This thread is about the appreciation of horology, as well a

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who /instagram/ here?

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First for a watch

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>>60646968
That watch looks too expensive for a Seiko but you have beautiful skin

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Should I get a replica watch?

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First for Rolex being a massive ponzi scheme

>>60647001
Why the fuck are replicas so expensive anyway?

>>60647001
/wt/ will always say no

i say, if you want to do it

>>60647026
that's how much a real rolex should cost in terms of materials and production

some replicas are just as good as real rolexes

>>60647001
what the hell? dothey not tell time or some shit?

how do theseexist?

>>60647014
But that chart shows that Rolexes barely went up in price since the early 90s.

>>60647070
It's called China

>>60647076
?

Since 1990 a rolex no date submariner has gone from $1500 USD to $8000 USD

>>60647099
Yes, if you don't adjust for inflation. Which would be stupid.

>>60647076
What are you talking about, a subby has gone from four thousand dollars to eight thousand dollars just since 2007

>>60647086
>people pay 200$to be embarrassed when someone asks how they got that Breitling on their wrist
wow

>>60647116
Inflation is the bottom line on the graph, the retarded rise to the stratosphere of Rolex prices is the top part of the graph

they are put together so you can see how much inflation is part of the price, and how much Rolex marketing and pricing is part of the price

>>60647123
see >>60647116

>>60647014
>>60647055
>>60647076
>>60647099
>>60647116
>>60647123
>>60647123
>>60647142
>>60647142
>>60647146
So much for this thread, see you next time /wt/

>>60647142
The description of both lines is the exact same, except for the addition of "while adjusting for monetary inflation" in the red line.

This should mean the red line shows the increase in the actual price.

>>60647146
You think inflation has caused prices of consumer goods to double since 2007?

more like a 20% rise anon

>>60647180
Don't be a fag man, it was a casual conversation.

>>60647183
>This should mean the red line shows the increase in the actual price.

The red line shows how much a submariner would cost today if the only factor in it's price going up were inflation

the other line shows the actual price

Fucking stop that retarded pricing argument idiots, we had enough in the previous thread.

>stop talking about watches and how much they cost we are so mad

/wt/

>>60647192
That's exactly what that chart implies.

>>60647209
>The red line shows how much a submariner would cost today if the only factor in it's price going up were inflation
Then the description of that line is misleading.

>>60647076
The chart shows a 7x increase. From around $180 to around $1200 (inflation adjusted).

It means if rolexes were to be sold in 1960 for the (inflation adjusted) equivalent of the price they sell today, it'd be 7 times as much.

>>60647238
>Then the description of that line is misleading.
No it's not, it's starting with the original historical price of a subby and showing you that price adjusted for inflation over the years

the other line is the real price without taking inflation or anything into account

they are put together to highlight the massive disparity

>>60647231
But we already had this discussion just a moment ago. Why repeat it?

>>60647250
The way the chart is worded, the red line shows the price increase adjusted for inflation.

Meaning the price increase minus inflation.

>>60647267
>No it's not, it's starting with the original historical price of a subby and showing you that price adjusted for inflation over the years

If a chart says "price increase adjusting for inflation", then it's supposed to show the increase in price adjusting for inflation.

In this case however, it shows the price increase as it would be if CAUSED ONLY BY inflation.

>>60647001
i have a rolex submariner i bought for 20 euros about ten years ago and it still looks great. to the average person they would not question that its real. i dont really wear it much tho

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Kek, didn't know a penis pocket existed.

>>60647267
no I don't think so because it specifically lists the model changes

>>60646968

Really sexy skin

>>60647435
Pic

So Seiko Yes or no

>>60647435
Need pictures

>>60647001
Yes

>>60646907
Sexy casio

>>60646907
What's a good starter luxury watch? Someone told me either a pre-owned Air King, an Oyster Perpetual, or an Explorer I. But I feel that most people consider a lot of Rolex's to be fake.

>>60647588
What model is that anon?

>>60647001
It will be embarassing, trust me. Go ahead and buy it, but you will regret it.

>>60647842
Grand classic. I don't know the model number off the top of my head.

>>60647834
Budget?

>>60647861
Thanks

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>>60647834

Two tone Datejust, white dial Roman numerals

>>60646968
how is that watch called? please, you sexy man

>>60647864
I'll be buying one within the next 6 months possibly so about $2-4k

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>>60647880

>>60647880
That is gorgeous. Any model #?

>>60647905
You legit have no taste.

>>60647834
Do you actually like Rolex watches or just the name?

