/wt/ watch thread

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If you have a picture of your watch being worn from a straight on angle, please feel free to post it along with your wrist size, diameter of the watch and lug-to-lug of the watch. Because it comes up so frequently I'll try and compile a small collection of images of wrist-size and lug-to-lug length combinations that can be used for reference, rather than simply telling people that they should be looking at smaller watches.

If you're not sure how to measure your wrist, you can take a flexible tape measure, or just use a piece of string and wrap it around your wrist, then measure the length of the string required to circle your wrist.

Wrist size should be in inches, lug-to-lug and diameter should be in mm.

Thanks.

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Example image of a straight on photo with measurements recorded.

I'll look to compile these images into some sort of easily browsed format or master images.

>>58613087
No, it looks/feels really quality, but there's only a choice of two micro-adjustment holes. So it's either pinching tight or slipping down over my wristbone.
I keep adding and removing links, hoping vainly to get it perfect.

>>58613066

Thanks, its actually an SNKL23 on a Hirsh Crocograin. SARB033 is a bit harder to find where I am so I made do.

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>>>58613020
>Longines
They seem to fuck up a lot of their reissues with date windows but at least they didn't with pic attached. The brand as a whole seems like a lazy way for the Swatch group to print some money with a lot of rehashes from an actually great and interesting history. Pretty sad in a lot of ways. Like a much better Hamilton in that sense?

>>58613228
very nice, and the Hirsch is a nice touch

>>58613230
quite so. this is the same sentiment I keep getting about Longines. sad, with their rich history.

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>>58611049
>what is a social active lifestyle on the beach all summer brah

What are the best to worst Seiko divers regardless of price?

>>58614000

Subjectively, the one you like the most. Objectively, Grand Seiko Spring Drive diver.

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>>58614039
Yeah fair call how about I rephrase, what are all of your favourite Seiko divers?

Or how about favourite diver in general?

>>58614118

Don't own a Seiko diver. I had an SKX007, but it broke within a week. I'd love an original Samurai.

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>>58614118

These ones

http://muff.co.uk/

>>58614471
>http://muff.co.uk/
im cumming

Do you think it's better to buy a beautiful watch with a great movement or a great watch with a beautiful movement?

>>58614471
>That name
Unbelievable. Or is this a British-ism only, incomprehensible to Americans?

>>58614719
With >>58614471 the only real question is if you can buy a beautiful woman with a beautiful movement...

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>damn

>>58614884
This is why I wear nothing but 1 piece straps

>>58614884
RIP in pieces.

>>58609364

Alot of times you can pick up a stock rubbers strap on ebay from somebody who took it off for a bracelet or nato. Try that for $20 rather than some chinkshit.

>>58606777

I don't think anyone who owns a Hamilton Khaki is deluded into thinking it's anything more than a decent tool watch with an ETA movement in it.

I quite like mine on a steel bracelet and I didn't pay very much for it at all.

>>58614118
>Or how about favourite diver in general?
Vintage Tudor sub with snowflake hands and blue dial and bezel.
Failing that, Tudor BB red, ETA movement.

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Why is the Bulova superior to the Omega?

It has an exceptional dial, case styling is more utilitarian looking, more "spacelike". Actually related to timekeeping on spacemissions unlike omega. Not overpriced since its sold under msrp. More honest since they admit its an replica unlike omega which are also made fully in china.

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so i've been slowly building up my Sub $500 collection over the last few years, and it's time for me to step up. I'm thinking of starting with a nice Seamaster, leaning towards this one, whats the best way to go about finding a reasonable second hand one?

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>>58615641
>Actually related to timekeeping on spacemissions unlike omega.
Like the 14 second burn required to save the astronauts on board Apollo 13?

You know they do those snoopy edition speedmasters because NASA awarded them a silver snoopy for that, right?

>Not overpriced since its sold under msrp
What? You can easily buy them under MSRP. Also simply selling at under MSRP doesn't, itself, tell you if something is well priced.

>more "spacelike".
Oh what the hell am I reading. Did you put that in quotes as a freudian slip way of admitting it's ridiculous?

You need to get over the speedmaster thing and stop trying to validate your own purchases to yourself thru this shitposting.

>>58613084
Where's the crown?

>>58615641
I prefer originals to copies.

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What watch is Adam Savage from Mythbusters wearing? Is it dogshit?

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>>58615641
Holy shit, the Speedmaster looks so much better.
Fuck off with your replica.

>>58615729
>Like the 14 second burn required to save the astronauts on board Apollo 13?
Surely they couldn't have done this with a Casio.

>>58615759
Depends on the watch.

>>58615803
>Holy shit, the Speedmaster looks so much better on those fancy shots even though it really looks like shit
So does the Bulova.

>muh space watches
KeK.

>>58615802
It's a seamaster chrono.

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>>58613084
>Wrist size should be in inches
>lug-to-lug and diameter should be in mm.

