/wt/ - Watch Thread

1st for thank god for a proper OP

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2nd for /wt/ is full of fatasses

Seiko dad should I buy the LCD?

>>62193276
not maplebro, but it's entirely up to you. it's a fine retro style watch but for that price there are other vintage mechanicals and newer watches, so it's all up to preference

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What watch did you choose today /wt/?

>>62193252
https://warosu.org/g/thread/S62057429#p62062181

>>62193321
i worry about electronic components and buying vintage.

>>62193414
?

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>>62193186

>>62193494
android is much more botnet

>>62193186
excellent op photo

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>>62193626

>>62194002
If only the eichii I had the power reserve on the back like the eichi II, it'd be perfect.

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how to buff out scratches/dings on the glass?

>>62194186
What type of glass?
https://youtu.be/DQ8Oju9UbHU will have your answers

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>>62194212
I'm not really sure. whatever 90's Seiko Quartz watches usually have, probably the "plastic" one.

>>62194690
well hello there little seiko
can you tell me about this watch and its appeal vs the spring drive?

>>62194708
the design

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>>62194708
>what's the appeal of hi-beat

Lookin for a women's watch for my mother. She seems to really like my sarb033. Anything really good in the 100-300$ range I can get her?

>>62195172
Is vintage fine? Vintage women's Omegas can be had for cheap.

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>>62195172
Seiko SUP250.

>>62195790
Is that the new Tank?

>>62194708
36000bph high-beats are like the N.A. V12 engines of the watch world.

Best quartz movement analogue watch at least 40mm in diameter and preferably with a non-metal band under $100?

Are there solar analog watches around the same quality or better than those eco drives?

Check on Amazon for Seiko and a filter, you probably won't go wrong.

Meant to reply to
>>62196761

>>62197456
>>62197469
I really dropped the ball there.

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I'm thinking about pulling the trigger on one of these two watches, for a daily beater.
It seems to my like the right one makes more sense for wearing on my left wrist, but the dial is a bit more cluttered with the whole GSG 9 thing.

>>62197492
Get th left one.

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>>62193390
SKX009

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r8

>>62193390
Would've been way better without the date window.

>>62197492
Left

>>62197794
I think the date window balances the asymmetric dial. However, I think white text on a black background would work better.

>>62197763
Nice.
Are the endlinks loose? It looks like one side of each is fit perfectly and the other side of each is off.

>>62197492
Left. The right dial is abysmal. Also, the crown being at 4 will be great for your left wrist.

>>62197767
It looks too large for you.

>>62197492
The one on the right is for lefties to wear on the right wrist. Get the left one if you're right handed.

>>62198219
The end links are great, I think it's just the angle & shadows in that picture.

>>62198271
Good to hear. I have an order from strapcode on the way and usually hear that they fit well.

>>62198301
They are great bracelets. Solid end links, milled clasps, screw attaching the links to each other (not shitty pin & collar) and they are specifically designed for certain models. They're well worth the money.

Incidentally does anyone know if the Owl Penis super jubilee from Strapcode will fit my SARB033?

>>62193433
The SBPG001 is from like 2006, not 1976 . It's basically a homage to Seiko's history of LCD quartz watches but incorporates newer features like radio atomic sync, solar charging and EL backlight.

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So what are the German companies who made Fliegers in WWII and still make them today? I only know of Stowa.

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What are you wearing for your weekend travel?

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raet my shitter collection

>>62194708
>can you tell me about this watch and its appeal vs the spring drive?

I'll split my answer into historical and technical arguments.

From a historical perspective, Grand Seiko's modern hi-beat mechanical movements are the culmination of a 50 year long obsession with mechanical movement accuracy that began in the 1960s at both internal divisions of Seiko. Throughout the 1960s and 1970s both Seikosha divisions became increasingly obsessed with pushing the accuracy envelope and began to turn to high beat rates and large amounts of labour spent on adjustment and regulation of their movements to achieve very high levels of accuracy. In the late 1960s and early 1970s their obsession with mechanical movement accuracy reached its zenith with the production of "VFA" models that were essentially handmade watches masquerading as series produced watches. They tasked their very best watchmakers (known as the "gods of adjustment") to cherry pick every component in each VFA movement and then spend as much time as necessary to assembled, adjust and regulate those movements to +/- 2 SPD (in the late 1960s!).

