/wt/ watch thread

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>>59297077
Doesn't make sense to pay a couple hundred for a $50 watch, even with the sentimental value.

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>>59297224
i agree!

>>59297224
Could try servicing it himself

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post yfw pic related

>>59297533
The amount you'd spend on the proper tools to do so could easily be on par with or exceed getting a watchmaker to do it for you.

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Have you guys seen these before? They're pretty expensive compared to Casios.

http://www.nixon.com/us/en/mens-digital-watches

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>>59297640

some comparison pics

>>59297533
>>59297633
I also don't know much about automatic watch repair. Check'd.

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>>59297654

>>59297654
All the dates aand days and times are different. Its triggering me.

Also, why does casio make a slightly different face for the same damn module? Also, why do companies advertise WATER RESIST so much when all that means is it'll survive a handwashing, nothing more?

>>59297077
Ref number?

How do I avoid buying a fake rolex?

Also which style of rolex retains it's value most?

>>59297698
>How do I avoid buying a fake rolex?

Know how to spot them, only buy from ADs, etc.

>>59297680

SBGT019. The pictures don't do the dial enough justice.

>>59297654
>>59297673
Why won't casio make a digital watch with real stainless steel cases anymore?
It wouldn't cost that much, they'd more than cover it by making a watch maybe $5-10 more expensive. This toy plastic shit sucks.

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>>59297728
Gud shit m8.

>>59297773
dat linen

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>>59297678

>why do companies advertise WATER RESIST so much when all that means is it'll survive a handwashing, nothing more?

Maybe it used to have meaning before it became a marketing gimmick?

Casio used to write "Illuminator" on their watches with electroluminescent backlights. Eventually the name became popular, so they just started writing it on all their standard LED watches.

>>59297941
My understanding is the ILLUMINATOR moniker is for that green backlight that lights up the entire LCD instead of those gay lightbulbs that are kinda useless.

Its the difference between the F19 and the F106, probably same module but the F106 has an illuminator, and the F19 has the lightbulb thing.

Either way, it would be nice to not have ILLUMINATOR and WATER RESIST all over the watch face.

im considering getting a Movado for the minimalist design. any thoughts?

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>>59298110
>movado

>>59297095
nine sell me your habring doppel 2 the 3 looks not as nice

>>59298150
He has a chrono COS, not a doppel 2.

>>59297698
only buy from AD or reputable auction house

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>>59298110
There are less expensive and better minimalist watches.

>>59298175
oops
nine find a doppel 2 and sell it to me the 3 looks not as nice

>>59298193
that isn't minimal, though.

>>59298219
movados aren't swiss made, and aren't particularly great, especially not for $500+. If you want just a blank dial, there are other alternatives for less money.
>money doesn't matter to me
then you would have just bought it without asking anyone.

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>>59298295
I don't think any dial can compete with this in terms of minimal.

I can't speak on the movement though.

>>59298450
That's disgusting.

>>59298469
I don't think so.
But whatever, have an opinion I guess.

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>muh minimal

Get nomos, or one of the junghans 3 handers.

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>>59298450
I think a reeses peanut butter cup could compete with it.

The ultra minimal designs with no indices, date window, or even branding is for fashionable nerds.

pic related is about as minimal as I'd get, but I'd probably get one with a date window. >>59298503 has the right idea.

>>59290961
Yes. It's as bad as you'd expect.
Cheap feeling, the leather strap is actually unwearable, bad qc (the dial printing on mine is fucked up), terrible accuracy (i'd say it loses a minute every 12 hours).
I love it. Got mine for $40 shipped.
I have the black dial but I should have held out for the white.

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>>59298544
still saving up for the quartz version

>>59298219
Yes it is.
If you think just putting nothing on a dial is minimalist design, just go suck a couple hundred more cocks.

>>59298577
I think those look fucking awful. And at least with Luch you're not massively overpaying for a product that, in the end, is just bad at doing its task.

>>59298650
thanks friend
I don't really disagree, but want a single-handed 24 hour - I've only seen 12 hour Luch watches

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>>59298197
No!

>>59298450
No!

>>59297896
It looks like a sort of 3x3 basketweave type thing.

Normally linen dial refers to something like this.

>>59298678
Indeed, if you're looking for 24h you'll have to pay more.
Luch just uses a regular movement with no minute or seconds hand. I'm sure the people working there today wouldn't even be able to make a 24h movement if theh tried.

Is there any real difference between the ~$30 smart watches and the ~$300 ones, if the most you're going to be using it for is answering calls/reading notifications/checking the time?

>>59298750
I should probably just get a normal 24hr watch I like and lose the minute and second hand

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>>59298680
There needs to be more modern watches with linen dials.

>>59298841
Linen decorations were a trend in the 60's and 70's. They just aren't attractive enough. Also, linen is cheap shit, why not silk face dials?

>>59298862
If you get a similar texture out of silk, then sure.

