/wt/ - Watch Thread

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first for /r/watches

>>62225831
In other words, redditors are big fucking faggots.

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Even though I am not a white dial person this watch is fascinating for some reason.

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>>62225831

/g/ probably has one of the highest number of transfags on 4chan, which is saying something.

So glass houses and all that.

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Based on aesthetics, what are some garbage watches that you would buy if they weren't garbage ?

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>>62226065
What is it with faggots and "computing" anyway?

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What does /wt/ think of Fossil's watches? As a first entry level are they decent or trash? Pic related was my first dress watch from my girlfriend. I haven't been lurking on /w/t very long, but I haven't seen any of there watches brought up.

>>62226299
>dress watch
leave

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>>62226299

>>62226353
Care to elaborate why they are shit?

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>>62226389
It looks like absolute fucking shit and is too big to be a dress watch, aside from the fact that it's chinese junk.

>>62226389
No, lurk more faggot.

>>62226299
>Pic related was my first dress watch from my girlfriend
These are the worst kinds of gifts, shitters given with the best of intentions.

>>62226404
Ah, While I disagree with you on the way it looks I understand.

>>62226441
At the time I did not know very much about watches, and still don't arguably, but what else do you do.

How do you anon's on /wt/ define shitters? Price or just specific companies, besides the fashion companies.

>>62226135
Tech is comparatively easy dude, and you're not going to get looked down as much nor are your ideas going to be challenged. It's not a rough blue collar job when the only gay dudes would be bears, and neither is it some stuffy STEM job where your beliefs would be constantly challenged by co-workers and possibly your very own area of study.

>>62226582
There's nothing to disagree about, it is an objectively terrible watch design. No one here can or will spoonfeed you good taste. If you really want to stop being a faggot then lurk more and take some fucking initiative to learn about horology and the history of watchmaking + watch design yourself.

>>62226582
Shitter is essentially some cheap ass quartz or generic mechanical watch that all use the same movements (ETA) and just put their no-name brand on the dial.

Fashion watches are a sub-set as they are purely for looks, not horology.

>>62226692
Thanks, I'll keep lurking.

>>62226582
>How do you anon's on /wt/ define shitters?
Watches who nobody who knows anything would care about. Non-collectible, special in no way, or styled completely inappropriately.

They include watches at almost every price, in some price ranges the majority of models offered are shitters.

Problems with the watch you posted:
>dress-styling in a clownish 44mm size
>tourbillon-bridge on a non-toubillon watch
>"open heart" dial showing literally nothing special
>hamfisted short seconds hand to accommodate the fake tourbillon bridge
>costs as much as a service, and worth even less

You really have to experience a lot of watches before being able to tell what makes a shitter.

>>62226692
Memes aside is every ETA a shitter though?

I want to try an automatic watch, but I'm unsure. I think the budget ones to try are Seiko, orient, and sistem51.

How much do I lose by getting the entry level versions of an automatic?

>>62226782
Seiko 5's are pretty cheap. Get a new one on amazon for like $65

>>62226781
The movement itself is good, it's just that companies like IWC and Panerai are price gouging to the extreme. No way a $1000 watch can cost $7000+. Panerai fakes are getting so good that even Panerai collectors can't tell.

>>62226781
No. Some watches take the generic movement and customize it, others are nice looking well made cases and dials.

However there are plenty of carbon copy watches that only differ in the brand logo and a several thousand dollars that use exactly the same ETA movement.

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>>62226781
No, even 2824's can be tastefully used.

>>62226793
I mean that I don't know much about movements and the difference between something like a bambino and whatever Rolex has that warrant 100s of times more money.

>>62226746
>You really have to experience a lot of watches before being able to tell what makes a shitter.

That seems reasonable. The watch was a gift from my gf and at the time I did not know anything about watches and quality of companies. So no great loss there.
Besides my g-shock I use for work the first watch I have gotten was a Orient producer.

>>62226840
Sure you're paying a premium but legit a lot goes into a high-end mechanical watch.

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

>>62226924
lol @ the sand nigger telling him to clip his nails

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is this a good watch

>>62227045
Issa watch

>>62227045
Putting it on a black leather band might slightly improve it

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Labor day weekend edition?

>what are you fags wearing in terrible health?

>>62227336
what even is this?

>>62227336
terrible health?
I pretty sure my pacemaker has a clock on it

>>62227336
This is honestly the only aesthetically pleasing seiko i have ever seen. Good choice man.

>>62227434
Seiko SARG015 on a crown & buckle strap.

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Thots on the Seiko turtle reissue? your opinion on value, size, history,. aesthetics? and wrist shots if you have it

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>>62225915
I'm loving my new piece that i just got with white dial too and i am a fan of the Explorer style

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>>62225915
That looks like a ref. 16550. Really good reference when you get one with the cream dial.

