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The place to actually discuss watches, free of avatarfagging drama, including bittercelposting, pics of food or drinks, or long-ass stories about your lives.
If kofe time posts, just ignore him. He’s traumatized from a lifetime of being bullied.
Keep that shit in /wt/.

>Your budget
>Preferred brand or manufacture
>Watch type, e.g. dress, diver, pilot, etc
>Movement, e.g. automatic, hand-wound, quartz, etc
>Desired features, e.g. water resistance, day/date, chronograph, etc
>Preferred strap option, e.g. leather, nylon, bracelet, etc
>Wrist size or desired watch size

Previous: >>18478339

This was in my dad’s drawer but the battery was out, so I got it replaced and now I wear it daily, what do you guys think?

nasty shitters

How do you feel about vintage watches?
Do you have one? Do you wear it regularly?
If you don't own one, do you plan on buying one someday?

>>18484444 (OP)
should I buy this for a 100 dollars. seems like a good deal but its untested. is the Australian dollar especially weak rn or something?

>>18484479
I have a bunch and I don't wear them much.
Mainly because I do most of my commuting by bicycle and there are a lot of streets with rough pavement over there, that kind of shake is not good for an older, fragile watch that may or may not have any NOS repair parts floating around out there.
Instead I wear my Casio and my Vostok because who cares if these break.
You can get a new Casio anywhere for less that you'd spend on groceries for a week.
You can (maybe not anymore though) order whatever Vostok movement part you need straight from Meranom.
You can't exactly do that for an Accutron jeweled fork.

I just got my mini grail watch in the mail!
It's so perfect, the dial, the size, everything! Best watch ever.

>>18484479
I bought a king and a grand quartz seiko from the 70's, the famous penis watches, as a restoration project, but i never got into it. I am a bit retarded and don't know where to start.

Reminder that Panerai mogs Omegay and Poolex

>>18484488
I was trying to deboonk this post but could not.
We /PAM/ now.

>>18484444 (OP)
Got this Chronoswiss book from 1998 with prices if there is interest I’ll do another dump

I’m looking for a cheap watch with strong lume that goes all night and 100m+ water resistance.

Anything on the market that‘s better, specifically better looking than the Lorus Lumibrite?

I like the basic Marathon field watches for their tritium but they seem overpriced. Are there any cheap Chinese tritium shitters?

>>18484503
gshock

also, how many times a year do you dive around 100m?

>>18484505
Needs to be hands-free operation, otherwise I‘d just get a Timex Expedition with Indiglo.

I’m in the water enough to warrant getting a watch with reliable water resistance.

>>18484502
nobody asked or cares

>>18484502
Don't listen to Dinesh >>18484529, I'm interested.

avaturdfaggots

>>18484529
>>18484551
Remember: this is not the thread for bittercelposting. Thanks.

>>18484502
Go ahead. Chronoswiss is not a popular brand here (or anywhere else, for that matter) but old catalogs from the dark ages can be interesting.

>Chronoswiss was founded in 1983 in Munich, Germany
kek

>>18484559
There is a very specific subset of german boomers who massively rate Chronoswiss and Temption as if they saved watchmaking in the 80s and shifted the epicenter of watchmaking from Switzerland to Germany.
When really, all the two did was poach movement stocks from foreclosed swiss factories.
Only reason Chronoswiss is a name you may encounter today and not Temption is that Chronoswiss at least stands out by using modules on their ETA movements while Temption now is what would be considered a microbrand. Except its pricing is not competitive, its distribution is nonexistent and its own website and ordering process is beyond antiquated.

need a new avaturdfag free thread

>>18484444 (OP)
At the first glance these look like a bunch of gaudy shitters.

>>18484585
Some place for you all yourself, you shit-eating jeet?

>>18484484
Post it, with a timestamp.

Third year with my Big Crown.

Perpetual calendar time.

>>18484458
yeah good beater for fishing or kayaking

WDYT the price will be few years in? Will it be closer to initial ~15k because it's not Sub/GMT/Daytona, or the integrated bracelet and visible movement will grown on people?

>>18484621
It depends on what they do with it.
If they just produce them as-is, then prices will eventually settle down.

If they discontinue the ugly dials in one or two years and replace them with normal dials then the prices for the first ones will skyrocket but the others will normalize.

It also matters how many they make. If it’s always going to be a low production model, then prices will stay high.

>>18484624
Oh yeah, I haven't thought about dial change

>>18484621
these things could be nice if they get their shit together with the dial.

>>18484621
Such an incredibly gay watch. WTF were they thinking?

>>18484638
I don't get the dial hate
>>18484640
I think it's nicer than any tool watch from them

>>18484646
>I don't get the dial hate
Same. I think it looks good.
Better than faggy day date that's for sure.

>>18484646
Rolex doesn't make tool watches anymore. Casio does, timex does, maybe even seiko does, but rolex sure as fuck doesn't

Thoughts on my new clock?

Can't get much thinner than this

>>18484593
I don't want to post my mini grail, i don't want people to comment on it.
It's a vintage timepiece.

>>18484640
If they just used a regular glossy dial with regular stick lume markers it would have been so much cleaner and better.

>>18484679
I didn't even notice before I hit post because I didn't pay much attention to the diamond set versions, but the one with baguet markers actually demonstrates this. Diamonds are gay but the watch just looks better without the 6 and 9 with just rectangle markers.

