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>>18646080
>Questions

Tissot PRX, surprisingly. I snagged one I saw come up for $400 including shipping and ended up enjoying much more than I thought I would.

I'm unfortunately focused on out of production microbrand models that I can't get but want badly, like the green Lorier Zephyr. It's hell because even if one comes up for sale, it's like $1000-$2000 for a watch that used to sell for $250-$500.

Favorite watch ever would probably be... the Tissot, right now, but I'm hoping to buy a Tudor Black Bay Bronze 43mm this year and that will likely be my favorite. I adore everything about it.

I regret selling an old Seiko Age of Discovery perpetual calendar watch I had 5-6 years ago, when I was going through some money troubles. They're selling for $2k now and I can't justify buying it back. It was so cool.

Favorite brand is probably Casio. I feel floored every time I get my hands on one, for the amount it cost to get it. Zero regrets on the cost of acquisition, all upside every time. I almost feel obligated to wear my other watches from sunk cost fallacy, because it feels bad to have $500-$2000 watches pushed out of routine wear by a $20-$30 Casio. I just love how light, comfortable, useful, and worry-free (because I'm not worried about breaking or damaging it) they are to wear.

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>>18646105
>Seiko Age of Discovery perpetual calendar
Ah the dancing hands, right? Those were cool in a sleazy sort of way.

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>>18646108
Yeah, it had like five hands and two subdials, and the case made it look like a navigational instrument. Absolutely wonderful.

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>ruins an otherwise great dial
Heh, nothin personell, kid....

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The Citizen.
My most worn watch and the best watch ever made in its price category.

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>>18646128
I want the green and silver one. I saw one come up for sale recently but I didn't have enough for it on hand.

>>18646108
What happened to that cat?

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>>18646080

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Kofé time.

If that watch fell into thatand ruined it and I never had to see it again I'd be so happy.

why does kofe time make this place seethe so hard? he's been doing it for years and you people STILL seethe. am I missing something here? is the seethe ironic? is the seethe just kofe time guy samefagging as part of a strange autism self-soothe reflex?

>>18646144
It's just board culture at this point, anon, no need to give it further thought.
Then again, now that you said it, I think every critical post is indeed kofe time samefagging.

>>18646141
Please clean you cup.

>>18646144
Too close to covfefe and derangement syndrome is real

what is the prx of divers

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>>18646126
Mine doesn't have it :)

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take the f201 pill

>>18646136
He had an infected eye when we got him. His eye is fine now, and he's about double the weight.

>>18646152
>>18646152
>Yes, you should absolutely clean your coffee cup.
>While it is a popular, albeit slightly gross, "tradition" (especially in the Navy) to never wash a coffee mug to "season" it, the consensus from health experts and common sense is to clean it to avoid mold, bacteria, and rancid oils.
>(((health experts)))
>common sense
NYET

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>>18646159
SKX

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>>18646162

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Certina enjoyer

>>18646173
Beautiful green

>>18646173
POWAARMATIC SAR

>>18646165
Always knew you were a fucking retard. It should be painfully obvious to us all now.

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Have a nice evening, gentlemen.

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I really like this watch, at first I thought im not going to wear it just keep as an investment but I bought a datejust too and I wear them every day...

I want a 3rd one but as a wristlet I cant pull off a GMT or Submariner

Wat do?

The land dweller is really nice, I like the open back and its available in 37mm

>>18646238
Doesn't the bezel kind of bother you? I get it's not actually a dive watch so unidirectional isn't a must but every time I've turned one these just feel weird and creepy and not responsive.

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>>18646240
No i dont mind, I used the bezel a few times to cook a soft boiled egg or flip steak on time and it worked well enough. I mostly still use the stopwatch on my phone anyways, the watch is just jewellery.

Also I bought this leather watch case from a local brand, I really like it too

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>>18646080
Sorry, but you really don't need more

>>18646271
What do you use a chronograph for?

>>18646280
I like to time how long I'm doing something for and to time my walks

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>>18646281

help a niggerfaggot out with their niggerfaggotry
what cheap shit do i buy just so i can say i have a real AP?
i don't watches, i had a carbon fiber timex i got as a gift and it was stolen and now i have no watch

Why shouldn’t I buy a vintage Rolex Oyster Precision?

>>18646283
and have no drip? geg

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>>18646144
Because it is boring trolling. Why the fuck would you condone it?

NEW watches incoming.

>>18646238
Overlap between Rolex ownership and posting "wat do".....
Jesus fucking christ.

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My one hand Sku is here!

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The Benyar may suck. I just wanted to try a cheap auto like this. Forget what I paid.

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Another little Shanghai for around $30. This is my fifth. Clearly I love them.

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This dial is neat.

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Bonus strap. I need a magnifying glass to read the instructions on how to set it.

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So it's coming up on 6:20. There are six instead of five markers between each hour.
Isn't it cool?
I think so. And great quality for $41.50
Definitely pleased with this purchase.

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The bracelet sucks. Time will tell on the rest. I hope!
Not bad for $50 if it ends up being decent. Seagull st6 in it.

>>18646126
yeah typing it out as a word would have been much better
in 50 years no one except autists will know what it means

>>18646161
they gave you the wrong box

can we ban this fag already? he ruined all threads and stopped browsing here since he posts disgusting shit.

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>that will be $4200 plus import fees

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Coffeetime

>>18646290
>what cheap shit do i buy just so i can say i have a real AP?
A real AP probably?

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Should I get this?

>>18646390
>not a waveceptor
So close to perfection

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Kofe time.

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>>18646390
if it’s within your budget then definitely, casios are a ton of fun
>>18646374
I really wanted their pizza watch. They’ve got really fun designs that end up getting scalped
>>18646290
if you’re just looking for a real AP with no regard for the style, then get a vintage manual wind in yellow gold. The dressy ones are around 31-35mm for men’s sizes and are cheaper than even neovintage steel ones.
>>18646238
If you’re set on rolex and like open casebacks, go for the cellini prince line from the 2000s, really lovely art deco style

>>18646397
and of course my image auto rotates. fuck my stupid patek life

>>18646390
I should get this...

>>18646238
is this a datejust? I didn't realize they come with a bezel. I'd love to get one of these. how much was it?

