/wt/ Watch Thread

>>59060959
fuck off ninefag

>New threads can't be posted now because Hiroyuki jizzed on the mac mini.

What does this mean?

>>59061037
It means

>fuck off ninefag

You guys ate through ANOTHER entire thread in less than fourteen hours? What were you arguing about again?

>>59061188
its always about

>fuck off ninefag

What's /wt/ consensus on the Alpinist?

I wanna buy a SARB, but I hesitate between 017, 033, 035 and 065.

The 033 and 035: I used to love them, but now seeing pictures I think the lume makes them look cheapy seiko 5

The 065: maybe too dressy

That would leave me with the 017

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>archie spends better part of a decade working hard to crank out luxury item videos while pretending to be famous
>only way he actually becomes famous is by shitposting about NZ during a smuggling trip

>>59060959
Is there a Seiko quartz line that's equivalent to their automatic Seiko5 line?

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So my new watch had sped up by 20 seconds over the night. That's kind of a lot. Especially since it was already running 5 seconds fast before I went to bed, so I placed it in the crown down position which is supposed to lose seconds.

Going to try it dial down which should lose even more seconds.

>>59060959
Fuck off ninefag

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>>59061295
Can't really go wrong with the 017 if you like the looks. I read conflicting opinions on the strap, some say it's shit while others say it's fine. So replacing the strap is something to take into consideration with it.

Take a look at the SARB059 & SARB015 alpinists too.

fuck off ninefag

>Doing interviews at work
>Promising fresh engineering graduate comes in
>Went to a good university and got a first
>All seems promising
>Notice he's wearing a Tag Heuer
>Call security to kick him out

SHITTER WATCH

Dogged a bullet there I don't employ shitters.

Imagine being married...

http://forums.watchuseek.com/f71/six-watches-so-cheap-wife-wont-notice-front-page-2386562.html

>>59061421
There is a new model shown on their website and instagram, it might not be too long. I'm still holding out for another aegis run though.

>>59061745
Unless I'm mistaken, that is the new (no date) aegis.

>>59061770
It is similar but the dial and bezel are completely different.

>getting ready to decide on a watch
>it has a third lug off the case
>cant really change straps
why do people design this?

Fuck off ninefag (but don't you're well liked)

>Watch showing +15 seconds a day on wildspectra no matter the position it's in.

So how am I meant to keep it regulated if I can't slow it down with a dial down night every few days?

>>59061846
Open it up and regulate it then

Can someone tldr "adjusted to 6 positions" to me?

Can someone tldr "adjusted to 6 positions" to me? Please

>>59061897
Basically the position the balance wheel is in affects it's accuracy (due to gravity). So it's adjusted in lots of positions to try and lower these inaccuracies.

>getting ready to decide on a watch
>it has a third lug off the case
>cant really change straps
why do people design this?

Fuck off ninefag (but don't you're well liked)

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>>59061833
>you're well liked

>>59061866
Wouldn't it be next to impossible to move the lever that little to get it better than 15 seconds?

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>>59054575

Indeed, only time I've spent in Port Credit was dealing with The Little Shop of Horology there on my Speedmaster.

Ok so let's say you buy a seiko astron or whatever the GPS watch is with a credit card in your name or something like a normal person does. Your watch has a serial code probably. Could the police use a warrant to use the gps satellite to find you ?

>>59061897

Nope, but I can link you to an excellent explanation of adjustment vs regulation by Al Archer (a well known watchmaker).

https://www.timekeeperforum.com/forum/threads/adjustment-and-regulation.21105/

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Gonna be copping the memeinist soon

>>59061846
Is it new

>>59062015
Yes brand new

>>59061925
Cool so it doubled after originally not showing up. Mootwo wtf did you do to the servers

>>59062027
WAIT A FUCKING MONTH FOR IT TO SETTLE IN BEFORE WORRYING ABOUT ACCURACY

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>>59061295
I like this better

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Which commie chrono would you pick, /wt/?

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>>59062149
invicta level

>>59062157
Why did they turn the lights off to take a picture of a watch

>>59062171
>leather strap weak lume non bezel "outdoors" watch

my choice is objectively the superior alpinist

>>59061982
No? The watch only receives the GPS signal, it doesn't transmit anything.

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>>59062191
Word it's a terrible photo of the 1963.

Here's mine

>>59062198
>Actually going outside

>>59062010
Reddit

>>59062211
Still liking it ?

