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1936 Edition

>Your budget
>Preferred brand or manufacture
>Watch type, e.g. dress, diver, pilot, etc
>Movement, e.g. automatic, hand-wound, quartz, etc
>Desired features, e.g. water resistance, day/date, chronograph, etc
>Preferred strap option, e.g. leather, nylon, bracelet, etc
>Wrist size or desired watch size

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rolex?
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Grand Seiko
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>>18681497
Yes.
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>>18681502
the brown strap doesn't go with the dial
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>>18681488
Should I buy a basic bitch 1985 submariner with a nice face but forty years of desk rash or a really nice SVD with a bunch of mags and a super clone GMT master for the same price? 7k either way.
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>>18681506
i'd probably rather go vintage tudor over super clone but you do you
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>>18681504
It does.
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>>18681509
Nah. Not really.
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>>18681509
It doesnt but i might be biased bc i dont like the dial anyway
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>>18681516
>>18681520
A brown and black strap goes fine with a black dial.
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>>18681492
Omega.
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>>18681509
Terrible mix, brown is one of the worst color to mix with purple. It's like when you mix a warm green and a cold green, it doesn't go together.
Purple would go well with black, dark navy, yellow, orange, green. It's science.

Also, the pattern doesn't match, in a bad way. The dial patterns are angular and the strap patterns (other leather grain rather) are dots. It would go better stripes or woven patterns.
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>>18681509
It would go well with straps like these.
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What's the best Grand Sexo around right now?
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>>18681550
Purple and brown go together just fine you theorylet. Not everything has to be complimentary colors. Color theory is descriptive not prescriptive. I always use warm brown (burnt umber) in my shadows to make lights pop. t. model painter
>>18681553
Not really a saffiano fan, and the quality of a Jean Rousseau strap is what I like.
>>18681555
The UFA ones (picrel).
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>>18681553
oof these look really good, and I say that as someone who is not so fond of GS
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I'm str8 goonin 2 GS rn
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Good afternoon /wt/. As always, hope everyone is well!
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>>18681509
>spring drive
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>>18681497
Are there any with numerals?
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Silber time.
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>>18681422
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>pisses all over your Seicope
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>>18681639
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>>18681175
>I'm on the path with EIGHTY-FIVE watches, none over $500
20 fucking K of shitters
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>>18681656
this must be so much more enjoyable than two or three watches for the same total
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>>18681656
based based based
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>>18681497
Grand Seiko fucking BLOWS. And now everyone knows it.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7NKEa9BJPe8
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>>18681488
my preferred brands are ROLEX, TUDOR, and OMEGA!!

And I totally have them too. I'm not just saying so.
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>>18681730
Silence, Jagdish.
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>>18681492
>>18681497
Both horrible.
>>18681545
Grand Tissot. Terrible.
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>>18681502
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>>18681565
I unironically can't get enough of this watch.
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>>18681598
Royaru Sumisu
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it's here.

The soft and glossy dial color reminiscent of the "water surface" is based on the theme of "Nagi" which refers to the state where the sea surface is quiet.
The dial is the first to use a high corrosion-resistant, glossy and polished color ceramics, and express the "eternal beauty" that expands the seascape in front of you.
It represents the endless continuation of "Kyuon" from the distant past to the future, which is the origin of the collection name.
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>>18681767
The case shape is composed of a dynamic curved surface and a beautiful ridgeline with a light image of water movement. The bracelet is finished by skilled craftsmen to beautifully line the hairline from the case.
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>>18681768
equipped with the Calibur 7R31, a hand-wound spring-drive movement dedicated to credor. The Caliber 7R31" has a dual spring barrel and combines two power springs in a single incense box in parallel, achieving the longest duration as a credor-only movement, which is thin but has a maximum duration of about 72 hours.
In addition, the movement, which can be seen from the back of the see-through back specification, has a curved pattern. The gentle pattern of the fragrance box expresses the "separation" where spring water flows slowly in the time when it does not change forever.
The power reserve display is placed on the back side, and the duration of each day can be read by the length of each of the three arcs. Temper screws are used for the screws to create a beautiful contrast with the finish of the movement.
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>>18681767
and the best part is that there are some suckers who will believe it and not see that a plain blue dial is a plain blue dial
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>>18681767
>>18681768
>>18681769
The case shape is really nice, I just don't like the integrated wide lugs. Also it should have had the UFA technology! A UFA manual wind could be very small and thin. Movement looks great, especially the power reserve indicator. I'm glad they picked nice-looking numerals too. I'm sure this will be THE WATCH for some people.
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That Credor unironically looks like something Tissot would make. I think there's a Citizen that uses the same style of integrated 5 link bracelet, too.
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>>18681759
Hahaha, Jugdish!
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>>18681764
I'm glad you clarified that for us. Because if you'd just posted that you can't get enough of that watch I'd have assumed you meant the statement in a totally ironic manner.

But you were serious after all.
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>>18681769
You really seem to be trying to SELL us this watch. What the fuck? The images even say "product".

