Anonymous No.18059292]

>>18058913
The only new tag I’d consider are the glass box carreras

[Anonymous No.18059298]

>>18059004
A very good watch bro

[Anonymous No.18059299]

>>18059119
Check out sbgy007/013

[Anonymous No.18059302]

>>18059196
This is how omega loses respect

[Anonymous No.18059303]

>>18059212
Glasshutte sea q

[Anonymous No.18059304]

I think the King Seiko KSK is the most beautifully shaped watch case.

[Anonymous No.18059305]

I'm starting to look at vintage IWC and I have to admit there are some real gems out there. Especially 1950s and 1960s watches. I never really paid attention to the brand because of all the terrible crap they make now, but pic related is pretty amazing for a 60 years old watch.

1300 eurobucks. Fully serviced.

Why do people even buy Seikos at this point?

[Anonymous No.18059306]

>>18059288
All of the above

[Anonymous No.18059309]

>>18059292
Or if you can pull it off monacos are cool but the only 2 men to walk the earth that could look good wearing one were Steve McQueen and Walter White

[Anonymous No.18059313]

I really want this cheap toy watch but I also don't want to fight Jamal for it.

[Anonymous No.18059314]

>>18059305
Because people like different things? I don't like the looks of that IWC at all. But you like it so buy it and enjoy.

[Anonymous No.18059319]

>>18059304
For me it's the 6218. Parmigiani Fleurier Tonda isn't bad either.

[Anonymous No.18059323]

>>18059314
>Because people like different things?
BULLSHIT. You all like the same crap.
>round case
>stainless steel
>blue, black or silver dial
>date window
>40mm
>12mm thick
That's 90% of the watches you tasteless niggers discuss all day. The average /wt/ poster owns a Seiko 5 and jerks off while looking at pictures of Vacheron Overseas. Pathetic.

[Anonymous No.18059327]

>>18059304
>>18059319
For me it's the 62GS.

[Anonymous No.18059330]

>>18059305
The old IWC Ingénieur had really interesting movements too with wacky automatic winding transmission and weird jumping date.

[Anonymous No.18059342]

>>18058859
You have a Nomos too, Mr. White?

[Anonymous No.18059344]

Its getting worse family

[Anonymous No.18059348]

>>18059305
>1300 eurobucks. Fully serviced.
>Why do people even buy Seikos at this point?

Main problems here
>nearly impossible to get parts for at this point
>not all watchmakers can service it, need an older guy with experience
>typically very small watches, womens size of today
>technology of the time problems, like low power reserve, low beat rate etc

This is much like vintage cars, know what you're getting into there. Plus the added benefit of Radium dials giving you cancer.

[Anonymous No.18059350]

>>18059000
Are these bracelets comfortable? They look so goofy to me but the links are so short there's almost no way it doesn't make for a comfortable fit.

[Anonymous No.18059354]

>>18059002
Has a certain crass allure to it.

[Anonymous No.18059356]

I researched watches for a week and concluded that only rolex and up is worth getting. Fuck omega, tudor, and other fake shit

[Anonymous No.18059359]

>>18059354
>oblivion numerals

[Anonymous No.18059360]

>>18059172
Me lad!

[Anonymous No.18059361]

These people are joking, right? It's not quite April 1st yet.

[Anonymous No.18059362]

>>18059356
Brands that made watches what they are today, are worth getting, even if they pale in comparison to the high end pieces.

For example
>Heuer (not TAG)
>Moonwatch
>Navitimer
>Fliegeruhr
>Ingenieur

Without these guys there would be no watch industry

[Anonymous No.18059363]

>>18059356
The fuck do you mean
>Rolex and up
Do you measure starting at the Oyster Perpetual? At the shi- I mean Skydweller?

[Anonymous No.18059366]

>>18059302
Was there any left after that moonswatch bullshit?

[Anonymous No.18059371]

>>18059356
Ah yes, "mass produced brand" is so much better than "other mass produced brand" and "the mass produced brand but slightly different and a little bit cheaper".

[Anonymous No.18059377]

Can someone talk me out of dropping $3500 on this?

[Anonymous No.18059379]

>>18059356
rolex is shit tho
they don't make a single watch that looks good

[Anonymous No.18059380]

>>18059366
Is that really Omega's fault or Swatch's fault? Yeah, Swatch owns Omega but Omega made the moonwatch before Swatch acquisition and didn't play any direct role in designing or manufacturing the plastic shitters. Same with the Shitty Fathoms, they're turds but I don't hold Blancpain responsible for that. It's Swatch being weird moneygrabbers and making questionable cross promotions with their umbrella.

