/wt/ watch thread

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First for nice diagrams

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NEED

Diver
Black bezel
Black dial
Blue words/hands

give me suggestions

What benefits does omega market for the coaxial and which are factual?

>59428415
I forgot to mention, if you are looking for good quality leather straps at a reasonable price check out Watch Gecko's handmade leather straps. One anon got one for his Seiko SARB033 and really likes it.

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First for blue sunburst dials.

>>59428251
Look at Sinn or Damasko. Damasko's entry-level stuff is more interesting because it has the tegimented steel, while Sinn doesn't use it until a higher price point. But Damaskos aren't dressy.

Are we stuck to the secondary market in NA to get a Steve jobs watch?

>>59428414
Is that from the repair book you've been shilling?

>>59428428
Whew lad

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Why no love for the SNE437

>not to expensive ~250
>solar, will last 15 years
>good clean classic seiko looks
>fully dive rated to 200m
> comes with nice oyster type bracelet

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>>59428423
Vostok Watch Amphibian Classic 120512

https://meranom.com/en/amphibian-classic/120/vostok-watch-amphibian-classic-120512.html

Just change the bezel for a black one

>>59428428
http://lmgtfy.com/?q=coaxial+escapement+wikipedia

There that was easy.

>>59428464
Well it seems like they're a collaboration with a Japanese store, so yes.
They're already overpriced at retail though. Don't bother paying more to import one.

>>59428464
>Are we stuck to the secondary market in NA to get a Steve jobs watch?

what about an old one there must be tons of them

>>59428440
>>59428415

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>>59428423
you pretty much have all the options in that image

ChrWard might have some too

>>59428475
People in those threads don't really care for quartz in general, unless it's a nice vintage or a high-end modern watch.

Speaking of which, the new Longines VHP are pretty cool. And the price soubds about right for a good quartz.

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>>59428414
I would like a better camera please

>>59428464
>Are we stuck to the secondary market in NA to get a Steve jobs watch?

33mm diamater, no thanks

>>59428504

but you dont' have to wind it or have it die every 40 hours

seems like a benefit to me

>>59428524
>spend of my time mostly indoors
>solar watches die by lack of sunlight

also >quartz

>>59428428
In theory a co-axial escapement should require no lubrication, be subject to little friction (and therefore wear), and extend the service interval of a watch while reducing how much it's rate changes over time as the oils age.

In reality it doesn't work because you have to oil it for cushioning in microscopically precise amounts or it will eat itself. It's much harder to service than a traditional lever escapement, and since you have to oil it anyway the benefits are Z E R O except it's much harder to service, more fragile, and more prone to catasteophic failure if not serviced correctly.

As you would expect from the Swatch Group, it's 100% marketing and 0% real benefit.

>>59428538

it will charge indoors in normal lighting conditions in about 2 days and last for 10 months, charges in 6 hours outdoors

>>59428538
Don't they work with artificial light though?

>>59428524
That's the thing, mechanical watches aren't just an appliance. They're objectively worse than quartz for the simple task of timetelling.
Most of us have our reasons to like mechanical watches that make giving away a bit of practicality acceptable.

>>59428554
Do Daniels/Smith watches use oil in the escapement?

>>59428566
>Don't they work with artificial light though?
>>59428538

yes, perfectly

>>59428579
I believe Daniels used gold for cushioning.

>>59428566
>That's the thing, mechanical watches aren't just an appliance. They're objectively worse than quartz for the simple task of timetelling.

I just want a nice simple diver that I don't have to fiddle with and kept wound desu senpai

>>59428606
Interesting. I'm assuming it was expected to last the lifetime of the watch and not be a service item then.

Has anyone here read Daniel's "Watchmaking"? I don't actually want to make a watch, so I'm wondering if it would be an interesting read if you just want to learn more about watches.

>>59428538
>also >quartz

inb4 +/-0s guy

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>>59428440
Yep they are nice straps, supple & comfy. Plus they look nice too.

>>59428701
well the hi-accuracy GS is an exception of course

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>>59428445

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quartz is good if you want to try a style without shelling out more than 20 dollars

my 7s36 is more accurate than cheap quartz desu. I haven't tested over long term reliability and it is dependent on position but day to day I can do +1-1 whereas my cheapshit quartz is rated for like 60 seconds a month

>>59428730
>my 7s36 is more accurate than cheap quartz
Hahahaha no it isn't

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>>59428706
I have one of those Watch Gecko straps on the way. I want to see how it compares to the much more expensive Bulang & Sons one I have. If the quality is decent I'm going to order a few more colors.

