/wt/ watches

from last thread
>the Cartier looked miles better finished than any of the brand new Omegas

I am not surprised

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>>55773844

What's a fair price for a grey market, brand new, Tudor Heritage Black Bay 79220N?

Can some of you more experienced people check your favorite sites for it?

>>55773914

Also the reason I ask is because I am seeing prices range from $2300 to $3900 from what are supposed to be reputable dealers.

That's a huge price difference and I don't know why.

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I have a Candino C4236 that I got years ago from a relative. It's all titanium but still heavy and a bit too much for my current taste. I wanna get a Swatch "Once again" or "Something new" for everyday use.

>>55774025
>$3900

What country are you from? Because MSRP is only $3,425 USD on steel bracelet.

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>>55773914
Don't bother with new Tuturds with in-house movements.
ETA or bust with low-mid end swiss.
>>55774052
Get a Seiko 5 and avoid having a shitty plastic movement.

>>55774119
>Don't bother with new Tuturds with in-house movements.
>ETA or bust with low-mid end swiss.

Why

>>55774334
Do you wanna get fucked up the ass with service costs?

>>55774397

No

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>Fifth for reliable Speedy in the middle of poo in the loo country.

>>55774891
Dat huge sundial.

>>55774967
Jantar Mantar my friend. Awesome place.
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jantar_Mantar,_Jaipur

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>>55775050
>forgot pic

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WRISTWATCH CHECK NOW BEFORE I KNOCK YOU THE FUCK OUT.

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>>55775331

Rocking the Rock this week.

What's the consensus on akribos? Good for the money or shit tier do not buy? I think some of their watches look really nice and they're pretty cheap

>>55775430
Donut buy. You'll regret the low quality.

>>55775430

Never heard of them until now. They seem to be Chink garbage though.

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>>55775331

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>tfw saw nice lm on eBay and customers came in at my job right at the moment auction was ending. Yet again I didn't get lm with blue dial and hidden lugs.

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>>55775331

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>>55775331
Still wearing my new lord quartz.
I really like this one.
Also japanese "bambi" brand bracelet.
Very nice no hair pulling and easy to adjust for length.
Also mirrion rittle rinks look

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Nevar forget

>>55775919
So bad

>>55776158
>wearing Rolex

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>>55775331
Put the bracelet back on the ol' Fortis as the summer heats up.

>>55775712
now that is properly awful

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>>55775410

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>tfw Watchbuys.com roadshow comes to town this coming weekend & I've been bumped up from wait-listed to reserved.
Can't wait to try on all the Sinns and Nomos

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>>55776295
Def looks better on the pilot strap though. Will switch it back this weekend perhaps.

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7 years in GIMP
R8 pls

>>55777292
>ETA Tudor not a scam but in-house Tudor is
For $3,000+ I expect in-house movement, bro. Otherwise I'd just get a used high-end.

>>55777292
Most people who need to be told Lange is a high end watchmaker that is good will understand "ALS" to refer to a disease. Might want to just spell it out.

Cartier has pushed out crap for decades and decades, only have they just recently shown any interest in watchmaking. Mentioning them while leaving off more serious watchmakers like Piaget, Vacheron Constantin, and Audemars Piguet seems weird. IWC, which catches flak for using eta as well, is still far and away a more of a serious and quality watchmaker with far more contributions to watchmaking than Cartier has even attempted to be.

You mention amphibian in 100-5k when it's generally 0-100 as far as I can tell.

Orient should be in 0-100

No need to hate on spring drive

Vintage American and vintage Japanese are both really excellent for some great watches, not just vintage swiss.

Highlighting certain selections in the same color as your categories is visually confusing. Same with underlining.

>>55777500
It's 4am, just a quick list to replace this shit fest
>>55775919

I forgot Vacheron yeah.
I put amphibias in the midtier because you're gonna want a decent bracelet or NATO for it; so it ends up being like 70+30 or 10.
I think the Seiko 5 covers what orient does with a more reliable movement.
Spring drives are expensive as fuck to service to I didn't include them.
I also agree with adding vintage burger and jap.
Cartier make very nicely finished watches though, and they probably have the most heritage out of all the watch brands.
No one would fault you for having a cartier on your wrist, especially a tank.
>>55777491
I made sure to include "not a scam" anon.

>>55777292
>>55777491
In adittion to ALS, add anything from Glashutte (Nomos, Muhle, Tutima, Bruno, Glashutte Original, etc.) to the list based on their respective price ranges.

Also break out your "mid-tier" into:
<$1,000 - enthusiast
$1,000 - $3,000 - entry-level luxury
$3,000- $5,000 - mid-tier luxury

In fact, low end should be $100- $500. <$100 is ultra low end/disposable-tier

>>55777545
>Spring drives are expensive as fuck to service
Is it worse than anything else in your high-end category (official/authorized service center)? I doubt it.

>>55777545
>Spring drives are expensive as fuck to service to I didn't include them.
You have patek and lange on this list. You want to service a automatic patek it's near 1k, especially if it has a moonphase or any other complications really. Spring drive is less.

>and they probably have the most heritage out of all the watch brands.
What the fuck am I reading.

>I made sure to include "not a scam" anon.
Tell us how much a in-house tudor costs to service, and then tell how much it needs to come down for you to think it's reasonable.

In fact, how cheap do you really think service is? A run of the mill ETA7750 already costs $250 to service where I live, and that's by an independent watchmaker, not official service center. An ETA 3-hand costs ~$150.

>>55777663
That's pretty cheap, depending where you live and who you're going thru.

