/wt/ - Watch Thread

[Anonymous No.17489582]

Blue Angels Edition

> Poorfag guide: https://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
> Movement, e.g. automatic, hand wound, quartz
> Desired features, e.g. water resistance, day/date, 2nd time zone
> Preferred strap option, e.g. leather, nylon, bracelet
> Wrist size or desired watch size

Previous: >>17487435

[Anonymous No.17489594]

you retards really sit here and cream about watches? they're all the same, fucking 3000 bucks for a wristband gay faggots

[Anonymous No.17489606]

>>17489575
A bit out of budget

[Anonymous No.17489611]

>>17489594
said the 4chan poster

[Anonymous No.17489636]

>>17489582
What i want to know is exactly how many numbers, letters and dashes are there on this watch.

[Anonymous No.17489637]

>>17489606
Movado.

[Anonymous No.17489644]

TGV trying to sell another shitty homage lmao. what a FRAUD

[Anonymous No.17489651]

Does this Speedmaster look too big on my wrist? 6.5 inch wrist.

[Anonymous No.17489653]

>>17489644
lmao he actually said 3/6/9 is his signature

[Anonymous No.17489662]

>>17489651
You're fine.

[Anonymous No.17489667]

why didn't you /fa/gs reply to me

[Anonymous No.17489676]

>>17489667
because you seem gay.

[Anonymous No.17489677]

>>17489644
People still watch him?

[Anonymous No.17489678]

>>17489667
It's only a Milgauss.

[Anonymous No.17489680]

Thoughts on tuseno? Really loving this super glossy diver look. Apparently has amazing external finishing for the price.
>>17489678
Still more character than an OP or Explorer

[Anonymous No.17489683]

>>17489680
> Still more character than an OP or Explorer
Subjective, just like I think that's the ugliest Milgauss and the white and orange version is the best.

[Anonymous No.17489708]

>>17489582
How do you look at that without getting a headache?

[Anonymous No.17489714]

>>17489676
frick you

>>17489678
that's true although I've been lurking and havent seen anyone one post any heaters

>>17489683
white is kinda nice but very tame, I admittedly was going for a lil pizzazz

The thing I love about the zblue is how it changes colors depending on lighting

[Anonymous No.17489715]

I know it's a no-name shitter that doesn't even have hacking seconds but I fucking love how this watch looks. Like art-deco, like it's made out of the Chrysler Building, like it should be in that movie The Rocketeer or The Shadow.

[Anonymous No.17489718]

>>17489715
rolex airking arabic dial has this vibe

[Anonymous No.17489725]

>>17489667
GENTLEMEN

[Anonymous No.17489734]

>>17489715
good taste. vario also makes art deco inspired watches

[Anonymous No.17489736]

The List™

[Anonymous No.17489739]

>>17489736

[Anonymous No.17489744]

Tried on an Explorer in person today and wow that shit was ugly and boring as fuck. Even the Oysters with the Explorer numbers look better

[Anonymous No.17489745]

>>17489739
What would you replace them with?

[Anonymous No.17489747]

>>17489744
The explorer fuck huge numbers look like shit imo. Explorer 2 is pure sex though

[Anonymous No.17489761]

Got a 30 percent discount on this Basedko GMT

[Anonymous No.17489816]

What do you think? Is this a grandpa watch? I really dislike how thin the strap is and how it has no lugs, but other than that I love the dial.

[Anonymous No.17489821]

>>17489594
>and cream
Gayest shit I have ever read, Timextard.

[Anonymous No.17489849]

>>17489816
Not a granpa watch. You can also change the strap for something thicker.

[Anonymous No.17489863]

>>17489651
How do you like it fren? I am thinking about buying one. Pic unrelated

[Anonymous No.17489883]

[Anonymous No.17489891]

>>17489715
Looks good, i like it as well.

[Anonymous No.17489893]

>>17489761
It's orange so that'll be a 'meh' from me. Enjoy wearing it.

[Anonymous No.17489896]

>>17489883
lel

[Anonymous No.17489900]

>>17489715
check out Smiths for a couple of very nice art-deco dials

[Anonymous No.17489901]

>>17489900
I still want one.

[Anonymous No.17489904]

>>17489901
maybe one day, if you're very very good, you'll get an order in within the three minutes he opens the online storefront every other sunday and senpai will notice you

[Anonymous No.17489905]

What sort of watch would the Emperor of Mankind wear?

[Anonymous No.17489907]

>>17489905
Invicta

[Anonymous No.17489909]

>>17489715
Art deco is really nice, I bought this watch because I liked it too much first time I saw it, square with nice shape and interesting lugs you don't see often and it is different enough from a Reverso to say it is not a copy/homage (it is a reissue from an old design). I already have another vintage watch that has a really fine art deco dial.

>>17489905
Rolex Midas,probably.

[Anonymous No.17489911]

>>17489909
This watch is probably around 70 years old, my grandma gave it to me as birthday gift,it was one of my grampa's shitters (now they are mine,some 70s-80s Orients,citizen and some french brand called Jaz).The watch has a movement used in ww2 military watches and runs at +25s fast per day, movement is in a very good shape and I only wear it maybe 8-10 days per year during important events/dates.

[Anonymous No.17489919]

>>17489901
This reminds me, I really need to get a no date polerouter before they're impossible to get

[Anonymous No.17489924]

>>17489736
>>17489739
Is this "The List" of iconic brands and their iconic pieces, cost be damned?

[Anonymous No.17489930]

>>17489911
that dial is really interesting, and far more detailed than i imagined before opening the thumbnail
i especially like the concentric circling of the sub-dial giving the face much more presence, which then draws the eye to the other elements

[American !4sM/I/Auxg No.17489931]

>>17489761
Got the same watch paid tree fiddy for it

[Anonymous No.17489940]

>>17489849
>You can also change the strap for something thicker.
Can't.

[Anonymous No.17489942]

Is there any (hybrid) smartwatches you would suggest? I usually hang around with my Mi Band 6 but I like to wear the one in the pic from time to time, especially in formal circumstances. I like being able to see notifications but it's not a must, and I don't like square watches.
I don't have a set budget, I just don't want to overpay for something not worth it.

[Anonymous No.17489943]

>>17489901
>>17489904
His retarded business model, with him basically being the only employee, worked only back in 1998 when it was just him and his buds online. The man is now in his 70s and will probably drop dead sooner or later.
>It's just a matter of time!

[Anonymous No.17489944]

>>17489940
anon probably means you can replace that strap with one that has less taper

if you're showing us the back to say that it's fixed in place and immovable, they aren't glued in there
a springbar tool would allow you a thin little bit of tensile steel reach in to that small gap and take it out: you can find infinite numbers of tutorials on the subject, and possibly even for that specific model

[Anonymous No.17489946]

>>17489611
Honestly that's not even close to being an argument. I have more watches than anybody needs and you and I both know he's correct.

[Anonymous No.17489947]

>>17489893
not him but a diver should be orange if you want to actually use it, objectively the best color

[Anonymous No.17489955]

I love 80s quartz divers bros

[Anonymous No.17489958]

>>17489943
>The man is now in his 70s

you get to that age, and you could understand not wanting to deal with the public any more than you have to: ever tried selling something on ebay or etcetera ?
the amount of really stupid offers and people who message you instead of reading the listing you specifically wrote in ALL CAPS WITH THE EXACT DETAILS OF THE PRODUCT AND EVERYTHING NECESSARY TO KNOW ABOUT IT, IS ENOUGH TO DRIVE A YOUNGER MAN ROUND THE BEND, AND ON REACHING A CERTAIN TIME OF LIFE YOU NEITHER WANT NOR NEED TO PUT UP WITH THAT ANY MORE
/CC

[Anonymous No.17489959]

>>17489745
Patek Philippe Golden Ellipse Jumbo
Zenith Chronomaster Original
Breguet Classique Tourbillon
Lange Zeitwerk
Blancpain Fifty Fathoms

[Anonymous No.17489962]

>>17489958
Yet, he doesn't hire someone else to handle that shit for him or sell the business and retire in peace.

