/fa/ - Fashion

What’s the best watch for £250?

>>13918101
What kind of watch are you looking for?

I'M NOT PAYING $220+ FOR AN SKX. BRING THE PRICE DOWN YOU CAPITALIST FUCKS.

>>13918108
An everyday watch with as much horological significance as possible whilst looking interesting and attractive.

Let's say you received an inheritance and wanted to spend about $6,000-$7,000 on one (1) Swiss watch. Let's also say all your current watches are quartz shitters.

What would you buy?

>>13918164
hjoly shit, its like you tried to make the worlds shittiest watch collection

>>13918145
At that price only an automatic Seiko is at reach.

>>13918164
Fucking hate the Rolex knockoff. Besides that, nice group.

>>13918164
Depending of your lifestyle and taste: Rolex, Omega or second hand Jaeger LeCoultre. I'd prefer the third.

Thoughts on Fossil watches as a beginner watch? Are they alright?

>>13918206
none of them are bad

>>13918197

>>13918213
No, they're dogshit.

>>13918222
boring design desu

>>13918225
Nah

>>13918231
My condolences for your shit taste familia.

>>13918213

>>13918197

I have an old shitter Omega Geneve I foolishly bought a few years back that I would like to now sell for a real watch, what is the best way to determine its current value? I can't find any info on past sales of the ref. number

>>13918276
chrono24

>>13918259
hahahaha

>>13918164
What's the watch in the bottom left slot? Should look pretty good on a more classic strap (Zulu/leather NATO)

>>13918197
To be honest I'd get a Nomos or a Junghans Max Bill and spend the rest on a trip or clothes.

The double penis arrived. So that's why it was so cheap. The fucking bracelet is too short to be worn by anybody. It's so short it cannot physically form an oval shape.

What else uses links compatible with a 9983-7000?

Janky date aside it seems to be in reasonable condition at least.

>>13918317
>What else uses links compatible with a 9983-7000?
Good fucking luck with that m8. I guess just lurk yahoo.jp auctions until someone sells just the links.

I can get this one for 700$

>>13918317
How cheap?

w2c this?

>>13918343
A little under 700usd.

>>13918334
There might actually be a lot of extra 9983-7000 links out there. There's a second type of bracelet, very long and adjustable. The average jap is gonna have a couple of inches of extra overlapping. Plus the "gold" version links can probably be polished to regular SS color.

Guys, I'm in a fucking situation right now. Sold a watch on Ebay, and the buyer says it didn't arrive. I believe the guy, even though the tracking number says it was delivered, but I'm more inclined to believe the lazy incompetent bums of the global postal services fucked up, than this guys trying to pull something on me.

So question is, if the buyer wants a refund, will it be coming out of my pocket, or does Ebay have me, the seller insured too?

>>13918366
>will it be coming out of my pocket, or does Ebay have me, the seller insured too?
Haven't had this happen to me ever, but what I have heard that ebay puts the blame on the seller 99% of the cases and the money will be taken from your paypal.

>>13918375
I hope that's not the case for this one, else I'd be taking kind of a hit. So much for the little guy, eh?

>>13918366
Looks like you got tricked, my man. Say goodbye to your $$$.

>>13918366
I don't beleive you can claim through ebay for lost parcels. It will be through the carrier. Ring them up, tell them what happened. Ask to see a signature, it would have had to be signed for. I think you're just fucked desu. How much was it?

>>13918366
>>13918398
>Signed for
This
If the parcel was signed for, he's just trying to scam you
If the parcel wasn't signed for, the courier fucked up

>>13918400
If it's just a squiggle which is 80% of the time, there's plausible deniability for him in that the courier faked one or it was delivered to the wrong house. If the buyer wants a refund its gonna be fucking long chasing this shit up. After double checking for a signature I think the only thing to do would be call this guys bluff and see if he makes a claim.

Thoughts on this as next purchase? I want the silver sunburst Cyrillic version but it seems to be nearly twice the price everywhere. Also I'm the guy looking for the panda chronograph, still open to any suggestions
Panda or reverse panda
Bi-compax
Automatic
Date
Under 600
I'd be willing to settle on one of these criteria but no more than that ideally

>>13918366
"Ask them to open an item not received dispute. Then you can refund through the case.
That refunds your final valuation fees and effectively cancels the sale. If you make a direct refund from the PayPal payment you run the risk of getting a defect on your account. Asking the buyer to open a case can highlight serial claimants and eBay can withdraw buyer protection from them."