I generally don't see anything for under 250, and not under 400 for anything complicated or highly precise (chronometer.)

>>55777696
Just
Fucking
Stop
Nobody
Cares

>>55777708
My point exactly. The anon who made this >>55777292
Probably thinks "workhorse" movements can be serviced for a small fraction of in-house movements, which isn't necessarily true. It's also why I consider <$100 automatics "disposable" since it'll cost more to service than to just buy a new one.

>>55777791
Personally, unless you really want to keep something running forever, I wouldn't bother servicing anything under 1k unless you want to have some sort of 'this is my forever-watch' bond with it. some 500 dollar watch can be worn at least a couple decades.

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>$900 for a bloated, 6R15-based watch

Since when Seiko went full Swatch on us /wt/?

>>55777712
See you next thread unless ninefag is gone :^)

>>55774052
>too heaby for my taste
Eat more, auschwitz.
>>55774119
>>55774397
Who cares about service costs if you get value?

>>55777835
I've been seeing them for more like $700 and I'm guessing they'll soon reach price parity with the SDGMs. Really all they should have done was use that script on them, the guilloche was enormously better than the boring SARB dial.

>>55777835
>bloated
What?
The finishing is different than the other 6R15 and you can probably get it for less than $900.

>>55778766
The only bad thing of the SARB dial is the inner ring with the decaseconds indices, without those it would be perfect. Maybe leave out automatic and 23 jewels too. Oh, yeah, also the fucking lume, take it off.

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>>55774052
Pic related, Casio f105w or some other resin-case watch.

>>55775050
>https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jantar_Mantar,_Jaipur
>Its shadow moves visibly at 1 mm per second, or roughly a hand's breadth (6 cm) every minute, which can be a profound experience to watch.

Clearly also a video is needed.

Having closed down a forest of tabs I see also sundials can have complications. Awesome. I want one.

>>55778771
I mean it's way too big for a dress watch.

>>55779352
It's not one

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>>55775331
We /comfy/ tbqh

>>55779875
What are the requirements for a dress watch?

>>55775885
Your hand is being choked to death.

>>55781009
A dress, you trap.

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Yup, looks MUCH better on a Zuludiver NATO strap. Comfy as fuck.

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>>55781009
There are many areas to make a watch more or less dressy. But a dress watch simply can not have an angular, sporty, steel case like what you posted.

Not that people will crucify you for wearing something like that Seiko in a formal situation, especially today in the age of sport coats and tennis shoes, but that doesn't make it a dress watch for the same reason tennis shoes aren't formal wear.

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>>55781557
I'm not him, I just want to know the requirements.

So a steel case watch can't be a dress watch? What about all those vintage Omega/Zenith, then? Were they considered sport watches at the time?

>>55781631
Precious metals is preferred, my main point was about angular sporty cases. No one looks at an oyster-esque tool watch case and thinks 'is that white gold, platinum or steel?' they might for an actual dress watch

I'm heading to the JLC boutique in NYC today. any requests if I am allowed to take pictures? I will pick up a catalogue but I don't have a scanner with me on vacation

I do have a better camera with me than yesterday, so don't let that pic of the Omega window discourage you.

>>55781862
I feel like these days, a steel dress watch is acceptible, but I suppose precious metals will always be dressier. I just don't get invited to the sorts of parties where you see the gold pateks come out.

no titanium though.

>>55782023
Ask to see a gyrotourbillon and then look it over and say "That's pretty cool. Here, catch!" And toss it back to them.

And then post the WebM.

>>55781009
>>55781631
It should be discrete, no bling or excessively flashy or busy face.

Complications can be OK, making it also a conversation piece. Skeleton watches are in a grey area.

Basically for a gentleman it should not look out of place together with a white shirt, suit and tie. For the ladies I refer to the femanon with the Moonwatch.

>>55782234
That's sounds like fun.

>>55782023
Better yet, ask to see their most delicate Reverso and act like you're going to give it a try as a cock ring.

Posts results m8.

>>55782234
>>55782378
NYC Boutiques have bouncers m8. best I can do is one or the other, and I don't want to be on the hook for 75k or whatever.

>>55782349
I find most complications to look out of place on a dress watch, but then again I am thinking of macro pictures.

a JLC Triple Date might look much more discreet in person

>>55781631
Vintage watches may work as dress watches only if they are in pristine condition, otherwise they'll look dirty and attract to much attention in a plain white shirt and sober suit or tuxedo, etc...

Obviously, bracelet is a no, no. Strap only.

>>55782416
Pussy

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TAG HEUER
Carrera Automatic Black Dial Stainless Steel Men's Watch

>>55782644
I don't care wha are you wearing on your wrist

>>55781862
>>55782069
>>55782349
>>55782467
Is a 5216 Seiko with a white dial in good condition considered a dress watch?
Thinking of getting one. Either the one with the angle between the lugs or the "normal" one.

Have any of you taken advantage of the Brexit impact on the pound and euro?

It seems to have knocked a couple of hundred dollars off some decent watches from UK sellers

>>55776295
where can i find this exact watch and band? i like this a lot

>>55782977
yes. especially since you can get away with wearing divers as dress these days

>>55783817
They don't wear divers as dress, they wear divers in spite of dress

>>55782234
>>55782416
The NYC JLC doesn't have a gyrotourbillon, though they do have (at least a few months ago) a double-axis tourbillon for 281k.

Ask for Ksenia if she's around

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>>55782429
>I find most complications to look out of place on a dress watch
I agree. However a Moon phase can be intriguing without being gaudy. Pic. related.

