/wt/ - watch thread

>>58178604
why is the 7 gold?

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Bitte moruks

>>58178630
it is 8 (viii), not 7.
Look at the model's name at the filename

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does anyone make a decent manual/hand-wound watch under 2-300$ (with exhibition caseback)? with the exception of seagull 1963 which I already know about

>just get an automatic
I would like to have one hand wind watch, I really like looking at the movement without having a rotor in the way and also I just want one.

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>>58178782
Get an Amphibia, replace the the movement to 2414A and get exhibition caseback.

Or a vintage Poljot 3133 with a display caseback.

>>58178662
What's the 3rd one down? With the brown strap

>>58178922
snk809

>>58178604
Wtc seiko in the uk

>>58178662
WTF i love Casio now

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Anyone got any experience with the Antea 365? Worth the money?

I think I'm going to buy it new, because jews are trying to sell pre-owned ones for almost the same price as new because of the logo change.

>>58178782
just say fuck it to the display back and get a speedmaster

>>58179203
If you find me a Speedmaster under 200 Dollars I will Take two

>>58179203
a 300 USD speedmaster, really?

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>>>58178459
>was mainspring breakage an issue?
Sorta was but it was mainly marketing to show off a new alloy. Nowadays not really. I think that in a standard Rolex service they replace the enitire mainspring + barrel + arbor assembly still, although this also has to do with wear on the arbor and time/convienience.

Guy with the Citizen BM8180, can u post a pic with it on ur wrist and tell us your wrist size?

>>58179146
online

>>58179182
good looking but overpriced chinese watch

>>58179293
Pfft haha wtf is up with these pica rotating

>>58179203
shit didnt see the $300 thought it said 3000

going to conscription soon. Hit me up with a cheap good watch niggars

>>58179416
dw5600

>>58179416
Hamilton Khaki

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>>58179203
WHERE ANON, WHERE DO YOU GET A SPEEDMASTER FOR 300$?

>>58179330
But it's "made in Germany".

That must mean something?

I mean, not that it is 100% created and assembled in Germany, but the usage of that phrase has to be regulated some way ?

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>>58179182
From a stowa owner:
- Stowa sourcing the base from China
- They are still using mechanic from Swiss
Good quality finish, however....
If you want an excellent finish, I recommend Nomos. Both of them are selling the same style, but Nomos' finish is excellent and also expensive.

>>58179479
china

>>58178662
What is the top one?

New watch enthusiast here.

>>58179463
>cheap

>>58179523
Looks like a speedmaster moonphase to me.

>>58179533
£250
is cheap

>>58179523
Speedmaster anon,like always
Moonphase to be precise

>>58179553
i ment for around 50€

>>58179579
g-shock

>>58179579
timex expedition

>>58179510
I'll take one, gib

>>58179330
Elaborate
What websites are trusted?

>>58179146
Creation is pretty good price wise and delivery is usually in 3-4 days.

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>>58179323
Here's mine, my wrist us 7.5".

>>58179664
See
>>58179667

>>58179664
is creationwatches good?

>>58179737
I heard many times otherwise desu

>>58179505
Does Nomos keep its value well?

>>58179737
I've ordered from them several times and never had an issue. Plus they put on the customs form that it's a measuring device so you don't pay customs fees.

>>58179737
Apparently it delivers well but no clue of quality control and why you asking me im asking the question too fampai

>>58179759
fuck off

>>58179809
Which of the 6 words in my post upsets you exactly?

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Ordered my first watch, how did i do?

>>58180037
show me a cheaper one desu senpai

>>58180037
Threw up in my mouth

>>58180037
amen

>>58180037
It's ok as a basic

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>>58179505
I'm looking all over the place to see if Stowa truly does outsource cases to China, while a lot of information is vague it might be true. Darn, and I wanted to buy the partitio.

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>>58179759
Stowa owner here.
Value of watch depends on the 2nd hand market demand. Not everyone like Bauhaus style. I can see that both Stowa and Nomos are sold without any issues in 2nd hand market, but not an investment.

>>58180037
Approved by the Holy See.

>>58180268
If you have ever seen the Rodina brand from china, with the same style from Stowa, you will see that the base is exactly the same quality.
If you want a long discussion, you can search in reddit or watchuseek forum, where the owner of Stowa refused to deny or confirm the story.

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Where my bros at?

>>58180268
To be fair, it is just the base.
The mechanic, dial, etc are still made in Swiss/Germany. Another way to view it is that the leathers are usually imported in many watch companies.

Good Seiko's around 100€?

