Valentine's Day Chocolate -Edition.A bit late but I just came back from my vacation.What's your most worn watch of 2026 so far?What's your definition of a perpetual calendar?What would you buy if you had 5000$ or even 15000$ to spare?Favourite brand?Asking for recommendations is highly encouraged. People here have Years of irl experience with watches and not just "a week on the wrist".let's talk watches.
>>18657190>Greeks have to pay hookers up front edition.
>>18657190Good evening, gentlemen.
>>18657190>>18657194I don't believe I've seen either of these watches before.
Sexy watch, I like the scratches, nice things should be wornIf you gave me $15k right now I wouldn't spend it on a watch, but if you said here's a newly issued $15,000 bill and you have to spend it on watches I'd get all my existing watches serviced and spend the rest on an omega marine chronometer and a 39mm longines legend diver.
>>18657194that looks slick. ID?
This is a little low-end for my tastes, but I feel like slumming it a bit. I used to have a couple Heritage before moving up in the world. Might get this to celebrate a recent hole in one. Thoughts?
>pure excellence>excellence and elegance
>pisses all over your Seicope
This is my kind of watch right here. Right guys?
That's what I'm talkin' about!
Really who could want anything more?
This here is my jam, if I do say so myself.
Just Get This.
Hey guys, should I get this or a Tudor?The eternal question. Amarite??
>>18657213>>18657214>>18657216>>18657217>>18657220>>18657221Go on.
Well, I am just starting out and don't have a lot of money but it's gotta be citizen or seiko. Any suggestions? $300ish
>>18657224Promaster eco drive and don't think about another watch until you have a few thousand to spend
>Do you want chocolate or vanilla?>ILL HAVE SHIT ACTUALLY PLEASE
>>18657249lol
>>18657224>>18657249This, not even joking. https://www.jomashop.com/citizen-bm8180-03e.html
>>18657217great choice. sapphire is the way to go don't listen to hesalite virgins
I'm thinking about getting this Certina DS-1 big date, but I've never had any experience with the brand before. Does anyone here own one or have owned one in the past? Looks like it's going to be about $1,000 to get my hands on one and I'm not sure how it shapes up to that price. I really do love it aesthetically though. The bracelet is kind of weird, however. I'm not sure how I feel about it.
>>18657290These are great if you can get over the fact that the seconds hand will miss 50% of the time (you can even see that its missing the 59/60 second mark in the picture). The strap is also pretty bad, I'd recommend replacing that. Great choice though if you have small wrists or just like a smaller watch.
>>18657302Really, for small wrists? It's 41 mm and has a pretty narrow bezel and large dial, proportionally. I was actually worried it would wear too big.
>>18657296>established in 1888 is proudly stated on the dial>uses an unmodified ETA movementSuch history and heritage.
>>18657296dude that's fucking gorgeous. I love the big date window. if only the bracelet was at least okay but it's just bad. if you don't mind swapping for some good strap I'd say go it. it's not really a bracelet type of watch (at least imo) anyway so
Hello o(*￣▽￣*)ブ
>>18657296>>18657308If I was considering one of the more "affordable swiss" big date watches(and once in a while I do) I think I'd probably prefer the Mido Multifort TV big date. But square watches wear a little big so I might prefer the dimensions on the smaller version, which doesn't have big date. Of course these are going to be more expensive than Certina, though.
>>18657313That tag upsets me and I can't put into words why
>>18657313is it over polished or it's supposed to be this wavy and matte?
>>18657315>>18657296there's something about big date and these colors. it's hard to explain.
>>18657320>You look like a good Joe.
>>18657316welp, for me it's a perfect y2k watch ƪ(˘˘)ʃ>>18657317the watch has not been polished at all. original look is a horizontal satin finish on the case/ bracelet and a circular finish on the bezel.perhaps in the future I will give them for satin restoration since they are already scratched in some places.
>>18657323vertical satin finish*
btw waiting a new rubber strap (´◡`)
Glashutte Original has a bunch of good big date options but then you're moving even farther up market. I thought it was a good idea to do a big date diver, it's too bad their execution is 43mm diameter.
>>18657323You know, maybe that's it - it's everything wrong with 2000's product design. They tried to do the jet age thing from the 60s and design products with an eye to the future but they did it in a way that looks like a gay alien dropped it here.
