/wt/ watch thread

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cop or nah

>>60145911

дa

>>60145978
$100 tho

>>60145981
no then

>>60145989
ok

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What's /wt/ opinion on this meme watch?
Do you think it's a meme watch?
In that price bracket and genre, would you get one? Or are you drawn to something else?

Stance on FP Journe himself? His work?

I mostly ignored talk about this watch when it was being more heavily discussed (well, more than now) last year.

>>60146153
that guy's wrist is too small or the watch is too big given the style, one or the other

also that strap is fucking hideous and if you are even remotely considering that you should probably just end it now

>>60146153
That strap is disgusting desu
Would do better with a darker blue, no contrast stitching

>>60146153
Lots of respect for the work, but the aesthetics of Journe's watches don't do anything for me. I'd love to try on and look at the watches in the metal of course, and seeing someone with one of them on the wrist means they know their watches.
Also, the chronomètre à résonance is real fucking neato.

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>>60145981
>tfw bought mine for 15 € (shipping included)

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>>60146187
Holy shit I only just noticed how hideous that fucking strap is. Just chose a pic at random.
Here's a less offensive example.

>>60146355
where? sounds good senpai

>>60146382
ebay, a month ago.
melody doesn't work but fuck that

>>60146376
Doesn't speak to me, but get one if you like it.

But note how the numerals are closer to the minute track than the inner ring, also the excessive spacing between numbers in 10, 11, and 12.

I would expect a bit more attention to detail for that money.

>>60146532
>also the excessive spacing between numbers in 10, 11, and 12.
Looks like there's less spacing there than between any other numbers to me.

>>60146427
>melody doesn't work
fail

>>60146615
Between the 1 and 0 in 10 for example

They could be closer as the 10, 11, and 12 almost lump together as it is

>>60145911
I had that crappy watch for a while, bought it for 25€ shipped and sold it to some hipster on the /fa/ watch thread for 60€. I thought I ripped him off back then but seriously... 100 bucks for a chrome plated brass digital watch with shit functions and zero water resistance kek

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I know its an absolute shitter, but that oxidized text is so cool.

>>60145911
Get the other one you posted in the previous thread. It's not tacky, just old fashion. And is actually a far better quartz than tge Casio

>>60146153
It's a superb watch, both aesthetic and movement and actually is the most coveted entry-level watch (if you can call a 25K USD that) of the high-end names out there.
HOWEVER, as lawyeranon has already pointed out, due to the propietary screws and the fact that most of the train gear is hidden below the dial, not a single watchmaker will dare to touch it outside of FP Journe service and this will fuck you hard.
Lawyeranon said that, by the time his CB will require a simple service, he's expecting to pay around 2 to 3k JUST FOR THE SERVICE. That's Speedmaster motfm money.

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Alpinist

>>60146153
Not a meme.
Haters pick con it because they can't afford it.

>>60147293
>propietary screws
>2 to 3k JUST FOR THE SERVICE
>plus parts no doubt
apple level of jewry

>>60147527
Given how a single teeny tiny touch can totally fuck up the deep mirror effect of the dial I kinda understand the propietary screws thing.
But the price is just fucking ludacris.

>>60147293
>Lawyeranon said that, by the time his CB will require a simple service, he's expecting to pay around 2 to 3k JUST FOR THE SERVICE.
I guess that's about right, considering it's reputed to be around 1.5k right now; prices don't go down, do they?

That is the issue, isn't it?
But it's a pay to play game, "watch appreciation", so if that's what it takes then the market will decide.

Forking over for an inevitable service you cannot get from anywhere else is one thing, but worrying that there'll be anyone left that can service the bloody thing at all is quite another.

What happens when ole FP kicks the bucket? Or decides to sell out to Richemont and the like? I know he's denigrated them in the past, but or such a small, old school watchmaking *workshop*, I would be worrying about the future of that house as a whole, let alone the servicing of one little old watch.

>>60147776
they're not that small and they have years of backorders.

