/wt/ Watch Thread

First for never gong to own vintage jap quartz scrap

>>61336301
suck my dick

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>>61336301
You're missing out.

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Posting my Japanese quartz.

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>>61336377

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>>61336415

>>61336371
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>>61336377
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>>61336415
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>>61336449
k

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Quartz is alright

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>>61336550

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Customer's serviced/restored Raketa, looks great and runs like a motherfucker.

>>61336562
If you're poor nigger.

>>61336637
I'm mildly amazed somebody shelled out to get one of those serviced. Seems like it would be cheaper to buy another.

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>>61336640
>failing to troll

>>61336415
Does the timer function on that watch allow it to act as a stopwatch as well as a chrono? Been looking for something similar to that as it makes for a lot less math when lap timing.

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Something interesting I'd like to show /wt/. This Miyota quartz movement is maybe ten years old, give or take. Since it was always set to English the sun sucked out the color of the English-language Sunday, but not the other one (Spanish or French, whatever it is).

>>61336660
It was the mans childhood watch you soulless nigger.

>>61336750
Naw, I can understand that. If it had no sentimental value, that would be a pretty odd choice, though.

>>61336775
Well if you buy a slavshit from Ebay you still have to service it 99% of the time. Only those will be in way worse conditions, since Ukrainians are fucking niggers, and their Ebay sellers are like the HMT salesmen of Europe.

>>61336750
pretty interesting senpai. That looks to be Italian however.

>>61336885
Italian then. Either way it's probably an EU-market model. It's from a corroded to shit Q&Q.

>>61336744
It has a lap timer functionality, if that's what you mean - basically works like a rattrapante.

>>61336868
Guess I got lucky, my Luch from eBay keeps pretty good time.

daily reminder that junkers > other watch

Explain to me why I should not spend on beautiful dress watches by fashion brands for cheap yet features Japanese auto but ugly autos by reputable brands instead?

>>61337335
>junkers
are you referring to shitters or the shitty "german" brand

>>61337335
Yes, that chinese-made case and dial really completes that off the shelf Ronda/Miyota movement.

Aesthetic-wise they're neat, so is Zeppelin, but technically they're absolutely nothing special

>>61337391
>Aesthetic-wise they're neat,
that's all that matters

>but technically they're absolutely nothing special
only autists care about that. also, it's not like there's been really anything revolutionary in watchmaking in like the past 50 years

>>61337469
Atomic clock satellite link.

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>>61337391
my zeppelin

>>61337583
how does one acquire zeppelin?

>>61337469
>only autists care about that
Anyone ever who buys a mechanical and not a quartz cares about that.

>>61337469
>what are integrated circuits?
Literally the most revolutionary component of watches since lever escapements.

>>61337583
i bought it in store, but i live in eu.

>>61337605
>>61337657

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>>61335053
Well when I first got the Speedtimer I decided to try and give it a full wind, sit it on my desk, and see how it faired. Came back and it had stopped after two hours. However when I wore it for a full day it stayed running just fine. And held its charge the next day. Giving it a full wind is hard with how short the crown is, but at least it seems to not be a problem with the power reserve. Have not officially checked it's accuracy but I would guess it is about -30 to -45 seconds a day. All in all can't complain too much.

Anyways as for my hunt for interesting textured Seiko dials/cases. Saw a few vintage models on ebay recently but not in good enough condition so waiting it out a bit. Maybe will grab this contemporary Dolce instead.

>>61336750
How long does it take for a dial to fade when exposure to the sun?

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So /wt/... why don't you stash $50k at home?

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>>61337583
Looks like that uses the same case as mine.

>>61338496
And this is why people hate YouTubers.

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>>61338570
that's my next "to buy". How do you like it? I love the little red arrow hand.

>>61338907
It's pretty good, it uses a modified Ronda quartz movement. The original movement used a wheel for the GMT function, but on this it's been modified to use a 4th hand.

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>>61337360
Buy the fashion watch. 50% of my collection is good looking quartz fashion watches that I love. People still compliment them because they look nice. Most people don't give a fuck what kind of movement is inside.

Horologists shouldn't get pissed at people who buy fashion watches, they should be wondering what the fuck reputable brands are doing so wrong that most people would rather buy a good looking fashion watch than their overpriced, bulky, ugly diver that looks the exact same as every fucking diver swatch ever made.

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>>61336750
I'm Spanish and I can assure you that it is Spanish. It's been a while since I've seen one.

