Will you be buying yourself a watch for Christmas? Will you give one to someone else? Are you expecting to be given one?
Kofe time.
What's dumber than a Christmas themed watch?>>18791550Besides this faggot watch.
>>18791551Seethe lol.
>>18791551I just put some mistletoe on my regular watch.
shittercel takes a strange pride in making the OP. he must not know that OP is a fag
Anyone interested in those tube watches?
What's the consensus on the f91? Is it effay or normie tier?
>>18791575The bracelet sucks, the light sucks, and you'll never actually wear it. But $20 so buy it anyway.
I just ordered this 38mm manual wind for $40. I don't know why all the pics of it have the crown pulled out.
>>18791576read this post while wearing my f91w btw
Giving - to someone who just cares about readability
>>18791584Nice timepiss
>>18791575I have one and wear it regularly. My watch collection is built around talking to different classes of people. I’m in sales in the agricultural industry. I might be talking to a greenhouse manager with dirt under his nails one day and the multimillion dollar owner of a chain of garden stores the next day. I keep a couple watches on me to match who I’ll be speaking with. Don’t want to be wearing your Rolex when talking business with someone who actually works for a living. Also don’t want to be wearing your F91W when you’re talking to someone who eats caviar with his lunch. I also want to have a nice midrange watch for when I meet with my bosses. I don’t want them seeing a Rolex and getting the idea that I’m making too much money and I don’t want them seeing a shitter on my wrist and thinking that my clients don’t take me seriously.
>>18791633Couldn't you at least get a G-Shock or a quartz khaki when dressing down?Even the guy with dirt under his nails deserves some kind of effort, and doesn't automatically have to be so poor he'd resent any kind of effort on your part.Not that I have a clue about the real world myself...
>>18791665I have g-shocks as well that I rotate alongside the f91w. But those people have zero appreciation for things like watches and do not differentiate. They just see an unpretentious watch. My effort to them is measured in my ability to solve their problems and being someone they look forward to seeing.
>>18791675>omg your watch is three years old? bro you realise heritage only lasts for 12 monthszoomlets need to be turned into fucking dog food man jesus christ
Any place I can go to just try on some cheap watches without dealing with salespeople? Even the Walmart by me has their watches behind glass. I just want to get a sense for what dial size and lug-to-lug I should be looking at before ordering anything online.
>>18791702Please tell me you're only pretending to be this retarded.
Kofé time.
>>18791749Just imagine, a world with only white people.
>>18791551
>>18791567No
>>18791669>being someone they look forward to seeing
>>18791633so what is the midrange watch? Do your bosses know enough about watches to know that it's almost but not quite a rolex?
>>18791753>bro dont buy this watch what if part of it is blue next year
>>18791772This but unironically. You don't know what they're going to do and it's so close to announcement you may as well wait. Unless you are absolutely in love with the caffeine free coke motif and nothing can take your eyes off of it, then have at it I guess.
>>18791760>so what is the midrange watch? Longines Zulu>Do your bosses know enough about watches to know that it's almost but not quite a rolex?One knows watches really well, one knows enough and the third doesn’t know shit.
>>18791781If they know watches that well they would know rolex really isn't that much more crazy than a longines if we're concerned with paying lots of money for a watch. Nobody is going>whew, my employee is spending $5k a pop on relatively obscure luxury watches, I almost thought for a second he was spending those same thousands of dollars on Rolexes in which case that would mean I need to dock his pay."Like who the fuck thinks that?
>>18791785Posers who make up stories about their importance to "clients".
>>18791785First off, there’s a big difference between a $3.5k longines watch and a $10k Rolex watch so don’t be disingenuous there. Second, never underestimate how weird people get when it comes to money. Bosses get butthurt all the time when they see their employees living well. If you don’t believe me then you either work at McDonald’s or haven’t lived long enough. People are petty as fuck. >>18791791Sorry that some of us have big boy jobs. Please don’t forget to double bag my groceries next time.
>>18791795The only thing about your story that I believe is that you're a salesman, because you're about as full of shit as any sale guy I've ever had the misfortune of dealing with. I don't know how you people live with yourselves, truly, you are lower than scum and everyone loathes talking to you and trying to navigate your self serving smarmy scripted fast talk.
>>18791795You can get rolexes for $5-8k all day, there are Longines and omega and tudor in that range too. There are $5k zulutimes. The idea that the names you're putting money on matters is made up. Especially when even you admit they understand what they're looking at and what buying a watch is actually worth.>hurr durr, I can't let them think I have rolex money so I'll just cycle through my 4 other mid-range luxury watches like the same money couldn't get me 1 or 2 rolexesstfu retard. You and your spending habits are not nearly as important or of interest to other people as you think they are.
>>18791785And btw, would that not be the most retarded thing in the world to fuck with your best guy's money because he bought stuff that would make him look more professional and pull in even more money for you? Wtf is this retard on?
>>18791776yeah i dont care what some random cashless faggot on 4chan thinks about luxury watch colouration man, maybe you can take a coloured pencil to your casio while watching (get it?) w&w
>>18791805Sounds like you’ve only interacted with low level door knockers that do direct sales. I handle 7 different states. I don’t have to fast talk anyone because my products are already in every store that’s worth a damn in the industry and half the ones that aren’t. I just show up, show face, shake hands, answer questions and make them feel important then leave. If they’re cool I’ll take whoever’s in charge out to lunch or dinner on the company’s dime. >You and your spending habits are not nearly as important or of interest to other people as you think they are.And I mean to keep it that way. >>18791808>would that not be the most retarded thing in the world to fuck with your best guy's money because he bought stuffYes but people are often jealous, petty and irrational.