>>60147776
I bet FP has plans to make his brand remain independant even after he kicks the bucket, in PP or AP fashion, wich can be excelent or sink it like with some other independets.

He is concern about servicing in the future though, that's why he delivers his minute reapeater with a lot of extra parts to be replaced, if it's needed in the long road.

>>60147858
800 pieces a year and 30 staff for both production and servicing is pretty small in this business.

>>60148206
not compared to the other independants

>>60148221
How much production do those other independents actually do?
How many of them rely on ebauches from JLC rather their proprietary parts themselves?

>>60148306
What are ebauches?

>>60148306
pretty sure smith and dufour don't use ebauches

>>60148345
Movement blanks that provide the basis for your "in-house" work. JLC can provide minute repeater and tourbillion ebauches. For simpler shit, you can go to ETA/SWATCH. It's so that you don't have to basically re-invent the wheel when applying your special snowflake innovation in horology.
AP used to provide a lot. JLC and AP fed brands like Patek up until the 80's, when they had to actually get off their ass and do something big for once.

Voutilainen get his minute repeater ebauches from JLC.

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>>60148306
>How many of them rely on ebauches from JLC
Who needs a JLC when there's ETA?

>>60148442
ETA cannot provide the ground work for future grand complications, only simpler movements.

>>60148438
Thank you.

>>60148438
VC had NOTHING in-house until like 15 years ago, and relied exclusively on JLC and perhaps lemania templates for chrono's. I think Patek still rely on old Lemania plans for chrono's, maybe some JLC work for those annual calendars? At least the old ones.

JLC, and its predecessor "Lecoultre" were some of the most important houses, being almost the linchpins of the entire industry back in the day.

>>60148508
>VC had NOTHING in-house until like 15 years ago
and they made the most complicated watch tin 2015. that's good going then.

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t. wristlet

>>60148469
Note that an ebauche is not a functioning movement, at least, it usually isn't. The buyer usually has created the vital parts that make the whole thing work (usually) that is unique to them, and the ebauche provider allows them to get on with it and not have to deal with a large percentage of movement production costs.

That is to say, and ebauche is not the same thing as when modern shitter brands buy generic, fully functioning ETA or their clones, and pop them in a case and sell them or brands that modify, lightly or heavily, pre-made, functional movements.

Usually, there's degrees to all this.

>>60148539
Yup. In many ways, they've caught up hella fast, seeing which way the wind was blowing. Discerning collectors have been whining for more in-house shit for ages.
Now they're getting it, in spades.
Was surprised to see that even Carl F. Bucherer has made an inhouse movement, something nobody asked for or seems to want, but there you go.

>>60148583
What is?

>>60148508
Honestly JLC should pound the table with it's pedigree more. To my knowledge JLC is the only existant old maker that can claim to have *never* used an ebauche. They have developed 1,200+ movements in their history. They are an horological giant.

>>60148733
I am signing off my post as a wristlet

>>60148583
They should have done full romans. Not every other.

>>60148583

Stick to what fits bro. I have the same size wrists.

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>>60148932
this is similar

>>60148947
It fits, but it's nearing the limit. I think a perlon would fix it.

>>60149013
>open-hearting a disposable movement assembled by Malaysian children
*cringe*

>>60149013
>>60148583
I don't care if they do it on purpose, IIII still looks dumb

>>60149131
Rebbit detected

>>60149131
>using technology comprised of parts obtained through dangerous labor like mining
cringe

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>>60145866
is this CITIZEN WATCH any good? asking seriously

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>>60148932

>>60149272
http://www.ablogtowatch.com/ask-watch-experts/why-do-watch-dials-with-roman-numerals-use-iiii-rather-than-iv/

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>>60149353

>>60149400
Nice Stowa Antea homage

>>60149324
Why don't you start by finding a picture of it WHERE I CAN ACTUALLY SEE THE FUCKING WATCH and maybe I'll tell you.

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>>60149415
Nice Rodina Bauhaus homage

>>60149400
Nice commie watch.

