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Post Chad watches

>>14195987

Wrist check

>>14195990
Black polishing requires always requires a jig, that's how it's taught. Wood or a metal jig with three feet are used to keep the piece being polished level.

Before any one says but the hard steel parts.
Reminder, Lange's bridges are made of German Silver. Patek and Lange does their anglage by hand you weebs. Watch houses don't have to copy Dufour because they have their individual identities. Patek is Swiss. Lange is German. They have their own way of styling things which is why you won't see a three-quarter plate or snailing on a Patek. They have their own way of doing things.

>>14196001
>automatic
Uh oh the speedmaster police gonna get ya

>>14196016
>Black polishing requires always requires a jig, that's how it's taught. Wood or a metal jig with three feet are used to keep the piece being polished level.
For flat pieces, yes.

>Patek and Lange does their anglage by hand you weebs.
Your pics prove what the guy said: "Typically the only parts of flat angled anglage that will be cut and polished entirely manually by Patek and Lange are areas where jigs and powered tools cannot reach, such as complex curves, inside curves, and corners like on tourbillon cages."

>Watch houses don't have to copy Dufour because they have their individual identities.
Well of course.
But there's no denying that full, rounded, fully free hand finished bevels à la Dufour are more visually pleasing, and much more labour-intensive.

wristlet here, could i get away with wearing a woman's watch or would people just assume i love stuff in my butt? pic related

>>14196026
I know, they hate them so much lmao

>>14195987
chad's don't buy affordable watches

>>14196001
why the fuck are the subdials so far apart holy shit
saw one in real life and couldnt believe it

>>14196041
Why the fuck is this autist so obsessed with bevelling? It's like the least important part of a watch.

>>14196087
Ask Philippe Dufour and everyone who hails him as a god of watchmaking.

>>14196001
checked

>>14195969
I approve this OP, but next time do not drop the poorfag watch guide from the OP, it is useful for most watch newbs

>>14196093
He's not the god of watchmaking for his bevelling.

>>14196083
So they could use a cheap shit movement. It really is a shitter compromise of a watch.

>>14196117
lol sure

>>14196092
Pretty tasteful desu. Would definitely buy if I'm a billionaire.

So apparently the end links can lock the bezel. What's the function of a 12 hour bezel though? And why do you need a lock?

>>14196126

>>14196140
First phrase in the first result on google for "Philippe Dufour":

>Philippe Dufour is a living legend. The independent watchmaker is one of most (if not the most) revered craftsmen in the industry and his watches are regarded as the ultimate in traditional hand-finishing.
https://monochrome-watches.com/interview-in-conversation-with-philippe-dufour-master-watchmaker/

>>14196133
>Would definitely buy
Yeah, LGBTQ+LMNOP rights sure are important.

>>14196145

>>14196147
I'm not gonna wear it myself. It'll be a present for my cute trap gf.

>>14196092
Still want to fuck her with an RO on my cock.

>>14196100
And who the fuck are you to approve of things?

>>14196138
The 12 hour bezel is to act like a GMT but without the am/pm.

>>14196001

Not for sale despite the rumours.

what's a nice watch i can buy for like 2k?

>>14196385
Grand Seiko

>>14195995
based

>>14196165
undeniably based

Got my first Japanese (Miyota) automatic, it only seems to have power for about 2 days if I don't wear it. Theres no power meter, and no instructions. How many twists of the crown is sufficient? How many is too much?

>>14196016
>Patek and Lange does their anglage by hand you weebs.
The video I linked literally directly shows you a Patek employee using a small powered hand polisher to polish anglage on Patek movements.

Maybe you'll believe the director of product development of Lange instead? Talking about the use of hand applied polishing machines in the ALS finishing department?

https://youtu.be/DGAsib-4mCk?t=442

As he explains, Lange applies and polishes the anglage entirely manually on movement parts with complex curves and inner corners like their tourbillon cages because you cannot effectively use a milling tool to cut the anglage or a small powered polisher to polish it in those areas.

I'm not interested in the silly slapfight you are having with that other guy, I was only posting to correct some of your misconceptions of how the term 'by hand' is used in haute watchmaking, and to explain to you why the style of anglage done by Dufour and by Credor's micro-artist studio is much more labour intensive than the style done by Patek or Lange, precisely because it must by done entirely manually entirely without the use of powered polishing tools.

I am disgusted by what Rolex and Tudor have become

>>14196046
Wear whatever you want.

>>14196421
You can't over wind an automatic movement. Generally I only wind mine when I'm about to wear it, turn the crown about 20 times, set the time and away you go. Make sure it actually hand winds though, some automatics don't.

Still one of my favourite omegas.
It’s a gem in a sea of shitty special editions.

