/fa/ - Fashion

>>14093205
I don't like watches that look like other, more expensive watches

Picked this up and started wearing it a few weeks ago. Missing the date that I got so used to having on my previous watch. Other than that, I'm loving it a lot.

He blocked me baka thought pajeet 24/7 live chat salesmen would love that shit

>>14093164
>portland?
Wilsonville, but basically yes. We left the day the snow hit.

>>14093281
bluepilled and hipster

Please no bully but is this a real Rolex or a fake and how can I tell ?

>>14093283
>implying I don't beg Korean to grow some balls and nuke Portland and Salem.

>>14093292
looks fine but it can be very hard to tell

>go to sell some coins at a new store I haven't been to before
>place has coins, collectibles, watches
>guy behind the counter and I shoot the shit about some watches
>he's wearing a breitling chrono with a second breitling quartz built into the bracelet
>we both make fun of grand seiko
>make more money on the coins than I thought I would

I think I found a new place to regular

>>14093292
looks suspicious

THought?

>>14093278
LOL

>>14093330
it's decent

>>14093292
>how can I tell
Take to any jeweler in town that carries fine watches.

>>14093330
Not my thing, but at least they aren't trying to make a budget version of someone else's design

just put the dial & hands on this 6r15 and slapped it in a SKX case. not settled on chapter ring for this watch yet. Thoughts?

>>14093292
Nothing obvious wrong with it externally but the only way to be 100% sure is to open the back and check the movement. That's why >>14093367 is correct, take it to an AD find out.

>>14093379
looks bad

>>14093392
>>14093379
IDK, I'm kinda diggin' it.

>>14093405
why not do a good-looking mod?

>>14093411
>good-looking
yikes.
well, you can do your own mod in whatever flavor you want. It's a fun hobby

>>14093274
Prepare yourself for missing a lot of dates with that thing.

Am I doing it right?

>>14093379
Would look good if the fucking dial wasn't so freakishly small. You can't remove chapter ring can you? Get a plain black perhaps.

>>14093528
oh yes

>>14093572
yeah, I can easily press the crystal out and change the chapter ring. Just haven't settled on a chapter ring that would match the dial yet. Plain brushed steel in there now.
The dial is the same size as all SKX and other automatic seiko dials, but the typical seiko chapter rings have the minute hash marks.

Any strap recommendations?

>>14093606
Leather - hirsch
Elastic - nick mankey's hook strap
Still haven't found a comfortable nato

thoughts on the Seiko srpa27k1?

>>14093595
I dunno bro, it's a hard one, get some photo editing software and play around. I think plain black would be okay, shitty mspaint related.

>>14093313
Noice senpai

>>14093528
Alhamdulillah brother.

what should i get for my first watch? im thinking of seiko SKX007, SNK809 or something similiar

>>14093265
I never got the point of having more than one of the same model. I get the different colors, but doesn't it get boring?

>>14093379
I like that dial, the fonts and the color combinations look beautiful. The trident strap looks nice too

Can someone explain to me why the Seiko Alpinist is a meme other than the resale market for them?

>>14093606
What is that called and where can I buy it?

>>14093614
Looks like a copy of the Bambino. Pretty conservative choice; nothing really wrong with it, but nothing particularly exciting.

>>14093805
Elektronika 52b. I coped mine on eBay.

>>14093823
Thanks, anon

My vintage sieko quartz, 80% sure this is a women’s watch

>>14093880
Not a women’s, unless your wrist size in that pic is 4.5”.

Is 50meters water resistance good enough for rain and tap water? I wash my hand a lot. Thinking of picking up a hamilton khaki field mechanical.

Can anyone identify Depp's watch?

>>14093811
Seiko...copying Bambino? I think you've got it flipped, m8

Seiko has been around for a long time, making watches that looked like that one since way before Orient.

>>14093713
autism

>>14093811
Either low effort bait or very newfag.

>>14094013
Probably something as memey as he is

All comments are complaining that the new Hamilton Murph watch is too big. Every one has a copy pasted comment from Hamilton saying it’s the exact size of the one in the film.

>>14093679
My first 'proper' watch was an SKX009, so I would get whichever SKX you prefer. There's so many maids that you can switch it around if you get bored. Here's what mine looks like now.

>>14093880
It's not a women's watch, it's a tank style dress watch. Also get a strap that fits, it's probably a 20mm lug width if it's the same as mine.

>>14093446
I still have a phone.

>>14093606
How's the backlight on that?

I know it's been asked a couple of times recently, but I'm interested in getting a G10. Seems they aren't really a specific interest of any of the regular posters, but if you have coma across any articles rounding up options from different manufacturers that would be good.

>>14094138
>people want the watch from Interstellar
>they get it (in the exact same size even)
>complain that it's too big

What a bunch of turbofags

>>14093912
I’m a wristlet numale

If the Submariner is the "reference" dive watch, what are the aviator and military/field equivalents?

