/fa/ - Fashion

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Reminder that Spring Drive was not the first commercially produced wristwatch with a truly smooth sweep (and reminder that tuning fork watches are not truly smooth)

Thoughts on the g-shock ga 2100? I just imported the green one.

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>>15053681
That is cute.

What are some 20mm quartz watches that would look good on these NATO?

>>15053731

A friend bought one and looks great. It's more of an accesory than a tool like those huge ones but I'm not going to pretend I do outdoor sports or I'm going to use any of the features a Mudmaster uses.

I want to pull the trigger on the yellow but knowing my luck they will release a colorway I like more and maybe even a solar version and I'm not one of those with 40 G Shocks. I just have the regular GW5610 and thats it.

>>15053768
Why quartz? Either way really anything either Swatch group (though not Swatch directly because they're all integrated bands/bracelets) or a decent Seiko/Citizen/Casio solar would probably be a decent bet.

>>15053823
I need specific models, ones that wear better on NATO then 2 piece straps (probably with a lug to lug shorter then 47mm). It has to be quartz because it's a watch I will throw on a lot when other ones are not wound, also I already have 12 mechanical. I imagine it will need to have a black dial, because I mean, it has to match all of those, stainless steel also to match the hardware. I thought an MWC quartz would fit the bill but have seen too many things saying the brand is sketchy.

>>15053830
Dude there's like 10,000 different choices that would work for you. A good start would be looking at the khaki Quartz line from Hamilton. They have quite a few 20mm black field watches which should look good with NATO's. All else fails just get a quartz submariner homage from Phoibos or something.

>>15053851
But their really, really isn't once you get into specific models and details. I already have a phoibos sub. Pulsar has a digital that would be perfect but it's discontinued now. Hamilton khakis have a relatively long lug to lug and look like they would be agony on the wrist tethered down with a nato, which is the same reason I phased out my dagaz thunderbolt, just ends up being an uncomftorable cinder block on the wrist.

>>15053868
You're way overthinking this, especially over a quartz throwaway piece.

>>15053872
If there are 10,000 then throw out a couple 20mm, black dial, under 47mm lug to lug quartz watches. I am buying it to match a surplus of NATO, I told you I already have 12 mechanical watches. These are not bough because I need one it's bought for enjoyment

>>15053689
If you want to be really pedantic then the 5S21 still uses discrete steps to drive the seconds hand. The only reason it's smooth is because of the oil dampener. The glide wheel just moves continuously with no discrete steps.

Look at any luxury watch brand's instagram comments and you see a bunch of depressing looking third worlders drooling over them

How can you buy into this stupid shit? You literally like the same watch as some southeast Asian incel in poverty, you do not have high tastes

>>15053768
One of the CWC quartz divers maybe?

>>15053768

Any toolwatch, really.

>>15054074
what specific models
>>15054072
already looked at them, overpriced and weird sizing/specs

>>15053818
>I'm going to use any of the features a Mudmaster uses.
That thing is quite impressive, but yeah, you’re right, does anyone really use all of them features? Is all of this stuff actually usable without having the manual on you?
Still, kinda want it. I need some features, so I might as well get all of them
>baro
>elevation logging
>thermometer
>resistant to cold
>200m WR
>robust
>timer/stopwatch/etc
But really, though, everything with these functions also has a shitload of other functions eating away battery and costs a lot. Is there any watch that has just those? And a thermometer that actually goes lower than -10. I really would love to be able to see nighttime temps in my tent when I’m /out/ in winter.

>>15053759

Are Visodates played out in current year? I think I finally succumbed when I was trying on watches at the jeweller last week and ended up staring at one for quite awhile.

>remember PHUCKERS it has got to FUCKING HURT or it is not worth buying

Is he right?

>>15054168
imagine being pathetic enough to take life advice from this guy

>>15053882
Hamilton khaki quartz is 47mm lug to lug and available in black and not super thick. Timex weekender 38mm is available in black and is 46mm lug to lug. Timex expedition 40mm solar comes in black has a 47mm lug to lug. That was within about 2 minutes of looking. Surely you can figure something out.

>>15054168
Another case were I can’t differentiate satire and real life.

>>15054168
In a certain sense yes, but also no. You shouldn't be spending money that matters on something as frivolous as a watch, but if you do you might as well save and get something worth your efforts. What that "worth your efforts" means is going to change a lot depending on who you are, but for it to be something you really love you should have put a little blood and sweat into getting the money for it.

>>15054168

>ITS NOT WORTH IT IF YOU'RE NOT IN CRIPPLING DEBT

Someone get this guy a curator already..

How do we feel about the Royal Oak (41mm)?

>>15054164
Never saw one in the wild nor shilled by influencers. You might be overthinking it, its not a new release but who cares. You like it, buy it.

>>15054202
Get a Code 11.59 instead.

>>15054235
lol no

>>15054078
Older Seiko quartz divers. Don't know any reference numbers. Or that Citizen with the alarm and digital display on the dial.

>>15054253
This one.

>>15054163
Based collection.

>>15054202
For me, nah
Jumbo or nothing

>implying I'll ever be able to afford one

https://forums.watchuseek.com/f443/how-old-were-you-when-you-bought-your-first-luxury-watch-what-3390658-39.html

>>15054163
Nice redditor programmer collection.

>>15054202
Not bad, but it seems like it’s only worn by tacky nouveau riches. Essentially Hublot for folks with at least a sliver of taste.
But I could see myself ironically wearing the g-shock hommage

>>15054264
I have a 17cm wrist, but it's very flat.
But it's possible the jumbo will fit me better.

>>15054271
>Not bad, but it seems like it’s only worn by tacky nouveau riche
That's exactly one of my concerns.

The RO has some objectively fantastic features actual watch people appreciate:
>mirror polished facets on case/bracelet
>true guilloche iron dial
>decent high-end movement finishing
>part of the holy trinity
etc.
I also love the high-end, yet very masculine overall design.

BUT among richfags ROs are as common as dirt, so you're just one of the plebs.
I know a bunch of high-end watches that are more unique, but they're all too dressy for me (e.g. Lange 1815 chrono, Patek weekly calendar, ...).

is there a single 38~mm GMT under $2k that isn't dogshit?

>>15054276
>know a bunch of high-end watches that are more unique, but they're all too dressy for me
How high do you wanna get?

>>15054279
Anything that's a cut above purely machine-finished movements à la Rolex, Breitling, ...

>>15054277
Squale Giramondo?

>>15054163
Based, based, ehh, no

>>15053632
where the gang at

>be Lange
>want a sporty model
>slap a wildly inappropriate bracelet onto a dress watch
>???
>profitn't

>>15054295
Why the FUCK didn't they re-issue a Flieger?
They actually have the heritage, they were one of the select few to be contracted to make them.

>>15054295
Do these watches actually look good to you guys? They look like mall shitters for old people to me, with all these retarded texture combinations and borders and shit.

>>15053967
The same way people who just watch Mike Tyson knock out videos compared to those that understand how much intelligence and skill as an aggressive counter puncher that Tyson had learned from D'Amato.

Is it normal for quartz movements to start drifting when the battery is near depletion?