I got a ref. 16570 Polar dial which is a lot more affordable and has a "crisper" appearance than the older model.

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>>62225782
What does /wt/ think of this?

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>>62228255
Good value slavshit dress watches, I have a Sekonda branded one.

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What are some other watches with power reserve in the exhibition caseback?

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>>62229265

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>>62229291
God, that makes my dick hard.

>>62229291
The JLC Reverso Gyrotourbillion also has it.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zR1zAacgPcg

>>62229011
Slavshit brothers unite!

Are there any decent chinese watches? As in, branded chinese.

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>>62229473

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Post grails.

>>62229473
Beijing Watch Factory makes some pretty nice watches.
You also have a multitude of smaller micro brands who perform pretty well, most notably here on /g/, the watches from Maison Celadon are praised often.

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>>62229566

>>62228255
>>62229011
I'll join you on the slavshit group once my Raketa arrives.

>>62229265
>>62225885

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>>62226654

>hmm this looks good
>eta guts

Fuck. Does their in house automatic movement not fit into 36mm cases?

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how accurate is the ETA 2402-2? I'm thinking of getting this or another Seiko 5 to replace my dying SNK

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This was my first actual watch. I got it 3 years ago. Sadly the case is not steel, and the water resist is laughable - the crystal gets fogged on cold days. It's a nice 36mm watch otherwise.

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Good morning /wt/


Did you all sleep okay?

>>62227914
Nice. That is one clean looking watch. And you can't go wrong with Seiko 5s.

All those Daniel Wellington fags could learn a thing or two from you.

>>62227482

Every one of them I've seen has had a misaligned chapter ring. If you're going to mod it later with an unmarked ring or you can look past it that's fine, but I've not seen a single new turtle I'd buy.

The design is top notch though. Comfortable, drilled lugs, good movement, etc. Execution is lacking.

>>62231363
I didn't really sleep last night, I woke up three times to lucid nightmares.

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>>62231392
thanks, got it on the same day (1/9/17) i sold off my first Seiko 5 with a black dial and numerals which i got exactly a month before that, chose this one from these 3. i don't care what haters say I'm a workingfag feeding 3 mouths, the right Seiko 5 just makes life and hard work worth living for material wise.

>>62232021
is the bracelet of the middle watch actually just the middle link?

>>62232118
yup and i just couldn't accept the numerals on the bezel

>>62231363
where are you?

>>62227482
made in china, qc issues, way too large unless you are actually about to dive.

>>62231084
>my watch it shit, but otherwise it's nice

>>62232295
Morro Bay

>>62226654
>ROTOR
>SELF - WINDING
Why do watches over $500 still have all this bullshit slapped on the dial? 9/10 times it ruins the watch.

>>62232362
Quality is shit, but it's not a bad looking watch. Anyways I ordered a Seiko 5 for everyday wear.

>>62232598
I prefer it to "AUTOMATIC".

>>62232911
>actually, tudor invented self-winding watches.
>oh automatic? you mean there's other watches that are self-winding?

>>62226116
I like filson and I like this watch. But, I suppose filson is charging way too much for a watch that uses a generic movement.

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>>62232911
I mean the fuck huge shitty text all over the dial. Tudor is especially bad about it. I guess it's Rolex's way of getting customers to dish out for the real deal.

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>>62233238
The small test on this one isn't bad, but still kinda detracts from the watch. It's one thing to see cheap watches do it, but just sad for luxury brands to do.

>>62231363
where was this photo taken?

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>>62227336
My 52KS Special on a new Horween shell cordovan strap.

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>>62229566
Haute Horlogerie: Vacheron Constantin Les Cabinotiers Celestia Astronomical Grand Complication 3600 (pic related).

Production Watch: Grand Seiko SBGH001

>>62231363
what model is that?

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>>62229566

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What do you guys think of the bobo bird watch line? Meme tier or decent for the price?

>>62230656
>>>62226654
>>hmm this looks good
>>eta guts
>Fuck. Does their in house automatic movement not fit into 36mm cases?
Remember that the eta Tudors are extensively modified; it's not like they just plunked in a stock eta fresh out of the box. This counts for something imo. I prefer in house, sure, but a modified eta from poorman's rolex is certainly better than most other brands with their bullshit "calibres" that are just stock eta with perhaps a branded rotor, if that at all.

>>62233719
>>62226404

>>62232971
No need to be a cunt, I just prefer "ROTOR SELF-WINDING" to "AUTOMATIC".

It's an unofficial trademark of Tudor, and if you think about it for a moment, it's a better descriptor.

>>62233541
Does that sunrise/sunset complication have calibration for degrees of latitude?

>>62229594
Is a $200 Beijing Watch Factory watch better than a $200 Seiko?

