/wt/ watch thread

the other thread isn't at bump limit

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What do you guys think of Zenith? Will it keep its value? I lobe the looks of this watch but the price is outrageous.

>>59329510
second for seagull C H I N A M A D E

>>59329853
phallic hour hand

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>>59330120
cockhands you say?

>>59329589
Probably won't hold its value but I'm sure it's a good watch

>>59324398
why is your camera so shit

Oh look...the jewelry fags are out again.

Take your non tech related thread back to fashion where it belongs. And don't give me that shit about precision micro engineering...you fags do not talk about that shit at all in these threads.

>>59330314
>implying /g/ even talks about technology

How do you guys check the accuracy of your watch?
Do you go to time.is the same time every day and see how far your watch is off by and log it in a spreadsheet?

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>>59329589
friend of mine has it, its a nice watch, but stupid expensive. resale value is dogshit ofc (dont buy new.)
my 60 y/o omega kicked its ass on the timegrapher though.

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Any love for my Vostok 50 Slavthoms?

>>59330314
Yes goy, back to your Intel processor threads, there's more shilling to be done!

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>>59330514
Quite nice anon. God damn the Fifty Fathoms is a gorgeous watch

>>59330626
My point exactly...it's all jewelry.

Back to fashion with you non tech faggots

Can someone redpill me on the pricetag for the Breitling clock that comes with the Bentley Bentayga?

>>59330398

https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=de.uhrenbastler.watchcheck&hl=en

>>59330664
Wish this was available for iOS.

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>>59330078
Excellent. I've already been eyeing some Bonetto Cinturini straps

>>59330687
More decorations and jewelry. NOT TECH!!!!

>>59330646
Quick Google. Limited production timepiece made out of precious metals, features a unique rotation complication and a tourbillon and the rest is just because they can. It isn't extraordinary in terms of asking price for high end mechanical time pieces.

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>>59330641
>>59330698
Anon I'm sorry.

Your father got you a Steinhart for your graduation. You loved it. You wore it everyday. It was your pride and joy. Finally you could show the world what you were made of, and that you, after all these years had earned the right to wear your first Swiss Made luxury watch.

Then, alas, you found /g/. You found /wt/ and anons were talking about all types of horological technology, forms and functions, complications and designs, reliability and value for money. You were home at last, among your fellow watch connoisseurs.

As you were scrolling away, you saw someone else posted their Steinhart.. and you knew it was time, time to share with the world your own timepiece for all to admire and adore!

So you did. And then the comments came in. But, something was wrong. They were.. Unexpected. They were.. cruel. Harsh. Demeaning and offensive.

What? Why? How can this be? After all this time and love you have shared with your watch you've just been told, that slab of metal around your wrist, is in fact a steaming pile of dogshit.

>>59330664
>uhrenbastler
Why did I read that as urineblaster?

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>>59330698

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Stop buying jewelry

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Anyone ID this watch?

>>59326376
>25 minutes for a watch review

why do his videos go on and on. you can talk about everything in 5-10 minutes

>>59331163
TGV would be decent if he'd just cut the rambling and the filler shit. He has a pretty good taste and generally avoids shitters.

Also it would help if he would stop with the Yuropoor nobleman LARP. It's cringe as fuck. I'm native Euro but I certainly don't have pictures of European art and architecture on loop on my desktop.

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>Be in Scotland
>Order a watch from Ireland
>Tracking just updated showing it's in London

Why the fuck would it go there?

Scotland is up from Ireland not down... That's the wrong direction.

>>59331495
>be in Hungary
>order parts from CousinsUK
>arrives late as fuck
>"Missent to Canada" stamped on the parcel
How the fuck do you manage that?

>>59331556
My friend works for a jewellery company and once told me he had to deal with a complaint where a package got sent to Georgia the country instead of state.

>>59331410
What's wrong with having European art in your room?

The nobleman larp is funny though. He's not even entitled to half that shit because his mothers side is the noble side. So it would pass down to the son of one of her brothers, not him.

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I need this in my life.

>>59331495
If it's coming from The Republic of Ireland it probably has to go through a customs centre in London before it makes it north of the wall.

>>59331812
Neat rotor. Was citizen trying to make something stronger than a center mounted rotor?

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>>59331812
My God they are sexy.

Should I buy the Casio F91W-1 meme watch?

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>>59332029
Yes, they're fantastic.

>>59332029
Yes.

>>59332029
Sure, it's cheap enough

>>59331990
Not sure what their intentions were, but apparently they were actually a bit less reliable than a traditional rotor. Might not be the fault of the rotor though, maybe it was the winding gears, I don't know the full story.