[Anonymous No.17489963]

>>17489942
Frederique constant makes some hybrid watches,but not wure how they work, at least the brand is kinda respected.

[Anonymous No.17489969]

>>17489955
How about a Heuer/TAG Heuer 1000? They were the watches that jump-started the luxury watch revival in the 90s. It was a situation where you had yuppies who were gifted TAGs, back in the 80s, as graduation presents looking to upgrade several promotions later.

[Anonymous No.17489971]

>>17489969
Only its the PVD lume dial night diver like in The Living Daylights

[Anonymous No.17489975]

thoughts on the hamilton khaki mechanical? White or black dial? Im thinking saving for something better might be the call

[Anonymous No.17489980]

>>17489975
It's fine. See if you can get one of the older ones before they went to the plastic, non-serviceable movement.

[Anonymous No.17489982]

>>17489962
yeah, that's probably something else connected to being in his seventies: ain't nobody gonna tell him what to do :)

[Anonymous No.17489998]

>>17489667
Best Rolex imo. Would love one

[Anonymous No.17490007]

Thoughts on this microshitter?

[Anonymous No.17490010]

>>17490007
At least it's yellow and not some meh orange. Other than that i got nothing.

[Anonymous No.17490016]

>>17489998
Every compliment of a watch posted a day or more after the watch was originally posted can be assumed to be the watch poster trying to get attention and/or make it seem like people actually like his watch.

[Anonymous No.17490017]

I may have made a mistake with my most recent purchase. My SNKL43 apparently doesn't have hand-winding for when I don't wear it for a few days out of rotation. Do I just have to put it on when its dead, go about my day for a few hours, then set the time?

This is kindof inconvenient for a watch. Why on earth would they exclude hand winding?

[Anonymous No.17490021]

>>17490007
some people wear a Lorus for years, completely unaware that there are ones even Lorier

[Anonymous No.17490022]

>>17490007
It's a bit hard to read for a chronograph.

[Anonymous No.17490026]

Boys, I'm seriously considering buying a 1016, found two good ones with original boxes and papers, good price (£15000-£16000). I really need someone to talk me out of them though, I shouldn't be tying up that much money on a watch.

[Anonymous No.17490027]

>>17490017
get a winding watch box or flick it side to side to spin the rotor

[Anonymous No.17490028]

>>17490026
Buy it if you like it, but DO YOUR HOMEWORK. Those watches are very easy to franken because Rolex used a bunch of parts in common across many watches.

You want pictures of the all the case markings, inside and out, pictures of the movement, pictures of the bracelet endlinks and clasp markings. Make sure its particular dial variations matches up with known history, that the movement is correct, etc.

Fortunately, it's a pretty well-researched watch, so it won't be the needle in a haystack like researching pre-corporate Cartier, for example.

[Anonymous No.17490030]

>>17490028
I've had a good look at both, first one is a later mode (mark 5 dial) and the serial number matches that. It's been sat in a safe for ages and it doesn't look as though it's been fucked around with, or even polished that much.

Second one is older, (ass end of mark 3 dial production) and has had a new bracelet put on but is a better watch in general and is local so I can check it out in person. Slightly more expensive too.

[Anonymous No.17490034]

>>17490026
Don't buy a basic explorer for 16k

[Anonymous No.17490035]

>>17490026
You’ll be disappointed, the bracelet and finishing will feel chintzier than a modern Orient. Yeah the dial is nice, but you could do so much better for that amount of money. Get a modern Tudor Ranger for 3k then see how you feel. Looks 85% the same and is a much sturdier, better quality watch.

[Anonymous No.17490039]

>>17490035
The Tudor, along with pretty much every other Explorer homage is just too thick. If someone made one that had the slim profile as the original, I'd forget about the 1016 in a heartbeat.

[Anonymous No.17490051]

>>17489924
Essentially.

[Anonymous No.17490054]

>>17490039
Uoooooh the thickness, it's just too thick ooooooh

[Anonymous No.17490055]

>>17490027
So just spaz out in the morning before setting the day, date, and time and leaving the house.

I must have gotten an open box special because it had the warranty card but no instructions and I just learned this morning spinning the crown in different directions changes the day or date depending on direction.

Speaking of which, do you guys fill out warranty cards or is that just a scam to mail me more advertisements?

[Anonymous No.17490057]

>>17489905

[Anonymous No.17490059]

Man, watches got big nowadays. Left is my own 47mm Baby Tuna, which I though was a really big watch, right is customer's Aquaracer.

[Anonymous No.17490063]

>>17490051
It's not a complete list with any Lange or Vacheron

[Anonymous No.17490066]

>>17490057
Why does this watch have 3 buttons? What do they do?
What are the 6 things (2 hands) on either side of the day wheel? How do you think the indices maker felt when someone cut up half of them because of all the random shit?

[Anonymous No.17490068]

What I'm happy about is my lume dunks on the lume of a diver about five times the price.

[Anonymous No.17490070]

should I cop or is it gauche
I really like the bezel desu

[Anonymous No.17490073]

>>17490066
NO ONE TELL HIM. He needs to learn how to fucking investigate something extremely easy to find in the web.

[Anonymous No.17490074]

>>17490066
>Why does this watch have 3 buttons?

it's a time machine

[Anonymous No.17490081]

>>17490070
likely look pretty good on you if you tan regularly and have a decent sized wrist
black and gold are opulent, but it's not awkward in a nouveau riche manner, that bezel downplaying some of the flashier elements

have you actually tried it on wrist, or worn something similar in the past ?

[Anonymous No.17490089]

Im new to watches.

Is the Swiss Tissot PRX a good introduction piece?

[Anonymous No.17490093]

>>17490089
Yeah nothing wrong with it. That or a hamilton khaki are great first Swiss watches. T. Have both

[Anonymous No.17490095]

>>17490081
This one's in an auction so I haven't actually come in contact with it
I didn't own but tried on an Omega Speedmaster a few years back, which this watch seems similar to in terms of weight, and it didn't look weird or gawky on my wrist
might just give it a bunt anyway, it's not expensive and I can always sell it on if I don't like it

[Anonymous No.17490101]

Wait a second...
>Etachoc shock spring
Do they really stuff base-grade ETA's into these?

This movement costs maybe only 1/8th of the entire watch. Are watches a scam?

[Anonymous No.17490105]

>>17490101
>Are watches a scam?
ayo this nigga saying the emperor's invisible clothes aren't real
FUCK HIM UP

[Anonymous No.17490125]

>>17490089
Yes, it's a good baby's first swiss watch.

[Anonymous No.17490128]

>>17489959
>Patek Philippe Golden Ellipse Jumbo
>Lange Zeitwerk
>Blancpain Fifty Fathoms
bruh wtf

[Anonymous No.17490132]

Has this prediction from 2010 turned true yet?

[Anonymous No.17490139]

>>17490128
If you can't appreciate the perfection of the Golden Ellipse then you are beyond saving.

