/wt/- Watch Thread

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>>57318762
>what should i give a kid while grooming them?

looking for a military/flieger 38mm or less below $100 and with black face and large luminous hands, has to show day of the month too

don't care if mechanical/quartz, no digital either, already got this casio 5600: >>57311729

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>>57318945
This kind of Seiko 5? Should be about 60 bucks

Why do you guys hate Squale so much?
The 50 Atmos seems like a damn nice watch in its price range and has that cool light blue color.

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Just ordered. How did I do?

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>>57319083
t. tgv

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Where is my best bet to buy a Seiko SCVE003?

Pic related.

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>>57318945
this is my favorite cheap watch i have

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>>57319361
Best $50 i ever spent desu

>>57319337
Time machine

>>57319337
Yahoo jp stores have them I believe.

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>>57318989

yep, sometimes they pop up new on ebay for like $50-55

if it's your first enjoy your new watch obsession

>>57319361
>>57319381
I really like Vostok's bezels, they all have a vintage russian look to them

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>>57312022
>>57312022

I sold this exact setup to someone on ebay in April.... Are you from the north east?

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>>57320077

can someone id these two?

Anyone know where to get a replacement Accutron 2 seconds hand? Only place I've found them was some kike charging $30 on memebay.

>>57320162
make a offer for 20 or suck it up

>>57320413
(((You)))

>>57320420
poorfag

>>57320577
There's selling uncommon replacement parts, and then there's price gouging.

>>57318762
A cheap Chinese watcg

>>57319161
The numerals are weird with that case and those hands. With just indices (and no lume dots) it would be a nice dress watch.
Other than that detail, it looks good.

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Just dropping by while i wait for something to happen out here

>>57320162
Need a new crystal for mine.
Rumors are true. Shit crystal.
I have vintage watches with better glass

>>57321860
What do you mean by shit crystal?

Any recommendations for suit watches under 200€. Should look good with brown leather straps

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Halloween as James Bond

How much does watch service cost?

>>57322213

HMT Kohinoor
Luch One Hand

>>57322368
Depends on the complexity of the movement. Obviously a full service of a chronograph is more work than a regular 3-hander.

>>57322464
Regular 3-hander

>>57320141

sark003

Not worth the full price imho. Maybe if it were $500 cheaper.

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>>57318945

>>57322485
Only definite way would be to take it to a good watchmaker and ask how much a service would be. I'd say don't be surprised if a full service ends up being $100-$200 or maybe more, depending on the movement.

>>57322756
What? The watch costs $20 on eBay, used. How is this possible?
(Yes, it's mechanical)

>>57322789
Spoilers: doing a full service is a good amount of work. Taking it apart, cleaning it, relubricating, etc. Might not be that much, but you'd have to take it to a watchmaker to know.

That said it's probably not worth servicing a $20 watch.

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>>57319337
>fake wire lugs

Why exactly do you guys hate co axial movements so much? So what if your service is slightly more expensive than normal, if you're only bringing your watch in every 8 years or so? I'm not meming, serious question.

Also still waiting on answers for this pls
>>57319083

>>57323296
>Why exactly do you guys hate co axial movements so much?
From an engineering standpoint, they're are exceptional. Really, they are, no one dares doubt that fact or dispute it.The catch is, for the average consumer, or even watch enthusiast that doesn't take it 1000% seriously, then there's little difference between your bog standard Lever Escapement Chronometer movement, and your Co-axial Chronometer, they're both going to keep near perfect time.

>>57323353
But a co axial will go for (at the very least) 5 years without a service, meanwhile a Rolex or JLC movement will start losing time around 4 years, and will have serious wear around 8.
Are they so disliked because only Omega can service them? Do they usually charge up the ass?

>>57323296
The problem is that it has to be serviced every 2-3 years, rather than every 5-10.

>>57323434
>But a co axial will go for (at the very least) 5 years without a service
And will cost significantly more to then service, mostly by the fact that less watchmakers will handle co-ax movements.
It's not that only Omega can service them, but Omega are very picky about watchmakers that are certified to service them.

>>57323296

The really short version:

1) They are extremely difficult to service correctly because they were supposed to need lube but actually do and the slightest error in line amount or type and the movement will eat itself.

2) they offer no substantive improvement in accuracy vs a standard ETA 2892-A2

3) they are MUCH more sensitive to tolerances than a traditional escapement and are quite likely to eat themselves if anything goes wrong.

4) Omega implemented co-axial purely for marketing rather than horological reasons.

>>57323538
>4) Omega implemented co-axial purely for marketing rather than horological reasons
Might be worth expanding a bit on that, considering the conversion of movements vs the design of new movements based around the co-axial system.

>>57323569

When I get home I'll re-look up all the info on that. It's been a while so I don't remember the details off hand.

>>57323538
But compare a seamaster 300 to a sub
The latter is cheaper to service, but is 3x as expensive.