>>59428730
I forgot they still word filter that shit

fucking nipmoot

>>59428730
>my 7s36 is more accurate than cheap quartz desu.

lol

>>59428730
>>59428744
In most cases only high end production mechanical movements that have been carefully adjusted and regulated will reliably be more accurate than cheap quartz.

With a movement like the 7s36, the problem is not even so much getting it to be very accurate in the short term, but rather that it will have a really hard time holding the regulation for an extended period. Regulators without micro-adjusters move pretty easily from shocks.

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>>59428744
yes it actually is. The 7s26 series of movements are capable of incredible accuracy for their price, they just aren't regulated out of the factory.

Cheapshit quartz that is in 5 to 30 dollar casios and all chinese fashion shit aren't as accurate as you think, they usually gain or lose about 2 or 3 seconds a day.

if my snzg15 gains 4 seconds on the table overnight and loses 3 seconds throughout a day's wear, it beats cheapshit quartz.

>>59428744
>>59428767
>>59428777
just my experience. I know its not indicative of most people's movements,

and gaining 4 seconds and losing 3 is,'t the same as a consistent +1, but it isn't bad by any means .

that one guy just bought his owl penis and apparently has a similar experience.

>>59428784
>30 dollar casios and all chinese fashion shit aren't as accurate as you think, they usually gain or lose about 2 or 3 seconds a day.

NOPE
O
P
E

>>59428877
yeah maybe not casio, looking around they are rated for about 25 seconds a month

still though, even though it was stupid to say my seiko 5 beats my quartz, its still pretty good and off the shelf quartz isn't too much better

>>59428932

or you could get a waveceptor and never lose a second

over the course of a year a casio terrorist watch you don't fuck with will not be off by more than a min or two, where an auto will be off by half an hour, that is if you did not constantly have to fuck with it and reset the time every time it powers down or reset the month for every month that does not have 31 days...

>>59428622
Who is daniel

>>59429063
*Daniels'
It's my bad, I was obviously talking about George Daniels, the late inventor of the coaxial escapement and very traditionalist, English watchmaker. His book on watchmaking, with the most unoriginal title possible, is seemingly regarded as one of the best for aspiring watchmakers. It's Hajime Asaoka's reference, for instance, and I love Asaoka's work.
Daniels also taught RW Smith, who might just be the only truly British watchmaker at the moment.

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>>59429110
I'll have to pick it up then. Asaoka is incredible.

>>59429063
http://www.dailymotion.com/video/x3dpekm

Watch "The Watchmaker's Apprentice," amazing documentary about the man and the person who took over from him. They and a handful of other independents are the arguable true highest reaches of watchmaking, beyond Patek or anyone else. True handmade watches with their own engineering achievements conceived by one horologist from beginning to end. There's a purity to it not much else can match.

>>59428746
How much are those more expensive ones?

>>59428967
>over the course of a year a casio terrorist watch you don't fuck with will not be off by more than a min or two

This isn't my experience with that watch. 20-30 seconds per month that other anon read sounds about right.

>>59428746
Please post your thoughts when it arrives, I've only ever bought cheap chink shit before but I wanted something a bit nicer on my SARB. I'm interested how it compares to more expensive options.

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Opinions on this Movado? It's the sapphire series

>>59429418
>What time is it, m8
>Dunno, bruv. Can't see shit

>>59429285
The one I bought was 110 Euro while Watch Gecko is selling similar looking straps for $40 USD.

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>>59429418

>>59429418
>$10 quartz movement
>$50 to make the rest of the watch
>Sell to good goys for $1,000
Why is this allowed?

>>59429494
Are they really that shit

>>59429494
Because people buy them. Would you not sell your own piss and shit for $1000 if people bought it?

>>59429182
Their watches also all look like complete shit unfortunately

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>>59429524
I like Roger's series 4 a lot, stunning imo.

Does anyone know of any comfortable steel bracelets that fit amphibia?

>>59429501
they're not really """"shit.""""" But for the price you can do MUCH better.

they have generic quartz ETA movements and chinese made cases and bracelets. for 250$ its okay.

>>59429540
I don't, but at least it doesn't say 311.