>>18646397
which patek is this? I have a rolex but not a patek yet, I know some models in the 10-20k range and I might be able to afford that at some point in the near future

I'm thinking of getting a luxury dive watch, but I don't want to quite shell out for a submariner date, and the blackbays just kill my soul (tudor stigma, sorry), would anyone recommend an omega? my main experience in the luxury tier is rolex so I'm not sure if omega is as good or not. I love the silky feel of rolex's steel work, the instant legibility, ideally a manual wind model if they exist, and I want a bezel (idk if ceramic is an upgrade or just different, I literally just want it to time routine things throughout the day)

>>18646390
should i get this?
i should get this...

>>18646439
Get a Casio Duro.

>>18646437
Not that anon but it’s a Yacht Master. DateJusts don’t have rotating bezels except for older Turn-O-Graph models.

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Another Seiko

>>18646474
More like SEXO

>>18646474
You bought it? The silver Kranz, right? They're fine i guess, cushion cases don't do much to me. Pairs well with that strap.

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$65,000 Chinese watch worth it?

https://www.qinganwatch.com/timepieces/pastorale-2

any brass/bronze recs? I'm not medd enough for gold, not wigger enough for silver, not hipster enough for wood finish, not old money enough for worn-out/classical/timeless, not trendy enough for modern fashion suit and tie business casual, not sporty enough for a diver/golf style. that leaves me with limited options... but I do like the off-gold color and strength of bronze.

>>18646485
I do quite a bit of looking at bronze watches but you'll have to be more specific what you are looking for.

>>18646487
something I can wear with almost any outfit, but not be the main attraction, not too big or flashy, that will make people say "that's a nice watch" the longer they look at it. A piece of art that can be appreciated in the background.

>>18646390
I like the beige one
Maybe also because I have too many black Casios

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>>18646485
>>18646488
I'd go with this.

https://baltic-watches.com/en/products/hermetique-tourer-bronze-blue

Metal casebacks give me some kind of a skin problem, and the only solution so far I found is wearing a nato or marine nationale strap that goes under the caseback.
Metal bracelets didn't give me any skin problem where they are, only the pressure point, which is the caseback.
It seems that the metal sticks to my skin, unless I wear the watch loose, which creates the problem when worn a lot.

Am I making some kind of a newfag mistake, or am I just fucked like this?

>>18646438
it’s a 3848 model ellipse, some other ellipse references are cheaper but make sure they’re in good condition with nothing crappy about the watch (service history, original parts, overly polished to the point of the 18k hallmark fading etc.)

>>18646547
bro actually took the vaccine lmao

>>18646555
lmfao every day i see niggas just fuckin theyre shit like that

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The Venus is born.

>>18646563
Omg BOOBA

>>18646563
leather strap needs nipples

>>18646482
Cool

>>18646563
Konstantin?

>>18646555
>>18646561
I didn't take the vaccine though. Not even one.

>>18646577
sure you didn't, you just randomly became allergic to the most common material in watches and kitchen utensils etc.. enjoy your plastic fork, retard.

>>18646577
>>18646579
You both defied your doctors? LOL
Such "rebels".

>>18646579
I'm not allergic.
No utensil or tool causes me any problems.
The stainless steel bracelet doesn't cause me any problems.
Only the metal caseback with it's heaviness and pressure on one spot, together with a bit of sweat maybe, it causes me some kind of a problem.

>>18646352
Kofe guy? I know!

been wearing a f91w for a year but the strap broke and im thinking of getting something new. I used to wear an old longines from the 60s that was given to me but it broke and metal/leather straps give me rashes. Any rec's? I have small wrists (6.5in) but huge hands. I picked up a casio ae1600h but returned it because it was obnoxiously huge and bulky. Ive been eyeing the gma-p2100 but im not sure whats worth getting. I just need something a bit durable and slim.

>>18646581
A lot of people have that. My grandpa had it and had to wear a leather thing that went under the case of all his watches.

>>18646585
Do you have any idea what is that thing called?
It would help to have some variety, instead of just going nato/ marine nationale on every single watch.

Asking again my question from the last thread >>18646045

>>18646589
Bund strap retard.

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>>18646593
Not really. We post a lot of stuff we're looking at but not the exact places we're buying them and we're not looking to sell to each other. This is an anonymous forum and you can't dox yourself or others.
I'm sure you could post your watches and give us the heads up that they are on ebay and how to find them if you're trying to give us first dibs or a deal or something.
But I don't know if you're totally anonymous as a seller. I don't know enough to answer your question I guess but I also want to know.
I have some watches to give away and I'm probably going to be selling this Xeric soon after it arrives because I think it's going to be too big. I preordered so I got it for way less than it sells for. I could sell it for the full price but I'll offer it up for what I paid if anyone wants it when the time comes. It shows up sometime next month when the new batch is produced. I'm hoping I'm wrong and it won't be too big though. It's so cool how it works. But it's way too much to spend on something I won't wear. I'm done with that.

>>18646477
Does it bring you joy? Seriously though, even among swiss watches 65k is usually reserved for something truly exceptional. I do think Qin did a good job here, it's a gold case with an in-house movement thin enough for the whole thing to be 9.5mm. That's elegance and an achievement. However Rolex does the same thing for cheaper and you get a solid gold band with it. I just don't get what is supposed to justify the price here. Its use of subseconds and a gold case reminds me of Longines 12.68Z watches from the 40s-60s. Those are still readily available for around 2 grand, so idk why you would pay 30x that for this.

>>18646601
I figured I would just post the watches with imgur albums that have photos of them, the prices I'm putting them up for l, and provide my email for anyone who's interested, then we could just do a PayPal transaction. That way, the buyer could get it for less since we don't have to price in the 15% eBay cut.

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Such a wristlet I have to use the top hole on the strap, lost weight recently too and even the top isn't enough on one strap

>>18646602
He has no intention of buying that. I don't think anyone here could comfortably afford a $65K watch. And if they could I'd wonder why they'd be here with their shit and not on a golf course.

>>18646608
You can't post your email here I know. What kind of stuff are you selling? What's the price neighborhood? Some people have some expensive watches but a lot of people are all talk no wallet.

>>18646571
Yeah

>>18646581
Maybe the caseback is a different grade of 'steel' and hos something that you're allergic to in it?

