/fa/ - Fashion

>>15940140
>It’s impossible to look at the Audemars Piguet Diamond Outrage without going all slack-jawed. But that’s all within expectations because Audemars Piguet’s ambition from the outset was to leave you shell-shocked; the aim was to break the conventional rules of high jewellery crafting and to stretch the notion of audacity in jewellery design.

>Diamond Outrage is the third and final creation in a trilogy of high jewellery timepieces that debuted with Diamond Punk in 2015, followed by Diamond Fury in 2016.
>With increasing chutzpah, these cuff watches bring a heaping of badassery to an area that is often genteel and restrained.
>Yet they also link you back to the heritage of the brand: The Audemars Piguet Diamond Outrage derives its design from the snow-covered landscape of Vallee de Joux, home of Audemars Piguet. Gem-studded spikes in varying sizes instantly remind you of icy stalactites, which are beautiful but can also be deadly.
>Sculpted in white gold, they are covered with brilliant- or baguette-cut diamonds or blue sapphires set using several techniques including snow and invisible settings.
>A total of 9,923 brilliant-cut diamonds and 354 baguette-cut diamonds (approximately 65.91 carats) pave the full diamond version, while a whopping 11,043 brilliant-cut blue stones (approximately 65.47 carats) cover the sapphire version. And yes, this breathtaking high jewellery piece also tells the time; two sets of spikes open up, French window-style, to reveal a mirror-polished octagonal dial.

>movement: QUARTZ
>price: $1,000,000.00 (approx)

I'd love to wrap both around my thick wrist.

Rolex

Haute Joualrie is cringe.

What's the first watch you'll buy with your crypto gains /wt/?

>>15940140
I just bought this Grand Seiko SBGA285, what do you guys think? Was originally going to go for the SBGX261, the 37mm quartz, but decided I'd spend the bit more and get a spring drive

>>15940158
My stocks are down 6%

When will these be over $1000? The real one has basically disappeared and if you want one you need to sell your first born son to the seller (along with $100k).

>>15940176
>seiko5 7s shitter
>above $1000
>higher than things like the alpinist

never, now that san martin has a superior-in-everything nautilus homage for $275.
that said, theres someone selling this seiko5 datejust salmon for $1000+ (lmao)
https://www.chrono24.com/seiko/snxa11-full-set-seiko-5-salmon-dial--id18331314.htm

>>15940145
Why did the
>Quartz
At the end send my sides to orbit?

>>15940140
"Suggest a watch for me."
Your budget: under $1000
Watch type: As close to authentic flieger as possible (sterile dial, heat blued hands, onion crown, etc)
Movement: hand wound, or automatic as a much lower preference
Desired features: none, no complications at all period
Preferred strap option: idgaf i will add an aftermarket strap
Wrist size or desired watch size: 42mm or so

All the options I can find are either over $1k to CONUS and/or have shitter movements, branded dials, or the wrong crown. Why is it so fucking hard to get such a simple watch these days?

>>15940190
>£1000
Reddit seiko bugmen are mentally ill.

>>15940197
A pre-owned laco or stowa seems like the obvious choice.

Is there a reason why you're not getting one of those

>>15940197
Escapement Time flieger for $100

>>15940222
Too bad it's not a modernized version, can't really into steampunk LARP.

>>15940197
https://www.stowa.de/en/Flieger+classic+6498+41.htm
there is an option to take away the small seconds
unitas handwind only
and Stowa was one of the original brands for the nazis, so this maximum heritage i guess. But this is above $1000

poorfag alternative: that Escapement Time flieger, almost everything you want for $100, (including heated hands) --except that it is nh35.
https://www.aliexpress.com/item/4001051137860.html
you can also find lots of chinese unitas clones for roughly the same ~$200 but you'll have to source the heated hands on your own

Daily reminder that a clean 14060 two-liner is the most based watch you'll ever own.

>>15940236
Nice, when will I own it?

>>15940227
>>15940197
looks like laco has them at a lower price (~$1000_
there are ones that even come with faux patina lols
but at double the price

https://www.laco.de/en/watches/pilot-watch-original

>>15940148
This is kinda cool!
>>15940140
This on the other hand is not.
>>15940158
>crypto gains
I have 0,00000006 BTC, so you can imagine what my gains are...

Tudor Black Bay guy again

You've sold me on the bracelet versus the NATO - I just want to check, I've never had to adjust a watch bracelet before: How easy is it to adjust to my wrist size? I have a springbar tool, will that be enough?

>>15940190
>1000$
>for a Seiko 5
LOL you can get a used GRAND Seiko for that money, plenty to choose from as well, Quartz and even Hi-Beat. Who would spend that much money on a Seiko 5?

>>15940263
You'll need a tiny screwdriver to undo the screws that hold the bracelet together. If you buy it at an AD they'll size it for you. If you ever take the bracelet off it's a total bitch to put it back on because of the tight fitting solid end links.

>>15940260
These are booba.

>>15940263
Just get both idiot.

>>15940236
I was a retard and bought a Planet Ocean instead of a 14060m in 2012. Now a sub is 10k+ and forever out of my reach.

>>15940206
Laco has 2 tiers of watches, their cheap ones meet nearly none of my criteria and the expensive ones sell used for almost MSRP.

Stowas are a bit out of my price range for now, I just copped a nomos and mod parts for my SKX so I don't want to drop another grand just yet.

>>15940222
>>15940227
Thanks, I didn't know about Escapement Time. Will have to check them out.

Watches that do their job well:
>Timex Weekender
>Casio MDV-106
>F-91W
>DW-5600E
>Vostok Amfibia
You don't need anything else. And if you think you do, consumerism damaged your brain.