[Anonymous No.17490144]

>>17490132
Of course not. It never will. LMAO

[Anonymous No.17490145]

>vast majority of watch youtubers are wristlets
why is this so common

[Anonymous No.17490161]

>>17490128
it's not even an ellipse, is a fucking squircle

[Anonymous No.17490163]

>>17489946
said the 4chan poster

[Anonymous No.17490166]

>>17490145
Wristchads are too busy making love to beautiful women and doing reps of wrist curls to make youtube videos

[Anonymous No.17490168]

>>17490055
It's called the Seiko shuffle. You just have to shake the watch for a minute and it'll start.

[Anonymous No.17490170]

>>17490059
That's a Monster, not a Tuna.

[Anonymous No.17490173]

>>17490168
I've never heard of the Seiko shuffle and /wt/ never mentioned it. I really like the look of the watch, lume surprised me yesterday, and it has that gentle fast tick. Strange you cannot hand-wind though.

[Anonymous No.17490174]

When did you realize Rolex is the final redpill of the watch industry?
They just tick all the right boxes...
>accuracy
>iconic design
>history
>value retention
>after sale service
I mean, they're just so desirable...
I've seen a grown man putting on a tantrum like a baby because the AD refused to sell him a Datejust.
People are literally willing to pay thousands to get some old rusty Rolex like this guy >>17490026
They'll even release a complete unwearable memewatch like pic related, ask 25k for it, and people will still pay 10k over retail to get it.

[Anonymous No.17490176]

>>17490170
It's a Baby Tuna, which is yeah, basically a Monster with a Tuna shroud.

[Anonymous No.17490187]

>>17490174
People are stupid why are you surprised?

[Anonymous No.17490192]

>>17490174

[Anonymous No.17490212]

>>17490173
it's pretty common for most everyone with automatic watches to give them a swirl once in a while
some liken it to rolling brandy round in a snifter, but honestly you're just making the little wobbly thing in the back move in circles so watch go tick
give it a few rotations before you put it on in the morning, and then last thing at night when you take it off, unless you're planning on wearing something else the next day
also; it's fine to let them run down and not having any tension in the mainspring; possibly saves on maintenance in the long-term rather than having a winder causing them to be constantly working

[Anonymous No.17490214]

>>17490059
Your watch is 42mm iirc.

[Anonymous No.17490225]

Best green dial watch under 500?

[Anonymous No.17490226]

>>17490174
>Being a normie, following the crowd and buying into the marketing that something must be desirable if they won't let you buy it is the final redpill
This *pill meme has been beaten so far into the ground now, it's literally meaningless

[Anonymous No.17490231]

>>17490017
It's called the Seiko Shuffle

[Anonymous No.17490232]

>>17490174
>love rolex when you know nothing about watches
>dislike rolex when you know a bit about watches
>love rolex when you know everything about watches
simple as

[Anonymous No.17490240]

>>17490192
*takes off wrist*
Imagine the smell

[Anonymous No.17490243]

>>17490232
>Love Rolex initially
>Hate Rolex while you can't afford one
>Love Rolex again when you've finally got the credit to buy one
FTFY

Personally I never liked Rolexes other than the Submariner but even then that has been so copied and homaged to shit that I just wouldn't buy something so generic

[Anonymous No.17490249]

Post the weirdest watch you've seen recently.

[Anonymous No.17490262]

>>17490161
Squircle!!!
Squircle!!!
Squircle!!!

[Anonymous No.17490264]

>>17490231
I hadn't heard of that but just gave it a try. a gentle back and forth for 20 seconds and it seemed to get enough wind in it. Oh well, learned something new about watches I guess.

I do like that it has spanish and english day of the week, I wish it was more interesting like arab or japanese but whatever.

[Anonymous No.17490271]

>>17490174
>>17490232
>>17490243
We all know this is true.
Hating on Rolex = irrefutable proof you're a midwit

[Anonymous No.17490274]

>>17490249
With a better strap or a bracelet this would be kino.

[Anonymous No.17490278]

>>17490016
Not him, and forgot to comment yesterday, but you can think whatever you want my friend

[Anonymous No.17490279]

>>17490271
I'm not hating on Rolex, I'm hating on the people who stroke their cocks to the idea of one day joining the club

[Anonymous No.17490282]

>>17490262
There, friendo.

[Anonymous No.17490286]

>>17490093
>>17490125
how’s it fit on a baby 5.5-6“ wrist?

[Anonymous No.17490293]

>>17490232
>>17490243
>>17490271
There's different levels of that.

Even "experienced" watch guys who aren't 100% Rolex still keep one around for the simple fact that they're so damn reliable. They're like Adidas Sambas or Levis 501s.

Case in point, one of my friends, he's really into independents. He's got a bunch of early Daniel Roths, early Franck Mullers (the really complicated ones), Vianney Halter, Dufour, etc. Really super collection...
...wears a white gold Day-Date 90% of the time.

[Anonymous No.17490305]

>>17490293
Thing is though you don't need to wank off an AD or knowingly rip yourself off on the grey market to buy Sambas or 501s

No one is going to claim they're objectively bad watches, but the cult surrounding the brand makes it nothing like those everyman items.

[Anonymous No.17490308]

>>17490305
Like >>17490279 said. The fans can be obnoxious. The watches are just watches.

[Anonymous No.17490314]

>>17490282
thks

[Anonymous No.17490316]

>>17490308
That's fine, but I'm not competing with the obnoxious fans to get one.

[Anonymous No.17490330]

>>17490316
Fortunately for you, the age of competition is largely over unless you want one of a small number of pieces.

If you want a normal Datejust, you can have exactly the color-bracelet-bezel combination you want the day of, if not within a few weeks.

[Anonymous No.17490335]

>>17489667
>that Harry Potter seconds hand

Kind of embarrassing desu

[Anonymous No.17490336]

Just picked a Homos and it is running +30 spd, the guy selling it on chrono24 said it was from 2018 but it's actually 2014. Does it need a service? Beat error basically 0, no actual weishi tester so not sure about amplitude

[Anonymous No.17490337]

>>17490335

[Anonymous No.17490339]

>>17490337
Woops, boomer moment. Replied to the wrong person and deleted my post

Just picked a Homos and it is running +30 spd, the guy selling it on chrono24 said it was from 2018 but it's actually 2014. Does it need a service? Beat error basically 0, no actual weishi tester so not sure about amplitude

[Anonymous No.17490342]

>>17490339
Give it a week of constant running. If it was sitting for a couple of years, the oils may have pooled. Let the oils re-distribute. If it's still running like shit at the end of the week, then either send it in for a service or get your money back from the seller for selling you a bill of goods.

[Anonymous No.17490347]

>>17490342
Agree with this, in my experience Nomoses take a few weeks of daily wear to get them running good.

[Anonymous No.17490388]

>>17490240
Holy fug it kino. Ref and size plox?

[Anonymous No.17490405]

>>17490240
Has just the right amount of chunky.

[Anonymous No.17490408]

What are you guys thoughts on straps made from unusual leather ,like lizard, crocodile, ostrich, shark etcetera?

[Anonymous No.17490421]

>>17490342
Yeha even after a couple of hours it's like +13 seconds per day which is much better. I'll see what it settles in at over the next few days

[Anonymous No.17490459]

PLEASE recommend me a decent citizen or orient shitter that I can wear until I can afford a real watch

[Anonymous No.17490467]

>>17490459
Citizen Chandler I guess, or promaster land

[Anonymous No.17490483]

>>17490408
Based
I want to get one made of elephant.