[Anonymous No.18059381]

>>18059356
Rolexes look shit, I'd much rather buy something that actually looks good thank you very much.

[Anonymous No.18059382]

>>18059348
>>nearly impossible to get parts for at this point
>>not all watchmakers can service it, need an older guy with experience
Literally the opposite. These 1960s watches are super easy to service. Even today they teach young watchmakers/horologists how to service a watch using 1960s Rolexes/Omegas.
Modern watches? Almost impossible to service for independent watchmakers. They're packed with proprietary bullshit and weird designs.
>>technology of the time problems, like low power reserve, low beat rate etc
Back then the standard was 40h of power reserve. Just wind your watch every morning if it's manual. Or just don't care about it if it's automatic.
And low beat rate is based. Movements last longer. These watches are still running today and keep perfect time.

tl;dr: you don't know shit about watches and are talking out of your ass.

[Anonymous No.18059386]

>>18059377
its not a rolex so its shit

[Anonymous No.18059389]

>>18059381
What is something that doesn't look shit?

[Anonymous No.18059390]

>>18059377
New or used? The waiting tine is quite long.

[Anonymous No.18059392]

>>18059389
Only Citizen, Seiko and Credor so far doesn't look like absolute dogshit.

[Anonymous No.18059393]

>>18059389
nta but

[Anonymous No.18059394]

>>18059380
I mean it's not like Omiga needed any help raping the corpse if the speedy. Seriously, it feels like there's a """new""" one coming out every week or so. Oy, did you know it's been to the moon? The MOON! Fucking crazy, amirite?
Give me a break.

[Anonymous No.18059396]

>>18059393
>>18059323

[Anonymous No.18059397]

>>18059389

[Anonymous No.18059398]

>>18059393
Imagine falling for the seiko meme

[Anonymous No.18059401]

>>18059398
If it looks good, it's not a meme. Much better than ugly dive watches.

[Anonymous No.18059404]

>>18059390
Oh, wow. You are right; I figured waiting time would be maybe 1-2 years, but it's 5-6 years. That solves that. Thanks anon.

[Anonymous No.18059408]

>>18059393
Love my grandshitter

[Anonymous No.18059409]

>>18059394
>Omega lost the bid to actually go to the moon for real to Casio
The only watch to ever been to the moon is going to be a Casio. If you believed the moon landing in the 60s was real then I have a bridge to sell you.

[Anonymous No.18059412]

>>18059408
Can't say I'm not jealous

[Anonymous No.18059414]

What's the point of a watch thread if anything that isn't a GS or Citizen that gets spammed 24/7 is automatically delegated to dogshit? People can like different things, just because it looks ugly to you doesn't mean it looks ugly to them.

[Anonymous No.18059415]

>>18059401
Theres a lot of random quarts less than 500 bucks that look the same. Lol at paying big money for a glorified quartz

[Anonymous No.18059417]

>>18059415
and I can buy a chink clone rolex for like $200, what's your point?

[Anonymous No.18059419]

>>18059382
>These 1960s watches are super easy to service
Wrong, mostly because of flimsy hairsprings, brittle springs in the function-setting area dial-side in some cases and because many were not taken good care of, leading to problems down the line. Also, the systems in place for central seconds were often fragile and good luck finding any replacement for a throughaxle now. If any part other than a screw is damaged, you are fucked big time.
>Even today they teach young watchmakers/horologists how to service a watch using 1960s Rolexes/Omegas
ABSOLUTELY wrong. When you start, you lose and break parts all the time so the very last thing you want are movements with limited part supplies. Most training starts on ETA 6498/6497 then moves on to ETA 2824 or Sellita equivalent. No one in their right mind would make you start on obsolete movements when you could use today's industry standards. The only case in which that would make sense would be a school that only ever got old supplies in NOS condition or close, which is very rarely the case as most schools work alongside the industry groups (who in turn get to recruit directly from there)

[Anonymous No.18059420]

>>18059417
My point is that only an incel would buy a seiko or grand seiko lol

[Anonymous No.18059421]

>>18059382
You're wrong about literally everything you stated. Was this intentional because it's rather impressive.

