/wt/ watch thread

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First for tuning forks.

Do the OP properly you dumb sack of shit.

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Third for dat spd

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>coworker knows I like watches and wants advice
>wants a "classic style" and "rugged" watch
>also wants a skeleton dial
Fuck me, I get it, mechanical watches are cool and all but all skeleton watches are dogshit and/or too dressy.

>>62093406
Just recommend something with a sapphire caseback as a compromise.

>>62093406
>>62093422
https://www.amazon.com/Seiko-SNK809-Automatic-Stainless-Canvas/dp/B002SSUQFG

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Still trying to work on the pricing, though the family friend said that any bit of shekels is good as long as i consider it a good deal.

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Why do people spend so much time and money on polishing (Or lack thereof) these turds? I can get tossing the cheapo bracelet, and MAYBE getting a new bezel as long as it's not one of those $50 ones, but some go all fucking out for a $60-$70 watch that'll gain a minute a day.

>>62094367
Because it's fun and you risk nothing doing it. FUck the watch up and you lose a few bucks. Do you think people want to customise a Patek or a JLC? Too risky.

>>62094384
This and let's not forget you can easily get any new spare part for a modern Amphibia including entire cases.

So what's with the movement of the skx007?
Some people told me it works like a tank, some say it's dogshit. What is the truth now?

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>>62094435
Butterfingered retards getting a 7S26 as their first automatic and then abusing it.

Pic related this is an ETA 2824 that was brought back after four days.

>>62094367
>24 hour bezel
>12 hour watch
Because they are literally Hitler.

>>62094435
It's a tank of a movement but lack some features.

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>>62092984
Hello, I went to space too.

>>62094463
It will be my first automatic watch too but I don't plan on abusing it by any means. I'll treat it like any other watch I've owned so far meaning trying not to damage or scratch it by any means possible. Heck I even cared about my 20 Dollar Casio watch as if it was some expensive piece of jewelry.
>>62094487
I heard it does not have hacking or hand winding but I don't really care about those features

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>>62094435
When people say a decent budget movement is dogshit, they're most likely the kind of person who genuinely takes Archie's advice to heart and cranks it to finely finished movements that cost as much as a car. Gorgeous finishing and watches altogether, don't get me wrong, but the most a lot of us are going to afford is something like a Sub or Datejust.
I'm going to be real with you; the 7S26 is a cheap as hell movement and is the same one as in the $55 SNK809, and they're made in Malaysia instead of Grorious Nihon so the QC can be lacking. On the upside, the movement is quite reliable for the price, and it's cheap as hell (Like $45 on eBay for a whole NOS movement) so you can just drop a new one in if the old one shits the bed like you would a Vostok.
Dogshit for me would be like one of those early Chinese ETA clones or something you'd find in a franken Slav watch which would shit the bed within a year and be impossible to repair.

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>>62094491
I hope you're saving up for the OG space watch.

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>>62094512
It's a very positive hit and miss, meaning you're more likely to fall on a reliable movement that can work very well through quite a bit before needing service.

I've had and still have quite a bit of 7S26 and derivative movements (4RXX and 6RXX) watches and they have all been from good to excellent.

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>>62094512
Hacking & handwinding aren't really necessary imho. They're just expected these days, especially when there are other watches at similar prices that have them.

I love my SKX, I recommend getting a Strapcode super oyster, I also swapped to a lumed ceramic bezel insert.

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recommend me a band for this?

>>62094578
2big4me, would have bought it already if it was <40mm

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>>62083126
As he said, it's a Perlon, and I'd reckon that he got it from Cheapestcuckstraps since I've got a pretty similar one on my SNK803. Not my picture, but it's pretty much exactly what it looks like.

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>>62094834
do you think a perlon strap would be a good replacement for this? or do they only work with white dials/silver cases?

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>>62094872
I don't see why not. Black, brown, or navy would be a good combination with a gold case if you ask me.

>>62094893
nutting over this pic rn

Why does my wristbone feel more defined/look bigger after a few weeks of constantly wearing a watch? is it just constricting the area behind it and making it smaller?

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there's just something cute about a little 35mm vintage seiko.

ARCHIE IS LIVE RIGHT NOWE WITH OPEN GOOGLE HANGOUTS COME SHIT ON HIM ABOUT SEIKOS

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nAk0tFIifOU

>>62095021
Looks like any current Seiko 5.

>>62095132
:(

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>>62095137
With Seiko 5's most of the times you can only tell if it was made in the 70's or the 2010's by the movement used.

>>62095154
:((((((((((((((((((

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>>62095166
>implying that's a bad thing
Seiko had god-tier aesthetics in the 70's a lot of which they still use today.

