/wt/ - watch thread

[Anonymous No.18144637]

SEX WITH BLACK WOMEN edition.

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: >>18143325

[Anonymous No.18144644]

Small warning.

[Anonymous No.18144645]

What is the best watch to remind you of all the time you are wasting?
t. Major procrastinator

[Anonymous No.18144646]

>>18144644
Warning that you're going to be bitter again this thread? Thanks. I appreciate it.

[Anonymous No.18144647]

>>18144627
It's all just 2nd hand experience and it shows. 2nd hand experience that, in your head, you've established it to be a fact.

[Anonymous No.18144648]

>>18144644
kek based

[Anonymous No.18144650]

Reminder to vote.
https://strawpoll.com/YVyPvV0vLgN

[Anonymous No.18144652]

>>18144650
based
FUCK seiko

[Anonymous No.18144653]

>>18144644
I love the watch and all, but this genuinely is so fucking cringe
Imagining someone recording this, showing off their watch then them punching some fucking arcade machine is HILARIOUS

[Anonymous No.18144654]

>>18144640
>I can't comment on this, because I don't have a point of reference and haven't gotten to handle one, but I'm inclined to believe you're being disingenuous or exaggerating a lot.

No exaggeration.

The quality of the case and the bracelet do not match at all. On the case, the brushing is a much finer grain than on the bracelet. The bracelets are actually made in the same facilities as Seiko5 bracelets. The endlinks' fit is sloppy.

Worst of all is the lack of microadjust of any kind. (The way that you fine tune the fit.) Newer clasps have on-the-fly adjustment so you can easily change the fit over the course of the day if your wrist swells or shrinks a little. Older clasps (think the old Rolex clasps with all the holes on the sides) required you to make adjustments with a toothpick.
Grand Seiko offers you a half-link. That's it. If it's too tight or too loose, tough cookies.

Twenty years ago, that would have been annoying but expected. Today, it's inexcusable. Even sub-thousand dollar microshitters have clasps with on-the-fly microadjustment.

[Anonymous No.18144655]

>>18144650
>>18144652
poll's getting rigged

[Anonymous No.18144656]

>>18144653
Talk shit, get smacked. Simple as.

[Anonymous No.18144657]

>>18144644
>that score
lol. Time to spend some of that free time hitting the gym.

[Anonymous No.18144659]

>>18144653
>I love the watch and all, but this genuinely is so fucking cringe
>Imagining someone recording this, showing off their watch then them punching some fucking arcade machine is HILARIOUS

Has anyone else ITT ever seen someone taking a pic of their watch in public?

[Anonymous No.18144662]

>>18144653
>I love the watch
The watch is the cringiest thing in that webm

[Anonymous No.18144663]

>>18144659
Not really, but then again i don't go out much. Whenever i take a pic of my watch i try to make sure that nobody sees me, i think it's a bit cringe.

[Anonymous No.18144666]

>>18144644
BASED

[Anonymous No.18144668]

>>18144659
I've seen it once, at the winter carnival in Quebec City. This guy was taking wrist shots with all the ice sculptures.
At first we thought he was trying to timestamp his pics.

[Anonymous No.18144669]

>>18144644
The fact you spent any time and effort making this just proves you're the most bitter poster ITT.

[Anonymous No.18144670]

>>18144659
I have seen people at the beach taking a picture of the beach, ocean & their watch together
think it's a pretty cool pic and doesn't look too tryhard while taking it

[Anonymous No.18144673]

>>18144659
>Has anyone else ITT ever seen someone taking a pic of their watch in public?
I was in Germany and saw this one guy take a picture of what looked like a Nomos in a strip club. He was laughing his ass off when he did that, weirdest shit I had seen for a while.

[Anonymous No.18144676]

>>18144659
A couple times, yeah. Most frequently a restaurants. It's extremely cringe.
The thing is to look at the people taking those pictures. They never look socially well-adjusted. They never look healthy.
Then look at the faces of the people watching the photographers. They all have this "What the fuck is wrong with him?" look on their faces.

[Anonymous No.18144679]

>>18144669
It took him a 100 hours in basic video editing software, you could at least show some appreciation for his effort.

[Anonymous No.18144682]

How to look for quartz watches with multiple ticks per second?
Grand Seikos and chicken Citizens have the typical 1 tick per second, while <$1000 chronographs, like the Speedtimer have a sweeping, mechanical like second hand.
Is it a marketing issue, and they don't want their quartz lines directly competing with mechanics? I cannot believe it's a big problem putting gears with more teeth inside the movement.

[Anonymous No.18144685]

>>18144669
This. Whoretadello spends more time here trolling and bitterposting than all the bittercels combined. He's "living" in his dream country but still ends up spending all hours of the day ITT instead of being social. Of course he's bitter. We'd be better off as a general learning to ignore his spamming.

Anyway. Watches.

>>18144654
>Twenty years ago, that would have been annoying but expected. Today, it's inexcusable. Even sub-thousand dollar microshitters have clasps with on-the-fly microadjustment.
It's not just GS that doesn't offer microadjustment. The Cartier Santos doesn't have any either, for example. The Omega ATs don't have it either, if I remember correctly. But yes, it is unacceptable.

[Anonymous No.18144687]

>>18144682
Seiko 5S21 (smooth sweep) and VH31 (4 ticks per second).

[Anonymous No.18144689]

>>18144682
>How to look for quartz watches with multiple ticks per second?
Usually if it's got a sweep, they'll mention it in the advertising copy, or they'll make a mention of being high frequency quartz, like the Bulova Precisionist. Grand Seiko Spring Drive sweeps as well.
It's not really a marketing issue, it's more of what customers expect. It's been close to 50 years at this point that customers have been trained that quartz watches tick once per second.

[Anonymous No.18144690]

>>18144682
It would burn the battery in no time if it were made to continuously sweep. The 5S21 has a spring and oil dampening to achieve the sweep.

[Anonymous No.18144692]

>>18144673
For some reason I imagine he stole it off someone. I can't imagine any other scenario where that would happen

[Anonymous No.18144693]

>>18144682
>Is it a marketing issue, and they don't want their quartz lines directly competing with mechanics? I cannot believe it's a big problem putting gears with more teeth inside the movement.
it's a power issue, watches use less power when they tick just once per second. Look up Bulova high frequency for a spring drive homage and Seiko VH31 for a mechanical cope.