>>55782977
>5216 Seiko
I think is is elegant enough, especially the ones with white face. Reminds me of washi.

>>55783817
>you can get away with wearing divers as dress these days
Good Heavens! Where would that be?

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>>55783146
It's a mid-size Fortis Flieger Chronograph. Discontinued about 10 years ago. They still make Fortis Flieger Chronographs, but they're 40mm wide and have a slightly busier face (pic related).

>>55784155
Moonphase is fine for a dress watch. Chronograph is not.

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*tips fedora*

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>>55784820
Agreed

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>>55773844

we ran late to the intrepid so I don't get to go to JLC today. feelsbad

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>>55775331

>>55785884
If you're in ny and want to do some watch tourism, I recommend (take your pick)
- JLC
- Seiko (they have the credit tourbillion)
- Cellini jewelers (the one at the Waldorf is nicer than the one on Madison but both good)
- Breguet
- Omega (I know, but ask to see the DeVille central tourbillion they have upstairs)
- Blancpain

>>55786086
Derp. Credor, obviously

My timex weekender randomly twitches instead of ticking and does so indefinitely until I work the crown a bit. This started after it went with me on a couple of mountain bike trips. Did I kill it?
Also it ticks weakly once or twice before stopping when indiglo is enabled. Maybe its just the battery?

>>55773894
Thats really nice.
Reminds me of the PP Calatrava

an unanswered question from 2 threads back:
>So we have Tourbillon , Carrousel, Gyrotourbillon - but do we have Gyrocarrousel?

Anyone knows?

>>55786273
It probably needs a new battery.

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>>55786320
Thanks.

>>55784820
>Moonphase is fine for a dress watch. Chronograph is not.
Agree too.

And how many actually regularly use their chronographs? I'd rather have day and date instead.

>>55785935
Pharma-anon is back?

>>55786410
> Hey anon I finally did I spent splurged on a nice dress watch
>Oh let me see
>Daytona

>>55786086
I'll definitely hit Seiko and JLC tomorrow, I will be in that part of town.

in other news I've seen a Cartier Tank, a speedy, and a few datejusts on wrists on this trip. And today I saw a fake submariner.

>>55786464
Rolex single handedly made sport watches appropriate for all but the absolute strictest dress situations.

>>55786724
If you're hitting Seiko and JLC and are interested in cartier, there's a cartier right between them with some of the more horologically interesting pieces on fifth (near the van cleef & arpels, which has a midnight planetarium in stock).

And hey Cellini is right across the street from Seiko and has a UN freak that's definitely worth a look.

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>>55786782
The irony is Rolex actually has a dress line but everyone wearing a sub with a suit is just pretending to be James Bond, as if they have to go break into some supervillains yacht right after dinner

>>55786938
I will have to take a look where I can.

>>55787009
Is the Rolex dress line actually relevant? Do they have any interesting watches?

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>>55786410
Thats not me broski

>>55787088
Marketing aside, Rolex makes high quality watches with good finishing and solid, accurate, in house movements. Their dress watches are probably more accurate and have a longer service interval than your generic basic iwc, als, whatever. They're fairly plain (because dress watch), though I liked the dual time. I bet a Cellini moon phase or big date would be great.

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>>55786410
I do use my chrono during the day to time my walks that I take during lunch break. I also time my poop breaks so I don't take too long and make ppl think I'm masturbating in there. To be fair most of that can be done with the bezel when I wear a "dress watch" (actually just a mid-sized dressy flieger with a coin-edge bezel).

At home I use it to time workouts (how long to hold a plank etc.)

>>55787059
Post pics

>>55787246
>Rotating bezel without huge tacky numbers, just a small indication for timing
Like it anon!

>>55775712
>Steinhart
You understand watches, and went for a solid Swiss-made homage at a decent price
>Rolex
You're a nigger who can't think of anything more expensive

>>55787088
Cellini Prince is a fantastic watch

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>>55787493
>Trying so hard to justify some rip-off of the original that you try to tear down the original

>>55787248
>>55787248
phone camera is dogshit if I have to zoom. I will try my best and bring another camera

I don't know if they frown upon getting watches out just to take pictures

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>>55787562
Not the original, just the people who buy it.
Pic related, THIS is a knockoff. $25

>>55787493
>homage scum

>>55787617
>dogshit fackaaaaas

Why are there no watches from the EU on eBay?

All I can find is US, UK and Eastern Europe scum. It's ridiculous.

>>55787695
UK is still Eu at the moment

>>55787493
I'm fairly sure a nigger can think of an iced out AP or maybe hublot / RM.
https://youtu.be/VvXXC9MNxcw?t=1m55s

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Are chinese tourbillon watches worth it? This one is $1200 from goodstuffs.

>>55787748
You know what I mean, all the rest. Zero Germany, zero France, zero Italy, zero Spain etc.

Do they not use eBay for watches or something?

>>55787817
No.

>>55787817
Replace the word 'tourbillon' with literally any word at all and think about what you just said.

Chinese is Chinese.

>>55786363
I took it out (cr2016 3V), measured 2.7V with no load. Replaced it with a fresh one. Hopefully that fixes the intermittent issue.

>>55787859
Even Philippe Dufour said the Chinese are doing interesting things.

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>>55787898
Some are interesting, but none that any of us can hope to buy.

>>55787898
Designers? Or manufacturers?
Two radically different castes of society.

>>55787940
I'm pretty sure he meant manufacturers, what would the point of designers be?

>>55787973
....To do those 'interesting things'

>>55787998
If they design they aren't doing anything.