>>57323962

Sorry, but modern Omegas are totally unworthy of comparison to Rolex.

>>57324133
And whys that?

>>57324182

Because Rolex designs and manufacturers their watches to a MUCH higher quality standard than Omega does.

If you examine examples from.both companies up close side-by-side it becomes glaring my obvious just how much better Rolex quality is.

And I say that as someone who doesn't like modern Maxi-case Rolexes at all by the way.

>>57323569

Just to start here are a couple of good resources on the subject:

https://omegaforums.net/threads/to-co-axial-or-not-to-co-axial-or-is-it-a-case-of-back-to-the-future.27893/

http://watchmakingblog.com/2010/05/03/omega-co-axial-training/

>>57324312
I don't disagree with you. I dislike Rolex but they're experts at what they do, with maybe only JLC, ALS and Patek being directly comperable.
A seamaster 300 is 80% the watch a sub is though, for like 30% of the price. I would say thats a damn good tradeoff.

>>57324334

If the Seamaster is anything like the AT then it sure as hell isn't 80% of Roles quality.

I've handled an AT up close and the quality level is honestly a fucking joke for the price. The bracelets are especially bad.

Got a new 17 rubis incabloc dress watch for €35. I googled the strap it came with and it sells for €39 new

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What cheap Chinese quartz watches are "good"? Fake DW? Fake Nomos? Yazole?

>>57324796
if you want a """"decent"""""" watch you will have to spend more than 3 dollars.

>>57324880
I have low standards. I mean one that looks OK, I don't think generic Chinese quartz watch #7182 is more accurate than generic Chinese quartz watch #7183.

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All you fucking idiots wasting your money on junk when you should be buying Rolexes

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>>57325001
>>57325022

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>>57325001
>doesn't own a Rolex
>says we should be buying Rolexes

You first, senpai

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>>57319307

>>57322746
Can I get an ID?

Is 164$ CAD a nice price for this?

https://www.amazon.ca/gp/offer-listing/B000EQS1JW/ref=dp_olp_new_mbc?ie=UTF8&condition=new

Citizen BM8180-03E

I would love to take a SNK803 and throw a hadley roma leather strap onto it, but I don't want to have to deal with getting it serviced in a few years. I know it seems ridiculous for someone to feel this way, but I like to do things myself - cut my own hair, put my own PC together, change watch battery, etc

are there any similar watches with a beige face that don't look like dogshit?
alternatively, would taking a mass-produced mechanical watch like this to a watchmaker or jeweler even cost much to get the movement regulated? or would it outweigh the initial cost from purchasing it ( watch costs $50, but service costs $80 or something like that?)

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Hello /wt

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>>57325899
Most Seiko 5 are never serviced because servicing them is more expensive than buying a new one.

If you never plan on servicing a mechanical watch you probably won't have a functional watch to pass down to your son in 70 years, but it should be ticking in like 20 years as it slowly grinds to dust on the inside. Similar to the fact that most modern cars can easily go 60-100+ thousand miles having never received an oil change. It's just once you've done that there's significant damage. But if you could buy cars for 50 dollars I'm sure everyone would be doing it.

Regulating it is something you can very easily do yourself if you want to experiment, and can help improve its timekeeping. Especially over the years because watches tend to run fast as the oil dissipates over the years and you're not servicing it.

>>57326202
did you read that outloud to yourself after typing it?

>>57326225
No?

>>57326225
I don't think I've ever typed something out and read it outloud to myself afterwards

> falling for the you're not a man unless you pretend you have somewhere to be meme

>>57326326
??

>>57326326
So you're saying you have nowhere to be?

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Penis Power reporting in

>>57326202
A manager at my office managed to destroy the engine in her Mazda3 after 6 years of no oil changes and about 80,000 km (50k miles). I was actually amazed the car lasted that long with such a neglectful owner, and even more amazed that the dealer didn't try selling her oil changes every time she got her winter tires changed over.

>>57325756
See
>>57325870

>>57327262
Fuck off nineball is cool

>>57327668
Thanks for reaffirming my presence. Now I will never leave. You can't take just one, you gotta have both.

>>57327706
Ok that's fine

Every removed post is grounds for me to repost it.

>>57327804

that'll show em

>>57327837
People insist on shitting up the thread so I'll give them what they want: a shit thread.

Happy Halloween.

>>57324368
You were looking at the cheapo AT.
And in general the seamaster line has tiers, with the 300 being high mid. Keep in mind that I think Omega is shit, but they have a few good pieces.
>>57324796
Just get a casio dude

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Who cheap James Bond here?

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>>57328193
I want something that doesn't look like absolute shit. (Pic related is a $5 fake DW)

>>57328582
>I want something that doesn't look like absolute shit. (Pic related
So you want something that DOESN'T look like your pic?

