/wt/- WATCH THREAD

[Anonymous No.15172003]

This thread is about the appreciation of watches and their design, their history, and the engineering and materials that are required to make a functioning timepiece.

Guides:
> Poorfag guide: https://m.imgur.com/a/NFMXDuK
> Watch essentials 102: https://pastebin.com/Rc77hhXV
> Purchasing used watches: https://pastebin.com/f44aJKy2
> Purchasing straps: https://pastebin.com/SwRysprE

Should I buy this MVMT / DW / "minimalist" fashion watch?
> https://imgur.com/a/6CNO8

Should I buy this Armani / Michael Kors / mall watch?
> https://imgur.com/a/Sw1FsAn

"Suggest a watch for me."
> Your budget
> Watch type, e.g. dress, diver, pilot
> Desired features, e.g. automatic, water resistance, day/date
> Preferred strap option, e.g. leather, nylon, bracelet
> Wrist size or desired watch size

前: >>15169318

[Anonymous No.15172006]

Can I wear a women's watch if I'm a wristlet?

[Anonymous No.15172011]

Seven Zero Zero One

[Anonymous No.15172021]

>>15172006
as long as the design isnt overtly feminine i dont see why not, for example some guys wear baby G

the thing is many(most?) ladies watches have very slim lug width and straps that taper too much so you'd probably need to swap it out for a more rugged manlier strap

[Anonymous No.15172033]

Rate my new watch

[Anonymous No.15172038]

>>15172033
Nice, I like the white semenmasters.

[Anonymous No.15172041]

>>15172033
pretty cool although I prefer the sexy gray and blue version because a seamaster without blue on it somewhere feels wrong to me

[Anonymous No.15172048]

>>15172033
i feel like semenmasters never look good in pictures like this, but they look great in person. Ive got a black ceramic pre-wavy dial semenmaster and i feel the same way about it.

[Anonymous No.15172076]

>>15172006
Don't go below 34mm to be honest familia.

[Anonymous No.15172116]

Is pic related too large for a 6.9” wrist?

[Anonymous No.15172119]

>>15172116
No. I have that watch and my wrist is a tad smaller.

[Anonymous No.15172134]

>>15172041
Have you seen in person? I sell watches part time as a student. The grey blue is my least fav next to the titanium sedna LE

[Anonymous No.15172137]

>>15172048
I got this one wrapped up in watch condoms too.

[Anonymous No.15172162]

When will Omega remove the stupid helium valve?

[Anonymous No.15172181]

How long do you think a watch this cheap would last? I like the style

[Anonymous No.15172183]

>>15172162
they will tell you to shove it and buy a 300 or a PO

[Anonymous No.15172186]

>>15172183
But I like everything about it besides the valve

[Anonymous No.15172193]

>>15172119
Good to know. I’m pretty split between this and the square. On one hand the square has that iconic design and is subtle but on the other hand I kind of like the look of the round more. I was also worried about how tall the round is. I’m just a grad student so I’m not wearing this to a high profile office or anything

[Anonymous No.15172224]

114270 or 214270 for a 7 inch wrist?

Which is the patrician choice?

[Anonymous No.15172232]

Just pulled the trigger one a 1601 datejust, should be arriving today. Good purchase?

[Anonymous No.15172236]

>>15172224
Always the 114270

[Anonymous No.15172275]

>>15172181
luck of the draw.

i had bought a $4 quartz and it didnt even last a day, the second hand would stop after few hours and then it finally jammed at the 10oclock position

but maybe i got a bad one? so many reviews cant be wrong right?...and AE is pretty good by those

but dont expect it to look good. I think there is a lower threshold for chinese watches, maybe at "$10" it'll be "usable" at least, but at $4 I got an extremely cheap looking toy

[Anonymous No.15172293]

>>15172275
oh anyway, I got an refund on it.

[Anonymous No.15172299]

>>15172183
PO's have the valve too no?
>>15172186
are you the anon who broke the helium valve off of his semenmaster?

[Anonymous No.15172300]

>>15172299
>are you the anon who broke the helium valve off of his semenmaster?
No, I never bought one because of the helium valve and I heard if you remove it the WR goes down to basically 50M.

[Anonymous No.15172306]

Do you guys like Tissot?

[Anonymous No.15172312]

>>15172299
good catch, been a while since ive been at work

[Anonymous No.15172326]

>the perfect watch doesn't exi-

[Anonymous No.15172327]

>>15172299
reminded me of the lulz

anyway he sealed it not break it

[Anonymous No.15172343]

>>15172326
royal oak is garbage
everyone knows it but they're too afraid to say it

[Anonymous No.15172347]

>>15172326
34mm is a bit too small to be honest. The 37mm version works just fine though.

[Anonymous No.15172375]

>>15172343
the bracelet on the ap royal oak looks nice though

[Anonymous No.15172377]

>>15172375
honestly this watch look like shit. The bracelet is kinda nice though.

[Anonymous No.15172384]

>>15172375
>>15172377
are there any other watches with such a bracelet? really is a cool bracelet

[Anonymous No.15172386]

>>15172343
>>15172377
Seriously. The Royal Oak is fucking ugly. I'm convinced that nobody actually likes it and they just pretend they do out of some mutual fear of being uncool.

[Anonymous No.15172398]

>>15172386
>>15172343
>>15172377

new to this AP conversation--
i can kinda understand the appeal since it looks chunky and masculine and has all these straight edges and the bezel comes in a rare shape

but im torn on it. Some pics it looks good some pics it looks terrible

[Anonymous No.15172400]

why did casio stop making the MTD 1010. I love cheap casios and I love the aesthetic of a rolex. why did it have to go away? I with they would re issue it with a 200m marlin WR, it would be a fucking legend. The duro is nice and all but a little big, though I've gotten to like it and accept it's thiccness.

[Anonymous No.15172403]

>>15172400
but you can still buy it, no?

[Anonymous No.15172405]

forgot pic

[Anonymous No.15172409]

>>15172403
can't find it. Ebay has only one example and it's pre owned going for 100USD. It's been refurbished but I doubt they did a better job than casio would have done originally, not worth $100. If you can point me to a NIBWT I would greatly appreciate it.

[Anonymous No.15172411]

>>15172400
Probably because a Casio Submariner is lame. I respect the Duro more because they decided to actually do their own thing. I fucking hate all the Rolex Sub homages that are nigh 1:1 clones.

>>15172398
When the RO first came out, people smiled at it and said "that's nice" and then went around the corner, laughed, and said AP was going to be bankrupt in a year. It actually took something like a decade to sell out of the first production run and nobody liked it. It only became popular after a ton of celebrity influencer memeing.
The watch is a total fucking mess. People whine about the font of numbers on a bezel because it's "too dated" but then suck the dick of the RO which is the most 70s watch every created. The design is confused with a lot of elements that might work well but are hideous smashed together. The design is confused. It has very masculine design characteristics but then is obscenely rounded all over the place. The brushing, while very well executed, is extremely boring when slavshit watches do radiating brushing.
Rumors are that Genta was drunk and not trying hard when he made it, and I believe it.