>>60647902
An explorer would be fine

>>60647921
>two-tone
>roman numerals
>good
Sure thing bud

Two tone should be banned and illegal

>>60647931
The design. It doesn't have to be a Rolex but I can't afford some AP or anything super extravagant.

>>60647937
Eh, true. Datejusts look pretty classy though.

>>60647946
I could get diamond markers if I wanted to. Romans are just easier to read.

>>60647970
They actually have a tri-tone that is pretty damn rare.

>>60647971
>I could get diamond markers if I wanted to
Oh, you're joking about the whole thing, my mistake.

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I've been looking into getting an Amphibian as a shitter/beach watch, but I've read that Vostok may have changed the dials on the scuba dude to "resist fading" and changed the color significantly.

Anyone bought one recently that can confirm/deny?

>>60647971
>I could get diamond markers if I wanted to. Romans are just easier to read.

Please be trolling

>>60647991
And how would that be joking?
https://beckertime.com/product/mens-rolex-datejust-ref-16013-5526516bnn/

I could get this no problem in a couple of months.

>>60648007
>thinks that roman numerals don't look good on a watch.

My current watch just has shitty tiny markers that don't even glow. Also a Datejust with diamond markers is about the same $ as one with romans.

>>60648038
bro

I just realized I don't know what clock technology they use on modern mobile phones and computers. Quartz?

Redpill me, /wt/, I get mixed results when searching.

>>60648057
Yes quartz

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3 kinds of gold, you peasants

>>60648131
Enjoy your ban nigga

>>60648131
>lesser known
>posts a Patek

Really, dude?

>>60648131
Wow it looks like shit. What is that huge screw in the middle?

>>60648226
Kek

>>60648012
> I could get this
Please don't.

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>>60647895
It is a Seiko 5s21-7a10. They were made by Seiko for a few years around 1990. The 5s21 has a 4hz quartz movement with a small vial of liquid in the movement that damps the second hand, resulting in a truly smooth sweep.

>>60648075
Look at that pleb, my phone has a mainspring and a balance wheel

I have 7 watches including two manuals. Is it bad if I switch watchesalmost every day? Should I start picking one to stick with for at least a few days or weeks?

>>60647834
Skx

>>60648539
Why would it be bad? I've done that before but now I usually wear one watch a week except the more pricey watches I wear only occasionally.

>>60648486
>back2watchuseek.png
What? The WUS poorfags literally have threads with thousands of replies where they circlejerk and tip fedoras to each others fake Nautilus Pateks (Bagelsport)

>>60648616
Not really sure, Im just paranoid and more than a little OCD/autistic about accidental damage. I've heard it's bad for manual watches to not get used enough, and maybe extra wear on the leather, idk.

Or maybe it damagesmy manual winders to have to resetthe time and date every other day

>>60648506
thanks
it was very familiar but I couldn't come up with a name

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>>60647718
>>60647749

>>60648649
> I've heard it's bad for manual watches to not get used enough

I be more worried about over winding as that's the only thing that could damage some manuals.

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>>60648710

>>60648710
fuck thats bad

>>60648710
>That Cyclops
>Crooked bracelet

I would spot that fake at 15 feet

>>60648791
Fair enough.
I am worried about winding my Vostoks though, lasttime I wound itlike 4 times, and I heard a small click, and it began spinning freely, and thought I had broken it. Tried it again a fedw minutes later, and it works perfectly

>>60648710
The zoom window for the date is wayyyyyy too big

>>60648710
>Cyclops with no magnification
>shit af bracelet
What a NASTY, MEAN, VICIOUS, DISGUSTING PHUCKING PHAKE SHITTUURRR shame on you big boi.

>>60648910
>>60648851
>>60648826
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>>60648811
damnit i shouldnt have taken a close up with a shitty camera. at a glance it looks pretty good, and it feel heavy. and its mechanical and has the sweeping second hand

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Looking for info on this mod. Specifically hand and bezel

>>60648960
even at a distance, without looking at the dial, i see two things that if i saw you irl, i would think, 'lol probably a phake...'

1. the bracelet looks like shit
2. is that a plastic, domed crystal? because if it is, then that was the first thing i noticed (after the obvious cyclops)

>>60648960
>At a glance it looks pretty good

No it doesn't

>>60648990
i have literally got laid because of this watch at nightclubs

>>60648131
Why did this guy get banned

>>60649007
>Implying girls give the faintest shit about watches

I have real 5000 dollar watches

Nobody has ever cared

>>60649039
Posted hurtcore cp

>>60649039
Some janitor or mod doesn't like fake watches, it seems. So far as I can tell, they aren't against any rules, so the reason is faggots.

