This thread is for the discussion of affordable watches, replicas, straps, and modifications.Last thread: >>18498919
>>18534244Soviet watches are extremely cheap, look cool and are more reliable and accurate than the vast majority of vintage Swiss watches. You have to pay attention to fakes and frankens, though. The market is full of them.
New GW-BX5600
>>18534244What's the name of this beauty you posted?
>>18534248Thinking of getting a vostok amphibia.
>>18534372can you even buyder one new as a europoor right now? i googled once and gave up (easily).
>>18534260I can't believe they went with MIP, I know fake fans like it but it's utter shit.
>>18534378Can sell you mine cosmodiver for about 500.
>>18534260I can't tell if this is cool or just sad.
>>18534392If it has a step counter and that is indeed an MIP display because it doesn't look like one, then it would be the best gshock ever made and trully the only watch you'll ever need.
>>18534381What's wrong with MIP displays?
>>18534260I can't get over this feature advertisment on the dial. Yea I need to see it has but, alarm, chrono, solar charging and all the other shit everytime i look at it. What a nonsense
>>18534396>reeee it's not the caveman technology from the 70s and you can actually read it reeeThat would be my guess because MIP is objectively superior in every single way.
>>18534388im good dawg
>>18534244If you're wearing a 500€ watch you're a richfag and not "poor" by any mean, dumb OP
Anyone knows where to buy casio modules? I want to put the a168 module into my a158 but the only retailer I could find that sells only the module instead of the whole watch was SKXMOD and they are asking fucking $30 for a module that comes from a $25 watchI thought about buying a SKMEI module and putting it inside the a158 case but apparently those have terrible accuracy. Pls halp?
>>18534306Shanghai peace commemorative watch
>>18534541Buy a whole watch and gut it
>>18534541you can't. one is fatter.
>>18534587Damn. Any idea on custom modules I could fit in the case? I just really like the color of this faceplate but absolutely hate the shitty backlight
>>18534460I see the people scooping my chicken at panda express wearing gucci belts. The average Rolex owner only makes 100k a year, which isn't poor by any means but will barely land you in middle class these days.
>>18534615backlight is ok at night
i bought a timex expedition scout as my first watch, came in a little under £40. very happy
>>18534690How loud is the ticking on those?
>>18534690>timex expedition scouthmm; quartz, mineral glass, indiglo, 50m wr.it's got a nice field watch style, but not sure it's any different than a weekender. but I like weekenders, and you paid about the same, so it's all good.I'm happy to be wrong. do you or anyone know if it's distinct in some way? maybe the case is more durable, that would make sense. the plating on my weekender is not very durable.
>>18534541My 1628 is maybe half a second ahead after three months.Anyway, with such cheap models you have to (make sure the module fits and then) gut another watch.
>>18534731overplayed from the reviews i read before buying. sure, i can hear ticking next to me on my night stand when i sleep, but it's not distracting/disturbing. don't know if it's any better than the weekend as i don't have one. >>18534759larger (40mm vs 38mm), date window.they're very similar, i just preferred the style of the expedition (plus it was cheaper and came with a leather strap)
When will the finnsperg die?
At some point I'd like to have a "fun" colorful watch in my collection that I can wear with more interesting outfits or events like art shows, concerts, etc. I really dig the look of this watch but I refuse to wear one that is hard to read/can't tell the time well therefore detracting from its true purpose. Has anyone seen anything in the ball park of pic rel, but with numerals/legible hands so it wouldn't take 30 seconds to figure out what time it is?
>>18534786swatch, esp. vintage swatch was more colorful (I think)
>>18534786>i cooooooooooooooooooomsoooooooooooooooooooooooom
Bought this guy off aliexpress, should arrive in a few weeks
>>18534839https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=142WWjMT4eQ
>>18534841t-thanks?
>>18534844SAN MARTINOOO CAMPANAROOOTHAT IS SHIIIIT, THAT IS SHIIIITTHROW THAT CRAP AWAY, THROW THAT CRAP AWAYDIN DON DAN
>>18534849everyone on watchuseek says the quality for the price is good and I like how it looks. for $150 I'll take the chance
>>18534839I hate fisheyes on watches
>>18534870the actual hulk, which this is copying, has a cyclops too
>>18534884I know. I don't like it there either.
>>18534870Same, it looks like a grotesque mole or something on the crystal. And I have never once looked at the date on my watches and thought "I wish the number was fucking huge"
>>18534839cool. keep us posted
>>18534911I'm fine with the number being huge, but do it by making the number huge, not by putting a massive ugly defect in the crystal
>>18534917hear, hear !
Aliex link?
