/fa/ - Fashion

Movement shot.

>>14228380
The fuck is this Comic Sans all caps font

>>14228380
I actually really like this design.

>>14228380
That's a very interesting watch from Patek. If I didn't already have another watch or two on my buying list for the year I might buy it. I've heard from contacts that there has been five times as much interest in that watch at AD's compared to any Patek watch in recent years.

A brand new release from Patek from this year's Baselworld, a weekly calendar watch in STEEL. Possibly to take off some pressure from the Nautilus and Aquanaut but priced at 33k, would it?

The dial is nice and quirky using a handwritten typeface, the hands and indices are not your usual polished metal, they're blackened gold just like the white Nautilus. Powering it is a new movement, the cal. 26-330, based on the cal. 234.

>>14228411
>blackened gold
What, like tempered? Or painted?

>>14228401
>>14228407
It's a young looking Patek, not your serious Calatrava or the sporty Nautilus and it's definitely its own look. Fun, young, casual but not that casual.

>>14228411
gay

>>14228416
Definitely some sort of heat treatment and not paint.

>>14228409

>>14228411
I'm not too big on Patek (to the point where I almost wish this model said Vacheron Constantin or Lange on the dial instead), but this design really speaks to me on so many levels.

>>14228411
What is the ring that goes to 53?

>>14228411
Another wrist shot and some more information, it's 40mm and 10,79mm thick. Power reserve of 45 hours at 4 Hz/28'800 vph.

>>14228431
gay

>>14228430
That's the week indication, tells you which week of the year it is, more common in Europe than America.

>>14228437
gay

>>14228437
Eurofag here, no it's not, it's some made up bullshit.

>>14228446
In business settings mostly, it's not that common common, but in business it is.

>>14228450
Nope.

>>14228450
No it’s not

>>14228416
>>14228420
5711 with the same blackened gold treatment.

>>14228446
There are many countries in Europe you know. It's used a lot in Germany.

>>14228468
No it’s not

>>14228468
>muslims and protestants
>Europe

>>14228479
T. Amerimutt

>>14228483
America is full of protestants too dude.

>>14228450
I can confirm this. At my office we go by the fiscal calendar and week of the year more than we go by month.

Seems very specific for a watch dial, though.

>>14228387
The movement is just gleaming.

>>14228409

Do these things have any useful functionality if you pair it with an Android phone?

It's the only reason I have not gotten one and every now and then consider getting a Garmin smartwatch.

>>14228411

I like this. It's playful yet functional as hell.

They successfully added a bunch of data to the dial, yet the time is still very legible.

Reposting from last thread for some more opinions.
Anyone have experience with the DG3804B movement (I think it's the same one parnis use)?
How's the QC on tigers?
Will this thing break on me in a couple months or can I get a good few years out of it (never plan on servicing)?

If anyone can recommend better alternatives I'm open to suggestions

Why isn't AP considered "investment" grade (at least as much as Rolex, PP) since all three are not conglomerate-owned?

>>14228552
The market simply isn't as active. That's not to say that there aren't investment grade APs (the market for first-generation APRO Jumbos is pretty nuts, for example) it's just that EVERYONE is into vintage Rolex and Patek.
More people who are into it means there's more reliable information, so a piece's provenance (and, thus, the safety of the investment) is better known so they feel more comfortable risking more money. More money that pours into the market raises prices.

Has anyone done a movement replacement on a SKX? How difficult is it and is it worth it?

I think its dumb getting a new watch without hand wind in 2019 but out of the cheap dive watches I find the SKX looks the best.

>>14228547

It's shit anon. Just get a Christopher Ward.

>>14228491
It's probably way more useful than sidereal time or easter date complications, but those exist too.

>>14228615
not him but I really want to get a CW but I just hate that big name on the dial.

>>14228547
Not with that movement but I got a alpha which had a seagull movement. The watch just couldnt decide if it was going to work or not work. I thought the watch was pretty well built for its price. Just the movement let it down. Luckily the guy I got it from let me return it.

considering to get this watch, used but excellent condition, $700

>>14228632
It's nice if you like it, but the price is waaay too high. Used, it's worth 5-600, tops (assuming 9+/10 condition and all B&P)

>>14228632
Jesus fucking Christ, why?

>>14228657

He likes it

>>14228632
nice but never ever worth $700

>>14228666
That's not an excuse to torch $700 on a ghastly shitter.

>>14228547
Honestly, just get it and come back to us with a report on it. I don't think there is anything else like it that will do a better job.

>>14228581
There's a ton of YouTube videos covering the operation. The main problems are crown stem (I think you need to buy a new one for a nh35 into Skx007)

But it's a really good thing to do. Good luck.

>>14228680
>wearing a diver watch while snowboarding

>>14228632
https://www.stowa.de/en/Marine+36+classic-roman+white.htm

>>14228673
Thanks, that's pretty much what I wanted to hear. Was looking at alpha as an alternative but >>14228630 and a couple people online say the movement is trash whereas I can find much less info about the movement in the tiger. All I've discovered is that it hacks, which is good at least.
In general though tiger concept gets pretty decent reviews for build quality and I was hoping someone in the thread had first hand experience, will probably end up pulling the trigger blind anyway

>>14228687
>light blue hands
yikes

Why do so many watch brands handle the date window so awkwardly? Very often it is an unadorned, jarring square that completely fails to fit in with the rest of the dial, and much of the time the color of the date disk is a plain white that doesn't even try to match the rest of the watch. This is not the worst example, but it certainly isn't very good, especially considering the price of this one.