>>57328358
Green map a best. Steel version never ;_;

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>>57328582
>>>57328193 (You)
>I want something that doesn't look like absolute shit. (Pic related is a $5 fake DW)
If you're implying that Casio makes ugly watches then you need to go fuck yourself

>>57328193

You wish. It was the blue dialed co-axial and the case, dial, and especially bracelet quality were obviously inferior to a Seiko Brightz, much less a modern Rolex.

Modern Omega's are pleb-catchers where the money is spent on advertising and product placements rather than on the quality of the watches themselves.

>>57328691
>rectangular watch
You're awfully hairy for a woman.

>>57328602
>>57328691
That looks okay. I really dislike digital watches though.

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Opinions on this?

It's my first watch and I got it as a birthday gift. I don't know the reputation Medium watches have so I was wondering if it's better to just politely give it back and get something else

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>>57328738
>what is a tank

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>>57328747
Why do you dislike digitals?

>>57328829

kind of ghey looking

>>57328886
I don't know. The one on the left looks okay, but not good.

>>57328886
cuz nowhere else but 4chan am i allowed to be as butthurt as i am about stuff that other people like or do

Will NATO straps get dirty over time?

>>57329263

yes

and smelly

>>57329279
I've never had a NATO smell
Then again I take regular showers..

>>57329263
Yes, I just put mine inside a sock and put it in with the laundry.

>>57329339
>I've never had a NATO smell

wear and sweat with it enough and it will

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>mfw our resident turbo autist about date wheels hidden under dials casts a wider net than our humble abode
http://forums.watchuseek.com/f74/most-micro-brands-cutting-corners-3702714.html

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YOU KNOW THE DRILL

As to the mystery of the glass.
https://uk.thebar.com/recipe/gordons-ruby-cooler

anybody here have experience with tuachmeister watches?

long islan watch carries their watches, so I'm guessing they're not total shit. Seem pretty cheap for a sub- homage watch

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>>57330547

>>57328829

I like it. What is it?

>>57330275

He's right though.

It's just that most modern watch buyers don't have the slightest clue about, or give the slightest fuck about anything behind the dial.

They treat the watch being mechanical and having a "respectable" movement as pass/fail gates enabling them to buy the thing they think is pretty, not as something to actually be interested in.

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>tfw /g/ starter kit is almost complete

I think I asked this before, but how do I determine the age of my Speedmaster?

I googled the serial code I see on the case but I get nothing

>>57331668
cut it open and count the rings

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>>57331742

>>57331453
Not a T60 running a cross compiled Gentoo
>>>out

>>57320077
Does seiko or any other manufacturer still make any simple quartz watches, without the seconds hand, and with no numerals or arabic, just time markers?
even better if no date too, but its okay if it does

please respond - I genuinely cannot find a watch like this besides the Orient Palmer, which I asked about in the last thread. I know that stuhrling makes one like this too but the "Swiss Quartz" stamped on the face makes me cringe considering its on a $50 dollar watch

>>57331985

find one you like and remove the second hand, it's easy to do

>>57332029
Is that a jocular statement? Doth thou jest?

Even if it is a cheap quartz, can't you really fuck up a watch if you don't know what you're doing?

>>57332051

I am not kidding, it's an easy mod, the second hand usually sits "on top" of the other hands and you simply have to pull it out

ive swapped hands on watches before, takes 5mins especially on a seiko

>>57319083
I love Squale.

They make a solid product, have real history, and have a cool retro vibe.

Check out the new 60 atmos Squalematics. The Blue/White one with Bakelite bezel is fucking beautiful.

Too bad it's sold out everywhere already

>>57332208
>>57319083
>search squale on ebay
>nearly 1k for a brand no one has heard of

might as well buy a stuhrling diver, and do know that since you can't tell tone over text - I actually don't mean that in a condescending way at all

>>57331453
>and the Thinkpad of Thinkpads

I smiled

Anyone know about a <100 watch similar to this one?
https://www.amazon.fr/Timex-T2P373-Originals-Analogique-Bracelet/dp/B00PV8P9OI/ref=sr_1_8?s=watch&ie=UTF8&qid=1477968241&sr=1-8&keywords=timex
I like it a lot but the only Timex I ever got was loud as fuck and it seems like most of them are.

>>57332744
looks gay as fuck bud

>>57332789
>amazon.fr
>gay as fuck
checks out

>>57332789
>>57332835
Heh
I don't know, I don't know shit about fashion. I already have a classical G-shock, was ust looking for something less...sport-y. Any suggestions?

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Anyone else wear their watch in reverse?

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I want a better watch than my terrorist watch. I want a countdown timer and real water resistance.

Is the G Shock 5600 worth $50? It has the features I want in a form factor very close to the terrorist watch.

>>57332981
>Anyone else??
Yes, the faggots.

>>57331844
>>57331868
>>57331885
Is this from a book or website?
>sauce me

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>>57333309
Good thing you were talking about yourself.