Lady at work complimented my addiesdive shitter today
>>18535357she wants you to addiesdive into her shitter tbdesu
>>18535357what addiesdive model? answer or you're a liar
I kinda like this new Jet colorway
>>18534244>Shanghai peace commemorative watchdo we know what is depicted on the dial? the black illustration under the hands looks like the top of a building? what building though?the two red figures in the circle, the bottom one might be a lunging man or maybe a bird?it's a nice looking dial at any rate
>>18534372Modern Vostok 24xx calibers are shit my dude, get a NOS vintage if possible.Their mainspring is made of bad steel and breaks, also the craftsmanship of the wheels themselves is bad and they tend to stop for no good reason due to poor tolerances.
>>18534248Amen. Raketa 2609 is eternal.
>>18535357She wants you to dive in her addies
>>18535421>Case Height 13.5mmI like it too, but why would they ruin it like this
>>18535412MY-H3-2QZ
>>18534786Swatch, especially the older models.Mr. Jones.Then you have some ig boy stuff by Louis Erard or Alexander Shorokhoff but we're well over the one grand threshold, that's getting steep for a novelty/special occasions watch.
>>18534786https://www.maison-artisans.com/gb/112-theme-watches-made-in-francemaybe something like Atkeo?
Pre-Y2K aesthetic. I remember Nike released something like this.
>>18535712I can see african-americans wearing this.
There's nothing but poorfag shitters ITT
>>18535357>>18535375next time he should wear a muff diver
>>18535730Clearly you're in the wrong thread then, right?
>>18535696>>18535704I've looked at all of these and the problem I have with them is no numerals on the dials. The Mr Jones watch I posted above is my favorite one so far. It seems like there's a missing market segment for someone who wants a crazy colorful art watch but with an easily readable dial like you'd find on a pilot watch
>>18535883flik flak?
>>18535942Tempting honestly...
>>18535771I love this. I just love it.
120€. I like the color. Sue me, watchfags.
>>18536042pretty neat. ecodrive is nice, I have one
I fucked up my hairspring
>>18535771Finally, a proper lady's watch
>>18536042It'd be nice if the crystal was flush with the bezel.
Skmei bros, we are eating good
>>18536303Never mind, it fixed itself. I was trying to tune it and nudged something that stopped it but it sprang back to life. Managed to adjust it to satisfactory accuracy
>>18534260looks better when the digits aren't set to the fake seven segment display.
>>18536512what does it mean when the spd is consistently 0 but on +30?
>>18536897You have to move it in the center with your finger
How hard is it to swap a bracelet if I've never done it? Thinking green NATO but open to suggestions.
>>18537018get the tool for it (looks like a tiny forked screw driver), that makes things really easy
>>18537018Most of the time it's easy. Know the lug width mm of the watch. If you buy a generic nylon strap, it usually comes with a spring bar remover (black one on photo). Remove the spring bars from the back, just be careful not to scratch the watch. Aside from black, green and khaki are very safe. Orange, yellow if you want bright colors. If you plan to get leather, rubber or other sailcloth strap colors, get the ones with quick release spring bars.
>>18534260>40 years laterF to my niggas who didn't make it to see a modern display on a G-Shock
>>18534260When are they going to put this display on the f91w and/or its variations? It's quite literally their most sold product and it still nets them ~3 million units sold every year
>>18537018Not at all, if you have at least a semblance of fine motor control.Lay the watch crystal down on a table. When you remove the spring bar, make sure to keep it shortened until the end you have working with has been lifted above the watch, otherwise you will drop it and scratch the lug. Same goes for installing it after.Once you have done it a couple of times it becomes second nature.
>>18536512thanks for posting this
Got this one recently and loving it, definitely poorfag territory
>>18537380I have the speedmaster and the bracelet is absolute shit. I just use a black rubber strap most of the time and like it a lot.
>>18534839I'd like to get a san martin. I like this one. But I have a lot of other stuff to buy first ahead on my list of wants.
Let me guess. You need more?
>>18537418>metal bracelet>resin caseIt triggers me
>>18537390I like their SN0144 watches with this style of watchface (has different colors). Unfortunately they're one of those companies that seems to exclusively use renders on their store which makes their watches look a lot worse than they do.
>>18537501I don't know if it is a resin case.
>>18537518It is, unless you mod it with a custom case.
Armitron and Timex seem to have more steel case/bracelet combo options than the small Casios.
