/WT/ - WATCH THREAD

[Anonymous No.18077992]

Whatever 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

"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 : >>18076445

[Anonymous No.18078002]

Fuck Seiko and their 19mm lugs. That is all.

[Anonymous No.18078003]

[Anonymous No.18078011]

>>18078002
The new 42mm Blancpain Fifty Fathoms has 21.5mm lug width.
Someone at Swatch is having a giggle.

[Anonymous No.18078014]

Reposting the Rolex links.
IT'S ALL SHIT

[Anonymous No.18078015]

>>18078014
LMAO.
That solid gold Deep-Sea is going to weigh a ton.

[Anonymous No.18078020]

>>18078014
>links
I meant leaks.

[Anonymous No.18078026]

>>18077992

[Anonymous No.18078028]

>>18078026
Is this real?

[Anonymous No.18078031]

>>18078028
Yeah, it's an old quartz piece. They only recently discontinued it, believe it or not.

[Anonymous No.18078036]

>>18078014
>IT'S ALL SHIT
indeed

[Anonymous No.18078040]

[Anonymous No.18078046]

>>18078031
It looks like it’s bootleg designed to mock the original. Absolutely retarded. The new aquaracer quartz actually looks decent.

[Anonymous No.18078049]

>Brutally mogs Blancpain

[Anonymous No.18078052]

>>18078040
Based.
Rename "the watchlet" to bittecel and you're on the money.

[Anonymous No.18078075]

>this is what Baume & Mercier looked like in the 1950s
When did you take the vintage pill?

[Anonymous No.18078076]

>>18078049
The angles don't match and it triggers my OCD.

[Anonymous No.18078078]

>>18078052
It's BitterAnon. He's actually the original. OmegaDrunk was the one who coined the term, if you can believe it.

Bittercel is the guy who hated the anon with the Reverso.

[Anonymous No.18078084]

>>18078049
is "mog" short for "shameless copies"?

[Anonymous No.18078086]

>>18077992

[Anonymous No.18078088]

>>18078078
>Bittercel is the guy who hated the anon with the Reverso.
Then again, bittercel was also the guy who got the chart poster and list poster banned. I'm not complaining about that.

[Anonymous No.18078092]

>>18078078
>bittercel gets insulted when someone mislabels him.
Actually pathetic, also lmao.

[Anonymous No.18078094]

>>18078088
That literally was bittercel, he's not banned.

[Anonymous No.18078095]

Yep, still working through the eclipse
Battery>solar

[Anonymous No.18078096]

>caring about quality of posts and who’s reporting who

LOL LMFAO EVEN

[Anonymous No.18078102]

Rolex definitive facts for w&w below
All precious metal: cringe
Oysterflex: cringe
Ugliest cellini ever made: cringe
New gmt: not coke, cringe
Rolex: flopped and shitted. Where is the coke gmt and white explorer

[Anonymous No.18078104]

>>18078102
>white explorer
this is retarded

[Anonymous No.18078113]

[Anonymous No.18078117]

[Anonymous No.18078119]

>>18078104
No, it's based. White explorer ii, black explorer ii. Black explorer I, no white explorer i

[Anonymous No.18078126]

>>18078119
>Black explorer I, no white explorer i
as it should be. do you also want a white submariner? yes, it's retarded.

[Anonymous No.18078127]

>>18078126
Yes, I want a white gmt and submariner as well. White watches are fucking based

[Anonymous No.18078131]

>>18078126
They've done it in the past. Albino Explorer, Submariner and GMT Master. Supposedly the albino GMT Master was done exclusively for the executives at the Pan Am company (the black ones were for the pilots).

[Anonymous No.18078132]

[Anonymous No.18078135]

>>18078014
>brings back the Ref.116710LN
>the most boring GMT2 that no one wants

[Anonymous No.18078137]

all you people post is rolex, tudor, seiko, and omega ffs
everyone and their dog wears those watches
it's like having a fragrance thread and only posting sauvage
post something interesting

[Anonymous No.18078147]

>>18078137
>post something interesting
*posts an obvious Rolex cope*

[Anonymous No.18078149]

>>18078086
kek

[Anonymous No.18078150]

>>18078127
not in tool watches, which the explorer and submariner are. they just don't work with a white dial
>>18078131
GMT with a white dial might be different. it makes it more showy but it's a bit of a showy watch to begin with.

[Anonymous No.18078152]

>>18078137
Those are the 4 brands that matter outside of the trinity

[Anonymous No.18078153]

>>18078147
ahem the zodiac was a more popular diver than subrmariner

[Anonymous No.18078154]

>>18078147
Which model? It's got the explorer. Numerals but in a unique style, unique case shape, sword hands and a date window without cyclops. Actually kinda far from a Rolex cope if you think about it

[Anonymous No.18078155]

>>18078153
Rolex fakes are more popular than actual Rolexes, in terms of sales. What's your point?

[Anonymous No.18078157]

>>18078147
rolex is zodiac cope

[Anonymous No.18078158]

>>18078014
>it's literally all just different colors

[Anonymous No.18078159]

>>18078152
Only one brand in the Trinity actually matters. Let's not kid ourselves.
AP can't make anything other than Royal Oak variants and VC can't make anything at all unless Richemont gives them permission.

[Anonymous No.18078160]

What is a sub $1k watch that isn't a cope?

[Anonymous No.18078162]

>>18078137
I'm not a serial killer, that's why i wear a Swiss crown

[Anonymous No.18078163]

>>18078160
F-91w

[Anonymous No.18078164]

>>18078159
True true

[Anonymous No.18078165]

>>18078163
This, any casio

[Anonymous No.18078166]

>>18078155
Apples and oranges.

If granny smiths outsell red delicious, that tells you something regardless of whether they're both outsold by orange juice, to whit, the zodiac is the apple of my pie

[Anonymous No.18078167]

>>18078155
I should've worded it differently but the point is the zodiac sea wolf was one of the first dive watches ever, and an original design, which makes it interesting. it's not a rolex cope by any measure. the original sea wolf I mean.

[Anonymous No.18078169]

>>18078014
Zodiac already beat Rolex to the punch with a black and gray GMT.

