/wt/ - watch discussion thread

[Anonymous No.18127466]

Guides and Info:
>Classic Meme
https://imgur.com/a/6CNO8
>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: >>18125079

[Anonymous No.18127471]

Casio is great! Death to whortadello!

[Anonymous No.18127472]

>>18127466
what size wrist do i need to rock this bad boy

[Anonymous No.18127475]

>>18127472
This is AI right? It cant be

[Anonymous No.18127476]

>>18127475
Of course.

[Anonymous No.18127478]

>>18127475
>retarded boomer can't into pattern recognition

[Anonymous No.18127479]

>>18127478
Whats a pattern recognition?

[Anonymous No.18127496]

>>18127475

[Anonymous No.18127502]

Today I learned that you can easily change a leather strap with a dental floss thread,maybe I will return to bracelet,looks fine on leather but for some reason I think the watch looks better with bracelet even when Reddit says it is a strap monster.

[Anonymous No.18127538]

Any A Lange & Sohne Zeitwerk replica website that's not a scam? I found one but all I can find about them is like 2 reviews, both saying it's a scam. It seems like with this mechanism it's just unfeasible.

[Anonymous No.18127549]

>>18127538
I AM MISTER REPLIKA
I SMELL KARI PAPRIKA
FIRST COPY THIRD COPY BISNHUPUR TO JIRIBAM

[Anonymous No.18127550]

>>18127538
Just get you money up, poorfag.
Or start working for a foreign intelligence agency.

[Anonymous No.18127553]

Weekend, bros.

[Anonymous No.18127577]

>>18127472
I honestly wouldnt be surprised if some fucker actually made one of these somewhere

[Anonymous No.18127606]

>>18127553
Kys

[Anonymous No.18127612]

Should I get a Seawolf? Obviously they look based but I’ve heard the movement has gone to shit under Fossil.

[Anonymous No.18127614]

>>18127466
Rec me a watch that is cheap (I mean it), small (important), minimalist but classy and not digital

[Anonymous No.18127616]

>>18127614
Blue Presage

[Anonymous No.18127618]

what's the purpose of a sub? so you can be just like everyone else?

[Anonymous No.18127620]

>>18127616
500 bucks isn't cheap

[Anonymous No.18127622]

>>18127614
Timex Weekender?

[Anonymous No.18127623]

>>18127614
>Search “watch”
>Sort by “Lowest price”
>Buy the one you prefer

The fuck is wrong with you. Fucking lazy cunt wasting our time with your gay ass bullshit. Go buy your shit and never come back thats my REC.

[Anonymous No.18127625]

>>18127618
>Waaaaah the waiting list for Subs is soooooo long
>Waaaaaah everyone and their dog has a Submariner
Pick one.

[Anonymous No.18127627]

>>18127622
Pretty nice thank you
>>18127623
I won't come back because I don't care about consooming watches like a gay retard

[Anonymous No.18127630]

>>18127627
also go to longislandwatch and look around, they focus on affordable watches

[Anonymous No.18127632]

>>18127627
The ironing is strong with this one

[Anonymous No.18127634]

>>18127466
>ai slop

[Anonymous No.18127652]

>>18127620
cheap isnt a price point. To some $1k is cheap and to others $50 is expensive. Fuck off

[Anonymous No.18127671]

>>18127612
>Coperod movements
lol
lmao even

[Anonymous No.18127673]

>>18127471
based

[Anonymous No.18127676]

>>18127652
$50 for a watch is pretty cheap by almost anyone's standard, isn't it? Even quartz mall shitters are usually around $80-100.

[Anonymous No.18127678]

>>18127671
Does zodiac really use soporod?

[Anonymous No.18127685]

>>18127676
$50 is a good amount of money in some places and not enough for a meal in others. You still have not said an amount. $500 was too much but $50 is cheap? Just search for a watch and buy one you like. If you want a cheap non digital watch this one is perfectly fine.

[Anonymous No.18127688]

>>18127614
If they're still available, amazon had those old Seiko 5 models for like $150 or something.
37mm, automatic winding, and day-date.
They're pretty good at entry watches go.
The SNKL45 is probably my favorite.
I saw one on amazon for like $129 just now as I did a search for this post.

[Anonymous No.18127708]

>bought so many other watches I could've bought the one I really wanted by now

[Anonymous No.18127710]

>>18127708
well at least post them now that youve wasted your money

[Anonymous No.18127712]

>>18127708
This.
Just save up and get a watch you'll actually wear.
>t. faggot with half a dozen watches that collect dust

[Anonymous No.18127722]

>>18127712
>Save up
>For a kuoe
Aren't these like $500?

[Anonymous No.18127725]

>>18127722
that may have been an example of a dust gatherer. Having said that price point isnt really what matters. You might like a $500 watch more than most $5k ones depending on the watch. The important thing is to not settling. Buy a watch because its one you genuinely want, and if that is one that is going to require saving up do so.

[Anonymous No.18127731]

>>18127725
I agree. Problem is that the watches I really (think that I) want cost 30K. So I end up buying watches ranging from 5K to 10K instead because I wear them daily and I don't want to ruin a 30K watch.
But I guess it might be time to start saving up.
Obviously I love my watches and they aren't a compromise, it's just that I can't justify myself, like I said, to daily wear the 30K watch(es). Maybe that's a price range that's out of my league.

[Anonymous No.18127736]

>>18127731
I get that, i just got the speedy and am kind of worried about the hesalite mostly. I think most watches are pretty durable. Sure theyll get scratched but it is what it is. It's like buying a supercar and just letting it sit around. I have a friend that was gifted a rolex and doesnt wear it.

[Anonymous No.18127739]

>>18127736
I'm talking more about wear and tear. Scratches, swirls and stray hits.
One of my watches is very scratch resistant thankfully. The stainless steele ones are like scratch magnets.

