/fa/ - Fashion

First for microbrands

>>17251778
Artificially accelerating patina on watches is fucking stupid, prove me wrong.

CAN SOMEONE PLS ID THIS WATCH

>>17251787
that's a penis, not a watch.

>>17251787
nick menaj??

>>17251787
>no socks
why do americans do this, the shoe will become smelly.

Why do nato straps have this aditional strap that goes under?

>>17251821
Well what do you think the N in NATO stands for?

>>17251787

>>17251787
>shoulders wider than the hips
That's a male.

>>17251821
So when one of the spring bars inevitably breaks the watch doesn't fall off your wrist and hangs on by the other spring bar. It solves the problem created by the product like apple selling adapters.

>>17251870
but you can already achieve that with a single pass nato though. Hes asking about the normal nato with its extra flap.

>>17251821
without that part, when you take off your watch theres a chance it will just slip off the strap (depending on the watch's design)

that extra part essentially locks the watch in place. You can hold the unworn watch by the buckle and it'll never fall out.

>>17251783

Cope if you must and you will

is this the ugliest dive watch (from a major brand) ever?

>>17251913
Look at any Grand Seiko diver

>>17251913
No, this is.

>>17251929
>>17251939
>POWER RESERVE BAD!!!!11
lame samefag and that is not even remotely as ugly as that blancpain

>>17251787
Just by the wearer, it has to be a HOMOS.

>>17251940
>NOOOOO
>People disliking Gran S O Y K O must be all just one person

>>17251945

>>17251946
>i can post on my computer AND my phone!
why are seiko haters so fragile?

>>17251939
only wristlets have a problem with this

God I’m tired.

>>17251956
At first I thought that was a butthole or the entrance of an onahole.

This watch hobby has made me more racist and sexist than anything else in my life.

After a few years now this bronze case is actually getting a patina

why

>>17251999
Amen to that, brother.

>>17252025
Why not, have to get that mall audience.

Yes I am actually Mexican.
Yes, I'm getting a Rolex.
Yes... I stole your job.

>>17252086
Are you a sicario?
How many people have you dissolved in acid?

Can anyone ID my uncle's vintage Pepsi Seiko diver?

>>17252099
The back. The case size is pretty small

>>17252101
Speedy for comparison

>>17252099
Just search "seiko 2a22-003A" and you'll find some ones that look the same.

>When she sees my high-end watch collection

>He doesn't have a high end watch collection and a high end chastity cage (swiss finishing) collection
Are you even trying sisters?

>>17251843
These are very nice but I'm a wristlet so I can't pull these off.

Why are these watches so fucking expensive now?????
>triggered

>>17252133
>a high-end chastity cage
>Not realizing that's the most Grand Seiko thing ever.
Kek

>>17252180
it would be if it was zaratsu polished

Audemars Piguet

Copped this Omega Speedmaster for 319 usd :)

>>17252214
that one is better since it wont break on the moon like a speedy

i think i found our poster..

Asking again here. 2 bucks at a flea market. One anon said it was a good buy but i have a different question this time of what is it exactly? I can't find any info about it online beyond some pictures. Titanium 10 bar is all the discernible info i can get. Is it some diver clock?

>>17252219
>canadian
of course

>>17252225
>what is it exactly?
Its a clock

>mfw zaratsu polishing is neither truly japanese, nor hand-made
Weebos and GS sisters in suicide watch KEK

>>17252225
You got it pretty cheap, but it's not anything especial. Just enjoy it, dude.

>>17252245
Everyone here knew that but you, retard.

I do not care for decorated movements. I don't find them that impressive nor interesting to look at. It's literally the last thing I'm looking for in a watch, including luxury watches. In fact any watch with a non-display caseback gets bonus points in my book.

>>17252253
I bet most weeobos don't.
Also, sounds like you're about to cry.

>>17252255
>I'm so poor I must rationalize my impossibility to afford a properly finished watch.
Noted.

>>17252257
are you by any chance the person who made this forum post >>17252219

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wu7RXlIEbog
>Muricans can't tell the time
Why are they like this?

>>17252299
Cheeseclogs in their brains.

>>17252299
These tests are all bs. You're filming and questioning random people on the spot, very few of who do well under pressure.

>>17252313
Found the ameritard

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

>>17252324

>>17251821
because niggers

This retarded numbnuts managed to get an upside down tattoo. Fucking LOL

>>17252324
>>17252326
You are literally the same anon

>>17252334
he's a stoner, isn't he?