>>55788041
Well design implies the movement, not just the face or something visual. They create the movement, then send out the schematics to their factories to have the 12 year olds make them out of nickel plated stamped copper

>>55788141
A design isn't the object.

>>55788164
The prototype is.

Do you know how the development process works?

>>55787695
I see watches on sale from DE, IT, and FR all the time. I mostly search for German/Swiss military-style or tool watches though. Different tastes in watches in continental Europe than whatever you're looking for perhaps. Also, Euros seem to prefer chrono24 to list pre-owned watches.

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>>55786363
>>55787896
it still randomly stopped ticking when I flicked my wrist in very particular ways, and started again when I flicked it another way.
when I replaced the battery I noticed a piece of metal was loose, I tried to place it back but there is no way as it broke off of a larger piece. I looked at a reference image of the watch to try to figure out what this piece does. At first I thought it was to hold a gear in place but that makes no sense as that would produce too much friction and I see no scoring marks. I think this pin keeps a certain gear at ground voltage, So I am going to leave it out. whats the worst that can happen? Im sure there is redundant grounding inside.

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Just ordered one of these for $89. I have been resisting the smartwatch meme for 2 years. Could not resist any more.

>>55789682

As a notification system, they are great.

For me though, I found that I really didn't like to be notified all the fucking time about emails and shit.

It was actually stressful.

>>55790246
Was great for college when everybody was making last minute plans. Fall after graduating, ended up gifting it to an undergrad

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>>55781862
>>55782349
>>55782467
Is this vintage ok as a dress watch?
I have others i wear but I thought i would ask about this one specifically because it is a vintage gold watch with leather strap

>>55790463
It's fine, though consider putting a dressier strap on it.

>>55790246
I don't do email notifications for work. Only personal messages and personal email (which I enjoy getting, they are always about my orders shipping from newegg and such).

I was pushed off the fence by the fact that they were selling it with the nice brown strap in that pic. I don't have any watches that could even remotely pass as 'nice looking', just rugged and tough watches. $89 is nothing compared to the prices I've seen for nicer watches.

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Guys which strap do you think would work best with pic related?
I like them all and can't choose. Obviously I'll ask for a silver buckle rather than the gold colored ones.
>http://www.ebay.com/itm/18mm-Brown-Genuine-Monte-Carlo-Calfskin-Leather-Watch-Strap-Band-MADE-IN-THE-USA-/380460535910?hash=item5895371066:g:J-sAAMXQGqJRGIAC

>http://www.ebay.com/itm/18mm-Dark-Brown-Genuine-Brandini-Calfskin-Leather-Watch-Strap-MADE-IN-USA-1085-/380419743346?hash=item5892c89e72:m:mPTj6oCn6uYR5M0ugdsKE5Q

>http://www.ebay.com/itm/18mm-Dark-Brown-Pebble-Grain-South-Beach-Leather-Watch-Strap-MADE-IN-USA-/380448777523?hash=item589483a533:m:m4hB8Oqt_rxl7MXuhkwmByQ

>>55791215
Oh and this
>http://www.ebay.com/itm/350585801091

>>55790730
Yeah this one is a spare, I've already ordered replacements. The Japanese guy i bought it off had a hideous red faux lizard skin strap on it that was about 2 inches too small to go around my wrist

>>55791215
I think it's a mistake to buy a seiko 5 with the intention of accessorizing it. Before you know it you've spent as much on straps as you have on the watch, and seiko canvas straps are already really good.

Incidentally, I think it's a mistake to buy a Seiko 5.

>>55791215
The first one looks like my pick

>>55791573
I just want it on leather. Buying a single cheap strap for a watch is hardly excessive.
Why is it a mistake to buy a Seiko 5? What other watch in the price range is better?

>>55789682
First 360 was okay when it launched but pretty crappy now.

>>55791608
Yeah I think I like that one the best as well.

>>55791869
>What other watch in the price range is better?
Casio DW-5600.

I don't own a mechanical watch in that price range, I think it's a false economy. Nobody will get a Seiko 5 serviced, a Seiko 5 will never be anything special.

If you're going to buy a throwaway beater watch, get something quartz or digital, and save up for something special. There are many good autos in the $200-$500 range these days.

Are where any more modable watches besides Invicta, amphibia and seiko divers?

>>55792130
Surprisingly rolex is pretty modable. Just keep the gen parts for when our if you decide to resell

>>55792116
Nigga I'm the Casio shill and I still think Seiko 5s are worth the money.
A 7s26 is serviceable, and if you can't get it serviced you can just drop another one in.
>>55792317
Most Rolex mods are nigger tier though

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>>55792317
Check out this rolex mod I have found

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>>55792467

>>55792335
Most but not all.
Blame rolex's modern advertising.
They have to make money i guess and telling people they are too uncivilised to buy the product is not conducive to making money.

>>55792335
>A 7s26 is serviceable
Never said it wasn't, I said people don't get it serviced.

>if you can't get it serviced you can just drop another one in
Exactly, because they're throwaway movements, I'm saying don't bother buying disposable mechanisms when you can simply buy disposable batteries.

>>55792948
Dude thats a special grade of autism you have.
You need some SSRIs or something to calm you the fuck down.

>>55786410
I regularly use my chronograph for practising presentation delivery, as well as on walks and hikes. I don't think I have ever used the tachymeter function apart from just the sake of it.

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>>55777292

>JDM Seiko

Are we speaking of a say an SKX---J vs K? Because from what I understand the JDM one is the K. The J is the export model and the places they get exported to require an origin marking on it. And you get arabic on the date wheel with J's not spainish.

