Anything up to $500, used or new.Plenty of great wristwatches with that price ceiling. Especially vintage and Chinese.Post your scores, your collections, your desired pieces.
>>18679857If the price doesn't hurt, it not a watch worth having.
After no purchases in a couple weeks and sending back that 36mm Pagani Tudor Ranger homage, I browsed and searched and deliberated and finally pulled the trigger on this baby. Can’t go wrong with Baltany, and the specs are just perfect. I don’t like the 47mm to 50mm lug to lug you get on a lot of these types. And a smooth, bi-directional ceramic bezel will be a nice new feature in the collection. I came close to getting the SH Murph for about the same price, but I just can’t live with their logo.This watch was the one. Probably done buying for a while. Still have a Swatch on the way. I’ll be waiting a bit and maybe getting something over $500 next.
>>18679858lol, that’s a ridiculous motto. If the price “hurts” I’m not likely to wear it too casually, am I? Go be a snob in one of the other threads. Unless you meant $500 hurts. In which case: welcome.
My other Baltany. Smallest, thinnest automatic I own. Wearing it to church later.Gonna drink more tincture. Sermons are more interesting when I'm stoned out of my gourd. Tjankfully I only get dragged to a 'house of the lord' on Easter or for weddings.
Temu has this bad boy for $10.
Found a oysterquarts/prx homage on amazon ill show it when it comes in about 20 days. Sekonda makes watches that hark back to their soviet watch roots and are a completely chinese company now. I know ive made a few purchases now but i might pick this one up at some point cus its pretty. Its a design thats supposed to look 1950s. £39.99 right now so biggie.
>>18679886Gross. You really shouldn’t spend less than $30. Very little any good for $10. Poedagar are surprisingly good for that price, but they still absolutely suck finishing wise. But they keep good time. Too many compromises with ten dollar watches.
>>18679913Yeah that’s got some vintage class.
>>18679916Poedagar tend have extremely good finish from what I've seen on Youtube.
>watch still hasn't shipped
>>18679886>PoedagarThe watch brand of humble kings.
Swapping straps to keep things fresh. For a while I was not into steel bracelets but that has changed. Proxima is back “home”. $150 - $200 Chinese watches have really great bracelets. Far better than Seikos of that price. Come to think of it $60 shitters have better bracelets than Seiko 5s come with.
>>18680249>>18679886My proud Poedagars.Never wear ‘em.
Wearing all green and gardening.Green casio Duro
>>18680378I'm green with envy over here.
Just bought this baby. Serviced and tested at -6 seconds per day. Pretty sweet for being sixty years old. Vintage watches are so much cooler than what they make now.
Reposting because I'm still loving my casio
I've learned that when I get multiple clear images and video where I can see and hear the watch wound/running I'm always satisfied with the purchase. And there are so, so many to choose from. Take your time and don't buy if you have any doubts. Scroll down or wait two days and you'll find something you like even more. I got burned on a couple of my first vintage buys. I learned quickly what to look for.
>>18680846I think these watches look like ass on anyone other than a granny but I respect the confidence to wear one
Addiesdive I bought recently for 85€. Happy with most of it except I wish I had chosen a different dial, I was afraid of the other options being too loud but this one really is pretty dull. Also a rare model of theirs without sapphire glass, just mineral glass.
Does your watch have a GOD bezel?
>>18680963It's literally the only thing I wear due to how nice it feels to have something that feels like nothing. I'll only consider a titanium diver because I've wanted a diver for 20 years now and it might be convenient enough to wear.
>>18679886Puke-inducing shitter. Get a Soviet watch if you want cheap but good stuff.
>>18680965I like Addiesdive, but could you have taken a worse picture?? There are fingerprints and it's a bad angle to see fucking anything. Come on, you can do better than that.
Dinner time.
I think this is too expensive but I like it. Might seriously grab one of those $15 Sanda tanks off A.E.I saw a fuckton of videos saying how good it is for the price. It's like the Cartier F91-W and shit.
Different options here too. I even refrained from cropping out the Hamilton for our snobby friends who shit on sub $100 watches. Gotta be inclusive.
>>18681332The casio there is plastic, look for the one I posted above to get the full metal one.
>>18681338How much is a metal one?
>>1868134140-50 euro in EU
>>18680378diabetes?
>>18680846shit bracelet made for hairless indians case is too fat / tallare you a woman?
>>18681341https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H-4hG-gH25s
>>18681354You can see I'm not hairless and I don't have any problems with the bracelet while something like my PRX initially pulls some of the hair.You can also tell from my arm that I'm manlier than you are, so why the LARP?
>>18681357are you a power bottom?
>>18681367At this point no matter what you say, you're irrelevant unless you post your arm.
puke-inducing threadyou all should be gassed
>>18680846I like the look but hate the fact that there's a big clasp on the upside of the wrist.What size is your wrist?
>>18681498A hair under 7 inches. I don't wear it on the inside, it just moved less that when and I was at the gym.
>>18681547Looks quite nice on that side tho. Post a pic of it on the other side?
>>18681551
>>18681418It's weird that even without any watches you're still a snob. LOL
Seiko SNE573
>>18681559You look like a fucking retard
>>18682042Same shit as the Submariner. Literally the same watch.
>>18682046Except it doesn't cost 16000 dollars dumb fuck
Picked up a quartz prx for $200
>>18682053LOL, this. Imagine these poser Rolex fanboys pushing their overpriced shit in the cheap watch thread.>but the original design language!!
>>18682045He looks fine. You don't even contribute OC, troll.
