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>>18608752
Dinner plate

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>>18608752
Post your office/work shitters

any DIY anon here? someone that built a watch from parts from various websites? how's the general quality?

>>18608752
that looks like festering shit swirling down a toilet

>>18608765
why do japs make such fuckhuge monstrosities

>>18608806
Aiming for the sumo wrestler market

>>18608798
My experience is a single watch, but sure. Hands are good (for like 5 bucks), dials are good (for like 30 bucks), movements are good (for like 40 bucks), the cases are decent (for like 30 bucks). If you're expecting great flat mirror polishes or nice brushed finishes you're not going to get them, maybe the dropshipper sites give you slightly higher quality for 2-3x the price of alix. The hardest thing is finding what you want, at least on ali, because their search tool is hot dogshit.

I don't understand buying alibaba crap. If you want a cheap watch, there are plenty of reputable companies selling extremely cheap watches. Casio and Timex can give you any style you want at any price point (if you're a quartzpleb)

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I just bought the Seiko and now I'm done. Put this together showing all the watches I bought in the last 24 hours.

A lot of you guys gave me good advice about what to get and what to avoid. I appreciate it.

I'm sure some of you will tell me what starter watch I could have gotten with the money. I'm happy with this selection. This is a real splurge for me.

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>>18608859
I think this is a mostly fine collection. your bad purchases are cheap. the $220 chinese thing looks decent, it has a vintage omega vibe, I wonder if it holds up

>>18608887
The $3 bling one is a joke. I put one up in a previous thread. REAL fucking ridiculous. And when I went to buy I couldn't track it down. Just look at it. Obviously it's a gag, a goof and a spoof. The Berny seems like the real pointless purchase. Maybe I can cancel it before it ships. Or maybe I'll like it. Who knows.

>>18608898
>>18608859
Post pics when you get everything

>>18608898
well I mean at 3 dollars I couldn't even blame you wasting it on shiny paperweight. As for the BERNY thing, I almost want to tell you to keep your order and report back to us how bad it is. I see them come up on Amazon too and it's one of those random chinese thing that floods the market. I'm a sucker whenever I see a reflective dial. what's that 220 chinese thing about? a rising brand? I've only looked at your picture about it, no further research, but the polishing and layout looks more quality than I expect from a fly-by-night clomage shop. I'm excited to know more about it.
and the 60 dollar pastel thing. is that quartz? I'd say it's too much for a no name quartz, too little for a non name automatic, so idk what ot make of it.

>>18608900
For sure. My stupid MVMT 47mm (I didn't even think about measurements or even see it on a wrist before impulse buying it) showed up yesterday but I'm leaving it in the box and shipping it back tomorrow. I'm going to try and forget I was so stupid.

>>18608902
The Chinese one is the same as those Seagull 1963 watches and the Sugess ones everyone was going on and on about on youtube. Has a full window in the back and fancy gooseneck guts. Good sapphire dome. I spent more than I wanted to get a 38mm I liked the design of. So many panda chronos from $150 to $250 with the good Japanese movements apparently. I just saw a lot of video reviews where the guys said it had stuff only $2,000 watches usually have, and how the Chinese are really blowing everyone away with them. Just too shiny and cool to ignore.
The $60 one got some good reviews, like it's great for the price. I don't care that much about names. I got those couple but they don't even have as good of crystal as the Chinese do.

>>18608904
When you get the 220 chinamen, check if its buttons are tactile or slippery. Check if the steel feels as solid as the seiko's steel. Check if the tick is jittery. Check if the seconds hands bounces up and down. And check if the strap is pleather. Those are the things it looks like might be getting corner cut here. Cut corners isn't bad if the watch still works what you want it for. Like, I wouldn't even use a chronograph function really. And you can just put on your own strap. I have an old soviet watch with a flimsy seconds hand, but it only bounces around if you're moving your wrist around while looking at the watch.

>>18608859
>$765 total

You could have had etiher a Hamilton (Khaki field or murph), or a Seiko Prospex, a Junghans Max Bill, maybe a second hand Grand Seiko.

But instead you got 7 SHIIIIIITTTTTTTTTERRRRSS!!!

>>18608915
Impressive how the kind of people who post shit like this always have the worst fucking taste in watches.

>>18608859
Kinda funny how you started wanting one single watch and ended up buying 7. I like the Seiko, the Citizen and the Chronograph, solid choices

>>18608915
at least he got 7 shitters instead of your suggestion to get just 1 shitter

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>>18608915
Is this NOT the "poorfag shitters" thread?
lol
As I predicted, someone thinks I should have gotten ONE watch for that price.
I'm not a watch guy. I'm still not a watch guy even though I've now got like 10 watches to my name.
They aren't shitters. Maybe the Berny. Definitely the bling thing for $3. But they're solid watches from what I know and I wouldn't have ever been able to decide on or be happy with one $750 watch. That's your thing. I did get a Seiko. I'm sure it's fine. I'd not have appreciated a $750 Seiko like you would. Seems like a huge waste of money to me. This whole thing kind of feels like a waste of money. But I've been working my ass off for years with no reward. Now I'm going to be a normal and frugal person once again.

>>18608916
Taste is subjective. Out of all of those watches you can't possibly think they're all ugly or useless. Maybe you want the foppish dandy watch snob thread. I saw one with some cunt like you showing off his $5,000 gold watch and telling everyone else they're gay for not being on his level. This thread is not that thread.

>>18608915
>>18608859
>>18608921
Here's the watch tiers in USD or EUR:
Under 50: Digital Casio classics, no frills
50-100: Respectable quartz from Casio, maybe a few "respectable" Timex
300: Decent enthusiast entry level automatics (Seiko, Citizen, Orient).
300-600: nicer versions of 300 dollar watches
600-1000: 300 dollar watches pretending to be something the aren't
1000-2000: indie watches pretending to be more creative than they are
2000-3000: compromised luxury watches
3000: quality begins
There's no real value improvement from 300 to 3000, you're just paying for different marketing stories.

>>18608928
I'm not saying your shitters are bad man, I'm saying his recommendations for buying one watch instead are terrible.

>>18608919
Yeah, it's funny but concerning. I've become pretty impulsive lately.
Glad you don't think I'm a complete fucking idiot. I feel the same way about those three. Everything else is just gravy if they work at all.
I must say I'm a lot more confident in the Cit and the Seiko just because I got them from Jomashop which is at least a legit business. All the others are Aliexpress and I don't know what to expect. I think I got some stuff from them a few years ago and it took weeks to arrive. And the reviews can be hit or miss. I didn't read anything concerning about the watches I bought. That whole style of chrono had about 1 in 6 reviews saying they got something slightly different from what they expected, but no one was really disappointed. I spend the most time choosing that one. I really don't like navigating that site at all. Good to be done with all this.

>>18608934
This is what you should do, buy a a box for your watches, one with 6-8 slots and impose yourself to just fill the box with ones you like and never get one again (unless you get rid of ones you don't like).

>>18608930
Oh. See I don't even know what bad taste is. I assume I'm the one with the bad taste. If you know that a bunch of $600 - $700 watches suck you're an expert compared to me.

>>18608929
>$3,000.00 - quality begins

That's fucking bleak. That's why I don't want to be a watch person. I'd be interested to know if you have that mindset because you have and can afford the "good" watches or because you aspire to?
That's really crazy taste you have. I'm not sure what's supposed to be so great about watches over $3,000. That's almost like saying all cars suck until you get to Rolls-Royce.

>>18608915
>Junghans Max Bill

I just looked that up. Are you kidding? I don't think I would want a watch with such a minimalist style for $50. I just don't like the look of it at all. And all the ones I saw were like $1,200. Insane.

