/wt/ watch thread

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>It's a christfag stays up all day so he can post his fairytale desert religion videos in the watch threads

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


called a watchmaker and he told me that was normal for a russian watch and that there was literally nothing to fix

>>60661640
I legit do not know how anyone can tolerate this shit.

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I'm wanting to treat myself with a watch. Is this a good choice? 32 x 22 mm and it costs €4980. All my current watches are around 35mm.

>>60661618
If he's pissing you off he's fine by me.

>>60661700
Those vintage Ellipse's are a classic dress watch but I *highly* recommend trying one on in person before buying. They are small, like really fucking small so you need girl size wrists IMO.

>>60661700
>treat myself with a watch
I know this is a meme from that faggy reddit/TGV copypasta but it still sounds faggy.

>>60661777
>faggy

It's the proper way to say it. Do you have something against using proper English?

>>60661589
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_2J5phyd9J4

At least link this. One can only hope that it will mitigate the faggotry and retarded questions.

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>>60661777
But anon, why are you so against someone spoiling themselves with an absolutely GORGEOUS timepiece, entirely made by the hand of man? With sapphire infused glass than only a diamond can scratch?

>>60661777
>he doesn't treat himself with a gorgeous timepiece

>>60661649
I washoping it would only be a few seconds a day senpai

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>>60661931
I know exactly what you mean.

>>60661796
Unless the watch is a novel form of medication the proper English is "treat oneself to".

can anyone here recommend any comprehensive care guides for oiling, cleaning the crystal,taking care of the leather, etc? Im tired of wiki how and I want something with it all in one place

>>60662013
"I have eight dress watches: a Cartier, a Jaeger Le Coultre, an A. Lange & Söhne, a Patek Philippe, an International Watch Co., a Universal Genève, an Omega, and a Rolex", the collection.

>>60662013
>box of obvious fakes

>>60662227
obvious?

>>60661589
>that FUCKED up cyclops

nice fake rolly OP

>>60661640
>called a watchmaker and he told me that was normal for a russian watch and that there was literally nothing to fix

just having him look at it would cost more than the watch

IF ONLY THERE WERE AN EASY WAY TO ADJUST IT

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>>60661700

are you a boy?

if so don't buy that watch

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Okay /wt/ you can pick one of these and nothing else, what would you choose?

>>60662497
Both are ugly, but I'd take the explorer.

>>60662013

Anyone who wears a gold rolex with a leather strap should be beaten

>>60662497
Neither. Both inferior to old explorer. lmao why would you even consider the t-rex? Are you some kind of retard?

>>60662476
thanks senpai. I know absolutely dick about watches but wasplanning on acquiring some books and tools soon just to fuck around

>>60662660
There's nothing wrong with that. I may argue brown works better but that is just personal preference.

>>60662529
Loser.

>>60662709
Oyster Perpetual it is...

>>60662757

There is something wrong with having a gold rolex in the first place anon

>>60662785
If you must. But that dial is literally the worst, coming in behind the white and red grapes.

>>60662789
Normally I'd agree but I picked it up for a good price as an investment. I've already been offered twice what I paid for it from a few people, supposedly it's a rare-ish bezel.

>>60662874
>Normally I'd agree but I picked it up for a good price as an investment. I've already been offered twice what I paid for it from a few people, supposedly it's a rare-ish bezel.

Anyone who wears a gold Rolex in public is a tool

it's that simple

>>60662874
Is that a 15017 in leather? That is a $22k watch, nice.

>>60662476
If adjusting a watch speed is that simple why doesn't vostok do it themselves before they ship out

>>60662013
>box literally cost $200,000
How rich are you?

>>60662925
You are right I was tricking you by posting a vostok watch and it's adjustment lever

>I can't imagine ruskies not caring about fine details of quality control on their products!

you should visit russia sometime

name 2 other durable goods or products Russia exports besides those watches....

or, name any high quality Russian mechanical product of any kind

>>60662920
> Is that a 15017 in leather?
Yes it is. Maybe I did even better than I thought if that's what it's worth.

> How rich are you?
Not very but comfortable. The vintage watches (I have more) I've been saving up for years to get. They've always appealed to me.

However the modern ones are a combination of gifts and bonuses.

>>60662960
how was I supposed to know that was a vostok watch?

>>60662775
>Loser
I think you meant to reply to >>60662497

>>60663061
>how was I supposed to know that was a vostok watch?
because the person I was replying to was asking about adjusting his vostok watch?

Hey folks, I'm new to watches. Is it obvious when you've wound your watch too much? I'm worried about overwinding. Can you turn the dial back and forth like a ratchet? Or just a single forward repeating motion?

>>60662013
How do you like your 5227? Compared to your 1815?

I have a problem with the 5227 that really annoys me but my experience is limited to trying it on and looking at it through a display window.