>>18791814>my productslol, you're such a poser. No one is jealous.
>>18791810
>>18791814So you're like one of those kids that bothers me about installing solar panels when I'm shopping for tools in Home Depot?
>>18791814I'm talking about door knockers, real estate people, bankers, the guy selling Direct TV in Best Buy, watch dealers, all of you assholes.I'm fresh off of a bad experience with a sleezy sales guy from a jewelry store today, actually. He was acting as the Rolex sales rep, while we were talking people kept walking in and out of the store saying "hi" to him, trying to play the dealer game I guess, and after that happened a few times when they were out of earshot he does "people come in all the time and say "hi" to me and chat me up, I don't remember any of these people. I have no idea who they are." And I know that's true because he didn't seem to realize that he had met me before, he's the manager of the store and he was a jerk the first time I met him, too. I don't know why he thinks it's cool to tell me that. Then he dumped me on another rep the second I looked at the Tudor counter.You work in different industries and you sell different things, but you're all the same.
>>18791816I would hope you’re not jealous of a random person online. >>18791819A better example would be more like me being the guy that gets flown from state to state and meets with management from Home Depot or Lowe’s about their Makita products. That’s the kind of level of sales I operate at. I don’t take orders, we have a whole department to handle that. It’s paradoxical but when you get up high enough in the sales game you don’t actually sell things. My job is to convince management of retail businesses to prioritize selling my company’s products over other competitors.
>>18791825I "got flown state to state" for jobs before I even moved out of my parents house, kid. My current company has me travel a few times a year. You're not special because your company gives you a plane ticket and per diem.
>>18791826Never said it did but it sure does elevate me about the poor kid trying to earn a living on a 100% commission based structure while he tries to pedal you solar panels as you walk out of Costco. What do you do for a living these days?
It's just so wild how as I type this my cousin is flying across the atlantic fucking ocean for an employer that pays him $16 an hour, and at the same time some douche is trying to convince me he's hot shit because he travels domestically for his employer but he needs to keep a low profile so people don't know he's loaded.
Everyone is shitting on this guy >>18791633 but he’s right. I’m a senior director and I have a dozen people I oversee, and something you learn over time is that people notice these things, and very much influences their perception of you.The “leaders eat last” is babby’s 101 how to manage others, but it really is true. If you have a relationship with your team in which they feel like they are winning, they’ll support your own success. But if you’re interacting with someone who doesn’t fully trust you or know much about you, showing up with a display of wealth will work against you.I’m not a sales guy, but that anon is directionally correct.
>>18791830So two different people with wildly disparate income levels can both get on planes? Dude you’re blowing my mind right now. I mean I guess millionaires get on planes for work too so there’s really no difference between me and them either if you think about it your way.
>>18791835Yes, that's exactly how retarded you sound when you're attempting to humble brag about getting on a plane to sell hand tools.
>>18791834No, he's directionally retarded. Not for wearing humble shit to talk to other humble people, but for acting like his bosses don't know if he can afford a Rolex or not when he explicitly says they do.
>>18791840Also it's not necessarily a given that a wealthy business owner or someone high up on corperate is going to be super impressed by your rolex or patek or whatever. For every legit watch guy at those levels there are probably 3 bill gates wannabes and artsy eccentric weirdos that wear casios and swatches for the anti-flex.
>>18791840You’re life inexperience is showing. Two different people can make the same income and have wildly different levels of expendable cash. One person could be single and the other person supporting a wife and two kids. Hell the boss could be making significantly more and due to the COL in his area and supporting a family actually have far less money at the end of the month than his subordinate. You’re naive if you think that can’t be a situation that breeds jealousy or malcontent. Next year that manager is deciding his departments budget and suddenly he decides there isn’t as much spare cash this year for the guy flaunting Rolexes and his travel gets restricted which hurts his ability to earn. Things get a bit more complex when you get into the world of real jobs anon.
>>18791842Again, if you're selling worth a shit that would never happen. Nobody is going to shoot the golden goose. As long as you are making them look good you can do basically whatever you want.Imagine your bullshit psychology actually works and you're using it to build relationships and get sales... Why the FUCK would your boss cut you? It honestly, truly makes no sense what you're trying to argue.
>>18791843You’re probably right, my entire point is never finding out. I bought myself a sports car last month, no one at work will ever know about that either. In a rational world none of this would matter as long as I’m doing my job well but the world is not rational and people can be incredibly petty. Just keep your luxuries to yourself. As far as my bosses and coworkers need to know I’m just getting by on my income.
All of this bullshit about jobs is ruining the watch thread. Post pictures of watches and shut the fuck up.
>>18791845Is this a good example of a watch to wear when I'm selling power tools to rubes?
>>18791847You missed the words. I said stop discussing work and start posting watch pics.
>>18791847butthurt poor lol.
>>18791848Could you be persuaded otherwise if I was wearing the correct watch?
My boss just ran into me in the mall and saw my Rolex. How cooked am I?