>>18682102Do you like it?
Just got a replacement strap at the jeweler for this vintage 1977 Timex. I’ll probably wear it more now.
>>18681559too small, looks gay
>>18682191Post your watch on your wrist, troll.
>>18682200I'm entitled to my opinion. You're mad bc you know I'm right. It looks like my grandmas watch.
>>18681559yikes dood
>>18682102looks too big
>>18682217If I "know you're right" I wouldn't have disagreed with you in the first place. Where is the logic in that?Your opinion might be considered if you posted yourself wearing what you considered not gay. Perhaps you don't have the wrist to support anything and you're really going after anon because he's wearing a watch that you could sport if you wanted. If only you had the courage to wear what you think others consider a granny watch. Or you're stupid and you have bad taste. Condolences.
>>18682234No it doesn't. Even from that angle I can tell that he has plenty of clearance on the top and bottom of the case. Even with the integrated bracelet that wears fine on him. There are certainly examples on this board of people wearing watches too big for them. That's not one of them.
>>18682046>>18682053>>18682141>more rounded edges everywhere, watch looks less sharp>a lot thicker>bracelet looks lower quality otherwise it's alright for what it is
Just pulled the trigger on the Griffy. For the longest time these were over $50 and the hardest color to find. Now everything's normal again and it's only fucking thirty and I just tacked it on to my Amazon order like it's nothing and it'll be here tomorrow.I don't need any more digitals now. Hell, I've got too many as it is. But I did want this and now I'll have it.
>>18682191>>18682217Not being masc presenting enough has never been a problem for me in terms of getting compliments on my outfits or women's attention, despite wearing at times small watches, light colors and pinks and purples, short shorts or anything like else you guys on this board are insecure about.I guess if you're borderline you might want to watch the details.>>18682142I know what the average watch enthusiast looks like so I'm not offended.
>>18681559>Women's watch>Man
>>18682053>>18682141imagine being this fucking retarded
>>18682450Yep. Not wanting a Rolex is so retarded. lol
>>18682448Only an insecure man would post such a thing.
>>18682451topkek
>>18682372Wow, I really struck a nerve... You don't need to be ashamed of being homosexual.
picked this one up for 41$ used
>>18682531Looks nice
This new Timex looks nice
>>18682587Baller, is it quartz?
Are there any nice options for a titanium quartz diver?
>>18682597Yephttps://timex.com/products/deepwater-arctic-40-5mm-stainless-steel-bracelet-watch-tw2y64700$320 feels pretty steep for a quartz, but I still like it Also kudos on Timex for putting up lug-to-lug numbers on their pages now.
>>18682531>>18682587both nice
>>18682102Nice
>>18682599Watchdives has some titanium quartz options
I love my watch I love wearing my watch and looking at it. I like it because it keeps time... because it moves... It is my most cherished possession.
>>18679916>>18681037>doesn't suggest a specific alternative
>>18682720No one asked for an alternative. But anyone buying Poedagar had to sift through a lot of better watches to choose it, so they're well aware that there are better ones.
>>18682737Please suggest an alternative(s)
>>18682756Berny, Militado, Addiesdive, Tandorio... all the other cheap but not too cheap brands you looked past when you went with Poedagar on Aliexpress.
>>18682737fair enough
Going to Tokyo for vacation next month and I'm tempted to buy a field watch. Any recommendations for a watch newbie? Been rocking a G-Shock for a long time and I'd like something a bit more formal while looking fairly tasteful.
>>18679913This sekonda arrived with a broken movement from amazon. Got a replacement coming tomorrow.
>>18682042Watch so sexy it has a condom for a hand.>>18682819Maybe avoid timex they seem to be the loudest ticking field watches in the world. Id also like to add perhaps a pilots watch may be a bit more formal while keeping the military element. Ive been looking at them the past few days and i think look better perhaps even sexier than field. Brand recommendations on the board are full of memes and bait. Perhaps just checking your countries regular jewelers and finding something you like, at a fair price vs amazon price would be best. And please be realistic on the size of your wrist, for your desired look to be as you hope it would.
>>18682621I really want to get this, but I'm going to wait to see if anyone figures out what kind of quartz movement it has. Definitely not a Ronda, because Timex would've said "Swiss quartz" if it was.
>>18683230It doesn't matter. I've got ten dollar quartzes which keep PERFECT time. Timex won't fuck you over.
Mail came. Three new watches. Stupid "should call her" joke here.
My automatic Swatch.
It's awesome how it catches the light and shines all sorts of gay rainbows.
This silly thing. I unknowingly bought a SKMEI. Which apparently is pronounced 'shick-may' according to a review I saw from a guy who looked like he would know.
This will be remembered as 'the time I wore the Griffy'.
And into the box they go!
Man I wish I had bought an ixdao engineer...
>>18683254I've heard that their movements are made to be unrepairable, but it's still kinda neat to see an automatic watch like this. How much was it?
>>18683326$125 new old stock
>>18683325What's the deal? Were they like $300 and easily available once?
>>18683471Yeah. They were an extremely high quality clone of the IWC ingenieur, so much so that IWC felt compelled to threaten to legally rape them if they didn't stop selling them. Now they sell for up to 6x the price on ebay as you see in that pic, which funnily enough is still only like 1/10th the price of an ingenieur
>>18683261Griffy is not a shitter >:(
>>18682819my choice for field is Citizen bm8180 with a different strap but it's not JDM, seems like you should get something JDM while you're there
Leftover soviet watch company in Germany still makes watches today in the 80’s alarm function style. Now a fully German company.I quite like this style quite robust and i like radioactive glow looking markings. Btw the replacemnt sekonda came and is ticking nicely, guess i just got majorly unlucky the first time.
