WATCH THREADWATCH THREADWATCH THREADThe 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: >>18603459
>>186100290>good looking, understated watch>sober colors, available in steel and gold>acceptable movement, uncluttered dial>affordable price pointand after all that, inevitably, it's>at least 39mm wideit's impressive how everyone's consistently fucked this up in the last 20 years, whether it's Patek Philippe or any Richemont brand or any made-in-china american microbrand or any proudly chink brand with a stupid name
>>18610038It’s getting better. JLC just released a 36mm version of their Master Control. ALS still makes a 34mm Saxonia.
You can already tell it’s going to be a shit thread.
>>18610050every watch thread is a shitfest
Contemporary watches?CAD shitters and nothing else.
>>18610038Cartier basically makes all their watches in a variety of sizes.
holy fuuuuuggganother post that blew the fuck out everyone
>>18610061Wearing a CAD shitter is immediate proof of being an NPC.
doomed
>>18610029Way too soon, faggot.Stop shitting up the board with your crap.
>have the power over this board>give upel em fay-oh
Post your stone watch.
>>18610070Is that from the 80s or did Tissot remake that?
>>18610080It’s from the 80s
>>18610084They did do a limited edition remake of it a few months ago.
I heard directly from an omega watchmaker in an omega boutique that a 37mm smp is coming.
>>18610135That’s been the rumor for a few months now. Watch Omega still fuck up and make the mid-size 39mm.
Kofé time.
>>18610135>>18610140As long as it’s thinner, I don’t mind the current size. The lug to lug is quite reasonable.
is it truly the watch of the year?
Kofe time.
>>18610591I know that the brand is absolutely radioactive ITT but in the real world it’s quite respected.They managed to make a useful complication in a unique way without changing their signature aesthetic. It’s also pretty reasonably priced.
>>18610683Their signature aesthetic is absurdly long lugs. You have to buy a watch several sizes smaller than what you’re used to for a proper fit.
>>18610595ID?
>>18610299King
I just bought this bad boy, what do you think?
>>18610790I prefer the fluted bezel with the two-tone + Jubilee combination. Nice dial, though.
>>18610790very cool
>>18610790poorlex.
>>18610591Lame and unoriginal.
>>18610061>unc seething at modern manufacturing techniques
>>18610916What else looks like it?
>>18610918>gobbles down overpriced CAD shitters
>>18610923Kill yourself, subhuman.
bitter
Is this a fake Breitling? Found it laying around at an antique shop here in my area.
>>18610790keep it in the box
How big is too big?
>>18611184everything over 40
>>18611184for every quarter inch of wrist circumference above 8 inches you can go up a millimeter in case size above 40. 8 inches or less, 40 is usually the max unless it is an unusual case shape or has unusually short lugs. There are a few 41s out there that are fine on smaller wrists, but not many.
>2000ish USD>No brand preference in particular >Dress or close enough to dressy>Either automatic or hand-wound. >Second Hand subdial>Leather>Nothing bigger than 41mmConsidering the Nomos Tangente, but not sure if it's a good idea since it might take months to get it repaired if I fucked it up.
>>18610299Is that an owl coffee mug?
>>18611208It is slightly above the price range at 2600, but the Longines sector dial is phenomenal.
>>18611208https://eur.farer.com/products/solander
>>18611208>Dress or dressy>automatic or hand-wound>up to 41mm
>>18611208Are you looking for new or used? 2k is kind of a dead zone in watches.
>>18610971why wont anyone answer me :'(
>>18611426Yes, anon. I can tell that it's fake from your images. Sorry for taking so long to confirm that for you. Act accordingly now that you have these facts. Glad I could be of service.
>>18611433Thank you
Post the cute silly watch of your collection. (If it doesn’t have one, it’s worthless).
>>18611426We don't know.
>>18611210C3po :)
non watchmakers shouldnt be allowed to have opinions on watches you are all beneath me
>>18611692Reminder Dufour wears a Rolex
>>18611699yes thats because rolex makes good watches
nobody asked for your poorfaggot opinion. fuck off to reddit niggercel.
>>18611703what
>>18610776many of their models do have long lugs, but the club sport worldtimer has a lug to lug of 48mm, not too bad.
>>18611398Used is good
>>18611426From the thumbnail I thought this was one of the finger puppets from saladfingers.
>>18611702It's because he likeswatches he has to service constantly
>>18612207Rolexes need to be serviced once every ten years at the earliest. You can find plenty of examples that run fine for decades without service.
