/wt/ - Watch Thread

I liked the design shown here quite a while ago with a moon watch using the profile of Saturn 5 for the hands. Elegant.

Anyone here have new design ideas? Or complications?

Let's make this a more appreciating thread.

>>62245109
e-ink g shocks.

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Reposting because fuck you

>>62245282
I still don't like that watch 2bh.

>>62245373
it's pretty popular on r/watches

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meme or worth buying it?

>>62245835
Non swatch is good, swatch co axial meme is bad.

>>62245835
As long as it has the 1861 movement yeah.

>>62245866
>chinese cuckold hates swatch
checked

>>62245914
I don't hate Swatch at all. I just don't like the self destructing co-axial meme moment that needs exactly the right amount of lubrication or it kills itself. Give it another decade and it might be alright but it seems to be a flaw in the core design.

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>>62245835

>>62245373
Yeah, I also never understood the appeal of the Alpine.

>>62245282
keep telling yourself that was 450 dollars well spent. One day you may believe yourself.

>>62245282
fuck your gay ass watch and your gay ass tattoo that's already fading like hell

>>62245835
Omega is probably my favorite watch brand and if you can live with the horizontal clutch 1861 the speed-master is a great watch. There is a lot you can get for the same money however. I shit on grand seiko's all the time but honestly if it were my money i would seriously consider the SBGH005 as well. It is not a chronograph but it is a very good watch in a similar price range. IF you can get a speed master for under 3500 new i would probably go for that.

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>>62245282
*sip*
Beautiful horological masterpiece at such a reasonable price
Well Done !
I love how it blends seamlessly with your wonderful skin art.
Good choices all around.
Pure Class!

>>62246341
Yes swatch killed Omega we all know.

>>62246854
kek

>>62246940
>t. buyer's remorse

Can somebody reccomemd an accurate watch?
Is japanese movement good or swiss is just better?

>>62247315
Mid level and up quartz. Not fucking with you.

>>62247315
spring drive

>>62247340
I'm kinda new to watches, can you be more specific pls?

>>62247369
Grand Seiko

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Ok, hi guys!
I am intriqued by slavhist watches from the soviet era.
If you have some, I would be more than delighted to see them.
Thanks guys!

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>>62246819
>horizontal clutch

>>62247532
Swatch ruined Omega.

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You know what, /wt/ I thought that instead of hunting a good-condition 3133 Sturmanskie or cashing out 6 million shekels for a NOS one I'll just build one from NOS parts. I know frankens are looked down upon, but that's mainly because of scammers, so what's the harm if I'm the one building a watch for myself?

Also opinions on this dial? Supposedly NOS, but the seller is Ukrainian, I don't trust those animals.

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>>62247467
Here you go Tristano.

>>62247705
how do you know if a Ukrainian is lying?
HIS LIPS(FINGERS) ARE MOVING!

>>62247711
You're not on Instagram.

>>62247705
Not sure it would even be worth faking those dials. Check seller ratings, and be sure to vet the raters.

>>62242625
>>62242934

>>62242625
Looks like ETA 28xx series, probably 2824.

>>62247970
it is a 2824 or sw200

I just ordered a Seiko SNK809 how fucked am I /g/??

>>62248069
they are usually 50 but are 70 right now for no reason

>>62248132
They're discontinued

>>62248196
NANI????!!!!

>>62248196
good no more snk or skx
I hope they just sell 48 mm divers for 400 dollars from now on.

>>62248196
Are they upgrading the movements in them, then relaunching them?

>>62248214
they're still everywhere

>>62248267
i wish they kept the cocktail time and not that ugly chinky wannabe presage shit, or at least scaled it down but kept the same design

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I wish a global /wt/ meetup would be possible where every one of us would show up, so I could walk in with a gun and kill every last one of you pleb fucks.

>>62248300
right

>>62248300
What would be plebeian acording to you?

>>62248289
nope

>>62248196
What's the replacement?

>>62248460
Then I don't believe it, it must be one of their biggest selling watches.

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What do you guys think of this old Timex? It's the same one Michael C Hall wears in the show Dexter.

I picked it up on eBay for $25 shipped.

>>62248486
https://yeomanseiko.com/2009/09/01/new-seiko-5-flieger-snkh63k/

>>62248563
Guess that's ok

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>some shitter listed a sbdc051 for $500 on ebay after wearing it for 2days
>on a whim purchased it

It's outstanding. Not my pic buy pic related

>>62248601

>same movement
what did seiko mean by this?

