WEIRD SHAPES EDITIONEDITIONGuides and Info:>Classic Memehttps://imgur.com/a/6CNO8>Poorfag guide:https://www.imgur.com/a/NFMXDuK>Watch essentials 102:https://pastebin.com/Rc77hhXV>Purchasing used watches:https://pastebin.com/f44aJKy2>Purchasing straps:https://pastebin.com/SwRysprE"Suggest a watch for me.">Your budget>Watch type, e.g. dress, diver, pilot>Movement, e.g. automatic, hand-wound, quartz>Desired features, e.g. water resistance, day/date, 2nd-time zone>Preferred strap option, e.g. leather, nylon, bracelet>Wrist size or desired watch sizePrevious thread : >>18086014
>>18088275>every single GS watch looks awful because they're not 36mmBy that logic Patek, Lange, Vacheron, ... watches all look awful as well.
Second for: they should make a spring drive in this size.
>>18088279see >>18088267
>>18088278I'm not the anon who said that GS all look awful in the first place. (Though I don't like many of their sports watches)But I do agree that it would be better if all those brands returned to classic sizes.
>>18086910>Depends on the model.What new omega models are good and which are bad?
I deserve more watches.
about to buy my first expensive (for me) watch. i've rocked a casio f91w forever, but, after climbing the corporate sales ladder into a c-suite position, its time. i've budgeted about 15k. this is what im leaning towards. thoughts? my other pick is the rhodium dial with the fluted/jubilee combo.
>>18088276>WEIRD SHAPES EDITIONDon't mind if I do.
>>18088292
>>18088281>hurrr watches have to be 36mmHave you tried eating a sandwicht?
>>18088296
>>18088276Weird shapes you say?
>>18088299
>>18088303
>>18088300And this wasn't the only horseshoe watch they made.
>>18088306>>18088300Nice horsehoe
>>18088306This one is really cool, never seen a wrist shot of it before.>>18088309Nice brushing on this one, the asymmetry is cool too.
>>18088309>>18088311Thanks, m8.
>>18088280Oh I didn't know about that one?! I thought Soring Drives were in watches with 40mm cases at the smallest.
>>18088314I don't know if this should count as weird shape, but eh...
>>18088292MORTADELLO MORTADELLO MANGIATORRE DI FAGIOLLAAAA
>>18088328Still easily triggered lmao
>>18088329Tip, don't name your pictures "MY ap" or "MY gp," it is very cringe and nobody else does that. It reeks of new money attention whore
>>18088330I'm not him.
>>18088291> ohhhh i am in the C suite now, i must swallow AD's dick to buy a rolex so i will have something to flex
>>18088292>>18088296>>18088299>>18088303>>18088309Highly redpilled
>>18088291pic of other option
>>18088306I like this. But doesn't it get annoying to wear?
>>18088330>being triggered by a possessive adjectivewhy
>>18088333checked - genuinely had no idea what a song and dance the AD route is. pretty fucking lame. im just going to buy it on ebay or chrono24, i think.
>>1808829141? You sure? What's your wrist circumference?
>>18088334Thanks, my friend.>>18088341Well, definitely it's not for everyday use, and you should consider to only wear short sleeves with it, to prevent pulling the wings with the clothes. But it's a really fun choice every once in a while.
I like square watches
>>18088354I like watches for squares.
>>18088354i agree.redpill me on the superior model between the cartier tank and santos (and all their variants)
>>18088346not sure, but im 6'3 220 and the 36 just looked too small to my eye compared to the 41 on wrist.
>>18088342Yeah we know it's his ap who gives a shit>>18088368Santos for men, tank for wiminSimple as
What are some comfy watch videos to help me fall asleep? Having a hard time rn.
>>18088342mental illness
>>18088405https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mDAKdzWx4Kk
>>18088411Impeccably based. Thanks.
>>18088405Stop watching so much porn, you’ll sleep better, you degenerate.
I'm a rabid antisemite. Recommend a watch for me.
>>18088451Reverso
>>18088422huh, is that why it takes me an hour or two to fall asleep?
>>18088451
GSHOCK today
how come that Casio still mogs every other brand out there? do they really have the best engineers?
>>18088463negative display is so bad its hilarious
>>18088342because he'll never own anything, never will call anything "my" so he seethes to no end at anyone who ever posts their watch
>>18088297have you tried skipping that once?
Won this seiko motorist few days ago definitely the weirdest shape watch i've seen recently.
>>18088473>seething at others seething/wt/ in a nutshell.
Weird shapes you say?
