/fa/ - Fashion

Rolex

Seiko

Since there was so much bickering about third world countries and rowlecks last thread, post
>your collection
>age
>annual income

Coomer watches

in a rich country like America, even Wal-Mart workers wear Rolexes

>>15180648
i was in a second hand shop the other day and saw a DW in the counter window

wonder if the previous owner realised how shit value of a watch it was and then sold it...

>>15180724
Lol it’s true. Any1 can afford a rollecks

>>15180724
well if someone saved $100 a month, it would take them 11 years to buy a rolex sub.....

>>15180719
> Seiko Sarb
Oris Divers 65 Bronze bezel
> 27
> $81k (just took a fucking covid pay cut)

I’ll probably replace the Oris with the new Seiko spb145 or a BB58 if I can get my hands on it.

Ideally I’d replace the sarb with an 114270 explorer, but I have more important shit to save for right now.

>>15180719
>Seiko SARX047, Poljot Strela, Rolex 16610
>25
>160k USD

>>15180741
lmao
no one should post itt if they don't make six figures USD

>>15180756
> trying to prove something on 4chan.com

>>15180756
If you’re spending your time posting to 4chan you don’t have anything to brag about

>>15180719
>glow in the dark data collection

nope you are not getting my info
not today

>>15180791
>its a real watch

not sure how i feel about the lugs though

post the best dials out there

>>15180828

>>15180828

>>15180828

Is it acceptable to wear fake rolexes?

>>15180755
> Seiko
> 160k

Something doesn’t add up here. Why larp?

>>15180865
weak troll.

>>15180856
do what you want
nobody will care 99% of the time

>>15180871
Just speaking the truth

Am I the only one who uses a dress watch as an everyday wear?
I think I'm retarded

>>15180856
People don’t even notice you’re wearing a watch 95% of the time. Very few of the remaining 5% will know what a Rolex even looks like

>>15180897
Nah, Dress/Tool/etc is just marketing. No one follows any of these rules in real life. Other than a very niche community

>>15180856
The issue with fake rolexes is that it opens you up to criticism if someone asks you if it's real. I wore a fake Daytona for years when I was in high school (this was back in the day when fakes were only from China and their movements would break if you looked at them) only because it I liked the design. It was when a professors asked me about it that I noticed how much of an effect it had. Granted, my girlfriend preferred it over the Omega..but it took me years to figure out why.

Bottom line: wear what you want to wear. Fuck the haters. Sorry for spelling...drunk.

>>15180890
mmkay

>>15180724
What is the point of this meme you keep spouting?

>>15180920
Not even the same person or watches lmao

>>15180929
it's as if multiple people have six figure incomes and own seiko watches

only brainlets flex income

life is not just about earning money

>>15180937
You in finance?

>>15180939
yes

>>15180920
Anyone got an ID for the watch on the right?

>>15180937
Why would you post someone else’s pay stub you saved for some reason?

>>15180946
It's a Seiko 8M25 age of discovery.

>>15180948
good point, I'm actually a chauffer, this is my boss's pay stub he left in the car. Obviously only one of my betters could have this pay.

>>15180920
Why would you get a seiko 5 with all that money?

>>15180961
Imagine thinking those are the only two watches I own

>>15180769
B A S E D

>>15180961
not him but why not?

bill gates is worth billions and he wears a $50 casio duro

kum jung un wears a $600 movado

>>15180974
Because you're not Bill Gates retard.

>>15180977
the pope wears a $10 casio

>>15180980
Oh so you're not Bill Gates, but you are the Pope?

>>15180984
thats not a valid argument

just because you have X income doesnt mean you have to spend Y amount on watches

literally just get the watches you like how hard is that to get

>>15180974
Bill Gates doesn’t give a shit about watches/cars/etc. it’s also part of his image

This dude spends a good amount of time and effort lurking an anonymous internet watch forum full of autists.

>>15180987
But if you spend your time on an obscure watch forum, you probably care about watches and wouldn’t buy cheap seikos

>>15180988
>>Bill Gates doesn’t give a shit about watches/cars/etc.
Yeah ok.

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

>>15180989
theres nothing inherently wrong with cheap seikos

whats next, you shouldnt get a gshock because "its only $100"?

why do you put value on items based on their price? thats low IQ thinking. Are $400 supreme tshirts worth it then?

>>15180969
I didn’t say you don’t own more. I’m serious. Why would you buy the TGV starter watch with that amount of money?

>>15180993
There’s nothing inherently right about them.

>>15180995
t. brainlet coomsumer

>if you dont get XYZ watch at $10000 its not worth it

>>15180994
Why wouldn't I? I wanted it. Now I have it. It has a nice look to it and it's competitive with other watches at its price. The movement is one that I can regulate. It's a casual watch that will run for a decade or two before grinding itself to dust. Why wouldn't I have it?