See these links for some more information:
https://monochrome-watches.com/seikos-affinity-to-hi-beat-movement-part-one/
https://monochrome-watches.com/seikos-affinity-to-hi-beat-movement-part-two/

When Seiko started forming the modern Grand Seiko at the 1990s they did so in-part using watchmakers that had worked at the more mechanical movement obsessed Seiko division (Daini Seikosha). It really shows in the modern Grand Seiko's approach to movement design and assembly. Their movements continue to be fairly conservative in design, still using a traditional regulated balance and balance cock approach, and in traditional Seiko fashion they use a higher beat rate and absurd amounts of inspection, finishing, assembly, adjustment and regulation labour on each movement to maximize the accuracy and performance of a very conservative design.

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>>62193186
Why choose an automatic instead of a quartz /wt/?

>>62198878
Why not both? Mechanical is more interesting but Quartz is functionally better. Both can be appreciated.

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>>62198918
> Why not both
Agreed

>>62198918
agreed!

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Seiko developed the Galante Collection for the truly mature man; a leader meeting the world with his own identity and armed with a well-rooted personal philosophy. Galante features a Spring Drive mechanism and dependable mechanical movement. The unique case design will inspire your passion and represent the owner's unique style.

who the fuck thought this line was a good idea?

>>62194708
>>62198847

Now as for technical arguments, the Grand Seiko hi-beat is one of the absolute best series produced mechanical movements in the world. They are, as far as I know, the only remaining company to use a Lossier curve on their hairsprings to reduce positional variance (basically the first coil spiraling out from the collet is specially formed to increase the concentricity of the hairspring). They use a high beat-rate to further reduce the positional variance of their regulated balance. They bought a MEMS machine to be able to produce escapement components to micrometer precision and to allow them to openwork components of the escapement in order to reduce the amount of torque necessary to drive the movement, allowing longer power reserves and reducing wear and tear on the movement from the higher beat-rate. The micromoter precision with which the components of the escapement are produced further promotes a reduction of isochronism. They microscopically inspect literally every component in the movement during the production process and still lavish adjustment and regulation labour on their movements.

Grand Seiko hi-beats are probably the greatest smooth balance production movements in the history of watchmaking.

>>62199216
Trying to get into the nigger market.

>>62198935
>"stepper motors are bourgeois, we can't let comrade balance wheel technician Oleg lose job"

who /rolexnigger/ here

>>62198527
Laco is another

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>>62198918
I'm a newbie and thinking with starting with a Seiko 5, should I wear it everyday to mantain it charged? How often should I regulate it?

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>>62199216

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what do you guys think of the turtle? Its been growing on me and the history is pretty cool. just wish it was a little smaller. but I see people wearing it with 6in wrist, do with 7in I'll probably be good. thinking of selling my blue lagoon samurai.

>>62199793
What the fuck am I looking at?

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How does one get satarted in watch making, i have a bachelors in mechanical engineering so i understand how they work and a ge eral idea of how one could make one, but if it was as simple as following a manual on how to put part a in slot 1, pateks wouldnt be 10s of thousands of dollars for their cheapest ones. Its almost an art and ive loved horology since i got my first grown up watch. Pic relatedish since its a watch

>>62199793
Handy should you ever crave a steak while you're leaving the gym.

>>62199967
lel

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>>62200003
off by three

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>>62198759
Pretty darn awful desu

I can understand going for cheap shitters, but this is just seems like bad taste penny pinching.

And that's coming from the resident kike.

>>62199634
Proper usage would be to keep it wound up only when you're wearing it or going to wear it, as it inducdes more wear on the movement.

Since like most machines, the more you run them the more they wear down. Although not running them for a very long period of time may screw them up.

If you have no idea as to how to regulate and you're asking us that it means that you shouldn't delve into it before studying on the matter.

>>62199930
Either go into a watchmaking school and learn the trade or buy a bunch of shitters and learn it on your own.

>>62200113
find me a quality shitter for like $40 usd

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Rate my collection so far

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>>62200113
>Buy shitters and learn it on your own.

Do it anon it's lots of fun

>>62200405
The Orient was a mistake. Also I don't like the choice of strap for the Citizen.

And Seagull 1963's are nice enough, just put it farther away from the Sinn before it passes e.coli on it.

