/fa/ - Fashion

Can't decide which one to wear

>>17818428
Dudes in the 1960-1970s were so lucky

They practically had gold thrown in everything they bought

Steel sports is literally capitalist shrinkflation

>>17818428
I wish I could pull off square watches, so since I can't, I think you should wear the Doxa.

>>17818438
Lots of the watches were gold-filled and gold-plated, even back in the pocket-watch era. When the gold top layer wears off, it looks awful and cheap. I agree that steel sports is shrinkflation, but then again, at least titanium is affordable.

>pic related: accurate and light as a feather.

>>17818421
nth for casioak

Is the GW-B5600 the cheapest square that has both Bluetooth and solar?

>>17818428
Sexo>Timesex

>>17818447
Bluetooth is useless and is inherently flawed. Having an "app" for your watch just means it's going to eventually be made unavailable and you're going to be stuck. Multiband is essential on a square.

>>17818428
How about the one that’s not ugly as shit? Oh wait they both fuckin suck.

>>17818457
>that one poster who always tries so hard for attention

I can pick your desperate posts out at this point lol

Is there a point in being "into watches" if you're poor and can't afford a Rolex or better (at an actual "grown man" age, not early twenties and such)?

>>17818477
>muh Rawleks

>>17818477
Being 'into watches' doesn't mean you have to buy any of them. I am 'into' Rolex day-dates in yellow gold, but I don't own one.

You have nothing to lose in learning about horology from both a technical and aesthetic standpoint. Furthermore, it might help prevent you from buying just to buy rather than identifying what you love and saving up until you get precisely that.

Now that I have all the watches I've ever wanted, I find that I appreciate new watches but don't have a desire to buy; everything is a 'variation on a theme' of something I already own. So, while I can support my comrades when they buy a new piece, I also am quite happy wearing one of my own collection which will always be superior in my own eyes.

You don't need to afford a 20k watch to enjoy being into watches.

>pic related: I wore this today because I love it, it was my first Omega, and it's cheaper than a new Laco.

>>17818483
>identifying what you love and saving up until you get precisely that.
You don't get it, I'm talking about being poor, poor people can't "save up" for a $15k watch dude.

>>17818483
>window shopping and consumerism is a hobby

no it's really not. you might as well switch out your words with limited edition funkopops and the psychology would still be the same.

>>17818493
buying stupid shit has always been considered a hobby

>>17818488
Poor people have more important things to think about than being 'into watches', if we're being honest. Food, shelter, all of those things matter more than luxury goods. In that, I think it's clear that we agree. But I think watches are like cars in that respect; so many people are 'into supercars', yet very few can actually afford them. It doesn't mean the knowledge base isn't interesting to learn.

>>17818493
You might have been talking about consumerism being a hobby....I wasn't. Horology is also about appreciation of execution. You don't have to be a composer to be into music.

>>17818497
>this funkopop has limited edition hair! I'm a connoisseur
uhuh nope. you just end up a bugman aggregator like teddy bulbasaur.

>>17818501
No. Appreciation of beauty, technological innovation, and execution of design is a hobby in its own right. Any 'enthusiast' community is built upon this, whether they prefer fine wines, coffee, film, automobiles, etc.

Do you like anything, Anon?

>pic related. Will never own, but will always be passionate about.

>>17818497
>>Poor people have more important things to think about than being 'into watches', if we're being honest. Food, shelter, all of those things matter more than luxury goods.
Nice, a dumbass who was born in lucky circumstances tells me what I'm allowed to think about. Go watch your wife get fucked by a black dude loser.

SubBrah here again. How's everyone doing?

>>17818502
>this funkopop.. shinier!
lol more copium

>>17818507
>he can't afford shiny new funkopops
sad

>>17818503
You can think about whatever you'd like, madam. It's a shame that your preconceptions are incorrect.

>>17818506
Chill man...I haven't been here in a long time. How are you? How's it running? I was in my local AD Rolex the other day...they've got inventory now. Things may be returning to pre-Covid times soon.

>>17818507
It'll always be cope, as this watch would likely be in a museum before being on my wrist.

>>17818502
>Any 'enthusiast' community is built upon this, whether they prefer fine wines, coffee, film, automobiles, etc.
Interesting how all of those are "built upon" just buying more and more expensive things.

>everything is funkopops lmao
How original.

>>17818513
There are few hobbies that cost nothing and don't cost more money you get into it, if you take up painting then you're going to need paints, brushes, easels, etc and if you get good at it then you'll probably want better quality paints and brushes, but you wouldn't say this is a consumerist hobby even though it too is predicated on buying stuff

>>17818515
The more you get into it*

>>17818515
>but you wouldn't say this is a consumerist hobby
No? Have you seen how it's presented on Youtube for example? It's literally all "buy this palette, buy these temperas, buy this sketchbook" etc. Same for books.

You can't really be into either unless you were born rich enough to have free time.

>>17818517
There are hobbies that require nothing to participate in but still money to support. You can exercise without money...but you need money to buy food to recover and build muscle. You can read at a library, but being able to make the knowledge you've gained useful can require money to start or to activate.

Given that this is a 'watch thread', it may not be able to exist without the assumption that money is required to buy a watch, the tools to service a watch, or even bare watch parts that you intend to assemble yourself.

I would agree that YouTube presents it as a consumerist hobby...because that's how YouTubers get clicks and make money. In modern times, no one cares that the Citizen 0100 is the most accurate autonomous movement on the planet...but they do care if Rolex prices are dropping on stainless-steel models. You may hate the focus, but at least it's honest.

I'd agree about 'free time'; time is the most valuable commodity, and the more money someone has, the more time they pay for. I'm perhaps somewhere in the middle; I work hard so that I when I have spare time I fill it with things or events that I can enjoy. Maybe I'm like lots of other people. But I can say that it fluctuates...sometimes I have less time, sometimes more. That's life.

Most of the YouTubers are also supporting their own shops/stores selling watches or watch-related goods (like straps). Don't hate the player...hate the game if you have to. Baldassarre makes an effort, but like Federico, he's honest about what he does. He's pushing product, like all the rest. Once you get to Jenni territory, it's just about curating simps. Aren't you glad I don't have watch channel?

>>17818517
Right so basically any hobby where there are tools and utensils involved you need to buy and said tools/utensils have reviewers because people want to know what will be the best option for the money are all soulless consumerist hobbies?

