Geneve edition>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: >>18262067
>>18264043tl;dr you're poor and you're buying worthless shit
geneve you say
Takoyaki time
>>18264057I kinda want a vintage hublot chronograph
>>18264074Wouldn’t mind the mens verison of that iced out Riviera too
>>18264074>vintage chronoyou friends with a watch servicer?
>>18264071hello, disgusting turkroach>>18264074>>18264078a lot of neo-vintaqe offerings of the notable brands are more sovlful and better looking than modern day monstrosities, not bad taste anon
bittertardello ricecel
>>18264074Vintage (MDM) and pre-Big Bang Hublots are actually pretty cool. Even their chronographs are pretty wearable.The only real downside is getting a strap. They are proprietary and no one makes replicas so you have to go through Hublot. It's nice they still have straps for their old watches, but they're also really expensive for two strips of rubber.>>18264091They're off the shelf movements, nothing exotic.
im starting to wish i spent my $100 on a G5600E insteadbut then i wouldnt get sapphire or a steel caseand g-shocks are autistic. maybe i just need a new band for this thingdid i fuck upill stop posting this shitter now
I really really like this citizen
>>18264122Your fine. Stop overthinking it. Like you said, just get a better strap for it then just wear it and forget it.
Threadly reminderhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GgKEf-CHO6w
>>18264122>thinks gshocks are autistic>bought a timexlol
>>18264122you second guess and prevaricate like a stupid woman or extra effeminate gay manstop it faggot or go troon out somewhere elseyou've got this watch just wear it and fuck off holy shit wtf is wrong with zoomers
>>18264128mandatory watch for brainlet poolex fags
shittercelso
So when did you realize vintage is the way to go?Think about it: is there a SINGLE WATCH COMPANY that is doing better looking watches now than 50 or 60 years ago?>Rolexneo-vintage > vintage > modern>Omegavintage > neo-vintage > modern>Patekvintage = neo-vintage > modern>JLCneo-vintage > vintage > modern>Cartiervintage > neo-vintage > modern>Vacheronneo-vintage > vintage > modern>APvintage > neo-vintage > modern>Longinesvintage > neo-vintage > modern>IWCvintage = neo-vintage > modern>Breguetvintage > neo-vintage > modern>Blancpainvintage > neo-vintage > modern>Tag Heuervintage > neo-vintage > modern>Breitlingvintage > neo-vintage > modern>Zenithvintage > modern > neo-vintageThe only brand I can think of that is doing better now is Tudor, and only because they're basically making neo-vintage Rolexes.
>>18264122It's a boring watch yeah, I would have gotten a Timex Expedition in a more interesting colorway. You bought it though, might as well wear it. It works like a watch is supposed to and tell the time
Hey guys, I gained weight, but my wrist width stayed the same, it only increased in circumference.
lmfao fatass shitter
>>18264172This is how the decide to present it.Not a big fan.
>>18264159I hope those tattoos are fake. I thought Pitt had more sense than to get a tattoo of some sports team on the other side of the nation.
I’m gonna frickin do it shaggy
>>18264172>>18264176The japanese idea of a classy expensive watch is hilarious.>10mm thick>sterile, uninspired design>central second hand (what is this? a fucking sports watch?)>released under the Credor brand, known for its cheap 80s quartz shitters>meme spring drive movementOnly a retarded weeb would get this over a FP Journe, Laurent Ferrier or Parmigiani. And let's not even mention vintage Patek... Even a basic Reverso mogs the shit out of this.
why is 36mm just the perfect size for watcheswhere did all these modern manufacturers go wrong with their giant watches
>>18264193>"I have absolutely no idea"We know.
>>18264191i wish these assholes would rip off the explorer ii
>>18264193If it said Patek on the dial you'd be jerking it offStop lying to yourself
>>18264194>why is 36mm just the perfect size for watches...for everyday wear.In the old days when watches also served a necessary practical purpose, the watches' purpose dictated their size. A dive watch needed be big and very easy to read, for example.Notably, even when scuba diving got popular, normal people wore their normal, small watches to work and only wore their dive watches when diving.>where did all these modern manufacturers go wrong with their giant watchesAs casual dress and adventurous activities became a mark of luxury, the watch companies started selling their tool watches as watches for everyday wear.A small watch became the equivalent of a necktie and the marketers got everyone to believe that wearing one meant you only cared about your job, while a sports watch meant you had fun and interesting hobbies, like diving or car racing.It's the watch equivalent of>You have to wear a suit and tie to work, and show up at 9 on the dot.>The boss wears jeans and sneakers, he rolls in whenever
>>18264200they did with the bb pro, if I can’t get the stupid boutique exclusive chrono I was going to get on of those
>>18264205You clearly haven't been paying attention to /wt/. (Not that I blame you. The constant avatarfagging is exhausting.)Nu-Patek is despised on /wt/. They don't make thin, elegant, normal sized watches anymore, just oversized shitters, like that shitty CredorVintage Patek is still respected, naturally.
>>18264205lol no. I'm the first to say modern Patek is shit.Seriously. How do you justify a 10mm thick case on a dress watch with a hand wind movement? It's the same thickness as an Explorer.For comparison, the FP Journe Chronometre Bleu is 8mm thick. The current Calatrava (6119) which is FUCKING AWFUL is 8mm thick too. The Reverso is 8.5mm thick INCLUDING the frame.
>>18264207Now they just need to make the BB Pro II that uses the new movement in the BB58GMT and not the retardedly thick movement.