>>13918398
>>13918400
It's sent as priority mail, I suppose that needs a signature. I'll tell the guy to ask the post office for the signature, that should at least clear up a few things. I don't want to cut him off yet, as I'm more inclined to believe the postal system fucked something up (AGAIN).

>>13918408
>there's plausible deniability for him in that the courier faked one or it was delivered to the wrong house.
Another possibility is that this is what actually happened. I learned not to trust the scum of society and cretins known as state postal services.

>>13918419
So I lose money. Big. Not only do I lose my profits from a sale, I lose the watch, which I payed money for pre-restoration. Thanks Ebay.

>>13918366
I don't believe the buyer. The post office doesn't screw up like people meme.

Okay, so this is the watch. I was very careful and deliberate to show off the scratches on the crystal and the case so people would see exactly what they're getting. It still sold for $120. So maybe this guy is having buyer's remorse?

Then again the tracking number said it was delivered on the 4th, and he started messaging me yesterday, so yeah there's that.

>>13918432
Again, scratches are pretty visible.

>>13918432
>>13918436
Sounds like buyers remorse alright, I feel sorry for you bro.

>>13918432
You are fucked. Sorry.

>>13918301
Neither of those are Swiss.

>>13918421
Yea eBay is terrible for sellers. I worry every time I sell something valuable and I just sold a £2700 watch.

>>13918472
> a £2700 watch.
You mean a shitter?

>>13918484
Anyone know how to change the battery/capacitor in this?

>>13918366
if the buyer opens a dispute then isn't the tracking number that shows it had indeed been delivered enough proof?

>>13918569
No idea. Ebay's policy is generally "fuck the sellers".

>>13918575
I think the postal service might have liability if they’ve posted to the wrong person.

>>13918366
If it's signed, it's out of your hands and in the fault of the couriers. Shake them up a little.

>>13918363
700usd for a quartz shitter on that condition. Lmao.

>>13918606
Nah, buyer's side is Danish Post, whom I have little business to do. My side is Hungarian Post, who absolutely give zero shits about anything.

Any idea where I could cop this watch? I've checked eBay, Chrono24, and a whole bunch of Russian auction sites. No idea where to look anymore desu.

>>13918139


Allegedly it's been discontinued, so the prices are probably not going to get lower. Tempted to buy one at arond €180,- tbqh..

anyone know a decent looking digital watch i could wear in athletic shorts / collared shirt without looking like a jackass? need it for sports related things, preferably one with a stopwatch. what are some of the more aesthetic digitals? don't want a g shock, too clunky for me.

This looks pretty nice for $400. I'd buy it if I had the money

>>13918663
Metal bracelet okay?

>>13918673
r u 'avin a giggle m8?

>>13918676
Better than most chronos in that range methinks

>>13918663

F91W

>>13918680
*Blocks your path*

>>13918673
>Roman numerals on a sports watch

Nah

>>13918686
Very nice. What's the exact model?

>>13918706
Never mind, found it. Is there a price yet?

Changed battery in an ESA 900.231. These very early ana-digi movements are kinda clumsy, operating their digital display is more reminiscent to the Apollo AGC than a Cizien Ana-Digi.

At least this one worked flawlessly, I had another customer with one that only displayed garbage on the digital display.

Repairing these is out of the question, as parts are ridiculously overpriced, since these movements were also used in pretty collectible Heuers and Breitlings.

>>13918716
found this https://strela-watch.de/product/co42cyb/
but it's a 42mm where as >>13918686 says 40mm

>>13918751
You didn't look very hard did you faggot? I googled '40mm strela' and this was the first result.
https://www.poljot24.de/en/co40cyb.html

>>13918751
€765 is a fair bit more than €400, wouldn't really call that the same price range. It is a lot nicer than that guys Seiko though.

>>13918706
>>13918686
That uses a Seagull movement, just get the original.

A solution to the problem has been found
>buy additional 9983 with long bracelet
>make 2 9983s with medium bracelets
The smallness of the double penis really took me by surprise, that guy with all the fancy quartz watches must be a wristlet.

>>13918757
I posted it for him to have an idea of the price you retarded fuckwit

>>13918757
wait wtf why is it on that site but not listed on their official one?

>>13918770
And that site seems to be selling it for half of what it should be...

>>13918765
I have a 16-17 cm wrist. Can you show a picture if the clasp? Might just be the picture but I'm not sure it's original - the shape doesn't match what I expect.

>>13918778
>I'm not sure it's original
Wouldn't surprise me. The bracelet is so short there's no way anybody could wear it so there's probably something funny going on.