I want to get something early next year and there's no obvious choice at the moment.Tier 1 is what I actually want but wearing a watch that's close to 10k is not really how I want to present myself, especially professionally.Tier 2 I feel is quite overpriced for what's essentially an off the shelf movement and a Chinese made watch. The Furlan Marri in particular I think looks fantastic but the entire case is a carbon copy of the VC down to the case back it feels like I'm buying some frankenwatch off aliexpress.Tier 3 I think is great value and would let me play around with straps but I fear would just clutter my collection further with cheap but not so special watches which I'm trying to avoid.Not sure yet what I'm going to do. Maybe by then I'll find some good deal on a used Girard Perregaux or something along those lines.
>>18612693Remove the "dishonest watchmaking" tier from the equation. Those watches give no bonus point compared to Orient. Alpina and Furlan are not even considered midtier.Then you have a choice between the 10K or the Orient. So the question would be, does your lifestyle and the rest of your oufit match wearing those dressy 10K+ watch? Do you wear suits? What shoes do you wear?
>>18612694>So the question would be, does your lifestyle and the rest of your oufit match wearing those dressy 10K+ watch?That’s a question no one ever asks of themselves, unfortunately.
>>18612693>what can i do?F-91W.
>>18612694What would you have to wear in day to day life that a "dress watch" absolutely could not fit? They're literally the sinplest possible watches, they should be able to blend in with anything.The only case I can see is of you dress like an urban retard with gold chains and track suits and puffy vests and doo rags and shit, then maybe the calatrava looks a little out of place. But anything from full on formal dress to slacks and a sport jacket to jeans and a flannel shirt or sweater should be fine.
>>18612694>Those watches give no bonus point compared to Orient.I generally agree. I do think they're significantly better looking than the bambino which is why I'm still on the fence, but they should be priced at half of what they are for me not to feel scammed.>>18612694>So the question would be, does your lifestyle and the rest of your oufit match wearing those dressy 10K+ watch? Do you wear suits? What shoes do you wear?Definitely not and you appropriately articulated my dilemma. I think the suit thing is a bit exaggerated at this point, the people shopping luxury watches do so in a Balenciaga distressed T shirt and LV basketball shorts nowadays but the point still stands.At this point there's nothing left in the mid tier that I'm interested in which is why I'm left with watches that are either too expensive or too cheap. For the record the bambino would be by far my cheapest watch so it would be weird to get one now, even though I love it for what it is.
>>18612792Wearing a Reverso with a sweatshirt or sweatpants is like wearing sneakers with a suit.You can, but then you're a tasteless swine.People have been too confortable doing this because they see influencers doing it. But if you wear this JCL, you should at least wear a polo shirt or a button down.
>>18612792I'm >>18612693 and the way I understood his comment is not that it wouldn't fit me or that you absolutely need a suit to wear a reverso, but that it's a bit gauche to wear a watch that's 10k when your entire outfit combined is worth 500 or less.
>>18612795I see it the same as wearing a blazer with jeans. Maybe you like it or maybe you don't, but it's a popular style and it's fine. Nobody lambasts you like "you're a gay retard!" when you do it.
>>18612793>people shopping luxury watches do so in a Balenciaga distressed T shirt and LV basketball shortsThose usually wear sports watches (anything Rolex, AP), they don't wear a JLC or an A Lange & Sohne on a leather strap.That's why people end up with a Rolex sports watch most of the time, that's the most versatile.
>>18612800Considering your casual style, out of the watches you posted, i'd say to get the Glashutte Original.
>>18612797If that was legitimately a standard almost nobody could ever wear a luxury watch. Who the fuck wears a $10k suit? Even at $500 the bambino is still probably the nost expensive item of most people if we're excluding the phone and any other tools or weapons a given person might carry.Honestly, excluding your jewelry and EDC shit how often does the value of your gear even approach $1000? Even on formal occasions most people would barely make it. It's not about that and has never been about that.
Asking here as well cause there's a bunch of watch threads.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?
>>18612811If you have an automatic movement, it has a clutch that prevents overwinding. You can turn the crown all day and nothing will happen.If it’s a manual movement then you’ll feel a very distinct resistance when you’re at full wind. If you can wind a manual wind all day, it’s broken.
>>18612814oh I see, its an automatic, (it seems it accepts both movement winding and also crown winding) so its normal then, thanks.