>PEPSI>HULK>COKE>ROOTBEER>SPRITE>CERMIT>STARBUCKS>SUPER CASE>SUPER JUBILEE >PAUL NEWMAN>PRESIDENT >SMURF>BATMAN
Convince me not to buy this, or recommend me something better in a similar style. I can't imagine a sexier watch.
Ultra-thin movements are the ultimate pill.
>>18088506>Convince me not to buy this13,5mm thick.
>>18088506>>18088510>13,5mm thick.>Quartzdamn what a piece of shit
Rate my trio of shitters, also please post TGV memes
>>18088505Got to add “Bruce Wayne”. I think that’s what they’re calling the new black and gray GMT.
>>18088525replace that seiko shitter by a radio or gps controlled quartz, the omega and traska are nice and tasteful.
>>18088470This is a relatively old watch (2011) so yeah this one sucks, but new ones are supposed to be much better.
It's alright. Too bad for the 4:30 date window.
>>18088505Also>batgirl
>>18088505>tuna>samurai>sumo>monster>turtle>willard>ripley
>>18088479Never seen this before, looks wicked.
>>18088525How's the double index at 12 o'clock alignment?
Someone post the Hamilton Ventura.
>Your budget$400>Watch type, e.g. dress, diver, pilotDress>Movement, e.g. automatic, hand-wound, quartzPref hand wound but not that bothered>Desired features, e.g. water resistance, day/date, 2nd-time zoneNot bothered>Preferred strap option, e.g. leather, nylon, braceletLeather or Nylon, not metal>Wrist size or desired watch sizeLooking for a small rectangle dress watch that's either silver/black or just black, like pic related.
Why isn’t nomos more GOATED?
>>18088619*on that Traska
>>18088508>Ultra-thin movements are the ultimate pill.until you actually own one and realize what a pain in the ass they are
>>18088624Vintage Seiko Chariot 2220-3030, handwound, hibeat (28,8k). Alternatively you could try and find a square black dial Seiko Dolce, has a high accuracy quatrtz inside.
>>1808850811mm is perfect no need for thinner
>>18088630my guess would be not everyone is into their aesthetic.
Is it me or are the Seiko Speedtimers based? I don't usually go for quartz but quartz is just about the only way to get an affordable chronograph with wearable dimensions so maybe I can give it a pass. In person it almost looks small for what it is.
I have a watch buying problem.I thought I was immune to addictions...
>>18088525The Ghastly Virgin memes, you say?
>>18088657the new colors are based
>>18088661Nylon is just durable as shit. It's a cheap material. But I wouldn't expect someone buying a 30k watch to consider actual value of what they are purchasing.
>>18088525Is the traska good? I think about getting one sometimes.
>>18088661Is there an example of TGV doing this? He puts $7-10k watches on nylon and rubber all day long but I don't see him running around with his daydate on a NATO or anything.
I miss him bros..
>>18088674>miss himHe was in the last thread....
>>18088675It's just something he spams. I suspect it's OmegaDrunk himself to increase the number of anons who will defend him when some bitter jerk criticizes him.
>>18088309nice one bro bulovas are underrated
Zamn this watch is fucking kino
>>18088766I wonder if they'll continue the legacy of the Milgauss by making more colorful OPs. Now that they have antimagnetic hairsprings the concept of the Milgauss is obsolete, but the biggest thing that drew people to it was always the colors.
>>18088766>>18088768The seconds hand makes it look like a watch for manchildren, very tacky
>>18088768A yellow gold Op with a yellow dial would be nice. Also Op with stone dials.
The world is divided into two types of people. People who like the Explorer or people who like the Milgauss
>>18088776Real ones like both.
Is there any good reason for Rolex to not put their tool watch clasp on every watch that doesn't have a president bracelet? Pretty much everyone prefers the extra adjustment and keeper.
>>18088776Yeah I like both. Used to hate both but after seeing them so much I've come around to it
>>18088797I find there are a lot of watches like that. Sometimes you have to see a watch in person and try it on a few times to really get it. Explorer is a great example of a watch that you have to see in person to get, because in pictures it looks like a really standard watch but in person it's amazing how legible it is and how the markers are so bright and shiny you can read that little watch almost across the room. It's like the purest form of a watch doing everything it needs to do.
>>18088786What watches don't have it? Only the ones with the hidden clasp, right?
>>18088636>Ultra-thin movements are the ultimate pill.>until you actually own one and realize what a pain in the ass they areWhat do you mean? I've owned a couple of ultra-thin in my life and I've never had any problems with them that thicker watches didn't have.
>>18088816OPs and Datejusts and most of the womens watches have the gay smaller clasp with no keeper. The "professional" watches have a nice big comfortable clasp with a keeper and extra adjustment options and is better in pretty much every way unless you want a shorter clasp for some reason. Maybe if you're a microwristlet like many women you'd want a small clasp, but otherwise I don't see it.