>>60149131
This argument never made sense to me. There is nothing wrong with open hearts on cheap movements especially if you have a love for time keeping and want to appreciate a tradition.

>>60149506
>Not designed before 1927
Nice homage

>>60149519
Please point me to the traditon of using open-heart dials on oversized cheap watches with totally pedestrian and disposable movements?

Open hearts only belong on tourbillons and its pushing the limits of good taste even then.

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>>60149506
>>60149400

nice Pobeda homages. I bought the tram deal yesterday.

>>60147367
>tfw mine is now in the UK but being retained by the post office

SOON LADS

>>60149689
REAL DEAL

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>>60149592

>>60149324
get that fucking terrorist out of here

>>60146976
>and sold it to some hipster on the /fa/ watch thread
kek

How do you guys get over the fear of scratching/damaging watches that are $200+ or even thousands of dollars?

Because I'm kind of scared of scratching my $35 Casio

>>60150541
If you're scratching it most likely you're using it. Which is what its for.

>>60150541
By not flaining our arms around like Italian autists

>>60150541
Most $200+ watches will have a sapphire crystal, which is pretty damned resistant to scratches, but can be shattered with a good hit (I mean, a real big fucking hit)
Others may use a mineral crystal such as Seiko do on their Prospex line, in which case it'll scratch like fuck, but never break.

hey /wt/ do you like my cock
http://jsfiddle.net/exf50y4a/

>>60147367
I changed the strap on mine to a different nice leather. I wasn't a fan of the crocodile skin.

>>60148583
>>60148947
I wish they'd make the Bambino or the Capital in ~34mm or 35mm. Do they make any 35mm at all?

>>60151918
I really like the one in the last OP pic

>>60152294
Is this yours?

Does quicksetting the date change it to AM?

>>60149592
No, the tradition is not the open heart it is the method of keeping time. Showcasing the fundamentals that all mechanical watches run off of.

>>60152566
No, it changes the date.

>>60149689
Looks pretty nice anon.

Tfw pobeda arriving soon
Fucking ukrposhta is slow as hell

>>60152088
Well, the Orient Star line has much better sizing. For example, the Orient Star Classic (bambino) is 38.5mm, which is perfect.

>>60153792
snzg15?

>>60152385
Yeah.

Does Seiko honestly have competition with regards to value?

>>60153992
Depends on the price range you're looking at, and what kind of watch.

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>>60153927
Yes. I like it, but it is a lot bigger than my accutron.

>>60154009
fuck off ninefag

>>60155193
>hi where are the watch wizard
>quick pekka fetch the quantum tool

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Which a e s t h e t i c do you prefer?

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>>60155284

>>60155427
They kinda complete each other, but what the fuck is going on with that POS bracelet on the Speddy?

>>60155284
>>60155452
No one cares about your idiotic faggotry.

>>60155566
Don't diss my bracelet, that shit is maximum comfy.

>>60155427
The engineer bracelet works better on a diver to be honest.

>>60154027

get your sleeve out of the way next time, you insufferable fucking dolt

>>60155592
It's vomit inducing.
The MOTFM doesn't deserve that shit.

>>60155578
>no fun allowed

>>60148583
Wtf. Did the X from the XI fall off?

>Malaysian QC

>>60148442
Jörg (((Schlomo))) Schauerstein aka. the chink-friendly watch parts outsourcer.

He fucked Stowa up.

>>60153992
Yes, Orient.

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>>60153992
Yes, Vostok.

>>60155690
Wtf. Are you blind?

>Chink Slanty Eyes

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Is something like pic related ACTUALLY useful for modern-day pilots?

>>60155427
Neither, I prefer time-only watches and don't like guilloché.

>>60156028
no
something like a breitling aerospace/exospace/cockpit/emergency may be, though.

>>60156046
But doesn't the slide ruler keep you from having to do calculations in your head?

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>>60156034
>don't like guilloché.

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Why is the SKX013 objectively so much better than the 007/9?

I bought one to use as a daily/beater and even as a fatass this thing just wears so goddamn good compared to the 009 I have. It's the right size and I would imagine even better if I get my ass on a diet too.

