Thread 18464449

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>>18461052

Kofe Time.

>>18464452
Kofe time.

I'd it cringe to wear watches from a show you like?
>pic related, my Waltham Selfwinding 25 Jewels as worn by Dexter

>>18464480
the true cringe is the dumb phoneposter (you) who lost the battle with auto correct on literally the first word

>>18464480
No.
what's cringe is wearing the same shit every marketing victim wears to fit in.

Thoughts?

>>18464506
I am hungry and it is really hot outside.

>>18464480
Clooney got me with this one.

>>18464595
Clooney is an aqua terra man.

>>18464599
I know he's an Omega ambassador. Anyway, he wore the hour vision in pic, and it just clicked for me. Plus, I'm not much of a fan of ATs.

>>18464506
Rolex explorer in Tiffany blue? Great choice.

>>18464480
And you do the same as Dexter? Dress like him?

Might be the cringiest larp I've ever seen

https://youtu.be/_vi_ytongMg?si=ehW95wKrQiOlhlbJ

What's this guy's deal?

Armani Chad here. I just ordered this alarm clock as part of my "life without smart phone" journey

It is radio controlled, works on wired electricity, and has batteries as backup (optional) in case the power goes off so you still get woken up

Pretty stoked about this. Feels very anachronistic, which always makes me happy


https://www.amazon.de/TFA-Dostmann-Funk-Wecker-USB-Ladefunktion-60-2551-01/dp/B07KJ83W19/ref=mp_s_a_1_1?crid=HTD7JX6U85U0&dib=eyJ2IjoiMSJ9.3CKz1ZdnY1DnEDWAyqdr9VXBlC8mLFBxWIjnwCTIYHVBLQIim-dtPLR0uR8UG2YQX-_0ga0ddmNXihnOKaoGI5QOo_51wKCNn994pti80225koUAmhGI3_6MQEr0L-cWiexliUBEG_DAiRIPmozxx36duBzX0_-VyibFanBwbF41o4Trz6nZJLbA_vISa2MRC6vxTh4DHIc0VfJ9YCIwOA.HZ0l2GOqmLuk3Gr3aZldd-sfyGfAgmPeCBfEB99Vqxw&dib_tag=se&keywords=tfa+dostmann+ellipse+60.2551.01&qid=1750023852&sprefix=tfa+dostmann+ellypse+60.2551.01+%2Caps%2C127&sr=8-1

>>18464972
You're not a Chad. Anyone who refers to themselves as Chad is a chud at best

>>18464972
Based armani chad.

Which one /wt/?
Leaning slightly to seiko

>>18465026
neither. get a rolex or die trying.

>>18465026
>>18465035

>>18465026
Is it only between these two? Would you consider going up market like a slightly older mechanical credor?

Is it okay to wear quartz watches now?

>>18465040
Only GS 9F or Credor 8J

Kofe time.

>>18464993
Hehe thanks brah.

>>18464984
/wt/ gave me this name, dont be jealous, its not that serious

>>18464972
Bitch is sleeping past 1pm, fuark

>>18465026
The one on the right has a cleaner dial. The case/bracelet look similar

Why is setting your clock so satisfying. I do it every monday morning and sometimes also at other times

>>18465143
Are your teeth fucked up from all that coffee? Are you a bot or a real person? I like your watch

Kofe time.

Kofe time.

one year of ownership. I might do a review soon. Things that nobody will tell you etc.

>>18465026
Bracelet's nicer on the Hamilton, and I prefer its dial but that's just me. I think both are good choices, although I prefer the regular alpinist to the baby alpinist.

>>18465040
Anyone who's gonna give you a hard time for the watch you wear is either a fed or a fag.

>>18464972
you still use a phone to post though right? Also I like alarm clocks and kitchen timers, i never use my phone for that shit

>>18465239
Time flies.
Please do an in-depth review, we need some ownership insight in here.

>>18465250
It's a bigger project than you think, since phones are extensively integrated into our lives. There are a lot of gotchas.

>>18465040
Always has been.

>>18465239
Don’t worry. As long as you’re happy that’s all that matters. No one here is actually all that interested in your watch or your thoughts.

Post more pictures of food, though.

Got a cold in the fucking summer.

>>18465239
Beautiful

Bought a watch a few months ago and it already has some small but visible scratches. What's the deal? Do watches only last a few years before they start looking dinged up and horrible? Is the whole buy it for a lifetime thing a meme

>>18465376
Nah it's just you being retarded and not buying superior watches made out of hardened steel. Which will actually last you a lifetime and beyond that.

>>18465038
>older
>mechanical
>Credor
you can pick two and only two, Credor was quartz-only until the late 2010s.
And if you pick "older" then it can't be a good watch because these sucked. If they didn't, Credor would still be the designated "dressy quartz" line for Seiko.

>>18465397
Credor exists as a pass-fail IQ test. If you even consider buying one of the non-Micro Artist Studio products (which like only make around 200 of per year) then you’ve already failed.
If you actually buy one, you should be chemically castrated as a precaution.

>>18465376
casio doesn't have this problem

>>18465376
The watch is meant to be worn. Also, Hamilton doesn't have this problem.

>>18465467
is your hamilton made out of diamonds? no? well then it has that problem.

