/fa/ - Fashion

De Bethune won the Aiguille d’Or distinction at the GPHG Grand Prix d’Horlogerie de Genève in 2011 for the DB28. This limited edition of ten DB28 Kind of Blue follows this success, introducing the same watch with a very different aesthetic.

This DB28 is made out of blued-titanium, including the bridges, and blued-steel hands. Is it too blue?

>>14139590
De Bethune is great, surely one of the makers that doesn't just sit on their laurels.

>>14139580
>>14139590
I think that watch is beautiful personally, but then again Im a fan of Richard Mille so maybe im crazy. I think my next watch will be this Planet Ocean 43.5mm. Tried it on last week and it actually wears quite a bit smaller than 43.5, basically the same fit as a speedmaster. I'm also in the water a lot and dive sometimes so I think it will be a good fit.

>>14139590
Here's the manually-wound DB 2115 calibre movement. All 299 components are hand-finished. 6 days of power reserve, thanks to the twin barrels seen on the dial-side of the watch, with a contrasting rose-gold power-reserve indicator on the movement side.

>>14139606
they "hand finished" the mainspring? They "hand finished" the balance spring?

>>14139606
And here's a more subtle DB28, in comparison to the Kind of Blue edition.

>>14139600
Good choice on the PO and it sounds like a perfect fit for you, try checking out grey market, you might find a deal. The DB28 is definitely beautiful, some might think it's a bit toy-like but I'd say it has a futuristic styling.

>>14139580

>>14139616
Hand-finished where humanly possible.

>>14139622
In focus is the DB 2115 calibre's triple-parachute shock-absorbing system. The bridge of the triple parachute is secured by a spring-based system, protecting the heart of the movement. The various architectural elements are connected by three jewels, thereby absorbing shocks and ensuring precise re-positioning of the bridge after displacement.

>>14139622
wait so do they finish their hairsprings and mainsprings or no?

whats a good looking analog watch that doesn't cost 80k USD
looking in the 100 - 200 range

>>14139628
No one finishes balance springs as they’re extremely delicate, for the mainspring, it has two. I’m not sure if anyone finishes those either.

>>14139653
So the claim "All 299 components are hand-finished" is presumably false?

>>14139661
Here’s the text I re-phrased.

The manually-wound DB 2115 calibre movement not only displays finishing of the highest quality, with hand-decorated components, but is also technologically exceptional - representing De Bethune’s unique combination of cutting-edge precision and 18th century tradition. The 299 components show remarkable hand-finishing, with concentric graining and sharp, polished-bevels.

>>14139580
>Waltham Watch and the race to the moon
This is a nice story (pic related), but I can't find any citation for it. The Wikipedia citations don't seem to have the information they pretend to have and Waltham moved to Switzerland in 1957 (despite supposedly helping Raytheon and MIT in 1962).
>[6] "Raytheon's homepage".
http://www.raytheon.com/
>[7] "Apollo navigation system". Archived from the original on May 10, 2012.
https://web.archive.org/web/20120510103149/http://klabs.org/richcontent/Misc_Content/AGC_And_History/AGC_History.htm
http://klabs.org/richcontent/Misc_Content/AGC_And_History/AGC_History.htm

What I was able to find, however, was reference of using a section of the abandoned Waltham Watch Co. building for the project.
>It was decided to take over a big section of the old Waltham Watch Company building, which was in pretty rough shape when we took occupancy. The lavatories were the crummiest I had ever seen, with signs on the doors reading: "Your Management Takes Pride in the Facilities It Provides Its Employees." In time, RCA did a nice job rehabilitating the building.
>Eventually we got some other contracts, and we began outgrowing the Waltham Watch building, which wasn't an ideal place anyway.
https://history.nasa.gov/SP-4106/ch1.htm

Anyone have any more information or insight on this?

>>14139580
What can you fags tell me about RGM Watch Company? They're located in my region and fifteen minutes away from the National Watch and Clock Museum. Seems pretty cool to me that they do traditional guilloché and make 90% American in-house movements, but I don't know a ton about them other than that.

>>14139580
I've been having trouble finding this exact Seiko anywhere online. The dial says 4R38-00D2 R 2, while the back of the case says 4R38-00D0. The movement itself is marked 4R38A. I've found some listings that are all stainless, without the rose gold, but not the rose gold version. Any leads?

>>14139791
SSA083J1

>>14139799
Actually, it's probably SSA086J1.

>>14139812
That's it, thank you. How'd you find it, just pure autism?

>>14139859
Just efficient searching m8. "seiko black open heart" -> there's a presage that looks similar -> "seiko presage open heart" and so on.

Slow thread

>>14139867
>open heart
I didn't know it was called that, I'd only ever heard it called semi-skeletal. I'm having trouble finding it on the Seiko website in the Wayback Machine, any ideas on how to search? I'm looking for better product images, especially of the clear case back.

>>14139205
Reposting here because I want to buy the watch if it's not actually 48mm.
What's the actual measurement anon?

The state of Seiko weebs. What the fuck is that? A Seiko 5 with Grand on the dial?

>>14140027
JUST
FUCK
ME
UP

Do any of you guys like wooden watches? Are they comfortable? I was looking into getting one just want to hear your thoughts on them.

>>14140069

can someone recommend me a watching as identical as possible to the Omega seamaster Ryan gosling wore in la la land? I honestly cant afford an Omega vintage but I love the style. something between $100-$250? Case diameter around 35mm if possible. Ive looked for hours and found nothing in that size

>>14140069
No

>>14140080
If the seamaster is what you really want then save up for it. You'll just feel disappointed that you got something else instead, and will end up saving up and getting it anyway.