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My 27€ Soviet "Nomos" just came in the mail. Opinions?
It looks quite good on this plain black leather strap I had laying around.

>>57333957
I am jell

>>57333327

http://www.chronomaddox.com/valjoux_7750_engine.html

>>57333957

Nice. Does it still hold correct time?

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>>57334554
Thanks bro

>>57321977
Scratches easily, only slightly less than acrylic

>>57326127
I like that.
Nice watch

>>57332985
yes

>>57333957
damn, where can I get one

Anyone ever get a strange desire to chimp out and order one of those fuckheug g shocks?

>>57335804
No.

>>57335819
I really want one
I might get one using my vacation as an excuse

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BENIS IN VAGOO LMAO :DDDDD

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The Soviet era Komandirskie I paid 11€ shipped for has just arrived. I've tried to polish the crystal with polywatch but there are some deep scratches I can't get rid of, any suggestions?
The bezel is kinda loose too, how can I tighten it up?
Anyway it looks pretty nice for the price I paid and it's keeping time well.

>>57337142
Current production crystals and bezel springs should be compatible.

Although I don't recommend a crystal replacement if you don't have the tools or don't know what you're doing.

>>57336944
b-but muh haught whorology

>>57337142
>>57337160
Old dirskies had clicky bezels??

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>>57331985
Buy a Chinese quartz watch for $3.

>>57334560
So far it's keeping the time it should, sadly I haven't been checking the seconds' accuracy.

>>57335570
I got it from an Hungarian seller on eBay called timejewels.
This particular model is quite rare and doesn't appear that often but he has some other nice Bauhaus style Pobedas and Raketas. He accepts offers, offered 20€ for mine (+7€ shipping from Hungary) and he accepted after a couple of hours. Best cheap watch
purchase ever.

>>57332744
China has what you're looking for.

>>57337174
No. Just the same wire tension spring as the current ones.

>>57335504
Thanks anon!

>>57337142

Always better to spend a bit more for a serviced one

>>57337350
How is it profitable to service a $30 watch before selling?

>>57332981
Yes. Find it more comfortable this way

>>57337390

Those guys in Russia and Ukraine have tons of spare parts to put together a watch that will run perfectly. Your choice though, a new movement is probably the same price as a new watch.

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New pickup what do you think?

I want a eco-drive pilot/field watch, under 200$ that is 38mm or under case diameter, is bm8180 my only option?

>>57338411
>I want a eco-drive

Why don't you just go to your local department store and look if you want to see a selection of mall watches, senpai?

>>57338271
Wew, that's probably the most disgusting dogshit I've seen in a long while.

>>57338602
I was about to call this anon a faggot for being rude but Jesus that does look ugly as fuck

I have a 7 inches wrist. Is 42mm 2big4me?

38mm looks a tad small but still ok on my wrist.

>>57338271

heinous

>>57338271
jeez i hope that's a knock off

>>57337162
>whorology
kek

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>>57338472
>he thinks he's cool for not appreciating good affordable watches
rad move bro

>>57320077
Hey man nice photo! What cool guy took it?

[spoiler]its me [/spoiler]

>>57339412
>He thinks irredeemably boring mall watches are good
>He thinks department store watches are the only affordable watches

Plebcore as fuck, senpai!

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>>57320141

>>57320077
SUR113

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>>57336944
>anon what time is it?
>hmmm let me see, its time to fuck

>>57339787
>Plebcore
Go back to /fa/ gaylord

>>57341187

Implying I visit /fa/.

If you can't fucking Google common as dirt boring mall watches yourself, you don't deserve any help.

Your just a total pleb unable to come up with any affordable watches to buy not sold in a fucking department store. Fuck off from these threads if you aren't actually interested in watches, pleb.

>>57341353
Holy shit dude who pissed in your corn flakes this morning? Just because a watch might be sold in a department store doesn't make it dogshit, Citizen makes decent watches that won't break the bank and if you want something that isn't going to require a lot of fuss an ecodrive is perfectly acceptable.

>>57327804
Get a life, you fucking loser.

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>>57338472
Ignore this cunt, the BM8180 is a great watch. I've not had any trouble with mine in about 15 years of ownership.

>>57341518
Your hate makes me stronger.

>>57341455

For fucks sake, Citizen's website lists every fucking watch they sell in North America. Is it really so fucking hard to visit Citizen's website and look for your fucking self that he hasto come here and ask us to spoon feed him information you could have found for yourself in 30 seconds?

>>57341975
>Global Rules
>2. You will immediately cease and not continue to access the site if you are under the age of 18.

Go do your homework, child.

>>57338271

Please tell me it's a fake, please tell me you didn't spend that much money on this hideous abomination

>>57342175
What's the point of rules if you can't enforce them?

>>57342364
Fuck you. Give me a cum-job.