>>61339049

This... Seiko is a prime example.. OK so Invicta watches don't look great but they have really good steel cases and use the nh35 movement .. thy sell for 60-80 usd... why is seiko not making a simple steel diver with the 4r36 for 100 dollars... OK they certify it fine.. 150 dollars.. ok its made in japan fine 200 dollars.. but they put the fucking 7s26 in some ugly diving watch and sell it for 200... why? Why dont they make a dress watch with the 6r15 in a classy 36mm case with a simply nice dial no date day window and no lume? The cocktail time is so fucking loud. I want to like seiko so much but I don't want a single watch they make. Then we move on to GS. I personally don't want a springdrive watch but their high beat movement is phenomenal. I would love to own it.. but I don't want the watch it comes in especially not for the price it sells for. For some reason the nips just don't make desirable shit. its like the GTR. its just as fast as a Porsche Tubro,, its more practical.. and it costs half as much but I just don't want a fucking GTR i want a Ferrari or a Porsche because they are just nicer objects.. they have soul ... they inspire passion. I don't know i am a fucking idiot but it just really bothers me for some reason.

Vintage seiko man you mentioned maybe seeing my lord marvel when you see shane. Are you guys buddies or something ? How many years have you been seeing him? Please don't DOX me if my address is there or steal my watch thanks

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What are you wearing today /wt/? These fucking scattered showers keep catching me off guard.

>>61337335
>>61337360
>>61337469
>>61339049
>>>/fa/

>>61339496
Nice rep.

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>>61339496

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>>61339508
Damn I thought it was real. Thanks for letting me know, internet detective.

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>>61339496

>>61339591
Your welcome you club-footed turbo-nigger :^)

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>>61339496
My usual.

>>61339496
Are you in the north east US?
I'm wearing >>61336371 today.

>>61339970
model?

>>61339496
nice rolex but its no armani

>>61340297
SARK005

Aight /wt/, need some advice. I have £1000 (about 1200 US for all you amerilards) to spend on a watch/ multiple watches. Thinking of either buying a few seikos like the alpinist and presage, or getting a used seamaster/speedy. Wot do?

>>61340390
I would personally get multiple watches. I like having different ones for different occasions, as well as not putting my entire watch budget in one place.

>>61340390
Get a nice Seiko and a vintage Seamaster.

>>61340574
idk i have some reservations about getting a 40 year old watch- how long do these things keep going normally?

>>61340637
They can keep going pretty much forever so long as they receive a service every 5-10 years.

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/wt/ opinion on the steiny ocean 500? ik its normally a homage brand but they seem to have done a decent job here rather than copy the sub

>>61340726
Personally I think they look nice, but they're just a bit too big for a wristlet like me.

>>61339496
>those watch hands
come on now i ain't taking bait that obvious

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>>61340390
get something like pic related.. you can't really buy anything new for 1k


>>61340726
big..

>>61340726
I'm not really a fan of Steinhart. If I were to buy a homage, it wouldn't be an expensive one.

>>61340726
I like the hands, specs, and price.

I hate the submariner hour markers and the blue rectangle with negative text.

I want to like the watch, but what turns me off the most is that Steinhart has ZERO quality control.

>>61340760
I am not the owner of that watch but it doesn't even remotely look fake I love that watch.

>>61340803
yeah i was gonna bring the marine 38 up in an argument and i saw a few photos of actual customer pieces.. thing is a fucking shitter

>>61340784
>go on ebay to look for a seamaster
>90% of results are from normies who bought the quartz diver and realised they fell for the memes big league

>>61340784
>the finishing on the band where it meets the watch

superlative

>>61340887
Quartz Seamasters aren't so bad if you can stand quartz.

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Still undecided, /wt/

The Pelagos is more ruggedly handsome, but may get visually boring after the honeymoon phase.
Also I'd much rather have another lume marker instead of the date.

The Omega has a very nice design as well and the absence of a date window is a plus, but is more blingy; especially with the bracelet.
Also, yes it's Omega, but this particular model stands on its own merits.

I can get them for the same price btw.

>>61340971
buy vintage

>>61340971
Everyone on here hates the Coaxial escapement. I personally Don't believe it to be as bad as people make it out to be. The thing has a 4 year full warranty and is one of the most technologically advanced watches on the market .. especially at that price point. It looks better as well. The Pelagos is an all around solid watch with an excellent movement. You really can't go wrong either way. I really strongly suggest you try both on . I guarantee you will have your answer after they have both been on your wrist.

>>61340944
I can't. Even an omega quartz makes me feel like i just bought a casio with a fancy badge on it

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>>61339496

>>61341124
I honestly don't get buying quartz watches.. it really makes no sense to me. The shittiest 10 dollar watch with 50 cent quartz movement will gain or lose less than 15 seconds per month... What are you even paying for the case? I see some guy post a multi thousand dollar quartz gs on here all the time and it just confuses the fuck out of me.

>>61339496
got my Swatch new battery.
Put the cheapest chink shit i could find because it deserves it.

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all you need

>>61341202
*expensive quartz watches

i have a bunch of casios and shit like that

>>61341202
I completely agree. If you're buying a shitter frankly it doesn't matter if it's quartz or not, it makes no difference.

