Thread 18568612

This thread is for the discussion of affordable watches, vintage, clomage, replicas, straps, and modifications.

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China will grow.

>>18568612 (OP)
For $7, it comes with a box, cloth, and warranty card, lel. So I removed the second hand

Gonna get this to satisfy my craving for a Roman numeral + cathedral hands watch

>>18568690
Check if the legibility is good, both the whitish dial and hands might have no contrast at certain angles.

>>18568719
If it's anything like the 170th anniversary version, the metal of the hands should contrast enough

>>18568662
but that voids the warranty!

>>18568637
hey i bought that same one, i really like it but can't help but think i should have just ordered the brown dial.

Been trolling someone's IG account on my phone and got blocked. How do I get around an IG block? Can't even see the person's IG account on my alt IG accounts..,

>>18568612 (OP)
Is this real guilloche?

>>18568895
It doesn't say, but the lug width is 22mm for a 37mm case, 9.7mm thin quartz.
https://www.ixdaowatch.com/product-page/jd-x06s-stainless-dress-watch-white-guilloch%C3%A9e

>>18568741
Maybe I'll get another one and custom paint the dial.

>>18568936
>>18568895
It's not, it says it's pressed. Wouldn't make sense for it to be guilloche at that price

>>18568936
>the lug width is 22mm for a 37mm case
It does look very wide, but that's the look they were going for, similar to the 33mm Calatrava with 18mm lug width.

>>18568690
i'm thinking about this
it's the only expedition i find in 36mm
probably gonna change the strap

jelly?

I removed a sticky, hair-like particle under one of the hands of my Tsuyosa, only visible with a loupe. Now I want to learn how to regulate my shitters.

Who makes the best VK64 chrono? Vario's looks nice as far as microbrands go

I am waiting on this, it's taking an eternity to ship

>>18570424
Isnt that the company that makes coffee pots and beard trimmers? What are they doing making watches now?

>>18570437
>now

>>18570424
I will never understand why people buy into this minimalism bullshit, it is literally absence of any design.
I bet people who came up with this stupid idea are ecstatic they have production costs around zero and get to sell those terrible things to gullible idiots at massive markup.

I saw the Braun with the digital display that looked kind of cool but when I found out it was 45mm I lost all interest. It's like wearing a dinner plate on your wrist.
BN0299 if you want to know the model.

>>18570418
Don't know, but I can recommend Vario in general. Bought their pilot, build quality is top notch and their customer support is on another level.

>>18568612 (OP)
It's honestly impressive what kind of build quality Chink watches offer now.
I just wish they'd leave their retarded company name off the dial and go for an understated logo instead. Or hire someone competent to come up with a name.
Just saw an interview with the founder of Vario who explained the name is a combination of "vary" and "Oreo". I mean come on.

I now have a strange habit of shaking my watches when I pick them up, may it be automatic or quartz.

>>18570873
They squeeze out what they can provide at reasonable pricepoints which is good.
But I still can't stand the Octopus goatse and the Addiesdive speargun logos, eventhough they make good watches.

>>18570418
>VK64
It and movements like it need to be thrown onto a heap and burned.

>>18570967
lmao

~200$ GS-homage shitter. Miyota 9015, milled clasp, screwed links, sapphire, screw in crown, toolless micro adjust, running at +2spd with great lume.

>>18571218
cool branding

>>18570873
agreed. i bought an addiesdive ad2030 with no logo or text and wish more brands would do the same.

>>18571218
>GS clones are $200 now
Damn, how long till the chinks start spitting out $30 homages

>>18571247
There are $5 clones on Aliexpress, automatic watches start at $30.

>>18571282
Are there actual GS clones for $5 or are you just making shit up

>>18571098
>>18570873
they make something neat again and ruin it. "Addieskin"? Sounds awful. "100m = 330ft" Why not just put 100m like ever other watch company?

>>18570967
I like to snap it across my wrist. Like POP

Love my timex shitter

>>18571370
me too but mine ticks like a damn wall clock, need to stick it in a drawer to sleep.

>>18571374
That's part of the sovl

>>18571374
Mine is not that loud, although I take it off as soon as I come home anyway.