[Anonymous No.18078170]

Lmfaoing @ bittacel flmao

[Anonymous No.18078171]

>>18078170
You can't false flag me, you are bittercel

[Anonymous No.18078173]

>>18078159
>Royal Oak
The jumbo is great, in fact AP would be holy based if they only sold different variants of the jumbo. A GMT jumbo, a perpetual calendar jumbo, a world time jumbo and of course the classic jumbo.

[Anonymous No.18078174]

>>18078169
Already looks better than the new gmt

[Anonymous No.18078175]

>>18078170
>>18078171
No bittches?

[Anonymous No.18078177]

Perezcope recently debunked the whole Zodiac Sea Wolf narrative.

https://perezcope.com/2024/03/09/debunking-the-fictitious-history-of-the-zodiac-sea-wolf/

The watch was introduced in 1957. They also presented it on a leather strap. Joke of a brand. Irrelevant.

[Anonymous No.18078179]

>>18078160
gshock poor 3rd world loser

[Anonymous No.18078180]

>10 bongs and 24 bings to new Tudor releases

[Anonymous No.18078182]

>>18078167
Fair enough.
In my mind a cope is down to the wearer, not the observer.

If you bought a Seamaster because you love it, not a cope.
If you bought a Seamaster because you couldn't afford a Rolex, it is a cope.

If you bought a Seamaster and didn't say why, it's irrelevant whether anyone else calls it a cope because they don't know why you bought it.

[Anonymous No.18078186]

>>18078177
Lol
Rolex is everything

[Anonymous No.18078187]

>>18078171
What watches does bittercel have?

[Anonymous No.18078189]

>>18078187
>What watches does bittercel have?
None. This is well-established.

[Anonymous No.18078194]

>>18078137
I like the KonTiki better when it comes to pizza slice indices.
Shame they've only had awful designs for it for 20 years.
The absolute state of Eterna, I swear.

[Anonymous No.18078200]

>>18078189
I thought whoretadello was bittercel?

[Anonymous No.18078204]

>>18078200
>I thought whoretadello was bittercel?
Embarrassing.

[Anonymous No.18078207]

I'll be honest with you: Rolex leaks are disappointing. Almost all watches made of precious metals. It seems that Coke, a true icon, will not return. Sad.

[Anonymous No.18078210]

>>18078194
Eterna died, though, and has been owned by some Chinese holding company for a while now.
Any new Eterna can be safely ignored.

Just another great brand that will be missed.

[Anonymous No.18078211]

>>18078137
>it's like having a fragrance thread and only posting sauvage
based. all you need is drakkar noir after all.

[Anonymous No.18078219]

The Ranger should be 36mm

[Anonymous No.18078221]

>>18078210
I know, that was the point.
It would honestly be better if they went entirely defunct instead of being a zombie brand like Universal Genève (we'll still need a few years for the Breitling acquisition to shake things up, first is RnD and market research time) still selling KonTikis in awful colour schemes hoping it will pick steam up as it did for Zodiac.
Never forget what they took from us.

[Anonymous No.18078222]

>>18078207
>Rolex leaks are disappointing

Maybe look at it this way. They're getting a new factory on line, they're working on upping production. None of the new releases require any additional tooling apart from the gold DSSD and platinum 1908. Those are low-volume models.

The mother-of-pearl diamond-dial Daytona, they'll make maybe 100 of those combined over the next five years. Pieces like that are just to have something to display at trade shows.

If they came out with a new...hypothetically...39mm Explorer III or something that would be really cool, but it would mean they would not be able to increase Daytona and GMT production because they'd be making the Explorer III. What the market really wants is simply more of the existing models.

[Anonymous No.18078223]

So I really want to buy a Longines because of the logo (flying hourglass) but it's a fucking Longines, it's a pathetic brand. What do?

[Anonymous No.18078224]

>>18078221
Ah, ok. Yeah, I see what you mean.
I don't even think of the watches made after 1982 as Eternas at all. The company ceased to exist in 1982 and I felt no further need to pay attention to them.

[Anonymous No.18078227]

>>18078223
>So I really want to buy a Longines because of the logo (flying hourglass) but it's a fucking Longines, it's a pathetic brand. What do?
Here's what you do. You touch grass. Real grass. And don't just reach your hand out the door. You confidently walk ten meters away from your house, you reach down and touch that grass.

Then you'll realize no one in the real world cares if Longines is a pathetic brand or not. If you think the watch looks cool, buy it, wear it.

What model are you thinking of?

[Anonymous No.18078230]

>>18078219
>The Ranger should be 36mm
They can't do it. It would be too close to the 1016 Explorer that everyone wants.

[Anonymous No.18078231]

>>18078223
Buy vintage, Longines used to be really, REALLY good. In the 30s, 40s and 50s, they occupied the same place Omega would today : they could do it all in terms of style and technique.
>>18078224
They died with the Spherodrive flop. It was their last bit of innovation, the last chance they would get to show that they could still do something, anything. They still had some of their staff, they still had access to some of their former manufacturing capacities.
But it was too little too late and no one was impressed by zirconium bearings (except me, I'm impressed. But not as impressed by how ugly the watches they made for such a movement were. Then again, hyperfocusing on the tiny, irrelevant technical details and forgetting to do an attractive design might also be the most Eterna thing imaginable)

[Anonymous No.18078233]

>>18078231
>Buy vintage

[Anonymous No.18078237]

>>18078230
I must be the only one who prefers the white gold numerals and shiny black dial over the more conventional 1016.

[Anonymous No.18078238]

>>18078086
Rent: $0

[Anonymous No.18078239]

>>18078169
I predicted a gray bezel sub years ago, and now that they've come out with a black/gray GMT i'm thinking if i might be proven right soon.

[Anonymous No.18078243]

I'm having sex tomorrow

[Anonymous No.18078245]

It's amazing how a dial can change a watch so much. With the military dial the Royal Oak looks like a tool watch, in fact with this dial the screws and bracelet accentuate this tool feel.

[Anonymous No.18078249]

>>18078243
I'll have sex today

[Anonymous No.18078250]

>>18077992
>>Your budget
1000 $
>>Watch type, e.g. dress, diver, pilot
dress
>>Movement, e.g. automatic, hand-wound, quartz
quartz or mechanical
>>Desired features, e.g. water resistance, day/date, 2nd-time zone
day, water resistence, brown leather
>>Preferred strap option, e.g. leather, nylon, bracelet
leather
>>Wrist size or desired watch size
medium

[Anonymous No.18078253]

>>18078243
>>18078249
Better to have a Patek tomorrow, sex is overrated but the watch retains and increases its value.

