/wt/ - Watch Thread

>>58788018
Whats a good skeleton watch with leather straps?

do non shitty fliegers <$100usd exist?

can anyone recommend a decently tough electronic watch under? <$40

are G-shocks the general consensus?

is there any competing brands?

i want something that is simplistic

easy disasembly and spare parts are a bonus (replacement glass)

water-resistant would be nice

thoughts on homages?

>>58789112
dw5600
yes
timex ironman

>>58789128
thankyou,
good sir!

>>58788944
There isn't one, they are all ugly as fuck.

They're also shit unless you spend a fortune.

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>>58789112
Just get an F-91W. They are cheap enough to throw away and get another when they break.

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New Mako II turned up today, very happy with it, but still feel like maybe i should have gone for the USA 2, i just couldn't resist that Pepsi look though.

>>58789071
Snk809 depending on what u call non shitty there's also the orient flight which may be out of your price range

>>58789761
Looks pretty good mate. What is the difference between a mako and a ray?
Out of interest ofc

>>58789819
Just the look of the face/bezel as far as i'm aware, exactly the same otherwise.

>>58789851
hands too

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This or Snow Frake?

>>58789922
Snow frake.

>>58789922
for the same price? snow flake

>>58789922
I'm really not a fan of those silver sunburst dials. Snowflake for sure.

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>>58788766
hnggggg

>>58789112
the best answer >>58789490

>>58789922
SNOW

>>58789490
>throwing away your loyal F91W instead of fixing it
how about you throw yourself away fag

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>>58788018
Picked up a new watch the other day /g/. Paying for things at the store using Apple Pay has gotten me some odd looks buts it's super convenient.

It cost a lot of Canadaland pesos but it's great.

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>>58790732
>it's great.

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>>58790738
It's by far the best smart watch I've owned. The others don't even compare to how good this thing is.

Controlling the lights in the house with a watch is pretty cool too.

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>>58790732
>>58790787

>>58790842
Sorry your watch isn't as cool or useful dude.

>>58790787
That's like saying "my brain cancer was by far the least aggressive cancer I've ever had"

>>58791217
> comparing the best smart watch on the market to cancer

I love posting when I get new apple stuff. It never fails to amaze me how mad you autists get.

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>>58789112
f91w

>>58789922
That is actually my dream Seiko. It's perfection. Never understood why so many people like the snowflake. It's too big for a watch with that minimal design. It has an ugly bulky looking case. It has an ugly power reserve indicator.

>>58791346
There was a NOS seiko 6246 on yahoo jp auctions a few days ago. Was bidding on it but 221k yen was too much for me. There's an SBGR095 up right now for 498k yen.

I guess just keep a look out m8.

>>58790732
Get out

>>58791270
No no, I was comparing all smart watches to cancer.

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R8

>>58790732
>$400

lol poorfag

>>58791481
red bull/10

>>58791481
Didn't even bother to exit the store?

>>58791483
400$ for a watch that does way more than tell the time. It's a pretty good price desu~

>>58791523
yes but it doesn't help you with your poor trolling skills 0/10 try again next time with a fossil watch

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>>58791481
I dig the case. Looks perfect with a bracelet like this (apparently a NOS NSA bracelet).

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Can anyone help me, I'm trying to find the dimensions of the Rolex Batman GMT but having no luck. Anyone know what are its dimensions? lug to lug, thickness, diameter and so on.

>>58791818
Hello, is this steinhart?

>>58791818
From what I could find:

40mm diameter
12.4mm thickness
20mm lug width
47mm lug to lug

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>>58791509
No why would I? It's called trying before you buy. Also I'm gauging reactions.
>>58791660
Wow that is a really nice combo m8.

I'm looking for a solid chronograph, my current toss up is El Primero or a broad arrow Speedmaster.
What are some other great chronos under 5k?

Had a look at some other shops in my city too, pic related

>>58791532
I wasn't ever trying to troll. I posted my new watch in the watch thread, that's it.

>>58791818
>Batman GMT
You mean blue and black maxi-case horror?

Do yourself a solid, get a 16710.

>>58791346
>Never understood why so many people like the snowflake. It's too big for a watch with that minimal design. It has an ugly bulky looking case. It has an ugly power reserve indicator.

I'm glad I'm not the only one.

The finishing and quality is clearly impressive. But it's just not appealing.

And the they are in fact huge.

>>58789112
>can anyone recommend a decently tough electronic watch under?
cheapest g-shock

>>58791863
haha no, I'm trying to figure out if its too large for me

>>58791883
thanks cheers

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one of my friends is looking to get a solid daily watch for about 100€, he doesn't care for movements and stuff so a quartz

apart from the obvious seiko and citizen, isn't timex pretty good in the price range? he likes the designs

>>58792136
Bro why did you not buy this?

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Omega-Extremely-Rare-Vintage-Omega-Speedmaster-2915-3-Very-difficult-to-find-/222385904417

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I went for it.

I've never tried it on so it's a shot in the dark. But after reading reviews it seems like a quality watch.