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>>62095098
EVERYONE ASK HIM ABOUT HOMOS

>>62095222
HE WONT RESPOND

>>62095213
im drunk and i think what i was trying to say is that most modern watches are huge and i love my old little thing

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>>62095222
>>62095240
he was definitely reading the stream, he said "guys please don't be upset" but he wouldn't fucking respond to us. maybe he's never heard of nomos

>>62095257
No, he definitely knows HOMOS. I'll email him.

Does anyone have any experience with the handwind-only modified Seagull ST17

Im looking at this watch specifically since Im not going to spend 200 on a Junkers Quarz or 300+ for a used Junghans but I am worried that the movement will break after a while and I wont be able to replace it.

http://www.good-stuffs.com/Vanilla-hand-winding-mechanical-wristwatch-retro-styled-2016-edition_p_240.html

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>>62094435

>>62095281
http://www.ebay.com/itm/New-Automatic-Movement-Seagull-ST17-Movement-Big-Date-/172714907824?hash=item28369c58b0:g:cFIAAOSwYvFZNYGL
buy some movements

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opinions?

>>62094834
The day/date separator not being in line with the hour ring is a serious design flaw.

help me please if my lugs are 19mm and my only choices are 20mm or 18mm bands which one should i get

>>62095345
20mm, though there shouldn't be an issue to get a 19mm strap.

>>62095356
i can never find 19mm navy blue perlon straps that arent $30+

>>62095361
If it's a perlon get 20mm.

>>62095361
You could have said it's a perlon you're looking for to begin with.

20mm is the way to go.

>>62095364
ok, thank you so much!

also, how weird would it look if i put an 18mm strap on a watch with 20mm lugs?

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>>62095377
Very weird.
When you get it, boil it with soapy water to make it softer.

>>62095401
>wearing the watch on your hand
what a pleb

>>62095401
that's a bit extreme. that's literally like wearing a 14mm on a 20mm

>>62095310
those wont fit unless the rotor and its connection are removed. I think Ill just go for it and hope for the best.

>>62095447
The undersized strap wasn't intentional, it's all they had available.

why does my vintage seiko five not pause the second hand when i pull the crown out to the adjusting position? is this normal?

>>62095718
It shouldn't have hacking if it's a 7XXX series movement.

>>62095718
If a vintage Seiko 5 doesn't have "SS" (as in Stop Seconds) on the dial then the movement is non-hacking. See mine >>62095213 that has it.

>>62095755
>>62095758
i don't know what hacking means, but it says Automatic 17 jewels

>>62095257
He'll probably remember Nomos if you throw $35 his way, and then call it an ABSOLUTE SSSSSHITTER.

>>62095154
>Seiko cactus

>>62095768
Check the back, or the lower printing on the dial.

It has the movement-model number there in a XXXX-XXXX format (A.E 7005-8020).

Though i do think it's a 7XXX series movement, so it doesn't hack.

>>62095810
it reads:

SEIKO
WATER RESISTANT
666772
ES
weird little thing that looks like a rotated 69
STAINLESS STEEL 63098840 [A6]

>>62095098
Why do people actually take this dressed up bogan's watch advice seriously?

>>62095845
this is on the back btw

>>62095796
Well in my language "actus" is an old-timey medical term for fucking.

I use the english pronunciation whenever someone asks me what watch is that.

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>>62095768
http://lmgtfy.com/?s=b&iie=1&q=hacking+watch

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>>62095845
>6309-8840
Well, it's a 6309 movement which doesn't hack.

>>62095894
ok, thanks. does this mean it's older or something maybe? i thought most seiko 5's were similar

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>>62094367
They don't really spend that much. Mine ran me 55 for the watch with the steel crown purchased and installed, and another 20 for the bezel. Still cheaper than any other diver on the market.

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>>62095845
That's a 6309 movement. They don't hack out of the factory but parts kits exist to make them hack.

Don't try to install this yourself, you'll just destroy the movement.

>>62093196
is the main crown screw down/

Hello there /wt/
I'm looking around a bit, thinking about getting a watch. I never wore anything on my wrist, then I had an Apple watch, realised the constant notifications made me uncomfortable and having to worry about yet another battery is stupid. Sold it, now I have 150 euros to get a watch.

> Easy to see the time. Black hands on white background or something.
> Radio controlled
> Partial to japanese brands because I am a huge weeabo.


help would be really appreciated.

>>62095949
Yes. Screw down main crown with manual wind and hacking. The bottom crown is not screw down though.