[Anonymous No.18127740]

>>18127722
The one in the pic is like $700 USD.
I'm a poorfag, so this is something I'd like to get.
Good looking sub-36mm mechanical/auto dress watches under 1k aren't as common as one would think.
For now I just wear my A1000.
With a Haveston strap, it's really quite comfy.
Bang for buck, it's hard to beat.

[Anonymous No.18127741]

>>18127740
>Haveston strap
ngl this doesn't look half bad.

[Anonymous No.18127747]

>>18127678
Ignore the retard, they use STP.

[Anonymous No.18127755]

>>18127710
longines, breitling, chinkrient, Nz that upper right one are good.

[Anonymous No.18127758]

>>18127741
it looks great. if youre a poorfag, get yhe 20 dollar one

[Anonymous No.18127799]

>>18127712
I do actually wear all my watches, but I kinda miss the days of having literally one watch.

[Anonymous No.18127808]

>>18127710
You and I can be friends.

[Anonymous No.18127809]

>>18127710
i have the same songmics watchbox ong

[Anonymous No.18127831]

>>18127614
Check out Casio Edifice models,many watches thqt are rather minimalist and good quality. Casio also has a tank version that is pretty cheap.

Going though the catalog and I saw this motherfucker, wore it on my wrist for 8 straight years until I got bored,good watch but the integrated bracelet was no good for my wrist and I ended wearing it really loose. The funny thing is that it kept extremely good timing,around +16seconds per year.

[Anonymous No.18127836]

>>18127831
>sapphire
>titanium
>multi-band 6
>solar
>20mm lugs
Personal opinion, I think this is an objectively better watch.
Casio Lineage LCW-M100TSE-1AJF
Currently $170 USD on amazon.

[Anonymous No.18127850]

>>18127614
look for chink homage watches like pagani design, cadisen, etc

[Anonymous No.18127860]

>>18127710
>aerospace and moonwatch
Very nice especially the aerospace. Is it 1st or 2nd gen?

[Anonymous No.18127866]

>>18127860
>Is it 1st or 2nd gen?
honestly not sure, was my dead fathers.

>>18127808
surely we can all be friends, right?

>>18127809
it's one of the better looking boxes ive seen and not expensive at all. It's a good pick for sure.

[Anonymous No.18127867]

>>18127808
/clt/ - cigarette lighter thread

[Anonymous No.18127878]

I am extremely pleased with my GM-2100 skxmod. That is all.

[Anonymous No.18127880]

>>18127878
Well that's not the right image.

[Anonymous No.18127895]

Casio's 50th anniversary lineup. Thoughts?

[Anonymous No.18127896]

>>18127880
You will never own a Royal Oak.

[Anonymous No.18127901]

Good afternoon gents.

[Anonymous No.18127916]

>>18127867
Funny thing is I don't even smoke anymore. One of those is the first "automatic" lighters ever made. A c. 1923 Thorens Automatic double claw. The other gem is a 18k and Laquer Dunhill Rollagas from the 1970s.

[Anonymous No.18127922]

>>18127901
Tea seremony?

[Anonymous No.18127982]

>>18127901
The sissy whoretadello escaped again?! Unbelievable.
Back to the cage with you.
The Yakuza is waiting for your cocksucking skills

[Anonymous No.18127993]

>>18127799
>I do actually wear all my watches, but I kinda miss the days of having literally one watch.
Same here.

I wish I could get back down to two and have the discipline to keep it at that, like the guy with the Rolex and the ALS in the last thread. I've got too many watches I've received as gifts or that have sentimental value, though.

[Anonymous No.18128003]

>>18127466
ANYONE ITT
have servicing horror stories?
When I peruse forums I am inundated by so many bad tales. And no brand or market segment is spared. I don't recall every hearing any of you bitch about things itt, then again I suppose that's because most of you are
>nowatch
but to those that actually own watches, any bad experiences when it came to servicing your shit?

[Anonymous No.18128012]

>>18128003
I've had two semi-bad experiences.

Before the coof, I had a Speedmaster Pro serviced by Omega, the turnaround time was normal (six weeks) but when I got it back, it was losing a minute per day and the winding stem felt incredibly stiff. I turned right around and went back to the AD. They apologized profusely, sent the watch back out and expedited it, and gave me a free strap. Two weeks later, I had my watch back and it was perfect. I'd still rather they didn't fuck up in the first place.

During the coof, I sent a JLC to be serviced, since the winding mechanism had failed. It took five months to get my watch back. It was perfect when it came back, but getting any kind of communication from them was like pulling teeth. They couldn't even be bothered to say
"Sorry, we're short-staffed at the service center because Switzerland is locked down."

[Anonymous No.18128021]

>>18127466
Here is a vintage Seiko Lordmatic from 1968 with a linen dial

[Anonymous No.18128022]

>>18127502
Imo every watch that isn’t a dress watch looks better on a bracelet and even those look better on bracelets if they come with a nice beads of rice one

[Anonymous No.18128025]

>>18127896
Nor will you. Who cares

[Anonymous No.18128027]

>>18128022
gold milanese mesh is also great for mogging other watches around you

[Anonymous No.18128030]

>>18128022
I think it comes down to what the watch was designed for, in determining whether a watch looks better on a bracelet or a strap.

Rolex's design (and Tudor's, for that matter) is designed around the bracelet so they look better on the bracelet. A Blancpain Fifty Fathoms, on the other hand, was designed around a strap, so it looks worse on the bracelet.

Dress watches can look good on a bracelet if it's like one of those old-style fine, gold mesh-looking bands.

[Anonymous No.18128047]

>>18127895
ugly ugly and ugly, japanese really got no taste when comes to watch design, that fucking oceanus is so shit I wouldn't put it on my wrist even if they pay me to wear it.

[Anonymous No.18128048]

>>18128021
Neat little watch, the dial looks good.

[Anonymous No.18128060]

>>18127538
Stop being a low life.