You're too focused on the money, it's about the experiences and painting is just as much about the experience of painting as it is about the final article, wine tasting is an experience in almost meditatively focusing on the subtle flavours, diving is about experiencing a world we don't live in on the surface, etc. If all you see here is that spending money is the fun part then I can only presume this is your own lack of enjoying experiences that you're projecting onto any hobby you either can't or more likely won't spend the upfront money on the prerequisites for.

I implore you to be less of a cheapskate though, experiences are what make life complete. Don't dismiss it as just consumerism for rich people, you may come to regret that conclusion someday.

>>17818521
>Don't hate the player...hate the game if you have to.
So don't hate the murderer, hate the world because its mechanics allow you to plunge a knife into someone's throat? Tell me which side you're on without telling me which side you're on creep.

>>17818524
Do you listen to The Deprogram or something? Because they also talk about funkopops ironically a lot as an allegory for consumerism as well.

>>17818523
>>You're too focused on the money
>I implore you to be less of a cheapskate though, experiences are what make life complete.
Ok if you're not, just give me some. You'll experience not being a piece of shit for once in the miserable turd that is your life. Oh right lol.

>>17818527
I'm an independent philosopher, I don't listen to nerd herd podcasts or whatever the fuck.

>>17818528
Welp if there was any doubt of you being purely motivated by jealousy here... lmao

Frankly you can afford such hobbies, not every diver is a millionaire and many famous artists were downright impoverished when they started, historians never get paid much for their knowledge and yet they visit historical sites of their own interest. Your projected miserable turd of a life is your own doing because you don't place much value on experiences, instead just sitting at home and bitterly counting beans.

>>17818531
Hmm yeah I buy it, you do sound like a pretentious tosser projecting your own unreality onto the world around you.

>>17818509
>they've got inventory now.
I'm also hearing this from friends. Makes me wish I was more patient.

I have heard though that the demand for the more popular steel sports models is still high

>>17818535
>when they started
So then they weren't poor eventually idiot, the point still stands that you're only allowed to be poor when you're starting out, it's the same as everything else.

>>17818538
There are literally millions of poor artists working shitty jobs that have been painting for decades, freediving costs basically nothing other than living by some water

>>17818538
What's your point? Because my point is you don't need to be rich to start, so anything else is an excuse. Some of those artists, like Van Gogh, never got the appreciation he now has during his lifetime and never was wealthy, but considering he painted up until his death proves this never caused him to regret being an artist so clearly something more than money mattered there.

It was already kind of pathetic to be saying
>Reee hobbies that aren't free are soulless
But you've shot through rock bottom by now implying hobbies aren't worthwhile if you don't get rich from them eventually, that's not a hobby then, that's a job.

>>17818541
>>What's your point? Because my point is you don't need to be rich to start
That you clearly have to be rich at SOME point to be taken seriously in the hobby. My original question was does it make sense for a poor person to be into this, and the answer is just sugarcoating "no" by doing this convoluted explanation of how it's totally fine "in the beginning" but then you're expected to go up the ranks eventually or you're cast out, which everyone already knew. It's just another capitalist pyramid scheme.
>>17818541
>Some of those artists, like Van Gogh, never got the appreciation he now has during his lifetime and never was wealthy
He wasn't poor either, he was just a retarded addict who was terrible with his (brother's) money.

>>17818537
Yeah they have some inventory went to an ad they had some datejusts in configurations i didnt want so im on the waiting list

>>17818541
>>But you've shot through rock bottom by now implying hobbies aren't worthwhile if you don't get rich from them eventually
I didn't say that. I said they're not worthwhile if you don't become rich in general (doesn't have to be from the hobby, your American uncle can croak and leave you everything, same shit), so that you can afford the "real" part of the hobby eventually.

>>17818543
>Rise through the ranks of a hobby to eventually become rich
Like I said mate, you're a miserly beancounter if you see a hobby as a second job that you can "progress" through, it's an unreality you're projecting on to other people to imply they must be losers if they never sell a painting for a million dollars or never own a watch more expensive than a couple hundred dollars.

You're avoiding such hobbies and experiences because you clearly feel it'd be humiliating if you never reach some kind of fame or notariety within the hobby.

>>17818524
Correct. Would the murderer still murder if the world was different and gave them different circumstances, rewards, and incentives? It's a serious topic, worthy of a long discussion. But not on this thread, since watches are the topic at hand.

Perhaps something related: how do you feel about the Swatch x pairings that have happened? This feeds right into what you're talking about....

>also, post what you're wearing now.

>>17818537
Well, we've all had to be patient, perhaps. Gives time for Rolex to figure out what to do with the 32xx movements, that's the way I see it. I tried on a day-date 40, and it looked fucking beautiful. Definitely a gold-gold-gold option I would consider if the time was right. They had two-tone Seadwellers in stock as well, but nothing stainless steel just yet. Give it a year or so, and then probably.

>>17818543
>>17818545
Everything that isn't survival requires extra cash in this world. Some people spend the same money on vacations as I would on a watch. It still comes out to the same thing though: if you make money to survive and save, and you happen to have 'disposable income' left over....what do you spend it on? It's not about being 'rich', it's about budgeting. If you don't have a job that allows you to budget disposable income, then watches are outside the field (like everything else that isn't directly tied to living). I shouldn't have to say that...

>one of my daily wears...which I worked hard for and enjoy every minute of.

>>17818545
No one is demanding you get rich, that is simply your own neurosis.

>>17818550
>>Like I said mate, you're a miserly beancounter if you see a hobby as a second job that you can "progress" through
See >>17818545 I understand you didn't read a single book ever but holy fuck you went to some kind of school that dealt with the alphabet no? Or were you just jerking off on the smartphone?

test

>>17818552
>Perhaps something related: how do you feel about the Swatch x pairings that have happened? This feeds right into what you're talking about....
Dumb shit that raises the prices of cheap watches so that poor people can't even enjoy those. And I don't "feel" about it, I have a brain. You should buy one.

>>17818552
>if you make money to survive and save, and you happen to have 'disposable income' left over....
Then you're not poor.
>which I worked hard for
Yeah, doing what?

>>17818545
What "real" part of the hobby? What part of taking a basic painting set and painting something makes that not "real" painting?

You're clearly projecting your own consumerist tendencies onto others, people who want to paint will paint with anything, people who enjoy driving will enjoy driving anything, people who enjoy horology can enjoy a Seiko. What you're describing are posers.