>>62248677
The dial is unfortunate

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>>62248922

thats where you're wrong kiddo

>>62248563
WTF, the dial and hands are completely inferior to the old one. What kind of fucked up dirty crack are they smoking at Seiko?

>>62249053
The same crack that inspired the Presage

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these days I have to set it about twice per month. Couldn't be happier with it.

>>62248502
Does anyone actually know what model or model number this one is?

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>>62247711
Absolutely beautiful.
What's the accuracy and how often do you wear that?

>>62245910
You mean the 321

>>62245835
>Omega Speedmaster Professional
>Professional

Really, what makes it legitimate to call this thing "professional" Do you get paid for competitive egg boiling perhaps? Or you pay someone to wind it for you??

>>62248353
Rolex. I hope


(BTW: not him)

>>62249644
Iv3 never worn it for more than a day at a time so I can't comment on the accuracy. I don't wear it as often as I'd like as it's too dressy to wear every day.

>>62245109
Working on an EoT complication for school watch.

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>>62247705
>>62247743
>>62247813
Okay so I checked a 3133 guide on WUS, and of course the DIRTY, LIAR, UKRAINIAN piece of shit scammer is selling is either a replica dial or a rework. The subdials are supposed to be recessed and have some form of machining. Now it looks like it's barely there, so the dial might have been repainted so thick the details filled up.

Knowing is half the battle against these animals.

>>62250776
I'm genuinely surprised somebody is faking that shit.

>>62247532

It's not that bad. The other benefits the 1861 offers are things like being tough as fuck and providing superb accuracy.

Also fairly easy to service.

The current Speedmaster Professional is still based af.

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>>62250799
Good-condition Sturmanskies are in high demand, since they're the cheapest non-shit mechanical chronograph. No point in faking NOS Daytona dials.

Still I might have overreacted, maybe it's just a very late post-Soviet example with the dial manufacturing tools all blown out. Hard to tell for certain, so I'm not pulling the trigger until I'm 110% sure it's legit.

Anyone here have a Sturmi with the same/similar, but certainly genuine dial for comparison?

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>>62251533
What model is this?

>>62251533
Where's your wrist bone?

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damn I usually don't care about watches but nomos glashütte looks so good
I'm not sure if I really want to spend like 2000€ for my first watch without knowing if I will like wearing watches
are there any cheaper watches to start my journey, with somewhat similar design maybe

>>62251668
Not everyone has prominent ones. Mine are essentially invisible too, I feel only a slight bump.

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>>62250314
Some of us do get paid for competitive egg boiling.

>>62245835
Fyi the one in your pic is a limited edition that sold out before it was released. Good luck find one that isn't priced ridiculously.

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>>62251677
Rodina
now get that r/watches numale garbage out of here

>>62251764
Quit bullshitting yourself. You can easily go a week without eating but only drinking water.

>>62251677

I own it. It's a great watch but not worth $3k.

You should purchase it at no more than 50% or 60% of MSRP.

It's amazingly thin, has a 70 hour power reserve, and is quite accurate.

It fits well within the wrist and you barely notice that you have it on.

One annoying drawback- no quick date change setting. So you have to move back and forth between 9 and 1 to change the date. It sucks if you have to go beyond 5 days or more.

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>>62248196

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>>62252194
>A $3780 German watch with an in house movement lacks the same feature as a $50 Vostok

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>>62252416

What about a $30k Swiss watch with an inhouse movement?

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Which one /wt/?

>>62252622
Holy shit my dick.

>>62248563
this is from 2009

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Hey /wt/, I was browsing my local Kijiji and noticed this had come up a few days ago: https://www.kijiji.ca/v-jewelry-watch/city-of-toronto/seiko-king-quartz-mens-vintage-1977-jdm-wristwatch/1294401909?siteLocale=en_CA

I've been looking for this exact type of Penisquartz for quite a long time with not much luck or success. Personally I think the listing is a bit overpriced, but I think it is common to overprice stuff on Kijiji to give yourself some negotiating room. What do you guys think? Worth a shot?

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>>62251599
1975 King Seiko Special 5256-8010. The strap is a Fluco padded shell cordovan strap.

>>62251668
The camera angle I use to minimize reflections off the crystal and in-car lighting that I use for most wrist shots tend to obscure my wrist bone. This shot makes my wrist bone much more obvious.