Hell the rubber strap is so comfy i may keep it on.

>>60155731
That's the joke

>>60156047
>calculations
Like what?

>>60156122
>Like what?
The airspeed velocity of an unladen swallow.

>>60156161
An african or european swallow?

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>>60156216

>>60156118
too thick

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Opinions? I'm about to pull the trigger on this sexiest diver ever.

>>60156311
but this doesn't exist

>>60156311
Oh shit, they make a GMT Pelagos now?
Nigga dam

Though I do prefer the aesthetic of the LHD Pelagos

>>60156417
>Oh shit, they make a GMT Pelagos now?

No, it's a mockup for a prediction on what tudor would show at basel '16.

>>60156341
>>60156429
>>60156417
It's already listed in Tudor's website.

>>60156533
https://monochrome-watches.com/tudor-baselworld-2016-predictions-new-tudor-watches-including-pelagos-gmt-north-flag-chronograph/

>17/02/2016

>>60156533
Go on then.
Link it on Tudors site.
I just spend 10 minutes looking at their 4 dozen watches in the range, no PelagosGMT

>>60156538
My bad. The Pelagos GMT on Tudor's website is slightly different. That's the one I was talking about.

>>60156546
Nigga are you blind? I just found it.

>>60156559
There's not a single watch on tudor's site that has a GMT complication.

2/10 I replied

>>60156572
Go on then.
Link it. I'm not saying it doesn't exist, but I can't find the damned thing anywhere.

>>60156122
>Like what?
Don't pilots do calculations all the time?

>>60156603
they have instruments on planes now.

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The Pelagos LHD is probably my grail watch, but Tudor marketing truly is shit tier.

>>60156579
>>60156584
>I can't find the damned thing anywhere.
It's right fucking there.

>>60156650
This. Christ man.

Quartz:
>"Wait, when did I last change the battery? Was it two years? Or two and a half? Too late to change batteries now I guess."

Mechanical:
>"When did I last get a service? Well, a few months more or less don't matter. Not like it's going to stop all of a sudden at the service interval ha ha ha ha ha."

Is this the only practical reason why mechanical watches are superior?

>>60156689
Quartz movements need servicing too. It's just that most of the time the cost of service outweighs the cost of replacing the movement entirely.

>>60156689
non-shit quartz movements have an end of life indicator

>>60156701
My point was that quartz watches will fail suddenly, while mechanicals just keep ticking, and are therefore more reliable.

>>60156711
Literally never ever seen this on any quartz watch, high or low end.

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>>60156584
>>60156579
>ITT legally blind anons

>>60156716
you've not seen many quartz watches then.
https://youtu.be/9MYbSH3kFNE

>>60156729

you win only by linking it for them

>>60156765
I'm not here to spoonfeed horology to shitheads.

>>60156768

the way i read it is that you're lying to save face. you will link it, or we will continue to think of you as retarded.

>>60156770
Stop replying to obvious b8 m8.

>>60156770
I'm not the same shithead anon that >>60156768 and I also found it.
stop trolling and go to bed

>>60156802

not lifting a fucking finger. post the link.

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>>60156828
As I said, I'm not the same anon but, why are you so mad with your own fucking incompetence?

>>60156864

i haven't even opened the tab. i just reject the idea that we should stand for retarded chimpanzees to shit up the thread with claims they can't back up.

>>60149379
This is fucking stupid, no examples llll looks gay AF

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>>60156886
Calm down anon. You're going to start menstruating or something.

>>60156951

you forgot to paste the link. do you need me to hold your hand while you do it and then push all your teeth down your throat?

>>60156716
Any half decent quartz watch will indicate the battery needs changing by. Ticking every 2 seconds.

Shit even my penis quartz from 1978 has that feature!

>>60156955
>still replying to obvious b8
You're the retarded chimpanzee

>>60156977

the treatment for work avoidance is to force the misbehaving child to do the work, no matter what. he will post the link.