>>62233922
I imagine that's what normalfags think about non-Rolex watches. I've had people surprised when they found out my watch had not batteries.

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Does /g/ use a deployant clasp for their expensive leather straps? Or does a buckle suffice?

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>>62229566

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Here to trigger more people.

>>62234162
A clasp can be expensive, especially on precious metal watches, at least 3 times the strap price.

So it worth it? Not sure desu.

>>62234162
I think it would be nicer to have a deployant clasp, but my strap came with a regular buckle and I've never really bothered to look for a clasp.

>>62234292
You don't really need a solid gold clasp, they always come in plain steel or gold plated for pretty much the same price. A leather strap won't last forever, anyway.

>>62234162
I plan to get one for my Alpinist, but more for the convenience it than preserving the ColaReb I use.

Additionally has anyone used one of StrapCode's bracelet buckles? I want to get one to replace the one on my Seiko D3A7AB.

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>>62233378
Morro Bay

>>62233544
SARG015

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>>62234162
I have them on straps that I would like to preserve the grain of. Not quite expensive since they are from Vietnam, but I'd still like to keep them in good shape.

>>62232307
Wristlet detected.

>>62234566
my dick is probably thicker than your wrist my man.

>>62234592
Let's see how much a turtle overhangs your dick then.

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>>62234566

>>62234669
send me a turtle faggot. Ill post it on my cock idgaf.

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Have not worn this in awhile. Cheapo rose gold knockoff casio I got for kicks.

>>62234714
Good thing I'm more concerned about watches than LARPing.

https://www.reddit.com/r/Watches/comments/6xoh2u/patek_twos_company/
>pajeet upset india isn't included in the time zone on a Patek
>imypling you'd ever want to be reminded of street shitters while wearing your Patek Philippe

>>62234790
It seems you're more concerned about showing off your piece of shit than actually having taste.

>>62234790
He's just a boy

>>62234764
Just cut a 44-48mm cardboard circle or something.
Your dick isn't worth a turtle.

>>62234814
fuck you bro you don't know what my dick is worth. No pay no play my man.

>>62234809
*tips fedora
Just because you have a bitchwrist doesn't mean that the rest of the world has to be constrained to the same subset of watches that can pass on your feeble wrist.

>>62234828
>tfw too afraid to demonstrate dick size after talking big.

>>62234852
Go ahead and post a watch on your wrist. Prove to me you're not the overcompensating wristlet here.

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Not him, but is 4.5 inches hard big enough not to get laughed at?

>>62234714
This is the kind of person who gets a Seiko 5 over an omega speedmaster

>>62234852
I DON'T DO SHIT FOR FREE

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>won a bid on a vintage seiko via japanese proxy 27th
>still has not gotten to the proxy service center
>probably not going to get this watch till early October

>>62234905
sure thing. b-b-but you share too, okay anon?

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>>62234905

>>62234067
Swiss >= German > Japanese > Chink > Slav

If you're trying to cheap out on an automatic ONLY the japanese can do it.

>>62234791
Looks like India is a special snowflake with their time zone being +5.5. That has no place in a GMT watch as it would put the rest of every time zone out by 30 mins.

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>>62235098

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>>62235142
That strap may be too big, needs to be tighter.

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>>62235142
Your wrist gave me coronary heart disease

>>62235180
>>62235208
>redditors that can't read file names
will you just fuck off already

>>62235250
You mean 1502317700788.jpg ?

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>>62235011

>>62235276
Exactly. And what does that mean, you little shit?

>>62235309
It means you're a sad loney nerd.

>>62234714
Rolex is elder money? You got to be joking. It is the preferred bling for the noveau riche, displayed with a gold medallion on a chain around the neck, too many buttoned open.

JLC or PP are what I would expect. And small artisanal brands like De Bethune.

>>62235336
I am but that has nothing to do with the file name.

>>62235276
>>62235309
>>62235336
>>62235353
I can't believe I have to explain what the numbers mean. It means the image was saved off 4chan and isn't mine. Don't you have r/outoftheloop or something for this?

>>62235429
>being this new

lmao do you even know how trolling works?

>Inb4 iwasonlypretending.jpeg

take an L and fuck back to ledddit

>>62235458
>i am le ebin trole lmao i love troleing on le 4 chins xD
(You)

>>62235429
I don't even know why you even bothered to respond to defend the fact it's not your wrist. It's an anonymous message board you idiot. No one cares.

>>62234773
>knockoff Casio
Why? I hope it only cost $0.50.

>>62234908
That's a pretty decent diameter, yes.

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>>62235603
Think I paid $8 or something.

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Check out these beautiful Nomos watches, Reddit!

>>62235669
Regarding Nomos I like the Ludwig, Orion, and Zürich World Time the most.

Ahoi and Club are sorta cool too. But would not be my first picks.