>>18657323it's a great representation of this era there's for sure. not really my taste but could be amazing addition to a proper fit. idk why but it makes me think about these weird white haired ghost brothers from the matrix
>37mm day date watch, only 10mm thickSo you're telling me they could be remaking the classic omega cushion case day date constellations and they're choosing not to do so?
>>18657190Still looking for recommendations for good grey mage watches.
>>18657333This is why Timex is kinda quietly killing it in the last few years, they're doing classic tasteful watches when even the brands famous for making them won't.
>>18657335>I have two personalities
>>18657302Sorry, I thought you were replying to >>18657296 for some reason. Disregard >>18657304
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gw6fosmRhLEhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gw6fosmRhLEhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gw6fosmRhLENEW GOBLIN HAS ARRIVED
>>18657267what do you find funny about it? are you one of those people who thinks a $300 mechanical watch is a classy heirloom
>>18657323>welpWhat?
>>18657327Why did anyone ever take that brand seriously?
>>18657328None of you can afford to swim "up market". What a bunch of faggot posers.
>>18657335You can never find those available. They're always sold out or $400
>>18657347I think it looks nice, looks very refined and modern
>>18657335I just bought this.
>>18657190Cocktail time
>>18657342I don't think every watch should aspire to be a fucking family heirloom. The "don't bother with anything under a few thousand" part hilarious.You fucking wannabe snob incel. LOL
>>18657340I like his unpopular opinion>Stick to the big brands.I totally agree, i know a lot about independent brands, but i totally only buy from heritage brands. Because in 20 years, those will still be here. And i don't care if it's not the best "bang for your buck" if you compare spec by spec. Most of the models from heritage brands are refined over the years, even when it's just the case that's reused, they know the rules of design and wearability.When Hitchcock was filming Vertigo in the 1960s, Tissot was already there.Where will Brew Metric, Nivada or Christorpher Wart be in 10 years?
>>18657360Was this even made this century?
>>18657335I hate that fucking "Watch Bros" channel guy. He JUST released a video saying this was such a great watch from $180-$200, depending on whether you got an auto or a hand-wind. Well, I don't need to tell anyone here that you can't find this on the Timex site even offered at all, let alone anywhere else for anywhere close to $200.Those fucking watch channel assholes are always talking about some $100 Seiko and Orient autos that haven't existed for fucking years. And people comment and just get ignored. What a prick. I spent my afternoon trying to find an affordable champagne 34mm Marlin. It can't be done. I'm the highest bid right now on ebay but I expect it will go well over $300 before anyone wins it. IDK WTF is happening. Just ever single month watches jump even higher in cost. Everyone just plays along. Just like fast food prices. As long as all of you overpay for everything instead of taking a stand, the prices will stay too high.
>>18657368Hell no it wasn't.
>>18657367-Yawn-Fuck off. You get nothing for chugging "luxury" brand watch cock.
>>18657367Nivada has become as bad as AP focusing and surviving solely off of their integrated bracelet sports watch, but I don't doubt at all that Brew and Christopher Ward will develop into larger, more "real" brands in the future. Brew is surprisingly big in New York, they've had some celebrity endorsements, and they've been spotted on celebrity wrists.
Mail came
>>18657367This is true, shame you can't get any of those anymore if you're not from a rich family. Oh well.
>>18657376Amazon haul?
>pooranons just discovering prices change
>>18657381You're poor.
>>18657381is this guy the ultimate watch chad?
>>18657391To incels like you who use the term "chad".
There's a hot watch fixer girl out there flipping watches. Looks kinda like Bryce Dallas Howard sometimes.
>>18657391yea him and timeteller
>>18657190
>>18657393Any forearm hair? Can't see.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1L45ixL2TZkCan anyone order off foreign sites? These watches are $200 for simple quartz, but just look at him make them. This is where I want to spend my money.
>>18657393And you picked the most busted screenshot you could take of her.
>>18657398I paused a bunch of times to get that good of one. >>18657394>I didn't invent time, I just tell itWhat a retarded catchphrase. Otherwise he's cool. I like that he makes fun of Rolex and calls out a lot of the snob brands the posers of /wt/ idolize.
>>18657395What's the second watch from the left? I love it.
>>18657397I don't understand why he bothers doing the wire numbers. It's so much more work just to make the watch thicker and uglier. That dial would look great with just regular romans or arabics.
>>18657414>>18657397Some of these watches are really cool. I'd wear something like this. It's too bad he doesn't offer mechanical movements, but I understand that would shoot the price way up and he probably wants to keep it cheap for tourists? Also the cases probably have questionable water resistance.
