/wt/ watch thread

How did a Patek only sell for $6,000?

So the other day my speedy stopped while I was wearing it.

And today it's still stopped even though it's been in the winder all day.

Is it broken?

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>>59050634
Should I pull the trigger on
www.watchobsession.co.uk/collections/black-watch-straps/products/hirsch-louisianalook-alligator-embossed-leather-watch-strap-black?variant=320471167

On an snk789 pic related

Few questions:
Is it too small at either 36mm or 37mm (sites vary the size) for 6 inch wrists

Is it a good start as a first auto

>>59050677
A woman sold it.

>>59050751
Have you tried winding it?

>>59050779
I bought a winder so I wouldn't have to do that.

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>>59050751
>>59050801

>$1,000,000
>Manual wind

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=297-ovrU3UM

>>59050826
The Alpinist is beautiful

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>>59050826
Honestly I think the SARG is the most overlooked Seiko JDM. It looks like the best all-rounder imo.

>>59050831
2WEEKSPOWERRESERVE
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>>59051000
Even if it needs to be wound every 2 weeks I bet that would get old and annoying fast since it's going to sit in a display case and never be worn.

And if you don't wind it every 2 weeks you'll need to reset all that crap on it.

>>59050445
>>59050677
>>59050776
A childless self-entitled old whore who probably wanted to buy shoes or magazine subscriptions

>>59051039
1) if you're going to leave it in the case then you can let it wind down
2) have your Butler/assistant wind it

>>59050801
Might want to check the specifications on that movement again

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>>59051047
>Not adopting the MGTOW philosophy as a watch enthusiast.

Do automatics work in space?

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>>59051083
As long as you would move your arm abruptly enough to overcome the friction that holds the rotor in place, yeah. You'll notice nicer watches tend to have a smoother operation.

>>59051079
>Mfw when my friend tells me about the gold sub his ex wife stole

What does /wt/ think of Tag Heuer?

I watched a how it's made on Tag Heuer and it was all fucking robots.

>>59051159
Not good

>>59051159
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0IPMN5u2q-w

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Am I the only one that thinks this watch looks wank?

Luxury watch collectors fawn over it and it just looks like a bulky piece of shit.

>>59051221
I really like the Royal Oak that isn't 2-tone.

Thoughts on Tissot?

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>>59051159
I unironically find their 90s quartz shitters absolutely charming. I'd pick one up if the price was right.

None of their modern stuff is really appealing to me except maybe the Monaco and their BLNR GMT ripoff.

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>>59051221
>good enough Patek made a knockoff

I agree that it's boring though. They really ran with it and made every AP a RO.

Just used my new manual chrono to time a boiled egg lads

>>59050772
>Is it too small
IMO yes
>Is it a good watch
Yes

>His watch cost less than $3,000

Nice shitter watch

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>>59051524
>>59050772
>36mm too small for a 6 inch wrist

>>59051221
No, I also fail to see the appeal of the design.

>>59050751
>And today it's still stopped even though it's been in the winder all day.
>Is it broken?

no it's fine, it's supposed to that

dummy

>>59051564
It's just too small to be worn by a man tbqhwy.

I'd wear some vintage 36mm stuff, but I wouldn't buy a new watch in that size.

>>59051618
It's the size of a Rolex Datejust. It's a normal man's size watch, especially for someone with only a 6 inch wrist.

>>59051632
It's fucking tiny dude. If the datejust had been designed in the last 20 years it would have been bigger.

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>tfw my family is in Burke's Peerage and I wear a Casio.

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>>59051696
>>59051618
>letting your inner nigger get the best of you

>>59051727
>Not putting aftermarket diamonds on your Rollie
LMAOing @ ur life kiddo

So is Archieluxery a used car salesman?

http://www.luxurytolast.com/

>>59050772
Should be fine. Big watches are a meme.
I sometimes comfortably use my 38mm Omega Geneve, and I have 19cm wrists.

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Why do people do this?

Just got this for 125 ameriburgers, did I dun goofd?

https://www.massdrop.com/buy/seiko-solar-dive-sne109-watch

>>59051864
Collecting is a hobby.

>>59051899
Yeah but those are like $80 each imagine the good watches he could have bought.

>>59051874
it's a good choice for a beater watch you can actually dive with. not bad.

Why do people like Glycin and not Invicta when they're the same company?

>>59051961
they're the same group but separate entities. invicta doesn't touch glycine according to one interview.