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Cop?

$200

Perpetual is a Hong Kong based microbrand and I think it's literally one guy.

He's offering a 2 year warranty and all his watches are rated to within 15 seconds. He uses Seagull movements.

>>59062336
>Cop
Go back to /fa/, you faggot

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>>59062301
I really like the watch, but I'm not sure about the strap I put on it.

I wanted to get a homemade raw leather looking strap so it looked military style. But I think the watch is too dressy and the strap too bulky so it looks dumb. I'm not sure if it cheapens it.

I dunno if it's the fact that it doesn't taper is why it looks dumb.

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Would this be OK for a black tie event?

>>59062463
Yea, but every other black Ty will have the same one

>>59062463
do your masturbation with that watch on and you'll look like arnold in a matter of months

>>59062413
A bit thinner

>>59060959
fuck off ninefag

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BROADED

>tfw tiny babby wrists
>tfw can't sport a G-Shock without looking stupid

>>59061736
unironically think my dad would've browsed that thread
he's often on WUS and often on F71
I'm pretty sure he's bought a few watches that have been advertised on WUS too

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>>59062336
I like it

>>59062413
put it on a bund strap if you want that retro leathery aesthetic

>>59062682
baby g or the 5600 models

>>59062010
OWL PENIS
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>>59062682
Is it this bad?

>>59062484
Kek

>>59061037
Posting images and new threads was down for hours yesterday

>>59062463

DRESSY AS FUG

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>>59062711

>>59062149
Did they look at the Casio protrek bezel and think that putting it on a simple dial would be a good idea?

>>59062463
Eh, a lil 2 lokey

>>59061309
>actually becomes famous
When and where?

>>59061321
Casio MTP

>>59061309
he isn't famous whatsoever, look at his viewer counts.

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>>59062711
no, but it isn't great

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>>59062869
That's a sub 38mm watch
How the FUCK are you making it look so big
What the fuck is wrong with you people on this thread? Were you not fed as children?
Here's a 44mm, ~52 L2L dinner plate
What. The. Fuck

>>59062806
NZ tabloid outlets NZherald and Newshub ran stories on his rant

NZ media is an absolute joke and both those companies survive on clickbait revenue

>>59062927
>stories on his rant
What rant are we talking about here?

>>59062921
I'm 5'10" so not quite a manlet and not a giant, but I'm super thinn

tfw poorfag

>>59062836
>he isn't famous whatsoever, look at his viewer counts.

They jews said the same thing about Jesus.

>>59063031
Jesus had massive viewer counts, anon.
That's why they crucified him, they feared how many people followed him.

A lot of archie's stuff has like <30k views
he also talks about financing as a good way to buy a watch.

>>59062938
He went to Auckland and made a hundred videos complaining about the weather and house prices. But in one of them he said the women are too covered up/wearing too much clothes so naturally the media pounced

>>59062921

Firstly, that's too big for you. The lug to lug is at the absolute upper limit before it would comically overhand your wrists.

Secondly, you're fat, and that makes it much easier to get away with bigger watches.

>>59061365
I honestly don't know, I haven't watched it. I just mentioned it because they're stream had just finished.

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everytime i see these watch faces i fall in love even more, help.
It wouldn't look good with anything outside a wetsuit.

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>>59063079
>Firstly, that's too big for you.
I agree that it's a bit of a dinner plate and pushing it, but the very legible slide rule compared to Seiko's pilots watches make it worth it to me
Yes I use a slide rule

>Secondly, you're fat
6'1 210 work out bi weekly

This is 38mm

>>59063056
>Jesus had massive viewer counts, anon.

He had what, a couple thousand at the Sermon on the Mount? And I'm sure he probably had a similar dislike ratio as your average Archie Luxury video too because a lot of people considered him a heretic.

Jesus didn't exactly have a huge audience.

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>>59063138
>work out bi weekly
>bi weekly

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>>59063149
Something wrong?

>>59063216
needs more scales

>>59063216
Unless your English isn't native then yes.
Bi weekly means once every two weeks.

Working out once every two weeks is not something to advertise

>>59063239
There's only one scale on that dummy
From in to out:
>GMT
>Slide rule inner
>Slide rule outer
>3rd timezone/ countdown bezel

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>>59063261
Are you fucking serious?
Why is the average IQ on /wt/ so low?