>>59429626
Shark mesh

https://youtu.be/ffrwUlJxQG8


i'm tempted by vid related..

make me change my mind, /wt/

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I'm going to buy one of these

>>59429716
Watch repair anon here, I recently saw one of these. Bretty gud overall, has a Miyota 90something inside.

They're made by the same German company who does Zeppelin so build quality will be around the same.

>>59429716
Make sure to color match whatever model you choose with your trilby.

>>59429716
Aptly named.

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>>59429781
>They're made by the same German company who does Zeppelin so build quality will be around the same.

That company is Ruhla, they also made my lovely moon phase quartz shitter.

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>>59429865
Point Tec is Bavarian, dummy, Ruhla was GDR. Try to look shit up before you pull complete nonsense out of your ass.

Also I looked into Ruhla and look at what I found /wt/:
>http://www.tuw-ruhla.com/en/tuw-ruhla-taucher-10443-021702-automatic-mens-watch-200m-water-resistant/a-88037/

I don't know how far into development they are, or if it isn't vaporware, but looks some Germans are trying to make a 200m Ruhla diver with a Vostok 2416b movement.

>>59429716
I got one for my dad. it's a very nice piece.

>>59429975
> dummy

Fucking dumbass, when I said Ruhla, I meant Gardé Ruhla, not TUW Ruhla.

Gardé also builds Junkers and Zeppelin watches.

t. German

http://s627482256.online.de/index.php/uhrenkollektionen/junkers

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>>59429418
It's good enough for the leader of best korea

>>59429716
They have nice designs but I can't bring myself to own a "junker"

>>59430054
Then who is Point Tec GMBH you fucking nazi-turkroach hybrid?

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>>59430091

Gardé owns the brands, Point Tec has the license to sell them. And it's GmbH, fucking nigger.

>>59429478
Yikes. I think at 110 Euro I'd probably get a handmade from the strapmakers on a local watch forum.

>>59428475

nice watch, never seen it before

>>59428932
have 10 year old shit casio beater, gains max 1sec a month

>>59430167
>And it's GmbH,
Who cares you slav mutt. Go and elect an Austrian or something.

>>59430428
>Being this defensive when you get proven flat wrong
Utterly cringe inducing.

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Received my terrorist casio today. Can't wait for the green NATO I ordered to arrive as well...

>>59430788
>>>/reddit/

>>59430806
Have fun installing the nato

Sarb033 or sarb035?
Almost bought 035 but now starting to think about 033

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>>59430997
033, it's sexy as fuck.

>>59430997
White because TGV has black

>>59430997
Black is more casual. I'm going to get yhe 35.

>>59430997
>>59431033
If only they had proper AR coating.
Now you have to get 035

Anyone have a Pass The Watch or Long Island Watch coupon code?

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Soon

>>59431142
I have one which depends on the watch being bought for LIW. What are you looking at?

>>59429706
Thanks but I've been looking for a link type

>>59431146
You the anon waiting for a Sinn?

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>>59430815
>Doubling down on the butthurt

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>>59431269
No a 1963. I already have a sinn tho.

>>59431097
>Now you have to get 035
Why, they don't have ar coating either?

>>59431305
Oh I see right, I thought you were the anon that has been waiting forever for a Sinn to come from Germany.

>>59431300
I'm different anon

>>59431209
>>59429754

>>59431419
Well, that image is a first gen, I'm getting a 2nd gen

>>59431319
Reflection is not that obvious on a bright dial. Although it would also look better with proper ar

>>59428351
Are swatches any good?
how long do automatics last before needing a battery replacement?
how durable is 3bar? will it survive bumps and showers?

>>59431461
>how long do automatics last before needing a battery replacement?
They dont need no battery.

>>59431461
Automatics don't need batteries?
3bar = 30m, It will survive.

>>59431489
>>59431495
the swatch I'm looking at has a 90 hours battery
>The Sistem51 is also automatically winding, has a 90 hour power reserve, and features a peripheral bi-directional rotor. This allows you to see some of the movement components through the caseback.

https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B00NB2RJ1W/

>>59431513
it's not a battery, it's a spring

>>59431528
thanks

>>59431495
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Water_Resistant_mark#Water_resistance_classification

>Water Resistant 3 atm or 30 m
>Not suitable for showering, bathing, swimming, snorkelling, water related work and fishing.