>>18088636What is a pain in the ass about it? Unless we're talking about watches so retardedly thin you could bend the case if you lean on them wrong, which will never be in most people's price point, I can only see upsides to thinner watches.
>>1808845155mm B-Uhr
>>18088841What do mean by "keeper"? Keeper usually refers to strap loops.Do you mean the flip lock mechanism?
>>18088850The safety lock, yes.
>>18088852Ah, OK. I understand now.For what it's worth, my DJ has the standard Oysterclasp and it has enough microadjust to perfectly fine-tune the fit and the closure is secure enough that it's never accidentally popped open on me.
New Breitling 41mm navitimers dropped, 3 hand and GMT versions are available. Based or cringe?
>>18088865The existence of the GMT version means they had the option of making a day date watch and didn't do it, and that is the ultimate cringe.
>have old g shock>watch is kill :(>put watch on desk facing window for sunlight >watch is live :D
A woman told me that "men used to be able to wear 36mm watches but now they need to wear bigger watches." Wtf happened that men USED to be able to wear 36mm cases but now they can't?
>>18088899Every man that wore a watch before 1940 was gay.
>>18088899Men shouldn't wear watches. Bracelets are for women.
>>18088901Just kidding, men can wear
We're in hell
>>18088904It could be worse, we could be divorced low lives dying alone as a sex tourist collecting STDs with no friends outside of anonymous retards you force to look at your watch pics.
>>18088330Thanks for the advice. I'll name my pics however the fuck I want. Seethe and cope.Verification not required.
>>18088463Nice
>>18088624Casio f91w
>>18088915>Larping as Mortrookie move
>>18088939Thanks for the advice. I'll larp as whoever the fuck I want. Cope and seethe.Captcha JKNGR
>>18088276I want to buy a gold date date and moonshine gold speedmaster
Any recommendations for sma dress watches in the 34-36mm size below 1k? Doesn't seem to be many if you don't go vintage. Orient bambino is hard to find in 36, most other dress watches in the price range are 38
>>18088949Small*
y'all have brain damage why the fuck are you all paying $2000++ for watches? just take out your phone and look at the time lmao or get a $10 casio to slap on your wrist if you're that autistic about time
>>18088949Seiko Dolce for quartz (although it's 33) and Kuoe for mechanical
>>18088949Baltic?
>>18088340Go fluted jubilee. On top of looking snazzier, fluting hides scratches better. Jubilee bracelet really pops on sunny days.
>>18088965Can you believe there are people out there unironically wearing fluted oyster? Like, honestly, what the fuck actually has to be wrong with you?
>>18088291my $40 timex looks bettermaybe invest that $15k into something that will let you retire early, instead of having to sell that rolex to pay alimony for when your wife divorces you at age 55
>>18088980
>>18088949It's 37, but it's nice.
>>18088982This one is 36.
>>18088983Vomit>>18088982I like this one though
>>18088981Lmao, watch of the father spotted. Sharp as always>>18088980
>>18088997>VomitI don't like it either, the lug width is too big. Plenty of people are all over it though.
>>18088983Why does Baltic's website look identical to all of the citizen group websites now? Are they being acquired?
>>18088841Pretty sure even the GMTs don't have glidelock which is crazy.
>>18088982I like pic, but the ones that are still available go for double the price.
>>18088982>>18088983>>18089082I like Baltic stands for but the execution is wrong.>36mm in diameter>20mm between the lugs>46mm lug to lugThe proportions are fucked up. If you want to make vintage inspired watches, do it properly. Basically this>36mm in diameter>18mm between the lugs>42mm lug to lugThere are also many things wrong with their designs, like the minute track on this one >>18088983
>>18088475Why would I skip my sandwiches when I'm at 17% body fat?
>>18089140weren't long ass lugs common in the olden days?like hamilton and nomos do now, or any fliegers
>>18089192Are you a real pussy in hell?
anyone here bought the baltic glacier?
>>18089203I really hate watches with broad round bezels like that.
>Brand: Grand Seiko.>Model:SLGA 009 "White Birch".>MSRP:9100$>Movement/Kaliber9RA2, Spring Drive.>Accuracy:+-10 seconds per Month.>Where:On the wrist.>When:Today.
>>18089207Where:On the wrist.>When:Today.Based kek
>>18089207You forgot to fill in the most important detail:>Why:
>>18089210Going to Roppongi. Need a Gaijin Hunter-Bait.
>>18089207Wtf literally me.
I like these old soviet/raketa watches but all of the ones listed in ebay are chinese reprods listed as "original", right? No way there's that many left over.