Stop having daily thread so you retards can't make meaningless banters like this anymore. This thread has become as useful as your existences. Even more butthurt than smartphone "community"

>>17818558
>people who enjoy horology can enjoy a Seiko
Yeah especially now when they're selling 3 times worse watches for 3x the price.

>>17818560
Okay so buy a Tissot then, literally what is your point other than seething about stuff costing money?

>>17818443
Why don't just buy solid gold?

>>17818554
Nope, it's you who doesn't understand. You want a hobby to be prestigious in the same way a job is, that's why you've made up this line in the sand in your head where the "real" part of the hobby only comes with money and therefore you won't partake in it unless you can "rise up the ranks" to have all the most expensive equipment and exotic locations, hence treating this like a second job you have to progress through.

>>17818556
I thought about it, actually. I've handled the Mission to Mars and Mission to Jupiter in-hand, and they're wonderful for what they are. I thought about getting the Sun just because of the sunburst dial....but honestly I can't think of a situation in which I'd wear it. Now that the Blancpain is out, I don't know if I should get the Sun while I still can....eventually Swatch will simply discontinue them.

>>17818557
Agreed. You ask what I do for work? As I said years ago...I solve problems, and people pay me to do it. Some intrepid poster assumed I was tech support...lol Bless them...my work is more specific, and far more costly. Nevertheless, it makes me happy, and my clients happy, so everyone wins.

>>17818563
I have gold, but it doesn't do anything. Buffet is quite right in all that. Unlike land, or businesses, gold is dead. I never had a gold-gold watch on my list.

>you should all start posting watches now. This is the other daily wear.

>Independent philosopher
>"I hate paying for things"
That's original.

>>17818565
>>Agreed. You ask what I do for work? As I said years ago...I solve problems, and people pay me to do it. Some intrepid poster assumed I was tech support...lol Bless them...my work is more specific, and far more costly. Nevertheless, it makes me happy, and my clients happy, so everyone wins.
So you don't do anything, you just get free money, gotcha.
>>17818564
>You want a hobby to be prestigious in the same way a job is, that's why you've made up this line in the sand in your head where the "real" part of the hobby only comes with money
Actually that's how pretty much everyone in every hobby feels, just read any watch forum or car forum or anything? I personally hate it, but as you can see everyone in this thread also feels the same, they never miss an opportunity to shit on someone because they think they're poor.

>Thread is barely over 50 posts and is already a shit show about money and consooooooooom

>>17818568
Go to /ck/ and tell them about your mosquito burgers or something lmfao poorfag.

>>17818567
Correct, I get 'free' money. You can too, if you just believe in yourself.

>>17818568
Post some watches, and it'll revert to the mean.

Here's one:

>The old Speedmaster that makes the meme.

>>17818569
yuck those are gross

>>17818569
The thing is, I'm into watches and I actually have a quite expensive collection, but I don't want to argue about money, I want to post watches and see other's collections.

>>17818572
>Correct, I get 'free' money. You can too, if you just believe in yourself.
Then don't lie about working hard shithead.

>>17818567
>Ackshually <projects negativity onto everyone>
That's all you've really got, isn't it? IMO such people are pretentious and are missing out because "slumming it" with a hobby in the early days can be just as much fun and rewarding as when you've got the expensive stuff, possibly more so.

The reason why you see such financial gatekeeping as being such a prevalent and important opinion for hobbies is because it's touching on a neurosis of yours, it triggers you and therefore you notice it every time it comes up.

>>17818575
Then what are you wearing, Fren? Post some pics like I am; that'll get things back on track.

>wearing this one right now, just because.

>>17818577
I like you.

>>17818575
Ok then pay for it. Why would anyone provide you with free entertainment?
>>17818578
>"slumming it" with a hobby in the early days
>when you've got the expensive stuff
And yet you still imply a natural progression to the expensive stuff, and you think only the early days are for cheap stuff? Are you even listening to yourself you're making my point idiot, is this a troll?

>>17818580
You ignored the part of my post where I said
>Even moreso
The point being is the experience is not any less because one hasn't spent the most they possibly could. There's no progression implied, though usually as people invest more of their time and mental health (hint hint anon) into a hobby they often invest more of their money into it, it's not a competition though.

>>17818506
>white indexes on smol black dial
>thin smol shiny metal white hands
>smol dial accentuated by inner ring before bezel for maximum claustrophobia
>comfy

>>17818581
Maybe the embittered Anon is talking about the implied 'watch journey' that so many YouTubers endorse: i.e. start buying cheap stuff, and then move into more expensive as you go.

I hate the watch journey....to me it's a waste of money. But it definitely keeps people like Bald-ass in business. I never had a watch journey; it's was more of a 'create a list, check it twice, and then buy'. Watch journeys are for people who would prefer the thrill of buying to the quieter enjoyment of curating.

>>17818581
>There's no progression implied
Except you just did it?

>>17818584
That's your neurosis listening, what I've actually said is that the money you've spent on a hobby has no bearing on the experience you get out of it.

>>17818587
>"slumming it" with a hobby in the early days can be just as much fun and rewarding as when you've got the expensive stuff, possibly more so.
This implies a strictly linear progression and you know it.

>>17818583
>I never had a watch journey; it's was more of a 'create a list, check it twice, and then buy'.
Yeah because you're rich so you can just get the top shit straight up. Poor people have to waste money continuously just like in every other aspect of life.

>>17818588
It honestly doesn't, you want to read
>Yeah the hobby is actually shit until you're spending some serious coin on it
And you'll apparently read that in any post I could make that is actually saying the opposite.

Tbqh anon I think you should just admit you're not interested in having a hobby, you just want to be rich, but I'm telling you that fetishising money over experience would make wealth rather dull for you.

>>17818590
You misunderstand. The list was curated over decades...I only bought when I felt ready to buy. Poor people DON'T have to waste money continuously; they're only encouraged to do so by brands that don't care. That's how brands keep people poor.

If a person doesn't have money to waste on luxury goods, then they shouldn't waste money on luxury goods. A penny saved is a penny earned....surprisingly, this saying still applies.

>why isn't anyone posting watches? Am I the only person who is real here?

>>17818594
I've already posted my PRX and G-Shock plenty of times tbqh

>>17818593
What are some great experiences that are free then?

>>17818596
Is that your G shock Casioak? Cool. I like the PRX in general; even the gold-gold version. Do you enjoy yours?