>>58792191
How do you know I didn't?

>>58792215
Congrats anon

>>58792191
Gorgeous

>>58792215
I voted for the red tipped seconds hand but w/e

>>58792191
>$50000

this must be faked ridiculous price for a franken

>>58792266

If it means anything, the SUN date font in this version is red.

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Who here uses a radio controlled watch and what do you think of it? Post pics if you've got them.

I contacted casio to ask if the radio would be able to reach me in Southern Ontario (Canada) but the answer I got back was "Yes, but other factors may make it difficult". This seems a bit cryptic to me, does this mean it will work but take an hour to update or some days it will work and others it wont?

Pic related was attached in the email.

>>58792215
I though from the thumbnail you bought a Seiko 5. Maybe you should look up its S5 equivalent on the Seiko 5 Finder and get that one too.

>>58792911

I live in DC and my GShock has trouble getting a signal from the Colorado station, while indoors

>>58792951
So it is just a regular watch which gets reset when you are outside or does it not work at all?

>>58792911
>This seems a bit cryptic to me
it means "you can't blame us if it doesn't," and "you're always going to be a number of milliseconds off due to the distance anyway."

Also, watches that sync with a radio signal don't really function any differently than a regular watch for most people. I'd sooner just stick with a non-radio watch or go GPS.

>>58792975

I get a better signal outside, but it's just inconsistent. Which is annoying.

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>>58792951
Protipp: Indoors kills the radio watch.

I have a radio sync desk clock in the mall I work in and the structure blocks DCF77 completely. According to this map I'm less than 800km from it and it just doesn't work.

The clock is already -6s from atomic time, so I should take it for a walk or something.

>>58793039
>>58792951
>>58793080
doesn't it only need to receive a signal once a day? what's the problem?

>>58793097
It doesn't need to receive a signal ever. It just wont sync to a signal if there's no signal.

>>58789922
>>58790014
>I'm really not a fan of those silver sunburst dials.
Silver dials, hands and indices are a bag combination in my experience; it's impossible to see the time with the sun reflecting off all that shit on your dial.

Needs more contrast.
In this case, go the frake. The other variants of that model, the costlier gold ones, look nicer I think.

>>58792138
>>58791818
Dimensions are one thing, but it looks bigger than the specs would have you think due to the way the case is shaped.

Really have to try it on to gauge properly whether or not it looks too bulky on you.

>>58792172
>>apart from the obvious seiko and citizen, isn't timex pretty good in the price range? he likes the designs
Timex is fine.
One thing people complain about in regards to their analog quartz is the loud ticking compared to alternatives.

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>>58788766

oooh, that's nice.

>>58792172
TICK

>>58793080
>The clock is already -6s from atomic time, so I should take it for a walk or something.
kek

What's a neat slav watch to buy used under 150€? Do 3133's fall into that price category?
>inb4 buying used slav watches
I will try to inform myself thoroughly before doing anything.

>>58791346
The snowflake really could be like 2mm smaller.

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/wt/'s opinion on doxa dive watches?

>>58793754
>doxa
I would suggest doing some research into this mess of a company before even considering one of its products.

Short gist:
>Swiss name that's been ressurrected by fuckers
> Shilled and made famous again by a hack american fiction writer and those that wish to LARP as his main character
>Made in china, not really swiss, but the prices would fool you
>Swiss "office" is literally just a post box
>other fuckery involved in general customer service that' too much to get into here

If you're talking genuine vintage doxa, that's another story. Modern "doxa" is for the discerning and easily fooled.

If none of that bothers you, I think the designs are nice. But there are too many reasons as to why I wouldn't buy one, and the designs aren't enough to outweigh this.

>>58793754
For that price, you should rather buy a Certina.

>>58791818
At least get one without the God awful maxi case.

>>58793441
Vostok Amphibia, Raketa 2609.HA, Vostok 24xx, Poljot alarm watches, Slava day-date automatics, etc. I doubt you'll find a 3133 under 150€.

Is there this

https://www.amazon.com/Casio-G-Shock-Classic-Digital-Watch/dp/B01A7IL94K/

But cheaper anywhere?

>>58795812
Target and walmart had it for 38 dollars for a while. But it looks like that's about as cheap as you're going to be able to get it right now.

>>58795876
Hm. Is there a different model I could grab or should I just fork over the cash?

>>58795919
You might be able to get one of those huge round ones slightly cheaper. Otherwise, it's good.

Why are royal oaks so fucking expensive

>>58796083
why aren't ferraris $10k

>>58796385
Paint costs

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Haven't posted in quite a while.

A few new arrivals, to post later on.

>>58796577
Nice watch does the lm stand for lord marvel?
What's the point of that likr what's so special with LM

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Finally got around to taking out the manufacturing piece of metal that was lodged in the amphibia. In the case on the left.

I have a couple watches where the hour hand points directly at the index at five minutes past for example, is that an easy fix or do I have to remove the hands and replace them?