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>>62235631
All I want is a digital shitter with a steel case

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>>62235669
I unironically like the blue worldtimer. You also forgot these abominations.

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>>62235773
I actually fucking hate HOMOS, but I do like the Lambda and the Lux.

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>>62235840
Pulsar PW3001

>>62233968
I believe that when you order the watch they customise all the astrological functions based on your home city.

>>62235868
Fucking hell that's pretentious.

The only Nomos I would consider is the Minimatik, the rest are too numale.

>>62235142
I think normal Stainless would look better on your healthy wrist. You surely have more than 1 Seiko so feel free to post more.

>>62236712
>the rest are too numale
What does this even mean anymore?

>>62235669
Ahoi Atlantik is really nice desu but jesus christ what kind of wristlest makes a normal Nomos look like a dinner plate?

>>62235142
Majin buu?

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>>62236780
Numales are men who want to be seen as intentionally meek and refined, and consider hyper-masculine men to be "insecure".

The truth is that their constitution is too weak for violence, so they frantically construct a "masculine" identity around their complete physical vulnerability.

>>62236966
>The truth is that their constitution is too weak for violence, so they frantically construct a "masculine" identity around their complete physical vulnerability.
Wouldn't that mean that a numale would get something like a diver or some chad watch?

>>62236994
No they try to make their weak non-masculine the definition of masculine. Think if it like lowering the goalposts for what is masculine rather than trying to compensate.

>>62237026
Why do people even go this far? Including you. vJust buy watches you like holy shit.

>>62236994
No, they embrace the identity of a meek, physically-incapable, skinny faggot because to do otherwise would make them "insecure".

It's 3rd wave feminism for men. And, to nobody's surprise, the men who buy into it make themselves effeminate.

>>62237026
I think you're looking too deep into this shit dude. They're just watches.

>>62237047
I'm not the guy you replied to, I just stepped in with clarification. I don't really care, I think some more classical minimalist design is really good. The only think I don't like about Nomos is that their lugs tend to be too big and stand out rather than blending into the design.
>>62237063
See above.

>>62237026
You mean like pushing tiny watches as 'Elder Money?'

>>62237134
That seems more like a way of saying someone is an old cunt if they do that. Any way that's just a meme image no one takes that seriously do they?

>>62234067
>>/csg/

>>62237457
/csg/ knows shit about watches

>>62235351
Not every child can inherit grandpa's PP.

My wife's family was elder money but as her mother was the 4th child she only got two Omegas, a sporty Geneve Dynamic and a classic Constellation.

The best ones (the PP and the Lange) were for the firstborn and her cousins will inherit them.

>>62234067
Probably depends on the Seiko. Some Seiko 5s have been pushed up in price enough that a BJWAF would be better. However, the Beijing ones that I like aesthetically are up above $300 and they have to compete with the SARB line. I have heard that the they are somewhat delicate, but the movements seem very nice.

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>>62237769
PP is for inheritance according to their own propaganda. Yet with elder money you can buy a new JLC.

I have looked at some of the JLCs and some look nicer than the PPs.

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>>62238158
wrong

>>62238179
You know damn well that if it didn't say Patek and was some $50 quartz, you'd just keep moving. Hell you'd probably call it ugly or gaudy.

>>62238158
Nice seiko homage right there

Rec me a poorfag tier GMT or perpetual calendar watch

>>62238410
>classical styled manual wind dress watch
>if it was a shitter quartz watch you would say it's a shitter
hurr durr really?

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>>62234234
>Here to trigger more people.

>>62238590
I think his point is that the finishing isn't all that special, especially for the price patek is charging.

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/wt/, you have 10 seconds to tell me why you don't own a Fliegeruhr.

>unparalleled legibility
>enormous historical significance
>gorgeous blued hands
>best lume in the fucking game
>brutally functional, complete lack of any superfluous design elements

If your collection doesn't feature a Stowa, Laco, or IWC, you're doing it wrong.

>>62238570
how poor are we talking here? quartz or mechanical?

>>62238752
I agree it isn't worth the price but the finishing is beautiful. There is no part of that watch that looks out of place and makes you think "$50 quartz shitter". It is exactly what it is and that is a classic styled manual wind dress watch.

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Jesus Christ weekend /wt/ is awful.

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>>62238845
But I do. It's a shitter though. 42mm Laco B-Uhr with the Citizen movement.

>>62238845
I don't like the B dial. I do love the IWC Big Pilot and plan to get one.

>>62238857
Aside from the top of the bezel the finishing is really nothing you wouldn't be able to see in a chink shitter. Even that is questionable.

>>62238874
Been on the fritz for awhile now. Mostly due to the antagonistic shitposters who LARP as snooty haute horlogerie consumers.

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>>62238845
1-piece straps are better than 2-piece straps.