>>59063294
Another anon here, I have to say that really is confusing. I always thought "appears every two weeks" but i can also at the same time means "twice a week". what the fuck man, that means that I don't understand 50% of the time by guessing wrong.

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>>59063216
45mm case with 10mm dial.

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Orient SK automatic from 70s

>>59063420
Should have stayed in the 70s

>>59063361
Biannual means twice a year. If you want to say every other year we have a separate word, "biennial."

Bimonthly or biweekly can mean either twice or once every two. Which is annoying. Especially since that means Biweekly (when used as every other week) and Bimonthly (twice a month) are very close to the same thing (24 occurrences annually versus 26.)

I wish we could standardize it to always mean twice a period, and maybe use some new words to refer to every other week and month.

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should I?

>>59062682
You don't really need that first qualifier you know.

>>59063480
犬糞

>>59063557
>犬糞
archie, come back when your youtube channel is relevant.

Anyone watch regular car reviews?
Would you guys enjoy a regular watch reviews channel done in a similar, memey yet informative style?
Basically every review channel for watches right now is just a faggot fondling the thing with white gloves on in front of an iphone ranting about heritage

>>59063294
Ah, I stand corrected.
But like this guy >>59063361 I have never heard it used that way. For example at my job we hold regular bi weekly meetings. You can see the confusion.

>>59060959
fuck off ninefag

>>59063621
I would

>>59063621
Ye

>>59063777
>>59063718
My biggest problem would be that other than a sizable Casio collection, I don't really have a collection that big.
People would probably get bored of low-end shitters as well

>>59063856
Well the thing is you can start small and get bigger. If it's comical people won't care that much. You're not targeting the luxury demographic either

How come everyone loves to talk about how great seiko is?

Even archieluxery who actively calls any watch under $2,000 a shitter watch.

>>59063889
Because they're great.

But for real their movements are solid and so are their cases and finishing. All around good. They do have their mall shit but they need to make money. They've got watches in the high end range which perform as expected, watches that are great for enthusiasts who don't want to spend thousands, and they've got shit your mom wears will cool technology around the board

Should I finance a used cartier tank or a used rolex datejust?

>>59064047
>Should I finance a used cartier tank or a used rolex datejust?
Datejust IMO. They are about as classic of a Rolex as it's possible to get.
https://youtu.be/ofTVrcR_GXI?t=4m18s

But I would try not to finance unless it's legit interest free in which case fuck it, go for it.

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>>59062171
Is that a Omnitrix?

>>59064047
datejust looks fucking awful. The only good looking rolex is the submariner and I swear the other ones are just high priced because they have a rolex logo.

>>59064137
I love watches too but holy shit this guy is such wanker

>>59064189
Are you from /fa/?

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>All "military" watches

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Why don't all watches have adjustment bars like this?

>>59064364
I guess its just extra parts

>buy Casio watch
>battery is empty out of the box
>pretty sure it's a pop off back, probably already have the right kind of battery at home
>back won't come off
>check instructions to see if I might be wrong
>instructions tell you to go to your Casio dealer to get the battery changed
Wew, one might accidentally think that those guys are Swiss.
Guess I'll try to find a way to apply more force than with a knife.

>>59064364
Why don't all watches have tourbillions?

>>59064364
Because only chinkshit watches come out of the box not fucking accurate.

>>59064364
Now try taking the mainspring barrel or the winding works out without removing the balance assembly.

>>59064432
Because tourbillons are expensive. That's just a little bit of metal and that's a chinese shitter watch so it's not even expensive but makes the watch easier to regulate.

>>59064418
Or maybe you can post the model number or a pic of the back here, dummy.

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>>59064469
It has to be a pop off, there's clearly no other way. Camera is kind of shit, there's a small lip, I centered it in the picture, the rest of the back is smooth, so that you couldn't put a knife under it.

>>59064432
They're expensive and difficult to produce and don't provide any real benefit

>>59064418
Post pics
Resident casiofag here

>>59064596
>>59064559
Is that good enough? I'm sure it's the kind that pops off, but I literally cannot apply that much force with a knife since it just slips off.
My other Casio and my Pobeda both were much easier to open.

>>59064559
Get a opening tool
Stick it under the lip and use it as a fulcrum by pushing down on the handle

You can also get a watch knife, stick the narrow edge in and pivot up

Literally the easiest caseback to open

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>>59064447
but anon,
anyone knows that the balance assembly is one of the very first parts you remove upon dissasembly

>>59064047
you shouldn't finance a watch.