>>15180993
A g shock tells accurate time?

Autos are just jewelry. Especially a low end seiko 5 movement

>>15181000
>he doesnt know
a gshock is literally more accurate than a rolex lmao

>>15181000
>people buy watches for the looks as well
no shit, sherlock
theres nothing wrong with a seiko 5, it is what it is

>>15180904
What effect did it have?

>>15181005
Lol, I know a g shock is accurate. That’s why you would buy it.

The reason you have a seiko 5 is because you’re larping or actually in high school.

>>15181017
He was drowning in pussy and adults respected him

>>15181018
he gave you a reason why he bought it>>15180999

its a cheap beater that he got just because he could and he wanted it
thats enough reason for anything, and its a honest product for a honest price

its laughable that you think there are "rules" on what you should and shouldnt buy just because you have X amount of money

thats like saying a billionaire cannot legitimately enjoy a $5 mcdonalds meal

>>15180999
>It has a nice look to it and it's competitive with other watches at its price

>Carefully considering the $100 watch competition with a 250k bonus.
Mmhmm yeah ok sure bud

>>15181026
>quotes without reading

which part of "its a nice look" dont you get
bruh you getting mad he didnt buy a $50,000 "muh swiss heritage" watch made with virgin tears lmao

>>15181037
Reading between the lines because no one with that amount of money considers the competition or long term durability of a $100 watch.

Would be fine if you weren’t larping

>>15181037
Also your larping as two separate posters now too

>>15181044
>because no one with that amount of money considers the competition or long term durability of a $100 watch.
>there are no rich people who buy regular things
>there are no rich people who enjoy normal products

mmm'kay
glad to know you know how EVERYONE thinks

>>15181048
nope im not him

>>15181044
I'm confused, do you think I'm "larping" in that I don't actually own that watch? Or don't actually make that money? Or that those aren't actually my reasons?

>>15181048
You seem paranoid.

>Replies: 66
>Posters: 15
>all this income shit

>>15181053
You don’t make that money.

>>15181052
oh no how can this be
*another* billionaire eating normal people food?
according to this thread he can ONLY eat 5 star $5000 meals with truffles and gold flakes

>>15181068
So you think I actually stole a paystub from someone?

To the anon who ordered a Vostok almost a month ago, is yours still in limbo?

>>15181071
Lol, you really razzled huh?

>>15181044

>>15181072
Probably your Dad’s

To be completely honest, is the Omega Speedmaster overrated now?
It seem like the watch that you never get complements on from women and the only people who notice it is nu-males who completly fucking wet themselver over the fact that it's the MOTMFM.

>>15181077
>buys a watch for the simple reason that he likes it and can fiddle around with it
>YOU CANNOT BUY THAT YOU MUST BE LARPING I CANNOT BELIEVE

>>15181078
Bill gates does this for his image. Similar to Obama dressing like a suburban dad when he was in office.

It’s also a quartz so it at least accurately tells time

>>15181079
Wow.

>>15181082
>It seem like the watch that you never get complements on from women
yikes

>>15181054
I’m just really debating buying a fake rolex to flex on normies.

>>15181084
maybe...
just maybe...
I know its hard to follow...
he doesnt. care?

its a watch. That tells time. its also waterproof.

wow big THUNK

>>15181085
Show some other watches then?

>>15181090
I already implied he doesn’t care, which is exactly why it doesn’t apply to people here, in a niche anonymous watch discussion forum.

>>15181096
Why bother? Any cheap ones I show demonstrate nothing, and any expensive ones I will have stolen from my dad

>>15181099
Cope

>>15181098
whats so unbelievable about getting a cheap beater watch to mess around with??

holy shit the autism is off the charts
>hur you are in 4chan you HAVE TO care about something exactly like I do

>>15181107
Just connecting dots my man

>>15180828

>>15180706
why would people even buy swiss made when such beautiful watches exist... *wipes tear*

>>15180719
>pic
>26
>42 000 €

>>15181196
> based and casiopilled collection
> 42 000 €
i think you accidentally left off a couple of zeros

Daytona? Speedmaster? never heard of them

>>15181201
Lol, thanks pal

>tfw I still can't find a cheap new used Speedy with concentric grooves on the subdials
I don't think it even exists. What's a sub-4k respectable brand Speedy alternative, there isn't one right?

>his watch doesn't have a moon display
Enjoy getting eaten by fucking werewolves.

>>15181076
Yes and yes

H O M A G E

S H I T T E R

>>15181341
Fuck, that actually looks good.

>>15181211
Looks like I missed the Speedy train, grey market went from 3.5k to 4.5k and they're discontinuing it in favor of the new $14k version. Oh well. Should've got it while it was 3.5k, this is fucking ridiculous.