>>18537553In addition, what I've noticed with these digi quartz with stainless steel case and bracelet is that they cost way more than the standard resin case with stainless bracelet, so check for discounts or grey market including the Casio A1000. The prices are also already in level with Aliex watch brands, thin 36mm watches using Seiko or Miyota analog quartz.The advantage of the resin case is that it's light and the watch doesn't wiggle too much. The downside is that if feels cheap, and the flat shiny case looks deformed from the uneven reflection it produces, at least from my experience.
>>18537518this is good because it's light if it was heavy the shitty bracelet would be even more awful
>>18536042never mind, I sent it back when I saw it's a fake diver. The bezel is fixed. Upped my budget a bit and ordered pic related.
>>18537635I'd go for the black dial of that. Blue is also nice though. Post watch when received.
>>18537688A diver needs some color IMO, but I wanna keep it on the metal bracelet cause it fits business casual outfits better. So black would be too boring for me.
>>18535805No.I came for the shitters, I stay for the shitters.
>>18537789I would just get an ali express diver instead. This is $130
>>18537907It needs to be solar or kinetic, and from a brand with history, to soothe my autism.
>>18537925That is automatic and the movement, like most of them, is already seiko.
>>18537929Yes, I saw that. I don't want an automatic, their inacuraccy means the second hand is pure decoration. And I also don't want to lose the original water-proofing after 3 years just to replace a battery. So I'm only looking at solar and kinetic quartz, and the Citizen checks literally all my boxes. Also got a good deal on it for 280€.
Which one should I get bros? Can't decide
>>18537975Right. Militado sounds stupid.
>>18537975This one
>>18537975I like right. I could do without the cathedral hands, but the dial is much nicer
>>18537975Left has a military-style face on a non-military watch. Would work with a simple black NATO strap to "militarize" it more.Right has a wanna-be quirky typeface and hands in "gold", with the most boring case imaginable in "silver". Just no.
>>18537992Left is the yardstick field watch, the absolute standard. Right is a knockoff of the murph from the same brand which is also a field watch but more dressed up to the point that it's essentially a casual dress watch.
>>18537999They're both just hamilton knockoffs. But woth any watch you should buy the bracelet version so you have the option. You can buy and will buy hundreds of straps.
>>18537977A lot of popular, established watch brands sound weird if you hear them first without brand pre-conditioning from childhood.
>>18538012Baltany doesn't have this problem. Addiesdive and escapement time peobably have the worst names which sucks since they are some of the best value for money. San martin has a relatively bad name that reminds me of a carnival cruise in the caribbean. And the tag huer style logo is probably the worst one they could have knocked off. Sugess is a good name as is seestern. In terms of chinese brand names militado is not bad at all and falls in the middle imo.
First digital casio I've seen that I would actually wear. Too bad it was a rare limited edition and seems almost impossible to find. Definitely snapping up the first one I see come up on the secondary market
>>18534786buy something like a nomos club campus if you want reasonable quirky on a very well made watch
>>18537975I like the look of the left because of the red tip on the second hand.
>>18538257strong red > meh orange
>>18538269
>>18538270new GMW-BZ5000-GD1 photos from the web
>>18538272Oops, I didn't know these are above $500 retail. Maybe later at discounted prices or grey market after a few months of release.
>>18538272Side looks like dead skin and dust collector.
>>18538279my first thought too
>>18538269>>18538270>>18538272Steel gshocks are stupid and useless.
>>18538269>>18538270>>18538272steel gshocks are cute and valid
>>18534850>everyone on watchuseek says the quality for the price is good
should I get this replica?
>>18538145I'm looking for something way crazier than just a mint green dial. I do really like Nomos though, I've looked through their catalog a good number of times and could see myself wearing most of their offerings actually.
>>18538355The cheaper brand that does crazy dials is undone. Their qc is hit or miss though
>>18536042I like the color as well. It'd look good submerged. >>18537635This looks more durable. I hate the fake bezel bullshit.
Aliex Chinese brands are doing limited editions now. What a strange timeline.
>>18538355>>18534786check out Shorokhoff, they have lots of unhinged designs
>>18538470
>>18538369It all started going downhill the moment that western brands started copying that sand dune dial design
>>18538471
>>18538473
>>18538472The chinese won
>>18538474What's the time?IT'S SEIZURE TIM-ACK
>>18538470Very cool watches I'll admit, but I don't own a single watch over 500 dollars so it wouldn't make sense to spend thousands on a novelty watch I'd only wear a handful of times a year. The Mr Jones watch is the closest so far in terms of budget/looks I just hate how hard they are to actually read the time off of.