[Anonymous No.18144698]

>>18144685
Breitling’s bracelets are sometimes guilty of this as well

[Anonymous No.18144701]

I kind of like it.

[Anonymous No.18144705]

>>18144687
>>18144689
>>18144690
>>18144693
Thanks, so it's a power issue, and no incentive to innovate in this field.

VH31 is kinda what I was looking for, but looks like they only put it in chink shitters. Look at this SNK809 bootleg, LMAOOO

[Anonymous No.18144713]

>>18144685
Nice headcanon. Rent free.

[Anonymous No.18144714]

>>18144701
Love the subdials. Don't know what it is exactly but they really speak to me.

[Anonymous No.18144716]

[Anonymous No.18144717]

>>18144713
Where's the lie, though? He's objectively in Japan. He's objectively here all the time.

Like another anon said. He chose to be an avatarfag, he chose to overshare. He doesn't get to bitch about how other anons tease him with information he himself gave them.

If he actually wanted to talk about watches (like he claims to when he's being especially bitchy) he could easily do that without posting pics of his own watches.

[Anonymous No.18144721]

>>18144716
I know it's an old watchmaker but Carl Suchy & Sons just sounds to me like a company that makes chocolate truffles.

[Anonymous No.18144726]

>pic rel doesn't have a hourly chime
why
who thought it was a good idea to remove that

[Anonymous No.18144727]

>>18144726
Why do you need it?

[Anonymous No.18144736]

>>18144726
>who thought it was a good idea to remove that
Probably the company did some market research to determine which features users wish the watches had and which features the watches have but users never use.

[Anonymous No.18144744]

>>18144717
Dude, just let it go. You're obsessed.

[Anonymous No.18144748]

The best watch.

[Anonymous No.18144749]

behold, the $4 supershitter in backlight mode

[Anonymous No.18144752]

@18144744
>You're obsessed.

[Anonymous No.18144753]

>>18144644
This dude really is like the chrischan of the watch general.

[Anonymous No.18144756]

>>18144753
Does that make the hookers Sonichu?

[Anonymous No.18144758]

>>18144753
Who is that guy?

[Anonymous No.18144759]

>>18144748
2nd best watch*

[Anonymous No.18144760]

>>18144759
>tfw no 0 spy perpetual calendar daydate Vavavoom PROFESSIONAL

[Anonymous No.18144761]

>>18144717
Even when he's not spamming his watches and whores you'll often see him waxing lyrical about what a wild life he's lived and the sexuality of asian women and lessons he's learned in life. It's cringe and goes to show he actually just wants to talk about himself.

[Anonymous No.18144764]

>>18144637
Reminder.

[Anonymous No.18144766]

>>18144752
>>18144764
Hi, bittertadello. What are you wearing today?

[Anonymous No.18144770]

>>18144701
It's kinda weird to me that they just brought back the speedmaster reduced but all they have the shills talking about is yet another variant of the speedmaster professional.

[Anonymous No.18144771]

>>18144764
You forgot
>Cope, if you must, and you will.

[Anonymous No.18144777]

>>18144770
>they just brought back the speedmaster reduced
Really? I'd not heard anything.
Do you mean the Speedmaster 38?

[Anonymous No.18144780]

>>18144766
>What are you wearing today?
Hi Whoretadello. I'm wearing a smile on my face, knowing how mad you got with only a couple seconds of effort of a few anons.

[Anonymous No.18144782]

>>18144780
I'm not him, but your samefagging is always so obvious. Why do you keep doing that?

[Anonymous No.18144784]

>>18144782
>I'm not him,

[Anonymous No.18144787]

>>18144764
I got two entry level luxury watches and two luxury watches.

[Anonymous No.18144788]

>>18144782
Pro tip, kiddos: when you're accusing someone else of samefagging, always, always, remember to say you're a different anon.

[Anonymous No.18144789]

>>18144777
Yes.

[Anonymous No.18144790]

>>18144788
samefag, faggot
t. nta

[Anonymous No.18144791]

>>18144788
I am a different anon and I can confirm this is good advice.

[Anonymous No.18144792]

>>18144787
Neat. What are they?

>>18144789
I think no one talks about it because it's so female-coded. There's only a couple models that are black or gray dial without diamonds somewhere.

[Anonymous No.18144794]

>>18144792
TAG and Breitling.
Not posting them at this moment.

[Anonymous No.18144797]

>>18144794
>TAG and Breitling.
>Not posting them at this moment.
Thank you for not posting them. Some anons ITT have weak stomachs.

[Anonymous No.18144798]

>>18144764
tfw you have great watches that you love and you want to share with the thread, but they're so rare that you'd be doxxing yourself by posting them.

[Anonymous No.18144799]

I sincerely wish most of you the worst, what a bunch of faggots, or maybe just one schizo, anyway this drivel is barely literate

[Anonymous No.18144800]

>>18144799
So bitter....

[Anonymous No.18144801]

Shut up shitheads and post watches

[Anonymous No.18144809]

>>18144792
>I think no one talks about it because it's so female-coded. There's only a couple models that are black or gray dial without diamonds somewhere.

It's also very ungainly on the wrist. The proportion of thickness to diameter will make this thing feel like a tuna can.

38mm x 45mm x 15mm (FIFTEEN!) with 18mm lug width will feel like a little cube on the wrist. I'm not sure where they could have found some space to make it thinner but they should have looked harder.

By contrast, the 38mm Zenith Chronomaster is 38mm x 47mm x 13mm which is much more proportional.

[Anonymous No.18144814]

>>18144809
The chronomaster original is much thinner than 13mm. Around 2.5mm of that thickness is the saphire glass. They really went all out with the size.

[Anonymous No.18144826]

>>18144814
Yeah, I did not want to get into nitty gritty about how much of thickness is because of the domed crystal, just raw, top-line numbers as an example.

To that point, though, it is nice to see manufacturers coming back around to the idea of smaller sizes and thinner cases. Generally more wearable watches and less cartoonishly oversized ones.