>>17252341

>>17252347
Posted on from your PC and the other from your phone, nice try but you always post the image about "destroying" the channel in less than 5 minutes of jodyposting. So either you're the same anon, or you've literally no life outside of browsing the watch thread and seething about youtubers

>>17252116
May we see it as well?

>>17252334
This is the most idiotic idea for tattoo I've ever seen. Even sailor tatts and tribal shit is less ridiculous.

>>17252245
Hands are still used to apply pressure to the case.

What do you think about my new watch ?

>>17252390
Sleaze/10

>>17252313
>cannot tell the time under pressure

>>17252390
seikoaks and casioals all look soooooo trashy

>>17252313
>"hey, could you tell me what time it is?"
>*Amerilard starts panicking and sweating*

>>17252407
Cope
Seethe
Chart
You know the drill

>>17252299
these people are actually subhuman what the fuck

>>17251784
its stupid. But thats also like a $200 watch so nobody cares.

>>17252412
cope over $400 watches? why?

what's the cut off circumference in centimeters for being a wristlet?

...cope

>>17252472
Average wrist size is about 7 inches (17.8 cm). If you are being factual a wristlet is anybody under that but you can call anyone under 7.5 inches (19 cm) a wristlet for maximum seethe. My wrists are average size... for a woman.

>>17252166
they have been based for a long time

it was only the stupid movie that made them catch the attention of the bigger collecting crowd.

even before then, good examples regularly went for like $700 each

I want to get a Silver A168w just to pad out my shitter collection with a classic and it seems that depending on what region you're in they have one face or another, with 'WR' between the 'WATER RESIST' (This one seems to be for Europe) and then another one without the 'WR' but instead with a tiny 'U' in-between the bezel below 'WATER RESIST' (seems to be the one here in Aus)

Which do you guys prefer at a glance?

>>17252513
The left one looks way better to me.

>>17252390
How'd a nit-wit like you get so tasteful?

>>17252513
The tiny u is barely noticeable irl. I have that one.

Does this look like a smart watch to anyone else? Trying to buy a watch for her but I don't want to get her something she's already got plus I don't know her irl

>>17252562
bro shut the fuck up

>>17252390
How do I pair a bracelet with a watch and have it look good

>>17252214
>not a Pagani v3

absolute disgrace

Listed for $400. I know it's a little beat up but that still seems low to me. Sus?

>>17252562
I actually like when /pol/ leaks into here.

>>17252562
is that a cock I see?

>>17252324
I knew Jody would fall down the anus hole sooner or later.
For me it's the s100, I like the case shape better, it's titanium, has better finishing and the design is old enough that its a little nostalgic for me.
Feels right at home wearing it while watching steins;gate, chu-2, psychopass etc.
They weren't good times, but they certainly are better than our present day hellscape.

>>17252588
lol..........
surrrrrre
of course its legit. Wow what a deal. Only $400!

>accidentally click on the /fa/ catalog
Jesus Christ this is the worst board on this site.
Tranny jannies please let us move back to /g/

>>17252617
How young are you that psychopass feels nostalgic.
Casio = kids' watch confirmed.

>>17252633
2012 is almost 11 years ago.

>>17252373
But, do you think you deserve to see it?

>>17252466
>All this seethe
Take it easy, dude

>>17252607
yes

a reminder that divers are cringe and ugly

real men wear field watches

Grandma realized I was into watches and decided to show me some of her collection. I'm pretty sure the Omega DeVille's are real since they come with the box and papers, but not sure about the Longines. Also this Tugaris which I never heard of.

>>17252705
DeVille 1

>>17252710
DeVille 2

>>17252714
This Tugaris is a brand I never heard of. It says Swiss made. I'm assuming it was popular in the day. Not sure if it's worth anything now

Thought the thumbnail was a chocolate cake

>>17252715
>hello senpai. How big of a crown you want?
>Yes.

I'm assuming its one of the hundreds of small swiss brands which died out after the quartz crisis hit. I have a watch like that as well. "swiss made" but virtually zero information on the maker.

>>17252687
over $400 watches? why?

I don't know anything about watches but I'm liking this. Any alternatives to look at?

>spending over 8k for a sports watch
lmao

>>17252753
>IWC

there are lots and lots and lots of basic fliegers like that, from $100 to $6000+++. Other than the movement inside they have little outside visual difference except for the brand.

please dont spend good money to get a IWC that has average finishing to boot. They only coast on their "uhhhhh did you know we made those for the Luftwaffe during WWII?" heritage meme so they can charge people an arm and a leg for their "history"

>>17252753
i like IWC, but if i was in the market for a flieger, i'd likely go to Stowa

that being said, go try one on in a shop and see how you feel about it; if you love it, buy it

>>17252755
Why specifically 8k? Why not 2, 6 or 12k?