[Anonymous No.17490486]

>>17490330
Not really. Depending on where you live even Datejusts can be relatively scarce. OP41s are still trading for 8k+ which is kinda stupid.

[Anonymous No.17490491]

Hi, my friends. How have you been?
Post your watches.

[Anonymous No.17490497]

>>17490408
Meh, kinda gaudy, Producer Michael type shit. Most people can’t really pull it off.

[Anonymous No.17490503]

ib4 autism

[Anonymous No.17490517]

>>17490491
Rare case of me not wearing gshock at work.
>tfw scrawny 6" virgin wrists instead of chad 7" RETARD BREAKER wrists

[Anonymous No.17490526]

What do you guys think of stuff like this?

https://www.somlo.com/products/stainless-steel-geneve-dress-watch-made-1962 (pic related)
£2900


Or similar vibes from a few years older:

https://www.somlo.com/products/stainless-steel-seamaster-made-in-1957

Is stuff like that a good buy? I don't really want to spend more than £5000 because it doesn't add anything except if it's a proper watch nerd inspecting you. I just want people (or women) to take a glance and assume it's a "nice watch".

[Anonymous No.17490536]

>>17490491
MORTADELLO RITARDELLO
MANGIATORE DI FAGIOLAAAAA
MORIRE DI CANCROOOOO

[Anonymous No.17490539]

>>17490408
Shark skin is actually a really lovely material. Extremely durable, aesthetic and can be treated and finished in lots of different ways. I think it's very underrated for small leather accessories like watch straps, belts, wallets etc.

[Anonymous No.17490543]

>>17490491
I had some stuff to do in the capital of the third world european country that i live in and i went to the Seiko boutique to look at some Grand Seikos since i've never seen one in real life. I was pleasantly surprised, they all look smaller than on the photos. They're also nice and crisp and shimmery. The dials really come to life under close inspection. I had a nice day. I won't post the watch, i've done it too many times already.

[Anonymous No.17490544]

>>17490526
>I just want people (or women) to take a glance and assume it's a "nice watch".
just buy a fake rolex

[Anonymous No.17490550]

>>17490526
Vintage omega is only going to be appreciated by watch nerds. Everyone else will think you got it from your grandpa. Women don’t appreciate watches. They will think a Movado museum is nicer and more expensive than an old Omega.

[Anonymous No.17490557]

>>17490526
Ask them to take the mould off them

[Anonymous No.17490580]

Can anyone ID this? I like the gold bezel on the silver case

[Anonymous No.17490581]

>>17489594
All those words to say "I'm poor"

[Anonymous No.17490584]

>>17490580
Think it’s a Rolex bubble back

[Anonymous No.17490588]

is tudor the ultimate cope in watch buying?
imagine wasting thousand of dollars to say "this will never be a rolex"

[Anonymous No.17490590]

>>17490588
Sort of.
Omega is cope for
>I will never be able to afford a modern Rolex
Tudor is cope for
>I will never be able to afford a vintage Rolex

[Anonymous No.17490643]

>>17490580
it's a Rolex 6085

[Anonymous No.17490680]

Everytime I see people talk about Tudor I just want to fucking break my monitor. It's a SCAM brand and only SCAMS people to pretend they haev a Rolex FUCK TUDOR FUCK TUDOR AND FUCK LIBTARDS

[Anonymous No.17490690]

>>17490491
Raketa Perpetual Calendar. 1980, first worn by my father who got it as an gift from the other side of the iron curtain in the mid-80s. 2628H movement with 19 stones (synthetic rubies). My daily beater for over a decade now. Absolutely love this watch.

[Anonymous No.17490703]

>>17490680
Hands and indices look better than Rolex sorry sweetie

[Anonymous No.17490713]

>>17490703
sCAM SCAM SCAM SCAM

[Anonymous No.17490737]

>>17490588
$1000+ trash like Oris, Tag, Rado, Longines etc is worse imo

[Anonymous No.17490739]

>>17490737
Oris is based for telling the Swatch group to kill themselves

[Anonymous No.17490758]

>>17489931
Mine was 332, one store was stingy and said no discount on it because it's a popular model. The other store right next to it said 30 percent was fine.

[Anonymous No.17490781]

>>17490388
https://www.citizenwatch.co.uk/bm8560-53e.html

[Anonymous No.17490878]

https://youtu.be/Hpo3ge7d5y0?t=2062

Can anyone identify this watch please?

[Anonymous No.17490888]

>>17490690
i used to have a large collection including raketas. i liked them quite a bit. i do miss their particular ticking, it's kind of comforting.

[Anonymous No.17490899]

>>17489637
Interesting, but it's a completely different style. Also, all their sub 38mm models look like women watches

[Anonymous No.17490903]

>>17490739
Lol really?
>>17490781
Thx :DD

[Anonymous No.17490919]

>>17490271
This is irrefutable.
In the middle you have angsty poorfags who need to consoooom to pretend they're sophisticated, but they don't have the money or they don't want it to be easy. So they'll get a dozen $300-1000 shitters instead over time.

You also have people who want to one up Rolex, but then buy some shit only extra sticky watch people recognize.

On the lower end you have people who like Rolex but also unfairly make a big deal out of getting a Rolex, like anyone really gives a shit.

[Anonymous No.17490926]

>>17490919
>the mid who explains the infographic that didn't need explaining
There should be a bell curve infographic for these kinds of posts

[Anonymous No.17490936]

New Teddy !

https://youtu.be/qz2U2xyqLC4

[Anonymous No.17490965]

>>17490936
>4k
Wasn't Tudor 2.5k or something?

[Anonymous No.17490966]

Should I go with this blacker one or should I go with silver?

[Anonymous No.17490984]

>>17490966
That one looks good.

[Anonymous No.17490988]

Watches you like but will never likely buy?

For me:
Tag Monaco calibre 11 (left hand)
El primero chrono sport
Lange chronograph
Blancpain Fifty Fathoms
Rolex submariner basic bitch special

I narrowed my “luxury” watch collection to a SkyD and an omega planet ocean. I reached a point where the money spent vs. satisfaction just isn’t there at the moment and just prefer saving money or doing actual hobbies that aren’t spending money. The memes about tudors are actually true irl which surprised me a lot desu I thought it was trolling. I owned 2 and sold them both and the buyers both told me how bad they wanted a Rolex kek

[Anonymous No.17490993]

>>17490988
Only one exists, and when it went up for auction it sold for over 1.4 million.

[Anonymous No.17491018]

Seiko is the biggest scam brand next to Tudor, if you wear a seiko let's just say you might as well fell for a ponzi scheme HAHAHAHAHA

[Anonymous No.17491021]

>>17491018
You sound upset. You ok anon? What do you suggest instead?

[Anonymous No.17491023]

>>17491021
ROLEXROLEX ROLEX YOU FUCKING FREAK ROLEXROLEX ROLEX BUY IT

[Anonymous No.17491024]

>>17491023
Show me your super cool Rolex, sport.