So yes, I am fat, but it's not primarily because I'm fat that you usually can't clearly see my wrist bone in the pictures I post here.

so, for movement quality, swiss > german > japanese > malaysian > chinese > slav > indian

right?

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>>62253284

>>62253264
>1975 King Seiko Special 5256-8010. The strap is a Fluco padded shell cordovan strap.
Thanks anon, looks really nice

>>62253177
First of all, that is way overpriced for a penisquartz. Just use a proxy bidding service to buy one off Yahoo! Japan Auctions.

Secondly, since you are in Toronto you are morally obligated to start collecting vintage mechanical watches as we in Southern Ontario are immensely spoiled for access to gifted vintage watchmakers.

>>62253177
I just bought the daydate version of this. In the process of being shipped to me now.

There is actually a date version, the one your posted, on ebay now for $109

What's a good and fairly cheap digital watch?

>>62253284
It really depends, all over the place quality is sort of a mixed bag between Japanese and Swiss. Something like an ETA 2824 is basically not going to have any problems whatsoever (frequent hand winding aside) and is the closest thing to a universal movement currently in production. Not considering beat rate, there is nothing that makes the Seiko 6R15 inferior in any way. I would also say that the shit based off the old 52 Caliber Seikos is just as good as any Rolex movement you can get for under $40k, and the Seiko Hi-Beats seem to be less picky and unreliable than the equivalent Swiss movements (eg Zenith).

I personally have had horrible experiences with 7S26 movements while my Amphibia seems to be happy being worn while playing golf or chopping wood, so I'd put Slav ahead of Malaysian. Chinese shit, in my opinion, is not worth considering unless you want to give a gift to someone you don't really care about. Unlike the Russians, the Chinese do not understand their limitations, and try to make shit that is too complex for too little money. The best way to describe Russian watches is "crude, but effective". Chinese watches are initially impressive but quickly disappoint due to poor QC and poor material quality. Indians are just worthless at everything they do, and this extends to watches.

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Where can I get a steel band that will fit correctly on this? Also, recommendations?

>>62253385(You)

>>62253385
PW-3001

>>62253428
There's an official Seiko steel band for that model IIRC.

>>62253428
The unfortunate truth is that good, cheap steel bands don't really exist, they're just differing degrees of shittiness. You're not going to find an 18 millimeter steel band with solid end links and a good clasp for cheap, and I can only assume cheap is what you want, considering it's for a Seiko 5. I would stick to high-quality leather, or even rubber. You can get some dope ass Italian leather or silicone rubber straps for like 25 bucks.

>>62253177
The guy is located in Southern Ontario and is selling a Penisquartz? I would not be surprised if he browses or previously browsed /wt/. Maybe include "fuck Ninefag" in your email.

Anyways $300 CAD is too much for a Penisquartz, even if it is one of the nicer versions. I would say this is about $100 overpriced. Offer him $200 and see what he says. Like this is just way too much "negotiating room" , I suspect he may very well have spent $300 on this originally and is just trying to get his money back.

>>62253321
Yahoo Auctions comes with its own host of risks. I haven't used it for watches, but I have tried buying games, consoles and even computers off there before, and received units that either did not work or were vastly different from what was described. After my scam transaction ratio reached 50% I stopped using that shit. In my view, it is probably better to overpay a bit in a local market where you can physically inspect the product than to expose yourself to the bullshit system that is Y! Auctions. Think of it as an insurance policy.

>>62253354
Or eBay works too

>>62253592
Honestly, there are some Chinese steel bands of surprising quality for the price, but it's a bit of a crapshoot as to weather they're going to be branded as Rolex or something because Chinese sellers routinely shop out such branding in product pictures.

>>62247705
>those amorphous globs of lume

lmao, was that shit applied with a fucking spoon?

>>62253797
Slav precision, m80. I looked into that dial more, and it looks like it's just a shit photo of a late-soviet dial.

Still my tantrum was warranted, Ukrainians on Ebay are lying subhumans 9.5/10 times.

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Got my first mechanical watch today. I like it. Any strap recommendations, or is the stock one good enough?

Post a watch that has some sort of sentimental value to you.

>>62253877
Black nato strap.

>>62253896
None because it's autistic and irrational to attach feelings and experiences to an inanimate object.

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>>62253896
I got this watch on a trip to Disneyland with a friend that has since died. I wear it on her birthday to remember her.

