WATCH THREADWATCH THREADWATCH THREADIf you post a Citizen or a Seiko in this thread, your mom will be raped by a pack of black gentlemen tonight.The place to actually discuss watches, free of avatarfagging drama, including bittercelposting, pics of food or drinks, or long-ass stories about your lives.>Your budget>Preferred brand or manufacture>Watch type, e.g. dress, diver, pilot, etc>Movement, e.g. automatic, hand-wound, quartz, etc>Desired features, e.g. water resistance, day/date, chronograph, etc>Preferred strap option, e.g. leather, nylon, bracelet, etc>Wrist size or desired watch sizePrevious thread: >>18573183
The Explorer is the perfect watch for a high IQ introvert guy.It's a Rolex, so it's the safest and smartest choice for a luxury watch. And its design is very subdued so it doesn't draw too much attention.
>>18576164I wonder how many people have an Explorer.Seems to be half the people in those /wt/ watch thread theads.
Go outside
>>18576164>Can't handle not being the OP>Has to make a duplicate thread and samefag in it to fake interestPathetic, real thread this way:>>18576142>>18576142>>18576142
>>18576170Your shit Casio is not OP worthy. Put some efforts into this shit.
>>18576167At least 4 I think. There's the anon who has the neo-vintage one, the anon who just bought one, another one, me, probably others.
>>18576173Oops, meant for >>18576168
>>18576173I don’t think it’s that many. Even just two guys spamming pics can make it seem like everyone in the thread has one.
>>18576170Sorry anon but it looks like the good people of /nawt/ have already decided which thread is the legitimate one.Have fun in your own thread lmao
>>18576168It's literally just one sperg who was allowed to buy one of the shittiest watches Rolex ever made and is now spamming the board with it.
>>18576181Keep seething poorfag, the Rolex Explorer is the official /nawt/ watch.
>>18576173>>18576181There the one who own 1 Explorer + 1 JLC + 1 Hamilton Khaki field (...).There's me who owns 1 Explorer + 1 IWC pilot petit prince + 1 Hamilton Khaki field (but in black pvd).There's at last 3 others recorded>>18576167It is indeed the only Rolex that is wearable in real urban life, that and the OP with no flutted bezel. Anything else (flutted bezel, daytona), you need to live a sheltered life and never leave your golf club.
>>18576191It's also the official watch of low-level office drones wasting 2 salaries on an attempt to appear a rung higher on the corporate ladder.
>>18576201Seethe more, poorfag, it feeds us.
Rolex Sex (ROLSEX) is even better when it's accompanied by poorfaggot seethe lmao.
>>18576180Based. Fuck that faggot.Rolex is the NAWT watch.
>>18576199And there are at least two more who own Explorer 2s.
>>18576201>her only response is a made up scenariolmao cope more
>>18576209Yeah there's you with the Explorer 2 given by your dad or something, i do know the lore, see.
>>18576201How many salaries (after tax) should you spend on a watch, /fa/?
>>18576216No, I’m the one that bought it after graduating high school. I’m the guy that only has two watches: this and a Calatrava.
>>18576219It really doesn't go like that..If you're buying a ROLEX just save up no matter how long it takes. If you're a poorfag, it will open new doors for you, it shows your commitment and professionalism. Think of it like a black belt, but in watches. Everybody respects a black belt, even if they don't care for martial arts.
My grandfather's seiko, late 80s
>>18576219Some people say only 1% of your yearly income, which is crazy. It means that you could buy a 10K watch only if you make 1 million a year.
>>18576222What if you're white instead?
>>18576228>What if you're white instead?As always, it’s hard mode for whites.You have to have a Rolex, but it must be a vintage or neo-vintage piece; and you can’t simply buy a used watch, you had to have bought it new 20 years ago. Engraved rehauts (misaligned or otherwise) were the turning point for Rolex from durable watches for sensible men to blingy watches for people without taste, and possibly a surfeit of melanin.
>>18576199A budy of mine has a blue dial DJ with smooth bezel in 36mm. I think an anon here has one too. It's not as low-key as the Explorer but still very wearable.His first luxury watch was a Chopard Alpine Eagle that he immediately sold (at a loss) after getting the call kek.
>>18576226Godawful case design.
>>18576222Based and redpilled.
why does every watch say 8 things about itself on the dial?
>>18576222>saving for a watchI would rather save for a vacheron constantin than a rolex.
>>18576249Cause people buy them.Alternatives are available.