[Anonymous No.15172421]

>>15172409
hmmm yea wow

https://www.watchpatrol.net/?query=Casio+MTD-1010
you can try your luck

you can also look at the citizen version here
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lUkr6psnVo4
it ticks all the boxes and is ecodrive and 200m so its an upgrade for sure, but its also $165

[Anonymous No.15172422]

>>15172224
A Seiko 5 or a Citizen Promaster.

[Anonymous No.15172423]

>>15172421
Bro that's a totally different watch.
I own that watch though and it's awesome.

[Anonymous No.15172424]

i love my girlfriend

[Anonymous No.15172426]

>>15172411
is the pp nautilus also shit? i kind of like that watch

[Anonymous No.15172429]

>>15172424
:)

[Anonymous No.15172433]

>>15172421
>you can also look at the citizen version here
>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lUkr6psnVo4 [Embed]
>it ticks all the boxes and is ecodrive and 200m so its an upgrade for sure, but its also $165
What he said >>15172423
I like the rolex look to the watch but that is says casio on the dial, it tickles my fancy in a special way.

[Anonymous No.15172448]

pink gold Casio is king

[Anonymous No.15172465]

>>15172300
>No, I never bought one because of the helium valve and I heard if you remove it the WR goes down to basically 50M.
So? Everyone always defends Speedy as perfectly waterproof at 50M lmfao...

[Anonymous No.15172472]

>>15172423
>>15172433

all divers rook same

[Anonymous No.15172473]

>>15172472
The little details are the most important things, if you can't understand this why are you even on a fashion forum?

[Anonymous No.15172478]

>>15172473
so that is how you justify spending money on a brand new rolex or whatever just because it has a different coloured bezel or that the edges are 5mm thicker

[Anonymous No.15172486]

every single thread there is always at least one moron who derails everything because he doesnt understand anything about watches

[Anonymous No.15172487]

>>15172486
>how dare people have different opinions on a discussion forum

[Anonymous No.15172496]

>>15172486
It's your fault for replying

[Anonymous No.15172500]

>>15172486
>instead of articulately presenting his points and win over the hearts of detractors he decides to leave a passive aggressive reply and sulk

[Anonymous No.15172502]

thoughts on how this watch looks? cope or not? its like $250

>36mm diameter
>5mm thick
>sapphire and steel

i cant decide between the black or white

[Anonymous No.15172503]

there's too many fucking watches
i dont know which one to get as my first to celebrate being employed for 1 year

[Anonymous No.15172510]

>>15172503
do you want to
1)care and baby your watch, interact with it and appreciate the engineering
>mechanical

2)buy it and not care about it all the time and chuck it in a drawer somewhere to be worn only once a week?
>quartz


and also whats your budget and the look you want? a elegant slim dress watch? a macho dive watch? a rugged outdoors field watch?

[Anonymous No.15172513]

>>15172503
google mens watches, scroll until you find something you like, post it here and we'll suggest good non shitty watches based on that and your budget/choice of movement

[Anonymous No.15172518]

>>15172503
Well, what do you need and want out of your watch?
What's the occasions you're going to wear it?

[Anonymous No.15172521]

>>15172510
More like:

1. Do you want to have to constantly babysit your watch daily, cry when it gets scratched because you spent too much money on it, and have to get it serviced for hundreds of dollars occasionally?
>mechanical

2. Do you want to check the time on your wrist?
>quartz

3. Do you want to check the time on your wrist with perfect accuracy, not worry about having to open your watch up to replace the battery for the next 20+ years, and also have a watch that will likely survive being run over or chucked out of a window?
>atomic solar G-shock

[Anonymous No.15172535]

Anyone else think automatic seconds look fucking hideous?

For me, it goes Spring Drive > 1bps quartz > atomic in descending order.

[Anonymous No.15172538]

>>15172510
probably 2 if i were to be completely honest
something under like $300 but feel free to rec anything up till $500
>>15172513
something like pic related i guess?
>>15172518
tell time, and add to my look (but also not be gaudy)
something versatile so i can wear it to work or when i go out drinking
i use dress shirts to work if that helps. also i'm olive-to-fair-skinned

[Anonymous No.15172543]

What watch would you buy for your gf anons?

[Anonymous No.15172547]

I think about this watch daily

[Anonymous No.15172556]

>>15172535
Just you m8.

[Anonymous No.15172568]

>>15172547
Marketing is gaudy, but the watch seems nice. Im guessing they are asking 1k+ for it though, eh?

[Anonymous No.15172577]

>>15172547
It doesn't think about you at all.

[Anonymous No.15172579]

>>15172577

[Anonymous No.15172599]

>>15172521
>3. Do you want to check the time on your wrist with perfect accuracy, not worry about having to open your watch up to replace the battery for the next 20+ years, and also have a watch that will likely survive being run over or chucked out of a window?
>>atomic solar G-shock
*and also like having your location tracked 24/7 even if you're not carrying a cell phone and have taken measures to avoid facial recognition and RFID

[Anonymous No.15172606]

>>15172543
Just copped

[Anonymous No.15172612]

>>15172599
>he thinks a receiver the size a fingernail can be picked up at a range of more than a foot away
>he thinks this reciever is on all the time, despite it being a blatant power drain so it's only activated once in the morning while you sleep
What's it like being absolutely insane?

[Anonymous No.15172615]

>>15172606
Are you a chill arab bro or an extremely materialistic status conscious asian or Indian?

[Anonymous No.15172618]

>>15172615
I am white

[Anonymous No.15172619]

>>15172543
The only brand that has a cute hairy armed ambassadoress obviously. I wouldn't want her to wear shitty brands that promote hair removal.

[Anonymous No.15172621]

>>15172612
Learn how receivers work before you spout off your retardation. Next you will scoff at the idea that speakers can be used as microphones.

[Anonymous No.15172623]

>>15172618
Why did you decide to go with diamond?

[Anonymous No.15172624]

>>15172521
What's the best tacticool G-Shock (square), is it still the case that you have to get one for the inverted display and one for the "real watch" bracelet so you can swap it? If anyone even remembers what I'm talking about, that's how it was when I last looked into G-Shocks. Also, I don't want Bluetooth, but I want atomic time. Thanks!

[Anonymous No.15172627]

>>15172623
Gf likes diamonds
The watch probably didn't cost as much as you'd think

[Anonymous No.15172636]

>>15172624
>>What's the best tacticool G-Shock (square)
You've got a choice between the 5600 and 5610 lines, basically. The 5600s are slightly bigger, and also include models like the GW-5000 which comes with a steel case instead of resin as well as a screwdown caseback.

Note that some "5600s" like the S5600 are actually 5610s, and vice versa. The S5600 is pretty nice, it's the only one with a titanium caseback and buttons if you want the lightest model.

And then there are a few outliers like the GWX-5600 that comes with a moon/tide display, and a 3 letter day.

That bracelet shit you're talking about sounds like the B5600 series, you can only get the combi bracelet if you buy the positive display model. Honestly, positive displays are just way better. Negative might look cool at first, but readability really suffers in low light conditions. We're at the point where most of the G-shock range is switching over to the cancerous bluetooth shit, and I doubt we'll see another atomic release without it because zoomers all want watches that connect to their phones.