I went on a deep dive of Orient watches on yahoo auctions japan. I will post some highlights. Here is an orient reverso, one side is mechanical, the other side is quartz.

>>15181377
Here is the quartz side.

>>15181379
This orient calculator watch looks absolutely fantastic. One of the best looking calculator watches I have seen.

>>15181383
This is a real wild dive watch.

>>15181386
Some supercompressor style watches.

>>15181383
Damn, would wear

>>15181392

>>15181196
Other casiofag has a better collection tbqhwyf

>>15181398
This is a real weird one. A mechanical watch that has a bunch of led lights in the surrounding plastic bezel. This appears to still be in production or at least there are a few dozen NOS ones up for sale.

>>15181402
Here is the light in action. I can't decide if this is ugly enough to wrap back around to being cool

>>15181404

>>15181407

>>15181414

>>15181399
Thanks.

>>15181399
>>15181429
I also have this steel cased Casio but I'm waiting for a new battery for it, that's why I didn't include it in the collection shot.

>>15181402
>>15181404
looks like a watch that would belong inside a dimly lit karaoke lol, that explains the lights

>>15181196
3 $10 watches in a row, why

>>15180719
>>your collection
Vostok Amphibia
Strela Spacechrono
Some golden Junghans dress watch from my great grandfather
Some silver, no name (but really nice) 70s dress watch from my father
Some 2€ Swiss pre-quartz shitter I bought for the lulz
A G-shock whose ref I forgot
>>age
37yo boomer
>>annual income
45k or something, before taxes, so about 25k or something

>>15181416
Finally my favorite of the vintage Orients. It's pretty simple but it looks fantastic.
Orient has some interesting stuff in its history. Unfortunately the older pieces from the 50s and 60s are all base metal with either chrome plating or gold fill. They don't hold up and the base metal gets shitty as hell once the plating comes off. But there are still some gems to be found and they don't command the kind of prices that Seiko does. Definitely worth taking a look. At one point they had the Orient Star Royal line which seemed to be approaching modern Grand Seiko levels of finishing and these watches are selling for much less.

>>15181447
>Orient Star Royal
huh, interesting...
never knew such a thing existed

>>15181429
You can definitely ditch top right, bottom row 4th from left and one of your f14s (why?). Also replace that skmei with an actual casio and you've got yourself a haute collection

>>15181447
Oh I almost forgot the orient m-force dive watches. At some point the Monster fanboys are probably going to get in to these.

>>15181462
Yeah it's an interesting line, seems like it was very limited but a few of them are real nice.

>>15181429
>>15181431
Post full collection Garreth

>>15181341
based

>>15180828

>>15181071
You realize he doesn't actually eat this shit I hope. He is just trying to look like his voter base. He also gets indirect kickbacks from the corp who owns the corp who is friends with the guy who owns that corp.

Rate this Seiko Lord Matic

>>15181468
My first F-14 strap broke and its integrated into the case back so I got another. Then I figured a way to bodge it so an F-91W strap fit, but the second one was already on the way from Greece so now I have 2.
>>15181498
Well there's the digitals above, plus these.

>>15181532
You actually have a HMT, how is it overall?

>>15181498
>>15181532
These also. I wear the Seamaster nine times out of ten.

>>15181534
It's not bad actually, I very rarely wear it but I think I got lucky and got an all original one. It doesn't seem to be a poo in the loo Franken. It has a half decent manual wind 17 jewel movement made under license from Citizen.

>>15181541
That's cool actually. I've seen some people collecting these on wus.

>>15181551
You have to be really careful and buy from a seller not in India if possible, they tend to construct awful franken watches with poorly refinished dials and polished to fuck cases. Mine seems okay as you can still see the lines of the case and the dial seems nicely faded etc.

yea bro....just get the watch you want...

*snicker*

>>15181532
Significantly worse desu. The only ones I like here are the citizen, the popewatch, the seagull and the de luxe

fixed

>41
>£80k

Sinn 556A
Nomos Tangente
Tudor North Flag

Not a huge watchfag. I tend to see stuff I like on here. Any suggestions welcome for one more to round out the collection.

Is it worth going for the Seiko SKX0013 for the modding shit? Or should I go for a Tiger concept? Will I be able to get some parts to swap n sheet if I want or is it harder?

>>15181603
There's probably more modding parts out there for the SKX007/009 than the 013.