>>18264207Oh shit I forgot all about those. I'd for sure get one if they did a white dial. I like that they went 39mm instead of 40/42 like rolex does
>>18264205If it said Patek on the dial you wouldn't even pay attention to this watch.
>>18264213It's almost as if Seiko isn't very good at dress watches
>>18264227It's not that Seiko is or isn't good. Seiko doesn't know what they're doing, design-wise. They copy the Swiss but they don't understand the underlying thought behind the designs they copy, so the proportions are always all wrong.Every now and then they get lucky and produce a good design. You can tell they only got lucky, because when they try and update that design, they inexplicably change the thing that people liked about the original instead of addressing the original's flaws.
>>18264122for sure try a different strap bro maybe suede
>>18264227In that case they should keep to what they do best: sport w- uh nevermind.
>>18264159what watch is it? vintage ingenieur?
I just got the email. My kurono Tokyo reiwa is on the way
>>18264284Thank you for supporting the Japanese economy
>>18264114I’m not even sure I want to ask but how much is a replacement strap ?
MAKING MY WAY DOWNTOWNWALKING FAST, FACES PASS
>>18264289Couple hundred bucks, depending on the model.
>>18264283It's a vintage Ingenieur that's been modified.
>>18264303lmao prad bitt wears a franken lolol
Can't get over how based this watch seems
>>18264322who the fuck is christopher ward? is he a watchmaker? what's he got to do with the brand?
>>18264122Strap is horrible. Watch is OK. G5600 is different and has other functions. That's all. You are making a lot of noise for 100 bucks, are you that poor?
>>18264291Absolutely fucking based
>>18264324a coward shitter
OMG bros, I went and saw the Monaco irl, and I hated it. I've lusted after this thing and it's the size of a brick and thick. My girl also gave it the thumbs down. Worse yet I thought the aquaracers were cool looking. I don't even know anymore.
>>18264322what size did you get, the 36 or the 40? Thinking about getting the purple cosc twelve myself
>>18264124>flying teethyuck
>>18264324Christopher Weston Ward, the son of Mort Weston Wardstien, is the owner of CWW watches (Christopher Weston Ward). Down at CWWville, CW designs all of the latest clocks for the citizens of CWWville. Taking into account things like diversity, homosexuality, and socialism - CW comes up with some of the greatest wrist clocks the world has seen.Wearing a CW watch indicates to your peers and contemporaries you always bend the knee, accept social responsibility for the crimes of the white race, and understand sodomy to be the purest form of love."Go now, my wristlets, and consume to the extreme!" - CWW, CEO of CW watches.
>>18264238wew cope
>>18264344>OMG bros, I went and saw the Monaco irl, and I hated it. I've lusted after this thing and it's the size of a brick and thick. My girl also gave it the thumbs down.>Worse yet I thought the aquaracers were cool looking. I don't even know anymore.Don't feel too bad. It's happened to all of us. Pictures can never replicate the IRL experience. It's better this way, though. Imagine how you'd feel if you'd bought it before ever being able to handle one.
>>18264122Don't worry about it too much anon. Wear it for a few weeks. Let the thoughts settle in your head a a bit. The Timex is a cool watch.You can get find deals on DW5600 on brand new with damaged packaging (which no one cares bout) for 30-40 bucks every once in a while. Maybe then get one to to see how you like that as well.
>>18264351>copecope for what? you're not making any sense.
Which way, western man?
>>18264375This way >>>/toy/
>>18264375GBX because it has the sunset time and I really like knowing that.
>>18264291where you at? looks nice
>>18264375>aidsadelphiaNot that way.
>>18264345Haven't bought yet, the 36mm seems to small for my 7 inch wrist and I don't love the 36mm colors.. I wish they would release more colors in the 38mm size so I'm waiting for that if the day ever comes
>>18264404The 36mm one wears pretty similar to a 36mm Datejust, so if you think that fits you, then the 36mm Chward will be about the same.
>mfw there are people in 2024 who still buy Genta cope watches from literal shit brands like Christopher Fart
>>18264333Thank you anon, I will try to grace this board with my cringe posts with less blurry pictures next time.>>18264384Somewhere in Spain, yeah we got some nice looking areas here and there.
what are the prevailing sentiments on this watch? i can grab a basically new one for 3700.
what are the prevailing sentiments on this watch? poor mans daytona? or versatile chrono?
>>18264291Is that the gw5000u?
>>18264473
>>18264453i was heavily considering one but they're bulky as fuck and i think the screw down pushers are retarded
>>18264468It's the DW-5600-1VER, special ebay $35 edition with damaged packaging.I like it -- I think the square is one of the most neutral looking g-shocks, they really stumbled upon something special with the first design. I sanded the strap folds that touch the backcase so that it hugs my wrist a bit more on the sides. The adjust button annoys me but I can live with it.
Prime time.
>CITIZENCivilian, more like.
>>18264493>protection>casio>illuminator>water 200m resist>adjust>mode>light on/off>light>start-stop>electro luminescent backlight>alarm>shock resist>chrono>g-shockthat's a lot of text
>>18264494>citizenmore like peasant
>>18264500I started looking at other g-shocks and now I can't unsee the walls of text kek
New G-shockThe first fully analogue g-steel with a price of around $500
>CitizenMore like proletariat. To which all rightfully belongs.
>>18264520It still looks really busy and difficult to read, but at least the markers aren't the same color as the dial.
>>18264525A comparison
>>18264500>>18264517Are you two new to G-shocks or Casio in general?
>>18264527Damn I like both.