Basically, I take issue with the way the hands, and indicies, are too polished to the extent that legibility, at least during my short spin with it, seemed to be hampered to the extent that, depending on lighting, you'd have to move your wrist around a lot to see the black mirrored hands on the glossy black dial at all. Have you noticed this? Perhaps I've just being autistic.

>>60663186
Automatics you don't need to wind, maybe just one turn to get it started if it's dead.

Manuals you keep winding until you feel some resistance. You can then usually just turn it back the other way slightly to release the tension to ensure it's not overwound.

>>60663186
>I'm worried about overwinding.
Overwinding hasn't been a thing for like a century.
If you have a modern watch, auto or mechanical hand wound, you have nothing to worry about.

>Can you turn the dial back and forth like a ratchet? Or just a single forward repeating motion?
What do you mean? If you're able to turn the dial inside the case you're doing something retarded to your shit. If it's an automatic, just wear it. It self winds, that's the whole point.

>>60663230
>turn back the other way
but what if the crown is on a ratchet?
>>60663340
Maybe overwinding isn't what Im thinking of? But turning the mechanism on a (mechanica) watch too far doesn't hurt it?

>dial
my bad, meant crown

thanks for the answers dudes

>>60663340
Unless you buy an ETA 2824-2 :^)

>>60663223
I love the 1815, it's been my favorite watch ever since I got it. ALS simply make stunning movements and the finish is sublime.

I literally got the 5227 last week so too soon to tell as I've not worn it yet outside the AD. I will say part of the reason I chose that model was I found the white gold / black enamel contrast pretty striking (in good light admittedly). The hunters case is also cool as fuck. Also I'm a sucker for very simple clean dials, most people wouldn't even knows its a PP if I wore it and that I like.

Something like a Philippe Dufour Simplicity or Credor Eichi II would be my dream watches.

>>60663394
The ALS and PP are certainly the stars of the box, very nice. The Eichi seems pretty disimmilar from the rest of the watches. What do you think of a Laurent ferrier?

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My wife wants a smartwatch to work with her Galaxy S8. It needs to be small. Any advice?

>>60663537
>It needs to be small.
lol

>>60663379
What? How can a 2824 suffer from overwinding?

>>60663378
>Maybe overwinding isn't what Im thinking of? But turning the mechanism on a (mechanica) watch too far doesn't hurt it?

If it's a handwind only watch, you get to a point where there's a certain amount of resistance where you can't turn the crown to wind anymore, and you feel that if you did, you'd really have to force it. That's the limit. If it's an older hand wind (like a vintage pocketwatch or older wristwatch) it's best that, if you start winding, to wind "to the end", as in, don't wind a bit every so often; if you wind, wind fully every time. Don't think it matters with modern watches and their modern mainspring materials. I was always taught it was a danger with vintage pockets with their older alloys.

If it's an automatic, and you handwind it via crown, it's debatable whether or not winding the crown on an auto too often will wreck the watch, as it's not exactly designed to be crown wound like a dedicated handwound mechanical. IIRC the construction between them is different to the extent that a watch designed to be hand wound has a more robust hand winding mechanism, but the same parts on an automatic are by comparison flimsier.
Some people claim to wind all the time with no probs, but I hear all the time stories of dealers and watchmakers humming and hawwing, warning people that you really shouldn't do that.

I've never seen the need to hand wind an auto. Set the time, wear it. If you need any more than that then get a watchwinder box.

>>60663625
The 2824 is one of the calibers widely reported to be damaged by excessive hand winding.

>>60663646
not overwinding though

>>60663521
> The Eichi seems pretty disimmilar from the rest of the watches.
That's partly the point. The Eichi 2 seems so simple unless you know what's involved to make it.

> What do you think of a Laurent ferrier?
I only pick watches I've seen in person and I've never been anywhere that sold those. However that does remind me. I recently saw some De Bethune, a brand I hadn't heard of before, the DB25 series watches and they were stunning.

>>60663394
>I love the 1815, it's been my favorite watch ever since I got it. ALS simply make stunning movements and the finish is sublime.
It really is very nice. I like that it can be dressed down easier than say the saxonia.

Did you ever consider any VC's?

>most people wouldn't even knows its a PP if I wore it and that I like.
Most wouldn't know what a PP is, and then on top of that it's WG which makes it even more stealthy. I love glossy black dials, but I don't like it when the hands and indices are polished "wrong". I'll have to go try it on again to see if it really pisses me off or if it was just a fluke.

Do you have a loupe?
If you do, or if you plan to get one, please check out the movement of your patek and lange and report back here as there's been some discussion around here of late on the relative failings of patek in maintaining an acceptable level of finishing for a watch of that calibre and pedigree.

If you have a cam with a macro lens, some comparison shots would be most welcome. After all, how often does one see a Patek or Lange owned by the same anon on our shitty /wt/?

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>>60663055
What did you major in? I wish to one day become successful like you.