>>62253673
>Yahoo Auctions comes with its own host of risks. I haven't used it for watches, but I have tried buying games, consoles and even computers off there before, and received units that either did not work or were vastly different from what was described. After my scam transaction ratio reached 50% I stopped using that shit. In my view, it is probably better to overpay a bit in a local market where you can physically inspect the product than to expose yourself to the bullshit system that is Y! Auctions. Think of it as an insurance policy.

I have to say I've had nothing but great experiences in buying watches off Y! Japan Auctions, actually. Every vintage watch I've purchased from there arrived in as pictured condition and working.

To be fair, you are correct that you have essentially zero buyer protection buying from there, but the discounts vs. eBay pricing are often large enough to make it well worth the risk.

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>>62253428

Check strap code, the snzg13k/j has a stock stainless bracelet on it you might be able to source. It's surprisingly okay for a $100 seiko, my dad wears it every day.

As much as I love the automatics I've bought over the years, they're just jewelry at this point, and I can't bring myself to spend >$100 on jewelry.

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>>62253896

Wore my Skx009 to nursing school graduation. Don't think I'll get rid of it. I plan on wearing my Explorer II when I graduate NP school in a few years and wearing the 009 when I have rounds and patients in a clinic then.

Pic related, I flipped all and made decent profit on the SARG's. The 009 stayed.

>>62254480
the best part about watches is that you can sell them for like 75% of their price new (provided you don't abuse them) and you can go and get new watches, dude

i can't do that with my other hobbies, like guns, where if I shoot a hundred bucks worth of ammo in an afternoon it's gone forever

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>>62254508
>>62254513

Surprisingly related posts

>>62252071
>we are selling our most boring and cheapest watches, most cheap
Gee, what a surprise, NOMOS!

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>>62245835
ah yes, speedmaster special edition no. 934312453134. nice watch fucker! thanks for donating the 20 dollaroonies for my review.

How long are NATO straps supposed to be?

>>62254508
i dont really understand people who buy a load of similar watches from one company. seems really boring and unimaginative.

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>>62254818
there is a NATO spec for them but does that really matter? as long as theres enough for it to fold over then youre good right?

>>62254825

Yeah that was what I realized after like 3 weeks of that.

>>62253950
so you collect for status symbols then? if not, then why get anything other than a quartz casio?

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any similar watches to the land tuna? this edition looks pretty spiffy. if i get this it would be my first watch purchase.

>>62254849
I'm just wondering if I ordered short ones, i don't care about NATO spec I just want to make sure I didn't get ripped off

>>62254878
The 'different approaches to horology' meme

>>62253428
the only good, cheap bracelets are milanese/shark mesh bands. there arent any good oyster style bracelets for cheap that arent hollow end link rattley pieces of trash

>>62254883
Sorry i meant Fieldmaster SBDC011 Field tuna.

>>62253284
swiss is obviously best but german is more consistently good. (eta meme, $400 for something that loses 20 seconds a day, etc.)

>>62253264
is this your only watch, because you seem to be in every watch thread i visit posting it?

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>>62253177
a penisquartz. kek

>>62252416
it feels bad that my vostok can do this but my alpinist cannot.

>>62250876
my cumshots have greater uniformity than that.

>>62254888
ive ordered cheaper ones and they were too short for me with a 6.75" wrist, so if they were like $2 then probably, otherwise, i doubt it

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>>62254883

>spiffy

>>62255081
Paid $6 and they seem to be half an inch short. I'm on the last hole for the straps so I'm not too pleased. Guess I should have looked at the length rather than assuming they are all the same length.

>>62254965
Penis quartz watches are some of the best affordable reasonably accurate quartz watches.

>>62255203
i ended up spending around $13 on a zulu and that was much better. get what you pay for with straps (except for leather, which is memed as fuck)

>>62245158
That's a pretty cool idea.

>>62255220
im not mocking them, i just love that this is the way they are referred to. i want one actually

>>62248677
the lack of signed crown is fucking awful though. im getting an srp637k1 instead.

>>62248502
is it made of steel? if so, nice daily wearer, if not, then cool piece of memorabilia i suppose

>>62248677

>$500 for a 6R.

That's not an especially good deal. It's a fair price.

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rate an 18 year olds collection you snobby fuckers

>>62255603
""""18""""/10

>>62252622
>nips see this and can reproduce it with a better movement for less than 5 grand in steel. They instead make giant fat cases and stupid dials that only weebs fawn over.
what did they mean by this?

