/wt/ watch thread

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Poorfag here, that decided to wear a watch again.
What would you consider buying?
The Casio MRW-200H which is ~20€ (Amazon Germany) is to big for me (4,5 cm x 4,5 cm), so i'm looking for something smaller. Preferably one that is analog and where i can change the strap, cause i like leather.

Pic related was recommended in the last thread and is not analog, but looks neat.

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the best

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>>61643549

"I don't know what it is about the Casio A158 that speaks to me. Yes, the price is exquisite, yet it's also the sheer versatility of a $20 watch that can be worn on the bracelet or, away from the office, on a Weekend Nato."

The Navitimer is not too big.

is this the new AMD thread? I need to see those ryzen benchmarks!!!

>>61643570
kek

>>61643570
I unironically want this guy to kill himself.

I wanna treatmyself to a nice watch. I really like pure mechanical watches with an exposed look.

I've been rocking a Fossil watch. I like it, but I think its time for an upgrade.

Can I get a proper watch for around $500?

Recommendations?

>>61643737
>>61643737
There are not many decent mechanical watches with insides that are visible from the dial side in that price range. Fossil has one that's fine. Orient has some as well that are good.

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>>61643737
SARB033

>>61643996
>>61643737
Just to add it has a display caseback to view the internals.

>>61643549
Your budget is 20€?
MTP series Casio
Timex weekender
maybe some Lorus models

What kind of watch did Moses wear?

>>61643996
Is there any bigger /wt/ meme than the SARB033?


Only other one I can think of that even comes close is Casio F-91w.

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>>61644254

>>61644046
What kind of Timex weekender should i get?

>>61643718
He is the linus tech tips of watches

>>61644349
>Weekender
Get an indiglo instead

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>>61643549
I second the MTP line.

>>61644349
What >>61644391 said. Besides that, it doesn't matter.

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>>61643570
Thanks for reviewing my casio Tristano poster

Can you do this also?

>>61643549
Id be getting the casio if i were you, it surprisingly is a conversation piece and you will not get shit if you are not autistic when you talk about it.
I got it from ebay for 16 €, straight from Japan. Can't get a better beater/sports watch for this kind of money.
Been having it for 6 months now and it is faring well, it gets behind aprox 0,5 seconds a day.

>>61643996
pls stop those are fucking hideous

muh case finishing.. pls

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Which one and why?
I like the looks of Sinn but technology behind damasko.
The only thing that's stopping me from going for damasko
is that the finish is too industrial, matte, tool-like than
a luxury piece while Sinn does.

>>61644599
They'd both be a lot better without the numbers.

>>61644599
the damasko is 44 fucking mm and has a modified 7750 and costs over 2 thousand euros... are you fucking mad?

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>>61644455

"Guys, I've been waiting for a while to get hold of a Megir Yachtsman to review on the channel. It has an in-house Quartz movement, made in China by the ChingChong factory, and I think for $50 this watch really punches above it's weight."

>>61644663
>>61644646
What are my alternatives then?
I do enjoy bigger watches and the looks of speedmaster / pilot chronograph
with rotating bezel and want something for EDC that will last.

I can corroborate this

http://forums.watchuseek.com/f21/sla017-owner-thread-4402322-155.html#post43723631

>>61644599
Get the silicon escapement Damasko. The 7750 may not be too special, but swap in an in-house silicon gryomax free sprung balance escapement and suddenly it's a lot better than any other 7750 money can buy.

>>61644770
unadjusted means no guarantees which is unacceptable at that price

>>61644707
3,5/5, could do better, maybe add few words like "exquisite", "marvellous", "i'm in love".

>>61644994
seiko fags will defend this

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where do you get watch-straps ? looking for a good NATO.
something with this colour scheme ?

>>61645095
read the op

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>>61644770
holy fuck 3.4k

suicide watch

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Give me two good reasons why I shouldn't sell this inherited Rolex bubbleback.

I CAN'T WEAR THIS except for weddings and funerals. I'm not a businessman, I make my money outdoors. Yes it is beautiful. A lot of people stay away from vintage Rolex so why should a new collector leave it to gather dust and not have a more practical steel Rolex.

I can sell this gold 1950s Rolex and buy a 114270 Explorer I which will last me forever and for all occasions.

>>61645709
which ones gonna be worth more in 50 years?

>>61645812
>which ones gonna be worth more in 50 years?

The Bubbleback.

But I could have decades of enjoying the Explorer.

If the investment angle worried me I set aside $500 'Rolex money' in an index fund for 50 years.

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>>61643570

Tristano, what do you think about my 62mas reissue?