[Anonymous No.18144827]

>>18144809
This also struck me about it, the only marketing photos I've seen with models had women modeling it. Apparently women are supposed to wear chunky automatic chronographs now.

[Anonymous No.18144831]

>>18144798
Try it. How obvious could it be?

[Anonymous No.18144833]

>>18144799
I like watches with baton or dagger hands, what are your favourites anon?

[Anonymous No.18144835]

>>18144659
Yes, mfw

[Anonymous No.18144844]

>>18144831
>How obvious could it be?
More obvious than you think. Some high-end watches are made in small numbers overall, with certain color combinations made in the single digits.
I post in other places as well and I know with some of my pieces, I'm the only person that's posted a pic of them in the past year.

I occasionally post the more common pieces I own here (not going to right this moment) but the pieces I'm really passionate about I have to keep under wraps.

[Anonymous No.18144847]

>>18144844
Is the identity of all of the owners published or something?

[Anonymous No.18144849]

>>18144844
Your modded Seiko 5 isn't that unique bro...

[Anonymous No.18144859]

>>18144849
It's the only one like it, Bro. Best brass hands this side of Tudor.

[Anonymous No.18144861]

>>18144847
>Is the identity of all of the owners published or something?

>Guy posts his incredibly rare watch on Facebook or something
>Guy posts his incredibly rare watch here
>Anon here who wants to doxx guy looks up pictures of watch, finds guy's Facebook
>All the other pictures of that watch are from Hodinkee or the watchmaker's own site
>Now I know the guy's name. Time to make his life hell.

It's pretty straightforward if the watch is rare enough. It's mostly a shame that bittervatarfags can't be trusted to not doxx people.

[Anonymous No.18144864]

>>18144861
How has whoretadello not been doxxed yet?

[Anonymous No.18144867]

>>18144705
Escapement time makes an OK 44GS homage with the VH31 in it, you should check it out.

[Anonymous No.18144869]

>>18144864
Who?

[Anonymous No.18144870]

>>18144864
Because nobody actually does this because nobody cares and it would be a waste of time.

[Anonymous No.18144872]

>>18144833
sword and spade, dauphine too for a dressier watch

[Anonymous No.18144875]

>>18144864
because he is bittercel, newfag

[Anonymous No.18144886]

>>18144844
What brand or manufacturer are they from?
I wanna see what these unique pieces look like

[Anonymous No.18144889]

>>18144886
Moser, Piaget, Daniel Roth, a couple others.

[Anonymous No.18144890]

>>18144872
Spade feels like it's more restricted to dressy watches than Dauphines to me.
Good choices though anon

[Anonymous No.18144894]

>>18144875
Wait what

[Anonymous No.18144895]

>>18144833
Dauphine and pencil, sword as well, and simple needle for the seconds hand.

[Anonymous No.18144899]

>>18144894
You mean you didn't know? You really need to be on our Telegram.

[Anonymous No.18144933]

How difficult is a lens replacement and how much stuff do you actually need for it?
Does it boil down to "don't do it yourself" like I imagine?

[Anonymous No.18144947]

IDs on watches?

[Anonymous No.18144971]

someone help me buy a watch i beg you

C65 green with green strap
C65 All bronze green
The Twelve
Formex Essence
Raymond Weil Moonphase
Tissot PRX
idk, a nice watch for like 3K or under I guess, open to recs

[Anonymous No.18144975]

>>18144971
Get the PRX Powermatic 80.

[Anonymous No.18144979]

>>18144933
>How difficult is a lens replacement and how much stuff do you actually need for it?
>Does it boil down to "don't do it yourself" like I imagine?

I assume you mean crystal?

It's not hard but it does require some specific tools. A case knife to pop the bezel off (may not be necessary depending on the watch), a crystal press and a set of dies to pop the old one out. Again, depending on the watch construction, you may need to remove the movement. There's no one set standard.

Read a couple guides and/or watch a couple of videos. It'll be difficult the first time but eventually it can become very mindless and routine.

Incidentally the replica watch forums are great sources of information on this because they're constantly swapping out parts to make their reps more faithful to the original. (The dial from X, the bezel from Y, even some genuine parts, and so forth.)

[Anonymous No.18144987]

>>18144975
Looks like a cheap happy meal toy

[Anonymous No.18144992]

>>18144971
A Ming GMT Kyoto. Or a used mechanical credor.

[Anonymous No.18144994]

>>18144971
>idk, a nice watch for like 3K or under I guess, open to recs
If you're able to spend a little extra, you can get an older Rolex 5500/1003/1500/1501 in really good condition for about that, give or take, especially if you're patient in your search.

It will be a little older, but Rolex will still service them. You don't have to worry about them fucking up collectibility value because they have none. These are not Double-Red Sea-Dwellers. They made millions of AKs, OPs, and OPDs.

If you want something modern, you can get the Omega Seamaster 2254.50 for under 3k all day. It's probably the single best dive watch Omega's made in 50 years.

[Anonymous No.18144996]

>>18144994
>34mm
lmfao tard

[Anonymous No.18144999]

>>18144996
>On my wrist: 0mm
Oh, Bittercel...

[Anonymous No.18145014]

>>18144764
Based chartposter

[Anonymous No.18145022]

>>18144890
I like it from tudor ranger and longines legend diver, but they also look real nice on rexhep
I suppose they do have a dressy vibe even when used on a diver

[Anonymous No.18145026]

>>18144971
Listen to >>18144994
For around 3k you can get a good used watch from a good brand. You could even get a gold watch if you wanted. You don't have to settle for cheap microshitters that you'd never be able to sell once you got tired of them.
Do your own research, see what's out there.
Like, here's an example: (I'm not saying these specific models are what you should go for.)
- A used Tudor Black Bay 58 goes for around 2500-2600 USD,
- A used Cartier Tank Solo, men's size will be around the same
So you spend 5 grand and you're basically done with watches for life with a sports+dress pair of watches that will make any bittercel here seethe so hard he'd shit his pants. You could definitely do even better than my 3 minutes on c24.