>>18791857Post it if you have one. This is an IMAGEBOARD.
i live in japan. i went shoe shopping yesterday and the manager at one of the stores had the ugliest watch ive ever seen, black dial pepsi gmt on a JB nato strap. i wanted to be nice so i still complimented him on it and he was cheesing like he'd just won a million dollars, i bet he doesnt hear that often
>>18791861Was it an actual rolex pepsi or was it like a red and blue bezel seiko or something?
Was thinking about getting a burgundy cartier tank to match my 2012 tudor black bay burgundy. Already have the normal tank on a bracelet and a black bay gmt as my travelling set but various deep dark tones of red are my favourite colors
>>18791879Why would you want a watch to match another watch? You never wear them together. What an idiot.
>>18791879Quartz watch with no second hand. Those are the most overpriced for what you actually get watch brands ever.
>HYEELLOOO AND WEHLCOMME TO JUST WUONE MOOOHHRE WAATCHH
>>18791881Maybe another duo travel set to bring on holiday? Every other holiday use the burgundy set as opposed to the normal set. Idk I just need a reason to get another burgundy watch.
$59
>>18791900I've some 'moans and niggles' regarding your post.
anyone have experience with Orient watch
Was this a good purchase? Paid 125 shipped.
>>18791902But… chameri is a brand name with no aura. I’d top up another $4k for the brand name
Store your valuables inside this trick watch!
>>18791845What a chonker. You would think it's a diver but there's no diving bezel.
>>18791907No one can even see the name on those tiny watches and no one is going to ask.
Good morning sirs
Morning sars
>>18791954Well done.The 120 is peak Omega.
>>18791946Damn a lot chunkier than the model pictures. I thought thst shit was only 40mm
>>18791548i already bought two watches this year including this
>>18791954Example #129082 of bad coffee mug color pattern ideas
>>18791905Yes.
>>18791903>niggles'Dat be rayciss
>>18791971You must be 18 to post here.
Have a nice day /wt/ !
>>18791960Yeah it's thick. I only wear it with long sleeves
Is there an omega I can buy that won't get me fired like a rolex would?
>>18791844So now you admit you don't know wtf you're talking about.Do you see why I say everyone hates dealing with you people?
>>18791904I don't, but if I was going to buy a watch similar to that I'd choose one of the newer 37mm seiko 5 day and dates.
Where can I get steel buckles for my straps made NOT from china?
>>18792022No thanks. I like hacking, handwinding, solid link bracelets, and sapphire.
>>18791954very beautiful watch anon, I kneel
>>18792024The only thing the seiko doesn't have is sapphire. I don't think orient uses sapphire anyway?
>>18792025No you don't.
>>18792007It’s the opposite, if you’re caught while wearing an Omega by your boss, you are certain to get a promotion because it’ll be clear to your supervisors that YOU’RE POOR
>>18792024>no thanks, I like [a bunch of shit the original watch didn't have]
That 36mm Khaki has me so tempted bros
>>18792084It's good, but the little small seconds movement they put in the new cushion case watch has me hopeful that they'll do a faithful interpretation of the dirty dozen watches soon.
>>18791835wait you're not even a millionaire and you're spending on multiple 4 and 5 figure watches? you're no different from the hood nigga with $2000 shoes and $5 in the bank
>>18792118That's precisely what he is and it's time he accepts it and shuts the fuck up.
>>18791956* peak Seamaster
>>18792007
>>18792126That actually looks pretty cool. Too bad you have to be gay to wear it.
Is this some kind of joke I'm too stupid to get?
>>18792160Yeah, how do those work??
>>18792160It's either December or September 40th.
>>18791998you the guy who bought 5 or 6 of those to last the rest of your life?
>>18792160That other set of numbers must be the day wheel and if you know how to use it it's some kind of calendar. But I don't know when it moves or how often or if you have to set it yourself. And then there's also a date wheel. WTF?
I don't even know what those are called and when I see them for sale there's no explanation of the weird calendar thing that looks like some kind of gambling chart. I don't even know how to find out about it. So whoever posted it, please explain or give it a name so I can learn on my own.
>>18792225https://youtube.com/watch?v=lgVLdVztcz8
>>18791548New pickup. I’m thinking about getting the PVD one and the quartz GP that’s in the same style. I haven’t worn anything else since I got it
>>18792237Didn't you post that three or four threads ago? There are two.
>>18792229
>>18792244Yea I own one that’s slightly different I’ll probably try and sell. This one has more gold, nicer finish and is a little thicker. The bracelet is not perfect. My older one is perfect
>>18792197love it but it's not sold where I live but I can have it brought over here for like $120you think it's worth it?
Guys what to do if my job pays me for to get on foot with the boat and I just look at people on the job they don't ask me for nothing the bill is footed the boat is flown I am very big and nothing is above or beneath for the future of man.
>>18792251I don't know. That's double the price of it on a nato strap. I think the bracelet one was $70. If all watch prices are similarly inflated for you I'd say sure, it's a solid watch. You're not getting anything as loaded with good specs and a Seiko mecha-quartz sweep movement from anywhere else at that price. Has better dimensions and AR coating than the real Murph. And you can get it in bright white if you don't like 'fauxtina'. It's hard to imagine having to pay $120, but I'd say it's worth that. Looks good on any kind of strap or bracelet. And it's the perfect watch for just having one watch.