[Anonymous No.18128066]

[Anonymous No.18128080]

>>18128066
Your kid is fat

[Anonymous No.18128084]

>>18127895
I hate them all. What this guy said >>18128047. Also, in the american market they need to drop the word "Casio" on the oceanus watches, it just kills any sort of premium vibe that the watch is supposed to carry.

[Anonymous No.18128086]

>>18128012
You'd think watch repair would be a fairly lockdown proof job. It doesn't take a ton of room to do it so in a decent size room you could probably still have 10 people working without getting closer than 8 feet to each other. People going work in separate rooms. Some people could probably even take the work home.

[Anonymous No.18128094]

>>18128003
who the fuck services their watch

[Anonymous No.18128098]

how come nobody ever considers the rolex datejust to be "trendy" or "popular" or whatever?

it's an icon in itself, yet nobody seems to give a shit about it

[Anonymous No.18128101]

>>18128098
Because it's been around for so long and its design is basically unchanged, just gradual evolution in terms of materials and technologies.
It's like Levi's 501s or Ray-Ban Aviators.

[Anonymous No.18128103]

Been loving this new watch. Feels fantastic on the wrist, and it looks great in person

[Anonymous No.18128106]

>>18127612
I own a seawolf skindiver and I really love it. I find its my most accurate watch

[Anonymous No.18128107]

>>18128103
side pic?

[Anonymous No.18128108]

>>18128103
ur phone made it look like ai pic

[Anonymous No.18128114]

>>18128103
Model no.?

[Anonymous No.18128117]

>>18128114
Srpk87

[Anonymous No.18128150]

>>18128117
>>18128103
Ah. I had the older version of this for a few months. Then I fucking dropped it after fiddling with it while it was off my wrist and I was watching the news or something.
Now it's 150s per 24hrs.
I really liked it too. Fuck.

[Anonymous No.18128159]

How's it going bros? I'm now in the aftermarket strap collecting phase. lel

[Anonymous No.18128167]

>>18128159
After this will come the
>"The stock strap is fine phase"
It happens when you start buying more expensive watches that actually have high quality straps/bracelets.

[Anonymous No.18128200]

wait, so there's two small oceanus references

T200 - steel
S100 - titanium

the steel one is T and the titanium one is S? isn't that backwards lol?

[Anonymous No.18128211]

>>18127916
>One of those is the first "automatic" lighters ever made. A c. 1923 Thorens Automatic double claw.
It's a pity you don't smoke anymore, because in the smartphone age, there's something inherently cool about casually pulling out a hundred-year-old lighter

[Anonymous No.18128213]

>>18128047
>>18128047
That square looks fine though

[Anonymous No.18128221]

>>18127895
>>18128047
>>18128213
this recent release looks better though

[Anonymous No.18128228]

Has anyone ever bought a watch from Chrono24? Any issues?

[Anonymous No.18128264]

i dropped my mechanical seiko (not wound) about 3-5 inches when taking it out of its case on my desk, it was crystal down

how fucked am i? was that a full overhaul mistake?

[Anonymous No.18128275]

>>18128264
>inches
You-re good
>feet
RIP

[Anonymous No.18128281]

>>18128264
This is what diashock is for

[Anonymous No.18128308]

>>18128228
>Has anyone ever bought a watch from Chrono24? Any issues?
Yeah. The only real issues are customs when dealing with international buyers because it's entirely your problem to deal with, compared to eBay which takes care of all that for you.

[Anonymous No.18128330]

>>18128308
So if you're a seller you have to deal with the paperwork but buyers don't?

[Anonymous No.18128333]

>>18128264
probably doesn't matter, if it starts being off minutes a day then you'll know

[Anonymous No.18128336]

>>18128264
>>18128275
>>18128150
It's funny. I've dropped two seiko 5's from a seated position to the floor and they've become wildly innacurate and the amplitude and beat error's all fucked.
Did the same to a slew of vostoks, sometimes from even higherm, and nothing happened. +20s/day, same as usual lol.

[Anonymous No.18128350]

>>18127901
she has very nice hands. can you post her feet?

[Anonymous No.18128354]

>average PP enjoyer

[Anonymous No.18128358]

>>18128333
it's still upsetting since i got it to be within 3s a day and now it slips out of my hands from the case to my desk

i'm sure it wont be anywhere near that accurate now
>>18128281
yeah, but that still doesn't seem ideal either way. i feel like i broke my 60 year old watch somehow even though i just wound it and it's accurate, but i gotta get the timeographer or something on it again to ease my concerns

[Anonymous No.18128387]

>>18128358
You might be surprised, it could very well be just as accurate as it was before.

[Anonymous No.18128419]

>>18128264
>>18128358
do you know the story of the gshock? the initial inventor of it, his dad handed him down his old mechanical watch. one day he dropped it on his way to work and it instantly broke. he was driven to make a watch that would survive such falls (and was ultimately inspired by watching a kid play with a plastic bouncy ball at a park)

[Anonymous No.18128423]

>>18128419
unironically a resin casio is the final end game watch

[Anonymous No.18128440]

Are Germany and Japan the only countries with a vibrant watchmaking scene? Anything Switzerland makes is fan service

[Anonymous No.18128443]

>>18128423
>>18128419
Yeah, Ibe Kikuo is adamant that the digital watch is simply the correct kind of watch for the modern era. It's about many different properties, not just durability.

He said in an interview that his mission in life is to replace the mechanical watch. For this reason, he doesn't let himself own a mechanical watch, even though he likes some of them.

[Anonymous No.18128460]

I want it

[Anonymous No.18128466]

>>18128443
People who like mechanical watches like them specifically because they are mechanical.

[Anonymous No.18128481]

>request slate fluted/jubilee dj41
>wait 6 mos
>get offered pic related
>AD shocked I don’t want it
why is this process so retarded?