[Anonymous No.17491026]

>>17491024
Im on the waitlist for an Explorer. Better than "buying" a seiko or tudor poorfag FREAKDOG

[Anonymous No.17491027]

>>17490988
>Watches you like but will never likely buy?
Rolex GMT coke bezel
Zenith El Primero Chronomaster
IWC Big Pilot 46
Blackpain Leman Aqua Lung Grande Date (the Putin watch)

Those are all my dream watches. But I will never own any of them and I've accepted it. I've come to terms with it.
I own an IWC Pilot and I think later this year after I start my new job I may get an Omega Seamaster 300, but then I'm done with watches

[Anonymous No.17491029]

I'm buying the american psycho basedko and no one can stop me

[Anonymous No.17491030]

>>17491026
least annoying rolextard

[Anonymous No.17491033]

>>17491030
>least annoying rolextard
>an explorer fag
Die

[Anonymous No.17491034]

>>17491026
>on "the list"
AHAHAHAHAH

[Anonymous No.17491035]

>>17491029
do it. who cares how you spend your money?
the most hilarious thing about it being revealed he wore a seiko in the film is the butthurt fags who STILL insist it's a rolex even after showing proof. i saw an instagram watch page that shows watches in films and it showed Bale wearing the seiko and half the comments were "that's wrong, he wears a rolex". like nigga, look at the fucking picture

[Anonymous No.17491036]

>>17491026
> on the waitlist

[Anonymous No.17491037]

>I'M SUCH A HECKIN JI JA CHAD, IM ON THE LIST FOR A WATCH THAT I DON'T' EVEN OWN YET

[Anonymous No.17491044]

You guys laugh at him but when he does get his Rolex you will cope and seethe and play with your little toy dolls aka "casios" and "tudors" hehehehe

[Anonymous No.17491058]

>>17491035
To be fair it’s obviously supposed to be a Datejust (and is mentioned 26 times in the book). I can see why people are confused.

[Anonymous No.17491087]

Yuyukowatch (revision 6)

[Anonymous No.17491107]

>>17491087
based and netherpilled. you ever plan on making a couple to sell?

[Anonymous No.17491111]

>>17491026
>anon has to go on the waitlist
guys we got a big baller shot caller here

[Anonymous No.17491112]

>>17491087
Jesus fucking Christ just stop already it's shit.

[Anonymous No.17491115]

>>17491027
Well I'm a poorfag so my answer is 99% of them. Assuming I had the money though anything above a standard Rolex seems to just be an arms race/money pit that you can't really win.

[Anonymous No.17491122]

>>17491107
Thinking about it. I doubt I'd make any decent profit on it, since it takes about 4-6 hours to make the dial and put the watch together. If I do it more I'd probably be able to cut that in half, with a production line setup.
Cost breakdown:
Watch dial comes out to like ~$2 depending on the paper used by the time cutters and waste is factored in, but the is the most significant part here
NH35 movements are like $28 on aliexpress.
Cases I get off aliexpress are $34
Straps would $30-40, I could cheap out on this but don't want to.
Hands depending on the aesthetic are $5-15.
So overall cost is $99-119 per watch.
By the time taxes and any shipping/ecommerce fees are factored in I'd need to mark that up by ~80%, so looking at a sale price around $180-216. To be honest I think this is a hard sell, as the overlap of watch autists and 2hu enthusiasts is likely slim. So I'd have to cheap out pretty hard on the case, strap, and movement and try to rely on the dial itself to sell, which I don't really want to do.
And then taxes kick in and that complicates things, since I'd now have to start tracking everything in order to not get fucked by the IRS if I make anything noticeable.
>>17491112
No

[Anonymous No.17491124]

>>17491087
Holy based. My wife's favorite 2hu is yuyu.

[Anonymous No.17491128]

>>17491087
what is the watch? those hands are nice

[Anonymous No.17491134]

>>17491128
Yeah the hands look great, the first ones I had on them were too much of a rich bronze color and the lume was yellowish but surprisingly pretty bright. Then I found these and they look much better, but the lume is shit (basically nonexistent glow unless you shine a light directly at it).
These are the hands: https://www.aliexpress.us/item/3256804356732648.html
The case is one of these two (don't remember which one; I think the second link wasn't as nice): https://www.aliexpress.us/item/3256803791194012.html https://www.aliexpress.us/item/3256804407523575.html
The most expensive thing on it was the strap which is really nice.https://holbensfinewatchbands.com/products/colareb-parma-blue-sheepskin-leather-watch-strap

[Anonymous No.17491140]

>>17491122
ah yeah does sound pretty complicated when you put it that way.

[Anonymous No.17491154]

Smiths A454 trans-antarctic expedition homage
absolutely chuffed to bits. pictures don't do this watch any justice. it's a hundred times better-looking in person.

[Anonymous No.17491161]

>>17491154
Looks like a fucking Timex lmfao.

[Anonymous No.17491163]

>add watch to cart
>Checkout, select shipping and enter payment credentials
>Confirm and pay
>loading... ERROR
>No reason given for error
>Contact support and wait a week for a response
>"Yeah we can't ship that brand of watch to your region lol"

[Anonymous No.17491167]

>>17491161
it takes a licking and keeps on ticking

[Anonymous No.17491172]

>>17491161
so does your rolex exploerer lol

[Anonymous No.17491193]

>>17491172
Dude I don't even have a watch I'm poor as fuck.

[Anonymous No.17491199]

>>17491058
there's a difference between knowing why they didn't use an actual rolex watch in the film for product placement reasons versus seeing a picture of a seiko and saying "that's a rolex". those people are just retards

[Anonymous No.17491203]

>>17491115
>anything above a standard Rolex
there's really no point in getting one. what does a regular person need a patek for? or an AP? or an ALS? at that point you only get them to flex your wealth which is tacky and unless you're also wealthy no one will know or care

[Anonymous No.17491242]

I'm in a dilemma/wt/. I'm a wristlet but really love the Omega Speedmaster Moon watch. How likely would Omega release a moon watch but in 38mm? I don't want any automatics reduced speedy.

[Anonymous No.17491250]

>>17491154
maybe it's the picture you took but it looks a lot worse in your image than it does on the TF site

[Anonymous No.17491259]

>>17491250
yeah, indoor lighting with garbage yellow color cast and low light mushiness from phone camera will do that. trust me bro, it looks amazing in person

[Anonymous No.17491269]

>>17491242
i don't think it's going to happen, sorry. if you want to see how it looks, get a moonswatch, it has the same dimensions as the original one if if you don't like it, you can sell it without (much) loss, if any.

[Anonymous No.17491271]

>>17491154
I was actually looking at getting this onSunday, the only thing putting me off is that the red second hand reminds me of cheaper looking Farer watches.

[Anonymous No.17491273]

>>17490888
checked! and yes, the ticking is quite nice. sometimes i shop for another watch but always circle back to this one and stick with it.

[Anonymous No.17491282]

>>17491163
Ouch, what watch was it?

[Anonymous No.17491291]

>>17490408
The first ever watch I ever had was a Swatch with some kind of fake dark orange crocodile strap. Ever since I've loved crocodile straps and have a couple. My dad who bought me that watch left me when I was 13.

[Anonymous No.17491292]

>>17491271
the red second hand is my favorite part, it's also true to the original

[Anonymous No.17491293]

>>17491259
i do kinda like the PRS-25EXP. i might try to pick one up on sunday

[Anonymous No.17491296]

thoughts on my modded Seiko beater? also when did the Seiko skx007 & skx013 get so pricy? I remember them being ~$300 back when I was more into watches

[Anonymous No.17491306]

>>17490988
I love these so much

[Anonymous No.17491332]

>>17491154
Thoughts on Seiko SPB143? Seems very expensive for a Seiko. Any alternatives, preferably with a date?

[Anonymous No.17491333]

>"Tool watches are cringe, you're not a diver/pilot/race car driver, etc!"
>Wristwatches were originally only worn by women, only gaining popularity amongst men over pocket watches when they were seen on the wrists of soldiers, aviators, explorers and other roles where a wristwatch was a convenient tool for telling the time easily while keeping both hands free
Where were you when you realised all watches are tool watches?