>>59064672
False alert, I got a better knife and it worked perfectly.
Thanks for the help.

>>59064675
If you're a Swiss-trained factory monkey that is taught in mnemonics, sure.

>>59064839
Now I can't get it back on reeeee

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I wear this watch 24/7 and it's the most comfortable watch I've ever put on. Any other 1521s out there?

>>59065087
>I wear this watch 24/7

Must smell a bit lad

>>59064364

Because that is the single oddest micro-adjuster implementation I've ever seen on a movement.

It would be much more typical to locate the micro-adjuster on the balance cock. Also there are other types of micro-adjuster such as screw-type that don't use a visible bar at all.

Should I get a second mortgage on my house so I can get a patek phillipe?

>>59065087
Mesh is so gross

>>59065087

Nice Orient homage sempai

>>59065216
Of course. It's what that disgusting slob YouTuber guy recommends

>>59064887
the pallet fork and balance assembly are to most expensive and fragile parts of a movement.
why would you not take them out safely first?

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>Rolex actually use the fact that Rolexs need proprietary tools to service as a marketing plus point

What the fuck?

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>>59065202
Why would the watch or my wrist smell? I shower daily, and the watch is incapable of smelling bad since it's....i can't believe I'm saying this....made of....stainless steel.... Also, i douse this watch in alcohol or hydrogen peroxide a couple times per week because my job. It's not loose but the bracelet is loose enough to allow air flow and movement of the watch as well.

>>59065225
Its the only type of metal bracelet this watch looks good on. And i have to have a metal bracelet. I love it though.

>>59065247
Nice bait senpai

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>>59065225

Your opinions are bad and you should feel bad.

>>59065291
What kind of job is this that you douse it ?

>>59065348
You probably like NATOs too, ya fag

>>59065378
Paramedic so if i think something might have gotten on the watch ill just pour alcohol or peroxide on it, which i love being able to do because i know this watch can take it

Where do people go to find these "I paid a guy 30 bucks to regulate it" deals.

A watch service centre near me wants $200 just to take the back case off and will quote for the job from there

>>59065291
one time i had a nylon strap. That thing never budged. It soaked in all the sweat. It smelled horrendous.

>>59065433
This is why i only wear metal or rubber straps

Is a metal watch band appropriate for an entry-level office job interview, or should I wear leather?

>>59065458
It's fine.

>>59065384
Not him, but the owner of that 1521 - i do like the look of some natos on some watches, but just like tattoos, i won't wear it myself

>>59065458
Depends if it's a shitter watch or not.

If it's a shitter it would be best just to not where it.

Why does Oyster actually mean?

Rolex put it on fucking everything.

They call their movement the "Oyster perpetual", they call their case the "oyster case". Their bracelet is an "oyster bracelet"

>>59065516
It means nothing it's just a word they chose because oysters are associated with luxury and the sea, it has no horological significance

>>59065537
>oysters are associated with luxury

u wot m8? They're cheap as fuck.

>>59065087
~Skwaa-le~

>>59065575
Yea but they have pearls in them which was the big style back when rolex started these

>>59065516
>Why does Oyster actually mean?

Rolex began making watches in the early 1900s. In the 1930s they invented the waterproof watch and it kind of looked like an Oyster with it's peculiar case so they've used that sense.

Is Archie our guy?

>>59065662
Yes, TGV keeps reviewing shitter watches

fuck off ninefag

>>59065662
no. hes like thecooking with jack of /wt/

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>>59065655
this doesn't look like an oyster at all

>>59060959
>fuck off ninefag

>>59065863
Try squinting harder. It looks more oyster-like than any other non literally-who sea creature.

When will wrist atomic clocks be a thing?

>>59065433
>>59065455

How fat do you have to be for your strap to be soaked in sweat? Who the fuck sweats that much on their wrist? Disgusting

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>REMINDER CASIO'S PLASTICKY DOGSHITS ARE THE MOST REDDIT-TIER WATCHES

>>59066063

Do we include Oceanus in that?

>>59066063
>Not even all on the same time

>>59065250
Because taking them out introduces a higher risk of damage than leaving them in?

>>59066063
Pls keep these commin

>>59063572
Now that Fatsorico talks watches has gave in, Archie is the most relevant of the rest.

>>59066105
Yes

>>59066112
Disgusting, I know.

Speedmaster is the most Reddit watch

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What do you think about mvmt watches? The new ones, not the 1st gen xboxhueg abominations.