>>14196476
Yeah, thats about what I do. Let it go dead sometime during the week, wind 20 times, set the date and time, then wear it. Its fine when i'm wearing it, but wasn't aware you couldn't over wind an automatic.

>>14196506
There's a mechanism within the movement that decouples the mainspring, necessary as otherwise automatic movements wouldn't be possible, you couldn't move the movement as the rotor would constantly over wind the watch. Manual movements can be over wound but the crown feels tight once fully wound and you've really got to put an effort in to over wind the mainspring.

>>14196476
>>14196521
Thanks for teaching me something!

Is the anon who buys watches on yahoo jp auction here? How the fuck do I register a yahoo jp account? I can't get past the captcha since I can't read moon.

>>14196613
type what you see in google translate or something

Bought my first non shitter (I hope). Looks so good in plain, non-wave black

can i get some honest opinions on this? got it from my dad

>>14196642
>he got the cheap version semenmaster

>>14196668
>beware_of_dog shit.jpg

>>14196636
Thanks for the idea anon. Thank god it's in kana and not kanji.
>>14196668
Never heard of the brand but that's a very tasteful size for a dress watch.

>>14196668

>>14196613
You have to use a proxy bidding service like ZenMarket, you can't bid on Y! Japan Auctions directly.

>>14196671
Better looking version*

>>14196677
>>14196673
it's not haute horology.. but does it work as a dress watch? brown leather strap maybe?

>>14196694
Yeah I just knew that. I'm gonna go with buyee. Is zenmarket better?

>>14196697
It's heinous dogshit m8. It works as a trashbin filler.

>>14196695
>he's coping with his inability to buy the actual seamaster by saying this one looks better

>>14196697
Maybe, but to be sure I'd go for a croc grain strap, but proper leather.

Love my ball

>>14196704
kek, i will find one at my local flee market >>14196701
thanks m8!

>>14196705
Haha you sure do :^) (LMAO)

>>14196705
tritium and moonphase? decent

>>14196671
well omega has the habit of slapping the "seamaster" name on literally anything and makes a million different "special editions"

that said I much prefer the planet ocean

>>14196725
That was 1000% designed for black guys

>>14195969
>>14196001
>old school dress chronograph with teardrop lugs
My favorite style of watches.
If the VC Historiques in OPs pic wasn't ridiculously expensive I would have gotten it instead.

I hate how the strap on the snk809 catches a lot of lint.

>>14196753
this but unironically because it's called Deep Black

>>14196776
Dump it and get a nice hirsch Buffalo or forest

>>14196776
>>14196790
just get a better strap

>>14196702
...but it is the actual Seamaster. Just last model

>>14196796
Yeet

>>14196426
This and that Dufour video from the previous thread have been very enlightening.
Thanks anon.

when will Lange reveal their new pieces at Baselworld?
Is there a time schedule for releases I can look at?

>>14196847
I don’t think they are at Basel this year. You can looks at the event schedule on Basel website I looked and didn’t see a booth for them.

They go to SIHH 2019 though

>>14196046
can i get a reference number for this

Yesssss

>>14196046
Not him but it’s simple google search: orient + sun & moon.

ORIENT Sun & Moon Lady Quartz RA-KA0003S ( RN-KA0002S )

>>14196284
A damn classic, this watch is amazing

what do you guys think about this watch

>>14197132

>>14197140
I wish these threads were back on /g/

>>14197140
i didnt ask if it was good

>>14197159
Yes, and? Those are my thoughts on that dogshit watch.

>>14196972
can't wear a 44 unless your wrists are 8.5 or bigger

>>14197132
aesthetically fucking horrible. gold plate is so cheesy please dont. it tells people you are under 25 and broke

>>14197132
is the image name typo? b is actually next to g

>>14195979

I have the number cruncher version of this watch. One interesting thing about the chinese automatic movement it uses is that it has a true jumping hour hand.

Fucking chinks are clever sometimes.

>>14196001

>take your automatic watch to space
>immediately becomes a hand winder

>>14196668

Your dad loves you anon. Be grateful of his presence while you still have him around.

>>14195969
What's the watch model in OP?

>>14197516
A hodinkee limited edition of the Vacheron Historique Cornes de Vache 1955. There were only 36 made apparently, so good luck if you want one.

>>14197508
I-I’ll remember this anon..

Haven't been in a watch thread in a long time. I can't believe it's still on /fa/ and never went back to /g/.
Stopping by to say that Seikos caliber 8L35B is awesome. I don't understand why they don't stick it in more watches.This is the accuracy after 2 years of wear.