>>18608928
>I saw one with some cunt like you showing off his $5,000 gold watch
You're talking about the Patek Philippe in gold? That's a 40k watch, if you melted it down it'd probably still be worth more than 5k. It'd look better too.

>>18608940
Yes when I first got into watches I decided let me just get "the one" so I'll stop looking into it. I got a 5500 vintage rolex. It's older so it's cheaper than modern stuff, not waterproof, but besides that it's beautiful in every way, all original with papers, box, and chrono24 authentication, etc. I have had it for a while, but I treated the crown poorly for a while and so needed to get it repaired, and I decided to get a full service so it's been at Rolex HQ for 2 months and will still be there for another month. Therefore I've gone back into the weeds searching for a good substitute to hold me over for its few months of service. This is how I started exploring the lower end, and how I found that you don't really get much watch above 300 dollars until you finally reach the luxury tier around 3000 dollars. There's all sorts of design gimmicks and "historical lineage" pieces alone the way, but under the hood and all specs included they're mostly off the shelf parts under different artistic design hoods until you get to the true luxury tier.

>>18608940
>>18608969 (continued)
>I'm not sure what's supposed to be so great about watches over $3,000.
Obviously, they all just tell time and a 25 dollar casio tells time more accurately than anything mechanical. But if you want to talk about feel, weight, legibility, movement, joy, that's where you need to go into the mid 4 figures and up territory. If you can, stop by a store that sells Rolex and ask to see an oyster perpetual, they're "entry" level rolex, and put it on your wrist, read it from all angles, watch the seconds hand sweep, and *enjoy* reading the time. It's another world. But of course, you pay, and heroin is cheaper, so you'll have to make a choice.
If I went on with the tiers, there would even be tiers above, around 30000 is when you start to see luxury innovation and complications, like A Longe and Sohn Jump Time, or Patek Phillipe Perpetual Calendar, or Ressence's Oil Filled mechanical watches. 300000+ will get you minute repeaters and other watches that chime.

>>18608966
>you ned something that tells the time
Let's be real, watches are not for telling the time anymore they are more akin to having a fancy bracelet on your wrist.

>>18608972
Not all of us carry phones around everywhere we go. And if you do I pity you. My watch is absolutely to tell me the time.

>>18608940
>>18608969 (continued)
>>18608971 (continued)
>That's almost like saying all cars suck until you get to Rolls-Royce.
Rolex is not the Rolls-Royce of cars. Rolex is the Mercedes Benz of cars. Pricey, but reliable, well respected, and not unheard of. Many people will never see a Rolls Royce despite most people owning cars. Yet despite most people *not* owning watches, you probably pass several Rolexes on people you walk by every day.

>>18608972
>>18608973
I think we can agree not everyone should be expected to have their phone out to tell the time always, so watches do serve a purpose in telling time. Yet at the same time we have to admit that a 25 casio tells time just as well or better than anything more expensive than it, so looks, aesthetics, feel, and legibility are definitely drivers of any watch more expensive than that.

>>18608929
10 years ago maybe, a $100 chink watch will rape a $300 seiko/citizen/orient watch

For a vintage style watch, Baltany or Kuoe?

>>18609043
>a $100 chink watch will rape a $300 seiko/citizen/orient watch
maybe, at twice the weight and with jagged edges, if you don't get a dud

>>18608929
>3000: quality begins
lol no it doesn't, it begins at 6.5k now

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Let me guess. You NEED more

>>18609138
You can get to 3k if you’re willing to go vintage,
But I get your point. Anything new and lux has to be 6.5k at least

>>18609153
>You can get to 3k if you’re willing to go vintage,
Examples? Watches were really shitty until 2015 or so. A higher tier luxury watch from I don't know 1999 looks and feels like a shittier tier Seiko now.

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>>18609172
Yeah this looks like a flimsy tin women's watch. Everything on it is shittier than on a modern Orient.

>>18609174
You know NOTHING. How did you even get in the internet. Get your EYES checked and your BRAIN checked

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>>18608929
>watch tiers
destroys your retarded tiers.
inb4 mah heritage. both swiss and japan were originally just seen as just shitty cheap watch producers without heritage/"feels", there's nothing magical about them. you've just been marketed to like a retarded women who demands a diamond ring because "feels".
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PcHbNCTipJo

>>18609176
>posts random alibaba crap his favorite eceleb was shilling on youtube
History is not just a fancy marketing story,
It’s a proven reputation for delivering on promises. Nothing that the entire continent of China has done yet

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>>18609175
The reddit check-list
>SOLID end-links
>SAPPHIRE crystal
>SCREW LINKED bracelet

>>18609178
2/3rds wrong
Vintage Rolex mastered hollowed steel. That’s why vintage Rolex steel bracelets are even lighter than titanium bracelets today and sell for 700 dollars MINIMUM.
Vintage Rolex does not use Sapphire. This is using Acrylic.
>Screw linked bracelet
Yeah but so what? As opposed to pin linked? Watch screwdriver sets are dirt cheap on Amazon

>>18609177
So like when you buy something that looks exactly like a GS you get something that doesn't? What promise lmfao?

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>>18609099
>jagged edges
this is just retarded FUD. a $300 jap watch most likely has a made in china case at a standard lower than a $100 chinese watch. those japs gotta make a profit and pay for marketing somehow.

>>18609190
You're just in love with that fucking video. Jeez. It better be as great as you claim when it gets here.

>>18609179
I was talking about your dream-shitter you defensive ass-hat

>>18609184
>get something that looks like a Grand Seiko from one angle
>low quality steel
>unfinished
>jittery movement
>movement doesn’t actually meet the spec of the Japanese movement it’s a “clone” of (no hacking, no manual winding)
>movement breaks in 1 month
>case is just a heavy slab of cheap steel because no one hollowed out unnecessary material
>bracelet pulls at your hairs
>bracelet is unfinished so it cuts at your skin
>no one on the secondary market will dare buy your mistake off you
>metal finishing rubs off on your skin
>base metal underneath oxidizes with your sweat
Enjoy your chinkomatic for 20 dollars cheaper than the Seiko it was copying

>>18609199
I was talking about 3k vintage luxury

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>>18609200
>>base metal underneath oxidizes with your sweat
more retard FUD.
i get it. anyone who profits from or has attached their personality to watches "needing to" cost more than a few hundred dollars must be seething, kvetching, coping and dilating right now.

Strange how there is always someone glazing ether chinkshit or rolex yet nether of them gets posted on the wrist, always auction photos or something grabbed from reddit.

>>18609226
I'll post my chinkshit on my wrist when it arrives.

>>18608765
shit strap

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>>18609226
feast your eyes on my chinkshit before it oxidized into dust

>>18609242
Dust, huh? How long did that take to happen?

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>>18609200
What a bizarre level of cope. I love this idea that Chang somehow can't make a watch for 100 bucks because you're retarded and don't understand what things actually cost. I built my own watch with Chinese parts a few years back. The bezel and caseback are 100% stainless, because I filed them down. The body is almost certainly stainless, after 2 years of daily use there isn't any corrosion. This hands were polished, not just stamped, and the movement was clearly OEM.

>>18609256
>How long did that take to happen?
2 more weeks

>>18609263
Building something yourself is obviously going to give you something better than a chopshop pre-built because you are doing QC by your own hands

>>18608806
Building bigger is cheaper because it leaves space for more off the shelf parts. Building small is the biggest challenge in watch manufacturing

>>18609334
The parts I bought are literally the parts the chinks use. The 37mm Tandorio diver uses the same set of hands (mine have a hole because they were packaged poorly and I got a refund on them), and the exact same case and bezel. All that differs is the dial.