>>18576270little cutout date windows like that are an abomination
>>18576242not the tendies :(>>18576167But wouldnt you want your Rolex to catch attention its a Rolex after all. I prefer a fluted bezel datejust
What is the most working-class watch?>Hard mode: No Casio / Seiko
>>18576283Rolex Datejust or Explorer.
>>18576283Red Star Chronograph...
>>18576283>>18576288...or Vostok Komandirskie
>>18576286
>>18576286You will learn what "working class" means when the guillotine starts to sing.
>>18576290Kek'd. See you on WCJ.
>>18576283One gold OP and one GMT master.
alternatively, 1 (uno) sub.
btw, you don't see any historical figure wearing a Christopher Wart, a Balltic or a Tossit.They all wear: ROLLLLEEEEEEXXX.
>>18576281>But wouldnt you want your Rolex to catch attention its a Rolex after all. I prefer a fluted bezel datejustRolex has always had two very opposite sides:>the small and humble stainless steel sports watch (basically the Explorer, Oyster and Oysterdate, 34mm Air-King, the four-digit Datejusts, etc)The Submariner and GMT-Master were historically evolutions of these watches, which later gave birth to the pro line.>the luxury watch in precious metal: Day-Date, then the gold Daytona, the gold Submariner in the 1980s, and the Yacht-Master and Sky-Dweller in the 2000s.Today the Datejust is a bit more "luxurious" because of its finishing (polished surfaces and sunray dial), but originally it was a discreet and versatile watch.Personally I like both sides of Rolex but I have a soft spot for the more modest, fully brushed models. There’s something reassuring about wearing a discreet Rolex. In the current catalogue, the Explorer and the Oyster Perpetual are my favorite Rolexes. Both in 36 obviously.
>>18576300The first automatic chronograph ever built was a Seiko.The first automatic chronograph in space was a Seiko.The first Quartz watch was a Seiko.The first mechanical watch with Quartz accuracy was a Seiko.Rolex is really good at giving their watches away to celebrities though, I'll hand them that.
>>18575986
>>18576167https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Lzqh2kroYIwhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fgorm0DgkBAPoolex, not watchmakers but a watch corporation
harsh truth: You buy a Rolex when you're concerned with the opinions of other people.When you buy a watch for yourself, Rolex is the worst option, cause they really aren't that good.
>>18576252Exactly or a patek or langeSaving for a poolex? lmfao
>>18576327Again this cope.>MUH REHAULT ALIGNMENTNobody fucking cares. It's there simply to make faking them harder. It's not a grand soiko folded over a billion times.>MUH POOR QCThere is no qc issue here, this is completely meaningless. What matters it's a ROLEX. Simply the name lifts it above all other watches. It's a fucking ROLEX. ROLEX SEX.>it's unacceptable at this price pointWhat are you, poor? Only poorfag nitwits care to nitpick something so insignificant.
>>18576173I have the really beat up one Someone had a saved a photo of it
>>18576333Lmao, do go ahead and keep buying pieces of scrap metal with the Rolex logo on it to pretend you're rich.
>>18576345Lmfao, keep coping, poorfaggot. Let me know when bitches notice your casio kek.
>>18576349Uh…um…Gucci.
>>18576345You are obsessed, you have a mental illness.
>>18576226a (you) for a fellow vintage enjoyer. Clean up that crystal tho bruv
>>18576359This looks like a bad 1990s fake. What model is it even?
>>18576352Leave him alone, he spent all his savings on that watch, he's just trying to convince himself that he did the right thing.
>>18576359Very niceIm not sure how I'd buff out the scratches
The amount of ROLEX seethe really shows how poor and stupid some of you are.
>>18576361Omega Geneve 166.0168 w red dial 1974
>>18576369Polywatch.
>>18576362Give it a rest Bittercel. No one wanted to join your thread. Move on. Maybe spend a little more time harassing /wt/ or something.
>>18576371>astroturfing mallshitter brand on a dead boardlol, go on
>>18576296I love seeing the commie cope of "but they were cheaper back then!"They were still wearing solid gold watches to war, sometimes two on one wrist, while their brokie thralls got killed and purged by their own fuckin regimes. They were rich kids trading watches back and forth and playing general.
>>18576296>>18576299communism works so well that everybody in cuba was able to afford a Rolex, incredible
I’m not crazy, rolex is offially mallshitter-tier
Good evening
With everything going on in the world, is now a good time to buy a Rolex or Patek because the value of cash is going to go down the shitter and diversifying it into valuable stuff can protect it, or is it a bad time to buy a Rolex or Patek because as the economy collapses the value of luxury items is going to hit the floor and thievery will be rampant?