I image most of the people here who own a full display case of entry level/vintage jap and slavshit to be something like this:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jb3UobSZl34

Are we going to get a /wt/ unboxing anytime?

>>60663759
I agree, only person worth a damn in this thread is this gentleman.>>60662013

>>60663699
The db25 are cool but wear huge, be wary. You should definitely get out to a watch event (sihh, watchtime, etc) or high end watch jeweler (Cellini, etc) some time if you want to see pieces in person.

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>>60663759
You can have one or two Seikos/G-Shock/Timex for work, posting it on /wt/ as part of your collection makes you look like a fool though. The minimum acceptable is a vintage Omega or Tudor.

>>60663722
CS. Let's just say I finally joined a hipster Silicon Valley startup that has actually done well.

>>60663712
> Did you ever consider any VC's?
Yes. I was intending to get a Patrimony but when I did a side-by-side to the ALS in the dealership it was no contest. ALS easy won. I do still want to get a VC, there was one *extremely* nice VC, boutique limited edition but it was out of my price range. It was gorgeous though ... :(

> Do you have a loupe?
No though I may now have to.

>>60663850
You're so cool, I bet you drive a Tesla or at least a Mercedes S-Class.

>>60663873
Hell no. I drive a shitty Toyota. Watches are my only luxury / vice.

>>60662013
Why your Patek looks so fake?

>>60663890
That's pretty smart, cars depreciate. Your collection will only get more expensive.

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>>60662013
That's a really nice collection. You should consider a mid-brown croc strap for that Rolex or one or two of your other gold cased models.

I'm particular taken with that Omega Connie. Does it have the 56x movement?

Is mvmt watches bad? Looks and that is just works is more important than the guts for me

>>60663914
Pls no

>>60663931
Well they look like shit too in person and you can literally get them for $5 on aliex

>>60663916
Hey ks anon, any reason for me to prefer one of the 5245 or 5255 over the other?

>>60663931
Yes they are fashion garbage.

>>60663916
Man thats a sexy Datejust. I prefer the original band however.

>>60663759
>>60663781
>>60663833
AC3 fanbois in action again. I mean I love my Speedy & Rolex but I also love my vintage Seikos and really think they are a part of my collection.

>>60663916
> You should consider a mid-brown croc strap
I have several extra straps including brown. All croc or leather.

> Does it have the 56x movement?
Yup, it's a 561 calibre. Unfortunately it's been polished but I'd never found as good an example before.

>>60663909
Shit camera phone probably.

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>>60663944
Lies, under what name?

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

>>60664046
They never appear as "mvmt" anymore because aliexpress is trying to ban all the "counterfeits" and in this case the real thing. Same goes for DW.

>>60662013
Nice collection m8. Its certainly stays on its theme.
How long have you been collecting?

>>60663916
Sup m8?

>>60664084
Hence why I asked under what name I might find them

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>>60664123
Hey avocado, I remember you enjoyed the 1/100 Heuer - added a lemania split second.

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>>60664010
Nice. The 56x is an amazing movement, one of the greatest series produced automatic movement designs of all time.

You should add a vintage Grand Seiko or King Seiko (Daini Seikosha produced obviously) to your collection.

>>60663960
The 5245/5246 has instant day/date change at midnight, but no protection against breaking the quick-set if you use it between 9pm and 3am. It also may not have had quite as much adjustment labour lavished on it as the 5256, which were the last high end mechanicals Daini Seikosha produced before the quartz revolution took over.

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>>60664123
Not much, been paying more attention to CPU news than /wt/ for the last few days. My 116223 is still running +0.0 since April 22 even though I've now taken to only wearing it every other day, amazingly.

How about you m8?

>>60663931
mvmt isn't the best brand out there, but if you like them then who cares, spend the money, but just know you could buy a tissot, or a seiko, or even an orient for around the same price, and it'll last you longer

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>>60664271
I would the paint chips yea, pic related is my old watch that has stopped working, they all die at some point

>>60664229
Thanks. Will bias towards the 55 then (much as I adore an instant date change). Hopefully I can find a case in decent shape and have the watch sent up to Shane.

>>60664229
>You should add a vintage Grand Seiko or King Seiko (Daini Seikosha produced obviously) to your collection.

I don't know enough about those models, yet, to feel confident about what to buy. Also nowhere I usually shop for bargains sells vintage Grand or Kings.

I am the waiting list for one of those new limited edition titanium GS though!

>>60664364
That longines looks very nice, might be worth fixing up.

>>60664396
Thanks! Will do it when I get the money as it was my dads, a new mvmt is cheaper at this point in time tho

>>60664364
That's a really nice looking model. I've not seen that design before but it's similar to a few from the 1970's I've bought before. If it is and that is 14/18k gold and it's given a careful service I wouldn't be surprised if it's worth several hundred $ at least.

