/fa/ - Fashion

And now for something more affordable.

>>11019236
This or the 007 one?
Gonna be my first automatic, looking for something more versatile. Leaning toward the 007, any opinions?

This thread is off to a bad start.

Posting a Quartz Seiko because there is nothing wrong with Quartz per se.

No quartz? Are you a topaz kinda guy?

Was stupid enough to let another one go that was on ebay for less than 400 yesterday.

Suggestions for best watch under $300?

>>11020505
Look at orient mako usa or bambino. Seiko makes a ton of watches under 300.

>>11019526
If I had the $$$, I'd get the seamaster chrono.

>>11020505

>>11019189
Why no quartz?

>>11020505
I can vouch for bambino gen. 2
Or a used Tissot Visodate

>>11020780
Tick tick tick tick

Plebs

>>11020199
look shit anyway

>>11020992
pleb

>>11020505
Movado can get you a good watch for close to three. I got this one for around $150 from a private party, so a pawn shop or a seller may be close to $200.

thoughts? around 140$

>>11020986
I can't hear my eco-drive, no way does a grand seiko tick

Inb4 meme strap

>>11020642
Ma nigga

today's

My nomos repost

Still semi in the market for a more casual ish metal watch. Maybe a Rolex but I'm not a huge fan overall.

>>11020992
>bow to me

W2C big gawdy cheap watch? I'm taking one that's silver and gold and has a digital display, I hope you guys get what I mean. Emphasis on cheap, if its a knock off I don't even care desu senpai I just want to look like an ignorant nigger

>>11020642
hey that's my hairy arm

>>11021732
casio

Just switched to my one of my favorite dive watches. I like the blue more than its brand's classic orange.

>>11022280
I realize I didn't say it, and the hand covers it up.

It's a Doxa.

>>11022280
>>11022280
Couple more watches to try and breathe some life into the thread. I'll post more of my dive watches since they're my favorite type. I keep these out and ready to wear.

Two of my Omega Seamasters and two more Doxas.

New to Russian models so here's my ebay haul.Any suggestions for straps would be appreciated. I have one in mind that I'll post after this.

>>11020745
Someone learned :3

>>11022353
I was originally thinking this one

>>11022372
For the top watch or the bottom? Either way, I'm a bit of a purist and would tell you to go for a simple leather band for the square one, and a metal band for the bottom.

>>11019526
no, thats the 009. The skx007 has black dial and a black bezel. Very solid beaterwatch! If you want something more versatile, look into the SARB033/35 beautiful watch, very tough and can be taken for a swin as well. Strap on some leather and you got a dresswatch. Smack on a steel bracelet and you got yourself a beater!

>>11022381
sorry I didn't clarify. The bezel is for the bottom watch and that one really needs a strap although I'm open for any suggestions for the square too.

>>11022396
I guess it depends how you plan on wearing the watch. How big is it and how big is your wrist? Definitely doesn't look like a dress watch, and its fairly large, so I'm inclined to say a metal band. At the same time, if you payed 15 bucks for it that might not be the way to go if you end up spending more on a band.

If the square one has the band pictured than I think its fine.


Again, I'm not fashionable enough or something, but I don't like anything other than metal or leather bands - barring rubber on certain dive watches. If its a big watch that's for every day wear I'd say go metal.

>>11022350
Posting two more of my go to's

Counterpart to my blue sub750t Doxa but in a chronograph and on the left my Rolex Datejust - the first watch in my collection

>>11022396
I guess it depends how you plan on wearing the watch. How big is it and how big is your wrist? Definitely doesn't look like a dress watch, and its fairly large, so I'm inclined to say a metal band. At the same time, if you payed 15 bucks for it that might not be the way to go if you end up spending more on a band.

If the square one has the band pictured than I think its fine.


Again, I'm not fashionable enough or something, but I don't like anything other than metal or leather bands - barring rubber on certain dive watches. If its a big watch that's for every day wear I'd say go metal.

>>11022350
Posting two more of my go to's

Counterpart to my blue sub750t Doxa but in a chronograph and on the left my Rolex Datejust - the first watch in my collection

>forgot pic the first time

Just got this. Probably the only ETA I can afford.

>>11022497
Cool watch

>>11019212
>>11019212

hahaha that's my picture!

>>11020745
only good watch posted in this thread so far

everyone else is satisfied with generic colorless clones

>>11022542
Thanks

Anyone care to post or name any good quality and good looking brandless faced watches?

>>11023433
stowa perhaps?

PRIM - not mine, just like the pic

>>11021210

never change /fa/

>>11022350
>>11022439

Real nice. Fuck what everybody thinks, I've always loved the Datejust.

>>11021247
I hope you're joking

>>11019189
>no superior technology in every way
the watch community is autism personified

>>11020780
Because OP got into watches yesterday and thinks "automatic is le gentlemans only choice because of the all gears and stuff, and because it's #menswear".

Watch doesn't have to be mechanical/automatic to be a good watch. It's purely subjective. If you value the history behind the engineering and the prestige etc then get an mechanical watch. Objectively speaking quartz movements are better in every way, they are more reliable, they don't require maintenance, and they are more accurate. Only thing that is better about mechanical is their resell value: Mechanical Seamaster is easier to flip than a quartz version. But considering /fa/ mostly discusses cheaper 200 buck watches it's not really an issue. It is entirely up to you if you see the "soul" in mechanical watch or don't. Additionally, you could easily view quartz movement as more impressive engineering feat than mechanical movements if you wanted to view it purely from that way.