>>62255603
>Not putting the mesh on the Vostok

>>62255220
you can get a pretty fucking accurate casio for 10 dollars

>>62255385
shhhhhhh the Canadian is gonna come tell you that its just as good as anything else.

>>62255603
nicer than the watches i had when i was 18. I personally would not want a single one of those but the vostok and alpinist can't be said to be shit although the alpinist is a bit expensive for what it is.

what's the most accurate mechanical watch I can get for under $400 CAD

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>>62245024
any solar watch who I can use at work but it's not boringly black or white? Steel case and braclet preferred.

>>62255772
There are green (ugly) or navy blue seikos and citizens.

>>62255723
Sure, I guess it come down to style preference. Personally, I get a boner over some 70'd designs.

>>62255812
hey man they are pretty nice but how affordable are they really?

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>>62255772

>>62255751
Mido and Tissot have some of the least expensive COSC watches.

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>>62255821
I grabbed this up for $60 shipped.

>>62255678
its a different lug width and i got the vostok afterwards. also i really hate leather straps for the meme culture around them and generally dislike them anyway

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>>62255900
Alpinist looks good on nylon and perlon.

>>62255887
if i liked quartz i would pick one up those are pretty nice.

>>62255867
the standard ETA in a $400 Tissot can be up to 25 seconds out before being classed as defective. especially if you live in the US (shitty return policies) thats a fair risk.

>>62255921
was gonna buy that when i discovered people had problems with the compass crown after many exposures to water.

>>62255928
I'm honestly not a huge fan of quartz either, but I do love the case design.

>>62255640
what did he mean by this?

>>62255967
It means he's an underage poster. Underages always say they're 18 or 19.

>>62255932
and if you spend just a hair more COSC means -4/+6 if I recall.

>>62256017
well its not like im going to post my fucking passport anon. what were you expecting, a dick pic?

>>62254508
you ok man?

>>62255385

It's not amazing but the fit and finish of the watch is by far the best Seiko I've ever had. Considering the cheapest on Ebay right now is like $800 and they were limited I'm happy.

>>62256342
It really is the perfect 80s Yuppie watch. The only other watch that's equal would probably be a Cartier Tank.

>>62255603

Put the Alpinist on a non reddit band and junk the rest

>>62255674

>Giant cases

Sorry 40-42mm is too big for your bitch wrists TGV.

>>62256434
>Calls a mesh band reddit, but not the NATOs
You don't even know what the hell you're talking about, do you.

>>62256340

Better than ever? I flipped the excessive Seiko's as noted. I shouldn't have had so many to begin with.

>>62256503
oh good

>>62256469
its not pure diameter its the thickness as well. And despite what the numbers say they wear large. And no i don't have thin wrists i just have taste and dislike ostentation.

>>62256492

0/10

>>62256562
you don't though

>>62256562
No dude seriously. How many tasteless Redditors do you see put NATOs on their Seiko and Vostok shitters when compared to mesh?

>>62256198
I think he's 18. Underage punks only care about sex, getting drunk, or getting high on drain cleaner. Not about watches.

Is there any merit to registering a seiko watch? Also, is the black-gray 'spectre' NATO strap just a normie meme?

>>62256654
I always see the Bond NATO as a red flag for "I have zero taste or sense of individuality, and just follow whatever the guys on Reddit do".

>>62256681
Personally, I only use NATO or ZULU straps on watches I intend to beat up and wear in the bush.

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>>62256698
Nah man I get that, and I think NATOs are a great option for summer, but the Bond NATO is a pleb choice. It reminds me of those middle aged men who like to LARP as James Bond by buying all his watches, suits, etc; it's kind of like the equivalent of buying a silver scorpion jacket, a Mustang, and acting like The Driver.

>>62256786
- Honey, where is my watch!?
- Which one?
- The large black one on a black-gray strap!

>>62256786
I personally like the look, but I go for solid colors myself.

>>62256535
*a joke about your mom and my girthy bratwurst goes here*

>>62255385
Agreed. I wouldn't spend much more than $500 on a 6R powered Seiko unless it has exceptional exterior finishing (which is why I was willing to cough up $600 for my SDGM003).

>>62254928
What German is there besides damasko?

>>62255603
Not bad, fairly tasteful for an 18 year old. Wrist shot of the Alpinist on the wrist with that shark mesh? I've never seen an Alpinist on that style of bracelet before so I'm curious.

>>62256786
They're pretty bad LARPers considering the car in Drive is a Malibu, and the original Bond strap is black, green, and red.