>>18646383
based

>>18646611
I'm clearing out the lower end of my collection because I don't really wear it anymore. I have a couple Casio duros (one green, other black) on bracelets, a Tiffany blue Timex Marlin jet automatic that would come with three straps (Milanese, waxed black leather, yellow suede, all 19mm so you can just have them beside they don't fit my other watches), a Pulsar PW3001 on stainless steel bracelet, and a Seiko SUR311 on bracelet. The casios and pulsar I'd be selling for 40, the Timex for 175, and the Seiko for 90, with shipping being $10 for any of them (only charged once if buying multiple watches).

>>18646593
You're allowed to, you could just post a burner email and we would communicate over that, but nobody is going to buy any of your watches here, i guarantee you. Go to r/watchexchange or whatever their watch selling forum is, you'll probably get rid of them in no time there.

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>>18646350
Looks like it

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>>18646485

>>18646610
Is there some reason he couldn't be posting from the golf course?

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>>18646727
They should have coated the screw heads in bronze, poor attention to details.

>>18646730
I miss that anon who pointed fingers at stuff, he would occasionally post from a golf course. We never found out if he bought that gold/green Speedy or not.

>>18646733
Imagine buying a bronze watch just to find out it isn't made out of bronze. What a scam.

>>18646299
>>18646304
>>18646305
>>18646318
>>18646325
based ShitterCollecTadello

>>18646325
The markers at 9 o'clock look off even on this toaster-made pic.

>>18646660
Pretty cool and novel

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Green chronograph recommendations? It's the last kind of watch style/complication I don't have, but nothing I've found really speaks to me. I don't care if it's quartz or mechanical. Preferred price range would be $400-$1200, optimally.

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>>18646787

>>18646792
Retard

>>18646787
>24hour subdial
I guess Citizen isn't immune to stupidity either. I thought only Seiko could invent something so stupid.

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timex is literally selling a loser watch

>>18646837
There's some obsession the japanese in general have with 24 hour and day/night subdials. Every budget brand does them.

>>18646840
This was their idea of a valentines day watch.

>>18646733
>bronze screws
>sweat once and they get locked in

>>18646488
>no size/price/function requirements, just style
Oris Big Crown Pointer, Baltic Hermetique, Venezianico, Vero Smoky or Vero Wildwood collab, Lorier Roosevelt

>>18646854
I love your taste, unironically. All great recommendations, we probably have a similar collection.

>>18646840
>MY EX instead of Timex,
Based

>>18646852
>>bronze screws
I said bronze coated. Should have used a proper material for the watch from the get go then.

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>>18646852
>bronze watch
>sweat once and the whole watch starts falling apart
Great choice of materials desu

>>18646885
That's actually bronze disease. Proper care for bronze doesn't allow this to happen.

>>18646610
>I don't think anyone here could comfortably afford a $65K watch.
Maybe not but that's only a small barrier to a compulsive buyer.

>>18646891
It depends on what you mean by "comfortably." If you're retiring and the house is paid off and your kids are successful professionals and you have your nest egg all set up, it's not going to feel good parting with that much money necessarily but if you saved that money you're just going to leave it to the kids in a few years anyway so maybe you figure, fuck it, enjoy a cool watch and leave it to the kids when you're gone and they can sell it and ger most of the money anyway and you get to enjoy the watch in your twilight. Nobody is missing meals over it.

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Steelflier just arrived. It's kind of my grail watch. Loved it from the moment I saw it.

I will never need another timepiece.

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Need to remove like 4 links though. Love that crown.

>>18646932
>>18646933
I'm happy you're happy with it, enjoy it to the fullest.

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Do you guys have any recommendations for high quality watch boxes that aren't prohibitively expensive? I'm thinking a couple hundred dollars, maybe up to $300. I've bought a couple off Amazon for around $30 to $50, but they just feel really, really cheap. However, the higher quality ones I can find seem to be around $1,000 or more, which is too much for me to justify. Do you guys have any recommendations?

>>18646946
RAT RAT BIG FAT RAT

>>18646660
Damn. Nice. But I can't do that $3,500 thing.

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>>18646733
They really DROPPED THE BALL on that one!! Someone got fired for that blunder.
But seriously, that's retarded to be such a nitpicker. It's like when the watch reviewers say things like "it's an unsigned crown, but I'm going to allow it here because..."
As if every single thing that could be done should be done. Don't miss an opportunity to again have the brand of the watch on the watch. Need it on the clasp and the bracelet itself and the dial AND the caseback, and the crown. But no, not like THAT! That's too big or two flamboyant or too small. And they all fall in line and say the same exact things about every watch as if there are objective expectations.
You're going to call your watch bronze but one of the screws is NOT bronze?? Why I never!!

>>18646837
Well what if you're super disoriented and in a room where you can't see outside, but you CAN see a tiny subdial on your watch still? That's what it's there for. That occasion that will never come for anyone! HAHAHA

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>>18646840
$250 for a Timex seems preposterous.
Until you see the right one.
I love this fucker more every day.

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>>18646895
I'm seriously considering a $65k watch purchase as a 40th bday gift for myself. Outside my house, this would be the largest purchase I've ever made by quite some margin. On one hand it seems totally insane for a middle class wagie to drop that money on a watch, but it's not hard to rationalize. $65k is almost exactly my yearly bonus at work. My crypto can lose several multiples of that in a day (I bought my first btc for $100, so it's like buying a watch for $100). For an object that you physically put on your body all day everyday for years or decades, $65k could be reasonable for something that gives you immense pride and satisfaction. On the other hand, the other day I lectured my wife on the importance of financial prudence when she ordered the $3 guac on her chipotle order, so I guess this is all relative.
>>18646397
How do you like wearing a Patek? I'm considering a 3800 Nautilus with a nice patina from my birth year (I have relatively small wrists and like small watches). Patek seems like the only watch brand that isn't a cope.

>>18646986
i hate rich people so much it's unreal.

>>18646986
Patek is a giga-cope.
Complete this sentence: Patek is good because...
Whatever you answer, there are other brands that do it way better with more beautiful designs, LARP history, and finishing.
I'm not even trying to say "get a GS" but seriously if you spend money on a Patek when ALS, PF, VC, and independents exist, you've got Z-tier taste.
People who wear Pateks in current year are the same people that walk into RR or Porsche, look at all the beautiful cars, and then buy a disgusting SUV.