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Seiko should make their own jubilee dial

parents bought me a rolex for my graduation but I had them return it because it's for sandniggers and nouveau riche wankers

t. casio masterrace

>>59298834
You'd need to change the dial to something with long and clear indices every 5 minutes, and get a long and thin hour hand.
The cheapest (mechanical) 24h watches that I know of are Vostok Komandirskies (in the 35 case with automatic movement, so a bit more expensive than the usual Komandirskies). I have no idea about finding replacement hands or dials for them, apart from the Vostok-made ones that wouldn't fit the needs of a single-hand watch.

>>59297678
>Water resist (except certified divers with specific rating)
>automatic
>number of jewels
>shock resist

things that should be on a listing or in a manual, not on a watch face

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>>59298450

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>>59298886
Does this count?

>>59298908
you're an ungrateful cunt. I am torn because I can't imagine it would be amy better to keep it and not wear it than to be honest and have them return it. Still seems cunty somehow

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It's comin' in the mail guys! I'm so excited

>>59298974
> 12k CHF
Great purchase m8 wear it in good health

>>59298969
No.

>>59298974
>static ball maze
>12k+

Meanwhile you can get an aluminum maze toy (revomaze) which uses a significantly more complicated CNC'd maze for a few hundred.

>>59298971
I'd also told them not to get something like that specifically before they bough it.

It was cunty, but I had warned them. Though if I know my mother she's not going to return it and keep it in a locker somewhere make it a complete, pointless waste of money

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This is the only Patek I have found that makes me think it is unique and appealing, and has no comparable JLC substitute that is half or less money and all around preferable to me.

Am I strange or have I just not seen enough Pateks?

>>59298450
kim jong un has one of those

>>59298928
Thank you! If you want to make it an apparent feature, engrave that on the back, give me a clean aesthetic, with your company logo/brand name on the front, and numbers. I'm even fine with "swiss made" if it actually means something, or if its so small and unobtrusive like on this face >>59298193. You never notice the japanese movement unless you stop and look at it. However, even that should be on the back and not on the watch.

Make people ask about the watch, not simply read what its features are.

>>59299097
post proof.

>>59299103
Not him, but here. It's not the exact same movado though.

http://imgur.com/a/bn3yb

>>59299063
I take it back then. I gave my girlfriend fair warning about gift watches, that if she wants to make it a surprise I may not like it and not wear it. Much less money than a Rolex though.

If my grandparents bought me a nice watch for graduation I would hope they let me pick it so I don't end up with a sea dweller on my 6.5 inch wrist, I don't know if I could bring myself to return it or sell it.

can I ask what the watch was?

>>59299088
Does JLC make a perpetual calendar chronograph?
I'm not a fan of Patek either, but then again it's not like I would ever be in the market for one

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>>59299100
I don't understand the ten dollar shelf at walmart being filled with watches that say "QUARTZ" in big letters. I guess they figure most people don't know what the fuck it means and think its a feature.

there are plenty of other examples like "Sapphire" et cetera, but you learn to live with it if the rest of the watch is appealing

>>59299134
yes for like FIFTEEN GRAND iirc

JLC is truly the bargain brand for quality complications.

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>>59299134
>>59299168
19k msrp

http://www.jaeger-lecoultre.com/us/en/watches/master/master-ultra-thin-perpetual/1308470.html

>>59299115
got any more stuff like that. Really interesting.

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>>59299183
Anon asked for a perpetual calendar chronograph.

>>59299203
I misread, I am pretty tired. no probably not

but now I will fall back on my previous qualifier which was my own preference and I would prefer a perpetual calander AND a chronograph, rather than a Perpetual Calender chronograph

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>>59299229
Screw that. I want a split second chronograph perpetual calendar with moonphase.

Do you guys really have 20k to throw around or are you just larping?

>>59299229
to be fair I didn't really qualify that though, grand complications aside, I really like JLC's variety and price. I was considering 25k and under pateks because thats around the cutoff for my "Maybe someday if I really want it when I am ready to retire" mark.

it was never meant to be an objective question

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60 bucks.
worth it?
I don't have a slav shitter

>>59299275
the ones we are talking about now are a bit more than 20k.

I would spend 20k on a watch once or twice in my life if I could afford it without a loan, which isn't impossible it would just require an on job and some diligent saving.

its still fun to think about which 100k+ watches are nice and which ones look like shit to you

>>59299308
>its still fun to think about which 100k+ watches are nice and which ones look like shit to you
Ah, I totally agree.
even 20k is a stretch for me.
granted I have never had a full-time job, but still, most I could see myself spending would be like ~5,000

>>59299299
movement is CAL. 2609.H 19 JEWELS, btw. Do you know anything about it?

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>>59299329
>most I could see myself spending would be like ~5,000
Well once you do that 4 times you can trade in your entire collection for a 20k watch and then send it flying at freeway speeds.

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>>59299329
speaking of which, I dig this design. Not sure if there is a wristwatch like it.