[Anonymous No.18078255]

>>18078253
>sex is overrated
That's because you never had sex with a black woman.

[Anonymous No.18078257]

>>18078255
Is this thing cheaper?

[Anonymous No.18078259]

>>18078238
Glad to see it touched a nerve.

[Anonymous No.18078263]

>>18078245
A Royal Oak field watch. IDK how i feel about that.

[Anonymous No.18078265]

>>18078237
>I must be the only one who prefers the white gold numerals and shiny black dial over the more conventional 1016.

It depends on what you grew up with, I think. My father has a 1016 that he bought new in the 80s and has worn it just about every day since. He's worn it everywhere, skiing, camping, mountaineering, beaten it to fuck. That's what I think when I think "Explorer". the glossy dial and polished numerals look like jewelry by comparison.

Don't get me wrong, I think it's a handsome watch, the new one, but it lacks that field watch, give-no-fucks, toughness of the old one.

[Anonymous No.18078267]

>>18078250
>brown leather
You can change straps on a watch any time you like, no use limiting yourself based on strap color.

[Anonymous No.18078270]

>>18078257
I don't pay for sex. I find girls on Tinder, invite them to my place, serve them wine and then fuck them.
I've recently met this black chick, born in Cameroon. Dark as midnight on a moonless night. She's small, has a tiny waist and a BIG ASS. Super smooth chocolate skin. She also doesn't smell bad, which is nice since I like to eat pussy.
The other day I've been to her place for the first time and she opened the door in a super sexy tight short dress. NO PANTIES. I've never been harder in my life.
Black women are a blessing. I would trade all my watches (including the grail ones I don't have) for an unlimited supplies of sexy black women.
MUH DICK!!!!

[Anonymous No.18078279]

>>18078259
>it's real in my head

Literally the saddest poster in the history of 4chins. I can't believe how bitter you are over being poorer than me.

[Anonymous No.18078282]

me wantsa doxa

[Anonymous No.18078292]

>>18078086

[Anonymous No.18078296]

>>18078158
What else was it going to be? You're talking about a company that's had the same line up since the 1950's with only a handful of novelties and case material variants since.

[Anonymous No.18078301]

just copped one of these bad boys
made in east germany in the 70s

[Anonymous No.18078307]

>>18078250
thanks doc

[Anonymous No.18078308]

>>18078292
>>18078149
>>18078259
At least try to make it less obvious, buddy.

[Anonymous No.18078309]

>>18078211
for me, it's zara vibrant leather

[Anonymous No.18078310]

>>18078245
The idea is interesting but the execution is that awful late 90s - early 2000s style. Truly just the worst period for watches.

I'd make the numerals smaller and thinner, then ditch the unnecessary "Royal Oak" and "Automatic" text. I don't know about the radially oriented numerals either. If you arranged them all vertically it would probably start to look too much like an IWC Pilot, though.

[Anonymous No.18078311]

>>18078270
and then you woke up

[Anonymous No.18078316]

>>18078308
Make what less obvious?

[Anonymous No.18078317]

>>18078316
I can literally make you do shit with words. It's incredible.

[Anonymous No.18078319]

If you had to choose between licking Jenni Elle or Britt Pearce's butthole clean, which one would you pick?

[Anonymous No.18078326]

>>18078014
Kind of disappointing. I don't expect much in terms of revolutionary watches from Rolex anymore, but something a little more than precious metal variants would have been nice.

>>18078086
Ouch.

>>18078113
I think they made an all-blue prototype in the 90s.

>>18078137
Classic Zodiacs are fun. >>18078182 put it well. If you love it, you love it.

>>18078245
Weird. The military dial Millenary collection models were even stranger.

>>18078265
Based as fuck. Love to see old sports Rolexes used what they're meant for.

Well, you guys have a great thread, remember we're all friends here, even if we don't all like every single watch posted.

Post some wristshots!

[Anonymous No.18078328]

>>18078316
Remember, there are only two posters on this thread: you and me, and you post way more than I do.

[Anonymous No.18078329]

>>18078319
Jenni no question. Britt is so basic she makes me want to puke. Jenni might come off as basic if you're a germoid but luckily I'm not

[Anonymous No.18078332]

>>18078319
Jenni and it isn't even close. Britt is like 4/10 and has a speech impediment or whatever the fuck. Jenni is cute as hell
>>18078189
I thought he had an old shitty breitling

[Anonymous No.18078335]

>>18078332
No, he had a Reverso and a piaget

[Anonymous No.18078352]

>>18078335
Nice try, Bittercel.

[Anonymous No.18078355]

>>18078326
Based.
DJ for me. I just sold off another watch. I'm culling the herd. It's now just this and a couple old G-Shocks (and some other old pieces I keep for sentimental reasons, but don't wear.)

[Anonymous No.18078359]

>>18078332
>I thought he had an old shitty breitling
I don't think that was him. He might have just posted a wrist shot at the wrong time. Bittercel never posts a watch.

This is very obviously him, though >>18078335, since Bittercel fucking HATED the guy with the Reverso and the Piaget. He fucking hounded him so hard that guy stopped posting because he used to be here all time. He had a silver dial Rolex too, If I remember correctly.

[Anonymous No.18078361]

>>18078359
Reversocel was an avatarfags and he was widely hated. You give bittercel too much credit.

[Anonymous No.18078362]

>>18078359
kek imagine some basement dwelling shit skin getting to you that way. Bittercel must actually think he's making an impact on 4chan of all places. The wake up call is gonna be murder in a few years.

[Anonymous No.18078364]

>>18078361
No he wasn't. No avatarfags are widely hated. No one fucking cares except bitters like you, Bittercel.

You're not even trying to hide it at this point.

[Anonymous No.18078367]

>>18078364
Wait you're the original bittercel?
One thing I never understood about your type is the need for subterfuge, why do you do that?

[Anonymous No.18078368]

>>18078362
Some incels here have way too thin skin for 4chan. Most recent example being trinity anon.

[Anonymous No.18078370]

>>18078361
>You give (You) too much credit.
I don't think you were 100% the reason he left, but you certainly gave him a hard time. I didn't ever see what he did to you.

