>>18786124I really enjoy the colorway and design language of that watch. If it had a bezel I wouldn't want any "back play" on it.
Simple watch
In the last week I've seen three different watch reviewers oddly use the word "proud" to describe something sitting higher or apart from the watch. What the fuck is this stupid trend?>and the crystal sits 'proud' of the case by a little bitThey mustn't continue this. It annoys me.
This moron (18786126) still has no idea, no clue, that design is it's own field, with specific terms.
>>18786130What moron? Are you assigning anons numbers now?It's not a "language". It's just design. Stop being a fucking dumbshit.
>>18786130Get out of my thread
>>18786132Look at how this guy sits proudly upon a tower of ignorance.
cop or not?
>>18786141It's sold out.
>>18786149wow, didn't notice, glad stores can re-stock
>>18786154You might wait years. It's usually not just a matter of restocking.
>>18786155I can wait
>>18786156It won't be $164 ever again either.
I want this cool Twin Peaks watch.
>>18786157then I'll come across another watch that I like in that same price range, it's not like the world will run out of watches any time soon.
Cappuccino time
>>18786124I'm sorry, but isn't /wt/ a /g/ concern?
>>18786166No we were exiled from /g/
>>18786163Well, look at the time, it's jerk my dick o'clock already?
Silber time.
I know talking about apple watch is more of a /g/ thing, but I want to put a very expensive 18K gold and palladium accented watch band that I inherited on my series 12 titanium radiant gold apple watch, aside from going to a local jeweller and making a custom one, does anybody know of a brand that makes high end 316L steel or titanium adapters?
>>18785937
>>18786124>bulovafinally someone posted a good watch
>>18786113
>>18786179That orange looks nice too
>>18786182What is it about boomers with invicta? I see so many fat boomers that talk way too much unironically wearing the fattest invicta shitter they could find in the mall.
>>18786242Where exactly do you see these people, anon?
>>18786245One of my uncles. The photographer at my wedding. Old cunts at the upscale grocery store, like the kind that wear their watch half way up their fuckin forearm because they can't be fucked to adjust the bracelet.
Can anyone tell what watch he's wearing? I've seen a couple homage watches that look like it too but I don't know what they're replicating.
>>18786124What happen Zniht?
>>18786141no cop, forestry, guardian of the deer? boar if fat
New today
Kofe time.
>>18786264Restructuring and laying off half of their staff while miving more upmarket.
>>18786273>miving*moving
>>18786273Where could they possibly move to lmfao they're already way too expensive.
>>18786163>>18786170>>18786176>>18786271He's not coming back anons.
>>18786283Don't tease us. That would be so great. >>18786176Same three photos of a watch he sold years ago.
get mogged
>>18786286That person isn't insecure.
>>18786286>having that much cash in handNot very sensible, just put it all in Nvidia, make it work for you.
>>18786260JLC
>>18786286Seeing this many watches stacked next to each other makes them look cheap. Almost like something you will gather in a bucket after you are done taking this picture. And then you have the cash in the background as well. Just very, very poor taste over all.
>>18786286"If you can count your money, then you're not actually a rich man." J.Paul Getty
>>18786270Gz :o
>>18786293>makes them look cheapthey are cheap they are just watches i don't get your point
>>18786260Jaeger LeCoultre Reverso Classic Small Seconds Monoface. (It might be the Duoface, but it looks pretty thin so I guessed Monoface)
>>18786296The point is that it is a lot of fun when a watch feels special. The actual price you paid for it is irrelevant, it's all about perception.
>>18786282>Where could they possibly move to lmfao they're already way too expensive.They saw that the middle of the market (Breitling, Omega, etc) was being hollowed out, so they want to join the upper echelon where buyers stop caring so much about value and buy more on feelings.
>>18786286This guy is a drug dealer.
>>18786124Lads, I am after a new watch. I have a Tudor Pelagos 39, a few vintage Seikos and have owned a fair amount of watches over the years. I think I want an either a Rolex explorer or explorer 2. A 16570 explorer 2 with a white dial or 124270 explorer, which is the current model 36mm. What one would you pick? I don’t mind smaller sized watches, have the money to afford it, 30 years old, usually dress casually for work and personal life. Like the white dial explorer because of how different it is to my current Tudor, like the original explorer because of its small size and classic look
>>18786299I mean that just means everyone except the rich Chinese "businessmen" will wear random fashion watches and never actually get into any other watch type. I understand that this is how everything is going nowadays but it's very stupid.
>>18786293It's one of those "we confiscated this from the local drug dealer/counterfeit watch seller" police photos.