However if you're going to spend serious money on a watch why the fuck would you go for a quartz instead of mechanical. Makes zero sense to me.

>>61341202
Spring drive is significantly more interesting than standard quartz movements.

>my hobby is about buying expensive stuff

>>61341267
I guess some people prefer accuracy over interesting movements.

>>61341320
I just love the faces of watchmen when I bring expensive shit for servicing and the question "Is this your watch???"

>>61341310
I was not talking about spring drive.. the guy has an actual quartz gs. I think spring drive is very interesting however I would never purchase a spring drive watch personally.

>>61341359
What the fuck, why would anybody spend that much on a standard quartz movement? You can pick up a high accuracy quartz or even a dual quartz for a fraction of the price.

>>61341310
True but it's still just a glorified quartz watch in the end.

>>61341331
That's what your phone is for.

>>61341383
Sure, but I think it's pretty sweet for a hybrid.

>>61341349
why not just wear a t-shirt showing your yearly income?

>>61341414
>t-shirt
Thats something kids wear this days?
Lol

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should I get pic related or wait till I can afford something like a used explorer?

It's really hard to resist the urge but I do own a couple of shitters already

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>>61341414

>>61341460
Really up to you. Will it make you happy? That's all that matters.

>>61341460
RESIST the sarb is the hardest one to resist because you can always afford it but in the end its that cheap. Save that 350 for an explorer.

>>61341377
Assume this talking about the 9f GS that gets posted in here, which is a TC haq.

Plenty of interesting tech in quartz watches. TC, different inhibition approaches, high-frequency (262khz, 2.4mhz, 4mhz), fly by wire, viscous dampening, eco drive, complications (mechanical flyback, non-fly-by-wire sidereal time, etc), backlash protection, accelerometer-based power saving, ...
Not all quartz watches are created equal.

>>61341495
I guess that is pretty interesting.

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What's /wtg/'s opinion on triwa falken - both aesthetic and movement aspects.

Thinking of buying one.

>>61341612
What movement is in it?

>>61341612
LMAO

>>61341612
>riwa falken
What the fuck even is this?
It looks like shit it costs over 200 dollars and uses a fucking 5 dollar quartz movement?

Is this bait?

>>61341612
Looks like a massive chinkshit turd, kid.

>>61341612
better than dw

>>61341612
please be joking

>>61340368
damn that's pricey

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>>61341481
>>61341483

I think the sarb would satisfy my watch lust for a while, but just for a few weeks as it always is with these bang for buck shitters...

Altough I own one Orient Star which I really love today like the day i bought it (2yrs)

>>61341723
I got an outstanding deal on it but yes the normal price is more than I think it should be. That said, the movement is enormously better than a 7750 at least which is still being sold by the mountain jews in that price range (and worse, even more).

>>61341861
I am not arguing with you but just out of curiosity; What makes you say the movement is better than the 7750?

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>>61339496
My daily drive SKX whilst enjoying a bit of room service.

>>61340726
It's a nice watch, a guy at work has one. It doesn't wear any bigger than an SKX.

>>61341877
It's a triple vertical clutch, column wheel chronograph module instead of the much cheaper to produce and inferior cam-lever and horizontal clutch of the 7750.

>>61341349
>I just love the faces of watchmen when I bring expensive shit for servicing and the question "Is this your watch???"
I BET YOU SHOW THEM THOUGH LOL

GOOD POST

>>61342253
Well they are surprised when a young kid brings expensive time piece.
Why are you so buthurt?

>>61342279
>Well they are surprised when a young kid brings expensive time piece.

How surprised are they!!?!?!

i bet this happens a lot with all the expensive watches you have serviced!

>>61342322
You are coming from a place thinking that people dont bring their shit watches to a watchmen and that all watchmen are only repair elite expensive jewelry.
They are surprised when they see something out of their usual everyday business,a young kid with good watch.

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>>61340053
Houston

>>61340344
I'm thinking about trading up to a Michael Kors, actually.

>>61340760
What about the hands?

>>61341460
I have a SARB and it's a great watch. It's up to you, I guess it wouldn't be a bad choice either way.

>>61339049
i want to agree, but I still think that consumers are idiotic sheep

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Should I get this ceramic bezel for my SKX009?

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>>61340835
You got any stories of shit steinhart quality? from what i heard theyre meant to be fairly solid

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>>61342498
It's lumed which is pretty cool.

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>>61339496
My lovely little Alpinist.

>>61342542
乇乂ㄒ尺卂 ㄒ卄丨匚匚

>>61342374
>They are surprised when they see something out of their usual everyday business,a young kid with good watch.
shocked i bet!

>>61342606
I know because I have experienced it,as for you I am really sorry that you are so salty.