>>18078362
Lots of the regular posters have really cut back. Mort shows up once in a blue moon, OmegaDrunk only shows up when it's not American posting hours. There's just such a toxic atmosphere towards anyone that owns anything worth more than 100 dollars.

[Anonymous No.18078372]

>>18078370
Our core posters have adjusted to the level of bitterness and seethe, it's just white noise to them at this point.

[Anonymous No.18078378]

>>18078370
>Schizoposting
Lmfao kek

[Anonymous No.18078379]

>>18078003
Is this really bittercel???

[Anonymous No.18078382]

>>18078367
Prove you're not bittercel. Post a watch with a timestamp.
Here, I'll go first.

[Anonymous No.18078383]

>>18078382
What pen are you using?

[Anonymous No.18078384]

>>18078368
Nice that you found a name for me. I'm not thin skinned nor affected by his shitposting. I like arguing. I'm not going anywhere, much to his incel rage.

[Anonymous No.18078386]

>>18078383
A thin magic marker.

[Anonymous No.18078388]

>>18078384
Ok unironically based

[Anonymous No.18078390]

>>18078382
That's one weird fucking JLC. I like it.

[Anonymous No.18078391]

>>18078384
>>18078388
>timestamps
Oh come on.

[Anonymous No.18078393]

>>18078391
Nice try, bittacel

[Anonymous No.18078397]

>>18078382
are you trying to get in a competition with oinky mcdonald and his richemont shitter for most appalling luxury watch or what?

[Anonymous No.18078398]

>>18078391
kek rage harder incel.

[Anonymous No.18078399]

>>18078397
>i am programmed to hate anything that isnt a generic rolex cope
Predictable, almost sad.

[Anonymous No.18078401]

>>18078382
>Couldn't respond with a watch
Well, I guess
>>18078361
>>18078367
>>18078335
(and probably 40 other posts)
is indeed Bittercel

[Anonymous No.18078405]

What's this dial pattern called?

[Anonymous No.18078406]

Post the Piaget

[Anonymous No.18078407]

>>18078397
No, I have nothing against his Richemont shitter. In fact, a lot of the "Autotractorization" technology in my movement went into refining his watch's 889-based movement into a more robust movement.

[Anonymous No.18078408]

>>18078401
The guy is here almost 24/7 and responds to almost every post, often several times. The most pathetic shit I've ever seen on here and believe me I've been here before the pool was closed.

[Anonymous No.18078412]

>>18078407
Very true. It's a wonderful movement.

[Anonymous No.18078413]

>>18078405
Richemont

[Anonymous No.18078414]

>>18078405
tapestry. It's just horizontally oriented instead of vertically.

[Anonymous No.18078418]

>>18078405
>pattern

You should be asking what the technique is called, not the pattern, dipshit. The pattern is nameless.

[Anonymous No.18078419]

>>18078412
Thanks. Here's a movement shot. The finishing is OK, but obviously not hand finished.
In terms of accuracy and usability, though, it's fantastic. It makes a great travel watch.

[Anonymous No.18078422]

>>18078419
Nice blued screws. Does the unidirectional winding bother you? It spins a lot when you flick it.

[Anonymous No.18078423]

>>18078399
rolex looks better than both those watches

[Anonymous No.18078424]

I hate all overseas generations, how is it possible that this abomination is the successor of the 222?

[Anonymous No.18078427]

>>18078424
>its too big for my wrist
kek

[Anonymous No.18078428]

it's just so cool lads

[Anonymous No.18078430]

>>18078422
>Does the unidirectional winding bother you?
No, it's pretty quiet and the movement is balanced enough to where it doesn't have something like the Valjoux Wobble. Unless I see it, I can't tell if it's spinning one way or the other.

I had a newer JLC Polaris with an 899 in it and that thing made a real annoying, loud, "whizzzzzz!!' when it spun in the free direction. It was so annoying I actually returned it when the AD demonstrated that they all make that noise.

[Anonymous No.18078431]

>>18078430
Yeah, my 899 is worse for it. Does yours have ceramic bearings? If not, it makes it quieter.

[Anonymous No.18078436]

>>18078427
That's right, I can't wear a Frederique Constant Overseas

[Anonymous No.18078438]

>>18078431
Yeah, mine has ceramic bearings. I've been told they make it louder, but I think it's just a design issue, because mine is silent.

I think the difference is that mine, the 975, was the first Autotractor movement and they were really focused on making it good, then they started cutting corners.

The Autotractor set of technologies was pretty neat. Some of them were dispersed across the range, like the more efficient unidirectional winding and ceramic bearings; other things like a full balance bridge with a large, free-sprung balance, were not.

[Anonymous No.18078440]

>>18078408
Post the screen cap please

[Anonymous No.18078441]

>>18078428
love me a cushion

[Anonymous No.18078442]

>>18078424
>I hate all overseas generations, how is it possible that this abomination is the successor of the 222?

I think the thing with the VCOS, unlike the APRO or Nautilus, is that it wasn't a perfect design out of the box.
>AP and PP hit the bullseye on their first try, why not VC?
And that's just unfair, I think.
The VCOS is a work in progress and each generation has been refined and improved upon.

The first gen looked very 90s, was small, and had a bracelet that, while well-engineered, did not match the case. It still looked too dressy and not sporty enough

The second gen refined the bracelet to make it flow better with the case, gave it a modern size, but got rid of some of the 90s stuff like the vaulted nameplate. Give it a sportier hand set and dial. Now it actually looked like a sports watch and not a dressy watch trying to look tough.

The third gen further refined the case shape, made the bezel less busy while still being distinctive, and dialed back some of the sporty features that should have stayed in the 2000s like the giant numerals and the crown guard. They made it more elegant, without losing any toughness.
The improvements to the bracelet, particularly the clasp, are immeasurable, along with the movemebt and the overall finishing that was improved as the VCOS was no longer an entry-level piece by the third gen.

The fourth gen, when it comes out will probably be even better.

[Anonymous No.18078457]

>>18078382
>Prove you're not bittercel. Post a watch with a timestamp.
An hour later, nothing from him. I think that about settles it.

>>18078367
>One thing I never understood about your type is the need for subterfuge, why do you do that?
Every accusation is a confession with him, it seems.