>>14228695
Here's one I find particularly bad. White generic font date square clashing with the black dial, awkwardly squeezed in next to the 3. Looks like piss.

Generally, I find date windows at the 6 o clock position much nicer, but many of the aforementioned sins tend to apply even then.

>>14228695
Good question. Obviously the date wheel is the problem, and the dial has to design itself around that constraint. The best ones are just black on black

>>14228695
This.
So many ugly, obtrusive, symmetry-breaking, low-effort date windows that just ruin the look of many watches for me.

This gives me a shitty idea
I should "raise awareness" for some cause and have a bunch of children draw watch dials to slap onto chink watches, then sell for dosh


Also, what watches have nice dates to you guys?

>>14228700
In contrast, here's a pretty good date window. Being at 6 o clock keeps symmetry, and the date disk matches the color of the dial. I'd personally remove the little remaining nub of the index that the window is "covering", but that's not so bad.

>>14228716
My favorite strategy is probably just to have a little sub-dial for day/date etc. I don't even think this is a particularly complex complication since some fairly cheap watches have it, but it doesn't seem utilized nearly as much as I'd like.

This is the bare minimum for what can be considered a respectable collection, by function:

>The daily wearer
This is what you wear to the office. It doesn't have to be too dressy, but a sports watch would be inappropriate. Bracelets are OK if they're not too chunky, but straps are always preferred. Complications are OK, just keep them subtle. Keep it around 40mm.

Some examples: Rolex Datejust on Jubilee, GO Senator, JLC Master Control Automatic, Nomos Zurich

>The dress watch
This is self-explanatory. It should be small and thin, 36mm is almost too big. Should be precious metal, white gold or platinum is preferred but if you can pull of rose gold or even yellow gold, go for it. Here's where vintage watches shine. This should also be your crown jewel.

Some examples: Patek Calatrava, VC Patrimony, Piaget Altiplano, Tank Louis Cartier

>The weekender
Have some fun. This is what you wear when you're off-work, out on the lake with the family or on a well-deserved vacation. This is going to be sporty, chunkier, and tougher. Complications are fine, depending on your needs. Don't worry about babying this one, so no need to spend too much here. 42mm is a reasonable size.

Some examples: pretty much any sports Rolex, Omega Speedmaster Pro, JLC Polaris

>>14228725
Having a dedicated hand with dates indicated directly on the dial is also a creative and interesting strategy, but I've seen this used by very few watches, mainly Oris.

>>14228437
>there are 53 weeks in a year

>>14228715
Literally just a tidy square cut into the dial

>>14228737
The weeks are numbered in accordance with the ISO 8610 standard, which specifies that the first full week in any year must begin on Monday, not Sunday, and that the first full week of the year is that which contains January 4. A feature of the standard is that occasionally a year will contain 53 rather than 52 weeks, which is accounted for in the calendar mechanism and numbering scheme on the dial.

>>14228732
Ok, but what if I wear my weekend watch to the office too? And my everyday watch is worth more than any of the others. Fuck your rules.

>>14228715
Lange 1. Outsize date is perfection.

>>14228732
What kind of office environment do you work in?
In every office I've been to and worked at it basically looked like this:
Quartz Citizen or Seiko that actually look dressy
Sort of gaudy Citizen, Casio, and Seiko watches (you have probably seen them on amazon)
Swatch group watches from the mall that look more like sport watches
Omega and Rolex dive watches
"American" watch brands of varying quality like Timex, Ingersoll, and Shinola, and the quirky looking watch in pic related
Unidentifiable dog shit

>>14226875
Wholesome post anon, had a mix of productive work and too much chatting

>>14228380
Wow the op is a nice one, wtc?

>>14228785

Where are my glasses

>>14228437
It's used a lot in relation to exports in my business

>>14228734
This is one of the better ways to handle a date IMO although it does make the dial more busy.

I have been struggling to decide which shitter entry level watch I want to buy for about 2 weeks
should I just save up 4-5k for a vintage Rolex datejust and call it a day?
I could easily see myself wearing one everyday for the foreseeable future.
Should I waste my time buying a couple shitters or just go for my endgame watch straight up.
Just thinking of dropping 5k on a watch makes my balls hurt.

>>14228411
A Patek I want both aesthetically AND technically Finally.

>>14228837
I wouldn’t as long as you don’t know whether and how often you’ll wear your watch

>>14228837
>should I just save up 4-5k for a vintage Rolex datejust and call it a day?
If you have to save up for a watch you're not worthy of wearing it in the first place.

>>14228837
It would be a steel 1601 btw. I love that fluted bezel

>>14228843
t. Poorfag

>>14228837
You don’t need to spend like 5k on a date just. You can find second hand ones for around the 3k mark.

Buy Rolex and at least you can resell it and break even at least. Don’t waste your money on shitters as a cope, especially if you see yourself going for the luxury watch eventually anyway.

I would allow yourself more than 2 weeks to think it over if it’s such a big decision though. You’d be surprised how much you flip flop between watches you want as time goes by.