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>>18609200
>mfw there are people in this board willingly putting themselves in the line of fire to defend soiko's honor

>>18609343
What’s your issue with Seiko?

>>18609190
Just because they polished the piece they sent to your favorite eceleb doesn’t mean they will polish yours

>>18609361
Can I polish my own? I ordered one of those Militados. I have access to a guy who does metal machining and makes his own custom parts for stuff he works on. If there's any problem whatsoever with sharp edges I'm kind of looking forward to it. I can really round them off or customize them. I may buy some under $10 watches in fact just to do that. Cut cool designs and etchings into them.

Also, I think I'm going to take all my watches and engrave my initials into them like people do with tools. Maybe it won't keep them from getting stolen but it'd make them worthless to anyone forever. Or maybe just come up with my own little signature to scratch in. Like branding cattle.

>>18609200
>unfinished
>jittery movement
>movement breaks in 1 month
>metal finishing rubs off on your skin
>base metal underneath oxidizes with your sweat
None of these are true for the watch I bought for 18€. I didn't list the bracelet stuff because it has a leather one so it's not really applicable.
Point is, my absolutely bottom of the barrel chink watch beats many of your assumptions about much more expensive chink watches, so you're completely out of your depth

>>18609396
Good for you. I'm kind of excited for my chink watches and having them be good working timepieces. Can you post yours? I want to see what you consider 'bottom of the barrel'.

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>>18609408
Pic related. It's got a very basic undetailed design, a hand wound movement, acrylic glass, a cheap movement I had to tune to be even vaguely accurate, and I'm pretty sure it's made of lower quality steel. But even with all that in mind, it's still a mechanical watch with some amount of detail, like applied markers and not completely flat hour and minute hands and a lightly embossed logo, and a case that I'm pretty sure is steel of some kind, given that it has some weight to it and I have yet to see any signs of a different metal underneath, even from scratches, and all for less than I'd have to pay for even an f91w.

>>18609416
I like it. How much did it cost total in USD? Is it 40mm?

>>18609425
18€ is about $21, that's shipping included. Although that was with a discount of some kind, regular price is probably closer to $25. The size is 36mm iirc

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>>18608859
LMAO you could have got an Omega Constellation

>>18609570
Yuck. I wouldn't buy that if I had a billion dollars. I'm happy with the now 8 watches I got instead.

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>>18609570
Could have got a real jap-made Seiko movement put into an Italian made artistic case with money to spare

>>18609574
>Yuck. I wouldn't buy anything good if I had a billion dollars. I only want watches shilled to me by desperate "watch youtubers" being paid by the CCP

>>18609574

This is also for you by the way >>18609575
Or at least, it would have been if you hadn't sperged out on chinese crap. Thank god you accidentily bought a seiko and a citizen during your manic ordeal

>watch
>watch, japan!

>>18609586
Watch maker tiers:
>Ubermensch: Swiss
>Untermensch: Germans, French, Italians
>Auslanders: Japanese
>Juden: Chinese

>>18609576
>>18609585
I explained to you snobby assholes many times that I'm not like you. You only care about brand names and expensive shit. You tried to get me to buy watches with shittier crystal and even movements in favor of some name brand watch. You are all diseased. Some of the Chinese "crap" I bought has better shit in it than the Seiko and the Citizen. You're dumb. And you have very different goals.
And I bet if you didn't have any watches and you had $800 to blow, you wouldn't buy ONE watch -a used antique- either. So fuck you.

>>18609594
KYS, edgy Nazi faggot.

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>>18609575
I'm being insulted by a wop.

>>18609416
it's nice

>>18609613
you are rubber and I am glue, whatever you say doesn't matter because I have a rolex and you're buying watches off alibaba

>>18609625
I don't respect Rolex. I think you're a retard. I have more watches. I win.

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>>18609608
omg it feels so GOOD to be white

>>18609647
You're italian. I'M white. I don't know what you're posting or why you're still responding. I don't speak greaseball and I can't read it either.

>>18609652
Having a temporary work permit in sweden doesn't make you white, Wakambe Chang

>>18609647
Poorfags will never know the feeling of sporting a datejust while my AD fucks my wife unprotected

>>18609669
You wouldn't know what having an AD is like, mine was really cool he even called me during the watch repair and said "hey I know you requested we tighten the water proof but that's just going to double the cost and you don't really need it" total bro. Also my wife doesn't know about my AD because she doesn't like that I bought a Rolex so we don't talk about it

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>>18609672
"tightening the water proof"

>>18609679
nah I just wanted to make sure it could handle a little rain or that I didn't have to take it off my wrist while washing my hands.

>>18609672
Double the cost? It's 3 parts, none of which cost more than a dollar to manufacture, and maybe an hour worth of work. Crystal gasket, crown gasket, caseback gasket.

Oh, sorry, these are "Rolex" parts, obviously they're much more complicated and totally worth whatever they're gouging you for.

>>18609684
First of all, yes they are Rolex parts and so they're not kung fu chopped out of rusty tin sitting in a swamp on the Yangtze river.
Secondly, the reason it would have cost more than usual waterproofing is that new gaskets aren't made for the vintage case, so they would have had to replace the entire case in addition to the gaskets. The AD advised me against it not just because of the extra cost but also because I still have the original paperwork for the watch, the paperwork's serial number corresponds to the case. Breaking the case would lose that connection which is very valuable on the collector market.

>>18609690
>new gaskets aren't made for the vintage case
Yeah, rubber rings are deeply complex.

>>18609692
Rolex service guarantees its service for many years, they're not going to guarantee something is waterproof for a one off job, so they're only going to offer waterproof guarantees on their newer cases still in production. But as you said, I'm not going diving, it's enough to resist rain and hand washing

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I didn't ask

>>18609703
I was in BJs last week, the only two watches they had for sale were Invictas. one male and one female version

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>>18609361
>Just because they polished the piece they sent to your favorite eceleb doesn’t mean they will polish yours
this is how it's gonna go now.
anon buys his first watch. a $100 aliexpress chinkshitter, just to test the waters.
it arrives and looks great. anon can’t find a single flaw
he visits a big watch shop to see what he’s ‘missing’
he sees zero difference between his $100 watch and the $10,000 one
anon realizes anything over a few hundred bucks is just profit for big watch and imaginary superiority feels
big watch seething and kvetching

>>18609710
How about you post one on the your wrist and not in renders.

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>>18609716

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>>18609200
>>jittery movement
wearing my $50 chinkshitter. vh31. ticking smoothly at 4 times per second, just like it should. running 3 seconds slow since i set it 5 months ago.
>>metal finishing rubs off on your skin
>>base metal underneath oxidizes with your sweat
this literally never happens. go to reddit chinesewatches. no reports. your favourite swiss, german or japanese watch probably has a chink case made with chink steel too.

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>>18609716
>How about you post one on the your wrist
already did:
>>18609242

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browsing chinese watches and saw this. i like their little octopus logo thing but "octopus kraken" is a bit retarded. "octopus" or "kraken" alone and i'd be more interested. much more interested if it came with no text except for the little octopus logo

>>18609242
>quartz
I hope you didn't spend more than 10 dollars on this.

>>18609808
>Seiko VH31 quartz
unc is afraid and confused by electricity
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uYzpTocxmTg

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>>18608806
Yes.

>>18609679
I'm not sure who this is making fun of. They both look like fucking idiots. Neither looks cool.

>>18609813
Wait is this your excuse for spending more than 10 dollars on a quartz watch?

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80 bucks gold plated Casio. These guys do an amazing job on the finishing for such a cheap price

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>>18609874
high iq post

>>18609882
I just don't understand memes. I think they're all lame. There's no simple MSpaint drawing that I'd want to identify with. And that photoshop B&W 'chad' guy stuff is retarded as well. And the blonde beard "no" guy. I missed the bus on all that and I'm too old to adopt it now.