I still don't like it because glycine skyrocketed their prices for some reason

>>59051618
>>59051696
>>59051632
I was under the impression it's 37mm

Can Seagull-Anon please post an image of the caseback?

>>59051916
"good watch" is what, exactly?
It's completely subjective. Maybe that guy finds the beauty in the watches he has in the picture.

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>>59052215

>>59052236
I genuinely thought arrow anon scribbled on that image.

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>Samsung Gear S3 allows people to make any watch face and any complication they want
>100,000 shitty tachymeters

>>59052302
>not measuring speeds on a daily basis

>>59051916
Different people have different tastes.
Those g-shocks are more durable than one of your "good watches" and probably keep just as good time if not better.

>>59052370
Yeah the Gshock is a good watch, but you don't need 50 of them

>>59052393
you don't need more than one watch.

>>59052410
This.
You can't rationalize your irrational hobby without rationalizing his irrational hobby.

>>59052302
Most smartwatch display design is atrocious. Either done by someone who has never worn a watch, or someone trying to mimic a watch they like, or making the dial/hands they /would/ use if they were making a traditional watch.

I mean seriously, "lume" on the hands even? How fucking dumb.

>>59052236
Thank you!
I'm very tempted right now.

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Is this a good watch to wear to a job interview?

>>59052531
yes

>>59052531
If you're interviewing to become a pusher, then yes.

>>59052531
It's okay, I'd go with something a little bigger to show maximum dominance tho

who /hamilton/ here?

>>59052613
You, I bet.

>>59052624
i wish

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Who fucking buys this shit?

>>59052531
common sense would say no

but nowadays dumb normies will probably take it as a sign you're a hustler or some shit.

>>59052646
Not really as if they are unobtainable.
They are quite cheap, no?

>>59052649
Melanin enriched peeps

When is obris memegan going renew their explorer ii?

The last one was 2 years ago. I should've bought one.

Also, anyone here has a watch by them? How is it holding up?

Anyone know of any good online courses for watch repair or even just better understanding the internals?

I currently have another year or school left in something unrelated but I'm on a work term right now so my evenings are all open as i don't have friends. I want pursue watch repair and such as a hobby and then feel around once i finish school if it's for me.

Good places online to learn?

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#equality

>>59053225
>Also, anyone here has a watch by them? How is it holding up?
Doing just fine, but I haven't used it too much.
I bought last time it was possible.

>>59053243

I've never even opened a watch case but I love this guy's videos. Pretty good camerawork.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nUZ3xB5fI-k

>>59053243
There's this English guy I'm subscribed to who uploads repair videos. They're very relaxing but highly informative. I think if you support him, he let's you watch his watch repair lessons before he uploads them. He takes a while to upload as well.
Youtube
Watch Repair Channel

>>59052672
what?

>>59051000
pretty autistic but I hate that the numerals and hands are different shades

>>59053335
He's telling you that Hamiltons are pretty available and you don't need to keep wishing if you want to get one.

>>59051864
to keep the batteries charged with sunlight

>>59053364
$400-600 is a lot to some people.

>>59051039
There is basically no chance anyone without a significant interest in horlogerie is going to buy that specific watch, so I don't think they'd mind making sure it stayed wound at all times.

>>59051159

Absolutely shameless pleb-catchers. Their entire business model is based on suckering people into buying their shitters before they know enough about watches to know better.

Literally Tissot and even Christopher Ward owners will laugh at TAG owners.

other than the 1963, how are seagull's watches?

>>59053402
1) even if it is a lot, it's a pretty attainable goal. That's what he's telling you

2) you should be able to go pre-owned for less, especially if you go vintage. This I've is listed at 145 for example

http://forums.watchuseek.com/f29/fs-vintage-hamilton-thin-o-matic-automatic-sst-reduced-%24145-4033018.html#/topics/4033018?page=1&_k=7ae6mc

>>59051221

Man, I pretty much can't stand that entire genre of watch, the AP version especially, and Audemars Piguet in general. If it was up to me I would kick them out of being considered peers to PP, VC, ALS and JLC.

>>59051551
>Being so much of a pleb you believe horological value is a simple function of price.

L O L
O
L

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>>59051618

No. Even on my Fat Canadian 7.5" wrists 36mm looks fine.

>>59053480
Oh thats sexy.
Been looking at the jazzmaster, but thank you Nineball.

>>59053225
No one ever knows when they'll put more watches out, their communication is fucking abhorrent. There is what looks to be a new model previewed on their site and Instagram though.