I'm enjoying it very much but what's your take on it?

>>61645709
Do whatever the fuck you want, man. I have an 114270 and it's great but I also wouldn't have traded it for my grandad's gold Omega dress watch. I think the emotional value would be more than whatever cash you would get trading it in, but maybe I'm just an idiot for getting attached to material things. There's really no right answer we can give you, do whatever makes you happy. All these watches are just stupid trinkets we buy for our own enjoyment anyway.

FYI, the accutron II is on sale again on ebay, $110. Cop that shit niggas

>>61645929
Link ?

>>61646257
The green one is on sale too
http://www.ebay.com/itm/Bulova-Mens-96B212-Accutron-II-Surveyor-Blue-Leather-Strap-Watch-/112361340614?hash=item1a2941fec6:g:gVQAAOSwKfVXGA4z

Are there any decent watch blogs or forums or whatever that are actually at least a little educational and have good photos and actually talk shit about watches instead of just the same exact gushing over whatever dogshit landed on their plate for them to shill this week?

>>61646370
You're in that forum, pal

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Speaking of Bulovas, why the hell are Spaceviews so much?

>>61646370

For all the shit posting, we're probably more knowledgeable about watches than any forum out there with the exception of a handful.

Only reason you are so many shitters is because most people here are poorfags.

>>61646400
Tuning forks are a technological curiosity that never really caught on, so Bulova is actually the cheapest and most plentiful of the very few tuning fork watches around. Very few people know how to service them, and they have some incredibly finely made parts that can't really be reproduced anymore so it's harder and harder to keep tuning work movements running.

>>61646339
Oh it's refurb

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For the first time ever I've successfully reconstructed the gear train, balance, and key less works on the other side. What are you working on today wt?

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>>61646657
Are you following a book or online class or something? Where did you get your tools from? I want to start tearing apart watches.

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>>61646657
Ok I lied my key less works is fucked up
>>61646710
I bought tools from ofrei. For Russian shit (practice) I use YouTube (Rat faced git) and I also have pic related

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>>61646761
The George Daniels watchmaking book looks amazing, but I guess something like that makes more sense as a practical guide.

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>>61646431
do you actually literally and unironically think that 4chan knows more about watches than any other online community?

>>61646874

Than most. We have anons here who build and repair watches. Others who are so autistic that they know everything there is to know about one particular model from a specific decade etc etc.

Other anons here own collections that are in the 100s of thousands.

What's a good 'starter' watch? I've been rocking my Casio F-91W for a while and I've got an old Lorus Sport kinetic model but I'd quite like something new. Something simple and classic, analogue look, maybe date window. NATO strap preferred, I'm not a big fan of leather straps or links. Budget within £300.

>>61646949
skx007

>>61643718
>>61644357
You guys are mean for no reason, I really like his videos, a lot more than archieluxury.

>>61647202

He seems like a nice man as well.

Lonely too.

>>61646949
bambino or ray

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Was gonna buy a seiko but then i found this fossile for 45 bucks so i got it. Did i do well?

>>61646874
yes

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>>61646949
I have a few watches and wanted to get a cheap beater watch in that price range. I have been seriously considering a 420 se even though the accuracy sucks. Ill just adjust it with my timegrapher and if it still sucks ill just ebay it for the same amount i paid for it.

>>61646874
As strange as it may sound to you, he's unironically correct. Most of the posters on most watch forums online know nothing more about watches than what marketing has communicated to them about the relative "prestige" of various brands, and which models appeal to them aesthetically.

The overwhelming majority of them wouldn't be able to describe the basic workings of a mechanical watch if you held a gun to their head, nor are most of them even capable of making objective comparisons of the finishing between brands in terms of cases, dials, hands and bracelets, much less capable of comparing the technical features of actual movements.

Plus, bad ideas can still get shouted down here instead of us having to pretend that Panerai buyers aren't indulging in a cuckolding fetish.

No.

>>61647366
yes?

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>>61647304

>>61647304
piss off m8

>>61646486
Fair enough. I'm just amazed that a Spaceview can go for as much as a vintage Omega.

>>61647304
Honestly, it looks okay and to didn't get too fucked.

>>61647338
I thought the SE had an improved movement with better tolerances?

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>>61646339
I have one of those, it wears quite large.

>>61647573
pretty much my only gripe with these. If only they were sub 40mm

>>61646339
>>61647573
>Accutron
>Uses a Quartz movement instead of tuning forks
Sad!

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>>61647304

>>61647614
That's why they are the Accutron II, you get a similar sweeping seconds hand and as a tuning fork. But you also get the better accuracy of quartz.

