/fa/ - Fashion

>>15174065
Well, there you have it. I actually use my things and don't regurgitate what I hear from the internet. You should probably just get a g-shock or protrek, though. The G-shock is considered more durable and it's easier to get a 200m water resist one, but the protrek is fun for hiking because it comes with an elevation sensor, which you don't actually need but it's neat.

What’s the most based non-diving bezel everyday watch?

>>15174105
Vostok amphibia

love this watch

>>15174116
>squashed dial at the 24
if only they had left the 24 out, it would be flawless

>>15174119
I thought this too before I got it in hand. Once it was on my wrist it didn't bother me a bit. I dont even notice

>>15174121
I've tried but I'm too weak, I can't unsee it

>>15174116
:)

Suggest a watch for me
$100-400
Diver or pilot I guess
Automatic, dont want to have manually wind myself
Day and date, calendar would be nice but wouldnt mind not having it
water resistant
want leather or bracelet strap, not nylon
im a wristlet
i like silver, green, blue
can last me a long time

>>15174176
orient kamasu or seiko samurai

>>15174176
If you don't mind wearing an homage, check steinhart website, the watch is 39mm and has a decent workhorse movement.

I want a more "fun" diver besides Submariner Clone #2381 or the SKX. Like the old Seiko Monsters with the teeth were perfect but they don't make those anymore. Any suggestions?

Rate my folex bros

>>15174260
look at microbrands, there are tons of them, some with really neat watches

>>15174267
Where do I start? I don't know anything about microbrands.

>>15174269
google "watch microbrands"

>>15174260

>>15174263
The lighting is so bad it looks like the case is painted olive drab, impossible to tell how good of a fake it is, especially since you took the picture on a mid-range Android phone from 2015.

>>15174284
bro clean your fucking watch

>>15174269
Get the motherfucking AQUASCAPHE

>>15174269
Look at San Martin on AliExpress. This one is based on a vintage seiko diver. Good quality for the money and some things that aren't just sub clones.

>>15174284
>>15174300
Those look pretty cool, thanks.

>>15174116
I like the 23 24 13 in neat little row

thoughts? I'm 99% close to getting it but I need approval from my /wt/ bros

>>15174308
2tone is for gaylords

>>15174308
I'm not a huge fan of two tone but if you like it go for it. The Kamasu is great. And black + gold is a great combo.

>>15174295
I used my s10+, lol

Hamilton is releasing a new pulsar watch. Thoughts?

So... /fa/ really couldn't spot the fake in this post >>15173574 at all? Looks like I should get one then if it can casually fool the internet's biggest watch experts.

>>15174326
Jokes on you I'm a retard.

Anyone know whats the exact model of this one? I want it in this colour

>>15174296
Excuse me sir, I USE my watches. I don't put them in a safe nor baby them.

>>15174322
Either you took it from far away or the light was low, that's what I want to say. But somehow the pictures I take with my phone aren't even close to what they show in the reviews, either.

>>15174346
I use my watches too but I still wipe them down when they get covered in cum or whatever the fuck is up with your watch

>>15174348
It's just oils that tend to show up on mineral crystal in lighting.

>>15174269
I would discourage from microbrands. If anything goes wrong, you're basically at their mercy. Their customer service can be hit or miss.

>>15174352
So you should always get a sapphire? I'm afraid that the plastic Speedy will develop the shitty greasy look.

>>15174348
This
>>15174352
But sapphire is even worse of a smudgefest. Acrylic is best from pure legibility standpoint.

>>15174363
See
>>15174364

>>15174363
>>15174364
It kind of depends on whether they put anti-reflective coating on the sapphire or not. For the most part you shouldn't need to worry much, just don't touch the crystal a lot if it really bothers you.

>>15174364
>>But sapphire is even worse of a smudgefest.
But you can wipe it 100% clean, plastics tend to absorb greasiness.

>>15174363
The plastic Speedy is more true to the original with more legibility and a warm light distortion inherent to acrylic crystal. You can also buff out scratches.
Sapphire is very clear, but unless they do an antireflective coating it's much harder to read in the light. It is practically scratchproof but will shatter, although anything that can shatter sapphire will do more damage to you and probably fuck the whole watch up anyway so this is kind of irrelevant.
Mineral is the worst because you cannot buff it out but it is less scratch resistant than sapphire.

>>15174347
Yeah the light is low. I only have a small lamp and I took this at night.

>>15174370
See
>>15174369
Also sapphire warps the perception of the dial. Acrylic is the best for having a pure unadulterated view between your eyeballs and the dial.

>>15174325
wish it had the date on there

>>15174325
If I was going to buy a cheesy retro Hamilton, I'd get the Ventura.

>>15174384
Are you a poorfag, a speedy fanatic, or both?

>>15174415
Isn't that the same thing lmfao. Speedy is literally poorfag "can I sit at the big boys table now" cope.

>>15174417
It's also one of the best designed chronographs of all time from a legibility and dial balance standpoint

Hey, this looks like a sweet watch...
>42mm
Why do chinks make their watches in such stupid sizes? Don't asians have tiny wrists?

>>15174506
If that's really what you're into you'd just be getting a Sinn or IWC or Fortis, not piggybacking on the "Is it a Rolex? Omega!" public perception. Speedy is a $2.5k watch, it doesn't get you Rolex respect, hell even the 10k Omegas don't, so why would you get the cheapest one.

>>15174512
That doesn't look like 42mm. Unless the model has gigawrists. That measurement probably includes the crown and the watch will be closer to 40mm I'd guess

>>15174517
What if I don't give a fuck about public perception?

>>15174298
This looks pretty for a Frenchie watch

>>15174298
>>15174529
Yema is better.