It's kind of the same thing why some people must drive a classic Mustang from the 60's even though it requires ton of work and is pain in the ass sometimes, and some might see it as a piece of junk, and some see the "point", the romance.

Also, I'd much rather have a quality quartz movement like thermoregulated Grand Seiko 9F or Citizen A660, than some robot manufactured bulk 2824 ETA mechanical(that they use in up to 2k $ watches btw...) Just trying to make a point there there are differences also in quartz movements and it's not that black and white some people make it out to be.

I own four mechanical watches and only two quartzes but I don't force them to everyone who asks. For some, quartz is a better option. If someone doesn't especially ask for mechanical, then I won't suggest one instead of quartz.

>>11023448

enjoy your made in china cases

wait this is /fa/ not /g/ watch thread, it's great anon buy two

>>11023756
iphones are made in china too your point?

>>11023816

Stowa claim to be 100% German when this is false.

Quick question, I've always heard you're supposed to wear the watch on the wrist of your non-dominant hand. Is this true, or is it always left wrist?

>>11023840
And also, why do most girls have it on their right wrist?

>>11023816
and like the iphone they should cost much less but the owner fleeces faggots that think they're paying for german labor
when instead it's the cheapest of the cheap

buy if you want
just know you're getting ripped off

buy archimede instead
it's owned by ickler, that make decent german cases as their main business for other germans, and many swiss

>>11023901
I'm getting junghans.

>>11021247
Absolutely terrible, manages go look both boring and tacky at the same time. But whatever floats your boat

>>11024008
this desu, it just screams tryhard

>>11023993
Enjoy easily scratched plastic crystal and no water resistant.

>>11023736
A reasonable post, but overall /fa/ doesn't know shit about watches and has shit taste so they'll ignore you and jerk off over Nomos and MVMNT and unbranded generic kickickstarter garbage instead.

>>11024008
I'm a bitch for minimalist designs, honestly. What are your thoughts on an IWC yacht club? Im thinking to get one of those as my first serious timepiece.

>>11024537
Not him but like you care.

IWC as a whole is shit IMO.
I'm talking from experience of their QC and CS.
Their modern innovations (if they can be called that) are unimpressive.

But you probably don't give a shit about that.

As for the design the watch in question: I've held it in my hands, and it's not particularly interesting.
Nothing about its design would make me choose it over any other bland chronograph.

As a "first serious timepiece" I would, if in your shoes, look to something less fad-of-the-month, which pretty much all 45mm+ watches are.
The trend will pass, and you'll be stuck with something clownish unless you're a sumo with 9" wrists or something.

It's not special, looks wise or engineering wise.
Would not recommend IWC, nor any Richemont Group watch brand due to service issues.

But people will like what they like, even if it is shit.
And they'll buy what they want to buy, because it's their money and they're idiots.

just copped this mofo
cant wear it all the time cause its a wrist fedora, but its so cheap

>>11024573
It's literally the best watch for world travel. It's durable, long battery life, can easily change the timezone and no worry to be robbed. Even if it's stolen, yeah it's cheap.

>>11024573
not a wrist fedora if ur fits decent

I have $300 and I don't like the "recommended" brands watch nerds say you should buy i.e. Sheitko, Poorient, Pissot.

What are some fashion brands that look cool and make the ladies wet?

>>11024698
Daniel Wellington

>>11024698
>What are some fashion brands that look cool
none
>and make the ladies wet?
girls are plebs
just buy a daniel wellington
a gucci watch
or even a kenneth cole

all pleb shit

the only watch that will get the thirsty bitches wet is rolex

fashion brands don't cut it

>>11024563
Why would you recommend then? I typically wear dark blue or black suits, and I as previously mentioned like minimalist looks, but I wouldn't be against a busier watch face. What is your opinion on TAG? I've been told it is a good entry level.

>>11023627
Thanks! There's something classic about the Datejust. That particular one is from the mid 80s and has lots of sentimental value for me.

best, or maybe phrased better, your favorite rolex models /fa/m?

>>11024838
1675 GMT-Master pepsi or 14060 2-line no-engraving Sub. I don't think I would ever buy a Rolex though, vintage prices are outrageous and I'm not a big fan of anything currently in production.

>>11023736
You're right but smooth second hands are effay in their own right, just watching the passing of time

>>11024838
My favorite Rolex not counting the sentimentality behind >>11022439 being my first is a Rolex GMT-Master 1675 in root beer coloring. I have one from 1975, this one I just grabbed a pic of online is from 1970.

Thinking of copping.

>>11024874
>Braun
don't they make shitty blow dryers and tooth brushes

I wish I had an OKEAH or a Sthurmanskie.

>>11024874
I wouldn't get a square watch

>>11024945
>>11024874

Rado makes some really nice Square watches if you feel like saving up a bit more and waiting.

>>11022353
Should have went for an amphibia and bought from one of the Russian sites, I used meranom.

>>11024333
sapphire crystals aren't easily scratched

The Seagull 1963

currently wearing

>>11025373
I used to really want this one, but i can't live with the thought that if it breaks, servicing it is probably going to be more expensive than the watch because of the movement.