>>17818599
Not the Anon you were asking, but I can think of many off the top of my head.

1) Hearing the voices of those you love before they are dead.

2) Seeing a blue sky or rain (depending on what makes you happier).

3) Giving a piss when you really need it.

4) Taking the time to recognize that you are able to think beyond need and into imagination.

Need I go on?

>Seamasters are cool....

>>17818599
False dichotomy, hobbies don't have to be either free or extremely expensive, they cost as much as you want them to, grow up anon because this is a childish tantrum you're throwing now to excuse your own vapidness and lack of imagination.

>>17818601
>>Not the Anon you were asking, but I can think of many off the top of my head.
>
>1) Hearing the voices of those you love before they are dead.
>
>2) Seeing a blue sky or rain (depending on what makes you happier).
>
>3) Giving a piss when you really need it.
>
>4) Taking the time to recognize that you are able to think beyond need and into imagination.

>>17818604
So you can't think of anything? At least the other dumbass said "lmfao look at the sky and imagine things"...

>>17818620
Why does it need to be free?

>>17818477
Yeah you can a few Seikos, Tissots, Hamiltons and be happy with it.

>>17818599
Being a kleptomaniac

>>17818621
Because it's for poor people? Just follow the conversation.

>>17818630
That's not how the conversation has followed, that's how your internal tantrum has followed lmao

>>17818630
You know anon, you'd be less poor if you spent less time crying online about how you're not rich

Post watches...then you win.

>>17818599
taking a huge shit in the woods

>I only buy watches with history. History is a prerequisite to purchase a watch. Look and feel are not good enough reasons to purchase. My wardrobe is old money Italian labels. Don't drive a Tesla either. Only a bitch would care about how nice something looks first and not see the two things in combination. A cheap and meaningless watch is irrelevant and basically will never be remembered by anybody. You would only buy it if you won't be remembered either.

>>17818636

>>17818506
my bezel is also misaligned like yours and I can't unsee it
other than that the sub is a 10

>>17818663
Huh interesting, my AliExpress shitter isn't misaligned

>>17818664
kek really? I can see yours is off in the pic. fucking rolex.

>>17818483
I like these

>>17818428
That Doxa looks cool.

>>17818477
Sure, you can be poor and still have fun wearing watches.

There are different reasons why people are interested in watches. Buying things you like is not always mindless consumerism. I am interested in watches because I want to start my own brand some time. I realized that affordability is one of the aspects that makes a watch great. I shifted my focus to quartz and digital. True, a "nice" mechanical watch does cost a lot - like a "nice" car costs a lot. If you don't have the money for a "nice" and you don't really need it, why not consider a bicycle or a motorcycle instead?

>>17818636

>>17818679
The problem with watches is that many "nice" watches aren't massively expensive in the grand scheme of things, if you think of the cost of Rolex Submariner there isn't really much you can buy with that kind of money, a used car maybe but otherwise the money is just a percentage of something you might actually need like a deposit on a house or something.

So basically you can get people who absolutely can save up for a Rolex and buy one and then suddenly thing they've entered the big time and they take pictures of their Submariner in their Mazda or something to flex on people who are buying Tissots and shit.

Those hour markers *_*

What are some racing/driving inspired watches?

>>17818684
>The problem with watches is that many "nice" watches aren't massively expensive in the grand scheme of things, if you think of the cost of Rolex Submariner there isn't really much you can buy with that kind of money, a used car maybe but otherwise the money is just a percentage of something you might actually need like a deposit on a house or something.
Nice, wanna buy me one then rich boy? To me it's about 3 years of actually surviving.

>>17818691
Autodromo's whole catalogue basically.

>>17818695
Jfc lmao you're still here? Go to work anon holy shit kek

>>17818691
Autodromo like another anon said, Yema has a bunch of chronos, Lorier Gemini, vintage Heuers/new Tag "reissues"

>>17818701
Wow, those yemas look amazing for the price.

>>17818695
Wouldn't you just pawn it then if I did?

>>17818684
You are right, but my point still stands. If you spend 10k on a Rolex or just don't want to spend 10k, digital, quartz or even vintage watches are still worth exploring.

>>17818722
*If you can't spend 10k on a Rolex

>>17818722
Which ones?

>>17818722
Tbqh I liked how the Quartz PRX was half the price of the mechanical version, if more watch manufacturers gave that choice for any watch that has a generic Seiko, Sellita or ETA movement then I'd get the quartz every time, just don't get the appeal of generic movements.

Like Omega should offer Quartz versions of Seamasters again, many of those Japanese HAQ watches are pretty cool and I'd love their features in a Seamaster 300 or an Aqua Terra.

>>17818725
Which ones of the three?
>>17818729
True, but consider that the more expensive a movement is, the bigger profit margin is for the manufacturer. A +/- 10s/year ETA costs around $50. A good Swiss mechanical movement costs probably 10 times that. Also quartz doesn't really do well with the concept of luxury in various ways. I would still buy the fuck out of quartz Grand Seikos and Citizens if I had the money lol

>>17818742
>Which ones of the three?
What cheap watches are worth "exploring" if you're poor?

>>17818751
Not that guy but what’s your definition of cheap? For me a cheap watch is anything under a grand.

>>17818751
>He's still at it
You should really invest this time into learning a skill that's in demand anon, then you might earn more money

>>17818751
I can give you my opinion. Square watches match the shape of the strap and wrist better. If you have lighter skin, black watches will look better on you than steel ones. Quartz movements are better than mechanical movements. Good quartz movements are cheaper than good mechanical movements. As such, you can go for anything from an F91W to a metal G-Shock with tough solar.

>>17818755
>>17818760
>>17818770
Ok so no actual watch names or brands, nice.

>>17818760
Like what?

>>17818806
Lmao keep crying, you can draw a watch on your wrist in biro if a pen isn't too expensive for you

>>17818808
Wow you really are a moron if you need everything spoonfed to you

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CD_b8bZxk6g

The waiter is wearing a rolex lol

>>17818740
isn't that a dragon ball Z watch?

>>17818806
Can’t give you suggestions if you can’t even give a budget you whiny cocksucker . Eat shit and die

>>17818428
Some days you just want to wear some gold.

>>17818689
That's the first GS I've ever seen that doesn't make me tip my fedora. Nice

>>17818858
The indices were presumably inspired by the Monolith from the movie 2001 A Space Odyssey, they even appear to have roughly the same dimensions.