>>18786305Ok? Go ask your life coach or pay me to think for you.
>>18786309What one would you personally pick big fella? I asked a question. My life coach Randy won’t see me anymore
>>18786305Neither. Get a 14270 or 114270 Explorer I. (depending on whether you want a tritium dial or not, or solid bracelet endlinks)The current 36mm Explorer I is shit. They changed the bracelet from 20mm to 19mm, and the watch itself is listed at 36mm but it's actually 35mm. It's just a single millimeter, but it changes the stance of the watch so much. The old watch looked like a man's watch from a past era. The current watch looks like a women's watch for a girl who likes bigger watches.
>>18786305You really need to see them in person before committing.If I wanted a contrast to a Pelagos I'd get a DJ or Skyflake
>>18786312Wouldn’t mind solid end links. I will take this on board, I don’t have an issues with the size of watches, smaller the better for my personal taste. I do enjoy speedmasters, but it is a very similar look to a Tudor Pelagos; albeit functionally very different. Figured either explorers were a good option.
>>18786305Like the other anon said, when it comes to Rolex, a single millimeter can mean a lot. The feeling of the watch on the wrist is completely different between the older models and those of today.I own a 114270 and I'll never sell it, it's the greatest "gada watch ever made in my opinion.
>>18786301>drug dealer.pizza dealer actialy
I'm 19 years oldI want a rolex sub no date real badHow hard will it be for me to get it in the next 5 years?
>>18786333As in get a retail allocation for it? Or have the disposable income to purchase one? If you give me some specifics of your situation I can probably answer.
>>18786333If you're willing to buy pre-owned you could almost definitely buy one tomorrow if you have a Bucherer or someone else who does CPO near you, or even from chrono24 or something. If you want a new one just for you with the luxury experience from a retailer it might be a year or two if you haven't also bought a datejust or some other eatch from them.
>>18786333What a fucking tosser lmao
>>18786337>>18786338I mean, as in for having the privilege to spend $15k on a luxury watch, at such a young age.I technically have the money right now but it will be a stupid for me to throw it on a submariner
>>18786387What else would you do with the money? Do you have something else you're interested in working towards moreso than yoir interest in collecting and wearing cool watches?
>>18786387?
Hermes cape cod… beautiful
>>18786400Are you the 19 year old? 15k gets you a deposit on a property, you can invest it and it turns into more money. A watch isn't that high up on the list for most people.
Found one for a good deal. Not sure yet though
>>18786413Yeah, I'm the 19-year-old responding to and asking the 19-year-old what he is doing with his time and money.You swear this general could not possibly get more retarded and they still surprise you every day.
Most brands are so fucking shit that their name on the dial only makes the watch worse.
>>18786441And yet 'sterile' dials look even more suspect.
>>18786448I’ve met + spoken to the owner of this watch company twice now in separate / random encounters. Former marketing/sales guy, strikes me as the type of guy who is sick of the soul crushing corp life and just wants to do something that brings him joy while still making a living
>>18786418they’re thick, you might want to try it on first.
>>18786333Street Diver is the new meta
>>18786284Hi baby x
>>18786412
>>18786454>they’re thickWho gives a shit
>>18786473>the new metaNot this nonsense again. Get fucked, dipshit.
>>18786477One anon here cares about thickness more than anything else and will argue nonfuckingstop about it. Pathetic.
seriously considering the kofe citizen again
>>18786486Right. I'm sure you're actually going to spend thousands on a ticking quartz watch. Won't hold my breath waiting for you to post it.
>>18786487ive seen a few for a little over a thousand
>>18786486Don't
>>18786497i like GS but id want a cool dial like konbun
>>18786503
>>18786507imo memebun still mogs
>>18786497>>18786507>>18786509>date windowYuck.
this one went for under $1400>>18786510forgivable as long as no cyclops
the indigo denim one is neat
>>18786477People who don't want thwir wrist hung up on every doorjam and cabinet? Even the 36mm one is 15mm thick, they're not very comfortable or light or low profile at all.
>>1878651315mm IS pretty thick. But there's a guy here who bitches if something is over 11mm and seemingly judges every watch based primarily on thickness.
>>18786514I'm not seeing the problem. Thickness is quietly one of the most important dimensions, it's the only one you pay a premium for.
>>18786387If you give me some details of your situation I can genuinely give you the advice, I grew up in a very low socio economic area, but in Australia, so high wages despite being a bit of a shit hole. I had managed to get together enough money by 23 to purchase a Rolex op39 and still have plenty in the savings and investing. which isn’t submariner money, but the principles are still the same.