Small seconds and moonphase are neat, most watches I see with moonphase incorporate a date

>>59299274
>No tourbillon
Might as well end yourself

>>59299281
>25k and under pateks
That's like a bmw 114i
You buy it because an m5 is good, but in the end it's just a crap car

>>59299455
hence my earlier post about three hand pateks and even their simple complications being done by JLC for fractions of the price and at a perfecrly acceptible level of quality for their price.

My retirement watch will likely be a JLC complication or possibly a lower end Patek unless I get stupid rich in which case the Lange digital comes to mind

>>59298971
>he took the bait

>>59299559
guy's story checks out dude, guy didn't want to look nigger rich and told his parents so beforehand.

>>59299127
rolex datejust(might be remembering it wrong, said something like that on the box I saw later), blue dial

>>59298908
yeah because your really wanted that omegle spergmaster right?

>>59299588
see I would argue the datejust is one of the least niggered up Rolexes, particularly if you put it on a leather strap

However I still understand

>>59299605
>t. casio master race
>omega mememaster

you what?

>>59299645
>t. casual untermensch
ftfy

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>>59299299
alternatively there is this one (70 dollars)
case is objectively better.

Which do you prefer?

>>59299658
I don't think I follow the point you are trying to get across

>>59299675
as if

>>59299635
>datejust least niggered
Wut? I think you meant the oyster perpetual 39. The fluted bezel alone adds a few niggawatts.

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>>59299685
you might bait me but I don't have anything better to do in the first place

>>59298680
yo 9fag, details on that rolex?
besides the milgauss i havent really seen a rolex that does it for me, but i love that

>>59299703
not every datejust has a fluted bezel. I used to hate the look of the fluted bezel but now I'm not too worried about it.

If you want to take down the niggerdry a notch or two bump down to 36mm

if we are being real the least nigga rolex would be a celini of some kind. Proba ly the square one that nineball posted the other day

>>59299703
Datejust doesn't have to have a fluted bezel.

And OP 34 or 36 would be less nig

>>59299705
so why cunty on the rolly then?

>>59299774
I only said the guy was cunty if the guy got a surprise rolex and said "FUCK YOU DAD I'M NO NIGGER, RETURN THAT NEW MONEY GARBAGE" or some such in so many words

Dude told his parents beforehand that he didn't want anything like that so its his cunty parents fault for not listening

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seems like meteorite is the meme dial material over linen or others lately.

I like it fine but I feel like I'd rather pay for machining or craftsmanship than expensive material

>>59299827
what is the 1 - 31 suppose to represent?
32nds or thirty seconds?

>>59299827
i agree for the most part, at least with pretty much everyother material
but meteorite? thats cool nigga. id pay for that

>>59299852
The date

>>59299827
>I'd rather pay for machining or craftsmanship than expensive material

https://youtu.be/Yom7LtHySuo?t=3m30s

>>59299852
days of the month

>>59299853
no I agree actually but if they made the same watch with linen I think I would lean towards linen

Tell me why automatic is so much more expensive than quartz movement?

>>59299889
It's not that much more expensive. You can buy $10 mechanical watches brand new.
And it's because it's harder to make

>>59299800
dude actually has parents? or is just another tumblrina

>>59299905
I don't know. He could be lying about everything now couldn't he?

>>59299859
at first glance I thought that was brian May from Queen ans then I saw it was James May and then I tried to figure out if they were related and now I am fucking confused

>>59298110
movado museums are beautiful for inexpensive dress watches, especially if you're female or not a fat piece of shit
I mean if that Kimjong Un fuck can make it look good then why not, it's a nice looking piece with a fairly original design

I'd steer away from non-museums/non-minimal movados, >>59298450 for instance is just repulsive for dress attire unless you're into a special kind of gay fashion

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>>59299947

>>59299858
see;
>>59299731

>>59299915
absolutely. how about you?

>>59299987
yes

>>59300000
delete this

>shitposting about one rolex
jesus christ. If I were to remove a brand from history, it would be fucking ROLEX!!

>>59300000
great

also, snd367 or snd309?

>>59300027
is this really about the rolex anymore?

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>>59300032
that's all you, I like some of the SSB series better myself

>>59300059
ssb031 is nice but I need the 12h chrono

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>>59300059
I just realized this dude has his 24 hour hand set to opposite times on each watch.

GMT/World time mechanical watches under $300

Are there any?

>>59299897
Where?

In business circles, would people really look down on you if you don't have a good watch? I'm just not digging into these.

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>>59300165
alpha gmt or other watches that use the same chinese movement

>>59300219
No. the snobbery among middle to upper management cunts isn't something I would worry about even if it did happen to you.

You should wear a watch that you like. If you don't like a rolex or patek but you like a casio you should wear the casio

>>59300170
aliexpress

Archie is a loon

>>59300219
Not really. If you have a really bad watch maybe. Like a huge gold fake hublot with diamonds with a suit or something.