>>14094443
IWC Big Pilot

>>14093639
Did nothing wrong

post a sexier chronograph than the Seiko RAF gen1.

You can't do it.

Hey, a new fag here. I'm in finances and almost everyone around me flexes their Pateks and Rolexes. However there's something new money and competetive about it and I feel that once you've entered this game there's no way out and there's always going to be a bigger fish (or a rich trust fund kid). Is there such thing like a nonflashy watch that will be respected regardless? Do I need to go niche? Budget: £10-20k.

>>14094525
I talk here about people who banter openly for wearing e.g. Tag Heuer. I know that it's wicked, don't @ me

>>14094525
Do you mean 10 quid to 20k quid or 10k to 20k quid?

>>14094529
10-20k obvs

>>14094525
Don't buy a watch solely because your coworkers spend their money on watches you fucking retard

>>14094535
First I would say that you shouldn't buy a watch out of peer pressure. Buy one if you actually are interested in mechanical watches.

Second, if you want a formal watch, buy a vintage IWC IWC Portuguese. If you want something more "rugged", get a smaller 40mm or less vintage IWC pilot.

>>14094542
I like Portuguese more. This one is non flashy and classy, I could pull trigger on it. What are my other options?

>>14094542
>>14094558
Just looked up other IWCs and golden IWC Portofino is even better. Thoughts? Also how the brand is regarded among watchheads?

>>14094564
Modern day IWC aren't held in as high esteem as their older watches from the 80's and 90's. So if you like the look, look for a mint condition or NOS watch on chrono24.

>>14094558
>>14094564
If they’re strapping Pateks on their wrists, they’ll look down on IWC. Fuck with them with an A. Lange und Söhne. Saxonia or 1815. Very well respected and very well worth the money. If you want to go big boy, throw in some more cash and get a Lange 1.

>>14094568
anyone with any real respect for swiss watchmaking who isn't a mad cunt will respect a mint old stock IWC.

>>14094574
Poster made it sound like the guys are just strapping Pateks for the status and not it’s horological value.

>>14094566
Thx, that's really valuable info.
>>14094568
I like Saxonia and 1815 thanks. A Lange seems to be a little over the top for my tastes, but again, I'm a newb. Should I go vintage, any particular periods? The price range seem to be wider here stretching from 10k to more than I initially wanted to spent.

>>14094525
If you really want to dunk on those guys, go to David Duggan in Burlington Arcade and ask to see some Urban Jürgensen watches. He's their London dealer.

UJ watches are completely hand made, with even finer finishing than Patek. UJ only makes a little over 100 watches a year and are mainly sold to collectors. Modern day watchmaking doesn't really get better.

>>14094581
>>14094579

https://www.daviddugganwatches.co.uk/urban-jurgensen/

Urban Jürgensen are a league above most modern day Pateks.

>>14094579
Wearing ALS says a lot about you. Quiet wealth, loves fine, fine watchmaking, has good taste overall. A Lange piece is understated but if you know, you just know. You can never go wrong with a Lange, old or new there’s really no particular “period” with ALS.

>>14094587
>>14094581

http://ninanet.net/watches/others07/Mediums/mUJ.html

Incredible photographs of UJ watch here.

>>14094525
https://www.urbanjurgensen.com/legacy/craftsmanship

You won't see much of this type of craftsmanship in Pateks or Vacheron watches.

>>14094579
Adding to this >>14094590, the magic really shows when you turn over a Lange piece. Through the sapphire display back, you’ll see warm, lively German silver plates, the wonderfully blued screws holding down the traditional gold chatons with red rubies. See the balance cock? That’s hand engraved, there’s only six, six people at ALS that does the hand engraving. And you also get all the other „standard” but perfectly executed finishing. Anglage which is the bevelling of edges, Perlage which is the circular graining, the Glashütte stripes, black polish, solarised graining and etc. It’ll make you smile knowing that that’s just right on your wrist.

>>14094606
ALS movements are beautiful, but it's sad their dials, hands, and cases are all stamped. No real handwork there.

>>14094617
Muh stamped. Do you think everything comes out perfect and done after stamping? They all get hand finished you mong.

>>14094581
>>14094590
>>14094606
Holy fuck you sperg faggots make me cringe

>>14094581
>>14094587
That's not the far from my office. I'll pay him a visit. These UJ are looking great.
>>14094590
>>14094606
You're great salesman dude. I meant 1 Lang is over the top. I dig all the others.
>>14094574
>>14094575
Status is one of factors in game here. I will buy something that I like in first place but since I'm new to this, then I'm aware that my taste is not worth much yet. The same way a person who has never seen a car could think that an F1 bolid or a monster truck is the best car out there.

>>14094629
Enjoy your 50$ Seiko faggot.