Can you just openly advertise like that?
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Unironically is the new literally. Meaning I now have to read or hear it dozens of times a day where it really serves no purpose other than to make the user think they're conveying something they aren't.
Dammit.
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need moneyg
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>>18681648
nice coins
>>18681565
nu-thinkpad...
i do wish i were you though
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need gun
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>>18681808
Fucking kiss-ass. It's embarrassing to see. Why would you ever stroke a wealthy person's ego?
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>>18681812
>being unable to recognize such obvious samefagging in [current_year].
Equally embarrassing.
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>>18681816
>obvious samefagging

You schizos are just as bad to have to share these boards with. Suspicious of everyone. You're the guy who probably accuses people of using photoshop to "fake" proving you wrong when you misclassify them as a samefagger.

You need to learn to give people the benefit of the doubt. Too many people like you now who distrust everything. You can so easily be made to believe lies because you think everything else "official" is lies. Disinformation thrives on distrust. Don't lose your way any further.
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>>18681826
I envy you. I miss being naïve. Those were bright sunny days, before I turned seven years old.
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>>18681826
buttmad samefag got busted kek
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>>18681829
I've never once done that shit.

>>18681827
And I really don't think it's common. And it's certainly not the case that people are then photoshop editing screenshots. That's the dumbest part. Like, you were wrong. Let it go, don't double down. People sometimes agree with people. Far more common than some asshole talking to himself. Fucking nutbag.
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>>18681607
what's wrong with it? It's the only major jnnovation since the quartz crisis.
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>>18681804
Unironically unironically has to be used because millennials are always ironic.
>>18681808
My brother it's a 10 year old laptop but I run linux so it still boots in 1 second and 16GB ram is still enough for me.
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>>18681830
People get caught doing it all the time. And they always react the exact same way, just like you’re doing now.
>you’re crazy. No one does that!

Like, just take the L little buddy. It’s ok if no one likes your watch. The important thing is that you like it and that you post it a dozen times in every thread to make this place that much more miserable for the people who actually want to discuss watches.
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>>18681837
See? You're a total schitz. You now think I'm a specific poster that posts the same watch over and over? I called a guy a kiss-ass. What makes you think I ever samefagged ever? Because I think it isn't common and that you're a suspicious loon? How the fuck did that transform in your head to me being the other guy? How are you already this confused? I didn't post any watch.
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Universal Geneve Compax is back.

I’ll admit, I was expecting Breitling to fuck it up, but this is good.
39.5 x 47.8 x 12.5mm
100m WR, 72hr PR, in-house micro-rotor movement w/ column wheel and vertical clutch.
17k CHF steel on bracelet.
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>>18681840
…And they always react the exact same way, just like you’re doing now.
>you’re crazy. No one does that!

I accept your concession.
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>>18681841
How exciting that there's yet another watch that looks exactly like that one! How unique!
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>>18681843
Huh?
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>>18681842
No, you're not backing out of this one by doubling down on me. Tell me how you've connected me to any other post. Tell me which posts were me talking to myself. I called a guy a kiss-ass, an anon I assumed was you said it was obvious samefagging that I had fallen for and thought was real, and now I'm suddenly a watch spammer, presumably the same ONE samefag that I thought was two separate people.

Do the math on how I fit in there. All three of them are me now? And this is exactly how a triple samefag offender would react?

You really need to get offline a while.
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>>18681841
I like everything but the price. That’s like 21.5k in USD. Bit steep for what it is.
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>>18681847
If you didn’t feel so attacked, you wouldn’t be posting these essays every time that guy responds to you. You’re just proving his point. Me thinks the lady doth protest too much.
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>>18681848
You must be POOR then!!!

[my impression of a post some troll would have made anyway]
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>>18681850
Good post. Really contributed to the discussion, there.
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>>18681851
>/wt/
>discussion
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>>18681848
I think the CEO said UG was going to be positioned as a premium brand. Historically, the old UG were also on the expensive side.