I seriously don't care about >quartz >tradition >muh craftsmanship. I just think it looks dope.

>>59066044
What? I don't wear cloth straps. And you obviously don't what happens when you exercise...sounds like you're the fat one

>>59066178
>>/fa/

>>59066178
they're fashion watches

>>59066196

you would be surprised but the /fa/ watch threads are the same as /g/ watch threads

>>59066044
Live in South Florida and walk outside for about 10 minutes.

>>59066264
It's that because /fa/ggots won't leave?

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Hi I'm here for the job interview

>>59065425
>>near me
>trusting your watchfu with the local scam artist
>trusting any """""service center""""" that charges to get a quote
don't do that

>>59066178
very dope I own 3

>>59066344
nice
>>59066239
all watches are fashion watches

>>59066063
hi casio barneyfag

>>59062708
Fugly strap, anon.

>>59066063
>todos los 80 nachos
You have to go back
to /fa/

>>59066178
just buy a $5 knockoff from aliexpress

they're literally the same

>>59066478
This is what's so funny about fasion watch fakes. They're made in the same country (china), assembled from the same cases and the same movement and are 99.9% of the real thing.

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>Got into watches a month ago
>Start asking people around the office what watches they wear
>They're all oversized chinese "sports" shitters
>"My gf got it for me".

Why do people have such cheap and nasty gfs that like shitter watches?

>>59066512
like DW?

>>59066541
>everyone around you wears garbage
>and you post on /g/
maybe you just work at a really awful company

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Post watches and pens.

The pen is a circuit board that was set in epoxy and then turned on a lathe. Picture doesn't do it justice but there is depth to the electrical components underneath the epoxy.

>>59066114
what?
the chances you damage the balance spring or pallets are much higher when theyre left on the mainplate senpai. taking them out is a simple task.

>>59066848
I disagree, but whatever.

>>59066846
Show better pic of pen

Waited 10 days for my leather nato from cheapestnatostraps shipping within Europe
Fuck me, should have chosen the tracking option

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>>59066992

>>59067041

Don't worry anon. The man enjoys his new leather nato a lot.

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>tfw to acoustic to ask for a watch as a birthday gift

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>>59060959
>tfw you could have bought a nice Submariner or Breitling about 1-2 years ago but you spent it on stupid shit

>>59061708
Why would anyone get a fucking watch that golfers wear? I never understood that shit.

>>59067061
so what does that circuit do?

>>59067061
does it do anything or just A E S T H E T I C

>>59062171
Ayy, I got a Pro Diver. Needs a new crystal and polishing though. Might swap the band for a two-tone SS.

>>59062336
>cop
Nah, just get yourself a MK like a good goy

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>>59062463
Get this.

>>59067206
>>59067210
It looks pretty.

Also it was a gift so if it doesn't do anything i dont mind

>>59062336
>putting perpetual on a dial that isn't perpetual calendar

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>>59066846
forgive the shit lighting

>>59067353
I like the offset date

>>59067353
Who buys a watch that says Coward on it?

>big up the fact your watches are made in Britain
>Use Swiss movements

>>59067395
some people are autistic and hate offset dates

>>59067408
me haha

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>>59067408
Beats what they replaced it with.

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>>59066846
Every "nice" pen I ever carry around disappears, so now I just grab hotel pens or whatever I find in the office.

>>59067657
Terrible fake Rolex the numbers are upside down

Who is Christopher ward and why is he so full of himself he needs his name on his watches?

>>59063621
I watch Saabkyle and I love that dude. He's passionate, knows his shit, and he doesn't cut corners (except in his Viper)

>>59064047
If you're going to get a Rolex, don't get a Datejust. Either get a Submariner or a GMT-Master

>>59060959
fuck off ninefag

>>59065279
Here's a secret for you: the only reason Rolex watches are so expensive is because of the advertising and marketing during F1 races and tennis matches.

>>59065458
Wear none, too distracting.

>>59065516
Rolexfags like boats and shit so they made it the Oyster Perpetual

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thoughts on this somewhat obscure brand?

/g/ we should start our own shitter brand putting ETA movements in chink cases and selling for $2000 ea

Good manual winds for under $500? Canabux that is. I'm really looking for a manual in any style

>>59067848
meh

>>59063621
No

>>59067911
Vostok 2209

>>59067848
How much money is in that really though?