[Anonymous No.18059422]

>Rolex AND the Omega sales people keep showing me 32 mm watches saying they're a "perfect fit"..

It's fucking over me?

[Anonymous No.18059423]

>>18059382
>Almost impossible to service for independent watchmakers. They're packed with proprietary bullshit and weird designs.
Yes, but not for any reason related to the movements. The majority of modern watches use either ETA or some clones, quartz or mechanical, or basic japanese movements. And you can easily get parts for ETA, all you need is a repair accreditation for Tissot or Longines and you can access most of what you need. Even without that, a lot of third-party suppliers have spare parts in store. And even the very protective brands (see Rolex) are often so high in demand that third-party replacement parts for movements now exist and they are often on-par with the original (but that's because Rolex movements are really nothing special). Not saying it's never a problem but if you're not ham-fisting it, you can easily get through a service on any modern watch without needing to switch components (except with Dubois-Dépraz modules, these are the actual worst)
The problem with parts lockdowns is with hands, casing elements, crowns, pushers and the like. THESE are the parts you cannot get anywhere. And since they are visible, you can't just wing it and use third-party generic replacements the way you would with say a mainspring. Some brands are notorious for fucky parts too, Breitling's extra brittle chrono hands are a good example. They're meant to snap in order to dissuade any indie or third party watchmaker from trying anything and centralizing all services and repairs in Breitling's own repair centers.
>t. WOSTEPfag, accredited for Longines, Cartier repair and going through the accreditation process for Panerai and JLC

[Anonymous No.18059424]

>>18059423
Thoughts on the JLC 899?

[Anonymous No.18059426]

>>18059377
I would buy one today but there’s a 4 year waitlist

[Anonymous No.18059428]

>>18059422
It never started for you. Just rot

[Anonymous No.18059429]

>>18059412
Go for it then. Get yourself one.

[Anonymous No.18059431]

>>18059393
In what way is or any GS 3 hand and date watch better than a datejust?
>Datejust comes in more sizes
>Datejust has more colors and dial variety, albeit not based on Japanese geography or ecology
>Datejust has objectively superior bracelets and clasps even in varieties of bracelets
>Datejust has been produced more over the years and has more parts and aftermarket stuff to pair it with
>Datejust has enduring value even when they get old as shit
>Datejust doesn't have to be shipped internationally for service
Every rolex is functionally superior and a better investment than the equivalent Grand Seiko.

[Anonymous No.18059433]

>>18059377
Maybe it's me but the painted numerals and markers ruin it for me. They'd be so much better with applied markers. But otherwise the dials look excellent, obviously.

[Anonymous No.18059434]

>>18059420
I own a grand Seiko and get too much pussy

[Anonymous No.18059435]

>>18059431
rolex logo is ugly

[Anonymous No.18059439]

anyone wanna fuck?

[Anonymous No.18059441]

>>18059415
Love my random under 500 quartz sweeper.

[Anonymous No.18059442]

>>18059424
Haven't really worked on any modern JLC so far because lol no accreditation. Done some quick mends here and there and I'm generally not too impressed. They really rest on the reputation of their really high end stuff to make everyone assume you get the same quality in their basic offerings. You see some of it on specs alone with the 899 having unidirectional winding because "muh slim profile" when thin bidirectional winding is a completely solved issue at this point and not even locked behind pattents. Same with the calibers you see in the entry-level Reversos that still have pretty weak power reserves when the Blancpain 100h slim movements were developped in the 90s.
idk maybe once I get to propermy deal with the movements, I'll see something I can't yet but so far it's not that great once you get past the slim factor in a lot of their movements.
Vintage JLC calibers range from really cookie-cutter to wonky as heck with bumper-autos and whatnot.

[Anonymous No.18059447]

>>18059435
You tell 'im, Chad!

[Anonymous No.18059448]

>>18059442
Does bidirectional winding really make that much of a functional difference? I imagine watches stay pretty close to fully wound all day through normal wear either way.

[Anonymous No.18059450]

How do I get bigger wrists? I'm TIRED of being a wirstlet.

[Anonymous No.18059452]

>>18059450
Anon...

[Anonymous No.18059455]

>>18059450
Accept the cards you were dealt.

[Anonymous No.18059456]

>Grand Seiko.
>It's better than Rolex.

Stop.