Fucking Americans I swear.

>>58615806
Considering Casio hasn't made a watch until 4 years after Apollo 13, I'm sure they would have had trouble doing that with a Casio, yes.

>>58615729
Bulova was incharge of timekeeping on moonlandings, the actual everyday useful timekeeping, and remember, the Omega is the First and Only Watch to break on the Moon(tm).

We all know the speedy is ovepriced, in recent years the price has skyrocketed. The Bulova is still almost 10times cheaper new and that is not only because it is a quartz, there are plenty of mechanical chronos umder 1000€.

Freudian slipped his cock up your ass, its a simple way to exclaim "spacelikeness" is not the key feature but the utilitarian look of it. Hence the spacelikeness.

Im not trying to validate, just want some discussion and shed some light on the Bulova since Omega is SO overhyped, its essentially a chinese mech chrono nowadays and its quality speaks for itself.

>>58615802
Planet ocean chrono maybe

>>58615803
But the speedmaster IS a replica too, different movement, different box with MUH space nostalgia kit. And made in china not swiss.

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>>58615820
Still looks better.

>>58615891
Literally not a replica when it's made by the same company.

What's a good minimalist watch with (near) complete Arabic numbers?

I was eyeing the Stowa Flieger no logo and the GG-W-113.

I'd like to avoid any complications, even the Date window since they usually make things all asymmetric. An exception of this would be the Hamilton Jazzmaster Thinline Quartz, I'd consider it if I was okay with a quartz.

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What's the best looking Breitling, /wt/?

>>58615948
>minimalist
Minimalism is a meme.

>>58615957
I'm looking for a watch with no complications. Even the date window ruins it for me, especially if it replaces/overlaps/nudges a number.

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>>58615866
>Im not trying to validate
Fakeball is the most insecure tripfag of all time.

>>58615855
Well make it a Seiko then, they had quartz timers at the 1964 olympics already.

>>58615948
Casio MQ24

>>58615982
I'm looking for an automatic watch with replaceable straps.

>>58615970
Maybe Laco Flieger Typ A?

>>58615948
Scheißhart Nav B-Uhr 47 Automatic

>>58615997
>>58616007
Kek, why does it look identical to Stowa Flieger? Thank you for the suggestions.

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>>58616007
>47mm

>>58616028
Is that hueg?

>>58615951
I think the aerospaces look great

>>58616045
It's fuckhuge.

>>58616028
>disdain for manlets

>>58616054
>>58616068
I'm looking for a moderately sized watch. I have a Rolex Oyster Perpetual Date 36mm, I find it a tad bit small, so I'm guessing 42mm is a good size for me?

>>58616086
Try something that's 38/39mm then.

>>58616086
I personally wouldn't go higher than 42-43mm. Preferred is within 38-42mm for me.
I'm 6'4 and with a relatively large built.

>>58616086
42 is a lot bigger than 36.
Try 38 or 39.

>>58615920
But its not even the same company you goofball, just as much as Bulova is...

>>58615977
Im speaking of experience since Im probably the only here ever to own both moon watches.

>>58616314
you are not

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Anyone have a Mako USA II? How do you like it?

>>58616808
I have a Ray which is essentially the same watch, and it's great.

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Still going strong


This lighting made me look fucking pink though.

>>58616727
Well who other owns the Bulova?

>>58616967

You would think it'd last longer than a couple days.

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>tfw I got complimented on my Omega Geneve by a random person sitting across my table during some celebration

>>58617150
What watch was he wearing

shame i can't be fucked reading analog clocks

>>58617190
it was Seiko chronograph but i dont remember the model.
It had red thing on the bezel and it was pretty fat with metal strap.

>>58617093
I meant my opinion on it. Some people in the thread tried a little too hard to convince me I had made a mistake but y'know, watch snobs

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>>58615641
>shilling on the net
>shilling on 4chan
>shilling on 4chan with a tripcode
>shilling on 4chan with a tripcode imitating a furry

Do all Bulova owners have sad and meaningless lives like yours?

>pic related, it's the watch you couldn't afford

>>58615683
Thinking the same anon, ebay is a hit and miss. Chrono24 seems safe, or alternatively find local deals that way you can see your product beforehand

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A hot nurse student took my blood pressure for a work physical yearly test.

Her hotness was not why I failed, it was the fucking DANIEL WELLINGTON SHIT WATCH ON HER FUCKING DELICATE CUTE HAND REEEEE

>>58617597
Girls can wear whatever they want, it's not like gold diggers actually appreciate the movements inside their diamond crusted Rolexes

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>>58617636

My girls will wear what I command them to wear

>>58617654
how fucking big is that watch? 60mm?

>>58615729
>those snoopy edition speedmasters
The Snoopy version made sense if only because it has a white face.

A black face as the MOTM and the Bulowa will absorb the 1.4 KW/sqm radiation in space with practically no way of dissipating it. That would heat the watch rather quickly and would probably be rather damaging given a few cycles.