[Anonymous No.18128498]

>>18128443
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VHtEItKmd1U
kino

[Anonymous No.18128503]

>>18128443
>his mission in life is to replace the mechanical watch
If Seiko couldn't finish off the Swiss 50 years ago I doubt he will
Problem is that people aren't rational and will keep buying mechanical because marketing has gaslit people into thinking that mechanical = soul

[Anonymous No.18128509]

>>18128159
What watch is this?

[Anonymous No.18128513]

Got the seiko back from service. All cleaned up and working great again. Can't wait to wear it again. I've been wearing this casio a lot since getting it. It's a fantastic watch, been sleeping with it on as well and using it at work. Very useful for my job. Both great watches

[Anonymous No.18128519]

>>18128509
Orient something.

[Anonymous No.18128520]

>>18128509
Orient Neo Classic Sport RA-AA0E05B

[Anonymous No.18128522]

>>18128481
I know it can be entirely a case by case scenario, but I am put off about the whole process. I was thinking of either an OP with green/fluted/36mm or a 16610LV. But am put off by the entire process.

What color were you shooting for?

[Anonymous No.18128529]

>>18128522
really wanted the rhodium, but I understand they’ve discontinued that in favor of slate which I also like the best of the available configurations.

[Anonymous No.18128537]

>>18128481
I've been waiting almost a year for a call back on a request for a 36mm explorer or literally any configuration of 36mm datejust. I wouldn't think that's too much to ask, and they keep insisting all the highest demand models are the larger 40mm and 41mm case models, but here I am still waiting. I'm hoping they don't finally call just to try to offload some random bullshit I didn't ask for on me and make me scream fuck off at them.

[Anonymous No.18128544]

>>18128513
>servicing a S*iko
lol
lmao even

[Anonymous No.18128555]

>>18128466
>>18128503
Agreed. In 30 years, lots of people will still buy and wear mechanical watches. Ibe's probably right about the design tradeoffs, but there are millions of watch buyers who aren't practicalitymaxxing now and still won't in 30 years.

[Anonymous No.18128564]

>>18128544
yeah, I don't think I could bring myself to service a seiko. I'd just throw it in the trash probably. I have an orange monster from 2010 that's still working fine

[Anonymous No.18128570]

Gentlemen:

https://www.chrono24.ca/omega/omega-saddam-hussein-iraq-president-uniqat-ultra-rare-watch--id32844179.htm?SETLANG=en_CA&SETCURR=CAD

[Anonymous No.18128578]

>>18128443
Sorry digital and quartz cucks, but the ancestors of us mechanicals smile on us, cam you say the same?

[Anonymous No.18128579]

https://www.chrono24.ca/hublot/hublot-classic-fusion-limited-edition--id34499485.htm?SETLANG=en_CA&SETCURR=CAD

[Anonymous No.18128600]

NATO strap on a green Seiko looks way too LARP right?
Had people compliment the original strap the most but the tail and clasp always shake loose.
Don't think I'll ever buy into bezel misalingment cope as much as I love this watch.

>>18127502
Love the way this looks, seems incredibly wearable.

Are tanks gay?

[Anonymous No.18128602]

new watch, whaddya think?
mechanical, automatic support stand on the back, size of a normal wristwatch

[Anonymous No.18128603]

>>18128481
>>18128522
>>18128537
Rolex cucks stay losing. Maybe if you let the AD fuck your wife they'll let you buy the watch you want! At sticker value of course.

[Anonymous No.18128606]

Jesus fucking Christ, is this gay ass Sunday?

[Anonymous No.18128609]

chatgpt is it true hamilton is no longer american?

[Anonymous No.18128615]

>>18128609
How old is your sister?

[Anonymous No.18128622]

>>18128544
>>18128564
It's from 1966. Not throwing it out. I very much like it and would like to keep it ticking.

[Anonymous No.18128626]

What's a good solution to be able to adjust the microadjust on my clasp on the fly. Is there anything good i can keep in my wallet or on keychains? I dont get why every watch doesnt have quick adjust, especially ones that are thousands of dollars.

[Anonymous No.18128631]

Any Mexicans here or people who’ve been to Mexico City?

How retarded is it to wear a watch there (anything more expensive than an F-91) ? And luxury watches are totally out of the question right?

[Anonymous No.18128633]

Anyone have that femanon tier list saved? The one with PP and rolex listed at the top as keeper material. Been looking for it for a while.

[Anonymous No.18128651]

>>18128544
i paid $450 for a full overhaul on my king seiko i bought on yahoo auctions for $150

is it just over?

[Anonymous No.18128665]

>>18128633

[Anonymous No.18128699]

>>18128665
so she didn't fuck a surfer dude wearing a gshock?

[Anonymous No.18128702]

>>18128665
so, how does this work if you own watches in a variety of tiers?

[Anonymous No.18128717]

>>18128702
she judges you based on whatever you're wearing at the time

[Anonymous No.18128725]

>>18128717
so what you wear the rolex for a while and then break out the omega and suddenly your no longer husband material?

[Anonymous No.18128728]

>>18128725
yeah, just like if you're charming and go on a few days, you're winning, but mention your anime body pillow and she dumps you.

[Anonymous No.18128730]

>>18128728
>but mention your anime body pillow and she dumps you
sounds like youre lacking in either charm or looks, or both.

[Anonymous No.18128742]

>>18128665
For as good with color as women allegedly are, you'd think they'd know not to put white text on a light colored background.

Unless this wasn't made by a woman???

[Anonymous No.18128743]

>>18128742
>white text on a light colored background.
>not the black text on dark grey tag heuer
If she's a femanon shes also not a normal woman, probably not made by her in the first place anyways

[Anonymous No.18128745]

>>18128742
It was very obviously made by a troon

[Anonymous No.18128749]

>>18128745
girls like rolex tho

[Anonymous No.18128750]

>>18128600
turtle bro, maybe choose black, navy, khaki nylon color strap (striped or plain) if you prefer muted colors. certain bright colors may also work, or a combi of both.
at first I wasn't a fan of nylon straps but when I tried one I started liking them for the color variety they provide.
>>18128622
>>18128564
I also had my turtle serviced for the first time after decades of abuse since it would stop minutes after I remove it from my wrist. the watch repairer was amazed on how dirty the mov't was, no oil but still works. it was just a small watch repair shop the Seiko service center pointed to me since they don’t cater to old watches, so the cost was very reasonable.