>>60647001
what site

>>60649083
literally just type in 'watch replicas' and click around you lazy schmuck

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>>60649080
Cry moar, poorfaggot :^)

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>>60649130
I don't like fakes either.

>>60649080
Could be that it was considered advertising, as he named the image "BARGAINS" and in the image he cropped it in a way where it included the this month's "mega discount" advertisement. It's not like he just posted a fake.

>>60649182
The BARGAINS post isn't deleted, though.

>>60649182
That is still here
>>60647001

Steinhart repair is finished. 80 euro to replace the case, and they changed the bezel insert free of charge while also sending back the original.

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>>60649224
nevermind then. not sure why I misread that.

>>60649249
That's actually not too bad.

>>60649249
What happened to it?

>>60649251
fuck off ninegag

>>60649288

I fucked it. Destroyed the case, dents and scratches all over, destroyed the bezel, bent everywhere, chipped the crystal, cut my finger open with a butter knife. But I saved the bezel.

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Why would you spend this much on a watch when your skinny bitch wrists make it look like some Denzel Washington hipster watch?

>>60649249
>80 euro to replace the case, and they changed the bezel insert free of charge
Holy fuck Chinkshit cases are cheap as fuck.

>>60649644
I'll give you tree fiddy for it

>>60649412
I will never get tired of that story. Customer service sounds pretty good though.

>>60648972
Please help

>>60649644
Yeah I love ALS (dafuq, never noticed that before) but that guy's wrist is too dainty, and that model doesn't even have a second hand.

>>60649852
bezel without instert amazon or ebay or the meranom. Seiko ceramic bezel ..

hand hole sizes are as follows
Hour: 1.4mm
Minute: 0.90mm
Second: 0.17mm

that watchband is garbage so you should not purchase the same one

>>60649644
Isn't that the new ultra thin model? Nice but I prefer my 1815 way more.

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>>60646966
Nice heineken watch!

>>60647861
Is it they normal glow in the dark shit where it has to be in the light for a while to work or does it light up by led?

>>60650288
that is probably a carefully engineered strontium aluminate afterglox lume

What's a decent vintage watch to get?

Are vintage Tissots okay?

>>60650445
There's lots of decent vintage watches. Just research enough to know what to look for in a particular model. That said old pie-pan seamasters are good.

>>60650445
>What's a decent vintage watch to get?

This is a stupidly open question. It comes down to your own personal tastes.

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Thoughts?

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>>60650445

Why have no traditional watch manufacturers tried to add simple fitbit style functionality to their watches? I don't need to read CNN on my wrist, but seeing texts and calls and maybe reminders or other similar alerts would be useful.

I don't understand why this isn't happening.

>>60650489
If I had to be more specific, I'm okay with recent vintage (80s 90s) or even ones from the 20s and 30s as long as the watch is running. Dress or Sport doesn't matter. I just want to know what brands to look out for

>>60650507
Probably because the people interested in traditional watches aren't interested in hipster fucking phone app garbage.

what watch should i buy till I can afford a luxury piece, I'm in university at the moment? I don't mind if its quartz or not

>>60650529
Vintage Omega (see >>60650492) many people consider far nicer than their modern watches. You can get some great dress watches from the 50's onwards for great prices that still keep very good time if they've been serviced.

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>>60650492
Hi

>>60650604
oh my

>>60650507
There are some (I think tag, Tissot maybe, maybe breitling?). Honestly you might want to look at smart straps, rather than smart watches - straps that vibrate for texts or calls, etc.

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>>60650604

>>60650537
texts and calls are now hipster apps?

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>>60646907
I don't go to church anymore, OP. I used to be a Catholic but I felt pretty lost in the collective religion part of it. I still believe in God, but I don't know if there are any churches worth my time. They all seem so watered down. They believe homos are cool, and that the Jews are God's "chosen people." I don't know, it just seems that I'll actually get pulled away more from God if I go to church. They literally don't even believe that Satan exists.

>>60650833
They're things for your phone, not your watch.

>>60650849
why cant they be for both?

>>60650861
Autism limits the scope of some people's interests.

>>60650861
Why shouldn't your car be driven and also make you toast?

>>60650929
why can't i drive and listen to music at the same time?

>>60650529
Got a budget?

I love vintage watches, you can get some amazing premium brands for a fraction of new prices, that still look classy today.

One thing to note is that older watches were much smaller back then so 33/34mm is the norm so if you have a large wrist that could be a problem.

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What does /g/ think of the new citizen tourby?