Anons who want a reliable and consistent Seiko should find something like a marine master 300, which also carries the 8L

>>14197784
>I don't understand why they don't stick it in more watches.
Because the 8L is only used in models that aren't Grand Seikos for historical reasons (e.g. high end Prospex divers) but are otherwise made and finished to GS standards. Seiko recently developed the 6L35 to be an upper mid-range mechanical movement that isn't just a less decorated GS movement, though Seiko hasn't put the 6L in very many models yet.

>>14197799

Pick up Seikos with high-end calibers while you can before they become unobtainable due to ridiculous prices.

This aesthetic monstrosity is near $10,000 MSRP.

>>14197516
VC Historiques Cornes De Vache Hodinkee collaboration. Limited to 36 pieces but if you don't mind a white dial, you can have a white-dialed version for 75k.

>>14197923
It's just as striking as the anthracite dial, I actually prefer it more over it.

what is the 1987 Buick Grand National of watches?

>>14197943
What? Sorry, I don't speak Amerimutt.

>>14196972

I fucking love Breitling.

Does anyone here hate wearing watched but forces themselves to do it?

>>14196972
Looks fuck-huge
I hate huge watches

>>14197965
wear smaller, nice watches

>>14197965
No, that's just you.

>>14197966

Wristlet beta onions detected. Omega are Tudor are made for faggots like you.

>>14198056
It looks like fucking shite bruv

The new Tudor doesn't look bad at all on the wrist, granted the end-links are definitely huge. When I first saw it I initially thought of the alleged Vietnamese fake "US MARINE" Rolex sold at an auction, turns out it's an actual Rolex design.

The new Tudor doesn't look bad at all on the wrist, granted the end-links are definitely huge. When I first saw it I initially thought of the alleged Vietnamese fake "US MARINE" Rolex sold at an auction, turns out it's an actual Rolex design.

>>14198062
Another wrist shot

>>14198062
>>14198065
The whole >end link >another link >strap part looks a bit silly to be honest.

>>14198065
Here's the Rolex and Tudor prototypes that were sold and being debated as fakes made by Vietnamese fakers. Here's a thread on it;

https://www.reddit.com/r/Watches/comments/akoye3/rolex_tudor_the_tudor_7206_and_rolex_1690_fake/

>>14198067
Not only are those not fakes, they actually have a patent on them. One of the reasons why it was suspicious was Antiquorum made a mistake with listing the year as 1980s, a time where Tudor has stopped using the rose logo.

To those expecting Tudor to release a Submariner, were you guys expecting it to be cheaper than a Rolex Sub or would you have been okay with it being at the same price or even more expensive than a current Sub? Because I don't think Rolex would allow Tudor to kill their cow with a cheaper but the same alternative to it. I would assume that if Tudor does release a Submariner it would even be more expensive than a Rolex because at that point, Rolex wouldn't lose money.

Other than the Casio F91

What is the most utilitarian watch under $50?

>>14198084
Tudor produced a cheaper but the same Submariner for almost 50 years. Do you think something at Rolex has fundamentally changed such that they would be worried about a Tudor sub all the sudden?

I think the thing preventing Tudor from releasing a Submariner again is that it would make the Black Bay seem like a misstep. They went all in on the Black Bay as their unique stylistic take on the Submariner and they aren't going to release a normal looking Submariner alongside it.

The original Tudor subs are every bit as beautiful as the Rolex, by the way.

a tudor milgauss would have been sick

>>14198065
Here's another wrist shot. Looks better in this pic.

>>14198107
Except Rolex actually had this design in the 1960s. And has a patent on it >>14198073

What do we think boys?

>>14198100
Casio f-84w

Good morning 4channel

>tfw there’s barely any pictures onlineof the watch you preordered and Longines acts like it doesn’t exist even if it’s registered on their website
It kind of worries me, lads. Are they ashamed of it? Or is it some kind of marketing strategy? Maybe they are waiting for the actual release to actually advertise the 36mm model.

redpill me on luminox

>when baselworld 2019 is so bad it only made you happy with the watches you already own

top lol guess I'm saving some money this year

>>14197544
>Retard, I even said to get a regular GS too
You sure did, but not a 70k one.
Why is that?

>>14198196
Why are you so worried anon. Just relax. Btw I'm already aware of the watch since a couple of years ago. It's a good watch I think. Let us know once you finally get it.

>>14198200
Kinda neat but mostly shitty quality and all around a shitter. Had the carbonfiber one for a while and liked it.

>>14198253
Murph watch

I will never forgive myself for not buying this immediately.
1 of 500.

>>14198286
Looks great but comically huge.

>>14198286
just get an Alpinist better and cheaper too

>>14198220
Because you can get a GS that's pretty much as good for $10k (nice looking movement and the great finishing), and you have two very nice watches instead of one.

>why not just buy a million shitters then hurr
We're talking about good shit, if Lange and GS isn't good enough for then I pity you.