>>18683261KEK
Pretty neat looking at the different culture. All kinda of differences. Like this was considered a womens “occasion” watch known as a cocktail watch. These can be worth quite a bit. Good condition £400 - £500.If there was a catalogue of sekonda early 90’s designs itd be cool to see how it got modernised and anglicised into the western demographic. There are surviving pieces of course but nobody seems that interested in it as a whole.
Should I get a WD7922? I don't love the trident logo, but I love the looks otherwise and the fact that it's quartz.
I was going through my messages in aliexpress and I came across a whole series of photos from the store I bought my Proxima from. Shortly after I ordered it they'd sent pictures of it from multiple angles and how good the lume is and how it tested on the time grapher. Pretty cool. I checked and none of the other stores did that. So while I've already recommended this watch for its quality, I can even more strongly endorse Proxima for going the extra mile with that stuff. It was also only one of 4 places that signed the warranty card. San Martin sent a print out of the time graph results though, so I know they test the movement before shipping too. People who bitch about Chinese watches have never bought any in the $200 range. I'm pretty sure they have no experience with them at all. A $200 Chinese watch is at least as good as a $500 watch from anywhere outside of China.
>>18683938Remember there is no "good" in watches. The best watch objectively is a quartz casio.A chinese shitter won't get you what you pay for from a swiss brand which is things like brand recognition, the feeling you're connected to some vague history of watchmaking, the feeling of supporting the west over the east etc.
>>18683942Almost all of the watches in my collection are good though. You aren't here so you don't know. I don't care about brand recognition or the vague history of watchmaking. I have Swiss watches and historical watches and watches older than anyone posting here too. Mostly I have Chinese ones though. I love all of my watches. There's good in that.
>>18683325This is $317 right now. Should I get one? 37mm is my favorite size these days. This isn't exactly the same design but it's damn close and the same quality.
I like this for $180
>>18683742Yeah, looks like you can get it for as low as $80. Depending on the dial choice the logo isn't that conspicuous. There are far dumber logos on Chinese watches. Octopus Kraken makes amazing watches but I wouldn't want their logo on one.
This is a cool Watchdives watch. The upgrade to sapphire is only $11 extra dollars. Think about that when Seiko or the other "entry level" brands won't give you sapphire at all for under $500 unless it's quartz and even then they usually won't.$11. Sapphire should just be standard.
>>18683645I have one.
So I guess screws coming loose on watch bracelets can happen. Using a winder is only making it worse I'm sure. I read that people use Loctite to prevent it from happening (I've also read that brands like Versace glue the screws at the factory making it hard to adjust at home), and since my bracelets are all perfectly sized with many having microadjustment capabilities, I figure what the hell.Has anyone glued their screws or had to use a soldering iron to melt glue and loosen screws? I'm not going to have my watch just fall off like I've read can happen. I tightened all of them in all my bracelets but I don't know how long it takes for them to work free again. I also like to spin the rotors on some watches so I flick my wrist more. I remember thinking it was silly reading about how stuff like playing tennis or golf could affect your watch.
Damn. If you can stand the name Welly Merck, this 42mm automatic watch is less than fifty bucks including shipping. And of course you get sapphire for that.
>>18683973If you like the design sure go for it. If you're buying it because you're hoping it'll appreciate in value then don't.
>>18684014No, I don't ever expect anything to appreciate in value. I do expect certain ones to become scarce or go up in price. Like if I'd started collecting watches just 3 years ago I'd have paid 40% less for a lot of the watches I have. You could still find some Seiko 5s for under $100 3 years ago. Buying watches as an investment is stupid in my opinion. I know I would just lose money on anything I sold. I just wonder if the IXDAO guy from a few months ago is still around.
Baltany always signs their warranty cards.
I love this watch. Baltany/MiliFortic makes the best leather straps.
This sweet vintage came too but it fell apart in transit.
I’m sure it just screws or snaps back in. I’ll take it to my jeweler tomorrow.
All fixed. Seller was going to give me a refund even. I could never sell on eBay. The buyer has them by the balls.
10 dollar soviet watch from the 80s
>>18684577I like it.
>>18681380He won't because the only people who care about how much body hair Indian people have is other Indians. A friend of mine told me they have some thing in their culture about not trusting men who have little body hair.
>>18684612I care because I like very hairy Indian women.
>>18684483Authentic chinese ink
>>18683938I like the look of these but also phoibois. Maybe in the future id make a pick between the two brands.>>18684577Neat, im eyeing a listing of something like this.This is the casio inspired by the oyster quartz i ordered. It’s coming from America. People say it wears like a 42mm and the integrated bracelet makes the lug to lug work better. I dont mind a little oversized, when it comes ill post arm with it.
Vostok's been making more watches with sapphire crystals lately. Too bad their availability is still restricted
Anyone got the steel cased digital casios? a1000's? Post pics
Request for watch recommendations:- budget: $350max- purpose: vacation, beach, concert, late night drinking- wrist: 18.5cm/7.5in; preferred size 36-40mm- don't want a chink- quartz is fine- can't find anything not bulky af tho
>>18685457roll your shitter
>>18680846Dude your arm looks veiny enough you can pull it off. Looks cool to me actually.
>>18685556see>>18683601I think it's 38 or 37.5. I forget but I'm a wristlet.