I spent about a week mulling over my first 1k+ watch and I regretted it because for that kind of money it was still somewhat of an impulse buy. I wish I’d thought it over a little more.

What kind of watch should I buy if I want a watch that isn't a Rolex Submariner but also isn't a fucking shitter?

>>14228843
well I have just over 15k sitting in my bank account atm but I don't want to mindlessly blow my load just yet

>>14228858
You're not supposed to save up for it. If you can buy it with your monthly disposable income, then that's your class of watch.

>>14228858
Don’t do it, anon. Rolex are expensive toys for people who don’t have to think twice about spending several thousand

>>14228858
Are you the gas something guy? Have you asked this before here? My suggestion is but a shitter, play with it. Then get a Rolex. Sell the shitter. Also, go to an AD, you have the money to buy it so no reason for you to have the “just looking” anxiety. Try out the watches and see which ones you like.

>>14228855

>>14228790
Read the post below the op. It’s ref 5212A.

>>14228858
Just buy like 2 cheap watches and put time I to wearing them, get a feeling for what it is you actually want in a watch. You'll never know until you test the waters.

>>14228867
The 36 is too small and the 41 is too big.

>>14228865
nah I'm not the gas guy.
do AD's stock vintage stuff?
>>14228870
Was thinking of doing this and just waiting to buy the datejust as a gift to myself on a special occasion, but I can't decide on a watch as versatile as a datejust it really seems like the perfect everyday wear watch to me

>>14228855
JLC

>>14228885
The Polaris is really nice but it's too big for me.

>>14228888
Do you want a sports watch?

>>14228700
I agree. Looks like they added the date window from a completely different design. Sad

>>14228765
yes. ideal

>>14228891
I don't really mind, I'm just looking to pick up my first "nice" watch.

>>14228902
SKX? They are pretty cheap new, durable, and look good enough till you have enough to buy something better or give up on watches like I did

>>14228902
If you like JLC and the Polaris is too big I'd look at Reversos if you like the case shape or an ultra thin master control. I like the moon phase but that might be a bit much for the first nice watch. Case size on the ultra thin is 40mm so slightly smaller than the Polaris. The regular master control date is 39mm but doesn't come with a bracelet. It's also only around $6k with no complications,

>>14228883
>buy the datejust as a gift to myself on a special occasion
That's pathetic. Don't you have someone else to buy it for you?

>>14228909
I've already had my share of shitters, I have a rotation of dogshit I go through, I enjoy them but now I'm ready to pick up something worth caring about.

>>14228912
Would a JLC chrono rape me at service time?

>>14228919
Nothing too crazy, for a chrono I’d expect to pay around $1k if you’re located in the US and for a complete overhaul (polishing etc). Not sure on their service intervals for chronos but probably once every five years if I had to guess.

>>14228917
>hey babe I just got that promotion at work can you buy me a new car, i don't want to look pathetic by buying it for myself

What up fellow /fa/gs

>>14228940
dont forget to screw down the crown next time you shower with your watch

>>14228947
Hey man nice to see you again

>>14228940
very, very nice. model?

>>14228950
Macbook pro 13" 2017 256gb

>>14228940
Nice Rolex bro, is it real?

>>14228949
i never thought it looked that bad desu. enjoy it anon.

>>14228954
desu i think apple as a company should be shut down for making the macbook keyboards so bad. previous mbp keyboards were so good

>>14228954
Fuck off you stupid retard, OBVIOUSLY he meant what watch. Are you a complete fucking moron?

Jesus fucking Christ.

>>14228974
Old macbook pro keyboards were trash too i used a 2015 at work they also break too. Seen it first hand

>>14228976
Take a deep breath, it's only tuesday and we have 3 more work days ahead of us.

redpill me on the seiko samurai
i think it's neat but i would swap the strap out if i end up buying it

>>14228998
had the ```special edition``` version fo that with the black wavy dial.

it was fine, but way too big for me. its a pretty bulky looking watch in person

/wt/ is so fucking nice when it’s not a threadsplit.

>>14229004
Thanks for the idea anon

>>14229002
That dial is real nice to be honest. Same thing with this patisserie dial. But yea it would be nice if seiko made more smaller divers.

NEW

>>14229009
>>14229009
>>14229009

NEW NEW NEW

IT'S THE NEW BREAD

^_^

>>14229013
>600m

>>14229013
>*Tapisserie
Fix'd

>>14229014
Is she pooping out a basketball american?

>>14229011
Faggot

>>14228380
Post watches fit for honorable men who believe in a worthy cause.

>>14228703
What’s this exact model?

This is the thread:

>>14229009

>>14229192
The rules of threadsplit are:
1. you can only do it after 200 posts
2. no black porn
3. the split has to be funnier and more interesting than the original thread
4. the split must be claimed to be the original thread

Fuck off tudorfag

>>14229199
It's not a thresdsplit, that is the original thread.

>>14229201
That only fills one of the 4 required criteria.

>>14229013

>patisserie

Can anyone tell me what actually happened to TGV? I know Archie said some shit, but where does he get that info? I'm hesitant to trust an annoying old man with gross warts on his head who is constantly screaming.

>>14229212
If got banned for at least a month on Youtube for copyright infringement.

>>14229217
but source?