But really, when Rolex can sell a steel Daytona with very similar specs for close to half of that price; or the JLC Polaris chronograph, which is also pretty similar in size, I think they may be a little over-ambitious in terms of positioning the brand.
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>>18681767
>The soft and glossy dial color reminiscent of the "water surface" is based on the theme of "Nagi" which refers to the state where the sea surface is quiet.
Im sold. All my friends at my next polo meet will love this story. Surely it will impress them!
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>>18681853
Well, there’s at least two guys TRYING to talk about watches in between the standard trolling and that one guy having a meltie over being called a samefag.
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>>18681849
Why would I not feel attacked by baseless accusations that don't make any fucking sense? It's very rare that you can catch one of these idiots being obviously wrong. The samefag stuff is stupid. It's not even a real accusation I bet. Probably meant as an insult or a dismissal. All of the trolling and negativity on this website is juvenile and idiotic. And in the last ten years a shit ton of totally insane people flooded here and made all that even worse than it used to be. Not that 4chan was ever a very mature site, but I remember a time when everything and everyone was just better, smarter, more interesting, less hateful and bitter and jaded. This place is a fucking sewer compared to when I found it.
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>>18681648
Yes.
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>>18681857
Jesus, man. Just let it go. You’re starting to sound like a woman, shrieking about wanting to talk to the manager. If you’ve been here as long as you claim, then you know the first rule is to never get mad on the internet.
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monta announcement today at 10 cst
it's on instagram lmao
anyone think there will be a youtube stream? Dont have instagram...
I unironically need a gada beater
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>>18681863
>I unironically need a gada beater
Pre-coaxial Omega Seamaster 120.
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>>18681862
I'm not really that mad. I don't like being called a liar, but mainly I just like to use any opportunity to bitch at length about the state of things and dunk on dumb and/or crazy people. I like to type. I'm not on a phone.
Back in the good old days you didn't get shamed so much for using words.
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>>18681867
>I'm not really that mad.
Sure. Your wife left you and took the kids because she’s crazy, not because of your rotten temper.
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gold subs are kind of hot, ngl
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>>18681868
My wife left me and took the kids? This just gets more and more interesting. I don't even know what this conversation has become now. You're leading though. Where else does this go? Do I have grandkids too? How old are these kids that my wife took? Did she take them to her mother's?
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Jeet thread
>Butthurt jeet has to whine to a mod over discord
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what are the most honest revivals of Luftwaffe fliegers?
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>>18681857
>This place is a fucking sewer compared to when I found it.
Considering your behavior in this thread, it seems like you’re part of the reason it’s gotten worse.
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>>18681881
Probably the sterile dial ones made by any number of companies on Aliexpress. Just solid tool watches made well with no fancy bullshit.
But I know you guys would much rather pay way more for something with a luxury name on it and some really complicated movement at a price and level of sophistication that's NOT honest because it's nothing an actual pilot would have been able to afford nor is it the kind of work they'd have put into a watch for a pilot at the time.
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>>18681881
Define “honest”. It’s kind of a vague term.
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>>18681889
most true to the originals that german pilots were issued in the period, but with modern proportions
>>18681888 (you)
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>>18681885
It was a sewer when I found it too. Compared to the rest of the internet. But I didn't get trolled constantly by bitter, anti-intellectual incels acting like babies.
Why the FUCK would you take their side? Because while they're dumb, their posts are just sentence fragments. And you really resent this more. You'd take trolling over long-winded fingerwagging.
>actually you're the problem, anon. Not the shitposters you're writing essays against

Fuck you.
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>>18681890
Which $2,000 watch is it then???
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>>18681891
>I’m not the problem. The other trolls forced me to be a troll. It’s everyone else’s fault.
Ok, Karen.
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>>18681881
>>18681889
https://fliegerfriday.com/flieger-friday-everything-you-need-to-know-about-flieger-watches/#:~:text=Lange%20produced
>Stowa Flieger
>Laco Flieger Pro
>Wempe Glashütte Aviator
Can't go wrong with any of these options
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>>18681881
>>18681890
The original manufacturers of B-uhr watches were:
-A. Lange & Söhne
-Wempe
-Laco
-Stowa
-IWC

So the answer is from these 5 brands only.
Lange and IWC are definitely luxury now.
Laco and Stowa are still rugged watches and specialized in fliegers.
Wempe is mid.

So i'd say the most faithful is the Stowa.
Laco close second (but i think they use logos on their dial)
And IWC for the luxury version (that's better than the original watches).
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>>18681890
>most true to the originals that german pilots were issued in the period, but with modern proportions
Probably something like a Stowa. They were one of the companies that made them back then. You can get them with sterile dials and in a variety of sizes.
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>>18681898
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>>18681900
Appreciated
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>>18681901
Fun facts, the ones with the most cred are Lange and Laco, and IWC third (number of sales picrel)

Lange was the biggest B-uhr manufacturer and also used camp labor, which is why they don't sell fliegers anymore and pretend that they were forced to do so by the Nazi regime.

IWC still does sell fliegers, because during war time they just agreed to do those watches and didn't use camp labor. IWC being based.
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>>18681907
Prefer a company that didn't produce ally watches and *did* use camp labor.
Laco it is
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>>18681870
for me it's blonde subs
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>>18681912
based
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>>18681912
Yup, Laco is the most legit, made the watches in quantity back then, still make the watches, don't spit on their legacy (they literally name the reich as a seal of approval, kek)

>The Laco Pilot Watches Original are authentic reconstructions of the observation watches from the 1940s. They are also called B-Uhr, from the German word Beobachtungsuhren. At that time, only a handful of companies received permission to build these pilot watches according to the detailed requirements of the Reichsluftfahrtministerium (RLM)

https://www.laco-watches.com/en/watches/pilot-watch-original/heidelberg/862094

My vote goes to Laco.
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>>18681881
Seems like you have already been given the best information on the fliegers but another interesting option is the Hanhart 417 ES.
>Modern reissue of the iconic German pilot chronograph design with vintage dial layout and manual‑wind movement.
>Hanhart describes it as a revival of its historic military chronograph design.
Hanhart and Tutima chronos were also issued to luftwaffe pilots.
There are also some interesting Seiko's that were issued to SADF
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>>18681841
This watch is stupid, actually. Even with a microrotor they couldn't get it as thin as a daytona and the retail price is more. Literally the only good watch in the lineup is the Polerouter and even that is way overpriced for what it is.