>the only gs spring drives with arabic numerals are all super limited releases that are impossible to find normallyi just like arabic numerals... they're easier to read at a glance...
>>18792262Best to just get a Weekdater.
>>18792237The CorumAnon is back with more Admirals! These are kinda growing on me.
>>18792220Just two so far, considering getting a third one in the near future if i find a good one.
>>18792262>if my job pays me for to get on foot with the boat and I just look at people on the job they don't ask me for nothing the bill is footed the boat is flown I am very bigThis is poetry.
So i heard you like panda chronographs...
>>18792285
>>18792285>>18792292Would be cute on a small woman. Too bad it's a made in china quartz shitter for $540
>>18791904Yeah the mako 3 or kamasu is pretty decentGood quality, good size, 200m wr, nice colour optionsI've previously tended towards seiko automatics in this price range but the fuckers have inflated the prices too much over the last few years so I've gone looking elsewhere >>18792022I've had a few seiko 5s over the years in different configs, although I've really liked them the water resistance and general build quality of the orient is better for me
>>18791845Esto es un puto bot de a.i.(artificial intelligence)
>>18792465I think you mean>Intelligencia de artificial
new piece, whaddaya think?
>>18792465honto ni? pasokon ga sugoi deshou...
Thoughts on christopher ward?My only concern is a used grand seiko is not that far off what they're asking for these CW yalos new.Maybe not the textured dial ones, but original snowflake is not that far from this.
>>18792487I think christopher ward is really confused as a brand. Their bread and butter is making slightly dressier versions of knockoff rolexes and tudors and other popular sports watches, but they fail to do the dressiness or the sportiness well. Then on top of that they had some success with their misadventures into "affordable haute horology" with the bel canto and Loco and they got dangerously close to focusing on that to the detriment of everything else the way Omega does with the speedmaster and seamaster 300.They have some good ideas. Their 36mm explorer 2 is a good idea, putting a ceramic bezel on an explorer 2 is a cool idea and I just wish they'd do that in more sizes than the 41mm version. I'm kind of surprised rolex themselves haven't tried that yet. The toolless removable links in the bracelets are cool and you usually have to spend way more money to get that on a watch. As far as the actual watch lineups go it's a little questionable.Like with the Yalos, what is it even supposed to be? It looks like it's trying to be a classic dress watch, but it's not in a dress watch size.It doesn't have any lume whatsoever to fit the bill for a sports watch or daily watch.Even the hands are a bit tooly or sporty, but they're just faceted sword hands. Who is this for? Why would you buy and wear this?
>>18792487I'm just not going to wear a watch named after another man. Sorry Chris. You did good taking the name off of the dial, now take it off of the company. Then I might consider it.
>>18792487>It looks like it's trying to be a classic dress watch, but it's not in a dress watch size.It doesn't have any lume whatsoever to fit the bill for a sports watch or daily watch.Even the hands are a bit tooly or sporty, but they're just faceted sword hands. Who is this for? Why would you buy and wear this?Same issue as regular GS watches. I figured this would be GS on a discount.
>>18792499There are a lot of great brands you're not allowing yourself to buy if you're serious about this.>Patek Philippe>Czapek>Cartier>Blancpain>Breguet>Bulgari>Breitling>Moser>MB&FI'm not going to name them all, but you get the point.
>>18792501Now that you mention it, Grand Seiko does have a lot of the same problems. At least CW watches are thinner than the equivalent GS. Which is sad for GS.
>>18792499He got removed so there's nothing stopping them now.
>>18792487If I'm going to spend upwards of 2,000 dollars on a watch its not going to be a homage. At that point, who wouldn't just save a little and get the real thing?
>>18792511Why did he get removed?
out larping this week
>>18791946just copped one of these with the panda dial, love it
>>18792560A Python is way too nice to be pairing it with a Toopoor
>>18792553Forced to resign because he didn't want to go "upmarket"
post collections. pic related, me collection of highly exclusive asian and soviet/russian timepieces
>>18792583To an extent going "up market" has really been good for them. Every line has improved dramatically, if you look into older watches in their back catalog you're going to find a lot of dogs and shitters. But they've gone a lot deeper into their gimmicky loco and bel canto movement module shit than I'd like. Not to mention that horrific in house true GMT watch they made, did you see that shitter?
It's here and it's gorgeous. Unique blue sodalite dial. Can't wait to set it and size it and wear it. And watch the smooth, 16 BPS sweep.
>>18792586>no date VostokNice, I have no idea why they don't make no-dates anymore. No one wants to spend an hour resetting the date on those things.
>>18792586What is the one on the very left(chrono).
>>18792597Looks good, how much?
>>18792640$439
>>18792487i don't care for the GS homages but the moonphase is neat
>>18791904Luv me Orients, have 2, want more, what do you wanna know
>>18792045>I don't think orient uses sapphire anyway?yes, they finally started doing so. I have a Stretto that does
>>18792647Wow, if they added a zero they'd have a real watch. What a shame, it really looked nice.
>>18792502I would wear an MB&F.Im the F :)
>>18792654Are you kidding? You think it's nice until is doesn't cost way too much for a watch? Your entire estimation is based only on price to the extent that a nice watch ceases to be nice when it's not exorbitantly priced? If you're not joking you're a fucking idiot.