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I do okay?

>>18646854
>>18646879
lol, yes. Let us all see your guys' collections of those fancy watches that you totally own.

>>18647003
Boring but okay, I guess. Nomos and German watchmakers in general remind me of wall clocks at public school and the DMV. I assume the specs are nice, at least.

>>18646964
??

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>>18646986
praying this image doesn’t fucking auto rotate. Personally I love the ellipse, it’s genta’s best design and does the whole elegant dress watch better than anything else. Clean and simple with the right proportions & I can wear it with pretty much anything. Plus it’s understated which I like, for all anyone knows it could be something from temu. As for the 3800 I honestly like it more than the current models, the smaller size of the older ones works better imo. Having tried the two tone on before, the yellow gold bezel and indices really make the dial pop. It’s a great birth year watch, not sure if you’re a fan of the IWC da vinci but that one’s a neat model from that time period
>>18646998
I agree that a lot of patek’s current catalogue is not worth the price, but it has some really cool vintage & neovintage stuff. Gilbert Albert knocked it out the park with his designs for them, and the 3919 is one of those watches that did it best. That being said I’d love to go for a voutilainen or garrick one day, even a lange soirée
>>18647003
You did good anon

>>18646990
Why? Your parents didn't love you because you were ugly and stupid?

>>18646986
You're going to spend $65,000.00 on a watch and you're considering one so ordinary as THAT?

LOL, if that's "not hard to justify" for you then totally do it. You will at least know that yours is real even though it looks like all of the thousands of knockoffs. Don't get anything daring or interesting or some badass microbrand or 6 amazing $10,000 watches. Get one watch that's recognizable and ubiquitous.
Doesn't have to make sense to anyone but you.

>>18647012
I don't see the connection there. What does one have to do with the other?

You're retarded.

>>18646932
Finally an orange i sort of like.

>>18646998
Money and taste are unrelated.

>>18647011
The Elipse is cool, i like it.

>>18647015
Why didn't they set you up with a good life? Obviously you were ugly stupid baby so they never cared about you.

>>18646977
>it's an unsigned crown, but I'm going to allow it here because..."
Come on, that's all they do, you want to take this away from them, you might as well take their tongue.

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>>18646080
I'm poor

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Kofe time.

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>>18647020
That's not how maternal/paternal instinct works. You clearly have no kids or sense. Or money or success, because you couldn't have achieved those without sense.
I'm not the person who hates rich people anyway. But your notion that anon would hate rich people because they're ugly and stupid is nonsense. You should have assumed it was because he was poor. Not that that would necessarily be the case either.
No one likes a braggart. And the gap between the haves and the have-nots is widening more and more. There's bound to be some resentment.

>>18647035
If you're not ugly and stupid how can you be poor?

>>18647036
I'm not poor. And the world isn't so simple. Who are you and what are you doing trolling THIS thread?

>>18647042
Nice, may I have $100k please?

>analog
>has date
>has day
>has illumination
>under $100
>bonus if under $50
Anything good like this? I saw a timex like this once at Walmart but I can’t remember the type. It’s my tenth year with my Casio, I really love it but the light was weak on it from the start and if like to get an analog for a while.

should i cop the one on the left or get the one on the right?
I'm looking for something in the $100 price range that's sleek and durable. non metal/leather.

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>>18647064

>>18647064
Casioak is sleeker
The square is tougher
Tho I'm waiting the bx5600 to be available in my country

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>>18647065
I suggest that you test them both on your wrist and see what fits your vibe. Don't get something that has a standard negative display, it's hard to read it at certain angles unless you're only after the aesthetics.

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>>18647068
I didn't realise how much bigger the bx5600 is, I really wanted one when they were announced but the extra bulk just isn't worth it, plus
>Bluetooth
Never buying a watch with it, it can fuck right off.

>>18647095
>>Bluetooth
>Never buying a watch with it, it can fuck right off.
I already have a gold ABL-100
The bluetooth wouldn't turned on unless you press the connect button
Also use opensource gadgetbridge or G-Shock smart sync if I have too
I like Bluetooth Casio, just saying

>>18647095
Yeah, I have a G-Shock square I got for about $60 because I don't think digital is worth more, but I would like solar and atomic clock capabilities someday; doesn't have to be digital either. I'm with you on bluetooth though. I don't want anything with that if I can avoid it. Just not ever necessary to me. I don't mind cords and cables one bit.

>>18647025
based poorguy

>>18646986
>$65k is almost exactly my yearly bonus at work.
what the fuck? how can you call yourself middle class when you get a 65 stacks bonus every year? I got 2600 euro after my 8 month contract finished here. Is that why you guys pay thousands for a simple doctor's visit?

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I'm about to drop $40 on a strap when a lot of my watches cost less. But one of these will absolutely MAKE the right watch.

Anyone else into this kind of thing? I just saw some little watch review and the guy had one. Never even knew such a thing existed.

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Vario wants tariffs and shipping, making that $40 strap fucking $50. No thanks. I went to etsy and found some pretty great knockoffs. I got the last one of these for $35, no shipping, while it was in 5 other carts. YOINK! lol
If I love it I might get more. I know you get what you pay for and all, but the extra costs made it as much as a decent quartz. Then again, if it elevates one of my watches by a lot then it's worth it.
This one's more brown but I still want the "berry muesli" (must be hippies) one from the image above. Some are way too fuzzy and look like velcro and have fuzzy keepers too. Not into that as much.

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This one is really nice. On sale down from $60 to $40.

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This one's really cool, it's made of cork somehow. $20 and I was going to get it but you need to spend $35 to get free shipping. I don't really want two right off the bat.

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I like this as it has keepers that match but aren't too thick. $37 and I'd have gotten it but the shipping is $12.75. I have a sewing machine. Maybe I should try making my own.

>>18647104
Yeah, I can see that it's useful in some ways, especially for changing settings, but if the settings can't all be changed by just pressing buttons on the watch then that's a big negative for me, I like watches to be entirely self-contained in their functionality, I shouldn't have to install an app.

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Was this the thread with the guy who's allergic to metal? This is the thing for him. Usually a nato with two layers should be enough, but maybe not.