>>62095908
It's significantly older, and via the serial number i can see that yours is from June 1986.

And Seiko 5's were first produced during the 70's, and have evolved over time into the Seiko 5's you have in the market today (various movements like the 6309,6106,7005/6/9/19) and so forth.

I have a feeling you probably bought one of these cheap Indian Seiko 5's haven't you?

>>62096024
Radio controlled only works in certain countries, and the cheapest Radio controlled watches from Citizen are around 180~250$ for that doesn't look like mangled corpses from a high speed car crash.

Otherwise, a good option in your budget is one of the Orient neo70 chronographs. Or any new and not oversized Seiko/Citizen/Orient quartz.

Automatic watches are a different topic, with much more recommendations.

>>62096088
thanks, good to know. and yes, i did buy it for $20 from india. how'd you know?

>>62096123
Figured as much.

Anyhow, unless you enjoy knowing that the only thing holding that watch together is Indian excrement i would suggest to either toss it into the garbage or into the toxic waste disposal and buying a proper (perhaps new) non-feces lubed one that'll possibly out live you.

Also, burning it isn't recommended as the toxic gases will both impact the ozone and those who inhale them.

>>62096175
what's wrong with indian made shitters again?

>>62096189
A shorter list would be what's right with them, seen here:

>

Just avoid pooinloo watches unless you want some franken, repainted dial dogshit with pubes in the movement.

>>62096189
I serviced an HMT Javan before. In short: everything.

>>62096241
>>62096245
so since it says seiko, it's still seiko, right?

>>62096088
thanks, I'll have a look. Thought radio controlled worked everywhere, I'll check here in Spain.

>>62095319
I'd like to congratulate The Swatch Group in finally succeeding in not ritually mutilating a watchmaker they acquired and then wearing their skin as a bodysuit for once. GO even appear to still have good finishing! It's a fucking Christmas miracle!

>>62096265
Maybe it is, maybe it's a shitty worn out Citizen-clone HMT movement.

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>>62096283

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>>62096298
inside on the movement it says japan made and seiko everywhere

>>62096317
why do you retards buy these again?

>>62096316
wut teh fuk is that

>>62096291
Maybe the Germans don't let themselves get cucked as easily by their baguette-eating French-Swiss masters. Maybe Glashütte is too far from Biel.

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>>62096347

>>62096332
what part of china is this from?

>>62096383
You wish it were fake
costs like a car

>>62096189
A short explanation would be the rickshaw crash copypasta, but i can't find.

So in the long run, Pahjeet finds an old rather trashed Seiko/Orient/Citizen and pays 20 rupees for it. Goes to the local shitting corner and grabs so fine Indian watch lubricant, gently spreads the excrement across the gears and prays to his Hindu gods that the watch will work. proceeds to carefully clean the dial as much as he can despite his instincts.

Afterwards he sells it on eBay for 20$ (Which are 1200~ rupees i think) making a massive profit, joyfully runs like a madman nearly slipping and crashing onto the ground after after stepping on the morning shit he took out the window and ships it to a clueless guy who bought it on eBay.

Is it a real Seiko? Mostly is, although it's usually extremely worn and brought to a barely running but good enough to sell condition.

Also, they regularly create hand painted fake dials if they are too far decayed to be sold as is.

>>62096245
>>62096298
The one time i didn't find a person regretting on purchasing an Indian shit rework is when he needed quite a few parts for a 8110A chronograph and it was the cheapest (and only) option at the time

>>62096371
doesn't look as cool as other pateks tho

>>62096395
I was thinking the same. traded it for 20k+ for that reason

>>62096316
>>62096332
>>62096371

seeing as patek never made this and it sells only on indian websites for about 100 usd. ill go out on a limb here and say its the lowest of the low chinkshit

>>62096395
This site is 18+, you dumb fuck redditor. I already told you, get the fuck out.

>>62096427

Patek Dual Time Moon Phase

>>62096088
>>62095931
>>62095894
>>62095154
>>62095810
>>62095758
you guys seem to know a shit ton about old seikos, so what can you gather from this? (US, not india btw)

>>62096371
>it's a pajeet
only nigger pajeets have the dignity to wear such an obvious fake

>>62096371
"""PATEK PHILIPPE"""
yeah I'll give you 10 bucks for it

>>62096447
the whole point of having a watch is for it to look good, idiot. who the fuck cares what's inside

>>62096461
yeah m8 you can just look at the front and back of the watch. the blueing and the finishing as well as the bran screws to determine in about 10 seconds that watch is worth less than the keyboard i am typing this comment out on.

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>>62096473
(You)

>>62096488
lol i wanted to see how mad i could get this dude

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>>62092984

>>62096555
is this bait?