>>62256981
>SDGM003
sell that

>>62256434
should i have put it on some meme culture $600 leather strap?

>>62257085

No dipshit, there's stainless bracelets and tasteful leather straps that make that watch look outstanding.

>>62255751
You don't have a chance of getting anything new that is especially accurate at that pricepoint. Best you are going to get is a 2824-2 elabore and regulate it yourself as best you can.

Cheapest watch with a truly high grade production movement, as much as I despise the looks and the brand, is the Steinhart Ocean Titanium 500 for 509 Euro with an ETA 2892-A2 top grade.

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>>62257014
Back and grey is "specter" or Craig Bond and black, red and green is "commander" or Connery Bond and to do it right you have to do it 2+mm narrower than your lug width.
Which is why I laugh when LARPers say Bond NATO and have Connery's one and have it the same width as their watch because he didn't do that.

>>62257085
>being this paranoid of appearing reddit for wearing a fucking leather band.

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>>62257014
There's a Mustang in Drive and it's honestly easier to get a 2011 mustang than it is to get a 73 Malibu, and Daniel Craig wore a Seamaster 300 on a black and grey NATO in Spectre.

>>62257120
its also a zulu strap and not a nato.

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>>62256681
Eh. I got pic related because I liked the look, not because of hollywood.

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>>62256342
my """grail"""

>>62246754
350

>>62249434
mine is at +5 a day when I leave it face up overnight. it's about two weeks old. how is yours running desu?

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What else has 200m water resistance and isn't bulky like the alpine, anyway?

>>62258848
SKX013

>>62258848

Define bulky

>>62258894
42 mm diameter, 14 mm thick

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>>62257399
for about a month i really liked the style/look of the datejust albeit in silver only but in the end couldn't go through with getting this homage piece.

>>62258848
V O S T O K

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>>62258848
>>62258991

39mm

>>62259685
Real shit dude, you need to re-lume that thing. I doubt you paid that much so you shouldn't be too scared of opening it up.

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>>62259685

>>62259767

He put it together himself.

>>62259643
what model is this?

>>62259905

sla017

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>>62259767
Why? To make it more functional? It looks fine for what I paid.

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>>62258848
Omega Seamaster 300m. Thing is like 11mm thin

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>>62256607
>Tfw you started browsing /wt/ when you were 16
>just turned 19
Ayyy

Anyone recommend a watch you can see through, such that you're able to see the mechanics in action?

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>>62260856

>>62260856
If you mean see right through, front to back, that's a skeleton watch. You're not going to get a good one cheap and IMO even the expensive ones looks awful.

>>62260894
>piaget 900
This thing is beautiful. Thanks, Anon.

Though their website fucking sucks, and wont load. Got some soothing music though.

>>62260911
Ah, thanks for the term. Will search for them. Why do you think they look terrible, though? Is it just being able to see the mechanics that you don't like?

>>62260894
I haven't even gotten to the price yet, and already know this thing is going to cost more than my car. Their website probably did too.

>>62260993
It's the thinnest mechanical watch in the world (at 3.65mm), so yes, it's expensive. About 20k or so.

>>62261004
26k. Doubles my car+some. Nice thing to have a fantasy about, I guess.

>>62260978
Because most of them simple look ugly. >>62260894 is one of the few exceptions I've seen.

How big are Vostok Amphibia's? I want a radio room watch but hate the look of giant watch faces and have fairly small wrists.

Anybody have experience with one?

>>62261004
There's actually a jlc thats 3,6mm thick.
Its fuckugly though, like for real it looks retarded.

>>62261368
Got a link? Must have only just come out then.

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>>62261104
I have a 710 and it's about 41mm wide and about 15mm thick, and I think it sits fairly well on my ~8" wrist. If you think that's too big then the standard 420 might be more your thing since it's about 2mm smaller.
I mean they are divers though, so being larger than a standard watch is to be expected.

>>62254023
>dat arm quality

wtf

are you half asian half scottish living on the sun?

>>62254508
What's the third Seiko from left to right?

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>>62261436
Been out for a while actually; master ultra thin squelette.
I would pick the Piaget over the jlc any day desu.

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i want a beautiful tourbillon to look at

whats the cheapest one

>>62261578
Looks like a SKX173.

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Got my first automatic recently. Tissot visodate.

I love it. Only minor complaint is no lume on the hands or markers.