IMAGINE
LOL
DUDE LMFAO
IMAGINE IF
YOU WERE CALLED FYODOR AND YOUR FRIEND WAS FEDOR
AND
YOU BOUGHT
AYYLMAO
YOU BOUGHT A TUDOR TODOR
THEN FEDOR ASKS YOU
FYODOR WHAT IS THIS IS IT A TUDOR
IT'S A TODOR FEDOR
A TUDOR TODOR FYODOR?
A TODOR TUDOR FEDOR!!!

>>14229217
Didn't bother saving the link but the guy whose stuff he stole posted all the details.

>>14229224
oh damn

>>14229222
There’s some threads with all the details on watchuseek forums about it. If you dig around you’ll find something there.

>>14229013
>patisserie dial
Seiko got you covered, mang.

brands for compromising betas:

timex
seiko
tudor
certina

>>14229293
That wasn't funny even on April 1st.

Would you ever wear a quartz watch, and on which occasion?

>>14229314
Yeah I was really looking forward to it

>>14229322
on any occasion, because im not a snob stuck in the 60s

>>14229322
I did when I was 14 but then I grew up. Never again.

>>14229314
Damn, are you sure?
Coulda sworn I thought it was funny.
Oh well, thanks for setting the record straight, anon!

>>14229322
Whenever you need timekeeping that remains accurate for more than two days.
And better shock resistance.

>>14229341
Being 2 seconds late or early for that meeting because of my mechanical watch. Unwearable.

>>14229344
2 seconds late after one (1) day, and that's if you get lucky with your movement.

>>14229341
>>14229326
How do you store your quartz watches, do you have a separate box in the closet that guests won't be seeing or do you just chuck them in the sock drawer?

>>14229348
How pathetic are you, exactly?

>>14229347
Don't buy shitters then. Even if you do even a minute out a week makes zero difference to anyone.

>>14229348
i leave them in the cuck shed next to you

>>14229353
>Don't buy shitters then.
Rolexes routinely exceed the 2s per day accuracy standard too.

>a minute off in timing makes zero difference to anyone
If you say so.

>>14229355
If you want extreme precision, you go with quartz, always.

>>14229355
> Rolexes routinely exceed the 2s per day accuracy
Source.

>>14229358
Don't worry about it, I probably made it up.

>>14229352
What? I don't have any quartz watches, I'm just asking.

>>14229357
This looks beautiful, how much is it? It's not more than $200 since it's a quartz right?

>>14229361
Below 200, they have a chrono version. They dont make a white, but only a cream dial.

>>14229364
https://www.jomashop.com/bulova-watch-98b245.html

I'm putting this on a black NATO and no one ITT can stop me.

>>14229374
Enjoy.

Does anyone know anything about the Zeppelin watches? Are they a meme or what? They seem ridiculously cheap.

>>14229402
>Does anyone know anything about the Zeppelin watches? Are they a meme or what? They seem ridiculously cheap.
cringe

>>14229405
So it's a meme watch? I just found them on a local shop site, I don't know anything about them.

>>14229406
they r k

In solar watches, such as the Eco-Drive, isn't there still a (rechargeable) battery? Doesn't it die after a while like all rechargeable batteries?

>>14229413
Yes.
Rechargeable batteries are very much the weakest part of any solar watch.
Some of those batteries last ages, others die after a few years. The divergence is pretty huge.

If you want quartz without that shit, get spring drive.

>>14229416
>Some of those batteries last ages, others die after a few years. The divergence is pretty huge.
So there's not much of a point of them vs regular quartz then. I just read about the spring drive, it's really interesting. Seems like a much more worthwhile pursuit, historically and technologically speaking, than "let's add the Yom Kippur calculator"

Fuck me, I'm reading a watch forum from my country, and they're literally translating the "wear it in good health" bullshit to my language.

>>14229433
>So there's not much of a point of them vs regular quartz then.
"Regular" batteries tend to be more reliable in the sense that they're a lot more consistent in how long they actually last.
Personally, I like that better conceptually, especially for watches with electronics.

>I just read about the spring drive, it's really interesting. Seems like a much more worthwhile pursuit, historically and technologically
It's pretty neat alright.
Spring drive is also the perfect shtf watch, since it generates all its own power from the spring, has no finite components like capacitors or batteries, and adjusts for accuracy automatically as lubricants dry up and friction increases.
So even as the pivots are grinding each other to dust after many decades, the system should keep about the same accuracy.

>>14229437
Draag het in goede gezondheid.

>>14229462
Nosio ga u zdravlju.

>>14228780
>Ok, but what if I wear my weekend watch to the office too?
That's ok. lots of people work blue collar jobs.

>And my everyday watch is worth more than any of the others
I imagine it would be hard to spend on a dress watch if you never get dressed-up.

>>14229487
Karadzicu vodi Srbe svoje.

>>14229413
It uses a capacitor, which can handle more recharge/discharge cycles and degrades slower than normal batteries

They have been noted to be usable after 20 years

>>14228785
>What kind of office environment do you work in?
The finance industry. Some of the guys, like the IT crew can wear polos and khakis but a good chunk of us regularly have to wear a jacket and tie. There is no such thing as casual Friday.
There's a lot of older guys in our ranks who never gave up wearing watches like the millennials, but even among the young guys, if they're wearing a watch (and it's not an Apple Watch) they're stepping up.
I'm sure they'd like to wear something crazy like their DSSD but we're not really the kind of place that rewards stepping out of line.

anyone own a ray 2?
just imagine it on a NATO
pure class

>>14229510
That's wrong.
Capacitors are very bad at releasing energy slowly, they are not suited at all for use as a watch battery.