>>18647095
The bx5600 is also bigger than the dw-5600/gw-b5600 variants so bezel swap is questionable.

>>18647011
>I agree that a lot of [expensive brand]’s current catalogue is not worth the price, but it has some really cool vintage & neovintage stuff
Translation: I search for a brand on C24 and immediately click “Sort by Price: Low to High”.

>>18647154
You do? That's okay. Everyone does.

>>18647163
>Everyone does.
Not me. It’s a sure-fire way to get ripped off. Over-polished, indifferently serviced, non-OEM parts, missing the bracelet and/or OEM buckle, no boxes/papers/service history. High chance of a franken.
The only way to feel good about your purchase is to be ignorant about how poor of a purchase you made.

I think the watch community in general does a really poor job of teaching people how to buy a good used watch. Too many people focus 100% on getting the brand name on the wrist that they don’t realize what they’re buying. Too much “Wear it in good health, brother!” Circlejerking.

>>18647171
>more expensive is always better

>>18647175
THAT’S what you got out of that post? Holy shit, lmfao!
You’re either ESL or you’ve been burned and can’t cope.

>>18646998
Patek is good because their watches have reserved and timeless designs that age well. Most things from 40 years ago look completely out of place and dated; but not a Patek. Furthermore, the patina on a well-worn Nautilus looks insanely good. This is particularly on-theme since it's a birth year watch meant to mark my increasing age.
>>18647011
It's a nice watch, anon. Unlike some other luxury watch brands, Patek strikes me as something that's primarily worn for the wearer's own satisfaction as opposed to attracting the attention and acceptance of others. They also make some flashy watches which I don't particular like, but a lot of their back catalog is filled with understated classics.
>>18647014
I wouldn't really call a Nautilus "ordinary". There's a reason it's incessantly copied; imitation is the sincerest form of flattery and all that. I don't want my watch to be daring or interesting (and I certainly don't need 6 of them), I want my watch to be expertly crafted, discreet, and classic. As a container of vanity, it also needs to accommodate my ego, which is not insubstantial.
>>18647118
Inflation is out of control everywhere in the world. Threshold for rich is >$10million, and some would say even that is too low. There are some places in the developed world that a family income of <$100k is basically poverty tier. Money isn't what it used to be.

>>18647175
>sure, it looks like it was used to drive nails and stored in a mud puddle. so what if the strap, buckle, and crown aren’t original. who cares if the dial configuration doesn’t appear in any official catalogs? look how much money i’m saving!

Does anyone remember the anon from a few years ago who was all proud of purchasing a “vintage” Patek and how mad he was when he found out that the Mumbai-based watchmaker who put the thing together had actually glued the caseback?

>>18647179
Patek is also hella boring and predictable.
I had my Patek phase, had a nice little collection, but they were all just boring. The only reason to own a Patek is when some other watch nerd notices.
Thank god I sold them during the Coof.

Just like Rolex, “Patek is the best so you should want to own one.” is a marketing earworm that’s so pervasive you begin to believe that it’s actually your own opinion.

There are so many interesting independent watchmakers out there whose finishing is leagues beyond Patek (Patek’s finishing has been going downhill for decades now) and who are much more creative and innovative.

>>18647118
Sorry your from a third world shithole loser :)
Maybe try getting a real job even in Congo you can get that if you have a real job??

>>18647175
Unironically yeah.
>>18647187
Yah brah I had my gol

Patel Filthippe.
True watch of Bahrat.

>>18647193
Thank you for your opinion, Bittercel.

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>>18647187
This.

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>>18647025
Based watch though

>>18647217
Both are very based. I gifted my Lineage to a friend about 2 months ago since i upgraded.

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If I had $65,000 for watches, and I had to just get one... holy shit, I could spend many months deciding. I'm just not that kind of watch guy. But that one watch after all of my searching would be something truly special. In fact, for $65,000 you could commission your own fucking watch to the exact specifications and hire a designer to help you make it absolutely amazing. THAT is what I would do with the money. I'd have my first name initial stylized into a logo and it would go under the 12, on the crown, etc. My $65,000 watch would have everything. It'd be like Homer's car but classy. But fun. Like James Bond meets Naked Gun. It would fart or something. It'd have extractable garrote wire that could also saw through branches. It'd have a handcuff key in the strap. It'd be analog and automatic but set from an atomic clock. So even when it dies as soon as you wind it it moves to the correct time. It'd have an hourly striking complication. 80 hour power reserve. You know, all the good stuff.
And that's not even getting into the design. I should launch a microbrand when I win the lottery. I'll give you guys all samples. You won't hate me then.

Could you commission someone to make you a watch for $65k? You probably could, question is what would you get for your $65k. Who would you commission for a watch, anon, and what kind of watch would it be?

>>18647222
>It'd be analog and automatic but set from an atomic clock.
I had an idea of a mechanical watch, that would have a small motor that would wind the mainspring. The motor would be charged by solar power.

>>18647233
>The motor would be charged by solar power.
I should say the battery powering the motor would be charged by solar power.

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>>18647233
Now you're talking. We need more thinkers like you. Did you read or see The Mosquito Coast? Ice from fire. Also there was an Omega watch that figured into the story.

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The actual power you need to make the spring go is so little. I used to be fascinated by steam engines. I'd bet if you somehow filled the strap with some kind of water reservoir system you could have solar energy somehow concentrate heat, or use the sun's rays like a magnifying glass to simmer the water in a tiny vessel, which produces just enough steam to keep the spring powered. And somehow it would need to be able to vent steam at the push of a button because really I just want a party trick. That would look best when it's frozen outside.
Maybe that's too crazy. I'm kind of "tired" right now.

>>18647240
As soon as you introduce liquid into a system, it becomes exponentially more complicated and prone to failure without introducing additional features to account for it and protect the rest of the system. Horrible idea but I think you know that.

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>>18647222
>this watch has everything...

>>18647242
I say it could be done. Especially now with almighty "A.I." which can do anything, don'cha know?

>>18647076
Negative display are useless. I bought pic related only to immediately send it back. A positive display is unreadable only at certain angles, a negative display is readable only at certain angles.

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>>18647248
The pic related.
I have no idea what those Japanese idiots have thought when they gave a green light to this technology.