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>>58180423
they have thousands, specify, unless you want the classic clean black seiko 5 military

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>>58180403
Right here nigga

>>58180453
Good good :)

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please recommend me a brown leather strap for pic related

>>58180581
First get a watch that doesn't look like you got it in a vending machine

>>58180611
can you stop post? thank

>>58180619
No

German Trips should really stop posting desu

>>58180581
It looks ugly as sin.

>>58180702
No
>>58180703
Yes

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Where do you wear your watches, anon?

>>58180581
man thats kinda ugly

>>58180581
black nato or army green nato

i like the watch but the Logo is really fucking it up

>>58180782
natos look stupid, hirsch makes good straps

>>58180838
Nato does Not look stupid,you just don't have any taste

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i suppose 556i is not for everyone, but it's the perfect everyday watch for me

some people call it the german explorer and i like that title

>>58180746
above right ankle when machining and jacking off particularly hard
>I'd put it on my dick but the strap isn't big enough lmao

>>58180838
>nato looks stupid
coming from someone who has that sinn

>>58180838
WOAH GUYS A SINN WEARER THINKS NATOS ARE STUPID, BETTER QUIT WEARING THEM NOW HUH

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>A guy at work came up to me saying "I got my new watch".
>I can see from a distance it's some kind of Seamaster.
>I say "is it a quartz or automatic?"
>He says "is dunno."
Fucking normies, I had to look at it and show him that 9/10 times if it has a sweeping seconds hand it's an automatic.

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>>58180911
I'd rather have the seiko

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>>58180911

Get a tan Stowa leather strap in old style. It will suit the 556i's look.

>>58181019
Iktfb. Normies really activate my almonds when they don't know jacks hit about watches and flaunt their armani and Hugo bod watches thinking they're the dogs bollocks

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>>58180859
>>58180928
>>58180943
you think I was recommending a strap to myself or what? dumbasses. (btw check out this cool style)

>>58181077
it looks pretty nice, thanks for the tip

>>58181042
decent watch, it doesn't have the sweet gloss black dial though

>>58180911
It would be so great with a tegimented steel case.

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>>>58181042
>decent watch, it doesn't have the sweet gloss black dial though

the sarb then

>>58180410
The stainless steel industry in China is piss poor, I'd much rather prefer the leather be imported from there instead

>>>58177693
It has no alarm, no stopwatch, no light.

The F91W is 10 times better for the same price.

So I need a diver in my collection. Budget 300 eurocux.

I hesitate between the Orient Ray and the Mako. Which is better in your opinion?

Or should I get an SKX? Meh, I must say I've never been a fan, and I hate the 7s26 movement.

>>58181510
Mako and ray are literally the same watch aside from aesthetics. Pick the one you like better.

>>58181510
I prefer the bezel font and the dial on the Ray, and the hands on the Mako.
I chose the Ray myself.
The Mako USA is a good option too.

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Didn't manage to get it posted in time, but here's the webm of my Stop2go that I got for Christmas for the anon that requested it in the last thread. Love it.

>>58181554
that's really neat.
now you need to go to switzerland and take a pic/film a webm of your watch and a railway clock perfectly synchronized.

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>>58181510
turtle then

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Why is spring drive inferior to automatics?

>>58181703
It isn't.
>opinions

>>58181703
because of those quads

>>58181745
>he can't count
>he can't read his watch
anon pls

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I just got into a life long career where I'm not allowed to wear watches. :(

Reccomend me some type of discreet clip on plastic watch that I can stick onto my front pocket.

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>>58181832
Get a pocketwatch! Thats what I would do at least. Sadly I dont really know what to recommend since quality once are very expensive of my understanding. Maybe a cheeky one like this?

>>58181832
what career is that

>>58181893
Nah second hand pocket watches are actually pretty cheap compared to wrist watches because demand is lower.

>>58181928
professional fuccboi

>>58181928
Nuclear power plant operator.

>>58181893
Can't have shit hanging off of chains or being made of metal. Too many hazards.

>>58181832
>just got into a life long career where I'm not allowed to wear watches
sticking your hands deep inside large animals?

>>58181939
they are, comparatively speaking. the real nice stuff stays astronomically expensive though. i would say get a high quality american railroad watch, theyre not too expensive and very nice to both look at and use.

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>>58181968
you could get an astrolon :3
otherwise a pope watch or something, idk really desu

>>58182199
That's pretty cool, but they cost a fortune these days.

I also forgot to mention that radioactive dust and gasses regularly move about the plant and if your stuff gets contaminated and sets off the body scanners they confiscate it and dispose of it with other rad waste.

So it has to be cheap as balls.

I was thinking about modding a digital watch with an ID badge clip, but I didn't even want to waste the $30 or whatever on that.