>>15940282
swap weekender for timex marlin handwind
swap f91w for A168 (f91w led a shit)
drop the MDV-106 (seriously who tf wants to be associated with bill gates)
swap DW-5600E for ga2100
add in the sarb017 and the seagull1963

This is supposedly the month I'll get this back from Tag. HURRY UP MOUNTAIN JEWS

>>15940302
how long has it been?
i vaguely remember you posting

>>15940190
yes but you're paying for the honor to have the ORIGINAL and not some fraud like San Martin with no horological value.
Joking aside some people are just stuipd, pic related (a $200 max Orient shitter that's on the level of a Seiko 5) goes for above $700 these days.

>>15940236
>only partially graduated bezel
not for me

>>15940310
I got it in early March 2020. Immediately took it to a local jeweler/watch shop who "had a guy" they send all their watches to that would do vintage. China-flu happens, everything closes, it's stuck at the place they send it to until probably June. They send it back saying they "can't find parts" (aka probably don't want to do it). After that I just said fuck it and a month later had them send it to Tag's "Vintage Workshop" because it's just a Viceroy Autavia and not THAT collectible compared to other old Heuers.

>>15940319
Reference number?

>>15940282
>Casio MDV-106
Swap that for Casio LCW-M170TD

>tfw Aliexpress doesn't deliver anything to your country
Must be so nice to be American and be rich and get all the cheap shit from the internet, whereas I'm not only poor but also have to buy expensive shit locally.

>>15940327
>gone for almost a year
condolences

>>15940331
EVO2001BY I think

>>15940347
there is literally no place on earth Aliexpress doesnt ship to, except maybe NK or Antarctica
i have seen all sorts of posters on their comments from places like bhutan and chile

>>15940365
That's nice for the Bhutanese but it doesn't ship like 90% of stuff to me unfortunately.

>>15940367
Have you tried not living in a shithole?

>>15940382
it took me a long time to dig this shithole and fill it with enough bioluminescent fungus and car batteries to let me shitpost on 4chan

>>15940347
Fuck chinks, buy from locals (even though they're probably selling chinkshit)

>>15940388
>buy from locals
Not really watch-related or related to this conversation at all, but here's an example from my Eastern European country - I was looking at a simple wooden comb recently, it costs something like $0.5 on Ali, and the exact same thing imported by a German company, rebranded and stamped with their brand, and then imported into my country, is around $6-7. And it probably costs $0.01 to produce in China since they're selling it for $0.5 so yeah.

>>15940158
I'm buying this next week but /wt/ keeps mocking me about it and it's really impacting my self-esteem...

>>15940411
you will regret getting a black coated watch

>>15940411
>Limited edition
>4,000 pieces
Fucking kek. I find it hilarious people give brands like Omega endless grief for limited editions, yet Seiko is just as bad if not worse.

>>15940411
> caring what /wt/ thinks
stop being a pussy and just buy what you like.

>>15940415
why?
it scratches?

>>15940431
Yes, and the coating will wear off.

>>15940411
Your humiliation fetish is weird and creepy

>>15940431
if they do a good job on the coating it should hold up quite well and the scratches will only be noticeable after 5+ years unless you're really banging it around. you'll only get minor microscratches on the surface that are not even visible unless you look closely and don't take the color off.
but when (and it's a matter of when, because it will) the coating starts scratching and wearing off, it will look like absolute shit.
and on top of that a blacked-out watch is just much less versatile. you would think that it makes your watch look all sleek and shit and it might at first but then your watch is fighting the textured coffee dial which is going for more of a high class look and trying to be the center of attention, and it will look off with many outfits because it'll just be like a big black metal cuff.

>>15940443
women love the big black cuff

>>15940443
>>15940431
>>15940415
>take the bracelet off and never use it
>wear the watch on a big bund strap

problem solved

>>15940260
based boobaposter

Am I a rube if I have a case full of Citizens?

>>15940411
>PVD

>>15940477
huh

>>15940477
Nice box.

>>15940140
Nice pic op. Really obvious and definitely not confusing to make that out as a watch for a watch thread.

>>15940477
They aren't my favorite citizens but i like where you are going with it.

That's it, fuck mechanical watches. They suck, you can shove your "soul" up your ass. I'm buying only quartz from now on.

>>15940483
kek

>>15940493

>>15940498

>>15940500

>>15940493
>anus of the ocean

>>15940491
Yeah I’ve always liked the look of Citizens compared to the other consumer level brands. Timex and Seiko just feel disposable in most of their offerings.
Considering a chronomaster or a Skyhawk to fill out the collection

>>15940493
Always that the ocean anus was a good looking watch. Nothing wrong with quartz. Kind of nice ignoring winding/power reserve day in and day out while maintaining +/- 1 sec/day or typically far better.

>>15940507
>Seiko
Not really, Seiko and Citizen have very comparable offerings in terms of quality and finish at their respective price points.

>>15940514
I wasn’t talking in terms of quality, I meant a personal preference regarding the visual aesthetic

>>15940507
Yeah the promaster line has some real gems.
I'm strongly considering this CB0219-50L

>>15940567
That looks amazing. Why is Citizen so based yet such a shitter brand in everyone's eyes?

>>15940415
Worn PVD can look good, like Karl Lagerfeld's Royal Oak.

>>15940158
STUNNER ALERT!

>>15940568
>Why is Citizen so based yet such a shitter brand in everyone's eyes?
Citizen makes a lot of really cheap mall tier watches, but their professional stuff is super nice, people just aways think of watches like pic related when they think of citizen.

I wish this wasn't 42mm
The design is so good

>>15940197
Save some money and get a tisell flieger from Korea.

>>15940576
I agree. I think PVD that's worn around the edges looks cool.