>>18576539It's a mistake to think you have any say in the matter of your future. Buy a Rolex or don't, we are all hideously unprepared for what's to come. You're fucked either way.
>>18576539buying based on market predictions or potential resale value is little dicked. buy a watch if you like it, that’s the only valid reason.
>>18576543I like it, I'm just saying it's nice to understand what's to come and be prepared for the worst.
Anyone got some good mid-budget watches with black and red colors? Could be analogue or digital I'm not particularly picky about face. Red is my color.
>wake up on monday, time to go to work>mechanical watch has stopped becuase i wasn't wearing it on weekendGuess i'm wearing gshock again.
Have you checked your altitude recently chat?
>>18576548handwatch
>>18576327Rehautgate continues
>>18576548>>18576529>>18576307>>18576299>>18576296I was happy with my fucking Omega you bunch of faggots and now Rolex lives rent free in my head I hope you're fucking proud of yourself. I already browse chrono24 for Rolex Sex Explorex II Polarex. Stop spamming or I'll pull the trigger
>>18576594Fellow speedmaster, your thoughts on the rootbeer?
Datejust or iwc Mark xx?
>>18576598it's a beauty ngl but that's nowhere near my wealth level to even look at so I don't. that or day date is probably something I'd look into if I was this kind of wealthy.
>>18576603That's the full gold one, but there's a two-tone gold/steel that's more "reasonable". I still haven't tried one on but I will early next month.>inb4 we don't have any watches available to try
>>18576603Rehaut not aligned btw
>>18576608yes fuel my cope pls
posting an actual dive watch if your dive watch does not look like this you're a larper
>>18576608>You're holding it wrong.
>>18576628>date windowYou're gonna check your schedule under water?
>>18576640what if you get stuck there, how will you know what day it is?
>>18576610The Speedmaster and Seamaster are the most beautiful watches in the world.The cultists may seethe now.
>>18576643>I'm stuck under water for days, I wish I knew if I can make it to the Teams meeting on Monday
>>18576647Uh, yeah?What if you're a saturation diver?
didn't some people get stuck in a cave underwater? imagine if you didn't know what day it was. I would go mad.
I would go mad if I was to die in a cave and my remainders were someday to be found with a citizen on my wrist
>>18576594I'm a Rolexfag and I like the Speedmaster. I almost bought the new white dial version a few months ago. I don't like the rest of the Omega catalogue though.
>>18576684Post your Rolex with a timestamp, larper.
>>18576689I'm not wearing it right now but here my shitters, cunt.
I don't like Rolex because I like calendar watches and their only calendar watch is big, not very pretty and not even complete or perpetual.If they bring back their old complete calendars with moonphase and the like, maybe I will pay attention to the brand again.
>>18576582Take the hand-winding pill.
>>18576546When shit hits the fan, no one will give you food or fuel for a Rolex. At least not more than for any other functioning watch.
Reposting from last thread in case someone interested in movements has any input.As I continue my legitimate interest into Rolex because of the rootbeer, I have to say it's pretty impressive how bad the GMT-Master II is at keeping time considering the technology in it. Specifically:>free sprung balance>Breguet overcoil (!!!) very impressive, other brands make a big deal when they have that in a watch, consider most Lange watches have a flat hairspring>Balance spring alloy is allegedly very good (better than nivarox).All that to get ±4-6 seconds per day, as opposed to the advertised ±2 spd.A lange with the 3 features mentioned above will be ±1spd.
>>18576694shitters, reversocel, shitters.
>>18576548Very womanly.
>>18576549I amways loved this Oris but it's too big for me.I also depends on what you call "mid budget".
>>18576594BUY IT, otherwise Rolex will live rent free in your head forever, like the pathetic bitterfag >>18576746 don't become a loser like him.
Rolex = SexROLEX SEX, ROLSEX
>>18576751What if I don't like the rootbeer when I try it? How do I cope then? Maybe I can misalign some of the features on my other watches?
>>18576755Sex is for disgusting normies.I refuse to engage with 3DPD.
>>18576757?? if you don't like the rootbeer, don't buy the rootbeer
>>18576762Don't pay attention to him, he's just a retard who found one picture of a Rootbeer with the rehaut misaligned and now he keeps spamming his shit. He's the same obsessed retard who tried to push his "Rolenta" meme that literally nobody understood.He owns a shitty $2k Chopard btw.