>>15174528
Then just wear a potato sack and live in a hole in the ground?

>>15174260
Get a boktok and mod it

>>15174333
Checked
Also a158wea-9

It's going for $2400 but I'm very tempted.... would /fa/ cop?

>>15174517
Does anyone know if there's a somewhat more luxury-looking version of this watch? Sinn just looks so basic and cheap.

>>15174551
I can't get into the Oris Aquis after I realized the hour hand looks like a dick. Stupid and autistic? Definitely, but it's there.

>>15174536
https://rationalwiki.org/wiki/Argument_from_incredulity

>>15174325
i don't like that the time is off center.

>>15174096
/mVNUytg

>>15174545
Yeah thank you I literally forgot I could do image search I'm retarded

you ever see a watch and think "no"

>>15174608
>retarded proprietary band
why
it's cartier so it's probably 20,000 dollars too, and you can't even put an aftermarket band on it when that one gets worn out

>>15174608
That thing is just irritating to look at.

>>15174608
i think it looks cool

>>15174616
>>15174608
It's so you can look at it and tell the time without having to move your arm. It's inherently sophisticated and superior, for intelligent people only

>>15174608
Most extremely expensive watches,outside of horologic value, they usually look like tasteless chinese shitters.

>>15174415
Rolex used acrylic for many years. The price difference between acrylic and sapphire isn't that huge. Even micro brands and Chinese specials offer sapphire for under 500$ these days. What's your point?

>>15174553
Swiss military Hanowa?
Not sure about their quality.

>>15174517
Because it didn't go to THE FUCKING MOON!! Sinn doesn't not cut it fuckers! It does not cut it!

>>15174669
why wouldn't I buy a G-Shock then since they have gone to space?

>>15174553
Breguet

>>15174673
Why not? You can get that too.

>>15174669
But Sinn went to the moon too.

https://www.sinn.de/bilder/uhr/960x1280/140-A_V.jpg

>>15174608
at least it's better than those watches that look like Dali clocks

>>15174725
It has been to space but not the moon.
Bulova, Rolex and Omega are the moonbrands.

Seiko, Sinn, Strela, Fortis, (Sturmanskie/Rudina/Poljot, Pobeda, G-shock, Heuer and Breitling are all the space brands.

>>15174790
does going to the moon matter that much?
fuck the moon, nothing up there but rocks and cheese

>>15174790
Rolex is marginal, was never *on* the moon

>>15174790
LMFAO when was Rolex on the moon what are you smoking?

how do you guys feel about skeleton watches?

why do they get so much hate

>>15174837
I don't like them because they make it hard to tell the time at a glance which is the primary function of having a watch. They are also more expensive which is hilarious because people are paying more for literally less watch, as they have no dial.
If other people wear them, I don't care because I can understand the appeal, but it's not for me and not for most people. You have to be a real engineer nerd.

>>15174837
They look like shit 99% of the time. Pic related is one of the few exceptions.

>>15174852
thats more like an open heart though

>>15174844
>more expensive
well it depends...that seagull is only $150

>>15174857
No it isn't. What you're seeing is the entire movement.

>>15174858
May be so but it has the aesthetic of an open heart and not a skeleton as I see it and as does the anon who you replied to.

>>15174858
really?
thats very neat i have to admit

how about this one? (i know its a chanel....)

Why is this Speedy variant so expensive? I'm looking at it as an alternative to >>15174517 since I really like the 2 subdial layout and Speedy just looks like a real watch compared to Sinn, but 3 times the price?

Also it's 44.25mm what the fuck?

I love this skeleton Daytona, i don't care how gaudy it looks I would kill a man for this

My limit is 700$

Post recommendations. Anything really.
Also, am I a poorfag among /wt/???

>>15174888
https://youtu.be/FoNiUIF_jKA
Three years later and it's still relevant

>>15174888
how are sinns not a real watch?
sinn makes some of the most overengineered watches of all time

>>15174919
I mean just look at >>15174517 - every element looks like some simplified Chinese copy, the numerals, the subdials, the hands, the bezel, it's all empty and one color and looks painted on, like when you buy a cheap Chinese compass or caliper and it just looks and feels like a mass produced toy.

>>15174929
Compare with >>15174888 where everything is 3D, detailed, you can see they actually designed every single detail it instead of just painting some numbers on an empty black plastic surface.

>>15174929
It's like that for maximum stark contrast and legibility.

i wish casio edifice watches didnt have that ugly logo

>>15174933
Yeah I get it you have autism, Damasko is even more basic, might want to look into that "brand" next, it literally looks like everything is just painted with fucking white out.

>>15174930
It's german design, all function and no frills.

Look at this for example, even the "fancy" Sinn is basic as shit compared to FORTIS of all brands.

>>15174977
It's a design philosophy you retard, see >>15174946

>>15174977
I definitely prefer the Sinn here

#pureclass

>>15174929
> it's all empty and one color and looks painted on, like when you buy a cheap Chinese compass or caliper and it just looks and feels like a mass produced toy.

i want to disagree with you but yes painted on stuff does look cheap

>>15175058
It's not a toy though, it's a pilot's tool. It's all about legibility. No bullshit white and black contrast. They did however have a thick application of lume for the numerals, creating a subtle 3D effect, then outlined in regular white. The subdials are also slightly recessed if you look at the edges. The date window is well cut and the hands are nicely finished. This is not far off from the older Speedmasters, also tool watches, before they made them all flashy.