>>17818447
Yes but good luck finding one with a positive display. The module on the GW-B5600 is infinitely better than the solar/atomic only models and you don't even need to ever connect to bluetooth.

I have some money to spend, and I'm looking for some new pieces.

What I own:
> A Casio DW-5600E
> Citizen Eco Drive WRT-100

What I seek:

1. Another daily driver that's "nicer" than my Casio, good for when I'm going to work or meeting up with friends.
> Budget
Up to $200
> Watch type
Nothing faggy or made by pajeets or chinks.
> Movement
Quartz or automatic
> Desired features
No second time zone. Readable hour markers
> Preferred strap option, e.g. leather, nylon, bracelet
Bracelet
> Wrist size
7-7.25 inches.

2. A "special occasion" watch for formal dinners, business meetings, weddings (including my own), and family gatherings
> Budget
Up to $500
> Watch type
> Movement
> Desired features
> Wrist size
Same as above
> Preferred strap option, e.g. leather, nylon, bracelet
Bracelet or leather, depending on the face

>>17818897
For the second watch I’d recommend either the orient bambino, seiko cocktail time, or citizen Tsuyosa. Honestly the Tsuyosa could fit both categories

https://www.amazon.co.jp/-/en/Handmade-Hand-wound-Mechanic-Skeleton-MEKANYAN/dp/B07V34BHMR

There's really a KINO watch kek

>>17818868
>>17818689
Vintage Seiko from when quartz was state of the art top shit really are something. Nice three-dimensionality to the dials, razor sharp mirrored indicies and lovely textured dial bases.
For the top models every single minute marker is applied.

>>17818903
Looks nasty.

Stop buying poorfag watches

>>17818923
but I'm poor.

>>17818691
Speedmaster obv

Stop buying richfag watches

>>17818920
looks kino

chunk master 300

>>17818924
Then save up and buy ONE nice watch. You’re poor because you lack impulse control and spend frivolously on “affordables”.

>>17818930
but I'm rich.

>>17818932
To each his own i guess.

>>17818957
nah it's disgusting, I was just joking

Which version do you prefer?

>>17818901
> For the second watch I’d recommend either the orient bambino, seiko cocktail time, or citizen Tsuyosa. Honestly the Tsuyosa could fit both categories
Thanks. Are these better off bought used or new?

>>17819010
Both are terrible

>>17819010
Right. Left probably needs a different strap.

>>17819019
Just remember some people are really nasty and has really horrible personal hygiene. If you're ok with it than a good used watch is worth considering.

>>17818897
>$200
>not chinky or pooey
impossibru unless you go vintage
cheap nip is made in chink
there's always russian: vostok

>>17819010
The BellMatic.

>>17819026
>impossibru unless you go vintage
Examples?

>>17818852
>>17818428
Very nice

It's gold watch day for me as well.

>>17819037
Gross and tasteless

>>17819037
need to go on a diet mate.

>>17818897
1.) Casioak (a nicer Casio) or something like the Orient Kamasu as a daily beater
2.) Orient Bambino, something from the Pressage Line or Tissot Lelocle (little over budget)

>>17819044
>>17819047
You're so salty.

>>17819053
So's your diet, which explains your high blood pressure. lmao.

>>17819058
I'm not him.

>>17819037
>>17819053
male version of muffin top kek

>>17818673
They really are winners for what they are. There's a part of me that is sad that they never did the full capability (i.e. including the moonphase on the 6-hour upper subdial) with this design scheme. It exists in the gold version with the black baton hands, but it looks awful by comparison...

>>17819037
Been a long time, friend. How are you keeping?

>>17818673
>>17819067
Why is your lume not piss colored?

>>17819067
Holy shit, Omegadrunk! You're alive!
I thought your liver had finally failed. You haven't been posting much on WUS lately either.

>>17819044
>>17819047
>>17819058
>>17819066
Sour grapes for breakfast, I see.

>>17819050
>Orient Bambino
>>17818901
>orient bambino
Which version?

>>17819073
Post your watch. Add a little humor to the thread.

>>17819069
Mine was from around 1998 or so, after Omega changed to Superluminova. It'll never be piss coloured unless it gets moisture damage. There are a few models of watches that existed in both iterations (Speedmaster Pro, this Mark 40, the 'Bond' Seamaster 2531.80 and the quartz variants, and others I'm sure).

>>17819070
Yup, still alive. I drink far less often, and in far smaller quantities. Life is too busy now. As for posting...quite honestly, there's not much to post about these days. It's all...been done before.

How are you? What watch are you wearing today?

>>17819073
I recommend some grapes for breakfast, it'll help you out mate, honest advice.

>>17819078
>How are you? What watch are you wearing today?
I'm doing fine. Mostly just lurking. Watching the same shitstorm swirl around these threads.

It's like watching re-runs of a beloved show. It's all the same characters, making all the same jokes, over and over again.
Piaget for me today. >>17818852

>>17819078
Oh i see, i thought it's older than that.

>>17819010
Right

>>17819037
Is this portobello?
How do you handle all the wasted dial space on this model? I hate it. So inefficient and un-german.

>necessary viewing
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t086Ah8Nkm0

buy a $20 casio to tie you over while you save for an ACTUAL watch, /fa/ckas

>>17819084
Ah, that's yours! It's nice! I was in my local Piaget AD the other day, and tried on a few watches just to get a feel. The design language is more adventurous than I'm used to, so I think that's why I haven't gravitated to them yet. Well made, of course, and very nicely finished. Maybe one day...

I understand about the threads. I haven't been back in a long time, and it's essentially the same, and comforting.

>>17819085
I can't remember, but I think they produced the Mark 40 until around 2000 or so. It was never beloved, but it wasn't necessarily unpopular either. Given how many of them seem to come from Japan (probably due to the smaller case size that is more appropriate to the clientele there), I get the feeling that the model was just a consistent seller but not anything special. I think even one astronaut who went on a shuttle mission wore one too...

>>17819096
There's something so tragic about Archie now that he lost his original collection. Or maybe it happened when he stopped cursing so much due to ad revenue changes.

>+30k A. Lange & Söhne
B-but, you said lawyeranon was a myth, bros...

I just bought a Lake Suwa, what do you think bros?

>>17818691
Tag Heuer Monaco

>>17818695
You can survive off that little money for 3 years? is your name Ricky and do you live in a trailer park?

>>17819111
That's fake, right? It has to be, it's the most disgusting thin I've ever seen.