Casio is really trying to tell you that these 19mm thick orbital mine looking shitters are in their top 10 best sellers.

I thought I was purely a bracelet guy but after wearing more watches on leather I'm coming around to it. It's shocking how nicely crocodile straps stretch to fit and break in for you specifically. Is this why God created crocodilians? To drop legendary crafting materials on death?

>>18484658
Why is it so thin?

>>18484707
It's thin because there's not much mass between the bottom of the case back and top of the crystal.

>>18484707
Is there a problem?

>>18484732
Truly mind blowing

I just bought my first watch ever. It's arriving today, a Seiko Presage Mojito. Green is my favorite color and the dial looks really nice. I'm excited, but even with my novice eyes I can tell that the strap is hideous. I could use some recommendations on strap/bracelet type, etc.

>>18484773
I have the same case and it is a bit hard to find a good matching strap. Yours might looks cool with a quilted pattern strap

>>18484502
Price check on the Chronoscope and Delphis?

>>18484796
I liked this one I saw on reddit. I would have bought it but I don't see it on the website he linked.

>JLC, Panerai, IWC, Bulgari, Breitling: make perpetual calendars
Luxury timepieces
>Omega, Rolex, Zenith, Grand Seiko: don't make perpetual calendars
Overpriced shitters

More complications does not make a watch better.

>>18484536
>>18484559
Got ya. I’ll start with their suppliers. So if you’re looking to make your own watch.

>>18484805
That’s true. But if a watch manufacturer cannot produce perpetual calendars or minute repeaters in house, then that says something very negative about them.

Micro-rotor AND Small seconds, BUT as thick as a basic one with full rotor and central seconds
What were they thinking?
And how did this win GPHG?
Also, do you think the skeletonization is a way to jump on Grönefeld hype train?

avaturdfaggots

>>18484798
Posting the price list now with conversions

Page 10/11 — Répétiteur-Automatique
CH 1221 — 10,400 DM
1998 USD: $5,824
2024 USD: $10,952
CH 1222 — 5,700 DM
1998 USD: $3,192
2024 USD: $5,999
CH 1223 — 3,650 DM
1998 USD: $2,044
2024 USD: $3,843
Page 14/15 — Klassik Chronograph
CH 7441 — 11,600 DM
1998 USD: $6,496
2024 USD: $12,213
CH 7442 — 5,600 DM
1998 USD: $3,136
2024 USD: $5,894
CH 7443 — 4,500 DM
1998 USD: $2,520
2024 USD: $4,738
Page 18/19 — Chronometer
CH 2821 C — 9,800 DM
1998 USD: $5,488
2024 USD: $10,318
CH 2822 C — 5,650 DM
1998 USD: $3,164
2024 USD: $5,950
CH 2823 C — 3,540 DM
1998 USD: $1,982
2024 USD: $3,725
Page 22/23 — Chronograph-Chronometer
CH 7521 C — 11,600 DM
1998 USD: $6,496
2024 USD: $12,213
CH 7522 C — 7,250 DM
1998 USD: $4,060
2024 USD: $7,633
CH 7523 C — 4,850 DM
1998 USD: $2,716
2024 USD: $5,105
Page 25/27 — Rattrapante
CH 7321 — 15,600 DM
1998 USD: $8,736
2024 USD: $16,420
CH 7322 — 9,950 DM
1998 USD: $5,572
2024 USD: $10,470
CH 7323 — 7,800 DM
1998 USD: $4,368
2024 USD: $8,211

>>18484814
And second page

Page 30/31 — Cabrio Series
CH 2671 — 12,200 DM
1998 USD: $6,832
2024 USD: $12,846
CH 2672 — 9,200 DM
1998 USD: $5,152
2024 USD: $9,687
CH 2673 — 4,380 DM
1998 USD: $2,453
2024 USD: $4,610
CH 2673 CSB — 4,610 DM
1998 USD: $2,582
2024 USD: $4,853
Page 34/35 — Kairos
CH 2821 K — 9,200 DM
1998 USD: $5,152
2024 USD: $9,687
CH 2822 K — 4,980 DM
1998 USD: $2,789
2024 USD: $5,243
CH 2823 K — 2,880 DM
1998 USD: $1,613
2024 USD: $3,031
Page 38/39 — Kairos Chronograph
CH 7521 K — 11,500 DM
1998 USD: $6,440
2024 USD: $12,107
CH 7522 K — 7,200 DM
1998 USD: $4,032
2024 USD: $7,576
CH 7523 K / K sw — 4,950 DM
1998 USD: $2,772
2024 USD: $5,212
Page 46/47 — Orea Handaufzug
CH 7161 — 6,600 DM
1998 USD: $3,696
2024 USD: $6,945
CH 7162 — 4,300 DM
1998 USD: $2,408
2024 USD: $4,526
CH 7163 — 3,120 DM
1998 USD: $1,747
2024 USD: $3,285
Page 48/49 — Orea Automatique
CH 1261 — 8,800 DM
1998 USD: $4,928
2024 USD: $9,266
CH 1262 — 5,680 DM
1998 USD: $3,181
2024 USD: $5,981
CH 1263 — 4,400 DM
1998 USD: $2,464
2024 USD: $4,632

>>18484806
First page

>>18484807
Why would you think they CAN'T do it? They probably just have people smarter than you in charge of development and marketing who knows just because you CAN do something doesn't mean it's worth doing. Maybe IWC has to try to dick wave with perpetual calendars and minute repeaters and shit to sell watches, but Rolex doesn't have to.