>>15181599
Casio a169

>>15181526
wouldneverwear/10

>>15181599
Needs a chrono imo, maybe picrel? Nice north flag btw it's an underrated piece

>>15181615
>Needs a chrono
F-91W

Looks like instagram watches have finally jumped on the mechanical wagon

https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/archetypewatches/archetype-dorian-rogue-nemesis-automatic-watch-launch

>>15181635
within hours of a video critiquing them they already responded

>>15181603
If you don't care that it's a clone just get the long island watch islander. It's a skx013 clone case with all the mods done already. Sapphire, nh-35 movement, sapphire bezel, nice bracelet etc.

>>15181651
yeah but then you have long island on the back of your watch

>>15181599
Nice.
>suggestions
Well, what do you like and need?
If don’t need anything, how about:
Nothing
That said, if it were my collection, I’d add a diver, since those are the most practical mechanical watches that still can have all the heritage and tiny gears and soul and all that autism, a g-shock for out and maybe a more traditional, vintage dress watch.

>>15181660
Haha that would suck, luckily it just says island watch.

>>15180904
>Granted, my girlfriend preferred it over the Omega..but it took me years to figure out why.
well why did your gf prefer a fake Rolex over an actual Omega?

>>15181672
that image you posted literally shows a map of long island on the back of the watch

>>15181526
I generally love the look of vintage Seikos, but the 70's TV dials and all horizontal/vertical indices were a horribe mistake.

>>15181599
Nice clocks.

What is the best "one watch collection" for an old loser who can't really buy $10k watches that would be appropriate for his age? My life is shit.

>>15181730
The perfect "one watch"

so, seagull tianjin has a limited edition (x/ 650) 65year anniversary dive watch that also comes with a small 18k gold star inside

>movement
ST2130 automatic 28 jewels
>beat rate
28800
>case size
44mm
>case thickness
13mm
>weight
199g
>glass
sapphire
>water
200m , screwdown crown
>retail price
$515

thoughts?
i like the red dial desu

>>15181725
a watch is just a small clock

>>15181751
but /wt/ told me the OP can't be a dress watch

>>15181793
OP is not really a dress watch

>>15181785
>cyclops
no thanks

>>15181793
It's not a true dress watch, but it's smart enough for 90% of all formal occasions you'll likely encounter. For anything seriously black tie you can just wear no watch at all

>>15181730
how are you my man
were you the guy who posted a while back?

>>15181725
this is the clockiest watch

>>15181790
Your penis is just a small dick.

>>15181825
the stop2go is pretty neat

>>15181785
> 44mm

Why do they keep doing this

>>15181882
> Hey can you tell me when 30 seconds have gone by?
> Nope

>>15181730
Rolex OP, Explorer, or Sub

Just find like Seikos/Orients that resemble those of you don’t want to spend the money.

>>15181793
OP is a stainless steel sports watch

>>15181599
How do you like the sinn? I keep considering getting the 556i on the bracelet

Whats a good site for buying more obscure vintage watches?

>>15181907
>>15181751
Just as I thought, it's embarrassing not to have a Rolex at that age and it's better not to have a watch at all to hide my shame. Thanks for the honesty.

>>15181922
ebay

>>15181925
dont be silly
most normies dont even wear watches
just get the pope watch its $10

>>15181151
Fun fact, this is a “fantasy dial”’ which was made in piles in the late 50s through 60s by the Polish or Czech. Sellers of antiques and militaria would pick up “neutral territory” Swiss watches like Geneve, Glycine, or Mentor (now defunct) and paint on Third Reich motifs. You will find many of these watches with SS logos, totenkopfen, and swastikas in Polish antique shops and bazaars. This is pretty similar to the modding of Seiko watches, where people buy and install aftermarket bezel inserts, hands, and dials.

>>15181925
It’s more embarrassing to hold that opinion. Normies don’t even notice you’re wearing a watch, and a Rolex attracts a good amount of negative attention too.

If you aren’t in a position that pays you a really massive salary, most people will assume you’re foolish to have spent that much on a watch.

>>15181925
Also shit man, I misread and thought you said you were looking at 10k.

Just get a seiko sarb and a couple straps so you can dress it up or down

>good quality fake rolex that can only be really called out with a magnifying glass and a comparison genuine
>$400

Hmm...

>>15181785
Interesting. And quite cool color scheme and details. But the case is way too too close to no-we’re-not-copying-Rolex,-really! to warrant the price and I get it, divers are bigger than dress watches, but for such a dressy diver 44mm is too much.
But other than that, it’s a cool collectors item, I guess.

>>15181985
Or just get a watch within your budget. Can’t imagine either telling people it’s a fake from China or lying about it are gonna feel good.

Speedy ref 311.30.42.30.01.006 on the Omega site:
https://www.omegawatches.com/media/catalog/product/o/m/omega-speedmaster-moonwatch-professional-chronograph-42-mm-31130423001006-1-product-zoom.png
>has circles inside the subdial

Speedy ref 311.30.42.30.01.006 from 2017 on some guy's video review:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9gkOeZZ5K2E
>doesn't have circles inside the subdial, just like most on chrono24

I AM LITERALLY GOING INSANE

>>15182004
What I don't understand is why you care this much about a watch with a cock and balls at the 12 o clock position.