>>62200405
Decent. The Orient is pretty tacky with rose gold & pvd. The casio is kinda ugly but it is probably your work watch so I understand. Also how is the 1963? Been thinking about getting one.

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Today is Amphibia day again. After the service it's more accurate and lively than it was out of the factory. I imagine they don't oil them as precisely at the factory as some autist watch repairer would in his free time.

>>62200455
>>62200505
I should mention the orient was a gift because "we know you like watches". I took it apart to tinker, take note it doesn't have a second hand because I was clumsy, it's trash at this point.


The 1963 is pretty good. Funny enough I get lots of compliments on it. Don't buy it over priced though

>>62200831
Yeah, the 1963 is a good-looking watch, hard to think it was originally a hardcore 60's military watch of a communist country, and not a 1930's civilian racing/pilot chronograph.

>>62200831
>normies know orient
?????????

>>62201136
Amazon. It's one of the mechanical brands they stock with prime. They liked it because they "know I like the ones with gears inside" and this one could see gears.

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>>62201332
too bad they didn't get the bambino

>>62193390
Looks like an absolutely horrible attempt to copy ALS style.
And it really works out miserably with that small as fuck date window.

>>62201482
It's a Chinese shitter I don't think they're trying to copy anything. The Chinese aren't known for that.

>>62199869
anyone?

>>62201482
Are off-center subdials a Lange exclusive? Does Lange make a 24-hour watch?

>>62201559
it's way too big

>>62201559
Turtles are awesome if you are not a wristlet. Try one on or buy with a return policy since the cushion case is not for everyone.

>>62193186
What the fuck swatch, starting at $1000 for service just because it was produced pre aqcuisition of Hamilton
Dear Mr. [redacted],



Thank you for your email. We apologize for any inconvenience you may have encountered with your timepiece.



Please understand that without having your timepiece in hand we are unable to comment on its condition or judge the situation properly. However, based on the vintage nature of your Hamilton, it would need to be forwarded to our Switzerland facility where the cost of service can begin at $1,000.



Attached you will find a list of our authorized service facilities along with the mailing instructions. Please feel free to return your timepiece to the nearest location to you. Upon receipt, it will be fully reviewed and you will receive a detailed evaluation.



Alternatively, you may contact our customer care center at 8778395224. We may then proceed to assist you with general pricing and service information as well as offer a FedEx mailer for the return of your timepiece to our service facility.



For more information, including FAQ’s and pricing, please visit our website



We look forward to receiving your timepiece and further assisting you.



Sincerely,



Customer Care

Swatch Group US

>>62201844
Are you in the USA? Lots of watchmakers here will know vintage Hamiltons well.

Help me out /wt/ I can't decide between the Seiko SKX 007 and the turtle.
I can get the turtle for around 300 bucks and the seiko together with a oyster strap would cost me about the same so what would be the better choice?

>>62201926
both are ugly so it's your pick

>>62201991
Taste is subjective and I like 'em both.
They also fit my budget because I don't have the extra bucks for a Rolex or Omega

>>62201593


>>62201612
thanks for the input lads

>>62202061
skx for modding
turtle to stand out from numales

>>62202142
I don't really plan on modding it, would it be considered a waste to buy it anyways just as it is?

>>62201900
I am, im just perplexed theyd even suggest a $1000 service, the watch sells on ebay often in practically mint condition for $60
Not many decent watch makers or repairmen near me so going to have to mail it so was curious what an official swatch group repair would run me, but wasnt expecting that

How bad are HMTs?

>>62202173
Either are good if can get over the size/design. The Turtle can hack/hw so it's a better watch.

>>62202309
The WORST! :P

>>62199869
I'd rather have the Samurai.

>>62201590
It's very clearly a Lange homage.

>>62193390
What is it though?

>>62202800
Vager Hauers Shi-chen.

>>62202274
Never trust the king of the mountain Jews

no brainer watch that looks good with every outfit? I don't like bulky watches, I would rather have something minimalistic

>>62200297
A brand new Komadirskie, and a half decent strap.

Alternatively, plenty of vintage slav and or Swiss/Cheslovak/French vintage pieces that can be found in the sub 40~50$ range.

Though in the 100$ range you can get some real quality.

>>62203504
SARB

>>62203504
Datejust

daily reminder that "minimalist" design is merely a dogwhistle codeword for "i'm too much of a meek faggot to have aesthetic sensibilities of my own, so i'll just choose the most inoffensive, milquetoast option while hoping against hope that no one notices me"

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Time to read some pseudepigrapha.