>>18685597damn that actually seems really good. thanks! any other gems worth considering?
>>18685599try going to the Baltany website, their whole catalog is watches based on classic designs and dimensions
>>18685600nah I don't want a chink. I'm trying to delay the inevitable death of western civilization even a tiny bit. plus I just don't feel them
>>18685601the name Baltany is a combination of the western owner's names. they base the company in China because of course they do. they just don't lie about it. meanwhile swiss law says your watch can say "swiss" on it if the offices are in Switzerland but the manufacturing is done in china as long as the supervisors are Swiss living in China.I mean, it's all bullshit. at least the good chink brands are honest
>>18685603why are you lying? https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Swiss_made
>>18685604>For industrial products: 60% of the manufacturing costs and 50% of the essential manufacturing step must occur in Switzerlandtranslation: we make everything in china but we keep a small factory open in Switzerland where genuine Swiss® people drop chink movements into chink cases and they pop a chink crown in.
>>18685601>nah>chinkYou don't deserve any assistance. You're already brainwashed and retarded. You go and overpay for an inferior watch just because it doesn't come from China. You deserve the disappointment you'll inevitably feel.
>buy chinese watch>start munching rice, drinking jasmine tea and being interested slutty hapas.
>>18685557nice
Since someone was interested in the timex Q 1973. Heres the reissue with red dial.
Tenderloin time. Cutting a $100 hunk of meat wearing my $30 Chinese watch.Because my priorities are straight.
Why are there no chink radio-sync watches? Floor is currently a $100 gshock.
>>18687145There's cheaper casio wave ceptor watches. I'm guessing chinks don't do them much because there aren't many decent off the shelf radio controlled movements.
>>18685619You have no assistance to offer, like taking dating advice from a divorced middle aged leftist. Oh wait.
>>18687145Casio WV-200E-1AVEF are nice and a bit more expensive than anon above me posted.maybe when china has its own radio controlled time signal there will be, I get a sense of very of this day chinas companies taking lots of pride in their tech and they currently dont have a service that doesnt use casio tech for the signal, atleast not for civillian use.
>>18685557An MTP pls
my gf got me this swatch from 2002 i like it a lot my fav color is purple :)
Happy 4/20
any chinese rip offs of the watch like this?
if someone specifically asked for a timex would it be weird to get a tissot instead?Grandpa wants a watch for his upcoming birthday and want to buy him something.He wants full stainless steal, a light (do they make that anymore?) I assume today it would have lume.Also mentioned date + day feature but I think he'd be ok with just day. So far I'm considering:TW2Y65000 (not sure he'd like automatic though)TW2Y25000 TW2Y18300 TW2U78700 Problem is he doesn't want me to spend much money but i really don't mind upgrading to a tissot or a seiko (a couple hundred is irrelevant) he just specifically asked for a timex.He's an outdoorsman (hunter/camper/fisher + lived in the yukon for half his life) but i don't know if he wants a dress watch or a field watch like the expedition.I dont want to ask too many questions or i fear he'd know the watch i'd get and i want it to be a surprise.
Leaf watchfags where do you buy your watches?
>>18687580If looking for a budget/cheap watch just find the watch reference number and google it. You'll find lists of shops that have it and find the cheapest and see sales etc. Also worth going to individual links to see if you can sign up to an email for a 10-15% discount then just unsubscribe after purchasing.I do this for everything
>>18687393Is proxima the only aliexpress watch brand with a decent name and logo?
Hey so, ukraine has watch factory running right now during the war and is making watches to export.Looks like they are selling watches designed to be used by the very troops fighting right now. Was news to me, so thought id share the info. Some are too pricey for this general but they have some soviet dress styles and quite a variety of styles.
I ordered some spare parts from Meranom, and the order actually went through to my surprise. Now I'll just sit back and wait for them to eventually stock pic related
>>18687574Get him a Weekender or an Easy Reader. Grandpas actually DO want Timex. Your extra money will not be appreciated nor will it get him a better watch. Don't get him any automatic. Tissot might even read as pompous to him. He may not know how to pronounce it. Timex holds more value for a guy his age. Anything "more" would be a disappointment. I have a few really old guys in my life and I know how they think. Trust me. He already told you specifically that he wants the Timex and I'm reinforcing that. It's your money and often people ignore good advice here so do what you want. But I'm telling you if you want to make him happy get him a very simple Timex. You can still spend $200 on Timex if you really want to though. Not sure grandpa will appreciate it.
>>18687615I don't think so. I don't have issues with all that stuff. But honestly, out of the entire "Crazy 88" that Proxima is my favorite. I wear it more than any other by far. Wearing it right now. I love everything about it. I don't even favor white dials at all. But I keep reaching for it over everything else. I may buy the green version without the fluted bezel as well. Wish it came in black. Doesn't appear to be a direct homage of anything specific either. And the PT5000 is a great movement. Very accurate. I put it on all kind of straps before returning it to the bracelet which is very nice and fits perfectly.
>>18687574Timex has Indiglo which is arguably the best watch light on the market. It may be why he wants one. WAY fucking better than lume. Stop considering Tissot. Get one for you if you want one but get Gramps a Timex with Indiglo. Best part is you can walk into almost any store that sells watches and find exactly what he'll love for less than $60.This one here is $40 and my dad wore one like it for most of his 80s. Old guys want practicality and legibility. Timex delivers. And it's a name that holds weight for their generation.