>>18465477
no you dumbass, my hammy is made of steel. what else do you need? It isn't my fault you dropped your watch or dinged it like a subhuman. You're the kind of person, plebbitors say that the watch wears you. Just go back pls.

Spot the flaws Anon

>>18465559
You can see B's bezel from space.

>>18465559
B is running slow and the color of the bezel is off.

>>18465600
What if A is running fast?

I want a dressier watch but something that still fits in everyday casual situations. I like picrel very much. It's between this and (cont.)

>>18465743
And this. I want something with a blue dial and blue / navy strap like these watches. So far the B&M is my choice, I tried it on irl and it clicked, the FC also clicked but not as much. The BM is a lot more comfortable for me while the FC is slightly smaller at 36mm but it doesn't have the nice contrast of BM

>>18464972
I cancelled it. I think I can find something better.

>>18465338
Colds suck extra hard during summer. Hope you get better soon.

>>18465397
Wrong. They made mechanical watches too.

Credor mentioned.

>>18465380
Do you top?

>>18465848
Fist bump
Mine is from 2003 btw

>>18465743
The 12 is too squished and I detest the "baumatic"

>>18465857
Holy BASED.
How's the quality?

>>18465874
Top notch luxury
Made at The Shinshu Watch Studio

>>18465884
Mine runs at +3 per day. Don't know when it was serciced, if at all.

>>18465897
>painted blue instead of heat blued
Oooff!

>>18466098
Weak bait

>>18466102
>got a response in four minutes
Not THAT weak, either, though.

I don’t know why but I really like the look of these, and they look like they’d be very comfortable to wear. Am I a fool to spend 400 dollars on used 90s fashion?

>>18466103
Whatever you say, big man.

>>18466105
>Am I a fool to spend 400 dollars on used 90s fashion?
You’re a fool for even considering it.

>>18466105
>Says PROFESSIONAL on the dial
Fuck, I want one

>>18466105
I think they look extremely meh.

>>18466145
Nobody asked you.

god DAMN i love my man trinkets and I'm tired of pretending like it's not ok

Lume check.

>>18465559
A:
>9 not centered
can't tell you more because of crappy resolution. would probably convince someone who's sitting at the table with you

B:
>Cyclops sits weird
>Crown above the L looks misaligned
>The hands look like shit

Would also convince someone across the table I guess, but probably not someone who's seen a Rolex irl

>>18466105
One of my coworkers wore a quartz version of one of these every day to work for many years until he retired. He did make it look comfortable, I think it may have even been titanium?

>>18465026
Go with the Hamilton.

Finally got this back from the Tudor repair center, they replaced everything but the case.

>>18466098
>he doesn't know you can get different shades from heat blueing

Should I get a Hamilton Ventura?

>>18466514
Yeah... if you're over 60

>>18466365
Based

>>18466105
I like those weird Tags, bought one a while back and then noticed it in Die Hard. Very comfortable bracelet.

>>18466512
Beautiful

>>18466695
why would you do something like that

>>18464449 (OP)
Long time Oceanus wearer. Wanted a Vostok for a while so I just ordered a Vostok. Blog post over.

>>18466715
Is the Oceanus all scratchy? I always see people posting new ones but never wearing an old one

>>18466717
I can get a photo if you like. The crystal is pretty good but the the band is a little scratched up. I was going to polish it up as I have metal polish and a polish dremel for hot wheels cars but I figured if I'm wearing it every day it was just going to get scratched again so I never bothered. It's an OC-501 with a medium blue dial, movement is 2714

>>18466715
>>18466717
follow me on X @OceanusKing

>>18466726
Did he do something to make piss stream thicker? Did he widen his urethra with sounding rods?

>>18466722
just brush it with a kitchen pad

>>18466754
I used the dremel and the metal polish for an edifice and it worked pretty well. Even got some scratches out of the crystal with it.

>>18466776
well duh you removed material

>>18466779
Yeah if you polish stuff by hand you pretty quickly realise how hard most crystals are to polish

>>18466783
Coffee time based time.

>>18466783
>>18466794
Based.

>>18466783
It's so weird. Like you're desperate to remind people you're in Japan. The insecurity is enormous.

>>18466798
SEETHING

How do you set a watch without a seconds hand accurately?

mornin

>>18466798
Holy SEETHE

>>18466824
Based

>>18466783
nice rep, good tonkatsu finish

opinions on this watch?

>>18466864
I have no strong feelings one way or the other.

>>18466864
shitter

>>18466864
It's an edifice so it's a shitty sportwatch that costs twice as much as chinks with the same specs. Garbage.

>>18466869
is edifice bad overall in your opinion?

>>18466874
losing your leg is bad, edifice is just not worth it.

Macro Time

>>18466820
Just set to one min ahead and start it when the time hits :00
Ex: if it’s 2:59 set the watch to 3:00 then start the watch once the real time hits 3:00.

Just found this in my suitcase, thought I lost it. Still running. Great simple watch, has sapphire crystal. Band is a bit tiny, is there any bracelet extender solution besides buying a 60 dollar link on eBay?

>>18466896
This needs to be put on a Nato..
Get a Nato strap, maybe from WristCandy Watch Club.