>>62203644

This is not a true statement

Does anyone know where I can get a bracelet for an amphibia?

>>62203694
Buy one from Dimitri.

>>62203644
This. The real man wears Diesel the size of a baby's head and everybody else just look in envy, too afraid to challenge his fashion choices.

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Makes me want to camp for days.

>>62203708
Who is that???

I mean a real good one not the shit that comes with it.

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>>62203644
NOOOOOOO STOP

>>62203726
you effete "minimalists" and your diesel-wearing moron counterparts are simply two sides of the same, tasteless coin

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>>62203813
That's literally a cheap Chinese shitter.

>>62203820
Ah, sorry. I thought you got one without a bracelet and wanted an original one. Dimitri is the guy who runs Meranom. Maybe look into a decent shark mesh? The pastebin may or may not have up-to-date sources for bracelets, but look through that if you haven't.

>>62203870
I might try shark mesh or Milanese. Good idea.

>>62203870
>up-to-date sources for bracelets
There really isn't much to update as far as bracelets go since they are guidelines.

Though mesh and shark mesh in name are mentioned.

>>62203856

Really? All Curren watches i see are $15 or so.

can you guys recommed me an automatic watch that fits the following?

>36mm - 39mm diameter
>hacking
>everyday wear
>not skx seiko shit, but open to other divers


I already own a sarb033 btw.

>>62204014
oh yea,

>between 200- 400 usd

what would be literally THE best watch I could get for around 200 to 300 bucks?

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A friend of mine has this watch.
Anyone know what's the value of the value of it?

>>62204108
lol

>>62204014
Maybe look into the Hamilton Khaki Field, even though it's a pretty reddit-tier watch. It's really feature-heavy for its price point.

>>62204108
Return the watch, Hassan.

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>>62202725
I got the blue lagoon samurai new for 415, which I think is a great deal. I love the watch except for the hour hand. I'm thinking of selling it to get a turtle since I haven't worn it in a while.

>>62204209
He inherited it from his grandpa

>>62204076
At 200 bucks, the best automatic watch on paper is probably the Ray II, but there's a ton of other good divers at that price point (SKX, NY0040, even the Invicta Pro Diver). At sub 300, you can get a Seiko with an actually decent movement instead of the 7S26. Either way, below about 400-500 bucks, if you want a good automatic, you pretty have to go Japanese (if you don't want slavshit). This obviously only talks about autos, if you're open to quartz then there's a ton of other options (G-Shocks, quartz chronos, solar ones, etc.)

>>62204108
>superltiy chronometer
>superltiy

uhhh

>>62204274
Doesn't look good, does it?

>>62204014
If you didn't have the 033 i would have recommended the Orient Star classic.

Otherwise you could try getting one of the Hamilton Khaki models, ideally the handwound 38mm since it's one of the best in their lineup.

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>>62203319
I prefer old hamilton before the jew owners
Also, is this a womans watch or small dress watch, i genuinely cant tell

>>62204014
longines 39mm diver is stunning

>>62204455
All of the vintage ladies watches I have seen are way smaller than that.

>>62204108
80 usd

>>62204455
that's pretty fucking nice That size is actually rather aesthetic as well.

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Need some quick thoughts.
Citizen Nighthawk.
Silver or Black? Will be my daily driver.

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>>62204700
Skyhwak or bust.

>>62204643
Unfortunately, im a big giy so can rarely find a time to wear it. Also i need to restrap it as this is the original leather

>>62203964
Is $15 supposed to be expensive?

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>>62204738
what does that measure and how large is your wrist? Also you have to understand a dress watch is supposed to remain hidden while being worn. Most of them have been pretty small in diameter and are hand wound so they always slide under the cuff.

>>62205509
Dont have a measurement for my wrist but heres a bambino and seiko 5 for comparison

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>>62205814
Forgot pic

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>>62205509
And heres a seiko 5 on me to give a frame of reference

>>62204274
>>62204371
Well, typos on coins make them super rare and extra valuable...

>>62205509
>>62204455

Also, what color strap should i go with?

>>62204243
I'll buy it

>>62205509
Wow, you're such a big guy that you have to prove your manliness by wearing a big watch.