>>15174260
There's tons of microbrand watches that are nice. Look into Nodus Watches (especially the Retrospect), Zelos, Direnzo, NTH, Astor and Banks etc. There's a shit ton of them.
I've been waffling back and forth about getting another blue watch because I don't have a blue diver and I'm pretty much flipping a coin between the NTH Nazario Azzurro and the Astor and Banks Sea Ranger B. California dials are a bit polarizing fo some but I love the way NTH has done theirs. Pic related is the NTH.

The Astor and Banks has a better movement but the finishing on NTH subs are just phenomenal. I've already got a black NTH (Scorpene Nomad) which is a diver but with an almost Flieger dial design. It's definitely not for everyone but I love the damn thing and it's hard for me to decide whether to get pic related or try for the Astor and Banks out of Chicago and give a new brand a shot.

>>15174929
Do you want to know how I know you've never seen either a Sinn or a Damasko in real life? Yes, they both use simple and concise designs so that their watches are legible and timeless as opposed to making things a cluttered mess that's difficult to read. If you think that design with functionality in mind makes them cheap I don't really know what to tell you.

Got this with some of my tax return money, along with some cheap Casios. Been using the chronometer function a lot for fun, the watch doesn't really fit my stuck inside aesthetic, but hey, new watch.

>>15174356
Maybe I've just been very lucky but I've had a lot better luck with microbrand customer service than with major brands. I had a movement issue on my Jacque LeMans Liverpool (Jacque LeMans is a citizen group brand) and they wanted me to pay $75 to ship a $300 watch to Austria for them to look at it before they would honor my warranty claim. I've had a similar sort of problem with an Orient where the bezel gasket on my Mako 2 broke and basically froze itself in place to the point where it pretty much will only turn if you put your whole arm's worth of pressure into it. The watch is still under warranty and I contacted Orient about it and they wouldn't ship either me or the online AD where I bought the watch a gasket and basically wanted me to go through the process of replacing the entire watch over a $.40 bezel gasket that they for some reason won't sell to anyone.

Meanwhile I've gotten a ton of microbrands and the closest I've ever had to an issue was the case-back on one of them was sharp and all I had to do was send a picture to the owner of the brand and he 2-day priority mailed me a new blank case-back no questions asked.

>>15175052
i have that watch too its nice

i changed it to a leather strap which made it look even better. looks great on a nato too

>>15175133
Most watch brands give you shitty customer service. They basically consider you a retard who probably fucked up the watch on your own and they go to great lengths to not honor a warranty. Did you know that if you have a dive watch, you take it swimming, and it breaks due to water damage, they typically will not fix it? Like what's the fucking point then? They pretty much don't want to see you unless you are buying the watch or willing to pay for a service and not ask questions.
With microbrands it depends. I hear the Smiths guy is a legendary asshole, for instance.
I really love watches but I've started to hate anyone involved in the industry.

>>15174852
based piaget altiplano

>>15175148
>Did you know that if you have a dive watch, you take it swimming, and it breaks due to water damage, they typically will not fix it?

loool wut?
but if the watch breaks due to them not waterproofing it well enough its their fault no?

>>15175158
>but if the watch breaks due to them not waterproofing it well enough its their fault no?
They will say you probably did not screw the crown on or that it's most likely as a result of normal seal failure or some other horseshit to try and get out of it. If your watch dies due to water damage you are basically just shit out of luck. Watch companies do not respect you.

>>15174865
wow thats a pretty watch, wouldnt expect such a thing from a fashion brand

>>15175162
whoever is in charge of chanel's watch division seems to actually care

>>15175162
> chanel
> fashion brand
spotted the anon that doesn't know anything about watches

>>15174895
what kind of watch do you want? be more specific, nobody can give you a good recommendation with those parameters

>>15175169
i thought they just made bags and clothes

>>15175182
and perfume

>>15175182
>i thought
as you've learned, thinking is the first step to being wrong.

>>15175193
wow bro I should be cool and not think like you and buy a rolex

>>15175169
chanel IS a fashion focused brand though, they are still selling super basic quartz watches at $4000. And the majority of their revenue is from handbags and perfume. I guess at some pricepoint for their watch they go "ok here is a REAL watch so we dont feel too bad about it".

That skeleton watch is $30,000

>>15175206
Chanel watches are made by Audemar Piguet using custom made movements you dumb fuck

>>15175215
does that excuse them making $4000 plain dial quartz watches?

>made by Audemar Piguet
>ahh yes its made by the (((swiss))) so its totally worth it yess good

for $30,000 you can buy 2 rolex subs outright, its ridiculous

>>15175223
I don’t give a fuck, saying it’s a “super basic quartz watch” is dead fucking wrong though. Not my problem you’re a poor faggot.

>all my accessories are gold
>gold watches are expensive as all hell

How is gold plating? Any pictures of aged gold plated watches?

>>15175226
>this isnt a basic quartz watch
funny to see someone defend a fashion house which only started selling watches in..............1987.

do they even have their own movements? lmao

>>15175231
the gold coating will always wear and it'll look like shit

>>15175279
Yeah, but the dilemma is I can buy 20-40 plated watches or 1 solid watch.

>>15175121
I really like it, what's the make and model? I'm tied between this and a hked seagul

>>15175286
it's an undone killy or w/e from undone watches
go look them up, that looks like one of their base models but they have tons of customization options

>>15175231
3 seconds on google you stupid lazy cunt. I hope someone mugs you for your gold.

Fulfilled myself a little dream recently, love the bicolorization. Just wish I could've done this with an original DW-5000, but those supposedly aren't compatible with DW-5600 spareparts.
>DW-5600E-1V base
>bezel from DW-5600LU-8ER
>original Casio NATO End Pieces
>good chink Screen Cage and NATO Strap

r8/h8

>>15175299
not my cup of tea but I like it.