>>18264531This is the recently released collection, there's also brown and white ones I believe, but they have folded links instead of milled and a 4 screw system for the backStill the same strength overall, maybe the coloured are stronger because of resin, but noticeably lighter
38mm is the perfect watch size
>>18264301Could be worse. RM would charge like 3k or some shit for the same band probably
>36mm>hand wound movement on dive watch with a screw down crownI thought this would be a good BB54 alternative but instead I know why the Zodiac killer lost it
>>18264556very nice
>>18264520I agree with the other anon that they look busy.Still curious to see how a fully analogue g-shock will work, looking forward to a review.
>>18264587Fully analogue G-shocks aren't new. Don't know at that price point tho.
stupid retarded loser avatards itt make me pukeimagine being such a loser like them absolutely disgusting lmfao
>>18264587Yeah that price is ambitious I agree.
>>18264597Let it be, anon. The monsters are in your head.
shut the fuck up avatard
>>18264592G-steel not gshocksIt means the full watch is but the core is steel not to be confused with others with resin cases wrapped in steel or other fully metal watches made if titanium
>>18264604poorfag shitters
OLD MAN ARSE PIG GAY LMFAO
>>18264607>poorfag5k isn't poor
>>18264604Can you redact it again so it's comprehensible?
>>18264616if you pay 5k for a fucking casio you are definitely poor in spirit
>'Victa Blue Label limited Edition heh nothin personnel kid
I hate the Laco and will never wear it the bracelet feels so cheap and it just looks like a toy. I like the others, currently wearing the seiko diver daily.
>>18264632>makes impulse purchases instead of patient considered purchases>ends up with a box-full-o-shitters>no_ragrets.jpgSell them all (yes, you'll take a loss, but consider that your tuition to Common Sense University) then buy a Rolex 16570 Explorer II.
>>18264122Do you have a little brother who needs a watch? Problem solved.
Gs>>18264344It’s a chonky boy
>>18264636>Common Sense>buy a RolexOk...
>>18264632What model Laco is that? I've heard such vastly differing stories about them, but since they mostly all look the same, it's hard to keep track of what's what.Also based SPB, forgot they had a black one.
>>18264641>Buy a watch that looks good, that everyone likes, everyone respects and that, should you decide to sell it, you can't possibly lose money on unless you're a complete numpty.Sounds like solid advice to me.
>>18264643It's 37mm. Custom where you can choose which dial, color, etc. SPB is nice but the movement is shit
>>18264653Oh, the flieger pro or whatever they call it? That's too bad to hear about the bracelet.Demagnetize your 6R35 anon. I swear they all come magnetized from the factory. Mine runs at +3, and my Alpinist runs at +7
>>18264636>Rolex 16570 Explorer IIfuck the numbers on the bezel. I'm selling them all and getting a navitimer bo1
>>18264057This is my dream watch. What do you anons think about it, and Breitling as a brand in general? I appreciate it.
Y'all liked the vintage omega, here's the rest
>>18264632>bracelet on a flieger instead of a straptake that shit off and get it on some leather
>>18264681yeah I know I fucked up but I just prefer bracelets
Give me one(1) reason why you don't own an Indian watch right now.
>>18264689yes but fliegers aren't meant to go on bracelets full stopyou should feel bad
>>18264669What gshock is that?
>>18264691I don't have a reason for not owning one. Why should I own one?
>>18264713DW5600BB-1I wouldn't recommend it though, legibility is horrible.
>>18264473>>18264477>>18264494We've seen your watch at least 1000 times but, I took the time to think about it in a more objective manner and my conclusion is that; people don't actually realise what they're seeing here.It is an anomaly in the watch world. I won't say that it is the best value for money that you can get, because sadly this term has also been dragged through the ground and it has lost its meaning, and yet if you think about it, the fact that you can get this watch below 2000$ does not make sense.First of all, you get the, possibly, most accurate autonomous watch on the planet, no GPS gimmicks, no radio controll no internet whatever, it's just you, in the woods, knowing the atomic time without big tech and or the government being able to track you. On top of that, you literally have a feature that is usually reserved for much, Much more expensive watches- the perpetual calendar.Technicalities and specs aside, what do you get on the finishing part? It is as good as a grand seiko in terms of Hands and Marker finishing- Spotless, Sharp and no impurities or rough edges to be found. But what does GS-Level mean? Well it literally means that your Markers and Hands do have, on a macro level, better finished hands than 5 Digit Swiss Watches. It doesn't matter if this fact makes you angry or triggered or in doubt, but it is a Fact. The dial itself, the way they did the perception of depth, shouldn't work but it does and youc an even see the sunburst effect too.Okay so what about exclusivity? Well what defines exclusivity?>Low productionCheck>Locked behind the country of originCheck>Rare limited edition on top of said rarity to begin withCheckSo what about the case?Well it is not zaratsu but it still shouldn't be as good as it is. It is almost distortion free.But is it all perfect? I don't think so, no. It is too thick, the movement is ugly and the bracelet is below the standards that the dial and tech have set. But again,it's 2000$
>>18264653Was your laco worth the 900 odd euro or whatever they list for a custom model? Handwound or auto? Besides the bracelet, why do you hate it.
why does /wt/ sleep on Glashutte?a 39.5mm ideal diver all made by germans
>>18264669Why seiko5?Why field watch on a bracelet?
>>18264757Yeah it ended up being around $1300 if I recall correctly.Auto.The face just looks cheap. There's no texture it just looks like all the markers are painted on. Which makes it look cheap. Also 37 mm might be a bit too small for me, 38 is the sweet spot. I know it's only 1mm but it makes a difference.