2824 gains 8 seconds overnight

Has gained 0 seconds my wrist in 8 hours


What

>>59053512
I am going to buy you a shirt that is not plaid

>>59053512
That's beautiful what is that? Is that old?

>>59053532
>Paying close enough attention to notice his shirts
Sexual tension building ITT

>>59053554
It's always plaid


Always

I bought a Vostok Amphibia meme. It's running 15 seconds fast each day approx. Is this fine and is there an easy fix? I'm not bothered by the accuracy personally.

>>59053524

Firstly, on the wrist is mostly crown down so some of that may be positional variance. Secondly most mechanical movements will either gain or lose amplitude on the wrist compared to at rest and so will run faster or slower in wear than at rest.

>>59053579
That's pretty standard

>>59053579
NEVERMIND
From leddit "The movement is from -30 to +60sec/day"

My watch is performing well!

>>59053579
Post pics & congrats on joining the amphibia club

>>59053574
He's canadian, what'ya expect?
He's probably a fucking lumberjack too.

>>59053574
but plaids nice

>>59053650
Sure but you need some variance.

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>>59053619
>>59053579
I added a $10 strap to it from ali express. How did I get my first watch purchase so right.

>>59053685
its such a fugly watch, though.

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>>59053466
Seagull are quite a modern factory, if you go to their factory tour they have clean rooms, people wear clean suits and they work an 8 hour day with lunches and breaks, it's all very European standard.

They produce ETA clones for the movements but don't spend any time regulating them.

They're like the chink seiko in terms of price, they do cheap stuff and expensive stuff. But not cheap bottom of the barrel stuff like Parnis and Alpha.

They seem to specialise in dress watches.

I'm not sure if they're overpriced, this is $250. Can you get something from anywhere else that looks like this for $250?

>>59053695
We all have our opinions.

>>59053728
They produce the Riders and Rodinas, right?

>>59053685
>>59053579
Top meme watch anon

>>59053749
Yes

>>59053759
Thanks for the vote of confidence.

My SDGM003 is running a bit fast, after a week or so it will be running a couple of minutes too fast.

I haven't really paid attention to it, but I've had it for almost a year now.

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considering it, anons.
feel like hot garbage because of it.

>>59053243
The Timezone Watch School is a simple, fun easy way to start http://www.timezonewatchschool.com/WatchSchool/ . You go through and take apart, and reassemble a movement, and it's all online. Another idea is this free online tutorial on the disassembly and assembly of a Seiko 7S26 movement http://www.clockmaker.com.au/diy_seiko_7s26/ . "Beginner Watchmaking: How to Build Your Very First Watch" by Tim A Swike, is an interesting book to pick up https://www.amazon.com/Beginner-Watchmaking-Build-First-Watch/dp/1456451650/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1329496224&sr=1-1 . If you have a Vostok 2416b lying around, here are the service notes http://forums.watchuseek.com/f54/vostok-2416b-service-notes-240805.html

Chinese watches are weird. With Seagull they are actually made by a company called "Seagull" in a "Seagull" factory. But other watchbrands have weird shit.

For example you can go to a chinese watch factory and say "I'll take 500 watches with Seagull or Miyota movements and have them branded as "hard anal sex"" and then the factory will produce 500 "hard anal sex" watches for you.

So brand names don't really seem to mean anything. There's a brand called "Parnis" which doesn't really exist, people are just going to factories and saying "Parnis watches please". The reason people keep doing it is that now "Parnis" has brand recognition.

The watchuseek forum has even been able to take advantage of this and now there are several "watchuseek" brand watches out there.

>>59051392
Tossit

>>59053947
why

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I want to do a custom watch build.

Which one should I make out of these two?

>>59053808
Thank you so much. I do have a vostok 2416b i broke so that's amazing

>>59054389
The one you prefer.

>>59054425
No problem mate that's lucky as all hell
I really would do this but alas I have no time

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>>59053512
I was in Port Credit on Saturday. I did not notice any fat people with good taste in watches so I assume you were elsewhere.

My SARB017 went from running a few seconds behind in 72 hours to -10 per day after I accidentally left it in the car overnight. It wasn't super cold, maybe 0c, but I am wondering if this may have had something to do with that.

Where can I get custom anime watch dials

>>59054596
The anime store

>>59053243
Buy a couple of .99c Russian movements from eBay and follow a disassembly guide on the web, you will probably fuck up the fist few times but that's why you practice on the almost worthless movements.