>>11025825
The idea is that when it needs servicing you just throw it away and buy a new one

>>11020992
You wear a Frederique Constantand and you call others plebs? Fucking embarrassing

>>11020992
You wear a Frederique Constant and you call others plebs? Fucking embarrassing

>>11019189
/g/ here. Accutrons are the best, they are electric and mechanical. Tuning fork master race.

I have small wrists

>>11026052

>>11026074
I usually wear this Seiko SKX for school and work, I kept the jubilee band on it since its kind of nice and I didn't really want two oyster banded watches, but I'm thinking of getting a leather band for it.

>>11026093
I have this garmin fenix2 I don't use much anymore. It came in handy at my last job, but I just think it's way too big to wear now. Also I wonder if it can cause cancer of some kind if worn on a daily basis?

>>11026098
What would lead you to think that it would give you cancer?

>>11024573
Slap that bitch on a nato

>>11026112
sending gps signals. I read a study of people who had walkie-talkies on their work belts for PG&E and a huge percentage of them developed cancer right where the walkie talkies were on their utility belts. i'm not sure, but its a bulky watch and while it is nice to have the features, I'm just not sure having it on would be safe?

>>11026148
GPS does not emit ionizing radiation. If radiation is not ionizing, it can not give you cancer. Anything that says otherwise is psuedoscience BS.

>>11026153
okay, maybe I will wear it more often then. The fenix3 is so much thinner though I wish I had waited to buy that one.

>>11026052

>>11026182

>>11021253

Thats a Defender isnt it? Was on my want list thinking of buying later this year

>>11026153
Not to mention that GPS devices do not emit anything at all, they only receive signals from GPS satellites. Whether or not you wear a GPS watch you will be hit by just as many radio waves from GPS satellites because they are always broadcasting onto Earth.

>>11025825
I got a Russian guy next town that sells a lot of watches with polijot caliber as well as this one so servicing is possible at least. But if it gets too expensive you can always sell it to someone who loves to tinker amd get a new one, its not exactly an expensive watch.

>>11024698
Contrary to what advertisement tells you most girls don't care for boytoys like cars and watches. I know and dated exceptions but it's a rare thing.
That being said, id like to point out that girls arent "plebs", as a comment said but its a simple facr that mechanical watches don't cater the needs of most, as they change accessories often. Fashion watch companies understood that winding watches with nails and having to do adjust them each time is a nuisance so almost all of the watches sold to girls are quartz.
To answer your question: Just get a DW. They are like 90€ and will get you as much compliments by the fair sex as an Omega or Rolex will.

>>11020992
Enjoying your toy car?

Reporting in.

>>11023901
any other 100% german with eta movements?
im wearing a steinhart but im on the lookout for something like speedmaster-lookalike chronograph

Are gold-coloured watches /fa/? I've always thought of yellow gold as a bit tacky

>>11027743
you have to look rich to pull it off without looking like a gypsy

>>11027743
for niggers and old people

is it worth getting a good watch at 18/19? good entry levels not at rape prices(poor college life but stuff need muh fashion) or should i stick to my black casio for now

>>11027743
Yugo taxi drivers, niggers and old women.

>>11027736
German brands with ETA and/or Sellita movements that have German made cases:
Sinn
Damasko (also has in-house movements).
Muhle Glashuette (in house for one model)
Tutima
Any Ickler brand (Archimede is one, and then there's Limes and some others with equally dumb names).
Union Glashuette

For chrono's look to Sinn and Damasko.
Tool watches are their look and they're more available to outside Germany than the others, especially Sinn..
Damasko makes a more interesting chrono variant with a heavily modified movement. Sinn is not as adventurous in that regard.
Damasko's cases are much more scratch/impact resistant than Sinn, but Sinn's look better and have a greater range of looks.

Nothing's going to look exactly like the speedmasters except a speedmaster.

Get that if that's what you really want.

Too much?

>>11027958
about as bad as any chrono
at least's it's not messy turd breitling

>>11027971
ahhh yeah

I wouldn't mind one or two subdials, the 24 hour clock is completely unnecessary though

>>11027743
If it's actually gold and it's a dressy watch and it's restrained then I think it looks great. If you're wearing a big flashy fake gold watch with a track suit then that's when it's kind of tacky.

>>11027981
Source?

>>11028181
https://www.instagram.com/watches_by_nick/
http://www.watchesbynick.com/new-products/

>>11028171
I was thinking about getting this. Cop or not?

>>11024899
>braun
>shitty

So which one would you pick?

>>11023736
Plus some quartz movements are actually quite unique and could not realistically be done mechanically.

pic related

>>11028482
are you >40? no? get an skx then faggot

>>11027691
That's an awful fake, come on buddy

>>11028482
DNC. Mine has terrible quality and broke quickly and the day-setting mechanism is abysmal.

>>11030108
Orient had such strong promise out of the gate too then they just went full retard and did nothing but quartz and brass plating

>>11029292
if you don't spend a great amount of time in or under water I don't see the purpose of the rubber strap.

>>11019210
What a beautiful watch. Just a shame it goes for over $100,000 and will never be within my grasp.

>>11019189
rolexfag reporting in

herp a derp

>>11019189
How would you work a watch into a regular casual street outfit? I don't really see them fitting. It seems too dressy to me to have a nice watch on when you're just strolling the street, unless you have something like this >>11024573

>>11021367
O.K. w2c your shirt. It looks nice.