>>18484819
Their version of an entry sports watch

>>18484821
The more expensive chronograph model

>>18484822
The tank model. I think it’s reversible too. Kinda cute

>>18484808
I really think moser is a scam in general. Microbrands with off the shelf miyota movements make thinner watches. There's just nothing special about time only watches over 10mm thick at that price point.

>>18484823
The big money model

>>18484826
These are very Breguet coded

>>18484827
Lowkey same

>>18484829
I always thought these looked stupid and larpy

>>18484830
“Mission statement” part 1

>>18484831
Part 2. And that’s it. Any requests I’ll look though the book and see what I can find. Hope you enjoyed

>>18484830
>larpy
How so?

>>18484823
I don't have one but as far as I know it's a bedside watch, it works like the tank basculante

>>18484830
I love this case and it's such a good fit at 38mm but the screw-on bars are such a pain, I usually like switching straps but on these I install a high quality one and I keep it forever

>>18484833
It gives train conductor pocket watch vibes in all the wrong ways. Everything from the typography to the case. I just hate it. It’s tacky af too

>>18484773
Is that you Northernlion?

>>18484835
Its seems to be fully reversible. You can hide the watch and just have the movement showing

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=00rO95m-OYA

>>18484836
They're meant to look like pocket watch conversions into wrist watches

>>18484838
Ah I see, that's neat, I guess it doesn't even work as a bedside watch since it's upside down

>>18484820
I can tell you’re very low IQ. You can jack off Rolex all you want, but the fact remains that
1. It took them years to figure out how to keep a basic time only 31xx movement to keep from destroying itself
and
2. Cannot produce high horology watches and
3. Cannot produce compelling n dress watches and
4. Cannot produce beautiful movements
Cope and seethe all you want brownoid.

>>18484657
Anorexic watch. Congratz, i think it's too thin but as an engineering feat it's admirable.

>>18484854
I'm not jacking of Rolex at all. I'm just saying basing the quality of a brand on the complications they put in their movements they make is retarded. The most popular watches in the world are time only and chronographs. That's just reality. Rolex has a choice of either spending millions and millions of dollars and years of development producing a perpetual calendar movement, or saving the time and money and effort and continuing to focus on making boatloads of money selling daytonas and nodate subs. It seems like a no brainer, honestly. I'm sure they welcome you to buy a IWC Portugueser eternal calendar if that suits you better. They're not going to cry about it.

who the fuck asked this avaturdfag to spam his shitter catalog here?
fuck off and die bastard

>>18484823
>>18484835
I've handled a Chronoswiss Cabrio a while ago. The design is quite awful. Basically, the case is held in the chassis by a horizontal axis at the top. You unclip the case from the bottom, but it doesn’t slide within the chassis (like a Reverso). However, you can flip the watch over and clip it back in, which allows you to see the movement.

It’s a poor mix between a Reverso and a Tank Basculante. You can’t use it as a bedside watch because when you unclip it, the dial is upside down.

Also, the finishing is cheap and the watch is rather thick because of the automatic movement.

>>18484862
Thanks anon. I became a "watch enthusiast" only like 2 months ago, and this is my first $1k+ purchase. I wanted something small, light, comfortable, low maintenance, inconspicuous, well engineered, and elegantly designed for my first serious "daily wear" watch. I really appreciate the craftsmanship that went into this, and think it's a neat looking watch. I know people shit on Citizen, but it's not easy to build something like this (It's like the 4th thinnest watch in the world, and the top 3 are all >$500k).

cheap vintage. wdyt

>>18484950
The only Lord is Jesus Christ.

Found this vintage Seiko at an antique store in Taichung. They ask for ~130€ What do you think? It is working and the size feels really nice but I'm not sure it's worth the price.

Movement: 8123
Case: 7030
Dial: 704LR(?)
Crystal: has this flat square in the center, you can see the reflections on the dial.

>>18484840
yea I don't like it. It does not translate well into wristwatches. Other brands do it better. mainly breguet.

>>18484879
Go away
>>18484969
Meh, 130 is too much, it's beat up pretty bay. Go on ebay and type 'vintage Seiko', ignore all the watches from India, and have a look around, i bet you'll find something nice.

>>18484950
Yes.

>>18484943
Enjoy wearing it and take care of it.

>>18484854
NTA
1. More info on that?
2. Yes, but buying a basic movement from high horology brand doesn't make it better than getting better movement from non-high horology brand [spoiler]Also somehow I don't feel that perpetual make IWC high horology, same with Hermes[/spoiler]
3. Those are dress watches by the fact how often they're worn with a dress
4. Land-dweller looks the same, if not nicer than Moser or GP at that price

>>18484807
>>18484854
>If the criteria I just made up aren't respected, then I win! Checkmate!
kek that's an ad hoc definition of what makes a good watch manufacturer, anon.
Laurent Ferrier, Moritz Grossmann, Rexhep Rexhepi and many more independents have never produced a perpetual calendar nor a minute repeater. Please, go ahead and explain how these watchmakers are vastly inferior to Frederique Constant which does make perpetual calendars.
As for Rolex, they make high quality industrial sports watches. They have no business in the "high horology decorated movements insane complications" thing. It's like saying Hoka makes awful shoes because they don't produce hand-welted goodyear oxfords shoes. That's dishonest and retarded.
tl;dr: pic related is (You).