>>60664218
That's looks awesome. I'm genuinely jelly. Congrats!

>>60664264
>My 116223 is still running +0.0
I'm happy for you m8. Congrats as well.
I've been just as busy as the last months, and bought a few more pieces.
Oh! And I've recently been given a G-Shock so I now also own a Casio, my first. Lol

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>tfw just won a bid on a Seiko Bullhead

>>60663850
>I did a side-by-side to the ALS in the dealership it was no contest. ALS easy won.
Was it just the aesthetic difference? The feel in hand?
>I was intending to get a Patrimony
Which one?

I'm curious about the boutique model you mention now. Was it complicated?

>No though I may now have to.
Yeah, get a loupe, or a macro lens, or even one of those cheapo macro lens attachments for your smartphone cam as it'll do the same thing well enough and you'll be able to take pics. Very curious as to how a new, store bought patek compares to the ALS, movement finish wise.

>>60664504
It is a l4 677 2 longness, but in this condition it wouldn't be worth much

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Just bought a fucking pope casio.

>>60664589
Ha! Well, when I need a watch that can take a real beating I still reach for my G-Shock 5610 above any of my other watches, so it certainly has its uses.

What are the other new acquisitions?

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>>60661589
U jelly

>>60664782
Nice counterpheit phake shittur

What is the nicest quartz watch money can buy /wt/?

>>60664782
At your 387x516 capable phone? Sure that watch isn't a fake?

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What are you eating /wt/?

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>>60664782
Thats tacky as fuck, green is much better.

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>>60664840
Credor minute repeater
Credor Eichi ii
Citizen chronomaster
FP Journe Elegante

>>60663833

Steel Rolexs without rotating bezels are SHITTERS

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>>60661618

What?

What sort of memeing did I miss?

>>60662013

Fight me 1v1. I'll beat you up then we'll know whose #1 around these parts.

>>60661649
Same as someone can tolerate a mechanical watch over a quartz one. Just pretend it's a part of its charm and use a phone to check time.

>>60663086
how accurate can you get your vostok with that little handle? will it eventyallu speed up or slow down again?

Is Tissot a good brand? And are Tissot vintage any good? Some decent looking ones out there

>>60665101
You can get some vintage Tissot seastars with Omega movements for pretty cheap, they're okay.

>>60664879

What is this, vegetarian mcdonald's?

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>>60664932
You should get some better opinions.

>>60664609
> Was it just the aesthetic difference? The feel in hand?
A bit of both and the fact the ALS just fit my wrist better. The ALS had heft, the VC was maybe a bit too light and thin for me.

> I'm curious about the boutique model you mention now. Was it complicated?

I think it may have been a Traditionnelle 43076 in platinum.

>>60665383

Datejust is Gold or Two Tone or go home it's not a tool watch

The "swatch group" are the Swiss Jews with Hayek as a chairman. Do you think this is an another plot by the Jews to put their greedy hands on another industry and ruin it in their profit?

>>60665956

calm down /pol/

take your meds

>>60665956
>Swiss Jews with Hayek as a chairman

The Hayek family are Christians from Lebanon, NOT JEWS.

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>>60665298

It was desert

>>60666449
That's what jews always say

let's kill them

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best everyday watch?

>>60665956
What isn't run by Jews these days

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>>60661589
look what i got in the mail today
and you bunch of fagtrons tell me that i couldn't get a decent mechanical for 15 bucks hahaha

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>>60666742

>>60666742
way too big for your feminine wrist manlet

>>60666449
No one cares. That piece of shit acts like the happiest merchant on earth and should be gassed. So should you.

>>60666501

A desert McDonald's.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hfk2bAMiQZU

>>60667327

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ek3IDJE1aHU

>>60667327
>>60667337

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wZZ7oFKsKzY

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Is this OK?

I bought it from a Christian

>>60667315
>>60666501
>desert
Dessert.

And it looks line airplane food to me.

>>60663850
This is a stretch but would you consider letting me intern at your place of work? Also a cs major

>>60663916
Oh I remember you. You have that gorgeous perlon strap

>>60667606
>gorgeous perlon strap
fag

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Arrived Monday, not to shabby.

Is smaller than expected, but wear well on my 8 inch wrists.

>>60667686
Is the inner ring really as tall as it looks? How's the tritium?

>>60667686

Looks huge, why is the dial so deep in the face?

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>>60667702
Yes, it's pretty deep.

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To compare with two others on hand

>>60667729
that's weird

must get in the way when wearing it

>>60667751
>you can never have too many mallwatch ecodrives

>>60667754
Not really, but I haven't worn anything with a long sleeve yet.

Has a nice weight, but not to noticeable.

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>>60667519

That's awesome.

>>60667770
It tells the time, just like the rest of them.

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>>60667751

Skyhawks are cool as fuck. Don't let these NERDS put you down.