>>14094617
>>14094624
What's the stamped/nonstamped chat here? Giggling doesn't show up any results

>>14094635
nope nice try

>>14094638
Ok, so take the hands of the watch. On 99% of all watches, they are stamped out of sheet metal. If they are blued, they are usually blued with paint or chemically.

UJ hands are forged, precision fitted from three parts, and thermally blued, resulting in a more dramatic hue. All of this is done by hand.

https://www.urbanjurgensen.com/legacy/craftsmanship/hands

>>14094634
David Duggan is a good guy, he knows his stuff. If status is indeed a factor, you won't find much better than UJ watches. Much rarer and much more hand made than almost anything else on the market. If Patek is Ferrari, then UJ would be closer to something like a Pagani. Both great cars, but one is certainly more of a handmade object than the other, especially in terms of the finer details. Rarer too.

>>14094634
I understand, the Lange 1 can be a bit too overwhelming for some, especially with its outsize date but everyone respects the Lange 1. Any Lange piece is a status symbol so you already got that covered, with other brands such as Patek, it can seem a bit new money and tasteless even though a Patek isn’t really *just* a Patek. The problem lies with new rich people giving it that „glow”, especially when you’ve got niggers wrapping about their diamond encrusted Pateks. Lange just has the right balance. It’s understated enough for the wearer not to appear braggadocious while also having all the „flexing” power that comes with other brands and at the same time saying fuck you, I have taste without having to say that verbally. Watch this video on a visit to Lange’s manufacture in Germany, play it on 1,25 or 1,5x if you want to power through it. You’ll see how much work gets put into making a single Lange watch. https://youtube.com/watch?v=DGAsib-4mCk

>>14094268
I'm glad you asked because I never tested it when I picked it up....and it's pretty shit. I don't expect much from a digital that was made in the 80's.

>>14094659
Simply put, Lange isn’t obnoxiously flashy but once you spot it on someone’s wrist it commands respect.

>>14094671
Lange movements are indeed amazing, I just can't get over the uninteresting same case design for every watch.

>>14094581
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iL9bHeNTICo

>>14093713
Not at all. I really like them. I bought the blue and black watches. My girlfriend bought me the jade and orange ones.

>>14094606
A Lang is the only super high end brand that isn't gay AF desu

>>14094659
>>14094671
>once you spot it on someone’s wrist it commands respect.
Only from autistic fucks like you. Real men don't wear or give a shit about jewelry. You sound like the biggest fucking tool.

>>14094686
archie is a fucking joke m8

>>14094686
Anyone taking that fat stupid piece of shit seriously needs to get their head checked.

https://www.hodinkee.com/articles/the-urban-jurgensen-reference-big-8-in-stainless-steel

>>14094693
Different societies, if you’re around people who wear Pateks, they most definitely do care. Not everyone is on the same level as you, so don’t drag us down.

>>14094699
https://www.hodinkee.com/articles/urban-jurgensen-the-alfred-hands-on

Since we're in this topic, what's the word on Breguet and Vacheron then?

>>14094725
both rapidly going downhill, especially in the design department

No point at all in buying anything new from them. Buy from 1990 and earlier.

>>14094725
Breguet started cutting corners in their dial guilloche process. Instead of using silver, which results in cleaner are sharper lines, they are using gold. Gold is easier to carve, resulting in a cheaper and faster process, but at the cost of visual clarity.

>>14094708
your "level" is everything that is wrong with humanity. Eat a dick.

>>14094748
"just drive whatever beat up piece of shit car, those guys with ferraris actually don't care what you have"

>>14094316
https://adventuresinamateurwatchfettling.com/2018/12/19/cwc-g10-fatboy/
Here's a watch repairer who's documented restored 3 CWC G10s. Personally I'd only be interested in a CWC, it's link with the British armed forces makes it an interesting and historical watch in my book.

>>14094725
Breguet is Breguet. Says „really old money" and traditional. Vacheron is quiet money, Swiss créme de la créme. Part of the trinity for a reason.
>>14094741
VC is going downhill? You clearly haven’t seen their novelties from this year’s SIHH. Especially the Traditionelle Twin Beat Perpetual Calendar. Sixty-five days of power reserve and 12,3mm thin. I guess that’s going downhill.
>>14094748
Seething Marxist won’t-achieve-anything faggot.

>>14094752
Everyone knows that guys with Ferraris and Pateks are revolting sociopaths that had the option to do some good with their hundred thousand dollars and instead used it on a material object for themselves. Fucking neck yourself faggot.

>>14094772
The irony

>>14094666
Thanks, but that watch is made in 90s or 00s.
There is a company that started making them again recently.
http://technochas.ru/?page=katalog&subpage=naruchnije

What kind of watch would you wear with full Rick?
I'm thinking one of those MVMT chronographs, because they follow Mr. Owens' "lmoa just make everything black" design principle.

