/fa/ - Fashion

What kind of watches gives the vibe this guy has a lot of sex?

>>15620074
The one in the OP, obvously

This just came in.
And it only took a month.
Ordered from soviet.market

>>15620075
>$10,000 thousand dollars

>>15620075
nice
>>15620080
double nice

>>15620074
Casio Edifice, if you're young slim and good-looking. I've seen a short video on /gif/ that proves it.

On the orange nato.

>>15620074
Anything above 10k really.

>>15620082
So what? $10k is not a lot of money.

>>15620097
it is when you're a roastie who does not have a job and does not want to ever work a job

>>15620074
Mudmaster

>>15620079
No it looks gay

>>15620084
I'm a 40 something year old bald manlet

>>15620091
I'm looking for watched under $100 that make me look like I have a lot of sex

>>15620103
>$100
kek. spending it on a gym membership or saving towards a hair transplant.

>>15620103
Gotcha
This will immediatly communicate that you not only have A LOT of sex but also that your cock is enormous.
Literally the SEXcore of watches.

>>15620099
> a neet
then your opinion doesn't matter.

astrology watch chad coming through. bitch dont ask me what time it is like a pleb. ask me where the planets are.

>>15620084
What are you feeling right now?
https://products.edifice-watches.com/asia-mea/en/_detail/EQB-1000XD-1A/

>>15620107
I work out already and I am too bald for a transplant. I haven't had sex since 1996 :(((

>>15620109
If a mommy saw me wearing that watch she would let me suck her dildo collection clean? Is it under $100?

>>15620117
>being proud that you know most of the planets in the solar system

...ok? i learned that in grade school

Not feeling the big, thick strap in this mode. You guys think it'll look better on a perlon or MN strap?

>>15620109
>ONLY THE BRAVE

>>15620111
Women are either NEETs cruising on someone else's income, OR have dead-end jobs and are trying to become part of the first category.

>>15620120
So you had sex at 12 and never again. I detect some bullshit here. If not you are retarded to think any $100 watch will change that.

>>15620127
why don't you get one of those aftermarket pvd bracelets
they cost like 20-30 bucks

>>15620127
that strap looks like its made out of discarded egg cartons and compacted smegma
gross

>>15620132
stop entertaining the attention whore

>>15620132
What? I last had sex in 1996 when I was 20 years old. I'm 44 now.

>>15620134
Ah yeah, thats a good idea. I'll check what I can find. Only problem is the case isn't exactly black, its ever so slightly tinted in a very dark brown.

>>15620139
It is SUPER comfortable.

At long last, it has come.
Unboxing time.

A rather large box for just one watch...

S T O W A

An unmarked and uninteresting MDF box.
The cardboard outer packaging seemed needlessly large.

And there it is.

Thanks to all of you for joining me on this journey. This will probably be my last watch purchase for the year.
I have my eyes on a couple of microshitters that are not in stock at the moment, so those will be my next target in the foreseeable future.

>>15620123
do you know the position of the planets in the palm of your hand? if not get fucked pleb.

>>15620151
Glad it arrived anon

>>15620151
Nice watch, congratulations.
Now don't you fucking cockblock my laventure purchase next year.

So this actually turned up a few days earlier than the Stowa, but I haven't bothered opening it up then. No better time than now I guess.

Bonus unboxing time.

"Here are some stickers for you so you can advertise our services for free."

>>15620151
Looks great, hope you enjoy it.

>>15620151
>>15620149
Fucking hell it looks like some recycled crap, how much did you pay for this?

Plot twist!
It was actually TWO (2) watches all along! Bet you didn't see that one coming.

>>15620151
Watch seems needlessly large too, what's the diameter?

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>>15620075
Since this isn't a limited edition I can wait a bit for the prices to go down right

Hope it doesn't take the bullshit route of certain rolexes

No particular reason for buying these, but they were on sale and I wanted a couple of dressier watches. Plus they look nice.

That's it for the unboxings, peace out my friends.

Omega boys in the house

>>15620163
It's only 40mm. The lugs are probably around 18mm, which I guess makes the case look bigger than it is.