[Anonymous No.18128751]

>>18128749
girls dont even notice a watch unless it clashes with what youre wearing.

[Anonymous No.18128756]

>>18128751
then why do people spend $6000+ on something less accurate than a gshock?

[Anonymous No.18128758]

>>18128756
i know its a strange concept but there are in fact guys out there that buy and do things just because they enjoy them, not specifically because women like them. In fact the type of guy to do that (and genuinely not give a shit about the opinions of others) are often the most attractive to women.

[Anonymous No.18128768]

>>18128758
oh so there are guys who enjoy wasting money because the less capable objects don't confer any social status?

[Anonymous No.18128771]

>>18128768
We enjoy buying things that we like. Also people with money would typically know any luxury brand of watch. It's only poors and blacks that just recognize a rolex. Money is just a means to make exchanging goods easier. A car guy building a drift car or some crazy supped up shitbox isnt wasting money if he enjoys it and its not negatively impacting his welfare.

[Anonymous No.18128773]

>>18128771
yes and women buy makeup 'for themselves' lol

[Anonymous No.18128775]

>>18128751
I'd expect some to notice even if it doesn't clash with your clothing. They might wonder if it's expensive. Most people are bad at judging that, though: they'll look for flashiness, a well-known brand, and maybe a sweep second hand.

[Anonymous No.18128776]

>>18128773
might come as a shock but men arent the same as women. Women buy makeup more because of other women than for men id bet. Sure some guys do buy things just for women but i wouldnt say thats the standard.

>>18128775
>and maybe a sweep
definitely not. Most people would not notice the difference between second hands unless you point it out when they are looking closey. They definitely wont notice just from you wearing it. Flashiness i would maybe agree with but a lot of expensive watches arent really flashy. Most women are shocked when you tell them the price of an omega or even longines or nomos.

[Anonymous No.18128784]

>>18128776
A lot of normies have heard they should check for a sweep second hand to avoid fake Rolexes when they're traveling, or to assess a date or potential business partner. Of course that only protects you from the shittiest fakes.

It seems that normie understanding is so poor, replicas are so good, and lab-grown diamonds have become so cheap, that faking it works very well at the moment.

[Anonymous No.18128788]

>>18128784
Rolex is obviously the number one recognized nice watch by average people but i bet way more people would recognize the name omega over patek philippe. Probably breitling too

[Anonymous No.18128791]

[Anonymous No.18128793]

>>18128791
Nice gondolas

[Anonymous No.18128795]

>>18128793
they're my bestfriends

[Anonymous No.18128796]

>>18128795
how much do you like this? Have a friend that wants one someday

[Anonymous No.18128797]

>>18128795
Where'd you get them by the way? Or are they hand made?

[Anonymous No.18128799]

>>18128796
It's easily my favorite watch. It looks absolutely insane in the sun

>>18128797
https://kommandostore.com/products/mini-gondola-plush?_pos=1&_sid=4f716cf6d&_ss=r&variant=39451626537002
Funnily enough it's a /k/ owned store

[Anonymous No.18128800]

>>18128799
>It looks absolutely insane in the sun
I hadnt thought about this. Looked nice in the boutique but if its even better in the sun i can imagine why its your favorite. He wanted the green more i think, id go with the blue for sure.

[Anonymous No.18128801]

>>18128791
>>18128795
Baseddd

[Anonymous No.18128802]

>>18128800
I almost went with the green but I'm extremely happy I went with the blue. The blue ocean with the planet is too perfect

[Anonymous No.18128806]

>>18128423
SKMEI might be stealing the thunder for the end game watch

[Anonymous No.18128808]

>>18128795
How much is that watch?

[Anonymous No.18128812]

>>18128808
Never mind I looked it up. €8800

[Anonymous No.18128817]

Hello, how are you doing anon? Here's my P66 Shade. I bought it because I like the design of the dial a lot. I appreciate the tritium gas tubes and their constant subtle glow inside it. It's a shame that it uses a cheap Ronda quartz movement instead of an ETA one.
I'm planning to acquire a Seiko SRPG37 J model next (for the "Made in Japan" stamp) since it's the only field watch with the dial (day/date is really nice) and features that I like the most. It has an exhibition caseback so I can have a look at the movement inside and it has handwinding as well (handwinding feels nice and sounds nice). The domed hardlex crystal also makes it look really beautiful and I like its pencil hour/minute hands.
I am also looking at the Marathon JDD for its tritium gas tubes and its Sellita movement which has day date and supports instant day/date change (a very nice feature imo). What do you think anon?

[Anonymous No.18128820]

I'm trying to decide between Snx427, Srpj85, and Snk809. Which design looks the best? Any advice? Thanks!

[Anonymous No.18128827]

>>18128817
AHEM
Please continue to support Japan for it's the last remaining first world country worth a fuck.
Thank you sir.
I would advice you to save up for an Alpinist and call it a day. I know it's 2.5 times the price but you wouldn't want any other watch after it.
What's your budget?

[Anonymous No.18128829]

Japanese watches are for broke retards who can't afford Swiss.

[Anonymous No.18128867]

>>18128509
as the other anon already posted the model no., the watch design is based on an old Orient King Diver model.
>>18128167
buying an expensive watch is very tempting but I have a habit of banging my wrist watches on door jambs, concrete walls, metal railings, wooden furniture.