>>18657418
>>18657397Looks like utter fucking shit dude.
>>18657419Literally you can get a Chinese watch on Alibaba that looks like that for $20?
>>18657407Its a Corum Admiral Quattro. Its a great watch you can get for more or less gold weight. very rare to find unpolished with the original mirror finish though. very high level finishing too. It was something meant to compete more with a royal oak than a rolex.
>>18657431looks like a shitter made for black gentlemen in the 2000s
Very artisan
>>18657376A few updates after playing musical straps until I was happy. Still 14 more straps yet to arrive. Bored with nato, hate the parachute ones, digging the tweed and suede right now.Probably don’t need to buy more.
These are my leftovers
Another improvement
>>18657442Now that's a rogue's gallery of shitters.
>>18657423But it's not made by hand by a skilled craftsman doing a dying art that needs support.
>>18657441He's not going to make a movement out of copper wire, anon.
>>18657361Nice pie pan, these look really good.
>>18657453It's the pinnacle of datejust cope.
>>18657449>But it's not made by hand by a skilled craftsman doing a dying art that needs support.What the fuck dying art lmfao? Dude has printed dials and fucking LITERAL WIRES he contorts into the crudest possible numbers, you can do this tomorrow if you want.
>>18657199based. yeah had this fucker since 2023. Been wearing it at least 4 times per week.It has seen everything.
>>18657431Beautiful, thank you.
>>18657442So these are the collections of the "why are you buying X watch, there's a Chinese homage 1% of the price" posters, huh. Woof.
I should wear this more often.
Kofe Time.
>>18657395based ebel enjoyer
>>18657414It's just one of the designs. On the website there are several to choose from. It's neat because he's doing them by hand.
>>18657423No, you "literally" cannot. But thanks for asking that question.
>>18657441>I'm not impressed with this so-called "watchmaker". lol, fuck off.
>>18657459You need to retire the words 'literal' and 'literally' from your lexicon.
>>18657461Except a naked woman.
>>18657464Yes, that's my collection. But I'd never tell someone to buy these instead of what they are homages of. I don't even know what most of them are homages of. I don't fellate a luxury lifestyle that isn't my own. Keep dreamin', incel.
Watches like pic related but not at anOrdain's prices?
>>18657498There's nothing wrong with the price. What are you, POOR? I'm "laughing my ass off" at how lowly and poor and low-class you are for suggesting anyone should buy a less expensive version of what is clearly intellectual property of a fine, historic, respected, and just BETTER brand of watches. I'm an alpha "chad", so I buy the $50,000 watches. "Simple as". Don't like it? You must be so poor. And that's something that people like me laugh our asses off at. Because I can pretend that I am better and successful and have great watches. No I'm not going to post them. I don't need to because I'm not poor. I win.On the internet.
>>18657498o and hora pictor
>>18657501>a less expensive version of what is clearly intellectual property of a fine, historic, respected, and just BETTER brand of watches. why do you just blanket endorse using chinese slave labor to make cheaper copies of original shit? it's just a race to the bottom. design something cool- get ripped off by the chinese. you revel in not even caring who designed the aliexpress trash you buy. i get everything is made in chian anyway (or, anything affordable) but can there be nothing sacred? like why even be an enthusiast in a thing if you dont give a fuck at all about the things and just want a billion of them
Bitter incels
>>18657442shitterfag, alone in his hovel with his chinese toy versions of watches. another package has arrived. more straps. he didn't even like them. he didn't even like the watches he bought. hes returned another. somehow even more covetous than the so called hobbyists, though they obsess over perfecting consumption, he can never be satiated, his hunger to buy never fulfilled. chinese sellers astounded anyone wants even one of their trinkets, let alone hundreds, happy to ship another box of trash across the pacific. another strap arrives, even the mailman is starting to take notice. hundreds of parcels, nothing of value. he posts to anonymous internet men about his hobby, people that don't even like him, on a never ending crusade of purchasing and posting, purchasing and posting, proud of his conquest through sheer spam and an empty 401k. the pretense of the watch collector completely stripped away. what does their consumption mean, they debate, their objects referential to something, adventure? heritage? status? success? all notions removed from the discussion, shitterfag seeks none of this. just to buy, to own, to consume. an dangerous unmasking, his hoard dissimulates the fact that there is nothing behind them, wrist watches that may never be worn or serviced. shitterfag, alone in his hovel. the faces of his chinese toys staring into his soul. from behind their dials peers nothing, and from shitterfags eyes, nothing peers back.