>>14198362
>you can get a GS that's pretty much as good for $10k
You can buy a $10 Calatrava that looks indistinguishable from the real thing on the outside.

>We're talking about good shit, if Lange and GS isn't good enough for then I pity you.
Good shit, like handcrafted movements?

Ok, this is epic.

>>14198408

Any cheap digital watches that don't look/feel cheap?

>>14198328
What other watches are you currently looking at/for anon? I'm currently bidding for a 4s15 sus but it's just for fun. The model is too popular it will end up stupid expensive.

>>14198440
All of them

>>14198440
Pretty much all that aren’t from a no name Chinese brand

>>14198165

What's inside of it

>>14198487
New Citizen quartz movement that's accurate to 1 second per year.

>>14198408

Size?

>>14198489
41mm wide, 12.8mm thick.

>>14198488

Finally. Does it cost an arm and a leg?

>>14198491

Looks like it'll be my next watch then. Only thing that was holding me back on the navitimer was the fuckhuge size

>>14198495
That specific one is about 7.5k I think.

>>14198408
LARP

>>14196699
Not that anon. I've never used buyee, but only zenmarket for stuff.
I've never had any problems.
It's easy to use.
Why I ended up using zenmarket was because, at least at the time I signed up, it was the only one of these services I believe that allowed you to dictate what they (zen) would put on the customs form so you don't get jewed by the post office when the parcel arrives in your country.

Dunno if buyee allows this.

>>14196753
Actually, most likely skinny wristed, pasty asian middle aged men.

Finished this yesterday. Gonna wear it for a few days as a test run and then I'll probably sell it.

Slapped a period-accurate jap Maruman mesh bracelet on it, and I think it looks good.

Beat rate is only 18000bph, but it has a pallet fork so the second hand's beat rate is not halved like in the 780x Cosmotrons.

>>14198572
Nice shitter and blog posting cunt

>>14198578
He's one of the few interesting posters left

>>14198502
what

>>14198572
Where do you usually find broken watches to repair anon? eBay? Got any tips?
My AliExpress watchmaking set just arrived. I want to practice on cheap shit.

>Seiko trying to position Prospex as a $1000 starting msrp watch

No sir I do not like it.

>>14198584
Japan, but don't ruin rare JDM shitters on your first few attempts. Go out to a fleamarket and pick up some shit there.

>>14198408
Fucking hell is that a math textbook?

>>14198584
Pics of kit?

>>14198590
"I don't know anything about watches", the post.

Got a batch of Lorus shitters recently, and this piece immediately struck me. It's clearly a homage to the old 6138's.

Only problem is that it uses the usual plebcore quartz movement with chrono-second on a subdial, but it can in theory be swapped with another Seiko movement from the same family that has the classic chronograph seconds.

Currently at Baselworld right now and Stephen is sat right next to me editing photos, what do I ask him goys?

>>14196496
Fun fact the newest collectible Omega was the Bond Seamaster

None of those special editions hold any value bar what the dealers wanna have for them, nobody buys that shit

>>14198615
Literally who.

>>14198615
Ask him why they don't give honest reviews any more since it would just upset their (paid) advertisers.

>>14198615
Good job on the most pathetic larp'ing I've seen all week. That pic is simply copied off the Hodinkee Instagram.

>>14198602
The watches are fucking disgusting, worse than shitters. If you are a pilot, then fine.

99% of the people who buy these are just using it to make sure they don't miss their next insulin injection.

>>14198640
Those markings are actually useful though. Much faster than a calculator or cockpit computer for specific calculations.

>>14196496
I really dislike that arrow hour hand. Would look better like this.

>>14198615
Ask him for Cara's number.

>>14198639
It's not on their Instagram or their stories though?

>>14198643
I remember a story of a pilot who had a Breitling, used it in a flight to larp, personal flight, he said he couldn't read anything as the controls where shaking his wrists lmao.

>>14198658
>he said he couldn't read anything as the controls where shaking his wrists lmao.
Either he's a retard or lying.

>>14198664
Trying to remember where I found it. I’ll post when I find it again. It was real though, he was showing his Breitling he got for getting his license.

>>14198331
subbed to this

>>14196847
How new are you? They already did at SIHH 2019 this January.

>>14198643
no. they aren't
cit. pilot not a LARPer
use the gauges and gps in the plane
sperg
these watches are similar to those lapel buttons that read "Ask me about (whatever)"
or ladies and theyre shoes or handbags

>>14198667
1) you're supposed to fly with your fingertips
2) many if not most planes (even small ones) have some form of autopilot
3) failing even that, you should be perfectly able to stabilize your yoke with your knees if need be (e.g. instrumentation failure where you need to use the watch)

He's lying, a total noob, trying to do it mid-maneuver, or just plain retarded.