Or are we talking about meme vintage weeb shit?

>swatch
>bad

yet there are thousands of people who have no issue with swatch

>>55793966
>yet there are thousands of people who have no issue with swatch
Regardless of what I think of swatch, there's lots of people who like all sorts of dogshit. People liking something doesn't mean it's not bad.

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>>55793966
Vintage JDM Seikos.

>>55793991
A few more photos and im going kill someone for that seiko on the right

>>55794020
Prob myself since that won't grant me that seiko

>>55793966

Actually J is for JDM and K is for export. Also by JDM Seiko I assume the dude is talking more like SARB/SARX/SGDM/etc.

>>55793977
People liking you doesn't mean you're not bad?

>>55794085
much butthurt after saying something stupid

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>>55794020
Kukuku

Shame that the bracelet is just a little too short for my wrist.

I got another one though, and it's possible you could buy it.

Why is it unacceptable to me to have a watch that isn't radio controlled and solar powered? This limits my possibilities with watches so much :(

>>55793966
Where the fuck are you coming from?
>literally (mountain) jew pic
I think I have a clue.

>>55794264
If he isn't interested i am, no jew though

>>55794345
Says fucking who?

>>55794345
Not even

>>55794345
Casio Oceanus is what you need

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>>55794264
I have bitch wrists

>>55794359
Not trying to jew you, but it needs a service.

>>55794461
That's fine in learning how to service watches.
Let me know how much you want,
I'll do some currency conversion and work it out

>>55794374
>>55794389
What?

>>55794435
Too expensive, and i hate blue on watches

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>>55794474
I'll think about it.

Here's a pic of it, but i won't be able to post for a short while. (Day~Two)

>>55794264
How much do you want for lm?

>>55787009
>sub with a suit is just pretending to be James Bond, as if they have to go break into some supervillains yacht right after dinner
But this is why I bought a Sub.

>>55787898
>Even Philippe Dufour said the Chinese are doing interesting things.
It can be "interesting" without being good.

I heard of a watchmaker around here who bought an obviously fake "Lollex" in East Asia, just to take it home and take it apart.

Inside was the greatest surprise: hand made mechanics made from tin can lids. And it worked, at least for a while. He said it was impressive in a crazy kind of way. When such people get to focus on making something new rather than fake things will become interesting.

>>55794683
>>55794683
Lol me too. XD

>>55794611
Ok no worries i lurk just about every thread.
Post again when you are ready

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>>55794915
Nevermind, ill be home in the next few hours so ill give more detailed pics.

>>55795125
Ok ill stay awake a few more hours.

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Newest acquisition.

1960s Swiss made AS1130 sub-second movement.

Eat shit, fags

Can anyone recommend a decent mechanical watch around the $500 range? Don't mind if it's second hand or brand new

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>>55794807
>hand made mechanics made from tin can lids

>>55795645
So wasteful though.
The swiss use the whole can

anyone have any personal experience with Palmer's Jewelry? im looking at you accurtonfags

>>55796359
No, sorry

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>>55775331
p-please, not the face

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>>55795383
>>55795125
There we go.

>>55795644
Plenty to go by.

Just give us a direction.

>>55796797
How much did you want for it, and what currency?

>>55796797
Also for the record, reliable seller that sells the same LM special that i got.

http://www.ebay.com/itm/Vintage-1971-JAPAN-SEIKO-LORD-MATIC-SPECIAL-WEEKDATER-5206-6050-23J-Automatic-/252475828347?hash=item3ac8bb687b:g:zCoAAOSwMsVXjYIu

Might as well post it.

>>55796839
Thanks for the seller i will Save them in my eBay for later.
Silk looking for a nice skyliner and nice bellmatic

>>55796905
Skyliner esque watches are easy to come by.

Though a Bellmatic is 200$ or higher usually.

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I found this old soviet pocket watch in my father's collection. Still works! It has to be manually wound.

(Sorry for the poor photo quality, I don't have a macro lens!)

>>55796996
Seems to be an relatively old 3602 Molnija, decent for what they are and how cheap they are.

>>55787246
>I also time my poop breaks so I don't take too long
I do realise autism runs deep here but this really takes the biscuit. Mind you, if you apply too high pressure you risk blowing a gasket. Hernia. you know.

>>55793360
>for practising presentation delivery
I also time my presentations, using the minute hand only. Second resolution presentations will be stilted and the audience will notice.

>>55794345
>This limits my possibilities with watches so much :(
How??

http://www.kaplans.se/en/auktioner/3094/vara/1240248
Timex Data-Link seemingly sealed in box, $30 estimated price. Currently at $6. Shipping - even within europe - is pretty pricey though.

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yay or nay?

I just want an accurate quartz with a sweeping seconds hand, so I don't have to mess with mechanicals winding and inaccuracies.

>>55794559
>too expensive
this limits you more than that arbitrary rule you made up

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What's the one watch you want but will never be able to afford or justify buying?

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>>55797887
Do I have to limit it to one?

>>55797912
nice taste, and you can post whatever you want buddy.

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>>55797932
But it applies to everything I want, from SBGX061 to 3939A. Until I get my life going I guess.
Maybe I'll just post really good looking / mechanically interesting things with a not so good price in relation to what you get instead.

>>55798008
For me it's like, I feel even if I ended up getting a well paying job, dropping 7k plus on a watch is... kinda absurd. It's not an easy thing to justify buying.

>>55798044
if you buy a 7k watch, keep it for 5 years, and sell it for 6k, doeso that seem like a more reasonable proposition?