>>17252781
6k is the perfect price range (rolex)

>>17252805
Rolex starts at 6k.
A Sub Date is almost 10k now.

>>17252808
Yes...? Oystersteel are sports watches. It's the best watch. Refer to the CHART.

>>17252808
overpriced for a uggo watch everyone knows

>>17252562
>her

>>17252808
why would anyone ever go for a date sub when a no date version without the ugly cyclops exists

>>17252588
It's fake.

>>17252588
this is not real, wtf are you thinking

>>17252625
What did you expect?

i love Rolex Explorer so much its unreal

>>17252887
This but the Oyster Perpetual green.

>>17252390
Turk/10

>>17252887
I bought one a few months ago. Now I want pic related.

Is there some sort of oxymoron in using a leather strap on a diver watch? What type of strap goes well with divers, especially during the fall/winter season?

>>17252935
There are no rules but i personally hate leather on divers. They look good on rubber straps, metal mesh straps, sinple pass natos maybe evenr perlon if you are into that kind of thing.

do you guys know that the two tone explorer is one of the only modern rolex that sell retail price on the grey market

>>17252764
>>17252775
Poorfag's rants. IWC is based.

>>17252966
That’s kinda sad. I think it’s a great addition to the line. Zoomers these days need rose gold though. I think maybe that was their mistake going with yellow

>>17252966
It sells 2 or 3k above retail

>>17252969
>This watch is brought to you by Petronas - the official sponsor of the 2021 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix
ahahaha thanks for the reminder

>>17252969
literal mallshit but in toolwatch form

>>17252985
>>17252990
More poorfag's rants. Cope, etc...

>>17252969
There was a good two decades there when iwc was selling their smaller pilots watches with zero case finishing and a slightly polished 2824 movement in them for 6 grand. Things area little better now but that shit was embarrassing.

>>17252753
I have a Seiko and put a blue strap on it. Didn't even know that this exists

>>17252996
WHAT GREAT WATCHES

so inspired!......definately not shovelware.....*snore*
literally name me an nice IWC watch thats not a flieger. I'll wait

>>17252956
Any opinions on sailcloth straps?
https://ritchewatchbands.com/collections/sailcloth-watch-bands

>>17253009
Is that, IS THAT ROTOR FEATURING ARTWORK FROM A CHILDREN'S BOOK TITLED LE PETIT PRINCE?!?!?
WOW I LOVE THAT! WHAT A GREAT FEATURE FOR A $60,000 WATCH!

>>17253015
I like them, would of mentioned them in my other post but it slipped my mind. Lots of brands make them and they are waterproof while giving you a different look, they are mostly made out of resin impregnated fabrics or synthetic fibres or things like that.

What is the best strap and why is it a bright orange NATO?

>>17252999
>Current version is 41 mm
>Has it's own in-house quite well finished movement
>Actually thinner than some other pilot chronos
>10 atm
>Easy strap changing system
>You can get the blue dial version with also a bracelet for 7,200 usd
What's not to love, desu?
I'm actually saving for one atm

>>17253024
Thanks, was just worried these type of straps that aren't leather are only good looking during summer-ish weather. Kinda like wearing shorts during winter.

>>17253009
>>17253020
Just don't buy a Le Petit Prince...
>Oh, that's right. You couldn't, even if you wanted too.
Keep buying your chinese flieger then.
Kek

>>17253041
>avoiding the question because he has no answer to it

literally name me a nice IWC watch that's not another lazily shat out flieger with the same dial over and over

You can't

>>17253049
IWC invented making fliegers with blue dials, a decade later then invented fliegers with green dials. Without IWC evety flieger would still have a black dial

>>17253050
>wearing any color of Nazi watch

>>17253041
>>17253009
>we make pilot watches
>the protagonist in le petit prince is a pilot
>le petit prince also became public domain
>IWC executives : *rubs hands together*
ITS REAL PRIME ESTATE BABBY

its funny how a meme company like B&R with virtually zero aerospace heritage has come up with far more daring avant-garde airplane designs than one of THE OGs of pilot watches

death of creativity

>>17253009
It's a bit large, but i find this Portugieser nice.

IWC is just one of those boring Richemont/Swatch brands without any strong identity and with an insane pricepoint.
Nobody gives a shit about that brand, except for a bunch of boomer watchnerds who already own a bunch of Rolex, Breitling and Omega and want something a bit different.