[Anonymous No.17491335]

>>17490878
At least provide a screenshot of the watch next time. IDK what is it, maybe a Blancpain or a Breitling.

[Anonymous No.17491349]

>>17490214
You don't, SRP641K1 is 47mm.

[Anonymous No.17491352]

>>17491242
Would look like shit. 38mm Speedmaster would only look good if it had either no tachymeter, or a dial-printed one.

Oh wait, these actually exist, the Deville chronographs.

[Anonymous No.17491355]

>>17491242
Get this if you want a small Omega chrono. I think pic is 35mm.

[Anonymous No.17491358]

Post ACTUAL heirloom pieces.

Pic is my late pep-pep's Raketa, I restored it while I was still in watchmonkey school. Brought it in to get the strap replaced, as it wore out, but I just now realized, that since this is my own store, I could just take whatever strap I want, since I already own the entire inventory.

[Anonymous No.17491362]

>>17491358
Go lick Mortadello's asshole retard.

[Anonymous No.17491363]

>>17491362
What did he mean by this?

[Anonymous No.17491364]

>>17491352
>Oh wait, these actually exist
Was it really necessary to embarrass yourself by talking like a douche, that kind of sass belongs in a film aimed at teenage girls.

[Anonymous No.17491366]

>>17491358
Nice, I'm kind of missing out on the heirloom thing, I dunno if my grandfather has a watch and tbqh, I wouldn't want it anyway.

[Anonymous No.17491371]

>>17491364
Faggot.

[Anonymous No.17491381]

>>17491371
Just try to have some class, if that's possible for you.

[Anonymous No.17491384]

>>17491381
Okay, kid, whatever you say.

[Anonymous No.17491386]

>>17491384
Evidently it's not possible

[Anonymous No.17491393]

>>17491386
Just stop responding, you delicate flower.

[Anonymous No.17491394]

I had been thinking about whether a Tank style watch would work on a cuff strap after anon brought up cuff straps last thread, lo and behold someone has done that on Instagram and well, I think it actually looks pretty good.

[Anonymous No.17491395]

>>17491393
Fair enough, you've already driven the point home for me.

[Anonymous No.17491397]

>>17489594
>Demonstrates having zero knowledge and zero money

Try harder next time poorfag

[Anonymous No.17491402]

Lads. Sinn U1 or Doxa sub300 in professional orange?

[Anonymous No.17491418]

>>17491402
Personally, Doxa

[Anonymous No.17491473]

>>17491394
>Tank style watch on a cuff strap
No

[Anonymous No.17491475]

>>17491154
>it's a hundred times better-looking in person.
That would be impressive because it looks damn good in the pictures. Nice watch.

[Anonymous No.17491478]

White gold or yellow gold for a dress watch?

[Anonymous No.17491486]

>>17491478
I think it depends on your skin tone, od prefer yellow gold personally, but I think a white gold would suit me more

[Anonymous No.17491489]

>>17491486
yellow gold I think was monopolized by wealthy old guys. Accents like hands, indices, and crown can sometimes work with complimentary colors but the gold dial, gold case, gold band gold hands, gold indices either makes you look like a pretentious indian or an 80 year old who is actually retired.

[Anonymous No.17491495]

>>17491478
I think White Gold is a better look. Never been a fan of yellow gold on a conservative/respectable man.

[Anonymous No.17491508]

>>17489739
>IWC
>not shit
heh

[Anonymous No.17491513]

>>17491475
it would be a legit nice watch if it wasn't for shitty brand name and logo
can't believe san martin was the best they were able to come up with

[Anonymous No.17491530]

>>17491473
Closed mind

[Anonymous No.17491535]

>>17491513
Not my favorite logo or name, I'll concur. Hell of a decent little budget watch though if you can stomach blatant knockoff status. Chinese have really stepped up when it comes to fit, finish and the smaller details of their "homages."

[Anonymous No.17491544]

>>17490021
very nice, sending my appreciation

[Anonymous No.17491548]

Might be a better question for /k/ but do you guys pair up other EDC items with different watches? Stuff like picking out a specific knife, specific gun, specific belt with a particular watch?

[Anonymous No.17491552]

>>17491548
I change up knife, gun, etc. occasionally but never consider whatever watch I'm wearing when doing so.

[Anonymous No.17491560]

>>17491548
I only have one of each

[Anonymous No.17491561]

>>17491548
Sort of, but it's more related to dress rather than the watch itself.

Like, if I'm in a suit and tie, I'm wearing a dress watch and I'm carrying a discreet pen knife.
If I'm dressed more casually, I'm wearing a sports watch and I'm carrying a larger, more useful knife.

[Anonymous No.17491569]

>>17491548
Yeah i pair my watches and straps with shirts sometimes.

[Anonymous No.17491596]

>>17491561
>larger, more useful knife
For? I have a small swiss army knife as a keyring and I basically never use it and when I have I've never found myself wanting a larger knife for EDC purposes.

[Anonymous No.17491600]

[Anonymous No.17491606]

>>17491600
I like this except for the WATER 30 PROOF text.

Every time a watchmaker feels like advertising stupid features on the watch dial I frown. Etch that shit on the caseback for the dick measurers. Let the dial be pretty, leave your logo/manufacturer name on it but
>69 jewels
>waterproof to 100 BAR
>superlative cumograph
>automatic
>gaypride
>snoopy
>DIVER
>PROFESSIONAL
>illuminator
>water resist

Fuck its so ugly and detracts from the jewelry. Its like a high end car and its just gotta tell you every gay little feature the owner doesn't know how to use listed on the badges and trunk.
>V8, 5.0, duracums, 40th anniversary
>kompressor, turbo, hybrid
>x-drive, iDrive, awd, heavy dooty
Who fuckin cares? Just make it pretty nobody cares what is written on your luxury good.

[Anonymous No.17491612]

>>17491606
Oh yeah that looks so much better... The dial doesn't look sterile at all

[Anonymous No.17491615]

>>17491612
Its why you have the brand name in a presentable fashion, and maybe a "swiss made" or "japan movement" at the bottom in nearly microscopic letters. I'd rather have a stericle minimalistic dial face like that than one with 10 lines of bullshit written on it.

[Anonymous No.17491616]

>>17491615
Ah okay so now it will just look unbalanced instead of sterile

[Anonymous No.17491617]

Which moonswatch is the best for attracting a mate?

[Anonymous No.17491618]

>>17491616
You have no idea what balance is.

[Anonymous No.17491624]

>>17491606
>Every time a watchmaker feels like advertising stupid features
I agree, most of the text on the dials is unnecessary.

[Anonymous No.17491625]

>>17491618
You have no idea what sex feels like

[Anonymous No.17491631]

>you have no idea what balance is

[Anonymous No.17491632]

>>17491625
lol, are you a woman? You think sex is the pinnacle of arguing over watches? lol

[Anonymous No.17491634]

>>17491632
You think autistically seething over some text on watches and cars is?

[Anonymous No.17491635]

>>17491596
Knife autist here: most people use them for opening packages and cutting fruit and steak. Occasional fine work if your job involves whittling things to fit or cutting off sprues. Most common casual EDC is a 3.5" tactical folder like this Hogue RSK or a 2.9" like a Kershaw Leek (which comes in a nice copper finish and is rather classy). Then you have traditional slipjoints like the Case which come in a variety of finishes and configurations, they're pretty classless other than indicating you can afford better than a chink made schrade. Slipjoints can go to the moon as far as rarity and limited runs. Below that is utility knives like the douk douks. They just work and you can sharpen them on a brick.