>>18687800>Doesn't appear to be a direct homage of anything specific either
>>18687808this
>>18687808I have an Expedition Scout and can vouch for that. I get complimented on it all the time, too.Was thinking of buying an Easy Reader too, but by now I have more watches than events to wear them
>>18687810Do tell, incel. LOLBecause it isn't and you know it.
>>18687855Thats a fake Datejust case with an invicta prodiver dial, embarrassing.
I'm not jewish
>>18687866>it takes more than a year to make a rolexlooks like commercials lied back then too
>>18687866So it's not specifically, directly homaging any ONE watch. That's what I fucking said. I could show you plenty of luxury watches that more closely rip each other off than that Proxima lifts from anyone, but that'd be okay with you because you're an inconsistent fucking retard. Bezel from one watch, indices from another, hands from yet a different one, and the 6 o'clock date window. Suddenly it becomes a watch of its own that works. Go back to your snobby poser threads so you can pretend you're a fancy watch person. We don't need all EIGHT of the watch threads to be nothing but Rolex, Rolex, Rolex, you dick-beatin' faggot.
>>18687557Sorta. $140
This is pretty cool for $70
Just pulled the trigger on this beautiful Certina. 38mm, 9.85mm thick, and an 80 hour power reserve Swiss movement.
>>18687915Post the beautiful certina
>>18687897>Cope paragraphok loser lol
>>18679857What Tissot watches are good for that price
>>18688006I'M WEARING A CHINESE WATCH ALL MY BEST THINGS ARE IN HOCK
>>18688054quartz prx probably if you're into scat porn.
>>18688054I'm not really a fan Tissot. I wanted to like them, thought the PRX looked nice in pictures, then when I actually went to try them on thought they looked goofy and bad in person. I ended up buying a citizen that was 200 dollars cheaper and I thought looked much better. Still though, if you try it on and end up liking it you can find the quartz PRX models for around 300 on grey market.
>>18688054The PRX is literally the only tissot watch anyone gives a shit about.
ID on this watch?
>>18679858if the price of a piece of jewelry hurts you're too poor to afford it
>>18688271Tissot PR 100 Silver & Blue Watch
>>18688334Is it /fa/? I saw it on a video about a kid saving money to buy it
to that one anon who was rocking a womans casio a thread or few back, this is all your faultbretty nice though
I need something cheap and analog that looks a little quirky gnome saying, something with some real character
>>18688376For richfags yes but , no not to me.It looks sexy but its luxury which i find silly. I see this as quite a good looking piece lacking any distinct bizarre character. On one side that is a good thing seeing how it looks like a safe option for fairly recent fashion trends. I like vintage oddities and would much rather something a bit more interesting for the price.
Whats the cheapest possible watch that looks good? It doesn't need to work. I just want something for when I dress nice for clients and interviews
>>18688469San Martin looks way more expensive than what it is. Most aliexpress brands like Addiesdive, Watchdives, Baltany do too but you don't get the logo. If you want the logo you either go used or fake. Fake rolexes are so good nowadays there's absolutely no chance someone will know without looking very closely, and even then it's hard, but you need to get the right fake.
>>18688469if I had to bet on a specific watch I would say picrel it's $55 on aliex
>>18688469>>18688425casio aq230 on leather.
>>18688479NTA but every time I consider San Martin, the specific model I want is one with a ghost date movement. My autism just can't accept that.
>>18688530I've never understood this objection. It's so pointless. WHY does it matter if you have to pull the crown out again?I must have at least 3 NH35s without date windows. It's never bothered me. It's one of those silly nitpicks you see watch reviewers using when they can't find anything legitimate to complain about. Up there with "unsigned crown" and such nonsense. And what's with people self-diagnosing autism as if that wouldn't be incredibly embarrassing to have?
Iced vanilla latte time.
>>18688616I just don't like it, and if watches with NH38s exist, I won't deal with it.
>>18687927Awww. If I'd have known some watchless incel wouldn't approve I'd never have bought it. You do think it's beautiful. It's because you're miserable in your own life that you don't just say something nice when someone buys a new watch. >>18688005I accept your concession, dumbshit.
I hadn’t known this watch had lume. Kind of wish it didn’t. Very minimal and doesn’t last long. But I think it makes the hands look cooler in the day. More legible somehow.
Solar power, titanium case, 300m WRSixty USD.
>>18688739Why'd your wife leave you?
>>18689194kekWhy are you still a virgin at your age?
>>18689185I am sure some of it is true.
>>18689237If any of it wasn't true it'd be exposed by the dozens of watch reviewers who buy shitters ten at a time to tell the viewers how good or how shit they are. Very few of those companies tout specs they don't deliver on. Not until you get down to the $20 watches, and no one takes those very seriously anyway. I wouldn't buy a North Edge diver. It's got a 45mm case diameter for one thing, so that's the major compromise there. But it's a quartz watch. There's no reason they can't offer all of that for $60. I have a $60 titanium quartz watch and it's great. I have a $100 titanium automatic and it's great. You have no good reason to cast doubt. I've seen several videos endorsing North Edge. Even the 'Just One More Watch' guy says they're pretty good for the price. You could just see for yourself, but you won't. You talk shit but you don't care when you're wrong. This is the *cheap* watch thread. There are plenty of other watch threads you can go be a dick on. You don't get to have an objection to the notion of cheap watches. Not in here.
>>18689246Your desperate, pathological want for authority in such a mundane subject is curious; but typical.
Your obsessive need to keep engaging in a debate you're losing just to keep it going even though you consider it a "mundane subject" is completely typical of an insecure troll.Your posts keep writing checks your brain can't cash. You don't know anything about the subject you're opining on. Now you've got that frog. Yeah, I think we're done here. Your false sense of superiority and your blind dismissal and disapproval of cheap watches has been noted. You can now leave the cheap watch thread to people who actually do know and care about the topic.