>>59332029
How much are you going to miss those 5 to 7 bucks if you don't like it?

>>59332029
Get a W201 instead.

>>59332029
>auto-adjustment for leap years is not supported, as the watch does not record the year.

That should tell you something, it's crap.

>>59332029
No, GWM5610

>>59332152
Its IC is from 1991, what do you expect? Also a digital watch knowing years and leap years is a meme, so go kys.

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>>59332178
Why not both?

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>>59330514
Nice, real nice.

Picked up pic related for £30 in Sarajevo last weekend.

>>59332357
Because you can save ten bucks by not buying the worthless one

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>>59332387
Mine is coming in from Russia, $30 and better condition than your, hehe.

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>>59329510
>waiting for my new watch in the mail

>>59333051
I missed this meme

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>>59333051
>tracking page says the watch is already at my PO and will be delivered today

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Anyone had any experience with antiquewatchbar?

I got a Seiko lord marvel in great condition from them but it's incredibly inaccurate, it was supposed to have been serviced.

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>>59333051
Soon™

>>59333140
>I got a Seiko lord marvel in great condition from them but it's incredibly inaccurate, it was supposed to have been serviced.

It was, 5 years ago. :^)

But seriously I had the same thing happen to me when I got an Explorer II from 'Collectors Coins and Jewelry". Apparently it's more common to pull this shit than you think. Fucker was advertised to have been within COSC and when I got it, it was running two MINUTES slow per day.

>>59332888
Holy shit ten whole dollars? Some of us aren't NEETs.

>>59333466
I suggested buying a $90 watch instead of a $10 one. It's clearly not about the money

>>59333235
Damn I guess it's a bad idea paying the premium that the vintage watch shops are demanding for the watch being "serviced". Next time I'll just get it from a eBay auction or just stick to new watches

>>59333140
He is a good guy, and honest, the problem is that his watchmaker is complete shit. I chatted with him a bit by email after I bought the blue dialed 5206 from him, and some of the things he told me lead me to suspect that they watchmaker he guy uses sucks.

In any case, you should always assume you will need to have any vintage watch you buy serviced immediately up receipt, no matter what the seller tells you.

>>59333051
I have two in the mail God speed fedex

>>59333524
Why do you think I'm constantly shilling Yahoo! Japan Auctions in here? Because for the most part you are better off buying from there unless you are willing to knowingly overpay for excellent exterior condition.

I really want a Celadon imperial. Can someone with one give me a run Down of if it's worth

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Seriously considering picking up the 38mm version of the Hamilton Intra-matic.

>>59333843
I don't get this.
If they didn't want to put a seconds hand they could just installed a quartz movement instead of an automatic. Pretty retarded desu.

>>59333569
>>59333912

Same goes for the celadon imperial, now that I think about it.

>>59333922
>the only point of a mechanical movement is a smooth seconds hand
maybe you just don't like watches anon.

>>59333843
That would look better with a running seconds sub dial rather than date.

>>59333912
I would prefer that it (the Hamilton) had a seconds hand, but that's the only thing I dislike about the watch. Solid movement and a beautiful, simple face and case.

>>59333912
>they could just installed a quartz movement instead
Just kill yourself now

>>59334009
Come on, I'm not saying that I prefer quartz over a mechanical watch but what's the point of an automatic without seconds hand? A quartz movement would provide a better performance by keeping the same design and probably and even thinner case.

>>59330175
What is a good watch, if not a watch that holds its value?

>>59333979
I do like watches and exclusively mechanical movements but I dislike watches that exclude the sweeping seconds hand, which displays the beauty of the performance of the mechanism.

>>59334178
What does that have to do with what I posted?

>>59334178
Meant for >>59333961

>>59334157
All watches don't hold value Anon
They are like cars.

Even the vintage expensive ones become practically dogshit after a while.

Only the price of the material determines the value, never the fancy pansy complication or horological 'masterwank'.

>>59334240
>All watches don't hold value Anon
This is true, but some hold a lot better than others, such as Rolex and PP.
Again; what is a good watch?

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>>59330641
>>59330698

This. If non-digital watches are tech, then so are backpacks.

>>59334256
Even less and less people/shops are accepting
used Rolexes as the Business is slowly dying
out and the new gen don't see the same value
in it as their predecessors.

In this current age, the value is determined by
the discerning individual. Keep yours close.

>>59334301
>In this current age, the value is determined by
>the discerning individual.
Exactly my point. People will almost always want Rolexes, as they are, by plebeians, seen as the top of the watch food chain.