>>61342374
>a young kid with a good watch
Hi there TGV didnt expect to see you on /g/ XDXDXDXD! You got anymore stories about your inspirational granddad?

>>61342636
Family heritage boiiiiiiiiii

>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pmXY7Dl_T8Y

>>61342573
The bezel doesn't look much thicker than the standard aluminium one, if that's whst you're referring to?

>>61342690
>being this dense
whatever man i was just making a joke

>>61342653
>muh heritage
Any britbong will tell you he looks and sounds like a salesman from Essex
Also people who actually wear signet rings dont go on about them like little nouveau cunts

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>>61342732
A joke is generally funny my man.

>>61342653
kek

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What is a good place to get leather nato straps /g/ ?

>>61342908
that fucking omega is nice... fuck

>>61342822
whatever mr.roboto this a 5D chess joke for you

>>61342780
Then why is the community around him so big?
is it just ignorance?

>>61342939
>>61342908
Rolex copied much of that Omega's design for their milsub.

>>61342514
Tons of stories online.

For one thing, Steinhart doesn't seem to pressure test their watches. At all.
They just slap a pressure rating on the dial and ship it out.

Of course, you might get lucky and get a flawless one. And if you do have a problematic specimen it seems like Steinhart is pretty helpful.
Still.

>>61343015
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VlroazHIESc
the fat fuck nails it as usual

>>61343126
cheers man ill have a look. im still looking for a good diver in that 500 pound price range idk whether i should just go with the crowd and get a skx or a turtle

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>>61341612

are there any good watches on aliexpress?

>>61343524
Sea-Gull, that's about it.

>>61343524
Oh, also anything with a Japanese movement will likely be decent.

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>>61336280

>>61343547
damn, really expensive for something from a chinese site. i guess i cant get anything decent for less than $20

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>>61343884
Decent watches from China are generally cheaper than decent watches from elsewhere but they are not $20.

>>61343938
i see, so another words i should keep the pulsar i just got lol got is from shnoop for 25, was gonna flip it and get one from alie

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>>61343960
I don't understand half of what you said but yes. Pulsars are generally better than anything you can expect to get from AliExpress for $20.

Are chunky divers like the pelagos versatile enough for casual daily wear?

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So I recently found out about Ottoman watches and they are truly fascinating. They were mostly made by Swiss for the ottoman government, but the dial with arabic numerals is imo the sexiest looking dial I've ever seen.

They are pretty expensive, but considering /wtg/ is full of watch enthusiasts, I was wondering if anyone here has any info on these watches - specifically can say anything about their quality and feel in hand (heavy light etc)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kzIV95cpH5Q

>>61344042
I've never seen that style of numeral - most Persian/Farsi dials I've seen have a more traditional script for the numerals.

>>61344032
That's like exactly what they're made for.

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>>61344102
yeah i know what you mean. this design seems very interesting

the ottoman numeral design however, is sexy as fuck. tourby even made limited edition ottoman numeral watches in 2013 apparently, but I don't know if anyone here knows anything about that.

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My collection of shitters was getting out of hand so I got myself a smaller and nicer watch box to narrow it down. How's this for a collection?

>>61344180
Nice. What movement is in your constellation? 563?

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>>61344212
561

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>>61344238
> Five positions and temperature
> Microadjustment
so good

Do mainsprings on automatic watches last longer than on handwound watches?
After all, on handwound watches the springs are loosened/tightened more, while spring tension remains more constant on automatics.

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>>61344004

this is the one i got, guess ill keep it

>>61344388
I'm not sure if there is much of a difference, I've never heard of anyone bring it up but it's an interesting thought. Automatics are kind of safer since it's impossible to wind the mainspring until it snaps, but you would have to be pretty retarded to force a handwinding movement that far either. Replacing the mainspring is a pretty common part of servicing anyway, I think it's almost always more of a precautionary standard maintenance thing rather than something done based on the condition of the spring.

these bosck watches look pretty nice

>>61339289
Relax I wouldn't dox you, I wouldn't even ask Shane your name. I wouldn't quite say Shane and I are friends, per se, but I've brought a lot of watches to him since i found out about him and we know each other a bit.

I wanted to see him anyway to thank him for how good a job he did regulating my Rolex Datejust. Thing has been within +/- 1 second total since April 22 (no seriously, it has).

>>61345275
have you been positioning it without cheating and looking at the offset?

>>61345403
Once I figured out the average rates it did in different positions, yes. I leave it dial down overnight on days I've worn it to gain time (since it loses time on the wrist) and leave it crown up on other days.

>>61341202
The quartz grand seiko is no where near your average quartz movement ....

>>61345275
Christ Almighty that's accurate. I hope he can do some work on my marvel to make it accurate as well. We'll see. If you get a status update on it let me know lmao

what do yall think of the curren watches

>>61345903
See >>61343450

>>61345903
we don't like them

>>61338496

Why would he show that ?