>>15175297
Jokes on you, I’m poor

>>15175299
those little watch compasses are super cheesy unless you are an actual operator who graduated top of his class in the navy seals.

>>15175307
it would be even better then, you get mugged for something that's not even worth being mugged.

>tfw you want to browse flea markets to start a cheap shitter collection
>tfw there's no flea markets and such allowed for months to come
>tfw you don't have any reason to wear a watch at all
>tfw wearing a watch currently could even be detrimental to your health
h…h…hold me, watchbros!

>>15175360
>>tfw wearing a watch currently could even be detrimental to your health
W..wha...how?

>>15175360
>putting hot sauce in your pho

>>15175361
Watches get covered in viruses since it's close to your hand

>>15175299
I always wonder why people use those ugly NATO end pieces instead of the G-7900 bands.

>>15175382
You're a legit retard.

>>15175361
Essentially, this >>15175382
However, note the
>could
since about everything about this fucking virus is currently unknown, so it might not matter at all, unless someone sneezes directly on your watch and you then proceed to lick it, but on the other hand, it could indeed collect some virii, (especially on the band, which probably isn't as bad as a substrate as the glass and steel of the watch proper) and you generally don't wash your watch with your hands (and with some watches, you definitely shouldn't), but you can easily put it close to your face.
Probably not insta-death, but as long as we know fuckall about Corona-chan, I'd mostly forgo wearing one outside.

>>15174977

The Sinn looks 10x better.

>>15174108
based & redpilled

>>15175299
Why is your strap upside down?

>>15174632
It all goes full circle

>>15175423
would you say the same thing if the watch was exactly the same but had a chinese logo on it?

>>15174977
Goddamn, I forgot how sexy the 356 is from the front, however pic rel always gives me a cold shower. Like a can of chinese magic balm.

Post less common / obscure grails

>>15175445
One of the few Rolexes I'd like to have.

I have a nice Bulova (not to boast, i know it's shit in the grand scheme of things).

But no one around me appreciates watches or ever complimented me on it.
Most people i know are liberals and think nices watches are tacky.
I still like it, but i don't wear it often because of that.

>>15175497
Imagine owning something because you're fishing for compliments, instead of owning something because you like it.

Oh, right, this is /fa/.

>>15175431
>would you say the same thing if the watch was exactly the same but had a chinese logo on it?
Of course he wouldn't.
>>15175440
LMOA German design.

>>15175497
Also, i'm glad i didn't waste money on a Rolex to have the same kind of reactions in the end.

Now, i mostly wear this. I think i'll buy more colorways of it. Or maybe swatches or some understated field watch.

>>15175089
>This is not far off from the older Speedmasters
Why do you lie?

>>15175162
>>15175164
The point is that watches basically look like perfume bottles on your wrist, they have the same basic shapes and shit, it's a silly but very effective design philosophy, I don't know shit about the movements though.

>>15175382
>viruses
*virii

>>15175499
>Imagine owning something because you're fishing for compliments

That's because you're too ugly to get ever complimented, or people don't like you...

Most of the time i get compliments on what i wear, but with nice watches, not only i don't get compliments, but i get negative looks.
For some people, a nice watch means being greedy, selfish, a republican and so on (even if their iphone costs twice as much as that watch).

>>15174096
Are Casio and Timex shit tier?

>>15175527
they are cheap tier but not shit

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O3RIDathG1o

>>15175532
>>15175527
Timex are. They might look nice, but the quality is abhorent and they inevitably fail.

>>15175507
>same black and white contrast
>but subdial has a bevel
Wow! So different!

>>15175532
>>15175539
Got it. Would you guys recommend going for a Casio or go big for my first watch(ik)? I just like the look all of sudden, hopefully it’s not a phase. Something like pic related

>>15175514
For your average invalid, a phone is something you're required to own, and they spend a few thousand dollars on it over the next 2 years on their contract. A watch is something that's purely jewellery, because normalfags don't understand the value of checking the time on your wrist, and if they do, they know that a 10 dollar casio is miles better than whatever piece of shit you've strapped to your wrist with that flimsy excuse.

>>15175552
>a phone is something you're required to own
????

>>15175548
Seems practical, inoffensive and nice enough design, except for the dial, which looks like it was taken from a Sinn or Damasko and looks a bit out of context.
Depends on if you plan to wear it to work and what you do.
Cannot go wrong with Casio either way, price-wise and bang for buck. Look around, Im sure something will catch your eye, let it set in a bit, then if you still like it, go for it.

>>15175562
Thanks anon. I’m not going for that exact watch, just something similar(colors).

>>15175568
I’m planning to wear it casually btw.

>>15175445

>>15175552
>they know that a 10 dollar casio is miles better than whatever piece of shit you've strapped to your wrist with that flimsy excuse.

I now realize that, i wish i did before buy "expensive" watches.
That's why i wear cheap Casio now.

Also, having a nice watch makes you a sissy, because you can't fight when you have this nice piece of jewelry on your wrist.

>>15175552
>they know that a 10 dollar casio is miles better than whatever piece of shit you've strapped to your wrist with that flimsy excuse.

I now realize that, i wish i did before i bought "expensive" watches.
That's why i wear cheap Casios now.

Also, having a nice watch makes you a sissy, because you can't fight when you have this nice piece of jewelry on your wrist.

>>15175591
>man takes off his jacket, be aware
>man takes off his wristwatch, get ready

>>15174116
i like it, makes me think of a vostok mixed with a laco

>>15174308
kamasu is a solid buy for a diver, I don't like gold though. it's tacky

>>15174551
sure if you like not knowing how much air you have left in the tank past 15 minutes.