>>60646907
use the title field, you fucking piece of shit. you've escaped my filters yet again

>>60651109
>brand x now has a tourbillon model
>just a standard high end watch with the complication stuffed at 6

i see nothing fucking interesting or cool about this.

>>60651109
I'd rather get a hajime asaoka at that price to be honest.

>>60651154
>>just a standard high end watch with the complication stuffed at 6
Uh yeah, that's what most tourbillion watches are like though.

>>60651109
I detest all tourbillons desu. Makes zero difference to time accuracy. It's just extra complexity for complexities sake. They simply exist to increase watch margins when selling to people with more money than sense.

>>60649736

Yeah, pretty nice. But it took them a month and a half after receiving my watch to email me they got it.

how tight am I supposed to screw my crown?

>>60651463
Assuming yours has an o-ring or gasket, till you feel it resist.

>>60650042
W2c seiko ceramic

>>60651463

80f/lbs of torque would suffice.

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>>60646907
Cross posting about pocket watches.

>>60644920
Ignore >>60644951

If you wear jeans the small pocket people think is for coins is actually for a pocket watch. The point being you can't wear a wrist watch because degloving is a thing, but still want a watch.

>>60646994
>too expensive for a Seiko
What does that even mean? Seiko sells watches that compete, and often outdo Rolex.

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What do you guys do for a living to afford such nice watched?

>>60651591

I exchange my freedom for 12 hour days in a poorly lit cubicle.

>>60651591
Sex.

>>60651572
You took that bait too easily.

>>60651591
Years of boredom and selling my soul. Ageing and no commitments means enough spare money to buy what I want.

>>60651591
Honestly just save a little every month. Anyone can get a nice watch in a few years.

That being said, I'm a student/waiter. I make between 150-600 a week.
I have 4 refurbished vintages, 2 SARBs, and a few shitters.
Currently putting 100 a month away for something nice, in the 5000-8000 range got about 4200 saved. And a vintage Seamaster like; >>60650492 & >>60650604.
It's very do able.

Speaking of; >>60650492 >>60650604, where'd you guys get them and how much? Pretty much exactly what I've been looking for. Though I don't even need the black dial.
Been WATCHing eBay randomly from time to time, but can't find anything in good condition. Got any tips?

Any reason why I shouldn't buy the Sinn 356 Sa Flieger if I find a good deal?

I was looking at the 358 but nearly $3500 for an ETA, Sinn can fuck right off.

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>>60651591
>Nice watches
Where?

>>60651811
Doesn't have the tegimented steel, the AR filled case or the sulfate capsule. If you want autistic german engineering, might as well go all the way.

>>60651838

For an ETA though?

Also the vast majority of their tegmented case watches are horrid to me. I think all the watches that have Sinn tech are over $2k.

The 356 at the very least has some appeal and I can find one for a little over $1k, which is about right.

If I were looking at the $2k+ range I'd go for a Grand Seiko.

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>>60651836

There's one right here you piece of shit >>60650492

>>60651919
Look into damasko too. Their A35/H35 movement is technically 'modified' but the modifications they did are extensive. They use their own silicon escape wheel, hairspring, balance wheel, the balance is free sprung, and has gyromax regulators.

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going to buy an alpinist. can best place to buy? will pull trigger if i can cop for under 400 USD.
do people fake seikos? i don't want to buy a fake, but i wouldn't imagine these would be a typical target for fakes.
also recs for replacement straps?

>>60652318
>do people fake seikos?
Generally not, diminishing returns.

>>60651808
I found a nice vintage omega locally but ebay does have some gems. You have to keep at it. chrono24 has some good stuff from time to time as well. Only buy something you would feel confident putting on the moment it comes in the mail.. don't ever purchase a watch that needs or even may need work..

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>>60651808
The cosmic I got on eBay for about 400. Was watching for a little over a year to get the dial I wanted in good condition but lots of decent omegas are available at any time. Buy the seller.

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Yobokies

>>60650977

Preferably below 500 is my budget

Yeah, I had a medium sized wrist so maybe stuff inching towards 40 would be better for me

>>60652531
What's your wrist circumference?

>>60652606
49 cm

>>60652704
That's unlikely.

>>60652318
Found for 386 USD plus 20 bucks shipping and it'll take a few weeks to get here
Should I pull the trigger? Would be buying off Amazon

>>60652842
Sure, go for it if you want it.

>>60652748
7 and a half inches is the better measurement. No idea how I got 40+

>>60653318
At 7.5 watches below 36-37mm will start to look really small but 37+ should certainly be fine (depends on your taste of course).