[Anonymous No.18059457]

>"TAG" appears nowhere
>actually looks cool

[Anonymous No.18059461]

>>18059450
It was over before you were even tired.

[Anonymous No.18059462]

>>18059457
The carrera re-editions are pretty nice.

[Anonymous No.18059463]

>>18059450
>he wants more expensive watches

[Anonymous No.18059464]

>>18059456
Forreal

[Anonymous No.18059465]

>>18059461
>>18059455
>>18059452
38mm looks big on me.

[Anonymous No.18059466]

>>18059456
>better then Rolex
Not a particularly high bar

[Anonymous No.18059467]

>>18059448
For you or me who are both under the age of 45 and physically active? Not really.
For people who get less and less active, or go from car commute to desk job every day? Yes it does. Every time I get old clients who spend their lives in the comfy chair coming in telling me "my watch just keeps stopping waaah", it's ALWAYS fine and it's ALWAYS one of the smaller ETAs with unidirectional winding (2000 IIRC or some other number, I don't remember but I see exactly the barrel bridge architecture with its shitty under-the-bridge transmission)
I've heard it causes accelerated wear and tear in some cases too as you can have your weight spinning freely, that it can eat through ball-bearings, but I haven't seen it happen.

[Anonymous No.18059468]

>>18059465
There are plenty of vintage (and increasingly new) watches that are 36mm.

[Anonymous No.18059469]

>>18059465
Go even smaller or dont wear a wrist watch at all. Wear a clock around your neck

[Anonymous No.18059470]

>>18059450
They say the bigger watch trend was caused by rising obesity epidemic, but it's hard to imagine even getting fat would significantly change how your watch fits. In severe obesity it would, obviously, but you just don't tend to store that much fat on your wrists and forearms. Going from a twink to a porker might add, what, 1 link's worth of girth to your wrist?

[Anonymous No.18059474]

>>18059450
Sometimes anons say or imply that your wrists would grow if you built muscle. They're simply wrong. You're stuck with your wrist size.

[Anonymous No.18059475]

Im pretty sure there exists surgery to make your wrists thicker.

[Anonymous No.18059476]

>When it comes to starting a watch collection, Gens Y and Z are setting their sights on the likes of Rolex, Patek and Cartier

You heard it here first.

Gen Z prefers Rolex, Patek, and Cartier.

[Anonymous No.18059477]

>>18059476
good? gen z also buys real fragrances instead of Axe like Millennials were.

[Anonymous No.18059478]

[Anonymous No.18059479]

>>18059465
38 feels like the limit for me. 40 is pretty much my sweet spot.

[Anonymous No.18059481]

>>18059476
>the terminally online generation wants the watch that gets more clout and recognition
who would have thunk
only reason Cartier is on the list is because the prices on some vintage Santos have exploded in the last few months, and AP isn't there because the Travis Scott Royal Oak was a bust.

[Anonymous No.18059482]

>>18059479
Love that so much. Beautiful dial on that sexy bastard.

[Anonymous No.18059484]

>>18059479
Model?

[Anonymous No.18059486]

>>18059482
The movement is pretty unreliable though.
And the bracelet fares no better.
It fucking insane how much these go for now considering the regular alpinists still go for close to retail and bellow. The power of "limited edition" I guess. And a nice fucking dial!

[Anonymous No.18059488]

>>18059484
SPB259J1

[Anonymous No.18059489]

>>18059479
In my (maybe shitbrained and retarded) opinion, it doesn't make any sense to make or wear a watch case 40mm or greater unless there is a good functional reason to do so. If a dive watch is 40mm+ because it makes it more readable under water and it makes the bezel easier to use and it helps bulk it up for more protection and water resistance and it's designed to go over your wetsuit, alright. If a chronograph needs to be 40mm to make room for all the subdials and complications and put more clear information on there, alright. But if a watch is just a 3 hander and maybe a date or moonphase or another single simple complication, why does it need to be 40mm? Unless you have big andre the giant wrists and a 36mm datejust looks like a little girl watch on you it just doesn't make sense.

[Anonymous No.18059490]

>>18059470
Never heard of that theory. Wristwatches were smaller as a statement of the watchmaker's skill... and as people wanted to differentiate their new toys from traditional pocket watches.
Both reasons play no role nowadays and tend to wear watches as a statement so they got bigger to have more wrist presence.