Also, why do you write like that?

>>59334256
It is down to tastes and preferences I suppose For instance, I'd always liked Seagull watches better than Japanese makes and
Beijing cloisonne dials can make me swoon with their artistry and energy.

On retrospect, I would never spend so much on a Swiss/German/American/Japanese make when I can get so much for so little

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Just ordered these from ebay for 10.50€

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>>59334399
Oh look, it's another Casio!

>>59334331
Even now, I see less and less people wearing traditional mechanical watches and depending on their
smartphones, tablets or even smartwatches.

It is a pretty rough time for the industry as a whole.
People are starting to lose interest.

>>59334352
>cloisonne
Dont you mean guilloche?
I think cloisonne is set enamel paint right?

>>59334412
Literally the opposite is happenning

>>59334415
Yes, the 'sketching/outlining' is set by bronze/gold/brass wire and different enamel paints are filled in.

http://europe.chinadaily.com.cn/culture/2014-05/15/content_17508733.htm

http://www.memorigin.com/mem_1dot1/main/product.php?lang=eng

http://www.longiowatch.com/mchindex.aspx

http://zhangdaoboutique.com/en/

>>59334455
I don't know which part of the world you live in
But in my country, hardly anyone even buys
Seikos/Citizens/Timex/Swatch nowadays, Quartz or otherwise.

I do see Fossil pieces being wore like
outlandish fashion accessories from time to time tho and Le Rubber Casio of course

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Does turning the crown backwards on speedies to stop the seconds hand (and sometimes run it backwards) do any harm to the movement? I've read conflicting reports; that it'll eventually cause wear to the movement and that it's totally harmless.

Apparently it's just the pressure from the cannon pinion moving against the center pinion being able to overcome the torque in the rest of the system.

>>59334679
its called ghetto hacking and i dont think it does a whole lot to the movement.

shoutout to the plastic in that chrono btw

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bought an skx009 as my first watch
i really like it a lot

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>>59335073
Get a Strapcode super oyster bracelet, it totally transforms the feel of the watch. It feels a lot more 'premium'.

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Opinions on this piece

>>59335284
>Opinions on this piece
*of shit.

>>59331960
Yeah customs between 2 EU countries, brexit is not done yet senpai

>>59335448
Why?

>>59335565
Open-hearts on non-tourbillons are tacky and ugly.

>>59335565
He's being a memer. Orient makes great entry level automatics

>>59335707
On tourbillons too.

>>59335707
>>59336027
>drone on and on and on about muh engineering and horology and must appreciate muh little machine
>see through case backs are stupid
>open hearts are shit

There is no pleasing the autist

>>59336091
I've literally never once seen anyone complain about display backs in these threads. They are fine.

>>59335284
Why did they even place the open heart there?
It's not as if it's showing anything remotely interesting.

>>59336272
What's more interesting than the escapement?

>>59336027
What's the point of a tourbillion you can't see though?

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>>59334009

What did you just say about me you little bitch? I'll have you know that I keep an accuracy of +/-0s.

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$10,000
1 watch
New or used

What do you by?

>pic possibly related

>>59336396
this is my favorite recent watch post

>>59336455
212.30.41.20.03.001

>>59335512
It probably has to pass through the customs centre even though it's 2 EU countries. Or that's just where the international mail hub is.

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>>59336455
IWC Portuguese automatic.

>>59336455
I'd probably just get a used Milgauss or Explorer.
~$10,000 just isn't enough to get the high end luxury watches I want.

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>>59336629
beat me to it

http://www.bbc.com/news/business-39176358

Reminder not to buy from India - Your watch will be covered in curry.

>>59336730
Is that really any different from the popcorn button on your microwave

>>59336814
Literally never seen a microwave with that button.
Only stuff like 'reheat' and such.

>>59336871
Are you a commie

>>59336908
Err.. Not sure?
I'm Danish.

>>59336814
>popcorn button on your microwave
Nearly every microwave with one just burns it

>>59336945
Yep. Commie.

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>>59336953
O-okay.

>>59334271
I mean they are... Why don't you start a thread to discuss the weight distribution physics and materials science of luggage?

We can discuss how Louis Vuitton is luxury but worth it and how Gucci is dogshit

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>>59336455
Used? JLC Master Calendar meteorite
new probably the same without the meteorite

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>>59336953
>>59336908
I will not tolerate bullying in this thread!

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>>59337135
Communists aren't people.

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>>59337160
Neither are burgers.