>>58181019
so it was automatic then?

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>>58182315
here anon

>>58182406
i was going to say, i know several first aid workers that have those watches

>>58182411
>>58182406
and they're called lapel watches or nurse watches btw

>>58180403
>>58180453
barf.jpg

saw an anon post a nomos watch with red minute and hour hands and white face, I've been looking for it forever.
please help I wish I had saved the photo.

>>58182558
club?

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>>58182558
Was it this?

>>58181968
As much as I admire your career choice, I pity you for the lack of wristwatches, and also the health risk.

Farewell anon, try to fuck as many bitches as can before you get snuff out by a radioactive gas leak, os some shit.

>>58180403
>>58180453
how do you anons like those?
i'm thinking about buying an Ocean 1

>>58180581
>noose.jpg

>>58181586
Cheers man. Don't think I'm going to get to Switzerland any time soon like but I could probably get to London and synchronise it with the clocks on the underground, some of which use the same design.

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>>58182593
slightly different
it looked like this but with red hands, most anons were g iving him bullshit for it being fake, but it just looked so damn good I wish I had saved his image.

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>>58182922
retarded screenshot.
sorry it looked like this, with red hands. cant find it anywhere.

>>58182406
>>58182411
>>58182458

Yes I need something like this. Ironically I had one and threw it out when the battery ran out before starting this job because I couldn't see a use for it in the future.

>>58182948
it's ok you can just buy one

>>58182861
The caseback engraving on my OVM scratches my arm a little when I crank the bezel. But case finish is really good, very nicely polished sides, and crisp brush on top.

Bracelet is top notch, from wearing Turtles and trying out a Mako, I'm of the opinion that no watch in this price range, or anywhere near, has a better bracelet. Clasp can do with being another half mm thicker though, add some strength to it. Springbars tend to "click" when pressing on them.

Movement is solid, Elaboré grade 2824, mine is running well within spec at roughly +3 seconds a day.

Lume is bright, but doesn't last long.
Crystal is nicely domed, and very clear.

I've yet to find a better watch for £315 new that is better than the OVM. I know I'll get called out for being a shill, but fuck it.

>>58183651
Looks much better on the Black/Grey/Red NATO m80

>>58183300
>I know I'll get called out for being a shill, but fuck it.
kek. ya, who cares? hopefully, you'll never meet any of these cunts irl
thanks for the reply

>>58183651
fuck are you gay ?

>>58183673
>hopefully, you'll never meet any of these cunts irl
Nobody but drunks and actual autistic children are actually impolite enough to have anything but an actual discussion face to face.

The shield that anonymity provides isn't always for the best. But I'd sure as fuck take this over Reddit.

Though I would kill for IDs again.

>>58183678
yes. kik, snapchat, skype?

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>>58183651
>>58180453
>>58180403

>>58183651
i dont like the watch but i like the strap

>>58183848
See above >>58183816

>>58183816
>>58183848
>>58183874
>autistic children

>>58182381
It was. It was one of the cuck-axial ones.

is there such a thing as a carbon watch

>>58180925
>I'd put it on my dick but the strap isn't big enough lmao

Get a extra long watch strap and have a dedicated watch on your dilz.

>>58183904
>steinshit chill
lmao

>>58183904
>Children aren't connoisseurs of rolex knockoffs like myself

>>58181042
I have a seiko with differently-sized Arabic numerals.

Was cool for about 5 minutes, then it just looked cartoonish.

>>58184002
There are forged carbon cases, I believe helson and tempest offer affordable ones.

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>>58181554

CUTE

The quality of the Tudor BlackBay is really impressive but it's such an imposing watch and I'm usually low key.

Divers in general usually are, which is why I stay away from them.

Damn shame because those blackbays are beautiful.

Can someone post the webm of the accutron hand movement or even just some pictures of accutrons. Going to be my next pickup and need to masturbate

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>>58185160
Here m8.

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>>58185069
>The quality of the Tudor BlackBay is really impressive
I feel you anon. I wanto to buy a Bronze SO MUCH but
>poorfag as fuck

>>58184144
>>steinshit chill
>shill
you fucking moron

>>58185193
wow fuck me that is one smooth seconds hand

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>>58185319
>mfw autocorrect played me

>>58178884
Regarding the amphibia you dont even need to replace the movement.

You can just remove the rotor from the automatic movement

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>>58178782
I really wasn't looking for a diver style for this purchase. I also am not a fan of vostoks, they just look really cheap and shitty to me. im aware they are like tanks but they just look cheap.

>>58179203
even if my budget was that high I thought the speedmaster was automatic

>>58178782
ill take the lack of responses as: the only real offerings in this area are the chinese made "STxx" movements?