They really should have stepped back and thought "ya know what, this brand is literally just stepping out of the grave after 30 years of death and a lot of the people buying watches now have no idea wtf it is. Maybe we should keep prices reasonable to bring in new eyes again?" Coming out the gate hot with $15k steel watches from a zombie company is a little ambitious.
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>>18681841
>Universal Geneve Compax is back.

Looks like a Unilever logo.
This brand was overhyped because it was dead.
Like Kirk Cobain and Jim Mo'risson
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>>18681974
a decade ago, i could have bought BTC at $500.
dinkin flicka
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>>18681841
>17k CHF steel on bracelet.
LOL WHAT
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>>18681047
I'll probably get the 4 stands version of this. Just can't decide on the color. Walnut fits the desk, black fits the bedroom, and would be more practical to grab a watch from there. Is the transparent cover removable?
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>>18681982
Do you store it in a rock tumbler?
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My mom randomly gave me a Citizen 0520(?). I might have to change the strap though since my wrists aren't that big.
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>>18682018
5 years doing sheet metal fabrication job
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>>18681565
Ahhhh yes, that is one (1) fine beverage in focus to detract from the shitty thinkpad (sinkpad)
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>>18682021
gave you or gifted you?
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>>18682026
Damn, respect. Had mine for 5 years but it's still almost pristine, despite it being my watch for doing jobs around the house and whatnot.
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Am I retarded for liking this?
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>>18682100
You’re retarded for wearing those ugly fucking bracelets.
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>>18682100
the bracelets are CRINGE AS FUCK, very "Boomer/X-gen who went to Thailand once".
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>>18681774
Alternative
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>>18681767
I'm in
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>>18681898
Sure you can go wrong. They cost way too fucking much. How about recommending watches we would actually purchase? You don't have any of those, fucker.
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>>18681899
$200 max. Give me new options.
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>>18681959
I will spit on Nazi legacy just like you, edgelord. You don't support any of that. "kek"
Faggot.
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>>18681975
I bought a couple bitcoins at $50 but I bought silk road drugs with it. Oh well. Most morons lost their ass with that gay "crypto" shit. It won't last. It's not real and never will be.
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>>18682050
Gave is the correct term. Why the fuck are you asking someone to "correct" it to the retarded modern "gifted" usage?

Gifted is a noun, not a verb.
Fucking zoomers, man.

Do you seriously think 'gave' is incorrect somehow? No, it's MORE proper. Now you know. So don't ever do that again.
Also, you will switch back to saying 'gave' like a non-stupid person.
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>>18681881
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>>18682100
No, just for paying like $900 for a Seiko. You can like it from afar.
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>>18681681
How?
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>>18682138
Thats a fake ebay seiko so you can rest easy
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>>18682137
>Wow, nice Hanhart, bro
>...... It's a what?
>nevermind
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>>18682205
It's a way too much money.
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What's a cool watch I can buy that looks and feels nice to wear, has an interesting history, and nobody will confuse me with basedjack#2838483 who bought a watch everyone else on reddit has?
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>>18682211
But that's what the guys wearing Hamilton were trying to stop tho.
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>>18682100
You are if it’s as bad as mine. Does the second crown twist at all or is it just a molded part of the cheap case like this one? They make good knockoffs too. But my scammer spent more on the box than the watch.
I have that strap on this Timex. Doesn’t seem to go with anything that well.
Anyway, I got my Pakistani Feiko for free because of fraud, but it’s so terrible and cheap I’d never wear it. Even though it does keep perfect time.
The best part is it cured me of wanting a real one.
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>>18682211
You are an ignorant pile of shit.
Fuck you.
No, I am not personally Jewish. I’m just a GOOD person.
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>>18682214
No one ever met an intelligent antisemite.
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>>18681488
Thoughts on skeletonized/engraved watches?
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let me guess, you need ... more?
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>>18682227
I don't need that at all. I have a couple with that type of dial layout and I think the PRX case look is played out. But I like your sense of frugality.
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>>18682224
If you're ridiculously rich so you can buy a good one sure.
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>>18682050
Gifted would imply a special occasion no? There wasn't any, she just got the watch randomly and gave it to me. No reason, just like that.
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Anyone here got this AC remote?
I might get one myself.
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>>18682258
No. Gifted is just a dumb new way of saying given or give depending on the tense. It doesn't imply anything but someone getting caught up in the bastardization of language.
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>>18682044
Thinkpads are based.
The only other things that have given me such consistent performance over 10+ years are my first car and my Speedmaster. Always reliable, always comfy.
I think not liking thinkpads says a lot about you as a person. It means your taste in watches is also probably awful flashy hypeshit.
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I think will be my first high dollar watch.
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>>18682219
>No, I am not personally Jewish.
What an odd thing to say.
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>>18682275
Based? Speedmaster?