>>13918795
Yeah from memory that doesn't match the clasp on mine. I can double check tonight and post some pictures. You might be able to find some longer generic clasp (or some kind of extender) to use.

>>13918801
Yeah thanks for that, would be interesting to see. I've already bought a second watch to extend the strap though.
Is there any way to work out the date of manufacture from the serial?

>>13918806
Yes, what's the serial? The first digit is the year and the second digit is the month.

>>13918618
Yeouch

>>13918819
951167 that doesn't seem right.

>>13918806
How much was the second one?

>>13918836
550usd

>>13918832
Sounds fine to me. May 1979. The 9983 was released in 1978 so that seems possible, though I don't know when specific case references were released.

>>13918841
ah so it's coded. I thought that number meant november 1995 for a moment.

I was thinking the skx007. Anyone have experience with the watch?

>>13918839
So you probably would have been better off buying one with a full strap from the start dumb dumb

>>13918839
Where did you get it?

>>13918845
Yeah the decade is not given and has to be inferred from the history of the watch. The last four digits are just serial.

>>13918850
The long strap one was 150 cheaper than the too-cheap un-wearable short strap one so there's almost certainly something wrong with it.
>>13918852
yahoo japan auction.

>>13918855
I know, of course. But you bought two crappy watched instead of one good one. Could have just bought a good one for 1200

>>13918861
I've bid up to 1900 for one of these before so I'm not too bothered paying 1250 for two.

>>13918861
>Could have just bought a good one for 1200
You sure? The two good ones that have sold recently have sold for about $2k

Why did you set your instagram private Gareth?

GOD TIER:
ArchieLuxury

OKAY TIER:
Watchfinder & Co.

ANNOYING KEK TIER:
Teddy Bulbasaur
Take Time w/ Patrick Marlett
Theo & Harris

SUBVERSIVE JEW TIER:
The Time Teller
Roman Sharf
Marc Goldberg

BOOMER TIER:
Watch Repair Channel
Watch Time LA

BARGAIN BASEMENT TIER:
24 Hours At A Time
Just One More Watch
The Casual Watch Reviewer

SHIT TIER:
Federico Talks Watches
Armand The Watch Guy
Perth WAtch

NASTY CHEAP FUCKER TIER:
The Urban Gentry

>>13918759
Didn't realise that was a prototype model when I posted, just googled and picked a nice image. This is the watch I meant https://www.poljot24.de/en/marken/strela/co40cyb.html?___SID=U

>>13918867
Everyone who ever sat down to have a photo taken in a TOS Enterprise captain's chair should be publicly murdered.

>>13918867
Why you trying to doxx some random dude? He isn't one of the shitposters from what I can tell.

>>13918867
>stalking some randomer online
>downloading pics of them just sitting down etc
Is it autism? Do you fap to the pics?

>>13918905
Post two wrist shots on each watch thread and I wont post anymore pics.

>>13918870
>Archie in god tier and TGV in bottom tier
Yeah ok, I can see your stance on watch reviewers just by this alone, but..

>Teddy Bulbasaur in relatively high tier, but Armand in low tier
What gives?

Also I would have grouped Fed in with subversive jew tier.

For the longest time, I was enamored with the Pelagos.

Pros:
>dive watch
>supremely legible
>tool-ish looks

Cons:
>square-ish
>all matte everywhere
>titanium scratches easily

Then I came across the Seiko Tunas, and they're simply better in every measurable way.

Pros:
>dive watch
>supremely legible
>tool-ish looks
>nice polished accents everywhere (bezel knurling, shroud edges, crown, lugs, shroud bolts, ...)
>domed sapphire

This watch cured me instantly of both my Swiss snobber and my automatic movement snobbery.

>>13918164
w2c strap for the Bambino?

>>13919015
>domed sapphire
Meant to say crystal.
It's not sapphire.

Why do you guys hate Vincero? This is pretty nice for a $100 watch imo

>>13919069
Vincero is just rebranded MVMT. Same style, same movement, probably built in the same Chinese sweatshop.

How do you people deal with long sleeves covering up watches? I never tend to look anymore during winter.

what do you guys think

>>13919137
Is it comfy?

>>13918939
A lot of Armand's videos are just crude slideshows of stock photos with audio commentary, whereas Bulbasaur's content actually has decent editing and a consistent visual style.

>>13919156
oh christ i can't fucking stand armand.

even more of a pretentious prick than TGV

Good day /w/, any Hamilton bros around?

Some clock porn

>>13918216
Bad in what sense, anon?

>>13918870
Fuck all these guys. God tier watch channel is Caseback Watches. Guy doesn't get enough love.