>>18689261Yes but you see, I'm not jewish; nor do I wear counterfeit watches, or recommend investing in them to any of my peers.
I like the red and the black. Can't decide.
>peerslol
>>18689268So why did your wife leave you? Infertility?
>>18689246Watch reviewers who buy shitters ten at a time can't test water resistance and neither can you.
>>18689286And no one who buys "diver" watches actually ever goes beyond tourist scuba levels anyway. Most of us just get them wet now and then. So for anyone 200m of "claimed" water resistance is more than enough. You have no reason to suggest that these claims are not true if that is in fact what you're suggesting. I've seen videos of those reviewers leaving the watches in tanks of carbonated water or simmering them in hot water and they've passed those tests. I'm not going to put any of my watches through any of that and neither are you. Just accept that you have no argument. Only a fucking douche would deliberately enter threads on topics he doesn't like to troll the community. Go to the tank thread or hell, make your own new "pompous windbag watchsnobs only" thread and I promise you I won't visit it and post my "shitters".
>>18689185are the ones on aliexpress legit?
>>18689329Can't confirm. But I've bought over 50 watches from AliExpress and they've all been "legit". The more you spend the more you get obviously, but from the reviews I've seen of that Triton, it's pretty good for the money if you can handle the size. I've bought a lot of great little watches in the $60 range. Never had a problem with quartz at that price. My Militados and Bernys and Addiesdive and Steelflier VK31 mecha-quartz are all very accurate and cool looking. I've had no issues with them. The couple I've decided I didn't want for whatever reason were sent back with full refunds, shipping paid by the store. They don't deserve the bad rap they get. Even my six $30-$50 handwind Shanghais keep good time and have been reliable. Time will tell of course, but reviews don't suggest I should be concerned. I have plenty of non-Chinese watches too of course. I do my research and don't suffer much disappointment with my purchases.
>>18689332is it really that small
I will say don't buy anything under $5 and expect a whole lot. One of those true shitters didn't work when it showed up and another got water inside and promptly rusted. But I don't even consider those actual purchases. They were $2 watches. I just got a handful for shits and giggles the first time I had a little shitter spree. And the rest of them are still ticking away accurately in the shitter pile box. Loudly, some of them. Which is a pleasing sound I find.
>>18689333No, big. It's 45.8mm across with a 52mm lug-to-lug.And I just checked and you can get it for under $50 with coupons. Aliexpress has multiple stores competing with each other sometimes selling the same thing. I'd pay a little more and buy from the true store if you can, but I don't think it even matters. I've bought the cheapest one plenty of times and it was as good as the reviews said. We know it doesn't cost much to make watches. China does a lot of the work for luxury brands anyway. If you shop around and read up on the watches you buy you're usually going to be happy. You can always spend more later. I spend more and more each time.
>>18689335ngl im tempted, u got titanium version?
>>18689185what kind of glass is this, says mineral glass on a non-titanium one but cant find anything about ti version
Ordered this for my mum.
>>18689412the cheapest I found was 105$ on ali, guess will wait for some coupons
>>18689435Nigga I ve looked through all offers of this watch on ali, out of 16 of them cheapest for ti is 105$ and 70$ for stainless steel version
I need this red dial Edifice automatic
>>18689615How very unique.Hmm looks nice. How much for it?
>>18689625It's not officially released yet, so I'm not sure.Sakura Watches has a few of the more standard colorways for $225 USD
>>18689627No wait, that's a slightly different line they have.This one has no set price yet, but it should be along those same numbers.
>>18689628I wonder if itll have a bit of a seiko cocktail radiance in person. If it does i perhaps would cop.
okay fuckers show me what you gotbudget: €500requirements:4hz movement, date, must be fucking nicesize: 36-40mm, 42 if wears smallerI'll actually buy and post here if I like it
>>18689701by nice I mean finishing obviously
>>18689427>>18689436Just who in the FUCK deleted my posts and WHY??
>>18689689I'm split between that or this new Citizen Tsuyosa. I love red dial watches too much.
Ever since switching to the red leather strap I keep reaching for this one.
I think Casio added some more of these last night, not sure if they are still available but for $45? Come on, now.
>check ebay>used same price as retail>new more expensive than retail
Trying to buy a new watch for my mom. But I can't decide.>Casio ltp-1215a>Lee Cooper lc08162.310Both cost around the same price.Any other suggestions in a similar price range are welcome.
>>18689701Erebus
I'm ordering the red one for $100. 40mm, 12.5 thick, hacking Miyota 8215.
>>18689942Found it for $82 now. Always double check before pulling the trigger.
I also have been wanting the Autodyne titanium, which is now under $100.
And yet there's this one. All three under $100 with the same movement. That first one, the 50 fathoms-y one doesn't have sapphire though. And the titanium has a 50mm lug-to-lug. This one sure is snazzy.
Then there's this one. They're all so great for the price.
>>18689948Apparently it's homaging this Spinnaker, which is only $100 more. I finally found that Cadisen for only $75, making it the best deal. Same movement as this one that's $179 on Amazon. Weird, unless they're BOTH homaging a really expensive watch. Anyone heard of Spinnaker before?Now I don't know what to get. Part of me thinks I really don't need any more sub-$100 Chinese watches no matter how cool they are and what great deals. But like that one guy sings: If watches weren't fun, you'd only need one. I know I'm going to buy one of them before the night is through.