Got a new strap for the weekender
>>18538726Consider xeric. This is $300 and more different than just an andy warhol gumball machine dial
>>18538758
>>18534244just wear your dad's
>>18537688[Citizen BN0260-54L]The color is a lot more muted than I expected, the bezel is noticeably darker and looks almost black. But I haven't seen it in the sun yet.Read online that the minute hand is too short but it's not an issue in reality.Bezel klicks are nice and crisp, perfectly aligned with literally zero play.Second hand also hits the markers nicely.The pin-and-collar bracelet surprised me but luckily I didn't lose any. Still easier to open and close than a Seiko. Wears smaller and thinner than I expected, which I like. Perfect size for my tiny 6.5" wrist, but the clasp is really long and shouldn't have been any longer. If your wrists are bigger, one of the 43mm Promasters will be a much better look for a diver.Overall, in awe at the build quality at this price point.
>>18538776Is the crystal sapphire
>>18538780yes
>>18538758Very cool watches anon, never seen anything like this. Looking through their catalog right now
>>18538776
How come Seiko 5 now start at $300??Their entry point used to be at 60. And for that price you got a serviceable automatic watch that had a timeless, understated design, would run within +/-10 seconds instead of the officially stated +/-30 and last you a lifetime without pampering it.Pic related, the shitter entry watch that got me interested in mechanical watches, currently on ebay scratched to hell for triple its new price.
>>18538834They want us to buy the chinese watches with seiko movements and better features and quality for 1/3rd the price or less.
>>18538834shops don't get new no more and gimp price?
>>18538834You can now get a quality automatic for $20 (Shanghai watches). Seiko realized this and decided to up the price knowing that brand recognition would still get them good sales while profiting from all of the chinese brands buying seiko movements. It's a win-win for them
>>18537501Same. So fucking pointless.
>>18538834Chinks are the new cheap option, Seiko decided to move up a tier in price.
>>18538957No, I will never buy chinkshit. Sure, keep coping, no, I will never buy chinkshit.
>>18538960That's fine, but you're not getting watches for $60 anywhere else
>>18538961If I want to cheap out I buy vintage or Casio.
>>18538960>I will never buy chink shitAnon do you have any idea where 90% of the watch industry comes from? And yes that includes """swiss made""" watches
>>18538975Not the same as a *literal* chinkshit.
>>18538978This is the kind of guy who says imigrants *ARE* british
>>18538961>manufacturer with >80 years of history>in-house movement>lots of unique designs to chose from>was used by both Russian and US military>popular prop watch in Hollywood$60
>>18538998This.
>>18534244>small black resin casio>square gshock>vintage soviet brutalism utilitarian watch>vintage omega-tissot-longines-uganything else is crap or bullshit
>>18538998Cheap way to buy a very strange piece of history.
>>18538998>>18535426
>>18538998Vostok is the official watch of the White man.>Manufactured in Russia by and for White Nordic Aryans>Fully in-house with no outsourced parts>Worn and endorsed by President Vladimir Vladimirovich Putin, the Man Against Time, Eternal King of Hyperboreans everywhere, God-like individual of our era, greatest European who ever lived, Savior of the Hyperborean Race, Crusher of ISIS, Conqueror of Khazaria, Guardian of Christianity, the ultimate anti-cuck, an angelic being of pure light, the spiritual essence of the Occident personified>Movement is durable as heck and can be regulated to chronometer specs>Timeless designs showcase tasteful European aesthetics>Cheaper than mall-tier fashion watches, but will last you a lifetime>Very simple to repair if necessary
>>18539256>build robust movement>don't bother to regulate it before shippingsounds Russian, alright. Get to work with a screwdriver, Ivan!I have an Amphibia that loses 30 seconds during the day, then gains 30 when I put it down on its face overnight. So it keeps perfect time as long as you submit to its whims.
its multiculturalist reality nigga. russians wearing americana, listening to sexy nigger music
>>18539256Low quality bait.
>>18539491I hope you didn't pay more than $100 for that fake
Sometimes, I unconsciously shake the quartz watch I'm wearing.
>>18539531to what effect?
>>18539535I mistake it for an automatic.
>>18539491>>18539525actually, after looking at it for more than a second, make that $20.
>>18539535It de-gausses the acculators.
>>18539481>Works so bad that it circles back around to working more or less fineYeah that sounds russian alright
>>18539256>will last you a lifetimeOn mine, the bracelet pulled my hair out, the bezel started rotating without clicks after less than a year, one spring bar broke from light use and the face got scratched just by looking at it.
>>18539736>the bezel started rotating without clicks after less than a yearThats weird because vostok bezel doesn't have clicks at all, it's a friction based bezel.Yours probably just had sand in it because nobody on that factory gives a single fuck about watch quality.
>buy two bracelets>the metal one can't fit at all>the other one I had to take the quick release pin out of to make it fitWho the fuck makes a watch with a lug width of 18.5mm?! Damn you Xi!