>>18792656Yeah that's how life works unfortunately.
>>18792666Doubly so when it comes to watches.You guys know the joke about RM? Their first release had an extra zero added to the price by mistake, and it sold out, so they stuck with the formula.
>>18792597Jokes aside, this is an absolutely killer watch in a completely saturated market.
>>18792666The MSRP is $895 if that helps ya. It only came down in price a couple months ago. And I had a coupon. But that's not how life works. That's how a few unimportant moronic consumers view things. There are countless $4,000 watches out there that don't even have anything cool about them. Maybe only the name. The original Super Seville was already pretty cool just because of the TV dial and the Precisionist movement, but this one improves upon it (for my tastes) in every way. I'm on record in old threads here saying how I'd buy one if it weren't too big for the shape. Before it even existed.It's a watch I've been waiting for. Besides shrinking it down from the original it's also like taking one of my favorite watches I already own, the Timex E-Line 1983 reissue, and decking it out in all the best ways. Making it thinner, losing the date, accurate to 10 seconds per year, adding a badass one-of-a-kind marbled slice of tectosilicate mineral as the dial. Almost makes my Timex seem redundant now. I hope I'll still wear it sometimes.They probably could get $4k out of the Bulova but I'm glad they don't because then I wouldn't buy it.>>18792668Exactly.
>>18792667RMs are some of the ugliest watches I've ever seen. I guess gear nerds enjoy them on a technical level. I can't imagine one on anyone's wrist. Of course because of their high prices they're really, really great watches. That's how the world works they say.
dont play wit me tho
>>18792596I'm not a fan but their revenue figures have apparently been going through the roof since the strategy change, so agree 100%
>>18792668No it isn't. Macy's does not sell "killer watches."
>>18792607Yeh it's a pain to do on the space forces Vostok>dat shturmanskieBased and Gagarinpilled>>18792608Addiesdive 2559I dig your Grand Seiko the most. Baby blue, black, and chrome is a killer combo
>>18792671>That's how a few unimportant moronic consumers view things.Yeah like the Pope and the President and the Dalai Lama.
>>18792804Correct. I don't know why you think that was a Rebuttal, they are literally the pinnacle of performative retards.
>>18791584Link?
>>18791611>Cares about readability >No minute indicesLol
>>18792607>>18792736They do still make no-dates but they're far and few between. Look for the 2415/2415.01 movement in listings.
>>18792833Why not just get a real Glycerine Analman "The Queef" though.
>>18792837You’re such a weird little guy.
>>18792841For you.
>>18792833>power reserve 31 hoursWhy bother with this stone age shit?
>>18791954Good taste
>>18792816It's on aliexpress and you can't miss it.
>>18792867It’s more than the average life expectancy of the average vatnik on the front line in Ukraine.
>>18792912No it isn't.
>>18792888Can't find it for $38
>>18792867the human brain can't perceive more than 24 hours anyway
I guess some of these micro brand watches are pretty common but apparently lot of AliExpress watches in the $150-$600 range with dumb names like Ixdao and Farsute (or even worse) are apparently very well made and nicely finished and they cost less than the difference between a decent deal on a conventional brand and what you would get when you would sell the watch
>>18792935tl;dr microbrands are shitters. shitters are also shitters. all the more reason to buy real brands.
>>18792940Yet you don't practice what you preach. You don't have anything you'd even approve of.
>>18792935Aliexpress watches are very well made at that price. It really makes the expensive brands look bad and you can see their army of sycophantic posers here dissuading people from getting them. But there's no disputing they're high quality. China makes all those parts for the Swiss and Japanese and German companies anyway. They just cut out the middleman. If you can get past the names and logos on some of them the watches are fantastic. Those $400 San Martins have top notch finishing. And if you want a real Swiss movement you can get that too.
>>18792955i own zero shitters and you should too. >>18792957the qc failures of the chinese watches are well known
>>18792962Not the Chinese watches in the price range we're discussing. But nice try.
>>18792917I said it was $40. You need the coupon that's right there. It's in the Phantom Watch store.
>>18792978looks like shit
>>18791902Get the "jasper" one and post pics so we can laugh at how terrible it looks.
>>18792992it looks kinda cool for a $40 handwind
>>18793022I had never heard of jasper. Or sodalite before this thread. I might turn into Uncle Hank and get really into minerals now.
>>18793059I have the real thing but that's an excellent take. what's the movement?
>>18792719Based. My favorite neo-vintage Rolex.
I like tuxedo dials.
>>18793059I checked this out, i was afraid it was going to be big but i was pleasantly surprised it's only 35mm. I might cop this, I'll never be able to affordthe real thing.
The Rolex Explorer is such a boring watch and anyone who likes it has the charisma of a wet napkin.
>>18792277There cool. Great value for money. I will probably buy some sort of Gerald genta for my next watch though. But there’s several corums on my list. Plus I’d like to get better versions of what I already have
>>18793130It's boring, but it looks good. Not sure which version i like the most, probably one of the 36mm.
>>18791904watch is fine bracelet is bottom barrel jap shitter - works but badly
>>18792045>The only thing the seiko doesn't have is sapphire. I see dumbfucks are still dumbfucks.