>>62096464
From what?

It's a worn and roached Seiko 5 that cost your 20$ more than it should have, 20$ that were expertly swindled by Raj.

It may or may not work, though being a Seiko they do have a tendency to run no matter what you toss it through.

As far as how well it will run, only tomorrow will tell if it'll even fucking survive till then.

>>62096555
how much did you pay for that

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>>62096464
>>62096582
fucking forgot the damn picture

>>62096599
why would you people buy shit like this?

>>62096599
Looks like one of the old Seiko 8122 quartz, nothing special but if that's the style you're going for you can get either the SNKK65 or SNKL15.

Alternatively just look for a new Seiko 5, on eBay or Amazon.

>>62096696
but why? I seroiusly want to understand this. I get it if you are 18 have no money want to get into watches and buy a 60 dollar seiko to have until you can buy a real watch. But why are you fuckers buying tons of shit seikos? i see it all the time. People post "collections" and there are 5 or 6 shitty seikos in the boxes? Is this mental illness?

>>62096690
>>62096696
>>62096724
it was $15, i had no money and i wanted a steel chain. $60 seiko 5s on ebay never have steel chains. $15 vs. $100

>>62096724
I'm assuming he is 18 and has just the allowance that his mom gives him, and or whatever he gets from flipping burgers.

And for 60$, a Seiko 5 is a proper (low-end) first watch to have.

>>62096779
Bracelets, and they do come with them depending on the model.

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Found this watch in my grandparents garage. Seiko 7006 internet tells me it's from the 1970s. Unsure how to restore it. The Gold colour is all yucky and the glass has scratches and the original strap is missing so I tried installing my own but the spring bar isn't long enough or something because the bar keeps falling out of the hole even though it looks like it fits.

I'm a complete noob at this sort of modification I usually stick with the straps the watch came with but this was missing and ebay doesn't seem to have Seiko parts that far back.

Is it even worth attempting to restore?

>>62096804
ok. find me a new seiko 5 with a steel bracelet for $60.

>>62096836
SNKK27
the 793 is usually 60 as well but all the 5s are overpriced for some reason ; probably gonna be a labour day "sale"

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>>62096810
yes, restore it then put a blue perlon strap on it.

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>>62096864
well, then. that's pretty ugly but i'll take it. thanks for proving me wrong, i might actually end up getting this

>>62096866
underage

>>62096836
Prices vary with shipping, so give or take it can be up to 70~75$.

Though finding one that's exactly 60$ shipped is possible.

>>62096894
no don't the blue ones and other 5s are usually 62 dollars. Some bullshit is going on right now. Just wait it out

>>62096903
ok well i think my argument still stands a bit. some people who are first getting into watches would rather spend $15 vs $75 on a watch. i see what you're saying though, there's no use relying on a piece of actual shit that's old and will probably die on me in a year or two.

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>>62096894
nvm seiko are a bunch of fucking kikes

folded steel bracelet, made in china, direct sales, still want 100 dollars for the snks. this is why i fucking hate seiko with such a passion.

>>62096948
t. jew

>>62096964
t. apple user

>>62096964
hey man i get really angry because in the end i really want one. Seiko should be selling a slimmer skx 013 with a 6r15 in it for 250 dollars but they are too fucking horrible to do it.

>>62096984
also no day date and a super oyster type bracelet

>>62096948
>considers buying a seiko 5
>"URGH! THIS IS BEGINNING TO LOOK LIKE AN UNSOUND INVESTMENT, FUCK SEIKO!"

You don't sell a seiko 5, you lose it or break it. You're paying for a watch you shouldn't care too much about.

If you want to buy a Seiko with resale value, get a gen-2 monster, or a vintage King quartz. Something people actually care about.

>>62097220
you did not understand. don't worry

>>62096984
>>62096993
>Seiko should make 0 profit and make impractical design choices, because I WANT IT THAT WAY!!
Calm down you literal child.

>>62097404
Oh piss off, you very well know that the Sistine Chapel is doable today.

>>62097404

they would actually make a very reasonable profit and the increased sales would probably make it an amazing product for Seiko. The problem is Seiko is not doing anything to make mechanical watches more mainstream and is not responding to current community demand.

>>62097404
you realize is costs seiko almost nothing to produce the 6r15 right? ok fine 300 dollars. what is there excuse now? why can't they sell a good slim 38mm iso certified diver with a 6r15 and a good solic bracelet for 300 dollars?

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>>62094872
They work with gold cases, I've got a sand one on my 50s Accurist & a navy one on my 80s Seiko.