>>18539481Your watch is malfunctioning or needs a service. I have worn vintage Raketas (lower-tier) with +-20 s/d deviation, or more modern 90s ones which give me +-10 s/d.
>>18534372>>18538998>>18539256I like Vostoks because they piss on everything that I hate about watchfaggory.
>>18539800Agreed
>>18538834I'm glad I got in on the last of the cheap(ish) Seikos a few days ago.
>>18538806Great picture, looks very good
>>18538806Nice size. Yeah, it seems that Promaster Eco-Drive marine watches have a dull dial, regardless of color, while having a sunburst effect when light reflects them. The bezel action is also good and 12 o'clock alignment is is spot on from my experience.
>>18538834Seiko moved up their price segment while the QC is ass.
>>18539876you can still get it for 120 new but why would you?
Please talk me out of this!
>>18540206Its a mod of a terrible watch. If you want something like this just buy a terrible watch and mod it yourself.
>>18540206There are fake Vostoks from Chinese sellers.Check the inventory from Chistopol Watch Factory instead. https://vostok.watch/
>>18540220It's a terrible mod of a terrible watch to make it look like a Submariner.And that's what draws me to it. It's mocking Rolex.
>>18540230The fakes are probably better than the real ones.
>>18540230Some of these are pretty cool, but they're almost all way too giant for my wrist
>>185402061. Looks fake.2. Vostok Komandirskie/Generalskie are not worth it because they are nickel-plated brass. The Amphibian is much better because apart from being an automatic, the case is usually stainless steel.
Just pulled the trigger on this. IMO the most modern-looking of the Commanders. Ordered directly from Russia. >tfw the shop warns you shipping will take a while cause they have to send it via multiple third countries due to sanctions >tfw the payment processor redirects you to some kyrillic website after you entered your credit card details, and your browser suddenly throws a certificate warningProbably the dumbest thing I did this month. I just hope my bank won't lock my account now.
>>18539525>>18539691You mad?
>>18540368>>18539691My mom brought it back for me as a souvenir when she went to turkey on vacation. Does it make you upset??
>>18540377Badly made Rolex fakes are just sad.They fool absolutely no one.Perfect for when the reaction you want to get out of people you meet is pity.It's like buying a $5 white T-shirt from Amazon and writing "Armani" on it in gold sharpie.
>>18540394I come from a long line of fake rolex wearers. You should feel bad for me bro, i spent literally zero money on it :) so pitiful
>>18540410you spent zero money on it and still overpaid
>>18540429Seething
>>18540410At least get an octopus kraken
>>18540484up the ass?
>>18540490Why is that the first place your mind went?
>>18540493\_OwO_/
>>18540493They make nice watches. Then there's the goatse logo...
is there another reason americans put gshocks on plastic adapters to put on nylon besides being fat or obese?
>>18540734gshocks have become popular with collectors. Collectors like to change their watch straps more often than their underwear
>>18540739changing straps on gshock destroys the plastic pin hole
>>18540734What's even the point of buying a gshock? The f91w has 80% of the durability of the gshock and looks better on the wrist
>>18540852Gshocks have a timer
>>18540852Gshocks don’t really scratched, F’s do
>>18540852can be more comfortable due to longer lug 2 lug but wider diameter can be shit
>>18540751Casio should've integrated hollow steel tubes in the pin holes by default.>>18540852I asked myself this before, if there's an inexpensive, highly customizable watch which I can bastardize, and change case colors using aftermarket parts to keep costs down.The basic resin bezel/strap Square fits my rqmts., so I just slap assorted bezel colors, resin or steel.
>>18536512don't use a phone app to check the accuracy of your watch: your phone mic and speaker have strong magnets in it. wave any part of your phone near a compass and the needle will twirl around, strongest near the mic you use for the app.my watch is magnetized. it may have been before but I didn't learn about the compass trick until after I used the app. my watch makes the needle spin around.demagnetizing is supposed to be trivial but I don't have one so I have to go to a shop.
>>18541153Very unlikely unless you wear a vintage 50s-60s watch. Ever since the 70s and 80s (depending on the country) watch hairsprings have been made by non-magnetic alloys.
>>18541198so if the case and everything else besides the hairspring is magnetized it doesn't matter?
>>18541220I don't think your phone speakers are going to be strong enough to stop a gear
>>18541230well for whatever reason my watch is definitely magnetized right now, but the movement is modern.so answer the question.
>>185412201. It's unlikely that this is the case.2. The mechanical forces of the mainspring are far stronger than any magnetic force in parts other than the hairspring. Also, they don't necessarily interfere with the gear works.