>>58796866
you will have to remove the hands and replace them

>>58796905
Guess I'll give it a shot, can't be that hard.

>>58796927
Remove and replace. Don't go twisting the hand on its pinion, you'll be stripping gear teeth.

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spectrum plot of audio recorded from my two tuning fork watches, an Accutron 214 and a Longines Ultronic. Peak at 360 for the Accutron and 300 for the Ultronic.

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thoughts on bulova?

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How do you store your watches? I'm out of space.

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sup

>>58797137
They can be good
The watch you posted is an exception


Also wheres lawyeranon been the last few threads I haven't seen him for a while

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>>58792911
>>58792951
>>58792976
>>58793039
>>58793080
>not going fo the GPS satellite-controlled
lawyeranon was right familia

>>58797465
>The watch you posted is an exception
an exception to what you posted, meaning it's a bad watch?

>>58797797
I'm not sure why everyone keeps saying "controlled." But yeah, and if you want the best, you get an Astron.

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>>58797405

>tfw no halios tropik bronze

>>58797940
do you have an Astron Furball?

>>58798136
I do not. Someone here has posted theirs. Their newest generation is the smallest yet, but still a bit big. If they can make a 41mm Astron GPS I may buy one for my father.

>>58798171

Your mother's husband

>>58798361
I also have a present for your mother, if you know what I mean.

>>58798410
is it a watch

>>58798590
I'll let you watch. Is that what you were asking?

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>>58798640
>>58798410
>>58798171
Gently reminder furfag loves the taste of dick.

>>58792976

The problem is Casio's quartz accuracy is bargain-basement quality. Without a sync every Casio I have drifts badly.

So far my most accurate standalone watch is a $100 Seiko mecaquartz.

For the record, my Casios sync just fine here in Asheville, NC, and used to sync poorly in Osaka.

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So my friend game me this watch the only catch is its dead. What kinda of battery does it take and where can I buy one?

>>58799908
http://lmgtfy.com/?t=m&q=Watch+repair

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Seiko finally came in. I'm enjoying the fit much more than the Sumo.

>>58799908
>Fossil
Your friend secretly hates you.

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>>58793190
>The other variants of that model, the costlier gold ones, look nicer I think.

Them being 39mm diameter is nice too. However for the price of the gold frake I'd rather just get a chronometre bleu. SBGA129 doesn't have the nice 5 link bracelet, and the SBGA139 is unobtanium. The blue accents match the snowflake dial better I think, anyway.

>>58799236
That's some wishful thinking

>>58799846
So how many time settings are you really saving, annually?

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>TFW you blow the Speedy fund on erotic massages again.

>>58800811

Sounds like it was worth it, especially if they were asian

>>58800811
you had fun tho

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>>58801156

>>58800039
why?

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>>58801313
Because fossil is dogshit.

>>58800018
Nice. Where did you buy it from?

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Is this a horrible idea?

>>58788018
Anyone bought from mvmt(movement) watches before? I already have a seiko coutura, but was looking for a lighter watch to better match outfits. Are they stylish? Durable?

>>58801691
yes

>>58802024
>mvmt

See >>58801339

>>58799908
fossil case backs are a bitch to get back on. not only do you need a blade to open it (make sure it isnt sharp like the fuckwit who sliced his finger open a few weeks ago on this thread) they arent easy to snap back on.

the batteries are like 50 cents a pop. that isnt a big deal. dunno what movement it has.

bring it to a jewelry shop. they might charge you 15 or 20 bucks but its worth it.

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Did I just fuck up?

>>58802332
watch is fine but price seems high

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>>58802509
I assume the price comes from the metal frame and water resistance (30metres).

The diameter is also quite wide (42mm)

>>58801357
eBay got it for $210 which I think is a good deal.

>Invicta
>Orient
>Seiko

Which one deserves the $200 I have to blow on a watch?

>>58800811
Kek, I've literally sold some of my watches to finance hookers so nothing wrong with that famalam.

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>>58792215
I dunno pham

the day date kinda makes it look like a seiko 5. the date only models look more classy

>>58803408
for $200, Orient

>>58799908
>Hey Anon, what time is it?
>Black.

>>58803408
Not Invicta.

>>58792215
The white day date window looks cheap AF. This literally looks like a 100 dollar seiko 5 at first glance.

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Casio MW240 with a more expensive leather strap.

>>58804180
>your mom looks cheap AF. She literally looks like a 5-dollar whore at first glance.

>>58804357
Is this your first day on 4chan? Why pull out an unfunny mom joke? Defensive prick.

Wasn't the guy you quoted, by the way.

Hey guys. Which watch should I buy? I plan to wear this daily.

-Oriten ray II
-Seiko skx009/173
-Seiko sarb033

My budget is around 250 USD. Looking for a somewhat versatile piece. A bit iffy about the skx desu since its kinda bulky as opposed to the orient ray II.

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>>58804519
I don't own one but I think sarb035 is the prettiest in the price point

>>58804479
kek

What's good 1000-1500€ diver? Looking into Oris or Sinn currently.