What is the general opinion on HMT watches?
>inb4 poo in loo
I'm looking at a bunch of broken movements on ebay to salvage parts from and HMT is the predominant brand, selling for literally pennies each. Indian brand apparently, so pajeets sell them in huge numbers for basically nothing.

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>>57318736
very nice

>>57342533
is that how you paid for your watch

>>57342582
>pennies

Still overpriced for shit covered poo in the loo parts.

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>>57343103
Honestly they seem fairly well made. Most of them are a bit rusted, but design-wise they seem just as good as any lower-end mechanical seiko or citizen. What what I've read, HMT was a Citizen venture anyways.

>>57339121
>>57342364


Yeah someone gave it to me for free, it's a fake

Who else showers with their watch on here ?

>>57343597
not me, but i was wondering how many of you sleep with your watch on

>>57343597
I do

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>tfw I'm getting pharm school interviews after 3 years of abject suffering
It's like I can't stop cumming
When I hopefully get accepted, what watch should I buy to celebrate?
I'm thinking Turtle

>>57338271
Right hand version of watch, let me wear it on my left.
Dude, so cool

>>57343608
I have never done that. I only shower with it sometimes because the one has a NATO

>>57343685
It's a fake, ugly as fuck, and more or less a joke. That's the first time I've put it on. Sorry it triggered you .

>>57343597
>>57343608
I do both.

>>57343608
Almost always
I love cuddling my watch to sleep

>>57318736
Seeing this thread made me remember I lost my first new Seiko sapphire watch. I'm too autistic to own another watch for a while desu

>>57343597
I would if I didn't wear a leather strap.

>>57343608
I do

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>>57343707
Thanks bro i just needed some safe space time

>>57343788
>Not wanting your crystal to be protected at all times
Fucking plebs the lot of you

What is that Citizen that has a thermoregulated movement?

The rich lawyer sometimes posts it

>>57344645
Chronomaster? That's their highest end one, they have a few others.

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>>57343788
At least post the most beautiful version of that horological masterpiece.

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Well /wt/ here is my "Collection". Pretty modest and nothing to write home about. For those who can't tell it is a Vostok amphibia with a komandirskie watch face, some russian manual winding shit, and an Orient esteem. I want an everyday watch that has arabic numbers or something along those lines, not the dashes like the esteem. I will be wearing it to work etc etc. I already own two mechanicals and I want accuracy so I was thinking of going quartz, possibly the Citizen BM8180. Keeping it under $200, is there something I am obviously missing out on considering? I like the eco-drive because changing batteries is an annoyance when it does happen. Open to suggestions just no divers.

>inb4 /reddit/

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>>57344951
Timex weekender? Or is that too cheapo for you?

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>>57345000
Not him, but Easy Reader > Weekender.

>>57345000
That's nice, would prefer something not that cheapo but everyone I've talked to has had good success with that watch. Having at least date and preferably day date would be nice. Thank tho.

>>57345126
That's alright too, thanks. Is there anything in particular wrong with the citizen I was considering?

Does anyone know if amazon had any amazing black friday sales for watches last year?

>>57342605
>he actually feel for the orient meme

I bought a watch from orient. Didn't work out the box. They refused to repair it. Never again.

>>57345475
This sounds like just one bad experience

>>57345475
Cool anecdote you probably made up bro

>>57344729

No, his looks more sporty. It also has the radio sync thing.

I can't find it

>>57346254
If it has radio sync it's not going to be thermocompensated.

>>57346264

why

>>57346351
Because why would you waste money on an expensive 5-10 second per year movement if it's being synchronized to another clock automatically a couple times a day?

>>57346385
True I didn't think about that.

>>57346385

you made it sound like it was technically impossible

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Boy this guy doesn't give up, I think he's been trying to sell this piece of shit for at least two years now at a laughable price.

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>>57346808

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Jesus, really is open season on ol' NineBalls. We always get the weirdest shitposters in these threads. The threads also seem to be a little bit slower these days.

>>57347373

Give me one reason why I shouldn't buy a Nomos with the swing system

I've noticed that it's pretty common for US and Italian luxury goods companies to import cheap Chinese or Mexican labor to manufacture goods in their home country, so they can legitimately have the "Made in USA" or "Made in Italy" stampped on their products.

Do you guys think the Swiss do the same thing for their watches? What portion of super expensive "Swiss Made" timepieces do you guys think are made by dirt cheap Chinese labor?

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>>57347419
As far as I understand it, the "swing system" isn't actually anything new, the escapement is still the exact same as every other Swiss Lever, its just that they're producing all of the parts in house. Things like hairsprings are extremely hard to produce and are usually bought from one of the big suppliers in Switzerland, even if it's going to be paired up with a balance wheel made in house. For Nomos to be able to do that is really pretty impressive, but it isn't actually a benefit to you as a consumer. Unless you just want a watch that's REALLY made in house, then its cool.

>>57347373
Point is, you have integrity. He doesn't.