Opinions

>Two-stitch straps are cancer
>Bund straps suck
>Tropic > NATO on divers
>Gilt dials suck
>Seiko does nothing for me
>Grand Seikos look cheesy, starting from the heinous GS logo
>German watches have zero appeal
>Fliegers with the oversized onion crown look stupid
>Every Rolex with any numerals in that fucking squat font used on GMT II/Explorer 2 bezels is ugly
>Jubilee > oyster, every time
>Shiny ceramic bezels are tacky
>The Seamaster Professional looks like shit, bracelet and crown look like they belong to a $80 quartz diver
>The Seamaster 300 would be way cool, if it wasn't for the dumb fake patina
>The Speedmaster is overrated
>Zenith is cool as hell
>TV dial chronographs are cool as hell

>>15054298
Because everybody and their mother made them not that long ago, some even decent. Then everybody started making divers and the fliegers remain less copied, with very few ideas how to keep the design contemporary, except for LaCo, maybe Stowa.

I want a white dial watch with black bordered indices like on the rolex explorer ii polar but I dont want it to look like a rolex explorer ii. Just the indicies. What is available? Also price is an issue, under 1k eur ideal.

>speedmaster
>submariner
>royal oak
>nautilus
>navitimer
>black bay

Is it just me or the collections like these seem extremely soulless, almost like the owner just googled top 10 iconic watches or something like that and bought everything listed? Do they even enjoy those watches?

>>15054349
Gerald genta is to blame for the nautilus and royal oak and if it wasnt for rappers they wouldn't be half as popular. Submariner is objectively good looking but the rolex Daytona is their best. Black bay is just a poor mans submariner with a nice color scheme. Navitimer is pure garbage and nobody would buy one if it came out this year for the first time. Speedy is objectively good looking.

>>15054357
Lmao, I’m sure all the old money folks were listening to some niggers rapping and all decided to buy the RO because of them in the 70s.

>>15054339
>Because everybody and their mother made them
But everybody and their mother isn't shitting out "dressy" watches?

>>15054357
>>15054360
Just like Ferrari and Lamborghini were literally shit-tier automotive brands nobody liked before they got featured in nigger music videos.

>>15054295
Fucking Mont Blanc does a better "sporty" Lange than Lange.

>>15054367

>>15054367
10 bar with a screw fastened case back and a non-threaded crown? Oof, that's a lot of money in the toilet if anyone is foolish enough to swim with that.

>>15054277
Glycine airman no.1

>>15054295
Cases were never Lange’s strong suit. They don’t make them in-house, it’s outsourced in Glashütte.

>>15054349
>Is it just me or the collections like these seem extremely soulless, almost like the owner just googled top 10 iconic watches or something like that and bought everything listed?
Why would you ever buy anything else though? To gimp yourself intentionally? The only reason I see not to buy the best is if you're poor, and then you have a whole different set of issues.

>>15054277
>Implying there are watches under 2k that aren't complete dogshit.

PHUCKEROOONIEEE!

>>15054164
I like mine (white dial put on a black Hirsch) , nice office dweller daily beater.

>>15054277
Monta atlas?

>>15054163
Nice watches, boring af collection lacking personality.

GUCCI GANG GUCCI GANG GUCCI GANG GUCCI GANG GUCCI GANG GUCCI GANG GUCCI GANG GUCCI GANG GUCCI GANG

>>15054164
A 50s reissue dress watch in 40 mm size is retarded. On the wrist it looks bordlerline Daniel Wellington

Should have been 36 mm at max, and much thinner.
The fucking movement is 25 mm in diameter ffs

>>15054421
Reminder of how a 50s/60s dress watch should fit on a skinny wrist

>>15054421
It was launched years ago, when fuckhuge watches were the thing. 40mm was almost small for a new release.

>>15054349
I really like my Black Bay 58. The Speedmaster I got bored of pretty fast

>>15054469
Why didn't you just sell the Speedy and buy a real Sub?

>>15054479
Because new ones are pigfat disgusting and I'm not paying the inflated price for an old one

>>15054295
Don't really get the hate for it. It probably looks great in natural light in a real life setting. Like the RO, saw it on a friend and it really looks good in the metal (when it's still new and sharp). All the facets and different finishes probably can't be done justice in a picture.

>>15054480
Thanks for confirming that Tudors are only for poorfags.

>>15054483
That bracelet makes zero sense, regardless of how well it's made.

Proportion-wise it's pretty much what you'd get if you took an RO and removed everything but the bracelet and dial.

>>15054495
If you're paying almost the same price as a new Sub for a 12 year old one, you're either retarded or a chink bugman

>>15054504
Have you held it?

What do people here think of Zelos? Their Mako line is amazing. Abyss and Hammerhead are too fat to be wearable, but titanium, meteorite dials and 3000m water resistance btfo's everything else. What are some other brands that make cool watches like this but don't get any love?

>>15054522
>that 25
>that headache-inducing hypnosis disk

>>15054319
It's possible for one to do that, yeah. Most will just stop moving if there's just not enough juice coming out anymore. And if a battery goes below that, it's time to change it out.

>>15054526
It's $749 anon. You're not going to get Rolex attention to detail, but you can actually get these without sucking dealer cock or paying inflated rates. What are some other good watches that punch above their price in terms of specs and features?

>>15054511
This doesn't work with major proportions.
It's a dress(y) watch with an oversized bracelet.

>>15054539
So you haven't, ok. Your opinion is discarded.

>>15054549
You know you can see things in pictures now, right?

>>15054522
Helson, Armida was great but they discontinued many nice models, Unimatic, Baltic, Meraud, Smiths, MKII, there's so many.

>>15054552
Like I said, always thought the RO was a piece of shit until I held one. Same with many watches, until you've held one you really can't say much about it.

>>15054530
None. There's just overpriced shitters, there are literally no underpriced watches, what you think is underpriced is just shit that's less overpriced than other shit.

>>15054562
The RO is a complete design.
This Lange is a dress watch with an oversized bracelet.

>>15054564
A big name brand like Rolex costs <1k to manufacture, rest is all Branding. Omega puts out a superior diver for half that. So watches that don't have the brand markup aren't shifters, anon, they're objectively good value. Stop being a brand whore
>>15054556
I really like this. The Creaux Automatiq. Really glad I started looking beyond just big name brands

>>15054588
Read my post again retard.

>>15054607
So what the fuck are you doing on a watch thread? What isn't a shitter to you

>>15054530
You’re asking for our opinion, we think it looks like shit. I mean just look at that case, it’s fucking junk.

>>15054635
That was not the original question, read it again retard. You'll get it eventually.

>>15054647
You're just objectively wrong, anon. Lots of watches are great quality and cheaper than they would be with a different logo on the dial.

>>15054650
That was not the original issue and my comment has nothing to do with that. Read the post before that I guess.

>>15054668
So when would a watch not be overpriced? Are the companies producing them not supposed to make a profit?

>>15054683
I will just repeat the post since you haven't read it. They are all overpriced, always. But your retarded claim was that they can be underpriced. They are NEVER underpriced. They're just more or less overpriced.