>>55795610
Yor hand looks like a broken piece of shit. Why?

>>55798080
That would be fine provided I don't lose or damage it during that time.

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Dalily reminder: Best bang for buck available today. Bitch wrists need not apply.

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>>55798044
I've wanted a 3970E for years, but have realised that unless I literally become a billionarie it wouldn't make much sense to spend 100000+ usd on a watch - no matter how much I'd enjoy it.

>>55798080
You need to afford having that much money tied up and be prepared for the servicing cost before selling it as well though.

>>55798160
This, between servicing, insurance, its not a great investment at all.

>>55773894
Are you the guy who posted some similar pic a while ago, it was a watch with "railroad" somewhere on the face iirc. If so can you pls post it again?

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>>55798191
Yeah, that is my Railroad Approved Bulova Accutron. It has a electromechanical tuning fork movement.

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>>55798240
>>55798191

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>>55797754
To be fair i'd say those two thing limits me the same amount

>>55796451
Nice! How does the sync work? And where are you? You need to place it near a window facing a particular direction or it syncs in every condition?

>>55797887
Pic related. Maybe one day when i'll work

>>55798089
Because I fisted your mom hard last night and my joints hurt because of her massive, cave-like, loose pussy.

>>55798254
>>55798240
Thanks, I knew I recognized the style.

Anyways where do you buy these watches, and which on of the two do you prefer and for what reasons?

>>55798270
>citizen
it can't be that expensive...?

>>55798182
watches, like guns, are not an investment.

the justification comes in when you realize you aren't taking as big a hit as the price tag makes you think.

the justification should only come in once you realize whether or not you CAN afford one and need to decide if you should

Since we are talking about dream/expensive watches;

What is the most amount you would consider spending on a watch?

>>55798304
1700 € on their site. maybe it's a joke fore someone here, but not for me

>>55798347
Oh nah that is kinda pricey. I think my limit is about $1k before I start to break out into a cold sweat when wearing something that expensive outside.

>>55798315
About 10 000$

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>>55798287
I got them both on ebay. The Accutron was from Canada, and the Poljot was from Ukraine. I like both of them a lot, but he accutron has a more interesting movement and it is constructed better.

The accutron has a thicker acrylic crystal, a stainless steel case, a screwdown caseback, and a 218 tuning fork movement. I got it for $140.

The Poljot has a thinner crystal, chrome plated brass case, a pressed caseback, and a communist handwinding movement. I love the textured dial though, and handwinding is very satisfying. It is annoying when I forget to wind it though, because it does not have a quickset date complication like the accutron.

>>55773844
>dem scratches

yuck

>>55798378
Is that a real number you would consider spending on a watch in your lifetime? Or Just a hard ceiling you would put on it if you won lotto or something?

>>55798365
That's a problem too. I have never had a watch worth more than 400 so I don't know if i would be confortable hanging out with 1.7k on my wirst

>>55798315
About 1½ of my monthly salary, saved up over at least a year with excess saved and bought at a time where I can be fairly sure there won't be a need for extra any time soon.
I'll probably get a used GS quartz in some years and then lay off wasting my time on spending hours weekly reading about horological acheivements that cost more than my apartment.

>>55798315
>What is the most amount you would consider spending on a watch?

Right now in my current situation I have to stick to the under $1K category. Hypothetically speaking if I ever came into a shit load of money I would totally buy some six figure grand complication watch.

>>55798403
One day in my life I will probably spend that amount of money on a watch, yes. It will take a long time before it will happen though.

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>>55798270
Sync works like dogshit for changing timezones but great for just normal timekeeping.

As its solar powered, sometimes if I've accidentally left it face down, when I pick it up you see all the hands whirring about as it gets power back and updates the time. Its never been wrong, kept up to date through daylight savings so far. I've not noticed it needing to be in a certain direction or anything for it to sync.

Updating based on time zone is... sub-par. Its worked a couple of times, like when I went to Brussels, but when I went to Madrid and Bucharest it refused to automatically change.

It has a 2 year warranty though so I might send it in. My dad always said he avoids those auto updater ones because they invariably stop working.

Other than that its super neato. Currently at home at the moment in London.

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>>55798315
Good question.

Depends how certain I am that I could turn the watch back around if I wanted to. Let's say if I was confident I could get my money back by reselling it -- 50k is the most, unless I become crazy rich, then whatever.

>>55797887
So many possibilities. This sold may of last year at auction. I would love something like this

>>55797728
Go for it

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>>55797887
idk if i couldnt ever justify it when i can afford it but the altiplano 900P is p expensive

>>55798315
I guess under 100k, but i cant think of a watch i want that costs more than that. Guess i need to look harder

>>55797728
>inaccuracies
>Oh no! My mechanical watch is late by a minute in a month, how can I go on with my life?

>>55798871
>a minute in a month

You fucking wish, also it's a pain in the ass to wind and set again the damn thing every time you don't use it for a day or two.

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>>55797887
I don't even know, I'm that ignorant.
But I like a lot of expansive watches, I think the chronometre a resonance is very cool, although I don't dig FP Journe dials.

>>55798104
>lose it
Fucking how? How can you lose something tied up to your fucking wrist?

>>55798974
all you need is one pin to come out at the wrong time and your watch is donezo

>>55798278
Virgin detected.

>>55798996
Use nato, faggoy.

>>55799064
Yeah i'll just throw my 10k watch on a nato :^)

Does anyone else go through periods of lusting after a certain watch for weeks and then feel kinda ambivalent towards them? maybe not ambivalent but like, before they seemed like the perfect watch and now you're just kinda like it.