>>18264776>cheap looking dialYeah I get it. Sort of thing product pics serve to disguise and you don't realize until you have it in hand.I think any watch without applied indices looks cheap, especially those cartier tanks and even that older calatrava 5119 vs the 5196 which was all applied and more interesting overall.
>>18264759Wildly overpriced for what it is.
>>18264759>look it up>only discussion online comes from sour grapes ledditards who totes don't want a sub but can't get one, oh certainly not!Nobody talks about this watch on its own, from what I can see, mediocre merits. It's only ever referenced in contrast to the submariner.It is therefore as much a cope as a blackbay or semenmaster and considerably blander than either of those but for more money so it's even worse.The omegay 300 vintage with the faggy fauxlume is better looking. I'd rather that with its non-zero amount of chink parts than this snooze fest from swatch's "we have Lange at home" brand.The design is so boring holy shit.Everyone that bought one of these will trade/sell it at some point for something else guaranteed or just stop wearing it.
>>18264811gimme your breakdown explanation then
>>18264178>he cares about tattoos on some boomer
>>18264819glashutte is 95% in househttps://youtu.be/EtquFUM51Ss?si=xzpB92g7Tcjvwe1n
>>18264541It really is
>>18264828It could be 100% in-house for all I care. I stand by my assessment.
>>18264833>see holding company>go REEEEEEtruly the highest of human intellect
>>18264836I don't know what in my post prompted this seethe from you but you should seek help and some reading comprehension lessons. Groidbrain.
>>18264759It's ugly, and any of the watches they make that look good are because they are copying designs from Lange.Maybe I should buy a Rolex and be done.
>>18264840>Rolex
>>18264762Seiko 5 was my first purchase and it still looks amazing.I bought the bracelet so I can have it in case. It looks better with it anyways IMO.
Kofe time.
>>18264717talking about hard to read casios, the integrated bull bar on this one blocks the view. bull bars were probably popular when I bought it decades ago.
>>18264820It is an over $10k dive watch that does not say "rolex" on the dial. It's not even swiss made.
>>18264907Also, didn't even realize this before posting, but>20 bar>not even 30 bar for that price>it's still over 12mm thickJesus Christ, why even bring this to market?
WAYWT
QRD on these brands please, interested in their overall quality, value and if they're mostly chink made shitLacoOrisSinnDamasko
Objectively the best reasonably priced but eccentric and still extremely functional statement piece
>>18264920First off, all of them are firmly in the more affordable end of "luxury" wristwatches.All are more on the rugged tool watch side of things too, without much in the way of accuracy standards.Laco is one of the original Flieger contractors for the German Luftwaffe.Still independent too.My pick would be one of their smaller handwound B-Uhr types, the Leipzig. The top-grade movement is regulated in 5 positions with a 0 to +8 second guarantee.I'd actually pick this over an IWC Big Pilot simply because of the blued hands that the Laco has.Oris is independent too, but literally none of their designs appeal to me personally.Sinn and Damasko offer sort of similar styles of modernistic rugged tool watches, although Sinn obviously has a far larger catalog.Both offer fully matte hardened case finishes against scratches.
>>18264920>LacoJust buy a pilot watch from Ali>OrisOverpriced>SinnOnly the tool watches are good (with those specially treated metals)>DamaskoToo poor to buy a sinn
>>18264925what is the statement supposed to be? I have never had sex?
>>18264928The statement is not being a nerd
>>18264928I think that can only be achieved by a combination of >Rolex (but not OP)>Reddit post history of calling women materialistic whores on manosphere subreddits and posting said Rolex on every watch subreddit out there>Extremely fat or extremely pasty body shapeThat is the trifecta that signals the sexless.
Rolex Oyster Perpetual Day-Date.
>>18264930nice bakugan watch>>18264931>pasty body shapeesl retard
>>18264938>E-erm, you misspelt a wordThank you for taking the bait and outing yourself.
>>18264940>bitter hands typed this post
>>18264941Post Reddit history
>>18264942post watch
>>18264943So you also have a Rolex? I'll accept the concession then.
>>18264944you are bitter and brownyour break's almost back to the phone lines rajneesh
>>18264938>esl retardWhat do you mean? That's how pasty is spelt, you wouldn't spell it pastey.
>>18264955Isn't the UK meat pie street food spelled pasty?
>>18264957Yes, but you can pronounce two words that are spelt the same differently. It's a heteronym.
>>18264955He means that pasty is a color, not a shape.
>>18264983
>>18264984
>>18264979People also colloquially use pasty to describe someone looking unhealthy in general, in terms of pale skin and an overly thin body because of how commonly they go together. Still, if you have to get into technicalities because you want to disagree with a post but can't disagree with the main thrust of it, then no one has ever in history considered that anything other than a cope.
>>18264990Sure, but you wouldn't say someone's "pasty shaped".
>>18264057>>Your budget£150 max. UK of course.>>Watch type, e.g. dress, diver, pilotI don't know, something like pic related. Metal bracelet is a must as I sweat like a pig and leather watches go stinky and dark with sweat.>>Movement, e.g. automatic, hand-wound, quartzI don't know.>>Desired features, e.g. water resistance, day/date, 2nd-time zoneSome basic water resistance, ie. rain and splashes is a must. Just the date would be nice but not essential.>>Preferred strap option, e.g. leather, nylon, braceletBracelet.>>Wrist size or desired watch sizeI'm a big guy with big arms, so something on the bigger end.
>>18264994Are you enjoying your watch on new straps? I still really enjoy my brushed steel one on textured rubber straps.