The Watch is very nice but it's slightly too large. I don't really wear it and often forget I own it when people ask about my collection.

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>>61647617
There is nothing wrong with fossil

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>>61647532
better than what? the 2416 lol?

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>>61647304

>>61644730
Decide whether you like ice-hardened or tegimented better. Ignore the insecure small memers.

>>61647202
>for no reason

>>61648051
wouldn't people that are insecure be buying large watches and be embarrassed to say they preferred small watches?

>>61647202
https://youtu.be/RRAHpgAbMmU

>>61647202
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ljPvbX2s6xU

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Hey /wt/, here is the 1960 Patek Philippe Calatrava ref 2573 I inherited. Would it be worth having it restored? I forgot that I had it sent for an estimate/authentication a few years ago and have all the paperwork from the inspection and a price of $3k for full servicing, new band, and crystal from Patek.

>>61648856
Fuck that looks beautiful, it's hard to tell with the bag but it seems like it's in great condition. $3k seems pretty steep so I don't know what to tell you, but take good care of that thing.

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>>61648934
This pic shows the scratch on the crystal better. The case and watch face are pretty much flawless.

>>61648856
Damn fine watch that. $3k sounds very high though for something that could probably sell for $5-6k in its current state. It's not going to increase resale value more than the cost.

A new modern patek croc strap is ~$800 new. Do you really need a new one?

It's hard to see the crystal from that picture but it doesn't seem like it needs replacing. iirc that model is acrylic so even the toothpaste method can clean it if it's scratched.

A full service of the movement I'd expect to be ~$1k. There are several dedicated 3rd party places that specialize in Patek.

>>61649102
that is my grail watch. Who the fuck did that to the crystal? Get it serviced and keep it for life but it should not cost 3k. You don't need a strap just get the movement serviced and the crystal replaced.

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>>61647054

>>61649327
The scratch happened when my relative who left it to me died wearing it (heart attack). It's pretty deep and I don't think it can be buffed out. I never plan on selling it, I just want to have it serviced properly so it doesn't affect the value.

>>61649508
holy fuck man don't even change the crystal.. that is a hell of a story.

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>>61649508
>my relative who left it to me died wearing it (heart attack)


>Dying while wearing a PP

Not bad.

Most people here will die while wearing an SKX.

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>>61649508
>The scratch happened when my relative who left it to me died wearing it (heart attack).
Well fuck that's pretty dark. With my Omega I didn't bother sending it to Omega for ~$1000 and I sent it to an independent instead for like $500. I have no idea how the parts availability and pricing is for Patek though, I guess all the prices are probably inflated even more. Here's what mine looked like when I got it, check out that disgusting Citizen bracelet.

>>61644349
>>61644391

The Weekender has indiglo. Source: have Weekender.

That said, get the Weekender Chrono. It's much quieter and it has a better movement. Think of the non-chrono as the poorfag version of the real watch.

Source: didn't get the chrono, deep regret

>>61647831
Is it bad that I see a decently handsome man behind that Supreme Gentleman™ mustache?

>>61649610
Kek, I guess it is pretty dark. I like that Omega, looks fucking sharp.

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>>61649684
Looks a lot sharper cleaned up on a proper strap. It's too bad I don't have the original gold mesh bracelet, but I guess that would be a bit too much gold on my wrist anyway. I don't really get why Omega sold a gold cap watch on a solid gold bracelet, either. I assume that Patek is solid gold, right?

Finish the sentence:

>Under no circumstances should you ever buy __________.

>>61649719
a watch

>>61649719
SKXxxx SNKxxx
SARBxxxSARXxx

>>61649719
A watch that costs more than $250 and less than $3000

>>61649745
The real answer

>>61649719

ETA anything

>>61649718
Wow that looks nice. Yeah, the Patek is 18k.

>>61649745
Only exclusion I can think of are modern day tool watches. The Marathon SAR watches per example. They are 650 dollars.. very accurate.. built to iso and milspec standards. Have fantastic movements and are not too expensive to service. They also have tritium tubes...

>>61649745
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=agAKUbFbrY4

>>61649816
Fair enough. I was thinking of the past more. For as long as I can remember the best mech movements are expensive as fuck, and rightly so. They're marvels of engineering. If you didn't want a marvel of engineering, then you got a cheap mech watch, since its less accurate movement would be assuaged by its lower price, and some mechs were really good even for the common man's purchase.