Sorry ladies, I’m taken

>>18484969
Scratchmagnet crystal that is hard to find a replacement for, dial damage looks like the movement might be corroded on the inside. Beat up case. Could easily find that for 50-60 on ebay.

>>18485196
>this is how I protect my virginity

>>18485226
Yeah, duh. Imagine losing it inside some braphog

>>18485234
Can you give an example of a braphog?

How do you go from this...

>>18485337
... to THIS?

>>18485337
To this

>>18485339
I don't mind Richard Mille. The guy came up with his own design language and is sticking to it. I wouldn't wear one even if I could afford it, but hating on RM is a midwit thing.

Is sapphire crystal really that important

>>18485361
It depends. I have watches with acrylic and mineral crystals that I've worn for years with no scratches, but I don't do any kind of work in them so they've never had any real risk of bashing against a cabinet or case or drawer or something. There's no real reason a daily watch couldn't or shouldn't have sapphire though. Maybe if you had some legitimate reason to think you might drop your watch acrylic could be better.

>spend millions building new headquarters designed by one of the most prestigious architecture firm in the world
>spend millions sponsoring F1 and the F1 movie
>spend millions on brand ambassadors, prestigious stands at W&W, social media advertising
And yet...
>is in literal free fall year after year on Morgan Stanley's list of top 50 watch brands.
They're behind Breitling, Tag and even Hermes now. In a few years they'll be behind JLC, Hublot and Bulgari.
IWC is slowly dying.

>>18485388
good

>>18485388
B-b-but they make perpetual calendars and minute repeaters, though. Certainly this can't be real.

>>18485389
Shit, I've posted the wrong list.
Meant to post this one (2024). You can see IWC dropped from 11 to 14.

>>18485346
The problem, I think, is that the concept they're allegedly going for and what the brand does in practice are at odds with one another. They're supposed to be like the ultimate sports watch designed for crazy shock resistance and durability and all that, going to crazy engineering lengths to achieve that. And normally that would be fine, even at the ridiculous price point they operate at there are diminishing returns on making something the best of the best of the best so to a degree you can understand them being expensive to pull that off. But then, nonsensically, they produce watches like this example >>18485339
covered in diamonds or with crazy gaudyaesthetics that are obviously just for ridiculous spectacle. They don't like it for the same reason people didn't like the 2 tone explorer. A precious metal field watch is just goofy.

Is Vostok the only watch you can buy made 100% by white people?

>>18485409
Pedantic tissot onions shitter 50gb femboy folder

>>18485409
Nta but i like the two tone explorer. It's an acknowledgement that while watches used to be tools now they are almost exclusively a fashion item, so why not stop pretending.

>>18485408
Why isn't casio on this list?

>>18485450
Couldn't pass these abominations as watches.

>>18485452
Agreed, but the f91w is arguably the GOAT watch and the 5610 and 2100 are best in class. Their catalog is huge and they cater to literally everybody. They probably sell more volume than the entire list combined.

>>18485427
I agree. But I understand the issue people take with it. Personally I honestly believe at some point some movie star will wear a 2 tone explorer in a popular movie and suddenly everybody will want one. If you can find a good deal on a used one it's probably a safe buy.

Swiss watches are predominantly worn by pedophiles, like >>18485452

>>18485486
based gundam watch

I'm so glad I made the right career choice and didn't turn into a Casiofag or a Seikofag.

>>18485492
Wrong thread

avaturdfaggots

Actually I wear vintage Tag only, but I do love seeing you swisscels seething over my JDM watch collection.

>6'2", white, hung, alpha

@18485500
Spammers should leave.

>>18485427
Same. Basically it’s just a two tone OP with good lume.

fucking hate this spammer niggerfaggot

Tell me more about Mort Moser and bulk unit sales its SO interesting. Wow 65% swiss origin?

Wow $2500 service fee?

Incredible, you waited 5 years to a buy a new watch with a 20 year back log of used examples on the market for half the price?

Truly king shit!

However, I already know what time it is, thanks to my Casio Fishing Gear Sonar 200M

Are Nomos, GO and ALS your only options for a German watch with a German-made movement? Apart from some tiny indie brands?

>>18485530
Yeah. And it's kind of funny how in an abstract way they are the same company.

>>18485337
Stock font, Breguet hands, ugly-ass second ticks
>>18485338
While font is stock again, the texture on dial and strap and color scheme make it bit more distinct

>>18485533
Fuck off Thierry Stern, nobody likes you

>>18485533
They brought back the 96-series in the 6196 so that’s fine.
I don’t understand why people get so upset whenever Patek releases a non traditional model. There are plenty of traditional models available.

If anything, people should be complaining about the lack of case size variation.

>>18485532
I get how the original ALS was nationalized and eventually that company became GO, but how is Nomos related? As I understand, the current Nomos has nothing to do with the old company apart from the name.

>>18485543
Nomos carried the torch for Lange's designs after they were gone. The Tangente is basically a Lange homage.