>>62097504
what color(s) should i get?

>>62096572
No
>>62096585
25 euros.

>>62097551
jesus christ. it looks like a $4 shitfuck from aliexpress.

What do you guys think about the casio f201wa-1a. Don't like autistic watches with arms to show time and high price tags.

>>62096895
>underage
??

>>62097601
ignore him, he's mad that people have different tastes

>>62097520
Navy, black, brown perhaps wine.

>>62097566
It looks pretty cool, neat copper in, light, minimalist and not huge. Love it so far.

What's wrong with it?

>>62097618
>gold plated seiko 5
>taste
kek

>>62097497
I'm not even gonna look into that, I'm pretty sure that's untrue.

>non-date automatic ISO women's dive watch
>more mainstream
Maybe in your hipster coffee shop bubble world it is. Perhaps Nomos is more up your pozhole, queerboi.

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>>62092984
nice religious semen
>>>/fa/

>>62097638
How does that signify someone being underage though? I bought that watch for ~£6 because it's from my birth year. I'm hardly underage at 37.

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>>62097637
millennial detected. question: does this make you hard?

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>>62096555
Get a real Sekonda faggot.

>>62097644
the market price for a consumer to buy a 6r15 through a parts company si about 100 usd. Seiko is making them for far less than that. its a machine made unfinished low beat movement.

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>>62097677
I have a gray metal Fossil, and a plastic old Casio. Both are small, so far this Sekonda is killing it.

24yo here.

Never understood why you praise so much Seiko and other functions besides hour and minute hands.

My skin is tan, so that white background won't suit me like black does.

>>62097775
don't listen to these cucks at least the fucking thing is unique

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what do people think of this watch

https://www.swatch.com/en/watches/gb743-once-again/

ive had it for ages in a drawer

>>62097775
You'll fit in at r/watches better

>>62097808
>https://www.swatch.com/en/watches/gb743-once-again/
day date
quartz
swatch

i don't know man take a guess.

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>>62097708
It's legit.

Also
>Uses fake gold on watch, call others out

Here have a taste of the real one

>>62097839
i dont know anything about watches lol

>>62097850
i was going to say t. Guido but you have hair on your arm

>>62097808
I think its cool

>>62097808
looks like something the pope would wear.

>>62097850
where is your wrist bone

>>62097911
I saw the pope a week ago. Had the intention to yell at him "Marxista, Jesuita hijo de puta!", but people around were so hyped the moment dissipated my negative thoughts.

That fuck is treated like a super star, children smiling, teen crying if he touch them, girls doing stupid shit to get his attention and everyone wanting to take a photo or picture.

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>>62097988

>>62098032
gross, no need to pop it out of place

>>62097850
I meant real Sekonda as in the original watches which were rebranded Poljot, Luch etc Soviet watches. Not the chinkshit brand it has become.

Also it's 15 micron 24k gold plated, the Soviet watches were well known for having decent thickness gold plating on their watches.

>>62098300
Why? Why did you ruin my watch. Didn't knew it had a Soviet past.

Fuck communism. I will wear my sister Mickey mouse watch on Sundays just to compensate my guilt. Fuck you man, I didn't ask for this feels.

>>62098425
Your disgusting watch is chink (like every fashion brand), especifically from a chink brand that bought the rights to use the name of an unrelated Soviet export watch brand. Therefore it's double commie, enjoy it faggot.

>>62098461
The fuck did I did to you man? The fuck did I did to you. This is why we can't have nice threads

>>62098491
we warned you. don't buy retard shit

Any recs for decent women's watches?

>>62098491
It's okay. Go buy a nice modern Omega. Then you don't have to worry about stuff like this.

But seriously, what where did you think your dirt-cheap, off-brand watch came from?

>>62098509
Cartier Tank is the only answer. Maybe a women's Rolex Datejust too.

>>62098509
ive been looking for a watch for my gf for a year now and all i come up with is a datejust

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Is this an OK watch?

>>62098509
Sub 100 - timex, Anne Klein, whatever you see at Target or Macy's that looks okay.
Sub 300, fashion - Kate Spade
Sub 500, non-fashion quartz - citizen
Sub 500, mechanical - orient
Sub-1000, mechanical - Hamilton
Sub-15000, mechanical - datejust, Cartier
High horology - van Cleef, little Lange 1 mother of pearl,

>>62098578
>quartz

No, it's a shitter.

Explorer-kun, I want to buy the same watch you have ^_^ What sort of accuracy do you get from it? Hope you don't feel like I'm cramping your style

>>62098581
What currency is that?

Botswana dollar?