Citizen for instance uses li-ion batteries in their eco-drives.
I'm guessing Seiko does too.

>>14229461
>>14229353
No one in this thread has bought a luxury watch because they need them, and no one ever will

>>14229526
For instance, the MT920 is sold as a replacement "capacitor" for Seiko solar watches, but in reality it's an li-ion battery.

>>14229527
Now imagine a luxury watch that does keep good time.
And has a movement loaded to the brim with interesting tech and craftsmanship.
https://watchesbysjx.com/2013/05/explained-seiko-9f-quartz-movements-definitive-proof-that-high-end-quartz-exists.html

>>14229535
>Specially regulated 9F movements used in some limited edition Grand Seiko models, distinguished by a five-pointed star on the dial, are rated to +/- 5 seconds a year.
so they've managed to achieve the same accuracy as the double penis from the 70s?

>>14229541
With a single quartz crystal.

>>14229461
>eco drives which last a decade aren't reliable enough and regular batteries which last 3-5 years are better, also get a spring drive
What planet did you come from? Jupiter?

>>14229461
>Spring drive is also the perfect shtf watch
oh no not you again

>>14229544
Read what I said.

Regular batteries are rated to last X amount of time in watch Y.
If you took a hundred watches Y with batteries X, the divergence among them would be relatively small.
In the case of rechargable batteries, the divergence (and failure rate) will be much greater.
Conceptually, 'normal' batteries make more sense to me in watches that have electronics.

Spring drive sidesteps this entirely, since it doesn't have a battery but instead a spring.
Springs are much less likely to fail (like li-ion batteries), and won't suddenly die out after a number of years (regular batteries).

>>14229546
The fuck is your problem.

Does this come in automatic and what's the model number? I'm basically looking for a poor man's version of https://www.iwc.com/en/watch-collections/pilot-watches/iw377709-pilot_s-watch-chronograph.html and that looks like it might be it.

>>14229546
Theoretically a spring drive might provide the longest lasting most accurate watch but it's all speculation dependent on the wear rate of the SD and the shelf life of watch batteries isn't it.

>>14229535
https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.ablogtowatch.com/citizen-caliber-0100-introducing-the-worlds-most-accurate-autonomous-watch/amp/

>>14229559
If you're lucky, you'll get a solar watch that lasts two decades.
If you're very lucky, you'll get one that lasts three decades.
In any of those cases, the watch is going to suddenly just die on you after X amount of years.

A spring drive on the other hand is LIKELY to last many decades, even without servicing.
A spring also typically isn't going to die suddenly after X amount of years, like rechargeable batteries are guaranteed to.

>>14229562
Absolutely amazing if this thing is as accurate as they say, and as reliable as regular quartz.
Seiko better step their shit up. I wouldn't even mind if they went back to using two crystals to up the accuracy.

Does having a Reverso as my grail make me a faggot?

>>14229577
Yes

>>14229535
And yet Rolex still sells 30 times more watches than Grand Seiko does a year because most buyers don't care about that much accuracy.

>>14229577
>Night
>Day
Just look outside faggot

>>14229577
It's one of the most iconic watch designs ever produced. You do kind of need a suit to wear it though.

>>14229593
It's for the GMT

>>14229592
Oh wow, you are seriously deluded.
Many more quartz watches are sold every year than mechanical watches.
Many many many more.

Also, funny you bring up Rolex, since they have the absolute strictest accuracy standards out of all of modern production watches (outside of shit like double tourbillon Gruebel Forseys).

>>14229610
> "We don't sell a watch to look at what time it is. We sell a watch so you look *at* the watch. You should look at the watch because the watch is just beautiful, it’s design, it’s art, it’s tradition and it is part of our culture. Fucking shit don't look what time it is. You have a phone for that." - Jean Claude Biver

>>14229615
Yes, luxury watches are nice to look at.
I'd love to buy the Patek in OP for instance, because it looks nice and is very nicely made.
Your point?

Also, the phone argument is bs. Wristwatches replaced pocket watches for a reason.
Also also, fuck JC Biver.

>>14228380
Please suggest a watch for me

Budget: Between 100-200 but im open to a more or less expensive watch if there is some great price to quality one you would recommend.

Type: Dress watch (doesnt have to be). I like how the creme orient defender and orient bambino look, but im guessing they are to big to fit me well.

Job: I do not work a blue collar job.

Bracelet: Leather

Wrist size: 17.5 cm

>>14229592
This post is so retarded on so many levels, fucking lmao.

>>14229626
If the current bambino is too big for you wait for the 36mm version. Just change the strap later.

>>14228940
Nice anon. Lovely watch. How's the 24hr accuracy?

>>14229610
No one was talking about quartz watches in general. The link was for specifically GS.

>>14229615
Then just paint the faceplate with a precious stone vitrage and fill the insides with solid gold. Faggot.

>>14229647
> but muh accuracy
I can beat that.