>>18576765kek
>>18576765>ChopardMore like COPE HARDlmao kek
Hating ROLEX is the most idiotic take there is.
>>18576770I dislike Rolex.
>>18576759>to engage with 3DPD.Feel free to buy a seiko and jerk your shrimp to Chinese cartoons.
>>18576772I will, don't worry.It winds the watch too.A match made in heaven.
>>18576770I don't care about Rolex
>>18576770I will never go through a humiliation ritual to buy a watch. Simple as.
But how does LOLEX manage to be ±5spd with a Breguet overcoil?
>>18576371Your opinion remains worthless until you post a picture of your Gucci loafers.
>>18576781There is a reason why that guy with the white birch is so powerful. He doesn't just have a GS, he also has at least one LV sneaker. Now that's based.
>>18576770Loser syndrome.They hate Rolex because it's the #1 brand.It's a common take on 4chan because there's a lot of losers and social outcasts here. That's the reason why GS is so popular here: they think it's "their" brand because it's very unpopular IRL. Projection.
>>18576784The picture of your Rolex paired with Guccis?
>>18576784Liking products that were made for people with your interests instead of products made for normalfag vaxxoids is... LE BAD.
>>18576789He won’t post them because he’s a seething basement dweller and be doesnt have them
>>18576792The irony.
Anons, when I get my Telemeter Speedmaster I will post a pic of it, perhaps with some shitty flip flops?
>>18576795Exactly, but make sure to have your toes clean and cute.
>>18576798Sorry anon my toes look like a disaster because I'm waiting for the Gentleman's Gazette to upload a guide on toe grooming.
>>18576801I understand. Meanwhile you can check their guide on how to wash your foreskin, that is already out.
>>18576777It's purely an american thing, i bought my Rolex in 2023 and got it within to weeks.
>>18576789I don't get that "Gucci loafers" thing of yours. Friendly advice anon: when you're trying to push a meme, it must makes sense for everyone else, not just you.I'm sure you have a very good reason to associate Rolex with Gucci loafers, but sadly (or thankfully) we don't live in your small head.It's the same with that "Rolenta" meme you tried and failed to push. It didn't stick because that didn't make any sense for anyone else.
>>18576804Even entering the shop and talking to the lady who offers you a glass of her piss is a humiliation, not just the waiting.
>>18576803Welgumtothejentlemenzguzzett, how did gentlemen in the 1920s and 30s clean their peen?>>18576806I liked Rolenta, mostly because of the seething from the sportsfags.
>>18576807Bought it online from a reputable seller, again, can't relate.
>>18576803>I understand. Meanwhile you can check their guide on how to wash your foreskin, that is already out.Link?
>>18576806That's a bot, don't feed it.
>>18576806Meme? If you call me a poorfag for not having a mass-produced product I’m gonna demand you a picture of a mass-produced product you’re expected to own in order to call someone else a poorfag.
>>18576804Wait, they didn't make you do the AD Paypiggie dance ?
Me:>enter Rolex AD>"hi, I would like to buy a Rolex pls">"sure Mr Anon, I'll call you in 2 weeks, 1 month top. Would you like a coffee and try on a few models in the meantime?"Poorfags on 4chinks:>HUMILIATION RITUAL!!! THE COFFEE CONTAINED PISS!!!! I BOUGHT MY SEIKO FROM AMAZON
Is this the Rolenta you fags are talking about? Thanks for letting me find out this cool watch!
>>18576813Again, that doesn't make any sense. If your point is Rolex makes mass-produced watches (which nobody is denying), then just say that my Rolex is a mass-produced item, as opposed to that A. Lange & Söhne you don't have.What's the point of bringing up Gucci loafers in the discussion? That's just weird.
>>18576816Do they actually let you wait inside the AD?I'm not homeless, I just don't have a phone.Also do they accept payment in crumpled $1 bills?
>>18576818NTA but if I drink the forbidden rootbeer then I'm my own worst enemy. Rehaut aside, I think it's a remarkably shitty watch, but it just looks so fucking cool.
>>18576817Yes, you can tell it's an original Rolenta by the mis-aligned gems on the bezel.
>>18576813If you respond to an accusation of being a poorfag, you’re confirming that, at the very least, you think of yourself as a poorfag or are very worried others think you are.If you demand so see some shoe you read about and heard was expensive, you are confirming that your lifestyle does not interact with luxury goods.Why not ask to see his wife’s Kelly bag?
>>18576818Here’s my Ferrari. I also don’t own a Rolex because I dislike having a watch on my wrist. My iPhone is enough to tell the time.