Bear in mind that you can get some pretty nice full metal straps and bezels off aliexpress for most of the squares for pretty cheap, you can get a stainless steel strap for like 30 bucks while the combi strap made of resin costs 80 by itself.

[Anonymous No.15172641]

>>15172636
>Bear in mind that you can get some pretty nice full metal straps and bezels off aliexpress for most of the squares for pretty cheap, you can get a stainless steel strap for like 30 bucks while the combi strap made of resin costs 80 by itself.
How accurate are they in terms of color/finish though, I'm pretty sure I'd want the original to match 100% because autism.

[Anonymous No.15172642]

>>15172627
Do you like diamonds? The watch is for you, not your girlfriend

[Anonymous No.15172646]

>>15172538
(basic timex watches tick like crazy so go for these models instead)
Timex Fairfield Sub-Second ($90)
Timex Fairfield Chronograph($160)
Timex Weekender Chronograph ($120)

Tissot Tradition ($260)

Citizen ($150-$270)
AW2020-82H
BJ6501-10L
AR1130-81A
BM7411-83H
(citizen makes a ton of light powered quartz watches, so just look around)

[Anonymous No.15172650]

>>15172641
If you buy both the strap and the bezel, they're going to match. Obviously, the metal straps are going to look a little weird with a resin bezel, just because they're a different material. The colors are close, but you're still going to notice it.

[Anonymous No.15172652]

>>15172646
thanks king will check all these out

[Anonymous No.15172662]

>>15172627
how much did it cost? curious

[Anonymous No.15172678]

>>15172624
Get the 5000-1jf then buy a titanium bracelet and bezel kit form AliExpress or your chink retailer of choice. The bezel won't fit on the 5000 series but the bracelet will and it's far superior to every other option. The combi-bracelet from casio is a shit meme that people loved because it was slightly better than a cheap rezin strap. Now that chink titanium bracelets are readily available for about $50 absolutely no-one will care about the plastic combi-bracelets in a few months.
The 5000-1jf will get you a positive display atomic time and solar and a real metal case under the rezin bezel.
Alternatively you can get the cheapest 5610 series with the same bezel/bracelet kit and it will have the same features but lack the internal metal case.

[Anonymous No.15172687]

>>15172543
None, because she doesn't give a damn about them

Well, maybe a Serpenti by Bulgari if I ever end up with excess amounts of disposable income

[Anonymous No.15172736]

>>15172503
There are only three types of watches:
- Quartz
- Vostok
- Masturbatory consoomerist jewry

[Anonymous No.15172768]

So let's talk about boomer watches. These are watches that are unassailable from a mechanical or finishing standpoint, that contain dozens of increasingly over to top complications. Yet their proportions are terrible. They have the dimensions of a sports watch in what looks like an oversized dress watch case. They seem to only exist to sell to a market of rich guys who consider themselves really into watches, but that don't want to follow the steel sports watch trend. The perfect example of this style of watch is A. LANGE & SOHNE. This watch is objectively ugly and at 42mm it's really only at home on a fat mans wrist.

[Anonymous No.15172770]

>>15172662
€2000, pretty much unworn from 2000 with mother of pearl dial and diamond indices

[Anonymous No.15172772]

>>15172768
Here is a side profile shot so you can see how bulky and inelegant it is. This is priced used for about $200k btw.

[Anonymous No.15172779]

>>15172772
Here is another hideous chunker, this one is 45mm! And priced at $125k on the used market, this watch is not going to look good on anyone's wrist. Just a huge inelegant round brick.

[Anonymous No.15172781]

>>15172768
>>15172772

[Anonymous No.15172786]

Since I'm a poorfag should I just buy a 5610 instead of saving up for some entry-level automatic?

[Anonymous No.15172788]

>>15172779
Here is another one, this from Patek. 44mm and listed at a quarter of a million dollars. The case isn't quite as inelegant as the A. LANGE & SOHNES but it's not a very high bar.

[Anonymous No.15172791]

>>15172786
The 5610 is objectively a better watch when it comes to functionality so it depends on if you want to get into watches or just want a functional practical timepiece. I guess if you are an investment banker you probably shouldn't wear a g-shock to work but otherwise nobody will think less of you for wearing it

[Anonymous No.15172792]

>>15172768
What would you even wear these with?

[Anonymous No.15172793]

>>15172786
If you like digital, the 5610 is about as good as it gets. If you prefer analogue, you can get something like the Lineage line or similar multi band 6 tough solar with nice features like sapphire and titanium for a little more.

Autos are for retards.

[Anonymous No.15172795]

>>15172786
You could get a vostok. A change of bezel or an SE model is a good choice if you find them too toyish. Replacing the hands is also an option. You could do it yourself or have a watchmaker do it if you don't trust yourself.

[Anonymous No.15172804]

So I'm looking into G-Shocks again and it seems like a bunch of them are different shades of black and some are shiny and some are matte and some are more charcoal than proper black and I'm really fucking confused. It's on the official site so it's not because of the pic quality.

[Anonymous No.15172807]

>>15172786
for automatics a snk800 series is like $85 and thats a perfectly good 1st watch

you can even get automatics for $50 on aliexpress

depends on what you want, really. A gshock is not aesthetically for everyone

[Anonymous No.15172808]

>>15172792
The only place I can imagine it would be acceptable to wear one of these is the Met Galla or Baselworld. I can't imagine that people that buy watches like these actually wear them more than maybe once a year. I honestly picture these watches being owned by a super rich guy that thinks steampunk is cool and wears top hats with gears all over them.

[Anonymous No.15172811]

>>15172804
>it seems like a bunch of them are different shades of black and some are shiny and some are matte and some are more charcoal than proper black
Yes

[Anonymous No.15172812]

>>15172811
Well fuck.

[Anonymous No.15172817]

>>15172793
i can imagine an IT technician wearing this already.

[Anonymous No.15172821]

>>15172770
nice, thats seems like a quite good price

[Anonymous No.15172823]

>>15172812
If you are unsure about a specific watch you can Google the model number and try to find a picture of someone actually wearing it. Personally I think the matte black looks best but over time they will shine up if you actually wear it everyday.

[Anonymous No.15172837]

>>15172823
Oh wow, is it shitty plastic that absorbs oils and gets all warped and shiny like keyboards? Maybe I should just get the metal one? Fuck me, I just wanted a cheap atomic watch.

[Anonymous No.15172839]

>>15172837
citizen makes (metal) atomic watches too you know, for like 250$
unless you want the gshock look

[Anonymous No.15172842]

wait what do we think of Vostok Amfibia

[Anonymous No.15172843]

ALL the best dive watches were from the 60's. Prove me wrong

[Anonymous No.15172851]

>>15172843

[Anonymous No.15172852]

>>15172837
This guy shows off his after 10 years of heavy wear.
https://youtube.com/watch?v=0lb4liI8Vvc
I think if you like the look the chink titanium bezel and bracelet kits are the way to go if this bothers you.

[Anonymous No.15172854]

>>15172843
I can't, you are 100% correct.

[Anonymous No.15172855]

>>15172851

[Anonymous No.15172858]

>>15172855

[Anonymous No.15172862]

>>15172858

[Anonymous No.15172866]

>>15172862
Am I the only one that hates every watch with a bare metal bezel? Every single one looks like a mall shitter to me.