>>18647251
It looks badass though. That's one of the coolest G-Shocks I've ever seen. And I remember the Skyforce being unveiled.
I guess I'd have to see one in person to see how bad it is. If a G-Shock can't make negative display work no one can. But I've also heard people bitch about not being able to read time on watches I have no issue with. Everyone has different standards. This is the first I'm hearing about those being so bad.

>>18647179
"Aging well" is a function of normalfag perception.
lol, lmao even
I bet you use an iPod phone.

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>email Hamilton directly to see if the would price match one of their own ADs that have a watch I want at a slight discount
>they email me back declining with no elaboration
Could you at least tell me why not, please

>>18647262
Aw, you can't get a slight discount on your thousand dollar watch? Poor baby.
How cringe of you to ask that.

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>>18647265
I would like to save $120 and also get the exp free shipping, what's the problem with that, champ?

>>18647267
Why don't you just buy it from the actual local dealer then, "fren"? Can't look another grown man in the eye?

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>>18647269
I would prefer to get the watch from the actual maker and not deal the AD (a Chinese jewellery store on the other side of the country)

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>>18647256
It looks good only on promo photos. The gradient is invisible to anybody except the wearer, and the wearer can see it only at certain angle. The entire dial seems to be black for the most of time.
For some reason all of the "fancy" 5600s and 2100s featuring colorful features made with vapor deposition came out really disappointing.
Maybe except this one. A complete rip- off, given it's a limited edition or something, but I really liked the colors. The pimp boss of pimped full size G-Shocks.

>>18647064
oak is wider and get all black one
right is safer bet but you have to check if the lcd contrast is shitty or OK

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>>18646477
I like how the 4 is a IIII rather than a IV

>>18647154
Not quite anon, the best deals are on Telegram, Instagram, and watch forums. That’s how I got the ellipse from its original owner. The prices on c24 are too volatile for my liking, and there’s little guarantee as to the quality of the watch.

>>18647306
I mean this in the nicest way possible. No one actually cares about your tiny used watch or where you got it. Feel free to samefag a couple posts and make it seem like most of the posters here love you, that’s normal. Everyone who shows up with a new purchase they’re proud of does. Just don’t go overboard and spend the next couple months spamming every thread because owning a thing doesn’t get you the respect you think you deserve. That’s all we ask.

>>18647306
Wow, that's amazing. Wish I was a savvy businessman like that. How did you learn to be so learned? Do you sell online courses?

>>18647277
But you want the discount. Tough shit.

>>18647310
WTF? There's no 'we' here. I'm not the guy you're arguing with (not that you'd believe that because you think there's 'samefagging' happening) but I don't like your dickish "no one cares" attitude.
He's not going to get some super fancy watch anyway. Everyone should post their new acquisitions.

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I was a little hesitant but I’m glad I jumped on this. A smaller mechanical pilot watch that isn’t super busy, with a useful bezel. I was worried about the 13 mm thickness since I have small wrists but it feels great.

>>18647327
Do you feel attacked? You sound like you feel attacked.

>>18647335
You can hear me?

>>18647330
Couldn’t afford a Breguet?

For real, though, Type XX watches are great. Flyback chrono? Useful. Bi-directional timing bezel? Useful. 100m WR? Definitely useful.

>>18647337
I cannot justify spending more than $550 on a watch, I literally don’t see the value. I’m sure that won’t be a popular opinion, but I don’t care. I have missed having a bezel on a watch, I use it all the time at work.

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>>18647354
That's not an unpopular opinion here amongst the real people. There are a couple of hoity toity upper crust wannabes who will pontificate about the craftsmanship and integrity and history and blah blah blah, but most of them don't own anything. Those who do are not on this website being dicks to "poor" people who "can't appreciate" such expensive watches. There are so many sweet watches under $500. No real need to go above that for most of us even when we can afford it.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nXMCVho_O0E

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>>18647363
I like lunar pilot but it is enormous for the sake of being enormous and also because japanese are retarded

>>18647251
>>18647363
Negative display on a G-Shock doesn't look half bad in this guy's video. Just saying.

>>18647119
I got one of these and they're too thick and stiff

>>18647289
It's called the watchmaker's four.

>>18647363
>jew slob youtube
>chinkster cope

I wear a Tag Heuer Quartz and a $470 Citizen I bought on a whim at a Kirkland grocery store.

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>>18647364
You like-a the Seiko? Not so big.

>>18647365
There are at least 2 generations of negative displays used by Casio. The latest one is said to be sharp and resembling an e-ink. No such thing in 5600s I have seen, that's sure.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hMpwQE1IxYg
Observe how the readability degrades upon change of viewing angle.
Negative display has not only worse viewing angles, up to disastrous 50% worse in the tilt test, there's a large margin when it gets really hard to read before it turns into unreadable black.

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My current collection. Thoughts?

>>18647376
No, this is terrible and i hope you kill yourself, you make this thread even more unbearable than it usually is.

>>18647381
The fuck is wrong with your breitling?

>>18647383
Since when is that watch terrible? You're a jerk. You know that?

>>18647381
You really like steel bracelets.

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>>18647384
Nothing. The links just sort of bunch up when laying the watch flat. Unless you mean something else.

>>18647366
I've heard that they break in after a short while and get really nice and loose. I'll let you know after I get it and wear it a while. I'm really excited for it. I just discovered how fun it is changing up the straps on different watches and creating different looks.
And I think I can just buy different crowns too if I want to slightly mod them.

>>18646981
I love the top down look of it, but it seems pretty thick for the case size thanks to the auto movement. How does it wear?

>>18647376
>>18647383
Don't listen to him he's just bitter. Your Seiko looks fine, the red really pops.

>>18647392
I removed two of the tiny links (removal and replacement is amazing on it) and it fit perfectly. I probably wear it more than any other. It's addicting to flick the wrist and spin the rotor because it goes for a long time. I'm thinking of making a video of a few of my watches doing that because I've never seen anyone addressing it.
But it's lightweight and comfortable to wear. And you can rotate it to the underside of your wrist and it looks like a pretty neat bracelet on its own. Plus you can avoid bumping it on stuff that way too.
It's seriously one of my very favorite watches. If it were thinner with a quartz it'd almost be too small, seeing as it's already a 34mm case. But the whole 'TV dial' thing is so cool looking to me. And they pulled it off perfectly. There are different colors too. A lot of people prefer the light blue or the all gold. And the smaller look is coming back anyway. It looks good on any sized wrist, but it's especially nice for smaller ones.