>>15175591
>his masculinity depends on the type of watch he is wearing

Living like that must be terrible
Just relax man

https://youtu.be/fv9jsYFaWHA?t=151

All these dials are better than any Sinn dial, even the $500 Hamilton. Discuss.

>>15175527
casio is one of the best brands around, and remember that gshock is also casio

timex gets shilled on YT all the time but they are kinda overpriced for what they offer. I dont think theres anything super wrong with them otherwise. The common complains are the loud ticking and spotty QC

>>15175548
>>15175568
you can check out citizen too, if you want an quartz upgrade in the $100-$300 range

>>15175548
not liking the dial, the thick black bars stands out too much

>>15175539
>they inevitably fail
But that's the point...

Not to brag, but over the past few days my NH35 shitter has run at literally +0.1s/d. Slightly fast at night and then half as much slow during the day, so far not crossing the one second line in either direction. I have a quartz shitter that gains a second every two days.

So what's up with that? Lubricants got stuck in a warehouse and needed warming up for two months' wrist time? Magic?

>>15175658
Sometimes you just get lucky. Give it a month or two, it'll be back to 15spd dogshit.

do you guys regulate your own watches?

im new to this and kinda nervous about opening it up

its....not a big deal right?

>>15175651
They fail sooner, rather than later.

>>15175616
>>his masculinity depends on the type of watch he is wearing

You don't get it.

If you get out of your house (i know it's hard to imagine for a NEET), sometimes you get into situations, not directly fights, but situations where you might need to fight.
It happened to me once and i directly thought "i don't want to scratch that watch". Having a nice watch puts you in the same position than a woman who doesn't want to fuck up her nails.

why is it so perfect bruhs

>>15175680
I'm also interested in that. Mostly worried about the waterproofness after closing it. How do I know how much torque the back needs?

>>15175707
>If you get out of your house (i know it's hard to imagine for a NEET), sometimes you get into situations, not directly fights, but situations where you might need to fight.
>t. operator larper running around in military gear all the time
I'm not a NEET, but besides some primary school scuffles this is not a thing that regularly happens in civilized countries.
But yes, it CAN happen, but if
>"i don't want to scratch that watch"
is the thought that comes to your mind at first, that it's either a fight that you can easily avoid by simply stopping to be an agressive dick or you're such a pussy that your watch should be the least of your concerns.

https://youtu.be/_ZEHHi36FnY?t=506

Uhh why does the Speedy have such shit print and dust on the dial?

>>15175717
>subdials overlapping
>perfect
Uh, nope.

>>15175750
>thumbnail has a sóy-face put over the vid content
I ain't gonna click that shit.

>>15175751
>6ft thick
>perfect
yikes

>>15175755
Thats a woman, actually. She also brings nothing new to the table most of the time. But I like her accent, reminds me of that Bjork episode of Space Ghost.

STEP ASIDE CHILDREN

>>15174801
It doesn't, I just wanted to clear things up since I'm an autist. Wasn't the guy that you were replying to btw.
>>15174805
>>15174808
Just misread the article I guess it's not clear if it was on the moon. Yet the article says
"The question of who actually wore their GMT Masters in flight is a bit less easy to pin down; there is clear evidence, however, for several GMT Masters having been flown, and one actually making it to the lunar surface"
https://www.hodinkee.com/articles/every-watch-clock-and-timer-that-went-to-the-moon

That's modern journalism for you.

>>15175778
I fucking love the metal g-shocks.
But I'm too cheap to get one. Might buy a china mod though

>>15175401
>virii
It's not a correct plural in english and it's not even a correct plural in latin because virus does not have a plural form in latin.

>>15175804
Kys you're self

>>15175778
enjoy your alimonies

>people paying out the ass for busted up old watches
>scratched to shit is advertised as pre-loved
>faded and discolored dials are charisma and soul

Is this a sign of mental illness?

>>15175830
It's an appeal to tradition that warps the perception of watchfags due to swiss marketing, even archeologists who love old shit prefer the condition to be as close to mint as possible. I still kind of like pale yellow lume, though.

>tfw everyone I know has a Sub or a Speedy
>want to join the club but I don't want something everyone else has
What do?

>>15175903
Get a Seiko diver

>>15175903
Get a gmt master 2

>>15175848
What's the height of this watch? Any wrist shots from the side?

Yema is selling their navygraf with their in house movement for $637 right now. Should I grab one?

>>15175932
Eh, I don't like the hands color on this. I love superman/rallygraf/whatever the space watch is called though.

Also, this has really neat looking hour markers.

>>15175937
>>15175932
https://www.fratellowatches.com/tbt-french-yema-navygraf-ii/

They also need to reissue this one if they haven't already, just look at it!

Reminder /fa has the worst taste of all watch forums. Yes including Reddit.

>>15175830
>>15175848

because its romantic.

Every mark and scar on a vintage watch has a story behind it. Did the owner get into a fight? was this deep nick from when he served in the military? Or maybe its something mundane, perhaps he got drunk after a night of partying and hit it on a lamp post. It all adds to the mystique of the watch. Each dent and scratch is an imprint of the past, beautiful and flawed, a tiny moment in time, captured in the metal.

>>15175937
Yeah it's pretty heavily discounted, probably because people don't like the handset and dial as much as the Superman heritage which is selling for $950 right now with a Sellita sw200. Same case.
>>15175945
That would probably do well right now, love the lugs.

>>15175848
>faked aged lume

dishonest and soulless

>>15175830
There is this Japanese guy that curates and sells vintage watches with the perfect dial discoloration and lume discoloration. Looking through his shop i get it. I doubt I would ever shell out for one but I get why people would.