If you don't want a mechanical watch that of course means quartz (inb4 obscure vaporwave indie watch that's neither). And with a quartz, if you really couldn't be satisfied with a $50 Timex or Casio, then you'd get a $250 Bulova, and if that didn't cut it, then you were best off saving up about three Gs, since that's the only point where you start paying for a movement that's actually appreciably better than that Casio.

>>61647304
You did well. Fossil watches work fine and look good, they are just too generic and bland, that's why memelords here hate it even tho they like equally generic budget seiko watches

>>61643996
>not getting the the timeless white dial 035 instead.

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>>61650038
post your obscure vaporwave indie watches

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>>61650280

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>>61650296

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>>61650038
You can get a 10spy thermocompensated quartz watch that's 10-30 times better than the casio for under $400

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>>61650311

>>61650421
right hand side: solar time, sidereal time, equation of time
left hand side: date, moonphase, sunrise, sunset, power reserve
Powered by a chip-scale atomic clock (this is actually an atomic wristwatch, not radio controlled)

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>>61650330

>33mm

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>>61650612
>>33mm


but i guess hes not a man like you

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>>61650612

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>>61650666
yeah if only they'd gone this route

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>>61650666

i guess you're as cool as he is

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>>61650280
Wait, that's what an Accutron looks like when running in slow motion? That's cool as hell.

>>61650898
u wut

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>>61650975
Damn straight.

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>>61650421

>>61650038
>you were best off saving up about three Gs, since that's the only point where you start paying for a movement that's actually appreciably better than that Casio.
on no metric will a mechanical watch beat quartz

>>61650330
thermo-compensated is pointless in the age of radio controlled, which you can get <$100

>>61649588
>Most people here will die while wearing an SKX.
most people will die wearing their beater. period.

>>61651324
More reason to make that beater a sub

>>61651328
sure, but patek as a beater sounds retarded.

>>61651373
that all depends on your income. If you are wearing million dollar watches to special occasions a 15 thousand dollar watch is going to be a beater.

>>61651373
Beater is the wrong word. It's just your daily.

>>61651398
true

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>>61651224

>>61651389
>that all depends on your income
more like on being a douche or not.

>>61651264
>depending on radio waves
>not having your own cesium oscillator on your wrist
Enjoy your uncertainty lmao.

>>61651562
having money makes you a douche? If you have a 300 million dollar boat who gives a fuck how much your watch costs? you gonna wear a fucking casio? if you like it you will. Money is no longer an object.

>>61651579
given that radio controlled will use less battery, yours will be more uncertain in the long run as it will be dead way sooner

>>61648051
103 isn't tegimented, 757 is more similar to that damasko

>>61651627
with money comes responsibility.
showing off your money is bad taste and a sign of nouveau riche.

>>61651683
Responsibility to not hurt poor people's feelings? I don't want to turn this into another stupid episode of /wt/ pretends to know how rich people should spend their money, but why do you think shit like the Patek Nautilus or the AP Royal Oak (NOT the niggered out Offshore) exist? It's $30,000 for a fucking plain steel three-hander beater sports watch, the people who buy those things could not give less of a shit if the watch accidentally falls overboard when they're leaning over the side of their yacht. And those aren't watches any normal person would recognize, nobody out on the street is going to say holy shit that dude's wearing a watch worth more than my entire life savings.

>>61651755
Just because you can afford it, doesn't mean that you need to be a nigger and treat it like a hunk of shit. Someone spent countless hours building and finishing the watch. Knowing that someone treats your work like that would hurt a lot. Fuck off, nouveau rich.

>>61651755
I know a couple guys who make 7 figures. They wear a TAG and a Casio. I guess they have better things to spend their money on.

>>61651855
they need to read this asap:
http://www.businessinsider.de/a-wall-street-guide-to-watches-2015-8

>>61651855
It's almost like some people are interested in high-end watches and some aren't

>>61651855

Should all of in this thread be wearing F91s?

>>61651849
I'm not defending it and honestly getting to tag along and try all the luxury food and drink and shit did not make up for having to hang out with rich people, so I'm glad that's over for me.

>>61651855
There's orders of magnitude between people who make a million in a year's work and people who do business throwing millions around. Your friends probably hang out with people who wear an Ulysse Nardin or a Patek or a Blancpain or all of the above.

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What have you got in the mail?

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>>61652082
I'm thinking of buying George Daniels' book. I'm also trying to decide if I want to mail off one of my watches for servicing or try a local place. I'm also definitely not interested in buying another watch anytime soon.

>>61652044
fuck i would...if it works it works...why be such a upstart prick douche

>>61652192
I have a wt meme on the way I'll probably ship to Shane when it gets here.