>>18571403
mine's an expedition scout, maybe just because it's a cheap model.
>>18571389
i did really like the ticking at first but drives me nuts when in a quiet room or car. had to take it off and stick it in my bag during some exams.

>>18570873
>>18571325
Watchdives seems to be the only one with a not-retarded name and a cool looking logo without a bunch of writing all over them. although looking at them now it seems to depend on the model. some have writing, and there's a different logo with the whole name in it. but that logo isn't ugly or anything.
anons say they're decent quality but I don't have one.

>>18571496
versus:

How good is the lume on these in reality?

Can we address the elephant in the room? How the fuck can people read analog watches with such ease? I want to see the time instantly (digital) and not wonder and process what the fucking hands are pointing at.

>>18571553
I'm sorry you have to hear it this way, anon, but... you might be mentally retarded

Watch ID?

>>18571553
I learnt it in kindergarden (before I learnt to read).
Do you also wear shoes with velcro straps?

>>18571553
If you have trouble with visual-spatial task and sequencing, you may have a dyslexic ass.

>>18571573
Invicta/10

>>18571553
It's alright zoomfriend. It just takes some practice. You are probably 15 years old and have only ever looked at the time on your phone, so you have always been used to saying something like "it's 7:18" because that's the exact time you are seeing on the screen. With an analogue you wouldn't worry about pinpoint accuracy and instead you just say "it's 7 past 15" or "past 7 and a quarter"
The more you look at your watch, the easier it gets to read it. Some watches like the timex weekender are really easy to read because every hour indice is labeled with numbers that are big and thick, like my cock. Just keep in mind that if you need accurate and exact timekeeping for work or what have you, you are better off with a digital watch.

>>18571964
Great alignment.

>>18571553
just takes a fraction of a second longer. you'll need to get used to it though, i hear lots of kids can't read analog anymore.

I wear my srpg03 too much recommend another poorfag shitter watch so I can mix things up

>>18572073
which one

>>18572253
if you want a field watch, Citizen BM8180 is pretty cool

Big if true. I can't wait to have an 18K SKMEI on my wrist.

Just got my new Timex Expedition as my first analog and wow it feels very nice. Doesn't feel too cheap. And it's not loud at all. I'm in a quiet room right now with the watch on my wrist and I cannot hear a thing. Very satisfied

Can you guys please stop your shitposting to /nawt/ and just stay in your poorfaggot shitter thread. Thanks.

>>18572790
it is true, the catch is that you need to spend billions of dollars to produce one gram of gold in a particle collider

>>18573131
True.
All the world's gold was formed in supernovas. Most of the gold the planet has is centered on the core as it's very heavy compared to most naturally occurring elements.
I just don't understand why they don't mine the core directly. They could easily extract cubic kilometers of high purity gold that way along with other rare earth metals.
>oh no, it would crash the market price
So what? It's better for everyone
>mining the core would destroy the environment
Again bullshit, the mined metals would just be replaced by others by gravity and humanity's needs would never deplete it.
They just don't want to do that, to keep up the status quo.

gooks if they stopped giving all of their west marketed products ridiculous names

>>18573170
No one has ever successfully drilled deeper than 12000m.
The reason isn't some Jewish conspiracy or woke tree-huggers, we simply don't have the tech to do it.

>>18573093
grats bud

Whats with the budget Casio 1302s?

>>18573278
They're the cheapest decent-looking and good quality analog watches available IMO.
They do nothing for me, the design is just too bland. But now that Seiko 5's cost $400 this is the entry level for a daily all-purpose watch.

>>18573099
Wow anon, that is a very inflammatory post. Did you ask your AD for his permission before posting that?

>>18570967
Who you looking at with those big ol’ eyes?

>>18571374
>>18571389
It’s funny, I actually really like the loud ticking on the timex movements.
I think I have that thing where subtle repetitive noise helps me relax and focus, like a rain sounds generator or something
Now that I think about it, I should check the timex lineup again, I was going to go with a Chinese automatic because I just think autos are cool and I’d like a vague retro GMT “homage”, but I do miss my loud ass weekender
Extra funny because all my friends found the noise significantly more noticeable than I did, so I’d always have people asking why my watch was so loud

Seriously considering picrel
>swiss movement instead of NH34
>11mm case thickness
>technically a brand with history, if it matters
>$400 used, although they don’t crop up often
Only downside is not knowing if I’ve got the confidence and vibes for a rootbeer GMT haha

Too late for kofe, time for some water

>>18573437
...and lume time

>>18573427
The fact that it's an hommage ruins it for me.
There's thousands of watches with interesting unique designs in the <$500 price range, why copy another brand?