>>15054697
Jesus you're a pedantic asshole. Yes, every product is over priced because the person selling it wants to make a profit. That said, some watches are cheaper than other similarly specced watches because they don't have a large branding markup.

>>15054295
That was a stupid move. Trying to compete head to head agains the nautilus and RO.
If they wanted to jump into the sport watch world, since they are well known for their chronos, just make a really nice steel sport chrono, that's a perfect addiction to their catalog.
The datograph in one hand has a very sport dial and in other hand has a very dressy case, + the leather strap and a super decorated movement.
Make the datograph more dressy, like the pateks 5070/5170 and used the datograph dial in a real sport chrono.

>>15054697
>They are all overpriced, always.

I meant hypothetically, when would a watch not be overpriced according to you?I've read your post and I know you don't think they exist, but hypothetically: when would a watch not be overpriced.

>>15054568
Alright, different strokes for different folks, I suppose. Almost every iconic design was dismissed as weird when it came out, so time will tell.

>>15054269
t. envious poorfag

>>15054398
t. owns some russian garbage or nip garbage as he convinces himself his watch isn't garbage

>>15054717
>Almost every iconic design was dismissed as weird when it came out
I don't think you understand.
This is a dress watch with an oversized bracelet.

It's not inventive, it's not iconic, it's not divisive, it simply does not work.

>>15054294
Working at walmart

Rate

>>15054722
Well, that's just, like, your opinion, man.

reminder of the timex ironman

>>15054727
Everything is shit except the Raketa which needs a thorough cleaning.

>>15054915
Who is this qt?

>>15055003
windy's lithe and nubile horological gf

>>15055043
Literally who?

>>15054177
>>15053868
Also timex is trash

>>15054255
I hate seiko but this looks cool, Ill look into it thanks

>>15054915
A $2 watch for a $2 whore.

>>15055047

>>15055062
Sure man. You're fine to think that way. If you don't like my suggestions then spend some time doing your own fucking research then instead of expecting everyone else to give you exactly what you want.

>>15054385
>implying best = most popular

Lol. Those watches are icons for a reason but everyone with a collection like that is just a rich dude that looks on Instagram and reddit too much. What's the point of collecting new, completely standard watches (for richfags at least)? Its like that rich kid that had his dad by him charizard because other kids thought it was cool. It's just to show off, which these watch do well if that is your goal

>>15054727
100% dogshit.

>>15055047
Imagine being too new to remember Windy.

>>15055229
post your shitters then

>>15054727
Go back to where you found this.

Who fell for the catalogue meme here?

>>15054400

Get in here, boys!
https://youtu.be/kyqkEY31YYg

"Not overpriced", includes grey market:
Basic seiko 5s
Tisell (watch out for anything that isn't the case)
Citizen eco drive
Casio mdv106
Basic solar casio protreks
Vintage Omegas
Some used speedys
Nomos club
Used king seikos
used chronograph seikos that aren't the very first ones
Seiko dolce
Damasko ds30 (or similar)
Sinn 556
ST19 watches that passed QC
Grand Seiko, The Citizen Chronomaster (grey market only!)

There are some other brands that have high depreciation and are worth it, but they aren't for you.

For microbrands you have to take a hard look and understand what kinds of details people pay out the ass for. If you can't do it then just compare it to these.

>>15055270
no offense m8 but i think youre missing the point

>>15055229
>>Lol. Those watches are icons for a reason but everyone with a collection like that is just a rich dude that looks on Instagram and reddit too much.
Is there a problem with being rich? Why would you collect watches if you're poor? What's wrong with showing off? What else would you get and why?

>>15055212
I am, thanks anyway

Reminder: If you don't own at least one Omega or Rolex you are objectively a retard

By the time I get my Heuer back from service it'll almost be summer and I don't want to ruin the leather strap with sweat. Do I put it on a nato or rad boomer-tier expanding bracelet?

>>15055562
Neither of these pictures are mine btw

>>15055569
get a rope and wear your watch as a necklace

>>15055328
Thanks anon

>>15055506
Nothing wrong with it m8. I was trying to answer the original question of why those collections seem soulless while taking the piss. The short answer is it's a collection that's purpose is to signal that you're part of the club. They aren't buying those watches because they are unique references or because they have any horological importance. That's fine but it's not going to tickle people who are interested in that stuff. If it was my money I'd get a lange 1 or 1815 chrono and jlc reverso and maybe a 5 digit submariner.

>>15054522
I enjoy my Great White.

>>15054400
Looks like bathroom scale on a strap.

>>15055562
get a rubber strap from uncleseiko

Its up!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t4KX_ydp6I4

>>15054522
>>15055807
WTF

Watches that are 1000m water resistant? How? Isn't the max usually 200m and realistically for diving 300m? How can such small watches go that deep?

Why don't (You) own a Squale Lion Shark?

got my new casio. love it

>>15055926
the black band looks better imo. the white would look good if it werent for those weird rivets

>>15055926
It feels good being a member of the Casio gang.

>>15053882
Jesus, not you again. I can’t imagine being so boring that you obsess over cheap straps instead of what watch you actually like. Buy a Timex Weekender, it’s perfect for you.

>>15055926
based

>>15054163
It looks like you typed “what watches do other people like” into a search engine

>>15053768
One of those 6T63 movement Seiko chronographs

>>15055957
I don't like timex, and your point makes 0 sense
>>15055963
>>15055065

>>15054719
I bet you use the phrase “good sir” a lot on r/watches

>>15055975
My point is that your focus is on your WhAcKy straps instead of the watch itself. Timex weekenders are safe, boring choices for people with no style - right up your alley

>>15055999
There are cool 20mm watches that match those NATO, just a matter of finding the right one, I've been close on a few. Sorry if this upsets you for some reason,

>>15055333
Dude, stop posting that thing! If you continue, I’ll have to get it.

>>15056019
its so damn good though, the watch is fine too i guess. can you believe i got this for $200 on sale? i love wearing it

could someone id this watch? its from the first alien movie, the directors cut to be specific. Tom Skerritt is wearing the watch

>>15056088
heres another incase its slightly better

>>15054168
wtf he has a nipple on the side of his head

>>15056088
Casio F100. To be specific, these are two Casio F100 attached together to look more sci-fi.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P2STrBMdNN0

>>15056156
oh :_:
im disappointed but thanks for replying

>>15056159
What else were you expecting?

>>15056164
for it to be a databank watch, it looked good in the movie but only because it fit there. im sure this looks dumb as hell irl

>>15056165
A regular F100 looks pretty nice. You're not going to find it in good condition at a reasonable price though.

>>15056168
that really does look good
>$450
well that was short lived

Can a luxury timepiece ever be a replacement for a life of good health, love and fulfillment?

>>15056169
You may have some luck getting a broken one and fixing it, like this guy did.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iKm0l0uxSpc
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YgSsIKriJ-E

But it's still not very cheap, and requires a decent amount of effort.

>>15056174
its a really good lookin watch but i dont think its worth the trouble and price. its a shame casio stopped making them or atleast made a reboot of them

redpill me on Casio ProTrek.
Are they any good, or should U go with suunto or garmin?

anyone have recommendations for a gold/rose gold diver?