>>62238919
You don't even get the markings in the right spots let alone hands index correctly on a chink shitter. You don't get the same materials. You don't get the same chrispness of the markings. You don't get the same quality strap. You don't get edges that aren't razor sharp. You don't get sapphire crystal. You don't get a sapphire case back.
But sure other than all the things that separate it from a chink shitter it is exactly the same.
Just like how a quartz Casio diver is the same as a Rolex Sub once you remove all the things that makes the Rolex Sub a Rolex Sub.
I'm not saying you can't find things that are very similar for cheaper but not from a $50 quartz chink shitter.

I snapped off the crown off my casio shitter. I know it's not worth it, but I would still like to repair it (to learn something). Where can I buy replacement parts and not get ripped off?

>>62239092
That calatrava doesn't have a sapphire caseback though.

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>>62239179
Is it not this one?

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>>62239200
You tell me m8. I don't see a hinge either for those hidden sapphire casebacks either.

>>62239242
Ahhh, well the point stands, the watch oozes with quality all round. Even if you took the name off the dial there is no way anyone confuses it with a $50 quartz shitter.

>>62239290
You could do that experiment with normies who just don't know what a patek is. I bet you they wouldn't guess the watch costs $20k.

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>>62239301
I agree with that. I don't think it's worth it's 20k price tag.

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>>62239290
>ooozes quality
pic related

>>62239301
some people would say that is part of the point. 'stealth wealth' and all that.

>>62239437
There's stealth wealth, and then there's flat, rounded edge lugs like you'd see on a rodina.

>>62239437
What's the point of getting an expensive watch that acts like a midrange one if you don't want to show your wealth? Why not just embrace it or buy a midrange watch?

>>62238853
<$100 quartz. I imagine mechanical ones start around 150-200

>>62227336
>>62231363
>>62234459

Did you put it on it's side and hit it with a hammer? How did you even do that shit without shattering the crystal and wrecking the movement?

>>62239473
>>62239535
Note the image I posted and how abhorrent it is.

>>62239583
Your image has such bad lighting and is such low quality you can hardly read the text. The picture you posted is abhorrent 2bh.

>>62237011
damn this is probably best price performance ratio you can get from watches

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So is 36mm to 38mm the patrician size for an everyday watch?

>>62240051
Deoends on your wrist size and what you find comfortable.

>>62227914
hey i just bought this exact seiko, anything i should know about it? it was called the SNKL41 K1, but i think all that's different is where it's marketed to (K1 would be for European and J1 is for Japanese markets)

>>62236813

I'm wondering the same.

I own the metro. It's 37mm, yet it looks like 45mm on that faggots wrist.

>>62239732
>not being able to notice that Patek put a tiny movement in a gigantic case, reminiscent of AliExpress quartz.
I'm sure 4k resolution would definitely make you less of an imbecile. If you can't read the text I'm impressed that you can form a sentence, congratulations! You'll get there eventually.

>>62240051
>>62240072
34-36 = dress watch range
36-39 = casual everyday range
40-42 = sporty diver range

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>>62240051
Yes. They are so much more comfortable than larger watches, even on my 7.5" wrists.

>>62240131
>movement is powerful enough to drive the hands
>movement is well finished
>movement is thin
>movement had a suitable power reserve
>movement has suitable accuracy and is regulated in multiple positions and temperatures
>hand and subdial locations make sense
>movement doesn't unnecessarily fill the case triggering autists
A larger movement would be excess for the sake of excess. It wouldn't be noticible at all even if it was larger. We were talking about the quality of the parts of the watch, that movement is a good movement and is well finished.
Do you really expect watch companies to add a new movement to production whenever they make a new watch of a different size even though they have a movement that is more than suitable already in production?
And the tiny quartz movements in Ali express watches don't meet many if any of the above things, great comparison though my dude. It's not like it has a large plastic spacer like them either, the case was designed with that movement in mind.

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r8

Looking at this for some more serious approach to life (work) instead of the G-Shock shitter I usually wear

Gf dumped me and I want to unfuck my shit up

>>62240079
enjoying the watch so far brother? J means its Japan made anything K1 is made outside of Japan i.e Malaysia therefore lower priced (i think) and it's known as 'the poorfag's SARB' cos of its dial similarities, got a pic? wear it in good health as they say http://www.watchsleuth.com/seiko5finder/search/?MOD=SNKL41