>>18576827Fuck, it’s so good.
>>18576827God I love these threads.
>>18576828Lmfao get out of my way, poorfag.
Rehaute horology
>>18576829A 456? I think you’re too clever for this board because the number of people who will get that joke can be counted on one hand.
>>18576818>>18576828>hasnt posted his Guccis yetlmfao poorfags seething
>>18576829>Here’s my FerrariLMFAO that's a fucking Mazda LMOOO
>>18576837Based af fuck em poorfaggots
>>18576838OKAY U RETARDED POORFAG LMAOOO
Go away, Bittercel. You’re not wanted here.
Rolex on my wrist, Pfizer in my arm, etc
>>18576829>I also don’t own a RolexSo you're a poorfag.
>>18576841You have AIDS, turkroach. Remember that.
>>18576843I’m sorry to hurt your feelings, poorfag. Get a proper job and you’ll be able to buy a Ferrari someday.
>post his Copehard>everybody call it a shitter>make his own /nawt/>nobody post therePoor guy is having a meltdown.
I never knew it was so easy to mog a Rolex
>>18576846Yeah, by ruining everyone else’s thread.
>>18576847>literally says ROLENTA on the dialPottery, ceramics even.
I like that the LOLEX copers think they're arguing with 1 schizophrenic instead of 4 anons that are constantly making each other smile. They can't comprehend that our opinions are aligned.
>>18576845this poorfag tryna dab with his mazda n no watch LMFAO.yah blud u got one cheapest shit entry level "luxury" item n u think u hot shite.
>>18576853bittercel will never admit it. It's always just one guy, the same guy samefagging, or the same guy with a botnet.
>>18576854>OOK OOK OOK AAK AAK AAKTIME to answer the real question, what watch is the most MONKE?
>>18576856>what watch is the most MONKE?iphone/iwatch.
>>18576855Is the botnet in the room with us right now?
>>18576856
>>18576854>hasnt posted his guidi’s>hasnt posted his lamborghini>hasnt posted his ducatibased poorfag
>visit ECD thread>watches are all casios>shitty wallets falling into pieces>fake leather bags>only bics>cigarettes and vapers>everything looks dirtylmfaokek, so this is the power and the status of /fa/
>>18576864Post your FP Journe, Gucci loafers and private jet.
>>18576870I won’t because I’m a poorfag!!
Is the Seiko Presage Cocktail a decent watch for the proce?
>>18576873Looks like garbage you’d find in a pakistani stock store
>>18576879Nobody here is obsessed with pakistan, rajesh
>>18576873The watch is fine, but the bracelet is terrible.If you spend a little bit on a nice saffiano leather strap that’s well coordinated with the dial color, the watch will look pretty decent.
>>18576886the bracelet is OK it's not casio tier shit you can't wear
>>18576894The bracelet is ok in that it won’t fall apart, probably, and won’t rip the skin off your wrist, probably, but the issue is how a bracelet can ruin a watch.Bracelets contribute a lot more to a watch’s looks than a strap does. So if the bracelet’s end links are sloppy, or if the finishing is not up to par with that of the case, it makes the whole thing seem sloppy.Seiko is notorious for this because their bracelets are made in a separate factory and the designers of the watch just pick one from the catalog of products Seiko already makes. They’re always an afterthought.
>>18576872FINALLY!Now that you've admitted this, we can discuss watches (ROLEX).
>>18576936Honestly it is only an issue when you get to Grand Seiko and the more expensive diver models of Presage because the standards are a lot higher for that priceThe cocktail is only like 50% more expensive than an Orient Bambino, which is the bare minimum for an automatic
>>18576938What's your opinion on Rolex moving the EXPLORER logo up on the dial?I think it looked a lot nicer on the older models, now it all combines into a disjointed block of text with various fonts, sizes and unequal line spacing.
>>18576948It's no use anon. There are supposed Rolex fans ITT but if you ask them any detailed questions about the watches they just ignore you. On paper Rolex seems like a pretty cool guy but even the anons ITT just like it because of the brand image.
poorlex fags ruined this thread.
You try to take an interest in the brand they're spamming about because you like the look of one of the watches and they have nothing to contribute, it's like they're fake fans. If I liked rolex as much as I like Lange, I'd always be mentioning things like the Breguet overcoil and cased accuracy tests.
>>18576980Bitches don't care about "over coils", it's just the brand that matters.
>>18576982This was the tipping point. After this came rehautgate and then the attempted rootbeer reconciliation.LOLEX is banished now.