I still think parnis is a great buy.

>>15053731
Thoughts on the 2100 for a petite girl?

>>15056280
This is what I call a real water test.

>>15055304

>>15055926
Well done on being able to afford a $10 watch. Keep achieving those life goals anon.

>>15056294
It would be oversized.

>>15055915
>How can such small watches go that deep?
magic!

>>15055807
How big is your wrist? I'm jelly that the 51mm lug to lug still fits you well

>>15056486
7.75"

What's a sporty high-end watch that isn't a Royal Oak lookalike?

>>15055915
>>15056478
samefag

>>15056496
A Submariner, a Daytona, an Aquanaut, a Fifty Fathoms, a Polaris.

>>15056490
Damn guy. Them Chad bones really came through for you.

check out this bad boy

>>15056496
G-shock mudmaster!

>>15056496
A Seiko SKX.

>>15055915
A tripfag doesn't even know watches like the Seadweller exist with ratings of 4000m.

Not surprised.

>>15056505
>Submariner, a Daytona, a Fifty Fathoms, a Polaris
I mean a tier above that. With some actual movement finishing.

>Aquanaut
Still too "Gerald Genta".

>>15056511
The Blancpain and JLC both have actual Haute Horology movements and finishing.

The Aquanaut isn't Genta at all especially on a rubber strap. The Overseas is way more Genta-like than the Aquanaut.

>>15055562
>>15055569
Bump
>>15055891
Rubber on a chronograph? I'll have to think about that one

>>15056503
huh?

>>15056514
>The Overseas is way more Genta-like than the Aquanaut.
Well the Aquanaut is the oversized cousin of the Nautilus, which was designed by Genta after Patek asked him for a Royal Oak of their own.

>>15056521
So what? The Aquanaut wasn't designed by Genta but by Patek internally. The only similarity you could say it has to the Royal Oak is that the case isn't circular. It's an actual sports watch for casual wear unlike the Nautilus.

I bought a Seiko 5 (SNKL45) earlier. What are some nice leather straps I can replace the stock bracelet with for someone with relatively hairless arms?

>>15056169
Just get an F-14, it looks similar but with less buttons on the front.

>>15056511
If Genta-like designs are a no go and you want actual haute movement finishing you're going to be limited to the ALS Odysseus or something from an independent.

left or right?
after owning a few "decent" watches like a tudor black bay i realised i just want something fun to wear that makes me smile
both of these watches are roughly the same price but they both scratch an itch that i have for a relatively cheap fun watch. the zodiac looks better but the CW is smaller and thinner which is a big plus.
the CW is a bit of an ugly watch but that's what makes it interesting and i don't mind it, the zodiac is more vintage inspired which is a big interest of mine. any other suggestions for around the same price?

>>15056552
I would pick the Zodiac personally. Tough choice no doubt since they both look great but the Zodiac is more to my tastes.

what's a great entry level luxury watch for a 6.5 wristlet? no rolex please(availability is a huge factor). thinking about the 38mm aqua terra.

>>15056591
JLC Master Control date.

>>15056591
>>15056620
I like both the standard and the sector dial (pic). The sector dial lacks lume tho.

>>15056623

>>15055562
Maybe try a mesh bracelet?

>>15056294
Get the g-ms version instead.

>>15055562
Expanding bracelets are cool

Otherwise I'd look for a beater rally strap

>>15054269
>>15054398
>>15055961

Well I liked the speedy before I knew anything and the seamaster I always hated but it grown on be and I love it now, same for the explorer 2, the mil is just okay honestly.

You can say that for any sports collection, people like them for a reason. I see the same thing said on /wt/ for all sports collection, like it's cool to say it but never, not fucking one wrist shot or image of their collections.

>>15055463
Not op

No I think you missed the point, you buy inferior watches, in style, finish and build. So you can say I'm so different and special, its retarded. You don't spend 5k on a watch you don't love or really like. I hate to say this but you honestly sound like a poor fag and I hate that saying.

Most of the iconic watches are really good looking and most people like the watches because they are well designed and of good quality.

You need to walk into some ad's and dealers. Go see them in person, you'll get it.
Oh and black bay is not an iconic watch, it at least needs to be in production for 40 years. It's just a baby.

>>15054727
Souless reddit collection

Wait don't sound right when it shitters does it

>>15056700
Post your collection

>>15054163
this is some hypebeast level trash

>>15056531

Hirsch Leonardo or similar.

>>15056703
Already did, you already relyed. I know it's you by the pill of shit watches you have.

>>15056691
AP watches are gaudy and ugly, and so is the navitimer. Money doesn't mean good design.

>>15056711
> Already did
Link it.

>>15056434
You too can be part of the CASIO GANG.

So will casio make more steel cased digital watches? Any chance we will see a return of the Marlin digital? What watches do you wish Casio would make?

>>15056541
Well, the buttons on the front are kind of important, because F14 and F100 look nothing alike.

>>15056762
They probably will, but the prices are going to suck. Because it's "vintage".

/fa/ggots, how do you keep your mechanical watches when they're not on your wrist? Crown up, dial up, what?

I found my NH35-bearing shitter keeps time to about +7½s/d (over 14 days) when I close the bracelet and leave it crown up overnight, where with dial up it'd be more like +20s/d.

>>15056294
show forearms

>>15053632
>step dad takes me to rolex AD to help me pick a watch for step brother
>gift for getting his gf pregnant
>im only really going so they can size the watch to my wrist
>step dad and seller (bob) are good friends
>both bully scumbags
>"which one would you buy for yourself anon?"
>point to the sea dweller (because i know brother likes divers)
>"really, sea dweller?"
>"why would you want that, you never leave your room?"
>"bob, does rolex make basement-dweller?"
>they take a few more shots at me before deciding to get two tone DJ
why are the rolex owners the scum they are?

Have you ever fallen for a sub $1000 youtuber microbrand cashgrab?

>>15056780
Eh, I just keep them in the box and just reset them every few days either when it stops or has gotten past a minute off in either direction. If you feel like playing with it the NH35 can be pretty easily regulated to +/-4s without any real movement modifications needed.

thoughts on adding a compass to your strap?

>>15055123
based fw91 milkers girl

>>15056800
How old are you, and why are you letting people treat you like that?

>>15056800
Tell your step dad you hope he gets in a horrible accident and never sees you on his deathbed

>>15056835
larp/10

>>15056800
That happened.

>>15056521
The first Aquanaut was very smol tho. 36 or maybe even 35mm.

>>15053632
So, what was the recommended website to buy a new watch ? Other that Bezoszon, I mean.

>>15056965
Also, My Seiko 5's 7S36 is consistently advancing 1 minute per day, can I gut it regulated to any watch shop? Would that be hard to find in France?

>>15056903
im 18 and living with parents

>>15054344
Bump
>bump
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>>15056717
Nope it doesn't but it buys build quality, better movements, fit and finish. I use to have Seikos, cw, seagull, Bulova...... most look okay but theres is another level, /wt/ with understand when they get a real job.

