/wt/ - Watch Thread

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First for shitter killers

>>59780958
Of which, you own none

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Thoughts?

>>59780972
Looks dadcore as fuck.

>gonna go to costco and get me a n i c e watch

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>>59780965
You were saying?

>>59781023
What an ugly fucking thing.

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Oh my.

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A 9F GS +/-0s post is never late, nor is it early, it arrives precisely when it means to.

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>>59781038
>he says while his seiko5 runs 45 spd slow for the 7th day running

>OP gets changed to mention mechanical specifically
>Doesn't keep the video about how mechanical watches actually work

>>59781066
My Orients are all +1 to +6

>>59781065
All quartz watches are +/-0s

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>>59781065
+/-0s

>>59781092
Do you actually believe this?

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>>59781087
Jokes on you I don't even own a Zenith.. Yet

>>59781134
Even the most chinkiest chinkshit quartz wont gain or lose a second in 24 hours.

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>>59781144
>what information did he intend to convey by this?

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Still seeking strap/bracelet advice. So far this brown leather works but I'll probably get bored of it eventually.

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>>59781142
10/10

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Hey /g/, I'm finally just ahead of my first fairly expensive watch purchase. Have decided on the blue Aqua Terra since I love its versatility and though it's purely for emotional rather than technical superiority being British it's nice to own a Co-Axial since it was a British invented movement. I know there is better technology I could get for the price but it ticks every box for me personally.

The only thing I'm down to is whether to buy the 38.5mm or the 41.5mm. The older ones with a date window are pretty much only available online The left image is a 38mm watch and the right is a 42, both with a thin bezel as the AT will have. My fiancee prefers the smaller whereas my male work colleagues say I should go for the larger. I want to be able to use it as much as possible for every occasion, but considering neither of them will fit under a shirt cuff, it's not worth considering for a dress watch or any occasion at work I'll have to be wearing a shirt properly.

Sorry for the blog, just that this is a major purchase and thanks in advance for the help.

>>59781194

38 looks just right I think

>>59781155
Couldn't you get a gold oyster bracelet with the centre link the same as your lug width and remove the end links?

>>59781194
38mm 42mm is too big for that style watch imho. It's fine on a diver or fleiger though.

>>59781209
>>59781239
Cheers, is the way I was leaning too. Wear the watch don't have it wear you etc.

>>59781048

Looking good. Is that 39mm?

Thoughts on the casio oceanus?
500$ for a quartz is kinda steep but I kinda want it.

>>59781275
the non standard lugs are annoying. other than that great watch.

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I have €40k in cash to live on for the next 6 months and I want one watch as a beginner high end watch that doesn't bankrupt me.

What should I buy?

Rolex Explorer

Can go with a suit while still being a field watch, it's a good collector's piece, certified chronometer, cheap service costs, not an asshole's watch, etc.

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>>59781318

>>59781332
Meant for
>>59781318

>>59781144

The Seiko post you responded to loses less than a second per month.

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My rep.

>>59781275
>ANUS

>>59781194
Have you handled one in person? Make sure you do before you buy. The hands, case, and especially the bracelet are simply nowhere near up to the quality standard they should be for the price of that watch.

Also be aware the servicing costs are going to be quite high because you'll have to take it to the official service center.

>>59781335
Lol no.

>>59781224
Probably. I'm thinking presidential or jubilee instead of oyster though.

>>59781357

Your rep strap looks pretty close to the original

>>59781260
No it's 44mm.... If it was 38mm I'd buy it in a flash. Such a beautiful watch.

Air King or Oyster?

How much are they service usually?

>>59781335
Teach me how to stop caring about subdials covering numerals. Please, I don't know how.

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>>59780899
Still shitting

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Ummm, can I have a list of rep sites so that I know what websites I absolutely shouldn't buy watches from?

>>59781275
You gonna get meme'd

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>>59781425
I don't think they have a cure for autism

>>59781419
Air King has more history and holds value better IIRC.