>>60156977
This

>>60156990
>autism/10

sorry, guys. it obviously doesn't exist. anon has had almost an hour dig up the link and he came up empty-handed. maybe next year.

>>60157021
Are you talking about the Grand Seiko open dial?

How much does a decent quartz watch cost? Oysterquartzes have become too expensive, are there any alternatives to them or Grand Seikos?

>>60155775
What are the special features of the SE vostok amphibia that meranom sells? Do they have better lume or better bracelets?

>>60157388
Seiko dolce

>>60157427
Better bracelet, different hands and dials, steel crown and bezel, sometimes added complications

>>60157439
Ah ok, so if I am getting my first amphibia, should I get a regular 420 scuba dude or get the 420 SE that just got listed?

>>60157388
around 10 or 15 dollars

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>>60157388
As another anon mentioned, the Seiko dolce (8J41) movement is a temperature compensated quartz which has the same accuracy as the grand seiko line (-/+10 per year)

Where is the best place to buy milanese straps

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>>60154027
I want that watch so bad. It would compliment my John Alden so well.

>>60147057
>And is actually a far better quartz than tge Casio
which are you referring to? the movado thing?

>>60153544
>For example, the Orient Star Classic (bambino) is 38.5mm, which is perfect.
I have small wrists and although the black dial wears small it still doesn't have that classic look because of the size

next to vintage watches of the same styling it looks massive

it's just a preference thing really but imo it looks much better at 34-36

>>60155578
I care. Their posts were funny, whereas yours is pointless white noise. Get the stick out of your ass.

>>60157475
I'd get the SE. Because youre buying the same movement, only with some better external parts and usually better QC. That being said, I would like to stress out that it wont be any more accurate than an ordinary 420 because it really is the same shitty 2416 movement

>>60155427
Your speedy bracelet is fucking disgusting just like
>>60155566 said

F91W or F105W? $7.60 vs $13.60 on amazon right now.

>>60157742
Watch Band Center has the best selection.

>>60157388
Citizen Chronomasters.
Now in ecodrive format so you basically never have to worry about it.
By the time it needs servicing or breaks you'll probably already be dead, or watches won't matter by then.

>>60157774
I like that it has every minute printed out. Interesting. Makes sense for a railroad watch, stationmaster or whatever.

>>60157388
>>60157433
>>60157727
god damn it
fuck you guys
i didn't know i wanted this

>>60157475
I don't like the SEs myself, especially for the difference in price

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>>60157433
>>60158324
Any idea if there's a Dolce with the SARB065 aesthetic?

>>60155427
I like the white uncluttered face best and also the larger sub dials that maximizes use of the area.

having said that the roman numerals are just cluttering things up and the Speedy is superior here. Also date on a sub dial is just wrong, there are times apertures are superior.

>>60154027
If you want to go for bokeh overload you should focus on the watch face, not the hairs on your arm.

>>60158359
If you mean one with the same guilloche dial, no.

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>>60148583
>WATER RESIST
It shocks me they thought it was a good idea to have that on the dial.

>>60156742
I've seen many, just not that specific one.

They are very rare.

>>60156969
Yes, they will indicate that they are failing by failing.

Very good observation.

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>>60149952
>terrorist

>>60158609
Just meant different hash shapes, more of a diamond than a rectangle

>>60158609
That's absolutely not guilloché.

>>60156900
if you used IV it would look stupid as fuck because there would be an uneven number of each type
I, V, X
currently it's an even 1/3 for each

with IV it's not
deal with it goofus

>>60158767
Are you legit retarded or just being stupid

>>60155427
the one on the left's abhorrent, and doesn't represent any dress watch I'd ever wear.

The Speedy's always going to be a 10/10

>>60158850
Slowing down by 100% isn't "failure" to you?

>>60158873
It's a deliberate indication that the battery is dying, it's not actually losing any seconds.

>>60158741
>WATER RESIST
Don't worry, they updated it to "water resistant" for their discerning clientele

it's pretty pathetic how many of watch archie luxury, and embrace is faux snobbery

>like an alex jones for wis retards

>OI! it's not a rolex! it's a shittah!