>>15620169
They look cool

>>15620151
Very nice

>>15620163
it's a pilot watch you poofter

>>15620170
>that mesh bracelet
I heard they're more comfy than regular ones

>>15620151
>>15620169
>tfw have disposable income but can't bring myself to buy any more watches
Then why am I here?

>>15620174
>>It's only 40mm.
Yeah so way too big for a watch without a bezel. What a shame.

>>15620189
I'm still using my seiko diver from 2007 so yeah

If it still works I don't see a reason to buy another

>>15620190
>t.

>>15620151
Is this the same watch? Can you take pics of the back please, and a wrist shot, I was thinking of getting this with the black strap.

Perlon or nato?

>>15620203
they give off very different impressions and it depends on the watch.
perlon is effete, very casual and leisurely, yet refined.
nato straps can be either maximum tacticool faggotry or a colotful, bold, fun statement.

>>15620085
>>15620080
Based. Get the blue strap as well, it slaps.

Are Vostok watches a good purchase if I want a watch to last a long time, or would a watch repairer just refuse to touch it? Are they serviceable?

Recommend me a watch:

Skeleton dial
Tourbillion at 6 o'clock position

>>15620241
I've had no issues but you can pick them up new for $30 in the case of the Komandirskie so there is no point for a service; just purchase another.

>>15620253
I suppose if I get sentimental about watches it's not the brand for me then

>>15620262
ayo this nigga falls in love with his watches

>>15620241
Some watch repairers use the basic principles and just go for it, others only want to work on specific movements. That being said my amphibia shit itself about a year in

>>15620241
>>15620262
vostoks are literally made to last a long time without service and at their core they are simple rugged mechanicals.
they are very serviceable but like seiko5s/orient tristars it will cost less to just replace the movement, unless theres sentimental value, but at that point its the same situation for all watches and it'll cost way less than a complicated chronograph

>>15620268
..what did you do?

>>15620267
imagine not having a sentimental swiss shitter

>>15620262
There is no reason why a watch repairer should refuse to touch it, you're paying after all. The point being it will cost you more than a replacement. They are just a fun robust beater watch with a somewhat interesting history. As they cost next to nothing, it's still worth it.

>>15620280
no him but some watchmakers have very selective "attitude" and only touch things that they are interested in. And they can do it due to the lack of watchmakers around.

the watchmaker that i go to for example refuses to do watch regulations because its "not worth his time" and "too much hassle"

>submit a request for purchase on chrono24
>72 hours later still no response

okay i guess i’ll keep my money then mr. random french jeweler

>>15620277
you better be left handed

i just found out i own this watch, it is a vintage one, right?

>>15620274
Nothing in particular, but I definitely didn't baby it either. When I looked at it there didn't seem to be anything broken, but it just wouldn't wind. After that incident I realized that I'd rather just get a quartz for a beater watch.

>>15620151
Nicely done anon! So glad it wasn't a Seiko, or a Casio, or a Rolex, or an Omega, or a Citizen, or any other meme watch that shits up this board.

>>15620369
post your watch collection you faggot

>>15620369
>hurr durr don't buy one of these well established brands they are too mainstream.

You probably only buy microshitters.

just noticed the hands on my Monster are not aligned, is it possible to give the hour hand a nudge or would it require an actual service?

>>15620299
>not just Paypaling the money at them first hand no questions asked

Not gonna make it in the world of the rich.

>>15620385
you have the best forearm hair

thoughts?

>>15620344
yes, it is

>>15620407

Chronograph is illegible
Logo is intrusive although I can see why they'd cover the crown
Movement is cute but I have similar detailing on my Timex Marlin and they don't show it off
Blue dial is hideous

>>15620097
$10k is a lot of money for something like a watch. I say that as someone who is fortunate enough to have plenty.

Holy shit I'm in love

$10k isn't a lot for something you need like cars or saving for retirement, but having $10k to blow on something you simply want is. You'd know this if you'd ever held a job and moved out of your parent's basement.

so i just found out that my watches power reserve indicator is misaligned when its at max. is this just seikos QC? cause if thats the case id rather not send it back to them as it would make no difference

>>15620482
Ok then give me $5k and I'll be the happiest person in the world, since I don't have a watch and I could get a one-and-done for that much (or if I add $1-2k which is the most I will ever be able to afford), thanks.