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Has that other anon been convinced to pull the trigger on a 1963 yet?

>>59054601
I need to put rustles art work on a grand seiko

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>>59054596
Probably Japan.

>>59054616
I want to sink a hot soldering iron into that acrylic crystal.

>>59054632
Specifics, nineball, c'mon

>>59054636
Why would you want to do that?

>>59054616
I will tonight when i feel really shitty about myself for buying watches.


Ease the pain by buying more

Why are automatic fossils shit ?

>>59054743
Aren't they a fashion watch?

>>59054667
I don't have specifics. I just assume someone in Japan is doing it.

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>>59054596
Found this beaut at the Goodwill in London, Ontario. Too bad I couldn't come up with the $3 they wanted for it.

>>59054616
Ive been wanting this watch but im unsure of the quality, ideally it would be comparable to seiko

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>>59054841
Do Seiko even do a manual chronograph?

>>59054826
What movement is it running on?

>>59054765
Everyone always says they're shit and i don't understand why

>>59054887
Not anywhere near this price range but i mean seikos of this range, chronograph or not

>>59054974
Well so far it's timing to +15 seconds a day and that's first day out the box so in a few weeks after it's calmed down it will be even lower than that.

>>59054826
Lol, now imagine that on something that cost money.

>>59054887
Seiko is all about the auto chronographs. I don't think they've ever even had a manual wind; just went from nothing to the 6139.

>>59054887
I wish, the thickness is the only thing I'm not completely satisfied with on my SARK005.

>>59051221
I hated it at first. I've come around some time ago, and seeing one in the flesh sealed the deal.
It's all about finishing and execution, and the shapes showcase that work really well. They're incredibly well made steel sports watches, and that's really cool.
I'm not that big on the precious metal ones, but some of them are alright.
Of course I can't afford one. And diregarding price, I probably wouldn't wear one as it's not the style of watch I like. But I have a lot of respect for the Royal Oak.
Fuck the Offshore though

>>59051416
They have a massive collection beside ROs, but nobody ever talks about those.

>>59051961
Invicta bought them a few months aog and they haven't made a single new model since. But the old models can be picked up for massive discounts.

>>59053225
Never, that's the point of limited runs

Is there anything inherently better about a manual wind chronograph?

The general public must think so because Omega offer an automatic AND manual wind speedmaster, and they're not withdrawn their original manual wind model.

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>>59054596
Omega

>>59054389
is there a /diy/ method of making your own custom watch? Like I pick the case, face, hands, and probably quartz movement and assemble it?

>>59055482
Thickness
View through a display caseback

>>59054389
Top one. Don't knock off the explorer

>>59055530
>probably quartz movement
Why?
And yes you can do that

>>59055482
Thinner movement makes a thinner watch, chronographs are thick. Also you can see the cool stuff better if you have an exhibition caseback.

>>59055484
tfw i just want this for the girl

>>59055482
The automatic speedmaster isn't THE MAN ON THE FUCKING MOON watch it's a speedmaster themed chronograph.

>>59055530
Yeah but that would require knowledge and research.

It's easier to mod an existing watch.

>>59054887
What diameter is your 1963?

>>59055626
38mm but it's more like 37.5

>>59055678
they still have them new. but tfw permapoor

How come a used Speedy is like sub $3k but a used Submariner goes for much more?

The speedy has more horological value and history.

>>59055712
because more people know what rolex is than omega

>>59055732
Normies have known about Omega since Casio Royal.

So I want to buy a Chinese watch tonight.


Do I celadon imperial or seagull 1963?

>>59055740
Ask most people what omega is, most still won't know.

>>59055753
do you have the money for a celadon?
hate that they don't list prices.

>>59055753
What is the price of the celadon imperial?

It's very nice but you're comparing 2 very different watches. 1 is a dress watch and the other is a military chronograph.

Do hacking chronographs exist?

>>59055772
Ppl have said they're in the neighborhood of $800

>>59055772
They do kind of, the site just sucks

>>59055753
Celadon

>>59055802
I only saw prices for the celestial, not the imperial.
>>59055800
you're comparing a $300~ to a $800-900~ watch.


Anyone own a Beijing watch?

>>59055794
I'm pretty sure all the Seiko auto-chronos are hacking, and all Valjoux 7750s, all Zeniths, etc. Non-hacking chronos are the exception not the norm

>>59055800
>Should I buy a $200 watch or an $800 watch

Kind of a strange comparison.