>>13919293
Some more

>>13918939
Archie knows more than practically everyone on that list about luxury watches
He's an idiot and his videos rarely reveal info sure, but the knowledge is there
TGV is good if you want a lot of good real shots and angles on the watch
Teddy is a faggot, Theo is an actual fag, that kebab looking joo is hideous, Federico looks like his ugly older brother
He's right, anyone watching all these idiots is retarded

>>13918139
Get a Seiko 5

>>13919102
I wear long sleeves all year round at work and it literally isn't an issue ever because I'm not retarded. You should be able to more or less roll your wrist while lifting it like how you normally do to look at the time revealing three quarters of your watch to read the time day date ect. When you do the opposite movement your sleeve will slide back over the watch. If you can't do that you might be wearing a shirt that is too big for you.
If you are outside so you are wearing a coat or jersey you need to use a hand to slide the sleeve back.

>>13919329
>Watchfinder & Co.
I didn't see the list, they're good. I assumed the list was comprised of the YouTubers who show their faces and whose channels don't look professional

>>13919015
The automatic tuna is better than the quartz.
https://www.seikowatches.com/global-en/products/prospex/special/evolutionofdiverswatches/

>>13919431
In raw water resistance, sure.
But they're unwearable with their freak proportions.
300m is all anyone will ever realistically need.

Plus, the quartz movements in the Tunas are neat as hell.
Totally exclusive to the Tuna line, overbuilt, high torque, 7 jewels, created in the 80s, 5 year battery life, hits all the seconds markers perfectly, ...

Also, it's quartz, so objectively superior in every practical way to automatic.

thinking of getting this, thoughts?
>solar seiko mvmt
>38mm

https://www.centricinstruments.com/collections/lightwell/products/lightwell_ivory

38 mm is the perfect size, i have a lot of 40mm watches but they are slightly too large

>>13919495
It's a shame that the actual part that tells the time is like 20mm.

>>13918197
I'd buy a chin implant desu

>>13919495
> Tips of hands 10,000 miles from the indexes

>>13919499
>>13919502
goddammit ur right. I really want a 38mm field style watch though. the ones i find are usually larger

>>13919226
do you have more pictures like this?

>>13919502
That's why the seconds hand is so short.
Classic trick.

>>13919514
what trick? the seconds hand is longer than the other hands

>>13919524
>what trick?
Making the seconds hand so short.

How much you guys think a Halios Seaforth is worth?

>>13918849
I'm on the same boat except I want the J version and I'll get a super oyster bracelet. My question is which Authorized Dealer is the cheapest? That ships international.

What do you think lads?
Its not an out of the box easy to remember brushing but here are the steps:
360 grain nylon sanding pad
Brush, then polish with steel polish agent and non sanding pad by hand. Then lightly rebrush with the sanding pad and added polishing agent.
Voila, as good as its gonna get compared to Rolex brushing for less than 10$.

>>13919544
Going by ebay prices, seems like it's close to a kilobuck. Good thing I didn't have to pay that much for mine.

>>13919526
why would they do that though

>>13919558
It's because they use a tiny (cheap) movement that doesn't have enough power for large hands, so they try to hide that with huge chapter rings or whatever.

>>13919555
How much did you pay?
There's one on ebay for 0.75 kilobongbucks right now and I'm kinda tempted.
It also has the metal bezel and desu I[refer the glass one. It is the best colour though: blue.

>>13919564
I bought it straight from halios, so $650.

IS THERE A 38mm SEIKO 5?

>>13919572
Are the bezels easily removable and swappable or am I thinking of a different brand?

>>13919558
So it's less obvious that the seconds hand doesn't hit the seconds markers.
It's one of the hallmarks of cheap quartz shitters.

>>13919604
No, thinkin' of something else m8.

>>13919607
makes sense. thanks

>>13919630
Another reason is that cheap quartz movements are underpowered, so a longer seconds hand would jiggle at the end of every tick.

>>13919460
no one cares about quartz watches

Do you prefer the Rolex or Seikos bracelet brushing?

>>13919676
Why are you showing pics of shit jobs you're doing yourself?

>>13919676
The Seiko's looks much too blurred out. All edges seem to be gone.

>>13918870
>Watchfinder & Co.
>irrelevant info takes up half the video
>annoying forced numale hand gestures as he talks
Hell no. So much cringe, can't believe his follower count.

>>13919680
THIS
stop trying to con people into thinking seshitko is in anyway near Rolex quality

>>13919692
Lmao, that's because Rolex thinks it's too expensive to do any chamfering on their cases or bracelets.
They used to do chamfering, but stopped over a decade ago because literally everything is finished by automated machines.