>>59300170
China
$30 for something russian/eastern european
$50 for something Japanese and actually good

Mechanical doesn't have to mean expensive.

>>59299659
This one.

>>59299659
I prefer the first case

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$670

A little pricey for me, but I think my next watch will be a regulator.

>>59300612
what? is that a specific model?

>>59300631
>>59300628
oh

I mean I guess its unique but. uh... why?

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I'm not huge on Chris Ward but this looks pretty interesting. COSC certified and not an ugly design.

its normal price is heinous but it's on clearance for 750 it almost seems like a good buy

>>59300736
Does it have anything going for it besides cosc certification? Is the finishing any good?

>>59300471
I wasn't into the white hands

>>59298450
This looks like an anus with a mole on it

>>59300764
I fon't really know, there aren't a ton of detailed reviews or pictures around I just found it on the Chr Ward website and did a cursory googling

>>59300862
>>59300764
oh it does have 5 days power reserve

>>59298942
What is this

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>>59299183
>311
Ruined.

>>59301119
agreed, what a horrid design choice

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>>59300165
Komandirskie K34 GMT.

>>59301119
thats pretty foul and now I can't unsee it

>>59301059
it's a tourbillon watch where the face is completely obscured by opaque crystal

>>59300906
Uh, nice. For 750 that seems like a good deal then.
You still have to put up with that logo though.

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>>59301119
It really turns me off of this chink shitter, too

Help, I have a problem.

I have found myself craving an alpinist

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>>59297095
20+ year old fossil

Is it at all good?

>>59301308
Go to the doctor immediately

>>59301338
Yuck!

>>59301351
What's yucky about it?

>>59301338
How to cop without getting some fraken piece of shit

>>59301485
Know what to look for in the watch:
Raketa 2609.NP (new, precision) movement with "SU" stamped on it.
Long seconds hand.
If the case is NOT black, the minutes hands should be black, if the case is black the minutes hand should be polished metal.
Black dial on black case and gray dial on non black case.
Dial should have Russian gibberish at the bottom with "cccp". Anything that days "Russia" is fake.
Look for a high, almost flat crystal. Domed crystals are not genuine.
The last copernics made had that little drawing on the dial.
That's it, really.

>>59298450
That's even less minimal.
It has a busier dial with even more going on per tick.

>>59301568
Also, fakes/frankens go for $40-60, a beaten up Copernic goes for $50-80, a good Copernic goes for $70-150

>>59300764
>cuck certification

>>59301762
are you saying accuracy certifications are a meme?

>>59301970
any cert is snake oil, goy :^)

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So I've had this Jacques Lemans London 1-1844D <https://www.jacques-lemans.com/shop/5662/london-1-1844> for maybe two years now. The only problems with it are 1) the huge 10ATM text next to the date window, and 2) the mineral glass is not that hard, and has a small scratch already.

I've been thinking about getting the Nomos Ahoi Atlantik <http://www.nomos-glashuette.com/the-watches/ahoi/ahoi-atlantik/>. It's not too expensive, and would be a step up from my current one. Also, the sapphire glass would probably last forever. What does /wt/ think about this? I know you don't like these huge dial hipster watches generally...

>>59299299
That's a franken babe

Why is it so hard to find a bagelsport milgauss?

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>>59297744
If you are willing to be patient and cough up some cash, there is the now discontinued Seiko s760-0AA0 which has:
- brushed stainless steel case
- solid link, solid end link brushed stainless bracelet
- solar charging
- radio atomic sync
- electroluminescent backlight

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Bracelet finally came, can I join the +0/-0 Seiko club now?

>>59302237
>quartz

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I really don't get the "cuff covering the edge of the watch" bullshit, much less putting on a goddamn suit for a watch picture, but this guy has to take the cake of retardation

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>>59302313
>Implying

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>>59299959

Great condition, wear it in good health.

>>59302313
I try to keep my watch in the open, I hate it when I walk out into the dark from work and only the right half of the dial is charged.

>>59302363
>Great condition, wear it in good health.
Meant for the memester in >>59302237

But yeah, I'm legit jelly, what ever happened to high quality date window frames?

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Help me find this strap /wt/, youre my only hope. I need my sarb035 to look exactly like that.

>>59302429
Not possible, the picture was desaturated in post production, that strap doesn't actually exist.

>>59302429
Why don't you PM the guy that posted it, dumb dumb

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>>59302237
That looks like the export version of my penis quartz but with a different dial texture.

>>59302559
Date is English and French so it's definitely not JDM

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Post watches and pens

>>59302429
>>59302443
Just looked into it a bit. The strap in the picture is probably a Hirsch Modena in dark brown, though desaturated.

For other brown strap options with minimal red tones I would look at the ColaReb Venezia in mud brown.

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>>59302633
OK.

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>>59302559
There's someone in the US trying to sell one of these for $800

>>59302609
You can tell it's not JDM by the 'SQ' branding, that was only for the export market.