>>17819103
He isn't real. Just a figment of your imagination.

>>17819119
Of course it's fake.

This one isn't though, the case and bracelet are made of palladium and silver alloy.

>>17819074
I personally like the 2n. gen most

>>17819114
hurr square
hurr durr fucking SQUARE lamuu

>>17819149

The mods unbanned all the retards at the same time. I'll be back when they get the spam out of their system.

new seiko gmt, november release

>>17819178
I'm sure it'll sell, but it's kinda meh to me.

>>17819178
the original 6117-8000

>>17819178
The bracelet looks good though.

>>17819096
remember this guy went into debt to buy all his watches and then got them all stolen when he went on vacation lololol

>>17819067
>Been a long time, friend. How are you keeping?
It's been a long time indeed, my friend. I'm quite good, thankfully, with a lot of things to do. How about you? Any new watch?

>>17819093
I don't see any wasted space.

I refuse to give tudor money

>>17819198
I only saw one video of his when he gave his mutt kid a watch and the kid couldn't have cared less and said something like "you just don't want me to sell all this crap when you die"

>>17819119
>>17819103
LOL I'm quite real
>He thinks

Went to a couple of local ADs today to look at some Seikos, not a single one of their display models were aligned. Either the bezel insert was off or the chapter ring was off, that's pretty poor if they can't even find a single watch from their stock that actually has been made properly.

Literally why do people do it and buy these?

>>17819203
kek really? link?

>>17819212
>Seikos
>not a single one of their display models were aligned
No surprise there

>>17819219
Please tell me the JDM versions are actually made properly, surely the Japanese don't tolerate such slapdash manufacturing?

>>17819212
Stop considering modern Seiko, go for vintage, you literally get a better watch for your money.

What's everyone wearing today?

>>17819199
Glad you're doing well. Things here are fine too, nothing to complain about, but there is very little time left in the days now. No new watches...after getting the Grail, the desire to get watches simply disappeared. Sometimes I'm intrigued by a watch, but it never goes beyond that. I do still try on quite a number if I can...the other day I finally got to try on random watches like the Lunar Pilot, Octafinissimo, Breguet 20 hertz, etc., but there just isn't the draw anymore, truth be told. Nothing feels as special as the ones I already own and have history with. I know that's an unfair expectation, but that's the way it is...lol

How about you? Anything new?

>>17819231
This right now.

>>17819233
Correction; Breguet 10 htz (Classique Chronometrie 7727).

>>17819231
hot

I bought a Seiko watch with the 4r36 automatic, day date movement and the salesperson was talking a lot about how I need to be careful with winding it at a specific time, setting it in a specific order and how I have to "break it in". It all sounded esoteric to me like they were just bored and wanted someone to talk to. Is there actually something to it? Are there special instructions for using an automatic day date movement?

So far my only mechanical watch is a 3 hand, handwound, no date so as simple as it gets.

>>17819245
Yeah, but just set the date during midday and you'll be fine.

>>17819249
they said something about a certain time I should avoid setting the date because it could damage the movement. What was that about?

>>17819250
Basically the date for a lot of movements doesn't instantly tick over to the next day at midnight, there's a window of a few hours where the movement is basically edging the date window and you don't want to interrupt that or the date might get jammed or something.

>>17819199
This is what I mean
Red - not involved in the Time Telling Experience (TM)
Blue - business end
There's some allowance for the wedge area that comprises the PR arc, but that doesn't account for the rest of the red "waste".
This, the GO and any other such model would annoy me. I just don't see what others like in this styling.

>>17819250
Just don't set the date between 10pm and 3am. If you're not sure if it's 10am or 10pm just move the hands over 12 so the date ticks over (or not) and then set it normally.

I still think all divers are ugly

>>17819260
I still think your mom is ugly

>>17819178
Damn I have the original in nonworking condition, I guess its value just plummeted

>>17819266
I think so too, your point?

>>17819260
even this?

>>17819269
Just a personal opinion, what was your point?

>>17819270
Yes, sorry.
>>17819271
Watch thread related opinion.

>>17819273
So also a personal opinion? Why dress it up as anything different? Lmao

>>17819274
Because it's on topic

>>17819274
because it's on topic, and divers are ugly.

>>17819275
So is your mom, when I see her I know it's time to leave lmao

>>17819277
I accept your concession, boy

>>17819270
thats fancy, how is the lume?

CHONK

>>17819279
You've misspelt "confession" and yes you may accept my confession that I find your momma ugly

>>17819178
Looks better than the seiko 5 gmt I bought

>>17819243
Thanks, I love it

>>17818477
you can but you're just setting yourself up for disappointment
watches are for old bored boomers looking for an exotic way to spend their excess money, they're overpriced on purpose and completely unnecessary, being obsessed with luxury goods you can't afford remind me of those nigs in old hiphop music videos who're dirt poor and salivating over the most obscenely overpriced pairs of sneakers, really low class behavior

>mfw the bracelet is not tapered

question why do people buy watches like this?

it has an inoffensive practical design but there is no advanced movement, no advanced functions, no advanced finishing, no cool design... just feels like they would be better off with a g-shock

>>17819313
No clue. I bought shitters like that before and once I got my g shock I just haven’t worn anything else since. It really just has all the features you could ever need in a watch and it was only $50

>>17819312
I actually prefer non-tapering bracelets, the ones that taper dramatically look a bit feminine and weak.

>>17819313
maybe they like how it looks

>>17819352
whats there to like?

it just looks so boring

>>17819237
something like the sneedmaster for example got these 3d elements to the dial to make it exiting

>>17819361
both the speedmaster and cheap dive watch #63132 are NPC tier

If the crown has a spring inside that ressists, then it's a hand wound only and not automatic right ?
My other watch is automatic but you can also manually wind it but there's no typical "resissting spring" and you can endlessly wind it but those that stop after a while are hand wound ones

>>17818686
I like this.
What’s everyone think of my Christopher ward g60 gmt watch? Last thread people didn’t like that the logo isn’t at 12. But I like it at 9, opposite side of the date. Also same direction of the arm for a single line.

>>17819383
nah sneedmaster is kino
some things are popular for a good reason and properly rated and not overrated.

>>17819404
It’s hand wound if there’s no rotor. You’re overthinking it

>>17818421
Alternatives for this? Thanks to the anon in the last thread, I can’t justify the price until they unfuck the date window

>>17819404
Automatics have a sort of clutch that starts slipping when the spring is fully wound to prevent overwinding. The resisting is probably just due to different gearing.