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>>59336455
If the question is "one watch period" then it has to be a Rolex, no question. I'd probably go a used GMT-Master II, Pepsi version. They're beautiful, functional daily wear pieces, and have MAN ALMOST ON THE FUCKIN MOON heritage.


If you're just wanting a grail watch around or under the $10,000 mark and don't necessarily want it to be your one and only luxury watch, some interesting choices would be
>Breitling Navitimer Cosmonaute
>Breitling Galactic Unitime
>Patek Philippe Calatrava
>Vacheron Constantin Overseas
>Rolex President
>Rolex Sea Dweller
>JLC Memovox
>JLC Reverso

Pic unrelated.

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Where's the cheapest place I can buy pic related that ships internationally?

>>59337299
Long island watch.

Don't buy one though

>>59337378
>$400

uhhhmmmm

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>>59336455
Grand Seiko SBGH001.

Very likely the best engineered three hand lever escapement movement in existence at any price.

And before someone tries to argue about the lack of a free sprung balance, note that it is a high beat movements and consider carefully the technical implications of the MEMS balance wheel.

>>59336629
>>59336647
>$10,000
>On an ETA shitter

Only Panerai buyers are more gullible and foolish.

>>59337195
>$10,000
>On a Brietling

What's with the enormous plebbery today?

>>59337430
Seriously don't fucking buy one

>>59337592
Does anyone have any wallpapers of this watch ?

>>59334412
>>59334455
That may be true, but demand from collectors are at a all time high. Just look at how much the desired vintage models have been selling for recently, like pre-moon speedies, pre-maxi subs, constellations and 56x Seamasters/de Villes/Geneves. Even King Seiko/LM 52xx's. Compared to just a few years ago, prices have at least doubled. TLDR, if you care about holding value, buy vintage.

>>59337624
>IWC is ETA

found the uninformed parrot faggot

http://watchbase.com/iwc/caliber/52010

>>59336091
/g/ doesn't really like display PC cases either...

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>>59336455
Zenith El Primero 1969 Chronograph

>>59337624
A lot of IWC and Breitlings are overpriced pleb-bait, but not these 2.
See
>>59337751

>>59337800
That dial design is pretty Fossil tier t b h

>>59337770
Well, computers don't have moving parts other than fans

>>59337846
>t b h
Makes sense some reddit shitposter would say this.

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>>59337624
>Breitling is an independent company and actually puts effort into their watches, and their chronographs and world timers are in-house and stunningly high grade for their price. And the Cosmonaute is cheaper than $10,000 used but I rank it highly as Breitling actually made the movement unique and a manual wind, column-wheel chronograph with a 24 hour dial just like the one that went to space. It's got space pedigree like the MOTFM but it's staggeringly better in every way and not every asshole has one.

>>59337931
TOLD STATUS:
[ ] NOT TOLD
[X] TOLD

>>59337985
I'm not >>59337624
and agree that Breitling makes some good watches, but I'd respect them a lot more if they'd respected Sinn's rightful ownership of the Navitimer rights and didn't make so many ETA shitters and price them at Rolex levels.
>>It's got space pedigree like the MOTFM
In name only. The current Breitling is not the same company as the original.
>>not every asshole has one
Not that it has anything to do with the quality of the product, but, like BMW's, Breitlings are disproportionately popular among assholes.

>>59337985
Your use of greentext and pic suggest sarcasm, but your tone does not.

Am I the autistic one or are you?

>>59337299
bump for this question

>>59337985
If Breitling put effort into all their watches instead of of marketing to pawn off grossly overpriced ETA shitters on normies, I would respect them more.

The B01 is a nice movement, but you I don't think you can justify spending JLC money on one.

>>59337299
>>59338213
SeiyaJapan? Alternatively look for "vintage" <=90's models, they're supposedly better finished (comparable to the higher-end SARXs), have a better movement, and are cheaper. Saw one on Ebay a while ago.

Post your vostoks.

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>>59338272
Pic related

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>>59338317

>>59331115
I think it's called DOGSHIT, FUCKER!

>>59338317
Are there any sub 39mm vostoks
If so please do share

>>59338463
I sincerely hope this is the real archie

>>59338529
Chance of that being Archie is less than 1%

Bought a strap without tracking, waited 1 month for a shipment within europe
It's my first time buying something online, guys do you know what can I do, or i just lost it forever ?

>>59338940
Who did you buy it from? Doesn't everyone do tracking now?

>>59332029
it's way more durable than people give it credit for
elegant and small without the autistic gshock plastic condom

>>59338963
cheapestnatostraps
well I'm a cheap fag that didn't add 2 more $ for tracking
But shit i didn't thought it will turn out like this

>>59335129
nice skx mod

>>59336455
Black dial calatrava.