>>15175952
I wear my Rolex on the arm that wipes my ass just for this aesthetic.

>>15175966
Think about how much coke has been snorted, how many hookers have been fucked by men wearing Rolexs, you too can become part of that proud heritage.

>>15175966
thats still interesting to me, so either you are a left hander (10% of the population) or you wear your watch on the right hand.

>>15175972
I am a righty I just wipe with my left hand because I'm not trying to get poop particles on everything. Except the one place it belongs: My sub.

>>15175950
>a million and one watches catering to everyone
>you have bad taste if you dont like what i like

https://omegaforums.net/threads/style-icon-gianni-agnelli-and-his-ploprof.57754/

Discuss.

I'm very lonely, /wt/. My only online friend stopped talking to me almost a year ago and I don't have anyone else in my life. I'm getting really old too, not that many opportunities for someone my age to meet new people anymore.

Which watch should I buy?

>>15175980
PATEK PHILIPPE

>>15175778
>500 bucks for something that performs worse than a 200 dollar blend of chink titanium and whatever square you like most
Oof.

I am curious about how scratch resistant the metal squares are, though. I thought they were DLC coated, but according to the spec sheet they're only IP coated? How strong is the coating? Chink titanium scratches with a screwdriver.

>>15175973
its ok i dont like subs either

never tried wiping with my left, but I tried jerking off with my left once because I read it'll feel like someone else doing it for you. I didnt really care about the last bit but I got curious if it even works. Well thats a pile of lies because I couldnt even get off using my left hand.

Hey there all! Hereby I present you my trusty DJ36 that i've been wearing for almost a year now after getting it for my 18th birthday in May!

It's got an interesting story as to how I got hold of it. Last year around march/april it turned out to be a royal pain to het exactly what I wanted: black or blue dial, domed bezel, with a crownclasp jubilee bracelet. Why? Because around then, the only chain of authorized rolex retailers here had none left since they were awaiting the new DJ that was to be announced at Baselworld.

I didn't want a 2019, because with the 2019 DJ the jubilee bracelet returned to an oysterclasp. I was ready to give up after having been to all 5 stores in my area, until I called another one a bit further away from me and they told me they could possibly help me out!

What ended up happening is that they had a 2018 DJ36 with a domed bezel and jubilee bracelet, but it had a white dial with roman numerals. However, they could swap it to whatever I wanted, which I ended up doing! As you can see, I chose black since I wasn't 100% sure of the blue since I hadn't seen it IRL. It took 2 months but it was VERY worth it.

Best part, The Rolex retailer didn't charge for the new dial!

So there's my happy story. This DJ36 got me into appreciating watches a lot and I'm thinking of investing in another watch myself soon, but I don't have an idea of what i'd like yet...

>>15175980
you dont have to buy a watch you can just chat with us its cool

>>15175988
Protip from a non-virgin: you can't when it's a chick doing it either, they're terrible at it.

>>15175986
As much as I like the chink Ti bracelets the metal squares are totally different than just putting a metal bezel on a 5600. The inner case is completely redesigned so they could add a bumper inside so the watch is still actually shock resistant. Plus the screwback, inner metal case etc etc. I'm sure it details most people won't care about but they are still very different watches.

>>15175401
My God you're a retard. Dude you're not going to get it from wearing a fucking watch. Just wash your fucking hands and maybe wipe the band down with some alcohol and then leather balm or something. If you're going to get it the exposure is going to have fucking nothing to do with you wearing a watch outside unless you literally work in a hospital treating Covid19 patients. The chance of you getting it from your watch at the grocery store are so fucking small you might as well just literally never leave your house if that risk concerns you.

>>15175980
If you're going to KYS then you may as well go for broke

>>15175994
If you care about a metal case you can get a GW-5000 though. Personally I prefer the weight saving that comes with resin.

For 500 bucks you get a very poor watch. No sapphire, the heaviest model, effectively on par with a 50 dollar chink upgrade except you don't have your choice of printed screen. I guess if you bought one before the Ti models became available it's not so bad, but at this point they just seem like a waste of time.

Should i get this one repaired? It got it for like 10 bucks but it stopped working shortly after.
I opened the back and googled the caliber and it seems to be somewhat common.

>>15176006
Casio is really mopping up on g-shock hype. I agree it's crazy that they don't use the same module and sapphire in the stainless models as they do in the ti ones. But how else would they justify charging $1500 for the ti model?

>>15175989
Beautiful watch

>>15176017
$1500 is just unreasonable for a Titanium Casio, but I'll be the first person getting one if I had thousands in discretionary income. The camo dot matrix one just looks so good.

>>15176011
What is it?

Is Bulova literally insane?

>>15176054
If it was digital camo I probably would've went for it, or at least the clone version. As is, I'll stick with the black.

Any recs for a good, cheap 6 slot watchbox? Everything I see on amazon is either real pricey or the reviews are all shitty. I just want something that isn't veneered cardboard but doesn't cost a fortune

>>15176089
just buy any of the 20 dollar ones
>b-b-but there's a review saying it's shitty
there's always a couple people who think everything is shitty or they got bad luck, worst case scenario you have to ask amazon to refund you $20

>>15176089
I just got the jindilong one. Very solid but only comes in 3, 5, or 12

>>15176079
>THATS A HYUUGE BITCH
Just keep in mind, the watch was most likely worn on top of a space suit. So it had to be adequately huge, like original b-uhren were.

>>15176105
Yeah I know, but you'd think they'd have a normal sized variant. Wouldn't it sell really well?