>>17819199
>I don't see any wasted space.
Yeah your a retard.

>>17819419
maybe something from Laco? Idk I'm not into these kind of watches.

>>17819419
Laco, Stowa, chinks probably make copies and homages too.

>>17818483
>>17818673
>>17819067
I use to be a HUGE speedmaster fan, but after I got pic related all I do is wear that. I do have two speedies tho.

>>17819419
What’s wrong with the date window you troon?

>>17819438
It’s not aligned properly with the numerals you stupid faggot

How do i know if this is a real or fake one ?

>>17819448
you go to cartier and buy a real one. Not some quartz shitter that’s got text large enough to scream how poor you are for the entire room. get a job, a mortgage, and maybe you can buy a watch. faggot

>>17819454
>suburbdweller
Lmfao imagine getting a loan and paying property tax in the US instead of just buying up cheap real estate overseas in cash in countries with no black people

But yes quartz is stupid and gay

>>17819454
Iam not going to buy a watch for ants you faggot. I got a box full of watches and this was included. Just wanted to know how to identify it

>>17819455
Most tanks are quartz. The XL is auto.

>>17819408
do they even still sell old logo stuff anymore?

>>17819459
Not sure. I bought mine in 2021 during one of their sales for 475. For the price I think I did well. Eventually I would like to get a Rolex or a nice dress watch. I use mine in the ocean regularly.

>>17819438
>>17819443
Fuck I love the dialog that happens here. No tiptoe around feelings and other gay shit.

>>17819456
>watch for ants
>not owning a Certina for ants
You got any problems poorfag ?

>>17819226
LOL NO

>>17818897
2.
https://www.ashford.com/tissot-t0064081105700.html

>>17819330
>date window integration
Soulrouter

>>17819361
I don't like it
but maybe someone else does

>>17819257
In some older watches, like really old shit from the 70's, it's advisable to change the date when moving the hands all the way to 6 o'clock position just to be sure; some older watches used top tech plastics of the day in the date change mechanism that've become brittle after 50 years. Since replacement parts aren't a thing it pays to be cautious with older watches, just in case. I know some old seiko quartz
>>17819033
Apart from rumaging around for cheap vintage no name swiss mechs if you were quartz minded you could get some nice King, Grand and Twin Quartz Seiko for 200 or less at auction. This model
>>17818904
I think went for 240,000 yen back in 1974. They has to cease production after only 2 years because it was too expensive to produce. I got it for about 160 a month ago. Good working order. Top of the line quartz, actually made in Japan. 70's salaryman's new year's bonus flex watch. But now? Nobody cares, so it's cheap as chips.
In theory +/- 12s a year, which is HAQ territory.
36mm though. Maybe too small for you

>>17819419
Archimede.
Or if <300 San Martin has fliegers.

>>17819477
You to go back underage pajeet

>>17819255
The funny thing, that's a matter of personal perspective.
For example, if I have to, and I had to be extremely autist doing so, the "wasted space" I see is outside of the green line, but I truly couldn't care less about it. In the other hand, knowing precisely how much energy it has, lets me maintain a more constant force in the movement, which helps proper timekeeping. Plus, I really, REALLY, love the way it displays information.
The tiny , tiny space left couldn't be used anyway.

>>17819523
It's truly amazing what sort of mediocrity one is willing to tolerate simply because one thinks some anons on the internet are impressed.

>>17819523
This looks like a mall shitter. Genuinely disgusting

>>17819233
>Nothing feels as special as the ones I already own and have history with. I know that's an unfair expectation, but that's the way it is...lol
That's awesome. Congrats for reaching that place in your watch collecting.
I, in the other hand, can't have enough watches. LOL
Here's a recent pic of the collection; only three are missing from the image.

you only need 3 watches
a sporty digital watch, such as a gshock
an tasteful analog watch with a dark dial
a tasteful analog watch with a light dial
any more and you're entering woman territory of superfluousness

>>17819536
And I also got a few fun watches, like this twin Casio conversion inspired on the Alien's prop.

>>17819531
>>17819535
>>17819541
S O U R

>>17819536
>I, in the other hand, can't have enough watches. LOL
You're laughing, but you're also crying.
You have a massive hole in your soul that you're trying to fill with shopping.
At least you'll always be able to post here and pretend we're your friends.

>>17819547
Did someone save that post from Mortadello a while back where he admitted he's unhappy with his life? It was around the time he claimed he was trying to get into photography or something.

>You're laughing, but you're also crying.
>You have a massive hole in your soul that you're trying to fill with shopping.
>At least you'll always be able to post here and pretend we're your friends

You know he's just posting to troll the thread, right? Get the poors stirred up?

>>17819551
I never said I was unhappy or friendless, but that I can't talk about watches in real life with my real friends, since they don't make as more money as me and it would be extremely rude.
Stop seething, anon. You're going to hurt yourself.

>>17819561
>I never said I was unhappy or friendless
lol, who said anything about friendless? you're telling on yourself. :^)

>>17819561
No one here makes as much money as you do, but you feel no problem flexing here, though, do you?

I for one prefer to spend my money on more applicable things like restoring cars, motorcycles and kit aircraft.

>>17819555
>You know he's just posting to troll the thread, right? Get the poors stirred up?

Trips for truth.
You're missing the point, though. Watching all the poors get mad and then, in turn, making him mad is the only time these threads are actually good.
>You're seething! I'm not seething! I'm too rich to seethe!!

>>17819570
what the fuck is this pic
gookmoot get your shit together, I wanted to post this

>>17819536
front row, 4th from the right. what is that?

>>17819575
VC Overseas Chrono

What's the mechanical watch equivalent of this when it comes to toughness?

>>17819584
Rolex.

>>17819511
>>Apart from rumaging around for cheap vintage no name swiss mechs if you were quartz minded you could get some nice King, Grand and Twin Quartz Seiko for 200 or less at auction.
Anything that's wearable for normal people though?

>>17819570
are you american? did you shoot it?

>>17819569
Because he knows we can't punch his fat smug retarded face through the screen like all his favela buddies would.

>>17819589
can they actually withstand shocks?

>>17819574
Nice, I had one like this when I was 12, took me to many village parties where I did coke and fucked ass. Are you also from Cambodia?