>>18612818You’re welcome.
thoughts on Frédérique Constant as a brand?
>>18612836They have good appreciation; they're owned by citizen but were independent for a long time. I bought a moonphase from them on sale and they discontinued it a few years later now its worth $1K
>>18612836Very dishonest watchmaking. Mostly a marketing exercise in selling the PP/VC you can actually afford experience.
>>18612836I like what they do, it's not pure cope. Their monetta models are cool, their bracelet watch for women is cool too.
>>18612849>monettaI just googled it, it is a thouand dollar watch with a 5 dollar quartz movement inside, not even daniel wellington are so despicable. And you need to check your head for brain damage.
>>18612659https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Lzqh2kroYIwhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fgorm0DgkBAPoolex, not watchmakers but a watch corporation
>>18612836Created to create affordable "luxury" watches but their shit is too expensive now. Just get Christopher Ward
>>18612836Avoid at any price above free.
>>18612873wow I can't believe this
>>18612893>responding to a spambot.I can’t believe it either
>>18612804>Even at $500 the bambino is still probably the nost expensive item of most peopleMy very standard sized 14k wedding ring is up to a melt value of about $500 these days.
>>18612875yup i asked because they seemed to be only at a specific price point which didn't give me much faith to the brand, seems targeted toward entry level luxury which means they have to cut corners somewhere like >>18612860 said
>>18612923Even if we include all jewelry where does that get us? Some of us MIGHT reach $2k before the watch, and a lot of that would probably be leather shoes.If I include every single item I carry I think on a typical day I have about a $1k for my phone, $1k for my handgun, maybe $30 for my shirts, maybe $100 for my pants, $200 shoes, $100 belt, $300 for a jacket if I'm wearing one, maybe $500 for my wedding ring..... Apparently I still can't justify wearing even a Rolex OP.And yet I frequently wear a $20k gold watch. OOPS.
>1k for a phone Nice try, but a grown up who buys their own phone will never pay that. They will tie it into some $40 a month carrier service plan. You’re either a teenager, an African American with no credit who doesn’t know this, or a role playing Brazilian
>>18612929It's not just a matter of money but of style.Wearing a reverso with sweatpants is like wearing a fedora with sweatpants.It's like you're too dumb to understand the most simple concept of levels of formality.
>>18612936This. Also imagine talking to people who unironically consider buying CAD shitters.
>>18612936>They will tie it into some $40 a month carrier service plan.Then you pay 150% the price of the phone, really smart...Believe it or not, but some people just buy the whole phone (WWWOOOAAAAHH!!) upfront. You just pay the price of the phone and you're not tied to a shitty provider. You pay less for the phone and less for the subscription. You wouldn't understand this because you're probably full of debt and get fucked left and right by every business you're a customer of.
>>18612937> Wearing a reverso with sweatpants is like wearing a fedora with sweatpants.You should not wear sweatpants in public regardless, but a steel Reverso with a casual strap can easily be worn with jeans. Retarded gatekeeping is what killed the dress watch genre in the first place.
>>18612937Who is saying to wear sweatpants in any context?
quartz seiko is the best no need to reply
>>18611426Are you stupid? Why would there be a non-fake Breitling in an Albanian shit shop?
>Rolex Datejust without the obnoxious Rolex branding and more imperfect detailsPerfection.
>>18613054>Retarded gatekeeping is what killed the dress watch genre in the first place.Maybe they needed to be killed like pocket watches.Dress watches are only proper in a proper context.
>>18613260This is what killed off a whole class of watches. People are so afraid that they’re wearing a dress watch in an informal situation that basically any watch that comes on a leather strap and doesn’t have 500m of water resistance is considered a dress watch.>and you cannot wear a dress watch without a suit!!!!That’s why we get so many oversized divers thrown at us.
Friendly reminder that there's no such thing as a "dress watch". They're just modern watches reproducing the aesthetics of traditional watches.
My new acquisition. I'm going to collect cheap watches for now.
>>18613281Not just a suit, all the following are good enough to wear a reverso:>suit>button down shirt>polo>wool jumperSweat shirts, hoodies, sweat pants, workout shorts, t-shirt, wife beater (...) are not ok to wear with a reverso.
>>18613292I'm still not seeing any reason you can't wear this with a casual button down shirt and denim pants. Match the leather with your other leather, maybe if it's cold wear a light jacket. Why on earth not?