>>15620407
Dumb, barely legible and trying hard to be fancier than it is. Maybe a hair above mall-tier, fashion-grade fuckery.

>>15620511
What? I said $10k IS a lot of money for a watch. I do have money but it's because I didn't spend my life blowing it on frivolous bullshit. Only people I know who spend $10k or more on a watch either inherited their fortune or had to get it financed because they spent well above their means. I don't hand it out either, unless it's a donation to a worthwhile non-profit.

>>15620527
Well you said you were rich as fuck, guess you're not then, nevermind.

>>15620527
I didn't say I was rich as fuck. That's relative anyway. If I gave you $5k it wouldn't be to blow on a watch.

>>15620541
What would it be to blow on, Sir?

>>15620577
blow

>>15620407
>skeleton satch with all hands the exact same clour as the viwible innards
Retarded design.
>>15620444
That's not a chronograph, just a good old seconds subdial. Still completely illegible though.

>>15620541
I really don't think that getting something that greatly improves your quality of life and makes you happy and raises your social status and makes people view you in a better light and gives you opportunities, and all that WITHOUT having to suck 1000 dicks for $5 or do something else demeaning or forgo the essential costs of living and starve yourself, is really "blowing it" but ok, you already have all those things so you don't understand. Read Gogol's Overcoat.

>>15620224
I'll get a blue rubber strap eventually. The nato pushing it to almost 18mm thick is a bit much for my tiny wrists.
But that dial with an orange strap is top nautical aesthetics.

>>15620491
Peak 70's kino. I think Tag was the first to make that design though.

>>15620612
Yes, but de-squareing the Monaco might not be such a bad idea.
Not that the original Monaco design is bad, but it wears like a brick.

No one asked but Im presenting my update after one month of owning a Kamasu.

Accuracy out of box- roughly 12 SPD with half of time on wrist and half on nightstand in dial up position. Will try to experiment with different positions when not wearing the watch to see the impact on accuracy. Overall reasonable accuracy for a entry level mechanical watch. Could be slightly better but I can live with this and wont try to regulate it for now.

Lume is great for everyday usability of watch. Doesnt pack a punch like seiko but lasts very long time. Passive luminiscence is very underated feature- compare it with a G-shock which in order to check time in dark, you have to use both hands. Not practical when driving.

Timing bezzel is a fun feature for someone who never had a divers watch. Practical and bezel clicking sounds much better than in video reviews.

Already scratched the fucker when I walked into the wall on day two of ownership- tiny scratch on upper lug. So now I no longer have the "new unscratched" watch anxiety.

Noticed when I was fucking around with UV light- day wheel is reflecting the UV light as if lumed but its not glowing afterwards. Date wheel doesnt do this.

Orient is to Seiko like Mazda is to Toyota

>>15620639
The better, more sporty, yet underrated sister company?

>>15620635
This is considered one of the best, if not the best, entry level mechanical watches, how would it compare vs getting like a Seiko 5 or whatever?

>>15620198
Well your pics filename literally says Stowa so yes that's the same watch. Size might be different and strap definitely is.

>>15620647
The new Seiko 5 Sports?
Well this is an actual dive watch with a functional timing bezel whereas the Seiko 5 Sports watches are some kind of fashion watch masquerading as a diver but with less functionality. And the Kamasu has sapphire, the Seiko 5 still has hardlex. And I actually have no problems with hardlex, but come on.
It's practically the same movement too.
There is very little reason to get a Seiko 5 over a Kamasu

>>15620385
>would it require an actual service

are you comfortable removing the movement?
because that's what it will take.

>>15620673
Yes that's a given, I was just curious as to if it was really as easy as going in and pushing the hour hand, or if I would have to remove the hands.