>>60158873
But it's not slowing down, it ticks two seconds every two seconds. So you're actually retarded.

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>>60158767
I'm sorry, I didn't realise that you were actually retarded.

>>60156559
>>60156650
>>60156579
It doesn't exist

it's a made up watch """prediction""" for baselworld that didn't happen

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>>60158170
Neither get a W-86.

>>60159156
reasons? it's like $25

>>60158850
>retarded
>>60159120
>retarded
>>60159140
>retarded

"I feel better about myself for calling other people names", the posts.

>>60159215
but you are actually clinically retarded

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>>60159115
If you're going to try and insult people, you might want to learn to fucking spell and arrange sentences first.

>>60159267
>you

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>>60159185
>it's like $25
Too rich for your blood?

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>>60159309
i just want reasons to spend twice the price on a shitty digital watch that appears to be very similar to the other offerings

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>>60159336
So, too rich for your blood.

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>>60159349

>>60159336
Here's a reason:
Because you can

>>60159033
water resist looked much better, it contributed to the classic theme

>>60157475
Are you dead set on a 420? Because the newest standard models are the same price but better. They just don't come in the 420 as of yet.

>>60159627
>better
it's just as bad as
>INCABLOC
>17 rubis
>Chronometer
>Superlative chronometer
>Officially certified
>Co-axial
>Master chronometer
>Chronograph
>Waterproof
As they are not instructive to the wearer.

Depth ratings, gauss ratings, and automatic / perpetual are different as they reveal how the watch should be wound or its operating conditions.

>>60159913
They also have just about no dial options

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>>60160334
How do you feel about 1MЧЗ

>>60161690
It's beautiful

>>60161690
Did someone take some sandpaper to that dial?

>>60161800
Thanks senpai, just got it in the mail today.

>tfw it's got 16mm lugs and I bought an 18mm strap specifically for it

I went to the local jewelery store and bought this black one and a brown one that's a little nicer. They were only $12 each but they're pretty trash quality.

And now I need to buy another 18mm watch for my 18mm strap :^)

Anyone know a good looking perpetual calendar watch under 1k ?

>>60161690
Is that dial off center?

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>>60161449
Mod one, but yes. There are some good ones though. I don't know why I haven't seen anyone interested in these 150's in particular.

>>60161858
see
>>60149324

>>60161967
what's the model?

>>60161851
Kek the texture looks nice irl

>>60161954
Fuck me it is. That's what I get for $30 on ebay

>>60161980
BL5400-52A

>>60161998
Your local watchmaker could probably center it for a song.

>>60162001
Thanks, a bit too dense for my liking though. I just need a calender and a normal clock

>>60162008
>for a song.
FLY ME TO THE MOON

>>60162008
Yeah I'll take it in when I figure out if it's running fast or slow and have them nudge the lever thing as well

Any opinion about Precisionists?
I'm looking something more accurate than mechanical but I don't want a regular Quartz watch, and digitals don't convince me enough.

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What does /g/ think of this?

>>60162385
Pretty good I guess

>>60162385
It's alright buddy

>>60161960
Worst case and bad dials.
And desu I don't like the bezels.

>>60162059
Go for an haq or a thermocompensated

>>60162385
Case too big for the movement

>>60162385
>1kbucks
>7750
>clean design
Good value, The downside being the 45mm case, so try it on before you buy.

Also check the IWC fliegerchrono, also a 7750 but at 3x the cost

>>60162385
I like it my dude, the shape of those buttons is fucking shit though

>>60162605
Fight me fgt

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Absolute madman! He put his 20k Patek on a fucking $3 nato strap.

>>60162732
This would be great with that target Timex.

>>60162764
no it would be terrible

>>60162732
Are you mad he can do this with a PP while you only can put a nato on your shitty plastic Casio?

>>60162764
Or shitty Timex?