Service is spendy from Rolex but you can find local watchmakers that will do it for a few hundred. Only needs one every 5 to 10 years as long as you don't fuck it's shit.

>>59781413

Hard to find sub 40mm reps that aren't too thick

>>59781462
Is this just because of limitations in movement selection?

>>59781384
Only the bigger one but I do agree with you to an extent. Certainly in comparison to the Explorer which is probably its main competition there are several areas in which it's inferior. It ultimately boils down to the colour though, the Navy colour combined with the hands make it less boring than it would be black without being too gaudy, slightly sporty but not too much that I can't wear it at work etc. It generally strikes a balance I've not seen in anything else I've looked at, and I've been deciding this for about 3 months now.

>>59781434
>Ummm, can I have a list of rep sites so that I know what websites I absolutely shouldn't buy watches from?

https://www.reddit.com/r/FashionReps/comments/55oe5w/ultimate_replica_watch_guide_for_you/

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>>59780899

I've shopped the stock picture of the Vostok GMT I am waiting for with the custom bezel insert I've also ordered. Do you guys like it?
I didn't want a black bezel because I want this watch to look as quirky as it can get.

>>59781475

Yes. They generally use the same type of movement for most reps. I once around 6 years ago had a rep that was just two movements glued together. It came loose and I opened it, took the loose half out and the watch ran well again.

>>59781404
Yeah, I just thought the oyster centre link would fill the gap in the lugs better.

Either way that's the way I would go.

>>59781501

I'm getting that watch too. Which aftermarket bezels are currently available?

>>59781476
I just wanted to make sure you were aware. I have a Seiko SDGM001 and I'm not kidding when I tell you that the hands, case and bracelet on the Seiko are noticeably better than the Omega AT.

I'm any case, if you are set on the watch no question you should get the 38mm size.

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Why don't (non-mechanical) watches include magnets?
Would be really useful

I'm thinking of buying a sarb033 for a beater watch.
I'm tired of the screw down crown of my orient ray. It's fucking retarded.
It's rated 100m water resistance so shower and ight swimming is fine right?

>>59781545
Yeah thanks, will definitely make sure I see some other things in the flesh that might be better first just to be sure.

>>59781560
Why does your watch need a shower?

I just wipe them down with a microfiber cloth every once in a while

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Oh my good God. This is 43mm so just at my upper limit.

>>59781478
"reproductions" are fakes and are illegal in just about every country on the planet. Even if they weren't you have got to be the most tasteless, classless pleb with no sense of dignity to wear a fake Rolex or Omega.

>>59781585

My watch doesn't need it but I shower with my watch. It's a long story.

>>59781616
Your mom gets mad when you take too long in the shower? Used to happen to my little brother too

>>59781609
What if I'm wearing an IWC that nobody I know has even heard of?

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>>59781194
if you absolutely have to get it, get it in 38mm

>>59781434
Any site that will sell you a fake watch

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Who /G-SHOCK/ here?

>>59781357
Why do you have a rep of a cheap watch?

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My alpinist.

http://www.tb-688.com/index.php?route=product/product&path=37_142&product_id=1344
This is the rep I had which broke after around 2.5 years. Honestly, I'm tempted to get another as it was so nice.

>>59781609
>Not wearing the worst, least believable rep you can find

>>59781460
>Air King has more history
Either you tell us WHAT history, or we're just going to assume you're lying on the internet

>>59781913
Reps are for fakes and faggots
Fuck off

I wish people would stop trying to legitimize fakes by calling them "replicas"

>>59781904
What bracelet is that? Also nice plaidposting.

>>59781913

If you liked it, just do it

>>59781065
It's a Seiko so it's still a shitter.

>>59782004
Hadley Roma.

>>59781520
AmWatches (eBay) sells GMT bezels (bezel+insert) for 50€ which is ridiculously expensive for what it is. You could get a bezel without insert from boris_bgv (also on eBay) or from Murphy (google it) and get a GMT bezel insert for the SKX you like the most. Either from dagaz or from some chink seller on eBay, mine is coming from China for 17€ shipped and I already have one spare bezel without insert.