>>18466902
or just sell that shitter and buy a GW5610

Would you guys recommend an affordable analogue watch with chronograph?

>>18466798
Ironically, he’s experiencing massive Paris Syndrome while he’s there.
Turns out being a brown scumbag means people hate you, no matter which country you’re currently polluting with your presence.

>>18466917
yes

>>18466920
one of the ugliest I've ever seen

>>18466920
Based hypertrichosis anon.

>>18466919
The guy spends his days fucking prime jap pussy there and getting around the main island meeting new people.
Weird of you to come to this conclusion. How did you get there?
I mean yeah, you hate the guy, that much is sure. So you just took his lack of whoreposting (which you hated btw) as a sign he has blue balls there?

>>18466919
Man, you've been saying this since 2023. Find something else. Why do you want this so badly to be true anyway? Let's enjoy life. Why do you care so much? Nobody else cares.

>>18466942
>>18466943
Based hivemind poster

>>18466942
>>18466943
>>18466945
>one minute and one second apart
holy samefagerony zachman

>>18466946
That faggot has been doing nothing but samefagging for the last fuck knows how long. Posting the same watches over and over and over again then sucking his own cock pretending some humans actually pay any attention to him and ask more photos and\or info on watches he posted for the six million time. I wish he catches lunar aids already.

>>18466946
That faggot has been doing nothing but samefagging for the last fuck knows how long. Posting the same watches over and over and over again then sucking his own cock pretending some humans actually pay any attention to him and ask more photos and\or info on watches he posted for the six million time. I wish he catches lunar aids already.

>>18466948
You've been here accusing others of fishing for attention for years. Fucking YEARS. Each time someone points out that you're projecting, presumably because you came here expecting to be praised for buying a Rolex Kope (the most popular and ubiquitous luxury watch brand in history) and didn't get any praise because nobody gives a fuck about another uninspired Rolex owner/collector, what you do is greentext with a stutter to put words in someone's mouth, equivalent to
>n-no u!
The fact that you're not hypocritically accusing that poster, whoever the fuck he is, of doing the very same thing that you are doing here since
Y E A R S (because you have no life or existence outside of 4chan to speak of)
tells us everything we'd ever need to know about you, your social standing, your lack of sex, and curiously, your lack of funds because if anything you own a single 10k watch and not a collection by any means.

You're probably the worst and most toxic person that has ever plagued 4chan and that's saying something. Reconsider your life choices instead of taking your bitterness out on strangers talking about watches. You fucking yellow chink.

>>18466946
Not even trying at this point, is he?

>>18466951
Calm down, Whoreanon. We’re all frens here.

>>18466965
It's copy pasta

>>18466958
He never was.
just consider the fact he recruited same of the jannies to shitpost here with him.

>>18466958
>>18466994
Samefag

>>18466997
Fucking newfaggot currycel avaturdello worshipper bnwo shit posting cuck

>>18466999
Projecting much? did a fuse break or something?

>>18467002
don't reply to my posts ever again.

Best thread in a while. /wt/ is healing.

SHIT NIGGA FUCK MY DOOKIE CHUTE

dookie 101 nigga class in session they dont teach u dis at college nigga

you wanna fuck my big dirty ass nigga??

you like how that big stank ass smells boy?

ass lovers tap in

stick yo dick in my big stank ass nigga

ayo both the niggas from blacked.com linked up

Credorchads ww@?

>>18467046
It’s been nothing but Credorposting for the last ten minutes.

ayo!!!! im about to drop da collab of the century
Dat Nigga From Blacked.com
x
Sexually Aggressive MF Doom Impersonator

>>18467048
kek

I unironically like the Credor Locomotive.

>>18467101
>MSRP 12,000USD
If it was priced fairly, around 200 bucks, it would be worth a cheeky pickup. But twelve grand? Laughable. Seiko really doesn’t think very highly of its own customers.

>>18467046
Based.

Good Morning Friends.
It's Kofe Time.

>>18467046
That's barely 4 digits? What's the catch?

>trailer of a Nintendo made a game where the protagonist wore a fictional Omega watch
You think it’s finally time Nintendo got sued?

>>18467544
A Chinese company suing a japanese company?

>>18467540
>What's the catch?
Cyclops

>>18467151
>200 bucks
Is it true that 75% of americans don't even have 1000$ saved up? Crazy

>>18467516
Based.
Kofe time.

>>18467628
What time is kofe time usually? 7am?

>>18467101
It's a timeless design that grows on you. It's acquired taste like every genta design.

>>18467540
The catch is that it's just a Seiko.
No, really.
Credor before the late 2010s retooling of Seiko's corporate structure was a collection on par with all the other dogshit collections from the 2000s they killed off because nobody bought them.
You wouldn't see a Velatura or an Ananta from that same period for over a grand and ask "what's the catch" because you know what the catch is : it's an old Seiko that's not old enough to be vintage so nobody wants it.
"The catch" is that it should be three figures, not four because all it has over the regular Seiko autos of the time is three finishes decoration instead of two. That's it. The "Credor" 8L75 and Seiko 8L35 are identical aside from that. And that base is not high-beat, it's not one of the high power reserve calibers of the time, it's not slim, it doesn't have a free-sprung balance. It's literally just a Seiko architecture in a party hat.