Also, I feel like most of the money is earned via marketing. What we would really need is someone skilled in building a successful kickstarter and website and promotional material. The idea of designing and making a watch may be fun, but it's secondary to the marketing, especially in the case of just making a shitter brand.

Best quartz for $500 or less?

>>59068040
The best one is the one that appeals to you the most. We cant tell you what to like.

>>59067848
Tag heuer already exist

>>59065940
>literally-who sea creature
This is the shit that keeps me coming back to 4chan. People having strong opinions on crustaceans.

>>59068040
A Timex weekender is 30 dollars. Who would pay more than that for quartz?

>>59068081
>People having strong opinions on crustaceans.
Oh boy, come to /ck/

>>59068093
Not all quartz is equal, anon.

>>59068040
bulova hibeat quartz
suunto
a smartwatch

>>59068112
Yeah but even the cheapest Walmart chink quartz is more accurate than a Rolex. Expensive high accuracy quartz is just autism

>>59068093
I paid $2700 for my quartz Grand Seiko.

>>59068152
It's like you don't take into account the quality of the movement or the materials of the watch.

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>>59068157
>I paid $2700 for my quartz

>>59068157
Looking at some old Kings since I can't afford a grand.
Possibly a Casio Oceanus.

>>59068157
Why?

>>59068102
But that's no fun. What I'd want to see on /ck/ is heated arguments about xbox vs playstation.

>>59068157
(You)

>>59068040
Just buy a Daniel Wellington

>>59068238
I'd rather go with Brathwait or MVMT.

>>59068238
From DHGay

>>59068208
Convenience. I could have waited until the model I wanted went up for sale on eBay or WUS and probably gotten it for 1500-2000, but I wanted it now, not later. More generally, I'm rich.

>>59068258
>>59068238
seriously whats with all these minimalist bauhaus watches these days?

>>59068258
>Brathwait

I hate their name so much. Reminds me the people who buy their shit are clueless brats

>Can buy chink movements, dials, hands and cases off ebay

Building my own watch lads.

>>59068403
I thought about doing it but I just can't be arsed

>>59065516

Rolex invented the water resistant watch case using and called it the Oyster case. They also invented 360 degree rotor automatic winding which they called "Perpetual." Eventually the style of bracelet Rolex designed for use on their Oyster Perpetual watches came to be associated with that model and hence is now known as the Oyster bracelet.

>>59068328
It's really nice. Bauhaus styled design has influenced a lot.

>>59068201
>50 years between service
>accurate to 10 seconds a year

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>>59066846

>>59068549
I wish i knew cursive :(

>>59068511
You don't save any money, you basically spend $150 to build a watch worth $100 but it sounds fun.

>>59067641
>Goes from British Invicta to British MVMT

T O P K E K
O
P
K
E
K

>>59067827

Literally who?

>>59068328
That has nothing to do with bauhaus

>>59067848
>>59068022

Ninefag is totally right here.

The key factor that us watch autismos really don't understand about modern mass marketed "Swiss" watches is that these people really actually believe the modern marketing belief that physical objects are only produced for the purposes of carrying marketing generated meanings, and that consumers both care more about the messages carried by the totem than its physical properties, and that they actually really Derrick value from the marketing generated meanings they buy.

Which is to say they really do believe they are selling "prestige" and "affordable luxury" and a "lifestyle" to the consumer and that the physical object is almost incidental to this process. It is precisely for THIS reason that $5,000 Omegas come with utter garbage Chinkshit bracelets.

>>59068102

Don't. It's literally the worst board on 4chan. It's like 80%+ shitposts.

>>59068152

Lol no. I'd put my money on a Rolex 3255 over most cheap quartz watches, assuming the Rolex would be work every day and kept near full wind.

>>59068718

*Worn every day.

>>59068562
Did you not go to second grade?

>>59068718
Quartz by design is more accurate than a mechanical.

Anyone here ever participate in the watchuseek custom watch builds?

>>59068744

In theory, yes. However, absolute garbage tier quartz can be pretty inaccurate, as far quartz movements go, and the Rolex 3255 is factory certified to run +/-2s/d and will typically be more accurate than that in daily wear.

Hell, I have a 1975 King Seiko Special that runs ~+0.0s/d. Literally ran +0s dead for 18 days total, last time I did an extended test.

>>59064187
Thanks for reminding me to look up and fap to Gwen x Alien rule 34 again.

>>59068873
How do you like the KS? Considering one since I'm too poor for a grand.