>>18573170
feel free to go core mining any time lmao

>>18573278
>>18573304

>make the most iconic digital watch in history
>also copy the most iconic analog wtch in history

Based, have the black dial one. Never looked back.

>>18573427
Gljolex from Aljbania

>>18573093
yeah, I dailied a weekender for many years and the ticking never phased me. it's true timex is louder than other brands but it's not bad like everyone says. I guess it depends on the individual but I never had a problem. enjoy your expedition.

>>18573093
congrats, it's one of the best poorfag watches around. My older green one survived the hardest work I've ever done in my life and is getting a new battery soon. You might wanna replace the strap based on what you're doing, I had mine fall apart from moisture.

>>18568730
>>18568690
the IIII should be IV

>>18573709
t. retard

>>18573709
It's called the watchmaker's four.

Trust me, i'm a watch designer.

>>18568612 (OP)
The blued hands on that IXDAO is so sexy ngl

>>18573761
I want it just for the back

>>18573427
>$400 used
There used to be a bunch of them, new for $300 on ashford.

>>18573709
that would make watch nerds seethe.

>>18573760
They should put a weed leaf there.

>>18573810
the only way you'll ever have naked women touching your skin

Which cheapshit watch has the most ridiculous name on the dial?
Bonus points if it's a Rolex clone.

>>18573849
>Which cheapshit watch has the most ridiculous name on the dial? Bonus points if it's a Rolex clone.
Rehaut
Certified Aligned

>>18574141
2025: The great rehaut noticing

>>18574141
>>18574154
https://gearmoose.com/how-to-spot-a-fake-rolex/
Rolex ADs sell fakes now, lmao

>>18573849
Either rdunae or hruodland, those don't even resemble human words.

>>18574141
lmao

>>18574160
Rehautgate

I need advice.
I was gonna buy this Casio (I already have a luxury watch, this would be just something I wear for the gym or concerts). GW-5000U. I like the stealthy look but also higher quality build. It can't be metal because I'm gonna wear it during activities where I could hurt somebody.

Then recently, people started shilling the upcoming MIP variant. I looked it up and it seems it won't have Tough Solar, so basically you'll have to "charge it" every week. Which sounds SUPER gay to me. Like the whole point of G-Shock is that it just exists and functions, on its own.
Also, the design seems kinda soulless, although you can switch the font.

And then I also noticed they recently released a negative display variant (GW-5000HS). Which I'm skeptical of, but it does look cool, kinda ninja, all black. But then, visibility might be an issue.
Thoughts?

It's a swiss made Casio

>>18574276
There is no such things as a higher quality build for gshock and also it is useless, gshock is supposed to be cheap just get the m5610.

>>18574326
That's not what I asked. But thanks for your opinion anyway.

>>18574327
Yes, negative display is shit, was that your question?

What's the best field watch under 100 dollars that I can have under a long sleeve shirt? Something a bit low profile

>>18574354
not quite $100, but for $130 you can get a Citizen BM8180 , which is $100 less than list price on the citizen website.
https://www.jomashop.com/citizen-bm8180-03e.html
I happend to get mine on Prime day and it really was under $100.

GVicta

At least it has no X logo, 2mm less thicc than Aplinist.

>>18575117
Would it kill the chinks to make a brand name that doesn't sound like shit for once in their stupid life.

>>18575118
I want it named MILF

>>18569202
I have the expedition north field post solar (quite a mouthful) in 36mm and it’s honestly my favorite watch atm. Genuinely nothing about the watch bothers me after a year of looking at it. Would recommend

>>18575186
since it's solar powered does it have indiglo? without "indiglo" written on the dial it makes me think solar won't power it

The Futurist looks actually interesting.

>>18575118
>Would it kill the chinks to make a brand name that doesn't sound like shit for once in their stupid life.