>>18793164It doesn't look good. It's the second ugliest Rolex only surpassed by the airking. You want an understated rolex? One why the fuck are you buying a rolex then and 2 get a fucking OP because those actually look good and don't just come with a black dial.
>>18793176Whats dumb about it?
>>18793181The second ugliest rolex is still better than any shitter you're wearing.
>>18793130What about liking one watch makes you a worse person than liking any other watch?What watches do you like? Am I allowed to shit on you for liking those watches?
>>18793184Cope. Try defending the explorer without personal attacks against me>You're too poor to get one, that's why you hate itI'm too poor for any other rolex too but I like a lot of their other designs. I would honestly rather wear my shitters than an explorer. If you gifted me one I would sell it right away to some tasteless retard. If it had some curse on it and I could bever get rid of it I would literally never wear it. It's an ugly watch. It's actually worse than just an ugly watch. It's a boring ugly watch.
>>18793181There's nothing about it that you could say is ugly that wouldn't also be ugly on the other professional models.>IT ONLY HAS A BLACK DIALYou mean like almost every other watch in their tool watch lineup? Without going into precious metal models the only steel professional rolexes that are available right now with any other color dial are daytona and explorer 2. And the other option is white.
>>18793187You're literally making personal attacks against people who like explorer, though. Why the fuck should I show you more respect than you show anyone else?
>>18793185You're allowed to have any opinion you want you absolute faggot. I like the GMT master II because I want to LARP as Magnum PI and unlike explorer fags I won't get all bent out of shape if you tell me it's a bad watch because I know you're wrong. Explorer fags know deep down inside that everyone is right and that's why they're so hard pressed to defend their ugly watch. You can like an ugly watch and admit it's ugly, there's nothing wrong with that. Just don't go around taking it personally when people tell you it's ugly. It's as if you make liking that watch part of your personality and when people tell you it's ugly it's like an affront to who you are as a person. I like watches that everyone would agree are ugly. I don't care if you tell me it's ugly. I like it and think it's cool and that's all that matters. Meanwhile explorer guys absolutely have to defend their choice of watch because they're insecure losers.
>>18793188>There's nothing about it that you could say is ugly that wouldn't also be ugly on the other professional models.Yeah no shit. if you take the ugly arabic numerals from the explorer and put it on a sub it would also make the sub ugly. Congratulations, you've figured out that an ugly design element doesn't magically become attractive when you put it on something else.
>>18793190Who is even defending the explorer? I don't know who or what you're talking about.Nobody worth taking seriously is acting desperate to convince you their watch is good. Explorer is kind of one of those watches that you either like or you don't, and if you like it you're probably the kond of person that doesn't need a lot of attention over the watch you're wearing, actually. Wearing a Pepsi is like wearing a police light strobe on your wrist, not that it's a bad watch but it's the kind of thing you wear when you want everyone in the room to look at you. Most nornal, well adjusted people don't need or want that
>>18793182everything
>>18793192Explorer dial subs are some of the most desired by collectors though. Tudor has used them on popular models, too. Do you even know the first thing about what you're talking about?
>>18793189I don't care if you insult me faggot but your insult don't make the explorer a better watch>Hurr durr it's better than your watchIt's an ugly watch and I would never wear it. You're incapable of defending it on its own merit.
>>18793194For instance what? If it's everything surely you could name 1 or 2 things.
>>18793197I'm not even arguing it's "better." Your entire problem is that you're trying to treat choosing a watch to buy and wear as a competition.
>>18793197Shut up, faggot.
>>18793193>Most nornal, well adjusted people don't need or want thatHow would you know. You're on 4chan you're neither of those things.>>18793196Something being desired by collectors doesn't mean it's necessarily a good looking thing vs just being an oddity. I've bought ugly things just because I thought they were strange and I liked them.
>>18793199>you're trying to treat choosing a watch to buy and wear as a competition.Poor analysis. Try again. >>18793200That's the spirit
>>18793190I could help noticing you use the worse>I like the gmt masterAnd not>I WEAR the gmt masterIf you haven't bought a watch why should anyone care what you think about it? You haven't put your money where your mouth is, so to speak. You're as bad as the retarded YouTube shills who review a watch based on pictures from the internet. You never stop and think>say, wait a second, maybe there's an appeal to this watch that comes with buying and wearing it every day and comparing it to the experience of wearing other watches, and I'm not able to appreciate it because I have not had that experience yet?
>>18793204Why should anyone care about my opinion even if I did have the watch. This is the most brainlet take you could have posted and you actually think you did something here.
I'm done here. I've done my job reminding explorer fags that they're weak bitches and then I got my (you)s. Later suckers.
Also please refer to >>18793183 and the subsequent reply to that post
a POP of colour
What about Explorer II guys (me). Are they gay? It's okay to be gay, I just need to know if I am.
>>18793209Fag x Fagiro Fagging 69
>>18793211You're fine. That watch actually has some personality to it.
>>18793222Thank God
>>18793208If anyone is a fedoralord it's the seikofags.
>>18793209>american jews and UK Chinese teaming upWhat the fuck is this world coming to?
>>18793206If nobody should care why the fuck are you posting it?
>>18793234Because I wanted to say it. God you're fucking stupid.
>>18793241Based
Nobody asked. Nobody cares.