>>57347373
>>57347506
c-can i see your school watch, please?

>>57347506

How does Nomos manage to make their watches so small?

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>>57347679
Knock yourself out.

>>57347708
Just good watchmaking. Movements can always be made smaller and thinner, its just a case of finding the right materials and techniques. Beyond that, fuck if I know, go ask them yourself.

I believe I just dun goofed with my brand new Vostok.... is it possible to manually over-wind a 2416B movement in the Vostok Amphibia?

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Whoops, name fell off. Lets be honest, who wouldn't love to have a watch with a quints serial number?

>>57347756
Its an automatic, so no. What exactly happened?

>>57347373
What school did you go to? I'd like to attend Lititz but I don't know if I can get in.

>>57347834
you can be a literal massive autist if you can prove to them that you want to be there.

t. literal massive autist who attended

>>57347852
On the application form it has a section where you have to list a bunch of shit that shows mechanical aptitude - should I just go out and buy a bunch of broken watches and try to fix them? I read on some forum that they don't like to pick people who learned watchmaking shit outside of official channels because they'd have to get them out of bad habits or something.

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>>57347834
North Seattle College, Watch Technology Institute. Sister school to Lititz. North Seattle has a much more relaxed feel compared to Lititz. If you really want to get down to it, I'd say you'll probably learn more/end up better trained at Lititz, but I don't know if I could have handled being stuck in fucking Lititz, Pennsylvania with that level of pressure for two years. North Seattle was honestly a really fun experience. Difficult, but very enjoyable.

>>57347903
When they say mechanical aptitude, they want you to have a good mental understanding of physical interactions. Stuff like "if this gear turns this direction, which direction will this gear five gears away be turning?" but of course much more complicated than that.

>>57347785
I wound it 50 rotations as soon as I took it out of the box, thinking the ratcheting sound would stop when fully wound (it was probably already fully wound from being tossed about on its way here from Russia). Then I read that you are not supposed to wind it more than 25-30 times.

>>57347903
in the essay just state for 5 pages that you really, REALLY want to be a watchmaker.

they just want to make sure you'll stick with the school, and the profession even when shit hits the fan.

really going out of your way isn't necessary. the teachers won't give a shit what you already know.

>>57347936
>I don't know if I could have handled being stuck in fucking Lititz, Pennsylvania with that level of pressure for two years.
I'd heard that you couldn't miss class for any reason, but that sounds a bit far-fetched. Even top-tier universities permit missing class if you're seriously sick.

>When they say mechanical aptitude, they want you to have a good mental understanding of physical interactions.
I see. Well, that sure takes a load off my mind, thanks.

>>57347996
That's all there is to it? Just be really into watches? Dank.

One more question: Are the teachers there as big hardasses as I would expect teachers at a school that accepts 15 students a year to be?

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>>57347976
Nah, you're good. Automatics can't be overwound, or else the automatic system itself would be breaking mainsprings all the time. The mainspring doesn't lock against the wall of the barrel, it basically just slips along it, while still being pressed against it extremely tightly. This way, the watch can get up to a nice full wind, and then the mainspring will slip with any additional winding and stop at a new spot.

>>57348020
>I'd heard that you couldn't miss class for any reason

not true. you just miss a day of work. the class is very independent. you can pretty much do whatever you want, as long as you meet the few deadlines assigned. we all learned at very different paces.

>Are the teachers there as big hardasses

YES. Don't know what you're doing? ask. Don't know the Rolex way to wipe your ass? ask.

Follow procedures. I cannot emphasis this enough. Don't do anything with 100% confidence.

They will not answer questions. They will lead you to the answer.

They instructors are brutal, but they have a lot to share with you.

>>57348131
Great, thanks a bunch.

>>57348150
im always lurking. ask anytime.

Watch anon what is your favorite watch of all time?

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>>57348169
I'm assuming this is directed at me, so I'll answer. Its hard to put a name on a specific watch, but the Zeitwerk Minute Repeater is definitely up there. Of the watches that I personally have actually handled, the Patek 2499 is just amazing.

>>57348279
I was directing that at you thank you. Do you think that watch repair / tinkering with broken watches trying to fix them etc is a hobby that can be pursued? Basically I am in school for something I love but honestly if I had the choice to drop it all and get into watchmaking and repair I would. I want to meet in the middle and have it as a hobby.

>>57347936
Any opinion on this Norwest School of Horology?

>>57343608
every day since I put on the nato
I love my watchfu
>>57343597
not this though

>>57318736
go back to /f/

>>57349002
/fa/*

>>57343658

enjoy slaving to rite aid or cvs for the rest of your life

Glad I went nursing, once I get my NP in a few years it'll be smooth sailing

>>57348057
I've always wondered why can't or won't they do this for manual too? The overwind protection

Where is the best place to learn how a watch works piece by piece? Wikipedia?