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>>62240320
>movement is powerful enough to drive the hands
woah, it meets a bare minimum requirement.
>movement is well finished
The shitty perlage on the large metal parts is seagull-tier. You can also see the shitty beveling even in that low-res a photo. Not worth the money at all.
>movement is this
so innovative in dress watch movements.
>has suitable power reserve
I like how you have set the bar at 'the minimum passable.' They could easily have used all the extra space to improve it. They chose filler instead.
>movement is accurate, regulated, etc.
woah, the standard for high-end watches. fucking revolutionary.
>larger movement would be excess for the sake of excess
No, that is what they have done with the front side of the watch. They don't have to design an entire movement. They could easily design a modification to the movement so that it could take advantage of the added space. Instead they added a useless chunk of metal.
I expect better from a company that charges the prices Patek does. There is nothing wrong with a small spacer, but with that much space wasted in the watch it is nothing but poor design.
>chinkshit doest meet the stuff I said.
woah now, just because a 2¢ quartz movement isn't the same as a handmade mechanical movement doesn't change the fact that the movement is way to small for the case. Nice attempt at misdirection I guess?
>the case was designed with that movement in mind
so they designed on oversized case and a SPACER (wow, Swiss innovation at its finest!) for an older movement so they had to do even less work.

>>62240676
Ok you anal shit just don't buy it. Not like you will have that kinda money anytime soon to spend on a patek anyway.

>>62240676
>it meets all the requirements for a dress watch
>it triggers my autism so it is a shitter
The movement is suitable for the watch, end of discussion. Your autism isn't accounted for by anyone's high end watch designs.

>>62226299
The straps are insanely good, I bought a few on their website for some watches I sold.
Watches are alright, but you could buy a lot of better watches for that money. I got mine as gift as well.

>>62234773
aestetics

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>>62240705
For $20k you'd better expect your customers to be anal as fuck about the details.

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I know it is kinda ugly but something about it is interesting as well.

>>62240587
Oh, i got it mixed up. I have the J1. I haven't received it yet, but I wanted maybe a little heads up on what to expect. This is my first mechanical and I can't wait to see it.

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>>62240743
It's accounted for by any manufacturer that produces good watches.

>>62240768
>you
>customer of a $20k watch
nice LARPing there.

>>62240769
That is awful.

>>62240768
>the cheapest Patek movement in in a 20k watch isn't as well finished as the Dufour movement from a 250k+ watch
Shit call the police this isn't right.
>>62240791
Again you are effectively comparing a Toyota Camry to a Ferarri La Ferarri here again. Who would think that even with high end watches there is different levels to finishing if you pay 10× more!

>>62240832
Nice strawman there. I'm saying that patek should actually give a fuck about the details given how much they charge for their giant spacers, rounded-edge lugs, and bevel chattering.

>>62240846
The thing is even the ALS watches that cost the same as that calatrava have the same level of finishing as their six figure pieces. The only difference is the complications.

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7MntLwHOkts

my dick is rock hard

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>>62240786
it's my second mechanical exactly a month after getting my first (sold it on the morning i got this one) after years of ignorantly wearing/buying shitters, very hard to buy locally the J versions here so i'm OK with the K1 and the price point. honestly i don't feel like wearing my other watches now I've got this one.

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Hey /wt/,

First timer here, bought pic related when I got my last job and thinking of getting a new watch again as I got a new job.

Any recommendations? Thoughts on Bulova and what I have right now?

>>62240922
Feel like something with a steel case and blue dial would be a bit more low key then the bulova and make a nice two piece collection.

>>62240848
One picture hardly proves that Patek cut corners. I've seen more Patek movements irl that you ever will and none ever looked like that image.

>>62240946
I do like the boat watch look and I fish a lot.

Could you give me a couple brands to look at?

>>62240906
exactly what I want to hear when waiting for it to arrive. also, exactly how many mm is it? i've seen it as 37 but on your wrist it looks so much bigger than that. random question: what kind of camera do you use to take these pictures?

>>62240990
So a waterproof diver. Quartz or auto? Price range?

>>62240982
My uncle works for Patek and he said that most of them look like the one in that pic when I showed it to him.

>>62241012
Don't know enough to tell you between auto and quartz, what do you think for daily use in office and outdoor recreation?

Don't need a Rolex, up to 2k usd.

>>62241025
Prove it.

>>62241025
My dad owns 4chan and is going to ban you when I see him at dinner.

>>62241072
lel I'm not gonna dox him.

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>>62238965
I agree but for some reason 1 piece straps cost more in desirable colors than 2 piece ones do.

>>62240982
The thing is that in recent years patek increased the amount of watches they produce dramatically (more than double iirc, you can search up past threads for more details). So of course the quality suffers as a result. You can even compare old calatravas to the new ones to see the difference.

>>62241007
specs say 37mm but feels just under 38mm but i gotta tell you brother after wearing these sizes for the last month i cant wear anything over 40mm anymore in fact i sold off my Casio Duro yesterday cos i knew i wouldn't want to wear it anymore even-though I've been wearing it for a few years. I'm about 6.5", it's just the close up angle shot that make it look big. I use my iPhone5c for these shots but i make sure there's good lighting. I know you will enjoy your 41 the moment you wear it, fine the bracelet is noisy and most people change it to a leather strap but i like it as is.