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>>18609883
I didn't ask

>>18609884
Who are you? I don't care. I post what I want. You have pictures of topless muscle men on your computer so I guess you're gay.

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>>18609888
I don't care either.

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>>18609875
yep. vh31 does a great job of keeping time. why would i pay more for a mechanical that keeps worse time?
i just think you hit diminishing returns really quickly when buying watches, unless you're some kinda nerd that really obsesses over minutia or someone who has money to burn, and especially now that cheap chinkshitters seem to be reaching levels of bang-for-buck never though possible.
normal people are much better off spending money on cars or clothing or pretty much anything else instead of a watch priced at retarded "luxury goods" levels.

>>18609765
Yust buy a real Omega poor loser?

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Just got it and I'm liking it.

>>18609719
Still need to bite the bullet and order one of these. I just hate the bezel timer

>>18609679
Tighten up those graphics

>>18609263
Genuinely thought this was a white dog paw. Get some sun, Seamus

>>18610007
I'm sorry you have to work in the fields all day.

>>18608929
>There's no real value improvement from 300 to 3000
oof that's one shit take right here.

>>18610010
Ok show me a watch in that price range that isn’t just a dressed up 300 dollar watch.

>>18609894
Strange hobby you have there.

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>>18609927

>>18608806
so they look like they're wearing the gadgets their superheros use to transform, like ultraman and power rangers

>>18610027
lel

>>18609876
What model?

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>>18610039
MTP-1302PGC-3AV

>>18609765
The name OCTOPUS KRAKEN is half the reason I wanna buy one. It's so fucking over the top

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Can someone give me a legit reason why this thread is always spammed with chinese copies of ALREADY CHEAP JAPANESE WATCHES!!!!

You get Seikos for under 200 dollars. Why the fuck do you guys buy automatic chinesium for 50 bucks that break in amonth?

>>18609876
And you will always look like a moron who pretends to wear a Rolex. I get your enthusiasm now "Holy whit this watch actually looks like a real one" but trust me. In a month you will want a REAL watch.

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>>18608929
>I'd be interested to know if you have that mindset because you have and can afford the "good" watches or because you aspire to?
>>18608940
>>18609652
>>18610126
Hey guys just wanted to share my shitter. I know it's not expensive or anything, but it's MY watch and that's all that matters. Full res video: https://files.catbox.moe/om2vdp.MOV

>>18610125
>>18610126
Go back to /nawt/ uncs.

>>18610125
This thread has a title. Did you see a watch and think this is the place for you to be a snob?
You play videogames like a little child. LOL
You don't get to look down on anyone, INCEL.

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>>18610125
>you need to wear GRORIUS nipponese watch folded 10000 times!!!

>>18610529
Gshocks are folded?

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Would any of you weedheads wear this?

>>18610561
I’m not a dope fiend and I look down on them and these watches, however this seems exactly like the kind of thing that drug addicts would love

>>18610563
>weed
>dope fiend drug addict

You're retarded.

>>18610563
Why did you reply then? It's asking weedheads specifically.

>>18610564
>n-no I’m not a dope fiend!
>I’m not a drug addict!
>I just use weed!!!

>>18610565
To answer your question:
Yes drug addicts would love chintzy weed themed watches. They’re a great market because they’re impulsive in their behavior and in their purchasing

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Wrapped in tobacco leaf cost $100 per, was a good day.

>>18610566
That's true. And I don't stutter or scream those things. Do you even know the difference between use and abuse?
How old are you and what country are you from?

>>18610567
You don't get to answer though. Your post has been stricken from the record as you are biased against users of cannabis and do not partake yourself. You're an idiot who thinks anyone who tries anything is addicted to it.

>>18610577
If you discuss weed themed watches then you are not “just trying it”, you are addicted.

>>18610576
The difference between calling yourself a user of weed and an abuser of weed is honesty.

Why even call them "shitters"

The most worn watches are smart watches with mass produced digital chips, these aren't really shitters unless were talking sub $100 or totally overpriced junk.

>>18608929
>le controversial screencap’d post
Imagine me laughing while I read all the different replies knowing for sure you all have shit taste and understand nothing of watch history. Yeah. It sounds like: ha-ha-ha.

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>>18610688
>>18610689

>>18610696
Digital Casio and Timex are definitely not shitters. A small quartz watch with Winny the Pooh on the dial is 100% not a shitter.

Roflex Exploorer? Now that’s a shitter without a doubt. Rolex Yatchmaster II? Not a shitter. Rolex art deco (1930s)? Yeah, also not a shitter.

Nivada Grenchen chrono? Definitely a shitter. (You have to have seen it irl to understand). Airain Type XX? Not a shitter.

Grand Seiko? Grand shitter. Omega diver? A-mega-shitter. Those are more properly called CAD shitters. Learn the jargon. But Rexhep Rexhepi? Not a shitter.

Now, Seiko 5? Shitter. Seiko cock? Shitter. Casio Anus? Indeed a shitter. But your grandfather’s Seiko with the 32mm plated case? 100% not a shitter. Your older cousin’s Casio with the Solar System orbits graph? You got it: not a shitter.

That Bvlgari with the edgelord snakes, probably just for women? Nope, it’s not a shitter. That other Bvlgari with the big letters on the natural rubber bezel? Wrong, it’s not a shitter. So what about the Rolex screaming Rolex on the engraved rehaut? Is that a shitter? Nope, that’s a nasty nauseating tribalistic ghetto shitter. Learn the difference.

Breitling Chronomat from the 90s? Good watch. Ebel 1911? Worth your money. Reverso? 89% shitter. YSL Reverso? 102% not a shitter. Disco dance Swatch? The opposite of a shitter. Omega-Swatch? A shitter.


It’s a difficult art, as you can see. You either have the degree or you don’t.

>>18610561
If I were a marijuana smoker, I wouldn't like this watch. Firstly, there are no numbers, and after a wooer, counting numbers is stressful. Secondly, they are covered with the thinnest layer of metal, imitating gold, and this can attract robbers on a dark street.

>>18610726
Now there's a fair answer.

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What is it with rolexniggers and their penchant for making everything about themselves? Are they really that starved for attention? The thread is supposed to be for watches under $500, not this retarded performative lugzury shit
>every discussion of watches in /effay/ has to be about MY favorite brand of shitters!
>every watch thread WILL face /wt/ derailment until everyone is on the receiving end of a toxic relationship with rawlecks

>>18610689
because everyone who drinks alcohol is an alcoholic and if they say they aren't they're just in denial

>>18610770
I can't tell if you're being sarcastic or sincere. Another reason I hate posting on a site with mostly retards.
I see a guy start threads on /ck/ claiming that no one enjoys beers or wines or spirits; that they only want to get drunk because as you posit, they are all alcoholics.
One of the dumbest, most ignorant statements you see.

does swatch still make watches that use beat time?

>>18610783
>>18610770
>>18610708
>>18610577
>>18610569
>>18610564
Hardcore weed cope. If you find yourself bringing up weed in non-weed-related threads just so you can defend the honor of weed smokers then you are in like the top 1% of weed addicts. The cure is to get a personality that’s not based around consuming things.

>>18610853
they say, on the fashion board

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cheap af and pretty good looking

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>>18610908
Looks better on leather

>>18610783
I was just rephrasing his statement to draw attention to how ridiculous it was
>>18610853
I haven't smoked any weed in over a decade, but I used to smoke most days in my late teens to mid-twenties. there's not any withdrawal or anything, you can just decide not to.