Any opinions on Suunto?

>>11019199
>ORIGINAL GAS ESCAPE VALVE
>ROLEX
>OYSTER PERPETUAL DATE
>DEAPSEA
>SEA-DWELLER
>12800ft = 3900m
>SUPERLATIVE CHRONOMETER
>OFFICIALLY CERTIFIED
>SWISS MADE
>RING LOCK SYSTEM

Thoughts on these? I have the green skagen and the blue komono.

I really like the komono but it only looks good while not in direct light and the blue skagen will probably have the same issue.

I'm thinking of pairing the golden skagen with white dress shirts

>>11023608
That Prim Diplomat is really nice

>>11030276
Ive tried the komono on in a store. The leather feels cheap af and theres no satisfying weight to the watch. It just feels really cheap.

>>11030316
yeah, the leather is very cheap and I will probably replace it.

>>11029292
Are you a diver? Do you work underwater? No? Get a proper watch then faggot.

>>11030318
can't proprietary

>>11030383
what?

>>11030384
I think what he's trying to say in retarded sieg babble is that the strap doesn't use standard springbars and so you can't just replace it with any normal strap. It looks like the Komono uses normal straps though, the only watch you posted that has weird lugs is the green Skagen so if you get that one you're stuck with the strap it comes on.

If you do get any of those watches and decide to replace the strap with something less cheap and shitty then you should also replace the watch with something less cheap and shitty while you're at it. Skagen and Komono are both fashion watch garbage.

>>11021580
Damn

>>11019526
get the 015

I'm new to watches and I don't understand how to wear a "diver." What kind of outfit would look good with this sailor-esque weird watch? I think I prefer more classic looks. Can I get recommendations for a beginner traditional watch?

>>11019526
snk792 masterrace

>>11030699
This.

What with the everyone's obsession with the divers?
I never thought they're attractive regardless of rolex or seiko. They look all bulky and ugly.
Do you actually dive with that?

>>11021210
>.
Well, comparing to seiko and omega everyone is flexing here, FC is a god tier

This is my second watch

I'm a watch noob, where do y'all go for Nato straps? Thanks for answering this question, my senpai (Japanese-American teacher).

>>11030139
Then take off the strap. It's not fucking rocket science.

>>11022497

>>11024573

I've had one for a year now. It is good for travel, tough enough for the gym, water resistant enough to wear into the hostel shower with you, the alarm is loud enough to wake you up in the morning, countdown timer mode still shows current time, etc.

If you wear that thing for a few weeks you'll wonder why anybody spends more than $20 on a watch.

>>11026148

GPS is pure reception. It doesn't SEND any signals at all on that band, only bluetooth for that watch. Did you think it was pinging satellites asking them to figure out where it was?

>>11027764

If you're REALLY rich, go ahead. Otherwise, wait a while. At least till after college. You're not old enough to have an enduring style yet.

>>11020642
>>11021738
wtc this watch senpai

>>11028917
I have sarb035 and I can recommend it, very versatile and goes well with many kinds of straps
>>11031487
nice

Atlantic PL

>>11030113
That particular orient is a mechanical though

>>11031919
Meranom russian site

Vostok amphibia 420

I added the perlon strap and polished bezel to it, doesn't come like that

>>11020642
Muh sovietnigga. Just bought this supreme Raketa watch today.

>>11025401
Nice strap, where you got it from?

any invictas?

Thoughts? Not sure if it's too much of an old man watch

Only £15 though

Any recommendations for a starter watch for a poor college student? I'm thinking about this 1 unless there are other suggestions. I don't like dive watches and don't really want anything from Orient.

>>11019526
I have the 007. You can't go wrong. Not a scratch even tho I even wear it in long hikes. You won't regret it.

The only thing I changed is the strap. I replaced the standard metal one with a leather strap.

>>11024838
Either a explorer 2 w/ white dial or the daytona 116518 blue

Just lost my timex easy reader, what should i get to replace it? $500 budget

>>11032977
Are you a Chinese descent or something? That'll make you look like a goddamn communist.

>>11034058
I am a communist.

>>11032977
I had a 1963, it was pretty nice overall and I liked it but not enough to wear it often so I sold it. I think it's definitely not a good everyday type watch, it doesn't really match all types of clothing and it's sort of a pain in the ass since it's so delicate overall. It's not waterproof, the acrylic scratches easily so it requires regular polishing if you want to keep it looking good (there is a version with a sapphire crystal but it looks like shit, by the way), and mechanical chrono movements in general and especially the Seagull ST19 movement is notorious for being delicate, prone to failure, and high maintenance.

It's a very good looking watch that offers a pretty cool movement for very cheap and it's eyecatching with an actually interesting history behind it, but you probably won't want to wear it every single day of the week unless you're a pilot in the Chinese Air Force circa 1963.

I think if you want an everyday watch that isn't a diver then you would probably be best suited by something which is sporty enough for casual wear but can easily be dressed up and which is reasonably durable with at least enough water resistance for daily life. Personally the watch which fits that description for me is a Seiko SARB035 and I like it a lot, but there are a million other watches in your price range which could also fit those requirements just as well.