>>18541272>It's unlikely that this is the caseferrous metal exposed to magnetic fields strong enough or over enough time magnetizes the metal.when I pass my watch over a still compass, the needle spins around. why do YOU think this is?if it doesn't matter, then why do they make special anti magnetic watches for people who work around magnetic fields?
>>18541263Operator error
>>18541276>ferrous metal exposed to magnetic fields strong enough or over enough time magnetizes the metal.>when I pass my watch over a still compass, the needle spins around. >why do YOU think this is?Stray magnetism in the compass needle itself.>if it doesn't matter, then why do they make special anti magnetic watches for people who work around magnetic fields?Because of old-timey ferromagnetic hairsprings which haven't been produced in the last 40-50 years because of the exact problem you are worried about. Also, the so-called "magnetically impermeable" watches were just normal watches with a thin sheet of lead in the back of the casing, pic related.
>>18541220>if the caseSteel watch cases are typically made out of either 304l or 316l steel, both of which are not magnetic.
Jesus christ nigger just use quartz>More reliable>More accurate >More cost effective >More durableThis is genuinely the only hobby where spending more money gets you an objectively worse product
>>18541820Objectively, quartz is better if all you need is a watch that tells the time.Objectively, you don't need a watch for that at all. You have a phone and there are clocks everywhere you might need one.Objectively, quartz lacks everything people still buy watches for.To me it's a morning ritual - choose the watch for the day, maybe choose a strap for it, wind it, set the time precisely to the second and put it on.I don't give a fuck if it gains or loses a second per hour. It'll still show the correct time in the evening, and I'll set it again the next time I wear it.
>>18537418Why do people even bother with gshocks? I get that they are good products, and the $100-200 price range for the lower end ones is fine for a good product that is probably indestructible by design.BUT. I bought my little shitass A168 back in high school in 2015 and since then it has seen a decade of swimming, daily showering, fishing, geology field work, falling down a mountain, excess heat, freezing, and the little guy is still going strong.That is 10 years of reliability. Water has never intruded into the display, I have never had an issue with sand or mud or grime, the stock folded metal band only snags my arm hair every now and then and really isn't bad, it doesn't feel hot or cold during heat waves or freezes. I could probably be thrown out of an airplane, struck by lightning on the way down, and smacked into the caldera of a volcano and buried for another 10 years and by the time by body is recovered, my casio would get back to work with a quick button battery replacement. These things are a marvel of human ingenuity lol
>>18541870phones have to be charged all the time
>>18541912Pic for reference. Look at how much UV damage the red color has suffered lmao, it used to be bright red back when I got it at 17
>>18541912People just like the beafier optics of the G-Shock.It LOOKS more durable, so it looks more like you're a real hard-ass who likes to go canoeing in volcanoes.
>>18541934Damn, it looks like you strapped it under your sole to go ice-skating.
>>18541820They lack one key feature - serviceability. A good analog quartz movement can give you 15 years of service AT BEST if you are lucky to get a proper piece, as they are all different off the same assembly line. Cheap-o dime-a-dozen movements last a bit less than 3 years, think chink shitter $1 Miyota. They are also prone to electronic component wear where they become wildly inaccurate or just battery leakage. A well-serviced quality mechanical watch can last more than a generation.
>>18541976This is a thread for watches under 500 dollars. Most mechanical watches wouldn't make financial sense to get serviced anyway. I have a couple cheap automatic watches, and when their time comes I'll just be chucking out the movement and putting a new one in since a full service would cost more than the watch itself did.
>>18541988This, literally just buy another nh35 for $25
>>18541988Do your service yourself. I learned on some soviet watches, one of them I got for $4, and I still wear some of them because I like the vintage aesthetic.
>>18542048Another thing is,, you are talking about modern watches. If you like wearing vintage watches that are out of production, sourcing brand new movements is a lot harder.
>>18541820>This is genuinely the only hobby where spending more money gets you an objectively worse productLol no, it’s not only one.
>>18542048How did you do it? Take pictures, disassemble, assemble? What oils/lubricants did you use?