>>59782044
Post your watch collection.

I live in Tokyo and believe I have a unique opportunity to flip vintage watches online.

What sort of things should I be looking for when I go out to watch shops?

>>59782103
If you're asking here then maybe you shouldn't...

>>59782103
I am travelling to Tokyo this summer and I am also interested. Btw where can I find vintage watches there?

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got my new watch today

>>59782123
Read this thread and then do your research about the models discussed in that thread:

http://www.thewatchsite.com/21-japanese-watch-discussion-forum/200890-interesting-affordable-vintage-seiko-calibers.html#/topics/200890

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>>59781935
>Either you tell us WHAT history, or we're just going to assume you're lying on the internet

Who is "we"? You sound like a retard.

And the Air King was part of the immediately post WWII lineup of watches in the "Air-" series that were designed as cheap, manual wind pilot's watches for servicemen who couldn't afford the higher end Rolex models but still didn't want a shitter. Other than adding automatic movements later on as a standard feature they remained largely unchanged for like 60 years. Plus companies like Pan Am had interesting, factory made dial variations that are rare, interesting and collectible.

The nameless, base model "Oyster" is a very nice watch but other than the whole history of the Rolex Oyster case and their bi-directional auto winders (which all of the other Rolex models share other than the Cellini line or extremely old vintage stuff), they don't particularly have anything cool to say about them.

>>59782135
Post movement or I'm calling fake.

>>59782153
Do you really need a movement picture to pass judgement on that watch?

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>>59782153
happy?

>>59782202
pretend it says /wt/ i misspelled

>>59782202

No I'm still skeptical. The date window looks like it's cutting off the number. Also the 3, 6, 9, 12 look like there off. And the bezel looks wrong.

>>59782145
>Who is "we"? You sound like a retard.
We are the readers of your post.

The air-king's history" is tenuous compared to Stowa, Laco, Wempe, IWC, Omega, Breitling, Jaeger, Lemania, or Longines who were all official chair force watches.

>>59782236
also missing the Swiss Made text near the bottom, its a fake i bought off of ali three weeks ago

>>59782248
Can't believe I didn't notice the "Swiss Made" not being there. But yeah it definitely looked off overall. How much did you pay?

>>59782264
$18.88

its of surprisingly good quality still, date, 3,6,9,12 look a bit off because the glass is a bit bulged
bezels and the knob are a bit wrong

>>59782244
>Stowa
>Laco
Yes, their modern histories of importing Swiss movements and slapping them into Chinese cases is quite remarkable.

>Longines
Ah yes, who could overlook their modern history as a second rate 50.01% Swiss red headed step child of the Swatch Group.

>>59782287
>cherrypicking brands from example
>moving goalposts to modern watches
Well, you're a "muh rollie" faggot after all

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God I love this watch

>>59782328
I'm not the same guy, I was just laughing at the rotting corpses of some of the brands you included as shining examples of pilot's watch history.

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>>59781799
Honesly, my GA-100 is close to my least favorite watch. Wish I'd gotten a DW5600MS. Might still get one desu.

>>59781865

8>)

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best

>>59782332
Looking good, anon

>>59782345
I would unironically wear a vintage watch bearing any of those brands. Now that I think of it, I have one.

>>59782332
That shiny plastic case looks fucking horrible.

>>59782202
>>59782135
fakes are for faggots

>>59782332

BL4Z3 1T

>>59781865

It's a reissue. Therefore it is a replica of the original.

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>>59782350
I mean honestly, why even bother with lume. Also the LED turns off so fast you cant read the time.

>>59781501
>I don't want it to look good I want it to look quirky
kys

>>59782366
You're an american who owns guns aren't you?