>>17253079
do nosexers actually

>>17253049
>>17253069
>>17253079
Talking out of your ass, cause you don't know a brand or their history.
LOL
COPE
SEETHE

>>17253095
all of those watches look like mallshit
i literally see nothing there that compels me that it deserves anything more than $1000

bottom right could be a citizen and bottom left could be anything out of the dozens of other european watchmakers

top right looks like a daniel wellington watch, LOL @ at that tiny crown

>>17253100
reddit spacing

>>17253103
>literally no comeback
I accept your concession

>>17253095
That's the kind of pic I would post to prove IWC lacks identity and cohesive design language.

>>17253100
The fact that you don't have any taste doesn't mean their watches are not appealing to a lot of collectors. And btw, they premiered some of those aesthetics, before mall rats brands copied them.

>>17253122
show me your collection with lots of IWC abortions so I can laugh even more

>>17253136
Low IQ response
There is non sequitur between liking a watch design core of a brand and wanting to buy one and owning several watches from the same brand.

Z

>>17253095
That pic is embarrassing. If you are going to shill for IWC you should get something better. All that image shows is that IWC really doesn't have an identity.

>>17253146
>watch design core
>of IWC
>watch design of IWC

HAHAHAHAAH
where is it?
you literally just showed a mishmash of different watch tropes
that's not a design language

in comparison, I can look at any watch in pic related and instantly recognise it as a Casio, even if I have not seen that exact model before.

>>17253179
im glad you have enough pattern recognition to know plastic crap when you see it.

>>17253179
Posts a bunch of plastic toy watches for manchildren and worth almost nothing.
LOL
LMAO even

>>17253015
Cheers.

>>17253207
>>17253203
>even $15 "plastic crap" has a cohesive design language
>but thats too hard for a brand selling $4000 watches

THE ASSSOLUTE STATE OF IWC SHILLS

>>17253179
Based casiochad

>>17253219
>has a cohesive design language
Yes, plasticky crap

The heyday of IWC watchmaking was in the mid 80s and throughout the 90s prior to Les Manufactures Horologeres being bought by Richemont. IWC was fortunate to have two genius technical designers among them, Richard Habring and Kurt Klaus. Klaus designed the Valjoux 7750 based caliber 7906, which was a crown operated perpetual calendar that was ingeniously simple and clever compared to other perpetual offerings at the time. It greatly reduced the odds of a customer breaking the mechanism and the brand has used the mechanism in some form ever since. However, LMH owned two other little brands - Jaeger LeCoultre and a fledgling, reborn A. Lange & Sohne. After their acquisition, and probably in an attempt to differentiate the brand, the focus went to more affordable sporty watches in steel and has stayed there ever since. I can see why people don’t like the modern watches because they don’t much appeal to me either. But Kurt Klaus is a Ludwig Oechslin tier genius when it comes to watchmaking and it’s hard to overstate his impact on the brand and the industry as a whole.

Then again, the people mocking IWC probably don’t know anything about watchmaking, or history, or even the brand itself, they just know it’s acceptable to dislike them at the moment.

>>17253235
>hating on a material just because its cheap, and not because of anything else
surface level pleb confirmed
if IWC made a polymer aerospace watch tomorrow you would hail it as brave and groundbreaking

>>17253242

Would it be some egregious faux pas to match the clasp of a strap to the gold on my dial and hands as opposed to the silver of the case? I think it would be nice to accent the gold, but I could also imagine it looking odd.
Lend your thoughts, bros

>>17253242
looks like a doorknob from a tacky las vegas hotel
I wouldn't be caught wearing that and neither would you

Is the fifty fathoms a cope watch despite it being more expensive retail than a submariner?

>>17253266
>I wouldn't be caught wearing that and neither would you

>>17253268
No. Rolex is actually the cope in this case.

>>17253268
it’s ugly, that’s all there is to it

>>17253264
Post examples of what you intend to do.

>>17253268
its not
but you shouldn't buy it because its ugly as fuck

if the fifty fathoms was a person it would look like pic related

>>17253283
these are the two items I'm looking at, nothing deeper than deciding if a gold deployment clasp would look out of place when paired with a steel case

>>17253302
In that case, yes. Doesn't match.
You need to have a bigger source of gold on the dial to pull it.

Why is the Orient Ray and the Omega Speedmaster always in the collection of all watch autists?