>>59431537
yet my 3atm/bar vostok survived all that.

>>59431305
>no arrow for "this side up"
How do you check the time at night?

>>59431566
Crown on the right

that guy who demolished that Rolex Air King started doing vids again hmm..

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iHfrskh2UF8

>>59431559
That's great, I'm sure most 30m watches can, but the point is that they're not rated for that, so you shouldn't be telling anon that theirs will survive when it might not.

>>59431537
Well than what is it good for?

>>59431623
If he's that paranoid he can smear silicon grease all over it and it will be water proof.
Swatch is shit anyways.

>>59431631
>Suitable for everyday use. Splash/rain resistant
Can you not read?

>>59431611
Why is he reviewing B&R instead of fake F-91W's and poo2loo curry Seikos?
>gift
Oh. Fucking enablers bailing this moron out.

Seiko 5 Sports Automatic Gents SNZG15J1 a good beginners watch?

>>59431703
also what're the chances one I buy off amazon is fake? how do I check?

>>59431703
change J to K

>>59428423
Divers still use mechanical memes?

>>59431766
they use dive computers

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Watch repair anon here. I try to obtain vintage pieces, even broken ones and fix them up to gain experience with the different types of movements. I already did a few three hander vintage slav and swiss shit from all ages, and have a Citizen electric watch on the way. The one type I don't know which movement to look for is chronograph.

Any advice on what cheapshit vintage chrono movement to hunt on Ebay? 3133 price is kinda inflated due to slavboos, and I'm afraid the ST-19 would be poopoo-peepee.

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I decided to use the backup NOS crystal I had that fits a bunch of 52xx models on the blue sunburst one since the inner bezel of the old crystal was grungy as hell.

Amazing what a difference a crystal swap can make.

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>>59431825
I got this 3133 chronogrpah 2 days ago for 115€ shipped, did I overpay? It should arrive by tomorrow.

>>59431837
>5206
>Daini
>Seiko

>>59431825
You might be able to score a vintage Daini Seikosha chronograph with the 7017 or 7018 movement for less than $100 from Yahoo! Japan Auctions if you are patient.

>>59431845
You didn't, because it's ugly and no one wants that one. Other than that it's prob as good as any 3133.

>>59431845
Well yes and no

The old days when my father had to go to czechoslovakia one day he bought two of those for about 50$ each
Now they are much more expsive but yours is not brand new so if it last more than 6 years without breaking its worth it.

I think it wont last you taht much

quick question

30 bar of water resistance is how much in meters?

>>59432045
300 meters.

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What does anon think about pic related? It would be my first watch. Quarz, analog, sapphire glass, 32mm for around 100€.

>>59432081
>It would be my first watch
You never had a watch?

>>59429418
If you absolutely need to wear something on your wrist, get yourself a bracelet. You're gonna use your phone to check the time anyways.

>>59432081
32mm is quite small anon

>>59432081
it's shit

>>59431898
>>59431940

>it's ugly and no one wants that one
>I think it wont last you taht much

Rude.
I am sure I will be able to resell it for profit if I feel like it though.

>>59431659
Wikipedia is blocked at work

>>59432163
I don't think so. Maybe as a kid.
>>59432191
Too small? What sizes should I aim for?
>>59432216
Elaborate

>>59432275
>Too small? What sizes should I aim for?
depends on your wrist size but a good guideline is 36-42 mm measured without the crown

>>59432275
>What sizes should I aim for?
Depends on your wrist, for men 36-42mm

>Elaborate
He's right.
>that shitty branding
>unaestethic dial
>tiny hands

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Starting to get into watches this is my first how did i do \g\

>>59432275
>>59432081
You could do so much better.

>>59432501
dogshit/10

>>59432501
what the fuck

>>59432427
Okay. Thanks.
>>59432541
Any recommendations?

I want to get a minimalistic watch like the one I posted. White background and preferably leather straps.

>>59432501
Thumbnail looks like you wrapped tinfoil around your wrist.

>>59432501
No topping that. Might as well just kys now my man.

>>59432581
>>59432561
Whats wrong with it? I think its cool

>>59432644
really kys if you have to ask this question

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>>59432081
32mm is tiny

just get a Seiko SNK or a Timex weekender

>>59432501
Yo dawg! I heard you like watches, so I put a watch in your watch, so you can check the time while you check the time

>>59432607
Seiko SARB035

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>>59432683
Le normie maymays. End yourself plebbitor.