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Im looking for cute watches.
> No disney
> Has to be mechanical
> Vintage

>>58616999
I do.

>>58617698
and because of that, no Wristwatch with a dark dial was ever worn on a EVA, got it.

>>58613141

Does it actually feel decently solid and well finished? The Aqua Terra bracelet I handled felt like a flimsy, chintzy joke honestly.

>>58615683

Honestly, I'm truly baffled that anyone can find that Omega anything other than hideous. Also, can't you get a second hand Tudor for similar money?

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>>58617679

62mm, and its only 800 dollars

>>58615951

Buying something else instead.

>>58617796

It looks cool IRL, and the black version is nice and modern. Very nice materials and colors.

>>58616314

HAHAHAHAHHAHAHAHAHAH you are the buthurt faggot that got asspained that no one complimented his MOTFM aren't you? You are literally so analky devastated with sellers remorse for it and buyers remorse for the Bulova shitwatch that you cannot help shitposting up a storm about it.

Fucking KEK the cognitive dissonance is delicious!

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>>58617597
>>58617636
>>58617654
>women
>anything other than a thin rectangle watch on a bracelet

Enjoy your whores.

>>58617879

Ive seen your mothers thin rectangle

>>58617879
This man is correct
But only because I saw my grandma wear a watch like that

>>58617904
On my bracelet

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Is there a practical reason for using a mechanical watch for scuba diving?

>>58618103
no
next question

>>58618189
I guess redundancy is one reason.

>>58618103
Easy to set timings for limits and stops in an easily understandable way with the rotating bezel

>>58618197
when your dive computer fails, it's time to surface

reminder that only neanderthals wear watches

>>58618231
You don't need the time during the ascent?

>>58618235
Ok sapiens. I'll make sure to take my watch off and not be able to take your pulse.

>>58618231
>Doesn't have a dive watch to time the ascent in case his dive computer breaks
>Ascends too fast
>Gets the bends
>Dies

Good job dumb fuck.

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>>58617765
>I have no comprehension skills but must squeak.
OK

>>58618265
>needing a watch to take a pulse
kindly off yourself

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>>58618286
>>58618299

>not traveling with your mobile decompression Chamber at all times

>>58618328
what do you do, channel the ways of the shaman?

>>58618328
Teach me your ways.

>>58618329
Some people come from poor countries, like the US. I heard only one in 20 divers has one. 1/20!

>>58615641
thats like saying i prefer a cover band over the original band

>>58618399
Also on British sector platforms divers would have to run across the platform from the ascent corner to the decompression chamber if they wanted to survive. Pretty good scheme for offing divers and saving on pensions.

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>>58618399
what is this, the ways of the Amish?

>>58618340
>>58618346
you have to be shitting me
>counting heart beats for 20 seconds
>not using a dedicated tool

seriously, off youselves

>>58618265
any other reason to use a watch? and i'll let the fact that taking a fucking pulse is not something anyone does slide

>>58618490
well I practice medicine, what is your expertise in this regard?

>>58618521
i wouldn't count on a human to do counting, thanks. use a pulse pen. even the dogshit smartwatches get your pulse. i just think wearing shit on your body is retarded

>>58618556
yes, because infrared and oscilloscopic sensors are truly more reliable in taking a reading than someone counting. you clearly have superior in field experience.

>>58618513
Except i do it several times a week, but sure.

>>58618490
You're literally retarded. This would be the most imprecise method ever.

>>58618556
>I wouldn't trust a human, but I would trust a smartwach
Oh so you have absolutely no idea what you're talking about. You should have said that in the first place.
Dismissed.

>>58618556
you'd prefer your medical staff be naked? kinky

Are clocks accepted here as well?

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>>58618637
only JLC Atmos

>>58618657
Ive got a few banjos, a grandfather, a cuckoo, and an OG at the moment! That's why I'm asking!

>>58618637
For sure.

>>58618657
There are so many more that are worth talking about.
This one is crazy: https://www.hodinkee.com/articles/breguet-manufacture-part-one-sympathique

>>58618629
>>58618605
>someone counting
>actually defending this
oh let me guess, you're americans, using the imperial system. when you build a house, do you also measure it in actual steps? also do you measure time in the shakes of a lamb's tail? fucking listen to yourself. there's no need to justify wearing a watch, just accept the fact that it's dumb

>>58618629
>>>58618490 #
>You're literally retarded. This would be the most imprecise method ever.
Wait I misunderstood that post. Disregard this part.

>>58618722
Seriously, stop posting. You have no clue how the tools work.
They're not precise or reliable enough to be trusted over someone counting. And you count for 60 seconds, not 20.