Whenever someone asks for recommendations, these 2 always come up

I just don't understand

>>17253311
the dubs have spoken
thank you for your input anon

>>17253313
The Omega Speedmaster is an excellent watch and almost everybody likes it. Don't know about the Orient, anon.

>>17253313
That's a Mako

Why is Parmigiani so based, wt?
I love their watches.

>>17253278
Retard.
Nobody gives a shit about Blancpain and the Submariner is the most iconic and recognizable watch ever made.

>>17253313
>Orient Ray
are you from 2018, I've not seen that watch mentioned in any capacity for a year now

its a very affordable beater thats all. But nowadays with so many microbrands there are many equally good or better choices. And orient themselves have their kamasu

>>17253179
Did you just compare Casio (one of the most recognizable watch brands in the world) to IWC? That violates like half of the Geneva convention. Next time try not punching down.

>>17253326
Shut up frenchtard. Your lolex is crap.

>>17253302
Nobody sees it, but I'd feel weird wearing it.

>>17253242
>fledgling, reborn A. Lange & Sohne
The only thing that survived from Lange was the name.

>>17253361
How is it living with crippling autism?

>>17253361
Do you know what the word fledgling means? How about the word reborn?

>>17253325
I feel you. They are excellently designed and have stellar movements.

>>17253331
you're right, casio is a world class brand and they are a household name. Nobody gives a shit if a celebrity wears an IWC but everyone talks about it if a celebrity wears a Gshock.

>>17253325
>$1500 for a basic service repair every 5-10 years
No thanks. I'd rather save that money and get something with a movement that costs nearly nothing considering you don't even look at it ever.

>>17253337
You're right, but it doesn't make him wrong.

>>17253416
Cool, but you're obviously not in PF target demographic.

is rolex poor people's watch? Why are poor people so obsessed with such mediocre brand?

>>17253473
its for the same kind of people who flex with air jordans and gucci bags

aka poor people who think they are rich

if you are actually rich, you don't need normies to know you are rich, its already a normality to you.

And even if you are rich, there are actual HH brands you would rather get so you can show that off to your other equally rich friends.

when you realise this, you'll understand why rolex is so keen to stick to their designs. Because of how recognisable it is to regular normies who are their main clientele. These are not people who read and follow watch magazines to know what is the latest in baselworld and HH.

>>17253095
its like nomos, but somehow looks even worse, and they have a history in making these shitters?!

>>17253095
Sugess, Daniel Wellington
Frederique Constant, Alpina

$1500.

>>17253522
>sold out

>>17253522
ugly dial

>>17253516
>>17253520
Literally one minute apart samefag.

>>17253522
>automatic chronograph
>only 12mm
le impressed

>>17253522
Meh orange.

>>17253554
>No real finishing on the movement
Unimpressed

>>17252324
BASED jodyposter is back

>>17253326
Anyone with taste would choose Blancpain over a Submariner. Rolex is for people pretending to be wealthy.

>>17253574
What is 'real finishing' exactly?

>>17252705
The long jeans is the nicest one.

>>17251787
Look at the fucking hand.
Thats why he and you will never pass.

>>17253717
>$10,000

>>17253722

>>17251787
wtf

>>17252562
that is a bigger bulge than mine

>>17253736
Even your "mom" has a bigger bulge than you

its over watch bros apple just made life a videogame

>>17253736
sissy

>>17253762
It's a variation of the Explorer ad.

>>17252346
>>17252334
all weedoids must die

>>17253742
not bad

>>17253762
>Imagine won't be able to check the time because you haven't paid a suscription fee
Apple watche are shit

why dont they align the screws

>>17253830
Because cutting screws and tapping holes lined up properly is just too expensive and too much hard work for them to do on a $20,000 watch, please understand

>>17253833
Stop being poor, then.

>>17253830
Because Audemars Piguet has trademarked good design and finishing when it comes to the screws.

>>17253871
YES
E
S

Bought this heavy bastard as my first watch on the white market for 18,000. It is a 12k watch new on the gray market. I wish I had a left hand Heuer Monaco, or just the 18k back in my pocket. Absolute suffering. Unironically bothers me thinking about it all the time and realistically I have the choice of keeping the watch or selling for at least as 8k spread at 10k if I’m lucky. Big rip

I’ll also add that getting a Rolex while it might be a new money move to some, if you get one from the AD it’s way less cancer to your finances then doing what I did for my first watch in pic related.