Maybe one day I'll save up for a nomos

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Godwatch coming through

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>>62261698
I'd like the Visodate a lot more if they actually gave it dress watch proportions, but no this is modern day Swatch so everything needs to be large like a diver.

>>62261603
Your only option will be some chink tourbillon that'll cost somewhere from $600 to $1500, and will tear itself apart in a year. Like >>62253424 said, the Chinese don't understand their limitations and they end up going in over their head with designs that they don't fully understand.

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>>62262036
Oh and here's an example of the kind of thing you'd be dealing with.
https://www.amazon.com/Akribos-XXIV-AKR493RG-Mechanical-Tourbillon/dp/B0078K39IU/ref=pd_sbs_241_1?_encoding=UTF8&pd_rd_i=B0078K39IU&pd_rd_r=1RZVR0J90YR5SD8EP7WS&pd_rd_w=74gVi&pd_rd_wg=JdQMm&psc=1&refRID=1RZVR0J90YR5SD8EP7WS

>>62259008
What model is this?

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>>62258848
Chris Ward Trident 300 38mm.

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>>62262223
More companies really need to make watches with textured/patterned dials.

>>62262174

interested?

http://www.watchsleuth.com/seiko5finder/search/?MOD=SNXJ89

>>62262422
Thanks.

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>>62245024
What is the /wt/ official opinion on DW watches?

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>>62262804
http://imgur.com/a/6CNO8

>>62262804
It's a fashion watch brand. So you buy one for the looks, which is down to personal taste, not it's technical merit (it has none)

Buying a Seamaster 120. Yes or no?

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>>62263230
As in one of these? Assuming it's in good condition, can confirm it's not some franken, etc. then sure go for it.

>>62262804
There's honest to god no difference between a legit Denzel Washington, and a $5 knockoff from Aliexpress.

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>>62263421
You're either a liar or a retard. A chink knockoff will likely have a shitty chink SL68 movement, while a genuine DW will have a high quality Japanese quartz movement, the industry standard, 0 jewels, $4 1L22 made by the famous and higly respected Miyota company.

:^)

>>62255306
Yes its stainless steel.

How can this be a horology post? Everyone is just spamming cheap, consumerist junk marketed at yuppies with slightly more than average disposable income.

Why the fuck would you waste money on a watch that has 0 status/aesthetic appeal when their are items the tell the time all around you constantly?

>>62261526
Where does the Asian & Sun part come from?

I'm actually part Welsh, Irish, Scottish, English & Canadian. In other words I was only ever going to be as white as possible.

>>62259008
I'd rather get the real thing, it's only $3-4000 and the 80s aesthetic is my favorite and 31mm is my favorite.

>>62264012
i just woke up

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Going to service this watch now, already taken apart and in the cleaning basket. It's an Ukrainian Special so it's all shat up in all different ways:
>franken (bridge says 2614.H when it should be 2628.H)
>rust here and there
>one dial foot broken, dial screw rusted in place
>dial hot-glued in place
>swimming in shitty yellow oil
>except the rusted stem which is caked in some tar
Despite these it should run fine once done. Also who else became a hateful racist toward Ukrainians because of watches?

>>62261698
Jesus Christ the fucking crystals on those things are like mirrors.

>>62264001
>horology
>status/aesthetic appeal
You keep using that word. I do not think it means what you think it means.

>>62254943
Lurk moar.

>>62260767
that a 960 se back there? whats the watch with moonphase in the foreground?

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>see expensive Tissot chrono with V7750 movement
>snap on caseback
Not the exact model as in pic, but HOLY FUCK is Tissot fucking DOGSHIT!!! Even Seagull and Poljot use threaded casebacks for their mechanical chronos, maybe even Alpha too!

>>62263671
actually most of those 2 dollar chink watches use miyota movements. The nips pop those fuckers out for almost nothing.

>>62256786

Why did Seiko have to fuck up the hands on the Tuna that badly?

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>>62265493
I get Miyota 2035's from my part supplier for about $2 a piece, prob less if I buy in bulk. Though these probably would use even cheaper SII PC-21 movements (pic).

However the Chink Wellingtons I changed batteries in so far all had the Chinese SL68. Looks like they weren't one of those "high-quality" reps :^).

>>62245282
>Forearm tattoo

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>>62265681
I keep finding these. This watch was a few USD shipped

>>62265736
btw that watch was just sitting out and is scrap because the coating and crystal are all scratched up.