[Anonymous No.18059491]

>>18059486
Unreliable in what way? Does it break, or is it just inaccurate? Everyone says the other alpinists are better in every way but that usually comes down to the quality of the case and bracelet, isn't the movement the same?

[Anonymous No.18059493]

>>18059486
>The movement is pretty unreliable though.
Damn that's unfortunate to hear. Fucking love how it looks, I was tempted to pull the trigger.

[Anonymous No.18059509]

>>18059491
They lose time like crazy, they don't do well in different positions and I'm fairly certain they don't even bother to regulate them properly. 6r35 it's pretty much a workhorse movement. They throw this and the 4r's into all their shit. And Seiko aren't exactly known for their exemplary qc. But, you like what you like.
>>18059493
It's pretty much about what you're willing to put up with. I too really liked the dial on this one and it's why I got it. Wasn't too familiar at the time with the more intricate parts of the hobby.

[Anonymous No.18059510]

>>18059491
They have really big tolerances on them, like +20s. In terms of actual reliability it's good.

[Anonymous No.18059518]

>>18059172
Citizen
Eco drive

[Anonymous No.18059526]

hi Chads, what are you enjoying?

[Anonymous No.18059529]

>>18059526
Based. What's your favourite DS Castlevania?

[Anonymous No.18059536]

>>18059526
Portrait of Ruin!

[Anonymous No.18059557]

>>18059526
How much for a $200 Omega like that?

[Anonymous No.18059564]

>>18059557
you said to yourself, $200, now find me a fake 120m seamaster.

[Anonymous No.18059565]

>>18059062
Nah, just Mall of Scandinavia out in Solna.

[Anonymous No.18059566]

>>18058801
One of my friends paid retail for that hamilton years ago. It was white dial but still fucking wow. Gray market prices make more sense, i do like it.

[Anonymous No.18059575]

>>18059486
6r35? Yeah that one sucks dick.
Got any macro shots of the dial?

[Anonymous No.18059577]

>>18059564
I meant for old trash like that, it's probably $5k or some shit because people are insane.

[Anonymous No.18059582]

>>18059526
>magnetizing your watch for a 4chan pic
Yikes.

[Anonymous No.18059583]

>>18059575
Nah. My camera game is lacking.

[Anonymous No.18059586]

>>18059577
no, it is actually dirt cheap compared to SMP so I can comfortably put it in abuse.

[Anonymous No.18059587]

>>18059582
The magnet is in the top screen part, not the bottom.

[Anonymous No.18059590]

>>18059587
How close do you have to be for magnets to fuck your shit?

[Anonymous No.18059593]

>>18059590
Depends on how strong the magnet is.

[Anonymous No.18059608]

>seller said he can do $300 for this Grand Seiko
Should I /wt/? I honestly don't know what I might be getting, but so far I don't see anyone trying to fake Grand Seikos.

[Anonymous No.18059618]

>>18059608
It says "Mod" in the description. Does that mean it's a frankenwatch or replica?
An actual Grand Seiko like that would be $4,000 or something.

[Anonymous No.18059628]

>>18059618
Grand Seiko mentioned.

[Anonymous No.18059635]

>>18059628
I don't see any Japanese food in that pic.

[Anonymous No.18059639]

>>18059377
>3k for chink shit

[Anonymous No.18059642]

>>18059423
where does that restoration youtuber get parts?

[Anonymous No.18059643]

>>18059439
>I showed you my watch. Pick up.

[Anonymous No.18059644]

>>18059479
would have been better without all the bottom text, it's like smearing shit on a plate.

[Anonymous No.18059645]

>>18059628
Why don't you have a trip yet?

[Anonymous No.18059648]

>>18059586
>>no, it is actually dirt cheap
Link?

[Anonymous No.18059652]

>>18059361
Rolex nft would be insane

[Anonymous No.18059660]

>>18059645
Because people would be able to filter him then.

[Anonymous No.18059664]

>>18059660
I don't understand why moderators don't filter him.

[Anonymous No.18059666]

>>18059660
fyi you can filter him by filenames for now. won’t catch every post but he’s too lazy to rename the images so you can target his file naming convention.

you can also just report him for avatar fagging in hopes the retarded jannies will eventually do something about it.

[Anonymous No.18059676]

>>18059172
where did you get it from? can't find one in my country

[Anonymous No.18059687]

>>18059676
ask some AD

[Anonymous No.18059692]

>>18059676
There's a couple left on chrono24, but they're all from Japan, so I guess you'd have to pay a bit extra in import tax, depending on where you're from. Go check 'em out if you're interested.