>>18089221Based. Invest in Raketa.
>>18089221If it's all prisine never buy it, also never buy it without seeing the movement.
Behold, your new Shitizen Royal Dork.
>>18089224Gotta admit, the grey version does look nice. Like a Yema Wristmaster homage but at a third of the price.They offer the same models with quartz and I don't get the decision of making the automatic one with small seconds. Should be the other way around.
>>18089224>>18089225>60>30do they deliberately decide to just do some stupid ugly shit to otherwise decent products or is that accidentally?
Does Citizens have anything that people recognise as a typical "Citizen" thing? Like Seiko with the cushion shape cases or Rolex and their fluted bezels. They feel like such a soulless brand.
>>18089226If you don't like the 30 and 60 markers then oh boy, don't take a look at this panda.
>>18089227Eco-drive?
>>18089228this doesn't look that bad, because there's 3 subdials, all with numbers and the tachy scale, filled with numbers too, while that Royal Cope doesn't have any index numbers, nothing in the minute track either and then the ugly subdial just stabs your eyes
>>18089210Because he wants to annoy everyone in the thread.
>>18089227titanium, eco-drive, boring designstruly THE jap brand
>>18089229Oh yeah true, people do like those.
>>18089210>"why do you post a full body shot of your watch in a watch thread?"To show you how it looks with the rest of the clothing? It's an accessory.
>>18089227Black dial steel eco-drive, crazy complicated chronographs, satellite sync watches.
>>18089224They could have done without the numbers on the subdial.
>>18089226Citizen and seiko are the kings of ruining an otherwise fine watch with 1 or 2 horrendous details.
>>18089242No, it's because you're an attention whoring male thot. You think you look cute but you still have to pay for women to hang out with you and wear your watches because you're an obnoxious self centered baka gaijin, the type that might show their face in a picture on an online forum for your ownnpride while covering your own face to protect yourself.
>>18089224The tsuyosas confuse me because the small seconds guilloche ones have been out for months but none of the stores in the mall seem to have them in stock. Many don't even seem to stock the originals anymore. Either they're not ordering tsuyosas anymore because they don't sell well, or they're selling like hot cakes and they can't keep them in the cases? But I've never seen anyone wearing them.
>>18089270You forgot your >LMFAOOOO KEK
>>18089272I forgot no such thing.
>>18089270How am I supposed to recover?I'm just glad that I went from a balding sex trafficking greek homosexual wristlet overweight tax evading faggot to just a baka gaijin with just two pics.
>>18089224What’s with the asymmetrical dial? They couldn’t have put the subseconds at 6?
I hate anime so much it's unreal
>>18089294No one said you stopped being the other things. Now, off you go to find the cheapest whore who can tolerate your rank Greek body odor. Shoo.
Only Piaget can save the watch industry
>>18089294Okay kekd and based
>>18089298Piaget can't even save itself
>>18089312Oh no! it's over
>>18089336
>>18089338
>>18089336Zzzzzzzz
>>18089294We can all tell the bald is happening
>>18089341That’s why he’s posting. He wants us to help him evaluate whether his combover is convincing.
>>18089339
Thoughts on this Qatari brand?
>Norqain Wild One of 1>3.5 Million Configurationshttps://norqain.com/pages/watch-configurator
>>18089354>3.5 Million ConfigurationsAnd not a single one that looks good.
>>18089354>skeleton watchIt will never not look like an Aliexpress special.
>>18089298What can Piaget do to save the watch industry? They've had years to put their super thin movements into a watch that isn't a geometrical mess and they still haven't done it, so if they're not smart enough to do that I don't see them leadin an industry.
>>18089349Only mountain jews and nips make good watcjes
>>18089344really just decided to not properly finish the dial chicken, which is apparently a sign of their high tier watches
>>18089369clearly says swisshit made on the dial though
>>18089349The square one is kinda cool, the octagonal one is, well, octagonal, and i'm indifferent to to round one.
>>18089221Completely fake. Before buying ANY "vintage" Soviet watch, post it onto WUS's Russian watches forum. There are so many Hohol Kiev fakes that finding a real one is actually difficult unless you know your shit.
>>18089354Tried it, the watch is ugly.
Do you keep >$5k watch on while doing things like cooking (or other tasks where it may get dirty / oily)?
>>18089369>>18089373inside is sellita, like every other microshitter
>>18089385I don't wear anything at home (including clothes)
>>18089385Now that I think about it, I always take my watch off during sex and I don't know why.
>>18089344Damn
>tfw no spring driven waifu
>>18089271the small seconds isn't available in my 3rd world shithole yet. it may take a year from release date. lel
>>18089431Spring Drive is for girls? Now that I think about it, it makes sense.