Finally, you have the gentleman knife, which doesn't have many quality representatives. I have an Ohta friction folder in cocobolo. It's a glorified pencil sharpener and letter opener. Also the most affordable handmade custom knife in the world. The black goatskin sheath is a nice added touch.

Usually an EDC has convenient one hand opening and closing for people who work or is a grandpa slipjoint for people who don't but also don't hang a picture with the heel of a shoe. If you're not really geared towards using a midsize pocket knife regularly, you won't find the utility. It's like a stopwatch or doing computations with a bezel, it sure is useful when you think to use it.

[Anonymous No.17491638]

>>17491635
4chan is the worse reddit

[Anonymous No.17491639]

>>17491635
>Knife autist here: most people use them for opening packages and cutting fruit and steak.
Oh please tell me no one has actually pulled out their edgy EDC knife out to cut a steak, what place serves steak but doesn't have steak knives? Packaging is all I've used my mini SAK for so far, I don't cut my fruit but I appreciate some people might not have the teeth for biting into an apple or something, but surely no one in recorded human history has started using what is basically a utility knife to start cutting their steak in public over a steak knife.

[Anonymous No.17491640]

>>17491634
Yeah, because I'm complaining about direct subject matter opening for discussion and conversation thereof. You're talking about something unrelated like "lol u don't have sex". It means you're an idiot and can't even discuss the relevant subject of discussion.

[Anonymous No.17491641]

>>17491639
Serration is useless shit and fruit includes limes for picnic G&Ts.

[Anonymous No.17491644]

>>17491640
You're complaining about text existing in general, on watches, cars, probably even in books.

[Anonymous No.17491645]

>>17491641
>Carrying knives and drinking alcohol in public
This sounds so fucking sketchy for something that's supposed to be high-brow

[Anonymous No.17491647]

>>17491606
wdyt?

[Anonymous No.17491649]

>>17490408
I'm trying to determine what the most comfortable is. Anyone got ideas?

[Anonymous No.17491650]

>>17491561
This is pretty cringe ngl
Are the office ladies impressed with you 3 inch pen knife mr. incel?

[Anonymous No.17491651]

>>17491647
I like that. Maybe move the Seiko brand slightly lower, but otherwise thats fantastic.

>>17491644
Not text in general, the superfluous text trying to advertise a watch to someone who already owns it. Tell me how printing WATERPROOF 30 BAR on the dial improves any watch.

[Anonymous No.17491654]

>>17491650
The only thing cringe is being so domesticated you don't have man's oldest tool with you.

[Anonymous No.17491655]

>>17491651
>I like that. Maybe move the Seiko brand slightly lower, but otherwise thats fantastic.
People in the last wt applauded me bc i photoshopped a Grand Seiko logo and faked a 10k$ auction screenshot

[Anonymous No.17491656]

>>17491651
>Tell me how printing WATERPROOF 30 BAR on the dial improves any watch.
By providing visual balance, they could have written a haiku about what an autist you are but it wouldn't be applicable to most people wearing it

[Anonymous No.17491660]

>>17491654
Oh god you got to be joking mr domestication.

[Anonymous No.17491661]

>>17491655
You sir have a future in advertising. Expert photoshop skills, friend.

>>17491656
>visual balance
Theres that buzzword that means nothing. Just say it doesn't bother you and move on. Take a look at the AI generated watches. They're generally acceptable in appearance and have nonsense words or texts on the dial because AI doesn't know how to make up written features. You're literally accepting you're an NPC and would like more garbage for the sake of having garbage.

[Anonymous No.17491665]

>>17491654
Oldest tool of man is called pepe btw maybe you should lose formal or casual dress and use it some time.

[Anonymous No.17491666]

>>17491631
One line in the bottom would be ok.

[Anonymous No.17491667]

>>17491661
>Theres that buzzword that means nothing
>>17491631
Just because you know don't what you're talking about doesn't mean it's not real.

>You're an NPC for not being an autist seething every time they look at their watch and there's a bit too much text for one's liking
You know? I think I can live with that.

[Anonymous No.17491669]

I broke down an ordered a Vostok because I wanted an watch. This one ticked all the boxes and I'm hard on watches so even a seiko is too nice. Considering that, how'd I do?

[Anonymous No.17491673]

>>17491649
Orange monster confirmed chadwatch

[Anonymous No.17491676]

>>17491667
Stupid esl

[Anonymous No.17491680]

>>17491676
Lmao no that is just how retarded it is what you're complaining about

[Anonymous No.17491684]

>>17491669
Bretty nice, a bit plain for a Vostok and I'm not a fan of the typeface they've used for the numbers, but not bad at all over all.

[Anonymous No.17491693]

>>17491649
Absolute pleb opinions

Correct opinions:
Speedmaster: Lame watch for middle-managers in dutch toiletpaper companies
Nomos: Buy a junghans or proper dresswatch instead
AP: Weird screws but leans into pharao aesthetic.
Lange: Only allowed if you once listened to Wagner in Bayreuth.
Seiko Monster: Official WWE vibe watch
JLC: Worn by guy from rich family that married into dutch family which owns papertowel export company.
Cartier Tank: It's a classic. Mostly worn by interesting old and boring young people and women.
Sinn: Engineering types with stable family they like to annoy by booking submarine-tours on holiday.

[Anonymous No.17491694]

>>17491669
What do the 5 red dots on the left ~third of the watch mean?

[Anonymous No.17491695]

>>17491680
I'm not even that guy, there are others pointing out your ESL.

[Anonymous No.17491696]

>>17491694
Its some dive timing thing.

[Anonymous No.17491699]

>>17491693
Stupid esl as well

[Anonymous No.17491700]

>>17491695
Don't lie

[Anonymous No.17491725]

>english is your second language!
Is this the new
>I was pretending to be retarded!
cope for when anons realise they've said something incredibly fucking stupid and are trying to backpedal?

[Anonymous No.17491727]

>>17491684
There weren't many options in that case that had the vintage look and a date window. It reminded me of a timex I wore into the ground back in my teens, I actually like the schlocky numbers. I wasn't feeling the Scuba Steve or going full Zissou and fuck some of the other dials are ugly as sin and not in an endearing way.

Really, the water resistance and lack of maintenance sold me as much as the look. It's kinda fucked up that you have to get a dive watch to wash dishes and get something rated for soviet submarine depths just to dive in a pool.

[Anonymous No.17491739]

>>17491727
Nothing wrong with a scuba dude dial, here's mine, one of two watches I own where this is the beater.

>Need a dive watch for washing dishes and swimming
Probably gonna get a lot of pushback for that anon, washing dishes is something that only requires splashproofing and swimming is sometimes claimed to only require 50m of water resistance, but 100m is more safe for water sports in general, 200m really is over the top for those tasks but frankly at these prices a totally water tight watch is amazing.

[Anonymous No.17491753]

>>17490926
here.

[Anonymous No.17491761]

>>17490993
>Only one exists

Not exclusive enough for me

[Anonymous No.17491764]

>>17491606
Stop buying statement watches. They're a dick measuring contest, not a debadged Mercedes saloon. It's an advertisement of values and a damn good one for knowing the worth and sensibilities of the man who wears it. It's like women with cats eye glasses and danger hair, they let you know to stay away. These watches aren't for you, yours say something different and equally damning.