Nice JLC, though. Is that the one that has the hidden third hand for tracking different timezones?

[Anonymous No.18078476]

>>18078442
Gen 1: 1996-2004 (8 years)
Gen 2: 2004-2016 (12 years)
Gen 3: 2016-present (8 years and counting)

I expect a redesign in the next two years or so. 2026 will be its 30th anniversary.

[Anonymous No.18078566]

They finally made it 42mm like the original.
Wait...

Why's it titanium or gold only?
Why does it still have 'BLANCPAIN' carved into the side of the case?
Why does it have 21.5mm fucking lugs?
Why on earth is it 14.5mm thick?
Why isn't there a no-date version?

Someone explain the thinking at Swatch.

Simple stainless steel, 42mm x 48mm x 12.5mm
20mm lugs, no crown guards
Closed caseback
No date
No fauxtina

Just do that and they'll have lines around the block.

[Anonymous No.18078587]

>>18078382
Sure I'll play.

[Anonymous No.18078590]

I find people shit on seiko too much in the watch community. I just love this new piece I got and most watch brands dont have this great aesthetic.

It fits perfectly and feels great on the wrist. The dial is sweet too for being enamel and most of their other offerings dont feels as unique

[Anonymous No.18078609]

After wearing this thing on its bracelet for 12 or so years, I finally decided to try it on leather. Never expected it to work this well for some reason.
On an unrelated note, hope you guys enjoyed the eclipse today.

[Anonymous No.18078616]

WHY FAUXTINA WHYYYYYYYYYY

[Anonymous No.18078628]

>>18078590
The credor seconds hand looks good.

[Anonymous No.18078635]

Can anyone recommend a watch with the following criteria?

- Pepsi bezel
- white dial

That's it. I don't care if it's automatic or quartz, don't care if it's a GMT or not, don't care if it's $50 or $5,000. I just want some suggestions.

[Anonymous No.18078638]

>>18078609
i have on of those, i wear it on leather, its nice. no clasp tho. what strap is that? generally keep it on leather during winter, and nato during the warmer months. have you ever had it serviced?

[Anonymous No.18078646]

>>18078638
That's not a bad idea, it'll definitely work its way into my rotation. The h-link bracelet just felt so perfect for so long. I've tried it on other straps before (sailcloth and nylon), but they never stuck. This one is a Horween strap from Bisonstrap. I'm sure there are better options out there, but this seems serviceable, and smells amazing lol. The clasp is actually a Seiko deployant from an Alpinist.
I haven't actually had this serviced, although I really should. The crown has the slightest crunchy feeling to it as of late, so it more than likely needs a clean at least.
Got any pics of yours anon?

[Anonymous No.18078647]

>>18078635
Tudor black bay gmt

[Anonymous No.18078661]

>>18078646
They have a new quick adjust bracelet
But not yet for the 556
I'll probably get one once the quick adjust becomes available for this model

[Anonymous No.18078667]

>>18078661
Oh nice, I'll have to keep an eye on that. My old H-Link is due for an upgrade at some point, it doesn't even have the hex screws that the current models have.
Thanks for the info anon.
Is your bezel slightly polished, or is that just wear and tear? Always love to see another 556 hanging around.

[Anonymous No.18078671]

thoughts?

[Anonymous No.18078672]

>>18078590
Idk just wear and tear I guess. Wear it everyday to work, haven't polished it. Bought it with my trump bux

[Anonymous No.18078674]

>wear other watch for 3 days
>come back to the GS
>still half its power reserve
Absolutely fucking based.

[Anonymous No.18078676]

[Anonymous No.18078685]

>>18078674
Happy for you

[Anonymous No.18078689]

>>18078672
Ah I think it was just the pic then, looking good.
How's your outer AR coating holding up? I've been incredibly close to dremeling mine off on multiple occasions due to a couple hairline scuffs, but have never bothered pulling the trigger. It's only really visible under specfic circumstances anyways.

[Anonymous No.18078704]

>>18078014
Rolex continues to be an extremely boring brand. I’m sure the cattle will lap up these new releases

[Anonymous No.18078706]

>>18078704
Rolex is Stanley cup of watches

[Anonymous No.18078723]

>>18077992
hows the lume on a rolex op?

[Anonymous No.18078734]

>>18078671
3 looks weird as shit

[Anonymous No.18078745]

>rolex owners when rolex announces the re-release of a twenty year old colorway for the gmt master 2 tomorrow and nothing else, in white gold exclusively of course

[Anonymous No.18078749]

>>18078014
that diamond bezel daytona is pretty horrendous

the mop day-date is kinda nice

everything else is mediocre to bad

[Anonymous No.18078753]

Which watch brands reach or even beat the quality/finishing of Rolex? I can't be fucking arsed to suck up to the AD, wear up a suit and shit, talk polite and whatnot. Fuck rolex and everything it stands for.

[Anonymous No.18078754]

>>18078753
Everything from Casio up.

[Anonymous No.18078757]

>>18078566
>Why's it titanium or gold only?
because muh special anniversary edition would have to be a tiny bit cheaper if it were steel
>Why does it still have 'BLANCPAIN' carved into the side of the case?
because Swatch is convinced it's the brand's signature element for some reason
>Why does it have 21.5mm fucking lugs?
so you have to buy bracelets from them and them only
>Why on earth is it 14.5mm thick?
might be because of how big these saphire bezels are, they need to be domed in order to be sturdy enough it seems
>Why isn't there a no-date version?
because Swatch is on a crusade to have date windows on every watch they make for some reason (except the Speedmaster, you can't risk hurting that cash cow) DESPITE the demand for no-date Fifties
Swatch has just been horrible at managing Blancpain.
Imagine how well a full steel Fifty at 42mm would do.
It's like they don't want it to do well.

[Anonymous No.18078765]

>>18078753
no watch brand matches rolex quality. some brand have better finishing, but the watches end up bring fragile shit. some brands match durability, but their watches are shit. no brand truly matches rolex (even when you're spending in the high 6 figures)

[Anonymous No.18078776]

>>18078765
you're just glazing

[Anonymous No.18078784]

new rolexes officially dropped, they really suck total ass lol
https://www.rolex.com/en-us/watches/new-watches
spoiler: if you’ve seen the leaks, you’ve already seen everything. that’s it.