>>62206019
if you're serious give me your email.

>>62205964
black leather.

>>62206162
?

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Christopher Ward have another new logo, they seem to be using the 'twin flag' design they previously had on the crown. It's better than the shitty logo at 9 o'clock.

>>62206606
that actually looks pretty good senpai. What movement?

>>62206606
Huh. Definitely an improvement. I think a countdown bezel would have been better though.

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>>62198552
The only watch I evacuated with. I hope the rest of them didn't get looted or flooded or eaten by gators.

>>62204014
Pic related.

>>62206466
Plain calf, aligator, lizard shark? And should i go with a dark blue or blacj if my suit is navy?

>>62206819
The rule-of-thumb is to match with your other leathers (shoes and belt) instead of your suit. For that watch, go croc or calf.

>>62206606
Christopher Ward have the ugliest and cheapest looking hands on any watch brand I know.

>>62206312
Well first how much would you sell it for

>>62206606
Thank God

>>62206792
Well what else did you leave behind

>>62206943
$475

>>62206792
>it's a MOTFM watch
not bad, lad. I hope the flood didn't hit you too hard

>>62206792
The only watch you need anyway.

>>62206792
Your other watches are kill

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Can someone tell me about these watches? The small one with fendi on it moves if I shake it, but only for a few seconds. The digital watch works. On the omega the only thing that moves is the stopwatch and the little hand on the left. I can't adjust the time on it. Every other watch does not move.

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>>62206958
Pic related

>>62206994
Are you drunk Archie? It's not even an Omega.

>>62207039
Doubt it, I left because the river was supposed to get higher than the levees but that never ended up happening. The gators should've eaten any looters, too.

>>62207194
you should have saved your constellation and then just reported the rest of those missing to your insurance company.

>>62207194
Man on the fucking mountain aka Explorer

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How's your Friday going?

>>62207573
better than yours because i am not bowling and don't own a seiko.

>>62207609
Wow rude. Bowling is great, and you must be a SAD man to think otherwise.

Black or white watch face for a silver watch?

>>62198759
Well, the Pobeda looks alright and the Seiko "uartz and the Seiko 5 only needs a bit of polishing to be alright too, I wouln't use the Timex or the Seiko sur though.

>>62208270
I don't like black faces and prefer some colour. I would say blue.
But it's personal taste.

>>62208270
when are you wearing it?

What is the ThinkPad of watches?

>>62207184
Ok, how about how to remove the strap off the Ferdi? It seems to have a little paper toilet roll kind of deal. Also, how would I get the scratch on the screen off?

Was there something wrong with the initial post?

>>62204108
Like $15 at Canal Street.

>>62209005
Take them to a watch maker. The Omega would likely be worth it, and possibly the Citizen depending on the price.

>>62208975
Casio gshock, the old model thar looks like it costs $10

FYI massdrop has the skx007 for $170 right now, if anyone's waiting on discounts/sales

>>62209449
& skx009/013

>>62208799
Work, mostly.

Does anyone know of a trustworthy independent watchmaker in Houston? Google says Hal Martin is pretty good, but I wanted to see if y'all had any recommendations. Looking to get my 90s Seamaster (cal 1120) serviced.

>>62209535
You could wear that thing on your head, considering your wrist size. Twink fucker.

>>62206665
Ronda 5021.D

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>>62209535

>>62209535
Tgv was right.

>>62199869

The turtle kicks ass. It fits wristlets really well despite pictures, I honestly think IMO.

The blue lagoon turtle is on my to get lost despite already have a SRP773.

>>62201593

....no it isn't. Never change, /wt/. Literally everyone and their mother outside of /g/ is fine with watches of that size and even bigger.

>>62212758
Of course everyone out there will be eating the huge like hublot propaganda that's pretty much on every sportman. Doesn't mean they're not shit eating plebeians just like yourself.

>>62212758
http://reddit.com/r/watches

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I'm looking for a quartz, vintage looking seiko with numbers like the pic but minus the awful blue hue. Anyone got any suggestions/codes?

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Is this a good fit? Excuse the rock climbing graze...

>>62213092
Thats the wrong arm, friend

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Favorite skeleton watches?