>>18542051Tinker with 50-100 movements over the years with $20 worth of Aliexpress tools which ruined half of said movements.A good place to start is old, barely-working Soviet or cheap-o Swiss movement lots with some basic screwdrivers, needle-tip tweezers, lighter fluid for bathing the components and removing old oils (make sure to use the name-brand stuff, bootleg ones contain turpentine oils). The oils I used are also Chinese ones, they have two basic types, coarser for alarm clocks and finer for wrist/pocket watches. I just used the finer one for all parts in a vintage watch, if it's an old 18,000 BPH one it makes no difference, 21,600 BPH or more you need some of the bougier Moebius oils. Yeah, you can find tons of tutorials in watchUseek or youtube, it's just nerve wracking in the beginning before you develop steady hands.Practice, practice, practice. Protips:1. Never force screws when tightening, when they no longer give, leave them be.2. Never oil the anchor's pallet jewels.3. Never unscrew crown stem bolts fully.4. Set the watch to time-setting mode (pull the crown) before removing the winding stem.Thank me later.
I might crack for the "Gshock Royale" when it release
>>18542088Spamming pasta can lead to a 3 days ban.
>orient watches advertised on Temulegit or ripoffs?
>>18542366Not worth it imo
>>18542299I meant to reply to - >>18542078>>18542088
it's crazy how much bang for buck you get with orient, are their movements shitty or what?
>>18542543Just wait until you find out about ali express
>>18542543>these don't count as homage watches
>>18542543the absolute state of soiko
>>18542575The Submariner is just a Blancpain Fifty Fathoms hommage.
>>18542615Do be fair they advertise their "hardlex" as shatter resistant which sapphire is not and it does make sense on a beater dive/sports watch. That said, it is $200 overpriced at least. The picture should also show the rated +/-s, beat frequency, and power reserve
>>18542642>which sapphire is notI am so sick of this bullshit. This is an absolute lie. If mineral crystal had a single advantage over sapphire companies would use it in non-shitters like they do with acrylic. And even if, *if*, on paper, mineral is marginally more shatter resistant, in situtation where you would break sapphire crystal you will be more preoccupied with looking for arm prosthetics.
>>18542615retard
>>18542859He's right though
>>18542860wrong
>>18542866About $200 overpriced
>>18542642>>18542859It's 3hz and 41 hours lmao
this was about sapphire. buy your $100 chinkshit.
>>18542859Seiko overcharges but their QC is non existent. I have tested alot with alignment issues. Including limited editions, even Made (assembled) in Japan ones. Let's also not get into their unregulated mov'ts.>>18542879What does the left crown do?
>ordered a Vostok from a shop in Moscow>day 1: received by Russian Post in Moscow>day 2: arrived at sorting facility in Moscow>day 3: left sorting facility in Moscow>day 4: arrived at another sorting facility in Moscow>day 5: arrived at a third sorting facility in MoscowIvan, what are you even doing?
>>18542975sorting
>>18542874Chinkshit comes with sapphire for $100, actually it comes with sapphite for $60.
>>18542888Two movements, one for each eye. The movements are different and needed different batteries lol
>>18543016>>18542859
>>18540206 it looks stupid as fuck, just get an unmodded vostok >>18540359like this or the other ones or get a real rolex or a rep or a homage
>>18539491>>18540410i hope you enjoy your rep, no one irl will give a fuck and rolex deserves it for the ADs being such cunts
>>18542879>original designDid they really have to?
>>18540699that's just a bonus
>>18543026Seiko had good pricing like 12 years ago. What happened? Orient is the same shit and didn't lose the good pricing?
>>18543361>What happened?They realized they could retain the poorfag market by selling their mass-produced movements to Chinese brands, while tripling the prices of their own watches (with the same movements and build quality) for people who live in the past and still believe Chinese watches are crap.
>>18543378
>>18543377What is their profit margin on nh movements? The chinese seem to get them for like $12ea
>>18543410ETA stopped selling movements during covid, so Seiko happily stepped in and flooded the market.
>>18542543I have owned the Kamasu before flipping it, it's a great watch. Sold it only because I didn't vibe much with the looks and it was slightly large for my manlet wrists (22mm band that barely tapers didn't help). Currently rocking the Citizen in your pic and its been great
avaturds burning in hell
>>18543594You're on the wrong thread bud
>>18543377Chinese watches are crap. maybe stuff like octopus or $400+ replicas are OK but I wouldn't know. what I do know is chinese lie a lot (intentionally or not). sure the same machines may cut the steel of chink shitters and rolex or seiko but how do you even know the quality of the steel the shitters use? you don't. you get what you pay for as they love to say.
>>18543674Yes we all know that 316l is a precious metal
>>18542975two more weeks
>>18543772I wish
>>18543778Getting the Rolex waitlist experience at a much lower budget
>>18543025They should put another mov't for the tongue, two tongues just circling around at each end as second hand. The third mov't might horizontally fit the remaining area with no stem and crown.
Anyone own one of these crazy things? I'm really curious about them, but there isn't a single Casio Edifice dealer in my country.