Some youtuber said that these chinese brands don't really make money but they are just made to showcase the "savoir faire" of their factories to big brands who buy parts for them.
It would explain why they always use stupid names.

Frogmantle

>>18575285
Who the fuck buys what from them?

>>18569093
What's the current watch I could get for 500USD nowadays that looks the closest to the 5096?

>>18575326
RA-AP0004S10B

>>18575274
very nice. I like those indices, cool case, and good to see them bringing back the faceted crystal, I've always loved those. the picture on the caseback is dumb but who cares.

>>18575344
Thanks, but that's way too big, I'm looking for something 5096 sized as well.

>>18575395
>>18575326
https://www.baltany.com/product/baltany-design-retro-mechanical-watch-s4101/75/
you can also customize the dial or sterilize it if you want it to say something else besides Baltany.
there's also a crosshair design watch that has a patek/jlc/omega look to it, and a pieplate constellation homage that's in the ballpark

>>18575274
Meh, this is just some vintage Seiko homage.

>>18575326
IDK, maybe the Seiko Dolce, SACM151 or 171.

>>18575287
What is a Frogmantle Rotor?

I really want to like this thing, but why the FUCK is it 41mm

>>18575495
Show the model it's copying.
Otherwise, every watch has elements from others before it.

>>18575719
My guess is to accomodate the enormous and terrible myota 8 series inside.

>>18575719
Shit. If that was 36mm-37mm, I'd be all over it.
My Seiko 5 used to keep time well, but over the past couple months it's like two to three minutes off a day.

>>18575737
Demagnetize it? Or maybe it needs regulation and cleaning.

what do you fellas think the best watch you can get for 200ish USD is?

>>18575214
It doesn’t, but to be honest in practice I find I don’t need it. It’s legible enough in low light scenarios for me with those simple hands over a dark dial.

Also, the sapphire crystal is cut and seated in such a way that give it a beautiful glint when it catches the light. It almost had a blueish hue to it. On my wrist, to my eye, the crystal looks nicer than many watches far more expensive than it. Something about the way it slightly protrudes and with the smaller dial, it’s just a really great crystal

>>18575752
>dependswhatyouwant.jpg
I'd say look at the Citizen Eco-Drive range and choose one you like. They have good build quality, versatile designs, and need no service or battery change.
Just be aware that the "dive watches" in your price range may come with a fixed bezel.

>>18575752
Check jomashop and post it here

>>18575287
Thorn Gshock Frogmantle

>>18571218
what model is this?

>>18575783
What is it with all these retro microbrand watches popping up everywhere?
Is it because they think stealing a design is less bad if the design is more than 100 years old?
Or is it a trend to get a period correct looking watch before the Great Depression 2.0 hits?

>>18575864
It's the L6040 M. There are a number of different dial variants.

>>18575771
good idea, i'll check them out.
>>18575781
ok, what do you think of these?
https://www.jomashop.com/seiko-watch-snkd99k1s.html
https://www.jomashop.com/citizen-eco-drive-turquoise-dial-mens-watch-aw1760-14x.html
https://www.jomashop.com/citizen-tsuyosa-automatic-blue-dial-mens-watch-nj0151-53l.html

>>18575752
baltany.com

Frogmantle on the moon

>>18576073
Whats your wrist size? If it's near 6.75" or less, then get the Seiko 36mm. If it's 7" and above get the Citizen. They will still work on 6.5" wrist but it they will look kind of big, especially if you're not used to smaller sized watches.
You can also check watchdives, baltany websites if you want to consider Chinese brands, or aliexpress.

>>18576074
https://www.baltany.com/product/explorer-tribute-auto-watch-s4035ab/30/
https://www.baltany.com/product/baltany-retro-36mm-explorer-watch-s4066ab/57/
both neat. think the "600 ft = 200m" looks bad though, especially when one says 600ft and the other saya 660ft. maybe they can customize it off.

>>18576086
around 6.5" but i wear my duro and don't mind the size, that's bigger than any of those i think. i'll check aliexpress too, never looked much at chinese watches. thanks anons.

>>18575936
The Swiss faked English watches in the past.

anyone own an ixdao? liking the look of this one.