>>14198688
>use the gauges and gps in the plane
Using the slide rule for conversion and/or calculation is in some cases faster than using a calculator, let alone a cockpit gps lmao.

Stop talking out of your ass.

>>14198695
Still, the point is anyone buying these who is not a pilot is playing make believe.

>>14198746
There are a number of reasons people buy watches that aren't 100% functional.
Design history and symbolism is one of those reasons.

>>14198753
Bro why do you have an observatory watch bro? You’re not even an observer bro. You’re a larper bro.

>>14198658
fuck you for making this picture, anon. I can never unsee it's beauty and omega will never EVER make something as decent looking, and that is highly depressing.

I was curious about the P01 bezel machanism and found this

>The new Tudor Black Bay P01 is born from a '60s prototype that was designed with a very unusual locking bezel mechanism at its core. In the 1960s, the tolerances on watches weren't what they are today. Back then, the mechanism that allows bezels to ratchet generally wasn’t as sturdy and well-engineered. A bezel getting knocked out of place could actually cause a problem as far as timing is concerned, and when it comes to Naval equipment, it could potentially mean arealproblem.

So it was a solution to a problem that no longer exists today. And it was a 12 hour bezel too, not as important as a diver's bezel where a 5 minute difference could mean death.

>>14198056
Anything over 42mm is too big

>>14198658
Typo. It's their Basel live feed on the website not instagram. https://live.hodinkee.com/e/baselworld-2019

>>14198757
lel

Someone somewhere will be wearing this soon.

>>14198798
Yeah, Elsa in Frozen II: the ice scissors.

>>14198798
I can't even tell if that looks bad or not. It's like some new meta level of tacky where it wraps back around on itself and becomes cool again. Maybe.

>>14198761
Here, have a Seamaster without the arrow hand too. I wonder if there's a hands set available out there that is close to this, would be a nice upgrade. The arrow hands are just unsightly.

>>14198615
Are you actually larping and did you get it from >>14198784 or? How come your photo has no watermark and it's actually bigger than the one on Hodinkee? HOW THE FUCK DO YOU HAVE THE ORIGINAL? BEN IS THAT YOU?

>>14198826
You can edit the photo link to remove the watermark. Poor coding by Hodinkee.

>>14198826
So Hodinkee editors fucking lurk /wt/ or what?

>>14198658
>>14198805
The arrow hand is very correct to the period, no reason to dislike it.

>>14198833
I get that but it just looks so off, being period correct doesn't give automatically make it look nice or exempt from critique.

>>14198615
Whoever you are, Ben, Stephen, Jack, whatever, tell Cara I want to fuck her with a diamond-encrusted RO on my cock, thanks. Reply if you need my contact info.

>>14198832
This explains a lot about what watches hodinkee tends to like/not like. Also, if that is you, ben, let jack know that I bought a snowflake because of his article and now I waste literal hours moving my wrist around to get the hands to catch the light, and it's a huge waste of my time.

>>14198835
Well the hand was designed at a time when these watches were as much about practicality as they were about "looking nice".
So whatever hangups you have about how they look, it's mostly just you being a ninny.

>>14198833
There is most definitely a reason to dislike it, and the reason is that it looks like a hog's unwashed anus.

Things that are old, or look identical to old things, are not inherently good or valuable. The reason vintage design is so widely praised isn't because it's vintage, but because midcentury design aesthetics are generally universally good-looking. The arrow hand is a great example of that not being the case.

>>14198832
Don't be an idiot. Just edit the url and you get a full size no-watermark image.

>>14198845
It still looks odd, period. And others do think so as well.

The only quartz I'd consider buying - http://watchesbysjx.com/2019/03/citizen-caliber-0100-solar.html

>>14198852
>>14198847
>Things that are old, or look identical to old things, are not inherently good or valuable.
In many cases, age does indeed add inherent value.
Especially when there's a massive watershed moment that happened along the way.

In many ways, any mechanical watch made before the quartz revolution is inherently more valuable and noteworthy than a mechanical watch made after it, simply because mechanical watches were the best people had at the time.

>>14198848
I WANT TO BELIEVE

>>14198798
At least 1 Indonesian is going to own this.

>>14198844
Got any cool pics anon? I kinda want one

Thoughts on the Casio Oceanus ocw-s100-1ajf?

I'm about to pull the trigger, but I feel kinda dumb buying something in this price range.
I have a bunch of shitter for lulz, a few 200-400 buck watches, and a few 2000+.

500-550 seems like a crap price cause I could just not get it an put that money to something way better.
Am I just overthinking this?

>inb4 ANUS


>>14198844
What do you thing of the Snowflake, jokes aside?