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>>62213124

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>>62193186
Opinions on the Seiko SNE039P1 (solar watch)?
http://www.creationwatches.com/products/seiko-quartz-262/seiko-solar-quartz-sne039-sne039p1-sne039p-mens-watch-2727.html

>>62213158
looks like a boring shitter

>>62213176
apart from the aestetics, is the seiko solar line good in terms of accuracy?

>>62213250
Yes.

>>62213040
that blue hue is probably the angle/pic senpai

>>62213144
A tasteful skeleton watch? Do my eyes deceive me?

>>62213092
Yeah, it's fine.

>>62213280
nice, thanks

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>>62213124

>>62204251
>tfw all you inherit from your grandfather is a fake Rolex

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>tfw i have all the watches i need / want

so this is why it's a good idea to make an effort to build a well rounded collection.

there is no perfect watch. so one must get as close to perfection by grouping multiple watches that excel in different ways.

>implying i am going to post my collection here

>>62209535
Is this a new meme where we put watches on our wife's/children's wrists?

>>62207573
Bowling is a pleb activity.

>>62213771
>implying you have a collection

>>62213771
>my five shitty Vostoks together make the best automatic diver
What did he mean by this?

>>62213771
At least list. And there is such thinh as perfect watches.

>>62209511
white

>>62213918

excel in different ways

>>62214032
>there is such thinh as perfect watches.

Name one.

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>>62214607

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>>62214607
.

>>62214743
>>62214690
lmao underage leave

>>62214690
Those watches goat as much as my car, some even more. Sorry, but I'll keep my submariner.

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>>62214751
How?
>>62214777
This is true but it is perfect. There is nothing to add, take away. Only thing I would like more would be a 4 digit date like pic related.

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What do you think /b/?

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I'm buying the meme and no one can stop me.

>>62215071
enjoy overpaying for a watch thanks to reddit

>>62215092
>everything that's popular is reddit
lmao

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>wrist check guys

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Rate my new 75€ watch, please!

I'm a poorfag btw ;_;

>>62215139
I mean objectivity seiko 5s are shit and a bunch of cucks came together and somehow decided it was the best buy at the price so now its "good" watch. its a Chinese made watch with a shit case and bracelet as well as a machine made Malaysian movement with no hacking or hand winding that offer a hugely variable rate of accuracy.

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>>62193186
Hi /wt/ I really need help. I'm looking for a strap like pic related. It's a cordura/canvas black strap with white stitching.

I searched ebay, aliexpress and etsy and couldn't find shit. I couldn't find it on google either.

I'm really losing hope guys. Please help me find it for a 22mm watch. Needs to ship wordlwide. Price doesnt' matter.

>>62215567
Gray with off white stiching is about as far as i'm willing to waste my time for searching.

http://www.ebay.com/itm/22mm-Hadley-Roma-Gray-Genuine-Cordura-Canvas-Padded-Stitched-Mens-Watch-Band-850-/361953697226?epid=1030295539&hash=item54461f1dca:g:UtUAAOSwc-tY7-PJ

>>62215859
It's a gray strap with gray stitching. Not what I'm looking for.

>>62215092
>>62215479
g-guys look at my 200$ watch p-please...

>>62213092
Fit the watch before your wrist bone.

Not on it, and not on your hand.

>>62213250
My V158-0AD0 is running fast by about 6 seconds per month.

>>62215933
the redditor seiko male is upset

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What's a good silver automatic watch with a crystal faceplate that doesn't have a fuckhuge ring around the dial? I'm a wristlet and don't like the look of the rings.

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>>62216199
Are you looking for a stainless steel watch with a small bezel?

Just so you know, the larger the dial, the larger the watch looks on your wrist.

Anyway, look into Laco's 36mm offerings. They come with an ETA 2824.

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>>62216274
Even though I have a 6+3/4" wrist, I've been considering this particular model because it just looks right.

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>>62216199
>crystal faceplate
>fuckhuge ring
What the fuck are you talking about? If I were you I'd lurk some more and learn the actual terms to avoid looking like a cretin.

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>>62216274
>>62216305
Something classy like this but not nearly as expensive.

>>62216340
orient bambino

>>62216340
Like I said, the larger a dial is in relation to the bezel, the larger the watch will look.

The same is true for the lugs, the watch you just posted is made to look larger than it is, and it's already 40.5mm.

And it's under $400, but you want something "not nearly as expensive"?

Get a SARB033, it's 37mm.