>>18793064PT5004>>18793128What's the "real" one? I'm considering getting it too. That H looks okay, better than HESTUR. Great size and style. There's a Watchdives mecha-quartz version that's really popular, but I'm done buying battery watches.
>>18793182Seikos at that price have shitty 7S26 movements and folded steel bracelets.
>>18793201Taste is subjective and there are no "ugly" watches. It's in the eye of the beholder.
>>18793294Thank you Captain Obvious. I don't know what we would have done without that knowledge. Nerd.
>>18793290Pretty sure it's a universal geneve polerouter
>>18793292And what does the equivalent orient have?>the same shitAnd that's the point.
>>18793292I don't think seiko has made a stamped link bracelet in 10 years? They're pretty good about doing solid links and end links now.
>>18793198>spoon feed mejust be stupid bro(s)
I'm cleaning out my desk at work right now. My boss saw my rolex and fired me on the spot. I rue the day I bought this thing, it has cursed me. Please don't let this happen to you.
>>18793206>even if I did have the watchBecause then you wouldn't be just some broke bitch talking shit over two watches you'll never wear.
>>18793331>Y-y-y-you have to own this ugly watch to have an opinion on it, y-y-y-you can't just say things!
>>18793361wayq?
>>18793362
The entire goal of an explorer fag is to blend into the background, to go through life without ever being noticed. To them, that's the pinnacle of success. Give one of these guys active camouflage, and he'd use it to make sure nobody sees him doing mundane everyday tasks. Imagine being so utterly devoid of personality that your greatest aspiration is to leave absolutely no impression on anyone.
>>18793315No, the Orient will at least offer hacking and handwinding in the movement. The bracelet may suck but it's 50/50 on the sapphire. You can't make an argument that Seiko is worth the money anymore. I know people like them but don't pretend they're good. They're totally overpriced and underspec'd in the current market. This is common knowledge.
>>18793364I doubt all of that. I think if someone has a watch it means they like it. Not that they're doing anything at all to get your attention or avoid it or even give a fuck what anyone thinks.
I hope you're not that faggot who's now going to lecture everyone on how we're such a 'social' species that everything we do is of course to curry favor or fit in. I'm sick of that bullshit angle.
>Losers don't like being reminded that they're losers
>directed at no specific post because it doesn't apply to any of them
>>18793382You watch of choice says a lot about you. See >>18793193
>>18793392Yet you felt the need to reply. Put down an insult and it's owner will pick it up
>>18793396>Put down an insult and it's owner will pick it upnta, im not involved in the explorer debate, but this is a very gay thing to say. flag on the play
>>18793361You don't even own the good watch you're hyping up, though. You don't habe shit. There's no reason to put any faith or value in what you're talking about at all.
>>18793381Bitch.The current seiko 5s have hacking, hand winding, and solid bracelets. Almost all. Mechanical seikos have those things now. Again, the only thing from your list of demands that they don't have is sapphire, and orient doesn't use sapphire on most models anyway. And most of the orients still have cheap bracelets. That's why I'm saying your shit makes no sense.
>>18793414Mentioning the GMT II once is hyping it up? Fuck, you're painfully stupid. I'm just trash talking the Explorer and watching you losers lose your minds over it. Imagine being so insecure about your taste in watches that someone calling one ugly sends you scrambling to defend it. And the fact that you keep bringing up whether I own a Rolex proves you can't critically evaluate an opinion to save your life. As if owning the fucking watch would magically make my criticism more valid. What an embarrassingly stupid argument.
>>18793364I don't have an explorer specifically - I like it but I was offered one and turned it down to wait for a datejust that I eventually got and I really enjoy - but one of the things I look for in a watch is being small and thin enough to not get in the way of anything I'm doing, and that includes both comfort and not drawing unwanted attention. I don't need compliments on my watch, I don't need people eyeballing it on the subway train, I just want something comfortable I can enjoy without getting sick of wearing it.My current hunt is for a low key luxury watch I can wear to workand nobody who knows watches - which is nobody I know of in my workplace - will think twice about it. I kind of think it would actually be fun to wear a $10-15k watch under everyone's nose and the boss and the boomers and normies at work have no fucking clue and just hang out and chat as normal and have no reason to fuck with me over what I'm wearing. I really don't want or need to explain to non-watch people what my watch is and why I bought it. It's pretty fucking gay to wear a watch hoping to feel seen, actually.
>>18793420Pottery
>>18793418You glazed it and even described fulfilling a fantasy by wearing it, so yes. You're defending hating on a watch you'll never own with a dillusion of how amazing another watch you'll never own is. It's honestly really fucking pathetic and embarrassing and you should stop doing it.
Bittercel managed to ruin yet another watch thread.
>>18793423Hahahahahaha oh my god you're legit actually fucking stupid. Woooow. Oh man no wonder you get so bothered by people shit talking about something. You literally have the reasoning capabilities of a fucking child, and the reading comprehension too. Oh my god thank you so much. I was going to be satisfied with making explorer fags seethe but for you to out yourself as being actually mentally deficient has made all of this more than worth it. Oh god I need to catch my breath. Whew lad.
>>18793427Where's the lie though?
>>18793439Is that strap human skin?
>>18793458fraid so. specifically from ex-Explorer owners, as they tend to have unblemished, fair skin.