>>61652205
Is someone else wearing an expensive watch a personal affront to you, or what? I think other people are free to buy and wear whatever the fuck they want even if I don't like it.

>>61651562
>>61651683
>more like on being a douche or not
>a sign of nouveau riche
Are you retarded? According to you everybody should wear a cheap Casio or are showing off?
Lawyerfag, for example, wears a 5k Speedmaster for a beater, a watch btw that's it's right now in my dream list, and he's virtually the opposite of a douche.

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>>61652508
>a faggot wearing a watch is proof of all people being douches
Pic related, how a normal dude wears a watch

>>61652508
are you autistic? it's just a fucking picture

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>>61652586

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Why people wear watches on their hands?

>>61652669
to show it off

>>61652669
People don't though; they wear them on their wrists.

>>61643996
>>61647573
>>61652508

>>61652855

>>61652361
What?

>>61652331
Congratulations.

You have the least autistic watch in the entire thread.

>>61645883

It's exquisite, marvelous finishing and the case is so lovely. I do however have one minor issue with it, my bitch wrists work better with 36mm so Seiko should make another $4000 special edition for retard seiko fags to buy

>>61652897
That's on the wrist man, cool your autism jets.

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>>61652980
>Cuck minimalism and Bauhaus """styling"""
>Least autistic

>>61653026
>Cuck minimalism and Bauhaus """styling"""
I agree, hence
>Least autistic
vs. non-autistic.

I have yet to see a non-autistic watch posted on /g/.

What's your vote for least autistic watch this time around?

Bonus points if you give your vote for most autistic watch as well.

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>>61653129
>What's your vote for least autistic watch this time around?

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>>61653303
Fuck, wish it was 40mm

>>61653303
The 70s called, they want their dad back.

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>>61653507
kek
what kind of idiot are you?

>>61653303

I wish they had a regular black bay with 3, 6, 9.

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>>61643549
>>61643549
>>61643549
>>61650330
>>61647304
>>61645883
>>61644599
>>61644455
>>61644434

>>61651094

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>>61653017

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>>61656097
I hate two tone so much.

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>>61656208
>I hate two tone so much.

DateJust two tone looks like an old man's watch or a poor man's gold Rolex.

But the two tone Submariner just works.

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Should I pull the trigger?
Are Vostoks just memes. I want a work watch that can take a beating

>>61656918
why not.. but that folded bracelet is garbage.

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>>61656918
Or this model? Maybe its a little less autistic

>>61656944
what model is this?

>>61656960
2416B

>>61656983
>2416B

that is a movement is it not?
?

>>61657006
It is, silly me. Its an Amphibia, but I'm not sure what it is specifically. Sorry

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>>61643571
This.

43mm Navi on my 7" wrist.

>>61657536
you look like a homosexual

>>61657536
> On my wrist
Yes I can see that. But typically watches are worn above the wrist. Just a tip!

>>61649745
After years of casually considering various mechanical watches, this seems to hold a lot of truth.

>>61657611
see
>>61656097

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>>61656918

"I... I am dumbfounded by just how good the Vostok Amphibia is. The applied red bezel markings are impeccable and reinforce the horological heritage of the Vostok brand. For $100, cheaper if you shop around, you're not simply getting a fantastic diver, you are making your mark as a serious wristwatch collector."

>>61649719
Daniel Wellington

>>61657724
do you think he hand paints that mustache on every morning while wearing his signet rings.

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>>61656944

"I am being very careful with my white gloves to handle this exceptional, vintage, Vostok diver, because it's so rare to encounter one in such immaculate condition."

I'm in Japan for the next few weeks and want to buy a nice watch. My budget is around $1,500. What would you guys buy?

I'm thinking about picking up a nice used Speedmaster Auto, but I'm kind of torn about it. I've always wanted a speedy and the auto models are in my price range (I saw a few today in the ~130,000 yen range) but the fact that they're not the "real moonwatch" is a bit of a letdown and I'm not sure how I feel about the 39mm size.

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>>61656918
Just get it. I wear that exact watch every day at work and have had zero problems.
Also, bin that band and get a nato or a Zulu.

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Wow so ground breaking

>>61658979
Judging by the date windows, he even drew them only one day apart.

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>>61658979

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>>61658979

real creative guy we got here

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>>61658979
3

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My watch collection minus the meme Tag heuer.

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>>61659584

>>61659584
damn anon that is classy as fuck. Excellent taste all around. The only watch i would change out would be the sub for a black model. Not a fan of the green but i do get why people like it.