>>60162732
Not too bad as a casual summer strap

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Instead of bringing all my watches with me while I'm abroad, I'm just bringing these two plus some extra watch bands.

r8

>>60162870
>all NATOs

>>60162870
I can't see the watches. They look kinda shitter-esque.
Love the 2 Bond natos though, keep them always with you man

>>60162732
Why does it matter dumbfuck?

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>>60162780
Fuck you.

>>60162973
The watch is great, but using that strap on it would completely ruin it.

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Post your most recent watch related purchase NOW

>>60163094
but i can't be fucked to take a picture of a $1 black nato strap

>>60163094
My most recent watch purchase was also a green alpinist.
Five years ago.

>>60163106
who said that you must post a picture

>>60163158
oh

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>>60162887
>not bringing along easily replaceable watch bands

>>60162931
These are the two watches.

>>60163094
Still waiting for my Chinese shitter.

>>60163182
woof

>>60163182
Armitron isn't bad for quartz shitters, you kinda got fucked on the HB though.

>>60163182
Fuck me dead those are nasty. Did you know, for that price you could have bought 2-4 real watches?

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>>60163223
Anon, I wouldn't even fuck you alive.

>>60163201
>>60163216
>>60163223
The Hugo Boss was a gift. I don't think it's bad. It has a good, solid weight to it and isn't too flashy. I'm using it as a new daily driver.

I bought the Armitron since I wanted a decent looking watch that was fancy enough to wear on a special occasion but without looking like a luxury watch. It has a nice, clean industrial design. Paired with a leather band, I've had several people comment on it thinking it was an expensive watch.

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>>60163439

>>60159185
Better water resistance, better looking (imho). I got mine for £12, amerifats BTFO.

>>60159215
It doesn't count if the other person is literally retarded. Would you prefer if I said developmentally challenged?

>>60161690

Beautiful, I love these vintage Soviet Pobedas. They are incredibly cheap, have a nice history behind, pretty decent movements and beautiful old-school designs. I don't know why doesn't everyone on /wt/ own one already.
I am still waiting for my Bauhaus Pobeda from Hungary >>60149689
I wish I could find spare hands like the ones on yours to make mine look even more Bauhaus-y like the Stowa Antea. Maybe it's a stupid idea idk...

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>>60163182

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>>60163094

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>>60158170
WORLD TIME

>>60163439
>I bought the Armitron since I wanted a decent looking watch that was fancy enough to wear on a special occasion
Acquire taste

>>60163800
The Armitron is the least concern here.

>>60163524
Seriously, the pobeda should be on the meme chart next to the HMT Pilot. It's even got a million designs from the 80s if you want to be a hipster and get some hooded lugs and a textured dial or some shit. But man all the '46-'60 designs are absolutely gorgeous

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>>60163094

Is 34 mm to small, would I look like a faggot wearing a 34 mm watch? 38-40 seemed to be the perfect spot for me.

>>60163961
Can you set the alarm to only go off on the weekdays for that one? How bout separate alarms for weekdays and weekends?

>>60163800
>I like it
>other people like it

What's the problem?

>>60163980
To the uninitiated pleb it might, to patricians like us it would look fine

I guess it also depends on the watch and the size of your wrist

>>60164017
Not sure. Have a look in the manual.
http://support.casio.com/storage/en/manual/pdf/EN/009/qw3159.pdf

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Best Speedmaster coming through

>>60163980
Depends more on the watch than its case diameter. 34mm is a legit size, but don't go smaller.

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Meme Casio. The only watch that actually gets me complements for some reason.

>>60164106
This always reminds me of Formula 1 and motorsports in general.

>>60163774
this tbqh family

>>60164106
Not bad

>>60164127
>complements
What was said about it?

>>60164106
indeed

>>60164127
You have to be a nog or a criminal to pull off that "gold" version, anon. Get a regular f91w or something.

>>60164127
I really wish Casio didn't cover their watch faces with a storybooks worth of text.

>>60164155
Nothing particular just normie girls saying nice watch.