>>14140080
Orient Bambino

>>14140027
Lol at that sorry attempt of the Hodinkee pose

>>14140082
after all this research i still cant figure out which reference this watch is. Anyone have any idea and where i might obtain one?

>>14140128
Ref Y6277, apparently

https://omegaforums.net/threads/vintage-omega-in-la-la-land.51031/page-5#post-732460

>>14140133
>>14140133
You are awsome! This is such a beautiful timepiece. I think in the end though i would prefer something with a quartz movement. The name on the watch itself is of little importance too me.

>>14140145
I'm sure you could find some quartz seamaster that suits your taste/budget.

>>14140027
>>14140034
That's a classic watch design, and the execution on that GS is going to be out of this world.

What are some more watches with grid patterns in the dial?

>>14140214

Leddit special

>>14140009
It's 43mm iirc. Wears smaller than you'd expect.

This promaster is 40mm FYI

>>14139648
Look on here, pick one you like.
http://www.watchsleuth.com/seiko5finder/

>>14140227
That’s one ugly fucking watch, full offense.

>>14140247
You’re god damn right.

Will I look faggy if I wear a 34mm diver? I want a midsized diver with a non automatic movement.
Tired of adjusting the time on my orient ray every couple of days.

>>14140275
Yea. Divers wear smaller because the bezels. I used to have a 38mm Chris Ward and it felt a bit small.

>>14139580
Post watches fit for honorable men who believe in a worthy cause.

>>14140275
do I look faggy to you nigger?

>>14140275
>>14140312
oh shit I didn't read the 34 mm part, yes you'd be a colossal faggot don't do it

>>14140312
How much did you pay for the watch anon? The rubber strap version used to be 120$ new. Fucking citizen why did the stop making these.

>>14140326
I’ve seen it £160 brand new with that funky scuba packaging.
My main gripe is the lack of sapphire.

Fuck Switzerland p.s. tourbillons are gay

>>14140326
>>14140337
I have both. One with the funky scuba packaging on a steel bracelet and one on the rubber strap with the decompression times that was posted above. They were gifts so I don't know the price specifically but it was around €200 each.

>>14140367
You have two of the same watch just different bracelets?
Sell me the rubber strap one?

>>14140382
My mom uses it so it's not on sale lol

>>14140408
Lol your mother wears a Promaster automatic?!

I’ll keep an eye out for a full lume one on eBay then.

>>14140413
Yeah she wears whatever she gets her hands on. Good luck on your search brother.

Dumb question but how are bezel inserts attached to the bezel? I’m interested in this watch and replacement bezels are easily sourced but how do you change it? Is it just glue?

>>14140420
When we are talking about tag heuer I am pretty sure it is just glue

>>14140420
Sometimes they click into the bezel, and sometimes they're kept in place by a foamy/glue type o-ring. Both types are a fairly easy job.

Did you guys know that Tag Heuer are owned almost entirely by the Louis Vuitton conglomerate?

>>14138925
>Stop being a brat. Again, it’s not their job to tell you your own country’s laws. Importing goods from outside of the EU always gets taxed. Why are you surprised?
Learn to read, dumbass. I said I've purchased from outside EU before several times and never had to pay anything extra upon delivery. They should have informed about it, maybe some people are purchasing from outside the EU for the first time, and they shouldn't have to go research laws first. Jomashop should have said, and not in fine print, that you'll have to pay more upon delivery. Fuck off retard.

>>14140534
Yes, and? Did you know VC was once owned by an Arab?

If Citizen hadn't been so fucking retarded as to lume only the hands and not the indexes I would have bought this watch. Any recommendations for similar watches?

>>14140583
Yuck. Thanks for informing me. If I ever get rich I won't buy a VC.

>>14140584
Lorus Lumibrite

>>14140275
Yo what's the ref for that 34mm one?

>>14139776
Is an American company somewhere in PA?
Not 100% made in America maybe according to some guy on watchuseek but the closest there is that's still running

If anything you should go there and tell us since you're so close.

First time I see a bezel that's marked the other way around. I guess you'd use it as a count down timer then, instead of showing elapsed time. I guess you'd put the time you want to count down at the minute hand.

>>14140626
Another.

>>14140606
EP6050. I would definitely buy it but it's 80-90$ more expensive than the 42mm version (BN0150/1). I don't think it's worth it at that price point.

I was interested in the k-34 from Vostok but it seems like the crown for the inner rotating bezel can't be locked, so I'm guessing there's a very high risk you'll rotate the bezel by accident. Fucking retarded.

>>14140660
Anyone know what those two small arrows at 8 o'clock are for? Just because the crown is there? That's fucking retarded too. And why is it called gmt and not dual time, you're not necessarily using greenwich mean time, another fucking retarded thing that applies to all watches labelled gmt.

>>14140534
>owned almost entirely by the Louis Vuitton conglomerate?
Is that supposed to be a bad thing?

>>14140670
Yes.

>>14140670
of course. Being owned by a larger company that has no interest or stake in your company beyond a number in a ledger is always a bad thing

>>14140575

>>14140686
fuck off

Why can't nips wear appropriately sized watches?

>>14140730
I dunno some cultures like loose fitting oversized watches

>>14140730
The one watch that Seiko brought out which both looks good and is a good diameter costs £3300.

>>14140735
The thing is, I understand when the chinks and the arabs do it since they like gaudy stuff. But isn't japanese aesthetics more refined, subtle etc. I don't know.

>>14140745
>japanese aesthetics more refined, subtle etc.
The jap watch industry isn't always as refined and subtle as you might think.

is it possible to get a diver watch under $200 that isn't ugly as fuck
i work on boats and would like something water resistant and i hate the rubber looking straps

>>14140826
VOSTOK AMPHIBIA

>>14140826
does it have to be a diver or will a "diver" do? SNZF17

>>14140840
it doesn't have to be resistant to 300 meters or anything like that, just not fall apart if it gets some salt water on it

Now that the seiko alpinist limited edition has sold out, I really hope they release a non limited version in good colours. I'm almost certain they will since the cocktail time was once limited too.