I wouldn't spend $800 on a watch let alone on a Chinese watch. But I'm just a poorfag

>>59055794
Yes. The most used chrono movement, 7750, is an example.

>>59055813
ah find it, its $900 on their site.

>>59055816
>>59055813
>>59055800
>>59055772
I didn't compare anything, he said he hated how they don't list prices, and I provided the price iirc...

>>59055860
People are pointing out the anon was asking which he should go with. One costs like 1/3 of the other.

>>59055875
Ah, they (you)'d the wrong post then.

Why do a lot of Chinese watches not have serial numbers?

What country makes the worst watches?
What company makes the worst watches?

>>59055922
China make the worst watches, but that's kind of an unfair statement because china make some very good watches too.

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>>59050634
>Head out to work
>Hours into shift look at bare wrist
>mfw forgot to put my watch on
You'd think that after ten years of office work environments I'd stop forgetting to put that shit on

>>59056000
>When you look at your bare arm to signal to people you're waiting for them even though you have no watch on.

Why does this "instinct" exist.

>>59055559
>>59055589
Is there an e-tailer that sells individual watch parts like this with relative ease? I pick out the case with crystal, band, face, and a generic movement, and assemble it I mean.

I say probably quartz movement because I can't imagine a movement being shipped OEM to a consumer to tune and time accurately. I assume quartz under the auspice that the average person could pop some hands on the axis and push the crown in and off it goes.

>>59056029
I don't know if what you're asking for exists. There's certainly the ability to get an entire watch custom built for you in China to your specs.

The watchuseek forum does it frequently. But it's like 200 pieces minimum.

The easiest thing for you to do is buy a seiko 5 and put a custom dial and hands on it. http://www.dagazwatch.com/apps/webstore/

>>59054953
Some Seiko quartz movement from what I saw

>>59055092
This was probably owned by someone with a fedora and a MAL page with over 700 completed titles. That they're willing to spend money on it does not surprise me.

>Patek make a Chronograph with a Lemania movement for $60,000

Now that just seems overpriced.

>>59056129
>Patek
>overpriced
Tell me more.

Are column wheels better than cam actuated?

>>59056060
Yeah I didn't think so. Perhaps if anyone entrepreneurial were to make it happen, Lego for watches could be a huge market.

Imagine a couple dozen cases, but of standardized sizing to accept quartz and even automatic movements
>This 38mm titanium case with sapphire crystal will accept type D, and type E movements
>Type E movement is automatic with 23 jewels
>this crown will only work with Type E movements
>This case will accept Type 4-7 faces
>type 6 face has a luminescence glow with stainless indices
>watch bands are standard industry widths
Type 9 Roman wide hands 24k plated.

Your order for these parts comes to $147.83. $40 additional fee to have it assembled by our expert watch technicians.

Lego for watches could be huge, but it would require a lot of overhead and some serious craftsmanship knowledge to produce that many different styles and have them all work together.

>>59056251
I don't think normies care that much about watches and the money is in the normie market.

It's a lot easier to TELL people what they want then for them to tell you what they want.

There's no need to create a company that do this when you can be Daniel Wellington and charge $200 for a $10 quartz shitter.

Is Tag really that bad? If you're an enthusiast that can successfully navigate past the $2,000 quartz watches do Tag really have nothing to offer that's good?

Some of the ETAs they're putting in there meet COSC standard.

>>59056329
Tags are what your wife who know's nothing about watches gets you for your 50th birthday

What does /wt/ think about quality over being cheap when it comes to camping.

One one hand, you could pay money for scratch resistant sapphire, big water resistance, no reliance on batteries etc.

On the other you could have a throwaway

>>59056478
People claim that they actually bought a Rolex Explorer or Submariner because it "suits their active lifestyle". But they really have it because they want to look high status.

If you want to tell the time while going camping, fishing or skiing just get a Timex Weekender.

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>>59055712

How much is a MOTFM new compared to a Sub? You have to compare by percentage of depreciation, since I believe the Sub is considerably more new.

>>59055753

Celadon

>>59055794
>>59055815

The Lemania 5100 also hacks.

>>59053665

P L A I D
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>>59051395
My nigga.

>>59056582
Holy shit you wear my mom's watch

>>59056571
Why do you say celadon?

>>59056537
Rolex Explorer isn't really the choice for those looking for high status. It's not a super noticeable watch.

Unless they're walking around shoving it into people's faces.