The RO is amazing, you have to try it in first. The bracelet makes it, honestly it's out of my price range but I have tried 1 on.

>>15056800
Lol, pls be a true story.
>>"bob, does rolex make basement-dweller?"
10/10! WTF, I love Rolex ADs now!

>>15057014
But the list being argued doesn't use good shit like JLC which definitely stands with or goes above everything in the list while someone argues that having a watch that isn't on the list is automatically inferior

>>15056997
yeah, i had to regulate a cheapie once and they charged me like 30 eurobucks

What do you think of Omega Seamaster?

>>15056678
Love the watch box, did you buy it separately?

>>15057254
A good watch to start a collection.

>>15055926
Where to get this bracelet? It looks really great. I have an aq 230 in silver and the original, flat metal bracelet is awesome. I like how you can adjust it in very fine steps. I thought these kind of bands were only made by casio and out of style for other brands. Would be amazing if they also had one in gold with silver accents.
Because my dad found an old f28w without a bracelet so i swapped in the silver one from the aq and wanted to buy a gold one to see if the contrast would look good.

>>15056620
>>15056623
is that considered "entry level"?

>>15054294
probable shopping at urban outfitters

I've never been able to find this one online
My dad gave me two of those
Not particularly fancy and in good condition but I love them

What does fa thinks?

>>15057254
Reminds me of james bond

>>15057293
No, entry level is about 2K. Also that JLC is ugly and the dial looks like a cheap knock off. The silver on the dial looks untreated and like a 20$, brushed water kettle.

Entry level is whatever you see fit for yourself. Don't let retards dictate what you should like or buy. If you collect watches to appeal to what other people suggest, you might as well not waste your money.

>>15057324
Gaastra? Never heard of it

>>15057254
The bezel is ugly as fuck, otherwise it's fine

>>15057324

>>15057254
The new ones look great, even better than the boring submariner, imo.
Recently saw the white version, now it's my fav so far. Before it was the blue and gold version but i'm not spending that money on a watch anyway.
I like the rubberband and that the minute track has these groups of 4 indices, makes it very easy to read.

Got this one yesterday, it's very nice

>>15054202
Don't like it.
If I went for a standard 3-hand sports watch I'd always buy rolex.
Only way the AP makes sense is as a status symbol or purely out of personal taste.
You get lackluster water resistance and expensive servicing costs at an already high purchase price.
That being said the ceramic perpetual RO is an absolute killer piece and one of my grail watches next to the Lange Datograph 403.032 and the Patek minute repeater 5078R.

>>15054709
I agree 100%.
They could have just made a 10ATM waterproof steel dato on an integrated bracelet and people would have lost their fucking minds.
Absolutely no need for a new movement, even the dial is fine, just redesign the case and bracelet.

>>15057254
Hideous bezel and bezel insert, stupid helium valve wart, ugly bracelet
Too bad, 'cause dial and case look ace

Get a Seamaster 300 instead

>>15057436
witness the abomination

>>15054295
It's not a sports watch. It's a steel Lange for smart casual everyday wear.

The dial is very well finished and the day date display is very practical. I'd criticize the color though, it's bland and unoriginal. The movement is fantastic. The bracelet is it's weak point despite how well it's made. It looks extremely dated, as if it was yellow gold bracelet you got in the 1960's. That can be easily fixed with a different bracelet, or maybe a leather or rubber strap.

Just wait a few years when new versions come out and it'll be great.

>>15057460
More like a datograph dial on a knockoff 6239 or heuer

I don't understand a lot of these posts. Why even buy an ugly cheap watch if you're poor? All it does it show everyone how little you're worth financially, socially and how little fashion sense and self respect you have.

>>15057482
This, the bracelet is the worst part of the watch. Reminds me of something like a patek neptune, very dated

>>15057492
At least 4 people will get baited by this, sad.

>>15057496
>1

>>15057496
It's not bait. I genuinely don't understand. Watches are primarily a fashion item, secondly a status symbol and any other reasons for buying one except for those are pretty much irrelevant outside of a few watch nerds.

So when I see some random with their Casio or mall bought Seiko you instantly think less of them.

montblanc unironically is one of the best watch brands right now

Why is the internet filled with people who have pretend standards but don't actually have anything of worth and can't live up to the ideals they try to force on others? Especially in a place where no one knows where you are so there's no epeen.

>>15056691
Guy, I'm not saying that you shouldn't buy the best watch that you are comfortable buying just that's there's lots of other watches in that price bracket worth buying. That list is by no means "the best" if there is even such a thing. You'll notice at no point did I bring up price. You're right about the bb tho I just spoke of the list I'm general.

>>15057511
Some people just love how the watch looks and buy it for themselves, which is the least retarded way to enjoy this hobby. Also
>trying to put a price on art
7.99$ baby

>>15057521
>>Some people just love how the watch looks and buy it for themselves
What are some of these unique cheap shitters that don't have an actually respectable version from a real brand?

>>15057519
Some are bored and argue for the sake of arguing.

>>15057513
Only those produced by Minerva. The main brand is still mediocre.

redpill me on the lm001

>>15057521
Buying quartz shitters that look like they came out of a happy meal isn't a hobby. It's masochism.

>>15057526
I have the right one because i like the helvetica font. There is a citizen version for 50 bucks but without the numerals like these.

The rest of your question is just end of thread bait as usual. Happens every thread and i just replied to you to show this nice casio to those who might not have it yet.

>>15057274
https://www.everestbands.com/collections/accessories/products/the-everest-watch-roll-2-watches

https://carapaz.com/collections/watch-cases/products/1-watch-travel-storage-box-with-display-function-navy-blue-leather

You can get them from everest or carapaz (I have the new single case)

>>15057551
what are some really good looking casio watches under $100?

>>15057542
Just googled it and found better looking versions. Don't know anything else about the watch.

>>15057563
The ones that you like and cost less than 100$ :)

>>15057551
There's a reason no respectable brand made anything that looked like those. They are horrible and should be sent back to the 1970s.

Does the watch industry even have respectability anymore? After all the shit the swatch group, seiko, and a million microbrands did? Anyone can make (or at least operate the machines for) circular grain,
https://forums.watchuseek.com/f6/circular-grain-dial-finishing-866415.html#/topics/866415
blue screws
https://watchesbysjx.com/2015/02/explained-how-to-blue-steel-screws-the-traditional-way-with-a-flame-and-lots-of-patience.html
And cote de geneve/Tokyo stripes
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=8a_EnCkDG6c

But it's the main thing watchfags pay for, and they pay out the ass. They also pay for in house movements that aren't actually better. The only thing left are brand whores and people who like steampunk but don't want to admit it.

>>15057254
Love it but can never make my mind up, black or blue. Sometime I love the waves and sometimes I hate them, so I bought the older model used and put a new adjustable clasp on it. I always like the inky dial, maybe I'll get the new one but in no rush.

>>15057570
in house movements are objectively worse because you have to send the watch back to the manufacturer for maintenance and its costs a premium and takes exponentially longer. its only for fucking nerds and extremely rich people

>>15057566
:)
i ask cause im looking for some "futuristic" digital watches.

give me one reason i shouldnt buy a fake Patek Phillipe Calatrava and put it on a pink plastic strap

>>15057570
What's your point? Joe the mechanic down my street could build a car from scratch from instructions on the internet but I think I'd rather have one designed, made and tested by qualified engineers.