>>13919676
look the same to me

>>13919699
>annoying numale
basically everyone on that list is far more of an annoying numale apart for the pontiff

>>13919708
Thank you, I take that as a great compliment.

>>13919704
Dude just follow the thread, just memeing a little bit. By this point the amount of shitposting of my custom polishing technique you should know the seiko is done by me.

>on Instagram
>dude is caught up in some pyramid/multi level marketing scheme
>constantly posts motivational stuff and these seminar "business training/meetings” he goes to
>sometimes overseas
>always going on about being an entrepreneur and stuff but never actually stating what the product is he is selling.
>literally all just pics of him in suits, his coffee/laptop at some cafe or wrist watch shots
>posts a Patek
>has me intrigued

what's the deal with mlm? red pill me on them

>>13918164
>i had the choice between buying one nice watch and 15 shitty ones
>guess what i did, teheeeee

>>13919676
That Seiko brushing looks like it was done by a palsy victim with an angle grinder.

Anyway. Left or right, /wt/?

>>13919731
>That Seiko brushing looks like it was done by a palsy victim with an angle grinder.
When the delusion hit hard.

>>13919741
It reminds me of when you drag aluminium along asphalt.

>>13919747
Sure it does.

>>13919751
I bet dragging a fingernail over than brushing is horrible.

>>13919762
Are you just salty?
>>13919692 this anon at least has something constructive to say.

And yes its not perfect, but maybe 90% since there is a huuuge gap in the quality of the actual links and material, and this is my beater watch that get scuffed beyond belief...

Is the steinhart OVM a meme?
Cant think of a cooler military diver.

>>13919554
Looks alright. Did you accidentally brush the polished edges tho? Or is it just the pic? Very nice watch btw

>>13919731
I'll have both soon enough. Though the brushed/polished group b looks better than all sandblasted to be honest.

>>13919906
Yeah I brushed them like they are on the Rolex, but Im considering polishing them again after your pic, thanks.

>>13919865
Every Steinheart is a meme

Whats wrong with this picture??

>>13919926
Oh okay. Well as long as it's on purpose!

>>13919950
You mean other than the watch being worn upside down?

>>13919865
It's a mediocre ETA-based watch from a shitter brand, BUT it's also the closest most of us will ever come to owning an actual Milsub.

>>13919513
I have some
#ROLEX

Why is it so fucking hard to find watches that look good? I feel like 99.999% of watches are so fucking ugly. Maybe not among high end watches, but among affordable watches.

Is Titanium best?

>>13919730
You still wouldn't like the combined cost one, and none of those are shitty

>>13919313
Armchair psychologist German faggot

>>13919963
>steinshart

Just get pic related fucks sake imagine being this classless

>>13919699
At least they're interesting and well shot. Focuses on the watch not the person reviewing them

>>13918662
I heard. That sucks.

>>13919353
Too thick, push pull crown, not a true diver (I don't dive but I like it to be rugged), not as good lume application, etc

(After doing 40 captchas for this garbage post, this is my last post on 4chan for at least a day. Fuck the botnet I will not let you in no matter how hard you torture me.)

>>13920071
Sorry to hear about that

>>13920071
t. russian bot btfo by captcha

Thoughts on my current collection?

I had a bracelet watch once, was incredibly uncomfortable and impractical, maybe because of my skinny wrist, but I'm thinking of buying a cheap one to try again. Anyone else had problems with bracelet watches?

>>13920129
Seiko spirit right? Does it actually look good in person? Looks shit in some pics, but great in others.

>>13920020
>sheitko
lmfao

>>13920129
Nice.
I'd like a Flieger from an authentic brand one day in commemoration of the Luftwaffe.

How you liking that Tuna?

>>13918197
Reverso or Master Ultra Thin
https://www.jaeger-lecoultre.com/us/en/watches/watch-finder.html?source=FOR_HIM

>>13920146
You mean the sarb035? It's even better in person. Had mine for almost 2 years and I adore it more and more everyday. I've owned many Rolexes, Tudors and Omegas, but this little shitter makes me question the price tag on all of them. It really grows on you. I wear it every day!

>>13920250
What's the point of that many markings on the chapter ring or whatever it's called? Seems redundant.

>>13920280
>What are minutes and seconds??

What about Hodinkee

>>13920306
>Sellout bitches

>>13920280
>what's the point
I don't think this is a hobby for you with that attitude lol. It's very common to have milliseconds on chronographs. On this beauty It's just a nice touch/detail. I personally love it!