[Anonymous No.18078789]

Ew...
I just wanted a titanium bb58 and maybe a blue bb54, not that...

[Anonymous No.18078791]

>>18078789
lol i guess that’s where the coke everyone was pining for ended up. maybe next year lmfao

[Anonymous No.18078794]

>>18078789
>new tudor watches
>ten million new black bay variations

the jokes really write themselves at this point

[Anonymous No.18078797]

is the new 1908 platinum? it looks kinda nice desu

[Anonymous No.18078799]

>>18078753
Grand seiko and Omega are up there for sure

[Anonymous No.18078802]

JLCchads... we fucking won.

[Anonymous No.18078805]

>>18078753
>be (You)
>want to buy a cool watch
>instinctively lean towards Rolex
>read about waiting lists, don't even go to the AD to try one
>"AAAAAAAAAH NOOOOOOOOOOOOOO WHY IS ROLEX DOING THIS TO ME????? I HATE ROLEX I HATE ROLEX I HATE ROLEX I HATE ROLEX I HATE ROLEX I HATE ROLEX I HATE ROLEX I HATE ROLEX I HATE ROLEX I HATE ROLEX I HATE ROLEX I HATE ROLEX AAAAAAAAAAAH I'M GOING TO BUY A GRAND SEIKO AND THEN KILL MYSELF FUCK YOOOOUUUUUUU ROLEX I HATE YOUUUU WAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHH WAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHH"
You don't deserve a Rolex desu

[Anonymous No.18078806]

nevermind, this year’s watches and wonders was all worth it. this is as good as it’s gonna get.

[Anonymous No.18078810]

>>18078753
>Which watch brands reach or even beat the quality/finishing of Rolex
Some Breitlings
Most Omegas
IWC
JLC
Lange
Holy Trinity
Breguet
FPJ

[Anonymous No.18078811]

>>18078476
>I expect a redesign in the next two years or so. 2026 will be its 30th anniversary.
You know what I expect? Discontinued. I think they will try to rebuild the 222 into their sports line to replace the Overseas.

[Anonymous No.18078814]

>>18078805
What? You are very weird.

[Anonymous No.18078816]

>>18078806
>a shit ton of uninspired, irrelevant sports watches
>unwearable high horology shitters bloated with grotesque complications
>NEW DIAL COLORS!!!!
>LIMITED EDITIONS!!!!
>no actual pics of the watches, just 3D renders
It's all shit.

[Anonymous No.18078818]

>>18078816
Just look at picrel.
It's your typical "NEW RELEASE FROM WATCHES AND WONDERS 2024" shitter.
Soulless, ugly, uninspired.
WHO THE FUCK BUY THAT?

[Anonymous No.18078819]

>>18078816
i don’t care if the new tortue monopusher is a limited edition, it uses a brand new movement which means it’s highly unlikely that they won’t reuse it in a mass production watch. i’ll sit and wait on that. everything else released this show can eat shit and die.

[Anonymous No.18078820]

>>18078753
Everyone i their price range, honestly.
Rolex finishing is very unimpressive since their dials are mostly empty and everyone in the mid to upper four-figure range can do sharp printing and applied indices as much as they can.
Same goes for quality if we're being honest and the higher you get in Rolex's range, the worse it is for them. They don't have any serious complications or anything with notable craftsmanship since they are one of the most industrial brands at this price point.

[Anonymous No.18078822]

>>18078819
It's literally the Minerva monopusher movement Richemont has owned since Montblanc acquired Minerva.

[Anonymous No.18078824]

>>18078822
since when does montblanc do tortue case watches?

[Anonymous No.18078828]

There are no words to describe how much I despise modern watchmaking.

[Anonymous No.18078829]

>>18078828
>green dials
Ah yes, the hottest trend of 2019

[Anonymous No.18078831]

At least Grand Seiko never fails to make me laugh.

[Anonymous No.18078834]

>>18078590
It's a nice watch, elegant and tasteful. Maybe a tad too big but it fits you well. Enjoy wearing it.

[Anonymous No.18078835]

>all these new colour and material combinations announced
>still no Yachtaster II 2
Blingbros... we lost

[Anonymous No.18078836]

>>18078797
>it looks kinda nice desu
It really doesn't, the pattern is too busy, the color doesn't suit it, it's trying way too hard.

[Anonymous No.18078837]

>>18078802
What's the subdial with the six numbers for?

[Anonymous No.18078839]

>>18078837
Regular small-seconds indicator, probably.
The real question is : why are there two power reserve indicators?

[Anonymous No.18078840]

>>18078566
It's hilarious because they've released pic related a few months ago.
>super faithful to the original MIL-SPEC down to the moisture indicator
>41mm
>13mm thick
Oh but wait
>limited to 555 pieces
>precious metal
>35k eurobucks
Oops.

Basically, it's Swatch telling everyone they know how to make this watch and they can do it at any time they want, but they just won't add it to their catalogue.

[Anonymous No.18078841]

>>18078820
>and everyone in the mid to upper four-figure range can do sharp printing
Everyone has been able to do sharp printing since the 60's, my cheap Seiko has print so fine you can barely read it. They did spawn Epson so they had everytrhing in-house, but still, printing has been solved decades ago.

[Anonymous No.18078842]

>>18078840
A conspiracy theory I fully believe is that they are refusing to make any practical FF so the Swatch version becomes the one you can have and wear every day because it's not gold nor 44mm. Gotta get rid of that bioceramic I guess.

[Anonymous No.18078848]

>>18078816
but anon our watch now displays the time backwards. so much innovation

[Anonymous No.18078857]

New dial color for the Santos. Looks alright I guess.

[Anonymous No.18078858]

Denim straps at Patek.
Can someone put a bullet into Thierry Stern's skull already?