>>18467645
>a timeless design
>that grows on you
>It's acquired taste like every genta design
these are all contradictory statements, please go get your head checked for your own sake

>>18467690
>t. never seen or held a credor in his life before.
but hey, your internet-only knowledge is very good!

>>18467540
That's how a watch should cost and there's not much hype behind it to inflate the price. I'd compare it to a modern Sinn 556 or Formex Essence 39
The movement is the same as GS's 9s55, but unregulated and with a simpler finish. (Which is hardly different from 4s15, which is identical to caliber 52 from the 70s). Probably will cost more to service anyway, because it's a Credor.
There are two styles of case: one with normal lugs and a strap, and the other with a weird semi integrated bracelet.

So yeah: the catch is: the watch is 25 years old, potentially has to be sent to Japan for pricey service and the bracelet is weird, if you like straps.

>>18467696
You bought a Seiko in a party hat because you recognize the name from the Eichii.
And now you're trying to convince everyone, yourself included, that it was worth the inflated price.

The one and only watch you'll NEED

>>18467722
oopsie, shit pic.

>>18467724
I just really like analog dials. What’s the analog dial equivalent of this

>>18467773
Ana-digi G-Shock

Why is it the same watches every thread?

>>18467776
This is the avatarfag thread.

>>18467777
Is this the thread where that faggot shows every meal?

>>18467776
Because this isn't the watch thread, it's the thread where a handful of anons who refuse to admit they belong on reddit come to blogpost and calls anyone who doesn't like it "bitterfag" because obviously, OBVIOUSLY there could only be one person who would have problem with breaking the written rules of the website and the whole point of an anonymous forum.
The only reason they aren't on watchuseek responding "nice watch, wear it in good health" in every thread is because they aren't boomers.
Oh and they're ban evading too.

>>18467781
>bitterfag seething since 2023
kek

>>18467705
What's the Logo supposed to be? A phoenix?

>>18467781
>because they aren't boomers.
Not one of our frens is under 30 years old.

>>18467722
it's actually just f91

>>18467776
You want me to buy a gay watch every time I fucking post, dumb bitch?

>>18467791
You are not allowed to be on watchuseek if you are under 50.

>>18467790
Yeah. This line is called Phoenix

>>18467819
Is it foe people who are fiending for dicks?

What's the appeal of a smartwatch? I tried looking it up on Google and no one could concretely explain their utility. Is it 100% a gimmick?

>>18467840
>What's the appeal of a smartwatch? It's not smart, it's not a watch.

>>18467781
KEK
/WT/ Stands for whoretadello's thread

>>18467845
They are watches, though. They literally tell time.

>>18467878
My microwave oven tells time.

>>18467840
for people who cant get enough of tracking useless data

>>18467839
Well do you like it?

>>18467880
Your microwave is a clock though, not a watch.
Unless you have really big pockets.

I'm gonna post my drink here later.

Behold my normie collection

Brahs, I returned the g-shock because I am sure it was not new

back to square one with armani watch, although I realized that when I set the time correctly on my microwave and on my thermostat, I got a clock within reach usually, so I don't need a watch. I also got a clock on my IP phone which sits on the little table next to my sofa, I think Ideally I would like to have a large clock above or below my TV, because it's a bit inconvenient to read it off the ip phone in the evening

I also received and returned that alarm clock today, returned it because it seems it was not new, it's getting more and more common that amazon tries to dump used items on me as new, I wont order from amazon again, it sickens me

you may wonder why dont I just use my mobile phone as a clock and also as alarm, but it's because I realized I am addicted to doomscrolling at night in my bed, so I want to start breaking away from this shit

>>18467897
So what makes a horse then? Is any thing that could tell time and you can wear on a wrist a watch?

>>18467882
This really is it. If you're very, very serious about tracking your vitals and energy expenditure, like you're an actual athlete or survivalist or something, they can be useful. But there are way too many fat bitches wearing Apple watches to make this case. The truth is it's just trendy and they probably got it free or with some kind of discount with their phone and cellular plan. I don't think i've ever even seen these people looking at the time on their smartwatch because their phone is welded into their hands with their eyes glued to the screen at all times.

Tech addiction really is a fucking disease that needs to be mitigated somehow. I do my share of mindless doom scrolling but when it's time to do something else I can put the phone away and lock in. I have tons of people at work who, while working, are always on their phone and taking a call from someone on their earbuds and not paying attention to anything else. If they're running a machine or something they just press the button and let the machine do its thing while they're on the phone, if the machine fucks up they don't know about it until the machine stops, they call for help from a mechanic and they can't even describe the problem with the machine and their eyes never leave the phone while talking to them. They're like actual zombies, and it's scary for job security because clearly a literal trained chimp could replace them in their position and they don't give a fuck.

>>18467915
Apple watch is just bought as an object of desire, a status symbol and all that, not very different from other watches if we are being honest here

>>18467918
It's very different in a lot of ways. For starters a real watch actually looks good, and you can enjoy it for many years and not have to worry about it becoming a brick as software and hardware service life ends. Mechanical watches are actually cheaper in the long run I'd say.