>>17819593
>SEETHING

>>17819584
Casio ProTrek is basically the same thing but analog. Mechanical movements are going to be fragile. Bertucci is quartz analog. Citizen has the eco drives. Some mechanical Victorinox.

Why don't they make a casioak with multiband 6? No I don't want your bluetooth spyware phone app

>>17819594
Yes, Rolex movements are surprisingly durable. That's what they're designed for. (That, and accuracy, of course.) They may not be artistically hand-finished or filled with elaborate complications, but they can definitely withstand a beating.

>>17819598
Im from illinois but I am usually the guy who brings blow to parties
I'd like to collect every generation of DR650 at some point

if I got a seiko that says divers 200m how waterproof is it actually?

>>17819536
>+250k just in the first row
It must be nice to be a cartel's lawyer scumbag.

>>17819607
pretty damn waterproof

>>17819594
No. Any mechanical watch will break far more easier than any quartz watch. It’s just a simple fact. There was a time when designers loaded up their watches with Incabloc and tons of shock absorbers, but even they are nothing compared to G-Shock (or any modern day simple steel quartz).

Rolexes have been known to break when playing sports, being dropped from a few feet, hitting a wall, etc. All it takes is one hit at the right angle to knock a few pieces loose, and your whole shit is compromised.

>>17819607
Get it tested, because water proof seals will wear out over time, but yes, Seikos are very honest about their water resistance. They aren’t lying

>>17819593
lol you've never been in a fight

>>17819616
Oh boy, an internet tough guy! So rare to find one online. They're usually outside getting into street fights.

>>17819605
or you could just get a $20 casio

>>17819561
dont your lawyer friends make the same amount as you?

>>17819523
I also fucking hate dual barrels in series

>>17819621
>or you could just get a $20 casio
You could, but the original question was

>>17819584
>What's the mechanical watch equivalent of this when it comes to toughness?
It's a simple answer to a simple question. No need to get your knickers in a twist.

>>17819623
>implying someone who substitutes "buying watches" for "having a personality" has friends.

>>17819614
I'm always worried about the hands breaking or falling off if i were to do something violent while wearing a watch. Are my worries justified? For instance i managed to knock off the applied logo while chopping wood.

>>17819635
Back when mechanical watches were the only thing that existed, men wore those things to war and plenty of them survived; and it's not like they were made tougher back then.

>>17819633
the poors cope in the funniest ways

>>17819636
Yeah but plenty of them also busted and were thrown away. Those old WW2 A-11s were mass produced and meant to be busted and thrown away after a while by the soldier. Don’t expect a long life out of them if you’re wearing them daily

>>17819640
>the poors cope in the funniest ways
True, but no means of coping is when poors pretend they're rich. ...not that you'd ever do anything like that, right? Right?

>>17819635
I mean yes, that’s always a possibility when dealing with mechanical, but a freak accident could also happen with a digital

Ideally, if you’re doing a very vigorous activity for whatever reason, don’t wear luxury pieces. Take it off or wear some shit that if it does break, you can throw it away or fix it without too much worry. Just be smart about it

>>17819623
Not quite. I've had exceptional luck in that way.

>>17819636
survivorship bias

>>17819536
Front row, fourth from left. What's that?

>>17819655
Parmigiani Fleurier

>>17819590
38mm cases come up every now and then but they cost much more. Nothing larger than that in that era cept professional tool watches.

>>17819635
slap the gshock on for wood chopping. if I know I'm doing activities it's gshock or second hand classic style citizens.

>>17819664
Yea I wear my Gshock when splitting wood, been fine so far

whats a good seiko tuna

>>17819635
Watches are way more durable than you think

I still want a U-50

>>17819667
The one that you don't buy.

>>17819670
its too big

>>17819681
nah the u50 is the little bro, 41mm case, 11mm thick and 47mm lug to lug

>>17819681
for you

>>17819657
Thanks. And third row, fifth from left?

>>17819670
yeah they look great

I have 500 usd
looking for a white/ivory/silver dial analog watch. automatic or hand wind. my wrists are fairly large and I've got height, I can pull off up to 44mm cases. not a fan of diving watches but I can be convinced.
I am not opposed to using jomashop or other grey-market sellers
luminescent hands are always great but no required.
not a fan of gold-tone
what you got for me?

>>17818506
>>17818509
>>17818521
>>17818579
>>17818935
>>17819099
>>17819178
>>17819182
>>17819202
>>17819313
>>17819361
>>17819408
>>17819536
>>17819667
>>17819670
>>17819684


Nice dive watch! Do you dive often? Do you often dive to 300 meters?

No?!? You mean, you bought a dive watch and you don't dive?

You should have bought a "regular" (dress, field, et cetera) for everyday wearing like to the grocery store, work, cooking dinner; which is what you're going to do, anyway, since you don't actually go diving.

>>17819709
just look at your phone and don't buy a watch

>>17819709
nice iPhone, do you even have any friends to talk to?

>>17819648
Needless to say i learned my lesson and i always take my watch off now before doing anything ever remotely agressive, especially the vintage ones.

>>17818663
It's misaligned because I bumped it in this pic. It lines up fine.

>>17819709
>wearing a dive watch while diving
dude its not the 60's anymore and you need to do underwater nav with the bezel of the watch, or use the bezel to determine bottom time
wrist mounted dive computers are way more functional than slapping a marina on your wrist and going at it

>>17819667

>>17819709
SubBrah here. I own a Submariner and an apple watch ultra yet have never been diving once. How does this make u feel?

>>17819709
dive watch has more functionality than dress/field watch via bezel. it can be used even if you're not diving

>>17819743
There's 4 models, including the limited edition with mayo!

where the fuck can i find one of these new or at least not beaten to shit

nu >>17819787

>>17819408
>>17819709
Did you read my post? I take my watch in the ocean a few times a week. No I’m not diving 300 m but it’s nice knowing my watch is pressure tested to 600m

What’s the best tide watch? Preferably something analog

>>17819485
Every king must have his bracelet

>>17818729
Isn't the automatic PRX slapped inside with the Swatch group Powermatic that has the plastic parts?

>>17819313
>>17819361
basic, practical, timeless black dial designs, can be worn with anything. they don't adhere to fad with autism like /fa/ does.

>>17819202
never considered them, but this model looks cool.
id?

>>17819281
nta and I don't own that watch, but the lume is applied pretty sparely. Only the lines under the numerals, and the small squares in the hour markers are lumed. Also the triangle on the bezel is lumed.