For the next general thread, we should make fun of Grand Seiko diver owners. They've been flying under the radar for a little too long if you ask me.
>>18793457Hahaha it's ok buddy I don't need to explain anything to you, it's so much easier to let you think you're right about everything. Oh man this was entertaining.
People aren't even defending the watches you're making fun of. They're making fun of you for thinking you're cool for not liking things that don't effect you in any way.
>>18793510>People aren't even defending the watches you're making fun of.The entire thread is right there in writing. What does saying such an obvious lie even do for you? And do you think not giving me a (you) actually changes anything? Do you think I have a notepad with a tally of how many I get? You're replying to me and you're upset and that's all that matters. you're so desperate to try to get to me. You try your weak psychoanalysis, saying I think I'm cool for hating the explorer. Lmao. I don't think I'm cool for hating the explorer. I just hate the explorer. Meanwhile I just have to talk shit about a material item to get you losers in a frenzy. If no one actually cared I wouldn't have gotten a single reply. Yet here you are still feeding the most obvious troll in the world. The fact you're still trying to talk to me seriously shows just how absolutely stupid you are. Your only winning move is not to play.
What's rolex's answer for the apple watch domination?
>>18793523Same shit they've been doing for the last 121 years
>>18793514If you don't shut your cock hole I'm going to fuck it, bitch.
>>18793535Absolutely appalling language.. Speaks volumes of the quality of the horological discussions in this general.
>>18793535Don't threaten me with a good time.
Found a Seiko HDB016 (better known as the "Dr. Pepper") at MSRP yesterday and ordered it. It shipped this morning and should be here by Sunday. I'm very excited.Pic related.
>>18793538I'll come over and we can settle this, are you in London?
>>18793544But it doesn't have HACKING! It doesn't have HANDWINDING! It has HOLLOW BRACELET LINKS! FUCK you should have got the ORIENT!
>>18793546You couldn't afford me sweetheart
>>18793364>>18793420Wow
>>18793554Also, it has "hardlex" mineral glass. lolWhat a pile of shit.
>>18793458If it were human it would be red to go with the shoes.>iykyk
>>18793554The 4R34 has both hacking and handwinding, retard
>>18793426Is bittercel the one who hates the explorer or the one replying to him
>>18792653how do you like it? i was looking at both the stretto date and stretto chronograph in blue
>>18791548I’ve got ~$6k to spend on a watch. What would you anons buy with that money?
>>18793651Where do you want to wear it? What do you want to wear it with? Are you going to wear it every day, or just certain occasions?
>>18793651Rolex Explorer
>>18793652>Where do you want to wear it?Pretty much anywhere except formal events where a dress watch is called for. >What do you want to wear it with?My usual clothes. Shorts and a tshirt in summer. Jeans and flannels in the spring/fall. Sweaters and jeans in the winter. >Are you going to wear it every day, or just certain occasions?I’d like to be able to wear it when I’m out on a date, going to a family party, at work functions etc etc. it doesn’t have to be something I’m going to wear to Costco. I’ll also say that I’m someone that appreciates being subtle. Sometimes I like stuff that falls into the IYKYK category. >>18793654Honestly not bad. It’s not flashy and attention demanding. Not sure of $6k is realistic for one in good shape though.
>>18791575It's my daily and I love it.
>>18793655It depends on if you were interested in buying something used or if you want to stick with new stuff. There are a lot of decent older oyster perpetuals and datejusts and air kings and stuff you can get for around $6k, sometimes maybe less. You can get older 34mm air kings like this that are basically a blue dial explorer for around $6k.What kind of IYKYK did you have in mind? Historical significance? Military significance? Movie appearances? Brands like Tudor, Hanhart, Longines, Vertex, IWC, Breitling, all have some IYKYK type pieces around or under your price point.
>>18793660I’m open to new or used. As far as IYKYK I would say I find everything you listed to be interesting and cool. I like things that have a story.
>>18793661I just thought of it after I posted, maybe a Vulcaine? The Cricket has an interesting and fun gimmick of having a mechanical alarm built into the movement so it's not just "oh, another no date black/blue/white watch ." It's probably the most historically significant watch of its kind and it was known as the watch that US presidents wore before the Rolex Daydate stepped into that role. Comes in 2 sizes so you're covered even if you're a wristlet.The Vulcaine skindivers are also cool.
>>18793544idk why they kept the crown guards the same
>>18793544
does anybody have a picture of the watch tier list that had a category that was like "brags about getting good deals online shopping", smth like that
.emit efoK
>>18793662Why do people preface made-up conversations to no one with "Oh,". No one actually says that, but when they're telling a story or recounting something paraphrasing or criticizing an account, they do that "Oh," shit. So since you do it, I'm asking if you're conscious of it or if you just accidentally picked it up because other retarded people you talk to say it.
>>18793684ill be honest im not the biggest fan of the little logo that looks like a dick and balls
>>18793651If you're clueless and want a 1 and done get a new Cartier.If you want to make an informed decision you need to do your own research. Especially if buying used.
>>18793651Not a watch.
New thread:>>18793694>>18793694>>18793694>>18793694
>>18793651Casio
>>18793686There are definitely people that do that. And it doesn't really matter what dismissive noice they make, you can just as easily sub in "ehh" or "meh" or whatever mush mouth sounds you zoomers make with your mouth.