>>15182002
>he doesn’t lie constantly

Never gonna make it

>>15181985
The closest fakes are actually not rolexes

>>15182017
If it’s not a rolex, how will disgusting plebs know you’re better than them?

>>15182024
People "like" Panerai too, and those are the best fakes because of how simple they are and the fact that the movement is cheap. Almost bought one for someone, but then I realized that things would get awkward if they ever brought one in for service.

>>15182030
>”people”

>>15181416
ID on this?

>>15181922
A proxy site like zenmarket you can use to shop yahoo auctions japan. Chrono24

>>15181925
>it's embarrassing not to have a Rolex at that age

Dude, lay off the watch youtubers and forums for a month

>>15182044
https://zenmarket.jp/en/auction.aspx?itemCode=b464317176

>>15182055
I feel like this guy didn’t realize ArchieLuxury is a mentally ill

>>15182056
Fuck that’s great. Never really paid attention to orient.

Thanks man

>>15182055
Is it not though? Youtubers have a Rolex at 20.

>>15182062
Yeah that's a pretty cool piece. A really tasteful re release of a 60s design.

>>15182053
Thanks dude

>>15182063
Have you been outside lately? How many people under 50 have you seen wearing a Rolex?

>>15182063
Most YouTubers are addicted to consumerism and make poor financial decisions. Just blue fish said his entire household income is under 6 figures and he has purchased a couple Rolex. Completely ridiculous with that income.

No one outside of a very small niche community gives a single shit about the watch you’re wearing. Most rich guys just get an Apple Watch for function.

>>15182024
The answer is that you aren't better than them and your watch being a fake Rolex is an indication of that. Even if it was a real Rolex you wouldn't be better than "the plebs" just because of your watch. In fact you thinking that a fake Rolex would make you better than the 'disgusting plebs' shows you to be one of the lowest form of plebs imaginable.

>>15182063
You’ll garner more compliments from normies with a MVMT than you would with a Rolex. You’ve been in forums too long.

>>15182088
Flexing with a fake watch is insanely pathetic

>>15182063
Bro Teddy had a Rolex at 24 because he went to college and worked in finance before starting his channel and eventually turning that into a full time business. If you're 20 and have a Rolex but drive a 20 year old beat up Honda Civic that you don't care about and don't own a house you're fucking up. A good watch is supposed to be a sign you have your shit in order. If you don't and you have an expensive watch you just look like a retard who thinks that looking like you have your life together is more important than actually having your life together.

>>15182088
>implying I’m not better than the rolexless hordes with my fake

But seriously, the dilemma I’m finding is that for the price point the chink watches aren’t terrible. A $500 sub clone vs good tier Nip divers.

>Why even bother?
Quite frankly, people are pretty dense and giving the impression of competence tends to be as good as being competent 9 times out of 10. Not even to mention luxury watches are a club for boomers.

>Why not just buy a real rolex
The idea of spending 10-50x more on a thing with very little effective difference hurts my inner merchant. Likewise, I have no love of rolex; they’re simply the most well known.

>>15182093
i've found this to be true. wearing rolex nobody says anything, like it goes without saying that it's a nice watch and they don't want to sound obvious or jealous idk.

wearing a more obscure/cheaper brand people very frequently say something, because it's surprisingly handsome or it's a design they haven't seen before which makes it more interesting.

no matter the brand the most you get is "that's a nice/beautiful watch man" "thanks bro" or "wow that's a handsome/sexy watch, that must've been expensive" from roasties.

Just went full Willy nilly on this homage, how did I do bro’s?

>>15182114
What's that? Is the 300m legit?

>>15182113
>it's a nice watch and they don't want to sound obvious or jealous idk.

Or rather is just boring and basic. Me rich, me get rolex. It shows a bland personality.

>>15182116
Phoibos PY007C. Idk maybe, I’m never going to take it that deep

>>15182111
the issue with reps is longevity. they're often poorly lubricated and you're better off replacing the whole movement than having it serviced. i'm thinking of getting a bunch of watchsmithing equipment and maintaining reps as a hobby.

>>15182111
wait 3 years and get a rep sub for $700. the best are 500ish now but have some issues i'm confident will be resolved, at an added cost+inflation.

>>15182101
You can look at his LinkedIn. He wasn’t in finance or in any sort of lucrative position. Probably only making like 40k But he lives in a low cost city and seemingly has no major expenses, so more power to him.

If you’re a grown as adult with expenses culminating, it’s completely ridiculous to think you need a Rolex.