>>18467922
well yes, but an apple watch does not cost 1000's of dollars, it's more a flavor of the month type throwaway item

>>18467901
Lovely, which one do you wear the most?

you are not a real man. your "hobbies" center around purchasing and taking pictures of things, not creating things or participating in any sort of activity. a gearhead, a woodworker, an electronics hobbyist you'd never find on a place like this, maybe a web1.0 forum.
watch collecting is a hyper-materialist reddit hobby just like fountain pens, mechanical keyboards, funko pops, gaming mice, audiophilia etc. empty bugmen, empty souls, empty wallets, rich 'swedish' jew.

>>18467934
Your "hobbies" seem far, far worse.

"small-souled bugman" implies that the person has been cut off from their cultural roots, and totally subsumed into consumerist neoliberal hive. they are totally lack any sort of sympathy for their ancestors folkways, higher spirituality, or passion. if they do engage in activities that are somewhat human, they still are heavily tinged by global capitalism. if they are a sportsfan, they will participate heavily in fantasy sports(which is obsessed with statistics, 'scientific' analysis of performance). if they exercise, it will be all cardio, and tracked by fitbit and then uploaded to faceberg. tastes in food, art, music, movies are predetermined by review aggregator sites like yelp, metacritic or rotten tomatoes. political views only appeal to them if they seem 'rational,' and derived from the sort of conventional wisdom, economics influenced worldview seen in works like 'moneyball', nate silver's 538 blog, and 'freakonomics.'

the small-souled bugman promotes awareness about climate change and praises exponential, unidirectional growth. he stands up for the rights of oppressed women and "sex workers" and torrents HD POV ultra-close-up pornography. he corners VCs at TED Talks to tell them about his drone delivery app and doesn't know how to talk to a mechanic.

he tweets safe opinions under his full name. he vapes artisinal medicinal cannabis, gazes at jpegs of nebulas and ponders the wonders of the universe.
he scoffs at miracles and strives to be the most rational, the most right, the most ahead. he never watches things grow and never watches things die.

Hi Credor chad.

Redditors are prime example of bugmen.

If the Redditor has hobbies, they are defined by purchasing and consuming products rather than creating something. A person who woodworks almost definitely doesn't post about it on Reddit - they are usually pretty well-adjusted people who picked it up on their own, took a shop class, or was introduced to it by a friend or family member. They may post on a web 1.0 woodworking forum like this one. The same goes for electronics hobbyists, gearheads, and so on.

What is a Reddit hobby, then? The best example is collecting mechanical keyboards. I cannot for the life of me understand these people. They literally spend thousands of dollars on keyboards. I can even understand why Black people blow $4,000 on a subwoofer for their jalopi, but why do you need to spend over $200 on a keyboard? This is a secret for those with advanced tastes finely sculpted by months of quietly observing Reddit karma counts, such as the bugman. Another example is the fountain pen sub, the male fashion advice sub (the advice is in the sidebar, the posts are mostly city dwelling nu-males discussing Uniqlo button downs), and to some extent the audiophile sub. Redditors also love Tesla automobiles far more than the luxury cars offered by traditional automakers like BMW, Audi, Acura, Lexus, etc., mostly because they don't know much about traditional cars in the first place and Teslas are more or less glorified appliances to begin with. This isn't unique to Redditors though, an important litmus test of a Small Souled Bugman is their opinion on Teslas. If they gush over them while also criticizing traditional luxury carmakers, you've got a Grade A+ Bugman on your hands.

Ah shit, the thread’s getting Credor’ed up again.

yall already know whats going down

I’m dive watch pilled and looking for a nice one. BB58 is pretty much everything I want but started thinking of Omega because I reminisce with 007 more and like their newest aluminum bezel releases. I like metal bracelets but the new Omega releases have that mesh bracelet and don’t know how I feel about.

>>18467976
I think you need the BB54, after getting one myself I never even think about rolex.

>>18467976
A lot of brands are getting mesh pilled right now, like Breitling and JLC. Higher end well made ones are good, it's the cheaper ones you have to watch out for because if the weave isn't tight enough they can be hair nippers.

>>18467990
I just wish they made them in more colors. The dial on the new blue one is cool but the polished steel bezel makes it look weird. Just make regular blue and red versions, wtf.

It's up!

https://youtu.be/64xnPBNoDPA?si=npMrO0Z-Vm2ilJhC

Asking here too
I am a complete novice when it comes to anything time piece related. I do want to get something of quality and is durable for the stuff I do. Mainly fishing, swimming, lot range time, and hiking
Don't like excessively gaudy stuff
>Within $1k
>None
>Water resistant, impact resistant, date, maybe multiple time zones (I deal with the entire North American market as part of my job)
>Leather strap - I'm sure I'll find something exotic later on like stingray leather later on

>>18468338
dios mio la creatividad...

i adore the look of this watch dude. simple, durable, utilitarian. where can i find something that DOESNT TICK THIS FUCKING LOUD

>>18467932
Amazfit trex

>>18468361
Quartz only? Bulova released a field watch that looks along these lines, a bit smaller. I held it in person and it’s nice, a tad smaller in width than this Timex and also a bit thick (13mm?) but I liked the crystal a lot more. Otherwise if you want the simple analog clock aesthetic at the same quality of the Timex and also quartz, you could buy literally any watch from Walmart or temu and it would be as good

>>18468400
ref?