>>61659639
Thanks.
I bought the green sub hoping it would appreciate in price. Also it really grows on you when you see it in person and it suits my age, but I don't wear it very often.

>>61659674

It is nice i just would not be capable of pulling it off. On a side note that VC is stunning. Do you have any shots of the dial in sunlight?

>>61659584
What's the Cellini reference number?

>>61659710
I don't because my phones camera is shit, but I'll try to take one tomorrow and post it in the thread (it's already night time here)

>>61659767
Rolex cellini 4136

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Is this a Texas Instruments watch?

is it worth anything?

>>61659940
I can feel the hairs being plucked off my arm with that folded metal band.

>>61659890
It's a nice watch anon.

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Post what's next on your wish list

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>>61660359

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>>61660359

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>>61660359
Debating between this or a snowfrake for my first non-shitter.

>>61660359
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RRAHpgAbMmU

>>61660515


>>61648133
>>61648162

>>61660531
whoops
still want a skwaalee though

>>61659584
Love the Vacheron Overseas. Good to see some nice vintage watches in there too.

>>61660623
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mBFI8ScdE4E

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>>61660359
Thinking of buying it next month.

>>61661016
Why wait?

>>61661316
Not in stock until then.

>>61660359
I guess some sort of chrono but I'm not sure which. Speedy is a safe choice but I'm already almost tired of looking at it and I don't even own one. I want to like the El Primero but they're all kind of ugly. The Seiko SDGZ013 just had to be a fucking special edition and have a shit date window. I almost would just rather a quartz one instead if there were any high quality quartz chronos, a mechanical chrono seems like kind of a headache.

>>61660934
These are fucking hilarious

>>61661016
why spend that much on a shitter?
go with something that'll hold it's value like an explorer 2 or man on the foooookin moon

>>61659584
Pretty nice actually, now post your meme Tag Heuer

>>61661645
There are only 4 iconic ones worth owning, so if the ones you mentiones aren't your thing you either need a Daytona or a Navitimer.

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>>61661645

>>61662460
>shitter
Explain yourself

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>>61662777
The Daytona and Navitimer are also really ugly. Really the style I like is vintage Heuers. I like the horizontal 3-register layout and sunken subdials, but fuck me if I'm going to buy a vintage chrono and pay to service it or give TAG my money for one of their remakes. I also like that they're a nice size, the Speedy has most of the features I like except it only comes in one color and it's dinner plate sized.

>>61662460
> shitter
> $7k GS
I don't think you know the meaning of shitter.

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>>61662460
> why spend that much on a shitter?
Because I like it and I can?

> go with something that'll hold it's value like an explorer 2
When I get a Rolex it'll be this.

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>>61661016
>>61663119


why don't you not get either of those


get something like this

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>>61662872
That's a really nice Carrera.
Have you looked at a Speedmaster Reduced (MK2)? They are a bit smaller but automatic so yes you don't get muh moonwatch but it's a really nice watch.
Does it have to be a Panda dial chronograph?

>>61663299
That may be iconic but I think it simply looks ugly as fuck.

>>61663410
damn so you think

this
>>61663299
is ugly


but you like
this
>>61663119


shit man you do you

>>61663438
> stop-liking-what-I-dont-like.jpg

Because I've seen both irl and that's my opinion.

>>61663474
that's why i said shit man you do you ....

we can't all have good taste

>>61651934
I agreed with some of it but man what a pompous hipster conclusion.

>>61659584
green submariner is sexy af

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>>61656918
Get a 710 man; so much better than the 420.

>>61660074
You know damn well that it jingles like a motherfucker too.

>>61663551
That's disgusting

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>>61660359

>>61663119
>>61663551
>>61663712


is this someone memeing or do half of you actually have taste this bad?

>>61663742
G shocks are cool nigger

>>61663757
not that one

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>>61663742
This isn't even my final form.

SNZH55, SNZF17, SKX007 or SRP775?

>>61663849
Turtle. Better movement.

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>>61663781
Hmm maybe you are right, this is a cheap g shock but i dont want anything too expensive because now i have a casio royal watch and im perfectly fine with it, so why would i pay more if it gets the job done


Anyway, can anyone recommend me another gshock thats not too expensive and looks better? What do you all think about pic related?

>>61663791
It had better be

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>>61663895
Somewhere out there, some motherfucker puts this on his wrist every morning and looks at it with appreciation before he goes to get laugh at by his superiors at work.

>>61663866
better in what way?
hand-winding isn't needed and hacking isn't a must.

>>61663879
>can anyone recommend me another gshock thats not too expensive and looks better?
meme recommends DW5600MS-1:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yaZ5frKL9Iw

>>61663973
Then get the SKX if you don't care about handwinding.