>>59330140
THICC

>>59336455
Nomos Metro.
Probably the Hodinkee limited edition, since it's a chronometer.

>>59337195
thicc

>>59336455
A grand Seiko of some kind

>>59335129
to me the original reminds me of a jubilee bracelet, which is better than standard sub bracelet.

Any recommendations for a open heart watch?

>>59338471
the kid's versions

>>59339195
whichever orient you like that has one.

>>59339244
any seagull, parnis etc?

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>>59339046
>f-91
>elegant

>>59339267
that's smug picture isn't an anime girl try again

>>59339266
I wouldn't recommend it.

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First watch. Love hearing the escapement when my ear is close

>>59339344
That sound is actually all of the bugs living in that rug you're pretending is a sweater

>>59339267
it can be, have seen asian business men dressed in all black rocking f-91's and looking like total IT bosses.

>>59339375
That's probably because they were wearing a suit.

>>59339370
eh, it's warm.

>>59339344
I like it honestly, I really do.
Alternating roman numerals with markers that look like an I yet still having a IIII is perfect autist bait too.

>>59339333
alright, thanks for info NineBall, you're dedicated :)

>>59339389
mind you...black shoes, suit pants and french synthetic silk polos

>>59329589
El Primero is a dank movement desu.

>>59336455
Zenith El Primero

Otherwise:
Omega Speedmaster
Heuer Monaco
Nomos Glashütte Tangente

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>>59338317

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>>59339061
Thanks bro.

>>59339412
at least it isn't 311, that bothes me more than this. The markers make it so the watch is somewhat symmetric

>>59339171
The original is a jubilee bracelet, if you prefer that style then I would get a super jubilee. They are much better quality than the standard bracelet and massively improves the watch.

>>59339638
>super jubilee
didn't know they existed, thanks a bunch

>>59337195
>If the question is "one watch period" then it has to be a Rolex, no question.
Why on Earth would people pay big money to celebrate their mid life crisis??

https://www.google.pt/search?q=SARB033&source=lnms&tbm=isch&sa=X

I WANT THIS BUT SWISS AND 37mm OR UNDER

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>>59339881
Get a 36mm Datejust with black dial & baton markers then.

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>>59339678

>>59336455
NIB LV, price took a hike when the nasty hulk came out which was years ago. Price is only going to go up unless you wreck it.
VAC and PP is a meme for the middle class, who knows who wants walmart-designs on their wrist for a down payment in the future?
And Vacheron sounds like a gypsy family name.

>>59339344
>41mm
I'm looking for a watch with that exact style but in 36-38mm.

>>59340164
do you think it looks too big on my wrist?

>>59340183
A bit, and my wrist is like yours if not more skinny so you can imagine how it will look.

>>59340236
Mine are roughly 7 inches.
My wrist expands past the lugs, so I think it fits fine.

So what did you dicks buy on ebay with the 20% code? I grabbed an SSB027.

Is the Russian watch Anon here?

>>59340629
>Is the Russian watch Anon here?
Da

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Can someone help me identify this watch? I saw it the other day and can't quite figure out whether it was a chink quartz or an automatic. Could it be a seiko? The defining features are a date dial with 3 days, roman numerals and dial was 40mm ish. It sort of felt like a Seagull but from the photos I saw it is probably something else.
t. newfag

>>59340682
>roman numerals
>large date window in case you forget the numbers before and after the current one
Who cares? It's dogshit.

>>59340671
I have a 31659 Sturmanskie from the late 1980s running +15s/day.
I don't know the service history.
Do you think I should be happy since it's well within the -20/+40 rating of the movement or is it capable of more and worthy of being serviced?
Chrono works perfectly btw.

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>Seiko Alpinist coming in the post
>Realise it goes with literally nothing I own
>Going clothing shopping tomorrow

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>>59329510

So I got this on ebay for 15 bucks but it's not working. I can't find where the fuckin battery goes so I can figure out what kind it takes. Wat do?

>>59340858
cant go wrong with neutrals and earth tones. Don't wear blue.

>>59340968
All I own is blue and black

>>59340553
Picked up an SNZF15 to use as a beater watch while traveling in Asia.

>>59341008
Wear it on the inside of your wrist.

>>59340964
>hey family how do you want your watch face
>black dial bayeux tapestry
>say no more

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>Go to the "luxury and lifestyle" section on WUS
>"High end wallet"

>tfw poor

rip thread

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Can anyone identify this watch?