>>59302657
Is it the one with the awful repainted magenta dial?

>>59302723
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Seiko-Type-II-Quartz-1980s-Made-in-Japan-Stainless-Steel-Mens-35m-Watch-Y23-/262856418651?hash=item3d3376a55b:g:CYcAAOSwImRYVtLZ

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Is this franken?

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>>59302633

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>>59302633
>inb4 not a pen
Then explain to me how I wrote "MISS U" on my forearm with it.

>>59302057
Nomos makes great watches.

>>59302201
You're a couple years late to the party.

>>59302844
Why am I seeing these meme knives in pictures of watches constantly?

Is everyone trying to be TGV?

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>>59302734
>repolished and resurfaced to perfection.
It's fucking ruined, look at the beautiful brushing and crisp lines on mine compared to that thing.

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I know you're all jelly of my handwriting

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>>59302649
>>59302780
>tfw retarded education system forced me to write in cursive for twelve years
>tfw haven't written a word in cursive since the day I finished school
Fuck cursive.

>>59302862
I got mine before I knew about TGV having one. They're literally the Amphibia of knives, moddable as fuck. I gave mine a shellac finish.

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>>59302642
>Hirsch Modena
Holy shit , it seems like youre right. Thanks a lot anon.

Now, all thats left is that folding clasp.

>>59302872
I kinda like these Seiko 5's, but they're not perfect. I want a simple 1-12 marking, no 24 hour markings, no 5-60 markings if possible, and this aviation styling. Does such a 3 hand, automatic watch exist?

I've only found 1 and it was a $700 watch.

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>>59302633

>>59302908
Where did you get the strap?

>>59302897
Weapons grade autism is occasionally an advantage. You're welcome.

>>59302925
Watch Gecko, I got it from their eBay store.

>>59302895
I always wrote in cursive and nobody ever forced me to. I love it. It makes so much sense when you use a fountain pen.

>>59302904
You're looking for a type A flieger

>>59302872
>>59302908
Both watches are made my Seiko, both have similar complications, but one is $300, and the other is $50. Can someone explain the price difference?

Seiko 5's are kinda known to be really good entry-level automatics, what gives?

>>59303021
It costs $250 to polish the case

>>59303021
Different movements, better case finishing, etc.

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>>59303013
>type A flieger
What a shame its 42mm

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Finally some non-dogshit mechanicals came in. Two separate customers brought an Orient Tristar and a Seiko 5 7009. The Orient is here for evaluation, since it started to run like shit only a year after service (crystal was replaced also a year ago, so I guess it gets a lot of abuse), the Seiko 5 will get a crystal, and ultrasound cleaning of the case and bracelet and a complete movement service. The Komandirskie is mine. It's fucked.

>>59303021
Hacking & handwinding movement, sapphire crystal, better finishing, solid link bracelet not canvas strap.

That's off the top of my head, I'm sure there are more reasons.

>>59303058
Fleigers are supposed to be big, so they can be read in dim WW2 cockpits.

>>59303079
ur mum's a cockpit

>>59303043
Yeah I see it went from 21 to 23 jewels, but it doesn't have a day of the week complication.

Is it kindof a nerd feature where it has 2 extra jewels to keep time more accurately to +/- 15 seconds or some bullshit?

>>59303104
The number of jewels alone doesn't tell you all that much these days. You can just look up the differences between the 6R15 and 7S26.

>>59303104
it's simply higher grade in nearly all respects. The reduction of a complication does not make for a cheaper or less refined watch necessarily

Consider a Speedmaster Vs a Calatrava, which one is more complicated and which one is more expensive?

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>>59303089
I'll give you that m9, I chuckled a little.

>>59303156
>>59303184
I'm fairly new to watches, but from what I'm gathering, some of the >$200 watches are only priced that way because of the name and reputation of the brand.

I can see why Seagull is going to penetrate really well; they're going to charge a fair price for a complicated watch, their only hurdle is getting over the CHINESE MADE problem.

So I kind of have all the watches I wanted since I started being interested in watches a month ago.

Casio Terrorist, Seiko SQ, Seagull 1963, Invicta 8926, Seiko Alpinist

Should I get anything else? Or just chill out for a while?

>>59303220
>Should I get anything else? Or just chill out for a while?

The latter would be the sensible choice.

>>59297303
Underwrist carry faggoy. Show me your trapsox!

>>59303217
The problem with Seagull is while they can make quality watches they have poor quality control.

There's no difference in the technical ability between ETA and Seagull but ETA just has better QC.

The problem is better QC means higher prices because a certain percentage of your product is thrown in the bin.

>>59303058
There are some that are smaller. They seem rarer, but they exist. IWC has a 40mm one (might be, Stowa too, even has a 36mm.

Out of the cheaper ones, I can only think of Tisell making a 40mm, but as usual with them, they're almost always sold out.