>>59068873
Where did you get the ks

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http://www.mark-john-stenner-stole-my-rolex.com/

>>59065433
The whole point of getting a nylon strap is that you can wash it. Throw it into a laundry bag and add it to your next load.

Does shit like this ever make you luxury watch owners nervous?

http://forums.watchuseek.com/f90/stolen-omega-speedmaster-professional-3570-50-a-2721170.html

You can live in a nice area to prevent theft, look after your possessions to prevent theft and avoid dark alleys to prevent theft.

But this guy was literally drugged at a bar so someone could steal his watch. You can't guard against that.

>>59068968
>accepting 7000 payment through paypal
dumb fuck

>>59065087
>I wear this watch 24/7 and it's the most comfortable watch I've ever put on. Any other 1521s out there?

My dream watch, every so often I'd go to their website and almost buy it but then be like naaah that's too expensive for a watch. It's beautiful but I can't justify paying this much for a watch. Especially that I don't dive or anything, I just like the looks.

>>59067206
It exfoliates your fingers.

>>59069048
>New Orleans
Dumbass

>>59069054
It's kind of overpriced for an orient homage anyway

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Pellikaan No Time, the official watch of /wt/.

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What's the function of cushioned case?
Is it purely for aesthetic?
Would've bought one if they use a normal case.
The case makes the watch unnecessarily bulky.

>>59069052
Yeah there's lots of these "stolen watch" stories on watchuseek that basically amount to "And he told paypal I didn't send it so paypal took the money away".

Why you would ever use paypal to take money for a watch I don't know. Paypal is HEAVILY biased towards the buyer, which is why it's good when that's you. Never use it to sell.

>>59069089
I guess they'd look similar from distance but it's little details that make me like squale so much

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>>59069048
If I go out to a new area or to drink or something, I'm going to have my skx or an Orient I enjoy. What if you just drink too fast and just end up blasting it on or a doorframe or park bench or something?

But if I'm in my own stomping grounds with a clear head? I'll wear whatever.

Pic is when I went to India.

>>59068903
>>59068933

If you are interested in King Seikos, first I suggest you do your reading about them. Most of the knowledge that is out there in English about King Seiko exists on specialist forums about Japanese vintage watches.

The really short version:

The King Seikos with 52xx movements like the 5246 and 5256 were produced by Daini Seikosha (Google it) in the 1970s using their final high end mechanical caliber from before the quartz revolution.

The 52xx is a 28,800 bph automatic movement with hacking, hand-winding, bi-directional automatic winding, quick-set for both day and date and instant day/date change on the 5246 (eliminated on the 5256 to add protection against breaking the quick-set if used between 9pm and 3am).

It is one of the last handful of very high grade series produced automatic movements developed in the 1970s before the quartz revolution. This group includes the Omega 56x/75x, the ETA 2892-A2 and the Rolex 3035.

The King Seiko Special models produced with these movements were very well adjusted from the factory and are often capable of remarkable accuracy if maintained in good condition.

The Suwa Seikosha 56xx caliber, on the other hand, was an independently developed 28,800 bph automatic with similar features to the 52xx, but it does not have as good inherent accuracy and all the versions with date or day/date features should be avoided because the quickset mechanism on the 56xx series has a plastic gear that shrinks and cracks with age alone (not wear) and so EVERY 56xx quickset will eventually fail. As a result, only time only 56xx King Seikos should even be considered.

To be continued...

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>>59069110

>>59069126
>>59069052
>>59068968

Here's a thought.
Use a signed for shipping method.

>>59069136
Can you please post your collection

>>59069110
>Hey mate you got the time
>Errrr gimmie a second

Reminder not to go to Serbia, the police will just take your shit.

http://forums.watchuseek.com/f90/stolen-8-pieces-i-love-3583722.html

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>>59069143
>>59069173
This is the only part /g/ cares about, right?

>>59069173
>Being so retarded you need numbers to tell the time

>>59069123
>The case makes the watch unnecessarily bulky.
It's the opposite. It makes the lugs look much shorter

>>59069191
It's not that it's that because everything is white you have to study the watch to work out where the hands are pointing. Terribly designed dial.

>>59069048
>going to bars frequented by people poorer than you

lmao. go places where the other guy is wearing a gold encrusted rolex so you know you're in good company and nobody is peasant enough to steal your shit.