It's good to know that if I fall on hard times I can shack up in this guy's head rent-free.
>>18786511Forgivable at 6 o'clock for me.
wristlet btfo
>>18786531How fucking thick is that one?
>>18786535
This is my biggest, thickest watch at 41mm and 15mm thick. I like it but would never buy anything bigger.
>>18786543nobody asked, shittercel
>>18786546Actually we're discussing watch thicknesses down here if you can't read, bittercel.
>>18786333average rolex buyer
>>18786448i thought that said "fart + shit"
>>18786556You've pretended to have thought that before. It's not that clever.
>>18786451>parasocial delusions about chinese shitter brandsyou need to take your meds. fart and shit are not speaking to you
>>18786567NTA but Farr + Swit are out of Illinois, USA
I'm getting an open heart watch but there's a lot to choose from. These Orients, the OP Bulova which is $264 and 41mm with mineral glass, and the 40mm Citizens that either have gold tone or hands I don't like or some other compromise. Except that blue and silver one that you can't actually buy. I should have bought that 36mm Zeppelin open heart with the Miyota 9205 for $250 when I had the chance. If anyone has any suggestions for open hearts under 40mm and under $400 let me know.
>>18786569MORE shitters? meds. now.
And now this one is back at $459 but it says 'limited quantity', and the last time I bought it they jerked me around for three weeks and said they didn't know when it was coming in so I pulled out.Early Christmas gift I'm telling myself. The only thing I don't 100% like about it is the fluted bezel. It just makes it almost too dressy for everyday wear. Or does it? Maybe I could grind it down and brush it or fill it in with Bondo. hahaA lot of money for a watch but I want that Precisionist movement and I love a TV dial. This one fixes everything I didn't like about the 38mm.
The only watch brand that's inexplicably for sale at both Jomashop AND AliExpress. Weird.
Or I could roll the dice on one of these $275 Chinese tourbillons. But I probably won't.
>>18786418>a fucking leaf
>>18786418a leaf?
>>18786531>>18786538why would someone want a dive watch that goes beyond 300m when humans can only survive to that limit, pass that limit it is requred a submarine rendering the need for a dive watch innecessary? am I missing something?
>>18786129Name three watch reviewers
>>18786131Will be getting a orient jewel 21 automatic
>>18786305They are totally different watches.I have the Explorer 36, but:1 It's a basic bitch watch, which i like, i didn't want a Rolex to be "in your face". I wear it very casually, even for traveling, very lowkey.2 I'm a wristlet (16.5cm)3 It's a watch that will NEVER be out of style, so i will keep it till i die.The Explorer 2 is different on all points. It's more out there and more mature. It's a more of a statement.
>>18786591Why does RedBull have people jumping off a plane without a parachute?
>>18786612Thanks big dog, I am leaning towards the Explorer, would probably lean towards the 114270 actually, like the price point a bit better.If I was a proper rich cunt, id consider a Pepsi GMT, but I ain’t. I find it a bit interesting that I have no specific interest in Rolex, but in absence of winning a lottery, they are the only sport models aside from a Speedmaster I’m considering at the moment.
A Datograph Perpetual, on a platinum bracelet, with baguette diamond markers. Thoughts?
>>18786618personally i think individual windows for each digit is one of the ugliest designs ever
>>18786619And Glashutte Original, the supposed cope version of the ALS, still manages to get both digits in the same window AND has the the two numeral discs on the same plane.
>>18786618Genuinely looks like a mall shitter.
>>18786622Swatch just can't stop winning.
>>18786618diamonds only belong on women's watches
You like Grand Seeko? What, are you a contrarian or something?
>>18786182>>18786245>>18786249>>18786242>invictaUH OH BUSTEDWATCH TIME GOD DAMMIThttps://youtu.be/my_5ozlBHes?t=77
>>18786591I see those things as just technical examples of it being able to be done, literally not to be sold, but they are actually selling itshit just literally made for james cameron to put outside on his submarine for meme shiton a side note>https://www.guinnessworldrecords.com/news/2014/9/ahmed-gabr-breaks-record-for-deepest-scuba-dive-at-more-than-1000-feet-6053712minutes to descend to 300m+ depth but needing 15 hours of decompression to go back up to air is crazy
>>18786622>And Glashutte Original, the supposed cope version of the ALSIt's even dumber and more complicated than that. GO basically is old ALS. nu-ALS is a company made up from whole cloth.ALS and a couple other brands (ALS was by far the biggest of them) were combined into one company called GUB and nationalized by the East Germans. They kept operating after the Wall fell, in 1994 the company changed its name to Glashütte Original, then in 2000 they were bought by Swatch.nu-ALS came about when a guy named Günter Blümlein bought the old ALS trademarks and founded a new company. He had previously worked with IWC and JLC. To add legitimacy to this new company, he dug up one of the original Lange descendants to act as the figurehead.So GO should be ALS.ALS should be Blümlein.