>>18610964
to add, using weed leaves in fashion is tacky. the way they depict them on that dial looks nice, I guess, but it's still tacky given the subject matter. even if I still smoked I would never wear that watch

>>18610561
I've never slonked wed but I'd wear this with a garish suit and Joker makeup.

>>18610908
I almost got one of those with the sand dunes.

>>18610957
And as weird as those Chinese names are, the blank ones look even cheaper somehow.

And I think those will be reminiscent of this time in the future.
>Remember that sand dunes fad they had for a while?

Weed makes sense only if you eat it. Otherwise it’s just a shitty cigarette that smells like literal shit.

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>>18611129
I like all ways of getting high. But eating is pretty rad.

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I got these to accessorize my shitters collection once it arrives from overseas

Where should I buy watch straps from? I have some vintage watches that need the leather straps replaced.

>>18610009
>sunlight is for laborers
take a WALK anon

>>18609190
>100M=330FT

>spend 100 bucks on the JDM version of my favorite watch
>it actually had solid links instead of folded links
What an upgrade.

If I can wind a watch to no end, as in it never starts feeling tight, or show resistance to winding the crown, does that mean the mainspring's broken?

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>>18610908
I have their vintage explorer homage. What a great watch and what a retarded logo.

>>18612802
That's definitely how every automatic watch works, not sure on manual only but what you are describing is should only be a case for old watches/clocks.

>>18612874
>retarded logo
that is unfortunate, but I still like it better than san martin's. but the name "addiesdive" is more retarded than "san martin." kind of a draw. but anyway you're watch looks nice

>>18610856
kek

cool

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>>18612874
I specifically got one with just the cursive. I think the blank ones they sell are somehow even more sad. You need SOMETHING there. Simpler the better. But a blank dial just screams "I'm Generic".

I wish all my watches would get here. I'm guessing the China ones might take weeks.

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I'm just waiting for these to go below 500 euros, I want one kinda bad

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>>18613157
I also want one of these, but they're 150 grams and I don't think I could pay this much for a quartz watch that weighs that heavy. I might bit the bullet but I'm not in a rush to buy such a heavy watch for so much money

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>>18613157
>>18613158
I also want one of these but waiting for the price to go down

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>>18613157
U-BOAT DARKMOON WAS TUDOR BLACKSHIELDS HALF BROTHER SEPERATED AT BIRTH BY LIGHTING FIRE - U-BOAT DARKMOON FAUT IN WWII WITH NAZIS NOT KKNOWING HE WAS TRULY JEWISH LIKE HIS BROTHER TUDOR BLACKSHIELD - U-BOAT DARK MOON KILLED 1000 JEWISH PEOPLE AS CAPTAIN OF THE NAZI SUBMARINE NAVY BUT HASD TO ESCAPE AFTER THE WAR ENDED TO SOUTH AMERICA WHERE HE TRAINED IN THE MOUNTAINS THE ART OF GUNKATSU AKA GUNKATA AKA GUNJITSU WHEN HE WAS ATTACKED BY TUDOR MOSSAD AGENTS AND DISSAPEARED EVERY SINCE

>>18613159
https://www.armitron.com/products/the-griffy

>>18613161
> U-BOAT DARK MOON KILLED 1000 JEWISH PEOPLE AS CAPTAIN OF THE NAZI SUBMARINE NAVY
nice
>>18613162
>armitron
never heard of this before, interesting clomages. It says it's sold out of the hamilton psr knockoff though. even then, it doesn't quite have the same vibe, and I would like something that's actually kinda nice to wear as a watch.

>>18613158
I tested this on my wrist. The size is ok, but I didn't vibe with it.

I have no idea how that shit translates into AMERICAN DOLLARS, so I'm not interested.

>>18613162
You can't see the pictures. Their site is broken.

>>18613161
That's a good deal on a watch.

>>18612874
Why don't they just make a real fake?

>>18613167
1 euro is 1.17 USD, however because prices in Europe always include sales tax while US prices don't, the total price comes out to pretty much equal.

I forget most states have sales tax.

>>18613165
thanks for the review. ya know it's not crazy out of my price range, however the other reason I haven't picked it up yet is that it just doesn't have a unique use-case apart from all the other watches I already have.

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Anon you are seriously not going to tell me that you "need" more, right?!

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>>18613278

Has anyone ever seen a trifold clasp made of something that isn't metal? It's an idea I've been thinking of recently, maybe something like plastic or fabric could work instead.

>>18610908
>>18612874
Is addiesdive the official homage brand of /pswt/?

>>18613496
It's just the best value under $100. Good ali express brands are as follows in order of lower price/quality to higher price/quality

$60-150
Addiesdive - Watchdives - escapement time

$100-300
Baltany - sugess/seestern

$200-400
Shartin - chronos - octopus

>>18613189
I've noticed that american mid tier brands like ll bean or pendleton are like double the price in europe though. Do you guys get shit like fjallraven parkas for half the price we would pay for them

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>>18613498
>$200-400
IXDAO

>>18613498
Boderry is also somewhere in there if you want a titanium field watch

>>18613498
>$60-150
What about militado? They are solid and their customer support actually pretends to give a shit

>>18613514
I always confuse them with tandario which are shit but militado is probably same level as watchdives except specializing in IWC knockoffs

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>>18608752
My wife just bought me my first Seiko 5 (chosen by myself) for Christmas. Pic is not mine since it's still in the gift box. I know you guys probably don't care but I really like the field watch look, more so than on the more expensive Hamilton Khaki. Also bought a few leather and alternative NATO straps on Ali to go with it. Now I hope it will be accurate enough since it seems to be hit and miss with Seiko.

>>18608798
As long as you know what you're doing that's fine. Building something with a cheap but robust Miyota 8215 is a good start. Like the other anon said, don't expect to create something super luxurious but other than that it's up to you to make something that looks cool. It's really not

>>18613538
EVERY brand makes that style though. I can't imagine spending $200+ for a field watch with the Seiko name when a near-identical Timex will work just as well if not better.
I'm sure as hell more likely to actually WEAR a field watch IN THE FIELD if it cost $40 and not 5X more.
That's just me though. I do own a Seiko, but not that style.

>>18610561
I would wear this if I was black

>>18613161
Does anyone have the Blackshield The Chronograph sanic edit?

>>18613313
My man downloaded and is 3d printing a rolex

>>18613726
I'm not going to lie, I saw a jap video of a 3d printed tourbillon, and I have wanted to make one ever since.

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>>18613538
That's a nice Seiko 5 anon. when I say the pic my thought was "Oh it's a Seikamilton Khaki". Anyway yeah Seiko makes great watches for the price. I have basically the same movement, just on a steel bracelet

>>18613726
This sounds awesome so long as he can get an original Rolex movement to put inside it.

>>18613691
Are you sure you're not black? You didn't use the subjunctive mood correctly, it should be
>I would wear this if I *were* black

does someone have the poorfag watch brands chart?

>>18613816
>does someone have the poorfag watch brands chart?
It's here: >>18608929
>Here's the watch tiers in USD or EUR:
>Under 50: Digital Casio classics, no frills
>50-100: Respectable quartz from Casio, maybe a few "respectable" Timex
>300: Decent enthusiast entry level automatics (Seiko, Citizen, Orient).
>300-600: nicer versions of 300 dollar watches
>600-1000: 300 dollar watches pretending to be something the aren't
>1000-2000: indie watches pretending to be more creative than they are
>2000-3000: compromised luxury watches
>3000: quality begins

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>>18613846
>no ali express

>>18613867
There's no reason to buy an AliExpress watch when Casio, Timex, Seiko, Citizen, and Orient already exist and produce reputable watches. They even get to you within a month of you ordering them.

>>18613871
Kek

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>>18608752
If you were 19, recovering NEET would you be happy to get a shitter watch as your first watch?