>>58618749
>count for 60 seconds
>says the guy who claims to have experience
i think it's you who needs to stop posting about counting pulses for a fucking minute and come up with better reasons to use a watch

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>>58618701
>>58618657
>>58618637
>>58618687


I've got more than I'm showing, but they don't all work. Fixing them as time goes on and I obtain parts!

Banjo 1, Seth Thomas

>>58618722
>he thinks I was seriously defending automatic noninvasive monitoring

why not start with a central venous catheter and a femoral artery and be done.
the most reasonable cause of action

>>58618774
I'm not that guy >>58618521 , there are two people telling you how stupid you are.
But I'm a trained first responder and I have taken pulses dozens if not hundreds of times. Every single time, I've looked at my watch to time a full minute.
If you don't do that and just read off a tool, you'll get chewed out.
We do use them (the O2 saturation reader also shows pulse for instance), but only as an indicator to check a prior mesurement.

>>58618722
Working for a solar company, my boss estimates the height dimension of a roof by counting the shingles. So yes, they are that retarded :3

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>>58618801

Banjo 2
Ingraham Treasure Island

>>58618774
>what is arrhythmia

>>58618226
>Easy to set timings for limits and stops in an easily understandable way with the rotating bezel
So you've never used a diving computer?

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Shut the fuck up and post quality timepieces and why we'll never own them

>A. Lange & Sohne Lange 1 Tourbillon Perpetual Calendar
>I will never own a house if I buy this watch

>>58616954
A Ray II? I can't really decide if the Mako USA II is worth the extra $80 over the Mako II/Ray II for the solid end links and sapphire crystal especially since it's recessed below the bezel. Why would they add a sapphire crystal and then put it so the bezel takes all the beating anyways

>>58618887
No, the first one. I wish I had the new movement.
Hollow end links and mineral crystal haven't bothered me at all. No scratches.

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>>58618882
>Cartier Crash
>I'm not allowed at Christie's

>>58618926
Yea, I've had a Union for a couple years now and no scratches at all on the "hardened mineral" crystal

>>58618801
That's the gayest shit I've ever seen.

>>58618240
>>58618286
1. You should never dive alone. So there are people around you with working dive computers.
2. In the event you're an idiot, or every dive computer magically fails, you should still know what it displayed before it broke. You should have a clear idea at any time whether you're well within an NDL profile or not, in which case, just make the safety stop at 3m.
3. If you're diving in some unusual conditions, you should have a backup computer, enough air to go back up, and people around you, so just surface as slowly as you can like you've been taught and trained to.
4. In the event you have no idea what to do when a dive computer fails, just drown, or pass your open water maybe.
5. There's no excuse to wear anything other than a cheap Casio on a dive. Ideally, put that watch in a pocket, not on your wrist.

>>58619015
Or you could just keep an automatic on your wrist in case your dive computer AND diving buddy both fail at the same time.

Or just as a handy way to time certain things using the bezel.

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the guy trying to tell us that you get Caissons disease when you dive without your deep sea challenge and the guy trying to take a pulse with a electron microscope are probably good friends

>>58619047
see 2.

>>58619145
>just remember the time bro

Lol.

>>58619047
>Or you could just keep an automatic on your wrist in case your dive computer AND diving buddy both fail at the same time.

A broken equipment means an aborted dive, there's no excuse. If you're diving safely and reasonably, you can surface without a dive computer or even a watch. Most dive watches are terribly fragile compared with a dive computer, it's the thing that's the most likely to fail.

You also have no fucking clue how a dive computer works, it does many more things than just timing your dive, and it's way more practical than a bezel.

>>58619157
You don't remember the time, you remember how deep you've been, how safely you are from the NDL, and how much air you've got. Time doesn't even matter.

>>58619188
>A broken equipment means an aborted dive, there's no excuse.
And you still need timing going up, right?

>Time doesn't even matter.
I thought time did matter for decompression.

>>58619157
why even bother? just strap on the weights and a iwc 1000m, dive in. no need for thinking

>>58618637
Also sun dials.

We are open minded and generous here, as long as you don't ask for pulse rate measurements.

>>58619198
you know if you are NDL or not. if you don't, ask a parent.

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Switched to posting from my desktop because clover was being a shit.

OG 1
J.C. Brown, Forestville Conn

Can post internal label if requested

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>>58619226
only good way to check a pulse

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>>58619243
>>58618837

Two more to go!
Forgot to link OG image to the second banjo.

Grandfather

Doesn't strike, need to replace a screw holding the business end of the hammer down!

>>58619198
Pass your open water anon.

What matters is your air, depth and NDL. That's it. Anything else is a relic from the past that got people killed. And you're not finding out where the NDL is with a watch, let alone with a calculator. Just ascend at a rate of 10 meters/minute, no need for even a precise watch to count a minute, and slower is better, as long as you have air. Again, the depth variation is more important.

>>58619293
>Just ascend at a rate of 10 meters/minute
See? You do need time.

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>>58619264

Last one at the moment! Again, I have more, they just don't work yet.