>>18468345
Do you think you deal with enough different time zones in a day to justify a worldtimer watch?

Good Afternoon.

>>18468400
nah i need to beautiful hands with the red second hand and shit aauuuggghhh

>>18468407
Every single US time zone + Beijing Time and UK time

>>18468361
Yep its a problem with every Timex, I have a weekender and it is pretty loud but not enough to bother me. You can try taking the back off and stuffing foam into the empty space, some guy on reddit said it cut down the volume considerably.

Vostok time.

>>18468497
9:42 am? how long does it take to learn how to read this?

>>18468507
You don't wear it to read time, simple as.

>>18467990
The alinghi pelagos has a great colour sheme

>>18468497
What‘s the strap?

>>18468523
what tudor would call fabric strap with grey central thread, equipped with a self-gripping fastening system. or as i call it velcro from aliexpress.

>>18468526
I guessed that, but be specific if you can. There aren‘t a lot of velcro straps on offer yet

>>18468530
>There aren‘t a lot of velcro straps on offer yet
have you actually tried searching?
https://www.aliexpress.com/item/1005008375994494.html?spm=a2g0o.productlist.main.40.706dxTQaxTQaEl&aem_p4p_detail=202506200142041743589362201120003464500&algo_pvid=e693e0a9-3a6e-48c0-bc74-d7acc072c6b1&algo_exp_id=e693e0a9-3a6e-48c0-bc74-d7acc072c6b1-39&pdp_ext_f=%7B%22order%22%3A%2292%22%2C%22eval%22%3A%221%22%7D&pdp_npi=4%40dis%21EUR%2118.93%2114.65%21%21%21152.81%21118.29%21%40211b80c217504089242942896e16da%2112000044770776466%21sea%21FI%216161416077%21X&curPageLogUid=qsIRnUAQGVHS&utparam-url=scene%3Asearch%7Cquery_from%3A&search_p4p_id=202506200142041743589362201120003464500_10

are Casio smartwatches good?

>>18468534
the features and display visibility are very good

The Cubitus, really, is a test. It's here to check your design litteracy. To a simpleton, it's just a big ugly square that kinda looks like a Nautilus (the only Patek he knows).
To the horologically educated, the multireferencial intertext of the watch is overwhelming and yet another proof of the genevoise maison. The curvature of the vertical edges is alchemical on several layers (squared circle, transformative Work of a prime element into its sublimized form and elevation, mutual acclimatation of opposites further seen in metal textures, the list could go on) ; the sizing is strict numerology (45 rpm, another circular reference ; hexagonal number pointing to the elegance in the simplicity of the square compared to the OTHER geometric watch with hexagons ; 45 in the enneagram points to the strength of individuality that will generate envy among those on the outside [non-owners])

I've become increasingly cognizant of where the goods I buy are made, which is why I'll stick to rolex and moser. The anons who mentioned Japan's loose manufacturing origin standards are correct bc most (grand) seiko products are from China with only their higher end stuff 100% from Japan.

The reason so few Rolexes are posted here is because, once a man buys a Rolex, he realizes he's solved watches and leaves. He may drop by every now and then to check up on /wt/ but he'll never waste his time posting here at every hour of every day.

But anyway, I hope you guys have a fun thread. I'll be back in a couple of weeks or so to see if there's any fun new memes.

>>18468587
Then why would you go vor Rolex when they still use the scam that is the Swiss Made label?
Give proper tracing instead of "we just DO make everything in house, even our steel, just trust me bro we wouldn't lie to you, we weren't involved in the push to have the Swiss Made label be 50/50% instead of 60% swiss 40% offshore because that would have been better for our profit margins, we're totally better than that".
Give me Moser's hallmark, Nardin's commitment or the Fleurier quality stamp or give me nothing at all.

>>18468592
What makes moser better?

>>18468601
Nothing. Literally just marketing hype. You either fall for it or you don’t.

>>18468601
Moss tries to distract you by saying
>we [meaning another company that our parent company owns] even make our own mainsprings!
implying other companies don’t also do the same, while ignoring any questions about anything else they make.

The only Swiss company that truly makes everything in house is Rolex because they bought all of their parts suppliers.

>>18468604
>still won't allow anyone the check any of their claims
>still uses the swiss made certification that doesn't apply to bracelets, cases or dials
Rolex cases and bracelets are made in China until proven otherwise.

100% (Hundred Percent, down to the IN-HOUSE hairspring) made in SWITZERLAND.

100% (Hundred percent, down to the IN-HOUSE GROWN jewels and quartz crystal) made in JAPAN.

>>18468624
Ok, now prove it.

Kinda difficult for you since you’re also a pathological liar and a cheat. I suspect you’ll just run away like a faggot or spam some more gay porn.

>>18468460
It's a little above your budget but Farer has a cool relatively affordable world time watch, maybe you can find one online used and get closer to your budget. Citizen and casio both make affordable quartz versions of worldtimer.

Kofe Time.

Zaratsu Time.

Shitterspam time.

>>18465411
If I like Credor, but can't afford an Eichi 2, what do I buy?
>>18465848
Very elegant watch. Is this the GCAR965? Can you give me a quick review? Looks like they're going for about $2.5k, is that a good price?