>>18613889
I hate daytonas

>>18613891
I thought that was the watch that kids liked.

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>>18613514
I have one, sub $70 with a VD78. The small second is half second misaligned. Not noticable, but I aligned it anyway. Don't expect fine polished edges since it adds to the labor cost.

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>>18613903

>>18613897
Too fat and confused. Get the sugess el primero instead

>>18608752
Just bought a Tissot PRX automatic for less than $180 because it didn't have the box with it. Is it stolen, or just someone looking to get rid of shit?

>>18613654
>EVERY brand makes that style though.
Yeah but that one looks the best to me. That's how it is. I don't fear too much about wearing that watch, for sports I already have G-Shocks.

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>>18613654
I just checked it and the Timex equivalent, the Mk1, costs a bit less than the Seiko 5 (279€ vs 310€), but without the day date complication, acrylic cristal instead of actual glass, and only 50atm. I never owned a Timex before so I can't judge the general quality and the reliability, but other than that it doesn't seem clearly superior to the Seiko to me.

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>>18614010
Wrong pic sorry

>>18613760
How is the accuracy? It seems to vary wildly from almost perfect to +-30s a day.

>>18614010
>>18614012
That's a lot for a Timex. Why is it important that your field watch be an automatic? Or titanium?
I guess I just think of that entire style as a budget one. Obviously every single kind of watch seems to have every price range covered, but the $50 Timex field watches seem the same to me. They're to be worn "in the field", so who wants to take some $300 watch out there? That's WHY they're field watches I thought.
Whatever. Get what you like. I just started buying watches and I can't decide what's important to me. I think I want autos and then it seems I'm skimping on everything else. You want brand and all the best quality parts it gets expensive and I'm not willing to spend more than $200 on a watch. So it's a lot of compromise.
Once I know what I'm doing I'll be comfortable spending a little more.

>>18614021
Well, that's the thing. Most people who buy divers don't actually dive with them, and most people who buy chronographs don't actually race. I've actually been in active service and most people including me were wearing G-Shocks or equivalent for obvious reasons. This particular Seiko, I just wanted it for the style, we're on /fa/ after all. I really like the very functional look and the legibility. And mechanical watches are only great if you actually want to care about your watch, other than that just buy a good, solid quartz so you can forget about it most of the time. For a very long time I was only wearing G-Shocks like I already mentioned, I feel like they're a very good start if you like their styling, or even regular casios. I only started to care about mechanical watches when I turned 40, and I bought a cheap AliExpress homage to try the concept, which then increased my interest for them. Even an entry level miyota 8215 movement is very solid and functional, all for between 50 and 100€. If you're a beginner, for $200 you can buy both a digital and an analog G-Shock, it's a good way to know what you like and what you don't imo. They'll last forever and are easy to sell on eBay if you ever get tired of them, so it's not like you're throwing money away.

>>18614036
tl;dr your poor af

>>18614065
Ikr? Did you read the topic of the thread?

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>>18614065
Nigger look at the thread you are posting on

>>18614078
>>18614102
ugh

>>18614016
>How is the accuracy? It seems to vary wildly from almost perfect to +-30s a day.
That's my experience too, I've even had where if I don't check it for a day then it's off by like 2 minutes, though I'm not sure how much of that may just be due to the low charge by the time I check it. I think a very low charge causes it to slow down a lot

>>18614021
>That's a lot for a Timex. Why is it important that your field watch be an automatic? Or titanium?
NTA but I love titanium, it's so comfortable. I like metal bracelets but steel can get heavy

>>18614010
Personally I would have gotten the eco drive one for like $140 or just an addiesdive for $65. Seikos price for an nh35 and some mineral glass is absurd.

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>>18614129
I think I'm gonna get this. It's got a Seiko NH35 and sapphire and looks really nice. I know there are cheaper ones but I like this design and size.

>>18613936
I would buy a rubber ball to open it without scratches and check if the movement is correct, or bring it to a watchmaker to do the same.
But yea probably was stolen, was the seller black?

>>18614128
That's more because lots of companies make awful steel bracelets. My current full steel watch with solid links (but folded end links, sadly) is 88g.

>>18614131
Dial looks nice. I would say in general you want to avoid male end links because they're longer than female end links and can look weird if the lug to lug is close to your wrist width, because they'll extend longer than is natural. If you treat them as the true lug to lug distance instead you'll be okay.

>>18614131
Don't get tandorio, they're one of the shittiest ali express brands. They make them out of parts you can buy piecemeal on ali express instead of designing the watches from the ground up so the proportions are correct. At the lower pricepoints buy addiesdive, watchdives, escapement time, or militado.

>>18614136
>instead of designing the watches from the ground up so the proportions are correct.
You can buy most parts wholesale, I haven't had any issue with aliexpress parts. Main thing to watch out for is mismatching lume between the hands and dial, but I'm pretty sure I've seen that on some of those other brands.

>>18614136
I already have Militado and Watchdives and Addiesdive. They're cheap enough to get them all.

>>18613889
I wanted to buy the black dial version, but they made it sunburst grey instead of black so I didn't.

>>18614135
>That's more because lots of companies make awful steel bracelets. My current full steel watch with solid links (but folded end links, sadly) is 88g.
True. Steel can be light it just requires attention.

I weighed all my watches recently:
>Pagani Design day-date (cheap steel)
bracelet 66g
case + movement 78g
total: 154g
>Apple Watch Series 9 larger case
Case 39g
Milanese bracelet 41 g
Total: 80g
>Casio (steel, folded links)
>Estimating because I didn't detach the bracelet from the case, but tried to cheat by holding the bracelet off the scale
40-50g case
50-60g bracelet
True total: 100g
>Seiko Titaniun quartz
>cheated on weighting bracelet vs case like the casio
Approx 33-34g case
Approx 36-37g bracelet
True total: 71g
>Seiko 5 Sports
>exact measurements
53g case
70g bracelet
122g total
>Rolex Ref 6694 (Hollowed Steel, highly refined)
>Didn't bother trying to split case vs bracelet
Total: 82g

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I really like some of these but they're too big. 39mm wide but 46mm tall. Still, a good price.

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>>18614119

>>18614151
I'm starting to think the CCP is shilling this thread. Why buy these things when reputable companies make better products at better price points that will arrive at your house this year?

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>>18614136
>>18614135
I didn't get it. I got this instead. And the Orient Tourbillon for $45. Since I canceled my Citizen for $204 and returned the $169 Seiko 5, I actually came out ahead.

No more autos from here on out. I'll have 4 total I guess, four quartz analogs, and the Casio F-184 digital. So 9 watches instead of ten and I'm about $200 ahead of where I was. Of course I shouldn't count the $3 bling watch. I'll have 8 new watches for a total of 9 I care about and 11 total.
And then I'm done buying watches for a good while.

I'm finally feeling good about everything.

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>>18614160
I mean idk about that brand but I've bought 4 ali express watches and built 3 out of parts from ali express. Shit usually comes in ~11 days and you skip the middleman (amazon). I just wish trump hadn't destroyed the absurdly low prices. There are brands to buy and brands to avoid on ali express though. When the movent is just a seiko or a epson or they have a seagull mechanical chronograph or a p5000 4hz and all the other features are superior for less money I just see no point in buying a seiko that costs 2-4x the price for the same movement and shittier quality and features. Citizen is fine if you want an eco drive but for the quality of work and features the chinks shit on everything and undercut by hundreds of dollars. I could really only recommend an eco drive or a g shock as an alternative to chink watches under $300 because they offer something that is still decent value.