[Anonymous No.18145029]

>>18144971
If it's an everyday watch, just based off looks, I'd get Formex Essence in blue with Tissot PRX as a second option
I like the Moonphase but it's too dressy for everyday IMO

[Anonymous No.18145032]

>>18144971
I don't know what's wrong with people telling you to get the prx. They're probably parroting reddit and YouTube. The prx has plastic parts in its movement. It will break after a while. Don't get it. It's shit.

[Anonymous No.18145043]

which one has the best finish, left or right?

[Anonymous No.18145049]

>>18145043
Atelier wen. Handmade guilloche.

[Anonymous No.18145050]

>>18145043
Right.
Right also has a platinum case.

[Anonymous No.18145052]

>>18145049
>Chinese "design"

[Anonymous No.18145056]

>>18145052
Well it's a guilloche master and it's handmade. The last time a hand touched a rolex during its production was 80 years ago.

[Anonymous No.18145058]

Would a tank watch be good for both casual and formal occasions? Any recommendations for around/under $300? I have a small wrist, so probably nothing a lot bigger than a casio f-91w. No other preferences

[Anonymous No.18145064]

>>18145058
Orient bambino. San martin. Citizen tsuyosa.

[Anonymous No.18145077]

>>18145064
But these are not tank watches? Or am I looking in the wrong places?

[Anonymous No.18145079]

>>18145058
>Would a tank watch be good for both casual and formal occasions?
You can only go so casual with a Tank. Polo and khakis, sure. Jeans and t-shirt, not really.

[Anonymous No.18145081]

>>18144979
>I assume you mean crystal?
Yeah I'm not too familiar with terms, sorry
I'm just wondering how big of a downside a mineral glass crystal is compared to sapphire, taking into account that you could in theory just swap it if it gets too damaged to keep using.
I noticed the crystal itself is pretty cheap on ali but the replacement videos I've seen use a bunch of tools so I wasn't sure if it was worth trying that in comparison to getting a shop to do it

[Anonymous No.18145087]

>>18145026
>idk, a nice watch for like 3K or under I guess, open to recs
Listen to them. I would probably buy a newer Tudor or GS. If you research well enough and if you could stretch your budget to 3.5~4k, you could even buy a brand new one.

[Anonymous No.18145088]

>>18145081
>I'm just wondering how big of a downside a mineral glass crystal is compared to sapphire
It's not as big of a deal as you think. Mineral glass is still hardened glass. It's not like it's made of spun sugar.
The only real reason you'd want to do it yourself is to learn a new skill. A watchmaker won't charge too much to swap. Probably less than the cost of the tools.

[Anonymous No.18145089]

https://ganance.com/products/ganance-heir-reservation

[Anonymous No.18145095]

Is there a site or a channel that can spoonfeed me the minimum viable info about historical watch makers so I can be a snob around others?

[Anonymous No.18145101]

>>18145026
still need to pick up an f91w or something similar when you need digital & functions

[Anonymous No.18145136]

>>18145058
Seiko Tank.

[Anonymous No.18145147]

How do they manage to make a watch like this for only 50 bucks shipped? It has a Seiko movement, stainless steel case and sapphire glass.

[Anonymous No.18145149]

>>18145136
Looks good, I also found pic related, Casio LTP-B150L -7B1EF
I think these bold numbers look better but I'm not sure.

[Anonymous No.18145152]

>>18145147
I wish they could just make this as a non chronograph

[Anonymous No.18145156]

>>18145101
>still need to pick up an f91w or something similar when you need digital & functions
Good point. Add another 20 bucks to the total.

[Anonymous No.18145204]

Why's the thread so slow today

[Anonymous No.18145206]

>>18145204
This is what it's normally like when the avatarfags are gone.

[Anonymous No.18145207]

>>18145206
Ah okay, wish nobody posts a watch for days.

[Anonymous No.18145220]

>>18145207
Thoughts on the T150?

[Anonymous No.18145222]

>>18145220
the XII doesn't fit. It would look better if they'd just put a double baton at 12 or something

[Anonymous No.18145224]

>>18145222
Yeah i think so too. The hands could be a bit better quality as well, and the date window too.

[Anonymous No.18145236]

>>18145222
>>18145224
This is why a watch is called a shitter. It’s just shit it up for no reason.

[Anonymous No.18145250]

You people are nuts. There is no Rolex in a proper adult male size for less than 8K (leaf bucks) on C24.

Would I be a retard for dropping 8K on a Monaco? Or should I just bite the bullet and spend 13K on a Rolex Oyster (grape). (Both watches are new)

[Anonymous No.18145253]

I finally got it out on. Pretty fucking sweet.

[Anonymous No.18145262]

>>18145250
Get an Aqua Terra and save the money. They make them in crazy colors now.

[Anonymous No.18145268]

>>18145250
Get a Bosstock and save your money. You can mod it to any color. Real history and impressive technology, unlike Rolex

[Anonymous No.18145270]

>>18145253
That's sweet of you to let your grandpa try on your watch.

[Anonymous No.18145275]

>we have H. Moser at home

[Anonymous No.18145277]

tfw you've been arguing with elderly people all this time

[Anonymous No.18145286]

>>18145275
I actually did chuckle out loud at that.

[Anonymous No.18145287]

>>18145089
how does it attach? magnets?

[Anonymous No.18145290]

>>18145058
>>18145077
If you think you can pull it off then power to you, anon.

[Anonymous No.18145292]

Lads I need a dress watch, but I refuse to pay through the nose for a $1000+ shitter. If I can't afford a patek, I will only buy sub $1000 shitters. Would you please recommend me a thin elegant dress watch under $1000?

[Anonymous No.18145294]

>>18145253
Pretty nice mate.
Do you have a collection pic?

[Anonymous No.18145301]

>>18145292
Look for something from the Omega Constellation or DeVille lines, used. Quartz will probably be thinner.

[Anonymous No.18145302]

>>18145292
Lots of options. Seiko Cocktail Time is one of the best budget mechanical dress watches on the market. Orient bambino and Tissot visodate are also good. I also really like some micros like the Lorier Astra and Zephyr.

[Anonymous No.18145303]

>>18145147
>How do they manage to make a watch like this for only 50 bucks shipped? It has a Seiko movement, stainless steel case and sapphire glass.
Real question is why does this cost $1500 when made by Seiko and $30000 when made by Rolex.