>>18576088
Get a 36mm if it's a dressy type of watch. 38.5mm is max. You can pull it off with a 40mm with a rotating bezel dive watch. Avoid dinner plate sizes so it will look proportional to your wrist size.

>>18576097
that bezel also rotates

>>18576088
48mm lug to lug is also your max, the shorter than that the better.

>>18576087
there are a couple with blue dials if you check the full shop drop-down

>>18576099
>>18576103
i'll keep that in mind.
>>18576106
thanks anon.
>>18576100
cool. it caught my eye because it seems to have a unique chinese look.

>>18576097
Why does that watch tells me to check altitude?

>>18576097
Looks really cool and that's a problem. Because one time you might have a conversation that goes like this.
>hey thats a cool watch, whats the brand?
>i-i-ixdao
>do not ever speak to me again

>>18576176
just say "a cool chinese watch" and be done with it retard

>>18576176
>hey thats a cool watch, whats the brand?
It's the new Rolex.
>really?
Naw, I'm kidding. Anyway...

>>18576176
Just say "I don't know, I just like how it looks."
No need to sperg out.
Also, if someone ends the conversation over your watch brand, than you don't want them in your life anyway.

>>18576182
>yeah but whats the brand? i also would like to buy this watch

>>18576193
When was the last time you talked to a human?

>>18576195
>can you just answer the goddamn question what is so hard about it

>>18576097
This watch is so beautifully moronic. The brand name straight out of the bowl of alphabet soup, the nonsensical demand to check my altitude, it's all there.
Sometimes i wonder, out of the billion roaches living in the same building and working in the same sweat shop surely there has to be one person that could know english at least on a level of an indian second grader that can tell others "hey, we sell these watches to those capitalist pigs but these letters we put on a dial make no fucking sense, can we at least try to make it look like words?" Surely there has to be.

>>18576269
You don't get it. Those brands do not make their money selling watches to western gweilo.
Those watches are just advertising the level of quality they can do.
They make their real money from other brands using their manufacturing.
If their own branded watches would actually become popular, they'd compete with those other brands that actually make them money.
So the shitty brand names are on purpose, so that westerners will rather buy the more expensive watch with bigger margin from a "western" brand, which was also made in the same Chinese factory.

>>18576273
but then why retail them at all? just make examples for trade shows and to send to big brands

>>18576276
Cause trade shows are almost irrelevant post Covid. Marketing is all online now, and for that you need "real people" showing your watch.

>>18576176
nobody has ever commented on my watch so i think i'll survive.

>>18575721
In that case, I'll stick to my Buyalov Shitster. Glad I got it before all the Russian stores cut off overseas shipping.

WHATS A AFFORDABLE OMEGA CLONE THATS ALSO AUTOMATIC!!!!

People at work are gossiping about my Casio.

>>18576406
https://watchdives.com/products/watchdives-wd007-39mm-nttd-dive-watch?variant=46472258650330

Only one I'd bother with.

>No retard logo / name (MiggerDix, etc)
>39mm so its not a 1:1 copy
>No Chinese movement

>>18575719
because timex is throwing shit at the wall and seeing what sticks

>>18576403
any examples of more industrial looking pieces like this?

>>18576480
Downsizing that to what >>18575737 suggested is a good start. Switching to a Miyota 9XXX series movement would also justify what they want to charge
>>18576483
Check out the rest of Dimitri Buyalov's stuff. He's a former Vostok employee who branched off to make his own designs that are essentially modernized Vostoks. Unfortunately Meranom still has no shipping options to the US if that's where you live

>>18576494
I am US, I just like the industrial looking color scheme of this one along with the brushed metal look >>18576403 was happy to see it for $150 would have bought immediately but alas, I can't.

>>18568690
Got it in today. Words cannot express how glad I am the lug-to-lug is 46mm, considering that Timex's other 40mm shitters go up to 48 or more. The lack of a bezel ironically makes it look bigger than the Modster, but I can live with it. No Indiglo because they lumed up the cathedral hands instead, but I haven't tested the longevity yet. A 36mm version with black-painted hands would make it the perfect dress watch

>>18576576
This thing also uses an unspecified Jap movement, so no loud ticking and the seconds hand hits all the markers well enough. The stock leather strap also isn't that bad for what it is.