>>17253887
>when you are this fussed over the money you spent so you can't even enjoy the watches themselves any more
>using watches as financial investments

why do this?
you'll ironically be much happier if you bought a cheap beater and loved it for just being a watch and nothing else

>>17253906
I understand where you’re coming from and agree with being fussed over money when buying watches is a burden which shouldn’t happen but the part which bothers me is the overpaying and also that I am stuck with it since I my tastes change over time. Watches aren’t an investment and I don’t flip or view them as such, but I do see them as an asset and in this case a liability.

>>17253919
Or put more simply I overpaid and theres no fixing it. Simple as.

>Seiko 5/Timex Expedition with a green NATO band and Suunto compass please

>>17252313
>under pressure

>>17252562
thats a man, baby

>>17253919
>>17253921
well.......just take it as an expensive lesson and half memoryhole it away, I guess
>I do see them as an asset
at that pricepoint yes, they are assets

good thing I like cheap kitschy watches so this whole financial mental junkyard never enters the equation for me, i don't envy your situation, you should have kept the hobby pure and not insert [money] into it

>>17253830
you hate to see it
ive seen a hublot with aligned screws but it was a rep

What's your opinion on wearing 2 watches at the same time? On the same wrist or on each wrist? Is it too much?

>>17253989
it looks retarded
unless its a fitbit on the other side

>>17253994
What if I want an apple smartwatch and a regular watch at the same time?

>>17254011
what if you put the apple smartwatch up your rectum so you could feel the buzzing notifications but in ultra stealth mode?

Can someone redpill me on Grand Seiko. Looking to get pic related (cheapest GS I could find brand new) just to try the brand out. Is zaratsu polishing a meme? Is this just basically an expensive Seiko?

>>17254019
>quartz, plain dial seiko
>just why,wav

so intentionally sterile and just..empty
there's probably a certain kind of (psychotic) person this would appeal to.

>Is this just basically an expensive Seiko?
it would be like if you bought cheapest plain quartz offering from seiko and bumped it up a million times in QC, yes.

>>17254019
polishing is a meme. you buy it for the dial. getting a black gs is cheap because it's the blandest dial.

Which of these Seiko slim turtles should I get? Kind of debating between the Gilt/Black or the Black with the Rubber Strap.

>>17251778
"Decent/respectable for the money" or "too poor to afford a Royal Oak? lol"

>>17254056
I’m partial to the right.
>>17254057
You’re worrying too much about other people.

Was rewatching Breaking Bad, anybody know what Saul has on here? Looks like a fucking Seiko 5, surprised a show with this much attention to detail didn't give him a fake day-date or something.

>>17254019
Somebody posted one of these a few threads ago and god the polishing is crisp even on the models that are under $2k, case and indices both.

>>17254062
Thats why I want to buy one just to experiene the Zaratsu(TM) polishing

>>17254064
Two great photos of it last thread
>>17250809
>>17250826

Making me want one again even though I have a JDM HAQ which looks almost the same.

>>17254057
>look through their catalogue
>its like something out of a departmental store selection along with dropship-esque names like "Clifton", "Hampton" and "Classima"
>selling sw200 movement with a fake tourbillion like those on aliexpress watches, for $4500

what a sad example of a dead heritage brand, hollowed out and turned into a zombie by a big conglomerate

my dad left me a gold dial seiko two tone vintage quartz (same as the pic related). theres some scratches on the bracelet and the crystal, is it worth polishing up? I heard its not good to polish watches as it lowers the value

>>17254101
If the crystal is acrylic sure, just polish it with polywatch. I'd leave the bracelets alone though.

>>17254101
those seikos aren't worth much but its probably more holistic to think of the scratches as your father leaving his own personal mark on them.
if the scratches is deep on the crystal (as to affect the timereading) I would replace the crystal with a new one and also keep the original.
of course, this all depends on how fond you are of your father.

the value is a moot point if you aren't selling them, and people buying vintage would much rather get a watch that isn't messed with so they can decide what to do with it themselves.

>>17254101
Just took a look at this model on ebay.... wtf why are these so expensive

>>17254108
I'm going to assume the crystal is acrylic. Don't think they used sapphire back in the day with these vintage quartz Seikos

>>17254113
I'm not planning on selling at all. I think most I'll do is disassemble the case and the bracelet and clean it in a ultrasonic cleaner to get rid of the grime

>>17254101
you can't really polish gold tone, you risk taking the gold coating off if you aren't careful. its too delicate.

>>17254116
wtf?
i stand corrected on their value then
james bond meme
>>17254118
>I think most I'll do is disassemble the case and the bracelet and clean it in a ultrasonic cleaner to get rid of the grime
yeah just don't do anything drastic

Should be arriving tomorrow....

arriving next week

>>17254147
but why.