>>55798315
Generally speaking? No limit.
Right now given my circumstances? About a thousand, a thousand and a half.
But if things go well I'll buy a motorcycle first, possibly next month.
>>55798310
>like guns
Stopped reading there, gun freak.
>>55798401
That's probably the one Philippe Dufour himself is wearing.
>>55798920
If my €300 6R15 can do it then any other decent watch can.
>>55798996
You immediately notice when you don't have a watch on your wrist anymore.

>>55799076

One of the dangers of ceramic cases.

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>>55799087

>>55798240
perfect, where do you get your railroad serviced? i have a spaceview and im nervous as fuck just sending it somewhere.

>>55799172
that's a perlon.

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>>55798920
Lots of people here have watches operating at or better than a minute a month. The new Rolexes are basically rated at a minute a month or better.

If you despise setting and winding watches, I submit to you that you don't actually like watches all that much. So many watch people love manual wind because it's a way to interact with the watches they love. It's the general, non-watch-loving public that doesn't like it.

That being said, I can put my GS on the night stand Friday night and pick it up Monday morning and it will still be running.

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>>55799109
>he doesn't like guns
get a load of this faggot

>>55775410
are you six?

>>55799109
>I don't care about anything you have to say because you partake in a hobby I disapprove of

>>55799274
>If you despise setting and winding watches, I submit to you that you don't actually like watches all that much. So many watch people love manual wind because it's a way to interact with the watches they love. It's the general, non-watch-loving public that doesn't like it.

Wew are you really this autistic?

>>55799324
that's not autism that's liking a thing.

>>55799324
There's a reason manual wind is often looked at as a positive. Except on highly complicated pieces that are a total bitch to set, it's nice to put those on a winder

>>55799314

No, I'm 33.

>>55799274
>>55799352
And? What if I don't like watches THAT much? What are you trying to tell me? That I am not welcome to your secret club?

>>55799192
I have not had it serviced. It seems to run about 8 seconds fast per day, so that may be a good idea. I checked with a local watch shop, but it does not look like they work on tuning forks.

I want to get a spaceview eventually, they look amazing. I would miss having a date window though, I check the date more than the time.

>>55799286
>he thinks he'll ever need a gun in his life
Get a load of this freak.
>>55799323
>killing living beings
>hobby

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>>55799395
Yeah, buddy. Get outta my secret club.

That or do what you want. You don't need watch enthusiasts to approve of what you do if you don't share the same values.

>>55799424
>need
I don't. and I've never killed anything with my guns.

but I want them and am free to do so.

>>55799035
Here's your (You) gayboy

>>55799579
>I want them and am free to do so
How's that relevant?

>>55799487
>pointed a clear practical disadvantage
>b-b-but it's a feature because I like it!!
I thought I was on the technology board not on 'muh feelings' board

>>55799424
>guns only use is killing
>split seconds chronograph only use is timing horse races
You're grasping a bit there - but regardless, why bitch about it in a watch thread?

>>55799655
>pointed a clear practical disadvantage
You don't know what those words mean

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Post watches

>>55786330
Fund it

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>>55799711
Here ya go famalam.

>>55799724
Very interesting damage to the skin.

Looks like the hand was exposed to something chemical, likely in liquid form.

>>55799688
>>guns only use is killing
Right, I forgot you can also hurt without killing if you're unlucky, silly me.

>>55799345
Autism is associated with obsessive interests.

>>55799699
>muh reading comprehension
Not even him, but fuck off already.

>>55799649
it isn't.

I started by comparing watches to guns in that they are both machines that wear out and depreciate, and for those and other reasons, are usually bad investments.

you asserted that my opinions were bad due only to the implication that ai like guns.

I argued from there because I have time and I like arguing.

>>55799846
but there are many people with obsessive interests that are not autistic.

you are using buzzwords and fallacies to attack someone just because they use a name and trip code on a bermudan butter sculpture symposium

>>55787009
That dial design is absolutely disgusting
>Roman numerals, Arabic numerals, tick marks, split indices, mountain Jew made

>>55799863
I didn't mean it like that.

How does the fact that you want them and are free to do so relate with the fact that you actually get them? Are you an animal devoid of reason?

Never asserted your opinions were bad.

>>55799109
gtfo redcoat

>>55800178
>redcoat
What?

>>55800109
>stopped reading there, gun freak
that's implying my opinions have no merit because of my interest

my right to own weapons means that the burden is on you to justify disarming me. or convincing me to lay down my arms.

but if you want my personal reasons, I could give you a few just because.

at the end of the day, I cannot count on others to come to my rescue. in the unlikely event that I need it, I can draw my pistol from my side in a matter of seconds, whereas police assistance is minutes away. I am my own last defender, and my safety is my own responsibility.

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>>55798240
>>55798254
I just bough a 218 accutron, It's gold and doesn't have the nice black date plate, so that kinda sucks, but I can't find any steel ones...

>>55800485

Just like in one of your cowboy animes

>>55800701
funny you should say that. I am in a bookstore and just passed a western manga called peacemaker.

otherwise I haven't seen too much of the genre

>>55798240
>>55798254
>>55800645
I'm also wondering why it has the second arm with the logo, I haven't seen it on any other 218 models...

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Thoughts on a Perlon strap on a diver?

>>55801276

I prefer a beefier strap like a NATO or Zulu for divers.

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thinking about pulling the trigger on this exotic watch

>>55801527
are you literally blind?

>>55801551
no, it is a nice design.