the new g-shock looks really sexy
>>18786671One of the nice things about G-Shocks (and Casios more broadly) is the sheer number of features they include in otherwise simple watches.Their alarm and world-timer functions make them extremely useful as travel watches.The new one only has a stopwatch, the least useful complication (I don't care how many steaks some millennial caricature of himself claims to time.)Even the countdown timer is more useful than the stopwatch.The LED is also very weak and the way it's positioned between two indices means the watch is not very legible in the dark.
>>18786674actually thank you for this post because i do not have the money for them right now and i know someone would probably make fun of me for it down the line
Get your money up /fa/gs
>>18786619It's ugly because it's very obviosly on two different planes. GO does it better.
>>18786591because the submarine needs a ROWLEX too
>>18786678too busy getting my funny up
>>18786677g shock is based and i want the new one
>>18786694heard the 5600 series might have too aggressive band curve for non twink wristsand the 5610 being worse than the 5600e types?some casios are made for toddlers/japanese too much
>>18786697that pic is a glx5600, dw5600, and gmds5600; only the smaller gmds (jdm) one has the curve problem and i can still wear it comfortably on my ~7.25" wrist, other two wear great. the 5700 might be good if you want bigger than the glx
why did it ruin my photo
chronographs are ugly
Casio and some G-shocks seem to have horrible quality control.On my Casioak, the lume is applied unevenly on the thick hands. You can actually see how it's weaker in some parts of the same hand.My digital G-shock is fine. Although it's display contains a hidden bluetooth icon, even though my particular model doesn't have bluetooth.As tough as G-shocks are against the world, a simple strap change can prove to be damaging. Metal spring bars vs the plastic lugs... it really doesn't take much to make a piece of plastic brake off.On a stainless steel watch, you can be a complete gorilla and scratch your watch while changing the bracelet, the lugs will still remain functional. One mistake on a G-shock and it's over.
>>18786733i dont know why you need to know the time at all since you are clearly retarded
>>18786733>machine produce face hands etc>disposable tier watch made of light plasticI meanit's the shit you wear when you are about to be offed in a favel or can't have valuable things on you
Does any other watch out there have applied minute markers?
>>18786750Apart from a few other Seikos/Grand Seikos?
>>18786678Good watch ruined by a wristlet making it look dinner plate sized.
>>18786599Ben, James, Jody.
>>18786678>got the 40mm instead of the 37mmBig whoopsie
will I look like a clown with a 44mm dive watch on my 7 inch wrist?
>>18786779I think so. I have a 7" wrist and 40mm is about as big as I go. But do what you want.
>>18786779shittercel says nobody is allowed to wear more than 41mm width or 15mm thick. sorry
>>18786786I found a citizen i like but is 4mm big for me
>>18786779Diameter doesn't tell you if it fitsThis is 44mm but wears small because of the lugs>>18786786Fag
>>18786791hahaHalfway up the guy's arm.
>>18786789Yeah, that happened.
>>18786790There are plenty of Citizens that look like that. Some are bound to be smaller.
>>18786727I usually agree but I love this one.
>>18786790I've been thinking of getting one of these 38mm San Martins.
>>18786779>will I look like a clown with my 44mm-Yes. You'd have to be an actual fucking gorilla to pull off a watch over 40mm and actually be comfortable wearing it.
>>18786791It does tell you a watch is too big if the dial area is bigger than an entire mid century watch.
>>18786826>>18786476Get with the times
>>18786800Why though?
>>18786832Why are you posting that hideous Seiko as if it's in any way approaching the quality of San Martin? lol
>>18786832>folded steel bracelet with hollow end links doesn't even fit the lugs
You want sapphire on a non-quartz Seiko? That'll be $895.00.
>>18786834>>18786841>>18786844
>>18786824looks awful
Hello niggas. Don't care your opinions of my watches.Bye and fuck you all.
>>18786824For me looks neat
>>18786879I don't see any counter argument. And that's because there is none. You know I'm right, hence your pathetic, wordless "comeback" of a shitty MS Paint drawing. lol
>>18786896Sea-Gull makes good watches.