The Spinnaker is cooler looking though and comes in more colors. The red one is also sweet. And it has a second crown to actually move what appears to be an internal bezel, which I guess is just ornamental on the Cadisen. I hate shit like that. Don't put it on there for looks if it doesn't function.Gotta keep hunting. I almost made a mistake. And I don't want to mar my perfect track record with a mistake.
$370 for the red one. And it's 42mm. I'm not following the Spinnaker trail any further. It does look nice though. Someone was asking about red watches and wanted to blow like $500. Here it is.
So weird seeing lineups like this on Amazon. I still want that Cadola but it seems like it'd wear too big. I no longer want a real Murph. Not for over $500, and the ones on ebay I see for that price are suspicious to me. I so much want to just hang outside of casinos or something and catch desperate gamblers before they sell to some pawn shop that's just going to double the price and sell to the highest bidder. I want to be there with the cash to intercept the deal so there's no fucking markup.
Holy fuck, 78% off. $16941mm though and 15mm thick.But someone should get that. They move fast.
$13940mmThis might be the one.
Well this is weird. Jomashop is still trying to get $300 out of these. I knew it was Duxot or Cadola that had a TV dial for $300 I really wanted. For whatever reason Amazon has these same ones for $160. JS still claiming they're marked down from their true value of $500.I'm not going to find a better deal than this one. I would never have paid $300 for it, but I'll pay half.Good things come to those who wait.
>>18689963>>18689962>>18689961>>18689960>>18689942great work anon post them dealz
>>18689969I wish I could buy them all. The Cadola is in the cart but I'm watching some reviews to make sure there's nothing that sucks before I buy it. It's Amazon though so returns are a breeze if I don't love it. And I just checked the Cadola website and they're selling them for the exact same price, so I might get it from them with their warranty. I might get the tangerine orange instead of the black and yellow.
But I did learn that the clasp on the bracelet sucks, so I'm better off getting the leather.
I love the honeybee 'yacht club black', but this one has those brackets between the 1 and 2 and 4 and 5 so much more pronounced. The black second hand is cool too. Both of them have great contrast and legibility. I don't currently have any orange watch dials, that's for sure. So maybe that's got me leaning tangerine. That and it comes a day earlier meaning I could start a road trip a day earlier. I hate to leave town with a nice watch in the mailbox for a few days. Even in my neighborhood where I don't even lock my vehicle doors I'd worry a little. But I refuse to put up security cameras on my house.
>>18689286I mean they can they just won't.
Any recommendation for the cheapest possible solar powered watch, with reasonable water resistance ? ~18cm wrist btw
>>18689805The Casio Blood Pressure Cuff
>>18679857>450$Cheap is like 20$, this is a luxury watch you consoommer retard
>>18690060Luxury watch is like 10k+
>>18690060It's a fancy watch. More expensive than a cheap watch, but cheaper than a luxury watch
>>18689701bump, I'm dead serious here
>>18690113I already told you erebus you blind fuck
>>18690126
>>18690046>>18689185You can't beat $38. But I don't know if you want to go that cheap.
>>18690212I do like this watch but my wrist is kinda small so idk
>>18690060On this board full of absolute snobs they call anything under $500 'cheap shitters'. You want a $20 watch thread?? Just can't win apparently. ANY price range of watches are welcome here. Don't mind the trolls who come here to look down on affordable watches; they don't even wear any!I specifically chose that watch in the OP to appeal to as many people as possible and have a non-Chinese, "respected" brand in the lower price range, and that means vintage. I'd never pay $450 for it myself.
>>18690214Shop around. I don't wear much quartz and my solar watches were around $150 (Orient and Citizen), not a lot of water resistance on them either. There aren't a lot of cheap divers like the North Edge. They sell a solar for $50 that's 42mm, but it's not a deep diver. I'm sure there are options on Amazon in the sub-$100, especially in digital.
>>18690221When I said reasonable water resistance I meant I want to be able to bathe and swim with it on, I don't really care if it's a diver
>>18690195Is this supposed to be dissing those guys or something? Jody is a great watch reviewer and from what I've seen their brand is pretty good. I don't understand the "humor" or insults you terminally-online incels who use words like "wojack" try and fling around. Nor does anyone else. Posting that image doesn't say anything about Erebus at all. You're too retarded to express yourself apparently. Maybe try using words if it's not beyond you to do so.
>>18690126He demands more options. Take seriously everything he's looking for in his price range, go and take screenshots and provide him a list of options to choose from. He's dead serious here. He bumped. But not Erebus. Keep browsing and suggesting other ones for him until he's happy. He'll reward us all with a purchase and photo post if he approves of one and buys it.
>>18690223nta but let me explain>>18690195this relates to pic rel which is onions chicken wojak meme. it makes fun of pseudo-intellectual, low-test, cringe, loud but harmless neumale who makes majority of reddit community. what's funny here is that your response perfectly matches what that kind of person would type. now you will probably reply with another post that will try so hard to sound smart proving (not my) point.