>>18543816possibly the most indian watch i have ever seen
>>18543674>Being so autistic your biggest worry is material metal ratingsISHYGDDT
>>18543816Casios are great cause they're cheap. At this price point, get a Citizen.
If chinks are the new seiko, what is seiko now?
>>18543816>24-hour subdialWhen will it stop?
>>18543983Chinkshit for old people
>>18543983chinkshit is when you hate yourselfseiko is when you hate your money
>>18543778I can't even order Russhitters anymore that aren't already in the States
>>18544214Try online.vostokinc.ru, komandirskie.com or vostok-watches24.com, too.
>>18544235vostok-watches24 stopped shipping to the US as well. Haven't tried Komandirskie.com or online.vostokinc but I heard the latter stopped accepting American payment sources
Guys, how did you manage to get out of the watch rabbit hole?
>>18544544by being too poor
Thoughts on the Timex South Street Sport 36mm with the day/date function? I’ve got small wrists and wear a Casio F-91W daily.
>>18544557That bracelet looks abysmal, if you like Timex I'd suggest getting something on a strap like the weekender, easy reader, expedition scout, etc.
>>18544214for a premium I can try to order for you buddy
>>18544544i realized even if i get a nice watch i'll shit it up soon enough so basically it will only look as good when i left the shop i got it from like a carbuying online is a scam. images get you to lust and you hype yourself and when I get it i never like it. this sucks to the max. you think u like it then u open the box and go dam i don't like it. how are u supposed to wear it if u don't like it?
>>18544544>looked at what I paid for each watch>tracked how often I wore each watch>calculated the cost per wear>shat bricks>sold entire collection>bought 2 sub-$300 watches that go with all of my outfits
what are the cheapest open heart watches in 36-38mm?
>>18544590>bought 2 sub-$300 watches that go with all of my outfitswhich ones?
>>18544600Citizen Promaster NY0129-58LC and Poljot Aviator Manual Wind 2614/1225485
>>18544544I realized I can get decent vintage watch for 20 bucks or less, and anything above a $70 stainless steel case Japanese automatic is overpriced, overhyped brand worship. The only high-end watches I might admire are concept pieces by Patek with their 20+ complications and they still serve as a proof of concept for fine engineering capabilities rather than a practical watch, a watch like that would require constant complicated maintenance to run properly. I understand a Bugatti car might be more powerful and more pleasant to drive, but a Lada can be fixed in the middle of a highway with a flathead screwdriver, a rubber band, a chapstick and a single adjustable wrench, both of which are kept under the back seats along with spare parts. It's an extreme example but you probably get what I mean.
>>18544590This, you only have so many arms to keep a watch on, a $10-$30 Casio shitter for sports and the outdoors and a dress watch for out-and-about is enough. You might get a second dress watch with gold plating and a brown strap if you wear brown leather.
>>18544618>Poljot Aviator Manual Wind 2614/1225485PSA for everyone considering buying a modern Russian watch. They still use the same outdated, vintage movements designed (bought and slightly improved) from the 60s, 70s and 80s. They are good workhorses for the most part, Raketa 26xx ones can run for 20 years while being bone dry and keep decent time. That being said, there is no justification for their pricing.
>>18544700>There is no justification for their pricing.They are fully in-house manufactured by white women.
thinking of demin wrist cuff for ga2100bce
>snk361 with stock shitty bracelet but on black jeans cufffa or nah?
>>18544721That watch benefits from a black or dark brown leather strap with white seams.
>>18544544By getting a cheap casio that is both versatile and cheap enough that I can wear everywhere without caring about scratches. Once you do that you realize you've solved watches and building a collection is retarded because you'll only wear the same 3 watches and the rest of the collection will just sit in storage, only to be taken once or twice a month
>>18544564Why not just swap the bracelet for a strap?
>>18544889Why spend the extra 30-40 for the bracelet if youre just gonna put it on a strap anyway?
>>18544959Are there cheaper options with that same size/look? All I’m wanting is a cheap 36-38mm analog with day/date that either lights up when I press in the crown, or glows in the dark. Basically my Casio F-91W but in analog shape.
>>18544968All the timex models I listed off seem to be around 20-30 dollars cheaper on amazon than the one you were asking about. I didn't know you wanted it for the day/date though, none of the watches I suggested have that. Weekender has no day or date and Easy Reader/Expedition has just date. The one you were asking about doesn't glow when you push the crown though, only watches with "indiglo" written on the dial will do that. I'd have to imagine the lume on the hands would be pretty shit at this price point too.
>>18545002Actually, my mistake. The one you wanted has indiglo too, it just was written in smaller font on the bottom.
>>18544599The ones you don't buy.
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