>>58804577
Oris > Sinn

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What does /wt/ think?

>>58804577
Could save a little more and grab a Tudor BB.

Otherwise yeh, an EZM3 is probably your best bet around that range.

>>58804655
It's also about 400€ more expensive for the models I'm checking out.

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>>58804577
both are good brands

also check out wus meme Longines legend diver

>>58804668
>It's also about 400€ more expensive for the models I'm checking out.

Then just get a Steinhart my man.

>>58804659
shit

>>58804663
If by BB you mean Black Bay then they go for 3000€ around here, which is at least double than what I'm ready to pay.

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>>58804663
Eh, EZM3 w/ bracelet costs over $2,000 in the US, unless you get it used. I got mine for $1,300 used. Only Oris has anything close to that price range.

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>>58801156

>>58804519
I would get the SARB. It's sporty enough to wear with casual clothes but dressy enough to wear with smarter stuff, especially if the bracelet is swapped for a leather strap.

>>58804659
Chinese dogshit.

>>58804519
The SARB is 350 USD, but you kind of need a aftermarket bracelet for both the ray and the SKX. so they also end up at just about 250 USD.

I just don't see what people here like about the Ray, it's a fairly underwhelming design with a mineral crystal and a cheap bracelet.

The SARB is what I'd go for myself, but if you want a more rugged piece the SKX is the way to go.

>>58805211
I'm buying used/mint and they hover around $250 in the after market.

Probably gonna buy the SARB, but idk which color is best for everyday wear.

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Any Japanese watches that have moon runes as numerals?

>>58805304
Black is more versitaile.

>>58804941
How tf is the sarb sporty fampai

>>58805616
It's a sports watch.

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Cиний, кaк Зeмли.

>>58803460

That's fine. I'm more interested in what's inside. Number one reason I bought it.

Also i have nothing against Seiko 5s

I've noticed that putting stuff up for bidding on eBay is more effective than using the buy now+best offer option.

It must be some weird game theory shit.

>>58805758
Ah, the Чopнoбиль edition?

>>58805854
Бaйкoнýp.

>>58805677
What does that even mean you disgusting retarded fag

>inb4 it means it sporty xD

What defines it as such

>>58805616
It's on a bracelet and the dial is quite overdesigned for a traditional dress watch (lum, secounds track, text).

It's sporty for a dress watch though, not a sports watch.

>>58805960
not him but to purists its not a dress watch categorically

the hands are lumed for one thing. strap is not leather either

>>58805960
A sports watch is probably going to be first defined by the case. I know on /wt/ some people can't see a watch as anything as other than a dial and movement, but an angular, sharp edged, and alternating finish sport case does not make a dress watch. It makes a sports watch.

Also, yeah, the dial. Black is one of the go to sports watch colors.

Lume is sporty.

The chapter ring is sporty

The bracelet is sporty.

It's a sports watch.

>>58804519
Don't buy a blue Ray II because that's what I'm getting

>>58806220
you can be brothers!

>>58805211
>you kind of need a aftermarket bracelet for both the ray and the SKX
the bracelet on the ray is quite good, you really don't need an aftermarket one

>>58792911

It really depends on the location. I live in eastern Quebec with lots of mountains and valleys. Signal rarely gets through unless I put them in a specific location( kitchen table, even right by the window it doesn't work). Considering you're in Ontario you're closer than I am to the signal so it should work just try different spots.

>>58806220
there are like 10 rays and makos that have been posted in those threads already

>>58806253
Uh, ok?

>>58806214
>>58806190
>>58806100
Thanks for clearing that up
Any examples of a textbook dress watch>>58806190

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>>58806383
Patek Calatrava I suppose

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>>58806383
1110U/000R-B085

Precious metal rather than steel: check
generally more delicate and simple crown and case design: check
subsidiary seconds or two-hander with no seconds: check
white or cream dial: check
Leather strap: check
No additional complications: check

Could be slightly more dressy by reducing the number indices in the subdial. But is overall well within the dress watch category.

So something like a Vacheron 33093/3 would be about as dressy as you can get, more or less.

>>58806416
>date window
hmmmmm

>>58806449
>>58806416
Thanks a million lads I genuinely appreciate the enlightenment

>>58805827
People who put up that option tend to really mean "This is how much I want, you are free to bid lower but I'm probably not accepting anything lower than the buy now price".

>>58806497
i got a new watch adevrtised at 40 for 30 by making an offer, that's pretty good

>>58804519
>>58806220
on this note

what are some good alternatives to the Orient ray?

>>58806678
Orient mako :DDDD

Does Seiko make nice fields other than the 5?

>>58807220
Also wondering what I am going to be looking at for field watches. Who makes good ones? I want features that would make it reliable on more than your average commute (hiking, in the brush etc)

>>58807220
Dude I'd start by looking at the sarb017 alpinist it has diashock and a compass

>>58807257
This is a great start thanks.