>>58186127
You could always put a seiko insert compatible bezel and a seiko insert on a vostok. Makes them look much more expensive. Also leather straps go a long way of course

>>58186127
agree vostoks suck dude

and speedmaster moonwatch is hand wind

>>58186127
ST25 is a dank movement. Wore my Tisell with one for a week and it was off by less than 20 seconds by the end of it.

I agree with the Vostok people though, that is probably the easiest way. Russian movements also look pretty interesting, as opposed to the Chinese ones which just copy eta.

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>>58186230
yeah it's just not something I'm a fan of

they just look really cheap and garbage to me

this dial in pic was the only one I really liked (and it even is sort of cheapo looking), and to my dissappointment they discontinued it and introduced a very ugly teal one with a very unevenly cut, non metallic outlined date indicator

>>58186242
oh ok i didnt know that

>>58186284
alright if no one can recommend anything else I'll look for something with that movement

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Johann Rupert
>Rupert has directed his watch companies to steer clear of "great big hamburger watches” and instead “go slim, white gold and platinum."
>"Luxury has got to be more discreet; the day of bling is gone."

JC Biver
>"The people in the Middle East are very sensitive to luxury. People of the Middle East have always considered that watches express your status"

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>mfw George Michael wore the original Bulgari by Gerald Genta.

I'm new to watches and I'm planning to buy my first watch. Best watches one can buy for less than a thousand eurocux?

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>>58188220
check pic for ideas

imo it's unwise to go for a thousand dollar watch as your first.

you are new to watches and don't know what you like yet, and your tastes haven't really developed. even in your post you really didn't specify any type or genre, just "best watch under pricepoint."

what usually happens is you find a watch that you really like, and a few months after you'll realize that there are a ton of watches you never even knew existed which you like a lot better.

>>58188220
Lots of nice available vintage pieces.

Seiko SAR* watches (sarb, SARX, sary and sdgm) and Seiko divers.

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Who else sleeps with their watch on? I love cuddling citizen-san to sleep

>>58188562

You're a weirdo.

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>>58188574
Got me

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>>58188562
>cuddling
I don't do that, but I do sleep with a watch on.
Watches with lume are really nice at night.

>>58188562
Only if I accidentally fall asleep.

>>58182861
I'm just gonna make it short. I already had regular ocean one and now this titanium.

I like em.

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I would like to replace the crystal of my Armani AR1801 to sapphire. Can anyone tell me where I can get good quality sapphire crystals online?

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>>58189226

>>58189226
>that fucking wart
>barf.jpg

>>58183300

It took me a really long time to get used to the bracelet on my GMT. The clasp is so weirdly curved that it really dug into my wrist. Had to mess around with links on either side, but it's a great that they're screwed.

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>>58189226
Noice

If my sarb bracelet is too small, any kind anons want to send me a spare link?

>>58189226
Why would you put a good quality crystal on a shit quality watch?

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>>58182861
>>58180453
>>58180403

>>58179146
literally anywhere

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>>58185249

I don't know why I didn't like it at first but this objectively one of the greatest looking pieces around.

I thought I wanted the red bezel'd stainless but now I am conflicted.

>>58181510
Same here, but my wrist is 6'5, was thinking about skx013, it's only 190 eurobucks here. However I heard it's too thick proportional, anybody has experience with it?

>>58189545

I have a 4205 and a 7.75in wrist, it looks good on me. It's the older brother of the 013, and it wears very well

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>>58188220

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>>58189260
>But it's a great that they're screwed
Mama mia!

>>58189634
I doubt he was looking for a piece of shit

not a big star wars guy but these are awesome

http://www.nixon.com/ca/en/star-wars-rogue-one

hnng

>>58182943
>>58182922
I'm 99% sure Nomos never made a Tangente with red hands.

>>58186894
I fucking hate Biver.

>>58189515
I don't know why they had to go with an explorer dial, I think it ruins the watch.

>>58189713
>awesome

>>58188562
Sometimes I put on my f-91 when I sleep, I like how I don't have to scramble around in a sleepy haze for the alarm, then again it increases my chance of sleeping over the alarm

>>58189713
not a big watch guy either i assume

>>58183651

Too had the ceramic bezel is not engraved so it looks like Shit in some lightning.

>>58189804
v i b r a t i n g
a l a r m s

>>58189226
>buying a quartz watch for over 100 smackeroos
>buying a meme fuck boy brand

Kys youre'self

>>58189629
the 33mm one? Hmm, might as well go with the 013, but the Ray and Mako are just objectively better because of the bracelet and the movement with the chance of being oversized

do watches increase the chance of you getting laid? should i go gold or silver?