[Anonymous No.18059705]

>>18059639
It's Scottish, with a swiss movement.

[Anonymous No.18059706]

>>18059420
>only an incel would buy a seiko
Seiko 5s are good beater-watches that you can wear without caring about.

[Anonymous No.18059741]

[Anonymous No.18059742]

>>18059706
I wouldn't wear a watch I didn't care about. Just because my beaters are cheap and easy to replace doesn't mean I don't care.

[Anonymous No.18059768]

>>18059053
no, you can't, but you can get one that will look decent and tell the time reliably, none of which a komandirskie will do, sadly

[Anonymous No.18059772]

>>18059398
They're essentially the Japanese version of Timex at this point - attractive and well designed dials with blah movements and inexpensive prices.

[Anonymous No.18059810]

>>18059772
Seiko is popular in various communities and countries for their robustness and reliability.

[Anonymous No.18059811]

>>18059810
Timex too is praised for taking a licking and while keeping on ticking.

[Anonymous No.18059817]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W9KsuZh3M9Y
>shit casio tier bracelet
>random lug width so you can't replace the shit casio tier bracelet
>japanese qc & engineering

[Anonymous No.18059818]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YfN6h_2Lcf4
>shit casio tier bracelet
>random lug width so you can't replace the shit casio tier bracelet
>japanese qc & engineering

[Anonymous No.18059824]

>>18059811
Ok I don't know much about Timex, they aren't sold here.

[Anonymous No.18059832]

>>18059818
>japanese qc & engineering
Cope and seethe forevermore.

[Anonymous No.18059835]

>>18059832
Are the Swiss ever gonna live this down?

[Anonymous No.18059841]

>>18059575
7S26, 4R36 and the 6R series can all be regulated pretty well, it's just that the watchmakers are lazy and can't be bothered to fiddle with the balance spring. There is a guy who learned watchmaking on 7S' and he can bring them down to chronometer spec. Something about terminal curves being shit out of the factory and adjusting the regulator pins.

[Anonymous No.18059842]

>>18059841
They're also relatively easy to regulate yourself if one wants to bother.

[Anonymous No.18059845]

>>18059842
Yeah but that would be amateurish and wouldn't help that much, the guy knows what he's doing so he can get good results, you can only do so much without addressing the balance spring.

[Anonymous No.18059847]

>>18059835
>cancelled all chronometry contests over it
They clearly haven't. And won't.

[Anonymous No.18059851]

Anyone have experience with Rolex in Japan? Just wondering if they have any walk-in stock.

[Anonymous No.18059852]

>>18059851
Yeah, me.

[Anonymous No.18059853]

Anybody know of some good Middle Eastern brands? Not necessarily Middle Eastern dials, just any brands from those countries.

[Anonymous No.18059854]

>>18058808
Absolutely SEETHING

[Anonymous No.18059863]

>>18059853
I'd imagine there's only microbrands

[Anonymous No.18059871]

>>18059851
sure they do, the shit models nobody wants
you cant walk in and buy a GMT Master or Daytona anywhere on the planet, otherwise scalpers would just fly to Japan buy 500 pieces and resell them for 200% more in the west

[Anonymous No.18059874]

>>18059871
Yeah and how would you pass 500 watches without declaring them? Oh that's right, you're a faggot on 4chan who thinks he knows everything without having set foot outside of his nigger and illegals infested shithole country.

[Anonymous No.18059879]

>>18059874
why wouldnt they declare them? the profit easily covers any taxes and import duties

[Anonymous No.18059884]

>>18059853
No serious or established brands in the Middle East AFAIK, there just aren't any facilities and machines for it and they don't have the personnel for it either.
There probably are some microbrands out there, as well as some individual watchmakers building their own stuff on varying levels. I haven't heard of any MENA watchmaker making movements from scratch though but you never know, a lot of these types are on a "I know a guy" basis when it comes to diffusion and distribution.
>>18059851
Rolex's sales policy are global so sure you can walk in and maybe get a lady-sized Oyster Perpetual with the most boring dial imaginable but outside of that it will be the same song and dance as anywhere else.

[Anonymous No.18059893]

What's the appeal to Vostoks if they're all tacky and inaccurate?