>>14140897
BASED

>>14140826
Citizen aw1591.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tdwbsy3NOSI

>>14140902
>that isn't ugly as fuck

>>14140826
Why not just replace the strap

>>14140826
>working on a boat
I know you said 'don't get rubber straps' but you really have no choice in your line of work. Besides, it's a real fucking nice silicon on this: SRP777K1.

>>14140742

>Build an aesthetically near perfect watch case, dial, hands and markers
>Use a Grand Seiko grade movement with cutting edge technology

>Give it a garbage Seiko 5 grade bracelet
>Don't even bother to fit it correctly to the case

Typical Seiko

Reminder that girls actually like Speedmasters. Reminder also that girls don't like divers and think they're ugly.

>>14139580
>blue hands and blue dial
fuck legibility

>>14140826
get a turtle with silicone strap
https://youtu.be/hFr56y2OO9g

>>14141035
fuck girls

What's your genuinely obtainable dream collection lads? For me it's an IWC Portugieser Chrono and a JLC Master Ultra Thin Moon in white and steel. Would tick every box for me day to day and cover anything I enjoy wearing. Am almost ready to pull the trigger on the JLC now too.

Look at this beauty. Something about the design tickles my pickle. What you guys think?

>>14141035
>getting a watch for girls

Most have no clue and will only recognise a daniel wellington or a rolex. Buy stuff that you like, not what could impress others, that's just beta.

>>14141024
Also it’s like 15mm thick.

>>14141085
My friend has a DW and gets far more comments than my Speedmaster ever did. Speedies are quite unremarkable.

>>14141074
Rolex Explorer I, a MOTFM & a Globemaster.

Reminder.

>>14141024
pic is actually hilarious, though it's concerning to think it was probably made by a congruently-sheeply antitheses who is equally simple-minded

>>14141090
Yeah, imagine the frustration if you were a retard that bought it to show off. But people that do so actually deserve it.

If i'd really were desperate for attention, i'd just get a michael kors watch. That's like haute horology for lower middle class thots.

>>14140609
According to the website, their in-house movements are 90% American (I wonder which 10% they outsource) while their lower-end watches use Swiss movements. They also have a line of refurbished American-made Hamilton 921 and 923 movements in RGM cases.

>>14141095
Archie:
>Lazy
>Bitter and angry
>Has to pay whores for sex
>Bisexual, fucks men and shemales
>Is in bad physical shape, fat as a rhinoceros, only he has two horns instead of one
>Poor, can't travel without begging for money
>Lives in a shithole house with carpet beetles
>Has marks on his skin because carpet beetles are eating at him
>Earns only about 20k australian dollars per year, equal of 14k us dollars/12k euros
>Never uses shampoo, only washes his hair with water
>Collects porn
>Collects women's purses (because he's gay?)
>Ripps off old people for money
>Very dumb about money
>Ugly as fuck
>Has mental issues
>Has alcoholic tendencies

TGV:
>Educated
>Successful
>Lives comfortably in NYC
>Hard working
>Has a good attention to detail
>highly skilled producer and editor of videos
>Makes around 140k us dollars per year
>Happy
>Married
>Polite and positive

>>14141161
Archie:
Chad

TGV:
Beta redditor

>>14141165
If loser = chad
and winner = beta redditor
then you're absolutely correct

>>14141161
I hate both, that fat fuck Archie and Mr. Gentlesir of Nobility Tristano. TGV fucked with the wrong fella though and now he’s pretending he’s taking care of a sick relative that’s why he’s not uploading videos.


https://www.instagram.com/p/BroOaL3A9Kz/

>>14141170
https://forums.watchuseek.com/f2/urban-gentry-4881977-28.html?fbclid=IwAR1zsVxFtvwfwViFRvqkOaFQncGYSDnQvvtLSsrNYwHKshd6vwYe-jyGIlI#post48100817

>>14141170
What? Tell me more

>>14141171
>>14141170
Based Archie:
True horology lover doing it for the love of the craft

TGV:
Thief businessman poser stealing other people's work to make a quick buck

>>14141173
Read the comments on that Instagram link. Tristano lifted copyrighted photos for his videos, got contacted by the owner of said photos. He played dumb and said he thought it wasn’t copyrighted, then he said it was fair use. Which it isn’t, he’s profiting off of someone’s copyrighted material (YouTube monetisation). Owner of photos asked him to take it down, Tristan’s again, didn’t and now he said he’s just going to credit the owner. Owner is rightfully offended after asking nicely multiple times, left him no choice but to file DMCA claims against Tristano. Tristano is striked out on YouTube and might lose his channel monetisation all because he couldn’t swallow his fucking pride. Read the watchuseek thread above.

>>14141180
Silly behaviour. What kind of photos?

>>14141180
Good, fuck tristano. I always disliked his slimy acting. I guessed that he is a self absorbed cunt and voila, here's the confirmation.

>>14141184
Grand Seikos from @watchdxb. He didn't only steal from him though, he stole from others too and watermarked them, as if they were his own. TGV's one slimey fuck, a manchild pretending to be of nobility. He's a "grown-up" version of swag is for boys, class is for men.

>>14141197
Seems like he's in the wrong here, and he should apologize. He's still a winner tho, and archie is still a loser.

>>14141202
Nah they are both twats. It's sad state they are two of the most well know watch reviewers because there's no one better.

>>14141206
Has TGV made any public statements?