>>18647389
NTA but is it titanium? The metal looks dark, similar to my titanium watch.

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>>18647400

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>>18647401
No, it's steel. I honestly think it's a mix of bad lightning and a shitty phone camera.

>>18647387
Yes, I used to run an Omega cal 601 Seamaster 600 on a leather strap but sold it recently. I am thinking about getting a leather strap for the Rolex. Any recommendations?

>>18647410
I never got these Breitling Colts, they look big and gaudy and ugly and almost cheap, and yet they somehow work. If Patek is a guy wearing a nice dress, a Breitling Colt is a lumberjack wearing a fleece shirt and jeans and work boots. I'd never wear one but on some people they look just fine, good even. I'm not bashing your watch, it has an interesting place in the watch world. The big numerals are nice and legible, it's like a metal G shock alternative.

>>18647419
It's the CIA son's watch. Don't get a Colt if your over 15.

>>18647408
But can I put a red band on it??

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Al4pV1WgW-M

>>18647422
>It's the CIA son's watch
Oh yeah, all the glowies wear Colts, i forgot about that.

>>18647424
Lo-glows wear Colts
Hi-glows wear Rolex GMTs
Higher-glows wear nothing/anything

>>18647424
Not Colts, but they used to wear better Breitlings all the way from the 70s to the 00s, hence the son's watch (dad goes to buy the same brand because he knows it). Nowadays it's probably Rolly.

CIA agents don't do anything predictably. If there's an assumption they all wear some watch then they don't. That's the first rule they teach spooks.

>>18647381
Reversocel had a Rolex Oyster Date like that. The rest of his watches were much nicer, though.

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>>18646986
Get a gold watch

>>18647432
If the concept of old guy who inherited his money and is now mentioned in the Epstein files was a watch.

>>18647434
ie. class

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>>18647130
Yeah, I will get something like this soon.
Nato with one layer already works good enough for me, but I want to try different styles.

I wanna go to the jewelry store to check out longines, but won't talking to the sales people be ultra awkward?

>>18646581
>pressure
Are you sure you're not wearing it too tight? A lot of people wear their watches fairly tight but I find it's best to wear them just loose enough that they could move around on your wrist a bit but surface tension mostly holds them in place. If you have actual imprints of your watch in your wrist when you take it off, not just an indent or pale spot but actual definition from the case and even the case back, maybe try loosening it up a bit.

>>18647511
It's a mixed bag. Sometimes you get someone that actually likes watches and is knowledgeable and is cool to talk to you like a fellow enthusiast and show you stuff. Other times - maybe most of the time - you get the typical wagie salespeople you expect to see working sales jobs just spouting brand talking points and trying to make a sale.

im on the hunt for some vintage seikos

>>18647511
I went to the Longines store near the WTC mall in NYC to check out a watch and they were nice but I wouldn't say it felt like "enthusiast to enthusiast" like the Grand Seiko boutique where the guy was like an actual online watch sperg who got a job at the watch store. It was more like Wempe or Tourneau or one of those big generic luxury watch stores where they are knowledgeable and respectful but their motive for being there is to make commissions, today is great, or you can come back later, but you can hear the gears turning as they calculate your probability of buying and the projected timeline for that sale.

Maybe things have gotten more normie since GS started spamming ads everywhere, this was when they were relatively new to the city.

>>18647545
>the guy was like an actual online watch sperg who got a job at the watch store.
This is peak watch buying experience. I've actually been thinking it would be really cool to try working for a watch dealer on the side but I already feel beat to death at my real full time job a lot of days and I don't know if I could get the nearby jewelry stores to bother trying to work around my schedule. I make pretty good money so I wouldn't have to get super sweaty pushing for sales like my livelihood depended on it over selling watches as an extension of my appreciation for the hobby, so even if they canned my ass for low sales it wouldn't be the end of the world.

There's a Jewelry store near me that sells Tudor and there's an old guy that works there, I don't know if he's the manager of the store or someone higher up in their sales structure or whatever, but he had all kinds of personal stories from working with watches over the years and he showed me a rare watch from his personal collection he was wearing and he wasn't afraid to say "don't bother looking at those, they're shit, just stay over in this section" and actually just talk like a bro about watches. That's the kind of service that makes you say "when I'm ready to buy I'm going to go back to that guy." It's such a breath of fresh air from the "omg rolex was founded in durr de durr de durr and they invented this and that and Hans Wilsdorf walked on fucking water" bullshit wagie hacks try to shove up your ass.

theres a rolex ad in my city maybe ill go apply for a job

>>18647442
Nice rehaut alignment lmfao

>>18647217
fucking beautiful
is this model still sold?

>>18647529
I guess I was wearing them too tight, but if I don't, I find them dropping down to hang on my hand completely when I'm walking for example.

>>18647363
why would I ever listen to this nasty beard heeb?

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>>18647432
That watch is ugly to me. It's too busy, the every-other-month calendar complication looks stupid. Is that the power reserve at the top?
......
And a few minutes after writing the above I've kept looking at the watch and now I kind of get it. It's very symmetrical and well proportioned for what all it has going on, which is really everything but what year it is. Not really my kind of watch even if I could afford it, but I really can appreciate it. In fact, I have trouble looking away. Maybe it's the fact that there's all that and just one crown. Or the way SWISS is so perfectly centered down there under the date. Or the fact I can now see a weird kind of angry and disgusted cartoony face in the dial and subs and hands. Or maybe it's the drugs.
Goddammit, I now love that watch. I don't know what size it is or what it costs, but I totally appreciate it like I never have a Patek before.
And I knew if I bought it every time it was 10:10 the face would give me that disgusted look for having spend what must be at least five figures on a watch.
LOL, that alone would be worth the money.