ArchieLuxury legitimately lives in poverty conditions. Carpet beetle infestations, bedsheets as curtains. Maxed out credit card debt, yet thinks owning luxury watches is more important than anything else. Don’t be that.

>>15182118
this would've been the obvious assumption were it not a hulk+milgauss

>>15182123
It’s really fascinating looking at the quality differences. Like it looks like if they had a quality watch smith go over the smaller machining issues it would pretty much be up to snuff even with a magnifying glass. Although, this is China.

>>15182113
Yeah, normies pretty much equate nice watches with the amount of complications it has.

Basically, you should only be buying watches for yourself

>>15182111
Instead of a replica or a straight up fake just go for an homage. At least that way you can have the look without paying the brand markup.

>>15182131
>buy a Nomos bauhaus watch when that was new and different
>gf says it looks cheap and ugly

>>15182137
It’s really not about the look. Like I genuinely believe Seiko, Casio, Orient, etc produce as good looking dive watches. It’s about giving the impression of wealth.

>why
I work in sales, and looking like you sell things makes people more likely to feel comfortable buying from you. As dumb as it sounds, this does actually work.

>>15182123
>i'm thinking of getting a bunch of watchsmithing equipment and maintaining reps as a hobby.
Are you me? (Replace reps with shitters, though)
Just waiting for my basic AliExpress tools.

>>15182143
I totally understand where you are coming from, but your logic is flawed. I think a lot of people say that a Rolex gives the impression of wealth or success, but in reality only oldheads will really be "looking" for it and the more you age the less anyone with an in-tact brain will care what type of watch you wear, or if you are even wearing a watch. Like other have said, but a watch for you and not others.

It's you're life, go and live it, just my take.

>>15182143
Yeah, completely false. They’ll assume you’re a 30k millionaire. It looks pathetic. It’s lower class behavior.

Look at the guy above who makes 300k+ and wears a seiko 5 because he likes it and isn’t trying to impress strangers. That’s what real wealth looks like.

>>15182143
You can at least get a homage serviced. Imagine bringing in a Chinese replica to be worked on.

>>15182143
I remember one car salesman wearing an old rolex with the stretchy metal band. He was kind of old and absolutely sleezy. And not in a good way. Fucking Kia.

>>15182169
I don't think most watchmakers would care about you bringing in a fake rolex. But they would probably not want to bother working on whatever chinkshit trash movement is inside it.

>>15182157
It really doesn’t work this way. Billionaires will wear shitty watches because it’s generally irrelevant and endearing. “Well off” actually do wear nice things. Of course you have to play the part.

>rich people don’t try to impress people
Everyone is trying to impress everyone. It simply is how it is. You act as if luxury goods aren’t a huge market.

>>15182152
It is boomer bait for a large part no doubt. It’s also why I don’t really want to bother buying a real one.

>>15182181
It’s gotta be bright yellow gold, too

>/wt/ thread on /fa/
>becomes /biz/
worst. watch thread. ever.

>>15182114
Why does it have a picture of Davy Jones on the dial?

>>15182181
Yeah, I immediately pictured a sleepy used car salesmen after that post lol

>>15182187
But you aren’t well off enough to buy a Rolex. If you were you wouldn’t be looking at reps.

You’re doing the equivalent of dudes who live in projects housing but buy fake street wear to flex. It’s how poor people try to signal wealth.

You’re free to do what you want, but pretty much everyone has informed you what impression a fake Rolex gives

>>15182129
>>It’s really fascinating looking at the quality differences. Like it looks like if they had a quality watch smith go over the smaller machining issues it would pretty much be up to snuff even with a magnifying glass.
Dude have you actually seen side by side comparisons? There's those with like 5 "top" fakes from different companies, and they all use different fonts, none of them even has the right fonts for the dial.

>>15182241
Sleezy*

>>15182125
>ArchieLuxury legitimately lives in poverty conditions. Carpet beetle infestations, bedsheets as curtains. Maxed out credit card debt, yet thinks owning luxury watches is more important than anything else. Don’t be that.
I mean it's better than just living in poverty conditions without even a single watch.

>>15182273
Kek

He could hire an exterminator and get some new curtains if he sold a patek

Feels good to be rich

>>15182138
Based gf

I bought a Rolex for my dad's 60th birthday. If you buy a Rolex for yourself before buying one for your dad you're a terrible son and should feel ashamed.

>>15182258
The assumption of course is people don’t know it’s a fake.

>>15182307
I'm okay with that.

>>15182307
Well, he's dead.

>>15180837
>>Upside-down numerals

>>15181677
Girls don't know any watch brands outside of Rolex and Daniel Wellington. I remember when I got a new Seiko one of my female coworkers unironically asked why I didn't get a Rolex instead, despite her full knowledge of how much money I made.