>>15940581
That's a PMD56, right? Aren't those supposed to be bang-on 40mm? Personally have the green one on my wishlist.

Still kinda bummed about my first experience with Citizen being a dud.

>>15940581
What do you think of the Promaster Tough? Same diameter but way thicker bezel so it will look like a 40mm on wrist.

I feel kinda nervous posting about cheap shit, but is there something obvioulsy wrong with this watch and what do you think about it? Could I be buying a fake?

Why is it that the leather bands on even premium watches have this crap feel like cheap genuine leather?
Anyone have a good recommendation on a company that makes good straps?

>>15940629
I don't know much about Citizens, but I'm pretty sure they don't get faked. Something being an automatic doesn't make it worth anything.

Worst case, you're getting a pajeet repainted dial with frankenwatch internals that manage to lose a minute a day. As long as you're not buying from india, it'll be alright most of the time.

A gold watch in a SS case is a little suspect though.

>>15940578
A poor advertising campaign, in my view, is to blame.
Plus an ugly logo/name.
Citizen = plebian (in a plutocracy)

>>15940568
They make watches across many different ranges, Americans can't comprehend the idea of a brand that makes the common man's item and the higher end. Just think about how Toyota had to make Lexus just for them.

>>15940641
No, not from India, but the guy might be just reselling shit from ebay locally. He also has this one.
These threads are making me itch for a watch!

>>15940651
oops

>>15940453
>Being this autistic, even on this uzbek plov-cooking forum

>>15940477
Citizen is based.

>>15940493
Post a Lumeshot please

>>15940624
This actually looks good, but I have far too much watches to justify this.

>>15940629
>>15940655
These are most assuredly Indian fakes.
Citizen licensed out one of their old movements to India long ago and there are literally hundreds of millions of those movements still floating around out there with many parts used to redial them. This is from India, whether directly or not. Now you are getting a "Citizen" movement in that it is a 1:1 clone produced by Indians in India, but it's not an actual Citizen watch. It's a redialed HMT

>>15940664
Ok, thanks. I will be looking more then.

>>15940681
What's your budget? You can get some pretty good real vintage quartz Citizens for under $100 and they make good modern watches for under $200. You can easily wear any of those for decades.

>>15940623
PMD56-2952
Thr listing on sakurawatch says 41 actually, i will have to try and find the lug to lug, the wide bezel definitely helps it wear smaller.
>>15940624
The promaster tough looks good. It's maybe too much of a clone of the inox, personally i prefer number indices on a watch like that.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SSuKicQM1EQ

>>15940685
It's actually around $100, I am looking for a vintage watch because I dont' want it to be wider than let's say 38mm.

>>15940411
fucking terrible watch

>>15940441
I kind of don't hate it

>>15940700
Your best bet is to just look for "Citizen quartz watch" on eBay and filter out India. Then there is a filter option that lets you pick case sizes and there is one option that goes from 36-38mm. At that point there should be many options for vintage and contemporary models from $40-$100 but Citizen has always been a good deal so they might be a little beat up because the pristine ones have already been picked up

I dress in this aesthetic. Lots of linen, calico fabric and rough cottons.

Would any watch suit my style or would they all look too modern?

>>15940726
I assume you smell like pachouli, BO and pot
Just get a weekender and a NATO strap

>>15940741
Hah! I am not some kind of hippy.

I smell of virgin island water.

>>15940726
get either a white dial or colorful dial citizen eco-drive depending on how "fun" you want to look and put it on a brown (vegan) leather/perlon band

>>15940700
there are many soviet vintages on ebay for +-<$100. like tons
pobeda, raketa, poljot, luch...lots and lots of brands,and 80% of them will be smaller than 38. For example pic related is 35mm.
you can look through some here and then go search on ebay.
https://mroatman.wixsite.com/watches-of-the-ussr
but of course your mileage might vary, and you have to do research on the movement that is supposed to be inside and make sure its accurate, there are many frankens, its just the nature of the territory

now, if you just want a smaller watch and dont care about the vintage part, you can buy citizen tristars (highly recommended) and older seiko5s for $100+-. They are like 37mm. Theres also a small bambino at 36mm. The timex marlin handwind is 34. Seagull makes a bauhaus homage at 34 as well.

>>15940726
tag heuer s/el or a cheap gold shitter. Like sleaze core

>>15940721
Thank you for the tips, I will try doing that.

>>15940749
orient tristars***

>>15940576
It can indeed look very nice when it's properly worn in like that but it would take decades of wear, I guess that alternative is to put the case and the bracelet in a rock tumbler with some gravel for an afternoon.

>>15940576
but thats a tool watch not a dress watch

>>15940799
Would you really call this
>>15940411
A dress watch?

>>15940726
Full metal casio g-shock, gold plated. You need something ostentatious yet durable for all the scumbag shit you get yourself into. This fits the bill and only runs $500 so you'll have money left over for PBR and cigarettes. Solar charging so you never have to remember to wind it or change the battery which is great when you're waking up hungover next to your sister.

>>15940801
yes
its not a traditional dress watch.
but it is the modern dress watch, regardless of how you or me might feel about them.

>>15940801
it's 39mm diameter 11mm thick. that's pushing it but it's a contemporary dress watch, meant to be styled larger and more flashy. that's how they like it in asia too, anyway.
so yeah it's a dress watch which is why the black coating looks even stupider on it

>>15940816
>black coated stainless steel
>dress watch
Only pear shaped manlets on Reddit and fashionistas chasing ephemeral trends would consider this a dress watch

>>15940824
it's a dress watch that they inexplicably put black coating on

>>15940824
>outdated definitions
>cannot read

the presage line are dress watches. what else can pic related be?
they are not the same as the sarx/sary/sarbs

i wouldnt have made them so big. But that is seiko's decision.