[Anonymous No.15172868]

>>15172852
>10 years of heavy wear
It looks greasy as hell, not bad at all otherwise. But the greasiness is the worst thing I'd like to avoid.
>I think if you like the look the chink titanium bezel and bracelet kits are the way to go if this bothers you.
I'll look into that, where are they, ebay?

[Anonymous No.15172876]

>>15172868
Ebay, AliExpress. I'm not sure if there is a specific one you should look for or if they are all the same Ali has reviews so you can see some customer photos at least.

[Anonymous No.15172893]

>>15172868
nobody uses ebay anymore, unless to get one-ofs or very specific items

aliexpress is so much better, you can sort by orders and only look at reviews with photos in them etc. The customer protection is great too, any problem with your order you can just request for a refund no questions asked. The only drawback is that shipping is either ok or slow as shit. Most items have no or low shipping cost though

[Anonymous No.15172906]

>>15172893
For some very specific random Chink junk I have found Ebay to be cheaper than AliExpress. I usually check both.

[Anonymous No.15172909]

>>15172893
>using something named Ali
No thanks, Admiral Ackbars can fuck right off.

[Anonymous No.15172915]

>>15172906
Yeah, occasionally the chinks are just more expensive.

>>15172876
They're all identical, pretty sure. At least for titanium, I think the SS had a couple of internal revisions.

[Anonymous No.15172921]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NLc-fYY2SkI

>this is the kind of person who customizes his G Shock

[Anonymous No.15172930]

new straps

[Anonymous No.15172934]

>>15172930
New straps, fresh braps
Is that pilots watch one of the China specials? If so which brand it looks good.

[Anonymous No.15172940]

>>15172934
Above: Geckota K1L05 (daily)
Below: Tisell Flieger B-type 43 (gifted, so weekender)

[Anonymous No.15172942]

>>15172940
Nice

[Anonymous No.15172947]

>>15172275
I really like how it looks, is there a <$200 like >>15172181 or like pic related? Don't care if it's chinese homage or whatever.

[Anonymous No.15172958]

>>15172947
Seagull makes one but it costs as much or maybe even more than the seiko lol. Just search
"Tonneau watch" on AliExpress and see if anything good comes up.

[Anonymous No.15172972]

>>15172947
This is the only one I could find with roman numerals, it's a cheap as fuck quartz. Basically a crapshoot if the thing works or not.
https://aliexpress.com/item/32691765314.html

[Anonymous No.15172984]

Now that I'm looking at people showing off their G-Shocks on Youtube, they're all so goddamn greasy, holy shit. It really looks like a cheap dirty plastic toy.

[Anonymous No.15172990]

>>15172958
>>15172972
The Seiko SUP880 looks nice but isn't it much bigger than the Tank? I think I want something as small as the Cartier.

[Anonymous No.15173000]

I never had one of those, is the backlight orange? I want one like this with an orange light

[Anonymous No.15173004]

>>15172990
Yeah those are much bigger than the tank.
>>15173000
I think it's green, look the model # up on YouTube to check.

[Anonymous No.15173009]

https://g-shock.co.uk/dw-d5600nh-1er

>let's just copy what people have been doing with the watch i.e. bull bars + NATO strap, except shittier

[Anonymous No.15173011]

>>15173004
yeah I'm just sleepy and have this orange stupid filter on my screen, better got o sleep

[Anonymous No.15173013]

>>15172990
Go on jomashop and filter by case shape tonneau and rectangle. Take a look around. At least everything on there should work and not be a tremendous piece of shit.

[Anonymous No.15173019]

>>15173009
Casio has been selling those straps for years. Apparently if you call casio and know the part # you can order them for like $5.

[Anonymous No.15173023]

>>15173019
>it is the first of the G-SHOCK lineup to adopt a black cloth belt that completes its tough image.
So they're lying?

[Anonymous No.15173025]

>>15173009
Aren't those strap adapters the ones all the chinks are cloning because there's like one company who has actually bothered putting out metal adapters that only add a few mm instead of 10mm onto the lug size?

I really wish they'd put out a square with more sensible lugs. 18mm would be enough, but I guess when they get that thin there's more of a risk of them breaking off when they're resin and you chuck them down a flight of stairs..

[Anonymous No.15173030]

>>15172502
Can't go wrong with the eco drive movement. One of the best on the market especially at that price point. However it seems a bit hard to read.

[Anonymous No.15173032]

https://youtu.be/PUgK2B0EhGo?t=310

AHAHAHAHAH HOLY SHIT IMAGINE
JUST IMAGINE
BEING SUCH A POORFAG BASEDKEK THAT YOUR GRAIL IS A FUCKING HAMILTON KHAKI
AND YOU HAVE TO SETTLE FOR A SEIKO 5 INSTEAD
AHHAHAHAAHAHAHAHAHA YOU'D THINK HE'D SAVE UP FOR HAIR TRANSPLANTS OR SOMETHING INSTEAD BUT HE'S STILL BALD WHERE THE FUCK DID THE MONEY GO DEFINITELY NOT ON LASIK OR TEETH OR ROIDS OR ANYTHING A NORMAL PERSON SPENDS IT ON HAHAH IS HE SO POOR THAT HE DOESN'T SPEND ON ***ANYTHING*** ? ? ? ???

[Anonymous No.15173033]

mygshock com/wiki/Bands_and_Strap_Adapters
Maybe these are "new" because they come with a slightly different strap?

[Anonymous No.15173037]

>>15173033
Fucking 4chan spam filtering everything
I cant quote the shit from that page it's under the heading
>Where can I buy strap adapters to use with Nato/Zulu/Maratec bands?

[Anonymous No.15173039]

>>15173037
FUCK
Here is a screenshot

[Anonymous No.15173042]

>>15173032
>>capslock rant about being poor
>>2020
Go back to biz autist

[Anonymous No.15173053]

>>15172842
They're pretty based.

[Anonymous No.15173059]

>>15172842
You could do worse.
On the one hand, I apreciate them going a bit higher quality and modern, but on the other hand, it has a motherfucking cyclops and gives these I-wanna-look-like-a-certain-diver vibes, so, yeah, I guess I prefer the classic.
>>15172843
I can't and I won't, because you're right. Maybe I'd also add 70s, but I don't really know.

[Anonymous No.15173060]

>>15172843
All the best watches in general were from the 60s.

[Anonymous No.15173065]

>>15173000
The Skmei is better, it has a metal case and el backlight.

[Anonymous No.15173070]

>>15173032
>HAMILTON KHAKI
is this watch overpriced or what

>$300-$500 for quartz
>$500++ for handwind
>$575++ for auto

and in the end it just looks like a field watch you can get for $50

[Anonymous No.15173072]

>>15173065
>It has a metal case?
Really? That would be awesome but I don't believe it.

[Anonymous No.15173075]

>>15173009
>dont read the item description
>dont even look at the photos
>buys the item
>complains about it and deducts a star

why do people like this even exist

[Anonymous No.15173092]

>>15173065
What's the catch?

[Anonymous No.15173099]

>>15173065
>>15173072
>>15173092
The case is plated brass, not steel. Also its not as accurate as a casio.