>>18657503
>>18657340>don't buy collabs, it's inauthentic and just a cashgrab>unless it's a Brand X GentryLab™©® collab or one of the COUNTLESS watches that I have secretly worked on, these are a-OKGot it
Weird how the best finished dials in the industry can be had for less than 5 digits.
Are Orient watches good?I just noticed that they put sapphire crystal on $200 watches, which is not what established brands usually do.How good are their movements?How much should I expect to pay for an Orient with a decent movement?
>>18657537maybe because everything else about the watch is shit, from the case/bracelet to the post-purchase customer experience
>>18657561>post-purchase customer experienceWhile everything you said is a lie, this made me laugh.>Why yes, I do buy watches for the post-purchase customer experience
>>18657571people only ever praise gs for its dials to distract from everything else about it that's lackluster, the bracelet and case shapes are a joke>post-purchase customer experiencefor an expensive watch brand with dodgy movements and 1 year lead times for warranty repairs, yes this is kinda important
>>18657199>>18657461Based scratch chads.This is why I personally don't like buying used watches.I like all of the scratches and signs of wear to tell my story.On a used watch, at some point you won't know which scratches were made by you, and which by previous owner(s).
What’s the watch in your collection that makes you feel like a million bucks when you wear it?
>>18657395Oh fuck.... grandpa died???
>>18657443I like that tweed one.
>>18657468> I should wear this more often.You shouldn’t wear it at all. It is literally the only semi-valuable thing you own. Protect the resale value. Keep it in perfect condition and pray that the internet never stops hyping Moser.
>>18657517There's enough inequality in the world already. The 1% have exponentially more money than I could ever hope to. Why the fuck do they get to have the cool watch designs all to themselves too? No. Fuck the 1%, fuck the greed, fuck the 60 year old white haired Swiss watchmaker who thinks he deserves to be paid 200X what a Chinese guy gets because of "the heritage". I'm not for fake, illegal watches. But I'm not for gatekeeping a fucking design either. And besides, sometimes the homage even gets it better. I just saw a video where that pretty much happens. "Mogging" I think they call it now.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1dd-LmZV6BkBut I know, I know... those poor, starving Rolex executives aren't making the same profits they used to. Booo fucking Hoooo.
Who makes a watch similar to this (moonphase and chrono) but at 38mm or less. These both go on sale for 200$ which is hard to beat, but I don't want to strap a hockey puck on my wrist.
>>18657443How are the webbing straps with the leather eyelet reinforcements called?
>>18657523I love my watches. I love them more every day, not less. Some have fallen out of favor as my tastes evolve. But they tell a story about that time in my life. You know, a random Tuesday in December when I was inspired to make that investment. lol, but seriously, there's no emptiness here. I don't know how you see what I feel looks like joy and enthusiasm as soulless consumption. Perhaps you're just jaded and cynical because you don't love anything anymore. Didn't you see my last thread? I'm gonna get an actual Hamilton Murph. That's because I love my Militado so much from the lengthy test drive. I'm a little creeped out and also flattered that you've thought so much about me, albeit in the wrong direction. I don't live in a hovel, I assure you of that. Nor am I alone. I'm sorry I rub you the wrong way so hard. I've always had that effect on people. I have loyal friends and bitter nemeses. Because that's how big personalities tend to be. But look at you. I see you're also in love with your own words. Maybe it bugs you that I'm just so verbose. But I'm guessing more than a little of it is resentment that I just buy what I want like so many candy bars. Yes, I'm a little impulsive and excessive. And as I've posted before I believe it's a harmless and affordable alternative to other, far worse habits I used to have. I should be dead. And when you have a new lease on life sometimes you don't want to scrimp and save for years to get something you could enjoy NOW. I don't know who you are or what's in your collection or why you think you get to lecture me on how to collect and enjoy watches. It just suggests you're not happy with yourself. I love my watches. I love all the watches. I want all the watches. I'm gonna get as many as I can.
>>18657604That's no reason to own a watch. If you can't comfortably wear your watch you can't afford it. Don't buy anything you can't afford.