>>15940263
Tudors are dogs go Grand Seiko

>>15940824
>>15940832
>>15940823
>gold
>hmm yes very classy
>silver
>ahh its the classic, very nice
>rose gold
>how very daring, watson!
>black
>NO YOU CANNOT HOW DARE YOU A BLACK WATCH??? REEEE

>>15940263
You can pay about 2 bucks for a "watchmaking kit" from chang that comes with a little hammer with a nylon head and a few pushers in various sizes. That's all you need to resize bracelets.

>>15940809
>which is great when you're waking up hungover next to your sister.

Lmao.

>>15940799
>>15940801
I’ve read up on the watch. Apparently Karl got this “bespoke” decades ago, with a black dial that isn’t commonly made for that AP reference. He
later had a specialist beadblast and apply coating (either PVD or DLC) on the watch.

>>15940840
(You)

>>15940883
black on black dresskx
slick with style

>>15940576
>Karl Lagerfeld
literal faggot

>>15940887
>black tie
>yes
>black shirt
>yes
>black tux
>yes
>black belt
>yes
>black shoes
>yes
>black watch
>?

somehow a black watch is too much? why?

are divers the most casual watch?

>>15940902
No, digital casios are the most casual watch

>>15940902
not really

I really don't think any of the Seiko presage sharp line are dress watches. The only reason they aren't in the prospec category is the lack of water resistance. Really this is what happens when seiko tries to take their broad product line and sort it into 3 or 4 strict product categories.

>>15940902
no
kids watches or flowery babyG are the most casual watches
pic related is a handwind only luch

>>15940840
Maybe if it was crafted of cast iron you could have black?
The problem is you don't have a durable black metal so you need a coating which can be penetrated.
You solve it by avoiding cheap solutions like coatings.

Why not heat blue the case of a watch?

What would you think of someone who only has Breitling as his highest tier luxury watch and his daily beater, but wears a Seiko as a dress watch on the rare occasions that he wears a suit? Would he be considered a poorfag in the only occasions when it actually matters?

>>15940930
Literally nobody cares, dude. Wear whatever you want, it'll be under your cuff 99% of the time, and less than 1% of people even give a shit about watches. If someone asks you about it, make up an heirloom story if you're that embarrassed about it.

The fit of your suit is far more important.

>>15940913
I really miss the old cursive "Automatic"...

>>15940901
>black suit
sure
>black tie
sure
>black shirt
sure
>black shirt with black tie
sure if you’re a waiter
>black suit with black shirt
sure if you have the posture and swagger to pull this off (which you don’t)
>black suit with black shirt with black tie
sure if you’re a faggot
>any combination of that with a black watch
will never not be try-hard
sorry that you wasted your money on chipped finish black coated watches and shitty polyester black garments, should have spent your money more wisely before you knocked up that girl while in the army

>>15940913
>lack of water resistance
it is as simple as adding a screw in crown.
the design is too decorative and doesnt feel toolish.
People wear divers with their suits, and the flashy "dress diver" is currently a genre all on its own.
it is the kind of "dress watch" that the modern masses want.
it is big (muh wrist presence), and on metal bracelet so they still feel reassured.
>>15940925
>black coating is delicate
>dress watches are generally delicate
then isnt it a match? you are not supposed to climb mountains or tough it out with a dress watch. Hence black pvd is fine.

>>15940901
at some point you're wearing too much black, and you just look like an asshole retard gay faggot

>>15940943
>black suit with black shirt with black tie
I think i wore this to a friends wedding once.

>>15940930
I have never looked at a coworker's watch unless it is a diamond encrusted aberrational show piece (like his wife) and then only to pander to his ego

>>15940950
Wait nevermind i didn't have a sport jacket on.

>>15940913
You are thinking of dress watch in the western terms. Small, understated, clean. In Asia dress watches are larger (up to 41mm) and more lively. They are meant to show off a bit. The Presage line is a dress watch line, they just have a different idea of what a dress watch is. For them, a dress watch is flamboyant and fancy which is why we have stuff like the Cocktail Time.

>>15940913
I'm glad they improved the bracelet. The one on the SARB was probably the worst bracelet I have ever tried despite the milled folding clasp and solid endlinks.
The links don't articulate well so you can't set it flat on your desk and they literally rub against each other and gouge themselves leaving deep scratches. The brushing on it is also dull and not sharp at all. Not to mention the gaping maw between the clasp and links. Also if you look at this picture, you'll notice that the gaps between each link are not consistent. What a disaster.

What absolute piece of shit do you like to wear

>>15940938
I don't actually have a suit, but I feel the need to fill the "kind of dressy steel sports" watch, you know, Rolex OP/Explorer, Aqua Terra, or the humble SARX.

>all these fags arguing over black dress watches

>>15940950
>>15940955
so you were delivering people’s drinks, right?
>>15940967
>all these fags that got tricked into buying $300 powder coated Chinese pieces of shit desperately trying to justify their purchases

>>15940928
has been done, at least for HH
look up De Bethune
it actually looks very sick

>>15940913
>10 ATM
>Lack of Water Resistance

>>15940978
that looks like a watch they give you thanking you for your service to starfleet

>>15940477
Based and eco drive pilled

>>15940967
>>15940974
sorry that you are not the suave city slickers that seiko had in mind when they launched that watch

>>15940978
It looks pretty cool.
Maybe they could do this to wedding rings!
*slinks away*

>>15940999
im sure there is some..
>>15940991
kek
>>15940978
here is the same but with a meteorite dial that also underwent the heat treatment, giving vivid blues along with purple. Drops of gold was also used to represent stars in the sky.