>>18576983Who would wear a watch to impress a woman? You wear a watch to impress yourself desu
>>18576988You wear a watch to tell the time, dumbfuck
>>18576988No you retard.The reason we wear anything is to signal status to others. Same with tattoos and shit.If you lived alone in a cave you wouldn't care for watches and clothes etc.Then again you do live alone in a basement.. Maybe you're just autistic.
>>18576983If that's all that matters to you, get a superclone.
>>18576988Tudor: a poet's watch.
>>18576988>You wear a watch to impress yourself desuWhat does this even mean?Are you supposed to look down and your wrist and exclaim, “Zowie! I forgot I was wearing a [self-impressing watch]! This thing is incredible!”
>>18576992>watches and clothesThese mean different things to most watchfags. Because most watchfags are fat, manlets, old, or all of the above, fashionable clothes are unavailable to them. None of them over dress stylishly. Either too casual or in a laughable pastiche of what they thought menswear was in the early 1960s.A nice watch, however, is something they can wear regardless of how often they never go to the gym.The same goes with boots, hats, other accessories. You find the same posters in those threads as this one.
>>18576991Telling the date is way more useful for me personally.>>18576992Clearly you have a profilicity-mindset as opposed to a sincerity or authenticity-mindset. I actually have two yuge tattoos but they're not visible even in short sleeves because they're not intended for other people to see. They're for me, not others. My enjoyment of the world is between me and the world, not some faggot that needs to be "signaled to".>>18576995Yeah exactly. For the last month I've been wearing a Seiko I bought for around $350, and it has a very special meaning to me because my best friend bought the same one when we went to Japan. I don't expect anyone else to care unless they're specifically interested in watches, in which case they will enjoy the watch itself and not some measure of status that it bestows on me. And yes, it is incredible! The first analog display quartz chronograph movement!
>>18576995you look down and feel joy because you're wearing a nice watch, and you were able to afford it (maybe after working towards it for a long time). How is this difficult to understand?
>>18576983>>18576992spotted the insecure faggots
>>18577002That’s not being impressed. Is that all it takes for you? A price tag?Do you look at your jeans and reminisce about the 29.95 you spent on them?
>>18576548bro why do you shave your arm? also that piece is a little undersized for you
>>18576226>SOVL
>>18577009>why do you shave your armI’m transitioning.
>>18577013>I’m transitioning.Oh cool I guess you mean you are getting a better job or something, that's pretty cool man.
>>18577008Guys who “stretched themselves” a little on their purchase need to add an additional narrative layer to their watch ownership in order to justify an otherwise unwise purchase to themselves?>Sure, the watch was expensive but the importance of this fine timepiece is far more valuable.People who only buy watches they can afford, regardless of how expensive, buy the watch because it looks nice and they want a new watch. (If it’s really expensive they might put it on their homeowners insurance)
1st watch: Graduation present from mom2nd watch: cool shitter I bought with friend3rd watch: pending, to mark birth of first child4th watch: ???It's like that, each one is special.
>>18577017Nah, it means I’m gay and I want to be called with female pronouns.
>>18577017>a better jobIt’s less money but the work is a lot more rewarding.
>>185770204th watch has to be a 1930s Curvex, that’s the natural step.
>>18577020This is why watches are terrible presents:>Gift you got when you were 18>a 44mm diver? What was I thinking? I’m never wearing this again. In the sock drawer it goes.Then the next time you see your mom and you’re wearing something else and she asks about the watch she got you, you have to lie and say>oh…yeah…I wear it all the time. This one was wound up and I was running late so I just threw it on.
This thread is the real horror.
>>18577029Nah my mom let me pick the watch, and so I asked my friend who is a watch autist and even used to frequent these threads before he got fed up with the shitposting. He basically walked me through all the steel sports watches in the market and I picked one based entirely on looks and in-person feel. To this day I love it deeply and I wear it basically all the time. It turned out to be a pretty decent watch in terms of history/perception, but I chose it because I loved the case and dial. I got lucky because if I had fallen out of love with that watch, I probably wouldn't have developed such a deep interest in watches over time. Also my grandfather was a watchmaker himself so my mom is pretty thoughtful when it comes to watches and knew better than to force a shitter onto me.
>>18577025I hate it.4th watch will be one of the following:>Cartier Santos Dumont XL (Steel)>JLC Master Ultra Thin Perpetual (Rose gold)>ALS Richard Lange boutique edition>Rolex Rootbeer GMT (two-tone)I've tried on all except the rootbeer.