>>60667825
They are a decent watch, have had zero issues with them, other than being in the reception zone for time syncing.

People who criticize are often the ones who feel left out.

>>60667751
D A D C O R E
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>>60667917
Pretty much.

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thoughts?

>>60668279
id wear it.

Best ali express watch?

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>>60668699

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What do y'all think? It's $135 and I hear so-so things about Skagen build quality

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>>60668831
you know if they amount of people who posted skagen b8 actually were thinking about getting one id buy fossil group stock

>>60667665
>>60668185
He followed Judaism his whole life. All of what you are saying is only true if you take the Bible as historical fact - aka from a Christian's pov he was.

>>60668888
swear to god I only heard of them last week. seems kinda pricey and the Amazon reviews are really mixed. all I know is I like how that one looks

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>>60668831

>>60668925
okok what's a good relatively minimalist brand. I'd rather pay for a watch that'll last me several years than a pretty and cheap piece of shit

>>60668831
It's china shit anon

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>>60669011
Honestly most watches will last a few years, especially quartz.
You /can/ get a Skagen and have it last for 10 years if you don't smash it.

The issue with fashion brands is that the parts are almost worth nothing. The casing and band in steel are worth more than the movement, and the one you posted looks like fake leather and plastic, so there's not even the steel casing.

If you're looking to spend $100-200 look at Seiko and Casio. They have a million fucking designs and are made well for the price. You'll find something you like.

>inb4 shill
Ever think they they come up so much? It's not shilling based on liking a brand, it's because this price range comes up more than any other.

>>60669207
It's better to just buy a super cheap quartz you like the look of and finding a 3rd party band to put on it

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opinions?

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>>60669339

>>60669339

I won't find them truly useful until they come with LTE and don't require a phone at all times to be practical.


Also battery needs to last at least 24 hours with heavy use.

>>60663646

a lot of movements advise you not to hand wind even though they are hand winding.

IIRC the 4r36 and 6r15 may say the same thing

>>60669421
Pretty much this, but what, am I going to pull a Fidel and wear 2 watches? Even if they meet my base criteria, like you stated, I doubt I'll ever get one.
Not out of autism or hate, just no desire for one.

What do you guys think? Coming in the mail tomorrow..

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>>60669485
forgot pic

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>>60669500
reminds be a bit of pic, which i fucking love

>>60669207
I'll look at Seiko and Casio then. thanks!

>>60669339
toy not a watch

>>60669605
Oh, and figure out if you want quartz or mechanical.
Not that it matters too much at that level, if the watch it damaged it'll be cheaper to just buy a new one, than fix it.

>not owning a samsung watch

>>60667686
nice I have the baby one. I like it it's like if a 1911 was a watch.

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>>60667771
>but not to noticeable.
>to

>>60662013
******BLOCKS YOUR PATH******

>>60669500
good choice

>>60662960
vacuum tubes

>>60661640
Not normal for any Russian watch, but normal for post-Soviet 24 caliber Vostoks. They run fast on the wrist compared to the timegrapher for some reason, but only that caliber. You have to set it anywhere between -5s, -20s or even -40s a day.

My Soviet-made 24 and 22 caliber Vostoks don't suffer from this problem. Nor any other slavshit.

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>>60667519
Does, does that use leds to charge up the lume?

>>60673528
>>60667519
Why didn't they make is solar so the leds can charge the battery?

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>>60673648

>>60669500
if those weren't huge i would have one as well.. I really like the way they look

>>60662925
Because it's less work to not do it at all. Seiko doesn't either.

>>60674600
so I guess the lever is put in place because even if the watch ships accurately it's used for an easy fix for a watch slowly gaining or losing time as parts wear out right? It's not like I could make a Vostok lose less than a second a day, so what happens when the lever doesn't cut it anymore?

>>60662925
It's simple but also time consuming, so most mass production manufacturers just leave it somewhere between their rated specs, mostly +30/-10s or +60/-20s a day or similar.

The thing with timekeeping devices is that a lot of testing and calibrating simply can't be accelerated, or it wouldn't be a timekeeper.

This might seem juvenile but I'm starting nofap with the arrival of my first auto. I'll think of the machine tirelessly ticking away if I ever get unproductive. Hopefully I can implement strategies to work harder and smarter too. The watch is a SNK809. Thinking of it as a motivator watch too.

Don't fall for the NEET meme. It fucks you up. Take it from someone who is now 25 and has fuck all to show for his life.

>>60674892
I was NEET for years, now I repair watches and shitpost on /wt/ 8 hours a day.

I take my watches off to fap even though I'm a righty, but also when I take a dump. I feel like I shouldn't be wearing my pure wrist fedoras that I maintain and care for when performing such unclean acts.

>>60662960
I have a couple of Baikal airguns that are quite nice.

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I see too many of these /wt/. Biggest offenders are chink Ebay specials with the chink SL68 quartz movement.