>>18089488Do they even make a spring drive in a size wearable for girls?
>>18089226Citizen hates gaijin so passionately. They design good watches then fuck up the proportions so we don’t buy them. Japs don’t care about proportion and wearability they weigh 115lbs soaking wet and rock 56mm G-SHOCKs
tfw your only nice watch is a san martin
>>18089503hate to break it to you, but you have zero nice watches
TFW you buy a nice watch but wake up tomorrow and life is still pointless
>>18089371Yeap, the only thing I dislike about this watch.
>buy a Rolex>be happyIt's really that simple. Rolex is the final redpill of watches.
>>18089529what if you think they're ugly?
>>18089516I wake up tomorrow and wear a Rolex. Life is wonderful, you just have to enjoy the little things.
Poorfag reporting in
>>18089534then get a different luxury watch. I tend to agree, their cases are the main problem
>>18089543Then Rolex isn't the final redpill. >buy Frederique Constant>be happy
>>18089388Pics or it didn't happen>>18089402To avoid realizing you are a premature ejaculator.
>>18089543Only their tool watches look good. There is a certain utilitarian beauty to the Submariner and the Explorer 1.
>>18089534>what if you think they're ugly?Fix your taste.
>>18089551new pic? looks great
>>18089555Good eye.. It's an older pic but I haven't posted it before (that I remember).
>>18089559the cap on the seconds hand is very big
>>18089559>>18089560
>>18089503I kind of understand this feel
Just got back from a great date. I wore my Batgirl out and didn't know she had a Rootbeer
>San Martin
>>18089563>>18089569Looks proportional to me. You have to remember it's a sub 10k shitter afteral.
>>18089516>TFW you buy a nice watch but wake up tomorrow and life is still pointlessThat’s why you get your life in order first before buying little baubles.
>>18089573Did you fuck her?Was she black? (I only date black chicks)
>>18089592>Was she black? (I only date black chicks)Unfathomably based tbqh ngl
>Sapphire crystal>Titanium bracelet and case>2 gazillon (useful) complications>Looks good (opinion)>Eco DriveAnd yet it's fucking 43mm. Why? Make it 39mm and I'll buy it right away Shitizen...
>>18089431they dont even look a grand seiko i think (skipped through) in this video why is that?
smol watches are best watches
>>18089529Rolex is based!
>>18089539Quite based.
I fucking love weird shapes on watches, wearing pic related rnany good cartier crash dupes out there?
>>18089385No that's what beaters are for
Which one is worse?>cheapest watch from an expensive brand>most expensive watch from an affordable brand
>>18089623so you switch to a beater for cooking, or take it off and set it somewhere? I only have vintage watches that were once at that price. Especially something like a chronometer would be useful for timing when making dinner. Currently mostly wear dive watches that are $500 or less so dont care if theyre getting oil on them but i might feel differently about a nicer piece
Hmm… do I spend $670 on the Omega OEM rubber strap with the deployant clasp? I’m pretty loose with my money, but that is steep.I can’t buy non-OEM or with the pin buckle (psychologically) so it’s either all out or nothing.
>>18089635Cheapest watch from a great brand. A company will usually try to make their top of the line piece something special, whereas entry level pieces are made as cheaply as possible to lure in people who just want the brand name. Obviously the relative weights of the brands matter, like a top of the line Hamilton will never be the equal of a base level Patek, but if the prices are close, the watch from the shittier brand will probably be better.
>>18089635None, I prefer the Sub or the Explorer over the Daytona, which is the most desired and expensive watch. Just buy what you like.
>>18089635Expensive watch from an affordable brand.Spending 20k on a Baume & Mercier or Frederique Constant is beyond retarded.
>>18089645>>18089659It’s not really an either-or. Both are idiotic. There’s no value in either.
>>18089539A newish Alpinist is already too much for a true poorfag.
>>18088766 No it's not
>>18088982 Tasteless
Not a weird shape but an odd size for a sub
>>18089791Yes it is
>>18089795this person must be a turbo manlet
>>18089881This is /wt/...Everyone here is a manlet wristlet incel with no hope of making it in life.
>>18089539what does the second crown control?
>>18089795OMG BRO! BOR! BRO OMG! YOU DRIVE AN AUDI BRO! OMG BRO! DUDE! NICE CAR BRO! HOLY SHIT BRO! BRO!
>>18089889The compass ring.
>>18089539How can you bear that stock strap? I swapped mine out within 30 seconds of getting it out of hte box.
>>18089890This plays in my head everytime I see these wrist and car wheel photos with an audi, BMW, Mercedes or any luxury cars
I wear microbrands and drive a Mazda.