What's your favorite horological song?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rL3AgkwbYgo

>>58189820

I don't mind it, but I kind of want to put on the a coke bezel for a little change of pace. Don't know how without removing the entire movement or destroying the ceramic one.

>>58189887
You can just pop up the bezel from the side. It only has small spring kinda metal under it.

>>58189859

No. No one will notice your watch, especially not girls. They might say it looks like a nice watch, but they will literally not notice. Either buy a cheap piece of shit that looks flashy off of aliexpress or get a fashion watch to increase chance of brandwhores noticing.

>>58189847

38mm one

>>58189887

Let it sit in direct sunlight and you should be able to take it off since it's glued.

O1 owner here

>>58189898

I tried to pop it off, but I wasn't getting anywhere with it. I'll try right now.

>>58189907

>no one will notice your watch

so why do guys wear watches? narcissism?

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>>58189887
>i want to put on a coke bezel
>Don't know how without removing the entire movement

steinhart customers, ladies and gentlemen

>>58189936
>everything i do is to impress women
you're fucking pathetic

>>58189936
>nobody notices
>narcissism
are you retarded, perchance?

>>58189947

>wearing something that no one will notice for self validation

do you wear your favorite edgy high school shirt too to feel special?

>>58189954

nobody here would wear a watch and have it be covered 24/7. The reality is watches (nice ones) give an impression of professionalism and luxury. It's a high status type of thing. Everyone here wears their watch to get noticed a tad bit more.

>>58189986
>>58189958
wait nvm you're not just pathetic, you're fucking retarded

>>58189986
So what you're saying is you're projecting.

>>58190020

lel

if you didn't want to look better then why not buy a shitty 20 dollar watch? as long as it tells you the time, right? I'm not dogging guys who wear watches. But to say "no bro watches dont matter nobody looks or notices them" is just dumb because they do.

>>58190043
>everything I do is for other people to notice

>>58190064

nope. Not wearing socks. Wearing a fancy watch? eh yea maybe a little. I bet the same for you. I bet you wouldn't leave your 500 dollar watch on your desk on a date night.

phaggot.

>>58190078
Do you actually think anybody would know the difference between a $50 watch and a $500 watch?

>>58190085

back to my main point, why doesn't every one just buy 50 dollar watches then?

>>58189713
They look like what they are, cheaply made chink shit.

>>58190091
Because while you may think "gosh, I sure hope this 450 extra dollars I spend impresses some faggots I don't know, because that's why I spent it" that doesn't mean that's what the rest of us are thinking.

>>58190097

right. So why not buy the 50 dollar watch then?

>>58190107
You may need to read that again. Not everyone is you.

>>58190112

lel but im asking you. Why didn't you spend only 50 dollars on your watch?

>>58189750
They did, im pretty sure that they did one for doctors without borders with a red second hand

>>58190124
No, those have black hands and a red 12.

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>>58190120
Some people here are enthusiastic about the level of detail, technology, techniques and materials that go into making more expensive watches.

>>58190120

Do you drive a civic?

>>58190131

thats more understandable, but do you need to wear a watch all the time to understand and study the intricacies of a clock? Watches have an element of fashion into them, some people don't want to admit that

>>58190136

thanks for raising the white flag. I'm done here.

>>58190136
No, because he wants his dates to be impressed by his possessions. He has a BMW.
This poster is the reincarnation of Elliot Rogers.

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>>58190043
>>58189986
>>58189958
>>58189936
>>58189859
>>58190091

you're worse than the retard who sold his speedmaster because of "muh compliments"

>>58190159

To be fair, if someone drives a BMW and wears a fancy watch not to impress others or the opposite sex, then by default isn't it to impress and/or validate thyself?

>>58190156
>but do you need to wear a watch all the time to understand and study the intricacies of a clock?
Someone owns a 50 dollar watch, and they appreciate what goes into a 500 dollar watch so they buy one. Then in your view because they ever wear the 500 dollar one they're all of a sudden guilty of doing it for attention according to you. All that appreciation of what goes into it goes out the window if you're actually going to dare to wear it, eh? You realize, part of what goes into fine watches often equates to comfort. Most 50 dollar watches feel like complete shit, and can even have problems pulling arm hairs out with cheap bracelets.

>>58190184
Have you ever driven a fun car? Could you imagine, you know, owning a car because it's fun?

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What good is a watch without a little character?

>>58190184
It's fun to drive in twisting mountain roads and BMW are suited for it, don't people enjoy driving anymore?
Also daily reminder that only newfags fall for bait

>>58190245
Keep in mind it's only character if you did it, and preferably has a story behind it. If it came that way it's not character.