[Anonymous No.18145307]

HOLY KEK
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n7-upTYR1Oc

[Anonymous No.18145310]

>>18145303
Seiko puts sapphire on watches under 1500?

>Real question is why does this cost $1500 when made by Seiko and $30000 when made by Rolex.
Oversimplified answer: Rolex makes a million watches per year for a hundred million people who want one. Seiko makes a hundred million watches per year for 30 or 40 people who want one.

[Anonymous No.18145309]

>>18144644
you're a limp wristed faggot and punch like a woman. you wouldn't do shit if bitterchad stood in front of you. in fact, you'd be kneeling like a bitch crying for mercy

[Anonymous No.18145312]

>>18145309
>bitterchad
LMFAO
Based

[Anonymous No.18145313]

>>18145292
get a $400 rep then

[Anonymous No.18145314]

>>18145310
Totally. You can get a $300 mallshitter from Seiko with sapphire crystal. I’d know, that was one of my first watches.

[Anonymous No.18145317]

>>18145309
He really shouldn't have included the score. At first I thought his whore was the one throwing the punch.

[Anonymous No.18145320]

>>18144644
https://youtu.be/nINGf2W5Au4?t=311

Dude got the same score as a 60lbs Filipina that lives on rice and cum.

[Anonymous No.18145321]

>>18145320
>>18145309
How is this watch related? Just let the tranny twink do his thing, you're just giving him attention.

[Anonymous No.18145322]

>>18145321
Or maybe just ban the retard already?

[Anonymous No.18145323]

>>18145320
kek

[Anonymous No.18145324]

>>18145292
Search on c24 for used watches, 34-36mm diameter, between $0-2000
Plenty of models from the 90s/early 00s that nobody wants to buy anymore because they think small dressy watches are too feminine, and good deals to be had of actual brands and not made in PRC microbrand meme
Don't expect them to run well or look flawless though, but that's the price to pay for being a poorfag who can't afford a calatrava

[Anonymous No.18145325]

>>18145324
>>Search on c24 for used watches, 34-36mm diameter
Yeah just get grandma's cock ring retard if he's asking for advice he probably has a normal arm and can't wear that shit.

[Anonymous No.18145327]

>>18145325
You get used to it insecure closeted faggot go back to your cargo shorts and gun collection

[Anonymous No.18145330]

>>18145301
>>18145302
>>18145313
>>18145324
Thank you lads

[Anonymous No.18145333]

>>18145310
>Seiko puts sapphire on watches under 1500?
Bro they put it on watches that are(were) 50$
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2nHxz5slRC8

[Anonymous No.18145336]

>>18145333
>>18145310
wait fuck mixed up my brands ree

that being said, why does casio keep making amazing budget watches only to then discontinue them making them rocket up in price to the point where they become bad purchases

[Anonymous No.18145340]

>>18145321
>How is this watch related?
Doesn't matter. I haven't laughed that hard in a while.

[Anonymous No.18145342]

>>18144833
leaf

[Anonymous No.18145370]

Fuck bros
I want it

[Anonymous No.18145393]

My watch (ar2434) is oversized, 43mm. I dont know my wrist size but here is a pic with the watch. What size should I get next time?

[Anonymous No.18145395]

>>18145320
different game. There I get 210kg. It's enough to beat the kraken (level 4)

[Anonymous No.18145397]

>>18145393

[Anonymous No.18145399]

Can someone explain why dive watches became so desired?

Why not regular wrist watches. You're not a diver. you're never going to the bottom of the ocean. what gives?

[Anonymous No.18145403]

>>18145397
>>18145393
are you the armani chad?
>>18145399
The design. You're overthinking it.

[Anonymous No.18145405]

>>18145309
>bitterchad
kek, that's an oxymoron but still funny.

[Anonymous No.18145406]

>>18145403
Yes it's me, but I'm not chad. I am Wojak

[Anonymous No.18145408]

>>18145406
Based. Well from the looks of it, you can wear pretty much any size you want considering the one you're wearing is 43mm and the lug to lug looks to be at least 55mm.
Your sweetspot should be around 41mm and 50mm lug to lug.

[Anonymous No.18145410]

>>18144637
The watch market is so full of shit, what is the BIGGEST watch meme you've ever heard:

>Micro adjustments for when your wrist gets bigger supposedly after you eat (never heard of such a phenomenon)
>Divers fake ATMs
>Tachymeters no one ever uses
>Heated blue hands
>904L steel
>...

[Anonymous No.18145411]

>>18145399
>Can someone explain why dive watches became so desired?

Diving, scuba and snorkeling, arose as a leisure activity in the 1960s at the same time as the idea of leisure-as-luxury really started to take hold in pop culture. Before the war, luxury was stuffy waistcoats and pocket watches, after the war, luxury was being able to spend a couple weeks in the Caribbean or Mediterranean swimming.

The dive watch, at that time, was a tool. You didn't buy it at jewelers, you bought it at the same store you bought your air tanks and swim fins. It was a piece of kit. Wearing one outside the water marked you out as someone who engaged in a fun, luxurious, but also adventurous activity. Lots of early dive watches' dials were marked with the dive shop that supplied them in addition to the manufacturer.

The classic scene from "Goldfinger" where Bond is wearing a Submariner in the Mexican cantina with a was more of a tell back then. Now, we don't think anything of it. Back then, audiences were primed to think "Oh, he didn't change his watch out. Someone's going to notice and catch Bond! They'll notice a guy in a tux wearing [today's equivalent of a giant dive computer]! But Bond doesn't give a fuck."

From there, they became shorthand for "sports watch for the adventurous type."

[Anonymous No.18145412]

>>18145410
>what is the BIGGEST watch meme you've ever heard:
Zaratsu.
It's literally just black polishing. Every company does it. Only Seiko markets it. It's the watch equivalent of soiboys having a seizure over Japanese selvedge denim.

[Anonymous No.18145413]

>>18145410
wrists do get swollen over the course of the day. By quite a bit actually.