>>62241121
> So of course the quality suffers as a result.
That's not fact, it's conjecture.

> You can even compare old calatravas to the new ones to see the difference.
Citation needed.

>>62241103
You would think an insider would have pictures that aren't from the internet to back up the things he is saying.

>>62241154
Since you're too lazy to search through previous threads, I did it for you:

>>60484802
>>60484909
>>60484968

>>62241050
Do some research about quartz vs mechanical. Diver might not be as good for office. Though these days people are more lax about that sort of thing. Maybe look into some omega seamasters. Their Seamaster 300m is a diver that is on the thinner dressy side. There is also the aqua terra which is not a diver style but has a screw down crown and is waterproof enough for swimming.

>>62241213
How can you search through threads that don't even exist?

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>>62241228
>what is archive?

>>62226347
So no one here dresses nicely and wants a nice watch to coordinate?
Ok

>>62241244
404

>>62241202
Why would someone who sees Pateks every day just take pictures of them? That would be like taking a photo of my coffee pot every morning. Also who brings a macro lens to work?

>>62241213
It was posted on 4chan so it must be true.

>>62240906
What model is this? Looks nice.

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>>62241275
I guess this nautilus doesn't actually have visible pins then. Pins which should have been brushed to be invisible like on the other side of the bracelet.

Why do normalfags love watches with giant bezels?

>>62241262
I take pictures of stuff related to my work everyday to show friends and family, my boss or my future employers. It's quick easy and gets a point across a lot easier than words.
Any insider pics of anything at all doesn't need to be macro lens shit. Just any proof of your "My uncle is a spaceman" child like claim.

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Would anyone accept this lume application on a $30k+ watch?

>>62241337
Because they saw their fave rapper or sports star wearing one.

>>62241302
thanks brother

http://www.watchsleuth.com/seiko5finder/search/?MOD=SNKL41

>>62241318
Again a single unsourced picture is hardly proof of anything. That could be a third party bracelet for all we know.

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>>62241376
>third party bracelet
>on a nautilus

>people actually think cheap leather straps look better on dress watches
lmao

>>62241402
Hey his uncle works at Patek he would know.

>>62241376
>reverse image search
>0 results
>closest result is tyre
Maybe that guy wasn't lying

>>62241344
do you have any pics of all the Pateks you see every day? Since you run. into them so often, why not share them with /wt/

>>62225782
Any suggestions for a cheap Aliexpress watch? Can be any style. Under $20 please.

>>62241448
I'm not a guy that said he sees them everyday (you are). I'm just calling a cunt (you) out on his (your) claim.
Post some form of proof or fuck off with your "aktualy muh unkle" bullshit.

>>62241474
I'm fairly sure anything under $20 would already be classified as cheap.

>>62241488
>being this dense

>>62241359
Thanks man, thinking of getting the SNKL43.

>>62241514
>I have been called out on my claim
>I know I will call him stupid
I came in about when you said your "muh uncle" shit, I don't see how asking you to provide proof is dense, it's a pretty obvious thing to expect from saying your uncle is a super in the know and saying that everyone is wrong.
Or are you saying I'm dense for expecting you to have been truthful and providing proof?

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Has anyone tried a sistem 51 watch? The first automatic watch done on an assembly line, it only has 51 moving parts.

>>62241514
He's not dense. He's trolling you. Don't you recognize his posting style by now? Just stop feeding him (You)s.

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>>62241584
They're only like 120 bucks for what is apparently a fine working watch with what I find to be a subtle, minimalist, almost elegantly understated style

>>62241599
That's incredibly expensive for something done in an assembly line

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>>62241586
Looking back, I fun when arguing involved posting pics of cool watches, before it devolved.

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convince me not to cop this

>>62241142
I've got a 7 inch wrist so I'm really hoping it looks a bit smaller on me. im really excited for the steel bracelet too, would you recommend replacing it with a better bracelet or keep the seiko?

>>62241663
Am I the only one that thinks that looks abhorrent? It's basically a $30k circuit board.

>>62241520
i would of considered that one too brother if it was available but i'm lovin the white dial!

>>62241252
im pretty sure he was saying that that particular watch is an abomination that should never be considered in any dressy circumstance

>>62241722
Some of them go for ~8k, but I do think it could have been better. It also has some very cool features. I also like the dial side, but the fact that they decorated a quartz movement so well is commendable.

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>>62241711
If that's the quartz one, then I hope you know that they're meant to be tossed after the battery dies; if it's the automatic one, then they have kind of a reputation for being as accurate as a Vostok but without the water resistance.
I honestly suggest something like the aluminum MK1 since it's still the field watch style, but you can actually change the battery and it's less likely to shit the bed.