>>61664081
why would you ever care for handwinding when it's automatic?

>>61664125
I personally think it's kind of useless since you just gotta shake the watch a couple of times to get it started, but some people get off on that kind of geekery.
Hacking is super useful though if you're autistic about setting the time.

>>61663973
>>61664125

hand-winding is nice to have to get a watch started or to get a watch through a weekend. Hacking is essential for accurately setting your watch. if you can't even accurately set the fucking thing what good is it? It also makes it easier to work on if that needs to be done. YOU CAN'T EVEN SYNCHRONIZE YOUR WATCHES WITH YOUR BUDDIES.

>>61664148
>Hacking is super useful though if you're autistic about setting the time.
in theory you shouldn't set the time backwards when it's not hacking (only forward) as you are going against the balance wheel and can damage it.
in practice 7s26 is cheap and already inaccurate, so most don't care.

>>61664125
If my watch is dead and I want to wear it I like to be able to wind it to a full charge and be set for the day. As opposed to having to shake my watch like a monkey to start it up. And even then I don't know if it really got a decent charge or not.

>>61664081
what about the SRP191

>>61664298
>And even then I don't know if it really got a decent charge or not.
are you a couch potato, or why wouldn't the auto wind it up when it's on?

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>>61664254
>in theory you shouldn't set the time backwards when it's not hacking (only forward) as you are going against the balance wheel and can damage it.

What the fug is this?

Is that true ?

>>61664246
You do not need hacking to set the time accurately are you joking

I wonder if I called Shane if he'd let me be his protege in his apartment.

>>61664418
are you retarded?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kUmAWlZovz4

what do you guys think of this?

>>61664450
Regardless of where the second hand is on the dial when you set the time it still will keep time at whatever it does. If you set it to 10:30 while the second hand is at 45, it is 10:31 when the second hand hits 45 again, not 12. Are you going to tell me in the day you need to know the current second in the day? By the end of the day you've lost time and your watch is already doing this.

>>61664769
I want to accuratly be able to set my watch. I don't need a watch to begin with. If i can't even set it to the second what the fuck is the point? Its going to be off at the end of the day? I am going to die anyway should i just stop working and dig a hole? the fuck you talking about. Stop making excuses for your shitty skx. They make seiko 5's that cost less and have better movements.

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>>61664376
balance wheel is still engaged and wants to move the gear train forward when it's non-hacking, but keyless work goes backwards. that's some unneeded stress for the movement.
even most manuals for non-hacking don't mention setting the time backwards for this reason. see pic for 7s26.

>>61664796
>if it can't even be set to the second, what the fuck is the point

I don't know man what's the point of your:

Alarm clock, car clock, microwave clock, ANY dress watch without second hands

Gee I don't know. You're being autistic and unreasonable.

>>61664921
Just because I like to set the time to the second on a tool that tells the time doesn't make me unreasonable. If you buy a tool that doesn't accurately do what its supposed to do that is your problem.

>>61664921
Also you can accurately set the time on instruments without seconds hands as long as the time keeping function has stopped during the set period... so you are basically a fucking idiot.

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>>61663742
The Day Date 40 is one of the very few decent looking Rolex's

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>>61664797
even if it's hacking, day-date-mechanisms might get damaged by setting the time backwards.

>>61664977
Do you not understand that you're STILL keeping accurate time regardless of if second hand stops or not?

>>61665105
not with that ice blue, diagonal motif dial

>>61665105
I love the day date but not that one..

>>61665155
BUT IT CAN'T BE SET ACCURATELY

>>61665342
Fuck me you're so autistic. you're still keeping time accurately and the parts which matter (hours and minutes) are still completely accurate

>>61665318
i hope it's not the day date ii that you love

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Hi, can anyone recommend a good place to buy a secondhand Speedmaster?

Thanksss

>>61665470
www.Reddit.com/r/watchexchange

Not even memeing

>>61664246
Seriously. How can you call each other buds if you don't even synchronize your watches while bumping boners?

>>61665486
thanks m8

>>61665412
I am autistic because i buy tools to use and you can't set this type of tool correctly without it stopping. Me not wanting to buy a shitty tool is being autistic? I consider hacking a necessary feature for any time keeping device. My fucking microwave allows me to set the time like this. How is that autistic? Are you fucking retarded? What are you arguing for? Its ok for you not to be able to set your clock? Whatever floats your boat my man.

>>61665253
Are you blind? That's the best looking one.