>>15176107
Bulova really isnt the one to try to cater to ALL the niches, I guess. Plus, if you have Panerai-sized wrist, why not go for it. Ive been eyeing their UHF quartzes, but their designs are always somehow off. Some dude modded his chorno (SS only comes with a cream dial, black case with black dial), put the black dial in the SS case and the shit was fantastic, would not hesitate to buy, but alas, Bulova has a blubbering retard as a head of their marketing dept. it seems.

>>15176120
pic rel, the dials come swapped, originally

>>15176061
Its Rhodos, a german brand from the 60s/70s. They were more on the consumer side and made with common domestic calibers i think so it should be possible to get replacement parts.

>>15176011
I would get her done. The design is timeless and looks to be in great condition.

Anyone ever hear anything about Mathey Tissot? They seem to make some good watch on par with Orient or seiko. It says it’s Swiss made but I looked that up and it just means at least 60% of the parts are Swiss. Tell me what you’ve heard, pic related

>>15176151
They are great if you want to buy Chinese knockoffs of other brands watches except with swiss made on the dial.

>>15175431
Yes.
It looks better because it's less cluttered looking.

>>15175445

>>15175717
I only really like this El Primero.

>>15175778
No.

>>15175778
My fake chink one should be here soon. But I got the purple oil slick looking case, because I’m a tasteless wacko and I need a watch that communicates that.

>>15175988
>but I tried jerking off with my left once because I read it'll feel like someone else doing it for you. I didnt really care about the last bit but I got curious if it even works. Well thats a pile of lies because I couldnt even get off using my left hand.
Maybe it just takes time?
I had to switch to my left hand in my teens when I broke my right colarbone, and I just stuck with it. But now my right hand feels wrong. Oh, and >>15175991 is spot on. Handjobs are really hard to do well and successful. I'd much rather have a blowjob.

>>15175996
>you might as well just literally never leave your house if that risk concerns you.
heh, guess what I'm doing?

>>15175988
I'm a righty and I jerk lefty because I'm operating a phone or mouse with my right hand. My watches are imbued with a lot of sexual energy because of this.

>>15175707
Are you like 16 or a nog?

>>15175707
Fist fighting as an adult almost guarantees your lower class. Lmao grow up

>>15175989
Looks great man. DJ36 is a classic and can be worn your entire life

>>15175991
Yeah, girls are absolutely dogshit at handjobs. I honestly would rather do it myself

How many decades do I have to wait for Rolex to release a 38mm sub? I have no interest in paying out the ass for a vintage one.

>>15175980

Just a thought
If I set my G-Shock to a mode where the numbers aren't changing like alarm mode instead of timekeeping mode, will it save battery?

>>15176355
Tudor black bay 58

Rolex will never release a 38 sub.

>>15176414
Possibly, but I think it changes back to the default timekeeping mode after a while and I'm unsure how much power the LCD actually uses vs the timekeeping computer module.

>>15176430
>changes back to the default timekeeping mode after a while
it doesn't

>>15176433
Then you might save LCD power burn keeping it on another mode, but again the module itself may be the big burner and changing modes may offset whatever you save. Without numbers on power usage this is just a bunch of what-ifs.

>>15176414
The seconds changing use an absurdly low amount of power, but then so does the clock chip in the first place.

Honestly, the best thing you can do for the battery is avoid using the backlight. The 5/10/20 year estimates are assuming you're pressing the backlight button once a day, you'll likely double the expectancy if you use it once a week or month.

How legitimate are grey market watches? Why are they not suggested as much?

>>15176457
gray market websites like jomashop are 100% legit. they arent promoted because watch companies want you to buy their watches directly from them

Okay, this is gorgeous

Do want

>>15176457
Completely legit, the problem is they might not come with warranties, which is a real issue for mechanical watches because they break all the time.

>>15176355
Just how much of a wristlet are you? 38mm is really small. Just try on a 5 digit sub

>>15176472
The one on the right would be better without the depression in the power reserve.

>>15176464
>>15176473
Okay, so essentially

>Buy movements that are relatively common because if they break you ain't getting them to fix it.
>Brands really don't want you not to pay their huge fucking markup

>>15176481
I don't know why they make these ugly presage spring drives. The presage lineup has some really nice dials, do people really like enamel shit this much? Give me one of the cocktail time dials with a spring drive movement.

>>15176494
A properly executed enamel dial is amazing

>>15176355
They will never do it. Best bet is a yachtmaster. You don't want a diver that's too small because it makes the dial harder to read since the bezel takes up so much real estate.

>>15176492
eh, most watches on jomashop have a warranty from the manufacturer, and all of the watches have a warranty from the website itself, but im not sure how well that warranty would be honored. basically, the gray market tradeoff is a little less damage security for a lot cheaper. def worth it imo

>>15176492
Well really all you have to do is look up service prices. Also, if you're worried about service costs don't get anything with a complex feature like a chronograph.

>>15176356
>TO THE TOWN OF AQUA FRIA CAME A STRANGER ONE FINE DAYYYYY

>>15176512
>most watches on jomashop have a warranty from the manufacturer
what

>>15176546
youd be suprised, check their website

>>15175747
>I'm not a NEET, but besides some primary school scuffles this is not a thing that regularly happens in civilized countries.
Delusional
>you can easily avoid by simply stopping to be an agressive dick
It's clear you have no idea what you're talking about.

>>15174608
Every time I see an RM

People used to get into a fight with their mechanical watch on in the past, along with jumping out of airplanes with those watches on, then hitting the ground and firing submachine guns, and yet the watches survived.

Stronk

>>15176595
BUT THEY MIGHT GET SCRATCHED! THEY COULD REQUIRE SERVICE!

>>15174298
He's right. Everything is nice about it. You can even choose colours.

anyone here own any watches from them? I just want input before thinking about buying any watch from them. thanks.