>>11032977
Oh and by the way I also just noticed the photo you posted is the 42mm version. Don't get that one, it looks like shit. Compare that one to this one >>11034130 and notice how much better the proportions and the subdial spacing are on the 38mm one. They made the 42mm version to appease retards who wear watches that are too big for them, but that watch was meant to be 38mm and when they upscaled it they fucked it all up.

im new to watches, thinking of getting nixon or skagen. opinions?

186nd for Grand Seiko

>>11035170
Could you please contain your contagious autism memes to /g/, please?
It looks like a $300 watch.

>>11035170
also second hand sweep video :^)

>>11035177
>Could you please contain your contagious autism memes to /g/, please?

'no'

>>11035178
detail shot to show off $300-level finishing

>>11035203
Scratch that - $200.
Go back to /g/ with your obnoxious namefag GS shilling.

>>11028917

The sarb035, definitely.
Just pulled the trigger on one, too.
Initally, I wanted to get a snxj89 because it looks like a Datejust.
Decided against it though and bought a sarb035 instead.
It'll probably be the closest I'll get to a Grand Seiko, my grail.

>>11035178

Muh dick

Opinion on rodina? Just bought the blank one

>>11021738
Did that come with the watch or did you have to pay extra for it?

>>11035893
I think they have a sea gull movement, which is a decent ETA clone, but I've read the quality control is not great

>>11035893
>I'm too poor for a Nomos

It's nearly the same level of gaudiness as buying a fake Rolex.

>>11035909
No, the hairy arm was included in my eastern european genetics.

Bump because the other guy is a dumbfuck.

Somebody please stop me from purchasing this piece.

>>11030313
It really is nice. But a bit too small now.

>>11028917
I know this was ages ago, does anyone know what model the one on the left is?

>>11038669
never mind, found it

thanks /fa/

>>11019189
Whats the most luxary watch i can get with 8k

>>11038716
In that price range you can afford a decent Rolex, JLC, or a great Grand Seiko.

All have in-house movements and great quality control.

Don't get anything with ETA (stock or modified) movement at that price, because you're GUARANTEED paying a disproportionate amount for branding (even more than Rolex) at that point.

>>11038774
what is the going price for the most popular rolex models these days? like a gmt-ii, datejust, etc.

>>11038817
http://lmgtfy.com/?q=rolex+msrp+price+list+2016

>>11038827
i meant secondhand

>>11038063
looks like it should be hanging from a wall, not your wrist. my reaction is probably based on present day design sensibilities though. i mean when was the last time you actually saw serifs

I want a good basic watch that is all black. I don't want those tacky minimalist shits that don't even have markings for the times. I want a black watch that I can put on a black nylon strap. You got me senpai?? Who can help me out?

are Jaguar watches good?i kinda dig this model

>>11039031
>I want a good basic watch
This.
Well, this isn't black at all, but I found this one some time ago. It got a bit too oldish, but it wasn't the best cost/looks compromise I found at that time. I remember that they had some black models, too.
Would have to look for the website again, though - can't recall it right now.

>>11039149
are you 80 years old?

>>11039031
Uh...Orient Bambino V3?

>>11039055
No, and get better taste you heathen.

>>11039055
It's awful, never buy open-heart models

>>11039226
why not?i never had one but some of them look really nice

Dont understand the quartz hate, this isnt a quartz, got an omega in quartz and its lovely

>>11023608
w2c middle. Whats the name

>>11039272
>Dont understand the quartz hate
Personally I don't really hate quartz. In fact I'd love to have a high-frequence Quartz.

I just really hate the second hand of a standard-quartz movement (only moves every second). Where mechanical movements accommodate the fact, that time seems to be a continuum.

>>11039249
They're a step away from full-fedora skeleton watches.

Seriously only those types buy such watches.

It's aping the tourbillion look for total poorfags.
Either you tourbillion if you have a spare 100k lying around, or you don't. You especially don't parade around some cheapo watch with an ugly, bottom of the barrel movement.

If the movement is actually worth showing off, maybe. But that's a big fucking IF.

Since most of them are cheapo bare bones disposable mechanical movements it's best to err on the side that doesn't wear fedoras unironically.

>>11039310
>it's best to err on the side that doesn't wear fedoras unironically.
Wait a sec. Let me correct that:
Wearing anything fedora is bad. Ironically or no (former is actually worse).

Steer clear of open heart.

Ever see a luxury watch with open heart?
No?
Yeah.
With good reason.

>>11038981
buy from a trusted seller on Rolexforums.com

Are the low-end Seikos still decent quality? I know /fa/ is autistic about quartz but I don't feel like spending hundreds on a watch

>>11039380
literally nothing wrong with quartz. in fact there are some very high end quartz watches that are accurate up to +/- 10 seconds PER YEAR with FIFTY YEAR service intervals

>>11039380
>Are the low-end Seikos still decent quality?
What's your reference point?

In general, yes.
If low end mechanical, one could be the only watch you'd need for 10 years, by which time the movement would be shot and it wouldn't be worth servicing and you'd probably buy a new one unless you got so sentimentally attached to it that you wanted it serviced and could find a watchmaker capable of doing so (and by the way the trade is going, that's not a given, not at all at this point).

I wouldn't bother with low-end seiko quartz desu.
Low end quartz you're better off going casio if you're true poor as dirt poorfag, or a citizen eco-drive if you've got at least 100/150 to spend.
Citizen's solar watches make the most sense since you won't have to bother with batteries or repairs or replacement capacitors and shit for at least 15-20 years or more.