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>>59050801
A Speedy Pro or Reduced? If it's a Pro then you just made my day m8.

>>59056603
It's still got that typical rolex shape that normies will home in on.

>>59056595
Your mom is a pretty cool guy.

Thank
>>59056646
You!

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>>59056582

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>>59056627
I think the most normies tend to home in on is the coronet and word Rolex. As evidenced by lots of Rolex fakes that do not even imitate actual Rolex models.

>>59056601

Aesthetically more interesting, from what I've seen much better finishing, and much more likely to be QC'd properly.

>Reading Seagull 1963 thread on Watchuseek about a guy trying to open a dispute with a vender of his broken watch
>Turns out he broke it by clapping with it on.

This is literally one of those cases of "play stupid games win stupid prizes". Like those that complain their watch is ruined after they wore it when swimming.

>>59056756
If a watch breaks when you clap your hands it's shit.
Same thing if it breaks in a swim.

>>59056756
At doesn't seem the same. If you fucking clap it shouldn't break wtf

>>59056787
Exactly. I'd be pissed as fuck if my watch broke from such mundane activities.

Help me out, Anons. The only watch I own is a SARB033.
What meme to buy next?
>Amphiba 420SE with black dial
>used Poljot Sturmanskie (preferably the version with hacking)
>used Poljot Okean
>Seagull 1963
>SKX007
or
>two Seiko 5s, maybe something like >>59033014 and an SNK809
Or just stop buying low price range and save up?

>>59056787
It's a fucking manual chronograph that was designed in the 1940s not a Casio G shock.

And watches don't like water.

>>59056817
And made in the 2000s...

>>59056817
>And watches don't like water.
Shit ones maybe, It's fucking trivial to add at least 30m WR.

>>59056787
If you clap /hard/ and often you could fuck up a lot of watches. Shouldn't really play golf, chop wood or bat in baseball with one either. The hard swings and high gforce of rapid acceleration and deceleration are not great.

Nineball

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Anonymous

>>59056938
What is your favorite thing about threads on /g/

Your least favorite thing?

Tell us your name and job

>>59056848
My car is NCAP 5 star rated but I'm not about to crash it into a wall to find out how good at crashing it is.

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>>59056974
No time for that. Only time for watches.

>>59056838
The design hasn't changed and it's made on the same machines so essentially it is a chronograph from the 1940s.

>>59056996
Nice.

What's your favorite color. Also what is the deal with that picture compilaton?

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Tell me about Christopher Ward

>>59057002
Guess when Omega and Lemania created the famous 321 movement? Just because something is old does not mean it's obsolete.

>>59057059
Their old logo sucks and their new logo is worse

>>59057099
That recent r/watches AMA was hilarious with almost all of it being negative feedback on the new logo.

>>59057124
Didn't they change their logo based on reddit feedback? And reddit are complaining they liked the old one better now?

What's a good brand of leather strap that is better than the $10 shit but not paying the same price as the watch for the strap autism?

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>>59057057
>what is the deal with that picture compilaton?
I've found myself involved in things. I shall get back to it. I'm still thinking of the best way to present the information so that it's the most useful.

Picking a single color is hard. I like the entire grayscale. White, black grays/silvers.

>>59057124
The "looks like a men's dress shirt company" comment was dead on.


Chr.Ward is awful
The new one with the name all spelled out at 9 o'clock is shit
The old old C with a W in it was FINE

Fuck, they need to get it together

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lol

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Hodinkee had a stream with Omega about speedmasters

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R_LrBUAgWu0

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>Put all this effort into a speedy homage
>Make the second hand the wrong colour

Hmmm..

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>>59057444
So many chronographs have crazy colored hands that have no sense to them at all.

One of the things Seiko tends to do right [on their high-end] chronographs is hand colors. They'll often color all running hands one way, and all chronograph hands another way. Their lower end chrongraphs they'll go back to having dumb shit like all subdials one color, different color maybe fore all center hands or something.

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>>59057541

>>59057541
Pushers are too small on this watch, seiko should make them bigger.

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>>59057546
here's a cheap one they fucked it up on. In this case the chronograph and running seconds are the same color. Why would anyone do that?

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>>59057557
Here's a cheap one they did okayish on.

The chrono hads are red, the running hours and minutes are silver. But the running seconds aren't silver, it's white.

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How do you use the Tachymeter on this watch?

>>59057604
You don't. It's a chink shitter that just throws shit on the dial to look sophisticated.