Seems like a bad move deßü.

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bump

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Who posted this? I need it

>>61344238
My god i fucking love Omega.. I wish they were still the same company...

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>>61347243
>Buy more Speedmaster special editions, goy

>>61347291
:-( what happened? How can you go from making those 60's seamasters and speedmaster pros to the shit they make now... the fucking horizontal clutch on the speedmaster... what the actual fuck

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What do you cucks think about this?

>>61347376
SWATCH

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>>61347415
Sinn's are pretty good in general. I can't really get past their styling though. Same thing with damasko, except the DK101 which looks great.

>>61347415
Why not save a bunch of money and get a helm vanuatu?

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Who /plants/ here?

>>61347580
WHY COULDNT THEY LEAVE THEM ALONE! OH THE HUMANITY!


>I still unironically think the 2892-A2 is one of the best mass produced movements of our time

>>61347669
Why does the 2824 even exist still? It's bigger and not really better than the 2892 in any way. I guess maybe it's cheaper, but even like $4000 Tudors use modified 2824s over the 2892.

>wearing a watch

what are you fucking gay?

If you have a job that requires constant notifications/updates (i.e. management) then a smart watch would be justified since there's an actual advantage but wearing a watch just makes you a tryhard faggot

>>61347727
I have no idea. I bought a 2824 at one point over the 2892 because of cost. I imagine the big brands do the same. My next watch is going to be 2892 based no question. You cannot get a better movement than a top grade 2892 for less than several thousand dollars. That being said the 2824 is actually very accurate and well made for the price point. Mine stays within 5 seconds a day in either direction but i probably just got lucky.

>>61347765
I work at a company where nobody asks for a company phone and nobody checks emails after-hours because if someone really needed you they would call. The real tryhard faggots are the ones who think they're so important they have to strap a cell phone to their wrist so it's in sight at all times.

>>61347669

http://www.chronometrie.com/rolex3135/rolex3135.html

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>>61347376

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Need some recommendations for new straps. Also +3s/-3s per day desu

>>61347949
my fucking erection ... jesus christ

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>>61347642
Close enough

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>>61347642

>>61347881
Neat. That balance wheel looks abnormally large for the size of the movement, or is that just me? I guess that's why they need a bigass mainspring to drive it for 50 hours.

Also every time I see those helium escape valves on a watch I cringe. Check valves are nothing but trouble in my industry, but I guess the tiny ones used in watches seem to be reliable enough because I've never heard of someone's Seadweller flooding with water through the helium valve. I really prefer Seiko's method where they just don't use any helium valves and instead just make the watch super airtight and reinforce the crystal so it doesn't pop out if it gets overpressured. The Tuna watches are really underrated, those things are brick shithouses.

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>>61347949
Gorgeous

>>61348104
Rolex only uses is for the deapsea and the sea dweller which are actually meant as a deep sea diving watches. The deep sea is rated by Rolex down to 3900 meters whereas the Seikos are rated down to 300 meters.

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>>61347949
A journey through time has it on this bracelet.

>>61348213
There are Tunas rated to 1000m and there's that youtube video floating around of them making it well past their depth rating. The two brands have different designs for dealing with the same issue, I just like Seiko's because it has no moving parts.

>>61348236
Anything in that book about the megasonics?

>>61348246
I get that but 1000 meters is still not 4000 meters I don't of a dive watch that goes that deep made without one.

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>>61348253
Not a lot. The calibre list indicates 42,000 cal 1230 pieces were made, starting 1973. There's pic related in the seamaster section. They don't even have my megasonic reference in the constellation section.

>>61348327
Guess that means they wouldn't have anything about the strap options for the geneva megasonic then? I remember lawyeranon mentioning that some ADs offered a bracelet as a stock option, don't know what bracelet though.

>>61348255
But the helium issue is something totally different from depth rating. The deepsea standing up to huge outside pressure at 4000m is totally different from it having to stand up to internal pressure from helium accumulation. The helium valve pops open when ascending.

And in the real world, the deepsea was taken down to 4000m on the outside of a submersible so there wasn't even any helium present ever anyway. Helium saturation is only used for diving by actual human divers.

>>61348355
I haven't been able to find any geneve branded pieces at all - I wonder if they were left out for being the "budget" line

thoughts on bulova? wanted to get one of their chronos but ive heard mixed things about them

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>>61348789
A shadow of their former selves when they still had max hetzel working with them.

A few of the 262kHz pieces are okay. A lot of pleb bait dogshit though.

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>>61348810

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Just to make the anti-seiko far mad. More pics of my Alpinist.

>>61349138
Thoughts on the strapcode jubilee?

>>61348327
NUUUUTTTTT

i really need to get one of those

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>>61349148
I want it, but I'm unsure if it will be better than the oyster I have.