>>18613314Sweaters aren't totally off limits. There's nothing like wearing a sweater and a dress watch to a Christmas party and having some bourbon and opening presents and shit.
>>18613317You can even wear it with a polo shirt.
>>18613319when i said sweatshirt, i meant picrel.But jumpers like what you posted are ok.
>>18613332niggercel please..
>>18612929>And yet I frequently wear a $20k gold watch. OOPS.It just proves that you don't live in a big European city. Otherwise you'd wear a cheap watch to avoid the unwanted attention from the city youth. Or maybe something off their radar like a Seiko or a Chinese watch from AliExpress.
>>18612936>Nice try, but a grown up who buys their own phone will never pay that.I need to present you my wife. Luckily she's nice enough to buy me watches too, so it's all fine.
>>18613314Doesn’t just have to be a Reverso. You can do the same with Tanks, Santos-Dumont, Catatravas, etc.
>>18613329garbage AI generated fake imageDEI shit is so out of fashion it isn't even funny as a jokepost a cool watch, nutsack
I always wear my reverso to the gym in my shorts and stringer so that if I accidentally hit it against something the crystal does not shatter, as intended
>>18611639This nigga has classI'm not home right now but I have a Chick-fil-A cow watch lol
>>18613144No need but must
>>18611639never travel to China with this watch
>>18613345I don't wear an expensive watch when I go to the city (new york) but I get the sense that i could probably get away with it if I wear a long sleeve jacket and nobody is going to see it anyway. Jut I'll still just wear either a casio or an islander or a chinese shitter.
So what does "avatarfag" mean?
>>18613956*avatardfag
>>18613677You can easily wear an expensive watch in the city perfectly safely. Don’t flash your watch around. Keep your head up and be aware of your surroundings, don’t walk around with earbuds in and your nose buried in your phone. Stay out of areas you know to be unsafe. The guys who get robbed make themselves into targets. It’s not the thieves being clever.Remember: thieves are lazy; robbing stupid people is easier than robbing smart people.
Has anyone noticed since buying a smart watch, like an Apple Watch or Garmin, they’ve pretty much stopped caring about sports watches?For example, I don’t wear my GMT watches or divers anymore. I still wear my dress watches, though. Do you think smartwatches will hurt those mid-tier sports watch sales?
>>18614189I can't imagine ever owning or wearing a smartwatch. I fucking hate smart technology. I just bought two non-smart TVs so that when this one gives out I'll have two more to last me the rest of my life. The rest of my life knowing my television cannot do anything beyond displaying that which I have physically plugged into it. It can't listen, it can't download, I can't "cast" things to it from my phone across town. And I couldn't be happier. Smartwatches are not fashionable and shouldn't even be a topic in these actual watch threads.
>>18614189I stopped wearing or even caring about most watches once I got my Garmin.I don’t think they’ll really hurt sports watch sales as much as they hurt watch sales more generally.As much as dress watches are coming back in the watch collecting worlds, sports watches are. Still popular among normies.For me, I wear my Garmin most days, then I have a couple of dress watches for those times when a Garmin is inappropriate.The only watches that really interest me these days are I guess what you’d call “hyper watches” like the Ulysse Nardin Freak or other interesting watches with unique movements and complications.I think the bare minimum I could be happy with would be:- a Garmin- a casual-leaning dress watch (something in white gold or platinum) that I can put on a casual strap when polished gator skin is too formal - a really crazy watch for those times when you want to wear something more outrageous, like a UN Freak or one of those Big Bangs with the interesting movements like the Meca-10. Big, rubber strap, cool-looking.
>>18614250Garmin makes my car's gps. So what do you do with that thing? Talk on the phone like Dick fucking Tracy? Do tiny emails? Watch your heart rate and shit? That's how I saw them marketed, like a health monitor thing that's also a smaller, limited gobetween for smartphones. You can't really do much without a smartphone connected to it, right? It's probably useless when detached from other smart shit. I guess customizing ANY watch design you want it to display is the one thing I like about the idea of it. But that would kill the battery of course, so they are in off mode 95% of the time unless you're actively engaging with it. So people just see a blank black little screen there unless you were just on it. I'm sure without your credit card hooked up to google pay and the appstore all signed in you can't do a lot with them.I don't want a smartphone and I don't want a smartwatch to further tether me to a smartphone. Those things are ruining the world and taking over everyone's lives. I'm often the only adult not glued to a phone in public places. I know I'm the one missing out but I just think everyone else is crazy and I'm sane. What could be so interesting down there on all those screens? What are they doing?