>>15057579
I'd rather spend the $20 at Five Guys.

>>15057570
What's wrong with grand seiko? No one puts as much care as they do for a few grand. Let's see some random machinists do what they can do. There's a reason why grand seiko isn't a big target for fakes.

>>15057589
They aren't a few grand anymore. GS have been rapidly increasing their prices in recent years.

> There's a reason why grand seiko isn't a big target for fakes.
Yeah. It's because no one wants to buy them.

>>15057601
https://usa.watchpro.com/grand-seiko-climbs-top-10-bestsellers-price-category-says-npd/
Cope, swissfag. I don't know how seiko keeps making people like you seethe, but I hope they keep doing it.

I'm new around these parts. How am I doing so far? Yes I know the Guess is a shitter.

>>15057628
Just realized how small that image is. From left to right
> Casio A158WA-1DF
>Old Innovative Time dive watch
>Timex MOD remake
>Old Seiko Sports
>Guess fashion watch
On my wrist you already know

What watch was Steve wearing here?

>>15057627
You utterly missed the point. Fakers don't care about how much of a weeb you are and how much you hate the swiss. They run on pure economics. There is no money to be made from producing fake GS because the market for them is too small. Maybe many years in the future when all the GS internet fanbois get past puberty, leave their basements, get a job and start buying them that will change. Until then enjoy all the replica Rolex and Omegas.

>>15057627
>>15057647
This is exactly what is wrong with you people. This is all just fanboyism about brands. You're even lower than people who fanboy about computer parts, because at least they have numbers to back up their loyalty.

>>15057565
>>15057542
Looks like a cheap & unpretentious field watch to me. Would be nice if their site was better though, can't even find a link to buy the cream version.

If weight affects the positional accuracy of the watch, why don't they make watch parts out of aluminum?

>>15057665
Also that reminded me that the baltic 3-hander shares a lot of similarities. Simple field watch style, drilled lugs, acrylic crystal, etc.

>>15057684
It's softer and more prone to wear than other materials even if treated.

>>15057284
got it from ebay. it was some random seller. you can also find chinese ones if you just search gold 18mm band but they look different

>>15057684
This is as close as you're going to get without buying a plastic swatch or tissot:
https://www.hodinkee.com/articles/the-omega-seamaster-aqua-terra-ultra-light

>>15057684
https://www.ablogtowatch.com/weiss-american-issue-field-watch-ultralight-in-titanium-and-aluminum/
Not any of the moving parts are aluminium, though. Also, it's almost 3k for a unitas watch.

any unique retro digital watches?

>>15057694
Thanks a lot man, i actually found one right away. Looks different but has a nice style and will fit my trash casio perfectly. I was searching with wrong keywords and didn't find that specific one.

Alright, Rolex explorer 1, 2017 Box and Papers $7,000 USD

Good price or shit?
Its the cheapest/news one i could find

>>15057819
The explorer 1 is based as fuck.
Sounds like way too much money but the rolex market is retarded

>>15057754
water-"powered" watch

>>15057819
Shit? DavidSW has one for $6,275 assuming thats a MK1

>>15057836
too gimmicky, design isnt great either

>>15057839

>>15057841
hey thats pretty. where are you finding these at?

>>15057843
internet

>>15057846
whatd you search in particular?

>>15057850
They're just watches I've seen while reading about watches on the internet

>>15057852
oh, thanks. ill be looking into what you posted

>>15057854
okay

>>15057754
Bulova Computron, comes in gold, silver, and black

>>15057875
i actually really like this but why does this have to be $400? the gold version is the only version that looks good but i dont see why this is so much. anything else that looks like this for less?

>>15057159
>>15057520

Yea but you see a shit load of JLC and the Reverso is as iconic as most. I see as many Navitimers as I do Reversos in collections, go onto reddit and type in reverso and you'll see.......

Some watches are just better in hand than others and they happen to cost more that's just how it works and everyone comes to the same conclusion. Go handle an Oris 65 (they feel like shit in hand vs a sub or seamaster) no one ever picked an oris over a sub....... unless the sub was a stretch.

I hear you, a lot of people have the same shit, speedy, sub whatever, I think you just need to lurk more or your feeds are all rolex fanboys, stop watching the me youtubers rave on about speedy and rolex.

>>15057888
>Bulova Computron
I don't know where you're located, but they're on Amazon in gold for $233

>>15057904
yea i saw that, i first looked on their website. $400 is how much they cost without the ongoing sale they have. but yea its $200 on amazon. im tempted to buy this but i want to look at other options and research more about the computron

>>15057907
The one thing I don't like about them is you have to press the button on the side to check the time, otherwise the screen is blank

>>15057916
ive had a smart watch before just out of curiosity and i really disliked having to raise my arm like a retard to check the time. is there really no way to have it on at all times? im looking at lots of pictures online and their all seen with the led on, if thats the case thats actually really gay that they are not openly saying its always off

Russian shitter

>>15057920
They have shit battery life, maybe the old pebbles or the casio smartwatches in battery save mode do it

>>15057837
>DavidSW has one for $6,275
why is the one so inexpensive compared to the others

>>15057978
so everything is pointing to "no" for the computron? shame, ill keep looking

>>15056552
zodiac, I've heard awful stories about 'Christopher ward'

>>15057404
quite nice, congrats. 43mm?

>>15057983
Probably because it has the tiny hands that the first 39mm explorers had since they just used the same hands from the 36mm version.

Thoughts on GS Snowflakes?

>>15058040
I just wish GS would make one that's <=39mm but still actually made out of titanium and with a bracelet. Making it hand wind only and sticking the power reserve on the back like this one does would be nice too.

>>15057890
Bud I dont give a shit about YouTube or reddit personalities. The op just asked why those collections seem soulless and we all just told him because they're the overhyped watches that lots of people have. Nothing wrong with the the watches themselves and if you like then and have the dough then knock yourself out. Once again didnt bring up price so stop comparing rolex to oris I dont why you're doing that lol

>>15058040
Archie says they're a cool watch but for a few thousand more you could get a ROLEX

ROLEX ROLEX ROLEX

>>15058040
I'll take it.

>>15058031
I've been waitlisted for this watch since June
fuckin rolex man

>>15056800
>does rolex make basement-dweller?
lol'd

>>15057521
Based Popewatch poster.

>>15056530
>The Aquanaut wasn't designed by Genta but by Patek internally.
... based on the Nautilus.

>>15055333
Beautiful

>>15057419
>Don't like it.
I love the design.
It has incredible external finishing but doesn't look dainty at all thanks to the angles, bolts, studded dial.

>If I went for a standard 3-hand sports watch I'd always buy rolex.
I like and don't like Rolex for various reasons.
Most of all they're a dime a dozen, so no Rolex.