>>13920321
And by 'this beauty' I obviously mean the Seiko!

>>13920321
seems stupid if you ask me

>>13920330
Maybe you're just into something more simple! Like a Bauhaus kind of look! Don't worry, there's many watches out there for someone like you, maybe something like this would suit you better?

>>13920172
yeah my flieger is a tisell and it's probably the watch where the wow factor died off the quickest. I probably really should have got straight for an authentic brand.

(I did slip a laco riveted strap on it though XD)

and loving the tuna. it's my fav watch and the one I wear nearly every day. the SARB and the tissell are my weekend watches and the yema is my once in a blue moon when I'm bored watch.

>>13920339
lol fuck no

>>13920339
what is this meme watch? girls at work seem to love them and pool in to buy them for their friends on milestone occasions.

>>13920352
L*terally two-dollar Chinese shitters that some Swedecuck stuck a fancy name on and marketed the ever-loving heck out of.

>>13920352
https://imgur.com/a/6CNO8

>>13920352
They advertise like crazy across social media, so naturally its the only watch brand your average basic bitch knows besides Rolex. They're just cheap quartz shitter China TRASH.

>>13920352
It's a borderline scam.

>>13920359
>Mainland Europe sounding names
>Bergman & Stein

>>13920347
>>13920330
in that shitko it does look terrible, don't allow some seiko shitter to be sarcastic when his poorfag watch isn't much better than the other garbage

>>13918870
Put Craig in boomer tier.

>>13918870
Teddy deserves to go in God tier just for this.

What are your thoughts on mechanical watches that don't hack and don't hand wind?

>>13919865
It beats having a Tudor that's for sure

>>13920394
You obviously know nothing lol

>>13920424

>>13920418
go away

>>13920424
She looks like a freak in the sheets who will likely move on since I don't think Teddy gives it to her like she wants. He seems too respectful and asks what she wants instead of doing what he wants and going by instincts based on her reactions.

>>13920441
bump

>>13920533
Imagine being this virginal

I think it defeats the purpose to have those huge numerals. Both the minute and hour hands reach into the numerals, unlike most watches where only the minute hand does, making it quite illegible in my opinion.

>>13920496
No u

>>13920525
GMC now that's a car

>>13918806
I may have been wrong about the originality of the bracelet, might be fine. But in any case here are some pictures of mine.

>>13920682

>>13920659
You don’t even own one.

I want to get an Omega Seamaster.

Which is objectively the best model/reference to get?

>>13920831
For me it's the aquaterra

>>13918197
Some good choices here - https://youtu.be/fF4wYQAGCw8

>>13920713
No because they're shitters

>>13920831
Railmasters are dope

>>13920871
>I want to get a Seamaster
>Railmasters are great!
A+ reading skills there, Tyrone.

>>13920899
what did he mean by this?

>>13919970
>uneven boobs
I regret asking

>>13918197
either a rolex explorer or a two tone datejust

>>13920129
I just bought the spring drive tuna. Love the Tuna. i had almost every single one except a grandfather tuna. To me its the best everyday watch. Cant wait to get my SD tuna

>>13920926
He probably meant Omega shoehorning one line into another doesn’t make it any closer to what >>13920831 is looking for.

>>13920932
two tones are so gaudy

>>13920973
I'm bringing it back. They're good value since no one wants them now.

>>13920250
Best shitter on the planet.

Can I ask a really stupid question

When comparing two movements, one is a basic automatic movement with a variance of -20/+40 per day, and the other is a certified chronometer. What is it that makes the chronometer so much more precise, assuming it doesn't have some complication to address the issue (a tourbillion for example).
Is it materials? Is it the construction that is more complex? A combination?

rate my lineup

SEIKO BUGMAN

>>13921028
I feel like you chose the shittiest option for each of these watches

>>13920682
>>13920686
yeah it looks the same to me. Someone has tried really hard to get that screw out, they must be a major painus in the anus.

>>13921032
This, but unironically.

>>13921028
I could probably go one of those chronos not a fan of the rest. what is it?

>>13921033
shittiest option within that model? like getting blue seiko instead of olive, white face tissot instead of black, etc?

>>13921042
Ya also the open heart orient is cringe and the Seiko solar chronograph divers 200 is beyond help. You could have also gotten a gshock as your digital watch instead of that no name brand.

>>13921041
https://www.jomashop.com/seiko-watch-ssc021.html

swapped band with yellow stripe nato

>>13921015
>Best shitter on the planet.
>sarb033
Ever heard of brands like Rolex, Nomos, Patek, Tudor, TAG HEUER? What kind of a person thinks a 033 is the best you can get.