>>14141202
He's fucked over multiple people, he's a proper tosser. A coward with no balls to tell people what's really going on but instead he chooses to lie and say he's taking care of a sick relative. It's truly cowardish to have posts deleted from your own Facebook group because they're telling the truth.

He's fucked in the head too, he has lied about his mother being dead in 2014: https://i.imgur.com/ZXdGpPL.jpg

Here's his mother posting a few months later:
https://i.imgur.com/h6TqBWG.jpg

>>14141207
He has. He has said he's taking care of a sick relative, it was unexpected and that's why he won't be uploading for a while. Which is all a lie.

Just recently discovered this rolex from the 30's. Damn this thing looks great, the proportions on smaller watches are so much nicer for me. Also domed glass. Even the california dial looks nice in small.
It's a bit sad that the bamboo ladder bracelets, like this Bonklip got out of style.
Would love to see a modern version of it.
I bet they are very comfortable, and i actually like the look, unusual and interesting.

>>14141212
Wow! Looks really good, never seen it before. How did you discover it?

>>14141212
Why the fuck does it have half Roman numerals?

>>14141211
Hahaha wtf why lie about your mother being dead? That makes no freakin' sense at all. Are you sure that's actually his mother posting?

>He has said he's taking care of a sick relative
>Which is all a lie.
Excuse me for not being convinced but how can you know that's a lie?

>>14141224
>Hahaha wtf why lie about your mother being dead? That makes no freakin' sense at all.
He's mentally ill.

>>14141212
I believe these are called Bubblebacks?

just bought one of these
what sort of strap do you guys think would suit it?
the rubber one it comes with looks pretty nice already but i hate how rubber feels

>>14141225
If true then that is really weird for sure. Forgive me for not being convinced. That's just too weird to believe without any proof.

>>14141224
After having his videos removed via DMCA takedowns, he conveniently disappears. A month after, he pops up with the relative excuse with no answers as to why a couple of his videos were taken down and he still hasn’t explained why they were taken down at all. And again, from the posts above, you can see that any inquiries as to why those videos were removed and why he hasn’t been posting posted on his Facebook group is instantly removed and a cause for a ban.

I honestly don’t care if you’re convinced or not, he’s a slimey fuck and the facts are out there.

>>14141232
What more proof do you want? There’s literally two photographers posting about having their work stolen by Tristano. And one has successfully taken down Tristano’s videos for using stolen material.

Are these not proof for you, you mong

>>14141197
>>14141170

>>14141217
I was looking at california dials because i remembered them all of a sudden and found it.
The rolex is nicknamed bubble back and is some version of a 1930 oyster perpetual. Google that stuff, there is so much interesting variations in the older ones. Now the standard submariner appears even more boring and uncreative.

>>14141220
The idea behind it is to easier distinguish between the numerals. It's alway 2 numbers, indice(rectangle or triangle). They figured out that this would be the best method to see them under water.

I came to a similar conclusion
>have submariner hommage, circles and rectangles on dial
>have trouble to distinguish between the 4 and 5 hour dot when only glancing at it quickly

Out of boredom i turned my diving rings triangle to the 4 dot, now its easier. Of course i can just look a moment longer and see it easily, but that would be boring.
>>14141226
Yep, there are many versions of them. Would wear the left one because i am slowly developing boomer tastes and liking two tones.

>>14141239
I just have a real standard of proof, that's all.
>he doesn't comment about his videos being taken down
>that MUST mean he is lying about a sick relative
See, this is what differs me from you. I'm not going to jump at a conclusion like that without proof. It could just as well be this case:
>He doesn't want to talk about his fuckups because of pride
>really has a sick relative

>>14141245
>What more proof do you want?
I received ZERO proof. About the photographs, yes sure. But not about him lying about a sick relative. The two claims aren't bound to each other, both needs proving in their own right. If I prove that you're a homosexual, I can't actually say that I know that you took archies' dick in your ass (just because it's true that you're a homo), I would have to prove the assfucking as well.

>>14141256
Imagine acutally defending TGV, wew.

Well it's finally here. All it needed was a battery and it started right up. Still I am going to service it. The chrono-seconds hand sometimes sticks anyway.

Also this is in really good condition. The plastic buttons are not mangles, the bezel insert is fine, there's no water damage, and the crystal only has one tiny scratch. Also I got the original bracelet links in a zippy bag.

Other things I noticed:
>bezel is bidirectional, but it's still 60 clicks
>only the caseback is steel, the case looks like is aluminum
>while the movement itself feels and moves ridiculously tight the dial and hands look kinda low-tech and basic. Not nearly as refined as the normal Omega-lookalike 7A28's
>again buttons and crown feel very precise

Also the serial number is weird. It starts with a 2. Now every source says Giugiaro watches came out starting from 1983. Were these made as late as October of 1992, the year when 7A production was shut down? I doubt this is some ridiculous grail super early pre-production watch.

>>14141269
And I need a new Bergeon mat as this is starting to look gross. I've been putting A4 paper on top of it so I have a nice clean white surface to work on. It really isn't designed for me to wrestle low grade dirty crusty shitters on it every day.

>>14141259
>>14141180
I don't even care about him, I'm just an autist who think people need to prove their claims
>he bans people saying that a copyright problem is the reason to his absense
>this must mean that he is lying about a sick relative
NO, that needn't be so at all.

Here's something that we know about his group:
TGV has ALWAYS deleted unwanted posts and banned people that say anything negative about him or even about watches, whether it is about exposing truth about him, or whether it's merely a shitpost. If you say something like "Ah I really dislike seiko, wouldn't buy that sarb033 at all" in that group, then the post would be deleted and you would receive a warning, and if you went on like that even more, then you'll be banned. The group is all about "be positive or fuck off". Yeah might be silly but it's how it works in that group.