Replacing batteries in cheap quartz watches every 3 years gets kinda old.
Cheap solar if you must cheap quartz at all, really.

>>11039400
>Replacing batteries in cheap quartz watches every 3 years gets kinda old

You do realize that the mechanical watch needs servicing every 3-5 years that costs a LOT more than changing a battery, right?

>>11039395
Certain special edition GS quartz models plus the Citizen Chronomaster line are even more tightly regulated to +-5 sec/yr. The 50 year service interval for the Seiko 9F movement is a misunderstanding, though. The movement is sealed so that the lubricants should theoretically last 50 years, but that's not the same thing as saying that it can go 50 years without servicing and still be perfectly fine. It's still a good idea to service it every several years and that is what Seiko recommends.

>>11039380
Yes Seiko is a pretty great value for the money and if you have no interest in mechanicals then quartz is perfectly fine. If you're not spending a whole bunch on a fancy decorated high end mechanical movement anyway then there's no reason why you should get a cheap mechanical over a cheap quartz. Quartz is more practical anyway. I have several Seikos and I like all of them, I have a few quartz ones too but they're vintage models.

>>11039400
>What's your reference point?

I should have said, compared to other watches roughly around the $100 dollar mark... Honestly I'm happy as long as it won't fall apart after a year... I'd like a nice watch if I can afford it some day but I just couldn't justify spending much more than I am

>>11039411
And your point?
What has this post got to do with anything that I said?

>You do realize that the mechanical watch needs servicing every 3-5 years
Need?
No.
Maybe if you have a zenith or gs highbeat. And that's just to be on the safe side.
But that's just the manufacturer's recommended service interval.

A cheapo mechanical like a seiko 5 is designed to last 10+ years for the third world market. Specifically africa, where quartz batteries were hard to come by in the 70's.

Even cheapo russian auto's have a stated service life of 10+ years.

Unless your watch is tickng 24/7/365 for 5 years straight you don't have to be this anal about it. Even then, you're being anal if you rush out to spend money on unnecessary servicing.

If you have several watches and rotate between them you extend general service times of the whole collection.

If you've got a generic eta based plain auto service doesn't cost much.

If you have got a fancy inhouse movement from 2/3 luxury conglomerates or rolex who are limiting spare parts to independent watchmakers necessitating you sending your watch directly to them to be serviced at the highest possible price, yeah, 600 bucks every decade could be worse.

what watch should i buy under £100?

>>11039491
one that you want that costs under 100

what kind of retarded question is this?

>>11020992
>>11021580
>>11026060
>>11026074
>>11027691
>>11028171
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>>11030920
Peasants

>>11039272
>are the boston celtics effay?

>>11040782

Yes

Hey Guys.

>>11040019
God damn that is a shitty fake

>>11040019
hahaha wow that's just embarrassing

i mean getting fakes is embarrassing to start with but WOW this shitty of a fake?

I kinda want a movado I want an nice watch but don't want to spend too much on one

But is movado pleb tier?

>>11040019
lmao chooses the shittiest of the shitty fakes

this is beyond peasantry

>all these generically designed solid gray watches

and /fa/ complains about dadcore.

If you wear a solid gray metal watch, it's dadcore

>>11041015
>But is movado pleb tier?
Movada used to be a decent company pre-quartz crisis (pre 70').
Today it is overpriced quartz junk and basic, overpriced mechanicals mostly associated with medium level american malls.

In america, it is a low mall-tier watch. That's their market segment, and that's to whom they cater. Plebs who don't want to be so plebby and aspire to be higher than where they are.

Which is kinda sad IMO, since I think the museum dial is kinda neat. It would be unique, but they've gone so fucking overboard with it that the design has lost most of its novelty, well, that and because they plaster it onto junk watches.

It's sad that they didn't have the foresight to do some proper brand planning and decided to settle into what's probably the comfortable niche of selling to the lower middle class.

So, it's not diesel or fossil or nixon, but it's basically a slightly more refined variant of that species.
And it doesn't have the humble dignity of say, casio which has no delusions about it's affordable, practical nature.
Movado caters to those with flimsy airs of "luxury", who wouldn't know the word if it raped them in the face, but they think they know it, and so they buy movado.

They cost more than they should, they're not very valuable due to overexposure in the wrong places and quality is so so for what you get.

You'll never be able to sell one, if that was ever a consideration for you; just-give-it-away-tier for movado.

Avoid unless you have money to burn on frivolous junk.

>>11041295
>solid grey metal
you mean stainless steel?
are you retarded?

what would you want people to wear?
fucking white or black ceramic lmao
tacticool mallninja shitty flaky black pvd?
or absolute niggercore blingy yellow gold with diamonds and pig vomit dials?

what would you prefer, pleb?

>>11041300
my point in calling it solid gray metal is that they never use colors

colors exist, grandpa

>>11041300
you could literally wear any of these watches in this thread and no one would be able to tell the difference unless they grabbed your arm and looked closely at the watch.

reminds me of this

>>11034130
This is imo a better looking, more versatile, version.

My dream watch ;_;

>>11041326
disgusting taste or rather lack there of

this is a dream watch with actual colors instead of just solid gray or white and black

>>11041329
Did you seriously insult the Carrera? Wow.