>>59432753
not him but that's actually a really old 4chan meme

my newfag friend

>>59432501
Mickey Mouse watch

>>59432661
Tell me whats so wrong with it senpai

>>59432663
>>59432683
I have yet to find a Seiko in my price range that I like. I really dislike the steel look and strap.

The Timex weekender looks nice. The price in Europe seems to be pretty inflated though, especially for the fairfield models.

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>>59432753
>Being such a newfag you don't even realize the meme started on 4chan

>>59428621
SRP777, niggoy.

>>59432501
doesn't light cigarettes/10

>>59432501
Do you really leave your basement wearing that?

>>59431722
It's gr8 m8 might be on the large side but it'd aiight for a casual one
No one will fake a 100 dollar watch amazon Is trustworthy

>>59428621
casio mdv106

byeeee

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perfection

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>>59432607
Seiko 5 field watch is under your budget. If you want to spend a bit more there's the whole sarb/sarg lineup and field khaki from hamilton.

>>59432819
You can get an acceptable leather strap for $50 and a changing tool for $10-20

should be the last thing you consider when buying a watch

>>59432813
it's shit desu

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>>59432948

>>59432948
The Seiko looks great. Now I just need to find someplace to buy it from. The other ones are sadly over my budget.

>>59433020
I get the Swatch hate, but why the ETA hate?

>>59431566
spacial intelligence

>>59433020
say what you will about their shitty marketing gimmicks and chinese parts, they are a decently put together watch and the ETA is a good enough movement especially for $350

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Who yuppie in here?

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>>59432948
Date window placement

>>59433316
what happens after 2002?

How are mechanicals with cold?

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>>59433413
You go back to the good old days

>>59433391
>Date window placement
In line with the numbers. What's wrong with it?

>>59428423
What is that center right watch?

>>59433473
That 15...

>>59432273
that's the most retarded thing i've read all week

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Seiko really were the masters of meme watches

>>59433521
Don't see the problem

The irregularly placed lume dots distract me more

>>59432946
I see a few things that aren't perfect, but it's not bad.

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>>59432501

Hey guys I have 6 inch wrist circumference.

Anyone know a chronograph watch smaller than 38mm? And please no unisex or ladies watches.

Thanks.

>>59433715

Pretty sure they don't make transgender watches.

>>59433556

80's Japanese models and actresses were fucking God tier women.

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>>59433606
yeah, well, for the price

>>59433751
I'm just a manlet bro, I'm asian 5'2 and really skinny, I just want a cool watch desu. I'm 26 BTW.

>>59433778
You're on /int/, right?

>>59430806
I literally ordered one a few seconds ago

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Apartheid approved

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>>59433794
Continue the Stuka dive bombing tradition

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>>59433715
just go for vintage, or maybe a unisex ladies model.

>>59429418
friend has it and is the only one without gf

>>59429540
If I could get Oechslin grade functionality in a Daniels/Rogers design, I would be happy.

It really is an art to present a lot of information without the face looking like a dog's breakfast.

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Where can I find a strap like this? I want to make my seiko 5 look similar to this

>>59434327
google "distressed leather strap"

>>59431845
Does it have any inscription on the side or back?

>>59433816
>timeous
learning new words every day

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About to blow $400 on a SARB

What are some other better options with this budget before I pull the trigger?

>>59433816
I wouldn't be surprised if Seiko made the instruments that shot him down too.

>>59434712
boctok komandirskie x 20

>>59434737

No that would be the Soviets,Czechoslovakia or East Germany.

>>59434743
serious replies only plis

>>59434826
boctok amphibia x 10

>>59434712
for dress watches? That's pretty much as good as you can get T B H

>>59434880
I'm not locked into a style. I'll consider anything as long as its not oversized

>>59434623
On the back it says poljot chronograph in Cyrillic and the serial number

>>59434712
aren't those $300 though

>>59435284
they're 330-350ish? but I have 400 to blow on a quality watch

>>59432946
Love the dial texture and crown
Date window is a bitch though

Any idea where to buy these and what movement these are

>>59435329
Might as well get a SARX013 or 015 instead of blowing 350 on a SARB, that's way too much for what you're getting.