>>62248300
Not if my boyfriend has anything to say about it. His dad is a police lietenabt and he's been shooting for 20 years, he would quick draw double tap you so fast wouldn't know what it u

>>62265736
That's a Miyota 20something (can't remember the exact model number of the two-handed version). The 2035 is what Casio puts in their entry-level MTP line.

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>>62264812
I paid 5 euros for this and it keeps better time than my vintage omega, after a bit of regulating though.

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>>62265736
This is truly a standard in the watch movement field: cheap, reliable, small size; still packs a serious punch, COSC accuracy.
Do i have to keep going?
This is the perfect movement for a not so enthusiastic watch wearer.
Amazing what Japanese engineering can do!

>>62254508
who's your favorite watch manufacturer?

>>62266612
Citizen.

>>62266169
stop posting this shithead. Please.

>>62262329
That's a seamaster knockoff

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>>62267211
You came to the wrong thread you ghastly peasant

>>62267211
>no fun allowed

>>62254023
Are you albino? Howd ur friend died?

How accurate are omegas, anyway?

>>62267661
Depends on which one you're talking about specifically. This applies to literally every brand.

>>62267678
I'm looking at used seamaster and speedmaster.

>>62267661
with Rolex you get guaranteed accuracy

>>62266169
Tristano i promise i didn't buy it.

>>62267460
don't hurt me pls

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Sorry boys, best I can do with my china lens.

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>>62245024
>You are at the baselworld watch show and this guy slaps your wrist
What do /wt/?

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>>62268172
>Take a base 2824
>Spend probably as much as what the entire movement is worth just on a prettied up branded rotor and nothing else
>Give the movement a new name, proudly tout it in all the marketing material, slap a display caseback over it
Why does every shitter brand do this? Is this the watch equivalent of $2000 wheels on a Honda Civic?

>>62261578

4205-0156, got it for $55 on ebay from Singapore

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>>62267439
>>62268530

This. Why did this Christopher Ward meme become so popular? I see TGV's facebook group shill it alot.

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>>62268530
But but it's 2892A2

>>62268180
fuck his watch with a nato strap tight around the base of my cock while he watches.

>>62268779
wife*

>>62268667
chrward is the only company that makes a modestly-sized (38mm) diver with an original and attractive design

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Monolithic malware requires monolithic watch.
What is systemd of the watch industry?

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>>62268920

>original

>>62268942
How many hours a day can you have exposure to that without cancer?

>>62268942
any fashion watch

>>62268958
is it ETA?

>>62268955
How is it not original?

>>62249644
Squalle
>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RRAHpgAbMmU

>>62268993

Go up in the thread, there's literally a Seamaster Planet Ocean homage with an ETA in it. How is that original?

>>62269070
squales are bigger shitters than steinharts

>>62262329
>>62269176
That? Which PO looks like that?

>>62265226
ye its a neptune, the moonphase is a raketa quartz shitter

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>>62269180
>>62269070
Absolutely no class with you my dear watch enthusiasts.
If you'd spend more time loving the Squale, instead of hating well built and designed watches, you would go very far in life and your personal relationships.

>>62269271
Thanks Urban Shitter.

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>>62269311
Stay humble

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>>62267439
The only Seamaster to my knowledge that has a patterned dial like that has a different case and arguably an uglier Invicta tier bezel.

>>62269176
It's not a PO homage, it's a regular Seamaster homage. Although the hands, indices & bezel are different. Really it just shares the dial texture.

>>62269337
>>62269337
>>62269337

>>62267535
I'm not albino, I'm just ginger. She had an aneurysm.

>>62263671
My mistake; there's honest to god no difference between a legit Denzel Washington, and a $55 knockoff from Aliexpress.
:^)

NEW THREAD:
>>62269373
>>62269373
>>62269373

>>62268942
this has got to be the dumbest possible way one person can spend that much money.

>>62268920
>quartz divers
vomitinganimegirl.jpg

>>62269180
Squales look quite nice but I can't stand the huge Invicta tier engraving on the side of the case.

>>62269422
They make a 38mm version with the ETA 2824.

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>>62269422
>Not wanting a more accurate watch when you're diving

>>62269415
Care to explain why?

>>62269497
>thinking that the accuracy matters on your watch while diving when you don't use it to time anything longer than a handfull of minuted
>not using a dive computer
>not using a cool mechanical dive watch on the side to time other things you do while diving because it's fun
Any watch while diving is irrelevant to tell the truth so you may as well have fun with your watch either mechanical like old school divers or big as fuck G-shock with all the sides.