>>18485555
reply meant for >>18485549

>>18485408
Franck muller was able to sell thirty something thousand watches in 2023. Astonishing. Who even are these people?

>>18485543
>I don’t understand why people get so upset whenever Patek releases a non traditional model
People are "upset" because these new non-traditional models are ugly as hell.
>Calatrava with that gaudy carbon fiber pattern on the dial
>Calatrava with faux lum and 5 different fonts on the dial that looks like a Longines
>Nautilus on denim strap
>Cubitus
>whatever the fuck is picrel supposed to be

>>18485559
Still popular with women in Asia apparently

Ok grandpa

>>18485562
I understand moving pusher functionality into crown positions can be difficult for grand complications® manufacturer, but what is this chinese brick toy?

>>18485562
>>18485338
>>18485337
Guys, I think I understand PP -- they need to maintain high executive style for a wide range of guys -- from suits to smart casual without throwing too much identity (designing a watch is "gay" and not manly) and also not shun away from tool-style watches like travel time because "real man" needs a tool, not an accessory
Hence the bland designs and not-thought-out complications
And, of course, they "know their worth" so half of movements are reused and don't fill the case properly
So let's stop getting butt hurt from them and move on

>>18485578
>5 posts criticizing Patek
>"p-please guys stop talking about this"
You're not fooling anyone Thierry Stern, you big fat ugly kike.

>>18484796
where'd you get the milanese strap, i've been looking for a good quality one looks dope btw

>>18485593
Staib makes the best Milanese bracelets. They supply ORM parts to other companies.
Lots of options in terms of finish and thickness. Only mesh bracelet I’ve ever worn that wasn’t a hair puller.

>>18485338
Looks like a Hermes ick
>>18485388
Just p perhaps if they made smaller watches...

>>18485683
The other day I tried on one of the gold small seconds portuguisers with the dark blue dial and I loved everything about it except that it's 40mm. If they made a watch like that 36mm it would be amazing.

>>18485196
>delicate teenager hands

>>18485699
They've made a 35mm Portugieser a while ago (with the old logo so it looks kinda cool - picrel).
That being said, the original Portugieser was 43mm and I think brands should respect their heritage.

>>18485418
Vostoks aren't made, they are accidentally created through a serendipitous interaction of alcohol, heavy machinery and the promise of financial remunaration.

>>18484950
looks like it's missing a bezel

>>18485832
I'm not saying stop making big portuguisers. I'm just saying they really should do smaller versions of their watches, particularly the time only ones where there's no real reason to make them huge.

>>18484444 (OP)
Sisters, i think i'm gonna CONSOOOM

K I N O

>>18485899
Nice fake rolex

>>18484444 (OP)
Is there any functional reason to color a dive bezel like this (ie. only the 15-45 minute markers)?
or is this solely to give an appearance similar to the gmt type bezels?

I'm not wearing a watch.

>>18486057
You want a watch that looks like a GMT master but you can't afford a GMT watch.

>>18486057
only seiko and citizen do dive watches correct

New G-Shock

Expected to cost $400 dollars

Solid links and this textured dial has only previously been seen on their four figure watches

This is likely the best value analogue G-Steel to be available

>>18486190
Oh good, another 44mm quartz shitter.

Pick one.

>>18486221
>quartz shitter.
yes a watch which doesn't' lose time or need maintenance which costs more than the watch itself

>>18486234
And has no reason to be over 40mm, but it is anyway because reasons.

>>18486231
I'm in kind of a ehite dial era right now, I really like how white dials pop. Especially for gold watches.

>>18486238
you're under 5ft10

>>18486245
You’re Indian.

>>18486245
I'm 6 feet tall and have 8 inch wrists, but keep coping with your big gaudy shitters. One day wearing oversized watches will make you a real man, probably.

>>18486231
white

>>18486231
It irks me to no end how the FOIS doesn't have all metallic hands. I understand why it doesn't, but it's still irritating to look at.

>>18486285
It would be fine if the lume was white

>>18484444 (OP)
Check em

>>18486293
The lume is fine. The brown-orange contrasts well with that dark blue dial. It's the white bits that disrupt the whole thing. It is supposed to be a more sleek dressy chronograph, but they got too bogged down by le heritage and the "tool" nature of the watch and in the end they kinda missed the mark on both.

I've got to replace the strap on an old Seamaster I've got. Any recommendations for metal mesh straps? It had an Evinger one on it but one of its ends got bent at some point and I don't feel like fixing it.

Does /fa/ prefer smooth or fluted?

>>18486432
Smooth.
36 and oyster

>>18486432
nasty polishing

would look miles better brushed

>>18486190
A dressy integrated bracelet Casio, I'll pass.

>>18486432
Smooth & Jubilee. though i'd like rolex to make more interesting dials

> rolex
> interesting dials

>>18486432
Fluted. Although it's a bit gaudy it still looks better than the fat rounded glob that is the smooth bezel.

>>18484621
pretty shameful that even Rolex is doing cope watches now

>>18486231
left has a better dial and hands
right has a MUCH better case and bracelet

>>18485098
>>18485221
Thanks!

Looking for a watch or two, cheap as possible. Something to daily maybe f91w, and something to go with a suit for various occasions. My wrists are thin im a guy. Never had a watch.