>Seiko Solar was stolen at a concert
End my life

>>59435913
>Seiko Solar
good riddance

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>>59434712
There's not much better for 300-400 than a SARB.
I'm not even one of you Seikofags.
I got one just for the fuck of it a few years back, still looks good. You'll be happy.

>>59435913
Literally how?
Did someone David Blaine it off your wrist?

Damn my alpinist is beautiful. I keep looking at it every time I'm taking a shit.

The things that people warned me about are totally correct. It's a weird looking watch that doesn't really go with anything.

But after a few days with it I appreciate it as a timepiece not as an acessory for my outfit.

Is this when you've gone off the deep end of watches?

>>59436336
pics

>>59436359
I'm sure you could Google "seiko alpinist" anon

>>59436390
I want to see yours though

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>>59436390

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>>59436390

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>>59436403
I've posted it before but here it is.

I've not taken any other photos as they end up coming out crap. I need to make a diy lightbox.

>>59429781
>so build quality will be around the same

good or bad quality?

>>59435398
I have seen them on good-stuffs and some slightly sketchier website. There is also a similar version without the date window, but a worse dial texture imo.

What is /wt/'s opinion on richard mills watches?

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>>59436996
>$150k for a watch you can't even read

>>59436996
Physical proof that money can't buy taste. I'm sure there are a couple that have an interesting complication or whatever, but they always end up looking like bait for rich handegg players.

does anyone know the cost of reluming a watch? I have a Halios Delfin that needs the bezel relumed after it took a hit some of the lume chipped/fell off

>>59435398
movement is B18-6, same as celadon i think, handwind.
case 38MM, price about 2800rmb on taobao.

>>59436134
Fall down at concert, watch falls off, realize afterwards, search ground like an autist in the middle of the show, nowhere to be found

Ask bartender if anyone turned it in at the end of the show, no dice
>>59435958
Suggest me a better watch for less than $200
No trolling, I want a good one

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>>59437543

Skx009k2

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It's here lads. When do i know it's fully wound ?

>>59428414
Which book is that?

>>59437816
You'll feel when it stops, there'll be a lot more resistance to turning the crown.

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>>59437848

Uhh.
People.

http://www.ebay.de/itm/RARITAT-Gravierte-Kommandanten-Uhr-von-U-67-Ritterkreuztrager-/262879295223?hash=item3d34d3b6f7:g:yG4AAOSwB-1YuVbb

>>59437987
What's this

>>59438117
U-67 Captain's Pocketwatch.

>>59437987
Seems like my military hommage watches aren't as cool as I thought.
This is another level.

>>59437543
it wasn't stolen, you lost it idiot.

>>59437816
Wind it until it takes off

>>59438152
If you were to put your watch down on a bench you're sitting on, then walk off and come back 30 minutes later and it's gone, it has been stolen.
The fact that you left it there doesn't mean it is no longer yours.

>>59439111
>If you were to put your watch down on a bench you're sitting on, then walk off
In this scenario, you gave the watch away

>>59439128
By that logic, if you were to park your car somewhere then walk away to go do some shopping, does that mean you have given your car away?

>>59439144
If you didn't lock it, yes

>>59439198
You're a ning nong.

>>59439144
exactly what would you do if you saw a rolex on a park bench?

>>59429418
museum on leather or don't bother

>>59440164
>don't bother
Fixed that for you

>>59431845
>I can into two tone?

>>59440179
>implying there were never any good museums

>>59440272
Show me one then. Museum dials are fucking stupid.

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Post some chronos.

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

>>59440293
sounds like your opinion my dude

>>59440272
>$10 quartz movement
>$10 dial with one for
>$40 case
>$10 leather strap
>That'll be $795, goy!
K Y S
Y
S

>>59440309
One DOT. Fucking autocorrect goddammit.

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>>59440299

>>59440309
>I don't know what never means
>all museums are quartz
>dress watches must never be simplistic goy, you must show off your nigger wealth as much as possible at all times
kysn

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>>59440299
chronos

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>>59440299
>>59440299

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>>59440299

>>59440352
I like the little selector

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>>59440397

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>>59440407

>>59440492
I prefer cuban zeniths

>>59440492
YAMETE

>>59440344
Ironic shitposting is still shitposting.