[Anonymous No.18059903]

>>18059220
It'll be down for maintenance for a while

[Anonymous No.18059904]

>>18059893
Easy parts access and modability for some. Parts sure are a reason why I have mine after dealing with the BS of big brands who don't trust you to change hands on one of their precious entry-level shitters whereas Vostok gladly passes off the burden of repair and service to whomever buys an escape wheel off Meranom.
And they can be accurate if you regulate them yourself, which isn't that hard. It's just that the factory QC is minimal and their accuracy tolerances are a joke. They're not that much worse than what you had on mechanical Tissots while being a fraction of the price, but still.
They're inexpensive, they look funny and some of them even look okay, you can do whatever with them without being scared of damaging anything (and if you do, just get a spare).
If you just want an automatic at a low price and don't want to deal with the chinaman's shit, then they sure are a better option than a Sistem 51 based watch. If you want anything more though, then you're better off saving up until you can at least get in the Orient or auto-PRX range.

[Anonymous No.18059911]

Anyone here have any experience with these?

[Anonymous No.18059920]

>>18058705
There's nothing like a vintage o'cock watch to make a bold statement at your next social event.

[Anonymous No.18059954]

>>18059911
First time in decades a Seiko Astron has looked good.

[Anonymous No.18059956]

>>18059676
Snagged from ebay in the UK.

[Anonymous No.18060032]

>>18059851
Walk in and ask retard.

[Anonymous No.18060033]

So I found this oldish Casio my mom gifted to me for my 13th birthday. The old strap looks like shit so I removed it and need a new one as a result.

Anyone here who has some cool ideas (especially colour-wise) for cheaper straps from Aliexpress? I primarily want to use the watch for sports and when I'm on a hike so I don't want to spend the same amount I would usually spend for my regular watches.

[Anonymous No.18060049]

>>18059004
pure class

[Anonymous No.18060053]

[Anonymous No.18060073]

>>18060053
Hi Mahk

[Anonymous No.18060075]

>>18060033
Not necessarily suitable for sports but I think the black variant of this one right here would go rather nicely with the watch
https://aliexpress.com/item/1005006232481827.html
I guess some people here would recommend a nato strap but fuck nato straps

[Anonymous No.18060091]

>>18060073
I'd be over the moon if all the islanderbros posted different photos of their islanders saying "I'm Mahk!" when one of them is accused of being Marc.

[Anonymous No.18060102]

>>18060053
>ugly logo
>ugly hands
>BLACKED case
>to hide ugly case

[Anonymous No.18060103]

>>18060102
it's dlc coated steel pleb

[Anonymous No.18060126]

>>18059741
oh fuck it's the radium girl ghost

[Anonymous No.18060129]

>>18059853
furlan marri is made by towelheads
well "designed"
well, homaged...

[Anonymous No.18060138]

>>18059342
sorry I just saw it, yes I do have a Homos.

[Anonymous No.18060139]

>>18058884
that in stainless steel is my grail

[Anonymous No.18060166]

>>18059853
most I've seen are collabs with watch sellers
>Perpétuel Gallery
>10Tenlabs
>Seddiqi Editions
>other region specific boutique editions

[Anonymous No.18060171]

>Daiso Japan
>$10
>looks a like Junghans Max Bill
Get on my level.

[Anonymous No.18060175]

>>18060171
>looks a like Junghans Max Bill
No

[Anonymous No.18060176]

>>18060171
hittin' that schoolroom clock aesthetic right on the head

[Anonymous No.18060177]

>>18060171
This will never

EVER

Be on the level of a Junghans. Even with the more simple dial and printing you can see how much more sloppy and jaggy the printing is and how uneven the finish on the case is.

[Anonymous No.18060181]

>>18060175
>>18060177

[Anonymous No.18060183]

>>18060171
didn't see that at my daiso, but I did almost cop this gshock

[Anonymous No.18060187]

>>18060181
Dude, come on.

[Anonymous No.18060188]

>>18060181
You're out of your mind if you actually believe that.

[Anonymous No.18060193]

>>18060183
The color looks yellowish even before taking it out of the box.

[Anonymous No.18060194]

>>18060171
It looks like it's no even worth the 10 bucks you payed.

[Anonymous No.18060195]

>>18060193
It might be the lighting in the store, but either way I'm not buying a watch that says "NO WATER RESISTANT" on it.