>>18265002yeah, it's a lot more comfy than the elastic parachute strap I had and a bit more secure
>>18264453>poor mans daytonamostly this, which is true, not that its bad but come on.
>>18264291
>>18264995Body shapes in the post included fat or pasty, I think we all are imagining the same body shape in either case. Again, this isn't actually disagreeing with the post, let alone being successful as disagreeing with it.
>>18265009The post literally said "pasty body shape". Which doesn't make any sense, because pasty means pale.You simply can't say something like "pale body shape".
>>18265013Okay well done, you can mentally cross out "body shape" and replace it with "body type". Would that satisfy your autism? Will you stop trying to disagree with the post without actually disagreeing with it?
>>18265015You're the autist for digging in.
>>18264717>>18264891I didn't like negative displays (still don't) but I found the GA-2100 with negative display and white (gray really) markers on black dial makes sense. It's easy to read time because of it being analog with white markers on a black dial. It has the digital functions (5 alarms, timer, chrono, world time) but the digital display blends nicely with the dial, looking like an all analog watch at first sight.
>>18265016I've literally just accepted that pasty isn't a body shape.
>>18265013I could imagine someone with a body shaped like this. I know a few that are pretty close.
>>18265019
>>18265013>You simply can't say something like "pale body shape".Oh but you can say it. The word you are looking for is "shouldn't". You "shouldn't" say it, but you absolutely can.Go fuck yourself.
>>18265020I fucking love empanadas. Argentinian empanadas to be more precise.
>>18265018But you had to lash out while doing it.Just take the L and move on.>>18265021Imagine getting this upset over such a simple mistake.
>>18265023If you really think that's an L, to hyperfixate on a single word while not actually addressing the post itself, well then you are correct that it's an L, but it's not my L.
I think we can all agree the anons who've had to watch this idiotic exchange are truly the ones "taking the L".
Also if we're using zoomer speak, I'd consider it "sus" to be that bothered by a post that says Rolex+manosphere cringe+unattractive body type = sexlessness, that you have to try this hard to deliver an L to the author based on a single word.Have sex, please.
>>18264517it's all subliminal<ILLUMINATOR> = <ILLUMINATI>G = Freemasonry
>>18265026>while not actually addressing the post itselfYou asked "what do you mean ESL", and I explained.I have no part in the underlying argument.>If you really think that's an LI don't consider shit like misusing a word an L at all.But obviously YOU do, since you keep arguing and lashing out.
>>18264375the "smart" functions on the GBD are essentially useless. Nice display though
Good evening gents. I'm thinking Moser for tonight.Though people here recognize the GS, even the non-watch people. Is that what they call street-cred?Anyway, how's your week so far? I had big, positive changes coming my way and it's only the beginning.
>>18265059>Anyway, how's your week so far?It's been going great, thanks for asking. I just finished a huge project at work and the boss is happy. I'm confident I'll get a fat raise before the end of the year.>I had big, positive changes coming my way and it's only the beginning.Oh yeah? I'm glad to hear it.Is it suicide? I hope it's suicide. If it's not suicide, please consider suicide.
>>18265049Okay you win anon, just stop posting at me already.
>>18265059Good evening, MoserChad. I am glad to hear you're doing well. What positive changes are you experiencing?I am doing brilliant myself, kofe keeps flowing. Cheers.
>>18264920>>18264926>Laco is one of the original Flieger contractors for the German Luftwaffe.That laco died in the 50s. The current is a name that's been passed around like a dockyard whore for decades dying during the quartz crisis like the rest. Even timex owned it at one point. Then it went bankrupt a decade ago and I lost track. Regardless, they stopped movement manufacturing in the 50's. Current laco has basically nothing to do with the original.Cases are of dubious origin. It's never been determined if they use a german casemaker & dialmaker so it's most likey CHINK CHINK ALERT REEEEEEECheap nip or "swiss" movements. About as german as (you). >>18264920>OrisIndependent that almost died during the quartz cry, but bought themselves OFF swatch again afterward. "Watches for the everyman" mentality. The actual manufacturer of their watches, as in the ones that do the heavy lifting and actual fabrication of parts, has been speculated upon to be a specific swiss firm that does this work for a number of brands. AVOID their in-house caliber 400 and everything will be ok. >SinnBecoming more overpriced by the day. Suffers from the german disease of being cheap in regards to lume: uses shittiest form of superluminova available.Cases and dials used to be german made, haven't seen a recent example to see what the casemaker marks are. Probably still german, but uses "swiss" movements identical to Oris and Laco. ETA clones, good movements.>DamaskoShittiest customer service you could imagine. Family owned and the dumb asshole damasko man made his bitchy daughter the head of CS so that went down well. Look up the rust issue. Lume issue as mentioned with Sinn. AVOID their in-house caliber so that you can limit the need to turn to them for servicing. If you must buy one you'll have to be in the US and deal with their rep there who can service their crap, but to play it safe stick to the generic "swiss" movements that anyone can service. Avoid if anywhere else.
>>18265097Do they all use ETA clones? I'm honestly so bored of every watch having generic ETA or Seiko movements, at the same time, it shouldn't cost like £2000+ to get a decent HAQ movement like the ones in Grand Seikos and "The Citizen".Normalise HAQ, express disdain for cheap quartz movements, round house kick generic auto movements.
>>18265090Hello there BestWatchOfAllTimeChad.New apartment, new acquaintances and in general having good health etc.Life's been going suspiciously good lately. Waiting for the event to balance it all out.I am very pleased to hear that the Kofe hasn't stopped flowing.(I decided for the GS instead)
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>>18265111It's one of my fav memes.