HEY NOW YOU"RE AN ALL STAR

>>58190245
like mickey mouse?

>>58190258

Honestly didn't think the steel was that malleable.

>>58190120
Because at that price you get Casios with shitty designs, and chink shit that will be scratched after a week and break after a month, and I don't feel like spending $50 each month on a new watch. Fashion is quite often retarded to the point of negating the purpose of the domain it's used in. Case in point, most fashion watches are inaccurate, fragile and illegible, quite pointless for something meant to keep track of time, be worn on a wrist instead of kept in a pocket, and to actually be used. So people in this thread like good looking yet functional watches I guess.

People put a little more money because they want something that is legible and accurate enough to be useable, lasts some 10 years at least, and that is made of quality enough materials that it ages properly. And that requires a tad more than $50.

There's also some undeniable quality to expensive watches, that most people don't know about because they've only seen it on 2D pictures which certainly don't do them any justice, or under a thousand spotlights in a store which kills their aesthetics. There is a huge amount of eye tricks played by more expensive watches, whether luxury watches or simply high-range Casios and Citizens, which certainly grab everyone's attention whether they like watches or not, just like diamond earrings would whether you like earrings or not.
Fashion watches appear flat and forgettable, obviously no one would notice those if it wasn't for their bright colors, retardedly huge sizes and unusual shapes. Expensive watches can look like four dimensional shit, with reflections playing on eye rivalry, and much perspective between the dial, hands, glass and bezel.

Maybe look at an actually good looking expensive watch with your own eyes under natural lighting, and you'll get what it's all about. I often wear a basic SKX007, and despite that, everyone notices it because its finishing is unlike anything they usually see.

>>58190258
>and preferably has a story behind it
>"Let me tell you about that special day when I first added character to my holy grail by knocking it into a door. Oh it wasn't just any door, it was an 1998 Ikea Zürmstrekk oak door, finely crafted by the Finnish elves from the high mountains of Kirridor, under the rule of the..."

Yeah nah, it's just a scratch.

>>58190340
Well sometimes it's a good story. Like when you jumped to catch a falling baby and broke your crystal and scratched the bezel. The crystal gets replaced, the scratch remains.

>>58190363
In that case it's a good story to tell without mentioning your watch, because no one cares about your watch, let alone the scratches on it. This is just watchfaggotry at its apex.

>>58190376
You're trying to get all high and mighty about nothing. This is about what it means for an item to have "character."

Something gets character when it shows wear and damage for a reason, and it's more distinguishable from others of the same model. An item does not have "character" just because it fell out the back of the delivery van.

>>58190340
>>58190363

The story is I listened to /wt/. Good story.

>>58190429
ayyy

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>>58190279
underrated post

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>W-800H-1AV
The seller confirmed it's available, so I'll order it today.
Just so I don't have any buyer's remorse, is there any better watch than this one for $20 price range ?

>>58190565
you shouldn't have buyers remorse for 20$ unless you're mega-poor and in that case buy f-91

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>>58190245
Well did you get it open?

>>58190397
>An item does not have "character" just because it fell out the back of the delivery van.

Yet you couldn't tell the difference. Because it's just a watch.

It's not a motorbike whose steel tells under which climates it was used, the seat says how often you had a passenger, the sides how heavy the bags were, and all the additions you made to it reveal everything about your trips. It's not a knife whose edge shows what kind of uses it has seen, the brown stains how much game was gutted with it, the swollen wooden handle how long you've been crawling out at night under a heavy rain. It's not a leather bag. It's not a camera.

A watch doesn't get "character", it just gets scratched as it ages, and everyone knows it's because you knocked it into a door. Its purpose is to be worn on a wrist, and nothing else. It's built to be as durable as possible because it is a precision instrument, not so much of a tool, and things that would give it actual character would likely destroy it. There is also no physical interaction with it aside from the crown and strap buckle.

I couldn't tell you the history behind every scratch on my motorbike, every bump on the edge of my knives, every wrinkle on my leather bag, every scratch, oh yeah scratch, on my camera, which contrary to a watch gets actual interaction. And that is how important those handful scratches on your watch are, and even if there's a story to it, it's just a scratch. A leather band alone would get much more character than the watch it carries.

>>58190565
Spend a bit more and get a square G-Shock.

>>58190598

No. Close though.

>>58190606
You have legit good writing skills

>>58190606
>endless bloviating
Motorcycles don't get character, they just show wear. See how easy that was?

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>>58190162
>he thinks I sold my speedy because I didn't get compliments
>doesn't understand I like to trigger all the autists on wt

newfag

>>58190642
>>doesn't understand I like to trigger all the autists on wt
So what you're telling us is that you were only pretending to be retarded?