>>59782506
What kind of American doesn't own guns

>>59782540
Probably Seiko or Nomos owners

>>59782547
>Nomos owners
kek

>>59782547
But I own a Seiko and I have guns

>>59781434
Fuck off faggot
>>59781478
Don't encourage him faggot

>>59781904
I've ordered it last week :)

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>>59778731
Surfaces are rounded instead of flat; angles that are supposed to be sharp are not. The text on the dial is the wrong font, as well as being printed directly on the texture - real AP has a flat area where they print the text. Reposting pic for reference

>>59782703
Did anybody tell this gentleman on reddit that he's bought a fake?

>>59782703
Actually, on closer inspection, it may just be an older model which does use that font and direct-to-dial print, just ruined by one of the worst polish jobs I've ever seen. This is why you should never buy a polished or refinished vintage watch.

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>>59782703
>>59782714
>>59782737
And an image of a real royal oak from the 70s, decide for yourself

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>>59781799
ayy

>>59782387
its metal

>>59782940
Haha no it isn't

>>59782386
>I would unironically wear a vintage watch bearing any of those brands. Now that I think of it, I have one.

Oh, so would I. I did not mean to disparage what they were but rather what they above become.

sarb 033 or 035?

Also is 350$ the lowest price I can get or is there another store that has them cheaper than seiyajapan?

Why the fuck do you guys shill the urban gentry so much?

I had to close the video after he used the term objet d'art unironically. Even as a frog this is too much.

>>59782703
That is fucking abysmal looking even if it's real.

>>59783156
>okay taste in watches
>videos are well produced
>comfy trustfund babby atmosphere
>does measurements and shows watches on wrist
Sadly, it's the best watch content on youtube. Of course the fake nobility and art pseud stuff is annoying.

>>59783198
for
>>59783122

>>59783198
It's pure shit, rebbit-trash.

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Jap and Commie diver's

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How much do you all hate it?

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What's a reasonable sidegrade from the BB?

>>59783216
Doesn't change the fact that there's no better watch youtube channel.

>>59783198
The fact he doesn't want to give Vostok, 3133 chronos and other iconic slavshit a try annoys me. I remember when someone sent him a Vostok for review and he got really disgusted when he noticed the bezel didn't have clicks.
A true watch collector, no matter if rich or poor, should give Vostok some credit.

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Any good homages to this? I've fallen in love with the look of having one sub-dial at the bottom. What some watches which will fall into my £300 range?

>>59783291
How about a Pelagos?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P_ZTqC2Yxxs

Jesus Christ, I didn't know reps are THAT good now. Unless you scrutinize every detail it's impossible to tell the fake and real ones apart on a glance.

>>59783303
I'm a salvshit collector myself but you have to realize that 95% of his viewerbase don't give a fuck about slavshit.

>>59783299
Have you tried watching paint dry instead?

>>59783327
That is incredible. Do fakes ever surpass the quality of the real thing?

>>59783314

Just look for watches with unitas 6498?

What does TGV do to afford so many watches?

He says he works in music which is code for "unemployed"

>>59783299
Even archieluxury is better than that sneaky shitter-lover.

>>59783375
He is a trust-fund boy. He even admitted that himself once but I don't remember where. But yeah, I think he could make nowadays like $20-30k a year from his youtube shit.

>>59783122
I personally fucking hate that try hard pseud from Reddit. Everything about him and his videos are max cringe.

Archibald keeps it real FUCK the rest

>>59783094

$340 on Amazon with 2 year Amazon warranty.

>>59783198
>reviews shitters
>shills shitters
>constantly comforts poorfags to buy shitters
>fake laugh
>fake smile
>praises shitters
>wears everything on a nato strap, even when it looks absolutely horrible
>wants to kill off all the other watch channels
>fake aristocrasy
>pretentious music
>doesn't really know anything about watches/movements

>>59783094

Also, get a 035. It's sexyyyy.

>>59783473
Don't forget the classics music playing in the background and the fucking submarine radar thing on his second monitor

Nigger, this isn't Das Boot, you fucking pseud

>>59783122
I've literally never seen anyone "shill" him. 99% of posts regarding him are this
>>59783198
>fake nobility and art pseud

>>59781275
Don't pay more than $300 for Jap shitters. Be a smart buyer.