Reminder to always use batteries from a proper brand, and always use silver oxide, or lithium if it's a 3V. But NEVER plain alkaline.
Confirmed good brands:
>Sony
>Energizer

Probably alright:
>Seizaiken (Seiko)
>Varta
>Maxell

Use if nothing else is available:
>GP

Shit, avoid:
>Renata (prone to leakage for some reason, despite being silver oxide)
>generic chink alkaline garbage

>>60675735
Varta is one of the best battery brands on earth and quartz watches are for poor people and subhuman mainlander chinamen.

>>60675799
Alright, I hereby confirm Varta then. It's just not really popular here for some reason despite being a Yuropoor brand, at least not their coin batteries.

Also electromechanicals exist. I just got an Energizer 357/SR44 to replace the GP LR44 in my Citizen Cosmotron I had put in during testing. I wonder what our supplier was thinking when we ordered another hundred Sony 377's, sixty 364's and one SR44. Probably nothing.

Alright, that's enough inane blogposting for now.

>>60675890
electromechanicals are interesting and there was a lot of confusion surrounding varta because it split up but the button cell division was purchased by mtc which is a very well run swiss company.

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Is Hermes a good brand for women's watches?

best techy/classy watch that gets the wymyns wet? redpill me

>>60675974
Better for mens watches than womens. They make superb straps for everyone though.
Cartier is top tier for womens watches, but make sure to get it in feminine sizes below 28mm.

>>60664598
Neat. Post pics when you get it.

What is a good automatic winding watch at around 500 dollars?

>>60676478
SARB033

>>60676539
Any watches that can match it in terms of looks and exhibition case back? That thing looks like it should be 600 dollars

>>60669565
Nice

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Cheapo vintage watches are pretty cool.

>>60676478
>>60676611
I recommend you look around Fossil and Invicta my man.

>>60676657
Yuck

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Fuck one, marry one, kill one...

>inb4 116610LV

>>60677165
praise kek

>>60676611
The sarb03x series is generally regarded here as significantly better value for money than most other watches in the sub-500 price range. Good value can be had in the vintage space but requires research and exhibition case backs are rare.

>>60677165
Kill, marry, fuck.

>>60677165
>that one on the left
sauce pls

>>60661589

I need to buy a watch for internship work at a hospital (Part of EMT training); can anyone recommend something functional within a poorfag price range?

>>60677667
basic bitch g-shock

>>60677667

I work in a hospital ICU. Everyone wears a basic Casio Pope watch or a Swatch.

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>1 hole on the strap is too loose, it irritates me to have it move around
>next hole down is too tight, makes my hand numb

REEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE

The first hole is always perfect in the morning, but then my wrist shrinks later in the day.

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>>60669962
I guess that makes this one the Glock of the family.

>>60677690
>>60677758

Thanks

>>60676611

SARB035.

>>60677800
>wearing a leather/rubber watch strap in the summer

>>60677980
It's actually nylon. I think I've gotten used to the tighter hole. I think I'm gonna be ok

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Opinions?

>>60678319
shit

>>60662497
I have the same one on the right, got it as a gift and I don't know whether to sell it or not.

>>60678417

Sell it you pussy bitch.

>>60678319
real ugly

>>60678417
>>60678453
oops meant one on the left

>>60677867
I love that watch but i cant pay 280 dollars for a fucking nh35

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>>60676657

>>60678397
-terz

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r10bCvFhp58

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What does /wt/ think of this Nixon chronograph?

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>dat Calendar complications when you're too lazy to change the date each month
>dat minimalistic design
>dat Nazi engineering
Stop me /wt/ but I want this shitter, its only a grand but it would be a grand that I was saving for a used subby...

>>60679743
You'd be happier saving for a sub.
$1k for that isn't a good price.

If the 'Holocaust' actually happened, why isn't there any evidence?

>>60679743
It only changes the date every month but ignores the day from what I recall.

>>60679958
This.

>>60678722
The NH35 is basically the 4R35 with an ebauche name. Seiko's with that movement will cost about the same.

>>60667718
because tritium tubes are thicker than paint

>>60679958
>>60680001
conveniently burning all the evidence? ha, im sure.

>>60679743
>Junghans
>shitter
Nigga, the technological level of Junghans of any giver era makes the Nazi moon base believable.

>>60661649
can't think about anything else... i'm too curious and need to know how this happened... i've been like 8 days without sleeping or eating at one time... as soon as i fix this i'll get my shit together. i'm not usually like this.
and need to harry up because in tw years i'll be totally blind at least for one eye. more pressure. no help. they don't want to get paid. no money to buy another one. i'm dead.

Anyone here ever used trustytime? Poorfag here and I've always wanted an Omega. If I could get a decent replica for less than $200 I might be down.