>Only way the AP makes sense is as a status symbol or purely out of personal taste.
Well there's a lot of merit in the watch itself too.
It's one of the few (even high-end) Swiss watches with external finishing that can match Grand Seiko, the guilloche dial is amazing, AP is one of the historic holy trinity AND the oldest watchmaker still in the hands of the original family, ...

Only things I don't like is how ubiquitous they are among richfags (albeit somewhat less so than Rolex), and how incredibly easily even the steel models scratch up.

>the ceramic perpetual RO is an absolute killer piece
Wish they made a time-only ceramic.

Timex Marlin or this beast?

>>15058040
I wish they could add lume without ruining the look of the dial. Maybe make the dial itself light up in pure white color somehow.

>>15057571
Is the new clasp a straight swap onto the older bracelet? I might get one for mine if so.

>>15057975
Based.

>>15058051
Wtf is souless? You ever saw a explorer polar in the wild, no? Mil.... rarely, seamaster yea a fare bit and you never see speedy in te wild, just all subs. That's how I know you get your apinion from YouTuber. The only think hyped is the word souless, all the watches where bought for reasons, 30th and such. Wore them around the world traveling, soul of a watch comes from the memerys you have associated with them.

I get the feeling you have a pile of Russian watches and a few Seikos and they are even more "souless" as you would say.

the life aquatic is my favorite movie and i have been thinking about buying a vostok but the "zissou" looks too much like a plastic toy watch

>>15058453

Yea, for the ceramic seamaster it's a straight swap. Speedy needs 2inks (ref118ST1589)

6 adjustments clasp
Clasp ref: 117STZ001154

You can get a 3 (smaller) and a 6 with dive extension as well but its larger and I don't think it uses the ceramic bearing, so I with with the 6 adjustments.

Order it from an ad that doesn't have a watchmaker on sit or more likely he will say no as Omega don't like you switching parts. And tell them your happy to fit it yourself, you should get it just fine. Was £190 in uk but I think it's cheaper in usa. Load of fakes so dont get it off ebay.

>>15058605
Cool thanks bro.

>>15058603
It's just a 420 body and a movie-inspired dial. Weed watch for a weed film. The rest is normal Amfibia, which doesn't look at all like a plastic toy watch in person. Do swap out the bracelet, the factory one is dogshit.

I considered depolishing the bezel on mine because it was kinda shiny, but decided against due to the way it reflects its environment nicely.

Opinions on ana-digi watches?

>>15058630
I'd love one that had solar charging, power reserve display, radio setting, and 24h UTC on a LCD. Sadly the ones available seem to be all Citizen Promasters with a tiny analog clockface embedded in a cloud of minuscule scribbles and a "60 minutes in 1s increments" embarrassment chronometer.

>>15058637
LCW-M170

https://www.casio-europe.com/euro/products/watches/radio-controlled/lcw-m170d-1aer/

Available in steel or titanium, with black or white dial (although only the steel one has negative display, for some reason). And it has sapphire.

>>15056088
>>15056156
>>15056159
>>15056165
There was that runs a store selling recreated props for collectors and cosplayers and shit that 3d printed a case and was offering a functional double alien watch, and an alien:isolation variant, for a time. Dunno if they're still available. You might find some real life pics. Search "Amanda Ripley" watch or something.

>>15054295
>>15057436
>>15054709
>>15054298
>>15054302
>>15054367
>>15054383
>>15054483
>>15057482
Reminder that Lange was strong-armed into making this thing at the behest of its master: Richemont. They wanted Lange to be profitable for once rather than the running-at-a-loss, resource drain that it is and what better way than in the only segment of the industry that's actually selling: luxury steel sports. "Dress" watches don't sell in this market. Lange only made that kind of watch. This thing was made to quiet upper management bitching. The fact that die hard Lange fags went out instantly and reserved the initial few was probably a surprise even to Lange.

Such are the trials and travails of a brand slaved to a conglomerate rather than glorious independence.

>>15058646
There's also this one, but it's only available with black/blue dial and a positive display, which doesn't look very good. Ana-digi is a rare case where negative display is actually better.

https://www.casio-europe.com/euro/products/watches/radio-controlled/lcw-m100tse-1aer/

>>15058672
So they made it look shitty on purpose?

>>15058646
Thanks, I still dislike Casio's ur-digital aesthetic, and I wonder if the radio setting works on this one such that it moves the analog indicators to the right place also.

Anyway... why does this weigh 122 grams for a 40mm diameter quartz watch? Is the antenna made out of solid gold?

>>15058672
How can they be selling at a loss? They're really expensive l. And this time, provide a source

>>15058688
>and I wonder if the radio setting works on this one such that it moves the analog indicators to the right place
Well, it has an analog second hand that is synced with the LCD, so everything else should be synced as well.

>why does this weigh 122 grams for a 40mm diameter quartz watch?
Yeah, that's pretty weird, especially considering that it's not very big: 46,4 x 39,6 x 9,2mm. My only guess would be the bracelet, but it doesn't look very thick either.

Maybe they made it heavy on purpose to get more sales on the titanium model? If this is the case, then why don't they offer it with the same black dial+LCD as on the steel one?

>>15058701
>considering that it's not very thick
fix

>>15058702
That’s what she said...

>>15056800
> being the wife's son

thoughts on the baltic bicompax 001?

>>15058596
>you never see speedy in te wild
What?

>>15058646
>>15058637
>radio setting
Don't get the spyware chip please. It's not that hard to set the watch every month, you can just have a radio alarm clock at home and set it to that.

>>15058822
>spyware chip
Fuck off!

What do when you make it?

>get a GS and be an under-the-radar watch guy

or

>get a proper "fuck you" watch (20k+)

>>15058337
The Boctok easily

>>15058816
You don't, I only ever saw one in Seoul and I'm based in NY and London. You see datejusts and subs. I'm always looking as well.

>>15058916
Buy whatever i like but stay away from expensive watches because i don't want to feel like a simp for the kikish watch companies.
>fuck you watches
No such thing outside of hollywood business dinner scenes and delusional youtubers that tries to scam his subscribers with BS pity stories.

>>15058962
>stay away from expensive watches because i don't want to feel like a simp for the kikish watch companies
Well, there are a number of watches that hold value really well.
Also, I don't mind sponsoring a legitimate European cultural asset (especially when it comes to brands with original ownership).

>No such thing as fuck you watches outside of hollywood business dinner scenes
I've had a number of business encounters with people who either looked down on me or even outright snubbed me who happened to be wearing """expensive""" watches (rolex, Navitimer, that kind of thing).
I know for a fact that they would've treated me differently if I had worn a ringer.
In certain areas, a watch is absolutely a secret handshake.

>>15058822
I'm the one who started this discussion about radio control and timekeeping a few threads ago, and even I don't see it as "spyware". The watch can't send any data, it can only receive it. And this feature usually can be disabled.
I still don't need it in my watch, I don't want to pay for it, but it's not going to affect my privacy.

>>15058968
>had a number of business encounters
Well, then they obviously are bad to do business with, and that's coming from a non larper.

Post proof and timestamp that you are in a position where you have business encounters, i don't believe you a single word because this larp shit pops up almost every thread near the end.
>European cultural asset
>hold value
Lmao, the regular memes. Watches are not stocks, the ROI is low, and waiting and risk are high. Only retards believe this marketing nonsense.