>>62098625
You don't sound very intelligent.

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>>62098519
>recommending modern omega

>>62098578
looks ok

Is Rotary a semi-decent parts assembly brand or another chink shitter brand? What movements do they use?

What's /g/'s opinion on the Swiss brand Zeno Watch Basel? They seem to make well built watches with decent ETA movements for very good prices. The company itself also has a long history.

>>62098903
Was literally a set-up for someone to post that picture. Which you did, so go team, I suppose.

>>62098903
Watch brands that are made in communist countries:
>Seagull
>Moranbong
>Omega
Watch brands that are not made in communist countries:
>Rolex
>Vostok
Rly maeks u thnk

>>62098958
I will never miss an opportunity to shit on those swatch kikes. fuck them and their shitty oversized watches

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>current Explorer I's are 39mm

wtf when did this happen?

What's the most recent version that is 36mm?

And what's a fair price for one ?

>>62099718
Happened around 2010, only the ref. 214270 is 39mm. The 114270 is the last 36mm Explorer, made from around 2001 to 2010. I paid about $4100 a couple of months ago for one which was pretty much spotless and with the box and papers and everything. You could probably find decent ones for like $3500 if you're patient, the Explorer is a less popular model so it's lower volume but relatively cheap.

>>62095333
Yeah that really started to fuck with me once i noticed it.

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Who wristlet here?

>>62100234
pretty borderline but wearable as a sports watch in the modern style.

>>62100251
no

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is there any other acceptable ways to include diamonds in a watch.

>>62094886
Looks like an SKX009 with an aftermarket bezel; it's like the default "babby's first mechanical" along with the SNK809 and Vostok Amphibia.

Quartz is acceptable for chronographs, r-right?

>>62100580
Yes.

>>62100580
Quartz isn't acceptable for anything.

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>>62100628
)))))))))

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>>62100429
Correct, it's a custom lumed ceramic bezel insert. It also has a Strapcode super oyster.

>>62098932
Never heard of them, but I wouldn't be too cowed by the fact they have ETA movements. Hamilton Khakis have 2824s in them, and those are like 250 bucks.

No name boutique Swiss brands selling ETAs for 1k are a diamond dozen, so, if I were you, I'd vet them pretty carefully and look for a ton of reviews.

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>>62100668
>diamond dozen

>>62100682
Hey man, the watch industry is a doggy dog world.

>>62093029
Are they worth getting?
200-400 dollars for used one on ebay, around 100 for the 218.

>>62100668
>Diamond dozen

Oh my goodness

>>62100682
>>62100791
you must be new

>>62100807
XP

I have a hamilton vantage frim the early 60s that catches around the 10 second mark but oddly, only when i wear it not when its in the case.
Ant explanation or fix, or does it just need cleaned and seerviced?
https://youtu.be/NMEIkfvIh1E

>>62100872
normally when watch hands catch on something, it's because the hand itself is dislodged or bent and catches on the other hands, but here it doesn't look like that's the case

it could be just a cleaning problem, but it might also be a damaged movement

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>>62100744
they are definitely worth getting.

>>62100872
great watch though

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>>62101070
Do you have any other source where to buy it, except eBay? I would love to have pic related, but all of them on ebay seem to have been fucked by water.
I am not a fan of spaceview though.

>>62101172
ebay is probably your best bet honestly. You could try to go chrono24 but you'll pay well above ebay.

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love the look but hate the logo change
what's the one watch ruined for you by small details, /wt/

>>62101080
Copped off ebay for like $60, apart from the movement issue, its near mint apart frin some dings i can see with a loupe

>>62101221
Is the pic related worth 150 bucks? I am an europefag, so these watches ultra rare here.

>>62101348
>watch ruined by small details
that's about 85% of the watches I see, tbqh

>>62101363
If you mean >>62101172 my recommendation would be to pass and look for another, even if you have to import from outside EU (and even if you have to pay import duties). The condition doesn't look great at all, and I'd be most worried about the watch needing service given the visible corrosion. That said, 150 really isn't that much, so you could also just gamble and get it, hoping the movement is okay, if you're fine with the visible condition.

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This came in today. Looks so much better in person.

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>>62101348
Not actually ruined for me, but in skeletonized 2824s, the balance wheel is not actually centered. Most visible here, based on the 1o'clock and 11o'clock indices lengths.

>>62101443
Nice picture, though consider loosening that bracelet!