>>14094745
The difference between gold and silver’s hardness is marginal and a cut is a cut, a carve is a carve in metal. The type of metal doesn’t affect legibility of engravements. Stop repeating brainlet tier comments from WUS.

>>14094772
I hope you are joking with that photo. Absolutely tasteless novelty garbage.

>>14094780
Fuck owning anything nice right comrade?

>>14094786
I’m not a huge fan of the dial but what Vacheron has achieved is not easy.

>>14094793
Movement wise, sure, amazing stuff. But a watch is much more than just a movement. The AP 11:59 movements are really great, but the watches are complete trash.

>>14094797
You’re completely ignoring what’s been achieved because of the dial and completely saying they’re going downhill because of it. You do know dials can be changed right? You’re also completely disregarding the fact that this double oscillating system advancement can be introduced in other models as well. That’s not what I consider going downhill.

>>14094805
Most people don't buy based on movements. They buy on how it looks.

Their sales are down and they don't know how to manage their retail.

>>14094810
You’re too shortsighted to see Vacheron isn’t actually going downhill as you say.

>>14094825
We'll see in 10 years.

Seiko, Orient Casio, Timex, Citizen and all of these Reddit watches are garbage and you're a tool if you wear them.

>>14094810
>>14094825
Was being controlled under an Arab (for a time) a factor?

>>14094842
anything owned by arabs leads to tasteless flashy design

>>14094443
IWC Pilot Mark watches for aviation and probably a Suuntu or Garmin for field

A good friend/mentor let me borrow his rolex after we started talking about watches recently. How do I identify it?
>black face with no numerals
>oyster perpetual datejust
>diamond bezel
>completely silver in color, so either silver or white gold
>smaller face

>>14094927
http://lmgtfy.com/?t=i&q=rolex+black+dial+date+just

>>14093811
Yeah it's similar to the Bambino, but I like the hour markers better on this one. Also, this one is 42mm, I believe the Bambino is 41mm. Both might be a bit big maybe? It's fucking hard to find watches in the 33-38mm range. I have a quite skinny wrist, should I buy this watch?

That dude in finance was talking about the watches they wear to show off.
What about for lawyers? What watches do corporate lawyers making 200K plus like to wear?

>>14094772
>presumes himself to be elite
>spends his time shitposting on 4chan and caring about inconsequential shit like wristwear of people

lmao you sound like an archiecuck

>>14095053
Quiet high-end Swiss/European.

>>14095053
Same to be fair. It takes the same traits and qualities to get a high end corporate lawyer job as financial ones

>>14094525
Be unexpected and wear a Grand Seiko. It'll be a big name in a few years.

>>14095082
> It'll be a big name in a few years.
No it won't. It'll still be a niche brand like it is today.

>>14095053
Good quality omega seamaster 300 dress
Source: Dad is friends with a bunch

>>14095082
Only follow this advice if you want to seem like a coping poorfag. See the thread pic, Seiko is a shitter brand that tries so hard to be Swiss. They’re best at stealing designs, they’re worst than homage brands. Would you wear a brand with this kind of reputation? Grand Seikos are so shit they sell for 40% off.

>>14095096
>>14095108
See how triggered these way behind folks are? This is why it's going to even further than the growth GS already had.

It sucks that you need to spend like $500 bare minimum to have anything worth even putting on your wrist.

>>14095157
You need to read number 8

https://www.hodinkee.com/articles/twelve-mistakes-new-watch-guys-make-how-to-avoid-them

>>14095157
I'm curious. Do you own a GS?

>>14095157
Lol

>>14095053
Is lawyeranon still here? He has a datograph.

>>14095188
It’s so different bro. It’ll be a big name in the future bro.

>>14095195
It’s a G R A N D Seiko bro.

>>14095187
He’s never going to answer this because he’s a basement-dwelling animu banzai Japan weeb who can’t afford watches.

>>14095198
They need to bring back sub 400$ 6r15. Fucking nips. I hope they fail at rebranding seiko as a higher end watch company so that they will go back to their roots. I understand if they want to jack up the prices of grand seiko, but now they're selling a solar diver for 400 fucking dollars. Fuck em.

>>14095195
I've said it before and I'll say it again but GS have terrible bracelets. It's partly why I returned the last one I bought.

>>14095210
People do complain about that.

>>14095215

>>14094836
Post your watch collection with timestamp, jelly fag.

>>14095255
You think people are jealous of your $50 Seiko?

Who else find the "wristwatch scene" extremely depressing?
It reeks of insecurities, snobbism, autism, elitism, stubbornness and fetishism. The market is plagued with utterly dishonest dealers, reviewers, influencers, and questionable brands’ policies.
Shitters or luxury, it all inevitably smells like a huge scam. I can feel how buyer's remorse is far more widespread than actual satisfaction among wristwatch collectors.