I want rep posters to leave.

>>59783576
>rep
Start calling them fakes because they are fakes.

>>59783576
You can report them. """""Replica"""""" watches are illegal to own.

I mean Christ, just buy Steinhart because at least then you aren't supporting con artists and fraudulent industries.

>>59783324
Too big for my bitch wrist. I'm thinking of a dressy GS quartz actually but at that price range I wonder whether to get a Swiss instead.

>>59783612

http://www.justanswer.com/law/0w78f-legal-buy-replica-rolex-usa.html

>>59783694
>justanswer.com

Brabo.

Also never made mention of Burgerland.

/wt/, I might start a youtube watch channel in the near future. As there are tons of watch reviews on Youtube, what kind of content would you like to see?

>>59783896
Review good watches.

I don't care to see your Orient Ray or shitter Seikos.

>>59783896
slav, lots of slav

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>>59783896

>put on watch I haven't worn in weeks
>It's still running and I don't have to reset the time and date

I hate to say but I think quartz is the way of the future

>>59784018
nice patina

>>59783375
Some sort of music/audio engineer or something.

>>59784018
legend

>>59783447
>>59783478

Found one sold on ebay for 299USD. Nobody would fake a sarb right? It's from HongKong though

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>>59784035
I know this feel....
I liked how my radio controlled Casio Edifice sets itself to DST, as well.

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I bought a FAKE chinkshit g-shock off eBay, what do I do now? Do I contact the seller to get the refund and see how big a bitch hes gonna be or can I go straight to eBay? Pic related for the curious. Didn't know the Bape one was so rare, I just wanted a DW6900 for my collection.

>>59783612
>"""""Replica"""""" watches are illegal to own.

FUCKOFF LYING SHILL

Totally legal. Correct.

These aren't actually counterfeit goods.

To be a counterfeit good an item must not only resemble another in every way it must also be sold or possessed with the claim that it IS the other item.

For instance.
Let's say you buy this watch from one of these on-line sites. Your receipt will clearly state REPLICA Rolex as they are selling it to you while clearly informing you that it is not real.

If you then went and sold this watch and told the buyer it was a REAL Rolex it would then be a counterfeit watch because you would be attempting to pass it off as the real thing.

You could even re-sell these watches legally as long as you call them REPLICA Rolexes.

The intent to deceive the buyer is a big part of the definition of a counterfeit.

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This 34mm Rolex is CUTE!

What do you fämälämäzoids think

>>59784163

I only wear 32mm-38mm watches. I think it's dope.

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>>59781799
It's the best beater watch.

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>>59784018

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Are yellow gold bambinos too tacky? Fucking TGV shitter fanboys made all the steel models go out of stock.

>>59784124

It's grey market. There's no warranty on it if it fucks up. I saw those on eBay as well and went for the one on Amazon because of the 2 year warranty.

>>59784472
Longislandwatch

>>59784472
>Are yellow gold bambinos too tacky?
Depends on your age and if you have that je ne sais quoi

>>59781357
Thats not how you wear a perlon you mongoloid

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Polywhat

>>59784574
>polyfucked

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>>59782737
>Worst polish jobs
You rang?

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>>59783094
033.

>>59783122
I just like the fact that he's super upbeat about everything.

>>59784574
is this the darker or the lighter dial version?

>>59783094

I got my 33 for 304$ us from Amazon, returned it a month later cause there was dust under the crystal and got a sdgm003

>>59784710

38mm acrylic on 8 inch wrist.

Anybody got a link for the NATOs being mentioned a few threads back?
The ones with the springbar affixed buckles?
Think the dude said he paid $10 a pop for them.

>>59784846

Aren't they all attached by spring bars?

>>59781440
Too bad for you. Extra dials are over the top autism though. It's like having one of those busy looking "hacker" themed desktop themes.

>>59781425
Stop buying watches with subdials, problem solved.