>>14228868
Not avaliable yet

>>14229646
The discussion was about quartz watches in general you tard.
So was your point "hurr more people buy Rolex than GS so most buyers don't care that much about accuracy".

>>14228411
>but priced at 33k
O fuck i'm poor

>>14229629
It's more retarded to say everyone should buy Spring Drive watches because of their low +/- spd as if that was the only reason people buy watches.

>>14229659
1) show me where anyone said that
2) that has nothing to do with the many levels of retardation here: >>14229592

>>14229641
Do you think the current bambino is a good quality watch for its price?

>>14228411
>spend 6 billion spacebux on diamond dragon dildos
>don't have anything left to license the font for your amazing new Baklava design
>scribble some shit down with a marker
>put the marker back into your ass
>PROFIT!!!!

>>14228940
It's like they can't decide whether to use baton, round indices or numerals for the dial so they end up using all at once.

>>14229659
The point was that spring drive makes an ideal SHTF watch.
How drunk are you right now?

>>14229669
YEAH well who's gonna spring the spring dumbass.

>>14229669
Not drunk enough to use the acronym SHTF unironically.

>>14229666
I love the look.
A lot.
It's the perfect antidote to the retarded space-age numerals you find on shit like Tag Heuers or pic related.

>>14229669
Ah yes. A Spring Drive will save me from that future zombie apocalypse.

>>14229562
all that work and they put it in such a mediocre looking watch

>>14229678
>>14229687
Here comes the damage control.

>>14229688
What do you expect? It looks like a Casio. They aren't going to change that are they.

>>14229688
>>14229692
Because dress watches in general always look so inspiring, right?

>>14229692
If they want me to spend minimum 7k on a quartz they should pump the gas a little. It looks like a 300 dollar watch and only had lume on 12, 3, 6 and nine lame.

>>14229700
Those things are selling out in a hurry, don't worry your inflated ego about it.

>>14229555
Help please, this looks like something that should be a ubiquitous design, I'm sure you've seen it a thousand times.

>>14229700
Well the buyers of that particular watch will be long term Casio fans who already like that design and people after the movement.

>>14229703
SNN231

>>14229704
It's a citizen. They have fans?

Do you have a dress watch?

>>14229704
Didn't know Casio laid down the generic dress watch template.

>>14229706
>SNN231
Thank you!

>>14229707
If they didn't before, they sure do now they raised the bar on watch accuracy.
1 second per year, anon.

>>14229710
Wonder why the decided to lume a dress watch then half-ass the lume, limiting its practicality anyway.

>>14229716
It's not supposed to be 100% practical.
Tons of extremely expensive Pateks, Langes, ... have lume only on the hands and none on the dial.

>>14229713
1spy isn't that impressive when retro quartzes with 3spy exist. This one doesn't compensate for temperature apparently, so the 1spy is only within 5-40 degrees C.

>>14229716
Most dress watches don't have any lume at all. The fuck are you sperging about.

>>14229721
>Wonder why the decided to lume a dress watch
>Most dress watches don't have any lume at all
Fuck off retard

>>14229719
Going from 3spy to 1spy is a monumental achievement.
This shit gets exponentially more difficult the closer you get to 0spy.

>This one doesn't compensate for temperature apparently
Except it does.

>>14229722
The statement (in broken English) looks like "wonder why they decided to only lume the watch half-assedly".

If the statement was "wonder why they lumed the watch at all", then the answer is that many extremely nice dress watches have lume.

>>14229726
>anon with poor reading comprehension attempts to save face by twisting anons words
>>14229726
Not really and it doesn't have thermal compensation as far as I can tell from that article

>>14229731
>anon with poor reading comprehension attempts to save face by twisting anons words
Lel.

Whichever way you spin that broken English, it's a retarded statement.
Most dress watches have no lume at all, and tons of (extremely nice and very expensive) dress watches have partial lume.

>>14229731
>Not really
Yes really.

>and it doesn't have thermal compensation
Yes it does.

>>14229738
Quote the part where it has thermal compensation.

>>14229741
Look it up, boyfriend.

>>14229743
So you can't back up what you're saying, thanks for playing.

>>14229749
You are so cute.

>>14229719
If it's so unimpressive how come no one else has done it consistently before?

>>14229572
You can have many batteries for redundancy even if the capacity decreases, and quartz is just less likely to break in rough times. You aren't going to be able to fly to Japan or fix any mechanical, as evidenced by a previous thread where you got BTFO. Also, if you reply that durability doesn't matter in SHTF you're a retard.

>is likely to last decades without any service
The spring will probably be fine, the rest of it won't due to the limitations all mechanical parts have. Just because it doesn't use a normal escape wheel isn't going to cut it.

Thoughts on my watch?

>>14229754
>>14229749
Ladies, ladies, it's that you are both wrong.

>>14229765
"not that impressive" is different from unimpressive. Improving on the accuracy of a 1980s 3 second per year watch by 0.2 seconds per month isn't that impressive imo. Certainly not $7000 impressive.

>>14229768
Good manga, shit watch

>>14229716
>Wonder why the decided to lume a dress watch then half-ass the lume
It's for the opera uncultured swine you can't be lumin' into other people's binoculars.

>>14229795
>Looking at the watch while watching opera
Rude

>>14229773
No. The Citizen 0100 has thermal compensation, period.