>>62241711
Nylon strap has got to go but otherwise nice

>>62242061
automatic

I thought they were supposed to be pretty accurate

>>62242061
>I hope you know that they're meant to be tossed after the battery dies;

What?

>>62226135
> That image.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_Family_Structures_Study#Criticism
written by a catholic trying to stop homosexuals from having sex.

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Suggestions for minimal watches? Digital or mechanical doesn't matter. Something along the lines of the casio f91w

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>>62242159
M8 if you want to go that route we can start playing the game "spot the Jew" when going through studies promoting homosexuality, pedophilia, etc.

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Is there some way for me to find the movement on this one?

>>62242625
The case back is covering the markings that should be around the balance wheel area. It looks like an ETA. A little more info on the watch would help.

>>62234550
what clasps are those? is it expensive?

>>62242853
The back already has the information. I tried to look up the watch but haven't found the right details. It's a Fendi Orologi 200g, the inside says 25 jewels Swiss made.

>>62242152
Like most issued field watches from the 20th century, the quartz General Purpose isn't meant to be fixed or serviced in any way once something goes wrong, so they're tossed like they're a $10 Casio and the soldier is given a new one. Their higher end stainless models are obviously meant to be serviced though.
I also think you can actually pry the back off of the GP, but I have a feeling you'd chew up the plastic case and damage what little weather sealing the watch already has.

>>62225782
So how accurate is a mechanical watch supposed to be anyways? Mine drifts about a minute or two every week, what's your experiance?

>>62241663
That's an expensive shitter.

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>>62243145
depends. your average chinese, swiss or japanese mechanial movement new should be around +/-5 sec a day. They claim the tolerances are much greater- so 2 minutes off a week isnt terrible.

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>>62243223
Praise the chinks.

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>>62225782
This watch stopped ticking over a year ago, and I fixed it by tapping it on a desk. It has been running well ever since, and it is fairly accurate. It takes it a few days to be off by a minute. I wish that the case was stainless steel instead of chrome plated brass, but other than that, I like it a lot.

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hey /wt/i saw someone else do this (pic related) and i want to give my snkl41 have the same style that the grand seiko has, with the blue second hand and diamond hour/minute hands. how would i go about aquiring these hands? how do i make sure they fit?

>>62241716
you'll know about the size when you put it on brother, about the bracelet heck if you can afford and find a better bracelet just go for it i think it'll look awesome with a similar cleaner oyster bracelet with solid links, i like the original clasp with the Seiko 5 stamped on it so i'm all good with the stock bracelet for now.

>>62243344
hey brother honestly i'd ask a watch repair shop if they can do the mod as for the hands you'd have to probably source it online or perhaps the watch repair guy might know how to get them *top left 41 pic is me

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>>62243298
>fiyta
Damn they make some attractive watches

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What does /g/ think of GD 350?

>>62243563
yea i wasnt going to do it myself, but do i order the hands beforehand? where would i even look?

>>62243828
well brother if no one here has any great tips i'd start with the watch repair shop, they're in the industry they should know how to get these parts. Good luck to you, i'll try asking next time i visit the local watch shops. Any pics of your 41?

>>62243783
I've got the regular display, pretty good bang around tool watch funny thing is my toddler daughter played with it ONE time and the LED light stopped working after that. Shops tell me the LED needs to be replaced. Did you just get yours?

>>62243889
It's a few weeks old and I'm loving it. Granted the negative display isn't that visible in the dark without illumination, I like the stealthy look.
I personally haven't had any issues with the LED so far.

>>62243905
as they say you get what you pay for and it's a solid watch that's not too heavy on the wrist. I'm just bummed my blue light LED doesn't work anymore but i'll still wear it for the pool during the day. PS it's the stealthy dark grey color that got me in the first place too, not a fan of the neon colored ones. EVER.

>>62235124
try explaining that to a redditor

>>62226299
dude i used to think Fossil's were the shit until i discovered this thread and real horology, granted they are 'nice' looking watches but for the same amount of money or less you can get a far better 'time piece' and yes my wife recently gifted me an all black Fossil which is impossible to read, i'll keep it for the emotional value but it's shit therefore a SHITTER.

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Henlo

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Hi guys, rate my Raketa watch.

>>62244805
Raketa/10

>>62244795
Japanese movement Seiko is always a good choice

>>62245024
>>62245024
>>62245024

>>62244795
Nice sharpie drawings mate

>>62245227
Thanks my dude!

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>>62241474
Don't bother with AliExpress shit & just get a Casio Pope watch.

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>>62244805
Hey slavshit dress watch bro.

I rate it 19/17.

>>62241345
No, I have a $5 quartz shitter with better lume.

>>62241584
Way too much money for what you get. The Chinese can churn out full satinless automatics they sell for $20, so you can imagine how much they cost to begin with.