>>14198891
Nothing cool, but here is a blurry wrist shot from a month ago. It goes really well with a suit! And also with anything else, it's very versatile.
>>14198903
It is a great watch. The quality of the hands/indices is so perfectly mirrorlike that it reacts really beautifully to light. Spring drive's obvious super smoothness is a cool plus, and the movement is generally nice looking (but nothing spectacular, the spring drive internals are relatively quite ugly and are thus hidden behind a 3-quarter plate). Casework is lovely though, and it sits well on the wrist even though it's a fucking CHUNK of metal. Overall, it's got a very "premium" feel to it.
Importantly, that is the watch itself. The bracelet....leaves something to be desired. It's extremely scratch prone, and it feels chintzy and weak (even though it isn't really) because of the lightness of the titanium.

Were they blued hands? O_O

I love this thing so much

>>14198948
Seikos are great.

>>14198922
>scratch prone
hmm, that's kinda gay for a watch at this price level. especially because the price is already somewhat inflated
question is do you give it a recommended/10?

>>14198968
Oh, absolutely. I'd say it's a 8.5/10 and I recommend it wholeheartedly. The lightness does absolutely nothing for me, if this was a steel watch it'd be a 9.5 out of 10 for the added resilience of the bracelet.

Honestly this problem doesn't really detract from the watch while you're wearing it. The watch itself doesn't scratch at all (maybe it has stronger titanium??), and when you're wearing it the beauty of the case/face is so engrossing it's worth every penny I spent on it. Also, not that anyone wearing a mechanical watch actually cares, keeps exceptional time. +/- 0s in 4 months.

>>14198944
Hands (and screws and shit) were blued to protect them before the alloys became better. It wouldn't surprise me if they were, considering that clock is open to the elements.

>>14198968
>>scratch prone
>hmm, that's kinda gay for a watch at this price level.
Most shiny metal watches are scratch prone; look at the bezel of the royal oaks, and that shit cost way more than that GS.
There's a reason why companies have experimented with meme materials like tungsten and ceramic cases.

>>14198968
Steel scratches, you've gotta be ultra careful if you care about that sort of thing. It's why I kind of prefer a leather strap to the steel bracelet on some of my watches, less chance of scratches and the strap can easily be replaced.

can you polish pic related?

I think my collection is missing a niggercore watch. Are there any examples that are both affordable, and from like a decent manufacturer, with a decent movement?

>>14199143
"niggercore" and "affordable with a decent movement from a decent maker" are mutually exclusive.

>>14199143
Something like this.

>>14199151
the problem with your request is that niggers either wear g-shocks or fully iced-out rolexes, AP's, or other ridiculously priced nightmares. no in-between. so i guess get a g-shock!

>>14199143

Why would you want to go niggercore?

>>14199143
Hublot.

>>14198948
That’s the titanium one? My brother owns one, quite light but I think it is too big. A size closer to the SARB033 would have been more elegant.

>>14199240
https://www.seikowatches.com/us-en/products/presage/special/sje073j1/

>>14199143
look into breitling, it's the staple successful negro watch

Anyone use a REM detecting alarm watch? Is it a meme? Are there /FA/ ones?

>>14198903
It's a neat gmt quartz watch and is definitely polished (you have to see it to believe it kind of like how well polished GS is), but strangely the look of the whole watch isn't as nice looking in person as it is in that picture.

You are probably buying it from that site because it isn't coming stateside, try to look for more pictures and sleep on it.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8Lg3vUj2MyU&feature=youtu.be&fbclid=IwAR3Qx92e_GgO-d1zZx_z64BUM-VMRIRWmy8BuAgoSiqguHE7Qkw5Q_jZibI

kek

>>14199110
>can you polish metal
Yes what kind of question is that

>>14199143
Just ask ProducerMichael :^)

whitest nigger I've ever seen.

>>14199451
You are just a seething poorfaggot who can't afford any cool shit

What're looking at next? Here's mine.

>>14195969

Hows this for a first big boy watch?

>>14199546

Bretty gud, just buy the 36mm version like a real man. The Datejust's proportions look silly when blown up like that, and the endlinks are uglier on the DJ41s, too.

I NEED AN OMEGA SPEEDMASTER REDUCED II BUT I DON'T HAVE $2500 TO SPARE

REEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE

>>14199110
No, its forbidden.

>>14196095
that rolex actually looks fucking nice and not trashy. model?

>>14196001
I WANT YOUR WATCH REEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE>>14199582

>>14199588
I also like the double-batton OP36, it's a bit under the radar. Ref is 116000

>>14199596

If you're going with a no-date rollie then an Explorer 1 is the way to go. Not that common ( especially not with niggers ), and pretty stealthy.