>>15941021
seiko great white samurai with heated meteorite mod

>>15941032
Is this a dress watch?

What we wearing lads?

>>15941045
it can't be a dress watch if it is bigger than 32mm

I had a dream I needed to commute to space every few weeks for work and needed a moonwatch, but I couldn't afford a speedy so I got that hi-beat bulova instead. Thinking about it again, are there any space watches other than those two?

>....the key novelty introduced with the Longines Legend Diver Black PVD - the brand from St.Imier has covered the case with a thin PVD layer to help protect it from scratches and accidental shocks as much as possible. While I had, at Baselworld 2018, the watch in my hands, I was wondering why the brand had not opted for a DLC (Diamond Like Carbon) treatment, which is more refined than any PVD treatment and more resistant to scratches too.
>The answer to that question can be possibly found in the will to provide the case with a surface finish that is not too rough, since the DLC treatment is so rough compared to the PVD's one, that it could have potentially "diluted" the vintage feel of the watch, which is what has made a Legend Diver so popular. Moreover, the PVD treatment perfectly matches, in terms of color and tone, the lacquered dial and the case back design.
>.....the PVD coating provides a scratch proofness to the case that the steel Legend Diver cannot actually guarantee...

>>15941097
A bunch of NASA astronauts took personally-owned watches to space including for example a gold Rolex GMT Master. In fact, the first Speedmaster taken to space was a personally-owned watch that was not issued by NASA. The Bulova was a personally-owned watch that the particular astronaut brought as a backup and used on the third moonwalk of his mission when his Speedmaster failed at some point during the second moonwalk.

There were also some Russian watches brought to space by Soviet astronauts.

The Speedmaster is to my knowledge the only "standard issue" NASA-approved watch for "extravehicular activities" i.e., spacewalks, etc. but NASA allows astronauts to bring basically any watch they want along with them as a backup, which several have done.

>>15941097
>are there any space watches other than those two?
a gshock 5600

>>15941113
That looks like shit

>>15941113
This looks pretty neat except for the lugs. And it seems too big.

>>15940957
Sarb...

>>15941097
there are lots of watches that have been to space. Invicta included.
>>15941045
its a dress diver
>>15941121
>seems too big
its a 36mm diver.
>>15941118
>be longines
>use pvd instead of dlc
>warranty does not cover scratches
is this normal?

>>15941113
The regular steel version of this is my favourite current Longines watch and one of my favourite divers, period.

>>15941113
Penis chode shovel tip hour hand.

>>15941097
Seiko Pogue, Rolex Sub, Rolex GMT, Invicta Pro Diver, several Timex and G-Shocks, Sinn Space Chronograph, Soviet stuff

>>15941127
>>15941128
>its a 36mm diver.
How the hell are the proportions so retarded then?

>>15941127
Why would a warranty cover scratches?
Has any watchmaker ever done that before?

>>15941135
What's wrong with it, in your view?

>>15941128
this is one of the few watches that modern longines got right, size and all
i like the fume ones too

>>15941092

>>15941138
There's some strange disproportion between the numerals on the dial and the timer and the empty space in the middle that makes it seem like a 55mm dinner plate.

>>15940978
>>15941021
>>15941032

NIce

>>15941097
Strela

>>15940963
never seen that podeba before

thinking of getting a raketa day night or a blue shanghai kontiki, casual stuff

FUCK NODATESHITTERS REEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE

>>15941176
Get the Raketa Domino instead

>>15941236

45GS today.

>>15941299
Nice hi-beat.

>>15941320
Damn you too, spankin buckle. I encouraged my buddy to get a linen dial Lord Marvel just like that, I think the same exact one. Sent him a vintage Seiko NOS beads of rice bracelet I wasn't using, it's such a cool match. I really want a breguet numeral Seiko / GS, problem is for GS it's only Wako special editions that are impossible to find and mega expensive. Are there any cap gold Lord Marvels or are they all plated? I don't have any gold in my lineup yet...

>>15941336
>Are there any cap gold Lord Marvels or are they all plated?
I think they're all plated but don't take my word for it.
Got any pics of that LM on that bracelet? Wonder how well it'd fit.

what do you think of this 18k time piece?

>>15941367
2chonk4me

>>15941367
Blue

>>15941367
S T U N N E R

>>15941367
Looks like a dress watch

>>15940477
basedest collection I've seen on this shit thread

>>15941367
Hi-Nu Gundam

>>15941239
Is this a dress watch?
>>15941299
Nice dress watch.
>>15941367
I’m not sure if this is a dress watch.

>>15940477
whats the red model called? that one looks awesome.

this is the kind person who doesn't get a date complication LMAO

SOTC

>>15940164
Dials a bit plain but spring drive is worth it vs quartz

>>15941431
Yeah it's a dress watch

what if the whole universe is just one big dress watch on the wrist of god

>>15941459
Wow its actually intersting. Though your AP RO penis envy is palpable.

>>15941350
It's straight endlink, vintage style, as long as you're cool with that I think it's a great look. Attaching a wristroll vid he sent me.

>>15940158
A replica because crypto is how you pay for it

>>15941459
Shitolio Out The Cornholio?

>>15941482
Yea, looks pretty good.

>>15940260

>>15941480
Thanks anon. Ngl, I'd love a AP RO, one of the vintage 34-36mm ones, but a Vacheron 222 is more my speed, not that I can afford either. SBGW255 is on the way, which will square me away for the foreseeable future. Oh there's a G-Shock too, of course.

>>15941459
Very jelly of that mint 6246. Nice oysterquartz too.