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>>55801527
nice one but yea people will probably think you are blind

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>>55800900
>>55800645
Nice. I have seen that seconds hand on a few accutrons. The steel ones are getting harder to find.

Is that one rolled gold or electroplated? My friend recently got a rolled gold one like that.

>>55801581
you must be blind

what do you guys think about ziiiro watches ?

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>>55801632
pic

14kt gold filled. desu gold is probably too formal for me, but lie you said I can't find any good steel ones.

How hard would it be to somehow remove the gold plating?

>>55801682
>>55801618
reply

>>55801648

I've said it before and I'll say it again. I hate all those needlessly complex let's invent a new less intuitive way to tell time type watches.

>>55801682
It would be basically impossible to remove it evenly and keep the original case shape. I don't think it looks bad. You can see how you like it when it arrives.

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Something like this but cheap?

>>55801750

You'd probably love all that Komono and MVMT bullshit.

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>>55801788
Logo placement on komono is pretty obnoxious. I love this one but it would probably look gay af on me.

>>55798129
I wish the crown was 4:00 instead of 3:45

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>>55798315
Once I've paid off my debts, up to 10% of my annual salary. I've already spent about half that much this year on multiple mid-range pieces though.

>>55799087
Don't come back crying when you lose it, cockglobber. Also, there are excellent natos around,.more than fit for your 10k shit.

>>55802222
>Don't come back crying when you lose it

How many times have you had a springbar or clasp or something like that fail on you? Because I've been wearing watches since I was a little kid and that has never once happened to me.

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>>55799087
Get a $180 Omega nato if that'll make you feel better.

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>>55802222
Also quads, motherfucker!!!

>>55802286
Get out of the basement more often. Let your wrist see the world and get into shit. Than, you'll realize how flimsy springbars and clasps are.

>>55802332
What? What the fuck do you go around doing with a 10k watch that you lose it?

Not him.

I went to Blancpain, Rolex, Seiko, and JLC today and picked up catalogues from each. I didn't want to take pictures in the stores and my camera is shit anyway.

anything you could want to see has been photographed before, but seeing cylindrical tourbillon, carousel tourbillon, and other high end complications in person was well worth going.

I will dump selections from the catalogues when I get back home.

>>55799108
My King Seiko b/c it's been in and out of the shop for a month now since i bought it, so I never had the gratification of wearing it at peak meme.

Otherwise, I have a weakness to jump the gun at deals on Ebay that were too good to pass up, even if i didn't love the watch, which was the case with my Tutima and Fortis (was looking mainly at Sinns at the time). Fortunately I've grown into the 2 and decided not to sell them.

>>55802728
Nice. Did you go to the actual Rolex (run by wempe) or the "Rolex" "boutique" run by useless tourneau clowns?

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>>55799108
The picture explains the reason quite well as to why i usually only wear one.

Though i can take certain watches with me, but vintage JDM pieces and frail slav watches can't handle it.

>>55799109
>>55799274
The "minute a month" meme for mechanicals seem to be pure luck, or the way you wear it. In optimal conditions (i.e. you wear it daily, keep the main spring wound at 3/4 tension or better at all times, and your wrist motions mimics the watchmaker's testing winder quite closely). I have 3 watches with top grade ETA movements, freshly adjusted, that still loses 3 to 6 sec. a day because I wear/rest/leave them on a cheap winder somewhat irregularly (switching them throughout the week). So if you're really that autistic about that 1 min a month number, get a quartz or spring drive.

>>55801276
Better question - has anyone actually worn a perlon into seawater? How does it affect the strap?

>>55801527
>masturbate to your new watch (like any true watch enthusiast would). Cum gets into the groove and clogs up the "hand".
No thanks.

>>55802213
what's the rightmost one? it's super nice. Tho you shouldve taken a pic on the 3rd

>>55802376
If you don't do the same shit with a 10k watch that you'd do with a 100$ watch, you shouldn't have bought a 10k watch in the 1st place.

>>55802850
the store I went to was all datejusts, daydate, and some calling, on 5th ave. I went around the corner and there was an entrance to rolex corporate officesocial, then at the end of that street (the corner of Madison ave), there was a rolex location with mostly sports pieces like subs and GMTS.

That location was next door to Tourneau and Seiko was very close as well

>>55803005
I'm upset because my 6R15 looses 3 sec. a day, it was much less before.
>>55803281
Please. What if you're a fucking successful chef? You'd really wear your Patek in the fucking kitchen? Are you that retarded?

>>55803354
>ou'd really wear your Patek in the fucking kitchen?
Not any more than I'd wear a casio in the kitchen.

>>55801372
Any good reason for that?

>>55803405
not him but a perlon that sustained minimal damage could probably unravel moving underwater

>>55803364
Why not?

>>55803405

Completely personal preference, a Perlon would perform just as good in water. Divers are typically bigger heavier watches and I don't feel like the thinner lighter Perlons match up well with that.

>>55803265
Tutima Flieger GMT. This particular model has been discontinued for quite a while now. Also posted here:
>>55787246

>>55803354
>>55803364
Alton Brown and Gordon Ramsay are both known for cooking with something from their prized collection (the former's much more tasteful and interesting than the latter's) on, bro. Watches are a tool after all. How much one babies them is just a function of his/her income/net worth as well as the watch's actual durability.

>>55803736
A luxury watch isn't a tool.

Only a nigger would cook with a gold watch with a gator strap.

Where can I get a fake Rolex for picking up hoes?

>>55803847
>A luxury watch isn't a tool

again with this.