They just don't know how much Rolex's cost, but associate Rolex with 'that's a nice watch'.

>>15182307
My dad isn't a watch guy. I just get him cheap clothes off Amazon

>>15181922
Yahoo Auctions Japan through Buyee or Chrono24, Chrono24 tends to have higher prices though.

>>15182280
The Yacht Master is super underrated imo. I really think it's better looking than the Submariner but people will go buy a Submariner anyway because of 'muh heritage'.

>>15182336
I’d honestly buy a fake DW, but aliexpress doesn’t have them as much as they did

>>15181526
would wear, but it's pushing it. I like 70s stuff

>>15182352
Just get a Timex Fairfield. It has the same sort of aesthetic at a lower price and better build quality.

>>15182360
Timex has a weird reputation

>>15182365
How so? I've genuinely never heard that before so I'm curious as to what you mean? I've always thought of them as a decent quality watches at affordable pricepoints.

>>15181532
you don't collect watches, you collect memes.
still, lots of good looking stuff. never seen that Sekonda before, very cool and also that strap. sort of cheap looking, but cool.

>>15180837
FEDERICO PEDERICO DE LA JOURNE
INVETORO DI FECALIS

Boctok Neptune desu

>>15182366
Essentially the cheapest watch you can get. Like not worth stealing with your wallet.

>>15182351
same here

>>15182366
They were known for cheap watches. Used to be an American company but now it is owned by a Dutch conglomerate. The quality is so-so and they are known for their extremely loud ticking on their analog watches. For the same price range, I would recommend getting a Casio. The problem with cheap analog quartz watches is that they seconds hand does not align with the indices. For that reason, I would recommend a digital watch instead if that bothers you or you can step up for a citizen bn150/151 which hits all the marks and is solar powered (pic related).

>>15182392
I guess that's true, but if you're looking at it relative to a Daniel Wellington (especially a fake DW like >>15182352 said) then does it really matter?

>>15181785
>44mm
only for ahnuld and hamplanet wrists.

>>15182381
I'd rather get a Steinhart

Is the Seiko Lord Matic hi-beat a meme?

Looking for a vintage dress watch and am starting to realize I’m getting marketed into spending 3k on a watch I’d wear like 10 times a year.

Trying to find some lesser known cheaper watches.

>>15182398
And watch forum autist with 6.5inch wrist who think anything below 40mm is for women

>>15182403
3k for a Lord Matic is super overpriced, I'm assuming you mean 3k USD? You shouldn't be paying more than $300 for a Lord Matic, maybe $500 for a really good example.

>>15182396
>rather than getting this timex get something that is absolutely nothing like it
brilliant

>>15182397
Kind of. I wouldn’t buy a real DW because it’s paying $200 for $8 worth of trash parts and reputation that normal people like and watchfags hate.

>>15182114
fine except that logo makes me cringe

>>15182403
Check out vintage Citizen, they made cool automatics before the quartz era.

>>15182414
Sorry bad wording. I meant I’ve been looking to spend 3k or so and started to realize that’s a poor choice after I saw the lord martic and some vintage orients posted here.

The seiko made me wonder what else is out there at that price range.

>>15182280
>rowlecks
>worn all the way down the wrist
every time.
I mean, you aren't even wearing a long sleeve that'll hide it, you may as well wear it normally like a tasteful, classy person.

>>15182396
does citizen make a promaster ecodrive thats 2 mm smaller? kind of like the auto basedmasters? didnt see anything but im also retarded

>>15182434
Ah, that makes more sense. For $3,000 your best bet is probably vintage Grand Seikos, a vintage Seamaster/Constellation, or a vintage Air King. Any of those options would hold value really well and you really can't go wrong.

If you prefer something more niche, you could go with a King Seiko, it's sort of an alternate to Grand Seiko that isn't made anymore, and there were a lot of interesting models made back in the day. They also are HI-BEAT models so that checks the box you were looking for.

>>15182415
He can get the Casio version of that watch or even an eco drive model. I explained my reasoning. I was responding more about the Timex brand than that specific watch.

>>15182446
Thanks dude. The hi-beat models look really good

>>15182436
where on the wrist are you supposed to wear one of those things?

>>15182444
Not that I know of. But this one is the real deal. Super accurate, amazing lume, seconds spot on and very wearable at a 48mm l2l.

>>15182453
Slightly below the elbow.

>>15182396
>they are known for their extremely loud ticking on their analog watches
get one of their chronos, small seconds, or autos. problem solved.

>>15182459
>Timex Automatic
absolutely worthless (vintage Timex excepted)

>>15182424
I kinda like it, it's a mid grade watch so I don't expect really serious luxury logo and how many octopus logos are out there? kinda unique

>>15182392
true, but my Weekender has been an extremely reliable daily beater that still looks nice despite tons of abuse.