I have to climb the rooftop so I can bathe my solar watches under the sun all day. It's becoming a humiliation ritual.

>>18576576
looks nice

i'm scared of buying a watch for more than $100. what if i scratch it because i'm a clumsy retard? scratched a casio moving furniture and a timex just walking by a kitchen counter. if i scratched a $250 watch i'd beat myself up.

>>18576929
That's the thing. You scratch your $10,000 watch within the first few days of ownership, making it effectively worthless, and then you don't feel bad about subsequently scratching your $0 watch!

>>18576929
Buy a nice watch.
Wear it every day.
Embrace the inevitable scratches.
They show it wasn't just a safe queen.

>>18576941
>>18576942
i'll have to build up the mental fortitude of you anons.

>>18576946
You will never be able to re-sell a $250 watch.
So as soon as you buy it, it's already worth $0.
But its value to you will increase the more you wear it and the more memories are tied to it.

>>18576950
i don't intend to sell any watches, just that a scratch on the crystal irks me.

>>18576952
Then either buy a watch with sapphire crystal that won't get scratched so easily, or one with acrylic, where you can polish out scratches.
Hardlex (i.e. normal glass) is the worst of all.

>>18576956
what about mineral crystal?

>>18576966
that's also normal glass

>>18576929
Want to get autismus maximus?
Get a resin GShock, then put a screen protector on the LCD plus a screen guard wire. Wear the watch on your inner wrist. Avoid anything with metal (bracelet, necklace, buttons, belt, denim with metal studs, bag parts, wallet parts). Phone should have rubber case and goes to the bag or the opposite front pants pocket. Keys go to the bag.
Or just get a $5 Skmei or Sanda.

Right let me guess, you "need" more?

>>18577047
yes

>>18577047
How poor do you have to be to buy a copy of a $40 watch?

frogmantle self winding perpetual chronometer

New Seiko, what do you think?
I'm still looking for a strap to match, but I like the supercompressor style and domed crystal.

>>18568637
source on that strap? it looks good

>>18576097
They should name one of their models the Lmao.
>Ixdao Lmao

>>18577339
https://ligerstraps.com/products/curved-end-straps-carbon-fiber

>>18577436
neat dial. how much did it cost you?

>>18576097
WHERE DO I CHECK ALTITUDE

>>18577495
Nothing, it is not his photo.
Also i don't like san martins hour hand

>>18576403
It looks like the core of an RBMK reactor. Along with the blue lumens... yeah lol.

>>18577702
±5spd either way

>>18577136
doesn't matter if it's $1 or $10,000, they're all just trinklets

>>18577436
Id?

>>18577339
That is fucking wild what does the second crown control? Also what ref#?

>>18577436
I like the bracelet, sans the end link.

>>18577790
You know you're an alcoholic when tou start shopping by abv

>>18577790
Wild Turkey was the solution to the Final Jeopardy clue yesterday. apparently, the distiller took all the investors out hunting and afterward that's what they decided to name their product.
I note with some pride that without knowing this fact I was still able to intuit the answer, and none of the contestants got it. I don't even drink bourbon so it's not that I'm an alcohol, either.
anyway, here's a watch.

Can someone help me out with Seagull 1963? What store should I choose from aliexpress? There are too fucking many

https://aliexpress.com/item/1005006137300500.html
This one seems pretty popular

>>18578085
Do you want a Sea-Gull, a Seagull, or any Sea-Gull copy?

>>18578090
I want the highest quality I can get for $200-ish.

>>18577782
San Martin SN0150-G1

>>18578091
then you got the right link.

>>18576622
Update after a few days. Safe to say that the lume is Vostok-tier, but you can't expect much from a Timex at this price point.

>>18578455
The lume on my Vostok isn't bright,
but I can still read it in the dark 12 hours after it got sunlight.
Like everything on a Vostok, it's shit compared to other watches, but perfectly functional.

>>18577484
Perfect
>>18577787
The 2nd crown controls the internal bezel. No ref#, the closest I could find is the same dial from a Beams x Seiko 5 Sports. So it's a custom mod with that dial.

t what price range do we get into acceptance automatics? I REALLY need an automatic.