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She's so perfect.

>>59342129
I like the hands on that

>>59340682
Maybe an Orient. They're sort of like Seagull and Seiko.

>>59342000
no.

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>>59342129
>The single most 90s mallcore looking watch ever made
>Cuck-axial meme
>Sub owners will laugh at you
>Perfect

What did he mean by this?

>>59342251
Gotta fight the buyer's remorse, dude

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>>59342251
You're an excellent memer

>>59342251
>Sub owners will laugh at you
You mean the middle aged guys that bought a Rolex to tell everyone they bought a Rolex?

I always used to think that the casio diver was too big 4 me based on specs and pics like pic related,

however I found one at walmart and it actually wore ok. Also I thought some of you guys might want to roast this pic I found online

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>>59342397
woops

>>59342303
At least they didn't spend 80% of Rolex money on %20 of Rolex effort.

>>59342403
>nato
>wristlet
>worn on top of wrist bone

Buying a fake Rolex to impress girls. Y/N?

>>59342579
>Rolex effort
Good one

>>59342660

They won't know what the fuck it is or even notice that you were wearing a watch

>>59342660
Nah. I mean, what girls are you really going to pick up with your fake Rolex that you couldn't now? Or at least now with just any gold plated watch.

>>59342799
Unless it's all gold, then they'll be thinking you're a joke. Or are we're talking about hood rats?

I've picked up most women in the last few years wearing an AWGM100 GShock. They don't give a fuck

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Guys. I really want an Explorer 2. I don't like Rolex but this watch speaks to me, and it's pretty cheap, for a Rolex.

Going to look for a used one.

>>59342764
Look, I can't stand their aesthetics or marketing, but you are literally retarded if you think Rolex watches aren't extremely well made, and certainly manufactured and finished to a massively higher standard than Omegas.

>>59342809
this, Buy a gold plated Bambino and sell it with the confidence you need to pick up girls in the first place

>>59342873
the POLAR polar polar POLAR

it's good buying, good buying, good BANG PER BUCK

nah I think its fine go for it

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>>59342873

>>59332916
Nice looks good.

Blue's too common though, red much rarer.

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My favourite modern Rolex. Most other model tend towards boring or garish.

>>59343675
>tfw its too big for my wrists

>>59343675
It'd be nicer if it wasn't thicker than a submariner. Gotta fit that inner anti-magnetic cage somehow I guess.

>>59343675
>orange
>less garish

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How do you people decide which watch to wear in the morning?

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>>59343817

>raymondweil
>casios everywhere
>fucking timex

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>>59342873
just get a shitter Vostok like this and save your money.

>>59343829
RW was a gift, but its an objectively good looking watch, casios are, and always have been solid watches, timex is the only watch to offer Indiglo.

Your opinion is wrong.

>>59343897
kys

>>59343675
remember seeing rolexs all the time on nat geo ad pages.

never thought they looked that great until the the guss. looked incredible to me young eyes.

>>59343919
you are wrong on this one. Not that guy

mfw my wrists and hands like a womens. thin and long.

NEED an ELITE tip for getting thicker wrists in a week.

I heard a seagull's sand bladder is an excellent treatment

>>59344029
Get vintage watches nigga. That or a 36mm oyster perpetual, blackbay 36, or something else.

>>59343884
how are these?

>>59344029
Do carpal tunnel excercises like touching your thumb to each fingertip and opening and closing your hand

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>>59329510
is this watch supposed to look like a clown?

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I want to get a classy white faced dial, simple Swiss automatic. Which one?

how do you find a good place to buy used watches of decent value. I feel like anywhere in NYC will be overpriced as fuck. Anyone know any good places in any major city?

I travel from time to time and I'm willing to incorporate the cost of a watch to a trip if it means its a better price and I can avoid buying sight unseen.

>>59344113
that's the idea behind the edit, to point that out, yes.

>>59344115
Uh. What price range?

Are we talking Calatrava? JLC Master Control? more affordable?

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>>59344115

What are mechanical GMT/world time watches for under 300?

>>59344169

As affordable as possible while not being shit that I will regret having later.

>>59344178

Yes I thought about Omega, how much? I want silver. No gold case.

>>59344196
Depending on the model & condition you can get a vintage geneve for around $300. Do the research beforehand to ensure you're not getting a frankenwatch.