>>15941487

>>15941437
Citizen OP here
its a Citizen Calendrier, same model as the blue one next to it
>Blue one - BU2021-51L
>Red one - BU2021-51X
Took fucking forever to find one as it’s discontinued. GF managed to find it and got it as an early V-Day present. I’m genuinely shocked there aren’t more watches out there with a subtle red face
>>15940486
Case Elegance 6 watch box in espresso. Got it for Christmas, no complaints
>>15941444
Dude I loved you in Among Us
>>15941459
Genuine question - what’s the thinking in going with the trendier looking options with the Rolex and Omega? Wouldn’t you want something more classic looking if you’re dropping that coin? The explorer looks dope though

Does anyone here actually have a black metal G-Shock, real or Chinese?

>>15940664
>>15940641
Any of these that look remotly ok?

>>15941519
1 is too old
2 looks good if you wear it right
3 is shit
4 is good as long as those marks on the face are reflections and not scratches
5 no
6 is dope
7 looks good but check to make sure it’s not scratched to shit
6, 4, 2 in that order

>>15940664
>>15940641
>>15940749

Some more, sorry for the spam. And for some reason I don't really like how the Orients look like.

>>15941528
Thanks for the feedback, no. 4 would be my first choice, unfortunetaly those are scratches. Cool for the seller to show them in the very first picture. The watch is the cheapest though.

>>15941509
The Omega Polaris is a weird one, I saw it on a watch friend's IG and fell in love with the "ancient aliens" vibe, then found out it was a lesser known Genta design, liked that it's very small since I have a small wrist, and I didn't have anything two-tone. Also, I need a couple of nicer "beater" quartzes that I can wear while riding my bike around and not stress out about damaging them. It wasn't that spendy, like $500.

The 114270 Explorer has been on my bucket list for a long time, I've just always loved the 3-6-9 dial, the proportions are perfect, it's just sort of the quintessential Rolex tool watch. I had a Smiths' Everest 36 that I got rid of because while it was close to the classic 1016 it was an homage to it just... wasn't quite the thing. Love the oyster bracelet, didn't have a Rolex yet and I'm not into dive watches so a Sub was out of the question. It was either this or a vintage Shantung dial OP. It popped up in unpolished condition with box and papers for a reasonable deal and I figured why not. Traded a 57GS 9F reissue that was just too similar to my other GSes, both modern and vintage, wanted a bit of variety in the collection.

>Casio watch in the US: $33.95usd
>The exact same watch in Australia: $109aud

>>15941519
6 is my pick.

>>15941519
>>15941534
I like 1, 6, 8, and 9
4 is a great watch but that particular one looks scratched to shit

>>15941589
order it from japan or singapore

>>15941589
Your dollars are worth 1/8 of an American dollar, why are you all incapable of understating this and how exchange rates work?

>>15941655
>Your dollars are worth 1/8 of an American dollar, why are you all incapable of understating this and how exchange rates work?
t.

>>15941629
Aren't pretty much all watches coming from Singapore fake chink shit?

>>15941655
$1AUD = $0.77USD

There are tariffs, taxes, freight costs and other market forces at work. Fact is, the seller has determined your market will pay that price, so that’s the price you pay. Ordering it from Japan or Singapore is probably the correct move, duties probably won’t be that bad. But I’m an Amerifat so idunno.

>silver or cream dress watch
>6.75" wrist so less than 39mm case diameter
>less than 500USD

I'm thinking a Junkers 100 year bauhaus. Thoughts?

>>15941655
If they knew how economics worked they wouldn’t have shut their whole country down for the flu

>>15941674
>>15941629
Which sites do you recommend for ordering from Japan?

>>15941698
I’ve used fromjapan, but again I’m in the US. Seiya is incredible but he’s more mid-tier to high end JDM stuff.

>>15941698
Ebay, sakurawatches , japan-onlinestore.com/, zenmarket.jp
When you figure out the ref # of a watch you want you should always check ebay first.

>>15941753
>When you figure out the ref # of a watch you want you should always check ebay first.
Explain please

What if I just want one watch, but I want something cool and Japanese but not too expensive but not too cheap either, a few thousand at most, is this even possible or does everyone into watches absolutely have to have 3-4 watches at least for various uses and features and occasions.

>>15941776
a grand seiko
a citizen chronomaster
a minase (shinzo abe's watch of choice)
one of those hilarious limited edition mr.g(ay) g-shocks that have a copper bezel hand-hammered by the last japanese swordsmith or w/e

>>15941774
Ebay usually has some seller undercutting the inline stores, it's always worth checking just in case someone has a better price on there.

>>15941732
>>15941753
why do these sites always look cheap and sketchy?

>>15941828
you would not expect it to be this way but japan is remarkably behind when it comes to internet stuff. a lot of their sites look 10 years behind and their streaming and online in games and such are awful, seriously boomer tier stuff

>>15941828
Japanese people all use ancient web 1.0 design paradigms see
https://yahoo.co.jp/
For example

https://watch-lounge.ch/produkt/steinhart-ocean-one-vintage-chronograph-black-matt-dlc-grau/

What's up with Steinhart? Is it even any good at all or what? I really like the design.

>>15941856
I dunno about the chonos, they use an eta movement with that module on top for the chrono function like the speedy reduced does. I have seen anons say the reparability is bad or they just toss the module and put a new one for every service.
Otherwise they make great watches that make watchfags seethe because they are a swiss company that makes nothing but homages and that is supposed to be bad for some reason.

>>15941783
>minase
These look amazing, but they're so unknown that it seems ridiculous to pay the same amount as for a proper brand.

>>15940140

I want one bros, but I can't find it. I'm in love with the dial.

>>15941877
The company that makes Minase is a contract watchmaker that does work to order, so they have probably done productions for companies you would recognize in the past.