>>18786906>im right im right im right im right
>>18786917Yes. And you haven't even suggested that I'm not. You're the one having that tantrum because you still pine for Seiko knowing full well that they suck. Dream big, virgin.
>>18786800You should. We need more San Martin chads around here.
>>18786926cope
>>18786733Wait till you check Seiko's quality control.
how well do grand seiko spring drives hold their value over time? I can afford one no problem, but in the same vein I feel like I'm not quite ready to buy one just yet and I'm wondering if they'll spike in price in the future and if I should just grab my bag sooner than laterand if i do get one i'd basically just fly to japan and get a tourist discount and skip paying dutiesi just really like the true sweeping seconds hand, and as far as i can tell it can't be rep'd
>>18786779As long as the lug to lug is short, it will be wearable but on the max. side. Test a 44m citizen promaster eco drive divers watch as an example.
>>18786954Bulova Precisionist is 16 BPS
I kind of like the look of this one but it's total garbage. Unspecified movement, alloy case, mineral crystal.I'm sure we're not far from being able to mix and match and design our own watches that China will build for us custom. That way we don't have to compromise or learn to make watches.
Just ordered the Thorn 50 Fathoms.
>>18786418zioslop trashwear
>>18786166Pushed out of /g/ years ago, which is frankly insanity when you consider that time keeping is one of the definitively modern technologies. It's like saying calculators belong on /sci/.
>>18786286There is this random Japanese account I found with only a few thousand followers, but the guy has a fucking insane collection that makes this look like time store bullshit. Money included. He can't be even 30 but I did a bit of mental math and the watches I've seen him cycle through daily indicate he's worth tens and tens of millions of dollars at a minimum. I can only assume he's a trust fund kid since he doesn't talk about anything he like random things he saw during the day and what watch he's wearing.
>>18786166/wt/ will be transferred to /toy/, this is just a transition
>>18786677Try looking for them 2nd hand, you can get some great deals on G-Shocks with lots of features
@18787019>/wt/ will be transferred to /toy/, this is just a transitionThis kid was emotionally demolished by the simple question, “Can’t afford a Rolex?”
>>18786988That doesn't look bad at all. Curious what it looks like irl.
>>18786954>how well do grand seiko spring drives hold their value over time? The spring drives are not too bad, they'll retain a fair amount of value. The problem will be selling it. I've sold many watches in my day and it usually takes me 3 or 4 times as long to unload any Grand Seiko. And if you care about resell value, stay away from their automatics / 9S caliber. They're great watches but people expect you to resell them for pennies on the dollar. It's ridiculous.
Anyone ever use fromjapan? Want a 1601.
>>18786286Only the top few bills in the stack are 20s, the watches are reps.
>>18787017Post link
i cant wait
>>18787207These are fucking awful. I think it's worse than the moonswatch
>>18787218youll REALLY hate what i have in the mail right now
New to the watches world, why is Seiko so hated now?
>>18787222shittercel propaganda campaign, you can ignore seiko haters theyre unserious postersmy tastes lean towards the other two jap brands more than seiko these days, but against the rest of the watch market id rather own a seiko than most shitters.
>>18787222Really long, autistic story short, their watches used to be really good value for what they were because they knew where to cut corners to keep costs down and at the prices they were asking people were satisfied. Today they're cutting most of the same corners but prices have gone through the roof relatively speaking compared to where they were even accounting for inflation.
>>18787222You can get chinese watches with identical internals with better specs and for less
>>18787222Drastically increased their prices but not the quality of their materials, finishing or QCWatches costing hundreds of dollars with mineral crystals and basic NH movementsDiscontinuing classics then re-releasing them at 2-3x the price of the original
Anyone have a favorite seiko presage?
>>18787280Absolutely not.
>>18787280Some of the classic line have pretty crazy enamel dials for the money.
>>18787049I'd had my eye on them for a long time but always found something I liked more. Then I saw one offered for $100 which is at least $40 cheaper than the best AliExpress deal so I got it.The video reviews all say it's great. The only compromise is a mineral crystal. But when I remember that I never wear the same watch long enough to accumulate scratches I will sometimes allow myself to forgo the sapphire. I'm not a big dive watch guy. This will be my third or fourth total. I like this bronze one too but not for twice the price.
>>18787222 :>>18787243This>>18787247This>>18787255And this.All their automatics under $350 come with 7S26, which doesn't have hacking or handwinding. You have to shake it to start it and can never get it exactly on time.Meanwhile Chinese brands costing half the price give you a Seiko NH movement and all the good specs Seiko denies us.You'd have to REALLY love their designs to settle for all of those shortcomings.I've spend over $700 on Seikos anyway though. You just have to know going in you're compromising a lot for the look.>>18787280I bought the best looking one to my eye and I probably won't buy any more.