>>18614281>You can't really do much without a smartphone connected to it, right?It’s not like the Apple Watch, it is able to work independently of the phone. In fact, you don’t even need to use your phone at all. It comes with a cable that allows you to load your data directly onto your PC.It’s meant for running, not a smart phone accessory. The battery lasts about two weeks with normal usage (using the GPS while running for about 6 hours per week and just as a normal watch the rest of the time.Being able to tailor the watch face is actually quite nice.
>>18614281(Continued from >>18614289)Obviously you don’t like “smart” anything and that’s fine and I respect it. I’m not trying to convert you or anything or trying to start a fight.My point from >>18614250 was more about being no longer interested in sports watches, just dress watches and really complicated or innovative ones.
Yeah, I just wanted to bitch about technology mainly. There are smartwatches under $10, so if I don't need a smartphone and I can use it for other reasons through a laptop maybe I'll get one just to play around with. I've been thinking of getting some kind of GPS thing for my mom (Alzheimer's) to have on just in case she gets loose and gets lost. As a failsafe kind of measure. And it would also be cool for if I wanted to commit crimes. I'd buy like 30 of the cheapest smartwatches and cut the bands off and one by one secretly attach them to every local police vehicle so I can watch where all of them are on a map at all times. I guess the 2 weeks of power thing foils my evil plans for now, but I do think this is a great idea for criminals. I can't use it myself as I'm good and straight, but I thought it up so someone should. I doubt my smalltown police force has ever "swept for bugs" before. lolSome sort of solar recharge option maybe.
>>18614235>two non-smart TVsWhich ones?
>>18614305I got one Vizio and one JVC. 42" and 45" respectively. Still in the box. Less than $200 for the pair. Now is the time. If you kick yourself for missing out on a good CRT before they became very expensive, don't make the same mistake again. It's gonna be harder and harder to get stuff that doesn't hook up to the IOT. Soon it's going to do that on its own right out of the box if it's not already.
When did rolex stopped carrying?
I just bought a Casio LOL
>>18614451Rolex hasn’t stopped caring. They just don’t make exactly the product that you want at the price you want to pay.In the case of the Land-Dweller, it was deliberately designed to have a polarizing, outrageous design because it’s the model that’s showing off their new movement. If they just put it in a sleepy Datejust case, fewer people would be talking about it. Instead, everyone is.Another thing to remember is that Rolex does not play the hits. They’re not bringing back a hand-winding chronograph, no matter how much people who dream of a modern Paul Newman beg.
>>18614451I love the land-dweller, loved it day 1 (or day 2 maybe) because the pattern looks like a biodome, it gives me a retro futurist Y2K vibe.And it breaks from the designs that are already copied by chinese reps.
>>18610029there is only one watch worth owning. if you own it, you already know this.
>>18614459But the next logical step is naturally to put that movement design in every watch. If it's really that amazing, why wouldn't they do that? It's inevitably the next step regardless. So what will they do with the landdweller after that? Walk it back to simple lacquered dials and stick markers again?
>>18614466>So what will they do with the landdweller after that?Keep it going for a little bit, use it to experiment with different design cues, or leave it as is and discontinue it when the new movement has propagated throughout the range. It’s obvious that it’s never going to be a standalone pillar of the collection. It’ll hang around until people remember why the people in the 80s rejected integrated bracelets in the first place.
>>18614189>>18614250Only acceptable shart watch is the tag heuer connected
>>18610029
RAWR
>>18614541Are you TGV?
ROLEX SEX = ROLSEXWhat makes ROLEX the best watch?It's simple, superior quality, innovation and wet pussies when bitches see you wearing one.soiko only gets you cancelled these days.. Sucks to be POOR.
>>18614451I'm going to fucking correct you if others aren't, ESL.You're pulling a real "did he died" here, and that's not okay.*When did Rolex stop caring* is what I assume you meant and what others are responding to. You wouldn't say "when did they stopped", would you? We need to teach you to see ahead in the sentence so you don't make these grievous blunders in the future.
>>18614462That's right. And it's different for each of us. For me, that watch is a Timex. Someday it might be something else.
>>18614502Gay as fuck, dude. Why anyone would pay a company like that thousands for a fucking smartwatch is beyond me. Lots of retards.