>>59060959
Fuck off ninefag

>>59069110
>they used a caseback for a dial and bezel

I am laffing

>>59069123
it lies flatter on a wetsuit than typical lugs

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>>59068903
>>59068933

Continued from >>59069141

The King Seiko 45xx watches are manual wind 36,000 bph movements but these movements are prone to excessive wear and need frequent servicing. Be prepared to spend a fair bit keeping it maintained, but the inherent accuracy of this caliber is so high that it caused the Swiss to stop holding chronometer trials in the late 1960s out of fear that Daini Seikosha would push the entire Swiss industry's shit in.

If you want a hand-winding hi-beat from this era I would recommend the Lord Marvel 36,000 instead. It uses the 5740c caliber and manages to have very good inherent accuracy combined with reliability (surprising since it's a Suwa caliber).

My local watchmaker (an expert in vintage mechanicals) recently worked on a couple Lord Marvels and was extremely impressed with the movement.

Now, before you run out and get scammed on auction by a frankenwatch, listen to me carefully: if you are going to by vintage watches, you are OBLIGATED to do enough research about the models you are interested in and the case/dial/hands/bracelet/movement combinations they were offered in to be able to decipher how original one is by yourself.

You should also know the market for them well enough to know what is a fair price for an example in a certain condition, and know to NEVER buy vintage watches from India, South Korea, China, or Southeast Asia outside of Japan, really.

You can find them on eBay, but can usually find better deals on Yahoo! Japan Auctions using a proxy bidding service like Buyee. Be warned though, on !Y Japan you are on your own, if you get screwed you will not get a refund. You have to weigh the risk/reward for that yourself.

Here's my 1975 King Seiko Special 5256-8010, since I assume you haven't seen it before. I got it for $140 USD + shipping off Y! Japan Auctions.

>>59069123
It looks awesome and wears much smaller than the size would indicate due to short lug to lug measurements.

>>59069156
paypal can still fuck you over because the buyer can just say that you sent them a bunch of rocks

>>59069184
Looks like Serbia removes more than kebab.

>>59069304
When I used to work in a jewellery store we video taped us putting the jewellery in the packaging. Can you not just do this?

>>59066541
2 month watchfag here. For 5 years I've just had 4 quartz pieces. Now the first thing I do after seeing someone is look at at their wrist and instantly judge them based on what it is

>>59069331
And what's there to argue that you then didn't unpack and throw rocks in off camera?

>>59069346
I've not even met a "watch guy" out in public yet. Even people with rolexs just have it because it was their dad's

>>59067641
that watch would actually look pretty alright with a proper logo at 12

hands are ok, i like the trident and bracelet too

>>59069331
I doubt that'll be convincing enough. It's not like you can't print multiple copies of a shipping label.

>Guy sends his Nomos in for a service
>Get's a package back containing chips

http://forums.watchuseek.com/f90/stolen-nomos-timeless-midnight-orion-limited-ed-number-5-75-gold-3088362.html

Sounds like Nomos did him a favour

>>59069435
> I'm pretty OCD about the number, and I was in on this pre-order very early on. So some oddball number other than 1-5 wouldn't make me happy with it at all, I'd feel like I won 4th place with no medal. I also liked #5 not only because it was an early one, but it was easily divisible into the 75 watches made. In a sense # 75/75 feels okay, but it also takes away my excitement about getting in on the buy early, making me feel like I barely snagged one. I just would always have a negative feeling about the replacement if the number doesn't feel as good to me as #5 did.

Jesus christ...

>>59069391
I've seen a Milgauss, a Tank, and a Calavatra at work, but the only people I managed to strike up a conversation about watches is a guy wearing a Tossit and another with a Tag hue hue. The Milgauss guy is really douchey with it, practically rubbing it in your face every time he talks to you. Puts it off for me slightly, since it was one of my "grails" for a good while.

>>59069490
>OCD
suuure

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>>59067911
Seiko Lord Marvel 5740C

Will run ya a couple hundred Canadabux on eBay plus obligatory service costs

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>>59069554
>>59069554

>>59069554
>>59069554

>>59069254
It's the caseback.

>>59069054
Just buy it you'll love it and use it forever

>>59069490
autism at its finest

>>59069534
Someone who would think about this in the way described does have some level of ocd

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>>59065985
They already are m8. They're neither practical or cheap yet though.

>>59069156
or just use have it directly wired to your bank account.

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what's the most borderline ugly watch that looks cool in a weird way?

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>>59067353
My nigga.