>>57349178
There used to be a youtube link in the OP "how the watch works" or something like that by I think hamilton, it gives a fairly good idea how it works, don't know if there's anything useful in wikipedia
Maybe some watch repair videos could help with that

>>57347503
you can look that up. there are strict guidelines for "swiss made". And amusingly, even stricter for "made in USA" - see the recent-ish Shinola debacle.

>>57349178
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rL0_vOw6eCc

>>57349155
many watches do have it.

>>57349027
Watches are not fa

Real men wear watches

Now go back to spg, kiddo

>>57318736
>>Strap guide:
>http://pastebin.com/SwRysprE
The NATO part is really fucking garbage, needs a serious update imo, because it's really shameful to have people buy such shitty overpriced NATOs when largely better and more affordable ones are available.

>>57350905
I'd rather buy a book, at least there's an actual plot unlike the dial of lolexes.

>>57351113
that entire guide has issues. it was written by a single person over a short period of time, based on things he read on the internet.
what do you recommend for natos?

>>57332985
yes I upgraded to a 5600 from a $15 digital casio and it was worth it desu

only problem with it is the adjust button is hard to press without a pen or something. luckily I dont have to adjust mine very often

Whats your best chinkshit watch win? I was looking for something cheap that doesn't look too cheap

>>57351858
The only one who wins when you buy chinkshit are the chinks.

>>57351113
>>57351649
I wrote it more as guidelines, and it was pretty much an early draft written in about 2 hours and two beer bottles.

Better than nothing rally.

Feel free to expand on it with some ideas. I should have a slightly more updated and better written on my laptop at home and i should have some time to to work on it later on.

>>57351858
For watches, don't go chink.

Buy a Seiko 5 SNK, these are cheap and quality automatics for 50 bucks.

The only good and durable chink watches are the Seagull. The 1963 reissues are absolutely gorgeous, although there are more around 300 bux.

>>57347506

I'm just happy to see Nomos actually spend some money on engineering a new movement to make it extra thin and still have a micro-adjuster, rather than just spending the money on marketing or movement decoration.

It's pretty depressing how little improvement there has been in volume.produced movements (from an engineering perspective) since the Omega 65x/75x, ETA 2892-A2, Rolex 303x, and Seiko 52xx movements in the 1970s.

>>57351649

For natos:

Timefactors
ToxicNATOs
Maratac
Cheap NATO Straps (only the premium ones)

>>57352964

Omega 56x/75x, I meant.

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>tfw new parts costed more than watch
getting bezel rotate like I wanted was bitch but I like the result

>>57353668
What's the rotation difference?

Very nice btw.

>>57353668
Where did you get that band? I want to try something like that but I am afraid it will look old-manish on me.

>>57353716
There is no 'click' in this bezel. When you turn it there is different degree of friction depending of how you shape spring that is holding bezel. Took me 5 or 6 tries to get it right. It was too loose all the time. Scratched and bent bezel in process, fortunately it's not visible.
>>57353773
Cheap shark mesh from aliexpress. Clip is similar to the one from meranom.

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>>57349055
>Implying medicine isn't completely dead for everyone
A-at least I'll be called Doctor, right?

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>>57332985

Why would you choose a watch that's in every way inferior to the GW5610?

>>57354406
that looks better than this does

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>>57354437

WRONG

What were those super cheap ($5) eBay quartz movements that got posted in the last thread?

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>>57348344
>>57348361
I'll answer these two together. Watchmaking, at least the simpler aspects, can definitely be taken up as a hobby. The biggest problem you'll run in to as a hobbyist is the money needed to get started. You can get a cleaning machine of questionable quality for pretty cheap on eBay, but a good quality one starts in the thousands. However, assuming you have the money, a school like the Northwest School of Horology is a great way to learn. It's not a super intensive way to learn, and you're probably not going to learn the really advanced stuff, but for a hobbyist it'd be more than enough. Learning just through trial and error and YouTube videos is also totally possible, but you have to be careful you're not teaching yourself bad techniques.

>>57346808
King Gay quartz

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Not that anyone actually reads these threads anymore, but are there any watch winders out there that aren't unreliable shit?

My King Seiko Special is -1.2s total since October 18, and I would like to track the accuracy over an extended period, but would also like to not have to wear it every single day.

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>>57354437
It doesn't have the red on the 5610 which some don't like, but that illuminator is far worse looking.

The 5610 is objectively the best G-Shock.

Just bought orient disk and love it. Already had bambino, so I'm turning into quite a fan of their watches. Can you guys recommend gold mechanical in similar price range of 200-300 euros? Seiko is ok as well.

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What are your opinions on this one.

Personally I think it really suits what I wear. But I am looking to get another watch, any recommendations

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>>57357526
sorry here is a better pic

>>57357561
gaudy

>>57357580
I thought so at first but when you have to wear a suit to work every day it really does blend in well. with the gold accents drawing enough attention to it.