Let me know what you all think!


Cuckoo

>>58619015
So you a dive instructor or work in a diving environment?

>>58619304
Yeah, and I'm pretty sure you can count a minute without a watch. It isn't about precise timing.

Otherwise that Casio could come in handy. But a "dive watch" on your wrist? They're the fedoras of the scubadiving world.

>>58619304
how do you tell depth

>>58619318
I've been helping supervise dives, but I'm mostly just a regular diver on his free time. It's not like this is dank knowledge only a few select have, you are to learn that shit if you want to pass even the most basic certification everyone requires you to have.

>>58618882
You can find Patek Annual Calendars for like a tenth of the price my man.

Lange is not better than the holy trinity of swiss makers anyway, they just charge a lot more and make Audemars Piguet look like they have reasonable service fees.

>>58619350
>I've been helping supervise dives
That explains it then.

You just struck me a small time diving instructor who is used to taking to people who you think are stupid while you preach about "hurr, no solo dives you faggots!" "You're going to do it my way or not at all!"

Turns out diving solo, and with a watch are both perfectly fine if you know what you're doing. It's not like we're going and doing hyperbaric welding hundreds of meters down.

>>58619434
why a watch then? when are you going to stay an hour at 18 meters below

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Fossil Machine.
I thought about this cool watch. Any opinions or critics please? I like automatic watches but....!
Anyone tried it?
Thanks

>>58619434
>Turns out diving solo, and with a watch are both perfectly fine if you know what you're doing

Let's hope you die then.

>>58619493
It's shit

>>58619544
Wow thanks for this very academic comment, alpha.

>>58619528
>driving at high speed without a seat belt or mirrors is fine if you know what you are doing

>>58619528
It's just that once you've been diving long enough, you know more than a couple people that died alone on a dive. And it's not idiots, or unexperienced people, most of them are instructors, who know how dangerous it is, and are better prepared than most. And the few of them that barely survive a solo dive, never do it again.

Shit tends to happen a lot on a dive, it happened to me a lot already, and if I had been alone, I would have drowned a dozen times. Now if your idea of diving alone is going to boring spots at a depth of 5 meters, then you'd be better off snorkeling at the hotel pool.

>>58619493
Got this as a gift.

>>58619657
give it back

>>58619668 >>58619556
>Literally nothing

>>58619673
>driving my BMW 1200RR without wearing a helmet or gear at night in the rain is totally fine - if you know what you are doing
>motorcycles are safe and a good example of using as little protection or help as possible

>>58619493
Cheap case probably made of brass, will age like shit and look like shit after a few months, maybe less, and so will the bracelet if it's even made of steel, you're paying extra for a mechanical but no one will be touching this piece of shit to service it and you'll be invited to throw it in the trash and buy another.

>>58619783
>>58619681

>>58619783
>probably
>maybe
Too much of a no clue, huh?

>>58619544
>>58619668
>>58619783
Since /wt/ is getting more of a second /b/.

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>muh 2big4me Bulova
>Taking a pulse REEEEE
>Dive watches are stupid
>You wouldn't drive a car without a seatbelt!

>>58619945
Let's hear what makes that pile of feces a good watch then. I'll wait.

>>58613082
Hi guys, i was wondering about the Travisleon Heirloom watch, it's now on massdrop. it looks good, should i get it as a first watch?
I was also considering the sarb065 i really like it but it's so thick and my wrist isn't that big, I'm not sure what to get.

>>58620051
>it's shit
>probably
>maybe
>feces

Leave it for the aware adults, no clue.
/b/ >> Go

>>58620096
that looks pretty fucking bad

Where on earth do you buy an snkl23 in the UK? Everywhere online is sold out or non existent.

>>58620115
If you want your terrible purchases validated by vapid morons try the /fa/ thread

>>58620448
Triggered butthurt of a clueless kid.

Let the aware people reply, kid.

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>>58617445
Its the watch I fucking sold since it was meh, especially for the price.

>>58618404
Its like saying I prefer another band from the 70s, since it is not a copy or replica of the omega you dumb fuck.

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>>58620524
Lol Bulova and countless other watch companies were owned by jews at one point.

Also, brother, just let it go
You owned a speedmaster, realised you were too poor so you sold it and downgraded to a Bulova. Nothing wrong with that man just stop posting that ugly shit because we're all done with seeing it.

>>58620524
Dang.. Jews makes some pretty nice stuff.

If I were to put a brown leather strap on an snk809 would it make it a tad more formal

Looking for a new quartz. I know you all don't really like bulova but talk to me about their accutron line.