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>>59440299

>>59440573
So stop doing it then

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>>59431269
>>59431330
That'd be me. It's finally out of customs, and now has to cross the continent to get to me. 12 fucking days in customs. Does that mean I'm likely to get charged import tax? It's never happened to me before, but they were much cheaper purchases that usually cleared customs in a day or two.

>>59433556
That woman's suit/uniform is like 5 sizes too large.

>>59440641
>import tax
Where do you live that you have to pay tax to buy something from overseas?
That is quite strange..

>>59440735
USA, but enforcement is really lax about it as long as it's <$2,000. Some countries are exempt for certain items or have reduced rates (NAFTA, Australia, S. Korea). Once in a while ppl still get slapped though (they'll hold it at the post office until you go in and pay, or they'll deliver it and bill you later).

>>59440841
>>59440735
See
http://www.buyfags.moe/Undervalue#United_States

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Hey guys just getting into watches, thinking about getting this what do you think?

https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B00TDSBKZE/ref=ox_sc_act_title_2?ie=UTF8&psc=1&smid=A3RH4ODTVZF41F

>>59440966
Shitter/10

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recent

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Hey friends.

I know nothing about watches, but i inherited my granddads watch and im very proud to wear it. What do you think?

Its "autoquarts" or something, charges from movement, but it seems to run out overnight? is there some proper way to charge these things?

ty

>>59441653
Not quartz, automatic just means there's a rotor in the movement that winds the mainspring with your arms movement.

>>59441653
>but it seems to run out overnight?
Either you're not moving enough to wind it enough or the spring needs replacing, most likely the former.

>is there some proper way to charge these things?
a "watch winder" winds automatic watches.

>>59440330
Is that a 3 minute timer? Got a pic of the movement? What's the frequency?

>>59441701
>>59441883
Thanks anons, i shock the hell out of it for a while, see if it lasts

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>>59440582

>not owning the fucking man on the moon version

>>59441951
If you look directly at the crown, you can wind it by turning it clockwise.

>>59436996
I'll look at the materials and complications, and I can respect that.
But they look like complete and absolute dogshit, and are priced the way they are mostly for exclusivity.
If you make them, you're a champ. If you sell them, you're a marketing genius. If you buy them, you're a complete retard.

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Anyone know about Tisell?
I'm interested in their flieger

>>59442632
yeah they're a korean microbrand. they assemble parts sourced mostly in china, and use chinese and japanese movements.
they offer good value if you're looking at a spec sheet, but their watches are all copies of popular designs.
the quality is supposedly pretty good, and they seem to have good QC, which is the main advantage compared to buying a cheap watch assembled in china (where they have no QC to speak of and you're essentially rolling a dice). just keep in mind that if you have to send it back for whatever reason, shipping will be expensive, so you'd better hope you're not getting a DOA or damaged watch.
most people seem to be happy with their purchase.

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sorry /g/uys but these already won

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>>59442632
I have one. I'm a pilot. It's nice.

There is a YouTube video I watched before I bought it that gave a pretty fair description of it.

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=L6WiGooIP5s

The strap it comes with now is better than the one depicted in the vid.

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Got this for $60, fucked up?

>>59443398
If it's working well you did well.

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>>59442063
>not recognising the best Speedmaster.

>>59443398
It's a bit beat up but if it keeps time you got a bargain.

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>>59443523
Yep, seems to run slightly fast but works well. Also apparently this is one of those rare English/Roman day versions.

>>59443540
Very beat up yeah, so it's going to be with a worn down strap for now.

>>59443524
Not that guy but what makes it the best?

Why is the Orient Bambino considered a good budget watch? It doesn't even have sapphire glass.

>>59444106
It is good, especially with the new movement
Looks great
Cheap

>>59444098
that anon loves to cum while thinking about the movement. I wouldn't say it's the best.
i have to admit a central chronograph minute hand is nice.

>>59444106
who the fuck cares about sapphire

>>59444171
Clumsy people, I guess.

>>59444098
It has the highly sought after Lemania 5100 movement.

>>59444186
>clumsy people
You do realise that sapphire is more scratch resistant but also less impact resistant? Better scratch that shit up rather than drop it from a desk and have to pay 2/3 of the watch price for a new sapphire crystal

>>59443398
Now this is a watch that has been diving for years and years. I'd invest some money on new gaskets, and maybe a new crystal/ polishing the case a bit and voila, almost new looking great Seiko skx.

Orient Mako or Seiko SKX007?