>>18614515What the fuck is the point of this? OFF TOPIC
>>18614550Shut up, you fat ginger. Here's a quarter. Go downtown and have a rat gnaw that mole of your arm. And stop feeling so superior about your fucking Rolex. We're so not impressed.
>>18614637Yeah my bad man, it sounded wonky when I read it in my head.I could say I was sleep deprived when I made the post, but that was a careless mistake, have this legibility nightmare as my consolation.
>>18614500Why is that obvious? And why did people reject integrated bracelets?
>>18614649No I'm sorry. I need to keep my corrections to myself.
I want the best possible titanium watch 38mm diameter or less, what are ny options?
>>18614743I hope you don't really wear it like that. Although why would you do it even for the photo? What are you hiding?
>>18614805I'd like to know as well. But more than just the New York options. And when he says "best", I still expect to learn of budget options under $200.
>Krapheep Dikshit goes on eBay>types a high-end brand into the search bar>Sort: "Price + Shipping: lowest first">bags himself a 33mm handwind only 18k gold dress watch from the 1960sNow he can LARP as a bigshot because he technically owns a Vacheron or AP, even if no serious collector or enthusiast cares about these ancient models because they don't have memorable names and look like generic mall tier shitters.
>>18614870It's old money/TIP styling, you wouldn't get it. Timeless class.
>>18614871>OldmoneyThere's that third-world teenager buzzword again.
>>18614650> why did people reject integrated bracelets?Because they are typically uncomfortable because the end links don’t have as much articulation, and because you can’t easily swap out the bracelet for a strap.
Does this trigger an uncanny valley kind of feeling in anyone else or is it just me?
>>18614935It makes me sick because it simply does not fit my stealth wealth old money style.
>>18614935Definitely inspired by an older Panerai. The 790, I think.
>>18614935And what is it that you think "uncanny valley" means now?
>>18614935They did it first
>>18615173Why is the inside all corroded? I thought these "fine watches" were made of superior stuff that lasts.
>>18614875Sorry your poor better luck next life
Tag Heuer -___-
Tag Heuer *JAPAAAAAN*:O
>>18615188How does the Japanese one know the weather???
>>18615180On some vintage Seikos from around 1960 to mid 70s the lacquer that they used on the dials was prone to UV and moisture damage (or maybe reacted weirdly with the dial material) and would either disintegrate or turn purple/pink/black/champagne/whatever other color. Type "vintage seiko patina" or "vintage king seiko patina" into google and you'll see just what i'm on about. Such problems often take years to develop and by then the watch is already out of production. The results of aging or damage in the form of 'patina' can sometimes be rather beautiful, so it's not strictly a bad thing. Sometimes the watch will gain in value because it has a particularly desirable or nice looking patina.
>>18615187>>18615188
Tag heuer bing bing wahoo
>>18615191It's the not weather, it's the number of reich führers around you.
better then rolex
Credor time
poorfag shitters
>make cool as shit precisionist movement>exclusively put it in gaudy monstrositiesbravo bulova
>>18615355yea that's a fucking waste.
>>18615355Why are the fucking date wheels exposed?? That's disgusting for that price.
>>18615187>13.9mm heightI wish Tag didn't make most things with pig-fat thickness.
>>18615355>bravo bulovayou mean citizen. citizen and gaudy monstrosities are synonyms
>>18615445The super seville and jet star aren't THAT bad for quartz mall shitters, are they? You could definitely do worse.
>>18615445Some JDM models are fine, but western models are almost always way too busy on the dials and way too big and thick despite being quartz.>>18615388There isn't a modern affordable automatic chronograph movement that would make it thinner, where is no date, automatic, column wheel chrono thinner then daytona for under 10k$?
Why are you like this
>>18615577shhhhssh, don't tell anyone, i want Laureatos to go even lower so i can buy one.
>>18615578I want new movement in sage green
>>18615580There's this one on chrono24, it's not in the best state and it's 7K.When it gets to 5K i'll consider buying one.
>>18615577There's this youtuber, it's the only watch guy i follow because he actually has taste and he's loaded (he's a HK banker or something), he made a good review on his VChttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P5a6AR7dxG8&t=1sGreat watch overall but you can always find small things about it you don't like.
>>18615577The Overseas was /wt/'s grail at the peak of the stainless steel integrated sports watch craze. It was the perfect watch for all the contrarian NPCs that swarm in these threads (who for some reasons thought VC was based and redpilled as opposed to AP and PP which are n-word coded).One retard actually bought an Overseas (a second gen, the shittiest version) and almost turned insane when anons called it a shitter.