[Anonymous No.18128876]

>>18128503
no one buys mech except boomers and watch snobs like that bald fart who did a video with teddy and if it wasn't for seiko i wouldn't have a mech either

[Anonymous No.18128878]

>>18128460
generic hands don't match the rest of the watch

[Anonymous No.18128882]

>>18128876
Zoomers are being brainwashed by social media into financing luxury watches

[Anonymous No.18128886]

>>18128725
yes you're just an npc

[Anonymous No.18128898]

>>18128817
>>18128820
Get a Weekdater.

[Anonymous No.18128934]

>>18128898
Anon,>>18128820 clearly wants a field watch

[Anonymous No.18128943]

Almost forgot how much I like this watch.

[Anonymous No.18128956]

>>18128602
unique, I dig it.

[Anonymous No.18128981]

New watch, might seem kinda plain but I really enjoy the simplicity, and I’ve lost two watches due to springbar/clasp failure when Diving/sailing so this fxd should be the absolute sweetspot.

Might start blogposting like whoretadello.

What Are your thoughts on the fxd anons?

[Anonymous No.18129004]

>>18128981
Cool, i like the blocky indices and the overall clean and simple look.

[Anonymous No.18129016]

>>18128981
>What Are your thoughts on the fxd anons?
I like it. The Snowflake hands are supposed to go with a Snowflake dial.
I very much appreciate the form-follows-function design of it and I wish more watchmakers would follow suit.

It's very casual so I think it would pair nicely with a dressy-leaning daily wearer like a Datejust.

>Might start blogposting like whoretadello.
Your first post is talking about watches and not unrelated bullshit so you're already off to a bad start.

[Anonymous No.18129029]

>>18128943
Is that a perpetual calendar?

[Anonymous No.18129030]

>>18129029
No it's not.

[Anonymous No.18129048]

I got a dive watch because I thought I'd like using the timing bezel to time stuff, and I do think it's useful but when I turn the bezel I always accidentally pull my arm hair and it annoys me.

[Anonymous No.18129053]

>>18129048
Post a wristshot please.

[Anonymous No.18129098]

>>18127466
whats the holy grail tier list?
why is it not in the general post

[Anonymous No.18129109]

>>18128981
>What Are your thoughts on the fxd anons?
I’m still laughing at the people who bought the silver model, and I bet Tudor is laughing as well

[Anonymous No.18129111]

>>18129098
You mean this?

[Anonymous No.18129120]

[Anonymous No.18129121]

>>18129111
This list made me realise that I want to save up for a VC and skip the Zenith.

[Anonymous No.18129142]

Identify please?

[Anonymous No.18129151]

>>18129053
You want anons to get triggered by an Islander this early in the morning?

[Anonymous No.18129160]

>>18129142
Looks like some Seiko
>>18128622

[Anonymous No.18129162]

>>18129142
Looks like a tag heuer logo on it

[Anonymous No.18129172]

>>18129160
Doesn't look like a Seiko to me. Something cheap, with the strap 'integrated' into the case, probably some no name american brand.

[Anonymous No.18129204]

>anon wake up
>you slipped and hit your head, are you okay?
>Gerald Genta? Integrated bracelets? What? Never heard of such a thing. Sounds like a bad dream.

[Anonymous No.18129207]

>>18129120
Are you liking it? I still like mine for work but I got a daydate diver I'm alternating to sometimes to let it rest. Keeps almost perfect time.

[Anonymous No.18129213]

Here's your 20th anniversary lineup bro

[Anonymous No.18129230]

>>18129207
I wear it all the time I usually set it once a week, sometimes a couple times if I feel like it, It's always within a minute accurate. I'm also rough on it and it looks good as new after having it a couple months.

[Anonymous No.18129244]

>>18129121
>an image meme posted on /wt/ made me change my mind
ngmi

[Anonymous No.18129246]

got one of the now old seiko5
lovely little thing, the only issue with the shitty bracelet is the end link is curved and can scratch the lugs. im surprised they made it into production like that.

[Anonymous No.18129250]

>>18129213
oceananus

[Anonymous No.18129256]

>>18129246
my Orient's stock bracelet clasp scratches the polished caseback so I had to replace it with aftermarket straps.

[Anonymous No.18129264]

>>18128784
In fairness, there's a lot of nuanced bullshit to know about watches. You can't just take a crash course in watches and be able to meaningfully distinguish quality in watches in a week.

[Anonymous No.18129270]

L O N D O N

[Anonymous No.18129274]

>>18129270
Nice, as it should be

[Anonymous No.18129279]

>>18129270
I don't understand how these people can get so much free shit and I don't even have money to live.

[Anonymous No.18129282]

>>18129270
victimless crime

[Anonymous No.18129303]

>>18129270
The brownoids warch brand

[Anonymous No.18129305]

Sub on a rub today boys, what do you think?

[Anonymous No.18129306]

>>18129305
Looks fake. DHgate?

[Anonymous No.18129314]

>>18129305
Nice, but doesn't a brightly-colored watch look kind of odd unless another color in your outfit matches it?
>that scar
This guy has been through some shit.

[Anonymous No.18129318]

>>18129306
Nah, does look a bit fake in that photo though.

>>18129314
I was doing some gardening, just wearing my gay shorts and Pit Vipers, so it blended quite well. Also the scar is from me breaking down a clothes horse, not very manly at all.

[Anonymous No.18129320]

>>18129213
i like the last one, the other two looks very tacky. pirel is my first and last oceanus.

[Anonymous No.18129340]

I didnt like the oyster bracelet that was an option for the early BB36 when I got mine, but I really like the look of the new Jubilee on the current ones

Are there any grey market parts sites I could buy the bracelet? or even just the clasp so I could get the 3rd party jubilee from uncle straps?