>>18265111Where's the lie though?
>>18264668Sketchy Dudes Wear Breitlinghttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZAcW0Z7ShRk
>>18265017It does look better. I'm thinking of giving this one to my brother and buy a regular G-Shock
>>18265111Why can't you be happy for someone else getting what they worked for? Are you a communist or something?
>>18265108I am glad to hear that, fren. I hope you continue to wear the Grand Seiko Spring Drive (quartz btw) in good health, and in good health only.Cheerio.
>>18265133>quartz btwAnd? It's through quartz movements that Seiko (first to market with a quartz watch btw) slayed the majority of the Swiss watchmaking industry, then when the remainders got autistic about smooth seconds hand sweep, Seiko shrekt them again with Spring Drive.It doesn't get more based that that, the only way it could get more based is if each quartz or spring drive GS came with a photo of the Swatch production line in China with a note explaining this is what your new watch did to Swiss watchmaking
>>18264057what do we think of this bad boy?
>>18265135I fully agree with everything you said, anon.
>>18265104Laco, Oris and Sinn use Sellita eta clones. Damasko still pay for actual ETA calibers. Was surprised they still bothered desu, though there's probably no difference between them now. They must be the the only brand left that will pay that premium. At least it used to be a premium. A lot of fuckery's been going down over the past 15 or so years since swatch decided they wanted to cease supply. I don't know what all this mess has had on ETA prices, but since you never see ETA outside of swatchgroup but sellita is everywhere and in everything I'll assume it's a price matter.Laco use miyota (citizen) for their cheap line and sellita for everything else. But they use the old ETA grading system names which is kind of deceptive, implying that they're ETA and not sellita. Whatever. They play the old bullshit "Laco cal. XXX" game to fool rubes into thinking their shit's in-house anyway.There's honestly nothing wrong with these "generic" swiss movements, and in some cases they're better than these fumbling in-house attempts because they've been around for decades and are truly tried and tested and more accurate even in their lower grades than anything churned out for sale to others by Seiko, Miyota, the chinks and say Vostok. Brands can and do alter them a little here and there and, at least the better brands, regulate them to a higher standard than they come out of the sellita/eta factory.Some of it's just changing the rotor to their brand's rotor, but others out there change balances and hairsprings and other integral components. Yes most just use it stock. But that means it's easy to fix and deal with anywhere.I have hope for the Oris in-house caliber. It's up to it's 3rd iteration, the 400-3, but it's not quite there yet. However as it stands if I were in the market for say, and Aquis, it'd have to be the sellita versions because of all the problems that the in-house movement is reported to have.
>>18265158>desu You fucking weeb
>>18265122>>checked Thanks for the YouTube video it’s really good. Also Chad pic.
>>18265104>round house kick generic auto movements.I get the sentiment, but these movements aren't bad or disposable like something you'd find in a <$1000 shitter that nobody will ever bother to fix like a seiko5 or vostok something that's designed to be worn until it grinds into dust. Though of course in practice they're just replaced in the factory because servicing each and every one on demand is too costly. From TAG to Tudor they all just slot in a per-serviced movement and yours goes into a pile to be recycled and serviced at a later date. Despite this ugly industry truth they're still quality movements.
>>18264759I really like the blue / green one, will probbly buy one in a month or two. You will know because I’ll be posting it in these threads
>>18265160newfag niggers go back
New kurono tokyo dropping on 10/10. Will you cop? If I didn’t just get the last one I would get this. I think the guilloche is stamped but for 2.1k not that bad
>>18265097>That laco died in the 50s. The current is a name that's been passed around like a dockyard whore for decades dying during the quartz crisis like the rest. Even timex owned it at one point. Then it went bankrupt a decade ago and I lost track. Regardless, they stopped movement manufacturing in the 50's. Current laco has basically nothing to do with the original.>Cases are of dubious origin. It's never been determined if they use a german casemaker & dialmaker so it's most likey CHINK CHINK ALERT REEEEEEE>Cheap nip or "swiss" movements. About as german as (you).Well yes to all of this. Hence why I qualified Laco and those other brands as "all of them are firmly in the more affordable end of "luxury" wristwatches".If you want more in-house production, you need to pay more.Although even the more expensive brands tend to outsource certain parts like hairsprings, bracelets (Omega), handsets (Patek), etc.
>>18264759I used to really want a pano reserve but they are way too thick imo. I do like their 70s style sports watch but for 20k there are other things I would want. The senator regulator is probably my favorite watch they make but they only do it in precious metals and for that price there’s other things I would get instead.
>>1826517140 hours is pathetic, is it nh35 inside?
>>18265167just buy the seestern copy lmaoor if $250 is too cheap for you there's some other copy by some other microbrand that goes for $800-1000 but i forget the name
>>18265175No it’s some discontinued eta movement they bought the last of the dead stock of and modified to remove the date function. So you could be fucked service wise down the line I suppose. With closed case back watches I actually prefer a stock movement from a big company because then you know any watch maker can service it and it’s not like you’re looking at the movement anyways
>>18265179No thanks, I actually prefer quality watches to soulless Chink ripoffs
>>18265179Lmao, I didn't even notice the 12 numeral on your watch, case in point I think
>>18265166>From TAG to Tudor they all just slot in a per-serviced movement and yours goes into a pile to be recycled and serviced at a later date.CHEWDAH is a shitty cope watch with ass qualityat least omega can more or less stand on its own merits but tudor will forever be the >oh you wanted a rolex sub, didn't you?brandthe absolute fucking state lmao
>>18265166That's all fine but my issue with these generic movements are that they're soulless and it seems like the manufactures agree with this cycling of pre-serviced movements. I think if it's going to have to have a soulless movement, then just let it be quartz. I suppose with a quartz Grand Seiko, "servicing" is just a battery swap and for the decades that movement is alive, it won't get swapped until it's actually dead. So in a twist of irony, that quartz movement remains yours for a lot longer than any NH35 or ETA based movement would be.