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>>59057604

>>59057406
What's so funny

>>59057698
The watch looks awful every hour between 40 minutes past an 50 minutes past the hour.

>At the gas station filling my car
>Guy pulls up next to me in a Ferrari
>About to give him my business card so we can do some mutually beneficial deals
>Notice he's wearing a Tissot
>Recoil in horror

That was close, almost gave my card to a shitter

>>59057756
I hope you spat on him.

>>59057756
You bumped into richard hammond then? :^ )

>>59057756
whats wrong with tissot

Anyone else put off from buying an expensive watch just because of how much they cost to get serviced?

>>59057874
No

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>>59057874
>just bought a watch that will cost the same amount to service it in 5 years.

>>59057917
You can just not service it.

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>>59057917
w-why anon?

It's part of why I'm now looking at quartz watches.

>>59057929
pic related

>>59057945
Yes, that's the idea.

>Bought a Citizen Eagle 7 for £10
>Local watch shop wanted £150 to service it

Yeah no

>>59057945
Whats funny is some of the honda and toyota engines can go 200k miles without an oil change. When you think about it, thats like having a watch run on the factory battery for 10-15 years. Sounds like Casio.

TGV? Nice guy or up his own arse?

He's full of himself but it's hard to hate him since he seems nice.

>>59058034
>200k
idk anon.
Either way theres no fucking way thats good for the engine.

>>59058067
yeah no its fucking terrible. But it is well documented most of those small 4 bangers can make it to high mileage while being abused, and still be servicable.

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>He can't beat people to death with his watch

>>59058067
Yes but if service was the price of a new car, would you change the oil every 6k? Or drive it until it shits itself at 120k?

That's the point.

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So a while ago I posted this teaser pic of a rather rare dial variant of the Seiko LM Special.

As far as I can tell, Seiko only used a blue sunburst dial with classic baton indices and classic dauphine hands in a single case style, and not a very popular case style for the 5206 at that.

Well, it finally arrived today.

>>59058155
Probably drive it 119k and get it done.

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>>59058198

And here it is, in all of its pre-Swatch glory.

Dial is absolutely immaculate. Hands just need an ultrasonic cleaning.

I also have a 5206-6061 case I can move this dial into (I can always swap the dials back to their original cases if I ever want to sell them).

>>59058218

*Pre-serviced holy fuck I phone post about vintage Omega so much my phone autocorrected pre-serviced to pre-Swatch.

>>59058214
That wouldn't make much sense. At 119k nearly all the damage is done. Wear parts are nearly all worn to the point where it all needs to be replaced, there may be warping in aluminum blocks and stress in iron blocks that can lead to future head gasket problems. It's not like "as long as I change my oil before it breaks down it's like I'm changing my oil on time."

You have a completely trashed car and you want to pay the price of a new car (which could last 120k) to keep this one on the road for another 12k miles before it shits the bed?

>>59058251

>>59058325
cool it deleted my post.
it'd be the emotional tie, aka why you service a watch.
But the thing is a car doesn't cost that much to service.

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http://watchguy.co.uk/review-a-trip-inside-the-swatch-sistem51-eta-c10111/

>Plastic pallet fork
>Plastic escape wheel

>>59058224
Best place to buy a 1963 in canada? I'm caving

>getting ready to decide on a watch
>it has a third lug off the case
>cant really change straps
why do people design this?

>>59056329
The Heuer Monaco & Carrera re-issues are acceptable. That's it.

>>59058442
oops didnt mean to reply to you

>>59056329
https://youtu.be/0pOtkAa1iqQ

>>59058590
How can he say tag is shit and have a Vostok in his channel banner?

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>>59051864
>Average casio collector

>>59058663
Probably because the vostok costs <$100 while the tag is a few kilobucks. It doesn't pretend to be some luxury piece while being a shitter.

>>59058590
Is this the guy that runs over watches in a car and then calls them shit for breaking?

How is it possible a watch can get more accurate a couple weeks after shipping to your house

>>59058722
How is it possible that an engine needs a run in period?

>>59058722
Drift in the movement perhaps. In all likelyhood the environment where it was made is not the same as where you are. This might affect the accuracy, who knows.

>>59058590
This is fucking invicta level

>>59058663
He has a vostok in the video. Did you watch it?

>>59058738
I don't know I'm not a fucking mechanic

>>59058590
>£3,000

the fuuuuuug? that's speedy money.