You are lame as fuck.
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>>18682276
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>>18682277
No it isn't. Not even one bit.
Absolutely every single time I've pushed back against hatespeech towards jews on this site I'm called "rabbi" or nonsense words that must be hebrew names or some other such shit.
I'm quite sure if I didn't put that your comment would cover it. You know exactly what's going on. You wouldn't have commented now if you weren't one of those dishonorable morons.
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>>18682280
The speedmaster is basically the only good-looking swiss chronograph.
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>>18682276
You're a twink aren't you?
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>>18682284
I own 3 chronographs and have never once timed anything with them.
Neither have you. You clicked the buttons a few times when you got it to test it out and never did again.
Complications are fucking stupid.
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>>18682276
First? Why are you planning to start buying expensive watches? That's so dumb.
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>>18682287
I've used the chronograph on my speedmaster when driving, flying, exercising, hiking, cooking, gaming, RC racing, and countless other things. The tachymeter is useless, but once I swapped to the telemeter I actually ended up using that.
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>>18682283
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>>18682304
Right.
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>>18682287
congratulations, you're officially a retard. It might come as a shock to you but not everyone is a retard.
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>>18681812
>>18681816
i'm a different person and i'm just commenting on ur facebook posts with the first thing that comes to mind
not trying to ego stroke
i live in a shithole with disgusting floors and mold on everything, i see a very clean table and a glass of juice and i wish i were there
>>18681836
>My brother it's a 10 year old laptop but I run linux so it still boots in 1 second and 16GB ram is still enough for me.
ah based
the design made me think it was one of the newer ones idk why
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but god you guys are all faggots
this world is so fucking broken
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>>18682287
I understood this before ever buying a chronograph
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Why can't they just remake stuff like this?
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>>18682352
Why remake it? No one wants the old ones that badly. Just get the real deal.
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>>18682352
>>18682352
>Why can't they just remake stuff like this?
probably because of fags, in some way or another
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>>18682357
They look better than their new designs. They have a big back catalogue full of more or less unique watches that they could use for inspiration. GS specifically needs to stop limiting itself to only their designs and start looking at its parent's archives.
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>>18682363
Everyone knows Seiko's best days are long behind them. They offer too little watch for too much money now.
Vintage is the way to go. The only way.
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>>18682360
>fags

I don't know why that made me laugh so hard. You just don't see them being the scapegoat like that very often.

>it was fags
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>>18682021
don't. just sell it as new.
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>>18682368
i'm telling you man
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My thin comfort.
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>>18682380
Pure one layer flexible strap throughout.
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>>18682381
It's shocking it works.
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>>18682383 (You)
The story is, my wrist is too thick for the default F-91W. The buckle ends up on the side and the watch always goes off center to the side too. Yet I liked how thin and light the watch was. Then I found a flexible strap in my mom's tailoring box. At first I decided to make a proper strap, but eventually I simplified the design until it was nothing more than simply a single piece of strap with ends melted off until it was left with the perfect size and nothing else. The friction of the bars holds the strap. The melted blobs prevent it from going out. It's crazy but the end result is optimized for pure thin comfort. The ultimate under the cuff, out of the way watch. I could sew the ends but I didn't need to yet. Of course I'm not scared of losing the watch. Pure performance.
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>>18682281
>>18682286
I don't see what's wrong with it? You must be children to still be concerned about rainbows.
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>>18682380
>>18682381
>Slimness 5mm
>Power reserve 999 days
>Lume: yes

Better than Patak Philippe
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>>18682371
Yeah I know plenty of fags. I'm part fag even. Like a 1.5 on the Kinsey Scale.
Believe me, the fags have no power.
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>>18682390
I shoved a CR2025 or CR2032, I don't remember, inside so it's way more than 999. Also filled it with extra virgin olive oil. You'll never find such exquisite water proofing on a Phillipio.
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>>18682380
>>18682381
I'm sorry. We tallied all the votes, and you didn't pull it off. That kind of band just doesn't work with a Casio considering the way the case transitions into the stock rubber strap.
I'm sure it's comfortable, sport. But it'll just never look right.
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>>18682404
Yeah those Japanese boomers at Casio need to finally make a straight strap friendly design. Their default straps suck ass. If you know a model, recommend.
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It would look fine if it was just squared off. Those brackets on the end just make it only work with what they give you, and yes on the non-G-shocks the straps can really blow. I never ever wear my F-84W for that reason.

Like this watch has normal lugs and would look good on other straps. And while the brand just makes total cheap crap, the way this displays the time is really, really cool. I've never seen it before. I'm sure some other company came up with it and charge more than $28 for it, but I wouldn't pay any more for such a novelty.
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>>18682408
Weird, that is on another strap. When I screenshot it I thought it was on a metal bracelet. I didn't even know it came on leather until I saw what I posted. Shit, I'm going to order that one. 36mm seems alright. Final digital. Final final.
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>>18682380
sex. imagine getting choked by those Casio wearing hands....
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>>18682409
oof
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>>18682420
Oof what?
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>>18682422
ur watch
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>>18682423
>ur
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you don't deserve full words
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>>18682170
No it’s a real alpinist>>18682138
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>>18682385
>mother was a tailor
Was your father a gambling man?
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>>18682352
Wow this one is beautiful, pal
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>>18682460
She wasn't. It's just some basic stuff like threads, needles, and buttons.
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>>18681982
based usage
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>>18682100
yes
>>18682107
>>18682108
they're right, you know.
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watch recommendations? looking for a brick red dial with metal bracelet, budget 1k max
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>>18682537
Presage sharp edge series?
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>>18682537
Stretch a little and do Farer's new red cushion case watch (just under $1200).
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>>18682537
Hamilton has a limited edition with an actual brick dial, or is this too literal?
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>>18682598
Man the cases on hamiltons are so shitty they make rolexes look sophisticated.
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>>18682598
Why does the finish on the steel look like silver spray paint?
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Want. Anybody heard of them?
https://www.venezianico.com/products/arsenale-bizantino-6221520
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>>18682598
that's more like the tone I am looking for, yes