>>62101425
I am not sure, but most of the watches on ebay are even more expensive, with very rarely fetching something less than 100USD. More pictures:https://www.auctiva.com/hostedimages/showimage.aspx?gid=1109853&image=951565897&images=951565868,951565884,951565897&formats=0,0,0&format=0

>>62098932
>"30 METERS" printed under "automatic" on dial of many watches
>use of mineral glass and acrylic
>HUGE range of watches ensuring ZERO collectibility
>designs are all over the fucking place, seemingly taking inspiration from nowhere

Absolutely awful.

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>>62099876

Why did Rolex do this?

>be Rolex
>extreme careful not to do too much to lineup
>only conservative changes, low production number on many models
>wait no let's make all watches bigger and just that little bit shittier
why are they following "the market" when they basically can dictate the style?

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>>62101522
How about this one?
http://www.ebay.com/itm/272762877130

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>>62101522
Or this (you'd have to ask about int'l shipping)
http://www.ebay.com/itm/292223407838

>>62099718
>when did this happen?
When Chinese buyers were considered more important than a sense of taste.

>>62101636
Looks better, I like the arabic numbers more than simple indexes. But it is electroplated gold, instead of the gold filled.

>>62101655
I have a thing for DayDate, so I guess I will buy the one before! Thnaks for the link.

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>>62101694
http://www.ebay.com/itm/253115148627
Arabics, gold-filled

There's like a million of these on ebay, I'm just going down the list

>>62101443
Oh man how is the finishing on that bitch?

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>current year
>using an analog watch

>>62100744
If you get one, just remember that the Accutron is a niche movement and it might be a bitch to get serviced.

>>62101461
Wrist was angled but it didn't come with any extra links. Can they still loosen it.

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Huh, didn't know this existed

>>62101791
Amazing. On the site it looks good but in person it's like a light pearl.

>>62101808
Thanks for the input!
I think I did not see all of these just because ebay´s location or whatever.

>>62101842
You could buy some extra links and put them in, yes

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>>62101849

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>>62101937

>>62101808
Or am I retarded? If I write Bulova accutron 218 day date I got 23 results.

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You know the drill lads, post your (ideal/hypothetical/real) five watch collection and explain your choices if you want.

honorary mention: Sinn 104

>>62101961
way too specific; most sellers and not putting all that. Just search accutron 218 and go through the results by hand. Even doing that you'll miss a ton of listings that just say accutron and don't mention 218. All these examples were from Accutron 218.
>>62101636
>>62101655
>>62101753
>>62101849
>>62101937
>>62101945

>>62101920
Ordered one link. Should give enough room to breathe

>>62101753
This one is basically the ideal watch for me.

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>>62101937
>>62101945

Does this Bulova look alright? Or is it franken?

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>>62101963

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>>62102039
Also what's /g/'s opinion on this Bulova Astronaut reissue? The price is way lower than the vintage ones.

>>62102090
Absolutely never. The Accutron II has none of the stuff that actually makes the original hummers interesting. Accutron II should be a $40 watch.

>>62102090
It has a high beat quartz movement not a tuning fork.

>>62101443
what model is this? how much did you pay for it?

>>62102039
Looks probably okay to me. Take a look at the second row, furthest left in the "Various Spaceview Models" section of Martin Marcus's gallery.
http://www.accutron214.com/AccutronGallery/Pages/Default.htm
In any case if I were you I wouldn't worry too much about it.

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>>62102067
Why the two tone Datejust if I may ask?
Also I never noticed that the way they arranged the date window on the Nautilus looks a bit out of place or is that just this particular pic?

>>62102138
SARY055, was I think 315 after shipping. Came straight from Japan.

>>62102343
would you recommend buying it new or used? i think this may be the most attractive seiko i've ever seen.

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>>62101963
I'm a sucker for vintages.

>>62102395
shitters*

>>62102410
Rude.

>>62102428
joking

>>62102395
>halios

B8 or bad taste. Rest are meh tier.

>>62102179
I like the two tone Datejust, I grew up in the 80s and it was the aspirational watch to own.

>>62102358
It's spectacular in person. I'd say new if you really like the looks of it. Got mine from creation watches but it may be cheaper elsewhere. Also the back is exposed so you can see the inner workings.

>>62102410
why?

>>62102464
I see. Did you end up buying it?

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>>62101963
The grey Datejust is honestly there because I needed a 5th and it was either that or a Patrimony.

>>62101443
Are those hands heat-blued?

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>>62102540
There's a day/date Chronoscope you know.

And I think it balances the dial better.

>>62102575
They look like it but not sure how to truly find out.

>>62102501
Not yet.