I impulsively got a chink watch movement on Ali, my smartwatch died and I figured I'll gut it and stick one of these there. The problem is that the hands I've ordered with them don't fit, and I can't find the ones that will fit. Most things I find on Ali are for NH35, hour hand diameter of 1.5mm, while the chink hour spindle is 1.35, which is apparently the common size for chinese movements- yet everything I find on Ali is for NH35 and other 1.5-wide movements. Minute hand fits perfectly, 0.9 diameter. What do? What to search for? The listings on Ali seem to be allergic to giving any info in plain text, some show diagrams in images but they aren't helpful for search. I've found some american site that lists 1.35 hands but I'm not american and I ain't paying for delivery from them when chinks deliver for free.

>>18579269
I feel ya.
I was looking around for a display caseback for my mechanical and everything is for Seiko NH35/SNK modding that won't fit mine. I did find one other model that is within a rounding error to my caliper measurements. it's cheap enough to buy just to try it but I wish I could be sure.
do any anons know a store that sells exhibition casebacks in multiple sizes? I've done a lot of searching but could only find the aforementioned.

>>18579269
Message the changs and ask - these factories make tons of shit and they usually only list when sells.

I found these on ebay though they're vintage:
https://www.ebay.com/itm/336013921785
https://www.ebay.com/itm/285804550030

Did you chat with the seller if he has the hands that fit that mov't?

>>18579356 question meant for >>18579269

Dimitry needs to make a white enamel dial version of the NVCH-20

>>18579053
skx would have been better with crown at 3
as a bonus the sharp guard wouldn't hit your hand

Around 11 o’clock she looks like she’s going to suck off the hour hand.

Where do you guys get decent leather straps? Something between .03 AliExpress shitter and indie boutique.
Thinking of pairing a camel tan strap with a gunmetal case.

>>18579664
vario.sg

i recieved an old mechanical watch as a gift. how the fuck do you guys set the time correctly with these things? trying to get it right but the second hand can't be adjusted, it just starts ticking but when i wait for it to die and attempt to start it up at the right second it takes too long or the hand starts a little too slow and i'm a few seconds off. this is infuriating because i need to wait more than an hour before it stops ticking after even a small turn.

>>18580054
what the fuck am I reading

>>18580054
Maybe it's a non-hacking movement so the second hand doesn't stop when you pull the crown. It's also not as accurate as your phone by the second, so don't bother with the second hand.

>>18580054
lol

>>18580054
4 options:
>1. Start winding the watch a few seconds early. You'll figure out how long it takes to start after doing it twice.
>2. Back-hacking: On a lot of movements you can stop the second hand with a little back-pressure on the crown. Some people advise against it, saying it could reduce the lifespan of the movement. Lots of people say they've done it all the time for years with no issues.
>3. Stop being autistic. Set the watch to the nearest minute. The purpose of the second hand on a non-hacking movement is to show that it's a mechanical watch and that it's running.
>4. Buy a watch with a hacking movement.

>>18580385
>5. Remove the second hand

WTF do i get under 250 bucks? Orient? Seiko, Citizen?

>>18580405
Save double that and we'll find you a good watch.

>>18580405
you have to go to a shop to try some on otherwise you really can't tell if you like it or not

>>18580405
What type of watch do you want? Also, quartz or mechanical?

>>18580405
Citizen NH8390 is the only automatic watch from those three within your budget.

What do we think? Its a 100 bucks. Add a Nato strap and its pretty sick.

>>18580455
All three of them have automatics under 250.

>>18571553
Plus you can literally NEVER know the perfect time either. Say someone asks you for the time, you will literally NEVER be able to provide a completely accurate number, meanwhile someone with a cheap digital watch could easily tell someone it is 1:34.54PM

>>18580515
Donday

>>18580517
and they all suck

>>18580405
quartz + bracelet

>>18580519
As if ANYONE in 2025 is asking a stranger for the time when everyone has smartphones LOL

>>18580515
I think it's neat.
I have a Citizen bm8180 >>18578037
which is almost exactly the same. I kind of like the Lorus dial a little better, actually.
pretty cool that it's automatic. for me, I'm glad my daily beater is solar quartz. but it would be neat if it was auto, instead. just different.

>>18580544
Yeah like a month ago some granny asked me what time it was.