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>>61349152
There's one that appears to be in decent shape on ebay right now.

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Is the Omega moon watch the ultimate symbol of the white man's achievement?

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>>61350121
No, this is.

>>61350121
Not really since we never went on the moon.

>>61350151
Well a lot of nazi tech went into both the Russian and US space programs.
So it's low-key nazi at least.

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>>61350154

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>>61350175
laugh all you want you cant explain this picture

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>>61350185
>impact crater

>>61350185
The lunar lander wasn't a meteorite.

>>61350194
>>61350195
>what is engine muzzle

>>61350185
bruh by the time they touched down their velocity was low enough where they wouldnt have to brake with the jets

>>61350239
Just by looking how SpaceX lands their rockers I can tell that you are wrong.
That thing does not stop until the very last minute,and if you are telling me that a steel bucket was slingshot to the moon and just stopped on its on I am calling bullshit.

>>61350256
>the moon and the earth have the same gravity

2/10 I replied.

>>61350271
literally not an argument.

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>>61337583
>>61338570
My Nordstern I got while traveling in Budapest.

>>61350279
Amazing self-awareness in this post.

>>61350575
not an argument.
have you ever been to the moon?

>>61350185
What's to explain? They landed on rock with a light dust coating. Gravity is a 1/10g so the velocity of landing was a fraction of Earth's. Basic kinetic energy equation is relative to v^2. So 1/10 the speed means 1/100 the energy involved on landing.

>>61350661
>light dust coating.
how light we are talking here,there is more dust on my shelves.

Rolex Explorer I or Datejust as a graduation gift?

>>61350327
Where exactly? I know a few places carry them.

>>61351073
Get the 114270

I live in commiefornia - where the fuck do i get a seiko watch? Ebay?

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>>61351857
>watch over the shirt

>>61351956
He's just ready to dive.

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>>61351081


In Budapest?
/blogpost/ I was staying in a hotel middle of Vaci Utca, and that area has like 6-7 watch stores in a 500m radius. Most sell shitty fashion tier and one was selling really high end stuff like JLC, AP and ALS. Unfortunately I only discovered it on my last day (Sunday) and it was closed. Not that I could afford any right now, but I would have love to see a ALS in person.

I got it from a small store called Centralora that is selling mostly Junkers/Zeppelin/Seiko/Casio/Fortis/Tissot from what I could tell.
It was the only store I could find in the city in walking/tram proximity that was selling Junkers/Zeppelin. They are indeed hard to come by, even in Europe.
Got a real good price on it too since I was traveling with my Non-European passport so I got 26% VAT back. Also they are really cool guys, the watchmaker cleaned my Alpinist free of charge and they gave both me and the girlfriend Parker pens.
End /blogpost/


I also have7640-1(shitty Nexus4 pic related) which I got 2 years ago while traveling in Munich. needless to say, Junkers/Zeppelin are much easier to come by there.

>>61340971
Tudor Black Bay. Interesting design, history, nonshit finishing, in-house, nonshit movement, but without the novel and the date.

>>61352173
Nah; I'm not into submariner homages.

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>>61350121
>walk sassily towards you

NOT SO FAST, WHITE BOI

>>61344180
Jelly/10

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Can someone recommend something that looks like the SBGW253 but isn't quite as expensive?

Needs to be under 40mm because I am somewhat of a wristlet

>>61352104
>Centralóra
Never been there, but I believe they're well respected in the watch trading/repairing community. Seems they sell both high quality for patricians (Fortis), lots of mid-range for dads/NEETs/petty bourgeoisie (Tissot, Certina, Casio Zeppelin, Junkers), and low-end fashion garbage for the ignorant serfs (DD, Police, Hugo Boss).

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>>61339496
Just got my Bulova Precisionist moon watch. Was surprised to see how elevated the crystal was.

>>61352347
How about those lugs? Do they overshoot your wrists when seen from above?

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>>61352404
Shaky commuting photo, but no I have about 5mm of wrist left on each end. It's also a lot heavier than I was expecting.

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How bad on scale memes-10?

>wear my 1963 to work
>clear skies
>arrive at work
>raining
Well lads wish me luck I'm car posting without an umbrella. I need to cross a street with a crosswalk to get to work. Hope it survives

>>61352739
Lol just made that same journey with an only 50m water resistance watch

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>>61352739
>>61352833
Lol I only wear my pep-peps old watches when the sky is guaranteed to be clear all day.

Can't find a pic, but here's a doggo instead. His name is Sajó.

>>61352889
jelly.. what kind of doggo is that?

>>61352739
>>61352833
>>61352889

You don't have sleeves?

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>>61352889
He's a cutie

>>61352919
>wearing nice watches that your proud of owning under your sleeves

Get a load of this guy.