I need to buy a watch. Which one should I buy?

this shit is pretty cash

>>14095291
It’s a weird industry.
>>14095293
Budget. Type. Size.

>>14095072
What brands are those?

>>14095302
>Budget. Type. Size.
don't know

>>14095312
You can fuck off then you knobhead.

>>14093379
whats with the nigel cabourn logo

>>14095291
That's basically why I'm here man, it's really fascinating and hard to look away.

>>14095315
about $200 max, other than that I don't know

>>14095327
Apple watch

>>14095327
CASIO G SHOCK

>>14095327
Grand Seiko

>>14093614
I was thinking maybe this, but I'm not sure about the size 42mm, and I'm not sure I like those edges on the lugs. Creationwatches sells it for $159.

>>14095312

$100,- or $10.000,- ?

>>14095354
But then again this watch is 41.7mm so maybe 42mm is ok. That's a better looking watch but maybe a little over what I want to pay.

>>14095362
There is also a variety with bracelet. What do you think? I owned a bracelet watch once and it was terribly uncomfortable. Maybe because of my skinny wrist? I was thinking of maybe giving it another try. The dial here looks black but when googling the model number it seems to be blue, not sure if it's available in black. I think maybe I want black or white, not sure which.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yp0i0cGG_M0

Is "movements don't matter" the next shitpost around here? Why not just get a quartz and be done with it?

>>14095291
> It reeks of insecurities, snobbism, autism, elitism, stubbornness and fetishism.
So exactly like every industry where a lot of money can be involved for a single item. You're on /fa/ after all

>>14095376
Don’t you get it bro? Vacheron is going downhill because their 65 days of power reserve achievement doesn’t matter and Breguet is using gold instead of silver now. It’s all going downhill! Now let me tell you about Grand Seiko, it’s going to be a big name in the future bro. Banzai bro.

>>14095291
I agree completely, it's shit

>>14095381
But there's nothing wrong with either that makes them stand out among watchmakers, why does it have to be one or the other?

>>14095301
Damn that was fast. Just came out right?

>>14095394
Grand Seiko is not on the level of Haute Horlorgerie brands, full-stop. It factors in many things including brand perception, something Grand Seiko will never be able to truly fix.

Why can’t they make this again

Different strap / sarb ssass

>>14095402
But that's more because of
>>14095291
Than anything else, just look at this thread for a good example. It's almost like you made a strawman just to make the basedko lovers defensive and continue a cycle of shitposting. Don't even try to pretend you have nothing to do with it, you've done this for a long time. If you want people to stop talking about Japanese don't put shit like
>>14095108
Which is straight up false and helps nobody. There are plenty of things wrong with Seiko that are real.

>>14095410
Dude replied Grand Seiko to a guy wanting to out flex his coworker’s Pateks because “it’ll be a big name in the future”. The guy would be embarrassed if he followed that idiot’s advice. Same guy goes on to post his stale cherrypicked Rolex vs Grand Seiko meme. And straight up false? Do you not see the op pic is literally a DateJust copy down to the fluted bezel and jubilee bracelet? You damn well know Seiko copies Swiss designs and it’s not just that copy in the op pic. This is the reputation of Seiko, a shitter brand that produces cheap watches, by extension Grand Seiko receives the same perception. They tried to cut it off by removing Seiko on the dial, instead of Seiko Grand Seiko, new models are now just Grand Seiko. But it still doesn’t work because their’s still SEIKO on the fucking dial. And the 40% off? Those are the Grand Seiko models with Seiko on the dial. It’s not a good fucking look to have old models be sold at such a steep discount specially when you’re trying to ditch that very fucking image.

post'em

>>14095410
Dude replied Grand Seiko to a guy wanting to out flex his coworker’s Pateks because “it’ll be a big name in the future”. The guy would be embarrassed if he followed that idiot’s advice. Same guy goes on to post his stale cherrypicked Rolex vs Grand Seiko meme. And straight up false? Do you not see the op pic is literally a DateJust copy down to the fluted bezel and jubilee bracelet? You damn well know Seiko copies Swiss designs and it’s not just that copy in the op pic. This is the reputation of Seiko, a shitter brand that produces cheap watches, by extension Grand Seiko receives the same perception. They tried to cut it off by removing Seiko on the dial, instead of Seiko Grand Seiko, new models are now just Grand Seiko. But it still doesn’t work because there’s still SEIKO on the fucking dial. And the 40% off? Those are the Grand Seiko models with Seiko on the dial. It’s not a good fucking look to have old models be sold at such a steep discount specially when you’re trying to ditch that very fucking image.

>>14093205
Post watches fit for honorable men believing in a worthy cause.

>>14095446
Whatever this is

Looking to upgrade to a higher end automatic watch. How accurate are they compared to quartz?