[Anonymous No.18078863]

>>18078858
>the worldtimer
holy SHIT

[Anonymous No.18078878]

Comfy Grand Seiko Watch & Wonders presentation:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Rat_Qiek2rU

[Anonymous No.18078880]

>>18078858
That must be an aftermarket strap

[Anonymous No.18078881]

>>18078878
REVORUTIONARY new titanium Grand Seiko.
The dial is inspired by the birch trees of the prains of Yamagata prefecture

https://youtu.be/Rat_Qiek2rU?si=R5Kr6PziwiLTp4Cl&t=497

[Anonymous No.18078886]

>>18077992
/fit/izen visitin

[Anonymous No.18078888]

>>18078886
>/fit/izen
lmfao kek right
back to r9k

[Anonymous No.18078890]

>>18078888
lmfao checked, can't argue with that, going back to r9k pronto

[Anonymous No.18078898]

>>18078405
The friendly reminder

[Anonymous No.18078903]

>>18078647
Shame about it being incredibly thick and too big with snowflake hands. Rolex has to make Tudor worse or there is no proposition there for a gmt

[Anonymous No.18078904]

>>18078789
I like this but it'll be too thick as usual
>>18078791
Bittercel spotted

[Anonymous No.18078905]

>>18078857
Poo in loo

[Anonymous No.18078907]

>>18078301
looks cool anon. nickel plated case though?

just copped this. soz for the poor photo, its a Seiko 5719 8980 monopusher chonograph from 1964.

[Anonymous No.18078910]

>>18078903
its only 12.8, the full sized bb is over 14
its very serviceable

[Anonymous No.18078911]

>>18078910
Oh shit not bad then

[Anonymous No.18078913]

>>18078911
for reference, the rolex version is 12.1

[Anonymous No.18078914]

>>18078881
they finally made a "thin" watch at 9.x

[Anonymous No.18078916]

>>18078881
Looks good, i like how they thinned the hands and markers back down.

[Anonymous No.18078919]

>>18078910
>>18078913
fyi the white dial version isnt available in the bb58 variant so if you want that it'll be 14.6mm. only the black dial/coke bezel is available in the bb58 sizing
https://www.tudorwatch.com/en/watches/black-bay-gmt/m79830rb-0010

[Anonymous No.18078920]

>>18078907
Nice, looks like it's in pretty good condition.

[Anonymous No.18078924]

Talk about rent free.
I haven't posted in at least 2 months now.

I hope you are doing well in weebland whoretadello bro. Blogpost sometimes, it makes everyone seethe more than your vavavoom.

captcha GS AH

[Anonymous No.18078931]

>>18078881
The manually wound 9SA4 looks good.

[Anonymous No.18078936]

>>18078160
A turtle.

[Anonymous No.18078938]

>>18078936
Willard

[Anonymous No.18078939]

I created a monstrosity. Got the Jay's and kays metal adapter and put an fkm rubber strap on this. Actually way more comfortable than the stock strap, would recommend

[Anonymous No.18078956]

I love my a168 !

[Anonymous No.18078959]

>>18078858
Denim pants
Denim jacket
Denim hat
Denim Patek
Justin Timberlake should do it

[Anonymous No.18078960]

Good news. Rolex has discontinued the Yacht-Master 2.
Now they just need to kill those:
>DJ41
>OP41
>Explorer1 40
>DD40
>Air King
>Sky Dweller
>1908

[Anonymous No.18078978]

>>18078753
Uhh... most of their similarly priced competitors? Have you ever even looked at a Rolex?

[Anonymous No.18078985]

>>18078960
This is it, blingbros. We're done.
It was nice knowing you all.
Tell my imaginary gf to take care of the imaginary kids.

[Anonymous No.18078988]

>>18078960
So what’s left after the purge, the daytona?

[Anonymous No.18078989]

>>18078988
Just the traditional models in their traditional sizes

[Anonymous No.18078990]

>>18078959
>quad denim
Or Clarkson

[Anonymous No.18078994]

>>18078989
People are larger (fatter and taller) than before so it’s only natural wrist watches got a bit bigger too. They shouldn’t oversize them though

[Anonymous No.18078998]

I have 30k on my bank account.
Please tell it's okay to spend 4k on a watch.
I come from a poor family and despite having a decent job and being 30, I still feel guilty spending this much.
My parents would call me a profligate retard if they knew.

[Anonymous No.18079002]

>>18078998
Think about it this way. What else would that money go to otherwise? Nothing? Are you specifically saving up for someone's surgery or something?

[Anonymous No.18079003]

>>18078998
It's ok to spend alot of money on something that is your passion.
But if you spend that way on everything, you're retarded.

[Anonymous No.18079004]

>>18078998
First, 4k is the worst amount to spend on a watch, you're guaranteed to buy shit and lose half your money instantly. Second, do you have a house? If not, don't spend money on watches, save for a deposit.

[Anonymous No.18079008]

>>18079004
I already bought my own place and I'll be done paying in 3 years.
I want to get a Tudor bb58. I'd rather buy it new, buying a used watch would make me feel like a cuck.

[Anonymous No.18079010]

>>18079008
>I already bought my own place and I'll be done paying in 3 years.
How did you do this "coming from a poor family" at 30? You're lying about something here.

[Anonymous No.18079014]

>>18079010
A good job? Retard.

>>18079008
Save up and buy a sub, Tudors are too fat.

[Anonymous No.18079017]

>>18078959
Leno
>>18079008
I guess those people buying used paintings at Christie's or Sotheby's are cucks also?
>>18079014
Bb58 is perfect

[Anonymous No.18079018]

>>18078985
I'll give my regards to your kangaroo wife

>>18078990
Ramones era Jezza is effay lol

[Anonymous No.18079020]

>>18079010
I'm in the military. The pay is good when you're deployed. I'm not really into cars so I managed to save a decent amount.
Housing isn't very expensive either here in Europe if you don't live in the big cities.

[Anonymous No.18079025]

>>18079008
Tudor will be fine in this case, buy it and then stop thinking about buying any new watches for a while.

[Anonymous No.18079028]

>>18079020
Does the pay rate change when you're deployed, or do you just work more hours?

[Anonymous No.18079029]

>>18079017
>Bb58 is perfect

Wrong.

[Anonymous No.18079033]

>>18079028
It's basically 2.5 times higher with almost no expense (depending on where you're deployed).

[Anonymous No.18079035]

>>18079017
Not him, but those people are indeed faggots. However I find no enjoyment in their hobby so of course that's what I'll think.

[Anonymous No.18079036]

>>18079029
It's 11.9
Sub is 12+

[Anonymous No.18079041]

>>18079008
BB58 is an absolutely fine choice for a one time treat to yourself.