>>59303271
*[IWC] (might be too fancy if you like traditional flieger look)

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>>59303217
also actually making movements that will work for any period of time and be worth servicing to keep working.

A mechanical timepiece can be made cheaply, but there are certain luxury brands that are worth their price, even inflated as it is, because no other brand can do what they do at the same quality for cheaper.

Don't take that as meaning a watch is shitty if it costs less than 3 grand, but don't assume the chinese made stigma has no basis.

If you want a nice Chinese watch, you may need to be prepared to pay more than you think as well.

>>59303287
Is there any reason this is $1000 other than it's chinese and not dogshit?

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>>59297095
Enjoy the power of my 9000 filters, niggers!

>>59303310
It's a microbrand that makes a limited run on an annual basis, the finishing is on par with JLC and the movements are in house and well constructed and finished.

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>>59303058
Many are bigger. It's a style of watch, not a brand. Smaller ones exist.

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R8 my latest shitter work watch, $37 ebay

>>59303371
I don't like it at all.

>>59303287
No I get it; nice shit that will last simply costs more. But when theres a $300 quartz watch, or an automatic watch that is $500 when their own company makes $100 automatics, theres clearly some inflated prices on the products, simply because there is no competition.

There are a million "diver" watches, chronograph watches, and Automatics which I think are holding prices at the ~$150 mark for decently made watches.

>>59303327
By "in house" do you mean "chinese" and not an eta clone? Because as far as I know the movement is produced by Beijing Watch Factory.

>>59303382

I got ripped off? Dammit I want my $37 back

>>59303371
Poor b8. Nice attempt trying to add the ebay comment but your filename is glaringly obvious

>>59303388
my bad I was under the impression that they made the movement. It's still nicely finished and well made

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>>59303407

I hooked you, my pretty fishie fishie

>>59302904
Watchsleith seiko 5 finder

>>59303350
Artistic fucker, aren't you :)

>>59303387
Well back to your original question. The Seiko 5 in question has a simple bead blasted finish all over its case. The Sarb033 has different levels of polish and brushing at different parts of the case

That machining alone will drive up the cost. The movement has one less complication, the day, but hacks, handwinds, and is regulated to a higher standard of accuracy.

The 5 has painted lume indices, while the Sarb has applied indicies with applied lume. It is simply more labor intensive to manufacture and is a more refined product.

At some level a watch is more than the sum of its parts, and higher value watches are in some cases valuable BECAUSE they are valuable. If you buy a used Rolex for $5,000 dollars, wear it for a year, and sell it, guess how much you will get. Probably about $5,000 dollars. So you just wore a Rolex for a year for free or close to it.

Now I'm simplifying, you should always expect to lose money on a watch, but if you like it, it can be worth it to you.

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>>59303470
>more like autistic

its just a phone app with filters.

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Pretty minty for a ~20 year old watch. Not a scratch on it, still has the caseback sticker, etc.

Should I keep this strap on it or put the stock perforated strap back?

>>59303504
That makes a bit of sense, and I should have thought a little more about the machining and finishing of the overall product. Its before 8am for me and I'm on hour 2 a conference call.

There are so many watches on Amazon I think are pretty, minimalistic, and made by a reputable manufacturer, but they're $600. At that point its just jewelry.

I think Bill Gates' words on watches kinda stuck with me and I'll paraphrase
A $10k watch is no better than a $10 watch, it doesn't tell time any better, requires maintenance and upkeep, its heavier, and only serves as a piece of jewelry, beyond its function of telling time.

He went on to say a plastic wrist strap wouldn't cut into or give any uncomfortable feeling when he was holding his daughter. He and warren buffett are kinda similar in that they're billionaires, but don't buy expensive shit for the sake of owning expensive shit.

I have money and I have some nice things, but I'm super cheap and don't like trying to justify a $600 watch.

>>59303595
they are correct. People buy these watches because they like them. Some like that they are expensive and pretty, some like them because it is difficult to make them and they enjoy the engineering of the movement and the craftsmanship of the case.

Making a hyper accurate mechanical watch is an amazing achievement, a redundant achievement compared to high accuracy quartz that can do it for pennies on the dollar, but still amazing all the same.

You should buy and wear watches that do it for you. If that's a 10 dollar casio, a 100 dollar Seiko, a 300 dollar High Accuracy Quartz, a 500 dollar Seiko, a 10k Rolex, a 50k Patek or a 100k Lange, so be it.

>>59303593
That's really, really nice.
I like carreras on perforated leather or rally straps with big holes. This one isn't bad, but a strap that has a little more going on really completes the look I think.

>>59303593

Are you the anon who bought a carrera from rakuten or yahoo japan auction?

>>59303923
The latter, yes.

>>59303930
Has it been serviced?

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Does it work on anything besides the bracelet?

>>59297095
am I correct in thinking the average casio divers watch is just as durable as a gshock?

>>59304295
No

>>59304302
shame - will the average casio watch break during my lifetime, only /out/ stuff I do is camping

>>59304255
Is there a reason for that horrible color scheme

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good tier list or full of shit?