>>14095466

I'll consider that you aren't a troll.

The best automatic watch in the world is orders of magnitude less accurate than a cheap quartz watch. If that matters to you, wear quartz.

>>14095441
Having your head up your ass doesn't mean you're smart and sophisticated.

>>14095438
stop it, get some help

>>14095508
Not an argument.

Is it true there's a wait list for Rolex? How long?

>>14095401
yeah, just got it delivered today

>>14095317
anon, i think you might be retarded.

>>14095403
That looks great. Lovely proportions, not oversized, great crontrasts.
Well, seiko does things right but they are stupid fucks for discontinuing well running models out of the blue. I guess that is their idea of artificial shortage. Fucking (((marketing))).

Best watch youtube channel?

>>14095536
Seconding this question. Does it make sense to get on their waiting lists just for a sake of reselling watches after you get to buy one? I assume that presence of waiting lists show that there's a higher demand than supply hence the watches should trade above the retail price. Am I being wrong here? It seems like (relatively) easy money if you have capital.

>>14095327
https://www.imgur.com/a/YYvoN
Here's a starting point, at least

>>14095536
There are waiting lists for some models, not for others. The waiting time depends on the watch you want.

>>14095782
It's easy money, but the chances of you getting one is slim to none without any connections.

>>14095536

There is in many authorized dealer shops because fucking JERKS basically buy them all as soon as they come out and resell them on the grey market.

But for a buyer it rarely makes sense to buy a watch at MSRP if some dude on Chrono24 is selling the same exact watch for a thousand dollar less than an AD.

>>14095878

>>14095878
by far most rolex buyers just go into a dealer and pay full msrp

retards just throwing money away instead of buying mint condition on chrono24 and saving 20%

>>14093265
Which is your favorite? Do you have or want to have any other divers?

>>14095888
you're a retard

People have been using "reddit spacing" on 4chan since 2003. go look at the archives.

>>14095862
Wtf, is this really what /wt/ agrees with? If never want a watch that clearly aspires something that it's not. Some of them are fine but some seem like 1:1 copy aimed at tricking people into thinking you own an original.

Seiko and Buzzfeed is the perfect analogy. Seiko = cheap shitters, Buzzfeed = garbage articles. Grand Seiko = wannabe haute horlogerie, Buzzfeed News = wannabe serious journalism. Both failing to achieve what they set out to do.

>>14095906
That doesn't make it ok.

you autists just underappreciate GS

>>14095913
There is nothing to make it not ok.

>>14095907
Not all of us. It’s the söyko weebs, I mean just look at this sad “collection” >>14093265. Purely wannabe Swiss watches apart from the Casio.

>>14095918
it's a waste of space

>>14095916
yeah sure oh I just love having 4+ different fonts on the dial of my expensive watch.

>>14095925
Post space doesn't matter.

Only post count.

Waste doesn't mean anything when there is infinite of it.

>>14095929
>>14095925
>>14095916
4 different fonts on 1 dial

no thanks weeb

>>14095928
I hear that. I won’t own any watch that has less than a paragraph of text on the dial.

>>14095933
5 fonts on 1 dial

jesus christ

>>14095936
>>14095939

>>14095940

>>14095916
That’s hella pretty.
This is the model I’m currently saving my pennies for.

Not all of us. It’s the söyko weebs, I mean just look at this sad “collection”. Purely wannabe Swiss watches apart from the Casio.

>>14095943
Seiko
GS - Grand Seiko
Hi-Beat
GMT
Japan

all different fonts

what the fuck

>>14095888
You're an a retrearded

>>14095954

SEIKO

GS
GRAND SEIKO
SPECIAL

Just lol.

>>14095963
They should remove either the GS or the GRAND SEIKO. No reason to have both.

>>14095952
“But it says Grand on the dial”

>>14095970
What?

>>14094013
Jesus people, please cut up your trash. Otherwise this is what happens when Johnny Depp goes rooting around in it.

>>14095984
Do you not see how your “Grand Seiko” grail is barely distinguishable from a regular Seiko apart from the word Grand?

>>14095970
I hear what you are saying, I mean the SARB is supposed to be the “baby gs” so I mean it should look similar.
But I don’t want that model.
But still SARB has no signed crown.
Bracelet ain’t nearly as nice.
The gs I posted has better lume.
And that specific gs can be had for just 200$ more than the SARB.

>>14094763
I found this, CWC weren't the only supplier, Precista and also Pulsar ( the Pulsars were dogs) were officially issued.

https://www.arrse.co.uk/wiki/G10_Watches

I found reference to MWC G10 style watches on another article being preferred for their chunkiness, more in line with contemporary aesthetics, but they must have been personal purchases rather than official procurement.