>>15176211
That looks like shit.

>>15176595
No they didn't, they broke constantly. Is this one of those things where you point at a few surviving relics that spent the war in their service issue boxes and were lovingly cared for after?

>>15176632
What a difference a DSLR makes.

>>15176211
>ginger
Fuck off

This is the watch I wear on at least 7-8/10 days.
The Nixon Regulus.
It’s probably my favorite watch that I own.
It allegedly has at least a five year battery and regarding the durability and strength of the materials was allegedly designed in collaboration with The Navy Seals.
If I remember correctly it was around $120-150.
I also have a Casio Royale that I wear pretty regularly if I think that looks especially better with what I’m wearing, but the Nixon is what I reach for the most often.
It just feels the most me.

>>15176586
>Delusional
I don't get into fights all the time, neither do my friends nor my family. I also never hear about fights happening or stuff like this in the civilized world. Sure, some subhumans in the ghettos do shit like this all the time, but they normally don't touch real humans, because they know they'll get into trouble if they do.
>It's clear you have no idea what you're talking about.
As said, I'm no fighter, but I have been in a few live or death situations, and in such a situtation, you don't care about your watch. If you can care, it ain't that bad and you can simply act to avoid that situation.

>>15176595
I wear my BOCTOK skiing, hiking, climbing and downhill biking and it just keeps on working. Must be something wrong with it!

>>15176617
I had one as a kid. The bracelet fell off on its own. Kekekeke.

>>15176670
Unironically impeccable taste anon.

>>15176670
For a second I thought it was that one brand with all the wacky digital watches that went for several hundred just because

>>15176670
Been thinking about getting a steel one because it looks way cleaner than the metal G-Shocks and has a nicer looking bracelet, much as I love the regular G-squares.

>>15176502
Yeah, 38mm diver is not the same as a 38mm dress or thin bezel watch.
It’s going to be really small.

There’s a reason you don’t many. Even the vintage subs still clocked in at 40 or barely under at the bezel.

Thoughts or roasts on my arctic 007 build?

>>15174392
>>15174579
Your autism knows no bounds, 4chins.

>>15176849
dont show your finger prints to the internet
just in case

>>15176632
Thanks, you too.
>>15176645
Don't be jealous that I'm as far from a nigger as you can get.

>>15176211
Your watch is based, never mind these cretins giving you shit

>>15176894
Thanks. They don't bother me, that's just 4chan.

>>15176211
Fucking awesome, haters should kiss your shoes

>>15176906
Yeah, kiss my size 11s haters.

>>15176855
Too late, I've already framed him for a murder.

>>15176912
Pls don’t...I just like the hands and white dials

>>15176938
You want to be a serial killer or something?

>>15176849
Steel bezel was a poor choice

>>15176973
What do you think would have looked better?

>>15176988
Black bezel

>>15176849
It's OK but I've never liked milanese bracelets. I think they look gay and Italian.

>>15177024
What about shark mesh?

>>15177031
Heterosexual and only slightly Italian
I agree with the other guy that a black bezel might have been a better choice, you would get some super sexy high contrast.

>>15176973
>>15176993
>>15176849
I like the look of the dark steel personally

>>15176889
Gingers are the negroes of white people

>>15176849
It's very steel. What's the point of the 12-hour bezel here? Do you set it to indicate UTC or something?

>>15177024
Fair enough

>>15177049
TY anon

>>15177064
I might not use it for what it’s intended for, but I use it when traveling to reference what time it is back home. For instance, I live in based Michigan, and when I was in Cali I set the 3 of the bezel at 12 on the dial, so whenever I checked the time the number on the bezel was the hour back home.

I know it’s very steel, I wanted a whole white/steel/snow and ice vibe

I am legitimately kind of a watch guy but I realized the other day that it may actually be the most conventionally masculine interest I actually have.
It’s a complex feel for sure.

>>15177091
are the yellow hands supposed to be your piss in the snow?

>>15177102
Watches aren't masculine. I know you might've been lead to believe that thanks to marketing, but it's up there with diamonds being the only thing that's acceptable for a wedding ring. Just gibberish designed to try and milk money out of idiots.

>>15177111
except that's wrong you idiot

New thread hwen?

>>15177102
I guess it's better than buying a million knives

>>15177103
Lol yes. I love my piss.

>>15176120
>Bulova has a blubbering retard as a head of their marketing dept. it seems.
For real, they have a legit moonwatch and they had the brilliant idea of making it king size and fucking up with the band width of their models.That same watch in 38-39mm (similar to the original) and the entire stock is sold in five minutes.But no, they make a nice watch for hulk tier wrists because the godamn watch is 55mm lug to lug.

>>15175953
>®
"no"

>>15176718
I don’t really like the way the steel ones look that much.
On the bracelet it looks a little too plastic and I actually like that the Casio Royale actually looks just a bit plastic from some angles in a way.
Do you have a Royale already?
I just find that it serves so much from like surfer dude to office job and just way much more than you people might think.
I’m a watch guy not a watchfag.

>>15177127
When this one is archived.
How do you not know this?

>>15176011
brown leather goes better with gold imo

>>15176356
>deal with it

>>15177266
>>15177266
>>15177266
>>15177266

>>15176849
Don't like the dial, everything else is nice

>>15176595
Yeah I've never had any problems with any of my mechanical watches in any sort of issues. I wear my divers and field warches to work out at the gym, work on my cars with them, do most of my labor job with them and don't really run into reliability problems. If you're doing something super high impact like being a boxer or working with a sledgehammer you might eventually damage the movement but most modern movements have plenty of shock protection to get you through 4-5 years of daily wear before needing to be serviced.