[Anonymous No.18129365]

>>18129318
>I was doing some gardening, just wearing my gay shorts and Pit Vipers
You may have wanted this to sound bad, but certain other posters slap on their cool watch to eat sushi or hang out with prostitutes, so this seems awesome in comparison

[Anonymous No.18129370]

>>18129142
would you marry a woman that froze her dead husband's swatches

[Anonymous No.18129373]

>>18129213
last one is really nice
>>18129320
this one's really cool too

[Anonymous No.18129375]

It’s neat, definitely a bit too large but it’s neat

[Anonymous No.18129403]

I only wear California dials

[Anonymous No.18129419]

>>18128460

Based. The rail master is underrated. I'd seriously consider it, if it had a date function.

[Anonymous No.18129423]

>>18129305
Looks better than on a bracelet, the taper on it makes it look weak and feminine, this looks butch and manly.

[Anonymous No.18129424]

>>18129419
>I'd seriously consider it, if it had a date function.
Wouldn't it just be an Aqua Terra then?

[Anonymous No.18129440]

>>18128460

[Anonymous No.18129450]

>>18129440
LAST NIGHT I FIFTY FATHOMS GLADIATOR YOUR SISTER

[Anonymous No.18129508]

>>18129375
Holy kek. Nice clock bro!

[Anonymous No.18129530]

>>18129375
Dude it's not even funny, it's pretty lame even if the watch is cheap or not.

Ninety percent of that pic represent only the watch. It really looks like wall clock on you.

[Anonymous No.18129548]

I miss Hammicel bros...

[Anonymous No.18129575]

>>18129142
>>18129162
>>18129370
>>18129160
>>18129172
No one knows?

[Anonymous No.18129576]

>>18129305
the fuck is that? did you get an abortion?

[Anonymous No.18129595]

>>18128665
Whore

[Anonymous No.18129691]

>>18127916
>Dunhill Rollagas
Absolutely based. I've quit smoking but I still occasionally look at old st dupont lighters on auction sites

[Anonymous No.18129779]

>>18129048
Damn you have that long of hair?

[Anonymous No.18129814]

>cost more than the TT version
Why? I will never get this shit. Still the red letters just makes it aesthetic as fuck...

[Anonymous No.18129872]

>>18128221
Someone posted a fake version of this on ebay and it got removed after I reported it. I hate working for free, pay me Casio!

[Anonymous No.18129886]

>>18128498
ganbatte!

[Anonymous No.18129925]

what do you think?

[Anonymous No.18129927]

>>18129925
the brand ruins the rest of the watch. Hard to take something with seiko in the name seriously

[Anonymous No.18129958]

>>18129927
nigger

[Anonymous No.18129971]

>>18127466
use a real pic for op next time

[Anonymous No.18129972]

>>18129958
found the grand basedko wearing loser

[Anonymous No.18129980]

>>18129927
nigger

[Anonymous No.18129983]

good morning

[Anonymous No.18129985]

for my first watch to break the $1,000 barrier, i've decided to get a 1990s Datejust

how much will i regret this purchase?

[Anonymous No.18129990]

>>18129983
What did you have to do to the AD to get that?

[Anonymous No.18129991]

>>18129985
You can dab on watches costing 10 times as much because yours says Rolex on the dial.

[Anonymous No.18129995]

I'm going on a date that's way out of my league. We will meet in 20 mins.
Most likely she's only coming for the free food but I'll take that.
Good thing I have my 2nd favourite watch on, that gives me a confidence boost.

[Anonymous No.18129997]

>>18129991
same nigger

[Anonymous No.18130079]

>>18129575
Looks like Tag Heuer Link.
Either WJF2111 or WBC2111

[Anonymous No.18130080]

Just give it to me straight lads, all memes aside, scale of 1-10, how big of a cope is a Tudor? Just a basic Black Bay, nothing more.

[Anonymous No.18130097]

>>18130080
The tudor logo is a laughing face. It's laughing at your copewatch

[Anonymous No.18130101]

>>18130097
probably the same nigger again

[Anonymous No.18130114]

Good afternoon gents

[Anonymous No.18130141]

>>18130114
Good afternoon!

[Anonymous No.18130147]

[Anonymous No.18130154]

>>18129270
Rolex steal squad. You better get in AD line goy

[Anonymous No.18130179]

>>18130147
KINO

[Anonymous No.18130189]

>>18129983
best watch unironically. can wear it even with suits.

[Anonymous No.18130191]

even a seiko5 (not sport) is better than a week dater

[Anonymous No.18130206]

thoughts on festina chrono bike

[Anonymous No.18130209]

>>18129320
that's beautiful, what model year is this?

[Anonymous No.18130215]

>>18130206
lol

[Anonymous No.18130223]

>>18130215
>>18130206
not even a lol, stop thinking about such watches, god damn

[Anonymous No.18130234]

>>18130223
what makes it so bad

[Anonymous No.18130240]

>>18130234
I'm afraid literally everything
maybe try to explain what makes it appealing to you, so we could tell you why you're wrong

[Anonymous No.18130243]

>>18130234
it costs like $250 dumb retard

[Anonymous No.18130255]

>>18130243
>value is... le bad!

[Anonymous No.18130287]

>>18130114
>>18130141
>>18129983
Top of the morning to you

[Anonymous No.18130315]

>>18130287
Bro how many complications do you have?

[Anonymous No.18130334]

>>18130315
More complications means more better, right? Like, literally, figuratively, objectively, measurably, in reality?

[Anonymous No.18130341]

>>18130315
I am a very complicated man
>>18130334
ot sure what the point of this post was but gun to my head I would defiantly not trade my datora for a calatrava if you were trying to say that is "better"

[Anonymous No.18130354]

>>18130243
if i can afford it you can, can't be that broke

[Anonymous No.18130355]

What can I get that's like a nicer version of this? I want something that is readable and basically this design but isn't $15

[Anonymous No.18130357]

>>18130240
I like the Orient watches more but they're way over the MSRP in my country. I don't even know where to find Vostok. The watch I mentioned looks cool to me but most importantly they're accessible. If it looks that bad to you guys I'd go for a Casio Duro and swap the strap with a stainless one.