>>62216407
>>62216428
Ty

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>>62216407
>40.5mm """"""""dress"""""""" watch

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>>62216340
SARB033

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any idea what size crystal this is? can i just measure it by using calipers on the sides of the crystal jutting out from the case?

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>>62209054
Holy shit, they want 750 to service the omega.

How often do they expect you to do maintenance on these automatic watches, anyway? Is this a normal price to have an automatic serviced, or is this just some jew shit?

I don't know too much about the value of the Fendi watch or how much to service that one, though. The back has Orologi 200g, but all I can find is that people dislike "fashion watches" and that someone on the internet is trying to sell theirs for 650.

>>62217427
>Holy shit, they want 750 to service the omega.
Why did you get this quote from? You need to find a good independent watchmaker, becasue $750 is too much even for a chronograph service.

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>>62215204
Got in a new Fluco Horween shell cordovan strap yesterday.

>>62217472
https://www.omegawatches.com/customer-service/service-prices/?no_cache=1

Wait, are there even any automatics that last a long time without maintenance like solar watches? Or at least, maybe like a decade?

>>62217518
No, mechanical watches all typically require service every 5-10 years. And yes, like i said, you need to find a good independent watchmaker. Omega's service prices are outrageous.

>>62206792
>Not having a disaster proof safe
>His safe isn't mounted in concrete
>$80 hotel safe

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>>62217518
:Wait, are there even any automatics that last a long time without maintenance like solar watches? Or at least, maybe like a decade?
There are tissot 2250 series movements with parts made of self-lubricating nylon, but they're really rare and manual wound.

Any recommends/advice regarding jump hour watches? I see a lot of different ones on ebay.

>>62218437
Also interested.

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>>62218437
Also saw this while browsing. Looks like the Konstantin Chaykin joker watch.

Rec me a chink shitter for biking in the rain and general outdoors.

>>62215057
This isn't /b/ you fucking moron.

>>62217145
Don't worry, unless the crystal is several feet across, it'll still fit in any normal-sized bin.

>>62218892
>biking in the rain and general outdoors.
g-shock dw-5600 or gw-m5610

>>62217500
Looks good.

>>62219024
I'm quite happy with the Fluco shell cordovan straps. Good value compared to most other options for the same leather.

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>>62215204

Today I changed the battery in a clown-face Tissot. It stinks on the inside the same way Chink watches like Fossil or Festina do.

How fitting that a Swatch-era Tissot has the smell of a rotting corpse.

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Standing in line at PAX.

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off by 25 sec/day, annoying.
i heard demagnetizing them helps, true?

>>62221022

>anon suddenly learns what a shitter is

>>62220963

A perfect place and amongst the perfect group of people to be around while wearing that watch.

>>62220963
this eliminates all doubt that we have autists here

Seiko 5 or an eco drive?

>>62221345
>>62221391
You guys sound pretty salty.

>>62212795

He's kinda right. The trend outside /wt/ is that divers can be huge.

Even snobby watch forums agree that a small diver looks weirder than a big one on a wristlet. I agree with them. You can even see this trend with brands that are taking away their mid sizes and also sizing up their vintage homages (Seiko is a big one for this). So yeah, the marketing meme is kinda wrong.

what are some famous naval and maritime watches?

>>62206606
is that just a shit silverstone?

>>62221022
Magnetism causes inaccuracies way larger than that. Like minutes a day or more. That watch is just a chink piece of shit.

>>62221930
I suppose you're not counting dive watches?

Marine chronometers are cool, but they often take the form of a clock on gimbals.

>>62221022
> buy shit watch
> complain watch runs like shit

never change /wt/, never change.

>>62221998
dive watches are a given, I'm looking for watches outside of diving watches that are famous for sailors or submariners and all around nautical experiences.

>>62222071
Have you considered a tin clock with a smashed face?

>>62222118
what

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>>62221930
You can start by searching about marine chronometer certified watches.

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>>62222131
It's what Joshua Slocum had when he circumnavigated the world on his boat, "Spray."

>>62221998
Fuck off ninefag

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>>62222050
Most jap movements go between -10/+30 sec a day, nothing i can do about it, just luck.

Can any auto movement can be as accurate as a digital ? or close..

>>62221861

You are wearing a piece of shit .

There is nothing redeeming about it.

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>>62222337
>Auto vs digital
Digital refers to time display, not time keeping.