Why can't seiko and citizen into design anymore? Their vintage shit is top tier. All their new releases are 44mm++ monstrosities.

>>14229805
Prob something to do with selling to fat ass americans.

>>14229765
>You can have many batteries for redundancy even if the capacity decreases
What, like lying around?
They have shelf lives you know.

>and quartz is just less likely to break in rough time
Spring drive is also quartz.

>You aren't going to be able to fly to Japan or fix any mechanical
Same applies to solar watches.

>Also, if you reply that durability doesn't matter in SHTF you're a retard.
Durability is why spring drive is ideal for SHTF.

>The spring will probably be fine, the rest of it won't due to the limitations all mechanical parts have
The mechanical parts will most likely continue working for many decades. Especially since SD omits the most fragile parts.
Like I said, even if the lubricants dry up and the wheels are slowly grinding each other to dust, the watch's system will automatically compensate and thus still keep good time.

>>14229777
1 second per year is extremely impressive accuracy.
Hence why the 0100 was such a bombshell last year.

>>14229836
You're setting the bar for extremely impressive pretty low there. An improvement over existing haq so miniscule you'd never notice it between battery/capacitor changes.

>>14229852
So how many watches have had 1 spy accuracy so far?

Yesterday I had to take off and show my 7A28 to customers twice. First one brought in a genuine 2019 Seamaster Pro for bracelet sizing, to replace his titanium Spring Drive Landmaster. He even took photos of it, so I'll be looking at goybook watchfag group to see if it shows up.

Second customer I already knew from before, a fellow neckbeard and SKX owner. Both immediately recognized what it was.

Never thought this old quartz shitter would be this well known among watchfags outside of /wt/, hardcore japfags and the TGV circlejerk.

>>14229854
>how many watches have had 1 spy accuracy so far?
Literally millions. 3-5 seconds per year was an impressive feat for a wrist mounted electronic device back in the 70 and 80's. It's not a big deal today when devices linked to atomic clocks are the norm.

>>14229865
Watches that are linked to atomic clocks do not count, retard.
They're not keeping time, the atomic clock is.

>>14229829
It's not only citizen, it's the whole industry.
>good proportions=bad
>wrist presence=good
If fat guys would wear them that would at least look good. But i've seen way more scrawny asian söys with oversized watches.
People are getting more and more beta soulless so they try to make themseves interesting with watches, etc.

But more of the luxury watchmakers start to offer smaller models and soon the other companies will follow this trend, thank fuck for that.

How exactly can you tell the difference between a genuine Rolex and this?

https://kuvarsit03.com/submariner-116610-ln-black-ceramic-904l-v9-noob-1-1-best-edition-black-dial-on-sa3135/

>>14229868
Yeah we just gotta wait 10 fucking years no worries

>>14229876
One of those timegraphing apps should do it if you don't have a loupe handy.

>>14229882
I'm watching videos about it now and the watch experts say that there's absolutely no outward difference that anyone could notice, so without going to a watchmaker it's indistinguishable?

>>14229865
>3-5 seconds per year was an impressive feat for a wrist mounted electronic device back in the 70 and 80's
Yes but we're talking about 1 second per year here.

>>14229887
he just told you how you'd know, you absolute mouth breathing subhuman

>>14229907
He was addressing the "if you don't have a loupe handy" part.
Because having a loupe wouldn't help.

>>14229912
>Because having a loupe wouldn't help
I'm not saying you're full of shit but you're full of shit. Either that or rolex are getting sloppy

>>14229920
Rolex' production is extremely automated, resulting in a finished product that is easy to reproduce.
Their cases are basically squared boxes, for starters.

>>14229829
>>14229868
The trend towards larger watch sizes was largely inspired by the shitter escalator that watch buyers get on where they start off buying cheap oversized shitters, and by the time they get to buying expensive watches the classic proportions look puny to them.

In reality, classic watch sizes don't look disproportionately small even on fat guys. I have no problem wearing 36-37mm vintage watches, and don't think they look worse on me than larger 42mm+ case sizes do.

>>14229861
I tried to raise the question of how to distinguish a 7a28 made in 1982 from one made in 92 and the 7a site owner deleted it for trolling. Apparently the law over there is that the 7a stopped production in 1989. Therefore all these shiny new condition watches must have been made in 82. What a bunch of fucking retards.

>>14229876
The escapement, because I'm not a buypig whose only interest in Rolex watches is to purchase perceived social status, so I know enough about how mechanical watches work to identify that the escapement on that fake is not the type that would be on a real Rolex.

>>14229935
I've read 1992 for the 7A. Don't know when the Giugiaros stopped though, probably far earlier. Like I said, I have the exact same problem, mine is October of year 2, JDM. So my guess is mine's actually a very early one that they were making for the 1983 release.

>>14229929
> classic watch sizes don't look disproportionately small even on fat guys
Of course they fucking do. You don't even have to be fat, simply be tall with large wrists.

>>14229876
A fake watch using real images to sell. Many of them do it.

>>14229939
The guigaros almost certainly stayed on the market until 93. There are too many new old stock watches with 20x serial numbers. The odds against an 82 model surviving as NOS are astronomical.

>>14229938
>I know enough about how mechanical watches work to identify that the escapement on that fake is not the type that would be on a real Rolex.