>>57357526
Dogshit. And the coating is going to wear off quickly and it will look even more awful. Avoid at all cost.

>>57357683
Its been nearly a year and nothing has even come close to wearing off. The luster is started with is still there

>>57357561

Nice poo Pajeet, maybe you should try putting it in the loo sometime.

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I rike it.

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Just came in today.

R8 h8 emul8

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>>57359068

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Seriously considering a SARB035 as my next pickup. Anyone with experience?

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>>57359091

I specialize in ani-digital.

>>57359217
Plenty of ana-digis out there that don't look fucking horrible.

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Rate my new watch, gents.

'twas 2.7€

>>57359368
v chink

>>57359163
It's a good watch.

>>57359368

I dig it bro

>>57359368
5 more cuck bucks and you could have bought a decent Casio

>>57359368

This makes me wonder. What is the thinnest quartz watch ever made ?

>>57360672
Thin watches are very uncomfortable
They always end up either digging really deep into your wrist at just a normal strap adjustment or fucking floating high above because of strap tension.
Worst watchmaking meme

>>57359163
The Seiko SARB lineup is nothing special, but its great for the price.

Its like a casual dress watch, but a good one. Its a quality one. However, its nothing that will stand out.

tldr; great daily watch, can't go wrong.

If you want something extra special, you will have to go to the Grand Seikos. Make sure you have at least 4 grand though, don't settle for the damn cheap GSs.

any news on the new amphibias?

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Please make some recommendations (brand new; approx $300 or less) for what to acquire next to make my /wt/ starter kit complete.

>>57362041
Turtle
MDV106

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Anyone have any experience with Barton's Top Grain Leather quick release straps? Is it a good deal at the $24 shipped price, or are there better ones out there?

>>57362041
taste

>>57362041
How about a vintage omega

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Anyone have a Rolex Explorer II (the old model 16570)?

I was wanting to get a non-shitter wrist watch to celebrate Trump's victory after I win a shitload of money betting on him, but I wasn't sure if a Rolex is worth the cost.

Really any luxury sports watches roughly between $2000-$5000 would be nice if you have recommendations.

>>57362670
>not buying a Trump watch to celebrate the god emperor's victory

>>57362601
How about you leave?

>>57362707
No thanks, newfriend.

>>57362724
More shitposting, then?

>>57362770
That /is/ what you desire, after all.

>>57362792
I desire a time before your shitty presence.

>>57362830
You weren't around then.

Can someone please explain how a quartz movement works?

>>57362848
I could prove it, but that wouldn't be anonymous.

>>57362848
>>57362876
Can someone tell me why people don't like nineball

>>57362858
piezoelectric effect, subject a quartz crystal to electricity, and then measure the oscillation of the crystal to time it.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1pM6uD8nePo

>>57362876
cool story

>>57362924
Do computers and smartphone use a quartz to keep time or the CPU or what

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>>57362923
Greatest case of a head up one's ass. If he's going to identify himself he's going to be held to it, always.

>>57362924
Thanks a lot
>>57362943
Yes as do many other electronic devices such as radios

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>>57362943

I can only assume the same is true in phones

>>57362957
Well so far he linked me a nice video so until I see him being a cunt he's ok I guess ¯\_(ツ)_/¯.


That being said I know shit all about watches and I will just agree with anything he says.

>>57362959
So what makes quartz digital and not mechanical? The fact that it's powered by a battery and not a mainspring

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>>57362983

>>57363040
Quartz watches are either digital or analog. Mechanical watches can be digital (rare) or analog.

>>57363040
Digital in the context of watches means it displays time in digits. You can have a mechanical digital watch, but every quartz watch relies on digital electronics to count the oscillations.

>>57362957
I don't know man, you're the one that really seems like he has his head stuck up his ass if you're being so fucking dramatic about it

>>57363041
>>57362957
Are the watches pictured the ones the quotes are referencing?

>>57363051
>>57363056
mymindisfulloffuck.jpg

Thanks for the clarification. Will read up more on this shit when I've got time to kill...

>>57363088
They're things I said, and watches I own. Anon is upset that I called him a shithead so this is his response.

>>57363082
Many people have expressed their concerns before. He either remains blissfully silent or baits the trolls himself. He longer posts his own watches or tries to defend himself. He loves the attention. That should tell you something.

>>57363101
What is the name of the ball one? I would reverse image but I am on mobile and have limited data.

>>57363101
i.e. insulting somebody and then being held accountable for it

>>57363136
Eone Bradley I think? Something close to that.

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>>57363098
pic

>>57363125
>He longer posts his own watches or tries to defend himself. He loves the attention
You've accused me of trying to get attention for posting watches, trying to get attention for not posting watches and everything in-between. Are you on the autism spectrum?

>>57363136
Eone Bradley, can by sight or touch.

>>57363144
Endless bitching and complaining is not 'holding someone accountable,' tumblr-san.