What's the most pretentious watch an 18 year old could wear? Budget is $8000.

>>11041346
>muh brand name
>muh high price tag
>that means it's by default a good looking watch
yeah I did. Looks ugly. Colors exist.

>>11041348
most watches are ugly as fuck, so just pick a rolex

looks like any other watch, but you can rub it in that it's a rolex and somehow better.

>>11041349
Is this enough color for you pleb?

>>11041376
are you a dog?

>>11039295
The name is written on the watch. Prim Diplomat

Platinum IWC Big Pilot

>>11041296
What would be a good watch for the same price point?

>>11019997
2funi

>>11021738
Do you know the model number of this watch?

>>11042366
see >>11032092

>>11039159
Far from it.

I don't wear that sporty, but it Is really too much?

>>11040855
>>11041276
>>11041009

how do you guys spot fakes?

>>11042373
Blaze it

>>11031897
>If you wear that thing for a few weeks you'll wonder why anybody spends more than $20 on a watch.

you're on /fa/ , not /g/

>>11030211
my strap broke pretty quickly and I didn't like the buttons, they were really hard to press.

>>11042384
This is a particularly obvious one. Someone with a watch *that* expensive would have a better camera. Onto the watch though - the finish on the case is obviously disgusting and the real watch has more spacing on the subdials. You can tell it's a piece of shit at 20 paces to be honest.

Can't tell if I love this or I'm autistic.

>>11043802
>>11042384
>>11040019

The most obvious issue is that the entire dial and subdial is all wrong. Chronograph buttons with no actual chronograph subdial in sight, actual subdials replaced with a calendar lmao. Pic related, a REAL 5270

navitimer checking in

Anyone have a thought on this particular model? I saw it today for almost 10k

>>11044446
i don't like the band, but for 10k it better have the in house moment, for that cost they usually use gold on the bezel.

>>11043972
>day of week, month
>time
>two subdials
>another subdial
>day of month

does this seem like a retarded layout to anyone else

I got this a little bit ago, but looking at it now it seems a little small for my wrist. Should I bother wearing it?

>>11045576
Point out I got it used, for 10 bucks. So it's not a loss. I was more into the band then the watch really.

>>11043846
Both

Thoughts on Sekondas?

>>11046613
Goddamn I wish I can afford a Speedy.

>>11046620
Yeah originally I was going to get a Seamaster then trade for a Speedy later but thought fuck it I may as well get the watch I really want now than to trade up in a few years.
Usually get buyers remorse after a big ticket (for average wage cuck) purchase but none what so ever this time. Plus they look fucking sick on Natos and leather

Quartz/cheap but whatever

Rate my recent cop?

>>11041296
>do you have the time?
>no

should I cop this to wear at the hospital when i go to work https://scrt.onl/products/scrt-x-mwc-watch-black

>>11046613
9/10 great watch great nato

Cop or not?

>>11046946
Just so you're aware, that's a frankenwatch (komandirskie dial with amphibia bezel). Given the overall condition of the case I'd be inclined to say that someone put an older dial and bezel on a newer case and movement, although without a movement shot I can't be certain. I would, however, suggest that the watch is overall probably newer than the "made in USSR" markings would indicate. It is, however, a real Komandirskie case if the brass showing through is any indication. Amphibias have stainless cases and chromed brass bezels.

That doesn't necessarily mean it's mechanically unsound or that it won't run, however. I own a vostok franken in addition to several all-originals and it keeps time just as well. If you didn't pay a premium for its presumed vintage you probably did okay.

Whats the opinion on Tsovet? I want something with a smaller body for everyday and this aesthetically ticks all my boxes.

I have no idea about watches so I don't know how to judge quality.

>>11047394
Pretty good design-wise, but expensive for >quartz imo.

>>11046613
Nice watch mate

>>11047278
If it's reasonably priced I would, looks awesome

>>11047394
Around $250, right?

You could do worse. It's a miyota quartz movement. In my opinion, it's a bit on the expensive side for a quartz movement. The crystal is mineral glass and not exactly what I'd want for a daily beater. A lot of people would disagree, but for my money a daily beater should have an acrylic crystal; sure, it's far easier to scratch than sapphire or mineral, but it's piss easy to polish, damn near impossible to break, and is far, far cheaper to replace.

There's technically nothing wrong with it and it should work more or less fine for you. Miyota movements are reliable and keep fine time, and of course have less caveats than mechanical movements with the disadvantage that you have to replace a battery every couple years.

My only reservation is that I've never really heard of the brand. If you're interested in other good watches in that price range from someone known, Seiko and Orient make good watches in both mechanical and quartz. Looking only at mechanicals, Tissot also makes some watches around that. Very good vintage Russians made by Raketa and Poljot might also interest you, but you have to do some research to know what you're getting from the dozens of Ivan Ivanoviches selling them on Ebay.

test

>>11047302
The bezel isn't necessarily wrong, I was more concerned about the hands not being black but that might be fine too. If it has this plain caseback and a SU movement I wouldn't be worried at all.

>>11047278
Don't pay too much unless it has a black bezel around the crystal.

>>11047417
Validation received, just copped a different listing in slightly better condition for $110 shipped. Not a bad price for an original USSR piece, especially considering the seller proved that he serviced it with a video of the piece hooked up to a timegrapher and running +/-2 sec/day.