[Anonymous No.15173101]

>>15173072
Yeah. It's chrome plated brass though like a Komandirskie, not steel. Still better than plastic as it shouldn't chip off.
>>15173092
That's the catch, other than that it's pretty good.

[Anonymous No.15173105]

Where's my green team at?

[Anonymous No.15173129]

So if I buy a Seagull 1963 how much is it going to cost to service? If I want to keep it long term should I buy an extra movement from seagull for parts or to swap in?

[Anonymous No.15173149]

>>15172033
Nice. Very nice. Dammit, I miss my Semenmaster.

[Anonymous No.15173156]

>>15172386
Nah, irl it looks incredible with all the different finishings and facets.

[Anonymous No.15173167]

ROYAL OAK? MORE LIKE ROYAL JOKE

[Anonymous No.15173190]

AUDEMARS PIGUET? MORE LIKE ADUMAS BIGHO

[Anonymous No.15173196]

AP ROYAL OAK? MORE LIKE NIGGER

[Anonymous No.15173203]

>>15173156
>it's a really well polished turd
fuck off audemars pigay shills

[Anonymous No.15173221]

>>15172343
>>15172375
>>15172377
>>15172386

The Royal Oak looks amazing.

It has to be the perfect size for the wrist though.

>>>15172343
>everyone knows it but they're too afraid to say it
Sure, that's why every single watchmaker introduced something similar, first in the 1970s and again in the 2010s

[Anonymous No.15173223]

Posting good looking Royal Oaks

[Anonymous No.15173229]

[Anonymous No.15173235]

[Anonymous No.15173243]

>>15173221
>The Royal Oak looks amazing.
>Posts a bunch of poorfag 36mm models for people that haven't blown their AP dealer enough times to get a 42mm

[Anonymous No.15173247]

>>15173229
Not a fan of the watch in general, but the Tony Montana vibe is undeniable.

[Anonymous No.15173249]

>>15173105
I got tired of looking for green watches to post a while ago.

[Anonymous No.15173251]

>>15173243
>>15173243
>I post Royal Oaks that fit as they should
>those are poorfag models durr
Okay.

This one and >>15173235 are Jumbos btw, so your point is moot.

[Anonymous No.15173262]

>>15173251
Those bezel screws which aren't actually screws are almost as corny and lame as tudor's fake riveted bracelets

[Anonymous No.15173358]

>>15173249
I was just browsing around and I saw this Citizen. Really not in the market for an Eco-Drive but if I were I'd get this.

[Anonymous No.15173359]

>>15173262
Wait, they aren't even actual screws? Even a g shock has real screws.

[Anonymous No.15173368]

I'm a massive retard, just a tremendously stupid dumb dumb. Recommend me a watch.
Maximum budget is three thousand United States dollars.

[Anonymous No.15173369]

What’s the deal with Dan Henry? I really like internal bezels so I’m always looking out for that style

[Anonymous No.15173370]

>>15173359
They are captive screws, they are "fake" because they are tightened with nuts from the bottom

[Anonymous No.15173378]

>>15173359
How would you screw a screw with an octagonal head into an octagonal hole?

[Anonymous No.15173385]

>>15173369
>What’s the deal with Dan Henry?
Nigger

[Anonymous No.15173388]

https://youtu.be/lpaALwPUmyI?t=434

Holy fucking shit, Omega is this bad on macro? They even have a blotch below the "CHR" and the numerals look like they've been printed by a low resolution printer or some shit, can someone explain this, is this normal?

And look at the fingerpainted lume on the Tudor Todor!?

https://youtu.be/lpaALwPUmyI?t=633

[Anonymous No.15173389]

>>15173385
That’s productive, thanks a lot. Any other thoughts?

[Anonymous No.15173390]

>>15173369
Dan Henry is an actual guy who has an insane watch collection that you can look up. He started his own brand to give attention to types of watches he felt were underappreciated at a reasonable price. The watches are a good deal.

[Anonymous No.15173391]

>>15173369
Idiotic color scheme. Why do they want to draw attention to the axis of the hand by painting that area orange?

[Anonymous No.15173395]

>>15173391
Why not? It's the middle of the watch, that's where you look to tell the time.

The worst thing is when they make the axis BLACK and completely fucking invisible, so when you glance at a watch it takes you 5 minutes to find the center of the dial.

[Anonymous No.15173399]

>>15173391
Not everything needs a utilitarian function. Sometimes a splash of color looks cool

[Anonymous No.15173402]

>>15173369
Some of the designs, harking back to the vintage are very kino, using contemporary movements giving the best of both worlds at an amazing price. But I just could not ever get myself over seeing some random whatshisface fags name on the dial permanently. Shame, really. Leave the name for the caseback or whatever, see your sells soar.

[Anonymous No.15173403]

>>15173391
>>15173395
I just look at the whole watch at the same time. I thought that's how everyone does it.

[Anonymous No.15173405]

https://cdn.geckota.com/geckota.com/catalog/product/d/s/dscf8909-edit-2.jpg?canvas.width=700&canvas.height=700&canvas.color=ffffff&w=700&h=700

£299

Seagull 1963 case/movement

Thoughts? M?????????????????????

[Anonymous No.15173407]

>>15173405
>fauxtina
big cringe

[Anonymous No.15173411]

>>15173407
big cringe more like kinda Corona based

[Anonymous No.15173414]

>>15172788
stfu that watch is pure sex

[Anonymous No.15173418]

>>15173403
>>I just look at the whole watch at the same time.

[Anonymous No.15173420]

>>15173402
Agreed. It’s honestly the one thing that I can’t stand

[Anonymous No.15173425]

>>15173414
What would you wear with that watch? What fit pairs well with a 44mm Patek?

[Anonymous No.15173427]

>>15173405
>that clinically retarded lug length

Otherwise looks great, however it's so retro that it's almost steampunk. They should go a decade forward in time with it and it would be perfect.

[Anonymous No.15173428]

>>15172621
how the fuck would they know which watch you have man? like seriously how would they keep track? a cell phone has all your information attached to your phone. a atomic gshock is a watch you bought at the mall.

[Anonymous No.15173431]

>>15173428
*Goalposts sail off into the distance*

[Anonymous No.15173434]

>>15173402
What's the point of this watch when Sinn literally makes and has made a version of it for like 50+ years? The "hurr durr bringing attention to unknown designs" is a bullshit excuse, this is just an uneeded ripoff. It's like pirating a modern game claiming it's abandonware.

https://www.sinn.de/en/Modell/144_St_Sa.htm

[Anonymous No.15173439]

>>15173428
Same as everything else, crossreferencing. Only takes one single time like when you're using a credit card or end up on a facial recog camera, or use your phone, or your friend uses his phone, or someone near you uses theirs, the rest is done automatically.

[Anonymous No.15173441]

>>15173439
oh no the government will know I live with my mom!!