>>18682556
>>18682591
eyed the Seiko already, but it's a deeper red. Farer is similar. Guess I'll look around a little more. There is also a Seiko with a more muted wine red dial
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Thoughts on jlc reverso?
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>>18682537
Bulova JeetSaar
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>>18682654
based
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>>18682654
I really like the idea of them and the look of them, but trying several on left me underwhelmed. Not because they're not well made or anything, because they are. I think it's just the unusual shape.
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>>18682654
based thinking getting one, deciding between gold or just stainless steel the blue one.
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>>18682395
hmmm...
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>>18682656
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>>18682205
Hanshart are BORING
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>>18682276
I.... I... actually don't mind it
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>>18682288
Yeah what a dumbass. Instead of buying a nice watch he should buy 10 shitters instead!
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>>18682287
Cooking, washing, sunbathing, waiting for orders, waiting until I can post again...
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>>18682352
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>>18682624
Filthy scum scammer wops that changed their name from Meccaniche Veneziane after they pulled a scam never trust italians
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Is that hairy autistic nigger ape still around or what?
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>>18682677
Yeah the simple designs look best imo. I appreciate complications but for the jlc reverso I don't for some reason
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>>18682713
Because the reverso is supposed to be a thin easy to wear watch and when they try to show off by adding a bunch of complications on both sides it bloats up and looks like a fuckin hotel mini bar of soap on your wrist.
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>>18682695
Yep, there are only TWO categories of watch: "Nice" (expensive) and "Shitter". If you don't spend multiple hundreds or thousands you're buying shit.

You don't really believe that. Or you do and that's your drawing and education level.
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>>18682696
That sound like you need a countdown timer. Which is the opposite of a chronograph.