>inb4 pull sleeves down, then push/roll back up..
That's retarded.
Also could be swearing a short sleeve polo

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>>61352901
German shepherd mix. Not my dog though, I have a Labrador. Here's his neighbor, my gran-grans puli, Bogár. Real shy, scaredy motherfucker, won't even look at the camera.

>>61352919
Moisture may still enter the watch from the air, if it's ancient.

>>61352926
Nice bladewatches, shinewatch and bulletwatches. I have an Opinel too, we should totally bring back bladewatch-posting.

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>>61352988
It as actually knives that initially got my into watches. All of the things about knives that intrigued me and garnered my interest exist in watches.

>>61336913
Trust me it's italian, "Dom" Stand for "domenica", or sunday in english

>>61351857

Is it the guy from Storage Wars?

>>61353110
or Domingo in spanish

>>61351857
>old fart with a watch
its not like he has much time left

>>61353190
>>61353200
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gianni_Agnelli

>>61353214
oh look his time was already up lol

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What's a good price for an Orient Ray II ?

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>>61353321
>Orient Ray II

>>61347669
It IS one of the best mass produced movements of the 1970s along with the Rolex 3035, Omega 56x/75x and Seiko 52xx.

It's an absolute travesty how underused the movement is by The Swatch Group themselves and others. Tudor has NO justification whatsoever for using the piece of shit 2824-2 over it in their non in-house models.

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Anyone ID this?
C/N for 89€? Yes I'm a poorfag

>>61353357
It is better than the 2824 mostly because of the rotor bearing have a larger surface area but the 2824 is still a great movement as well. You are right in saying Tudor and Swatch Group Companies should be using the 2892 in their watches if they are not using an in house movement. This Website is very informative when it comes to swiss movements; if you have time i suggest giving a few articles a read. http://www.chronometrie.com/eta2824/eta2824.html

>>61353357
>Tudor has NO justification whatsoever for using the piece of shit 2824-2 over it in their non in-house models.

Except for the fact that Tudor modifies their ETA movements and makes them something better to begin with.

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>>61347805
>You cannot get a better movement than a top grade 2892 for less than several thousand dollars.
This is true of new watches, yes.

If you like the styling you could try and dig up one of the 1990s Seiko's with the 4s15 movement (which is actually the 52xx from the 1970s) from before Seiko decided to move the movement to Credor.

You could also try and look for an ETA 2892-A2 Omega, as I hear they are not so expensive on the used market.

Otherwise you'd have to go back to watches from the 1970s to get a decent deal for those type of high end production movements.

>>61347949
That is a gorgeous watch. The accuracy doesn't surprise me either. The 56x is an amazing movement.

>>61350121
The moon watch isn't even the ultimate symbol of the Speedmaster line's achievment.

Google "speedmaster" "holy grail" and read.

>>61352294
How much less expensive are you looking for?

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Now working on the bracelet links of a quartz Speedmaster 120, exactly like pic.

Nothing special about it really.

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my watch

>>61353650
>homos
/wt/ patrician

>>61353434
I think that Chronometrie article really undersells the difference in inherent accuracy between the 2824 and the 2892.

It's my understanding that the 2892 tends to have significantly less positional variation and usually requires less adjustment to achieve that low positional variation compared to the 2892. It's also thinner, doesn't have any issues with excess wear from handwinding, and generally is reputed to suffer less wear over time than the 2824-2.

>>61353444
Yes, but why not use a better starting point to begin with? it's moot now anyway, as I wouldn't even consider buying a non in-house Tudor at this point given how small the price difference is for their in-house vs. non in-house models while giving you an all in-house silicon escapement, free sprung, balance bridge design.

>>61353636
I mean Seamaster. And it's already done. The Jews at the Omega service wanted to replace the entire bracelet, all I had to do is fix one link with a staking tool.

>>61353730

Yes those things are all true but a top grade or chronometer grade 2824 is still an exceptional movement so its hard for him to speak too ill about it. Its an interesting read nonetheless. Ill take a 2892 any day of the week over a 2824 without question but id take a 2824 over any orient/seiko movement until you hit the 8rxx movements.

>>61353444
That's no excuse, they wouldn't need to do so many modifications if they started with the better base movement.

>>61353842
The 8R movements are just 6Rs modified for the higher beat rate, there's nothing inherently better about them.

>>61354104
what does that mean?

>>61353594
Not sure, probably not more than ~2'000

>>61354104
I'm not sure that's a fair argument considering that the raised beatrate and addition of a column wheel vertical clutch chronograph makes it a far better movement than the 6R it's based on.

>>61353542
It's more about the moon than the speedmaster, really.

Regardless of how good or bad the watch is, it was used for the moon mission.

>>61354315
Well of course the chronograph module is excellent but now you're comparing apples to oranges. As a three hand movement the 8Rs are not substantially different than the base 6R; even with the higher beat rate they're rated for the exact same accuracy.