>>58807238
Shockproof movement
Solid clear lume
Scratch and shatter resistant crystal
Clear numerals
Probably a compass too

Idrktbqhwufam

>>58806678
SKX
Then nothing unless you go up to ~$300, in which case you get a ton of microbrands, as well as the Turtle

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>>58792911

Radio sync works fine in Southern Ontario at night only, but not during the day. Fortunately radio controlled watches all sync at night, so it's not an issue.

>>58807911
Appreaciate it thanks. Do you happen to know if Japanese imports will work on the NA radio signal?

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>>58796743

The LM stands for Lord Matic. There were two LM lines produced by the two competing Seiko factories in the 1970s. The regular LM models were produced by Suwa Seikosha and used 56xx movements adjusted to a fairly loose factory accuracy regulation.

The LM Special line was instead produced by Daini Seikosha and used the superior 52xx movement adjusted to a much tighter factory regulation.

The 56xx movement was a technically inferior design that uses a plastic gear in the day/date quickset mechanism that is prone to shrinking and cracking due to age. This means that any 56xx movement with a date or day/date features is a ticking time bomb that will eventually have the quickset fail. Also, the 56xx is generally regarded as having inferior inherent accuracy to the 52xx.

The 52xx was such an excellent technical design that Seiko resurrected it essentially unchanged in the 1990s as the now highly sought after 4s15 movement, now used only in Credor models.

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>tfw inherited a £2k+ watch
>tfw it's a breitling

>>58807944

They will, the navy blue one in that picture is a JDM model.

Just make sure you leave the watches somewhat near a window at night.

>>58808061
>£2k+

I literally cannot imagine ANYONE that would buy that ugly 1990s aesthetic horror second hand. I would estimate its second hand value to be more like £2 that £2k.

>>58808022
Thanks a lot mate how do you know all this

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>>58808132
>tfw really charmed by 1990s Tag shitters

I'm really close to buying one

>>58808061
How did you inherit it?

Looks kinda cool and Breitlings are nice.

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>>58808135

Because when I got interested in vintage Seikos I did my own research into which were the best models produced at the time.

Also led me to finding the single most undervalued vintage Seiko model in existence, the King Seiko Special 5256.

>>58808360
That looks really nice and the resolution of that photo is super satisfying.

>>58808328
Cheers mate
my dad got it as a parting gift from his company

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>>58808410

Thanks. It's the single most spookily accurate mechanical movement I've ever seen. In daily wear it runs pretty much +0.0s/d. At one point it went 19 days running +0.0s total.

>>58808482
Do you think your dad comes into your room at night and resets it to zero seconds because thats what mine did for a while when mom died and it made me happy but eventually i found out

>>58808482
can you explain how that app works? is it just a note you write in or does it actually measure beats?

>>58808634
You measure the time with the second hand at 00:00 and then the next day you just take the time again at that time you took it previously. it really only is a notekeeping app. Usually I just set it to 00:00 and then every so often compare my watch to time.is and count the days since I set it last.

>>58808679
0/10

>>58808679
>>/fa/

>>58808748

In the world of horology Fossil is considered cheap chink shit.

But what matters is if you like it. Just be aware that you're carrying garbage on your wrist

>>58808866
>chink shit
So you will judge /k/ ak's love too?, even your beloved T series by lenovo is chink.

I am out, you people rate more a casio plastic, and oversized steel bracelets than a light Ti watch.

>>58808917

Read up on Fossil and what they're about.

Some of the watches mentioned ITT are affordable and pretty high quality

>>58808917
There is respectable chinkshit like maison celadon Beijing watch factory, and certain Sea-Gull models.

Since you bring up lenovo, a fossil would be kind of like a knockoff chink raspberry pi and a low-res TN screen inside a knockoff alienware case.

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sup ni/g/gers

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>>58804016
BLACKED.

So other than the alpinist are there anymore notable field watches that stick out among others ?

>>58809820
Ngl senpai I dig that watch desu but is the bracelet resin?

Do the fuckers who work for seiyajapan work out of a post office?

Every time I have ordered a watch from there it is shipped almost immediately and gets to my front door in 2/3 days . I'm on the other side of the planet.

>>58809874
Rolex explorer I
Older Hamiltons
Casio G-shock
Seiko SARG009
Seiko SNZG15

>>58810345
They probably have a outlet somewhere closer.

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How stupid would it be now to buy a pebble time if pebble just got bought by fitbit and they're not going to be working on the watches anymore? I really was sold on it, after seeing my friends, but now after learning it's gonna get sold to fitbit i feel like that would be stupid.

Idk anything about smartwatches desu

>>58810636
i did not mean to say desu there it was a typo btw

>>58810636

What's happened to Pebble should tell you everything you need to know about smart watches.

>>58810417
Maybe one day I will own an explorer :(

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What's /g/'s opinion on mechanical watches? Worth the extra $?

>>58811008
This bait has a bit more depth than the usual bait, I like it.

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>>58811008
>That 3

But yeah mechanicals are worth it, quartz itself is unfortunately inseperable from the shit companies that make quartz dogshit.