>>62222337
> Can any auto movement can be as accurate as a digital?

Never but that's not the reason you'd buy one.

A good mechanical can keep within +/- 3 to 5 seconds per day, a high-end one can do +/- 1-2 seconds. When you consider all the parts involved that's pretty impressive engineering.

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>>62222337
>digital

>>62221944
The Silverstone is square, that watch is round.

>>62222382
Wow, yeah. You're definitely salty.

>>62221391
He's probably not even the third most autistic poster in /wt/. Maybe not even the fifth.

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>>62193272
I have the black and orange version of the same watch. I like it but kind of wish it was the stainless version instead.

>>62222337
>Most jap movements go between -10/+30 sec a day, nothing i can do about it, just luck.
You mean other than learning how to regulate a mechanical movement? Or having an independent watchmaker regulate it for you?

>>62222408
>Never
Well, not never, but almost never. Some high-end production movements can be regulated to pretty close to +/- 0 SPD but it takes some effort and will probably require re-regulating the watch at least one a year to account for the declining amplitude between services.

>>62222390
Thanks, noted

>>62222465
sweet

>>62222408
Examples please

>>62222867
I thought only machines do that in the factory, and anything else will just mess it up further

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rate new watch, don't bother telling me the fucking obvious I know, that's kinda the point

>>62223024
How often do you plan to wear it over a jacket?
Because I can understand the historic reasons for getting it but I don't understand why people don't get a modern sized Flieger from one of the 5 original manufacturers. It's far more practical, you don't look like you have stolen your dad's watch when wearing it and you do still have the history as much because it's not like that's any closer to the original than modern takes on the Flieger.

>>62222226
your post number is giving me a head ache

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>>62193390
Ball Engineer II Arabic COSC.

Got it a few weeks ago and haven't worn anything else since.

>>62223128

Lol, it's just going to sit in a displace case, I'm never going to wear it for obvious reasons.

>>62223366
Do you still have your lume Shit from the other day. I remember it looked really cool

>>62222985
> Examples please
Rolex Calibre 3255 is certified to be +2/-2 SPD.
Patek Calibre 324 S C -3/+2 SPD

Most Rolex, PP, ALS, VC will be in that range.

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>>62223421
Yeah, I need to take a better pic sooner or later but this shows it decently. It's hard to capture in photos how subtle the tritium is in real life, but I think if I set up my tripod and mess around with manual settings I can get it looking right.

>>62223539
Thanks

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sold off my first mechanical the other day to get another one with a white dial instead.

>>62223024
Dinner plate/10

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Is this watch worth the price?

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>>62224300

>>62224328
Pretty much, but this time it's some generic ETA or Miyota.

>>62222408
There are mechanical chronometers capable of accuracy within 1 second every hundred days.

They just don't fit in wristwatches.

>>62224328
>>62224492
It's made by Gorilla and shipped from Switzerland, not a fashion watch

>>62224542
>made by a gorilla
Fixed that for you.

>>62224542
>shipped from Switzerland, not a fashion watch
I know someone who bought a shit watch BECAUSE he was in Switzerland, and it said "Swiss Made" on it.

Being Swiss doesn't make it not a fashion watch, and doesn't make it not garbage.

>>62224542
So are Squale watches and like every other Swiss watch in the $600-$1500 price range, but that doesn't mean it's an in house movement; it's going to most probably be a mass produced ETA.

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So im on holiday in Switzerland and decided to get a nice Swiss watch as a souvenir. I originally wanted a Tissot for obvious reasons lol. However the women selling them convinced me Certina was the same quality as Tissot due to being part of the Swatch group. I was also told Certina is regarded as being Tissots younger sibling due to their similarities. I eventually chose it as Tissot is more of a popular brand and thought it would be fun to try a Certina not having owned one before nor having seen any really outside of Switzerland in my home country.

I think it was a good choice as it definately does live up to the Swiss quality and design that I was looking for in a Tissot as a souvenir of coming here.

And btw the background is my view from my chalet! Really nice place here in Interlaken! Taken on an S7 Edge.

>>62224709
for
>>62224542

>>62221391
>>62221861
>>62222582
>salty
And he's a redditor, too.

>>62225096
:^)

>>62224036
what model is that?

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What does /wt/ slavshit owners think about poljot de luxe 23 jewels?

>>62225782
>>62225782
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