>>59784904
They hold to the watch by means of springbar, but the buckles, on cheaper ones, tend to be some bent metal, these ones had springbars attaching the buckles to the strap.

>>59783266
Nixon would be fine if they didn't use absolute garbage movements.

>>59784951
>Nixon would be fine if they didn't use absolute garbage movements and put them in absolute garbage cases with absolute garbage dials, hands and straps.
Fixed that for you.

>>59784472
The
>water resist
Is the only reason I don't like them.

>>59784018
>Air-King
>shoots off from the top of a car roof to be directly hit by oncoming traffic
It didn't fly so good.

>>59784972
Eh, some of their cases and dials look alright to me. Due to the movements alone I'd never buy one, though.

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>>59784904
>>59784922
>on cheaper ones, tend to be some bent metal
The original G10 straps (real NATO) don't use spring bars in the bucke

>>59785006

I'd be much more comfortable with an encased tongue than a spring bar holding the tongue and buckle. They high quality hardware sets sold at natostrapco are bent metal.

>>59784978
Gen 2 says "Water Resistant"

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>mfw I only buy high-end swiss ORIGINAL watches

reps ande fakes are for faggots

>>59784686
Literally R eddit

>>59785126
I mean the fact that it says anything about it on the dial bothers me.

>>59783896
Do comparison videos of pateks v vostoks

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>>59784159
Didn't read your post.

Fuck fakes and replifags

>>59785280
Post your collection of said "high-end" Swiss original watches then, FGT.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vOJTNTPegDA
Fucking KEK'd. Archie's fat fuck racehorse wins a race

>>59785845
lmaoooooo

I only buy replicas because I'm not dumb to waste my money

>>59786088
8.5/10, almost got me

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>>59780899
What does /wt/ think about this watch?

http://s.aliexpress.com/q2Qnyyye

Brand seems to be quite decent for the prices they offer.

>>59784521
Dit desu

>>59786236
If you can buy it on aliexpress it's dogshit,quality, to say nothing about the disgusting appearance.

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>>59786236

>>59785003
Let me tell as the guy who posted the picture. It's a lovely looking watch but the case is clearly cheap ass Chinese metal and the glass scratches easly too.
Avoid like the plague.

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How did I do /g/

>>59784978
Yup. If it didn't say this it would look classy

>>59786467
>Homos
Viscous mid-tier shitter

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>>59786467
You could have done worse

You could have done a lot better

>>59786467
These are okay watches but the appearance just screams "nu-male".

>>59786467
Why do I see so many people buy these? They're okay but a bit lacking in spunk.

>>59786467
$16 on Aliexpress?

>>59786591
Only cost me like 5 actually. I know they aren't the best but at least it's pretty cheap

>>59786467
It's warping into another dimension

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>>59786467
At least you didn't opt for the worst nomos

>>59786699
Why would they mix the numerals like that? That is fucked

>>59786803
For the same reason swatch produced a watch that looked like a pepper.

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>>59786845
>Swatch design
http://www.lot7.de

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>Most accurate watch I own is an invicta pro diver that cost £80 and gains 2-5 seconds a day.
>Have watches that cost 4 times that much that lose 10 seconds a day

What's the min amount you need to pay for a watch with a regulated and adjusted movement, as in not just slapped together and pushed out the door?

Are they only on kilobuck watches?

>>59787072
You can get a cosc certified mido watch for well under a kilobuck

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>>59786606
It's cheap quartz chink shit, it will break soon and have shit accuracy. Looking it's a counterfeit and you should be ashamed.

You should've spent like $20 more and got a Casio Pope watch.

>>59787072
>a regulated and adjusted movement
Define

Anyway:
*Sistem51 supposedly gets near-COSC accuracy for <$200, balance adjusted by laser ablation

*ETA2824 shitters can achieve good performance too, but they are usually just dumped in cases unless you pay a kilobuck or more.

F91W achieves good accuracy too, for $10

>>59787172
How about you go fuck yourself cunt?