>>15941883
Imagine falling for the salmon meme

>>15940140
Would you cop this Glycine? It is clearly a Tudor BB heritage 58 homage, but it's a swiss shitter with a decent movement for $500 instead of chink trash.

>>15941891

Fuck you. I love the way the color makes me feel looking at it. Calm, nostalgic. It brings me back to a better time.

>>15941901
That's one way to describe getting fucked in a buss terminal bathroom

>>15941898
i like the color scheme but nah

>>15941887
>The company that makes Minase is a contract watchmaker that does work to order, so they have probably done productions for companies you would recognize in the past.
Like what?
>>15941898
No, just get a Tudor instead.

buy me this

>>15941920
Why pay 7x as much for a Tudor when either watch will make everyone just ask me if it's a rolex?

>>15941920
OEM manufacturers don't really advertise their previous customers but you can read a bit about their services here. They have been making watches since the 70s
https://www.kyowaseiko.co.jp/world/oem

>>15941519
Number 6! Titanium, right? I was on the fence between that one and a cheaper, automatic seiko5. I regret that decision.

>>15941783
Minase have some dope case/dial designs, I'm actually interested in a few, but it's hard to get excited about a customized Swiss ébauche. It's why Seiko is so cool, they're totally in-house.

>>15940501
Looks like the 222

>>15941938
My colleague bought a knockoff one of these, had a quartz movement, I had to break it to him that he'd been robbed of $1000 in Egypt lol. Poor fucker. He doesn't know much about watches. He had a nice vintage 70s/80s Rolex Oyster Perpetual smooth bezel, black dial at one point, but ended up giving it to his friend's son after his friend (who'd gifted it to him) died. Bad luck fella.

>>15941938
only if you buy me this

>>15941938
Pay up bitch

Divers with a little more visual flair or unique features?

>>15942030
Invicta

>>15941958
The listing sais it's stainless steel.

>>15942030
>Divers with a little more visual flair or unique features?
Just browse through this entire selection
https://www.citizenwatch.com/us/en/collection/promaster/

>>15942002
I don't see the appeal.
The dial and markers look cheap.

>>15940140
>Suggest a watch for me.
lume-dial titanium diver with tritium <43mm case. does such a thing exist?

>>15942073
The watch dial is all hand painted high fired enamel.
But you are right regardless of how hard it is to make it looks like shit.

>>15942030
Vostok Ampfibia

>>15942084
These guy do tritium divers and full lume dial divers, but not on the same watch unfortunately.
https://www.deepbluewatches.com/
I swear i have seen tritium on a full lume dial before but i can't remember where.

>>15942066
https://www.citizenwatch.com/us/en/product/CC4004-58E.html?cgid=super-titanium#start=1

This looks epic but the price... lmfao.

thoughts on this one, been meaning to cop it for a while now...

>>15942084
>lume AND tritium
why?

>>15942106
Yeah the satellite gps time watches are still pretty expensive.
The version with just atomic radio timesetting is half as much
https://www.sakurawatches.com/citizen-attesa-act-line-at8185-62e

>>15940140
What's the best manual wind watch under $5,000?

And it cannot be a Speedmaster or Nomos.

>>15942156
A used cartier tank

>>15942156
>what's the best manual wind watch that isn't the best manual wind watch in this price range?

idk what to tell you, you could get lucky with a bottom of the barrel used Panerai Marina, Cartier Tank, or a lucky find on a JLC Reverso but why?

>>15942156
There's only one brand that can do "minimalism" properly and no one cares about them at all.

>>15942156
There's some small german brand where one of their watches is a modified unitas or ETA 2804 or whatever. Have fun looking for it.

>>15942156
Entirely subjective, so best will vary. Take a look at the Grand Seiko SBGW231 or 235. Phenomenal.

>>15942209
Under $5000, no disputing that's a perfect watch but it's also $28,000.

>>15942002

I hate it, except for the spring drive drive movement.

It's so overpriced, and has no visual appeal. The markers, dial, hands, lack of legibility with no minute markers...

>>15942156
>What's the best manual wind watch under $5,000?
>And it cannot be a Speedmaster or Nomos.
Lmao asking /fa/ this is like asking Reddit what their favorite foreign movies are and then saying it can’t be anime or Asian fighting movies

>>15942085

It doesn't look bad, it just doesn't look amazing or expensive.

I bet it looks better in person, and definitely appeals to someone who wants a very, very simple dial.

Post watches that scream late 1970s

>pic related
>the mega-flex

anyone here have experience with Geckota watches? kinda want this Radiomir homage

>>15942264
>no anime
>no martial arts
>no Korean action
fffuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuu

>>15942329
>megaflex
>literally zero people in the world bought it

?

I'm switching to quartz. Is CWC any good?

>>15942336
No clue but it looks very nice.

>>15942336
They are apparently okey, a few anons have one of their seagull chronograph model and are happy with it.

>>15942060
day of the rope

>>15942346
If you like that style of watch they are nice. They use half decent quartz movements and not the super cheap dogshit ones.
They finally made some 200m wr g10 watches with screwbacks but i think they are mostly out of stock. I really like the sub hunter
Fixed lugs so you have to use passthrough nato type straps or you can get open ended leather straps and glue them over the lugs, works great as long as you don't mind commiting to a strap for a few years.

Hi Beat vs Spring Drive. Does it really come down to which designs and dials you like more?

>>15942392
One of them is pretty smooth, the other is the smoothest possible and has 72 hr instead of 50 spring life. I think the mechanicals are just a little bit thicker. Design is somewhat more important, but all else being equal if you aren't a mechanical purist spring drive is better. Neither of them are going to have a cool looking caseback unless you pay 8k+, although some of them come with a lion.