>>18615589>One retard actually bought an Overseas (a second gen, the shittiest version) and almost turned insane when anons called it a shitter.bittercel origin story
>>18615589You now remember Overseethe anon explaining that a dial with a date at 3 is symmetrical unlike a dial with a date at 6.
>>18615589>who for some reasons thought VC was based and redpilled as opposed to AP and PP which are n-word codedAnd, more importantly, APs and PPs were unavailable while Overseas could be had extremely easily and cheaply.
>>18615355Precisely
>>18614515What’s this dumb whore doing
>>18615355>It has an oscillator that vibrates at 262,144 times per second — that’s eight times as fast as a standard quartz crystal — which equates to a precision of +/- 10 seconds per year.Seiko and Citizen do better, who cares...
>>18615577The Overseas shits on the Laureato, it's the sharper lines. The Laureato is for soft poofter cunts
>>18615577Mogged
>>18615577mogged
>>18615824>>18615841Why does everyone like this non-skid dial surface trend? It's everywhere. Often paired with octagonal cases. Boooorrrrrrinng! Just like the thousands of identical diver watches. I really don't understand it.
>>18615812at astronomically higher prices, without a swooping movement, and in the case of citizen only if worn almost every day to keep the watch at a certain temperature
>>18615841That date window hot damn.
>autistic contrarian dislikes the popular thing
>>18615445Citizen will always have one thing so weird that the whole watch looks weird, and in most cases unwearable, as a result. Odd proportions, really deep dish dials, skinny-fat, there's always something. It's like they're incapable of making a nice watch as a whole package.
>>18615577>>18615824mogged
>>18615859Who's that?
>>18615865lol, you're so full of shit. Only Patek will do for your fantasies.
>moggedWhat is that supposed to stand for?I'm aware of what you mean when you use it, but what is its origin? Do you even know?I personally only use words I can define and provide the etymology for.
>>18611699so does roger smith.
>>18615884Does it come with a little packet of mustard and duck sauce?
>>18615906
bittercel please...
>>18615854Poor, only spring drive is a true sweep
>>18615915Not me. If it's popular I LOVE it. I have lowest common denominator tastes. Best and hottest actress? Sydney Sweeney. Used to be Angelina. Best restaurant? McDonalds. Favorite words: 'literally', 'based'.The best watch? Rolex, duh. Unless that's not the most popular, in which case change my answer to that.Oh, and I love popular "memes" too. Like black and white "based chad" guy. That really represents me and my generation. Get with it.You know what else is great here? Responsive posts addressed to no one in particular.
>>18615931I didn't ask
>>18615932Then I wasn't responding to you, faggot. I guess you were still stung by the post enough to respond. I'm not sorry.
>>18615934I was responding to you.
>>18615923precisionist is smoother
>>18615592Took some digging, but I found it:https://warosu.org/fa/thread/18040677#p18042766Interestingly the 'Overseethe' appeared before this poster.
>>18615935Shit nigga how did you lose your arm?
>>18615909Without google, tell me the etymology of the word "origin."
>>18615931You were so, SO close to the perfect post.All you had to do is add Olive Garden.
>>18616001Why outright lie?
>>18616471>>18616475Pretty nice watch. What did you pay for it? Is it the screw down crown version? Lume any good?
>>18616494No screw down crown but still 200 m wr. Lume is a beautifull blue but not kind of disappointing in it's brightness , still lasting all night. My Seiko SKX do have better lume.
>>18616451idk seiko is gay and suburban core
>>18616503Are you LGBTQP+?
>>18616503The lume thing wouldn't bother me that much, it ain't a dive watch. Looks like a sweet daily with a slim case.
>go to highly recommended watch repair guy in town>bring in old watch I had, almost an heirloom>ask if he can look at what's up with it since it stopped keeping time a while ago but I didn't mind so no one actually looks at the time on watches>he tells me the motion is completely rusted out and needs to be replaced but he can't order it, I'd need to send it back to the manufacturer >go to watch store in a nearby mall, buy another watch on a whim>ask about repairs>they tell me to go see the same guy who I just saw>decide to go to one of the 12 different watch repair kiosks in the mall>show them the watch>old Chinese guy takes it apart and says "MOTION RUSTED, NEED REPLACE">ask how much>he says he'd need to check and for me to leave the watch while he does>okay.jpeg>get a text today that he can get the motion for a couple hundred and fix it up, isn't asking for the money upfront just CODAm I being trikt somehow?