>>58621042
>quartz
we don't really like quartz either

>>58621042
>>58621042
quartz
your in the wrong place my friend

>>58621078
>>58621133
Well I have a few mechanicals but that's not the question I'm asking. I just want to know how good the accutrons are

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>>58620630
Pls I can literally buy it right now, but also its just stupid in the end to spend more than 500$ on a piece of timekeeping device. The value is not there anymore for me at least. Also I own my own centrally located, roomy apartment, debt free etc. It's not a question of money you poorfuck, who thinks his literal 3k babby tier "expensive" watch is some god send while it's made in china in some sweatshop while he is under the illusion of the marketing department that it's being hand crafted by mountain jews in the money laundering country. Now suck my penis(quartz)

>>58621362
>its just stupid in the end to spend more than 500$ on a piece of timekeeping device.
With this logic it's stupid to spend more than maybe 20$.

>>58621513
>>58621362
And especially dumb to own multiple watches.

Everyone should buy an F-91W and be done with it.

>>58621581
>be done with it
... specifically being arrested and sent to Guantanamo. That kind of puts a cramp on the watch collecting habit.

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>>58613084

>>58621042
the new ones, accutron II? they're ok, the high frequency is a cool novelty. they eat through batteries faster than a regular quartz.
i'm not a fan of the designs, but if you like one of them they're not bad watches.

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>>58621362
You sold your speedmaster when you were disappointed no one gave you attention and complimented you on it.

Now you're trying to act like you're informed and have set an arbitrary limit of 500 dollars as when a purchase becomes "stupid."

You're a pathetic poster. You have no idea what you're talking about. You imitate another tripcode for who knows why. And you try and talk about issues like you're an authority. You're talking shit about people spending 3k on an Omega when that was YOU just a few weeks ago.

>>58621581
>>58621517
Well a watch in todays society is jewelry mostly, and jewelry isnt 10$ cheap though, but any cheap under 500$ "swiss" quartz is high end for 95℅ of the population.

>>58621767
Fuck youre stupid for still falling for that ONE troll post. Most compliments I have recieved were on my Invicta, true, but I would never really sell a watch because of that. I sold it because I dont really care about watches anymore and Im just here to shit on you addicts and inform new poster theres literally no need to spend thoundsands when you get the same experience for hundreds anyway. This thread is exactly like the HPG thread, you dont get "better" sound but different sound if you pay more.

>>58621767
Also stop posting that, I know its you NineGagg

>>58621769
That's my point.
Anything beyond your 10$ is jewelry and aesthetics.
As this is subjective it can reach infinity.

You can't call a subjective opinion stupid, just because it doesn't correlate with yours.

>>58621838
>I was pretending to be retarded
""""""troll post""""""

Christ, what a shit thread

>>58621078
>>58621133
Pleb taste friends, plenty of outstanding vintage quartz out there and cool stuff still being done today. A shitty mechanical movement has no inherent value over a shitty quartz movement.

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>>58613084
Excellent idea NineBalls. Good luck.

Let me start.
>42mm case without crown
>22 mm lug-to lug
>7.75 inch wrist

Pic related:
>An old favorite and sometimes /g/ triggering Ulysse Nardin Dual Time 42

>>58621889
>I was pretending to be retarded
Yes you are and your arguments just ended there, can't even go into an extended analysis and point out fallacies (if there any). Are you mad I made fun of you NineGaggsonDogCocks

>>58621866
>>58621972
>thinking that's me
I've said it before, I have over 22k post count on NineBall!!MfG. If I'm going to post I'm not going to do it without bumping my number. I let falcon get way ahead of me during my years off /g/.

I'm sorry I pointed out the fact that omega is "related to timekeeping on space mission" and how the "spacelikeness" of the Bulova is just weird bullshit. But just because of that doesn't mean everyone who disagrees with you is me.

And I don't take screenshots of my own posts.

>>58621954
Breh, zoom out. we can't even see the entire arm here. We need to see the lower part of your arm to understand a true visual size reference.

>>58622108
I know that, I use your tripfag name as an memetic insult, you should almost feel grateful for that.

>>58621954
>>58622108
Also, lug to lug is not lug width (strap width.)

Lug to lug is the measurement from the tip of the lugs to the tip of the other set at the opposite side of the watch.

Lug width effects shape and proportionality, but lug to lug actually effects how it wears (in combo with how much the lugs may be angled, curved, or how bracelets attach to them.)

>>58622223
>I know that
You know what?

>>58622260
affect*

>>58621748
When you say eat through batteries what are we talking here

>>58622414
two years, it's not that bad but it's less than others

>>58622497
Oh I thought you meant like one a week

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>tfw one loser ruins one my favourite comfy threads

>>58622108
>>58622260
No problem NoBalls. I'll retake the pic, my friend. But you'll have to wait until I can get a ruler to measure the lug-to-lug you desire. Cheers m8.

>>58622869
R u real

Cw trident quartz vs the steinhart ocean? Or something else?

I'm a total watch noob and I've never worn a watch. I'd like to see if I wear it regularly before buying something expensive. My budget is around £400 but would increase a bit if it's worth it. Any ideas please?