How much do quartz movements themselves cost

>>58811340
15 to 25 cents depending on the how accurate the yen is pegged

>>58811008
there's almost no practical reason to own one over quartz

Whats a decent site to buy a milanese strap from? looking to put one on my Mako, so not trying to break the bank on it.

>>58811631
Define break the bank

>>58811340
depends

>>58811707
less than $50 ideally

>>58806190
>the hands are lumed for one thing.
>>58806214
>Lume is sporty.


How come? I can see that a tritium tube would make the hands too thick to be elegant but lume can be close to invisible at daytime.

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Just ordered pic related but with orange numbers

How badly did I fuck up?

>>58811909
on a fuck up scale of 1 - 10 that's a 0
enjoy your watch it's a lovely piece

Sup /g/ I wish to buy a 38mm automatic watch with sapphire glass (also on backpane if it's there) and it want it to have 28,800bph (so sadly no seiko's)

It also has to be under 1000 but preferably around 400 - 600. I know it's quite a tall order.

So far: Oris Classic, C60 Trident Pro, Hamilton, Hamilton Khaki H76565135.

I really like the C60 but it's quite expensive. Any other ideas?

>>58811909
How much anon? If you really wanted that watch then you didn't fuck up at all

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>>58812200
£4,500. I wanted it but it doesn't feel that good of a purchase since it is the cheapest watch have bought

>>58811631

Watch Band Center has the best selection of non-Chinkshit Milanese mesh bands at all pricepoints.

Just make sure you pay careful attention to brushed vs. polished, loop size, and thickness when choosing one. For a diver I would recommend a brushed finish, bigger loops and a thicker mesh.

Another option is Strapcode which does reasonably well priced Ploproff style shark mesh bands.

>>58811909

Pretty badly. Co-Axial movements are delicate and can only be serviced by Omega themselves at exorbitant prices, while the manufacturing quality and workmanship on the case, dial and bracelet are literally going to be inferior to a $600 Seiko Brightz.

Expect the bracelet especially to feel unbelievably cheap and poorly integrated with the case lugs.

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>>58812251
That's the cheapest??

Anon you wouldn't lie on the internet would you?

Can you post your collection? Or at least your current wrist?

>>58811990
khaki

>>58812592
Thanks for the helpful input man. Are there any other smart ass niggers out here?

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>>58811909
Not at all.

I have the exact same watch and it has done very well for me. It feels amazing on the wrist and isn't too flashy -- I get asked about it frequently. The level of quality is brilliant, so much so that I prefer it over my Hulk Submariner as a daily driver as it is very resistant to wear and tear.

>>58812394 is full of shit

Thanks man, the Ploproff ones on strapcode look damn good, but i don't think i can justify a new $100 strap on a $150 watch.

>>58809005
So you hate Fossil because it cost +200USD?

>>58809173
Come on, mechanical watches are 90% about aesthetics (all are precise, and resist a few meter underwater), because in that case the apple watch would blast any other posted here, but I guess you will rage about it too. What a hypocrisy.

Its comfy, it looks nice still don't get why you fags rate it so low.


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/g/ acts like women in their period going to shopping... OMG111!!111 I hate this brand! But that brand there --____-- its overpriced, that brand there is too cheap, that brand there is too popular, that brand there no one knows it, that brand there is used by bitches, that brand is used by grannies...

Just judge the hardware by what it is, not the fucking brand or price. Bet my left testicle if what my mom gave me had a seiko logo instead of fossil you will say 8/10 luv it

>>58812821
are you actually retarded or just pretending?

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>>58812251
>£4,500
>cheapest watch have bought

>>58812866
Just new to /g/'s circlejerk

>>58812722
>Pretending an Omega is even on the same planet quality-wise as a Rolex

Just stop. Omega is 20% of Rolex effort at 80% of Rolex prices.

Also, I have actually handled a ~$4,000 Omega Aqua Terra side by side with my Seiko SDGM001 and I am not kidding when I say that movement aside, the manufacturing quality and finishing was objectively worse on the AT.

You haven't noticed because you evaluate watches in terms of the "prestige" they are granted by marketing rather than their objective manufactuing quality.

>>58812821
>So you hate Fossil because it cost +200USD

Yes,it should cost about $15 at most.

>still don't get why you fags rate it so low

Why should it be rated higher ?

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>>58812927
>Thinks he knows all about Omega watches because he handled a market-filler watch to satisfy Omega fans

Are you just a poorfag in disguise?

>>58813005

You lost the right to be taken seriously when you tried to compare the quality of any existent Omega model to a Rolex.

>>58812952
Because its looks way better than the plain plastic or steel you guys post here.
>muh ruby, sapphire crystal
Seriously? Do you judge a watch for its +/-0.0001 second error over a year?


autism here is stronger than /r9k/ one, literally if it said seiko you will had wet dreams about it.

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>>58813032
>you lost the right

Stopped reading right there.

Not an argument.