But thanks for playing.
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>tfw i wear my moonwatch just because i like the moon and being an american
if you're wearing a watch for anything other than sentimental value of some sort, i guess that's OK but you can't be my friend!!
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>>18682556
kofe time
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is the poorfag still here?
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>>18681888
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>>18682777
Yeah he just posted a Toopoor lmfao.
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>>18681509
I kind of like how the strap looks like it has "leopard spots" of some sort.
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>>18682100
>that bracelet
I see you got scammed in vegas by old korean ladies too.
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>>18682777
slick
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>>18682781
kek
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>>18682654
Looks based. Tried it on and it felt like a kinder egg toy.
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>>18682784
It's called himeji kurozan leather. It's made by treating the leather with tree sap. A Japanese leather for my Japanese watch.
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>Documents unsealed in 2026 by the Auschwitz Memorial Foundation (AMF) shed light on previously undisclosed forms of gruesome torture perpetrated by German guards at the Auschwitz-Birkenau Concentration Camp during the Second World War. "Austernhandentferner" or "oyster-hand-remover" was an anti-Semitic torture technique used to violently harm and humiliate Jewish prisoners. First, prisoners would be presented with a brand new model-year Rolex Datejust. Then, a single link would be removed from the high-quality steel bracelet before they were forced at gunpoint to try it on again. Guards continued to remove links until blood-flow was restricted, and in most cases tissue and even bone was permanently damaged. A majority of victims had their wrists completely crushed from the process. Rabbi Chaim Goldstein of the AMF commented: "This form of torture was especially cruel because culturally we can't turn down a datejust." Requests for a statement from the Hans Wilsdorf Foundation, the parent company of Rolex and Tudor, have been declined.
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>>18682863
rent free
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>>18682793
nice focus tard
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>>18682779
this retard consuuuumer has the same watch 10 times lmfao
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>>18682900
Well it's okay to collect a whole bunch of similar eXpen$ive watches. Probably "based".
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>>18682900
easier than swapping the strap
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Grand Seiko with mechanical movement, 36-38 case size and 100m+ water resistance recommendations?
Want to ad a new dial to the collection.
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>>18682779
nice zenith
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>>18682910
*add
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>>18682900
they're not the same
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>>18682805
That’s odd because I’ve never read or heard anyone else ever say that it feels cheap or poorly made. The examples I’ve handled have all felt pretty robust. The switching mechanism feels precise and tight. There’s no rattling.
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>>18682777
As a rule I'm not a fan of Tudors, but that one looks nice.
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>>18682941
Some watches just feel flimsy to me, which is a shame because I really liked it and some JLCs I tried on.
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>>18682958
>As a rule I'm not a fan of Tudors
plebeian opinion, all arguments disgarded.
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>>18682779
Why is there an IXDAO?
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Get dicked down for IXDAO
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Make way for the king
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>>18683057
that's a majestic cat indeed
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>>18681881
IWC master race
>>18683012
why not? they were forced to pull their ingenieur ripoff because IWC was dropping their big legal dick down hard. I grabbed it cause they were about to go extinct and I didn't want the fomo. it's aight, saved me from buying the real one
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>>18683087
Thoughts on the portofino I like the case shape but I think it looks to Daniel wellington tier
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What do you guys think about Farer? Been considering their moonphase for a while, really like the unique design. Looks like it would dress up nicely, without looking out of place in jeans and a t shirt.
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I've found this shopwindow full of shitters. lets have some fun
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I'm a doctor, and I'm bored of wearing a basic gshock or a basic casio in my rotations. Currently I'm eyeing a Sinn EZM 12 - any suggestions?
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>>18683120
you NEED to get a pulsation scaled chrono.
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>>18683115
rollin
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The shop fucked up when sizing the bracelet and somehow one of the pins ended up between the links instead of in one. Even more incredulously, I somehow didn't notice it until I got back home. I think I'll just try to fix it myself when the tools arrive on monday, but I hope I won't fuck it up.
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>>18683126
Sinn ezm 12 has that pulsrotor gimmick
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>>18683115
Rollan
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I bought this $200 no-name Seiko essentials quartz watch on a whim and I'm enjoying it more than my $750 microbrand sports watch it supplanted. Really surprising but I love love LOVE that dial and gold hands/markers. However, the bracelet feels cheap and since it's an integrated style, I can't swap it out, biggest drawback.
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>>18683140
I'm ok with this. I wouldn't buy it myself, but if i was given one it's fine.
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>>18683141
Just cut the corners of the straps.
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>>18683115
rolling
>>18683131
Wow that's pretty retarded of them, please never go back. It's really not a difficult task.
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>>18682733
GUYS I PRIOTIZE MY SENPAI FIRST I AINT BLOWIN 5K ON A WATCH I DONT WANT A WATCH WORTH AS MUCH AS MY CAR INSTEAD I JUST SPENT 20K ON 80 SHITTERS AND WILL KEEP DOING IT
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>>18682734
When the hand hits 5 that's 5 minutes
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>>18682734
Don't forget the heckin' snoopy can't wait till I get aloocated
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>>18683100
Might b good if u have larger wrist
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>>18683115
roll
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>>18683162
I got poop :(
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>>18683115
LET'S GO
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what should I get if I want to larp as a spy
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>>18683182
https://www.watchtime.com/brands/james-bond/watches-james-bond
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>>18683161
This is why I wish I could find somewhere to try it on, the case seems like it would wear large from the pictures, but the dimensions aren't big by any means. 38.5mm diameter, 44mm lug to lug, 10.5mm thick.
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>>18682971
So you liked them but because of perceived "flimsiness" you won't let yourself like them... okay then. Kind of contradictory.
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>>18683012
Because IXDAO is fucking awesome. Why would you disparage the one cool watch he has?
Snob posers are so fucking ignorant.
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>>18683057
A "man" with a kittycat.
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>>18683154
>senpai

Really?
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>>18683161
Just because it's kind of the Panerai shape doesn't mean it's huge.
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Does anybody know about older Casios? I have this issue where the display is jumbled for the functions but the normal time display is perfect and everything related to it works. Is there a fix or has my watch gone senile?
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I have just purchased this one from Ebay. Considering that I am not rich, I think it is a solid choice.

A sapphire crystal on Timex, how rare is that? And I like this airplane motif too, as well as Panam logo. Watch is 41mm overall, which is not too big for me.
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>>18683247
That's cool. Pan Am is the one business tie-in logo on a timepiece that doesn't make me vomit into my mouth. I would totally wear that watch.
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>>18683217
Sometimes you can reset the module by shorting a jumper on the circuit board with tweezers; should be instructions on youtube
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Any recs for aftermarket bracelets?
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>>18683370
esty or aliexpress have lots of great stuff. Amazon too. Or the snobs will tell you how to spend $75 and way more too.
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aside from watches do you wear any other jewelry? bracelets or necklaces?
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>>18682788
i also have this ceramic tudor
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>>18683380
Nor rings. And I don't consider my watches jewelry.
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>>18683380
I wear 4 bracelets on my wrist with the watch.
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should I get a seiko 5 or a chinese speedy knockoff (which is cheaper than the seiko)
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>>18683380
Just my wedding ring.
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>>18683539
post pic
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>>18683646
Don't forget that it will also have far better specs than the Seiko. The only reason to get a Seiko over Chinese is to appease the brainwashed brandfags. Chinese watch will have a Seiko movement likely better than the one Seiko will give you for the price. The Seiko 5 will have that 7S26 bullshit without hacking or handwinding.
Just do the comparison. Educated buyers would never choose a Seiko.
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>>18683729
Divorced
>>18683646
Chink bands are becoming a red-flag for brokies and tasteless slobs
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>>18683211
Word filter
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>>18683764
>Divorced
Sorry to hear.
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>>18683764
Why are you threatened by Chinese watches? NOT buying Chinese and instead buying overpriced and inferior "legacy brand" watches like Seiko, Citizen, and Orient is a red flag for ignorance and misplaced priorities.
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>Seiko
>Citizen
>inferior
Chink detected
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>>18683374
Thanks, I'm looking for an oyster style bracelet. Something of reasonable quality. The brands I see shilled a lot don't appear to be a good value. Honestly most of what I see online looks janky but I'm sure I'll find something. I mostly don't want to be bothered with making a bunch of returns.
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>>18683801
But they are inferior. You can't disprove it.