>>18576936you've never had it on your hand right
>>18577055Watch out for rehaut misalignent on the rootbeer, it has been a barely contained scandal among the Rolex Owners' Club.
>>18577029I think your problem here is your mother, who has no taste or understanding for watches, bought you a shitter.I agree that watches aren't the best gift idea because so much of getting a watch you like is personal taste. BUT if you know a lot about watches and the person you want to get a gift for also likes watches and you know what that person's taste in watches is like, you may be able to make an exception in that case. You just have to know what you're doing. A mom that knows jack shit about watches getting a watch for her son that doesn't wear a watch has no idea what she's doing and any watch sales person who doesn't know her son will not be able to help her.
>>18577044>>18577086If you spent this much effort on talking about watches themselves rather than bizarre narratives about why watches are bought, this would be a better thread.
>>18577091>this would be a better threadDon’t bother. This thread is cooked until Bittercel gets banned again or moves onto something else. We’re stuck with his schizoposting for the time being, since the mods don’t seem to care that one guy is responsible for 80% of the posts in this thread.
Only a ROLEX evokes this level of passion.
>>18577055You are an npc cuckold and you lack any originality.
Jesus fuck, what the fuck is going on in this thread? Friendly reminder that you faggots are all grown up balding men in their 30s and 40s. It's pathetic, really.
>>18577232See >>18577096It’s like the weather. Every now and then we get a hurricane. In this case, it’s a screechy little schizophrenic named Bittercel.
What brands actually care about you being able to enjoy your watch for decades and decades and make them out of hardened steel? I kn ow there is this magnificent Marinor, there is pretty ugly and RZE, Sinn has a couple of equally ugly models, who else?
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>>18577240Panerai Submersible maybe?But then again, what makes you think that ordinary stainless steel on a regular diver watch won't make it multiple decades?
>>18577264Panerai has had a rough couple of years but I think they’re coming around again. Their Submersible line has some very cool pieces in it.
>>18576838my tears filled my pool since you called people like me who don't own rolex's "poorfags" :(
Fuckin poor people can't even post an image with the right orientation smdh
>>18577290Great. Please take your drama to /wt/. It finally just calmed down here.
>>18577290australian?
>>18577297KekOzzie poorfag will never recover from this.
>>18577315no I just don't have enough money to rotate the image >>18577297 :(
>>18577290>Bro is still coping after hours later after bittercel gave him crapNGMI fragile ego boy.
>>18576226Incredibly keyedNever seen that dial
>>18576873Just save for a Grand Seiko even if it's quartz
>>18576227it's 1% of your total wealth, anon
>>18576169sovl
Fyi Casio are phasing out the blue Electro-luminescent lights for these orange led lights because they use less power and last longer. If you want blue, grab one while available
Only an Explorer is good enough
>>18577351OP and datejust are barely different in function.
>>18577343Imagine paying the price of a used toyota for that
>>18577349I can understand offering a change on some models but it's very surprising to me that they would totally cut all electroluminescence from all models. It's so popular. At least keep offering the A168 and some of the F models with electroluminescence.ryvs8
>>18577358OP has a shittier clasp DJ has a date
>>18577362The clasp doesn't have all the cool features but the smaller size is kind of nice.What are you saying explorer is "good enough" for anyway? Whatever it is I'm saying there's no reason the others shouldn't be just as good. Even if we're talking about explorer type shit.
>>18577359Imagine what u could get for explorer m9ney
Goodnight everyone.
>>18577373Very nice
>>18576873It's decent, but meh. There are better watches from Seiko for that money, be it vintage or new.
If you bought your Rolex in the grey market and didn't got it through the AD and drink the salesman/woman piss and done the Rolex shuffleYou don't deserve it
>>18577325I just joined the thread.
>>18577349What Casio and GShock need is to phase out their unreadable standard negative displays and make them positive instead.
>>18577349blue light sucks
in russian parlance, blue or lightblue is slang for homo
>>18577580from kaycee to /fa/, you are always with me, it seems.
>>18577597bro i grew up in soviet union i know what goluboy means since before you were born lol
>>18577602every soviet kid knew goluboy means
>>18576628Check mine
Kofe time.
>>18577264>hardened steel on the outside>fragile garbage automatic winding on the insideWhat did they mean by this?
>>18577624You are gay and friends with Leto.
>>18577349
>>18577667literally met. fell for the a159 meme
Absolutely and undeniably K I N O.How can anyone hate Rolex is beyond me. What an amazing brand.