[Anonymous No.18079042]

>not being part of the circle

Why even bother if you don't have a holy trinity timepiece? No amount of cringelord precious metal Subs is going to make that go away. Become a serious collector and buy a serious watch. Otherwise you'll always be that guy who almost made it, but not quite. Like driving a Cayman instead of a 911.

[Anonymous No.18079045]

>>18078998
>I have 30k on my bank account.
>Please tell it's okay to spend 4k on a watch.
Of course it is. Go for 5 or 6k even. Just stay well under 10. Don't buy a fucking Tudor though.

[Anonymous No.18079046]

>>18079036
Over half of the Black Bay Fifty-Eight’s height is in the 6.45mm tall flanks. That may be only 1mm taller than a Sub’s 5.45mm flanks, but it’s an 18.3% increase.

[Anonymous No.18079050]

Cop or not?
RZE Valour 38, titanium, sapphire crystal, seiko automatic mouvement.

[Anonymous No.18079061]

>>18079020
>Housing isn't very expensive either here in Europe if you don't live in the big cities.
Where? How much did your place cost? I'm in Eastern Europe and I can't buy a tiny 500sqm place for less than $200k lmfao.

[Anonymous No.18079062]

GOD this thing is just beautiful.

[Anonymous No.18079063]

>>18079061
The guy is full of shit unless he lives in Ukraine and fights Russians.
>cheap housing in Europe dude
>just bought my own place at 30
>im poor tho
Fucking retarded LARPer.

[Anonymous No.18079065]

>>18079062
TAG is gonna be the next hype brand. They are releasing brilliant watches. At this point even their non chronographs are worth getting.

[Anonymous No.18079066]

>>18079065
>even their non chronographs are worth getting
Can't say I noticed anything from them other than the glassbox.

At first I thought this guy >>18079062
should've been a time only just to save a few mm of thickness, but honestly most of the excess thickness is in the crystal anyway.
Don't think losing the chrono would slim it down any.

[Anonymous No.18079070]

>what I wanted
vs
>what we got

So are there any watches out there that actually look like the one on the left?

[Anonymous No.18079073]

>>18079070
Tranny vs coke
Hard choice

[Anonymous No.18079076]

>>18079073
The vintage faded Rolex GMT look is killer, but I can't deal with vintage watches.

[Anonymous No.18079079]

>>18078797
"babe we have grand seiko at home"
grand seiko at home:

[Anonymous No.18079081]

Vacheron is doing even worse than Rolex at watches&wonders.

>generic round watch
>generic dial with a tacky tourb slapped on
>"but this one has a DIFFERENT kind of precious metal (*gasp*)"

[Anonymous No.18079082]

>>18078797
I dislike it, looks like an Orient.

[Anonymous No.18079085]

>>18079081
What's next, an Overseas with a new color dial? (sunburst of course)

[Anonymous No.18079088]

>>18079050
Looks basic.

[Anonymous No.18079090]

>>18079076
it's a bit surprising rolex has done a version in those colors seeing how conventional they tend to be.

[Anonymous No.18079091]

>>18079090
It used to be just plain blue and red, but yes that color combo was striking and unheard of at the time.

[Anonymous No.18079092]

>>18079062
how is the date at 9 o'clock? I'm not sure I've ever seen that before

[Anonymous No.18079094]

>>18079092
That layout is lifted straight from the original from the 1960s.
I usually hate pretty much all date windows, but for some reason this setup just works for me.

[Anonymous No.18079095]

I kinda like this, am I gay?

[Anonymous No.18079097]

>>18079095
date window ruins it. many such cases!

[Anonymous No.18079098]

>>18079095
Worse.
You might be portuguese.

[Anonymous No.18079102]

>>18079097
I actually meant to post the chrono version.
The date window on that auto does ruin it.

[Anonymous No.18079103]

>>18079102
Ok that actually looks good how big is it?

[Anonymous No.18079104]

>>18079103
41mm x 13mm

Which is perfect for my frame.

[Anonymous No.18079106]

>>18079098

[Anonymous No.18079108]

>>18079097
I find the 6 o'clock position to be the least egregious position for a date window, but yeah... It's still a date window on a watch that shouldn't have one.

[Anonymous No.18079110]

>>18079104
3mm too big. Typical IWC.

[Anonymous No.18079114]

>>18079110
The Portugieser line was originally designed around pocket watch movements. The sizing is perfectly appropriate.
Plus, I can't wear watches smaller than 40mm, it just looks silly.

[Anonymous No.18079126]

>>18079102
The grumpy old coot from WatchadWisor keeps saying how they're ladies' watches lmao
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EiPVLSpun-U

[Anonymous No.18079136]

>>18079061
Bittercel is eastern european (as if there was any doubt)
New lore development

[Anonymous No.18079139]

>>18079062
The tag heuer logo is just as ugly as a San martin

[Anonymous No.18079153]

>>18079085
fucking kek

What the fuck is that Selmoni dude even doing at VC anymore?
>make a round watch and slap a tourbillon on it
>make an Overseas and slap a sunburst dial on it

[Anonymous No.18079159]

>>18079153
>>18078898
Reminder

[Anonymous No.18079166]

gday sirs, special shoutout to our friends in china who assembles some bangers

[Anonymous No.18079168]

Going with casio today

[Anonymous No.18079169]

>>18079166
Lol
what's wrong with the dial? looks like cardboard with the wrinkles

[Anonymous No.18079174]

>>18078590
There are two kinds of people here, those who shit on Rolex and those who shit on everything else

[Anonymous No.18079176]

>>18079169
That's what happens when the chinaman tries to make a GS dial.
Turns out there's a reason their better looking dials are expensive.
Give mr. Chang a few more years to figure out how to do it.

[Anonymous No.18079187]

>>18079166
good stuff mate, I have this and the tiffany one

[Anonymous No.18079194]

NEW
NEW
NEW

>>18079188
>>18079188
>>18079188

[Anonymous No.18079202]

>>18079061
France.
I bought my apartment 95k euros in a medium sized city, 56 square meters, more than enough for me since I live enough.
Paid 60k and took a 35k loan to repay in 5 years.

[Anonymous No.18079433]

>>18079202
SO jelly.

I live in NorCal, it's $1M-3M for a basic house here

[Anonymous No.18080171]

too much?
too little!
too expensive, maybe?