Knowing this, I could easily see that he would delete posts or ban users who spread misinformation about him in that group. To the untrained eye it might look like this is some kind of supporting proof of your theory, but in fact it's the kind of post that he would delete anyway, so it doesn't really tell you much actually.

>>14141281
You make a fair point here but he is an asshole just for doing that

>>14141281
Convenient how he suddenly has a sick relative to take care of right just when he has videos being taken down left and right for ip infringement. Why those videos were taken down were never explained by him though, real convenient.

>>14141231
get the Marathon bracelet

>>14141312
He's not the kind of person that would explain that publicly tho. He is the kind of person who would deal with the situation quietly, and then continue his youtube business as normal. Don't get me wrong, just because I'm not convinced that he's lying about his mother or about the sick relative, doesn't mean I refuse the possibility that it's true. Is there actually something that prevents him from creating new videos now, if let's say that he didn't have a sick relative?

I GOTTA TELL YOU FUCKAS, I REEEEEEALLY GOTTA TELL YA. THAT CUNTA TEEEEEEEGEEEEEVEEEE???? HE'S A REAL SHITERRRRRRRRRRRRR THIEVING OTHER PEOPLE'S WORK FUCKAAAAS

>>14141256
Incorrect. They’re connected because Tristano used the convenient sick relative excuse to explain his disappearance from YouTube when the reality is that he’s disappeared because he’s laying low from YouTube because of his copyright strikes.

“If you receive a second strike before the first strike has expired, you will have to wait until the second strike has expired to restore your good account standing.

If you receive a third strike before the other strikes have expired, YouTube will terminate your account and remove all uploaded videos.”

>wearing thin feminine watches
I hope you guys don't do this.

>>14141338
>wearing cheap russian garbage
That ISOfrane strap is worth more than the watch. top lel

why should I get pic related instead of an SKX007?

>>14141338
>tgfw all of my feminine watches are thicc :3
i need cute watches to reflect my degenerate twink lifestyle
pic is muh daily wear that one of my ex bfs bought me

>>14141346
Whoops, somebody got really insecure and defensive for a bit, eh?

>>14141338
Wearing thick showy watches is about as greasy and nouveau riche as it gets. Nobody worth caring about is impressed by it and anybody who is thinks less of you.

Are there any watches with a crystal like the "zagato double bubble"?

>>14141322
Read >>14141334

Your analogy is faulty. If I said my excuse for not being at work for a month was because I was taking care of a sick relative and then it comes out that the reason why I can’t actually be at work is because someone has filed a restraining order on me then it’s obvious that I’m actually lying about the real reason why I can’t be at work.

Tristan’s has received strikes and is at risk of losing his channel because the slimey fuck can’t keep himself from stealing photographs.

>>14141352
tbqh the SKX007 is a lot more versatile in terms of what you can wear it with

>>14141338
Someone post the thin and European photo.

>>14141352
As long as you can slap a jubilee bracelet on that beyblade, nobody is stopping you from buying.
A two tone jubilee would be great with the black watch.

>>14141356
You're almost certainly European, you're forgetting that Americans have no idea of class to begin with. It's why these threads are so inundated with gross divers nobody here would be caught dead wearing.

>>14141375
Germanfag here, i just hope nobody falls for this bait.

>>14141381
Yeah you lot don't count, you're just autists not manchildren like the murrilards, equally you have no taste though.

>>14141334
Your logic is not sound.

>>14141361
You logic is not sound.
>I am not at work because I need to take care of a sick relative
>you find out someone filed a restraining order

The fact that someone filed a restraining order on him does not prove that this is the reason for him not being at work, and especially it does not disprove that he has a sick relative that he has to take care of.

UNLESS; the restraining order is for his workplace. If you're telling me that he actually can't create more content on his youtube channel right now because of that copyright issue, then yes I think I will agree that his reason not to post videos must be because of that copyright issue obviously.

Still, logic dictates that you still have not disproven his sick relative
And more importantly, nobody answered me about whether it is actually true that his mother is alive after him telling everyone that she's dead.

>>14141338

>>14141390
Thin & European.

>>14141393
sir uncensor that beautiful womans nipple please as i want to see it

>>14141352
Do you really want to spend 350$ on a non automatic watch with a plastic shroud?

>>14141386
Well, i am okay with this. Why are you trying so hard tho? It's not like the thread needs desperately bumps. And your baits don't make anybody butthurt. What's the endgame here?

>>14141338
>wearing a big accessory on your hand to look more manly
ladies and gentlemen, meet the standard manlet

>>14141387
That’s the analogy. Someone at work filed a restraining order = no work.

YouTube has given Tristano strikes for copyright infringement = no uploading videos aka his job.

Go post proof of his sick relative then because right now all the proof we have right now is showing that he’s guilty of stealing photos and refusing to take them down which correlates to his YouTube videos being taken down and him being unable to post because of YouTube’s punishment.

It’s a guilty man’s words vs a victim’s. He literally cannot upload because he is limited by YouTube due to the strikes. How can you not understand that?

This is my last response to you, go do your own research. Read the forum posts linked above. Go look on reddit and see what they’re saying. Read about YouTube, copyright strikes and what you can and can’t do when you receive them.

TGV is such a pretentious twat lmao. >>14141409

>>14141413
>This is my last response to you
Why??

>>14141398
You need to go to Le Brassus to see it uncensored.

>>14141393
Based.

Anyone know what he's talking about regarding the stuttering second hand? The stuff he tells you to google. Seems retarded if the second hand stutters on the descent and stops for a second when you shake the watch. Lost almost all interest in Vostok Komandirskie k-34 when he talked about that.
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=vqLjQ3jr0O4

>>14141462
What do you expect from a cheap watch? If it’s a low beat, a shake will definitely affect the balance wheel and balance spring.