>>18614160
What reputable companies make those watches for a better price? I've never seen any watch like that at all, let alone for $46. And I said it's too big, so how am I "shilling" it? I just think it looks cool. What reputable brands even sell watches for $46? Casio and Timex? Call me when they make one that looks like the one posted.
Again, THIS thread is the Poorfag Shitter Watches Thread. So where else are we going to post chinese shit we like?
With all the damn watch threads can't any be free of snobbery?
I'm POOR. That's why I'm buying these poor people watches.

>>18614165
>the Orient Tourbillon
Like I said in the other thread, that's some fake shit. Looks cheap even in the picture, it's going to have the cheapest piece of shit movement imaginable inside it.

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>>18614165
That honestly sounds like you're going through an emotional crisis right now and is crazy. 8 new cheap watches is a mentally unwell move. Why are you buying so many trinkets and what is going on with you? Why do you need the dopamine from purchasing things?

>>18609679
MS-Painting on an AI pic is devilish.

>>18614168
Yeah, the Chinese need to send someone to the Oval Office to kiss some ass like the Swiss did. Those fuckers from Rolex showed up and gave him some fancy desk clock and had a pretty bribey meeting and our honest and not-at-all-for-sale President dropped the tariffs from 39% to 15% for Switzerland.

That's how international business works now. It's like visiting The Godfather. Pretty goddamn fucked up if you ask me. Anyway, it was on 60 Minutes and there's video of it if anyone wants to say it didn't happen and I'm spreading 'lib lies'.
Yeah, I want these shitters back down to $30 where they belong.

>>18614173
That's ugly and it's twice the price. I'm sure the quality comparison is a toss up. The chink watch wins this round.

>>18614175
What's crazy is that he could have got a few good watches with that money, instead of 8 pieces of chaos. didn't even keep the citizen and the seiko, it's like he only wants watches that will break so that he can buy some more

>>18614179
You're forgetting that the Casio actually works and you won't have to wait for it to ship from China

>>18614181
It looks like a fucking iwatch display. I wouldn't buy that skibidi brand on ali express. But many of the cheap quartz ones will just have a sekio vh31 in them. If you want a moonphase, sugess has a variety of seagull movement mechanical and automatic ones for $150-250.

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>>18614175
Not a crisis, but I've been better. Why not eight cheap watches? There are worse things to spend money on; like drugs and booze and hookers. Or delivery foods. Or videogames. I don't have those vices and I never treat myself to anything really and I became intrigued with watches. I've spent like $650 or so on a wide variety of watches. No big investments really.

>>18614180
And no reason to believe they will break. I read and watched reviews of everything I bought except the $3 gag watch and people were happy if not excited about them.
There's no winning with this community. Some tell me not to waste on a brand and get the same or better from overseas for a lower cost, and others will tell me that's retarded and I should invest in one or two watches starting at $300.
Then the other guys remind me that the stuff going into the watches isn't that good for brands at that cost, so why not get better from China?
It all boils down to the same thing: I'm compromising unless I spend MORE.
>real watches start at $1k, get on my level
No. I don't want to be on that level. I posted my fucking bank statement so you know I can afford whatever. I just don't see the value. The ones I bought look *cool* to me. And that's all that matters. I got a damn Seiko so I have the brand watch (and since my 36mm fiasco I know I'm gonna be happy), I got some shitters to see what I like, and one nice auto chrono I saw plenty of good reviews of. At the end of the day I still have my trusty Timex I love. I've had $650 worth of enjoyment in the last 10 days just shopping.

>>18614181
I read 50 reviews. No one said it doesn't work. You have no reason to suggest that. Also, I don't want the fucking watch anyway. I can wait for something that looks good and is half the price. The part about it not working is just bullshit because you have no real argument.

>>18614186
Namely because you can only wear one at a time and they're just trinkets. I get that they were good value but 8 at a time is absurd. You could have gotten 3-4 nicer ones from shartin or octopus or sugess instead of probably 6/8 of those being heavily compromised.

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>>18614191
I don't know what you mean by "nicer ones". I wanted more, not fewer. I'm not a watch expert. I want $300 watches I'll buy them next time after I've had these a while. If they're just trinkets why spend so much on them? You're making an argument in my favor it seems.

I'm not going to feel bad about my purchases. I already did and I've since fixed everything.
And as far as Sugess goes I spent a couple days going back and forth on the right one, and after doing the research I found that Red Star is just as good at making what I wanted from Sugess. In fact, it cost me a bit more to get the size I wanted, as the Sugess ones were too big. Everyone went on and on about Militado and Addiesdive so I got those as well. I pretty much covered all the bases I wanted to in the end, and then some. As I didn't even plan on a digital, but every single expert out there went on and on about the $25 wonder Casios so I grabbed one for the hell of it. Awaken my inner 12 year old again maybe.

You going to tell me this Red Star is a piece of shit but a Sugess is acceptable? No. I read and watched a bunch of shit and no one thinks that.
Most of you aren't even capable of posting anything but negativity. Just try. Did I do ANYTHING right in your eyes, Mr. Watch Expert? Was every move a total pooch-screw?
I am happy so it doesn't matter what you respond with.

>>18614184
I was just showing that Casio has comparable watches. I would also not buy an iwatch form factor, but the great thing is that many reputable brands have all sorts of choices at good price points

>>18614186
>so why not get better from China?
you're not. as always, "you get what you pay for"

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>>18614202
You need to go watch about 3 years worth of youtube videos. People who know a lot more than you have made thousands of shows about how great Chinese watches have gotten. If they're producing a bunch of the movements the other companies are using anyway what's the big deal? The only complaints I ever see are for the obviously shitty ones that are TOO cheap, and it's about stuff like rough machined edges on the OUTSIDE that you can totally sand down. Or things you'd need a magnifying glass to bitch about. It's not like the reports come in that the movements fail or can't keep time or the crowns fall out.
The thing about the Chinese watches is so many of them come stock with just as good a movement and a better sapphire crystal than competitors. It's just up to them to make sure the design is good and it's assembled to spec. And it seems like about 95% of the time that's the case. The 1 in 20 disappointerinos just return it and start over. I'll take those odds, pal.
Many keep pointing out that when I spend $300 on a Seiko I'm getting a lesser movement and crystal. So "you get what you pay for" only serves to make me spend even more so a *brand name* watch has the good guts. When that could be had better and cheaper. You have to shop around and do the research of course. If I get burned it's my own fault. But I can always return it. Worst case scenario I can't return it? I'm not out much money. And I'm not going to buy something I can't return. I've seen too many presentations up close of these watches by watch people to disregard them like you're doing.
I guess you can just say they were all bribed or something. But that's silly.

This Berny is probably the dumbest watch I bought that I didn't return. Because it's $39 and I read nothing negative about it. There's nothing to lead me to believe this watch will not perform.
I probably won't wear it much, or maybe I'll wear it when I'm doing something gross. It's $39; the cost of a cheap date at a diner.

>>18614202
Is the NH35 superior or not? I don't give a rip which country puts it in.

>>18614202
You really don't. The seiko 5 series is inferior to most chinese nh watches in literally every way.

>>18614199
No those are all good. You just posted a skibidi so I assumed you got a bunch more from the shittier brands. 8 is still excessive but I could see rationalizing it due to the rising costs from tariffs. I think you need a san shartin now though for the next step up.

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>>18614218
I keep reading that those are THE Chinese brand to really contend with the others. And that's why they're in the $300+ range. If I was going to spend that much I'd do that and get the makings of what brand watches charge waaayy more for. Or I'd get a $300 quartz from a brand maybe. But I'm never going to be interested in the high end gears + the brand which = those five figure watches.
Even if I won the lottery I'd still never have a taste for anything that extravagant. I'm really comfortable knowing my cap on watches will probably never exceed $500.
There are way more things in the world I'd rather do with that money than watches. And knowing me, this is just a passing fancy anyway. If I can get out of one of them for under a grand I'm doing quite well.