>>60680122
>Poorfag here and I've always wanted an Omega.
Go vintage and get an actually good watch.
Why pay that much for a fake? Or even a modern Omega?

>>60680122
>decent
>fake

>>60680161
I've actually looked at vintage and the issue I have with them is that the case sizes on older stuff is extremely small

>>60680190
I mean if you're confidant in your sexuality, who cares?

Jokes--but not totally jokes--aside, why care if they have small faces? I have multiple vintages, no Omega yet, been trying to track down a Seamaster in good condition, and most of them are around old Omega size or even smaller. Like my Hamiltons, they're fucking tiny.

The thing on top of usually having great mechanics and history, vintage watches are a totally different look than anything modern. And if anything my vintages get positively noticed decently more than my modern watches.

It's really nothing to worry about.
>but I have a big wrist
I'm 205lbs and 6', unless you're a monster it's fine.

>>60680312
ok, i won't lurk this or reddit anymore
i just don't want anyone using remote desktop or share screen to steal my information and restream it for everyone to see.

whoever is doing it, stop doing that and we are fine. everyone happy.
i don't want anyone talking in code about me in forums or shit like that. people insulting me on twitch = huge no. don't interact with me that's all i want.
surprised that no one on /g/ that cares so much about privacy didn't say much about this. it wasn't even a silly mistake, it was a targeted attack that changes the firmware f a random device from the motherboard, the thing is that the device, a card reader in my case, still works perfectly.
this same custom drivers applies to ssds.
there is a BT Volume hidden folder that you can only see if you plug it on a *WONT SAY IT BeCaUSE HE WILLPATCH IT*. That's where all the "custom drivers" (malware) resides, It ninja-drives itself on every usb or dvd you make,
If you use an OEM disc it takes it from the MEI (not entirely sure about this but he either flashed the MEI or replaced the dvd row firmware).

Ok enough. I don't report anyone anywhere, this guy stops spying me. Yes I understand it's fun but i'm dying because of this. Unhealthy stuff.

>>60677867
>>60667686
Where do I buy this?
I'm in Belgium btw.

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>>60680587
>what apple watch users actually think

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>>60661589
Just inherited this.
What can you tell me about it?
I can't find any information on the brand.
My guess is that this is some sort of a chinese ripoff of a japanese brand, I hear those were pretty popular in the 60's and 70's.

>>60680810
Pop the caseback.

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Where to buy Marathon watches if you live in mainland Europe?

>>60680909
Generally fish them out of the bottom of a bin or a toilet.

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>>60680838

>>60680931
>plastic spacer
>1 jewel
>that knife and fork finish on the barrel lid
>cast bridges
It's repo m8.

>>60680981
yeah, I suspected that to be the case, thanks for taking the time either way.

>>60680808
You got his IP and we should PM you?
Leave people alone.

Please m00t come back.

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My daughter is turning 16. What watch should I buy her? I'm thinking a vintage Rolex.

She's a very good student and I made her when I was 16 myself.

>>60681091
How old are you now anon?

>>60680909
why the fuck would you want one?
get a traser or luminox if you want a tritium tube watch or that cheapo smith and wesson quartz that has the tubes that might still be the cheapest watch with tubes.

do you want a marathon so that you can larp as an american grunt soldier? fucking lol
they may have had, or still have, a contract to supply issued watches to the us armed forces, but most soldiers will be wearing shit like that cheapo timex expedition or a g-shock or suunto's.
some try hard will buy one of those fat marathons once and a while but it's not often

>>60681066
nigga what?

>>60680808
im the other guy not the one who you just replied to
your message can be read as "use his ip, pm..." and the rest i dont understand it. i think he was referrring to that?

>>60681091
Vintage Tudor princess.

>>60680044
no they dont and they put that same movement in the invictas that cost 80 dollars because its a 40 dollar movement retail.. the invicta version is at least finished nicely

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>>60681457

>>60681091
Is she hot? Post pics.

>>60681091
can't beat rolex if you think she will care for it for life

>>60681850
2nd'd

>>60681829
I laughed, well done

>>60681485

Seiko Monster is 4r36 and costs $220. I agree Marathon is definitely expensive, but that's most likely due to being a smaller company and the tritium meme.

>>60664879
Fuck me dead where have all these richfags come from. Nice zenith

>>60681964
Not the Anon you've been talking with, but tritium rods that tiny cost about jack and shit.

>>60679320
Typical overpriced Nixon trash, but if you like it, buy it.

>>60683224
I love Swatch

>>60683756

It's called a meme. One of the only watch companies that produce tritium lumed watches can put a premium on it. Doesn't matter what they cost.

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>>60681036
>thanks for taking the time

>>60683777
I didn't actually think someone would bite - that's an Omega 311.92.44.51.01.005

>>60684026
Hah, nice, that's what I get for not zooming in. I still think it looks shitty, though.