>>59344196
I agree a vintage Omega will likely be best value. You have options that some online would call "Shitters" but there's nothing wrong with buying a watch that works. The main reason to avoid a shitter would be if you wanted to resell watches their values usually tank

Tissot and Hamilton have swiss movements and nice looking dress options I believe

>>59344206

I've seen ORIS ones that I really like the look of for a good price on Amazon. Like 400-1000. Good to go? I like the Omegas, but they are at least 2-3k, and finding a vintage might be a pain when I can get something new like an Oris.

>>59344242
Vintage Omega provides great value for around 500 often enough.

Oris cost a little much for what you are getting for me, although their moonphase calendar is pretty nice looking if I wanted to spend a grand

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>>59342764

>>59344386
the horns at the end are a nice touch

although the person they are based on usually sounds like the other guy

>>59337299
Buy mine for 200AUD, bought it new one year ago.
>Gonna replace it for a gshock rangeman kek

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>>59343919
Price and brand aside, there is very little wrong with this watch.

>>59344628

>no sweeping second hand

What is the fucking point?

>>59344628
Would be better without that date window.

>>59344648
I might agree with you; it would help the aesthetics a bit. However as a useful feature, its not a terrible thing. Its functional but not overly obtrusive.

Also, its got a sapphire crystal. You can see some scuffs on the stainless case, but the crystal is still in excellent condition.

>>59344639
does a JLC true seconds trigger you as well?

>>59344661
yes

>>59344188
Pretty much just fake gmt masters from china
Parnis, Alpha...

>>59344115
Why does it have to be Swiss? Get a SARB035.

>>59344188
Getat
Parnis
Alpha

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>>59344188
There's a GMT Komandirskie.

>>59344606
>gshock rangeman
oi sell me ur seiko then

Jewelry and homosexuality are not tech related topics.

Fuck off back to your containment board!!!!!

>>59345056
Were you touched as a child?

>>59345056
lad...

4chan is the pinnacle of optimism and community on the internet. Lets keep it going for a little while longer.

We are all given a chance to legitimately listened to.

No big bois no little men

/wt/ has migrated far and wide and /g/ IS the containment board

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lookit this shit.

>>59345039
In aus cunt? I will

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any thoughts about this?

>>59345187
yeah nah

too poor :^)

will post when i get some money

>>59345329
Iktf, i fucking love the thing except I have an active job and its my only watch, cant bear bumping it or the thought of hurting it

>>59345372
I am willing to spend 300+ on a watch and that seiko warrents it. However, I feel like im a tad young for that watch

>>59345447
Never too young for a good watch as long as it's not crippling you financially, i bought the seiko when I moved out of home im 20 mate.

>>59336455

SARB017 and pocket the rest.

>thought I was a wristlet
>tried the seiko turtle 45mm diameter in the mall and actually pulled it off nicely

man now I have to break my nothing over 40mm rule and have a bunch of watches to buy that I don't need

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This is the seamaster I like

I'm curious, why have you guys purchased automatic watches over quartz watches?
I'm not trying to start any kind of argument, I just find it a little strange that, buying something that's sole purpose is to tell time, why don't you get a cheaper more accurate one?

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>>59346119
It's just a white person thing, I wouldn't expect you to understand.

>>59346119
Why do people get ferraris when a cars sole purpose is to get you from A to B? Why do people get ______ in any area when something cheaper might be able to "do the job" better?

Hint: it may have to do with other aspects of the design.

>>59345254
Nice hands

>>59346119
I like the idea of a self-sufficient perpetuating machine over a battery that could die on you anytime and you just toss

>>59346160
the car analogy is a bit weak because automatics perform worse than quartz. you would be equating it to a ferrari that runs worse than a honda civic.

>>59346172
The ferrari is also much less practical than the honda.

>>59346172
>the car analogy is a bit weak because automatics perform worse than quartz.

You could argue classic cars then, like some muscle car without power steering or power brakes.

>>59346119
You really could write a thesis on it but here are some reasons why I believe mechanical watches remain cherished.

1. Romatics

Throughout history, all major civilizations and centers of culture and power have dedicated considerable resource and time into creating an accurate clock.

Sun dials, Water clocks, church bells, grandfather clocks and eventually wrist watches have been the pride of empires and societies across the world.

Being able to encapsulate the staggering scale and nature of time into a set of gears and motion that we can understand has a grandure of its own.

Digital watches did become the main interest of the watch market for a while, which was the sole cause of the collapse of the Swiss, German, French and many other European watch making companies.

So why have mechanical watches rebound so successfully?

2. Community

I think this regeneration of the 'analogue' is a wider movement greater than mechanical watches itself.

Lately, we have seen physical books, fountain pens, mechanical keyboards, vinyls and mechanical watches start to make inprints into mainstream awareness again.