>>18089954>MazdaWhich one? your answer will determine whether you are based, or not.
>>18089969if he says a 3 i will literally hack this site and destroy it forever screencap me
>>18089969MX-3
>>18089812 It's tacky
Quads
>>18089881 5'7, 4.5" wrist
>>18089599 Wear it higher up the wrist. Small watches only look good if well balanced with wrist size... it's relative.
>>18089529 They're too blingy. Gotta chose carefully, can't just buy any model.
what are my chances of getting an explorer as a walk in these days? I'd hate to waste the time going to an AD if I'm just going to have to put my name on the list
>>18090018 Call them.
Your watch sir.
>>18090018>what are my chances of getting an explorer as a walk in these days?Depends on the AD. I got mine in 2 months.A friend of mine got his DJ in 2 weeks with 0 purchase history. They'll make you wait just because it's part of the whole "buying a Rolex from the AD" thing now. People expect it to happen, but in reality ADs have stock and there's no waiting list for DJ, Explorer or OP anymore.
>>180901012 months isn’t that bad honestly, but it still seems like a stupid move from them, it’s like they don’t want to make their customers happy. People would be thrilled to get their watch immediately if they can, at least I would
How do you ethically consume Rolex products knowing that their means of production rightfully belongs to their workers?
Gday.I need a bit of inspo, I got this old Cornavin handwound thing, love it, it's the best, but the strap is old and worn so I wanna replace it.I'll probably get another black leather strap, but I also want to have the option to put a bracelet on it, I just prefef bracelets in general.I don't mind a milanese strap, but it isn't my favourite look. Is it possible to get a bracelet, no end links, and put it on a dress watch like this?Any inspo or other similar watches on bracelets?
>>18089981>MX-3Cute.
>>18089592Asian girl, don't think many black girls are wearing Rootbeers
>>18090132Most bracelets are stainless steel, it will clash with the gold tone watch, and even if you did find a gold or gold-tone one it would almost certainly be in a different shade so it would look out of place. A nice black or brown leather strap would complement it nicely.
>>18090129It's wholely owned by a 'non-profit'
>>18090129>their means of production rightfully belongs to their workerslol no it doesn't.Did the workers pay for it with their own money?
>>18090143Would the rolexes EXIST without the workers?
>>18090150Rolexes wouldn't exist without cars either, do car manufacturers rightfully own the Rolex means of production?
At launch, the Royal Oak looked like nothing that came before it.Meanwhile the Code 11.59 looked like everything that came before it.What were they thinking?
>>18090165It least it doesn't have AP written on it twice.
>>18090151The workers, yes. What part of "the means of production belongs to the workers" do you not understand?
>>18090176>"the means of production belongs to the workers"If they're the ones who bought them, sure lmao
>>18090176This commie means of production bullshit is the we wuzzery of class politics.
>>18090176What you’re trying to say is private property doesn’t exist, that everything belongs to everyone. It’s complete nonsense but that’s what you’re trying to say.
>>18090165>At launch, the Royal Oak looked like nothing that came before it.There were already integrated bracelet sports watches in steel.The thing that made the Royal Oak unique was that it was from a company that previously only made gold dress watches.They invented the idea that a steel sports watch can also be a luxury piece, which happened to be perfectly timed to the 70s, when more casual styles were becoming popular with the upper classes.The Royal Oak was more like the Porsche Cayenne was to sports car manufacturers.
>>18090187>There were already integrated bracelet sports watches in steel.Maybe one or two lol
>>18090165>>18090187>What were they thinking?I'm not going to defend its looks, because I don't like it, but it's obvious that they were trying to come up with something new for the brand. Who else of the top-level historic brands has come up with something new lately? PP? New models, but no entirely new line/design language. VC? The reviled Fifty-Six is an old design and it's got an ETA-derived movement.It's not fair to say it looks like everything because it's not a watch that photographs well. The design, particularly the double-curved crystal and the case construction make it a watch you have to see in person. It doesn't look like anything else, in fact.From a business perspective, it's not exactly been a failure, they still sell.>inb4 "Yeah, to get on the list to buy a Jumbo."People act like because the people at the trade shows didn't immediately drop to their knees in worship then it's a failure. Very few people are still around who where there for the original launch of the Royal Oak but every year the story of its launch gets bigger.Mistakes they made:1. bland dials at the start. I know they were trying to highlight the case, but they just made the watch look empty. The complications and the fume dials make the watch look better2. hyping it way too much. They shouldn't have announced it all ahead of time. Just drop it at the trade shows and let the journalists trip over themselves trying to be the first to have "picked out the next big thing from AP."