[Anonymous No.18130361]

>>18130355
q n q have nice analogs with big ass digits
old geezers like em cos bad vision

[Anonymous No.18130376]

GF got me this bad boy

[Anonymous No.18130388]

[Anonymous No.18130390]

>>18130341
The point is a lot of people legitimately think you have to have a bunch of widgets in your watch to have a good watch when not only is that simply not true but if anything it can make it more of a pain in the ass to wear the watch if you aren't going to wear it every day and you have to set it every time it comes up in your rotation. Also they're way more expensive to service.

[Anonymous No.18130395]

>>18130388
Bloody hell m8

[Anonymous No.18130402]

>>18128503
No, what faggits can't admit is they buy expensive watches to show they can.

[Anonymous No.18130406]

>>18130355
Junghans max bill

[Anonymous No.18130409]

>>18130390
This. People have similar attitudes about who made the movements: they prize in-house movements and consider third-party movements inferior. But there are real advantages to third-party movements: they're well-tested, well-understood, and straightforward to service.

People aren't wrong to feel this way. It really is impressive when a movement was designed in-house and has lots of complications. But you might reconsider your tradeoffs when you discover it's a big expensive hassle to service your watches.

[Anonymous No.18130415]

Thoughts on Formex? Im looking for a more robust styled dive watch with a white dial and a rubber strap and this one seems like a perfect fit.

>COPE COPE COOOOOPE

I already have a submariner, this one fills a different niche

[Anonymous No.18130418]

>>18130357
that festina is very gaudy and has a cheap movement inside, but if you like the dial layout or the overall design of that particular watch, it's not great, since for under 200$, for a chrono, you'll only get seiko mechaquartz movements at best, not that they're bad per se
the design itself is only replicated on other cheapshit watches like invicta
honestly, at that price point, go for aliexpress brands like addiesdive/steeldive, pagani design, san martin(more expensive)
pagani design has a lot of speedmaster """homages""" for really cheap, with those seiko movements, they will at least look somewhat decent from a far, unlike the festina
pic related was bought for ~35€ on a metal strap

[Anonymous No.18130423]

>>18130357
also casio duro is not a bad watch, but it's really outdated by now price wise, you can get all around better chinkshit for less

[Anonymous No.18130426]

>>18130415
one anon had one
the moving case seems interesing, should be a very comfortable watch

[Anonymous No.18130427]

>>18130415
I saw their products in person at a watch fair and they seem pretty well made, also the owner seems pretty cool and a legit watch autist

[Anonymous No.18130428]

>>18128443
I just like the sweeping seconds hand and the window in the back that shows all the cool shit inside. Simple as.

[Anonymous No.18130429]

>>18130390
I get that but I don't care what other people think all too much when it comes my watches if they hate them or love them because I bought the for me and I like them all but you have a legit point on the servicing though which is why I get the breitling 8 year warranty for movement

[Anonymous No.18130434]

>>18128725
>women
>consistency
Have you interacted with them at all?

[Anonymous No.18130437]

>>18130423
chinkshit is chinkshit

[Anonymous No.18130438]

>>18130388
would

[Anonymous No.18130452]

Which Citizen watch should I get?

[Anonymous No.18130483]

>>18130452
get one of the chicken watches

[Anonymous No.18130495]

>>18130437
so is swisshit

[Anonymous No.18130496]

>>18130452

[Anonymous No.18130515]

Best diver under €1000? No dumb drops, something I can buy right now.

[Anonymous No.18130528]

>>18130515
https://seikousa.com/collections/prospex/products/sne573

Or

https://www.citizenwatch.com/us/en/product/NB6021-17E.html?cgid=promaster-sea

[Anonymous No.18130561]

>>18130515
midsized quartz bond seamaster

[Anonymous No.18130596]

>>18130423
I thought these chinese watches would be cheaper but they actually look good, what do you think of this one? Wish they didn't put the name under the logo like in yours, though. What do you think of this one? It's the PD-1651

[Anonymous No.18130602]

>>18130596
Wouldn't be caught DEAD in a pagani design, you should just proudly wear a casio. Homages are such a sad cope, defended only by others who wear them. Similar to a nigger wearing a 10k plated gold chain.. you're not fooling anyone and the only people who 'like it' are other niggers

[Anonymous No.18130606]

>>18130376
Honestly the best

[Anonymous No.18130610]

>>18130596
The whole point of the yachtmaster is that everything about it looks garishly expensive. A hommage of it will never capture that, while it can absolutely work for steel sports watches, divers, pilots etc.

[Anonymous No.18130614]

>>18128756
bro are you daft? Men buy watches to impress other men. Women like watches if they are shiny. If you take a seamaster and an a sub and ask the girl which cost more she'll say the seamaster because it has more details than the sub. Have you never met women?

[Anonymous No.18130617]

>>18130354
>if i can afford it you can, can't be that broke
lollllllllllllll tard thinks that's a lot??????????

[Anonymous No.18130620]

>>18130610
>>18130602
idk it was a replica i'll just get the orient bambino ig

[Anonymous No.18130623]

should I get a heslon sharkdiver, the brass one.

[Anonymous No.18130624]

>>18130617
you're autistic if you think I think that's a lot, idk how you'd interpret that to be boasting

[Anonymous No.18130635]

>>18130483
I think I've seen this before here.
Ref?

[Anonymous No.18130652]

NEW THREAD

>>18130651
>>18130651
>>18130651
>>18130651

[Anonymous No.18130966]

>>18130515
citizen eco drive

>>18130610
even steel chinkshit is chinkshit

[Anonymous No.18130975]

>>18130515
https://www.jomashop.com/citizen-promaster-diver-automatic-black-dial-mens-watch-ny0120-01e.html
200 freedom dollars for an iso certified Diver

[Anonymous No.18131596]

>>18130415
I have a reef I like it a lot the bezel is easy to change. The clasp on the rubber strap is nice but I found the strap itself got dirty fast so I switched to the bracelet