>>15620393
every man on my side of the family has fuckin gorilla wrists with a forest of hair, mine isn't even that thick

>>15620683
pulling the hands would be the correct thing to do

>>15620635
One month may not be enough time for the watch to settle into a steady state, since the movement's lubrication may have relocated per gravity between time of manufacture and when you started using it. For example my Boctok used to do +2 to +5 s/d, and then stabilized at +8s/d average; and my Invicta 8926OB (NH35) would do +15s/d, then went to -1s/d, and is now at roughly +2s/d. My ST16 Black-Bay clone (by Corgeut, since someone's gonna ask) did -7s/d at first, four months later it's -12s/d.

>>15620151
Wow, all of the cardboard looked like shit, but the MDF box is actually really tasteful. Low environmental impact and looks like it was machined out of a solid block. Honestly this is so much better than the plastic shit or even factory made wooden boxes you get elsewhere.

where do i turn to for a wallet suggestion?

>>15620170
jah that cunt with the modern constellation

gets me every time

Which would you rather have on your wrist?

>>15620744
GMT > DateJUST > Tudor in this pic simply because at 41 mm the proportions of the DJ just don't work anymore, even if it looks better in terms of proportion if you have a big wrist. Also the bracelet taper is too extreme imo.

>>15620726
I mean /fa/ is a good place.

If you want my advice, I'd go for something from comme des garcons if you're trying to be pragmatic. Fantastic quality, reasonable price, fairly effay.

If you want to spend more, I'd go for faure le page, and if you want to spend a shitload more, then mayyyyyybe goyard if you're into that kind of thing?

>horror stories on the Vostok fb page of people getting unlubed or busted new watches
>I broke my Casio f91w just my dropping it on the lenolium floor
>>15620510
>Seikos indices don’t line up and are now overpriced
are...are watches a meme bros?

>>15620756
Ettinger makes some good shit too if you want British handmade

>>15620754
>at 41 mm the proportions of the DJ just don't work anymore
based opinion

>>15620756 no, like which thread? i want something specific but dont want to bother with the cheapest thing on amazon that'll show up still wet from the dye. also i want to have money left over to put in the thing after buying it

>>15620771 need something in a brighter color

>>15620768
> cheap watches are cheap
no shit sherlock.

>>15620744
I personally went with the CHNR GMT

Can't help but feel like a slight cunt wearing it sometimes though and it makes me wish I had a tudor or something more understated instead. And then I remember I have like ten other watches, and still choose to wear the GMT lol

>>15620775
haha if you want brighter then it's gonna be CDG

>Sub 46mm

Any suggestions for anti magnetic watches with a diving bezel function ?

I know of the usual brands, including Sinn. But I was wanting to hear of anything else as well. I do really enjoy Panerais though, and know of the 389 and 1389.

>>15620726
I have a Bosca key wallet, that has lasted me for quite some time. I like their stuff.
https://bosca.com/bifold-with-card-id-flap-old-leather-classic.html

>>15620781

>>15620689
Yes the correct way to do it would be to remove the hands, but I'm really asking if I could damage the movement by pushing the hand to the correct placement, or if it's not recommended because of potential damage to the hands. I don't have a puller tool at the moment so this is why I'm asking if a quick fix is fine.

>>15620781 >>15620787 that looks wicked cool but i'm after something that's no-fold and has an id-window

>>15620787
too much walletposting gonna post some watches instead

>>15620785
Most diving watches have some level of "antimagnetism" because there are ISO standards for magnetic resistance and movements themselves have generally evolved so all but the most shit tier ones have some small baseline resistance to everyday magnetism. Unless you are holding your shit up to amplifiers or jumping into Stargates it won't make much of a difference.
Or you can get a quartz dive watch because quartz is inherently much more antimagnetic than mechanical.

>>15620796

>>15620798
these are both top tier watches

pic unrelated

>>15620647
Seiko no longer cares about being a value proposition. Affordable pieces (5 and 5kx) ste moving into fashion accesory segment with lots od color and bracelet combinations while removing actual features like screw down crown.

Tbqo if turtle or Samurai had sapphire out of the box, I would probably preffered them over Kamasu. But here we are.

Opinions?