>>18486432
If we're talking modern DJ, my favorite is picrel.
>smooth bezel
>jubilee bracelet
>green dial
>36mm
For vintage, I like the classic configuration jubilee + fluted bezel + silver dial.

Remember when this oversized and overdesigned shitter was /wt/'s favorite watch around 2022/2023?

>>18486521
No, dadwatch, I don't.

>>18486521
No, it was one guy who wanted to buy one and tried to prime the thread. It’s common practice here.

The idea is:
>want to buy a [insert watch name here]
>steer thread to talking constantly about how based said watch is, samefagging as needed
>buy watch and post it
>bask in the flood of positive (You)s
but it never fucking works.

choose one

>>18486589
Non sub second. More traditional Panerai.

Why would someone go through all this trouble just for a couple of yous?

>>18486596
All what trouble?

>>18486596
It’s not so much the yous as much as it is getting positive affirmation from the community that an expensive purchase has improved their social standing.

Look how often someone posts their new watch and then gets immediately teased. Those posters generally go nuts. It’s a large part of why /wt/ is a cesspit and /nawt/ had to be created.

kofe time, for example, has been spamming his watch for YEARS because no one liked it when he bought it.

What are some watches with fun dials?

>>18486587
Nah. The Overseas was immensely popular around 2022/2023 including here. It was a way for tastelets to ride the blue-dial-integrated-bracelet-luxury-sports-watch trend while also being a contrarian (and also because only niggers and kikes like the RO and the Nautilus).
I'm glad this trend btw.
>>18486589
I hate to say this but Panerai is slowly growing on me. I like the ones with a rugged look. I usually hate large watches AND fauxtina but you know... It's kinda like being a white supremacist and fucking a black chick once in a while.

how bad are these IRL?

>>18486823
Too much of a cope.
Looks the part tho if you don't care.

>>18484444 (OP)
Sup

>>18486845
>Kek

>>18484674
I would never buy a shitter for >3k
I would save more and buy an actual watch

>>18486716
Nameless posters itt

>>18484674
yes understandable
enjoy your watch and enjoy depriving the retards of the pleasure of disparaging your mini grail

>>18485452

I would never wear it, but that G-shock has a nice cyberpunk aesthetic to it.

>>18486823
I'm a Seikofag and even i think putting the Seiko logo on it is stupid. It's obviously not a Seiko, and if it has the NH35 in it why on earth would you want to let everyone know that?

Holy fuck, Grand Seiko announced a 37mm diameter spring drive watch with a rotor under 12mm. And the power reserve is on the back. And it has toolless microadjust on the bracelet. Is this company actually trying to sell watches now?

>>18487048
Oh wow.
Too bad it has that ugly angular case, these atrocious hands and indices, that meme pattern on the dial and it says "Seiko" on the dial.

>>18487226
>that iconic angular case
Check
>these classic hands and intricate indices
check
>that subtle but effective pattern on the dial
check
>and it says "Seiko" on the dial.
and check!
It has it all, i mean what's not to like?!

>>18487227
>37mm
Check
>automatic
check
>under 12mm
check
>date and day, spelled in full, arranged in two levels to add depth to the dial
check
>about +5spd accuracy
check
>will take any strap you throw at it (got 10 in the mail, pics coming soon)
check!
Lads, we just can't stop winning!

>>18487226
You're annoying with the constant Seiko hate.

>>18487247
Yeah well Seiko just sucks.
They're ugly, badly finished and give off weeb/dork vibes.

>>18487247
NTA, but every brand here gets hate. Toughen up, a little, eh? No one’s attacking you personally.

Seiko deserves plenty of hate, seeing as they’ve been steadily moving upmarket, price-wise, while doing nothing to improve their quality issues. Beyond that, they have a lovely habit of taking the few pieces that they make that actually look good and discontinuing them or changing them for no reason.

>>18487273
>NTA, but every brand here gets hate.
Objectively speaking Hublot and Jacob&Co get a lot less hate here than Rolex, Omega, IWC or Seiko.

>>18487289
No surprise. Those brands are barely even acknowledged to exist here. Same with Franck Muller.

Thoughts on this quartz?

>>18487299
do you like it?

>>18487299
It's ok, basic.

>>18487048
That grey blue/silverish tint and that pattern kind of reminds of the Land-Dweller but toned down. idk if it's an actual trend.

Also, it's a 10K watch, i wonder how many people will consider it at this price when then can have a Yatch-Master or a flutted bezel Datejust at this price.

>>18486823
just get a rep at this point

>>18486609
picrel is my grail

>>18487319
No offense, but what a terrible looking watch to have as your grail.

>>18487323
I wish they put this dial in a different case.

>>18487299
it's not offensive if anything

>>18487299
Is this a new model?

>>18487299
Size? I kinda like the lugs, Seiko seems to be going into the right direction as far as case shapes go.

>>18487048
>UFA
How much is it?

>>18487048
>And the power reserve is on the back.
that legit sounds fucking awesome any pics?

>>18486823
Seikoak lmfao

>>18487323
Well, it's not FOR YOU, it's not for evevyone's taste, it's not for everybody.
And i already have safe watches.

>>18487412
If I remember the website says $9800 msrp. It honestly sounds great. I just wish the dial was cooler, though it's pretty nice.
>>18487416

>>18487412
It’s 10.9k USD. Seiko is absolutely delusional if they think that’s a good price.