>>18787295This would have been a beautiful watch if it wasn't for the subtext. They purposely screw up the dials on their lower-end watches to not compete with Grand Seiko. If you want something actually nice, you'd better shell 5k+.
>worn for a weekI still like it.(no bully.)
>>18786591>desk diving>the larger watch the better>look at my rolex my rolex is amazing
shittercel
>>18787302>You'd have to REALLY love their designs to settle for all of those shortcomings.Very much this. The only seiko I have is an Arnie. Anything else I would just buy chinese. Actually my plan is to get a heimdallr skx clone and buy a seiko dial and replace it myself, I already have the tools. I also want custom hands but one second closer doesn't look like it exists anymore.
>>18786841Solid bracelet, solid endlinks LYING COPING POORS
>>18787334Post with kofe
>>18787122Yes with yahoo and that's a 5036
>>18787355Buy one then, poser.
>>18787122Yes, but be aware scamming by Japs online has increased dramatically over the last few years. If you’re spending serious dough, I strongly recommend you vet the actual seller, not simply trust the middleman.
I got into watches last year and these are my findings:>anything over 200 bucks becomes something you care about too much when out and about. not good when your weekends consist of getting dodgy in dodgy places (same principle for earbuds, phones, etc)>automatic watches are cool but too much faff when you leave NEETdom and just want to grab a watch in your half-dead, pre-work, morning state>if you want to stick your peepee into the concept of time and cool mechanics, mechanical/wind-up watches give you way more of a tactile thrill than automatics>sperging out over movements etc is lame unless you get a particularly potent thrill out of it, otherwise just be a crow and own getting hard over shiny baubles, cool dials, etc>mostly no one cares about your watch other than other watchbros, who are usually older dudes and unfortunately aren't hot femboys/twinks>conversely, hot women/femboys that notice are automatically elevated because they pay attention to details >vostok/soviet watches in general are your best bet if you're poor and masturbate over in-house movements, watches with history, or are after dirt cheap space watches>date functions are totally useless but dive bezels/chrono timers are genuinely useful t. stater of obvious truths
>>18787396How to discern a good seller?
>>18787402The date function is legit the reason why my vostok sits around too much. If it's the 27th and my date is on the 5th I'm just going to wait until it's the 5th or after to put it on again. I am not winding the hour hand between midnight and nine 22 times.
>>18787415That's not proper question form. You were raised online, weren't you?
>>18787425You don't have to do that. Just move the date up to the day before and then advance the time until the day changes to the current day and bring it up to current time.
>>18787429Someone's never had a vostok. Moving up the date? On a movement designed in the soviet era? Lol, lmao even.
>>18787425>>18787430This is why I specifically go after Vostoks with no date movements. Also fun fact, the factory used to make movements with hacking seconds hands, but they were only reserved for officer's watches, lol.
>>18787433Yeah I just really like the design since I'm too poor for a gmt master. I also somewhat regret it as this doesn't really have that vostok character. Gonna have my dad bring one from Russian next year. The bezel was black and blue, I pried it off and left it in the sun for like 2 months and the black turned pink.
>>18787429The vostok movements don't have quickset dates. That's the problem. There's no function to quickly cycle the date wheel, the only way to move the date wheel is to roll the hour hand forward 24 hours. They're really old, really fucking outdated movements.
>>18787425Yeah you can "quick" set the date on Vostok automatics (in quotation marks coz it's not that quick innit) and it's even mentioned in the official manual, but anecdotally I've heard that the practice can still mess up the movement. Authentic post-Soviet SOVL.Apparently genuine Eastern Europeans from bonafide ex-Soviet places rate the Soviet Vostoks more highly because even as the sun was setting on the CCCP, they still maintained higher quality control than modern Russia lmao. In any case...Boctok comrades represent
>>18787436>anecdotally I've heard that the practice can still mess up the movement.I'm honestly not even surprised. It's crossed my mind as I've done it. I've sometimes set calendar reminders on my phone to tell me when I can put it on again.
>>18787436>Soviet era Vostok could produce movements with hacking seconds (even if only for officers)>This technology disappeared after the fall of the Union Kooky
>>18787440I wouldn't be surprised if it made the movements more prone to breaking. Lada made rotary engine cars just for the KGB. They were fast. They also were incredibly prone to breaking down.