I've heard that the Mako has a better movement, but nothing more about the debate

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>>59441053
Nice watch anon

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>>59444186
People who do shit like carry things around. So easy to scratch your watch on a stone wall in a narrow corridor...

Pic related is a mineral crystal. The scratch on 5 came from a stone slab I was carrying for a renovation.

>>59444295
gotta clean the glas, I ate a greasy doughnut just before taking the pic

>>59444285

Mako is a little smaller, doesn't wear as tall either.
SKX's bezel is really fucking tall for no good reason.

SKX will likely have better lume.

Flip a coin.
Heads; Mako
Tails; SKX

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>>59440299
>tfw you will never get a qt3.14 watchmaker wife to take good care of your collection

why even live?

>>59428706
>violently stripping off an innocent gecko's skin for a strap

>>59444252
Yeah, I'll probably have it serviced this weekend. How much is the going rate for it?

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I removed the strap from my f-91w in order to swap it for the nato that should come next week. It's going to be a bitch to get the nato under the pins, but I'm ok with some bending.
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>>59444285
SKX is a better diver. Better lume, actual ISO certification, better bezel action...
The Mako/Ray is a desk diver. The movement in the new ones hacks and handwinds, which the one in the SKX doesn't.
The stock bracelet on the Orients is very serviceable too; the one on the SKX is not great.
If you want something that will actually withstand rough use, I'd get the SKX. Myself I got a Ray. I swim with it from time to time, but I just bought it for the diver look.

>>59440966
never get cheap gold plated stuff.

>>59444346
I had a hard time just removing the strap from mine.

>>59440966
>Quartz
looks like dogshit desu

>>59440966
Remember, luxury pretenders are the most disappointing and tasteless watches around.

You either accept something what it is, or pay a higher price.

People are very good at identifying pretenders without substance.

The cliche orient, seiko, ect for budget watches exists for a very good reason.

>>59444346
I don't think you'd have to bend anything (unless it's just that my NATO was exceptionally tiny, but I doubt it). It's surely gonna be a pain in the ass, tho. I used my springbar tool to hold it down, if that would be of any help.

Any budget quartz chronometers, vintage or new? Doesn't have to be certified or anything, just an accurate as fuck quartz movement. Seiko GQ/KQ, Type II, SQ? Bulova 262kHz?

No radio sync pls, that's cheating.

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Exterminate the Swiss.

>>59444359
Yeah. I had to put it on a clamp (sandwiched by some erasers protecting the watch) and hammer the pins with a piece of wire to get them out...

>>59444389
Well I got a 3€ nato from eBay, so it won't be the thickest ever, but we'll see.

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>>59444422
anything 7T92

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>>59444439
Fuck, too soon.

>>59444443
Chronometer, not chronograph.

>>59444471
Still a chronometer, and like as you said, doesn't have to be certified, much more superlative

>>59444443
The specs required for a quartz to be certified as a chronometer are much more stringent than they are with mechanical pieces, just saiyan.

The hour and minute hands don't move past 12 on my seiko watch. Is sending it for repairs to an official location worth it or should I just find a cheaper private shop?

>>59444559
What movement? Probably far cheaper to just replace it whole.

>>59444571
>What movement?
The second hand moves normally. If I wind the watch back, the hour hand moves counter clockwise but gets stuck at 12. Minute hand works fine when I wind it but it's offset from how it's supposed to be. When the hour hand is on the 12, the minute hand is around the 5

>>59444624
Not hand movement, you silly goose. What's inside the watch?

>>59444559
>>59444624
What model seiko?

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>>59444559
>>59444624
Sounds like broken hour wheel, those are one of the cheaper and easier to replace parts. But if you don't have experience in fixing watches better not do it yourself, as you need to take the dial and hands off, and you'll likely damage them.

How easy is it to get / install generic crowns and stems? Someone came to me with a fake rolex that appears to just be missing a stem and crown. Is it possible to cram something generic in there?

>>59445339
Tell him to go fuck himself. Fakers deserve no help.

>>59441891
Yes it is a 3 minute timer. A Heuer mikrograph, c. 1973 running at 360,000 Bph (50hz) measuring 1/100 of a second intervals. I haven't seen the movement (this was given away as a gift), though I believe it's a modified valjoux.

>>59445339
Paper clip stem with a pencil eraser crown and some super glue

>>59445603
>>59445603