>Movement : ASIAN SUPER 3135 CLONE AUTOMATIC MOVEMENT AT 28800 VPH, VR313

Are you sure.

>>14229948
Okay then. So I still don't know when my Aliens shitter was made.

>>14229876
The teeth on the reversing wheels are not coated. On the original the wheels are coated in teflon, including the teeth, here it's just painted purple.

Furthermore the balance isn't free-sprung and the shock protection spring is just a poor imitation of KIF.

>>14229948
>>14229939
Oh and the most damning evidence against all these mint condition "1982" models is that mine has a warranty card that was filled out in 1993.
What's more likely? that all these 82 models sat around unsold and unused the entire time the model was on the market? Or that they're simply leftovers from 92-93 when the watch was discontinued? The latter is infinitely more likely.

>>14229947
Can you circle the defects in this replica?

>>14229962
Mine's used and worn, but definitely not busted up. That could mean anything. But yeah, 1992 seems more plausible now.

>>14229963
Where is the Rolex text on the inner rim? Where is the engraved crown?

>>14229974
Anything else?

>>14229969
It's just annoying that the guy who runs a 7a forum covers his ears and goes lalalala you're trolling when presented with evidence that his 1989 date is probably wrong and that most of these "rare 1982" 7a's they're discussing are probably from the 90s.

>>14229980
cyclops doesn't look full zoom and the polish looks like shit

Found an interesting article, the original Aliens Bishop. Interestingly it's a non-functioning sample. Also looks to be an export Sports 100 for the gaijin. And the red paint they slapped on the bracelet is absolutely unnoticeable on film.

http://www.thepropgallery.com/aliens-bishop-lance-henriksen-seiko-wristwatch

>>14229988
Every internet forum is ran by inflated-ego megalomaniac dads, it has been like this since forever.

>>14229974
It's a pre 98 watch as indicated by the T Swiss made T which means it has tritium lume, rehaut engraving wasn't introduced until about 15 years ago.
>>14229963
Shouldn't the dial have more of a pie pan effect? I'm not entirely convinced that's a fake though.

>>14230016
You're right, it's a genuine vintage Datejust
Just wanted to prove most people, even if they are into watches, can't spot the difference between a real and a fake watch

>>14230016
So it's an old basic version of the simplest Rolex model which makes it much easier to fake if that even is a fake. Meaningless either way.

>>14230021
Not if you use a potato smartphone camera, chucklefuck.

>>14230025
Much more accurate than a cursory glance from a meter or so on someone's wrist

>>14230021
It's hardly news that there are good Rolex fakes of certain models that you need to see the movement to confirm if real or not.

>>14230012
While it's bizarre that seiko supplied a non-functioning watch for a movie I would have assumed it was sports 100 yank model.

Maybe the forum cunts have a financial incentive to perpetuate this 1989 nonsense. That way they can sell mint condition 92 models as 82 models for extra retro points.

>>14230038
You need to find only one example with a serial number that starts with a 0 or a 1 to debunk that.

New thread:

>>14230055
>>14230055
>>14230055

>>14229952
>Are you sure.
Yes. That fake uses a regulated balance while a genuine Rolex movement would be free sprung, for a start.

>>14229929
This is actually the best explanation of this. Didn't see it from that perspective.
>In reality, classic watch sizes don't look disproportionately small even on fat guys.

Agreed, seen big guys wearing large watches and it looked bad. It's easier to fuck the look up with big watches. Smaller watches and big writs look good until a certain point of course.

>>14230021
You can't discuss fakes over a picture.... Tell me the exact model it's supposed to be, allow me to hold it in my hand and any person on /wt/ would be able to make a good call.

Made the switch and been rocking a stainless steel series 4 Apple Watch ever since it came out and no regrets senpai.

>>14230580
Wow, movement shot?

>>14229223
wtf is wrong with you

>>14228732
And the award for worst post in this entire thread goes to you

>>14229577
No

>>14229497
Poartă-l sănătos.

>>14229461
What about a solars for shtf? Even if the battery capacity does decrease somewhat, they will keep on running. As long as you keep them exposed to sunlight and they're more accurate than a gs.

>>14229593
What if you're in a casino and you can't tell what time of day it is.

>>14232657
Read further in that conversation.

If you're lucky, you'll get a solar watch that lasts two decades.
If you're very lucky, you'll get one that lasts three decades.
In any of those cases, the watch is going to suddenly just die on you after X amount of years as the battery stops working.

A spring drive on the other hand is LIKELY to last many decades, even without servicing. And as long as the gears are turning somewhat normally, accuracy will be as good as when the watch was new, since the system automatically compensates by adjusting the electromagnetic brake.
A spring also typically isn't going to die suddenly after X amount of years, like rechargeable batteries are guaranteed to.

It's a fashion watch, but still.

>>14233161

>>14233161

>>14232703
https://youtu.be/ZMUnG30aa2g
Is there any other long term SD review like the link above? It's good to know that the movement is still accurate with good power reserve after 10 years.

>>14233260
>>14233261
Wow look at them wannabe sketch edgy bois.

>muhh huur look at my edgy looking watch, is it cool mom, huh?

>>14233635
>posting in a dead thread
>reddit spacing
umm sweaty did you get lost?

>>14233635
>someone doesn't like my dogshit watch
>I know I'll call them edgy, that'll show 'me!

>>14228380