>>15620814
I always want to like these. The dial and hands are both nice (maybe minutes hand is a little looong for my taste but hey whatever). Nice case and proportions. Tasteful size. The bracelet is kinda off for me though. Like, it almost looks aftermarket.

>>15620069
>this shit costs 300 bucks
shame, would've worn it ironically for under 100 desu

>>15620339
im not :^)

>>15620726
What kind of wallet are you looking for?
>>15620785
>I have a Bosca key wallet, that has lasted me for quite some time. I like their stuff
Mah, nigga. Bosca is good stuff

>>15620799
Well thats fair. I just work with highly magnetic stuff. And so I was interested to see what else is out there.

>>15620814
I do not hate the faux-tina as many other may. But I would at least want something that is not yellow/brown. And off-white would be great.

>>15620844
>Another Bosca fan
Hell yeah brother. My grandmother introduced me to them lol

>>15620824
Is that Sam Hyde? :^)

>want a watch
>wait a week or two
>feeling goes away
Is this good or bad?

>>15620867
its good! it means you recognize that its something ideal, but perhaps not the exact one.

>>15620069
I actually like this watch, but I wouldn't wear it to work.

>>15620785
have you considered a (new) Rolex Submariner or the Omega Seamaster? Both very resilient against magnetic fields these days.

>>15620744
GMT it would be the Datejust if it was 36mm.

>>15620885
I have, I am adverse to Rolex, and I enjoy Omegas. Their lack of symmetry on their PO's bothers me desu.

>>15620925
If for some reason you wanted a rolex, get a no-date sub, it's honestly the superior sub. Or a small explorer?

Just got this Seiko sne523 in after 2 days. I wanted a day/date beater that was on the dressier side. I put a random leather strap on it that I had lying around. So far, Im quite happy with it and looking forward to when my oxblood leather strap arrives.

>wake up
>go to meranom
>see if black Classica is in stock yet
>check a few more times throughout the day
>go to bed hopeful that tomorrow will be different
One day, comrades, one day.

is /r/watchexchange a good source to get watches if i live in the EU?

>>15620973
>reddit
ok bud

>>15620935
I would agree that the no-date is the way to go for sure. And, I have thought of it. I would rate the 300m Seamaster Co Axial no date over it, if it werent for the silly faux-tina.

>>15620973
Burger here. I would say the largest for me for that site, is the wiring transferring methods. Places such as Chrono24 offer a nice 3rd party system, but /r/ might offer better pricing. Another large issue might be if you were to buy a watch from the USA, the seller might have issues with the form of wiring to you.

>>15620851
If you work around a lot of highly magnetic stuff you have two choices
>Omega's meme coaxial movement which is proven to be far more antimagnetic than almost anything else
>Quartz

>>15620814
polished case doesnt work too well with the grey textured dial, but that's just me.

the 3 6 9 is a little too small, likewise the OMEGA RAILMASTER and etc. text is a little too big, makes the whole thing look like a fashion watch

>>15620798
Is that a 45KS or a 5625?

Do the ST19 watches that aren't the hked seagull 1963 have higher quality?

>>15620744
none of them

>>15620798
>>15621063
Nevermind, I'm dumb, I see the Suwa logo now.
Some prefer the later slimmer KS incarnations, but the thicc lugs and indices of the original 7000 case really are pretty much my favorite design from Seiko.

>>15620973
99% is "CONUS only", so no.

Thanks for the red and blue m8s

>>15620192
hes objectively right

>>15620798
requesting better pics if the polerouter

>>15621081

It's Europes fault for being extremely fucking gay and allowing the USA and East Asia to become the earths center for international commerce and consumerism.

>>15620510
bump

I like how my Russian shitter looks in bad lighting.
I've been modelling garbage molecules for hours and these threads make me feel less autistic.
Should I cop a perlon strap for this baby?

do you like my watch

>>15621174

Posting the GOAT.