>>61354546
I wasn't the person who originally said I'd prefer the 2824-2 to any Seiko movement below the 8Rxx.

In any case, I'd personally way rather have an 8Rxx and regulate it myself than a Valjoux 7750 with its horizontal clutch and cam actuation, even though I agree the 2824-2 top is better than any of the 6Rxx variant movements from Seiko. I really wish Seiko would either bring back the 4s15 from Credor or design a new 28,800 bph mid-range automatic movement.

Are there any analog watches with stopwatch functionality? I really want an analog watch but i use stopwatch all the time

>>61354798
Yes, they're called chronographs and there are lots and lots of them

>>61355151
Holy shit! analog chronographs are expensive as fuck
thats way out of my budget, guess i'm trapped with plastic diginal chinkshit casios

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Co worker brought these in to show me. Anything you guys can tell me about them ?

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Hope you have a nice day /wt/

>>61355360
Mechanical ones are, you can get a nice quartz chrono for under $100 though.

>>61355434
The Eterna-Matic is a good watch, Eterna was the first manufacturer to use ball bearings in automatic rotors. Hence the logo of five balls.

The other I don't know, but it's probably a good quality chronograph, though probably beat to shit and radioactive.

I definitely recommend servicing the Eterna, should be easy for a watchmaker and you'll have a nice watch. The chrono might be worth servicing too, but expect to pay a small fortune out the ass for service/parts. Watchmakers don't take in ancient Swiss chronos for cheap and rightfully so.

>>61353650
sorry you fell for the meme... nomos is garbage :(

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It says BWC. It runs and the chronograph works well. Reset spring works like a charm.


What the fuck do you mean radioactive

>>61355561
You forget to mention that the movement is in-house/manufacture and that their movement design departement later turned into what is now known as ETA. Eterna movements are essentially the Proto-ETA movements.

I bet you dirty pedos are sharing steganographed pizza with those watch pics, like in the sink threads. Sick fucks.

>>61355645
Radium glow in the dark paint. Just because it doesn't glow anymore it's still radioactive.

>>61355698
Fuck me. Realistically is it ok that I'm holding it ?

>>61355645
Shitty stick on/ No name brand. Chrome plated case totaly worn. Looks like it has a Landeron movement in it, (lower end chronos w/o column wheel.)

>>61355716
You would be if it was, minor radiation doesnt really kill you. I dont think it is desu, radium lume leaves burn Marks on the dial where the hands stood when it was in a drawer not being worn

>>61355757
Ok i put it away just in case

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>>61355716
>Fuck me. Realistically is it ok that I'm holding it ?

It's fine. People still wear old watches with radium dials with no problems. Just don't take the back off.

>>61355757
tell that to the clock girls who painted those watches during WW2 and now are all dead from cancers and tumors

>>61355915
>tell that to the people who worked with large amounts of radioactive materials all day, every day with no protection or shielding

>>61355716
youre perfectly fine. its such a low dose that it literally doesnt matter. you could wear it for 50 years and itd be less of a dose than a single x ray.
t. nuclear engineer

>>61356037
>large amounts
wrong, they only had a small amount of powder which they applied to the clock arms with with a small brush which, by licking it with their slut lips, then sticking it into the powder and applying it to the watch

>tfw checking out local watch eshops
>tfw the entire selection is ugly as fuck and the only watches i like cost like $4k

How about this, i could wear two watches, some cheap digi shit for stop watch functionality and some nice metal analog for actual time, how gay would that be?
I already wear lots of bracelets and shit on my wrist so it wouldn't even be THAT much gayer

>>61356066
The licking of the brushes is what caused the problems; radium emits alpha particles which are harmless unless ingested.

>>61356039
>>61355858
What about taking the back off

>>61356289
It's ok if you don't plan on having children.

>>61356323
>>61356323

>>61356289
Don't lick or eat the dial or hands and you'll be fine

I guess don't smash them into a powder and breath them in, either.

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>>61356289
Don't take the back off because radium paint turns to dust over time and if you breathe that shit you are fucked. A lot of watchmakers won't touch them because of this. But yeah as long as you keep the back on it's all good.

>>61356355
How is this a problem? Just wear a hazmat suit when manipulating with them

>>61356398
>How is this a problem? Just wear a hazmat suit when manipulating with them

Because you have to wear a hazmat suit when manipulating them.

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This is why i don't own a seiko. The 8sxx is excellent and the 4s15 was excellent .. everything else is sub 2824-2 top standard if you are below these movements. the 8sxx is only in multi thousand dollar watches. You can build a 2892-A2 top grade watch for less than 1k. Pic related is only an example.. the dial is fucking hideous the hands are the wrong size and casing screws don't cost this much but you get the idea.