So if, like you said, I wanted "an interesting and historical" service watch a Precista would also be an option, but considering that less were issued the CWC would fit the main intent of a beater field watch.

>>14095991
S H E N Z H E N S P E C I A L
>>14096011
I don’t familiarise myself on brands I’ll never want on my wrist but if that thing you said about pricing is true, Grand Seiko will never be truly considered high end. The state of the japs lmao. FHH’s white paper on fine watchmaking is true.

Low IQ people won't spot it

>>14096012
but considering less of the Precista were issued the CWC would better fit the main intent*

>>14096023
Price I gave on that model is for a used one that is oop.
I hope they aren’t considered “high end” for a long time, gives me a chance to find that one and a few others I want for cheap lol.

Any anons here wear vintage 40s/ 50s/ 60s watches everyday?

>>14096043
Lol you don’t have to worry when there’s literally brand new Grand Seikos being sold for 40% off. FORTY percent off.

>>14096053
So...what? You don’t like saving money? Lmao

>>14096061
If you can’t see the problem with that...

>>14096066
I was joking bro, chill.
I mean u make it sound like I am only allowed to like a watch if I either have to be on a waiting list to get it or buy it on the grey market at an inflated rate.

>>14096084
People who are into Swiss watches are basically like women into jewelry

>>14096103
Does posting that make you feel like a real man?

>>14096009
Do you not see how dogshit all of the swatch group is? Even a Seiko 5 is better than all of their brands.

>>14095907
It's not from /wt/, yes there are many shitters among the budget options.
At least it's good as a quick look through for new people

>>14096117
Delusional.

Opinions on the Longines Lindbergh? Absolute ghastly shitter or potentially worth buying?

>>14096187
If only they put a few more numbers on that dial, then it would be worth buying.

>>14095270
>being this mad no one likes your MVMT
Laughing eternally

>>14096219

Are Junkers junk?

>>14096219
They are both fags.

Crap or not?

>>14095953
What’s the Royal Oak rip off?

Anyone have any experience with these watches?

>>14096471
Some clues in their name. They’ll make you wait. Read some reviews on reddit.

>>14096471

>>14096477
Thanks for the heads up.

>>14096478
So... are they shit?

>>14096485
Do you really need to ask?

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

heres mine r8 it

>>14096582
Don't like it. But then again I find myself hardly liking any watches, it's very tiresome just looking and looking for a watch to buy but never finding one I like. I think I'll just fucking take whatever because I'm so tired of it.

>>14096595
i feel you dude. it would be easy to get a watch if I wore a suit everyday

Why is it so hard to find small men's watches that are simple yet elegant? Like in the video. Why does it all have to be so big and blingy these days?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=111&v=ylpOO-7cyt0

>>14095954
*logo*
TUDOR
GENEVE
|Day|
PELAGOS
CHRONOMETER
OFFICIALLY CERTIFIED
ROTOR SELF-WINDING
500m-1640ft
SWISS MADE

All on one dial.

>>14096496
Delusional old lady robber a best

>>14096290
Not

>>14096649
The Pelagos is based though. It's Tudor's best looking watch

>>14096255
yes

>>14096762
No companies best looking watch should have a literal paragraph of text on the dial.
You can’t deny if they got rid of all that text, that it would be 10x cleaner.

>>14096879
I never made the claim that the Seiko had too much text, just that they need to stick to 2 fonts max.

>>14095928
>>14095936
I only count three.

And the post-2017 dial only has two.

>>14095970
Go hold them side by side in your hand.

By your logic, a Philippe Dufour movement has the same finishing as a Nomos.

>>14096649
Based.

>>14096762
Because dial literature doesn't matter THAT much if it works.
But it's true that GS dials have improved IMMENSELY since the 2017 design where they removed the SEIKO from the top of the dial and put the "GS - Grand Seiko" at the top instead.

>>14095954
Post-2017 dials are much better. Perfect even.
Be sure to check out the little shadows on the little black numerals and markers.

>>14097085
It’s still a Seiko lol.

I find it funny how none of the nipon banzai weeb autists never post their own GS wrist shots. Oh wait, that's because they don't own one.

>>14097091
Yes, it's still a watch by the most vertically integrated watch company in the world, with several decades of history and heritage on the likes of Rolex, from a country that is monocultural and staunchly anti-immigration.
How will Seikoboys ever cope.

>>14097096
You realise you sound like such a fucking weeb right? What a bunch of cope. You söyko anime weebs purposely ignore brand perception, constantly in denial of their shitter status.

>>14097104
Do you even know what a weeb is?

>You söyko anime weebs purposely ignore brand perception
How so?

>>14097104
>caring about "brand perception"
Get a load of this insecure cuck.

>>14093205
wait, is that real? Or did someone just photoshop a Seiko dial on a Rolex?

>>14097118
I can already see him at some social event, trying to swing his arm into view so everyone can check out his cookie-cutter Rolex, desperately reading people's faces for that spark of recognition.