R8 and H8 my collection.

>>18487427
the bracelet is also awesome.

>>18487430
(You)ve posted this before already.

>>18487429
>Seiko is absolutely delusional
*Grand

>>18487428
It says $10,600 USD MSRP. Seems fair for a titanium watch with a novel high accuracy high frequency movement.

>>18487430
>militado Murph
Are you me? I like this watch a lot more than my other shitters
Pretty solid lineup

>>18487430
trash
ironman, trash
the citizen is ok,salaryman vibes
meh, not fan of the murph to begin with
omega, good but terrible strap
trex smartwatch or whatever, ok
cirtizen, meh, i don't like the design, too busy

I'd keep the first citizen, the omega and the t-rex if it's used, and trash the rest.

>>18487436
The funny thing about the “””high accuracy””” movement is that Seiko doesn’t rate it as being any more accurate than the regular Spring Drive.
Shifty way to avoid warranty issues.

>>18487437
Heh yea. I alwasy liked the smaller Murph so was pleased to find there was a fake of it on AliExpress. I prefer it to be quartz too as it's a bit of a beater.
>>18487441
I'm wearing the fitness watch more and more. The data is quite addictive and battery life is like 2 weeks. Cringily, it's actually called the T Rex.

I didn't know the can fall apart

>>18487429
where's copelex's spring drive bro?

>>18487445
Resembles a poor person losing a tooth

>>18487445
just replace the bezel insert. it's held with glue tape is it not? anyway if wore it underwater this wouldn't have happened. a fancy dive watch is not a g-shock replacement.

>>18487460
>brings up Rolex out of nowhere.
Rent
Fucking
Free

What's your opinion on Forstner bracelets and about this combo?

>>18487481
Forstner stuff is generally good quality, but that combo you posted looks bad.

>>18487460
>b-b-b-but what about Rolex???
Fucking hell this is sad.
Take your Xbox vs Sony shit somewhere else, you colossal faggot.

Kinda want this
https://na.store.square-enix-games.com/xenogears-watch---weltall

>>18487510
I don't know what Weltall is but it looks like some mecha robot shit. What the link with a classical dress watch with roman numerals?
At last repsect the fucking theme of the anime and use it on something futuristic like an Oris PropilotX, a Seiko Prospex or something.

>>18487429
>. Seiko is absolutely delusional if they think that’s a good price.
Why? Elaborate.

bros I'm starting to think I'm a sucker for paying so much for a wristwatch when I don't even get compliments on it anymore

>>18487520
get something like casio a168 and see if you get any. i bet you will at least get asked for the time.

I'm a chicken wrist and my grandfather passed this down to me

>>18487557
nice

>>18487445
I love lume but I also had a dive watch with lume in the bezel that had the same sort of thing happen, lume just fell out of the insert. Maybe lume in the bezel other than the pip is bad design.

>>18487443
It's no different from quartz and high accuracy quartz.

>>18487557
quality and finishing wise, vintage rolex' look worse than a straight up replica from last couple of years

one would hope the prices would be a lot different than they are. ill never get 1019

are Orient watches any good? I'm not trying to make anyone's dick hard I just want a good watch that's around $200

>>18486609
I really liked this watch until I actually paid attention to the legibility

>>18487048
>pootanium

>>18487677
What's wrong with titanium?

>>18487717
You can safely ignore Rajneesh. He contributes nothing to the thread.

>>18487605
I bought an Orient as my first automatic a long time ago and it was a very good watch for the price. Accurate, comfortable enough and could take a beating.

Why does barely anyone use tritium?

>>18487605
yes but picrel is 140 or so if you want auto or go quartz instead this should get you better bracelet

everything is so cheap in 'merica

Thoughts on /k/'s choice of watch?

>>18487840
orient has similar lineup except a solar one

>>18487842
bad
f-91 is better

>>18487840
pink one if you look like this

>>18487842
>ruining the SKX007 legacy
fitting

Cool little Longines from the 1970s.

>>18487891
Forgot pic.

>>18486589
Neither. I like the Radiomir better.

>>18487898
The Radomir doesn't have the based crown guard though.

>>18487782
Thickness.

>>18487557
I'm not particularly fond of Rolex snd their design but this looks just right.

How do I cope with the fact that I'll never be able to afford a Rolex Day-Date President like the one Tony Soprano wears?

>>18487925
By buying a San Martin Copelex and enjoy it as much as you can.

>>18487892
Cool.

>>18487912
That's good in some cases.
Trust me, you don't want to manually wind an 8 Days movement through the crown guard.

TFW I don't need a GMT watch as I live in Greenwich and never go on holiday.

>>18487936
The thing that bugs me about a manual winding watch with a screw down crown is that you always have to be extremely careful about not cross-threading the crown tube every time you wind it.

Post watches you wish you never sold :(
1/3

>>18487956
This Girard Perregaux Ellipse from the 70s.
Manual wind movement, blue dial, stainless steel. It was NOS so literally 10/10 condition. I've never been able to find another one.

>>18487957
This specific one had a gold bezel and crown. Never seen on e like it since :(

>>18487955
I've handled plenty of PAMs, new and for repair, and trust me you need to be King Retard of Fat Hands Land to ever cross-thread a Radiomir.
I've seen more broken crown guard levers than broken Radiomir crowns. Which is a surprise, you'd expect to see a bunch of Radiomir crowns getting bumped and bent but apparently not.