>>18787442https://www.ebay.com/itm/236737751869There's this vendor on eBay who's currently offering an officer's watch with hacking seconds For me though, I just rolled the dice with Meranom and ordered pic related with the no-date 2415 movement
>>18787102>The problem will be selling it.well i was asking more in the sense of like, "if i wait to buy, is it gonna 3x-4x in price?"which is basically what happened to every single computer part you can think of, which was a bullet I managed to dodgemy job is a mix of labor intensive stuff and deskwork things and I wanted to wait until I could safely be out of the labor intensive part and be full deskwork before getting the spring drive so that i don't ding up the crystal or the bracelet while working. i know wear and tear is natural but i wanted to minimize the damage so i can enjoy it long term.
>>18787447Not my thing but thank you. I genuinely don't care about hacking seconds on a vostok since it's going to be off by 30 seconds after 2 days. Good luck with your meranom order. Took me 8 months to receive my watch.
>>18787425just wear it with the incorrect date
>>18787481I rather wind it back and forth 20 times
nothing worse than auto + screwdown crown + date functionyou just know one day youre going to cross thread it somehow
>>18787491Never crossed my mind that this would ever happen
None of my watches ever had a screwdown crown, 2 of them had 100m WR.
>>18787222Just get a Weekdater.
>>18787504Yes, you're one of the reasons we hate Seiko now.
>>18786980>AP Code.12.59 dial without the Code 11.59 case, pretty boring.
>>18787436>the practice can mess up the movementIn general it's good practice to simply avoid turning the hands backwards for any reason on mechanical movements. All of the moving parts are designed to turn one way for hours and hours and hours indefinitely, also turning the other way a bunch and and wiggling everything back and forth is going to make wear the other way and you'll get more play between the components.Some movements are designed to be able to do it safely, but it's still good pracrice to avoid it.
>>18787503Threaded crowns actually do not help with water resistance on modern watches. Their presence is to make sure the crown is going to stay closed while operating under water, so you can't bump it and accidentally pull it out or turn it cockeyed so it's open on one side or something.
>>18787402Weirdly based
>>18786618Muh...
>>18787402What a string of absolute drivel.>yeah, automatic watches are too much of a pain, BUT HANDWOUND THO.....Retard.If you wear your automatic watch every day there's nothing to "faff" with. It stays on. Unless there's a problem.And you quickly get over how much your watch costs if you just suck it up, get over it and wear it and stop worrying about it. You'll get scratches, but if it's a watch you enjoy and plan to keep forever who gives a shit?
>>18787452GS is trying to move into completely new price brackets, à la JLC. So GS's will keep getting more expensive. This type of watch from GS used to be in the same price range as an average Tudor until just a few years ago. In a few years, we'll be seeing them in the $10k range, easily, outpacing inflation.
>>18787620The problem is that GS is, like the rest of Seiko’s brands, just raising prices without doing any attendant increases in quality.
>>18787629But that tantalizing NAME RECOGNITION!!
I don't agree with this take. You shouldn't worry about "naked ass wrists". Watches are optional.Unless you truly need it for time, Casio is only good as a "gateway drug" into watches.You don't need to be that middle-aged man with a non-existing sense of style and autistically wearing the same Casio every day for years.>b-but Bill Gates wears CasioBill Gates is not known for fashion, looking good, being cool, or anything related to that. He was always a dork. He is a rich dork, and you are a poor dork. There is that difference.
>>18787492james brand is shit. just buy victorinox
>>18787637Nigga what the fuck are you talking about
>>18787553I see, that makes sense, while diving you can get tangled in stuff of know against a rock or whatever.
I like it
No you don't.
big watches that a wristcel can wear?is it even possible? if yes what to look for?
>>18787724Why would you want that
>>18787724lug2lug is all that matters. stuff like seiko turtle thats 45mm but L2L is 47mm is how you get a big watch on a small wrist.
MUDMANKinda disappointed with how hard I have to press the buttons on this thing. I had a gg1000 and have a ga2000 and those mud resist buttons are a pleasure to use. This thing? Not so much. It's also kind of ugly so for once I actually don't mind banging it around everywhere.
Are casios baseline in metalic bracelet comes with metal cases???