>>18468713
>Whoretadello shamelessly samefagging to make it seem like literally anyone is interested in his shitters

>>18468713
If you like the Eichi then you just like dress watches because it's really just that except Seiko is trying to convince you Kusoyama Kimoiimaru San needs ten thousand hours to paint the dial because each stroke of the brush takes an entire work day.
You can look for quite literally any enamel dial swiss dress watch and you'll have just about the same thing except you'll be able to get it serviced without sending it to Japan. And you'll get it for a much better deal too : you can find some VC Patrimony for fairly good prices considering the gold cases, and with twice the movement compared to whatever Seiko comes up with.

>>18468715
I don't know who Whoretadello is. I come from fit/biz/g and just started lurking here like a week ago. Nice to meet you.

>>18468723
>I’ve been here a week
And you didn’t figure out in that time that this is NOT the place to discuss watches? You must be carrying a few extra chromosomes.

>>18468713
>If I like Credor, but can't afford an Eichi 2, what do I buy?
Re-read the post you replied to. If you cannot afford the only Credor worth buying, buying any other Credor is just retarded.

>>18468718
>>18468726
Similar to this, which is $10k. I see a few uglier VCs in the $5k range. I think the Credor looks just as good but is 4x cheaper. Why exactly is it not worth it? Any other reason besides the "Swiss > Japan", "mechanical > quartz" memes?
>>18468725
I'm aware of the other thread, but this one already has some Credor discussion.

>>18468734
The meme is Credor itself.
Credor was at one point the thin/dress watch collection for Seiko with slim quartz movements, which did not impress anyone and sold very, VERY poorly (which is why you find them for peanuts now).
Then it became the part where they shoved all their leftover movements as they were planning to move upmarket and started gradually discontinuing a lot of quartz models. That era of Credor - mid 2000s to late 2010s - is basically Seiko moving all the movements that weren't good enough for their current lineup and the Grand Seiko calibers that were completely phased out due to GS becoming its own entity with its own caliber catalog. You're quite literally getting sloppy seconds from the entire Seiko group with these.
Then Credor was retooled into the higher end of Seiko, to be over Grand Seiko. This is the ongoing process and started with the Eichii.
So the reason it isn't worth it is because Credor in pretty much all cases, should be half the prices you can find because they're either okay quartz watches that are mostly dated now, or cobbled leftovers.
Prices have risen because of the Eichi. You can now convince some suckers that they are buying a mini-Eichi for a fraction of the price and not a frankenSeiko for twice what it should cost.
Buy any other dress watch. For your own sake.

>>18468757
Thanks, appreciate the history lesson. If you consider the 8J movement as a "mostly dated, ok quartz", what do you consider "top of the line" quartz?

>>18468734
It’s a machine-made, steel-case watch with a quartz movement. In what world is that worth more than a hundred dollars?

>>18468587
>>18468592
>>18468604
>>18468623
I prefer my watches made in china; I'd rather support some chinese milf with F cup titties than some swiss weeb with a flat chested androgynous wife that's probably into scat play

>>18468713
Can you afford Credor Kuon?
>>18468757
Yeah, it's BS. In the 80's a lot of Credors were marketed as jewelry with precious metals and stones. Old steel quartz Credors are affordable now, because there's not enough hype outside of Japan for them and they're quartz.

While finishing was rarely on the level of Grand Seiko, movement argument is weak as well: all non-complicated movements from mid range Alpinist with 4s15 all the way to high end 9s55 were essentially the same movement based on the Daini 52 from the early 70s with different levels of finishing and adjustment. Those were later phased out by 4L25 variations in the 2010s Guess what the modern High-beat 9s86 is based on?

And what about Credor's 6S chronograph series? Is it sloppy seconds too? Well TAG Heuer didn't think so and paid out of their ass to acquire the rights to it.

>>18468823
The Kuon design doesn't do it for me (not a fan of the white face and steel bracelet combo) and the ~$8k price tag is a bit too much for my budget (I'm shopping around in the $2-4k range).

For me, the Eichi 2 is grail tier, but anon's GCAR965 has similar design philosophy and elegance for 20x less price (it's also thinner, which I prefer). If I'm not deep into the "mechanical movement" boomer circle jerk and I'm not insecure enough to care about "brand hype", I consider this pretty good value for money (but am open to hearing alternatives if any of you have additional recs).

>>18468896
Well, if you're into porcelain dials, it's the Seiko's shtick. There are more affordable watches in the Presage line. But consider this: all of those from $1K Presage to $50K Eichi are ~40mm in diameter and all dial. They will look like Ming dynasty plates on your wrist. IMO that quartz Credor without porcelain is much better proportions wise.

In your price range I'd suggest taking a look at Zenith Elite and Omega DeVille Prestige lines. A ton of models were made during the years, so you might find something that speaks to you.

Are Chinese watch makers still in the past compared to Japanese?
Any brands of note?

New project watch I got. Couldn't find the manufacturer mark under the balance wheel, but I think it's some Venus. Movement is bit banged up, but probably not too bad wear-wise. Parts stick from dead oil, but it has the smooth column-wheel action you can't find in affordable chronos nowadays. Case is all stainless steel, no plated crap.
Things to do:
>movement service, replace blown-out parts, if any
>crystal replacement
>case ultrasound cleaning, plus some light polishing
It has fixed bars, so strap options are kinda limited. Ideas? I'm not sure if I wanna basic-bitch NATO it.