>>18487984
I’ll take your word for it. My experience with hand winding screw down crowns has been just with old Rolex Oysterdates and such. Those are really fiddly.
If Panerai overbuilt the crown tube threads, then that’s good thinking on their part.

let me guess... you need more

>>18487956
>>18487957
>>18487961
Why did you sell them?

>>18488038
The autodromo I felt was too expensive for what it was, The Seiko SCED001 I got as a bargain and because it was 1 of 250 I sold for a hefty profit (theyr're also pretty poor quality).
The Promaster I truly don't know. Probably to fund my Seamaster and didn't feel I needed two divers.

>>18488038
Needed the money for hookers (I had to lose my virginity before becoming a wizard)

Thinking of getting a watch. Any tips? >budget of 1000 bucks
>automatic
>metal bracelet
>can handle me going to the gym
>good quality, trusted brand
>shows date
>additional features welcome but not necessary
I know basically nothing about watches

>>18488057
>automatic
>can handle me going to the gym
Just no. Only indians wear watches on a bracelet to the gym and only imbeciles wear an automatic watch to the gym.

>>18488061
Okay so no watch in the gym. Let's take that off the list.
What's a respectable watch

>>18488062
Personally, i wouldn't go to the big brands for that price. What they offer would be substantially worse than microbrands have. But you absolutely want the brands at least some peole heard of, i quite like new Mido collection, multifort big data and ocean star with textured dial.

>>18488062
>>18488025
>>18487840
gshock is respectable unless you want to get respect for wearing a watch? won't happen. get quartz not auto. it's much less of a headache. or get a metal gshock i guess.

or get a fake rolex

it's like $500

>>18488057
You should seriously consider if you actually do want automatic. They require servicing which is expensive and are more fragile, less accurate and will stop if you don't wear it for a few days.

>>18488046
>it was 1 of 250
Who told you that?

>>18488057
Don't listen to the retards in this thread. Very few people here actually know or care about watches. Either get something from a microbrand or a vintage watch.

A few microbrands you should look into if you're looking for something with a bit of originality:
>Baltic
>Lorier
>Lorca
>Nivada
>Doxa
>Serica
>Brew
>Straum
>Yema

You can also look into well established brands like
>Sinn
>Junghans
>Longines
>Hamilton

Or vintage. You can get some deals on vintage Omega, IWC, Universal Geneve, etc. But it can be a bit tricky if you don't do your homework before buying.

DO NOT - and I really insist on this - DO NOT BUY ANYTHING JAPANESE like Seiko, Citizen, Orient, Casio, etc. Shit-tier watches.

>>18488125
pretty good bait

avaturdfaggots

>>18485409
I have an unbranded Chinese shitter clone of this with a basic ass seiko movement and it's my favorite watch besides my PRX
>t. poorfag

>>18488145
>hacking
>hand winding
>accurate to 2spd
>basic ass seiko movement
let me guess, you want more for $30

>>18488057
Best watches under 1000 are Hamilton Khaki King, Zodiac Olympos and Nivada Grenchen Arctic Spider

>>18487961
is that a left handed watch?

>>18488125
>DO NOT - and I really insist on this - DO NOT BUY ANYTHING JAPANESE like Seiko, Citizen, Orient, Casio, etc. Shit-tier watches.
Up until this point everything is more or less valid. All the watches mentioned, including Seiko, Casio, ...are valid. Just make sure you pick something you really like as you'll be stuck with it for some time.

>>18488243
>valid
Woke twitter Commie language

>>18488243
Casios are cheap as fuck so who cares, but Seiko offers terrible value for the money and I'm sick of people who keep defending this company.
FUCK SEIKO

What's this dimple on 0 mark?

>>18488258
Lume pip.
It's required by the ISO 6425 norm, among other things (rotating bezel, water resistance, running indicator, etc).

>>18488125
>Don't buy anything japanese
>Doesn't even argument why

I may ask you, why?

>>18488280
remember pearl harbor

>>18488266
Thanks!

>>18488245
>>18488251
You seem upset, perhaps these threads aren't for you and you should take a break.

>>18488284
Staged

vintage bros...
we're goin ham tonight

>>18488340
What's with the date window frame on the Constellation? That cyclops on the Seamaster looks odd too. Nice collection though, i like it.

Why do they never do crossovers with the normal square gshock?

>>18488340

Those looks great but what if I'm my collection just consist of japanese vintage watches?

>>18488381
They have hundreds of crossovers with the normal square.

https://shockbase.org/watches/subseries_dyn.php?series=5600&subseries=DW-5600&modul=3229

Invicta. Enough said.

>>18488410
>>18488411
Tacky asf

>>18488220
that's actually what I paid for it lmao

>>18488410
sorry, indians still like them so it's too soon to contrarian and/or ironic like them

>>18488057
Why not just get a smart watch just like the rest of us in these watch threads?

>>18488411
When I get a Laureate award, I'll wear this exquisite piece during the ceremony.

>>18488430
it's actually half that from the factory
then the chinks double it for you

>>18488431
smart move. india is a huge market.

I can't decide if these watches look really nice or if they're cringe early 2010's hipster americana rockabilly trash

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