[Anonymous No.15173445]

>>15173434
Hurr durr what’s the difference between $300 and $1,600. Some of us actually buy the watches we post about, captain LARP

[Anonymous No.15173454]

>>15173129
im guessing it will cost more than the watch is worth to service it, because of the column wheel chronograph movement. although im sure the seagull 1963 is a decent watch, if you fuck it up somehow, its just going to turn into a gigantic money pit. it would not be wise to get an inexpensive mechanical chronograph if you intend to use it everyday or have it last for a long time, imo

[Anonymous No.15173457]

>>15173418
Bro it's not that hard

[Anonymous No.15173462]

>>15173368
get 300 casio f91w's

[Anonymous No.15173463]

>>15173454
Any guess on an actual $ number? Like $1k or more?

[Anonymous No.15173466]

>>15173434
SOME people might not give two shit about MADE IN GERMANY and the memes it brings which are in actuality of even lesser a value than SWISS MADE.
Sinn and Damasko both need to chill and ease up their prices. You hardened your cases, we get it, but you still stuck an ETA movement in it, and PLEASE DONT LET ME START ON YOUR 600 YURO BRACELETS.

[Anonymous No.15173468]

>>15173462
Thanks!

[Anonymous No.15173473]

>>15173105

[Anonymous No.15173474]

>>15173466
https://www.sinn.de/en/Company_History.htm#2019
https://www.sinn.de/en/Company_History.htm#2020
How is it possible that Sinn is winning Red Dots and not Rolex?

[Anonymous No.15173475]

>>15173425
idk but it sure does look pretty

[Anonymous No.15173479]

>>15173474
Does anyone give a shit about design awards? Isn't red dot like J.D. Power where you give them money and they give you awards?

[Anonymous No.15173484]

>>15173463
no, more like $300-$500

[Anonymous No.15173489]

>>15173462
based

[Anonymous No.15173509]

>>15173431
huh
>>15173439
unles ur wanted by the fbi nobody will do this since theres probably a negligible amount of the general population wearing radio synced watches and a vanishingly small amount of people that wear radio controlled watches AND dont use a cell phone or credit card lol. like why the fuck would anyone bother when itd be a massive pain in the ass and there are so many other ways to collect data

[Anonymous No.15173515]

>>15173474
>>15173479
My man killed you there, getting a falstaff award on your wine does not actually mean shit.
You might be amazing at whatever, but if you need some meme awards to get you through, it is only a questioin of marketing and bribery.

[Anonymous No.15173516]

>>15173032
Pretty sure he owns a couple Rolex.

What’s shocking is that he says his household income is under 6 figures, yet he buys a Rolex. I’d say that’s pretty common in the watch community. A hug majority of Rolex owners have absolutely no business buying a Rolex.

Nothing wrong with a Hamilton.

[Anonymous No.15173521]

Can i just buy the real deal authentic superluminova somewhere? Like can I just paint some extra on a dial?

[Anonymous No.15173566]

AAAAAAAAH WHY AM I ALWAYS IN BETWEEN SIZES ON WATCH STRAPS? IT HAPPENS EVERY FUCKING TIME.

[Anonymous No.15173569]

>>15173516
Anyone can afford a Rolex. They aren't that expensive.

[Anonymous No.15173574]

What do you think, does it look too big? Or just right?

[Anonymous No.15173579]

>>15173574
Little big for your wrists. I'm lucky I have big wrists. The sub would fit you fine.

[Anonymous No.15173582]

>>15173574
a little too big imo

[Anonymous No.15173599]

>>15173574
how big are your wrists?

[Anonymous No.15173612]

>>15173599
6'5"

[Anonymous No.15173613]

>>15173574
is everyone in this fucking thread a wristlet lmao

[Anonymous No.15173614]

>>15173574
It's a little big but apparently increasingly oversized watches are going to continue to be the trend for at least another decade. That dial is beautiful.

[Anonymous No.15173616]

Does anyone know if there's any Speedy Reduced ref that has a display case back?

[Anonymous No.15173639]

Powered by light

[Anonymous No.15173650]

>>15173639
model #?

[Anonymous No.15173652]

>>15173613
Mine are even smaller than that guys.

[Anonymous No.15173653]

>>15173569
Why do you larp on an anonymous forum? I personally make six figures (nyc tech) and spending 8k on a watch is still a ridiculous purchase for my income.

[Anonymous No.15173658]

>>15173613
Post pic from that angle

[Anonymous No.15173666]

>>15173653
Every time I post my watches on here without mentioning my income, people talk about how poor I am.
Every time I post my salary on here, people talk about how much of a liar I am.
Every time I post a timestamped paystub on here, people talk about bad my watches are.

It's almost as if this place is terrible.

[Anonymous No.15173708]

>>15173666
If you’re “anyone can afford a Rolex” poster. People don’t like you because you’re annoying.

Someone with a household income under 100k has no business buying a Rolex. (I.e. 70% of watch youtubers)

[Anonymous No.15173713]

>>15173653
It's really not that hard if you want one. I'm not saying it's a wise financial decision but you could put some cash aside for two or three years and grab a datejust or a sub if you could get one at retail without really feeling it. Hell living in NY you could probably just pack lunches and skip buying coffee and dining out for six months and you would have an extra 6 or 7 grand to play with.

[Anonymous No.15173714]

>>15173613
No.

[Anonymous No.15173716]

>>15173708
I most certainly am not, that's an asinine position.

[Anonymous No.15173717]

>>15173463
No, one thing you can do is buy a new movement and dump the old one. But chronographs tend to be more expensive to service, and it isn't a "common" one for people to look at. To get a good price on actual service is to find someone that knows the basic fundamentals (light oil for metal on metal, slightly heavier oil for metal on ruby) instead of rote memory about how to service a movement, and happens to be doing it somewhat for fun.

[Anonymous No.15173718]

>>15173650
Glad you asked. It's the citizen bn151. Jody recently did a video on the black version the bn150.

[Anonymous No.15173725]

>>15173065
>skmei
Holy shit, they even homaged the casio royale

>EL LUMINOUS
kek

[Anonymous No.15173727]

>>15173713
I never said I can’t afford one.

My point is you have no business buying an 8k watch when you have to make all those sacrifices. I was calling out these idiot you tubers who spend years pinching pennies for a wristwatch that’s really only intended for the rich.

[Anonymous No.15173732]

I'm pretty new to mechanical watches and I'm wondering, is it common knowledge that waving a watch back and forth quickly with the dial facing up causes it to run faster? I used this method to correct my watch +13 sec last night after learning that. I knew about variations in timekeeping caused by resting the watch in different positions, but not that. I now understand the concept of how it works by making the balance swing faster or whatever, but still, pretty cool.

Question is, does it put too much stress on the movement to do that even if I'm not shaking it back and forth very hard?

[Anonymous No.15173737]

>>15173727
>My point is you have no business buying an 8k watch when you have to make all those sacrifices.

Yo sacrifice some things to obtain others.People sacrifice things all the time. You really like watches, then you sacrifice stuff you like less.If you buy a watch the watch it's gonna be with you for years, if you buy cofee, it lasts a couple of minutes, if you go to some fancy vacation, the experience will last only some days and the rest will be memories that will fade in the future. If you like watches and buy one, you will be using it as long as you want.

[Anonymous No.15173759]

>>15173737
I’ll agree with that, if you’re 401k/IRA is maxed, you have 6 months savings, etc.

But that’s not the case for the guys I’m talking about.