>>61664246
>YOU CAN'T EVEN SYNCHRONIZE YOUR WATCHES WITH YOUR BUDDIES.
beta pls.
they synchronize on my mark. no hacking needed.

>>61665650
nigga u crazy

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>>61665650
avda.de taiw

>>61665659
bro! it's almost like people have different tastes. I'm horrified.

>>61659239
This one wasn't actually Genta I think.

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>>61665682

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>>61665684
it isnt. but this is

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>>61665682


>>61665683
that person said are you blind its the best one... did you mean to reply to that comment?

>>61665253
>Implying lattice/crosshatch motifs aren't great

>>61665682
no in-house movement

>>61665792
u fkn wut? It has a 3155 you pleb

>>61665831
elaborate how that can be in-house if it's not from Rolex. it's not even modified.

>>61665682
>>61665704
>>61665743
Can you stop please? I just ate.

>>61665875
wut in the actual fuck are you talking about?

>>61665898
that movement is from Aegler not Rolex

>>61664432
I actually think he already has an apprentice, surprisingly.

>>61665931
You mean the movement factory that made movements for all of Rolex's watches that Rolex has full ownership of? And you only listed a small part of the full name of that company. The factory is a Rolex factory there is no such thing as Aegler. An "Aegler" movement is a rolex movement. The only Aegler there is some family member that is a higher up at the current rolex movement works.

>>61665931
Rolex did not have complete control over their now fully owned movement factory, they were only a minority shareholder. The full name of the company tells the story "Aegler, Société Anonyme,Horologies D Excellence Fabrique des Montres Rolex & Gruen Guild A.," this means, in translation, Aegler incorporated, manufacturer of Rolex & Gruen Guild A Watches. At this time ownership of the factory was split between three parties, Herman Aegler (movements only), (Hans Wilsdorf of now Rolex, RWC watch sales) and the Gruen brothers, Frederick Gruen and George Gruen.Now Aegler manufactured movements for both companies, who then sold the completed branded watches in their respective territories; Wilsdorf of Rolex, throughout Europe, Asia and the British Empire; whilst the Gruen brothers sold in the USA only. This arrangement worked well until Rolex acquired the patent for the the Oyster case and screw down crown system; now they had something very new and special which they wished to sell all over the world, not just in their limited territory. However the three way partnership prohibited Rolex from selling their products with Aegler movement in the Gruen brothers' territory (and vice-versa).

So Hans of Rolex being a very clever and shrewd man, took a sideways move and fitted their new Oyster cases with a movement from FHF (Fontmelon)factory just down the road from Gruen and then tried to find a US distributor.

>>61666045
>yfw he's a time traveler and forgot that it's currently 2017 and not 1947

>>61666262
Can you show me one piece of information anywhere showing me that the 3155 is not a Rolex designed Rolex built movement? And why you think this movement comes from a non owned factory? You realize Rolex even has their own foundry now right?

>>61666338
What the fuck are you talking about m8? I'm saying the nigga who's going on about aegler is a lost time traveler.

>>61666373
quoted wrong comment my bad m8.

>>61665587
"hey anon what time is it"
6:43 AND FORTY TWO SECONDS (oh but my watch has gained or lost time anyways so even that is not accurate)

>>61665951
Fuck me dead. What a golden opportunity that is.

>>61666617
You have no excuse for not setting the time correctly go be mad about your 20 dollar Malaysian shitko movement somewhere else. You got memed end of story.

>>61666817
Wow you're really trying to get out of this one aren't you? Not that I have to justify myself to your autism but my watches hack. Thanks.

>>61666045
Rolex bought Aegler only in 2004.
caliber 3155 is from 1988, thus not in-house.

>>61667018
They didn't buy some random company they bought out the other partners from their own movement factory. Rolex fucking founded it you pleb.

>when you fuck up making /w/t

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>>61665155
>>61665342
You don't need a dedicated hacking mechanism, if you put backwards pressure on the crown you can "hack" the watch. So even if you insist the second hand must be correct, simply not having a hacking mechanism doesn't prevent that.

That being said, you don't need to, necessarily use the second hand as a time telling mechanism (like anon mentioned), but rather as a indicator mechanism to let you know that the watch is currently operating properly, without having to look at it long enough to perceive movement in the minute hand. This is why lume on a second hand is required on divers, not because they should be using it for timing while diving (it's mostly the minute hand that's used while diving), but because the second hand is used to quickly ascertain that your watch hasn't stopped. And that's why you'll see watch manufacturers put lume on either side of the second hand on dive watches they like.

>>61667635
>>61667635
>>61667635
>>61667635
>>61667635