>>15058973
It's been proven that you can be located from the radio signal, and you have no idea where all that data is stored, so stop misleading people into buying it when there are perfectly good versions without it.

>>15058979
>Well, then they obviously are bad to do business with
Absolutely, but unavoidable nonetheless.

>Post proof and timestamp that you are in a position where you have business encounters, i don't believe you a single word because this larp shit pops up almost every thread near the end.
I don't have very many, and also I'm in the process of making it right now so I won't have much use for business encounters anymore.

>Watches are not stocks, the ROI is low, and waiting and risk are high.
Well a lot of them do hold value pretty well (steel Pateks for instance), so no need to feel kiked.

>>15058916
The ultimate "fuck you" watch.
The casio my dad found in the electronics trash bin of his company. Will even look more trashy when i got my gold bracelet. As of now i had to borrow my aq 230's bracelet.
Would wear this to show that i absolutely don't respect any values of the business guy i'm talking to.

>>15058990
What if he's the key to a significant contract?

>>15058992
What if i stalk him, find out where he lives, club him to death with a hammer when he leaves for his car and take over his whole business?
Like i said "i don't respect any values or rules the guy respects". This means also those of society.

>>15058980
Detecting even an approximate location of a receiver is already extremely difficult, and with such a low-power one it's practically impossible. Especially when there are lots of other similar receivers in thousands of other watches around you.
The only real concern would be the watch storing the data about the source and strength of the signal internally, but even then you'd have to assume at least 2 things:
1. It actually does this.
2. The off switch for the radio sync feature is fake.
And in order to retrieve such data someone would have to take your watch first. If they have access to your watch, they have probably already caught you.

>>15058995
umm you just said you will commit murder. im reporting you

>>15058995
>times when you were literally being the Joker

>>15058980
>when there are perfectly good versions without it
Show me a nice-looking ana-digi watch with sapphire that doesn't have radio sync.

>>15058990
>>15058995
>wears a lowlife's watch
>dreams of doing lowlife shit

See, a watch is basically a window into someone's soul.

>>15059010
>2. The off switch for the radio sync feature is fake.
You mean like all "off" switches for all such features for cell phones for example have been fake for decades?

>>15059022
>Killing the cancer that corrupts the whole world for your own gain is lowlife

Yeah, for you, systemic slave.

>>15059028
Oh yeah, I'm sure that Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, GPS and the Airplane Mode switches in my phone are totally fake.

Post some photos of your tinfoil hat, I'm curious if it's /fa/ enough.

>>15059042
k, Berniebro

>>15059043
Imagine shilling the zog 5g botnet FOR FREE.

>>15059049
What the fuck does this have to do with 5G? We were talking about radio sync in watches, don't you remember?

>>15059047
He's just a fucking commie jew that tries to trick the poorer coppmies into giving him power. General ideas about medical insurances and student debt are good but bernie would try to implement changes in the most retarded ways.

>>15059061
Whatever you say commie.

>>15059028
Uh, dude. Try setting an alarm on your Nokia 6210 (or some such, oldschool featurephone) and having it turned off when the alarm is supposed to go.

Cellphones since like twenty years ago have been always "on" in some way. The application processor may be sleeping, all peripherals may be powered down, but Fritz is around either in the main SoC or in the baseband chipset. Mostly Fritz makes sure that your battery doesn't explode on its own (see the charging screen on Android phones, even when turned off?), but if there's spook features on your phone then that's where you'll find them.

Anything that doesn't have a physical switch in the circuit are going to stay on when plugged in, even when the lights are off. Anything with a "soft" power button can go into pretend sleep.

But your fucking quartz watch isn't going to rat you out to the CIA glowies. It's your smartband, smartphone, or the smartphone of the guy next to you on the bus that does it.

>>15059068
>But your fucking quartz watch isn't going to rat you out to the CIA glowies. It's your smartband, smartphone, or the smartphone of the guy next to you on the bus that does it.
Why wouldn't it? It has the capability to do so. In fact, the smartphone of the guy next to you, has the capability to receive all data that was stored on your G-Shock and send it wherever. Why wouldn't it be doing it, when recent history has shown that everything else does it?

If it has the technological ability to spy on you, it does, as simple as that.

>>15059068
I don't think it's worth wasting any more time arguing with him. He's a conspiracy theorist who doesn't understand common sense and the laws of physics. He probably believes in flat Earth too.

>>15059080
>conspiracy
Mass data collection and AI analysis/crossreferencing is a conspiracy now? Are you living in the early 80s?

>>15059075
>Why wouldn't it?
Allow me to go into more detail. It won't rat you out because it's not in any position to do so more than (say) your shoes or your belt are; all of them may contain RFID tags (transponders) which are readable using small "NFC" (style) readers. This is equally true of purely mechanical watches, or leather watch straps, or whatever can conceal a tiny device the size of a very small grain of rice.

The guy next to you has a smartphone which, whether he knows about it or not, activates (or doesn't, but if it did then that's where it might) piggyback-style whenever Gmail checks for new e-mails for him and probes all the RFIDs around him. If there are new ones, it stores this information with a fresh "location services" output, i.e. an estimated position of the phone, which is shuffled off alongside other IP traffic out. This is already enough to build detailed databases about where people (RFID tags and clouds thereof) go, even if they have no cell phone, even if the only non-handmade thing they have is $20 in banknotes.

>all data that was stored on your G-Shock
Also, watches aren't in any position to store much of anything. Storing e.g. your heartbeat data or stuff like that, that's smartband/-watch territory -- and those do exactly that.

>>15059081
Mass data collection is not applicable to the watches with fucking radio sync, you dumbass. It's physically impossible to track the location of a device that has an ultra-low-power receiver an no transmitters.
That's it, I'm done with this argument.

>>15059089
>This is equally true of purely mechanical watches, or leather watch straps, or whatever can conceal a tiny device the size of a very small grain of rice.
Show me the RFID in a mechanical watch.
>even if the only non-handmade thing they have is $20 in banknotes.
Pretty much all wallets are RFID-proof now.
>It's physically impossible to track the location of a device that has an ultra-low-power receiver an no transmitters.
Look up the earlier threads, articles about this being possible have been posted.

>>15059095
>Show me the RFID in a mechanical watch.
There's literally no reason not to have one in a mechanical watch, unless said watch comes from e.g. a factory where RFID isn't used for parts and/or inventory tracking. Plausible positions for tags would be inside the movement beneath all the tiny screws, between the movement and dial, literally within the dial's layers (or a sufficiently large applied feature), within a large knobbly hour hand, between bezel and its ceramic or plastic decoration ring, same for the chapter ring ("inner bezel", as on some flight watches), and (as mentioned) the bracelet or strap.

Seriously, if you're so paranoid about radio time, get a dedicated multiformat RFID reader. See for yourself.

And admittedly it's somewhat plausible to track radio receivers by the leakage of their frequency sources. Like radar detector detectors (etc.) do. But it's impractical (since the reception circuitry is only on like three times a day) and far less effective than RFID. Or, again, your cellphone.