>>14199596
Thanks. I'll keep it on my radar

now for a poorfag, non-mechanical watches, how do you fags feel about eco-drives? The idea of an atomic watch makes my dick hard desu

really really want to pull the trigger on a Casio Oceanus. Especially because I'm not going to have income next year. Should I just do it bros??

>>14199413

>that carpet beetle wound

>>14199681

If it gets you to shut the fuck up about it then yes

>>14199681
> Especially because I'm not going to have income next year

Dont be a complete fucking idiot and save the money.

wanted a cheap smaller watch, but didnt want to go the seiko/orient route so i picked this up.

the watch is def a shitter but i like it. going to buy some cheap leather strap and call it a day

>>14199734

It's a pretty reddit choice but at least you're not putting it on a NATO. Maybe there's some hope for you still.

>>14199734
Not bad at all to be honest. Show a side shot of that acrylic dome.

>>14199740
yeah probably but who cares. this will probably end up at goodwill in a year or so.

is the sarb033 still worth it considering the price hike when it was "discontinued"?

>>14199693
>>14199725
You're thinking this is me, but it's not.
This is me; >>14198903.
There's apparently another guy talking about it that didn't care to read the thread.

my seamasters bracelet fits surprisingly well on it. would it be weird to wear it like this?

>bought hyakuichi submariner online, Japan imported
>battery is dead
Lads...

>>14198602
Too busy

>>14199734
I really like it. Whats the diameter & movement?

>>14199846
Makes it lose its charm imho. Get a nice brown leather

>>14198871
the most indonesiest one

>>14199876
>>14199884
yeah i agree already ordered a leather strap.

>>14199881
36mm i think
and i have no clue on the movement. probably some eta movement

>>14199907
forgot pic

>>14199907
I'll tell you what anon that's a real fucking nice wristwatch, enjoy it, hope it keeps well

What's the consensus on Sellita vs ETA? I've been eyeing the Sinn 356 but that fucking SW500 caliber keeps bothering me. I wonder if serviceability/reliability will be a problem, since I saw a thread or two in the past on WUS showing how Sellita movements have weird teeth on their gears n shit compared to their ETA originals. どうしよう, bros?

>acquire cheap 7a28 movement from an unpopular release
>transplant into re-issue ripley
>????
>PROFIT

What do you guys think of putting bracelets on with watches?

Was thinking about copping this because of the Sterling silver matching a stainless diver case.

Nautical helps the whole diver look for summer too

https://www.grailed.com/listings/8198360-Miansai-Miansai---Sterling-Silver-Nantucket-Bracelet---Natural

>>14200004
If you want to look like a colossal faggot, go for it.

Even though it doesn’t have AR coating and the lugs are FUCKLONG, I still love the Hack.

anybody know of something similar to this. simple slim gold bezel with white/beige face. this is the best i've come across but not really down to throw $3K+ for a watch right now.

>>14200234
Vintage Sekonda De Luxe

>>14200241
>Vintage Sekonda De Luxe
hell yeah. appreciate the help anon.

Seiko nerds is there any way to tell if a watch was made in 1982 or 1992 since the serial only gives the 2? pic unrelated

>>14200271
Weird how I have exactly the same problem. I'm still unsure whether my Aliens Seiko is 82 or 92 make.

>>14200291
Maybe I'm you?

>>14200297
Then get off 4chan because you're also getting late for work.

>>14196087
Many brands can do nice côtes de Genève, black polish flat screwheads, but a very very small portion of watch brands will meticulously shape and polish round bevels by hand.
It's probably the hardest and most laborious thing to do when it comes to movement finishing.
Which is why almost no-one does it, regardless of price point.

Compare Voutilainen or Dufour's beveling to any Lange, VC, FP Journe, ...

lads, i would like some help in getting more info about a watch I found from my grandfather. It's an Orient watch, has model number on it, but I cannot find shit about it. the lettering on the bottom says
JAPAN TH C751JA44 - AB4. Thank in advance if anyone is able to help.

>>14200349
thanks again.

Morning, heteros.
R7 my watch pls be nice I'm shy.

>>14200349
Looks like an Orient ref. F42G-07

>>14200380
Fuck off

>>14200386
oh be nice

>>14200388
That's a pretty homo pic man.

>>14200390
thx

thinking of picking up a seiko sea urchin

>>14200394
you're thinking is flawed
enjoy your shitter

Why are niggers so uncouth?

>>14200394
Sea urchin is a gateway drug. It's so nice you start wondering how nice the more expensive ones are.

>>14200399
Dope. Hella stoked. Big baller. EMOJIS EMOJIS EMOJIS

>>14200402
>women in watches
Why do you think there's this sub 38mm craze, fucking idiot?

>>14200405
Has nothing to do with that you mong. It's a comment about Piaget's CEO.

>>14200409
Isn't the JLC CEO a woman as well?