This is my first real auction where I want to win and actually care. So how does this go usually? The seller must know that watch is a $200 minimum watch. So he opens with $50 why? To entice a bunch of bidders, right? Do these usually come in under or over that projected value? Personally I'm not going to get sucked into a contest with someone and pay $280 to get it. But I would make a bigger bid to scare off others if that would work. I want to get it for less than the cheapest new one available anywhere. Obviously. I don't know if I jumped the gun bidding higher. Was it too early? Is there some 'auctions for dummies' FAQ anyone can point to? I do want this watch. I'll do homework if it will help me edge out the competition. I don't play poker or anything so I'm unfamiliar with any strategy that may go along with this.And I might be selling one of my own watches very soon if it turns out to be too big. Maybe I can get some liquids and tubs and a magnifying glass and miniature pool cleaning equipment and wash off and resell vintage watches as one of those "side hustle" jobs people do now. Why not let the watches pay for themselves?
>>18657611This anon is a chad.Pic related: it's him.
>>18657480>>18657478Ok tardo stop retarding.
good morning kings
>>18657644Of all the fakes why this shitter?
>>18657649It’s actually pretty clever. A fake Daytona or GMT will obviously be a fake, because of the lengthy wait lists.But the Air-King or the Explorer can be had pretty quickly in Rolex terms, so it’s slightly believable that you’d be the kind of brandsimp who’s “building a relationship with his AD”.
>>18657644>>18657649>>18657656What kind of movement do fake Rolexes usually have in them?
Question for all of you...Got this watch as a 10-year work anniversary gift 25+ years ago. $800 back then Super thin. Problem is I never wear watches. I carry a pocket watch or use my phone.Just sitting in my desk unused. How do I get rid of it?
>>18657649it is real and unironically my favorite rolex
>>18657537>Weird how the best finished dials in the industry can be had for less than 5 digits.Motherfucker, people don't have microscopic vision, no one will notice. And you blew a paycheck on it.
I want something minimal black <50usd
Fellas we need a new thread.NEED. NEW. THREAD. >>18657667>>18657667
>>18657667Got you covered.
>>18657667You're going to get a lot of "Casio" probably.
>>18657677>>18657676If you can rec a Casio that looks like this I'm fine. If not. Increase the budget to <150usd
>>18657660Yeah Clarice LeFournier, esq. just had a bad day because Ahmed left her for her daughter so she printed the lower text like that and blew Maurice St Moritz to pass it through QA because it's an AirKing after all so no one gives a shit.
>>18657657Exactly the same as real except for one or two small differences and worse finishing.
>>18657346??
>>18657678No. He said $50 dollars. I know you can't even imagine spending so little on a working watch, but a lot of people do and are happy and get quality watches that last decades. I guess you're just unequipped to weigh in on this one. You have such fancy tastes you're completely useless when it comes to identifying quality below a certain arbitrary price where you've drawn a line. Also, he said 'minimal and black'. You're here with a $150 white watch. Clearly you're not interested in participating.
>>18657644wazzap
>>18657667
>>18657687based two tone OP derivative chad
>>18657667$45Cool second hand too. I have a Benyar and it's not bad. Not a great movement -you can feel how gritty the wind is, and it's loud when it spins, and not in a smooth way like Miyota- but it keeps good time and it looks nice. The bracelet sucks, but it will look good on a variety of straps.
Hey what happened to the poorfag guide, or hell any of the guides that used to be linked in every op? >inb4 inflationThey still have to be of some use to somebody, right?
>>18657676>>18657677>>18657699Think I found one in the style I like. Wish the dials were black. I also really like the timex fairfield. Undecided.
>>18657702OP is a phone poster. That’s why he can’t be bothered to link to the previous dogshit thread.
>>18657363Oh, I see what you mean. Sorry you own $5000 worth of shitters
How do I stop watches from sliding down my wrist?Could it be a wrist shape problem, or just newfaggery?With rubber straps and metal bracelets I had to wear them a bit too tight for long-term comfort if I wanted them to stay.The only kind of strap I discovered that works for me comfortably is a parachute strap (also known as marine nationale). It is kind of like nato, but elastic and I suppose provides more friction.Problem with these is, they make a lot of watches look cheaper, even if it's a nice watch. Also it sucks to be limited like this.Metal bracelets look the best to me, followed by leather straps.Nothng else comes close.
>>18657702Died in the split.The avaturds only care about spamming threads as quickly as possible, not even waiting for autosage so obviously they won't bother with guides and links.
I want a watch with this aesthetic. Any suggestions?