There's actually a pretty refined method to this personality test as it's explicitly and implicitly agreed upon. You know what someone is trying to say by what they wear and can act accordingly. It's pretty brilliant actually, at least watching it from afar and knowingly making curveball choices.

>>17491739
I was half joking but the last time I checked in like 15 years ago, the waterproof meta was
>splashproof
The dial fogs on a muggy day.
>WR 20
You can safely wash your hands if the pressure isn't too high.
>WR 50
Doing dishes is okay, stick to the breast stroke and don't fish for your togs in the deep end.
>WR 100
Free diving for sea sponges in the Med.
>WR 200
Good for a glass bottom boat tour. Don't spill your mai tai on it.
>slavshit
James Cameron modeled his submersible that opened the door to Lemuria on the bottom of the Marianas Teench after a Vostok. Accurate as a sundial on a cloudy day.

I've inadvertently tested it as far as the kind of shit you aren't afraid to scratch or lose is concerned and that's been my experience. I don't even dive. Hence why I've been wearing casios until the strap breaks.

[Anonymous No.17491779]

>>17491693
Nailed it, especially cartier and sinn

[Anonymous No.17491786]

>>17491764
This, really what Rolex and its simp fans want the dial to say is something like this

[Anonymous No.17491795]

>>17491739
Also, I might go with the scuba dial eventually. In that exact case. I've been putting this off since these shits were $35. I like the look you get when fellow watchfags know you're fucking with them and can't read you. It's like the F91w of dive watches. They know you know you're making a non-statement and it aggravates and intrigues them because no one gives a fuck about watch mechanics.

>>17491786
Pretty much. Personally my interest is only piqued by moon phases and vintage railroad precision. That triggers some flags in my brain what mean said asshole has taste and priorities the likes of which are useful to me.

[Anonymous No.17491796]

>>17491786
Fukin based
>tfw only need 0 m of pussy juice resistance

[Anonymous No.17491801]

>>17491795
And let's be really honest, it's on brand for my fit.

[Anonymous No.17491812]

Why didn't this ever take off?

[Anonymous No.17491814]

>>17491764
>Stop buying statement watches.
I don't know what a statement watch is. I just want what I want. Otherwise I agree with your second part: buy it because you like it not because it'll get attention from others. However that can still lead to dumb shit.

[Anonymous No.17491817]

>>17491801
Do /fa/ggots really sit on their front porch hoping someone will comment on their outfit?

[Anonymous No.17491821]

>>17491817
Yep. Especially when its obnoxiously hipster like $600 boots that have never seen mud, jeans that are brand new and don't even have crease wear, flannel and a vest along with clean fingernails and a $120 beanie hat. That poster is likely a hipster in pac northwest. Theres a doofus I know that shows up wearing shit like that doing his best to get anyone to notice his brand new /fa/ accessory nobody would pay $20 for but brags about the $200 off he got on it.

[Anonymous No.17491825]

>>17491817
I know what I look like and why and don't care. Just posting fit, don't really know how /fa/ works. Figured that was the thing. Also yes.

>>17491814
Oh it can lead to the dumbest shit, still want that googie Hamilton from MiB.

A statement watch is formally a watch that makes a statement of how retarded and trend chasing you are, and informally is any statement about the wearer from any watch that can make a statement or non-statement. It sounds like everything is included and it is, but some don't say anything meaningful considering other factors.

[Anonymous No.17491836]

>>17491821
You don't have eyes. The vest is old navy from 10 years ago, the flannel is worn and nothing to write home about other than not being total shit, redwings due for a resole that aren't even what color they originally were, old 501s I've definitely been rolling around in the mud with for 2 years. Otherwise I would completely agree with your assessment, it takes a lot of work for people who give a fuck to look like they don't give a single fuck.

[Anonymous No.17491842]

>>17491825
>Hamilton from MiB
Wasn't that a watch from the 60s though? Like Elvis wore it and K was a huge Elvis fan so it was like an easter egg within the movie?

>Otherwise I would completely agree with your assessment, it takes a lot of work for people who give a fuck to look like they don't give a single fuck.
True. I know its a bit of a meme when people post those "get his look" memes where they go out and find the most expensive versions of cheap and ratty looking clothes like a $1200 shirt that looks like an old undershirt but there are people on /fa/ right now who think those are the better brands to buy. Those same people are in /wt/ who are convinced you must get a $6000 watch because its significantly better than a $100 one that looks nearly the same.

[Anonymous No.17491843]

>>17491821
I think I bought these in 2016.

[Anonymous No.17491850]

>>17491843
they look old, but not work-used old. *shrug* I don't look at men's footwear or clothing unless its out of place like crocs while walking on a roof, flip flops in a mechanic bay, or hunting boots on the beach. Similarly, if a hipster is trying desperately looking for a specific look and everything is out of place for an urban hipster looking for that /fa/ lumberjack look. The I'm totally not trying hard for that look but had to spend dozens of hours and thousands of dollars to achieve it.

[Anonymous No.17491851]

>>17491842
There's no way it wasn't a 60s watch. Elvis was just tasteful enough to wear it.

It's not the watch or the story or any of that faggotry, it's how you wear it like these boots. You don't have to buy cred, it comes with life and wear. My favorite watch is my old swatch red sunday I took a spill on a bicycle on and broke the case trying to change the battery. Nolifers, posers because believe you me I meet the criteria for brew your own beer hipster, they want that but don't want to earn it by living life or shopping at goodwill.

[Anonymous No.17491854]

>>17491850
The shop floor isn't the worst environment, they'd make it it like 6 months where a pair of Nick's would last a year in the field. I also clean and oil them every now and then, they're due for that resole so a man can do that when I get around to finding one in town.

[Anonymous No.17491873]

>>17491850
¿Why not using specific work boots while working?, using leather boots at work feels like larping, ypu can have nice steel toed boots with goretex and nice stiff soles.

[Anonymous No.17491891]

Really what clothes aren't larping though? Most clothes seem to be aimed at some kind of lifestyle which is ironic because most people are actually incredibly fucking boring and generally don't have lifestyles.

Even if you actually do have the lifestyle that your clothes imply you have, doesn't that make your 'fit drably cliche?

[Anonymous No.17491901]

>>17491891
I wear jeans, non-branded solid color t-shirts and protective work shoes, every day, in any season. all if it because it's comfortable and hassle-free
thinking about it it fits quite well with the general uneventfulness of my days

[Anonymous No.17491952]

>>17491891
Drab chic is the only proof of authenticity left. If you don't look like a medieval peasant or some kind of worker you can date within a decade or two, you don't do shit worth a fuck. Even anon is clearly some kind of clerical worker and does a trade on the side judging by the stains and callouses in the right places. Clothes don't hide the hands and even the boots speak more than "he rides a motorcycle lol". Nigga does some squats and has a wide foot. This ain't sherlock shit.

[Anonymous No.17491969]

I saw some ebay prices on this but not sold listings and haven't checked into that yet. What's the rating on this lightly worn corto maltese swatch?

[Anonymous No.17491981]

>>17491952
So wear some animal skins and go back to using stone tools, I bet that would be effay

[Anonymous No.17491997]

>>17491969
Retarded just like every other fictional character merch. Just wear a watch that Corto would wear.

[Anonymous No.17492014]

>>17491997
>just drop 30k for a south pacific sailor pocketwatch lol
I spent 30 bucks so I could look at corto and not give a fuck what time it was kek. You don't even know what kind of time 18th century sailors were on.

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