>>14141473
The way he says it it sounds like it's meant to be, just like the wobbly crown.

Just played $8 for 4 spring bars from the local watch jew.

>>14141482
My condolences. Try ebay or something next time m8.

>>14141490
I usually order online. I only went in to see what he had. I asked if he had straps and he was like "nope, just batteries"
He had a broken vintage Elgin pocket watch that he thought was made in China that he still wanted $50 for.
He was wearing an Invicta.

Requesting now fellow 7A and Giugiaro niggas. Post your stuff.

>>14141482
You could have gotten them for $4 from me.

>>14141482
Could be worse.
>>14141490
But sometimes you just want to have something without waiting so i understand why some poeple just say, fuck it.
I did almost the same when i found a bracelet once but it was for thin springbars. I found thinner ones later that day, but i really wanted to try it out and almost went to the local store.

>>14141493
No passion hack. Did you ask why didn't he just pick a normie office job instead?

>>14141482
$2 each sounds reasonable. You want them for free? It’s for convenience, having mouths to feed and rent for that store to pay.

>>14141495
Why is the print faded?

>>14141514
Sunlight. Happens a lot with old Seikos.

>>14141096
stop talkin like a fag

>>14141400
Is that any different than spending nearly the same for a malaysian Seiko with plastic movement holder?

>>14141269
Congrats mate, welcome to 7a28 club, good to hear it wasn't a problem to get working. The first number of the serial is the month ago February, second is the year.

>>14141495
Ayyyy lmao

>>14141584
As far as I know first is year, second is month. Mine starts with 20, which I guess is 1992 October.

http://www.watchsleuth.com/seikodatefinder/

>>14141561
You could get a 4r36 with 350$ and it's more worth it than pic related. All I'm saying is seiko is overcharging people for solar tuna. Maybe because people associate them with regular tunas which have been proven to be robust. They should be priced around 200$, around the price of citizen promasters.

>>14141592
Woops, my mistake, you're right. That makes sense, the 7a28 was produced until 1993.

GMW B5000

>>14141622
Sick
Wrist shot please?

OP here, do people watch the thread videos or do you guys just ignore it?

>>14141650
Fuck off tudorfag

Fuck this watch.
Bought it a while ago for pretty cheap on ebay, listed as broken and the crystal is fairly beat up. Disassembled the module and cleaned it and two segments of the display are out. So I thought it was probably the circuit at fault. Managed to source a fucked watch with a 248 module from Pakistan of all places for dirt cheap and used that circuit and the display is still faulty.
It still works fully but I think I'll cut my losses and flip it for a small profit.

>>14141661
What? It's a genuine question. I honestly want to know.

>>14141670
Kys

>>14141663
That's what you get for buying shit.

>>14141674
I am not the tudorfag, edgelord.

>>14141686
Then you are someone just as autistic as him, kys.

>>14141650
I do. But I must say, the blued steel in the de bethune's watch is inferior to stowa's blued hands. Stowa has the best blued steel in the world.

>>14141462
Bumping

I'm a die-hard Seikofag, but:
>vintage Japanese quartz > vintage Swiss quartz
>modern Japanese quartz < modern Swiss quartz

>>14141511
I would have paid $1 and been fine with it, I probably would continue to buy from him as well. Instead of making a little less money off of me right now and more in the long run he now makes no money off of me.

>>14141352
I really like mine.
Great watch that’s been pretty accurate. Only gains 5 seconds a month.

>>14141587
What are the cases made of? Like I said I think my original is made of aluminum or zinc-alloy or some shit.

>threat starts off great
>the rest is all shitters
every PHUCKING TIME CUNTERS

>>14141727
The 9f is more aesthetic though

>>14141745
>posting watches you don't own and will never own
>posting watches that you actually own
Pick which actually makes a good, fun thread. Then fuck off to some whatever WIS LARPER forum you belong on.

>>14141746
Yeah, the 9F series, and Citizens new 8MHz wonder takes the top place, but almost everything below them are mediocre at best.

Meanwhile ETA shits out quartz chronographs with 27 jewels. That's two more than in their ETA/Valjoux 7750.

Assembly of a DB28.

There's a Breitling AD at the mall by my city so I went and checked it out.
Breitlings are absolutely stunning in person and really look and feel smaller than they are. I was super impressed

>>14141770
Installing the triple-parachute shock-absorbing system, unique to De Bethune calibres.

>>14141622
GW-M5610

>>14141783

Hand-blueing the moon.

I suggest you guys watch this Inside the manufacture video:

https://youtu.be/o8atmpO9kRY

Shows De Bethune's manufacturing processes, hand-finishing, and much more. I should've put this video as the thread video instead.

Watch Thread:
Kids toys edition

>>14141780
That Premier Bentley edition with the green face is sooo nice looking

>>14141400
What's the difference between the Marinemaster and the ones that look like the marinemaster but aren't?

Can't wait to finally watch this sure to be elite video that has been sitting in my recommendations for ages.

>>14141924
Stop watching slimey fuckers like him and Tristano.

>>14141924
Does he touch on his pending lawsuits?

>>14141988
That's the model I've got >>14141584
The seller who I bought it from was selling loads of military stuff and I got briefly excited thinking my watch had been used by the SAAF but it just turned out he had been in the army and bought the watch when stationed in Germany in the 80s.

>>14141988
>>14142041
Plus I later found out that most of the SAAF models got fucked because they used shitty batteries that leaked.

>>14142041
>>14142049
Nice blog. No one cares.