>>58813033
If it said seiko, it would also likely be of a higher quality.

>>58812927
>I have actually handled
>handled
Wich means you don't own any, and thus, you haven't actually spent enough time with them to properly evaluate their quality.
>>58812927
>Just stop. Omega is 20% of Rolex effort at 80% of Rolex prices.
Dude, you don't know jack shit.
Why dou you think lawyeranon, having so many watches at hand, uses his Speedmaster so often?
Shut the fuck up, you anon turd.

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>>58813032
>>58813061
BTFO

>>58813067
Ok I am wrong, you are right. Please tell me how do you judge quality in a watch.

Its says 5 ATM, which is decent for just a normal day at the beach/pool,

A good looking bracelet style, made of titanium.
https://www.google.com/patents/US6418706

What I am missing there, what's the catch, what's the difference it makes you rate it low vs a seiko?

>>58813033
>Because its looks way better than the plain plastic or steel you guys post here.
>Fossil
>It looks better
HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA
HAHAHAHAHAHAHHAHAHAHHAHAHAHAHA
The plastis Casios also look like shit, but if you try to compare a shit Fossil with something likie a Seiko, Omega or Rolex you're simply delusional.

>>58813126

It does not take more than a few minutes to not that an Aqua Terra only has three alternating layers of polished/brushed/polished finishing on the case, that the hands are totally flat, the applied indices look cheap I'm person, and the bracelet is a light feeling chintzy joke with rounded corners and simple brushed/polished/brushed finishing appropriate on a Tissot.

On the other hand a Seiko Bright has a much more complex case shape with five layers of alternating finishes, a much more substantial bracelet with five piece articulating links with alternating shapes and finishes that integrate much better with the lugs, a more complex to make guilloche dial, three dimensional hands with alternating finishes, and applied indices with alternating finishes.

>>58808360
>undervalued
Maybe a year ago. Good condition ones go for $600+ nowadays, if you can even find one.

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>>58808623

>>58813198
Man Im really having a hard time to understand your view, but just can't. It is like those jordans and velcros rating? Like you judge for its re-sell price or something?

I have a gold bracelet and chain, but wearing a rolex its cringe. Expensive but Ti looks way better than Au. And the size most rolex have it makes them a bling bling rather than a watch.

>>58813126

The Speedmaster is quite distinct from most of the rest of the Omega range, and in any case Lawyeranon is wealthy to the point of not caring at all about value for money.

I also happen to think he is general far too kind to Omega.

>>58813061

If you would like to make a detailed point by point argument as to how the case, dial and bracelet finishing on that Omega model are superior to the flaws in the AT noted here >>58813207 please feel free.

I'm not that interested in visiting an Omega dealer to see for myself, frankly. Just from the pictures it does appear that the bracelet is similar in it's extremely poor integration with the lugs and looks like the same type of cheapo bracelet used on the AT.

>>58813033

I judge a watch by its ability to not fall apart after a few months / years.

Read reviews about Fossil watches.

There are people ITT who own 30-40 year old watches which still function at factory specs.

That is one way to define quality. That it works over time.

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>>58813162
The hands are undersized for the watch. In this case they're plenty thick, but the minute and second hands don't actually extent to the minute and second track.

This is generally from using underpowered, smaller, cheaper movements, even if it hurts the overall design of the watch. Seiko wouldn't do that.

The lume is going to be lower quality than a seiko by far.

The quality of finishing is very poor. You even mentioned that bracelet specifically, but lets take a look at it compared to a GS bracelet for a really exaggerated example. There's a much more clear distinction between finishes on GS bracelet. The fossil, by comparison really looks weak. Why bother create multiple surfaces for multiple finishes if you can't make them look half decent? The reasonable thing to do would be do 1 uniform finishing better than multiple finishings poorly.

And again when it comes to the bracelet, they're using a sort of oyster-style bracelet, but the end links don't actually even fit flush to the case. I understand what they're doing here, it's a cost saving measure that will allow them to use the same bracelet on multiple watches without redesigning end-links. That being said it's not appealing, doesn't show attention to detail or good design. It's just cost-cuting.

Also, this watch is probably not great beach/pool. Here's fossil's guide on water resist
https://www.fossil.com/content/dam/fossil/PDF/warranty/Water_Resistance.pdf

And you should always be warry about chronographs around water, due to the nature of how water resistance is designed in their pushers. It's good practice not to use the chrono pushers when the watch is wet.

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>>58813218

On eBay, yes. I got mine off Yahoo! Japan Auction through a proxy bidding service for $140 USD plus shipping. Had it serviced and had a sapphire crystal put on it and it was good to go.

>>58813275
>>58813126
Just going to jump in and mention, it /is/ his beater. I wear my SKX over my Habring a lot, and it's not because I think the SKX is generally as good/better. I still like it though.