>>59304322
No. Gshocks are a little overkill for most folks, tbqh. Though, it is nice to absolutely not worry about your watch

>>59304340
Awful. Written by someone going only based on marketing generated perceptions of "prestige" without any regard for horological provenance.

>>59303593
Jesus that is one hell of a find. Nice watch.

>>59303220
You'll find much more enjoyment in having a watch for a while and growing into it. It will refine your tastes

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>>59304327
I-I like it..

>>59303593
>>59304390
it looks like a redial

some details are too modern

>>59304358
alright last question do you or anyone here have any opinions on the MDV106-1AV ( https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B009KYJAJY/ )

>>59304471
it's a good basic quartz diver

my only knock against it is it's hueg at 44mm

>>59304471
Well, it's a quartz shitter, but it's perfectly fine and reddit loves it!

>>59304340
It's not thaaaat bad, for what it is. A tier list obviously simplifies and omits a lot.
There are a lot of choices I absolutely disagree with, but overall it's not an awful outlook of the market.
Just as an example, A Lange & Sohne doesn't really have much of an history or heritage, it's not even 30 years old.

>>59303429
Now that is guaranteed to get (You)s in real life
A real headturner! Wear it in good health friend!

>>59304471
it's big.
other than that, pretty much the best choice for a cheap, quartz diver.

>>59304340
>CHANEL
>above rolex
>on the list at all

If you can't tell that list is full of shit I'd consider sudoku

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>>59304340
It's all over the place in terms of randomly throwing brands into categories.

This one is a lot more accurate although it's just showing shit for newbies to aim for with brands it's kind of hard to fuck up badly with.

Is apple watch gay?

>>59304942
Did you just assume it's sexual preference?

>>59304823
The Monsieur and the new Première Camélia both have in-house movements and are really great. The Calibre 1 and Calibre 2 movements look amazing.
They also have some flying tourbillons made for them by APRP.
They've been on a roll lately. They're trying to catch up to Cartier, and I'm 100% fine with that.

>>59304942
I'm positive a piece of electronics doesn't want to fuck anyone, male or female

>>59304340
>fucking glycine
>higher than hamilton or oris

CUNTAH

>>59305110
seems fine to be completely honest..

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>>59304997
thats what they WANT you to think

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Is this bad for my wrist

>>59305531
Why would you do that

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>>59304327
>horrible color scheme
Fuck off pleb.

>>59305551
I dunno I just took it off and it was like this, I wondered if it was bad

>>59305576
You can wear your watch however you want but most people would say that's a little too tight

>>59304979
Interesting
>>59305531
Meh I get it sometimes not that bad though maybe loosen your watch bra

>>59305618
I'll lossen for sure, just wanted to make sure I wasn't gonna lose my hand or anything

>>59305635
Unless it turns blue and purple, you'll be alright

>>59305531
early signs of wrist cancer

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>>59304340
>No Seagull

>>59305531
no
consider loosening your strap

>>59305781
>>59305619
Well what happens is I tighten it to fit in the late evening and it fits till morning, then when I do stuff I start to swell and it gets like that if I forget to loosen it

>>59305822
>I tighten it to fit in the late evening and it fits till morning
are you telling me you sleep wearing a watch?

>>59305822
>when I do stuff I start to swell and it gets like that if I forget to loosen it
What are you doing that your wrist swells that much? You should talk to your doctor

>>59305575
neon orange and green is a bad color scheme. Its alright on a bonkers hyper car because you want people to look at you, but on a classy wristwatch, its as gaudy as a 2 inch gold and diamond rap star watch.

>>59305841
Yes. That's actually part of the reason I sold my smart watch and bought a real one, so I wouldn't have to take it off as much

>>59305872
I get up, go workout, go to work where I'm standing and walking around all day, go for a run, back to work, then home for my evening activities. I don't know how much it actually swells, but it's just a little looser in the morning and evenings before I do stuff

>>59305896
Don't sleep with your watch on. Sweat is mildly corrosive and will wear out a watch quicker through corrosion. At least take it off and put it on your nightstand.

is there a trick to getting a winding stem back in?

I've unscrewed a widding stem screw to take it out to repair a watch. And now when I'm reassembling the watch the winding stem wont stay in

>>59305971
Fuck dude

I bought a real watch because I don't like taking off my watch

What would you recommend for someone who wants to sleep and shower with their watch on?

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So I just finished my first watch repair.

Took the movement out, took the hands off and put them back on again in alignment because they were out of alignment before.

I fucked it up a bit because I bent the second hand with the hand press and I had to try and restraighten it. Plus my hands were sweating so bad that I've probably covered the movement in oil.

Still don't feel confident doing this to a watch I value.

>>59306340
If you must sleep and shower with your watch on, get a really expensive diver watch designed to be in salt water, and probably rated for 200+meters.