Thanks anon.

>>11047498
It was my understanding that the black chrome coating was just an interesting feature that Raketa sometimes put on their watches and not particularly special on its own.

>>11047498
I stand corrected, I guess they did have diver bezels at some point. Bit odd considering they're not particularly water resistant.

>>11047498
I stand corrected, I guess they did have diver bezels at some point. Bit odd considering they're not particularly water resistant.

I have nearly the same bezel on an Amphibia, the markings are the same but their alignment with respect to the grooves is different. The numbers are lined up with a valley rather than a peak.

There are some idiosyncrasies in the design. The dial and second hand have (shitty, consistent with vintage and vostok in general) lume but the hour and minute hands have a hollow space where the lume would go, and the dial is a funny little design. I suspect that it's a franken job, but it looks good, it keeps fine time and I got it for cheap, so I'm not unhappy with it.

May as well post my Vostok too. It's a Neptune, very hard to find these days.

Did somebody say slavwatches?

ITT: Slavwatch general

>>11047617
Very cool. The case design and seconds subdial makes me think a Pobeda, 2062 movement? I know they made some watches for the Chinese market/in honor of Chinese allies before the Sino-Soviet split. You have any information on it?

copper knot?

>>11047631
It's always heartening to see an affordable diver that isn't yet another Submariner "homage." I'd cop.

>>11047629
Afraid not, although good guess. It's a Vostok Druzhba, a Soviet-Russian friendship watch. The damned crystal broke on me, any suggestions for replacing it?

>>11047654
That's a tough one, especially since it's so much smaller than most modern watches. A lot of jewelers can either cut or order watch crystals of a custom size. If there's one in your area take it to them, if not maybe get some calipers and take careful measurements. I would hope a decent watchmaker would be at least willing to make an attempt for a rare watch with that much history behind it.

>>11047654
That's a tough one, especially since it's so much smaller than most modern watches. A lot of jewelers can either cut or order watch crystals of a custom size. If there's one in your area take it to them, if not maybe get some calipers and take careful measurements. I would hope a decent watchmaker would be at least willing to make an attempt for a rare watch with that much history behind it.

Otherwise you could buy one off Ebay in really shit condition and scavenge. Although I can't in good conscience suggest wrecking one piece of history to repair another, even if it looks terrible.

>>11025373
What a beautiful watch.

>>11047745
Pretty insane to get a true mechanical chronograph at the price they sell for too. I have heard they're quite delicate in the movement department though.

>>11047435
Appreciate that rundown. I can pick this up for a little over $200 but you've given me a lot more to look at and an idea of what I should be looking for so i'm going to keep looking.

Thanks heaps.

>>11047769
No worries, friend. You're headed down the rabbit hole. Just remember that at the end of the day it's what you, not anyone else, wants out of a watch that should decide. Plenty of people will tell you that quartz watches aren't "real watches" and that you have to buy mechanical. Some people think that any watch worth less than a used BMW isn't a real watch.

Fuck 'em. A real watch is, and always will be, a watch that:
1. Tells the time
2. Is worn by the person who owns it

Anything else is personal interpretation. By all means be informed, but don't buy too much into snobbery.

How'd I do?

>>11047519
Merely as a statement that the watch is all original. I can't guarantee that if it's not black.

>>11047568
The bezels aren't ever really specifically Amphibian bezels except the ones with a lume dot. Komandirskies are actually rather water resistant, using the same compressor construction on the back and crown, I think the only realistic difference is the crystal. The old lume is typically brittle, especially on the hands.

I have like a dozen Vostoks on hand currently, and a few other Russians.

>>11047654
Try locating a for-parts watch with the same case. I think they came as a standard model, or one of the other models might have the same diameter. They're ugly and typically cheap.

>>11047824
Excellent.

>>11047864
>Merely as a statement that the watch is all original. I can't guarantee that if it's not black.

Well, as I posted earlier, I sprung for it, but I appreciate the info regardless. The seller is actually a known collector of rare Raketas with a good reputation on watchuseek, so I'm not overly concerned. The really obvious tells like converted movements or mismatched dial/bezel languages all check out too. I'll have to hold off for absolute confirmation until I'm holding the thing, but I'm pretty confident it's all original with the possible exception of the crystal. I already have the correct crystal for that particular watch if it needs to be replaced.

Now to play the Russian shipping waiting game.

>>11046852
>quartz
>literally see the balance wheel running

>>11047937
There are actually quartz watches that have balance wheels. No idea if that's one of them, but they do exist

>>11047949
I know there are. It's a 10 dollar piece of shit from china and quartz with a balance wheel is very rare

I like this watch, but I can't find anyplace selling it? It's a good, basic silver/white face seiko for under $200. It's just a good beginner watch that I can put on a crocodile leather strap. Does anyone know a place where I can buy this watch, or does anyone know of a watch that is very similar to this one that I can still buy?

>>11048384
WEll it looks like a rolex datejust so there will be a million copies of the style

How am I meant to take links out of a bracelet? I looked at this

https://justasmallblog.wordpress.com/2012/07/19/how-to-resize-a-seiko-collar-and-pin-watch-band/

but my bracelet doesn't have the little holes where he pokes the pin through

>>11048653
please help

>>11048784
2/2

>>11048653
nvm fixed it :^)