[Anonymous No.18145414]

>>18145411
extremely high quality post.

thank you sir. Now i'll feel like less of a fag if i wore a black bay to my cubicle office job

[Anonymous No.18145415]

>>18145412

[Anonymous No.18145416]

>>18144637
A girl told me my grand Seiko gave her the ick

[Anonymous No.18145417]

>>18145408
CASE SIZE: 43 MM
CASE THICKNESS: 11 MM
LUG WIDTH: 22 MM

Its what I found, so 55mm lug to lug which appears to be my wrist width

[Anonymous No.18145419]

>>18145412
Yeah and "zaratsu" polish also gets scratches really fast, always looks like shit after two months of wear.

To be fair, the entire Grand Seiko shit is a big meme,
>muh Le Japan inspired dial, so profound
just the same textures you find in other watches
>muh Spring Drive
yeah, that's called quartz

[Anonymous No.18145420]

>>18145413
Get your diabetes checked, fatty

[Anonymous No.18145422]

>>18145415
wow, like wow, it's like they reinvented polishing or some shit

[Anonymous No.18145423]

>>18145395
You sure you didn't mix up the number with your whore's weight lmfao tard

[Anonymous No.18145425]

>>18145415
Seikosimps are nothing if not predictable.

[Anonymous No.18145427]

>>18145419
>Yeah and "zaratsu" polish also gets scratches really fast, always looks like shit after two months of wear.
That's why real watch companies save it for internal parts.
A GS looks like fucking trash after a week of wear.

[Anonymous No.18145429]

>>18145417
Man I think I fucked up the watch maths

[Anonymous No.18145430]

>>18144637
Bros suggest a watch and I will owe you forever:

>budget $2000-$3000
>dress, pilot,diver; anything thats both practical but looks polished and classy to be worn to both work and dates
>size 36-39 mm (got skinny 6 inch wrists)
>metal straps

so far i'm strongly considering a Longines conquest.

[Anonymous No.18145431]

>>18145408
Do you think 36mm would be too small? Watch I want is either 36 or 41. There is no 39 which is what I thought would be my optimal size.

But 36 might be going overboard with the downsizing

[Anonymous No.18145432]

>>18145427
I think a good bead blasted finish is really underrated. It looks nice and soft and frosty and you can't meaningfully see any scratches or imperfections without getting within inches of the watch.

[Anonymous No.18145433]

>>18145427
>>18145425
>>18145422
>>18145419
>>18145412
Literally rent free. Love it.
You guys should chill a bit, you're making the fanboys look good by comparison.

[Anonymous No.18145434]

>>18145430
second hand Tudor BlackBay 54

[Anonymous No.18145436]

>>18145431
Depends on the watch. Is it an integrated bracelet watch? Like a zenith defy skyline? If yes, then a 36 SHOULD be fine. But man, just go to an AD and try them on yourself. Some 41s look great on my wrist, some 40s (like the bulgari octo finissimo) wears like a 45mm.

[Anonymous No.18145437]

>>18145433
>polishing
:-/

>polishing but from LE JAPAN where you can see the reflexion of katakana
:-O

[Anonymous No.18145438]

>>18145437
case in point

[Anonymous No.18145439]

Watch newfag here ,recommend me a watch i look like pic related and my style is trad, currently just wearing a Timex weekender
Budget is under $1k

[Anonymous No.18145443]

>>18145433
>Literally rent free. Love it.
post your own watch, chud. :^)

[Anonymous No.18145444]

>>18145443
you first

[Anonymous No.18145445]

>>18145439
F-91W

[Anonymous No.18145446]

>>18145445
No plastic crap thanks

[Anonymous No.18145448]

>>18145444
I accept your concession.

[Anonymous No.18145449]

>>18145439
Seiko seitona

[Anonymous No.18145451]

>>18144749
basadín bombín

[Anonymous No.18145452]

>>18145448
Oh boy, you made him mad.

[Anonymous No.18145478]

I think my next watch will be with a leather strap. Steel bracelet looks fancy but feels not comfy

[Anonymous No.18145480]

>>18145478
Not rolex bracelets, they're the best in the business. You do you have a rolex, right anon?

[Anonymous No.18145485]

>>18145480
Rolex is not accurate. 5spy is the benchmark

[Anonymous No.18145504]

>>18145430
I second long jeans

[Anonymous No.18145505]

>>18145399
Men want to feel like they are capable of more than being office drones

[Anonymous No.18145506]

>>18145411
Good point

[Anonymous No.18145514]

>>18145480
>>18145485
>Buy rolex
>Put in actually good dial and movement

[Anonymous No.18145519]

>>18145514
>dude just spend $20K for a shitter

[Anonymous No.18145521]

>think I scratched my watch
>it's just a smudge

[Anonymous No.18145522]

>>18145521
Gay

[Anonymous No.18145526]

>>18145522
gay like
>lmao dumb bitch fucked up his watch

or

>stfu and stop being a faggot over a scratch

?

[Anonymous No.18145534]

>>18145526
The second

[Anonymous No.18145568]

Scooby is in the watch game now
https://youtu.be/mhja9L40iSY?si=UvDbHVgS9UpiJ16j

[Anonymous No.18145583]

>>18145220
Been rocking the s100 for a long time. It's pretty great knowing that my watch is never off. When I travel I just set my watch to the timezone wherever I am landing and I am spot on. The only issue will be the watch replacement as it is proprietary due to the cae notch. Fuck bluetooth

[Anonymous No.18145584]

>>18145583
strap replacement*

[Anonymous No.18145614]

casio duro VS pro diver VS steeldive 1953

[Anonymous No.18145616]

>>18144749
This mogs the Casio F-91W

[Anonymous No.18145617]

What’s a good watch for someone who was raped behind the KFC in Doylestown, PA in 2003? Casio 90H-9E? It has no backlight and the digital time looks too small to read

[Anonymous No.18145619]

>>18145617
Rolex DateJUST

[Anonymous No.18145627]

>>18145617
>It has no backlight
f-91w
>It has no backlight and the digital time looks too small to read
aq800

[Anonymous No.18145635]

Kofe time.

[Anonymous No.18145636]

>>18145568
Covid vaccine pusher. I hope he dies soon

[Anonymous No.18145646]

>>18145568
Cope

[Anonymous No.18145649]

>>18145635
Based

[Anonymous No.18145663]

>>18145393
40.