>>18577757Woah now you can see the misaligned rehaut with the naked eye
>>18577760>she's still tryingGood luck with your war against Rolex anon
>>18577761C O P E(copelex)
>>18577764Cope hard?
>>18576164Here’s a challenge1000 usdWhite dial2 handsBlack casingNo markersUnder 40mm
>>18577775Just save up and buy a Rolex.
>>18577777DigitsNo I don’t want a Rolex. Too generic looking. Only a status symbol for most people who buy it. There are better brands that exclude craftmanship. There are micro brands that exude more soul.
>>18577779Yes you do. You're trying to convince yourself hat you don't out of a misplaced sense of contrarianism, but you want a Rolex.It's the only brand worth wanting. Anything else is cope.
NEW THREAD WHEN
>>18577775What do you mean by no markers? A completely empty dial? You would just be making a rough guess at the time.
>>18577785new thread all day every day, twice a day even
>>18577799Yes exactly
>>18577810Probably want to look around on AliExpress for something like that, if not a special request. The sub 500 dollar watch thread guys are far more versed in that realm.
>>18577809>>18576142 #>>18576142 #>>18576142 #
>>18577842that's not the new /wt/, that's the shit thread
>>18577878Doesn’t matter. Bittercel is already bumping the shit out of it. What a fucking loser.
pure class
>>18577900Kek. Where’d you get that pic from?That’s a great watch, but yeah, funny pic.
>>18577900Sorry it's too big for you girl.
Why is Omega doing this? It's lazy and doesn't even look cool.
>>18577942It does look cool until I'll find out it's an another shitty collab
>>18577950The 38mm Speedmaster is horrendous and THICKER than the 42mm because of the AUTOMATIC movement with a DATE FUNCTION. It DOES NOT look cool.
>>18577942I don't like the date in the subdial.It's one of the shitty versions of the Speedy that are usually for women (like the one with the bear on the minute hand, whatever it is).
>>18577962The thickness of the 38mm is such a show-stopper. It could be made much thinner if they used a manual movement and it would be a lot more proportional.
>>18577966Yeah. Also in my book an automatic chronograph with date screams SHITTER. Not Omega's fault, but it reminds me of the countless shit-tier chronograph with a Valjoux 7750.
>>18577981With smaller, thinner watches coming back in style, there’s a real opening for a brand like Longines to resurrect the 13ZN hand winding chronograph movement, similar to how Omega brought back the 321.13ZN powered watches were between 34 and 38mm and between 12 and 14mm thick (which included the taller plexiglass crystals)Something like that would be incredible, though it would probably sell like shit because the purist market is tiny and most of them would be waiting to buy them second hand.
>>18577966El primeros were thin and automatic even back in the 70's. I don't know what the fuck Omega buyers are thinking
>>18578045My guess is that most Omega buyers don’t even know Zenith is exists.
>>18577942I was going to say it's pretty cool until I saw the date.
>>18578087I was looking at Zenith' price on C24 a few weeks ago the hit they take is absolutely insane. Picrel's MSRP is 8200 euros. You can find a few around 5500 euros on the grey market.
>>18578098Yeah, it’s brutal. I mean, most brands take pretty obscene hits. That said, those companies also tend to be real generous with discounts. Those gray market prices are usually pretty close to what you can get from an AD.I don’t believe that most buyers really care about resale. Most don’t collect watches and don’t intend to ever sell their watch. The smarter buyers and collectors, though, definitely care. When a company makes a watch for the collectors out there like that Defy you posted, a high price is counterproductive.
>>18578098i like some Zenith models, but this looks like shite.Also, the brand has zero street cred.
>>18578109Why would you put any value in what the street says about watches?
>>18578109It was not intended to be a mass market home run. It’s a re-creation of a model from the 1970s, and a surprisingly accurate one. It’s for hardcore Zenith fan(s).
>>18577966Even omegas manual wind chronographs are nearly 14mm thick.
>>18578116>Omegas are thickTale as old as time.
>>18576784#1 just like apple
>>18578109I'm sure you like their horrendous skeletonized shitters, faggot.
>>18578098>You can find a few around 5500 eurosStill too much
>>18578123Yeah I'm sure it's way too much for your budget, Seiko wearer.
>>18578098>>18578115They made some insane things in the 70s.
>>18578121not quite, i like the chronomaster revival, the Lupin de Third is my dream watch but it was limited edition too. I may settle for an all white one.
>>18578143+the white one is more canon than the b&w one
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