>>18265200Thing is people say Omega is a cope brand as well. In fact even if you buy a Rolex, the model of Rolex you have becomes a cope for a more expensive model.I assume if you buy the solid gold deepsea, something you couldn't possibly buy as a cope for a different model, the most gaudy and extravagant looking diver they make, you'd probably just be criticised for being gauche and tasteless.So frankly, your entire post is irrelevant.>inb4 post TudorI only own vostoks and a Tissot PRX that was a cope because I'll never afford an Oysterquartz
>>18265171Why not just buy an Orient Star for like $150?
>>18264057anyone here got a kollokium?
>>18265216Omegas just look goodespecially vintage ones
>>18265230Looks like tiny tumors.
Im so crushed that my grail watch is fucking terrible IRL, it's really upset me. What do you do at this point? I'm looking at the Longine Legends Diver now, im completely shattered and lost. Should I get a globemaster? Should I get a fifty fathoms? Should I just get a rolex? I am so lost.
>>18265249what was your grail? Tbf sometimes the lighting is just horrible at the ad, maybe don't write it off just yet
>>18265249The monaco was always a piece of shit, and it was amusing how you kept bringing it up. Just get a rolex and forget about everything else
>>18265260that bottom of a swimming pool look
>>18265257Monaco. >>18265258oh yeah? oh yeah? well youre right but fuck you
>>18265262Nah, this is.
>>18265200funny, none of my chink shitters are misalligned :)also never payed more than 60 bucks in a watch :)
Is it bad if my watch slides over my wrist bone when I walk? It's a snug fit when I do office work, however. But... it's too loose, isn't it?
>>18265249Anon, listen to me.There are very few watches that>you'll want to keep forever>won't make you look like an autist or a tasteless faggotJust get a Rolex or a Speedmaster. If you can't afford one brand new, buy a vintage or neo-vintage in good condition from a reputable seller.
I'm thinking of buying this with my bonus. Anything else I should consider in the same price range? Preferably with a teal or green dial.
I just bought the non-contrasting version of this watch last week oh myCasio just cucked me
>>18265324casioaks are the most retarded watch design of all time
>>18265249Don't listen to >>18265316If you want to impress yourself, buy a grand seiko.If you want others to see you that you have X-watch, get a rolex or omega.
>>18265333kek literally this meme
>>18265332How so?
>>18264137define neo-vintage for rolex
>>18265338it just is okay?
>>18265324It's a nice watch. It's a good watch. Enjoy it anon.Don't listen to fags like >>18265332
>>18265378I know, mine is the fully BLACK version with steel band
>>18265333the thing that is locking me up is I have spent far too much time here so when I go to look at watches that cost 10K plus my brain goes "You could just get a rolex"
>>18265381Yeah I know you've been hardwired and I also know that you're vaxxed but it's never too late to change.
bittertardello
>>18265386Jewish pureblooded racist with a black gf, get on my level
remember that if you don't know how to work on watches you're just a watch consumer and no different than an old lady in a nice car who pays the dealership to do everything on it
>>18264636what's the best way to sell watches?In the US if that matters
>>18265389imagine being so poor you have to fix up your crusty shitter yourself lmfao lel no cap
>>18265337inaccurate the grand soiko fanboy would have a presage at best and the Rolex call getter would have women sucking his dick at all times
>>18265389I remember. I also don't know how to fix my car.
>>18265389I have access to cnc milling and turning machines and been aching to make a case and bracelet myself i just don't know where to start.
Fucking cashier at a pharmacy had a seedmaster and now im jealous!He looked very youngGuess now im obligated to save up for one
>>18264668I have the aerospace I love it
>>18265469just rob him
>>18264668sorry anon, personally the only chunky Breitling I would wear is an Emergency, and only then if I was a Blackwater mercenary. the compass on the Aerospace ruins the already perfect and beautiful simplicity.>>18265489I've half of a mind right now to pack my travel bag and go to a semi-active eastern bloc warzone just to get the perfect Aerospace I've been able to find. truly embrace the sketchiness.
>>18264668>>18265501apologies anon, I'm retarded - that is an Emergency, just not your regular black dial one. either way, the compass is a bit much.
>>18265499N
>>18264691Indians are the niggers of race
Which one should I cop?
>>18265544Tv one looks better to mey08j
>>18265270>Monaco.lol poor loser LMFAOing @ ur life
Any unique Japanese or Swiss watches in 2000-4000 range? (Not quartz or electronic)
I liek whisky.
>>18265586Based
>>18265589Salut, my friend.
>>18265501>>I've half of a mind right now to pack my travel bag and go to a semi-active eastern bloc warzone just to get the perfect Aerospace I've been able to find.Where?
if you had to have one watch for the rest of your life which bulova would it be
you should just get a rolex because when you get tired of it you can always sell it for what you paid for it
>>18265589Salud. Never saw any rhum. Have any?
>>18265499don't rob him. that's illegal. besides, if he look too young to make enough money himself to own one, it's either a rep, or it's from his father who is rich and/or influental enough to track you down and fuck you up i'm sure.