>>15182459
Thereyougo
I would still go with Casio at that price range.

>>15182352
Dhgate is full of them.

>Takes a lickin', but keeps on tickin'
I think Timex makes loud ass watches on purpose

>>15182484
Yeah, I'm finding them. They "very subtly" photoshop out the logos. The fun thing about them though is they're probably made in the same factories.

What brands should I look for a cheap watch with two time zones?
Beside CASIO.

>>15182492
now that you put it that way, it wouldn't surprise me.
people always complain about it, but I never hear mine unless it's totally silent (basically never) or my wrist is within maybe one foot of my head (also pretty seldom.)

>>15182434
You want a dress watch? Look at credor on zenmarket (yahoo auctions japan)
For 3k you can get a platinum enamel dialed beauty.

>>15182644
Serious business finishing on this movement.

>>15182646
You have to like their thin style but this is seiko's luxury line, where Grand Seiko is more sporty.
https://zenmarket.jp/auction.aspx?itemCode=g351923289

>>15182652
I just realized that's 33mm, but there is some cool stuff out there. Salmon dials are cool again right?

>>15182663

>>15182678
This is pretty wild looking
Not what the hell you would wear with it.

What kind/color of straps do you guys like for summer?
Bracelet? Perlon? Nato?

>>15182687
Nylon, but not nato. Bracelet is technically more convenient because it's easier to rinse off, but it's a little more sweaty. SS bracelets are right out if you're going to be outside for any length of time though, they absorb heat like a motherfucker and focus it all into your wrist, so it's titanium or bust.

>>15182685
This is more of a sports watch. Titanium, but of course it has a proprietary bracelet.

>>15182687
If stainless steel bracelets get as hot as the other guy said, I'll go back to a seatbelt Nato strap for my subclone. Recently I put the bracelet back on and sized it to my wrist, and haven't so far felt much need to change back -- despite it being SS and the Nato strap being jet black, the latter fitting my double cracka skin better.

>>15182644
>a Credor can be had for only 3k
If I wasn't a brand fag I'd say people should just get these over a Grand Seiko. Unfortunately no one knows the Credor brand though,

>>15182722
There are people who read about crazy shit like the Eichi II.

>>15182644
Definitely cool. I don’t think I can pull off a 33mm though

>>15182722
Yeah there are a fucking assload of Credor automatic chronographs under 3k. It's pretty wild. Unfortunately most of their older mens watches are 33mm and quartz.
>>15182737
Yeah, 33 is a bit much.

What is something that looks like a rolex for under $50? Preferably under $30 as times are hard right now.

>>15182798
Invicta comes in a little above that price point. This is assuming you are talking about a sub.

Be warned, these are shitters.

>>15182762
I kept trying to get a 6SXX chronograph for a while, but they keep going for a lot.

>>15182678
No.

>>15182143
Just get a nice blue suit and a pair of brown shoes and you're 90% there no fake Rolex needed. To be honest if you're 20 and you work at a car dealership and you're wearing a Rolex you're exactly the opposite of the person I want to buy something from because you're likely to be either totally full of shit or the kind of person who never worked an honest day in his life.

>>15182762
I wish seiko as a whole would make more chronographs, the big pushers make my pp big.

>>15182807
Yeah a sub, i'm cool with watches that last 6 months.

>>15182798
Invicta. Parnis on AliExpress are probably the cheapest and are supposedly okay. There are reviews on YouTube.

>>15182815
Yeah that's pretty ugly, get a load of this diver. Real weird looking.

>>15182826
Cool, thanks. I'll check them out.

>>15182818
Yeah I would just assume that guy would try to give me the worst deal imaginable

So Polerouters have a massive HODINKEE tax right? I like them, but 2k+ seems over valued

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4sZuN0xXWLc

this watch is garish and i adore it

Imagine not owning a BOCTOK Amphibia

>>15183224
Imagine getting an amphibia over a komandirskie

>>15183224
ordered mine a week ago. Just a million or so years to go :(

>>15183224
Imagine writing BOCTOK instead of Bocтoк

>>15181651
>>15181672
What's wrong with Long Island

>>15183290
>>15183290

>>15183290
>>15183290
>>15183290

>>15182533
How cheap are we talking?

>>15182533
CASIO

>>15183264
>What's wrong with Long Island
absolutely nothing. Rakim, De La Soul, JVC Force, the list goes on

>>15181354
>they're discontinuing it in favor of the new $14k version
is this true for sure, or just a guess?

>>15182366
Timex are fucking god awful. You are spending $30-$40 on a watch that feels like it is worth $10