>>18468958
Oh yeah, also definitely needs a new crown and pendant tube, whatever's on it now is definitely nigger-rigged.

>>18468958
Dogma nuts :DDDD

>>18468928
Thanks anon, I'll take a look at those. Do you have thoughts on mechanical vs quartz? I'm new to watches and while I can appreciate the engineering behind a nice mechanical movement (and would like to get a nice skeleton one day so I can actually fawn over it), it seems like quartz is stigmatized because it's "those damn computers". I'm curious how much of this is marketing bullshit put out by the old guard (of which I see a lot in the watch enthusiast community).

>buy a $15,000 watch from Chrono24
>the shipper just slaps it in a FedEx box
>declared value $100

Brave.

>>18469047
What'd you buy?

>>18468713
Consider a Node if you like the style

>>18468757
>Then it became the part where they shoved all their leftover movements as they were planning to move upmarket and started gradually discontinuing a lot of quartz models. That era of Credor - mid 2000s to late 2010s - is basically Seiko moving all the movements that weren't good enough for their current lineup and the Grand Seiko calibers that were completely phased out due to GS becoming its own entity with its own caliber catalog. You're quite literally getting sloppy seconds from the entire Seiko group with these.
You're the biggest disengenious faggot
6S was released in 1998, developed at The Shinshu Watch Studio where they only make Spring Drive and 9F now and put first in a Credor and never a Grand Seiko. They had to bring watchmakers out of retirement to make it and it's one of the best chronograph movements made. Tag Heuer ended up buying it

>>18468958
leather NATO then? or some kind of IWC easX strap system

>>18469126
>Tag Heuer ended up buying it
That’s not the ringing endorsement you think it is.

>>18468757
Credor is known only for the Eichi and even that, that’s marketed as “basically a Philip Dufour” because the man visited their workshop once

Imagine if Omega tried to tell us that a Seamaster was “basically a George Daniels”.

>>18469143
>big watch company known for making chronographs buys someone else's chronograph movement
Can't make a better endorsement disengenious faggot

>>18469146
>known for making shitty mallwatches
I gotchu, senpai.

>>18468757
How can one person seethe so much for such a niche brand? It's incredible.

>>18468929
Atelier wan

>>18467778
>>18467899
>>18468661
>>18468667
Lmao

Kofe Time.

>>18469150
>gets told
>doubles down on being a retard
You're a special one

>>18469202
Based HEUER appreciator.

>samefagging and bitterness
Looks like I haven’t missed anything in the last few weeks. I’ll be back in a few days to see if you guys are still having fun.

>>18468713
Quick review.
It feels thinner than the suggested 6.9mm.
The strap needs some break in and might be too shiny for some.
The case and markers are black polished, which is more than what you can ask for at that price point.
The dial looks like a creamy porcelain at times and whenever you take a closer inspection, you find nice surprises.
Movement is a HAQ so you only need to change the time during winter/summer time change (if that's a thing in your country).
My only problem is the current price. I bought it two years ago, Tax free for 25% less than what the current MSRP suggests. Credor upped their prices a lot in these past few years.
Overall, I don't think you can go wrong. It's a beautiful watch that Does get attention from people in the know and even those who don't.

>>18468713
>>18469209
You can even wear it like this.

Just post watch hookah and ignore him.

>>18469238
If it bothers you so much you can go to the other watch threads. I don't understand what your problem is.

Hublot time

Parmesan Basil Tonkotsu Ramen Time.

>>18469326
So cringe.

Kofe Time

100% made in Switzerland-Time

TUDOR Time.

>>18469146
TAG is just in a tight spot right now
>no more access to ETA
>Zenith doesn't have the capacity to produce enough chrono movements considering TAG's sales volume
>LVMH is not invited to the Kenissi party
>oh fuck oh shit we still gotta sell some Monacos is there anyone else we can ask?
>ohello gosaimasu Seiko-Sama can we borrowu or purchasu a licensu for a chronographu because without one we're kinda fucku

>>18469372
So which tag watches have a credor movement in them?

>kickstarter watch
Yep, it's consoomin' time.

>>18469420
First Serica, then C Ward and now this.
Did Xi Na Man come up with a new machine to mold lume?

>>18469420
Buy g shock instead.

>>18469420
I saw there's a new watch by MMI that's 38mm with a microrotor movement and small seconds and even a date, which is cool but the dial looks a little sloppy close up.

>>18469383
None, there’s no such thing as a Credor movement, they’re just Seikos with dumber customers.

>>18469443
Seethe

NEW THREAD WHEN

>>18469457
When Credor-Heuer releases a good chronograph (never)

>>18469449
If I paid too much for a machine made Seiko just because it had a silly Ingrish name on the dial, yeah, I would be seething too.

Nah, I’m just kidding. There’s only one dumb fuck in this thread who would waste his money like that.

>>18469457
>>18469466

>>18469443
Absolutely retarded. Your father must be proud of you.

>>18469467
Cant do things properly, fucking woman?