>>18690240Did the Erebus guys release that image themselves? It looks like something direct from them. I'm glad I don't have any idea what you're talking about. "pseudo-intellectual, low-test, cringe" is kind of baseless on an anonymous website, so it's cute that you think you know about people based on their words or images alone. I'm surprised you're even using so many words. Isn't that 'cringe', or the mark of a man with low testosterone? Real men grunt and don't use punctuation, right? Which is why you did the 'based' thing of not capitalizing. Wouldn't want to be too formal here. Wouldn't want anyone to think you were doing more than just half-seriously posting from your phone. Because 'effort-posting' is so reddit, and trying to be "intellectual", which would mean it's "pseudo"... not really intellectual at all. Because learning is for libs and fags. Which is not based at all. I hope I've lived up to your expectation. I'm sure you think I'm not actually smart but just trying very hard to look that way. Proving your point, right?No, I'm not "going back". I'm from 4chan, been here 15 years, never used reddit, never will. Deal with it. I hate you even more than you hate me. But I don't blame you. I'm sure you're a bit younger and you are angry because you didn't get the life I got and you think the world sucks. I kind of does, but you're not helping.
>>18690250I ain't reading all that, I hope you have a good evening
>>18690252Yeah, reading is for low-test onion chicken fried chicken men. Even this is too long and doesn't have a childish line drawing to explain what the words mean like yours does. LOL, at least you're not an American. It's not evening here so I'm glad it's some other faggy nation with people like you representing them.
nice. pretending not to read is the only comeback to such a savage burning
>>18690223hes a faggot
>You know you can get that EXACT same watch on Aliexpress for $75.00 with a coupon??
>>18690255But his wife is a woman.
Youtube microshit check-list>Chinese made>Mioyta 9000 movement>Uninspired mix of Rolex and Seiko styling>Gaudy, flashy colors>$700.00 - $900.00 "affordable"
>>18690257Who are you quoting?
>>18690258And yours is a memory.
>>18690259No. We discuss $500 and under watches here. You belong in the other threads if you have a stupid attitude about anything that's not "Swiss" or "in-house" or any of your other faggy, snobby criteria you've limited yourself to.
>>18690264I've been engaged a couple years. Not yet married. Are you the guy posting that people's wives have left them? lolYou're so bitter and miserable. Why is that?
>>18690265I only wear Tag Heuer
the 'chad' homo with the muscleman pics. haha Well, if that's true about the Tags (it's not), those are over $500 so again, there's the door, troll.
anyone with proxima or watch with pt5000 movement?this seems like a great fucking deal for $169>>18690229stfu npc, you're here to servehow do I know you're not an llm
>>18690046Citizen promaster.
>>18690126Thought that was an Omeeger at first glance, what does Erebus even mean? I only know Cerebus
>>18690277Why would I help some fucking cunt who thinks I'm not even a real person? I'll kill myself the day an "LLM" can make satirical posts that actually make sense like that. I have three PT5000s. Well, 2 and a PT5004. They are awesome and so is Proxima. The PT5000 is such a high-beat that the sweeping seconds are the smoothest available for automatic anywhere under $1,000. I love just watching the second hand glide. I suggest both Proxima and Cronos in that price range because they feature lovely enamel dials that look amazing and the PT500X is a very accurate movement. If you can get one for under $200 snag it. I'm serving the thread, not you. I may just get that Proxima myself. Though it's the green one I'd most likely buy. I love divers where the bezel is kind of minimal like that. And those are 39mm which is perfect.
My new Certina with the Swiss Powermatic 80 should be arriving in the next couple days. I was really excited about the power reserve until I learned that it comes at the cost of smooth sweeping seconds. Apparently they're able to double the life of the charge by releasing fewer BPM. So while it will have a lot going for it, it won't have that 'staring at the seconds hand' thing I love about my PT5000s.I'm glad I snagged this when I did, as it was sold out when I went back just ten minutes later to look at it some more. Besides Swatch and some vintages, this will be my first truly new Swiss made watch. I don't really feel comfy swimming in those over-$500 waters. We'll see how much wrist time it actually gets.
>>18690337ai slop bot post
>>18690337>I'll kill myself the day an "LLM"well it's been like a year>I'm serving the thread, not you.whatever helps you copeanyway thanks
Going out for Sunday dinner and this watch should have sapphire crystal for the price.I love it but Seiko is not a bargain.
>>18690368No, an AI is not capable of posting what people are, at least not me. Can’t replicate my signature “wit”. Just not possible.What do you imagine “cope” means? How would that relate to my post? Your lack of understanding would be more indicative of a bot than anything I write.Or I’m just that out of touch to expect words to match the intended definition.
This has crappy AI voiceovers but some interesting information about these specific shitters and why they are terrible: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=19755cghH1kFascinating how crooked they are. One of the first moves I made after finding the /fa/ watch community was sending back an MVMT I'd ordered before I even knew to consider case diameter and actual functionality. I didn't know a quartz from a mechanical and one of my earlier purchases was an Invicta, also on the 'blacklist' here. For all the complete asshats and trolls and snobs here, some decent anons guided me pretty well into the hobby with good information and advice. So thank you to all those people. I've tried to pay it forward tenfold.
I tried to make a little clip to show the smoothness of the seconds but in attempts to make it small enough to post I fucked up the aspect ratio and it looks all squashed. And reducing the frame rate kind of defeated the purpose also. And no matter how many times you wipe and shine your watch there are always dust particles that come back. I really didn't think this place was so dusty. I never sneeze. Not even every other month. In fact I can't remember my last sneeze. Anyway, props to those guys who make closeup videos of watches. It's cool having these phones where you can even attempt it at home, but it didn't really get what I wanted. Probably have more luck during the day when fully rested and invested in setting everything up.It looks funny like this though. And I shrunk the size way further than I had to. I have 4mb to play with here. I'll keep messing around and see if I can get it right. After I turn a room into a sterile environment you could process microchips in so there won't be dust. I'm a filmmaker now.