>>18090132Yeah for sure just scour the internet for vintage speidel bracelets in goldtone, they'll match your vintage piece. Sometimes it's cheaper to buy a completely worthless vintage watch just for the strap, check auctions on microsites like auctionninja or maxsold
>>18090207>It's not fair to say it looks like everything because it's not a watch that photographs wellPhotographs clearly show that the overall design and shape is extremely derivative.What doesn't photograph well are textures, reflections, lacquer quality, etc. which are details more than design cues.>Mistakes they made:>1. bland dials at the start.The chronograph is a busy dial, and it looks exactly like any mall watch.It's just a bad design at heart, and no amount of vajazzle is going to change that.It's so nauseatingly derivative that it even has the classic 2010s date window placement at 4:30.
It's so perfect bros...
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>>18090240>The chronograph is a busy dial,please show me any chronograph that is not a busy dial. I can think of only the Portugieser and that looks like shit.tl;dr: chronographs are bad
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>>18090253I didn't say busy dials bad, anon.I refuted the idea that the Code 11.59 launched to poor reviews because the dials were empty.Because even the "full" 11.59 dials look like derivative ass.
>>18090257I don't think the 11:59 looks derivative. Yes, it's a round watch with strap lugs at 12 and 6, but the sandwich case construction, skeletonized lugs, and the double curved crystal is unique. When it's in your hand, it's actually a really impressive piece.Like >>18090207 said, the problem was people expecting something to hit with the same impact as the Royal Oak did 50 years ago. The watch world simply isn't like that anymore. Nothing can hit like that anymore.
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>>18090253I like the portugeezer
>>18090265>I don't think the 11:59 looks derivative.
>>18090271What are the dimensions? Of each
>>18090277Exactly the same
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>>18090271What’s the deal with the AP here, it gives the same impression as those Rolex replicas with Seiko tags on them
>>18090286Anon found two watches that look similar but one is expensive and from a brand he doesn't like. Nothing more than that.
>>18090284I’m too retarded to read the time on this
>>18090267Based secret society enjoyer.
>>18090290It's 10:22.
>>18090289Yeah I see. If you took the AP logo off it could be anything, I guess that’s point
>>1809029010:22.There's the little blue arrow that points to the minutes. The hour is whatever is under the arrow.The entire assembly that holds the wheels rotate and the wheels themselves also rotate.At 11:00, the next wheel will be under the minute track and the 11 will be under the indicating arrow.
>>18090295>Yeah I see. If you took the ... logo off it could be anything, I guess that’s pointBut that's true for basically any watch.
>>18090293>>18090296So it’s three dials for the hourIt is cool now that I see it, thanks
>>18090297Not really… there are unique, famous designs out there
>>18090301"basically" doesn't mean "every single". Come on, anon. You know this. Try and keep up.
I thought I was in the real watch general but it looks like I'm actually in the containment thread.
the base 11:59s look like shit but the complications are god tier
>>18090303”Basically” means it’s true to the point it’s a fact, but it’s not lmao Come on, try to keep up
>>18090308>lmao>trying to argue over the meaning of basicallywhatever, bittercel. stir shit up elsewhere.
>>18090304No, the containment thread is just very leaky.
>>18090289>>18090297AP launched this thing as their new RO, anon.It's not supposed to be look like a generic watch.
>>18090306>the base 11:59s look like shit but the complications are god tierYeah the collection got off to a slow start, but I think AP also didn't know what they wanted the collection to be. It's a good platform for complications without looking sleepy and traditional.I'd still like to see them bring back a classically-styled collection a la the Calatrava, Patrimony, Traditionelle collections from other makers.
>>18090321>AP launched this thing as their new RO, anon.The watch media called it that, not AP.How does >>18090306 look generic? Every component is heavily styled.
>>18090316The avatarfags should have to wear arm bands so we can identify them and filter them easily. And by arm bands I mean trip codes.
>>18090327it would be so nice to be able to filter them all
>>18090324>The watch media called it that, not AP.They themselves called it the "biggest launch since the Royal Oak", dumbass.It's a 41mm watch in its smallest configuration with a date window at 4:30.It's a watch that belongs in the 2010s, and has been outdated since 2020.Stop simping for this monstrosity.
>>18090310Whatever you want. Basically, not every watch is basically the same as other watches
>>18090338No one's simping and you're talking to more than one anon.Stop arguing in bad faith just because you have a personal hatred of the brand or watch.