>>59786088
Then, you are simply a faggot
>A DICK LOVING; SLONG SLURPING, COCK CRAVING FAGGOT

>>59787192
>Sistem51 supposedly gets near-COSC accuracy

m8...

http://watchguy.co.uk/review-a-trip-inside-the-swatch-sistem51-eta-c10111/

>>59787072
Chris Ward sells some COSC certified watches, most are quartz though.

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>>59786467
>How did I do /g/

>>59787192
>Define

The vast majority of watch movements are assembled (either by hand or by robot) and then put in a case and sold. How accurate they are when assembled is down to chance and it wont get any better. No attempt is made adjust or regulate the movement and the watch never spends any time on a timegrapher.

>>59786606
The worst part is that I can't even tell the difference
HOMOS owners BTFO

>>59787210
+/-10s or you get it exchanged under warranty

The shitty plastic parts will limit the lifespan, but as the movement isn't made to be serviced, we do not need parts that last longer than a few years.

After all, it's a disposable watch

>>59787246
So you care about the existence of a calibration process, not the resulting performance?

Can't help you there

So when is ETA going to stop selling their movements?

I've seen forum posts from 2013 panicking about this. And it still hasn't happened.

What's a cheap and sturdy quartz with hipster tier aesthetic?

I need a watch that can take a beating but I love my vintage slavshit

>>59787364
raketa moonphase

>>59787380
No, sturdier. Water resistance would be nice. Moonphases are pretty sexy though, on my list of shit to get eventually

>>59787321
Supposed to be 2019, but Swatch are starting to miss those ETAbux, so it's going to continue

If Swatch execs have their heads screwed on right, they'll ditch the low movement grades and sell chronometer ebauches only, and only to somewhat prestigeous manufactuers.

Which Daniel Wellington should I buy?

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>>59787424
This one, it's so discreet they don't even show the DW brand on the dial

>>59787440
Now that's minimal

>>59787364
Timex Weekender

I like the "Nomos" special edition Denzel Washington they made in Germany.

Anyone know where I can find a watch strap with similar feel and material as the default sport strap that come with base model Apple watches?

I have tried a couple of the best-selling silicone straps on Amazon but they are way too grippy and constantly causes the cuff of my shirts to ride up my arm.

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Looking for a vintage piece in the range $1k-$7k. Anything from a pie-pan connie to an original B-Uhr is thinkable.

What's the best I can do?

>>59787611
See if you can find a JLC geophysic in that range.

>>59787072
Assuming you mean a new watch, the absolute cheapest you can get a high grade finely adjusted movement is a Steinshit Ocean Titanium 500 for €500 which comes with an ETA 2892-A2 top grade (same spec as COSC but without the certificate).

I would take an ETA 2892-A2 TOP over a COSC certified ETA 2824-2 any day of the week.

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>>59787300
>+/-10s/d
>near COSC accuracy
What could he have intended to convey with such a performance?

>>59787321
They aren't. Their brands are doing so badly that they desperately need the ebauche sales now. They ain't cutting off anyone.

>>59787627
Nice, but way out of the price range. The new ones are some of the nicest dress watches around.

>>59787716
Realized accuracy (From a limited sample on WUS) indicates chronometer or near-chronometer perofrmance when worn, while +/-10s is the worst-case performance guarantee by Swatch.

>>59787611
>Up to $7k
>Vintage
Do you mean vintage like pre-quartz revolution or as in pre-owned?

>>59787825
Older than 1970, preferably around 1935-1960

>>59787848
In that time period with that budget you'd even be able to look at some vintage Pateks, assuming you could stomach the servicing costs.

>>59787468
Hipsterer

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>>59787300
>The shitty plastic parts will limit the lifespan

they wont senpai, if anything they'll run more accurate for a longer time than it takes a seiko 5 to reach its service interval.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IDWtd6PSFqA
eta have been using plastic in movements since 2008, tissot had a watch in the 70s that used it, i have one and it still runs fine.

>>59788022
Does the astrolon have a plastic pallet fork and escape wheel though?