>>59058518
Just make sure to not send the monaco to tag to get serviced:

https://youtu.be/4bfuEbwusb4

>>59059019
Anything mechanical has a "break-in" period. As the metal parts start rubbing together, the friction changes, and so does the performance. Higher end watches pretty much bypass the breakin by "stoning" the metal parts to a polish, and using the sapphire or ruby jewels which have a very low friction on metal parts.

>>59054575
Are both crowns 200m WR? Are they both screw down?

If the subcrown isn't screwed down, does it accidentally move the innercrown often?

should I buy the SBDC047 lads? fuck....

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ABrt9UA5HTA

>>59059807
>45.5mm diameter

Only if you have wrists large enough for it.

>>59059825
how big of a wrist do i have to have?

>>59059852
Big enough for the 52mm lug to lug distance not to overhang or look silly.

>>59059807
I like it. I had certainly considered it, but now that we have a 62mas reissue coming out... yeah.

>>59059891
>>59059908
fuck... so a 6.75 in wrist won't work.... any other watches to consider? I've been lusting for a decent sub 1k usd diver for so long.

>>59059908
Also

>reissue
not a reissue, that's the wrong word. Let's just say the new 62mas style diver.

>>59059967
There's the obris memesplorer whenever the come back in stock. I'm sure there are other smaller seiko divers as well. Check out the halios' that'll release in the next few months too.

>>59059977
is the helson shark diver actually a diver watch? google has some guy bitching about having to return a helson 3 times.

>>59058372
>this again

>>59060081
Beats me m8. Haven't bothered to research it since it seems like a worse looking obris explorer II.

How small is too small? Im thinking of buying a 70s or 80s oysterdate. It's 34mm though.
My wrist is around 7 inches.

>>59060563
You can wear it.

Keep in mind, something smaller on your wrist will generally make you look bigger, something big will make you look smaller by comparison.

Like the "This is my dad's watch" effect of wearing something too large for you. Girls will sometimes wear their boyfriend's accessories as they do help make her look petite and feminine by comparison.

>>59060563
Large watches of 40mm and bigger is just the current "style". 34mm with an appropriate band and clothing is fine.

>>59060592
who's a big boy? :^)

>>59060563
This is (apparently) a 6.75" wrist with the 34mm carrera reissue. Tag says it's 36mm in diameter but that includes the crown. So 34mm should be fine with a ~7" wrist.

http://i.imgur.com/xweV7rs.jpg

>>59060635
Actually, now that I look it might be 35mm without the crown:

http://www.onthedash.com/docs/CompareCarreras.shtml

>>59060592
>>59060601
>>59060635

thanks.

>>59060643
Personally, I think ~35mm is a sweet spot for usable, masculine, and stylish. 40mm and bigger is just clownish big no matter how big or small your wrists are.

>>59060700
my wrist is so skinny that I obsess over a few millimeters so no one will think my watch looks 'clownish' (you know how clowns are known for wearing oversized wristwatches?)

>type out a lot
>and now it's gone
well fuck this planet.

>>59056756
>>59056801
clapping is such a mundane activity that it should count. do your watches also break when you wave at someone.

the 1963 is also supposed to be a pilots watch. how the fuck can it not withstand some gforce and sharp movements

New threads can't be posted now because Hiroyuki jizzed on the mac mini. Whoever makes the next thread feel free to link these early in that thread:

Part 1: "Roots and Features"
https://youtu.be/o_cBBknT3PM

Part 2: "How it Works"
https://youtu.be/uwJ9TbkNigs

Part 3: "The Flyblack
https://youtu.be/MZGQZ3QSNSo

Part 4: "The Split seconds"
https://youtu.be/m-RHG_vcYGU

Part 5: "Very Special Chronographs"
https://youtu.be/Srpqln4p75c

I haven't linked them in a while, and based on the recent chronograph talk I think we have new people who haven't seen it.

>>59056816
Stop buying low range and save up brother

>>59060959
>>59060959
>>59060959

>>59057874
Yup. Kinda wanted a Speedy, then thought about service costs. Probably never gonna buy another mechanical.

>>59056029
Yes you absolutely can do that. In fact an anon dod it last year. He bought a case, movement, dial and hands and assembled the lot.

>>59057408
Is it worth watching ot just marketing wank?

>>59057552
Screw down pushers can only be so small

>>59058500
They want you to buy their overpriced proprietary straps

>>59059977
>There's the obris memesplorer whenever the come back in stock.
So never

>>59053685
You didnt