>>17254147
based

>>17254145
LOL return it immediately.

>>17254147
LOL return it immediately and then kys.

>>17254147
beautiful italian watch, haters be seething

>>17254147
Can't afford a Tudor?

>>17254159
Can't afford a Rolex?

>>17254155
>italian

>>17254116
Yea there's no way that's actually selling at that price. Some nigga just havin' a laff.

>>17254162
not the buyer but,
of course, kek
with that killer price its a total chad move
literally bypassing the (((watch industry))) and getting 99% of the look but only at 2% of the cost
its sticking a big middle finger to the (((swiss))) and telling them I'M NOT PLAYING YOUR GAME, CHINA NUMBA WAN

>>17254147
My condolences.

>>17254160
No, I can't. That's why I'm forced to buy a steaming piece of hot manure like pic related and go thru life while being deservedly laughed at, for eternity.

>>17254168
>literally bypassing the (((watch industry)))

>>17254172
nigga, its a $100 watch, the definition of 'yo i dont give a fuck'
you be nervously babbying your tudor and afraid to wear it out to a club while this man picking up ladies left and right

>>17254175
>the definition of 'yo i dont give a fuck
>picking up ladies left and right

>>17254177
i dont think you know how the soi meme works
why do you even care anyway?
do you work for tudor?
why do you feel the need to defend their IP when they aren't even paying you?

>>17254178
Is Pagani Shitsign paying you?

>>17254145
just ordered mine today

>>17254184
no but their business model is extremely based and I like how they are triggering people like you

>>17254187
>business model is extremely based
>ripping off morons like >>17254147
>stealing everything else
Now I see where you are coming from.
Keep the fight on, Tyrone. BLM, right?

Damn I just realized, I bought Ritche watch straps a few hours ago, and paypal sent money to some chinese company. With the 'Ritche' name, did not expect that. Wondering if I got scammed and could have bought a similar quality strap now without the branding on aliexpress.

>>17254196
You've been ripped off, probably with a bad quality product. No biggie tho, just 42 dollarinos. Bite the bullet and next time buy from a more reliable source.

>>17254194
>ripping off
its a mechanical watch with sapphire at $100.
what "rip off" is there? lmao
you literally cannot find watches from a big brand like that for $100

>stealing
its called a homage, baby
like how tudor homages rolex designs and rolex homaged blancpain's design
almost every watchmaker has homage watches inspired by, or copied from somewhere else

are chinese brands extra shameless about it?
yes, but they literally dont care and that is the definition of based (ie, not caring)

cope and seethe
>being this mad that somebody is telling the bloated swiss marketing machine to fuck off

>>17254199
>homage as if it were a non retarded thing

Assuming it is real sapphire, how good would you imagine that pos movement is? Wouldn't surprise me if it isn't even adjusted, as they are clearly cheaping out in everything. Cheap autos are less precise and reliable than a fucking sun clock.
Even at 10 dollars, that's a rip off.

>>17254199
Also
>chinese "brands" literally dont care and that is the definition of based (ie, not caring)

>>17254209
>caring that a $100 watch is like 30 secs fast or slow

who. the. fuck. cares
get a grip you roodypoo

fat cats in suits spent hundreds of millions in marketing so now cooomsumers like you are convinced their watches are magically worth thousands of dollars and you give them your hard earned money so you can peacock around using their products as vehicles to massage your ego and self esteem

>>17254217
>>17254217
b-but my watch is off by 3-4 minutes per week, that would require me to reset it. Manually! Don't you understand the pain?

>>17254217
>fat cats in suits spent hundreds of millions in marketing so now cooomsumers like you are convinced their watches are magically worth thousands of dollars and you give them your hard earned money so you can peacock around using their products as vehicles to massage your ego and self esteem
Someone's coping

>>17254217
So, you rather give your hard earned money to receive nothing of value in return?
LOL
LMAO, even

>>17254224
kek
oh the shock! and horror!
imagine having to interact with your watch, these people can't
they buy tool watches but treat them like priceless jewels

>>17254228
no, its the truth
half the """""""watch community""""""""" now don't even care about watches anymore, they only care about [brands] and [how to show off wealth]
its a corruption of watches when people buy things like rolexes and keep them in safes, never wearing them
>>17254229
the $100 covers manufacturing cost and material
$100 is nothing, its a pretty good deal, if you don't care about brands.
therefore my previous point

>>17254232
What a hot mess of an "argument" just to rationalize buying crap.
No wonder you people can't escape poverty.