>They don't give you sapphire or even their OWN movements (Miyota and NH35) at under $500 because.... because....

Yeah? We're waiting on your excuse. Rather their excuse. No idea what you have to gain by lying about their value. LOL
Guess you're just their useful idiot.
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The more compact a Pro Trek gets the less soul it contains.
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>>18683828
That looks like something a ten year old would wear.
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>chronograph
>"big" seconds hand isn't fixed at 12 o'clock
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I can’t wait until there’s a mod change and you fags get banned from /fa/ just like how you got banned from /g/.
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>>18683795
Stop shilling sweat shop commie slop rabbi; the only reason those wrist fedoras even sell is the Seiko movment
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>>18683837
That would be funny. We'd have to take refuge on /b/, where it's nothing but shock porn, racism, and coprophagia.
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>>18683838
No. Where's your argument for why Seiko is so frugal with those same movements in their own watches? You don't fucking have one because you're a moron and you care what people think about the brand. Pathetic.
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>>18683646
just get a quarz seiko moron
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>>18682224

When I want some skeletonization action I go with SKROX.
All this luxury and a window into the automatic movement for just $20.

I don't know if there's room to engrave it though.
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I think it's neat.
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>>18683924
Unbelievable. You'd rather have him just get a quartz so it could be a Seiko because that's more important than what's inside for the money. I remember kids like that in middle school with shoes. Even the crappiest yellow running shoe was still acceptable if it was Nike branded.
So brainwashed.
And I was one of those people too. And then I turned 13.
Grow up.
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>>18683887
And yet somehow it's still more entertaining than whatever the fuck has happened to the watch posters here.
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>>18684030
you're either a Chinese shill or a blatant idiot
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>>18681888
>that's NOT honest because it's nothing an actual pilot would have been able to afford nor is it the kind of work they'd have put into a watch for a pilot at the time.
Luftwaffe pilots didn't even own those watches.
They had to return it after use and the watches were serviced regularly (because they actually had to be accurate).
So don't overthink it, either way, you're better off than a luftwaffe pilot.
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>>18684154
Don't forget also that mechanical watches back then were relatively speaking much cheaper than they are now because the infrastructure for building and supporting mechanical watches was much wider and stronger. During the ww2 and postwar periods a lot of rolex models were selling for the equivalent of $1000-2000 in today's money, which still isn't very cheap for a watch but by comparison what they actually cost today is ludicrous. Pretty much any military man would have been able to buy one if they wanted one, and in Vietnam they absolutely did. The oldest vintage rolex story in the book is "dad/grandpa bought this rolex when he was in the military because they got an allowance and everyone wantes to buy durable goods with their allowances that would still be worth something when they got home."
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>>18681899
>laco
>stowa
made in china now
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>>18683924
>quartz
if I wanted a battery powered timepiece (teehehe) device I'd just use my cellphone
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>>18684150
I'd ask you to elaborate on that but you really can't. You're the one who looks stupid pushing inferior overpriced watches because of the branding. I own both kinds so I am the authority you are not.
For under $200 it's retarded to buy an automatic Seiko over a Chinese "shitter". That's a cold, hard fact.
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thanks bro, I was the og asking about the chinese or the seiko 5, I think I'm getting a watchdives speedy, can't decide what dial color to get tho
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>>18684528
You can get a Seiko 5 for under $150 sometimes on Jomashop. I don't dissuade anyone getting one for a collection. I had to get an aftermarket bracelet for mine though, and the movement and crystal fucking suck for that money.

I don't actually have a Watchdives personally because they mostly do quartz, but I'm sure you can't go wrong. I came close to getting their 50 Fathoms homage. The reviews of them are overwhelmingly positive and the money that doesn't go into a movement goes into the build. And the VK31 or whatever it is, the mecha-quartz, I can vouch for those. They're very nice. I have them in my Militado Murphs, an Addiesdive, and various others. They keep great time and tick more like a mechanical.
You're going to be very happy with whatever color you choose. You can always get a Seiko later. I have 3. But I'm glad someone on /fa/ clued me in on the Chinese brands.
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two new watches and wonders releases i'm genuinely interested in, wish the monarch was 37mm but still has a 46mm lug-lug so could work...need to try it on
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>>18684705
The Tudor is obviously the more fun, hippie, field version of the 1908. The small seconds and the delicate hands are clearly there to help you make an unconscious connection to the more prestigious and expensive Rolex. I give them credit for that. Otherwise the watch is meh at best and straight weird and awkward at worst. Why is the case chopped off on the left? Why is the crown so small?
>so they can sell thousands of these first and then come out with an 'new, improved' version a few years later and sell another few k again
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