>>60683224
at least take a vanity shot, what a waste of bits

>>60684084
i cant really into photos

>>60684130
There's nothing hard about it. Get good lighting and a good angle and you're set.
https://www.google.com/search?site=&tbm=isch&source=hp&biw=1920&bih=1012&q=seiko+cocktail+time&oq=seiko+cocktail+time&gs_l=img.3..0l10.443.3344.0.3480.23.19.2.0.0.0.174.1698.15j4.19.0....0...1.1.64.img..2.21.1712.M46MF-S71RA#q=seiko+cocktail+time&tbs=isz:lt,islt:2mp&tbm=isch&imgrc=_

>>60684203
ill give it a shot, gotta find the lighting tho, all my over heads are too high up. maybe a lamp

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>>60679320
>paying more than $10 on a watch you can't even read, let alone thousands

And I bet Omega cucks ate them right up.

>>60684561
omega made nice watches in the 60's including the og speedmaster pro which was actually a tool at the time and not a "luxury" watch.

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>>60683224
Hello cousin
Let us go bowling

>>60685365
kek.
how you like a metal strap?

>>60685365

I don't like this watch.

>>60685508
Literally why?
If your reason is based on how it looks in pics, it looks fucking amazing in person.

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Do I need tools to swap out this crystal? I have a spare Vostok on the way I bought for spare parts, but no tools

>>60685554

I just don't like it. I like my SARB035, but I don't like that.

>>60685614

Nah, that's character.

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>>60685483
Surprisingly comfy, and I feel like it's helped to dress it down, at least compared to the stock strap.
>>60685706
:(

>>60685721
that's too much character for me man, and too soon. I just got this thing

>>60685706
I mean to each one's own, but I'd bet you if you saw it in person you'd dig it.

>>60685751
>helped to dress it down
Yeah, I can see that, might be a good look. Got a good place for metal bands?

>>60685850
This one is a cheap $30 strap from 1988show, but I don't necessarily think it's the best for the money. I also bought this ~3 years ago so there could be new stuff on the market (I also did almost no research before buying mine). That said, I've had no issues with it besides the clasp opening a bit too easily sometimes.

>>60685918
Thanks for the store name, I'll check them out. And research some others.

Anyone else recommend a metal strap design or that would look good with a /cock/tail time?

>>60685614
I should add I can find all sorts of guides to replace an amphibian crystal, but not a regular old komandirskie. Any takers?

>>60685991
what fucking guide? you press it out and put a new one in... you want a fucking guide?

>>60686040
don't even know how to get at if senpai. do I unscrew the back and drop the movement out and push the crystal backwards out the back?

>>60686062
you drop everything out of the case and push the crystal from inside the case out

>>60686062
honestly if that watch has no sentimental value to you just toss it and buy a new one a crystal press and crystal and your time are going to cost the same as a new one.

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While Im at it, how much do I need to push pic related if the watch is gaining like 20 seconds a day?
>>60686157
...I don't believe you
>>60686171
sentimental is the right word but I really like it and don't have the money for a new one. I have a 3rd vostok on the way I bought exclusively for tinkering and replacement parts.

Also I got the back off my scratched one, is this how I oil it when the time comes?

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>>60677165
Fuck, marry, kill (die die die Alpanist bastard)

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>>60686199
believe what you want its the same for every single watch.... You do need a crystal lift and not just a standard press however...

>>60686299
so im screwed cuz I have no tools

I can't even get this 6 pin ring back on

>>60686288
Seiko's are for homosexuals and poor people

>>60686312
yeah pretty much

>>60686314
Nah Seiko 5's are meme (cool), but the Alpinist triggers me in three ways:
1. Golden numerals
2. Hour hand
3. Compass bezel

I hate dis watch

>>60686363
well I just completely removed the movement and crystal, and snapped it back on. What's the press for, to keep it clean?

>>60686412
you have to compress domed crystals to insert and remove them.. yours must be fucking destroyed. I was referencing direction in my original "pressing" post you actually pull the crystal out with the compressing tool.

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>>60686412

>>60686430
oh. Well it seems okay to me, for now

>>60686199

Yeah, just a couple drops of 5w40 will do it.

>>60686494
Sweet, thanks. Does it matter where? Im guessing not right directly on top of any moving parts?

Also I just snapped the crystal right back in, while wearing vinyl gloves, is it really that easy? nothing seems wrong with it. It's tight in place and everything. Im just worried I may have jostled the movement too much while it was out of the case

>>60684664
>omega made nice watches in the 60's including the og speedmaster pro which was actually a tool at the time and not a "luxury" watch.
and? wtf has that got to do with anything?
your mother was once a nice girl but now she's a just another fucking whore that gave birth to a retarded piece of shit

>>60686939
what is your problem

NEW THREAD
>>60687109
>>60687109
>>60687109
>>60687109

>>60681175
Because cheap and tritium.