[Anonymous No.18145666]

>>18145393
based on that picture? 44mm

[Anonymous No.18145676]

CRISP

[Anonymous No.18145679]

>>18145303
Branding. That's it.

[Anonymous No.18145684]

>>18145676
I need a camera.
Phone's won't cut it.

[Anonymous No.18145693]

>>18145646
>>18145568
based scooby
>>18145636
dude's old as shit, can you blame him?

[Anonymous No.18145703]

>>18145679
It baffles me that people don't understand something this simple. It's fashion, and in fashion, Branding is the most important thing. Quality is secondary (if at all).
Just like a great watchmaker once said
>"Rolex makes amazing 3000$ watches, they just happen to sell for 10000$"
which isn't bad if you compare it to the rest of the fashion world. Bags that cost 30$ go for 5K

[Anonymous No.18145707]

What watches does bitteranon have?

[Anonymous No.18145708]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mRh77Yc06ec
Thoughts bros?
>fuck off shill/tldw
Here's summary
>Modern tool watches are overrated
>You don't need a diver/chronograph
>Quartz is fine
>You're not a flipper for selling a watch
>You don't need 100m water resistance on your daily driver
>Don't listen to influencers/publications

(I don't know why there's 6)

[Anonymous No.18145711]

>>18145708
>Modern tool watches are overrated
>You don't need a diver/chronograph
>Quartz is fine
>You're not a flipper for selling a watch
>You don't need 100m water resistance on your daily driver
>Don't listen to influencers/publications
All completely right.

[Anonymous No.18145713]

I decided to check facebook market place just to see what goes on there
It's funny how many fake rolexes get listed here, they don't even pretend it's a rolex & just say it's a watch

[Anonymous No.18145714]

>>18145707
iirc some Longines. Better than expected.

[Anonymous No.18145715]

[Anonymous No.18145716]

>>18145708
She's 8 months pregnant?
How can I simp to that? I thought she was supposed to be our pure virgin watch mommy e-girl.
My disappointment is immeasurable.

[Anonymous No.18145727]

>>18145303
yeah its a real mystery why its cheaper to produce something in china compared to japan and switzerland

[Anonymous No.18145730]

>>18145713
it seems that 50% of rolex watches are reps. alot of gen owners also buy reps.

[Anonymous No.18145731]

>>18145730
I feel like these weren't really even trying to be rolexes which makes it extra confusing

[Anonymous No.18145740]

I miss OmegaDrunk desu bros..

[Anonymous No.18145742]

>>18145614
Duro or pro diver. I prefer the Duro and am likely picking one up soon. Sadly the cheapest offer is sold out of the black dial bracelet version and I'm not sure if I should just take the batman over it or wait

[Anonymous No.18145745]

>>18145740
This desu senpai ngl

[Anonymous No.18145746]

>>18145708
>Maintain the relationship with your dealer
>Sell your watch back to them
Lmaoo fuck of bitch

[Anonymous No.18145774]

>>18145746
Yeah that part of the video was the biggest wtf of the video , like how much Rolex dick do you have to gobble to genuinely think your Rolex AD relationship is "worth a lot more than a few thousand dollars"

[Anonymous No.18145778]

>>18144644
man ur arm looks gay are u asian? lmaoo

[Anonymous No.18145782]

>>18145714
Longines don't even have gold hands though.

[Anonymous No.18145783]

>>18145782
Decent meme, decent meme.

[Anonymous No.18145785]

>>18145730
Buying reps of your Gen rolexes actually makes some sense though for travel and stuff. I could even see an argument for buying the rep to wear as a test to see if you really want the gen. If your collection is only reps you're kinda just a fraud.

[Anonymous No.18145786]

>>18145679
I'm pretty sure I could order those by price blindfolded, without even seeing the brand. The finishing, bezel action and bracelet quality are a dead giveaway.

[Anonymous No.18145789]

>>18145785
well my seiko 5s are inexpensive but at least they're real

[Anonymous No.18145790]

We have aerospace at home?

[Anonymous No.18145794]

>>18145789
Yes, exactly. If you buy seikos and hamiltons and whatever other entry level watches and you enjoy them that's fine. I'll even give a pass to homage watches as long as they're honest about what they are. But if you're wearing a watch that says Rolex on it but it wasn't made by Rolex that's fucking gay. Again, unless you're traveling in Haiti and just trying to keep your Gen from getting hatcheted off your arm.

[Anonymous No.18145802]

>>18145794
>Again, unless you're traveling in Haiti and just trying to keep your Gen from getting hatcheted off your arm.
I genuinely think that's the single worst time to wear a fake watch. If I were to travel to a shithole, I would specifically try to wear a watch that DOESN'T look expensive to prevent getting my arm chopped off
Why wear something as blatantly "rich" as a Rolex when going to a shithole? To show off? That's a horrible idea, people talk and you'll end up in trouble.
Instead of wearing a Submariner, just wear a Casio Duro instead if you want the same style, or as I said, go for a style that looks less expensive

[Anonymous No.18145805]

My grandma bought me a $250 seiko that’s really ugly and not my style. It’s a gift. Do I politely ask to return it or just let her think I like it but never wear it (except when I visit her)?

[Anonymous No.18145807]

>>18145805
do you really need that money? If you do, sell it. If I were you I would add that watch to my collection and wear it when I come to see the person who gifted it to me. I will sell it if I REALLY need the money and it doesn't look good to me.

[Anonymous No.18145813]

>>18145415
>see one in real life
>even in the display case
>after being wiped down by the clerk
>still full of fingerprints
How do you even begin to wear these watches?

[Anonymous No.18145815]

>>18145807
>>do you really need that money?
I mean dude's grandma is so fucking poor she buys him a $250 Seiko he's clearly some third world shithole mudhut dweller lmfao if she was a normal person she would've given him grandpa's Rolex.

[Anonymous No.18145819]

>>18145805
In that scenario I'd find a cheaper one (or multiple) I liked and ask if she could maybe swap it for that one

[Anonymous No.18145820]

[Anonymous No.18145825]

>>18145820
would you have gotten it if it didn't have the chicken?