>>18787733I'm talking about the digital ones
>>18787726I just like those big bulky mfers and i dont really wear watches because i dont care that much in general, would rather wear nothing that something small.Chad can pull off small watches but on a regular dude they look feminine asfno hate but for example wtf is this: >>18786824 there is no way this doesnt tank your test levels, just like they measured that you get a boost from driving a sports car but the opposite
>>18787735Get a seiko tuna clone from Heimdallr
>>18787734Almost none of the cases are metal. All painted resin
>>18787620i was reading about GS shunbuns being readily available for $5k new in japan earlier this year but right now they're selling out instantly at $7k and the only stock left is marked up even furtheris this just a christmas gift rush or will it only get worse? i dont wanna buy into the fomo because $2000 is a nice chunk of change
there is absolutely no basis for GS gaining any meaningful secondary market value even on the "hype" pieces like shunbun. its not a fucking daytona it will not "3x or 4x" in any time frame. the shit you see on digital marketplace like chrono24 or redit or ebay is for sale by dealer and they want MARGIN, and have absolutely no problem holding inventory for longer to find a sucker to buy it since watches arent like cars taking up lot space. you could warehouse millions of watches for pennies of margin.you just need to hunt for private sale / sale by owner. the dealers want you to think they are private sellers, do not fall for it, it should be pretty obvious whos who. the real price is and always has been private sale on the secondary market.
tl;dr do not panicbuy a grand fucking seiko
>>18787735be the chad wearing a casio duro. short L2L for how big it is
>>18787757Honestly the biggest meme I regret buying. I never wore it and gave it away
>>18787738Fuck those japs
>>18787756thank u anon
hmmmm
>>18787814Seems gimmicky to me
>>18787818All watch "complications" are gimmicks
>>18787814>700 cadI rather spend a little more and get a master of g gshock like a mudmaster or something.
Speaking of master of G what do you guys think of this big ugly motherfucker. I've grown quite fond of it. I think I might finally buy kt
I'll admit I kind of want it because of the crushed carbon bullshit bezel.
>>18787826>>18787828A customer I interact with a decent amount is an ex college football guy and always has these enormous g shocks. They look pretty good on him (6'6"?) but are cartoonishly large for anyone else desu
>>18787831I'm 6'1. I had a gg1000 and I find it looked alright. I don't mind it being a little big. I plan to actually use it when going /out/ and I don't want a garmin or someshit.
Swatch time
>>18787834Blank Pain Fifty Fat Ones Bath Escape
>>18787814So you rotate the bezel and it changes the function on the display??
>>18787826Way too much watch for that wrist.
>>18787834You already posted that 5 1/2 hours ago. What the fuck?
>>18787838Yeah that's from some thai website, those guys are tiny. Here's my g9000 again on my wrist.
>>18787838I would think it would look like this on my wrist. It's 9mm larger than my g9000 but it's also weird and jagged. I think I'll be alright since it's the same diameter as my old gg1000. Ill see if I can find a pic.
Couldn't find it but here's a side by side comparison with a gwg1000 that has almost the same dimensions as a gwg2000
>>18787837Yes. And it even has a counter function which I've never seen on a digital watch before and I would unironically use it often.
>>18787850Like a club bouncer's ticker? Pretty cool.
>>18787839>Anon gets a new watch, time to post it past the point of trollingAre you new here? This is how it goes. Get ready to see that thing at least six times per thread for the next eight months.
They get mad if you post a watch and mad if you don't post a watch
>>18787865No bitch, read what they're saying. The problem isn't posting your watch, the problem is deliberately being an annoying shitdick anf spamming it and using it to sign on and off all the time. If you just posted every other thread or so when it's relevant to something someone is talking about or even just to be like "hey, trying on a new strap," nobody would care. We have dudes in here literally spamming 5 year old pictures every day.
>>18787865Well, you're damned if you do and you're damned if you don't.
>>18787847Cool watch how much was it?
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>>18787850>a counter functionThis is a chronograph with a counter. You can advance the counter by 10 with the 10 o'clock pusher and by 1 with the 4 o'clock pusher. The counter also advances by 1 at midnight, so you can also use it as a big date. Shame the watch is extremely rare as it was only sold during the 1964 Olympic Games inside the Olympic Village.
>>18787941>the 4 o'clock pusher*7 o'clock, my bad
>>18787941Seiko stay winning with counter watches.
Notice how nobody talks about Tudor anymore.
>>18787976Yeah, why would we talk about it? It's the ultimate blue balls brand
>>18787941That's fucking beautiful.
>>18787976Because it was literally ONE retard who was constantly spamming that brand.
>>18787976Tudor hasn’t released anything interesting in a while.
>>18788021the monarch is cool
>>18788021New royals are underrated
Greetings
>>18788625Dude, lay off it. We've seen those a lot lately. Stop posting them.
>>18788700Bet you haven't seen this one, eh?