My girlfriend is looking for an affordable watch and fashionable watch. She doesn't give a shit about movements, only cares about the size. I gave her a Timex Weekender as a beater but stopped wearing that because it was too big, both in thickness and lug width. Any suggestions?

>>60653669
seconding this

>>60653669
>>60653737
Anne Klein

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>>60653669
Unironically, buy her a Michael Kors.

Around 90-100$, it's a brand she (and her friends<--very important) recognise and consider "upscale", look good and chic, decently thin and small.

Obviously shitty quartz, but girls wear watches like they wear their bags, they put it on when they go out, and leave it in the stand when they come back in, so quartz is more convenient.

I know that you might be looking at Seikos and Orients and whatnot for something decent (as I did, I was even considering a Jazzmaster), but in the end she'll get excited with the fashion brand much more.

Speaking from experience.

I need a good and simple smartwatch for my wife. Suggestions?
Inb4
>smartwatch
Don't meme on me, you geeky nerds.

>>60653906

Your girl is normie as fuck.

>>60653915
Apple Watch

>>60653915

Why could she possibly want a smartwatch?

>>60653940
>muh facebook
>muh notifications
You know, girl stuff.

>>60653957

That's why she has a phone and a laptop. Your girlfriend is dumb and will need help with everything.

>>60653973
I know, but you know, the mirrors aren't enought, boots aren't enought, clothes aren't enought, nothing is enought for them!
Also, she pays almost all my stuff.

>>60649249
Yea dude, next time buy mvmt or daniel wellington, i heard they just send you a new watch if you complain that yours stopped working. They could probably do it 200 times for the price that you payed.

>>60654221

You know what, I think I might.

>>60654328
But go for dw. Mvmts look like trash in person.

>>60652413
>don't ever buy a watch you don't feel confident putting on right away
I have to disagree there.
If you know what you're looking for that's just what you should do. I have two (had 3) pre 1960 Hamiltons that I got fixed up. Sold 1 to a collector I know for just under the cost of fixing them all up.

Anyway, I know shit about Seamasters or Omega in general, so I'd probably take your advice in this case.
But eBay, I'd never be sure. People lie out the ass. I've had to deal with that before.
So, guess I just keep checking chrono and eBay. Hasn't been fruitful so far.

>>60652494
>over a year
Figured. I'll keep at it.
>buy the seller
Got any recommendations? I've had trouble with a top rated before, so personal experience would be appriciated.

>>60654328
Look for a "fake" on aliexpress. The good ones are just as good as a genuine dw and are probably the real deal.

>>60648710
I feel like Fake Watch Busta would make you kill yourself.

>>60654511
If you buy a used watch expect it to need a service and price it in, even if the seller says it was just serviced, unless the seller has a service receipt from a major manufacturer (swatch, richemont, etc) with the watch's serial on it. Only exception is buying a watch directly from your watchmaker that your watchmaker just serviced.

When buying the seller, look for excellent feedback and a decent return policy. Ask the seller a question and gauge the response. It almost doesn't matter what - if the seller won't communicate with you before you buy, they will certainly not do so after you buy. If a seller can't give you a decent answer to a simple question (you list diameter, but what is the thickness and lug to lug? is that smudge at 7 o'clock on the crystal or on the dial? etc)

If you're going to be buying vintage watches invest in a timegrapher. A cheap Chinese one can be had for $150 or less and will allow you to quickly determine whether the watch is running decently.

Don't buy often-faked watches online (Rolex, speedmaster, Cartier, navitimer, etc) unless you are willing to put in serious work learning how to spot fakes and Frankensteins. In general buying vintage, you may get stuck with redials - doesn't really bother me but if it bothers you you will have to out in a lot of work to avoid them.

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Phuck yeah bois

>>60647001
I got 5 rebranded Chopard chink replicas for like 2 dollars each, but 2 arrived broken. If you're going for replicas, I recommend you order more than 1 to be safe and wait a bit before using them, make sure they are correctly in sync, otherwise you're gonna get the wrong time if it's defective.

>>60654757
Why more than one? So Customs can haul your ass to jail?

>>60654774
It's rebranded, there's nothing wrong with them, they're authorized. It just looks the same.

>>60654779
Ahh. I always bought counterfeits. Shh

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>mfw waiting for my watch strap in the mail

>>60654800
What kinda strap?

>>60654779
>It's rebranded, there's nothing wrong with them, they're authorized. It just looks the same.
what does this even mean

>>60654808
Custom alligator.

>>60654811
it has different brand logo (or it's plainly unbranded) on it and different colors.