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Reporting in with a classic

>>60162732
World times are always such a cluttered useless fucking mess.

>>60164575
It looks too big for you in that pic.

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So my mom was cleaning out the drawers of old junk and she found another one of my grandfathers old watches, a 2209 Vostok. The balance still runs for a while after shaking it so a full service might be enough to get it running again. It has no crystal (probably why it was retired) and the dial took some beating but it's more of some good patina and big scratch that kinda gives it character. It's not as well preserved as his Raketa I inherited and restored, but I think I can still make it look good.

The problem is something, probably an old latex balloon just melted on part of the dial and the case during all the years sitting there, I'll have to try to get it off with a pegwood and some acetone without destroying the dial print.

Pic is roughly the same model, only mine is chrome plated, the dial is a bit darker due to aging and the Vostok sign is a bit different, probably an earlier variant.

>>60164680
what, you don't need to know what time is it in literally all time zones at all times? what a pleb

>>60164795
that balloon part sucks, good luck

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r8 the old man's watches

>>60164877
like the nth and seagull. what's the chrono in the bottom right? and what model is that seagull?

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>>60164903
Vratislavia Conceptum. Vratislavia is one of these that only has a presence on WuS and nothing else.
Not sure about the Seagull.

>>60164877
Sekonda are chinkshit, I don't think they deserve to be in a watch box.

>>60164986
interesting

>>60165010
old stuff was mechanical Slavshit, new stuff is quartz Chinkshit

what is the THINNest watch I can get?

>>60165027
I know that. Poljot didn't see any reason to use their export name anymore after the communist collapse, so chinks got the name.

>>60165067
concord delirium iv
0.98mm thick

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>>60165118
shit, that IS thinn

>>60165010
He's had the watch for almost as long as he's had me. He's become quite attached to it.

>>60165182
apparently they weren't actually wearable because they'd flex too much on the wrist and stop functioning

Can you get wall clocks with tritium tubes?

>>60165269
http://www.activeoutfit.se/en/luminox-world-time-clocks/5308-luminox-world-time-clock-7611382575791.html

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>>60161690
It's a little funny to me how all Russian watches look the same.

>>60165541
You're literally stupid.

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Thoughts on this new automatic pilot instrument watch?

Probably going to come in around 300 bucks.

This might be the ticket for anyone with a navitimer itch to scratch.

>>60165541
Socialism my dude

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>>60165320
>Over £800
Anything slightly more affordable.

>>60165622
If it's 36mm I'd be all over it, but it's probably nu-seiko meaning it's a 45mm Invicta monstrosity

>>60165697
Tritium tubes aren't cheap, but it's probably cheaper to buy a wall clock from ebay or whatever and spend £150 on tritium tubes
Also, tritium tubes don't put off much light but I had a keychain one and it put off enough light to be annoying in the evening when I went to bed so I took it off and it stays in a drawer

>>60162385
way too big, unless you are 375 pounds

>>60165728
>36
that's asking a lot

>>60165728
>probably
look at that date placement

>>60165728
It's a pilot's watch, it's supposed to be big.

>>60164877

Does your dad post here?

>>60165749
Yeah, I just thought it would be a neat thing to have on the bathroom wall for those midnight trips to the toilet.

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>>60164575

Is that the 07 or 13 ?

You should try the 13.

Compiled a new
>>60165848
>>60165848
>>60165848
>>60165848

>>60165728
45mm is not out of character for a pilot's watch.

>>60165820
nope
he has about 10 posts on WuS because he's a lurker

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>>60164770
It fits just fine but for some reason the lens always makes it bigger.

It's the 007 for whoever was asking

>>60165896
I figured this was a lens thing. Looks fine indeed.
Wear it in good health.

>>60165913
I wish faggots like you stopped with the 2big4u/nicewristclock bullshit and realised that watches always look bigger when taking wristshots with most smartphones. Please kys.

>>60163503
Not every quartz has that feature. And even then you still have to actually notice it, especially if your watch has the seconds hand in a sub-dial.

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>>60164106
*Blocks your path*