>>13920343
>loving the tuna. it's my fav watch and the one I wear nearly every day.
Same here.
Had my SBBN031 for half a year and I still stare at it all the time.

>>13921048
>Suunto, no name
I don't see why you would need a sports watch, but as far as they go Suunto is a really good brand.

>>13921056
Literally who

>>13921032
i was actually curious to see how reddit of all places would agree with this, and it's just a a post in 'piss r/watches off with one sentence'

>>13918870
Nick Shabazz's watch reviews are ELDER GOD TIER

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Cpt35pSmDQs

>>13921032
I think normalfags would appreciate a Grand Seiko, but even I know thats a stretch.
This is why I couldn’t care less about a collection and only care to get 1 or 2 watches, so 1 Rolex and some other shit.
I’m mostly here for the “other shit”.

>>13921075
If anyone sees a Snowflake irl they notice it.
It's a beautiful watch.

>>13921075
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>>13921052
> muh best

>>13921032
Watches are a fashion thing.
Keyboards, pens (to an extent), games, headphones, beer, and movies (mostly) have nothing to do with personal fashion. I think pursuing a fashionable look is worth spending money on, otherwise I wouldnt be here

>>13921087
>Watches are a fashion thing.
Says you.
For pretty much anyone with a slight interest in watches (i.e. everyone in /wt/, plus a rising proportion of normies), the tech is a massive part of the fascination.
If it were any other way, all we'd be talking about is fashion watches that look nice but have the most basic quartz movement possible.
Instead we're constantly talking about things like mechanical movements, watch designs that are/were 100% functional like pilot chronographs, dive watches, etc.

>Keyboards, pens (to an extent), games, headphones, beer, and movies (mostly) have nothing to do with personal fashion.
Confirmed for never having visited the keyboard or headphones threads on /g/. They're all about snowflake customization.
Small wonder, considering keyboard and headphone tech is peanuts compared to watch tech, so there's not much to really talk about in the first place.

>>13921110
How the fuck are keyboards and the rest /fa/ in any imaginable way?

>>13921114
Confirmed for never having been to the keyboard general.

>the rest
You mean the battlestations threads? Or the desktop threads? Or the many variations of laptop sticker threads?

>>13921032
How do I stop being a bugmen? I mean the only part that applies to me is the consumerism, not the social media or political part. I have an impulse to collect and spend money for a lineup of _____ thing I found out about, or if not I do way too much research for 1 item like headphones or a knife. Watches, EDC, if I had the space probably vinyl, clothes, etc. I dont know how to develop a thirst for a skill rather than consumerism. It's all youtube, buying shit, and entertainment

>>13921052
>shitter
The best SHITTER

>>13921052
He said shitter dumbass. If you think rolex and pateks are shitters I'd love to see your collection

>>13921125
>>13921127
The definition of shitter can be extended to all watches.
100% of the watches seen here are shitters anyways so what point are you trying to make?

>>13921133
>the definition of shitter can be extended to all watches
Yeah I don't think so.

>>13921120
By doing something that takes skill and developing the skill.
Honestly, any hobby can have its consumerist side. Even simple things like exercise and outdoors activity can get autistic about choice of equipment and methodology. The idea is that hobby’s level of expertise and experience should correlate with the increase of money spent on it.

>>13921140
I feel like I would of done that by now though, like I'm not wired to like boring repetition. Does everyone only like the idea of doing something? And that motivates them to do it instead of genuinely liking doing it? I haven't found anything that compels me enough to, short lived attention/motivation fades and then its on the same level playing field as every boring activity. I remember back to when I tried learning guitar, it became more about meaningless gear to me and I never actually liked playing it or practiced much

>>13921147
Well theres your problem, you haven’t found a hobby you actually like yet.
And thats fine, since it can take a long time to find something you truly enjoy doing.

>>13921163
I guess, little bit concerning since that is something you kind of need to figure out to an extent so you can hone something and make money.

>>13921170
Not him but I honestly yearn for a hobby I’m actually passionate about. The only things I’ve ever cared about is basically “collecting shit” which is basically amounts to getting dopamine hits from buying shit and deciding what to buy next.

I envy people that get a kick out of playing music, understanding something at a high level or whatever.

>>13920864
>Rolex obviously and rightfully wins
Comments full of the typical shiteiko whining and faggotry

>>13921032
Whoever wrote that is hung up on the word hobby. There's nothing wrong with having interests and delving miles deep into something. It's that testosterone autism that's what makes us men and allowed for the advancement of civilization. If you don't get that you're either a weak numale or a girl.