I think this may be my new goal watch.Thoughts?
>>18616535Probably going to use Chinese movement?
>>18615453Yeah. The Jetstar is really nice. Might take it up as my quartz
>>18616602Two weird for me. This is why I fear becoming a watch guy. Someday that might have been my "goal watch". Which I assume means it's so expensive you'd be saving up for it. It'd take months to train my brain to quickly read the time like that. So on that watch it's 10:10? I don't want to have to do a half second translation in my brain every time I read the time. There is a certain elegance to it. I respect what they're doing. But I personally just don't want such an avant garde type of design. Not for over $100, which I'm quite sure that it is.
New to watches. Want a unique watch that looks adventurous, but also expensive (max 3000 euros). Dont want to look like some finance bro or fag. Have big wrists. Maybe something vintage?
>>18616743
>>18616747Why photograph watches sitting on a pile of yeast? Very strange. I guess they have yeast resistant case backs and bracelets. That's the sign of a quality brand right there.
>>18616741It's not a first watch, it's a last watch when you have 2 or 3 luxury watches that cover your bases (daily watch, sub, shitter). It's a "go nowhere do nothing" watch that you get for the love of design and horology.
>>18616752https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9omNI5x06fk
>>18616758I just love horology.
>>18616602Meh.
>>18616741>So on that watch it's 10:10?All watch photos you will ever see will be at 10:10, it's called WPN or Watch Photo North.
>>18616518If I was I would be bothered by the no screw down crown thing.
>>18616823Why? Have you ever set your watch and forgotten to push the crown back in?
>>18616747>Tupoor for an Explorer
>>18616743>expensive (max 3000 eurosLOL
>>18616807How much?
Talk me out of buying a Daytona white gold oysterflex
>>18616886Well, umm, $4,5k.
>>18616915You can't put any other strap on it. You can't even take the endlink out, as it's part of the case.
>>18616915it's only for 50+ years old men
>>18616915Don't buy precious metal sports watches
>>18616930>>18616925>>18616917Fair points. Ok what watch should I buy then? I own a green sub, a PF tonda, a Franck Muller chronobanker, and a couple of shitters (glycine, Frederique)
>>18616937Get a Weekdater :P
>>18614935As someone who's really wanted a watch with a vintage Oyster style case, but doesn't have a wrist (or wallet) big enough for Panerai and owns nothing but Seiko, I think that looks fantastic. However, I also really want to get a GMT watch, so I'm drawn to pic related. Are there any other watches that fit this category up to $2k?
>>18616961IDKm that Seiko is a ladies model anyway at 30mm... Bell&Ross maybe? Formex Essence?
>>18616961
>>18616964>Bell&Ross maybe?Very fond of these. I especially like how they keep the Panerai style wide numerals. Might be too big at 41mm, but I'd be interested in trying them out at some point.>Formex Essence?>>18616967These are nice, but look more like traditional cushion dials rather than a vintage Oyster. Fears and Duckworth's offerings are closer to the kind of shape I'm after.
>>18616602That is definitely not suitable for being the only watch in one’s collection, but it’s a very cool piece.It would go really well as the flashy watch in a daily-dress-flashy three-piece set.
>>18616602I like like it. Signed up for t he drop but didn't get it. Have fun paying triple
>>18616916For that gross watch? lolThere's no accounting for taste.
>>18616999>Have fun paying tripleThey’re around 5-6k USD on the used market. Honestly, that’s still not that bad. It’s so unique. Interestingly, you actually have to have the right personality to wear it. One of my friends won the raffle for the MAD1 green and he never wears it because he dislikes the attention it gets.A simple white gold Calatrava is no problem for him, but that outrageous spinning watch is just not in-line with his personality.
>>18617013Meme watches are fun but can be dangerous. You can become "that guy" that wears "that watch"
>>18616915>>18616937Oysterflex feels better than a regular rubber strap but still not worthy of the price tag.Get a Daytona but on the proper bracelet and if you're bored of that swap it out for a third party strap. White gold is cool imo but yellow gold is where it's really at.If that's not for you, consider maybe an Overseas or something from Glashutte Original? Like the 70's chrono.
>>18615188>>18615187tag heuer australia/nz design looks more interesting
>>18616916>Well, umm, $4,5k.No really?
>>18617055for comparison
>>18616916The best i can do is 5 bucks and a used chewing gum.