>>14097118
*SIPPPPPP*

>>14097125
It's a Seiko 5 SNXJ89

All the shitter brands copy Rolex at some point.

>>14097118
Imagine having anime shit saved on your devices. Lol @ your life. Of course you don’t care about brand perception, your opinion doesn’t matter, weeb.

>>14097133
>saying this on an anime website owned by an actual fucking nip

>>14097118
You care about brand perception when it means a GS loses over 40% of it's value as soon as you buy one new.

I want a high quality watch that doesn't have an inflated price because of the brand. Does something exist for under $1,000 that is very high in quality? I like Stowa but that's at $1,000. If it isn't copying a luxury watch, that would be even better. I want a good build quality with good materials, not a brand.

>>14097125
Seiko is a cope brand for poorfags. As much as they want to shit on Seiko, they sure do like to wear Seiko copies of their design. Just look at this >>14095953. A Submariner copy, a DayDate copy, an AP Royal Oak Copy, and finally a GMT Master copy. Glorious Banzai Japan Seiko is like the chinks, but they’re slightly embarrassed by outright replicating European designs.

>>14097146
Nomos.

>>14097096
Seiko has such a shit brand perception that older Grand Seiko models with the Seiko-GS-Grand Seiko dials are selling for 40% off brand spanking new, boxes and papers. That’s a tremendous failure as a brand.

>>14097151
>nomos
>under $1000
Maybe if you hunt around for one of the old non in-house models used on chrono24 or something.

>>14097139
>buying a watch for the resale value
How poor can you be?

>>14097148
>the Swiss don't copy off each other to a ridiculous extent
hooo boy

>>14097153
>old stock is sold at a discount
Wow, what an absolutely stunning surprise.

>>14097148
>Submariner copy, a DayDate copy, an AP Royal Oak Copy, and finally a GMT Master copy
Are you blind? Only one of those is even Japanese; the Seiko.
And the Submariner itself copied key elements from Blancpain's Fifty Fathoms, Zodiac Sea Wolf, etc.

>>14097157
If someone can afford a GS it's safe to say they aren't poor to start with. Not losing half their money on purchase means they remain not poor.

> resale value
When people spend that much on a watch it matters. Most serious collectors flip their watches so it matters. Those people than buy watches as an investment, it matters.

>>14097169
Even lawyeranon, whose watch collection is more than a quarter million, will tell you that buying watches as an investment is retarded.

>>14097170
So what? Many people still buy watches for that reason even if they are mostly idiots.

>>14097169
If you have to even consider resale value, you can't afford the watch.

>>14097173
Why even bother bringing it up if only idiots do it, and it's shown to not be reliable whatsoever?

New thread:

>>14097181
>>14097181
>>14097181

You Seiko weebs would absolutely be pouncing on high-end European brands if they sold for 40% off, full set + warranty old model or not.
>>14097160
Old stock doesn’t apply to watches, that’s why European NOS watches fetch a goddamned premium. Face it, 40% off brand new is extremely embarrassing for a brand that’s trying to be considered as high-end.

>>14097178
> I've got $8k to spend on a watch
> I can spend it on a GS and if I want to sell it in a few years I can get $4k for it if I'm lucky enough to even find a buyer.
> I can spend it on a Rolex and if I want to sell it in a few years I can get at least $7k and a buyer the next day

It's nothing to do with if you can afford the watch or not.

>>14097169
>Most serious collectors flip their watches
There's so much retardation in this single phrase I don't know where to begin, fucking lmao.

"Collectors" of anything other than maybe weapons are generally pathetic human beings.
They want constant newness to get that high, much like women like to go shopping and children constantly want new toys.
They also tend to engage in this collecting because they have no other discernable skill or interest of their own, so they fill the gap by simply paying for other people's skills and talents.

And "flippers" are even worse, chasing that newness high without actually being able to afford it.

And then there's the fact that collectors collect, and flipping is pretty much the opposite of that.

>>14097185
>Old stock doesn’t apply to watches
Source?

>that’s why European NOS watches fetch a goddamned premium
No they don't.

>>14097191
You are completely clueless. Collectors do flip their watches. Collectors buy watches to sell to get their final grail, almost all collectors do this, not just watch enthusiasts.

>>14097186
See >>14097178

>>14097194
Exactly this. I was in a second hand watch shop the other day and someone brought in 80 watches to sell and every single one was worth many thousands. It was only part of his collection.

>>14097193
Yeah okay, go buy NOS Speedmasters or 1680s, let’s see if them being “old stock” will get you a 40% off including boxes, papers and warranty.

>>14095550

>>14096655

>>14097517
Nice cope. Does it come in anything smaller than 48mm?

>>14097104
Better than being obsessed with brand perception because that's all you have.