Theres obviously no real water pressure in the shower or hot tub, however with the added heat and soaps, that usually is what defeats the water resistance. I don't know much about actual diver watches, but expect to pay more than $400 for it.

Or you know, just take it off at night. If you're doing that to a $10 Casio F91 and it lasts a year, then fuck it leave it on. Don't be shocked if water gets in though.

>>59306389
You don't need to spend $400 for a 200m rated watch

See:
>>59304471

>>59300736
>Chr.WARD
>LONDON
>swiss made
uh

>>59306340
victorinox inox
gshock

>>59302347
good argument gayboy

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Why wont tg give me a stable figure?

It's all over the place from -60 to +40

How can you regulate if it keeps changing the figure?

>>59306472
It's picking up your heavy breathing

>>59306340
a nato strap

>>59303595
It's not just about telling the time, it's about craftsmanship and attention to the details. A quartz 10$ will probably keep time better than a lot of mechanicals under 700$ but that doesn't mean it has the same quality control, engineering and manufacturing values applied to it.
There's a tier where it's overpriced and shit of course but a little above it is also where you don't buy just for jewelry but also because of the craftsmanship and engineering mostly.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SGPjFFMD3c0
Like this, it's expensive as fuck and probably 50% of the price is just because it's a Patek but it's also a masterpiece that fills all i said above, and not like there's anything as complicated in the market or something.

>>59306349
Did you buy a lot of shitters on eBay er what. I want to do that

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>Watch 50 seconds fast
>Nudge regulation lever
>Watch 50 seconds slow
>Nudge regulation lever
>Watch 50 seconds fast

Why the fuck did they make the movements required so small? Why didn't they increase the scale? You don't need to adjust by minutes only seconds.

>>59306699
I haven't done it, but I always read that you shouldn't even be able to see the lever move

>>59306447
The company is British but their watches are Swiss made for maximum meme value.

How do you adjust positional variation?

Because these are my shitters stats after regulating as best I can.

Dial up: -5 seconds
Dial down: +60 seconds
Crown down: +117 seconds
Crown up: - 20 secons

>>59306854
Well that's weird now dial up is giving me -50 seconds

What does "beat error" mean? This watch I have has like 4ms of beat error

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>>59306467
>Calling people gay
>While shilling for Movado
Go away

>>59306699
And now you know why mechanical movements without micro-adjusters are maddening to regulate. With a screw type micro-adjuster it's dead easy.

Why the fuck wont a clip on guitar mic pic up my watch ticking when I can LITERALLY hear it fucking ticking and I'm not pressed with onto it and the mic is.

>>59306854
Those readings are either so unstable that they are worthless and you should have listened to me and bought a timegrapher, or the movement is totally fucked and needs a service.

>>59306854
it could depend on a bunch of things, some of them are;
-amplitude too low
-hairspring uncentered inbetween regulating pins
-distance between regulating pins too large
-improperly weighted balance

Is your amplitude good? it should usually be near 280 or higher on dial up/down. (check your lift angle BTW)

if not check to see if the hairspring is centered first, then try to make the gap between pins smaller.

>>59307080
This watch is ancient there's no info on what the left angle should be. There's barely any info that the watch itself exists let alone the movement stats.

>>59301308
>>59301336
What's wrong with the Alpinist?

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>>59299115
kek

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>>59306990
beat error is basically what it says it means, the amount of ticks it misses. on most newer watches you can regulate this by moving the part that holds the balance spring collet.

>>59307119
any idea what movement it is?
if its old and japanese a lift angle of 220 should be fine.

>>59307123
I think it's ugly and now it's a meme because reddit is buying them by the pallet

>>59305880
Look up some better pics or actually see one in person. The Milgauss is neat as fuck.

>>59307202
It looks pretty sweet in person. You can't wear it with anything though, you have to at least attempt to match it.
>reddit meme
And that's gay, I've had mine for like 3 years. I don't want it to be like wearing a terrorist.

>>59307387
>You can't wear it with anything though, you have to at least attempt to match it.
This is why I don't like it.

>>59307387
>reddit meme
>And that's gay
Hope you don't want a speedmaster. Every faggot with 3 grand has one now

>>59303523
Nigger, if an elephant can paint with shit, and have that considered as art, then using filters is too, art.

new thread when

>>59306389
>>59306453
Using a gshock

>>59306530
Can't put a strap on a gshock

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>>59302862
Yes

>>59307015
I thought you meant you liked the nasty purple movado
you're still a gayboy for your gayboy posts though

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>>59302897
Also check out the Di Modell Bali line. Hirsch's straps are overpriced for what you get, imo.

Though on this for first watch? Planning on weating everyday, mostly with dress shirts

>>59307836
Looks good

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>>59307836
Whoops

>>59307851
get a bambino

>>59303079
>>59303058
True, but they're also meant to be worn over flight jackets. You'll almost never see a photo of a WWII pilot wearing one outside of his aircraft.