>>18657724Junghans Max Bill or the Braun watch.Otsuka Lotec if you don't mind paying secondary over retail.
>>18657739I'd throw in Nomos also, because they have that flat clinical look in simple monochrome dials but also colors if you feel like going ABSOLUTELY CRAZY.
>>18657687I really believe all it's going to take is some celebrity wearing this in a movie and eventual discontinuation for people to pretend they always loved this and blow up the price like a hot air balloon.
>>18657739Oh damn I hadn't thought of the Brauns, I guess I'd only seen the ones with more minimal dials. Cheap enough too. I think I might have to go for this chrono. I just wish they had a more normal case shape and strap attachment. The Otsukas are really cool but way out of my price range and I'm so used to reading traditional dials that I think they'd drive me crazy in everyday use.>>18657744I did think of Nomos but I really love the style of the font and markings on the Mitutoyo indicator, has that real mid-century technical instrument vibe, and as far as I've seen you don't really get that with Nomos.
>>18657703lol, what a waste.
>>18657706I'm sure not.
I really picked up the watch autism.Now I care about in-house movements and see brands who don't have them as pointless.
>>18657781Can you afford to be so choosy? Or are you just not destined to own many watches?
SCHLOMO'S ASSCHUTE
>>18657782I get your point, but by my own logic even Seiko and Orient count as acceptable brands, so things are not looking too bad for me.
>>18657766Autobahn and lambda lines in nomos kind of have that.
>>18657817Oh yeah I guess the Autobahn kinda does, it doesn't really capture the vibe of the Mitutoyo though. Lambda has no numerals on the main dial so not really right either. I think the Braun is definitely the closest I've seen. That aside I'm really more interested in this sort of thing as a casual gimmick watch anyway, if I'm gonna spend $6k on a watch there are things I'd much rather have. (Incidentally I do have a watch in that price range in the back of my mind and the leading contender is a Tudor GMT.)
>>18657699yet again, just a completely copied design. the "cool second hand" you like is just rolex design. as usual. you walk around blind to all design queues, thinking the chinese have good ideas once in a while, not just the ability to replicate.
>>18657773Are you stupid? Serious question
Faggot thread. Stop spamming the board!
Hi. I haven't looked into modern watches in years, recently saw a news headline that apparently Seiko is doing super well. Did they finally fucking implement on the fly micro adjust for their $1000+ watches? Or are they still too cheap to add that shit to their clasps?
>>18657846They implemented an additional $2k on their $1k+ watches lmfao.
>>18657846San Martin has that on their $300 or less watches.
>>18657827Who fucking cares?Everyone just laughs at the "copied design" justice warriors. Fuck off. Rolex can shampoo my crotch.
>>18657834Why do you care if a 'faggot thread' gets spammed?Just report your spam and the janitors will remove it. I don't see any spam. Do you need a dictionary? I don't think you know what it even means. We're here discussing watches and posting suggestions for anons who ASKED for them. Are you dense? It's a watch thread. We post watches. Maybe you should go to /b/ if you just want to be a fartface.
>>18657848No shit? And they're selling?>>18657854I mean that's obviously always been the case yeah. Part of the reason why I used to be so bothered they didn't have that.
>>18657190yvan eht nioJ
This is really cool and only $82 I'm gonna get it.
>>18657886and its another blatant copy. watch like patek, brandname to sound like breguet. guess what is the only detail thats not exact on the watch face?>swiss made
>>18657878>No shit? And they're selling?Yes, everyone's rich now, all normal people have salaries 3x bigger and their real estate got 3x more expensive so sucks to be poor.
>>18657846Grand Seiko finally added toolless microadjust to one(1) watch and made an automatic spring drive movement fit in a watch under 40mm. Only took them about 15 years to get with the program.Most of everything else coming out of Seiko currently is decent but way overpriced.
damn this thread is fast. Are we BACK?
>>18657929We never left, fren.
>>18657886looks nice but I'm not sure about the post-purchase customer experience
>>18657361nice Omega. How's the the post-purchase customer experience so far?
>>18657220>vintagenice and all but the post-purchase customer experience suffers a lot.
>>18657934maybe the post-purchase customer experience are the frens we made along the way.
>>18657950>>18657954This brought a smile on my cheeky face.Thanks, -DanSent from my iPhone using Tapatalk.
>>18657959We all have cheeks on our faces.
>>18657627Nice watch, gonna snipe it
Bought another shitter that I'll never enjoy, for the pile of soulless shitters in my lonely hovel. Muahahahaha!