It’s a piece of jewelry. Imagine thinking a hunk of metal has more value than a memorable vacation with your wife or whatever.

[Anonymous No.15173777]

>>15173759
It does if your wife is a bitch

[Anonymous No.15173799]

thoughts?
>42mm
>$ 5k

https://www.hodinkee.com/articles/montblanc-1858-monopusher-chronograph-in-steel-and-a-bronze-limited-edition-introducing#&gid=1&pid=2

[Anonymous No.15173801]

>>15173799
>fauxtina
it needs to fucking stop

[Anonymous No.15173802]

>>15173777
Then you should be saving your money for a divorce

[Anonymous No.15173814]

>>15173801
Fauxtina looks good and brings a needed warmth to certain watches. Modern lume does not develop a patina and most desirable vintage watches are out of reach to most.

I swear y’all just repeat generic comments you saw on an Internet forum one time

[Anonymous No.15173819]

>>15173814
this. its different coloured lume ffs theyre not scratching up the bezels or adding fake water damage to faces

[Anonymous No.15173825]

>be 18 yr old me
>stumble accross watch videos on YouTube
>spend next three years accumulating a collection of 15 shitters
>brother lends me apple watch for a day
>thisisnice.jpg
>buy pic related
>haven't worn anything else since
Fuck I was dumb. Don't get me wrong, I love watches and the whole collecting process, but my god what a waste of money it is. I should've just bought this and saved up for a grail instead of shilling out thousends of dollars on shitter tier watches. You live, you learn I guess. I'm gonna sell most of my watches and just save up for an explorer now. Watches are nice, but really think about where you're putting your money before you make a purchase.

[Anonymous No.15173827]

>>15173801
Do you wear denim that’s been washed a certain way? Or only crisp raw jeans that have been treated to never fade?

[Anonymous No.15173839]

>>15173825
Yeah, building a large collection is a meme, unless you’re just fucking loaded and can fill it all with grails.

Otherwise, you don’t need to own more than 3 watches.

[Anonymous No.15173843]

>>15173827
I don't wear pre-washed jeans so don't come at me with that bullshit. I buy crisp new jeans and then break them in myself rather than buying intentionally distressed items.

[Anonymous No.15173845]

>>15173827
Prefaded jeans are uniformly awful. The only ones that look good are from some company that lends them to coconut pickers for 6 months.

[Anonymous No.15173846]

>>15173814
my issue is that there are some watches where I would just prefer white lume but it's not an option. like the omega railmaster reissues where you literally cannot get it without brown lume unless you also want the denim dial which looks stupid.

[Anonymous No.15173849]

>>15173825
Anyone who "collects" watches is just using them as a replacement for a personality anyway.

Your average person needs one watch. Some people need two, and a handful need 3. That said, smartwatches are fucking terrible and I can't understand anyone who is happy with charging their watch daily, and in a year or two they'll need to charge it every 3 hours.

[Anonymous No.15173853]

>>15173849
I have 6 watches, am I still human?

[Anonymous No.15173863]

>>15173853
Hard to say, how many of them were gifts or heirlooms?

[Anonymous No.15173868]

>>15173849
b-b-but

[Anonymous No.15173869]

>>15173732
I actually found that one out by accident while playing with an automatic once. The part that always seems to break on impact is the balance wheel, which always has a shock absorber of some kind. Generally that part doesn't "expire" compared to other parts.

[Anonymous No.15173872]

>>15173863
2. One of them is a Fossil shitter I don't even wear anymore but it was a gift from my girlfriend at the time.

[Anonymous No.15173875]

>>15173849
Or some people just find different watches interesting for different reasons and get them to appreciate it.

[Anonymous No.15173876]

>>15173868
It's thanks to people like this that it's fucking impossible to find a watch stand designed for a single watch. All I want is something that's neat, ideally flat, and if it was really fancy it'd have a slight padded recess for my watch's case so it couldn't slide off.

Instead, I have to build shit myself.

[Anonymous No.15173883]

>>15173872
How many were under 50 bucks? I don't really consider cheap casios you got as a teen to really count towards the limit. If you own 4 decent quality shitters that you bought yourself, I'm afraid you're an NPC.

[Anonymous No.15173884]

>>15173849
I've had it for a few months now and the battery life is pretty good. I charge it every 2 days or so and takes about an hour to charge. Doesn't bother me too much at all. But yeah eventually the battery will go to shit but that's usually around the time people upgrade. I can live with spending $400 every two or three years.
>>15173839
Yeah I wish I knew sooner

[Anonymous No.15173885]

>>15173876
I'm... sorry?

[Anonymous No.15173888]

>>15173883
NPCs don't even care about watches at all unless it's Rolex or Apple
I think many people interested in watches really have no understanding of how niche this shit really is.

[Anonymous No.15173899]

>>15173888
It's pretty niche. I do bump into people every now and then that are into this stuff but almost all of the people I run into have smart watches, generic casio shitters, or those shitty chinese fashion watches that are promoted on Instagram by content creators

[Anonymous No.15173903]

>>15173843
>>15173827
You can’t break in modern lume that’s my point. Modern lume does not patina whatsoever. The only way to for a modern dial to have a broken in feel is through fauxtina

[Anonymous No.15173906]

>>15173849
Do you own more than one style of shirt? You really only need one.

[Anonymous No.15173912]

>>15173825
>>15173839
some people like collecting shit. people collect coins ffs at least you can wear watches. that being said, theres a difference between collecting (ie tracking down specific references or having a collection with some amount of focus) and buying a bunch of cheap shit. the latter is blind consumerism marketed as collecting. I fell for the meme too (only 6 shitters most of which i still like thank god) but now i like to be more selective of what i buy. i probably will buy more watches in my lifetime but they will be more carefully considered.

[Anonymous No.15173914]

>>15173849
Poorfag cope

[Anonymous No.15173918]

>>15173888
Yeah, before I (stupidly) got into watches, my brain didn’t even register that someone was wearing one at all

[Anonymous No.15173920]

>>15173906
I don't, all I wear are polo shirts because they're comfy. But hey, this is the fashion board, so that's probably a faux pas around here. I bet you'd flip your shit if I told you I only owned one pair of shoes and one jacket, too.

[Anonymous No.15173924]

>>15173708
Luxury watches can be for anyone. If you want one but don’t make a lot of money, save up for a year and buy one. Nobody gives a shit.

[Anonymous No.15173928]

>>15173912
That’s what I’m getting at. There’s nothing wrong with collecting when it’s carefully considered pieces.

I’m just referring to the trap that a lot of newbies fall in, where they immediately go and buy 6+ budget watches because they feel like theyre supposed to have a “collection”.

[Anonymous No.15173930]

>>15173920
Good to know you shouldn’t be giving out fashion advice.

[Anonymous No.15173935]

>>15173912
>>some people like collecting shit.
Yes, and we call these people "NPCs". I don't care if you collect stamps, funko pops, watches, mechanical fucking keyboards, headphones, vinyl records, retro video games, this is the kind of hobby you only have if you are soulless.

The only collecting I have any respect for is scalpers and people looking to make a profit. And I think these people are scum, but I just have more respect for them than the eternal consumer.