I just bought my first shortwave radio and then a starter HAM broadcasting setup (and I'm not even signed up for the certification class yet). I'm looking at kilns and I haven't bought clay.
This little watch obsession is cheap compared to just dipping my toes into those other ones.
I did a fuckton of research and got this radio for just over $100. It's like the chinese watch of shortwave because it has the stuff and can do what $1000+ equipment does.

So for everyone who thinks I've been rash, I don't jump into the deep end right away. I do the research and get the best starter thing and then decide to proceed. I used to spend $100 a night almost every night going out drinking. These interests are so much better for me.

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I posted this in one of the other threads. I bought this too, and I really didn't give it much thought. It very well may be one of the shitty chinese watches you all talk about. Just because it's punching so far above its weight with the show-offy tourbillon and the skeleton case back, the sun and moon and all the luxury looking shit.
That's fucking ridiculous all for $45, so it truly does seem too good to be true. Yet I've also heard a lot of good things about the Orient brand. And for $45 it's not a huge gamble. It's nice to look at even if it doesn't work at all. But there's no reason to believe it won't. But isn't it weird that I'd feel better paying $100 for the same watch? Like the price point alone make it suspicious. And then when you take that thinking and apply it to all watches; when you consider how much the materials and parts really cost, it's amazing any of them are more than a few hundred bucks when there aren't precious metals or ornamental jewel stones involved.
I've seen the Swiss dudes handmaking gorgeous watches that blow my mind and cost as much as a Ferrari. But I know there are still a comparable number of parts and generally the same construction in watches. It's just how much time and detail went into each piece every step along the way from the design to final assembly.
When you consider what this watch is doing and what it costs I can't not buy it. $45 is the price of tennis shoes or a couple shirts or a decent hoody.
I can drop that to find out how this thing ends up being. And I'll share it with all of you when it gets here.

>>18614239
the reviews on that actually look good
if real
the 2 is ugly but if thats the only problem you still win

>>18614239
It's not Orient, it's cheap junk. You'll see when you get it, things can look okay in photos but then they're terrible in person. I bought a 10 dollar skeleton "tourb" back when I was getting into watches just as something to take apart. You probably could've saved some money if you got it from another seller.

>>18614245
I saved 50% they said. How is it not Orient though? And why did so many people say they enjoyed it and sent in pictures with their review. It doesn't come in a box. That seemed to be a big complaint. I don't care about that.

>>18614249
It says "Orient" on the dial, it's still not a watch Orient have ever made or will ever make. People give good reviews for crap all the time, if you spend 20 bucks on it it's probably better than a mall watch you could buy for 20 bucks, but it's not going to be comparable to something you spend 100 bucks on.

>>18614133
It was an ebay purchase. I got it from the UK. It's listed as unworn, and I just kind of suspect that they jacked that shit at a store and ran with it.

>>18614254
Yes, this amazing watch that shouldn't even be possible is just junk worth less than ten bucks, not worth the cost of shipping. Probably just a few pieces of plastic that look like watch parts. Guess we'll soon find out.
If it runs and keeps time for a month I'll consider it a victory. But as it's being sold as a watch I think it may just tell time. Perhaps it's going to fulfill its promise of doing its main job.

>>18614264
>If it runs and keeps time for a month
It'll run, it won't keep time though.

>>18614267
Why not? Based on what?

>>18614226
You're probably thinking of ixdao I'm not talking about them

>>18614270
Based on the fact it has a no-name, cheap as possible movement inside it. You will be very lucky if you can regulate it to be within 5 minutes a day, although it probably even lacks that capacity.

I'm not trying to shit on your choice, dude. I'm telling you that you bought a low quality fake, at least the other 40 dollar watch you got is quartz so it'll at least keep time, while looking ugly. This will be even uglier and cheaper in construction.

>>18614264
Yeah the actual chinese tourbillons are usually still like $800. It will probably be a faux tourbillon and may still actually move though which would be neat

>>18614272
San Martin I thought.

>>18614282
No I was talking about the random no name posted earlier

>>18614273
I don't think either look ugly or I'd not have bought them. The Berny is basic, but I like it well enough. And I get that the Orient is "ugly" if indeed it's not an Orient and doesn't work. But as it is now I don't find it displeasing to the eye. I'm imagining it running also, which will probably add to the charm. Just watching it go through the glass back window will be worth it. But you contend that it will be terribly inaccurate at best. I look forward to finding out. I'll certainly write a negative review so others will not be fooled. The kind of reviews that would have steered me away from it had I read any. And it's not like there aren't bad reviews on aliExpress. There are tons of them. But most are just saying that it's amazing for the money and they have no complaints. And I see all these fancy watch dudes like Teddy saying accuracy doesn't even matter because watches are totally pointless anyway. Just 'check your phone', right? No one's diving or flying planes or timing track meets with these things, we're just wearing them around because the look cool and feel good.
Truth be told, from the moment I saw it until now I never even really considered that Oriental tourbillon thing around my wrist. It doesn't seem like anything I'd wear. It would be embarrassing for anyone like you people to spot it across the room at a cocktail party and come rushing over. It's something that'll sit in a box and I'll show it to my nephews, who are ruined by technology anyway and won't even appreciate it and wouldn't if it were a $60,000 skeleton back. I'm going to take it out of the cheap bubble wrap it's rolled up in and get it working and marvel at it under the light for a few minutes and then set it down. The cool thing about mechanicals is that you can just let them sit dormant if you're not using them. The fact that a winding watch can be had for $45 is what blows my mind enough to buy it.
Anyway, it's done. Maybe I'm an idiot. Whatever.

Would people laugh at me if I wore the CWC that Leonard Cohen wore?

>>18614508
Cwc makes watches? When did she get out of prison for raping her mom

>>18614173
All I see is an angry chink with round glasses.

>>18614165
>Orient Tourbillon for $45
don't you mean open-heart? I didn't know Orient made a tourbillion. seems like if they did, it'd be more than $45 even on ali

>>18614703
Now they want $49 for it. People are telling me it's some fake watch. I don't know. I'll share with everyone how it is when it gets here.
I didn't name the thing. You can see it right here: >>18614239

Appears to be a working tourbillon from the reviews I've seen. Everyone gets their movements from chiner anyway so I don't see how this sort of thing is impossible. List price is supposedly $90, though that doesn't really make it any more realistic or logical.

>>18614239
aside from mumbai specials, there are also a lot of fake orient watches from china

>>18613509
they got C&D'd

>>18613509
That looks nice. I like their logo. What is it?

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>>18613903

That's awesome that you can repair your own watches, anon.
I got VD once in '78.

>>18613960
Buy what looks good to you no matter how little sense it makes to others.

>>18614864
Thankfully i bought two so i can sell the one i like less.
>>18614865
It is IXDAO engineer.

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>>18614959
Shame they stopped making them

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>>18614851
there's no tourbillions on their website, at least in the US. looks like you got chink'd

>>18614997
to add, even if it's fake, if it is somehow a working tourbillion, then that's pretty neat anyway

>>18614998
It isn't, it's just an open heart.

>>18614186
think about the watches you got or want to get and tap your finger nails on one hand with your other hand and repeat "release and let go" do 100 times or more

>>18614202
I hate them so much for that saying.

>>18615035
Whoa whoa whoa cool it with the antisemitism

>>18614997
You spelled 'tourbillon' wrong though. It's not billions. lol

>>18615000
For $45 it's still cool though.

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>>18615046
sorry, good catch.
but nothing on the orient site with the correct spelling, either