>>60654811
On places like DHGate or AliExpress, most sellers of replicas remove the branding from the watches in the photo. You can tell that it's a replica but you don't see anything identifying the brand of the watch. Like an AP or a Rolex or a Cartier.

>>60646907
what watch is this? first time in one of these threads and im not too sure where to look for model markings

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>>60654841
It's a Casio Super Illuminator

very rare white face version

>>60654860
thank you!

>>60654818
>>60654826
why would you want this

>>60654862

np

They have not been manufactured in 10 years and are hard to find

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>>60654867
Because it's cheap and looks nice.

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>>60654816
What watch is it for?

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>>60654899

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>>60654906
Marvelous.

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This is my Timex Weekender in his origial form. What /wt/ thing about this?

>>60654957
TICK

Decent watch if you're a poorfag, really.

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What shirt color you think goes best with a watch's black leather belt?

>>60654976
don't overthink things anon

>>60654995
oh well, I like navy blue, I got a bunch of shirts similar to that maybe I'll just go with those.

>>60654957
>>60654970
The movement is chink garbage. Even my $7 pope casio doesn't tick that loudly. The case & crown will not last long, I broke mine in just 4 months.

The only positive is the lume thingy.

>>60655058
Yeah its pretty loud. But i have mine for about 3 years now,everythings works just fine.

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This is something I received recently, looks good.
I just can't figure out how to better the camera's focus, I rarely take photos with my phone.

Last time I wore a watch was in my college years and it was an overpriced worthless digital, it feels nice to wear a proper watch once in a while.

>>60654867
They remove it from photos so that the Chinese government doesn't murder them. But every watch I've gotten from them has been with logo.

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Better angle, still blurry whatever.

>>60654976
Of dress shirt? Something that contrasts it. Lighter colors obviously.

>>60655283
>>60655302
What is it? Bulova?

>>60654666
>666
Thanks for the advice Satan. Vintage wise the only thing I'm interested in right now is a Seamaster, so I'll have some learning to do.

>>60655311
It's this: https://gearjustforyou.com/collections/mens-watches/products/sport-military-black-watch

The real thing looks better than the photos to me.

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Fucking kek

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>>60655283
>It feels nice to wear a proper watch
>posts a pic of utter dogshit

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>>60655422
I mean something with actual mechanical parts and without plastic strap.

>>60647993
i don't know about the resist fading part, but yes, the blue scuba dude dial is much more plain today. the old ones with more sheen to them had a metallic surround to the date window, if you want to go for a vintage one.

>>60650507
It is, and nobody cares.

>>60651109
That looks really good, which is surprising for Citizen.

>>60651160
yeah the dial side reminds me a lot of asaoka's watches

>>60654906
That's actually clean as fuck

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>>60655621
Muh grammar of design.

>>60651109
wait a second
>$90k
never fucking mind then, wow that's retarded

>>60654034
big penis

>>60653906
Fuck that. You can get decent quality, stylish womens quartzes for around ~$50-100.

>>60655631
I'm jealous anon. Having a fabric dial. Hnnnng

>>60652023
If it's "merely" modified and not an in-house movement in its own right, what was the base calibre for the mods?

>>60652391
>>60652318
Yes, the chinois fake everything. I've seen a fair few fake Seiko 5's but they've all been poor quality and obviously fake.

>>60656384
I may have just been remembering wrong with the H35/A35. Otherwise I remember them using ETA or valjoux for the chronos.

https://www.damasko-watches.com/us/manufactory-calibre

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>>60655460
>mechanical parts
>Cheap shitty quartz
What did he mean by this?

>TGV bought an invicta

Is this just the ultimate shitter channel now?

>>60656586
What the fuck? He will be busy in the upcoming weeks censoring every negative comment on his videos.

>>60656681
Invictas are pure class, my man

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>>60650439
>strontium aluminate afterglox lume
I dont know what the fuck that means but Im reading it as pic related aka the first the I suggested

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It lives! Well sort of, there's still some work to be done. I'll do a pic when it's complete, and when it's cased back in, but I already got the balance to swing powered.

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Chicks love Amphibias

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Can one of you find a Sinn 356 UTC that's on sale somewhere for me?

I can't find any.

>>60651485
anywhere google that shit

https://www.dlwwatches.com/collections/ceramic-bezel-inserts/products/ceramic-bezel-inserts-stark-black

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Should I buy this Tissot watch or a Seiko 7002 divers watch?

I'd put a NATO strap on the Seiko but putting a NATO on the Tissot wouldn't be right, right?