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Essential homages to be aware of? So far I know of the Rodina (Nomos) and the Hamilton field watch(?)

>>58622275
That you aren't him, it's a joke, a meme, an insult. Mostly to amuse me, and to mock that poorfag loser.

>>58622916
Steinhart Ocean one, Invicta pro diver, Tisell Marine Diver, Alpha Daytona, Parnis Marina Militare 44mm

>>58622916
the hamilton isn't an homage to anything, nor is it a copy like the rodina

>>58622973
My bad. What would be a well known field watch homage?

>>58622915
Oh, I have tiny wrists. Girly and flat

>>58622915
Well I-
>>58622996
That explains it

Buy a Michael Kors watch and be done with it

>>58622981
what does that even mean

>>58622981
The Seiko one ofc,Seiko SNZG09

Why does the fake nineball post?

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>>58622916
Seiko SRP-777

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>>58623084
Admiration. Reverence. Adoration. Worship.

Just my guesses.

>>58623225
that's more of a reissue

>>58623022
Thanks for the advice

>>58622891
>R u real
Why wouldn't I??

Cheers.

>>58623590

Don't listen to that guy. You can get a 38mm automatic for a little more. I would buy it on the bracelet, but it's cheaper on leather.

https://www.christopherward.co.uk/events/30-off/c60-trident-pro-600-16

>>58623304
Not particularly, it has a different movement, different hands, and the size is slightly different.

>>58623938

Are you dumb?

>>58623938
I suppose it's not literally a reissue yeah. But then those don't really exist.
I do think it's more than just an homage though.

>>58617654
>that watch
So... a strap-on dildo to push it up your faggot ass?

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After a month, it finally came lads

>>58624078
Congrats m8.

>>58615951
Superocean heritage

>>58623960
Are you? Feel free to dispute my points instead of name-calling.

>>58620630
>implying we're not beyond tired of seeing speedmasters posted in these threads

my god man. enough. if it's not a 60's Daytona, I don't want to see it.

Bamp

>>58618103
redundancy if the dive computer fails, and you're diving alone

or if you're just doing a short, no-deco dive. although I'd still prefer a dive computer to a watch.

>>58624608

Every reissue is going to be different half a century down the road. Do you also think a reissue has to be made with the same machines that produced the original? Show me a reissue that is identical to the one that was first produced that's not an actual attempt at recreating the entire watch to minute details.

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>>58622916
Tissel. The flieger watch is also very good.

Good brands for womens watches under 500? Mum needs a new one

>>58621767
why would u buy a watch for compliments?
bruh, if i could spend stacks on some of this gear i could not care less if peopel even see it...
baka

>>58623304
agreed

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I don't really know much about watches, but i really like this one

Any reason not to buy it?

>>58627517
>Any reason not to buy it?

Missing the top lugs might make it hard to wear.

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>>58627581
That's just in this pic...

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>>58627678
>>58627517

>>58627678
How much is it

>>58627776
$399,99 on sale and normal price is $600

https://www.watches.com/xeric-halograph-HLG-3018

>>58627846
Just so you know it won't keep super accurate time. We're talking 25+/- seconds per day maybe more. How big are your wrists ? It's 48mm which is really big

>>58627878
It's even more shitty than I thought. The crystal isn't even sapphire it's coated. And the case is PVD. Stay away .

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Who /nighthawk/ here?

>>58624078
TokyoBay used to make a very similar watch.

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>>58627878
>>58627910
Well, fuck... If that's true, i won't buy it.

I don't really know how big my wrist is, but it properly won't fit me anyway.


I'll find another one :c

My watch recently stopped working and I need to send it to a repair shop. What is better, local watch makers or ones I send in for repair? And how advanced are these send in repairs compared to a local business?

>>58628729

What kind of watch is it?

>>58628729
if you know who to send it to then you should send it to them

whats the best way to buy through chrono24? Do you guys just base it entirely on the seller, how do you decide if a private seller or some random russian store is full of shit or not?

My dad asked me to pick out a watch for my 21st birthday, and I picked out a watch that's the exact same as one that he owns. Would it be weird for us to have matching watches?

the fact is, times have changed, men have more protein and vitamins in their diets these last 50 years , wrist sizes have expanded. It's not just fat, but actual bone structure and individual bone density. Thats why any watch below 40mm is considered a female timepiece. I admit, even I was late to catch on and foolishly ordered a 40mm watch, sitting on the razors edge between male/female like a transvestite or tranny, now my gf wears that watch

>>58629347
did you already know he owned it?

>>58629349
>It's not just fat
Keep telling yourself that

>>58629373
No.

>>58629384
as long as you don't work at the same business it's not really THAT weird then imo
also not that I'm trying to imply anything but I'm almost surprised he didn't just give it to you

>>58629412
Alright. He's going to let me look at the watch in person and I feel like if I say that I like it he will just end up giving it to me.