>>18090341>Stop arguing in bad faithSays the faggot defending the statement that AP didn't launch the 11.59 as their new RO lmao
>>18090338>the biggest launch since 1972I'm not an AP acolyte but the only watch I know off the top of my head they released after the Royal Oak was the Offshore, which everyone with taste hates. Am I missing something here? What other good models have they released since then? I liked the millenary but people viewed that as an ugly duckling too
>>18090344>What other good models have they released since then?According to AP themselves, the 11.59 was their biggest release since the RO.
>>18090347Well, it was.How often have they introduced a whole new model line? The Offshore turned out to be big, but initially that was just a single model that expanded into a line. Even then, it was an evolution of the RO, not a brand new design.
>>18090351That's exactly the point. AP thought the 11.59 was going to be their new RO, but they forgot to actually give it a unique design.Instead they took the basic design of a mallwatch and literally polished that turd to hell and back.
>>18090354>Instead they took the basic design of a mallwatchHow crazy of a design must it be before you don't think it's a mallwatch? What watch doesn't look like a mallwatch?
>>18090303You said basically any watchAny watch
>>18090330I wonder if that's why they won't do it.
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>>18090366>>18090271>>18090165
>>18090366Answer the questions please, if you're able to.>How crazy of a design must it be before you don't think it's a mallwatch?>What watch doesn't look like a mallwatch?
>>18090369You have eyes, don't you?
>>18090365>I wonder if that's why they won't do it.That's exactly why they don't. It's the same reason they didn't just join Whoretadello's discord. It's the same reason they can't stay in their own thread.
>>18090369You're presented with irrefutable visible proof of the fact that the 1159 looks indistinguishable from a mall watch, yet you insist that people argue the point with you.You're a pilpulling kike
>>18090370Yes. The two watches that bittercel has posted three times look very, very similar. The questions, however, were more general.What watch does NOT look like a mallwatch? That's a pretty straightforward question, isn't it?
>>18090370>>18090372>Avoiding the questionI'll answer it for you, anon. Every watch looks like a mallwatch. The difference is the craftsmanship, the materials used, and (obviously) the name on the dial.
>>18090374>>18090375>don't trust your lying eyes>continue to answer my questions until I have defeated you
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>>18090375>I'll answer it for you, anon. Every watch looks like a mallwatch. The difference is the craftsmanship, the materials used, and (obviously) the name on the dial.Mostly, I agree. Something like >>18090284 is probably not going to be in the watch case at Macy's.There's only so many designs out there and if it's too outlandish, then no one will want to buy it. The watch industry is usually backward looking anyway, since the hot 'new' watches are often just >watch from the 60s but with new materialsThe differences are all in the little details, but a hobby that obsesses over little details is also going to attract people who sperg out and get enraged over little details.
>>18090374>What watch does NOT look like a mallwatch? That's a pretty straightforward question, isn't it?no because that would put him on the defensive. he'd actually be forced to present a watch and demonstrate it's not a mallwatch.
>>18090366Why don't you post a side shot of those two?
>>18090375>>18090383>>18090385holy samefag
@18090387Sorry, schizo.But I do agree this general needs IDs.
>>18090386kek so you can see the Royal Oak case profile?>>18090390>thinking this proves anythingnewfag
>>18090390>But I do agree this general needs IDs.If it did, it would cut down on the bitterposting, but that would make the avatarfagging worse. Either way, the people who want to actually talk about watches would be out of luck.
>>18090391>kek so you can see the Royal Oak case profile?exactly.
>>18090393How do you not see that sandwiching part of the RO in the 11.59 is part of why it's such a joke.
>>18090324>The watch media called it that, not AP.LOLDo you know what 11:59 stands for? It's the last minute before midnight, before "a new day dawns for Audemars Piguet".They billed this model as AP's grand renaissance.Bonus tidbit: wanna know why they called it "code"? Because zoomzooms like short words. I wish I was kidding.
>>18090395>How do you not see that sandwiching part of the RO in the 11.59 is part of why it's such a joke.No, explain it without using buzzwords.
>>18090306What's the second crown for?
>>18090393Why is the crown so far down?
>>18090405It's a grand sonnerie and carillon. You can switch out the chiming modes.
>>18090401It's like a good design imprisoned by a bad design.>killll... mmeeeeeee...
>>18090409Probably because of the calendar module sitting on top of the base movement. The chronos don't have that.
>>18090411>carillonWhat's that?
New thread>>18090416New thread>>18090416New thread>>18090416New thread>>18090416New thread>>18090416
>>18090415Multiple chimes. (two notes instead of one.)The watch can be set to chime every hour on the hour, every fifteen minutes, or not at all. Plus, it also has the capability to chime out the time whenever you ask it to.
>>18090425>two notes instead of oneDoesn't a normal sonnerie have two notes already?
>>18090292>secret society enjoyer.is that what being a weaboo is called nowadays