>>58813407
>>58813292
Thank you both for feedback

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>>58813437
>mfw someone wears a 3-5k usd watch as beater
I hate being poor familia

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What is the /wt/ opinion on these?
Would you rather get a PADI turtle or the blue lagoon one?
Personally I'd have to get the PADI one, because my diving qualification is with PADI.
I wouldn't actually wear a mechanical piece for diving. During training we were told that if we wore actual watches when diving we have to let them soak in tap-water afterwards to make sure all the shit doesn't stick to the watch, especially after sea diving to stop the salt damaging the gaskets.

>>58792172
Timex's are great... as long as you don't mind the tell tale heart

Regulated my SNK809 to -2s/d to 0s/d in six positions. Put the caseback back on and now it's -10s/d to +3s/d.

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What do you guys think about Tissot? Jomashop is having a sale on them right now and I don't think they look horrible

>>58814278
I would say samurai>PADI turtle>blue lagoon turtle

>>58815024
more liek TOSSIT OLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLLOLOL

Does anyone have an Alpinist on black leather?

Post pic please.

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which model should i get?

>>58816219
Bottom left

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>>58816135
Never bothered to try this combo. Makes the green pop out more but I still prefer brown.

>>58816284
Thanks for putting that on I appreciate it. I have a spare smooth leather I want to throw on when it comes in the mail because I've head that the band it comes with is less than ideal.

You like the watch?

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>>58816135
>>58816284

>>58812722

looks kind of ridiculous in that suit tho. maybe try something slimmer at the office? seamaster is def a "day off" watch,

>>58813032

> list of burn wards

rolex sucks too tho, btw

>Seiko circlejerk
>watches that can't either can't hack, 21,600BPH, or hilarious accuracy range

>>58816710
You'll find two of those in Pateks even and the third is enormously over stated compared to actual results.

>>58816710

Just because you are such an horological pleb that you have no idea of the utterly massive range of movements produced by Seiko under Seiko, Grand Seiko and Credor branding doesn't mean the rest of us are.

>>58816689

I don't like Rolex, personally, but their manufacturing quality is on another planet from Swatch group 50.01% Swiss Made pleb-catchers.

BTW Rolex owners laugh at Omega owners (MOTFM excepted). Deservedly.

>>58816672
youre a pretentious cunt.

>>58816812
He's right though. Most offices wouldn't care but it looks awful with that shirt.

>>58816855
the way it was said seemed awfully cunty

>>58816884
I disagree, other than being too lazy to type entire words and capitalization.

>>58803124
Yeah, that is a good deal.

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Should I?

>>58818159
Tianjin is my favorite German city

>>58800018
>chapter ring misaligned
>bezel misaligned

Hope you are not autistic to detail...

>>58790732
I don't understand why /wt/ would be against this. Mechanical watches are Veblen goods anyway so surely the expensive Apple watch should be be better then many other choices?

>>58818373
The chapter ring looks fine to me, and the bezel looks like it's just one click off. Would need a shot exactly straight on with the dial to be sure.

>>58814829
How do you even regulate watches

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>>58818511
pop off the back, stick it on the timegrapher, move the regulator knob on the balance cock until the rate is where you want it. To be honest it's pretty easy.

The hard part is adjusting the watch to keep the same time in all positions, which is a function of lubrication, balance spring shape, etc.

>>58818511
>>58818558
Some watches have a fine adjuster, which is more precise than just pushing the knob around - you turn a very small screw.

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>>58818405
>Mechanical watches are Veblen goods anyway so surely the expensive Apple watch should be be better then many other choices?

2/10 made me reply.

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>>58818580

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>>58818511
>>58818558
>>58818580
finally, some watches, instead of having an adjustable regulator, have screws or other adjustable weights in the balance wheel itself that you adjust to increase or decrease the inertia of the balance wheel, which speeds it up or slows it down. These are comparably more difficult to regulate.

>>58818297
I try my best not to buy Chinese things, what watch would you recommend then with a pilot aesthetic?

Found this on the parking lot at work
How'd I do?

>>58818876
Toss it

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>>58818876
Forgot to post image

>>58814278
>Tfw I had a diving cert with padi too
Rip :(

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Where can you buy Mako USA for cheaper than the official site? It seems like the only place to buy it and I'm not paying $375 for an Orient. Wasn't this supposed to be a cheap watch?

>>58819330
No, the USA is a special model made for orientwatchusa (which isn't Orient, but a reseller, i'm pretty sure). So you won't find it anywhere else.
That's why it's not actually a good deal, you can get the regular Ray and Mako much cheaper from other places.

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Oris Divers 65 for 1400 canadabux, y/n?

>>58816219
Top left.

Will riding your bike on cobblestone damage a mechanical watch?

>>58819498
Maybe.

>>58819389
Shame. It's a really nice looking watch.

Not a fan of the hands on the Mako, and don't like the numbers on the Ray..Mako USA is perfect though.

>>58792911

I live in NYC and get it no prob

new thread

>>58819836
>>58819836
>>58819836

>>58819330
Coupon code 30OFF will bring it down to $262.50. Personally, I'm still not sure it's worth $80 more over the regular ones just for sapphire and solid end links