>>18657965Well at least one of us will get it then. I'll get the next one. I just got a Seiko and a bunch of AliExpress watches and my Xeric coming. I can do without another expensive new Timex.
>>18657967the time when a seiko could save you is long past. a humble steel sports from one of the better bang for buck watch brands in history. it wont fix you though, almost nothing can. alone in your hovel even the marvels of japanese autism can do nothing for you. the light behind your eyes has faded too dark
>>18657971Save me? I'm not alone and my house is nice. I love my watches. I'm sorry you're envious of my spending but just because you can't enjoy things doesn't mean I don't. You can stop harassing me now. I've done nothing to deserve your rude, constant, no-capitalization moron trolling.Maybe you'd feel better if you splurged and treated yourself to a new watch. I guess for you though it's a matter of saving for years for some Swedish microbrand you have respect for or something. LOLYou do it your way and I'll do it mine. And I'll do it often.
>>18657971And I already have 3 Seikos, 2 of them are even genuine! The fake one was free.If anyone wants a free but shitty quartz Alpinist there's "this one weird trick" to get one no charge AND upset and cost a Pakistani dude at the same time.
>>18657978>my house is nicePics?
>>18657978you have deserved me for as long as you have posted here. you have already learned from me; it makes perfect sense then with what i have said before, that you would suggest the key to my own happiness is to just spend money, of course this is what you would think, it is your only joy. i have pointed this out numerous times, before even you understood yourself. >>18657985in any other hands a seiko would be a respectable, perhaps even venerable choice, a utilitarian, low compromise, high value, good quality piece for the every man, free of snobbery, free from the desire of high sign value luxury branding. but in your hands these specifics fade. it is but one of many, many trinkets, alone in your hovel, hoarded.
shitterfag, i have an engagement, i will return to terrorize you at my leisure, in my absence ponder upon how little it is you know about yourself, and how much of your regretted past is visible to everyone
>>18657978>>18657993Just get a room you two.
I asked Chat GPT why is Seiko so expensive now, and it is shilling hard for Seiko.It basically told me that the pricing is justified, and that Seiko is not actually expensive, it is good value.Apparently you are not just paying for the watch, you are paying for:>japanese craftsmanship>global service network>legacy and reliability>in-house movements>global brand marketing (LOL)>other random shitAlso it turns out that Seiko just got more popular in recent years, so that is driving the price up. The brand is not doing it on purpose.Thoughts?
>>18657996A.I. is fucking retarded and can't actually THINK. It just regurgitates what it aggregates from the loudest retards online. Why the fuck do you people actually "ask" it things and trust what it farts out?It's years away from that kind of reliability.
>>18657995He's alone in his insane resentment of my watch spree. Or at least he's the lone anon trolling me for it. Buying and sharing my experiences with a wide variety of affordable watches is a net positive for this board and there's no cogent argument against that. There just isn't. I really don't need to defend myself but I enjoy writing, obviously. I haven't been so pumped over a hobby in years. It's insulting to be accused of impulse buying "trinkets". It's always the ones with no watch collections who have the most bitterness towards those of us who are building our own. Some of them are trinkets of sorts, especially when I started. But I still enjoy them. Even my waterlogged $2 shitter has been a fun side project. Nothing goes to waste here. Some people just have no sense of fun.
>>18657997I know this, but I wonder why there are so many loud retards who said these things online in the first place.
>>18658006Brand loyalty and peer pressure are strong and persistent. Just look at how these chodes in these threads go on and on and on about brands they don't even own, defending them like they get a kickback. I think they aspire to the lifestyles of the influencers who promote Seiko and these other brands. They identify with those guys and want to be them. They want the clothes and fragrances and they parrot the opinions of these social media people. There are dozens of channels of reviewers who just toe the line and say what everyone else says. The more paranoid conspiracy types here will claim they're all paid shills. But really these days with click farms and bots, who's to say what's real and what isn't? The software is there for threads and apps to be flooded with all kinds of fake comments and disingenuous praise. Seiko could be investing in this kind of deceptive "advertising" for all we know. Seikos like the one I just bought seem fine for what they are. My Presage is my most expensive watch. But I don't think I'd spend more than that for one. It's high for the specs you get. But I LOVE look and feel of it so you can't put a price on that. I know when I spend Seiko money in China that I'm getting twice the watch, if not complete originality.