>>13921170
The hobby with the least amount of gearfaggotry is probably running or climbing (bouldering). There’s not much advantage gear will get you.
I think guitar and photography are probably the worst for it. I do both and I’ve gone full circle and now I just own a compact, fixed lens camera and a Squire Strat and Marshall amp.
I make a conscious effort to practice/play more and don’t get bogged down in the gear.

seikofags are the worst cancer

>tfw old man told me he doesn't want his 30 year old quartz Orient VX shitter to get dirty working in the garden, so he uses a fucking automatic waterproof Cortebert for that
Pic related, closest model I could find on Ebay, this is on auction starting at $300-

Though I really should mention, that according to the Orient's caseback engraving he got it as a lieutenant-colonel from the defense minister in 1986.

>>13921200
>tfw old man told me he doesn't want his 30 year old quartz Orient VX shitter to get dirty working in the garden, so he uses a fucking automatic waterproof Cortebert for that
BASED

>>13918301
best advice in thread (a max bill though, perhaps a chronograph even) if you buy nomos just buy a 100usd replica

>>13918375
ebay is on seller side, amazon on buyer.

>>13919495

Not bad, actually.

>>13921028
Why would any human being do this?

>>13921032
This is what happens when you are too stupid to be interested in something. Exactly what one should expect from reddit.

>>13920376

>Its an American thinks German names are Jewish episode>>13920394

Next project, it was in a bag of old watches a relative gave me. Already popped in a new crystal, so now the pretty much flawless dial is fully visible.

>>13919731
Bump

>>13921255
Anything good in the bag?
>>13921277
>bump
Really? Fuck you. You can't even tell from that pic.

>>13921290
I meant the question you dolt.

>>13921296
Oh, why not just get both?
They're what 50 bucks a pop?

>>13921290
That Raketa, another sub-seconds Raketa, and maybe a shitty old Doxa.

Other than that there are some useless quartz shitters, a low grade Ruhla, and a quartz women's Roamer with the gold plating almost completely gone.

this is the perfect watch if you only have one watch

Who Casio squad in here?

>>13921305
So, no.

>>13921364
What ref is that? Looks nice

Today I got an SNK803 for regulating. At least I can now decide whether I want to cop this or not. Are they still in production even?

Also I don't know why my camera makes it look piss-yellow, it's really tan.

>>13921027
It's mostly the level of effort the manufacturer put into adjusting the movement. Modern materials used in just about any modern watch are capable of being adjusted to Chronometer standards.

how do YOU feel about Zenith?

>>13921364

>>13921375
It’s an fx-83GT

>>13921416
DP

>>13919313

He's very funny and has some interesting stuff to say every now and then.

Seagull 1964 reissue st19 or Dan Henry mecaquartz?

Why is a typical Archie video 70% recycled content, interviews with a fat tire salesman, and weird ads?

>>13919313
This guy is the don, however.

>>13921513
>Why is a typical Archie video 70% recycled content, interviews with a fat tire salesman, and weird ads?
Because he has to keep making vids, but has no idea how to fill them.

>>13921513
>weird ads
whatever happened to that jewellers on time ad?

>>13921529
>you have to have people who know what they're doing, you can't have people who don't know what they're doing

I’m trying to understand why do people dislike/hate the Royal Oak? If you hate it, is it all of the models in the Royal Oak line or is it a specific model? Personally, my all time favourite is the original RO, reference 5402. It’s the thinness of it for me, the vintage Audemars Piguet text, and of course the petite tapisserrie. The hands and indices perfectly matching the thinness of the monobloc case.

>>13921585
I don't know if people "hate" it.
It was an extremely seminal design, and it's uncompromisingly a luxury watch, unlike Rolexes for instance that used to be tool watches but are now luxury abominations in many ways.

It's very nicely made too, they use the spinning tin plate polishing method invented by Grand Seiko ("zaratsu"), so they're one of the few Swiss watches that come close to Grand Seiko quality, but with the Swiss prestige.

>>13921585
Holy fuck that thing is expensive.

New thread:

>>13921609
>>13921609
>>13921609

>>13921585
They see it mentioned everywhere and this place is sekret klub central, I will admit in some instances I don't like how it looks the way some people wear it but it's a beautiful beautiful watch, especially with how I'd wear it

>>13921170
Hobbies are not about making money. They’re about having fun and caring about something.
If thats your endgoal then just get a better job.