>>14142063
its a watch general retard
i found it interesting

>>14141462
I really want to know what he was talking about. He should have posted a link. Also, how does a 42mm watch look on a 6.3'' wrist? And also, anyone know any watches that look similar but are better quality?

>>14141462
>>14142131
> No timestamp

I'm not watching an 8 minute video. I assume it's the stuttering from an indirectly-driven center seconds.

http://members.iinet.net.au/~fotoplot/invicta/invicta.html

>>14142134
3:45

>>14142144
certainly sounds like this
>>14142134

>>14142041
Army not good enough for ya?

>There will always be a more choice example of your grail, in better condition, and more expensive.
>You can never 'finish' the collection.
>If you do finish the collection, you'll feel empty inside because the chase is over. Then you'll start a new collection, just to feel the thrill once more.
>You always turn to the watch you prefer to wear, not because of its heritage, its engineering, or anything externally commented on by others. You wear it because it feels right, it looks right, and it performs as you expect, because it's yours and no one else's. You miss it when it's not on your wrist, and you remember all the good and tough times you had while wearing it. Then you see a drawer full of other watches, some more expensive than others, but none having the same personal provenance as the one you miss the most, and you ask yourself, what are these...things?
>You try to make these kinds of histories happen with new watches...but it never quite works. You always remember the first, the real one, the one that made a difference and was not just one of many.
>Then you start to wonder if these watches could have had the same significance to someone else...and that perhaps you've robbed the person and the watch of that experience.

Just some thoughts...hope y'all are doing okay.

???? lmao

really more of a /g/ question, but thought you guys might know--is there such a thing as a rugged digital watch with a big display that comes on a wide nato or other nylon strap?
closest I know of is probably something like the timex ironman with fast wrap, but I'm not seeing one that's a) big and b) not blue; also I like casio fonts better and I've heard mixed things about timex durability
mil-shock dw5600 mod is pretty close but diy

also vibrating alarm would be a plus

>>14140069
garbage
they are a waste of material

>>14142200

I've found that selling my watches is a rewarding experience.

I feel proud of their performance and their service to me. I like to think that they will be dependable tools for someone else.

>>14140826
Seiko 007
my Dad gave me mine and it lastd my entire Marine career

>>14142246
Well, I have never sold one of my watches...only given it to family members. But I'm at the point where I could easily and without concern purchase my grails...not all at once, of course, but it wasn't possible years ago.

And now that I can, I don't have the incentive anymore. But other Anons who've been here long enough have heard this before, so I won't repeat.

I was looking at Pocket Watches for the past week, intensive. I'd settled on a beautiful piece...I didn't pull the trigger because I wanted to wait and see if my feelings on it changed. And of course it did, this afternoon in fact. It became 'just another' of the many...and I know I'd never be able to make it 'mine' the way that my current daily wear is definitely mine.....It's really fucking weird.

But I like your approach...that it will 'be a dependable tool for someone else'. A good way to think of it.

>>14140905
yes

>>14141080
Not a fan of the SARD lines also you should get one of the lacquer or enamel versions instead

>>14141357
There might be some double gyroscope watch out there somewhere

>>14141206

>>14141231
a NATO long enough to fit over your dive suit
(sperg)

>>14141246
what's with the numbers on the right?

>>14141357
Depends on your budget. Here’s an MB&F Thunderbolt.

>>14142303
Or maybe this Hublot LaFerrari

>>14142292

California dial

Anyone know which watch Steven is wearing on his left wrist while clearing this room?

>>14141387
Hey bro.
You can just use google to see the whole story/what’s going on. The asshat who tgv stole from also had a huge thread on wus where he posted screen shots of the image exchange.
Tgv said he has a sick relative, but you can go look at his Instagram and see he’s working on a job right now.
Dudes literally just chilling waiting for his YouTube suspension to be lifted.
He will be back as soon as he is able to post vids.

Just picked up a black dial/stainless bezel Traska. This and my Dan Henry 1964 get lots of compliments from clients at work. I know microbrands and jap watches are "shitters" but outside of the autistic watch community nobody gives a fuck what brand name is on your wrist unless it's Rolex, AP, etc.
I think I'm going to blow a few hundred more on an Orient Star dress watch then save up for a Tudor Black Bay 36.

>>14142350
That thread is linked above. Funny you call someone who was stolen from an asshat when he's asked Tristano to take it down a couple of times only to be disrespected by Tristano. That slimy fuck left the guy with no choice but to file DMCA takedowns on his videos.

>>14142357
I’m calling him an asshat because after seeing all of his posts, he clearly is a piece of shit.
He is clearly in the right, but it’s hard to look at what he says and not cringe.
Don’t get me wrong, fuck tgv, but also fuck the stolen image guy, as well as Archie, they are all pieces of shit.

>>14142363
>tldr watch people are all autists

>>14141631

>>14140100
The Bambino is way bigger..........

>>14142421
Well so is the price of the Omega compared to your budget.

BASED JCB

>>14141663
lol wtf thats like a 15$ dollar watch why not just buy it new?

>>14140680
>>14140682
>>14142432
How can it be bad for TAG Heuer if this guy is the president of LVMH watch division?

>>14141231
MN Strap

>>14140238
>Seiko5
>good looking
>>14139648
Don't listen to that anon, check out parnis.org
The Chinese have got your back, when it comes to good looking automatic watches.

>>14142049
Yeah, I heard that from Spencer Klein. Real shame.

Another collectible watch from there are the South-African and Rhodesian military Roamers.

>>14142704
Seiko 5 is the best low budget automatic you can get. Not even a Seiko fanboy, that’s a fact.
Bro you seriously going to recommend parnis?
That shit is hella sketch.
It’s horrivle that a 60$ Seiko 5 will last/run for 20 years without breaking a sweat, but a 100$ parnis special will be +/-3minutes a day and will literally fall apart in a couple of years.