[Anonymous No.15173938]

>>15173935
>you can't have more than 1 of something you like
you are the actual NPC here

[Anonymous No.15173942]

yall need to chill tf out. some people like collecting. its not that complicated

[Anonymous No.15173944]

>>15173935
Yeah, get a real hobby like posting on an anonymous internet board for a niche product that I have no interest in

[Anonymous No.15173949]

>>15173935
Gotta love the self awareness of people who un-ironically say NPC on 4chan

[Anonymous No.15173959]

>>15173928
then im right with you man. its like that with any 'collecting' hobby.
>>15173935
lmao what if you have collect something and have a different hobby. then what? are you safe from being an npc lol?

[Anonymous No.15173960]

>>15173959
Nope, you're still an NPC. The mere act of collecting means you're mentally ill.

[Anonymous No.15173964]

>>15173960
Have you ever purchased a piece of clothing that you liked?

[Anonymous No.15173966]

>>15173960
kek

[Anonymous No.15173971]

>>15173964
Yeah but only 1 article of clothing at a time, and I rarely wash it because it's mentally ill to use more water than you need.

[Anonymous No.15173975]

>>15173737
>you go to some fancy vacation, the experience will last only some days and the rest will be memories that will fade in the future
Never sacrifice experiences in exchange for material wealth, that's just stupid.

[Anonymous No.15173988]

Is panerai out of style? I have noticed people wearing it again.

[Anonymous No.15174012]

are fossil watches trash?
do they have any redeemable qualities as an everyday watch?

considering pic related from their minimalist series

[Anonymous No.15174020]

>>15174012
they're considered overpriced chinese fashion brand mall shitter trash but of all the overpriced chinese fashion brand mall shitter trash they're actually the least offensive. the designs are more original and the prices and quality usually reasonable. if you just want a watch to tell time that you don't have to care much about, and you like the way it looks, buy a fossil. honestly 99% of people won't care anyway except watch snobs who are autismos.
just try not to pay too much.

[Anonymous No.15174021]

>>15173971
Sounds like you have a collection underway

[Anonymous No.15174030]

>>15174012
Fuck fossil.
>cheap Chinese movements
>cheap mineral crystal
>up to $350
You can get a far better watch for $200. I used to just wear fossils in high school and early uni but the movement always got fucked somehow. I had one in particular that had a quartz movement w/chrono that had the chrono get screwed up so the minute hand was constantly spinning rapidly. I exchanged it for a new one and within the semester, one of the chrono hands would reset to the 58s mark instead of the 60. At the point I was done with fossil

[Anonymous No.15174035]

>>15174012
>are fossil watches trash?
Yes.

[Anonymous No.15174040]

>>15174030
You can get a cheap Chinese movement (seagull) with sapphire crystal and metal bracelet with all-solid links for like $70. It's like a shitter cheat code. Fossil is kinda crap value for what it is.

[Anonymous No.15174046]

>>15173839
Ideal collection is between 3 and 6, imo

>>15173868
3 questions:
1. Wtf is that omega reverso?
2. Have you had that seiko 5s21 serviced? Are they as much of a pain in the dick as they say?
3. W2c (04,01)?

[Anonymous No.15174050]

>>15174040
Exactly. I think even a cheap mechanical Vostok komandirskie classic is better than a fossil

[Anonymous No.15174056]

>>15174046
Well then I guess I know what you think of this

>>15174046
Omega Equinoxe
It doesn't need service aside from battery changes, really, since the geartrain isn't under constant tension like in a mainspring-driven watch. It could probably use one and the service manual does indicate lubrication points, but given how common and cheap they are, it probably makes sense not to bother and to just swap the movement if it ever does manage to eat itself, which doesn't seem too likely.
Assuming you're not zero-indexing, Vager Hauers

[Anonymous No.15174058]

>>15174012
Not their worst attempt at minimalism I've seen. Get it if it's a reasonable price I guess

[Anonymous No.15174059]

>>15174058
$45?

[Anonymous No.15174063]

>>15174056
Cheers bud

[Anonymous No.15174065]

Entry level watch fag looking for a great watch for hiking and kayaking

> Your budget
150 tricky dick fun bills
> Watch type, e.g. dress, diver, pilot
no data? don't care about fashion just function
> Desired features, e.g. automatic, water resistance, day/date
water resistant but nothing absurd is necessary. preferably military time standard, or atleast the numbers
automatic would probably be best for multi day hikes and general longevity.
> Preferred strap option, e.g. leather, nylon, bracelet
nylon
> Wrist size or desired watch size
small or medium size face. I'm not picky but I don't want large face. I have the wrist of a fit adult man, if that matters.

[Anonymous No.15174070]

>>15173732
>>15173869
Good to know. Interested to get some others' opinions

[Anonymous No.15174073]

>>15174065
Get a G-shock. Automatics will break if you look at them wrong, especially at that price point.

Bear in mind that anything sub 200m water resistant is basically "if you put this watch in water, it will break" tier.

[Anonymous No.15174079]

>>15174073
Not really, I took a non diver seiko 5 kayaking once just to see if it would still work, and it totally does.

[Anonymous No.15174081]

>>15174065
Seiko SNK seems like it fits the bill, it's a very solid watch

[Anonymous No.15174084]

>>15174079
Then you got lucky.

[Anonymous No.15174090]

Hey tiny wrist fags. I just found out that casio makes a bunch of JDM baby g squares with tough solar and atomic time setting.
BGD-5000 series.

[Anonymous No.15174091]

>>15174065
gshock

[Anonymous No.15174100]

>>15172003
NEW

>>15174096
>>15174096
>>15174096

[Anonymous No.15174111]

>>15174090
Is 2mm seriously worth having "baby-g" on your wrist? Just get a better strap.

[Anonymous No.15174113]

>>15174065
Casio g-shock 5610 series, comes with a resin strap but you can get adaptors and put a nylon strap on it for $20 or so if you really want one.
You can get them for about $85-$95 on Amazon or eBay.
Solar battery charging, atomic time setting so it stays accurate, countdown timer alarms etc.
If you don't mind getting one that's a little bigger you can get a mudman which also has a compass and thermometer but looses the atomic time setting.

[Anonymous No.15174183]

>>15173868
The spooky ghost one is pretty nice, the motherfucking accutron,of course.

[Anonymous No.15174405]

>>15174012
every previous reply is simultaneously correct. personally for a quartz beater you get better performance from a timex weekender which is available in mostly whatever style you want for $30-50.
seriously, google image "timex weekender" and scroll away, click what you like, get the ref number, google shopping the number.

my problem with your pic is it's probably overpriced, but worse, black dial and case with a light brown strap? and this is a "fashion" brand? but anyway straps are cheap and easy to change.

[Anonymous No.15174480]

>>15174073
I have submerged and showered with my Weekender too many times to count over many years, and it's rated (probably correctly) to only 30m.

[Anonymous No.15174559]

>>15174065
I’d recommend G-Shock. Either the GW-M5610 or if you want something sportier, the GW6900

[Anonymous No.15174564]

>>15174559
This is the 6900. I think I’m going to order one for myself too

[Anonymous No.15174737]

>>15172116
>>15172119
Just ordered it. Thanks!

[Anonymous No.15175414]

>>15174065
Citizen BM8180.