In many ways i think its a response to the devaluation of products, relationships and potentially even people through digitization.

Its response has been for some people to value and cherish products, appreciate its characteristics and the workmanship behind it.

Even more important, I think people are trying to reconnect with others through the 'analogue' objects.

In a world where human relationships has lost some meaning through the ease of keeping a grazing touch with people, 'analogue' watches has become one way of rebuilding communities where opinions, interests and ultimately the individual themselves can be appreciated.

My post is all over the place but i just decided to write what i thought

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>>59345903
It's only 48mm lug to lug, which helps. That's only 3mm bigger at longest measurement than a SARB033, even though its diameter is 7mm bigger.

I've been lazy writing my watch guide, but most modern watches are generally 1.15:1 to 1.2:1 ratio of lug-to-lug to diameter (normal lugs that really extend the size of the watch case, not looking at wire lugs or anything here.) This is like your standard range of Rolex and Grand Seiko. Submariner is 1.2, SBGV007 is 1.15, datejust is at 1.21 iirc.

As you you push down towards 1.1 and below, you can increase the size of the watch you can wear (from a diameter perspective,) as long as it doesn't get too thick, without it looking odd. That being said, it does also help to have things that break up the watch if it's pushing big on you, so it doesn't look like a big saucer. Diving bezels and chapter rings are the obvious choice. People tend to be fixated on dials, especially those new or who don't know much about watches. And what size dial does the SRP actually have? 29mm? For example, a nomos Ahoi at 40mm would be sketchy if 40mm is already pushing it for you, because it's nearly all dial. An orient disk (47.4x41.4 is about 1.15) is also a bit sketchy, but the chapter ring can help a little.

For reference, the SRP seikos are only 1.06:1. And a lot of those 34mm vintage rolexes people worry about are actually more like 1.3 or more. The air king before the recent update was 1.26.

>>59345903
it's 44mm, is a diver and has a cushion case with very short lugs. a 41mm dress watch that's all dial with longer lugs will look a lot bigger.

>>59346286
>An orient disk (47.4x41.4 is about 1.15) is also a bit sketchy, but the chapter ring can help a little.
I should have removed the part about "a bitch sketchy." I simply meant to show that the chapter ring may somewhat (but not a lot) help break up the, otherwise, large saucer look of the orient disk. If you could get a chapter ring of a different color than the dial it would be less dramatic in size as well.

>>59346119
>something that's sole purpose is to tell time
it's not though, is it?
i prefer mechanical because it's fun and i like the idea of a small machine made of gears and springs, assembled by a human being, keeping almost perfect time.

which hand do you wear your watch on, and which is your dominant hand?

>>59346342
>which hand do you wear your watch on
your non-dominant hand

>which is your dominant hand?
For most people that's right. So they wear their watch on their left.

>>59346352
im lefted handed and wear on my right

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Any thoughts? Just ordered a 241666 as a first dress watch. Previously never had anything >$100.

>>59346252
What he said

>>59346342
Left handed, still wear it on the left.

I only write left handed though, most other things I use my right.

>>59346454
It's okay/10.

>>59346352
Hmm Im left hannded and I wear it on my left.
What is the reasoning behind wearing it on the opposite hand??

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so one of these just came up relatively cheap, its the ugliest fucking thing in the world but i'm strangely drawn to it. Is this the ultimate "collectors" watch? i cant imagine anyone actually wearing it.

>>59346454
You could do a lot worse and at least you didn't get another boring as fuck Seiko or Orient like everyone else in this thread. Victorinox is pretty based too.

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>>59346529
>>59346529

>>59346529
>>59346529

>>59346519
You do more with your dominant hand. You do things with it that is more likely to damage your watch, or things that your watch is more likely to interfere with.

Lets say you're going to reach into something to fish a small object out. You'll hold flashlight with non-dominant, grab with dominant. But reaching in may bang the watch up, or pulling out may get the watch caught on something and now you're stuck.

>>59346528
genuine hipster right here

what a sad little man

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>>59346119
The strange situation is that mechanical watched are available with interesting complications while digital watches with analogue faces are rather plain.

Digital watches with digital faces tends to be horrifically ugly and wrist chimneys.

Sure it would be possible to have a quartz movement driving interesting complications on an elegant face but somehow that is not on offer. I just have no ideas why.

>>59344056
they have the reliability of a Seiko 5 and the fact that the crystal can be buffed is awesome.

>>59348524
nice

>>59346172
A Ferrari is far less fuel efficient, therefore the analogy works.