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>>59788036
yes

plastic is a great material for low cost non serviceable movements.

>>59788147
Maybe if the sistem51 was <=$30 and not $150 it'd be justified in being a throwaway movement.

>>59787937
>vintage Pateks
>servicing costs
Good idea, but very expensive in the long run.

>>59788022
Even the MOTFM with cal 1861 has a plastic part

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feels good man

>>59787943
It's pretty damn hipster in some of the configurations, just toss it on a pepsi nato.

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What's the best site for rep submariners? Do they come in small sizes? I want to get one for my sister.

>>59788310
Just get an Invicta or Steinhart

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I don't know shit about watches, is mine good?

>>59788316

Nah, she wants the Rolex brand, she's 16

>>59788246
Regardless it's got shit water resistance

>>59788371
No 16 year old should just get handed a new rolex, or even a fake rolex. Either get something within a reasonable price range or make enough money to buy the rollie yourself.

>>59788371
You can get a nice used ladies Rolex for $1k-$2k, so why even bother with a fake?

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>>59788371
Get her a Tudor Princess

>>59788310
>rep
*Fake

>>59788310
fakes are for faggots

>>59788147
Do you happen to have any resources on the reliability and accuracy of those Astrolon movements?

The idea that a plastic escape wheel and pallet fork would stand up to long term use and return any reasonably degree of accuracy seems quite strange to me based on what I know about the wear resistance and strength of plastics.

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me and the boiz

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>>59788605

>>59788605
Which one is you?
And: spot the quartz

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>>59788605
Nice repost.

>>59788681
>Nice repost.
thanks! your rly smart

>>59788605
did you touch dicks already?

post daily drivers

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>>59788740

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>>59788781
Guess I'll post my LM Special with a similar case shape.

>>59788781
I have never seen that style of numbers before.
Could you share the reference and year, if possible?

>>59788904
It's a 136.017 with a caliber 613 movement with a 2615xxxx serial, which dates to roughly 1968. The 136.017 cosmics came with tons of dials; I've seen 3 examples with these numerals out of maybe 200 I've looked at.

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>>59788981

>>59788981
THX
I'll try to get myself some Cosmic

>>59789007
The cosmics are fantastic and the 601/613 movements in them are fantastic. Note that the casebacks don't open; to service the watch, the crown is removed and compressed air is used to pop off the crystal, after which the hands and dial are removed and the movement is removed from the front. This allows a great case shape, but means servicing can be tricky and you should make sure to use a competent watchmaker.

>>59788895
still waiting for you to sell that to me :p

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6_1-7Ch_ly8

Comfy shitter review

>>59784322
damn these are probably the best price/performance ratio

does /wt/ approve of G-SHOCKs?

Why so many anons post here non radio controlled watch?

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>>59783896
Nigga fuck off, you're not me.


I'll start it after this semester is through wrecking my shit. 1st review will probably be either the meme blue or a seiko 5.

>>59788310
If you are a faggot, just get a Tisell sub like me.
If you enjoy shoving large objects up your ass, look into noob factory.

>>59789033
>but means servicing can be tricky and you should make sure to use a competent watchmaker
Well, FUCK
Like some others in here I service my own watches. Having second thoughts now.

>>59789652
Learn how to do it well and you'll have all the people with cosmics coming to you :^)

>>59789046
Don't hold your breath, it won't be that soon assuming I still end up selling this one.

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>>59789652
you can also use a crystal remover instead of compressed air, but yeah, you still have to remove hands, dial, and crown to get the movement out.

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EDC is an autistic fad so instead post nice things you carry often that are actually useful.

>>59788166

7s26 is a throwaway movement and can be found in the SKX.

>>59789986
It doesn't have a plastic escapement though.

>>59790069
what is amplitude?

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>>59790069

>>59790087
How much the balance wheel swings, basically.

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>>59781904
>>>/reddit/

>>59782135
>quartz

>>59784472
fucking saved
they are not too tacky if you change the strap

NEW

>>59790577

>>59789087
Only the square ones.