>>14142715
No they won't. I have one for a year, that I bought used from a local guy and it runs fine. Loses 6s a day or something. It's a bit too big for my wrist in this photo, I gave to my dad as a present later. Most Parnis have the same Japanese miyota movements inside and the ones that don't have Chinese ETA clones which are good enough. The ones from the website come with a warranty and come pre-lubricated so they're good for a while. If you'd get one for cheap from ebay they're cheaper and worse, they are best acquired from the official website or from aliexpress.
But even if they were less reliable(which they're not, in my experience, anyway, I'd rather have a nicer looking watch for a shorter time than an ugly seiko5 shitter for 20 years.

>>14142781
That watch is far too big for your skinny wrist and hoof-like hand.
Parnis fucking stink. Avoid at all costs unless you’re using one to “try on” a submariner or something.

>>14142785
Yeah, it is too big, which is why a gave it to my dad(who has a beefier wrist) as a present.
I think you guys are ragging on Parnis, because they punch way above their price in terms of looks, which hurts you because you end up paying heeps for an original swiss watch, when any anon on a budget can get a chinese one that looks similar for like 2% of the price.

>>14142799
I had their sub clone and I was impressed with general built quality and the fact they put a sapphire lens on a £100 watch (looking at you Seiko!). The movement was something like +20 seconds per day and also the bezel didn’t align with the chapter ring. As in, I’d put the arrow at 12 o’clock and the 30 wouldn’t align with the 6 o’clock lol
The movement can’t possibly last as long as a Seiko movement.

Thoughts on this piece?
Thinking of wearing this ironically

>>14142810
normies wont get that and will just think you are some retard

>>14142810
For me, I’ll have to go with minion over da bob.

>>14142810
See if you can fit a mechanical movement inside.

Hey /wt/, how can I post in a Goybook wristshot group without my friends and family seeing all the watches whose costly purchase I hid from them?

>>14142303
>$158,000
>looks like an AliExpress shitter

>>14142837
Meanwhile this horological masterpiece is $10 in ali.
Only a total brainlet buys those obscure high end abominations.

>>14142845
Lol that compass.

I’d actually love a thermometer on my watch as well.

>>14142806
Did you hand wind it ever?
You need to do that for it to run well. When I never handwound the parnis pictured it ran at like +15, once I handwound it ran at just +4. I don't why a movement in a parnis(especially if it's miyota) can't outlast or match a seiko.

>>14142880
I actually have a watch with a thermometer and a compass and a barometer, it's a casio protrek. But the thermometer has limited usefulness as you're wearing it because your wrist is warm and raises the temperature reading a lot above background

Sry for shitty motion blur, I'm really a clumsy asshole when it comes to photography.

Anyway I read that the original idea behind the offset lugs is that the whole watch face could stay outside the cuffs for fast access.

I guess in contrast for watches where the lugs are offset the opposite way, like the diver Giugiaro, and the G-Shock Frogman the idea would be that the watch doesn't dig into the user's wrist. Especially for the bigass brick that is the Frogman.

>>14142953
Always felt mine was more suited to be worn in the right wrist.

>>14142974
That's how Henriksen wore his.

I don't know what handed he is, but I think I'll check Terminator 1, I remember he wore some typical 80's digital watch in it.

>>14143004
Wtf. Surely the watch is upside down in this picture...?

>>14143014
Meaning he’s wearing it upside down...

>>14143014
>>14143016
Yeah, but here it's worn normally but also on the right hand.

Probably he just threw it on for that shot.

OH NONONONO
his son didn't like the patek haha

>>14143056
forgot
https://youtu.be/NbTZSpLoygw

>>14143056
>>14143057
pathetic

>>14142845
>$10 in ali
post actual link please

>>14141739
fwiw the original 7000 'ripley' is almost definitely stainless.

>>14142303
>>14142315
I meant something with a double curved crystal, more like the Hublot you posted, but not like it. I remember Watchfinder put out a video with a watch somewhat like I'm looking for that had 2 curves, one from top to bottom and one from side to side, anyone remember which one that was?

>>14141739
Stainless. All but the light silver versions have PVD including that gun metal one on the left.

>>14142845
That's because that's a terrible fake of a Vianney Halter Antiqua Perpetual Calendar.

The Chad Casio 10 Year Battery

I’ve come to love AR coating but it’s so easy to mark.

>>14143205
> no compass
> no thermometer

Into the trash it goes.

>>14142785
>hating on parnis

That watch is indeed to big for him but that's not because of parnis, that's because of IWC being tasteless shitters and prodicing gargantuan watches. And they still managed to cut off numerals, bravo.

>>14142799
This. Parnis has impressive build quality.
>Solid bracelt
>rounded, milled endlinks
>rolexes diver extension
>screwed bracelet links
>some models with a ceramic bezel
>sapphire crystal
These things alone would be used to raise the price of EU watches via marketing.
Most people are just so clueless that they continue to believe the marketing lies they been fed to their whole life.

>>14143226
Wait, i just noticed after posting that this watch has a huge gap between endlink and case.
Their new models don't have it tho, just been to their website recently.

New thread:

>>14143230
>>14143230
>>14143230

>>14143094
https://www.aliexpress.com/item/OULM-2017-Military-Quartz-Watch-Men-s-Deco-Compass-Stylish-Army-Leather-Strap-Sport-Modern-Double/32805990102.html?

Actual new thread:

>>14143244
>>14143244
>>14143244

>>14143245
How fucking autistic are you?

>>14143245
I don't know who to believe but your thread has the first AP that doesn't make me bleed out of my eyes, congratulations.

>>14143216
Based