Very believable.

>>58190636
>endless bloviating
>tripfag

Nice pot/kettle situation there.

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>>58190642

Me too.

Le Renaissance man: the thread

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>>58190317
this is actually a huge thing and i'm glad someone pointed it out

like even if you don't know shit about clothes or leather for example, when you walk into a hermes store, you'll see from the way they make the products, to the proportions, to the color pallettes and so forth all tell you: quality. it screams "this is nice."

>>58190636
>Motorcycles don't get character, they just show wear. See how easy that was?
To spout nonsense? Yeah that was easy. But then wear is exactly what give something character, coupled with a purpose. So try saying something that makes sense now.

>>58190642
>I was just pretending to be retarded

>>58190688
>To spout nonsense
I'm glad we agree, because it's the exact same post as yours I replied to without being so verbose.

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>>58190673
>>58187297

sometimes i wonder why haute horology brands dont make their own shock systems.
like i really dont see any reason why they wouldnt.

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>>58190649
>>58190694
It did trigger you though, acting the stereotypical richfag that would sell a watch if nobody notices (I sold it because I don't really care about watches that much anymore and some mumbo jumbo history lesson watch wasn't that interesting anymore). Hell to be honest, the most compliments I have received on watch was my old ass invicta pic related.

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>>58190598

>Making it worse

That's what beaters are for.

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>>58190765
>But srsly guys, I really was pretending to be retarded

>>58190129
Doesn't the ref 175 have a red second hand?

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>>58190583
>you shouldn't have buyers remorse for 20$ unless you're mega-poor and in that case buy f-91
F-91W is definitely cheaper ($13) and has cleaner look, but :
1. I'd rather see FRI instead of FR
2. I don't want to reconfigure my watch on leap years, F-91W doesn't track years

>>58190617
>Spend a bit more and get a square G-Shock.
Which model ?
I like G-5600E-1 because it's solar powered but it looks pretty similar to W-800H-1AV.
I think the additional g-shock and solar power features don't really justify $70 price range for digital watch.
For analog watch, I don't really mind.

So yeah, if there's no better digital wristwatch I think I'll buy W-800H-1AV.

Thanks for the answer, btw.

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>>58190804
NiggerBall pls, come at me brah

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>>58190765

>>58190633
no

>>58190725
>already out of arguments

That was fast.

>>58190832
The DW5600 is $38 on Amazon
https://www.amazon.com/G-shock-DW5600E-1V-Black-Resin-Sport/dp/B000GAYQKY

>>58190929
Figures I'd just borrow yours

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>>58190832
>2. I don't want to reconfigure my watch on leap years, F-91W doesn't track years

jesus you would think the watch asks you to pass a kidney stone to change the date

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>>58190773

Oops. I think I should stop, maybe.

>>58191022
Maybe...

>>58191065

Yeah, maybe. At least now I know how fragile the materials are.

>>58191094
It's not really that hard to pop it open, even tho it's not meant to be opened. Seems like you just didn't have something to really stuck under the ring.

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Is my manlet wrist too small for this watch? Have I made a huge mistake?

>>58191094
>>58191101
And you tried to pry it from a very small area, wider would be better.

https://youtu.be/snSEaxqs5hE?t=45

>>58191117

A Rolex bezel is meant to be popped off. It's not that easy. I used the exact same area.

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>>58191103
this picture is awful

>>58191103
Not really

>>58191150
I know but it's not that bad. I have removed it from ocean 1.

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Really like the look of this piece. Opinions?

>>58190994
What I like with tripfags is how they always try to save face.

>>58191323
This one is especially insisting, it could last for weeks before he gets bored of it, and then he will ramble for a year about how he "won an argument".

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>>58191186

I will have to find a new bezel.

>>58191350
I thought you had the coke bezel for it?

>>58191373

I have the coke insert, but as you can see the bezel is warped. Tried to hammer it into place. Gonna sand down the case a little and see if I can fix it at all before attempting to put the bezel back.

>>58191450
Christ if you only had the insert you shouldn't have removed the bezel.

>>58191470

No way to get the ceramic insert out without breaking it.

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>>58191350
nothing of value was lost

>>58191350

If I was smart I would have broken the $30 part rather than the rest of the watch, lol.

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>>58191450
>Tried to hammer it into place.

>>58190844
T H I C C
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C
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ID?
F-91W?

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Oops. Gotta go get some stitches.

>>58191103
>Shinola

Hahahahahahahaha, kys you turbocuck.