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>>18646080
>Seiko SRPK87
>Bought an Auto-Relay Seiko 5J22 with a standard bezel & white dial & a Citizen Stiletto Tank this week. Actually bought two of the same Tanks because it was cheaper to buy a complete watch than a new link. So going to refurb the Citizens and give the extra one to my daughter.
>Seiko SRPK87 (the SNXS line in general). Overpriced compared to the old 5s, but I love them.
>Seiko 5J22-0B80 Auto Relay Kinetic Titanium I bought after high school. Swapped it for a 92FS.
>Seiko obviously with Citizen taking up the 2nd place.


Also
>Pic Related
>The most annoying fucking bracelet to size. I hate fucking pin and collar attachments and especially with dual pin links,

I miss omega drunk
whoretadello
Mortadello

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Hello fellow rich people how do you like my new IWC?

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>>18647733
I want this one.

>>18647541
>im on the hunt for some vintage seikos
In the old days, that was called dumpster diving.

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>>18647733
the date window having the same colour makes it so much better and easy on the eye.
I will never understand why the overseas 3 doesn't do that too.

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>>18647639
Yeah, look 'em up.

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Todays watch about 60 years old ref 1500

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>>18647233
Aside from the solar aspect, thats actually quite an old concept. Like this W701 movement in a Junghans ElectroGong (named this way because the movement includes a chime function, but thats beside the point rn) from the 50s.
Mechanical movement with very little power reserve, and every half hour the battery driven motor quickly winds the mainspring up again.
Theres other electromechanical concepts too, like those found in a Ruhla Electric (other companies made them too, e.g. LIP and Timex, usually with the name Electric for obvious reasons) where, instead of a mainspring, an electromagnet drives the balance wheel.

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>>18647794
>he sorted price: low to high

>>18647576
The sad reality is they probably won't let you even touch rolex to start with if you're not already experienced selling watches. The store will probably also have other brands of watches to sell and they'll stick you on those and anyone who says they want to look at rolex(almost everyone) has to be escorted over to the rolex area and handed off to someone else who is allowed to handle rolex sales.

From what I understand from talking to watch sales people, you actually make much more money on commissions selling the less renouned brands but it's a lot more work to convince someone to buy because everyone wants to go to rolex. Rolex commission is shit because the watches basically sell themselves, all you do is let people try on watches and hand over watches they requested a year ago.

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>>18647803
The hiring bar for watch store is not very high and knowledge of watches is optional.
>t. has to train our new sellers every time there's turnover

>>18647756
You know, I have nothing against cheap watches, I own multiple watches under $200, but there's just something so distasteful and wrong about buying something which is an exact copy of another watch, but from a bootleg manufacturer. Like, I would rather just save up and buy the actual watch I wanted rather than buying this "make-do" one that is always going to be bothering me in the back of my mind, because I don't have the actual watch I wanted. In this case, you can find secondhand murphs for $500-$600 if you're patient, and I don't think that disquietude from owning a fake/reproduction is worth saving a few hundred bucks.

How does gold capping or gold plating a case work? Is it like a sheet of actual gold layered onto and bonded to the case, or is it like electroplated or something somehow?

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>>18647843
lol, good for you. Fortunately no one else thinks it's "wrong", and we are able to enjoy any watch we want at any budget.
And then, IF we find that the "Murph" is so fucking amazing that it's worth waiting patiently for the opportunity to possibly get one for $600, that's always an option too.

Become an intellectual property lawyer or something if you want to change the system. Until then we'll enjoy being able to 'Murph it up' starting at $60 and going up to $200.

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Should I take the full HAQ pill? So far I have:
>Seiko 8F Perpetual Calendar for a GS on the cheap (pic related)
>"The Citizen" pre-Chicken dial
>Longines VHP
And those cover nearly all my bases but they're all regular three handers with a date (and a day in one case). Are there any good HAQ Divers or Chronos I can get so I can check out and finally stop buying watches until I retire and get a Vacheron or something? 40mm max since I'm a wristlet.

>>18648252
Don't take any pills, anon.

>>18648252
Bulova Super Seville for TV screen HAQ

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I know this thread is full of Citizenfags so can any of you tell me the exact model number of this Crystron?

>>18648283
Gorgeous and it's got THE smoothest seconds on earth. But over $600 is too much for me right now.

I am wearing my Citizen Stiletto today.

>>18648283
Bulovas quartz is not really high accuracy, it's just 5 seconds a month.

>>18648385
The precisionist line (which the super seville is part of) is high accuracy.

>>18646986
>65k for a mass produced shitter
I'd first consider a trip to turkey and a gym membership for that price if i were you.

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>>18646080
Hello frens. How do I cure the crippling depression that I have felt for the past 15 years?


Back to watches, my favourite watches are vintage Seikos. I like the early quartz models, such as the King Quartz, Grand Quartz and Lord Quartz. I remember getting a King Quartz over 10 years that I would post on here that has some damage to the dial, frequently referred to as a cum stained dial by a few of you larrikins, wonder if anyone is still lurking from back then. Here is a Seiko Lordmatic

>>18648387
Yes, that's what i meant, it's 5 seconds per month.

>>18648399
Eat paleo/keto, get an alarm clock and go to bed 8.5 hours before your alarm is set then make sure your phone is charging in another room, get married and have kids, never work more than 40 hours a week, and always make time for one outing with friends or doing hobbies/pastimes you enjoy.

>>18648444
Thanks fren, I have really tried doing these things and I just haven’t found anything to work. Admittedly things are slightly better with sleep and a job I don’t loathe, but not that much better. I am having my first kid in a few weeks time. Not that it is something ever discussed, but I think I’m burdened with this for life, I’ve seen my Grandad, Dad and brothers be afflicted by the same thing

>>18648416
Bulova advertises "an accuracy of seconds a year", my super seville is +2 seconds since I set it 3 months ago.

>>18648252
if you already have good watches don't buy a bulova shitter, they look awful in person, embarrassing garbage

t. owned one for a year

>>18648449
If you have crippling genetic depression, meds are likely the only thing that will help.
Have you ever been prescribed anything?

>>18648456
Your personal experience is not a valid argument and you can read the booklet that came with your shitter, it should tell your the exact number.

>>18648449
Have you tried giving me your money so that you actually have to work for a living retarded privileged shitter?

>>18648475
I just told you that
>Bulova advertises "an accuracy of seconds a year"
retard

>>18648486
>seconds a year
how many seconds?

>>18648488
60