>>17254236
>losing this much in argument so you have to insert a meme image with every post

Is buying a $20 blue jeans from Walmart "stealing" from Levi's?
your argument is that people can ONLY buy the $500 original Levi's jeans and nothing else if they want jeans

>>17254238
No, in reality is like throwing your "hard earned money" in the trash, when they rip apart. Btw, jeans aren't watches, retard. There is no sensible difference between jeans made by different brands apart from quality, while there actually is between watch brands, besides quality.

Also, why wouldn't I like inserting images in an IMAGEBOARD, you inbred?

>>17254248
>there actually is between watch brands, besides quality.
>besides quality
>besides
>quality
so 2 watches can have the exact. same. quality but be "sensibly different" just because of their brand?

wow, aren't you a brand sheepie.
You're the kind of NPC to line up for 7 hours in the rain just to get the latest apple iphone.

I don't need to use images with my posts because words are enough and I have faith in mine.

>>17254252
>so 2 watches can have the exact. same. quality but be "sensibly different" just because of their brand?
Yes, it's called design. Are you even human? Or not a full blown retard?
Just an example, PP's Nautilus, AP's Royal Oak and VC's Overseas probably have extremely close quality standards, but they are very different in their design, value and recognition.

>words are enough and I have faith in mine.
What a stupid thing to say. KEK

>>17254264
>design
el oh el
you're arguing for tudor's GMT which looks almost the same as rolex's GMT except for the hour hand.and lack of cyclops
>cluttering up a watch thread with non watch images
you're the worst kind of poster

>recognition.
>buying watches just because of their recognition from other people

brand. sheep.
just look in the mirror and recognize the joke you are, you're the ideal zogbot that the big brands are looking for because you'll blow $5000 on a watch even if it only has an off the shelf ETA movement inside

>>17254272
You do realize both Rolex and Tudor are owned by the same people, don't you moron?

>you're the worst kind of poster
Because I'm pinpointing your rampant stupidity?

If the numbnuts who bought the Pagani wouldn't care about recognition, he wouldn't have bought a literal copy of a Tudor. Seriously, can't you follow a simple line of thought across a few posts?

Again, that's why you people can't escape poverty. You buy shit and then wonder why you don't have anything but shit and lack any real patrimony.

>>17254284
>owned by the same people
So?
seiko, orient and grand seiko are also "owned by the same people" but the vast majority of their watches look very different from each other

>a literal copy of a Tudor.
and the tudor itself is a cope-copy of the rolex gmt, whats your point?
they merely changed a few design details here and there
the tudor gmt is literally just there for people who want a small slice of the rolex gmt pie but cant afford to buy the big brother version
AKA ITS THE SAME AS THE PAGANI

why do you care this much that someone else wants to spend $100 buying a watch?

>Because I'm pinpointing your rampant stupidity?
no, because you are actively making the thread worse when you could have easily posted the watches you were talking about

SWISS SHITTER HAHAHAHAH

new Rolex thread
>>17254294
>>17254294
>>17254294
>>17254294
>>17254294

>>17254288
Yes, Seiko and Orient look very different from each other so, if I wanted, let's say, an Orient, I wouldn't have to buy a Seiko that looks suspiciously like it, would I? Then why would I buy a Pagani that looks suspiciously like a Tudor?

>because you are actively making the thread worse when you could have easily posted the watches you were talking about
>NOOOOOOOO I'm not enjoying the thread cause images

Your spearging rants are truly laughable. Also, Tudor and Rolex are owned by the same people so THEY CAN'T RIP OFF EACH OTHER, you sad excuse for a human. Pagani, on the other side, is stealing a design that doesn't belong to them.

>why do you care this much that someone else wants to spend $100 buying a watch?
Why do care so much that you keep trying -and failing- to counterargument me?

>>17254305
>Tudor and Rolex are owned by the same people so THEY CAN'T RIP OFF EACH OTHER

>i can't steal from you because we are the same family, bro
go take $10,000 from your brother and tell him that

>taking almost 20 minutes to think up something to reply to me
>still having to insert meme images
you're the one who's failing, sweetie

am I going too fast for you?
do you need to sit on the special school bus?

>>17254059
https://www.amazon.com/Seiko-SGEC72-Coutura-Gold-Tone-%20Watch/dp/B000FTZJES

>>17252490
based

>>17254317
This one only has a date though.

I have sub 6" wrists

>>17254832

>>17254554
fuck off ya cunt