[Anonymous No.18060196]

>>18060181
Watchface blindness is a sign of autism

[Anonymous No.18060197]

>>18060171
Can you open it? I want to see how tiny the quartz module is and how big the casing ring is in comparison :^)

[Anonymous No.18060211]

>>18060195
That would be a big no in my case too.

[Anonymous No.18060212]

>>18060197
kek

[Anonymous No.18060214]

>>18060181
Except for both dials being white, they don't have much more in common. You're delusional or just trolling, I guess.

[Anonymous No.18060218]

>>18060212
And with a plastic ring too, that must weigh absolutely nothing

[Anonymous No.18060223]

>>18060214
obviously trolling but its fun to wind up the autists

[Anonymous No.18060229]

>>18060177
What do these go for nowadays?

[Anonymous No.18060245]

Just got into the hobby recently. What should I buy if I want to replace straps/remove links at home?

[Anonymous No.18060272]

>>18060245
Buy a Rolex

[Anonymous No.18060280]

>>18060272
Not quite what I asked but I appreciate the feedback

[Anonymous No.18060285]

>>18060245
Generally the only tools you need are a little screwdriver for bracelet screws, kinda like an eyeglass screwdriver, and a tool with a spring bar tool on one side and a little pin pusher on the other side. If you're just changing straps and adjusting bracelets that will probably get you though 99% of jobs. Sometimes if you have a really stubborn push pin bracelet you may need one of those screw down pin pushers or a block and hammer and punch to hammer pins out, but most of the time you can get by with really simple tools. I'm also always careful in trying to use quick release spring bars and straps with built in quick release spring bars so I have to fuck with that shit as little as possible.

[Anonymous No.18060295]

>>18060102
The brushed steel case is pretty good, actually. The only issue is it's an unusual shape so it's hard to find fitted bracelets and straps that fit well.

[Anonymous No.18060303]

>>18060229
You can easily find them at 800-900€ second hand or grey market.
Don't shell out the 1400€ they cost brand new.
Also, if you can see them in person, do so. Photos don't show the effect the glass has, or the texture of the dial and paint, especially on the black versions.
The Regulator ones are tempting. Most regulators are classical and a bit same-y in design (or are meme-tier Louis Erard collabs) so the Max Bill Regulator stands out with its clean look.

[Anonymous No.18060323]

>>18060303
Found one new for about 1k. Think I'm gonna pull the trigger.

[Anonymous No.18060364]

>>18060323
based
what dial?

[Anonymous No.18060385]

>>18060229
Junghans or homos?

[Anonymous No.18060388]

>>18060364
The one we went over. Simple, white, no date (window). I've had my eyes on it for a while now. I like the straightforwardness of it. It's why I think the date ones kinda miss the point. Less is more in this case. It's quite literally the point.
Actually, I feel like that's the case with a lot of watches. So many beautiful dials ruined by a date complication/window thrown in there just because.

[Anonymous No.18060396]

>>18060385
Would have probably gone for a nomos, but those fucking lugs, man. They kinda feel like old man watches for me.

[Anonymous No.18060413]

>>18060388
>So many beautiful dials ruined by a date complication/window thrown in there just because
Nicolas Hayek wants to know your location
I will never not be salty over the awful date windows Swatch has forced on the Fifty Fathoms because "hurrr all our watches must have date windows (except the Speedmaster)"

[Anonymous No.18060420]

>>18060388
>>18060413
Look, I agree with you guys in a lot of cases. But it is what it is, the general public pretty much always wants a date window. I don't get it either, but you gotta get the normalfag business.

[Anonymous No.18060429]

>>18060420
See, that's the thing :
The normies will not buy a Fifty Fathoms.
I get it for Tissot, I get it for Longines. These are the brands that move a lot of volume for Swatch.
But the really annoying part is the double standard of Omega getting to keep their designs as they want because they're the cash-cow for enthusiasts while the FF is required to have that ugly 4:30 window.
I wouldn't be so mad about it if it didn't cause a pricing rift between the no date FFs and date FFs in the secondary market. As if it wasn't already expensive enough.
Guess I'll get a 2100/Leman instead. Oh well.

[Anonymous No.18060434]

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>>18060432
>>18060432
>>18060432
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[Anonymous No.18061268]

God damnit im tempted to buy this stupid shark watch. Is MIYOTA 2039 movement very good, that's whats in this.