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lads I used to frequently post here around 8 months ago and even made a few of the OPs too. I had to stop because of exams and I've finally got back into horology. anyone care to give me a /quickrundown/ on anything I've missed a la new revolutions in the industry and memes. cheers

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>>62094786
>it's, 38mm

>>62103425
and 15.5 mm thick

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>>62103506

>>62103621
oh dang, is that one of the originals from the 60s, rather than the modern reissue?

>>62103621
>chromed brass case

puke.jpg

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>>62101963
Sorta revised from last time. desu my ideal collection amount is probably 10.

>>62101532
beats the fuck out of me, why does invicta not make a 38mm old school sub copy wit no lug gaurds or invicta etched into the side, why does vostok not regulate their movemetns better ant use better lume and bezels, why does seiko not put a 4r36 in the skx? Why did vc and ap fall into the making giant watches trap? why are idiots still buying 46mm 16 mm thick cuck axial swaomegas?.. who the fuck knows?

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>>62101963

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>>62101532
Just buy an old one then instead of frogposting about it.

>>62094565
shut the fuck up bro. seiko could easily put the 4r36 in there for the same fucking money. They sell the monster gen 2 which is a bigger watch with more lume and the 4r36 for the same fucking money as the skx. there is no excuse for seiko to be using that shit movement anymore. Does it work yes; is it reliable; good chance it will be; hacking and hand-winding? NO. even fucking vostoks have hand winding. I personally hand wind watches all the time and it saves me from having to reset them if i am not going to be wearing them for a few hours over their power reserve. Hacking is essential to accurately set the time. YOu can argue all you want that you don't need these two key features but the fact that seiko themselves make a movement with both features that is just as solid and accurate for the same money makes people hate the 7s26 and seiko for continuing to fucking use it.

>>62104163
>can only have 5 watches
>chooses a reissue
>2-tone car dealer special

Everything else there has it's charm.

>>62095447
its a 16mm on an 18mm lug on a 38mm sub. That was a military issue zulu strap given to royal navy personnel. That watch/strap combo is a legitimate military tool watch/strap combo that would not have been unreasonable to find on the wrist of military personnel at the time. Bond is a royal navy officer so it actually makes a ton of sense. I also personally don't think it looks as horrible as some of you do but to each their own.

>>62104163
5 watches you can own out of any watch on earth and you choose a fucking turtle. really?

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>>62104163
Slight change.

>>62104478
>2-tone car dealer special
My exact reason I love it.

>>62102540
5/5 great synergy

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>>62101963

>>62104526
No, all milsubs were issued with appropriately-sized NATO straps.

The only reason the undersizing is a fashion phenomenon is because Sean Connery's wrist was too large for the strap which came with the 6538.

The 6538 wasn't even a military-issued watch, and isn't suited to be one.

>>62104707
It's an average nylon strap. The movie was made before NATOs existed. It was supposedly grabbed from a newsstand outside the studio hence it being ill-fitted for the prop watch.

>>62104707
It needed to fit over the wetsuit not just his wrist.

Is this the most embarassing product placement ever? (3:10)

https://youtu.be/S39paDGZ0Ew?t=189

>>62104905
SIIICCCC BURNNN SHOTS FIRED GOTTII ROLEXX FAGS ON SUICIDE WATCH!!!!!

>>62104905
I'm still waiting for somebody to dub over it.
> Rolex?
> DAINI SEIKOSHA

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>>62105004

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>>62104905
>>62105004
Richard Mille?
Bostok.

>>62105004
>AP Royal Oak?
>Hublot Big Bang

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>>62105004
Mechanical?
No, Spring Drive by Yoshikazu Akahane.

>>62104707
military personal often purchased their own watches.
>>62104873 that is a royal navy zulu strap

>>62105004
someone say they like omega to summon that fat canuck to do the dub

>>62105207
"Honestly the Omega 9300 is way better than the Omega 1045."

>>62105180
Zulu straps are entirely different. Come back when you actually know some shit.

>got some 100 dollar seiko quartz chronograph two weeks ago
>left it in a hundred and twenty degree car for a week
>come back, it's still synced to NIST time to the second

wew, the quartz meme is strong

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>>62105004
kek

>>62105207
I don't think I can do a passable Daniel Craig impression, sadly.

>>62105944
Is this a redial, or some weird payback for the daini 5740?

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>>62106038
sigh

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>>62106053

>>62106053
The hands don't look right either. Maybe it's just some sort of franken.

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>>62106053
I think it's a redial. If you look at the Japan 45-7020 on the dial the font size and thickness does not match genuine dial examples. I bet someone tried to hand paint that onto the dial.

Compare the lettering to this genuine example.

>>62106181
>>62106119
thanks

>>62106569
>>62106569
>>62106569

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>>62100373
>no second hand