>>18265664Will most likely be sensible and not spend half a week in Ukraine on a vanity tour to go grab a watch, so I guess no harm done in letting it slip. picrel is my perfect neo-vintage ref Aerospace, with this particularly well kept example being in Odessa (lol) at the moment. would be the perfect sketchy eastern bloc trip though.
>>18265216Submariner, GMT Master and Explorer aren’t cope for anything except maybe for rare vintage models
>>18265719>ExplorerThis is a cope for not being able to afford any of the better sports models.(Also a cope for being a wristlet)
>>18265698Looks like shit, you'd have to be retarded af to wear that.
>>18264759Airain is infinitely better and costs 1/10th of that turd.
>>18265691>whenWhen would that ever happen? What are you going to get that's better than a rolex?
>>18265730Aren't these just 62MAS clones?
>>18265805>2000 eurokeklescostly for one if it is loltheir movement's weird, too
>>18265805>62MASItself a Bathyscaphe clone.
I need the most obscure microbrand piece to completely sidestep any and all watch enthusiast critique, and I need it for like $300. STAT.
>>18265727The explorer 36mm is the best watch they make, you just have no taste. Are you brown?
>>18265826The 1016 was great. Every update made since then was a downgrade. The Nu-Explorer is dogshit. Unworthy of the name.
>>18265727The funny thing about the Explorer is that it's the only one that wasn't designed for a specific purpose.The Sub/SD were, obviously, built for divers. The GMT-Master is to help pilots track multiple timezones. The Explorer II had a 24-hour indicator (which later became a second time zone).The Explorer, though, just started out a special edition dial of the Oyster Perpetual. It's not any more shock resistant than an OP, it doesn't have greater water resistance. I guess it's got slightly more lume than an OP.
>>18265825spending more money invites criticism. no one can take down the f91w
>>18264762why not?
>>18265825what is with motherfuckers every thread in here asking for specific parameters for less than 500 bucks. just buy a god damn ali shitter at that point and be done with it if youre such a poorfag that you cant save or shell out money, especially when you so autisticly need a certain unusual config.>>18265728its ok anon, i know its a polarising design. thankfully your decrepit form isnt as polarising to both men and women. we can all agree at the least that youre ugly af also.
>>18265230Interesting. Thanks for sharing.
What tier is FP journe in?Which model is the best?
>>18265826Explorer and datejust don't get nearly enough credit. If you could only have one watch either of these would suit pretty much anyone.
>>18265858basically the top along with akrivia/rex rexhepi/voutilainen/daniel roth/moritz grossman/dufour/etchis chronometre a resonance and blue dials are his most popularhes also solidly rumoured to be extremely racist and problematic lmaomultiple accounts of making racist remarks and fun of even some of his ethnic clients and grabbing female waiters' asses at his private client dinners kek>>18265872neo-vintage day date has got to be one of the greatest of all time, unironicallyi plan to own either a pre-engraved-era plat or yg 5 digit ref in the next 5 years
>>18265883I would have included the daydate if only there was an option that was not precious metal. If you can afford a gold watch, obviously it's great. But a lot of people are stuck or maybe even prefer going for steel, so the Explorers and Datejusts and OPs have them covered.
>>18265268Brother
>for that price no lie I'd go on aliexpress and buy a Pagani for £60-£70 you'll get a homage watch that looks just like a Rolex and they're bloody brilliant. Solid build, nice bracket jubilee or oyster. they have a seiko n35a movement in them. you can't go wrong>aliexpress and type in Pagani design submariner. Amy problems with the watch you can send them back and get a refund no probs. they have warehouses in Europe so won't take long to be delivered. They're fantastic no lie>even quartz Pagani Daytona from 10ft away people will think it's a Rolex Daytona. I bought that for £36 lol>yeah 100% dude. it blew my mind when they arrived and the quality of them. I ordered a batgirl last night funnily enough for £55 on a jubilee you can't go wrong. now I will admit the first two of them thay arrived were broken but sent them back and got a refund no probs at all. only took 7-8 dsys to arrive.>when I say broken I mean the bracelet one didn't have a thread on one of the links so wouldn't tighten up and the other a bar in the braclet didn't have the end link so wouldn't stay together but when they're good they're bloody good. I was dubious about getting watches from aliexpress but decided too and wasnt disappointed at all.https://www.aliexpress.com/item/4001037561342.htmlThoughts? Is he right?
>>18265904the hands make the legibility terrible
>>18265889based take anon, while i agree mostly and think historical 36mm explorers look incredible the datejust just doesnt do it for me - what really gets me going is the fully spelled out day on the day dateits actually incredible that noone since or still has made an iteration that even compares to the proportions of the 36mm day date, not orient, not hamilton, not anyonealso, everyone overlooks it since its the entry model, but the most historical oyster perpetual models are incredible design value - i think the double batons at 3, 6, and 9 on the modern ops are dogshit though
IT'S UPAnd yet another jab at Teddy.
Will most jewelry stores add extra holes into leathers straps and micro adjusts into a metal bracelet? What’s a ballpark price for it?
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>>18265926A few chinese brands have 36mm daydates. I'm actually waiting on one in the mail to try it out, the sugess with the new peacock movement in it. It actually is really shocking none of the swiss brands can make a day date smaller than 40mm, and it really is a shame because watches like the Hamilton jazzmaster daydate and the khaki king could be perfect watches if they could be 38mm or so.
>>18265698>titanium and goldBreitling was onto something