>>15942116
no

>>15941485
rep time is gay, get a seiko

>>15941681
chinese executives run business in aus now. the lockdowns are all part of the CCP agenda

>>15941459
Lots of shitters.
Keep the explorer and the snowflake.
Sell the rest and get a gold stunner.
Life's too short to wear ugly watches.
Genta design watches are UGLY.

>>15942030
seiko save the ocean, seiko prospex

>>15941776
Sbgx259/261

>>15942392
There's much less wear and tear in a spring drive movement and more accurate. For more info check out craigshipp.com/grandseiko

why would i get a dive watch if i don't dive?

Currently saving my shekels for this

>>15942487
For the look and feel

>>15942060
my gf bought me this, what should I do?

>>15942502
break up

>>15942502
Kill her by forcing her to wear it so its sheer massive weight will break her in half.

>tfw saved up enough money to the point that spending several grand on a nice watch is reasonable
>still can't pull the trigger because it is objectively a waste of money
guess i'll just stick with the shitters

>>15942437
I like GS's designs and I like both from a mechanical standpoint.
Is it true about hi beats "beating themselves to death" since they beat so fast and wear out?

>>15941673
>Aren't pretty much all watches coming from Singapore fake chink shit?
? no
order from watchspree /creation watches/ sky watches

>>15942520
>Is it true about hi beats "beating themselves to death" since they beat so fast and wear out?
Kind of, it's more an issue with specific designs than high beats in general, tho they will get more wear over the same time period as a lower beat movement, as long as you get the thing serviced roughly as often as you are supposed to it's not going to be a problem.

>>15942520
That's the 4500 GS movement from the 70's. I have no idea how modern seiko hi beats are. These days the wear happens when the oil just evaporates, and it doesn't matter whether you've left it in a drawer for a decade or used it every day.

>>15942502
marry her because invicta = chads

>>15942392
I went the spring drive because I couldn't afford the high beat

>>15942487
The bezel is useful to count stuff like boiling an egg

Chinesium flieger delivered. It's as advertised, a relatively well put together NH35 shitter with sterile flieger aesthetic and dog shit strap. Nothing to write home about but maybe the best value mechanical I've stumbled across.

>given away as a prize for smoking enough Marlboroughs

based

>>15942557
That must be a big bacon if it cost 78

is there anywhere i should be looking to find older, vintage, maybe odd watches? im down to spend a few hundred even on some junk if its interesting or old or unique in some way.
will pawn shops just rip me off?

>>15942597
Pics please

>>15941856
They basically exist to rip off rolex but they so a great job at it. I had the ocean 1 39 and it was a really slick looking watch, probably closest looking to the sub as far as dial design as well. Bezel action on them is retardly tight very hard to use.

I think squale has more credibility to rip off rolex because at least they were a case maker of you give a shit about that.

>>15942628
Honestly just look at different brands on eBay, stay away from anything with a name you don’t recognize as there’s lots of cheap Chinese crap out there. Citizens and Seikos can be had for cheap if you look

its up https://youtu.be/0HZ37ruqfpY

>>15941954
This is really cool. Now I want to create my own shitters

>>15942702
I hate to keep linking hooodingke but here is an interesting article about a small german watch OEM that helped make micro brands become a thing.
https://www.hodinkee.com/articles/remembering-fricker-the-watchmaker-that-drove-the-internet-crazy

>>15942640
Can get some closeups tomorrow if someone gives a damn enough to want them. Going to bed.

>>15942458
That guy is so freakin creepy. Why is he /wt/'s Terry Davis? Can someone give me a quick rundown? Dude's website has a very Ken Rockwell vibe. Death rictus smile.

In the case you were being serious... I like all the pieces in my lil collection. Thanks for your opinion though.

>>15942747
The bottom leftmost Seiko is awesome, that's like a SARZ or something right? Has kind of a 62GS-esque case shape. Really nice overall collection anon. You def got a thing for flight watches. Do they get equal wrist time? I'd have a hard time not wearing that Seiko I mentioned all the time.

Who's baking?

>>15942755
You dissin terry glowie?

>>15942773
Naw dawg, I'm postin from TempleOS right now. I just mean he's like the eccentric mascot of this board/thread.

>>15942755
Hello glowie

What do you think about this watch? Can a brownskin pull it off?

>>15942747
Is your most expensive watch really a Seiko?

>>15942755
Craig Shipp is BASED glowie

>>15942811
Would breed

>>15940319
Those are over $700 now? What the fuck? There were shit loads of them on eBay just a few years ago for under $100 along with a bunch of Sandoz Day-Date's and Bulova Super Seville's. What the fuck happened?
>>15940501
>tfw wristlet
If this thing was 36mm I'd buy one instantly. I've been after an Oysterquartz lookalike for years. Why is everything 40mm+ these days?
>>15940749
As much as I love Soviet watches, if that Anon is new to buying watches then he should avoid getting a Soviet watch for now in my opinion. For every solid Soviet watch there are 500 pieces of frankenised shit that will show up dead on arrival. It's just how it works unfortunately. Finding a good one is incredibly hard unless you know what to look for and know which sellers to avoid.

New thread link since the new OP is too retarded to do it himself
>>15942757
>>15942757
>>15942757

>>15942517
Don't feel badly, and appreciate the watches you have. It IS a waste of money at the end of the day, something to spend excess on, not skimp and save for. Only do it if you will 100% not notice or miss the cash.

>>15942336
>>15942359

Yea, pretty happy with it, came with a £50 stap and £28 watch roll. Helps make up the difference in price from a standard st19. It has better pushers than my batlic.

>>15940640
>this crap feel like cheap genuine leather
Because it is