LMAO. RAPPERS ENDORSEMENTS BRUH.

>>14200411
Yeah, Catherine Rénier.

>>14200415
it's all so tiresome...

>>14200415
>create music
>rappers
ha ha wut?
>primary audience is broke-ass niggers
>will this lead to a spike in super expensive watch sales?
If the primary customer base for luzury watches became aware of these endorsements the sales might actually go down.

>>14200418
>>14200420
It's not about the art bruh. It's not about the finishing bruh. It's all about that flex and rappers name drops. 100 100 100 100 Fire Fire Fire

>>14200401

that's the thing. i'm torn between buying a lower tier watch like the sea urchin to get this watch itch out of my head or buying something nice to begin with.

>>14200428
Don't waste your time and either go in hard or save your money.

t. Sea Urchin owner

>>14200428
They're so cheap it doesn't hurt to pick one up and figure out if automatics are for you or not
t. Sea urchin owner

>>14200335
Sure but it's purely cosmetic. It doesn't make the watch "better" in any way.

>>14195969
New thread:

>>14200435
>>14200435
>>14200435

>>14200420
The times of broke ass niggs is gone though. They are all loaded now through the surge in high fashion by flipping Jordans and Supreme shit. These people are the ones who will actually be buying APs and Pateks

>>14200434
Sounds like pic related is all you'll ever need my brother.

>>14200439
>

>>14200434
>finishing is purely cosmetic

Oh my god, you cracked the code you absolute madman!

>>14200445
Kek.

Well there is finishing you can see with the naked eye and finishing you need a loupe to appreciate. The latter you could argue is meaningless. It's like having LED's on your GFX card or RAM but having a closed case.

>>14200291
It must be a 92, I think the Guigiaro watches were launched in 83.

>>14200486
It's JDM though. Maybe they started making them in late 82 and introduced them on the market in 83. 1992 was the year 7A production shut down, and mine is from an October.

>>14200459
>there is finishing you can see with the naked eye and finishing you need a loupe to appreciate. The latter you could argue is meaningless
You do not need a loupe to tell the difference between “good” anglage and Dufour anglage.

>>14200434
>Sure but it's purely cosmetic. It doesn't make the watch "better" in any way.
Superior hand applied cosmetic finishing demonstrating extremely skilled and time consuming craftsmanship is literally one of the key factors that distinguishes haute watchmaking from regular. Painting skill is also purely cosmetic but it still determines the value to art in significant part.

>>14200488
I'm 99% certain they were released in 83. Could've been produced late 82 ready for release in early 83 I guess.
Yours is either one of the very first made or one of the very last made.

>>14200495
As part of a holistic whole I agree but you can't polish a turd and somehow make it great..

>>14197503
>centrifugal force ceases to exist in outer space

You can spin your watch in the horizontal position, you know.

>>14200511
there is no gravity in space dummy, centrifugal forces can't be detected then

>>14200513
Take this to /sci/. They could do with a good laugh.

>>14200505
Not sure what you mean in this context.

If you took a bottom-tier movement like a 7s from a Seiko 5 and gave it the full Voutilainen treatment, that would be amazing.
It’s what the trinity used to do: take a bog standard Venus chrono movement that was outdated even at the time, and give it a complete overhaul, and then sell it for the price of a nice car.
Hell, they’re still doing it in a way.

>>14200519
That was my point. You can elevate something good to great with finishing. The argument from certain autists in /wt/ is that some watches are great only because of the finishing and ignore everything else.

do you guys have a chart of watches that looks a little something like this or works in a similar way?

>>14200529
There are a few. They are all shit so ignore if they get posted.

>>14200533
dang, so d'you guys have like a guide to buying watches?

>>14195987
Shitteeeeeeer

>>14200545
Guide to buying watches:
>What is budget?
>Low? Seiko/Casio/Citizen
>Mid? Entry/Mid-level Swiss
>High? Luxury Swiss

That's a decent beginners guide. If you're not into watches you probably won't appreciate microbrands/homages/Grand Seikos etc.

Time to move to the new thread guys, this one will sink

>>14200435
>>14200435
>>14200435

>>14200525
>You can elevate something good to great with finishing.
Except you were implying the opposite when you said "you CAN'T polish a turd".

>The argument from certain autists in /wt/ is that some watches are great only because of the finishing and ignore everything else.
Well at the time, the finishing was pretty much the only difference between a $300 venus chronograph and a $30.000 one by Patek.

>>14200383
i literally cannot find anything by that number. do i search somewhere specific or is that all i can do? thanks

>>14199876
It's supposed to look like that.

>>14198100
These two. Small, comfy, nice to look at. I like them. Left one was 20€, right one was about 8€.

>>14200234
Orient Bambino