>>58191256

Looks like hot steaming garbage. Like a lazy half-hearted imitation of a moonphase calendar watch, the Tissot-ing of a truly elegant design, basically.

>>58192116
It's not too bad, what's really bad is the marketing and inflated price. That aside, they're great watches from what I read. I really like some of their designs and color palettes too.

>>58192083
this was such a trainwreck

>>58192082
Looks like a W-86 to my untrained eye.

>>58192160
>Shinola
>great watches

Literally AliExpress tier garbage quartz dogshit advertised as assembled by subhuman melanin enhanced Detroit wildlife.

Possibly the single most overpriced watch brand in existence.

You should be deeply ashamed of ever having said anything remotely positive about them.

>>58192203
That looks exactly like what it is.

Any difference between that and an F-91W other than a better light? I'd imagine a W-86's battery wouldn't last as long, but then again no one will really ever keep and use their F-91W for the full duration of it's battery life.

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>>58192206
>subhuman melanin enhanced Detroit wildlife

>>58180037
Its OK for its price.

I like the design. Plus its the pope watch, so it's pretty cool.

We watch nerd like watches with a story, a héritage.

Well for a few bucks thats what u have with the pope watch

U did good

>>58192206
Maybe you just dismissed it as a fashion brand and never looked deeper. Maybe you missed how it changed hands twice already.

They're now simply equivalents to Casio, Timex and Citizen, simply way too expensive. In a $100-120 range, they'd be great, but they're at least twice that. Now they're still made by niggers, and that's a major issue indeed.

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>>58186894
>jc biver cares about middle easterners

explains alot of tag heuer and hublot choices

>>58192206
>subhuman melanin enhanced Detroit wildlife.
Kekkity kek.

Also the name fucking stinks.

>>58192157
Elaborate?

>>58192284
>They're now simply equivalents to Casio, Timex and Citizen

Saying that they are equivalent to Timex (which are literally chink quartz tier) for $500+ is a complete and total admission that I was right.

Literally the single most overpriced watch brand on earth, existing only to turbocuck SJW faggots that fall for their marketing.

You deserve nothing but scorn and contempt for having ever had a positive thoughts about them, much less for trying to defend them.

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>>58192365

That Oris is just a poorly executed half hearted imitation of this type of design used by haute horlogerie brands.

>>58192444
You're missing the point: I said right from the start they're overpriced:

>>58192160
>what's really bad is the marketing and inflated price

Timex watches are solid quartz, a clear cut above aliexpress chink quartz. So yeah, Shinola isn't chink shit, just way overpriced but actually good quartz watches.

>>58192444
>Paying MSRP for a watch

Who's the SJW faggot now?

>>58189226
just bin that piece of shit

>>58189226
Disgusting

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Playing the waiting game.

>>58191022
na keep going dude fuck it

>>58192768
>>58192732
He did

>>58192732

I did and look what happened.

>>58191484
so you would rather fuck the rest of the watch up before breaking the insert

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>>58192486
>>58192444
>>58192206


i was confused reading these at first, i never looked into any of that garbage company's watch's details due to the fact that they got in trouble for saying "made in america" when they weren't

I assumed the prices they were charging were for mechanical movements (which were excessive, even for a mechanical). now i actually looked and see:
>We do not currently manufacture automatic watches. In the event that we add automatic movements to our lineup, we'll notify you.

wow, asking for over 500$ for the cheapest no complication 3hand quartz watch. this company is even shittier than I thought before. like pure garbage ripoff tier.

i literally can't believe they are doing this with quartz movements, my mind didn't even consider the possibility that they were non-mechanical at that price point

>>58180423
The entire seiko 5 line is around 100 eurobucks, the best selling models are the snzg15 and the snk805. The best way to browse through them is just to find one on amazon and go ham on the "other items you may be interested in" section.

>>58192479
>What time is it
>White

>>58193054
Faceted hands are actually quite easy to see in person. Pictures certainly don't do them justice.

>>58192550
>>58192486

There is a difference between overpriced and making Fossil look like a good value.

>>58193054
>Shitposting about a Jaeger-LeCoultre

Maybe you should just stick to Casios, kid.

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Oops.

The doctor is wearing a Rolex datejust Thunderbird, lol.

>>58180423
>>58193021
>>58180444
the best way to search seiko 5 is http://www.watchsleuth.com/seiko5finder/

>>58193054
talking shit abut a jaeger lets your watch

>>58193211
that isnt even that bad of a cut ive had worse just superglue it

>>58193149
Fossil is so fucking garbage, even if it was free it would still be terrible value. There's a large gap in quality between Fossil and Shinola.

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>>58193211

Good to go. Thanks Dr. Rolex.

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>>58192279
>u