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>>60658019
Here's the Seiko. I can get either one for pretty much the same price.

>>60651109
>DESIGNED AND MANUFACTURED IN GRORIOUS NU-EDO
This is the first time I have actually been put off by text on a watch face. Put that shit in a smaller font somewhere.

>>60648972
I have a black scuba dude 710 in the mail right now. Ordered that bezel from eBay user boris_gvb, unsure of the quality though. Also I'm putting a perlon strap on mine.

>>60658019
>>60658042
Neither, 7002 Seiko is pretty much the same as an SKX and the Tissot is boring and generic

>>60657465
What the fuck?

>>60657465
not with that bezel

>>60658019
>>60658042
i wouldn't want either of those honestly.

>>60648710

HOLY SHIT

THIS GUY

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>>60648710
kys my man

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Work is slow, post your shitters.

>>60658019
Ugly
>>60658042
Just an SKX009 with worse water resistance.

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>>60658920

>>60652842
seiya japan has for 395 or so with free shipping, and you'll now it's the real deal

>>60658969

I really like the red aesthetic. Considering an in-house Tudor black bay red as my first non-beater when I can afford it.

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>>60659133
They look nice enough from above, but the non-crown side of the case is a hideous mirrored slab of ugly.

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How does /wt/ feel about Horologist Carina Smyth, featured in the new flick, Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales?

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>>60658920

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For anyone caring, I figured out what was originally wrong with the West-German electro-memenical I'm working on. See part 2620? Well it's missing for some reason so the date only somewhat works.

I already found the part on Cousins.uk, amazing how some old-ass part for some obscure, barely produced movements are still available.

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>>60659355

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>>60659395
Here's what the movement actually looks like in case you didn't care enough to remember the first time.

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>>60659422
And the balance wheel. My watchmaker sensei had to take a pic of the one in mine, he said he's never seen anything like that.

>>60659355
>彼女の助けが必要だ

why are there Jap subtitles, where can you get western movies with them? Would really help my studies.
Also did they just call her a horologist or was there some actual watchmaking involved in the movie?

>>60659395
Wait, you bought a watch part on a real estate sales site?

>>60659600
No, silly, I mean cousinsuk.com

>>60659422
>>60659441
>>60659629
since a knowledgeable person is here, I might as well ask. I got gifted a shitty quartz watch that was made for some conference of ABB or something. The movement is Ronda 515 and it's broken. Been thinking of swapping the movement since it's only 15 bucks on ebay. Do I really have to have a hand press (extra 20 bucks) or can I use my tweezers to push it on?

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>>60659697
here is some shitty quality pics

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>>60659697
You'll likely scratch or bend the hands if you try to use tweezers. You don't need the big hand presser though, pic is good enough.

Though what's more important is having a hand remover tool. And don't forget to put a plastic bag on the dial and hands when removing, or you'll scratch the whole shit up.

>>60659577
She does a few little things with timepieces, but it's there mostly so they can make puns about whores.

YouTube occasionally has them. Sometimes they're tough to find.
I suppose if you wanted to,you could get jap releases with CCs and then dub over with English audio.

>>60659744
You don't need a press, but there's a specific process you must follow:

1) take the dial in your left hand (perch on fingertips, face side up)
2) place the movement and the loose hands in the cupped palm of that same left hand
3) take the case + bracelet + caseback (attached) in your right hand
4) walk over to the kitchen
5) open the trash can
6) drop everything in there
7) delete all evidence you ever owned that piece of shit and never speak of it again

Let me know if this works!

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My current (shitty) collection.

>>60659759
Japs aren't really into piracy and they also love their dvd's and other physical media. When I was in Japland I used to have a netflix account, but the selection was utter shite, apparently the Japanese don't like stremable media

>>60659809
I know it's an utter shitter, however I see it as more for practice rather than actual wanting to fix up the thing. Probably will gift it to my little brother afterwards, he's 9 so he'll think it's cool

>>60660005
I know, I meant get as in [spoiler]buy[/spoiler] and then rip and mux it yourself.

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Ok /wt/ I have an impossible one for you.

>King Seiko or SARB?
Convince me with your libertarian logic.

>>60660830

Whichever one you like more.

>>60660867
But I like both, which one would be easier to repair. Which one would last me longer? Watchforums say different things... can't decide

>>60660830
we're alt right here, buddy

>>60659889
>almost all of them are clunky 80's japanese watches
that Vostok almost makes up for it tho

>>60660830
The lugs remind me of a TIE fighter so go with the King Seiko. Plus the SARB is fucking boring as shit as are most of their offerings.