Hi I owned a Hamilton Khaki. If *felt* cheap. Also who wants a display back on a field watch. No screw-down crown. No AR-coating.

Can anyone recommend a better field watch up to $2K

>>58629441
gshock 5000

>>58627961
It's not a rare design. I like the Lip De Baschmakoff from the 70s myself, with the lugs over the case.

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Anyone know where I can get a nice THICC zulu strap?

>>58615951
Sinn 903

>>58630243
I got one and it sucks. Thick means stiff.

Good god this thread is a clusterfuck. In case you needed proof having a tripfag around was a bad idea.

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>>58630360
I don't mind stiff nylon, kinda prefer it sometimes actually
Where did you get yours? Can you post a picture bro?

>>58630389
Crown and buckle. I got their thickest zulu. It wasn't very good quality either, so I wouldn't recommend them. The holes fray super easily.
I'd need to heat them up I suppose, but I just put it in a drawer and haven't looked back because it was too stiff.
I could post a pic later.

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>>58630428
Yeah I've heard C&B are over priced for the quality you get.
Strap brands don't get posted too often here sadly.
Any other suggestions?

>>58630444
From what i've read, timefactors straps are really great. But they only have like 2 colours so i never tried them.
Check out the guide in the op too.

>>58619822
>But it can snorkel in the hotel pool if you insist.

Oh no, by all means, please dive alone and die.

>>58630560
Oh, and do it old style with that fancy watch of yours, don't take a shitty diving computer.

>>58630565
>>58630560
Go shitpost somewhere else

>>58630859
You forgot your trip.

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Someone explain NATO straps to me.

Why do grown men want to make their watches look like kids' watches?

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>>58631246
They're comfy

>>58631246
They were a thing for divers/military, because they can be easily resized and fit over suits, hold the watch in two separate places (so even if one fails the watch doesn't fall), and most mil watches had fixed lugs so you could only use one piece straps.

There are many reasons you would use one. To play james bond, to play military. Because you like the look. Because they make a watch more casual. Because they're comfortable (in heat especially). Because they're easy to switch for a different look.

>>58631246
It's only the colorful ones that are kiddy.

I have black NATOs and they don't look kiddy.

Remember: originally, these were military straps.

>>58631246
Natural rubber NATO straps are the most comfortable straps in existence.

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I'm looking for a diver's watch that has

>auto movement
>timing bezel
>at least 200m or resistance you can actually dive with
>good lume
>mid sized 40mm or less
>under $300
>not a knockoff

hit me up /watchthread/ pham

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>>58632625
Just get the speedy.

Or check pic related SKX013

>>58632625
bracelet looks shittier than my quartz Tissot and that's saying a lot

>>58631246
>very comfy, double thickness of strap under the case, no actual contact between case and wrist
>very affordable and easy to swap, allowing you to adapt the strap to your daily style every day if you want to
>can hold the watch by a single springbar
>nylon is incredibly durable, can stand salt water and shocks, dries quickly, can be washed, and if you put more than $8 on it, it will look as good as new for well over a decade
>also exists in leather, silicone and perlon
>countless colors and styles

That's why.

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>>58632625
Seiko monster.

It's 42mm, but it wears very small thanks to the lug design.

It also appears to be smaller than it is because of the small dial.

>>58631316
comfy watch roll. can we see what's inside?

>>58632785
no it doesn't. you wish you had a Seamaster. admit it.

>>58633283
>no it doesn't. you wish you had a Seamaster. admit it.
It might as well be a pretty good bracelet, but it looks weird. And sure I wouldn't mind one, but there are other nice watches in the price-range, like a Tudor on an oyster

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>>58613082
Just found my father's citizen. Think it fits my wrist? I'm thinking of changing a leather band. Sorry for the thin member wrist

>>58633441
Fits just OK imo

>>58632735
>speedy
>$300
u wot

>SKX013
anything newer? seiko divers look 70s in a bad way

>>58634010
Mako II, Ray II, Mako USA II

I think they're all 41mm

>>58634010
Yeah but I'm just saying buy it anyway. I meant seamaster sorry not speedy

Hard to find many modern divers under 40mm

>>58631246
A diver on a NATO strap is the ultimate:
- never diving deeper than a drink
- never served in any armed force

Image is all. Deception is a must.

it is just that the name Rolex implies mid life crisis and most people will assume it is a fake bought on a holiday somewhere.

>>58634614
>most people will assume it is a fake bought on a holiday somewhere.
why do you assume this?
everyone's heard of Rolex, but most people who aren't into watches are not really aware of fakes.

>>58634698
Of course they do. Fake Rolexes were a huge joke in the 80s and 90s

>>58634872
>Fake Rolexes were a huge joke in the 80s and 90s
citation?

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>>58634614
If you're entire social are plebs.

Also,
>buying a watch for anyone but yourself

Lmao'ing at your life

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>>58635037
>>58635037

>>58635037
>>58635037