[Anonymous No.18145828]

>>18145825
Would've slightly preferred the metal lettering without the chicken.

[Anonymous No.18145867]

>>18145805
Photo of said Seiko?

Also, no, keep it and wear it when you meet grandma, don't make her upset

[Anonymous No.18145870]

>>18145774
What the fuck is a "dealer relationship" even?
Rolex certainly won't give you a discount, and you basically kiss their ass just to be allowed to give them money.
I'm not mad at Rolex, it's the business model they chose, but shills like that can eat shit

[Anonymous No.18145878]

>>18145870
> What the fuck is a "dealer relationship" even
The dealers decide who gets a watch. If there’s a lot of people waiting for a certain type of watch, it makes sense for them to prioritize their best customers once they get a shipment from Rolex. Why the customer couldn’t place a personal order to rolex via the AD, I don’t know.

[Anonymous No.18145895]

>>18145870
you're being a good little paypiggie so they might give you the chance to buy the watch you want at full retail price
Isn't that nice?

[Anonymous No.18145897]

>>18145805
Which seiko is it?

[Anonymous No.18145901]

Does this work if I look like a twink? First watch btw

[Anonymous No.18145906]

>>18145901
do you want to look like a twink?
this absolutely does not give off twink vibes

[Anonymous No.18145909]

>>18145568
didn't he quit youtube 500 times already?
also loving that he has a collection of 6 luxury watches after bragging about how frugally he lived

[Anonymous No.18145919]

>>18145901
You are french.

[Anonymous No.18145926]

>>18145909
Did you watch the video?
His watches have gone up in value, they were free money for him.
God bless raw leeks.

[Anonymous No.18145929]

>>18145909
Didn't he also claim he didn't take roids after obviously taking them for like 50 years lmfao?

[Anonymous No.18145930]

redpill me on omega speedmaster racing. Why can I get a new one on C24 for like 4K leafbucks when they go for like 13K on the omega website?

Currently looking at: (all prices in canadian pesos)
Tag Monaco - new go for about 8K , used 4-5K
IWC DaVinci used 3K
Seamaster used 3-4K
Ball engineer 2 (moonphase) new 3K
speedmaster racing - new 4K
globemaster - used 5K
Rolex explorer 6 - 8K used
Speedmaster pro moon - 6K used

All watches are in proper size (38-40mm)

[Anonymous No.18145931]

>>18145878
Yeah, I'm aware of the process.
Rolex markets their watches so good, they can't keep up with the demand. Additionally, they want to control second hand market and third party repairs. That's why selling your watch back to them improves your "relationship".
However people are totally fucking braindead if they're going to such lengths to get a mass produced product. And shills on social media only worsen the situation by giving you and advice to strengthen brand's market dominance

[Anonymous No.18145934]

>>18145931
>they can't keep up with the demand
Yes they can retard.

[Anonymous No.18145940]

>>18145934
They could if they’d be bothered to invest in production capacity.

[Anonymous No.18145942]

>>18144652
Ruined by date window.

[Anonymous No.18145950]

>>18145942
I wonder if someone will find some revolutionary way to display a date while maintaining a clean dial

[Anonymous No.18145954]

>>18145950
No. Even A. Lange suck at it despite what locals say.

[Anonymous No.18145956]

>>18145906
no, I want to break out of my twink cocoon. Your reply encourages me.

>>18145919
yes, I am east french (lithuanian)

[Anonymous No.18145960]

>>18145292
Get a 70's Soviet Luch Ultrathin

[Anonymous No.18145972]

Wearing a rolex daydate mowing the grass on my property today, the new doctor that just started renting the house next door assumed I was a landscaper. What am I doing wrong?

[Anonymous No.18145976]

>>18145931
>>18145934
The fuckers literally make over a million watches a year, where the fuck are they all going? They produce entirely too much product to justify the fuck fuck games they play making people wait years for a damn datejust.

[Anonymous No.18145978]

>>18145972
Statistically speaking, you're more likely to run into someone wearing a fake rolex than a real rolex, I think that might be the only brand where that's the case.
Also maybe it's a two tone with gold, so he figured you have taste that's too bad to have a real one
post a pic

[Anonymous No.18145979]

>>18145909
You don't get multiple luxury watches, high end luxury sports cars and build your own airplane wasting money.

[Anonymous No.18145982]

>>18145978
They don't make a 2 tone daydate. It's gold, platinum, or pound sand.

[Anonymous No.18145999]

>>18145742
the batman looks good, and at least adds something different to the watch, which imo is too boring

[Anonymous No.18146010]

NEW THREAD WHEN

[Anonymous No.18146012]

>>18146010
when you kill yourself, newfag

[Anonymous No.18146017]

>>18145950
like a big pointer date?

[Anonymous No.18146045]

What is the best everyday watch and why is it the DAY DATE

[Anonymous No.18146049]

>>18145972
Don't be brown

[Anonymous No.18146051]

>>18145926
I did and he didn't say anything about that schizo

[Anonymous No.18146052]

>>18146045
As was pointed out here >>18145982 it’s only made in solid gold or platinum. There is no ”cheap” version, no stainless steel, two tone or even titanium. That makes day date the quintessential FLEX

[Anonymous No.18146062]

>>18145430
what happened to your dog? it went flat

[Anonymous No.18146066]

NEW THREAD
>>18146065
>>18146065
>>18146065
>>18146065
>>18146065

[Anonymous No.18146069]

>>18146017
actually yeah, that could work, a gmt style hand with indices marked on bezel or the rim
Are there any that do that? I think that could look sweet, because it makes that hand revolve in a week
>>18145999
I feel like I'd rather have the bluro or the pure black, the red second hand looks way cleaner on the black & the two tone bezel looks a bit odd. Why did they start doing that? I could maybe see it for GMT to indicate whether it's offset by 12h or not, but for divers?

[Anonymous No.18146091]

>>18146045
For me it's the Weekdater.

[Anonymous No.18146107]

>>18146069
Oris big crown pointer date, have couple different pointer hand styles too afaik
Alternatively, the way nomos does the outer ring date

[Anonymous No.18146118]

>>18145693
He is a homo

[Anonymous No.18146121]

>>18145147
Holy shit