>>60650490
its good

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>you will never be able to afford a Breitling

>>60661148
can that calculator connect to the internet

>>60661148
MEAN

>>60661171
It actually can

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>>60661109

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>>60661231
This one isn't bad.

>>60649997
>>60650194
>>60649644
Yes it's Lange's new "budget" model. Probably the cheapest "haute horologie" model out there. Hopefully they didn't skimp on the finishing.

It's an attempt to lure in a younger crowd that want more than a denzel washington. Well, that and the fact that they're seeing the writing on the wall that the china gravy train is coming to a slow stop. Patek lowered it's NA prices last year, and watchmakers are coming out with "normal" sized watches again after a decade of that ridiculous fuckhuge meme driven by the materialism obsessed statustotem-seekers that have been their best customers (chinese again).

HH are realising that their prices that have reached stratospheric levels of ridiculousness aren't sustainable. Hopefully we see more "entry level" models come out.

Considering Lange don't even make their own cases, hands or dials (they're basically a fancy movement maker), one would hope that their stuff could be even cheaper. I don't know what to feel about that. At least Patek, with all its apparent faults that seem to be bubbling up, makes its own shit.

>>60661431
>HH are realising that their prices that have reached stratospheric levels of ridiculousness aren't sustainable. Hopefully we see more "entry level" models come out.

JLC seem to be the only maker offering some good models, calenders etc, at not insane prices but I've heard horror stories about their servicing (which I haven't suffered from so I can't comment)

>>60648110
>Shits in street then blows self up

>>60661423
Could they have made it a more obvious render?

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>your vostok watches gain like a minute a day
I knew they weren't going to be perfect but I was hoping

>>60653920
>Females
>Horology
>EVER

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>>60661109
>>60661231
>>60661423
I never liked Breitling. Rolex wearers have a certain stigma about them, at least in the popular consciousness: you're either a douche (submariner -oh so orignal mr.bond!) or, if it's gold, a nouveau riche douche or used car salesman/small-time gangster or nigger rapper shit if it's gold and massive (not limited to rolex anymore). Thing is, though this was an image I had in my mind for some reason, I rarely ever saw it. Normal people wear rolex; and they're not all in those above categories of scum.

However, every breitling I've ever seen being worn, and all those that linger around a breitling counter at any watch store I've ever been in, have all fit into the same category:

Fat, middleaged, balding, clothes too tight.

This is not limited to one country or city, it's everywhere I've been. Every airport and flight lounge, where you see hundreds of people: oh what's that watch that midlifecrisiser is wearing? Breitling, of course.

No one even cared about the breitling a bond wore: it was lost for years in someone's junk, forgotten for decades.

Sad that another private watch brand has been bought by some other finance group, though.

>>60661589
>>60661589

>>60661519
>JLC seem to be the only maker offering some good models, calenders etc, at not insane prices
The fact that they released a steel perpetual calendar with moonphase for "cheap" is really something, a portent of the whole industry perhaps. Too tentative about buying them, as tempting as they are. Too delicate, can't wear all the time etc., and of course, as you say, the servicing horror stories.

I think frederique constant may have come out with a perp.cal that's the cheapest around - $10k cheaper on list price than the JLC, even less on street since FC are shitters from a shitter company that won't sell and are fucking gold plated lmao, they were even paying their staff in watches by the end because of no cash.

Perhaps citizen will sort them out. Fuck, I'd be way more inclined to buy a citizen perp.calendar, or any of their chronomaster "The Citizen" models over any FC with it's totally derivative styling and lack of any real pedigree. Only Maurice Lacroix is worse in this regard. You know how they named that company? Marketing guy that founded it just chose two french names at random to make it sound "fancy" and established and legitimate, as if it were some old and hallowed swiss brand named after the original founders and horologists. Nope. Might have been the name of the janitor in the building in which he worked, but no one's sure. Fred Constant is the name of the husband and wife founders' grand parents, one of whom has a tenuous link to watchmaking. Dumb (but not as bad as Maurice Lafake).

>>60661571
Rekt
>>60659355

>>60661109
An aerospace can be had for $900

>>60659133
Yeah I like the red bezel BB so I thought of would make a cheap homage. They are pretty thick though so I would try one on before you decide to spend that kind of cash.

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>>60659378
Ew, yours says 'movement Malaysia' on it. My SKX doesn't.

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>>60659889
>so many penises

>>60661755
>perpetual calendar
Various Chinese companies make "perpetual calendar" watches, but I've never seen one in person, so I don't know if they're all full of shit.