>MUD in, MUD out

>>15620844 just your bog-standard “anti-rfid” no-fold, 3-6 credit card slots, a slot for cash, and preferably an id window and most importantly in a color that is NOT black or brown and is also not one of those meme two slabs of carbon fibre coupled with a bungee strap things

>>15621226
just get a normal wallet I've tried all the stupid meme minimalist wallets and shit like ID windows are useless and all the minimalist wallets are too small and inflexible

>>15620151
I like my San Martin version more

If you aren't buying a wallet made with natural beaver tail you are fucking up. From some seller on etsy.

>>15621229 good for you but i'm different

so im trying to bid on this watch on ebay but everytime i place a bid, it says that ive been outbid. i even wait a bit between placing a bid but it always says i was outbid the moment i placed it. is this a bot? how do i get by this?

>>15621346
Ebay auctions are vickery auctions. You end up paying the second highest bid, so it is most optimal for you to bid your maximum willingness to pay.

>>15621346 by bidding more than the other guy bid before. whoever wins pays the 2nd-highest bid.

>>15621363
>>15621368
so what youre saying is that everytime i bid, its still lower than what the other guy bid?

>>15621372
No he's saying its a bot but at the end of the auction the seller will say the first buyer dropped out and offer it to you at the inflated price you offered.

>>15621375
oh, why is this allowed? maximum jewery

>>15621372
yes
>>15621375
wtf, no

>>15621372 yeah, exactly. ebay automatically raises their bid to yours until you bid above their actual valuation.
>>15621375 you're a retard.

>>15621268
How does it sound when you slap it down on the table like a beaver

>>15621375 if this happens, you can decline to pay and report the seller for auction fraud.

Lads...

>>15621404
Speak in sentences anon using actual words. We have no idea what you are trying to say.

>>15621404
It doesn't even have lume

>>15620169
They're both very nice, but that green one in particular is very eye catching.

>>15620170
gayest shit i ever seen

>>15620653
>yes that's the same watch. Size might be different
That's why I was asking, I can't figure out if it's a bigger/smaller variant or what.

If a Ukrainian gentlemen on ebay says a Russian shitter was recently serviced and cleaned does that mean it actually was or is he just whisperin sweet nothins? I’m probably gonna buy it anyways, just curious.

>>15620771
>no RFID blocking

was thinking of getting this, I like some subtle innards. Is this brand reputable for an entry level automatic watch?

>>15620151
Nice San Martin homage loser

>>15621509
>I like some subtle innards.
Disgusting

>>15620151
>bought a LITERAL nazi watch

>>15621515
are we not allowed to like that here? :(

>>15621517
No, it's declasse.
If you insist orient makes a million open heart watches that show something other than the "timing adjustment knob" that's poking through the window on that lad

>>15621509
Made in China
https://thewatchforum.co.uk/index.php?/topic/122793-ingersoll-quality/

>>15621517

I have an instinctive hatred for them because they remind me of all those cheap chinese watches that draw people in purely because they're mechanical

Is the Kamasu really worth $100 more than the Ray II?

>>15621545
Yes, sapphire glass, better finishing.

>>15621346
learn how the system works before you bid

>item posted with a $5 starting price
>bidder A posts a maximum bid of $100
>system shows current bid $5
>bidder B bids $50 - non winning bid
>system shows bidder A winning with a bid of $51
>bidder B bids $55 - non winning bid
>system shows bidder A winning with a bid of $56
>bidder B bids $75 - non winning bid
>system shows bidder A winning with a bid of $76
>bidder B bids $100 - non winning bid because bidder A bid $100 first
>bidder B bids $150 and the places reverse.

>>15620785
get a quartz diver and stop being retarded

>>15621548
Is the sapphire AR coated though?
Mineral > uncoated sapphire I can't fucking STAND that nasty milky opaque effect they have.

>>15621556
that is exactly the same thing thats going on with me. so what do you suggest i do? just stop bidding? im comfortable with the price im currently at. what are the odds that the bidder A for me drops out?

>>15620152
prove you own one of these

>>15621565
>what are the odds that the bidder A for me drops out?
You can't back out of bids so basically 0

>>15621571
ah ok. so should i just stop bidding entirely?

>>15621565
>so what do you suggest i do

if you want the item, bid more
or let someone else win

>>15621556

based teacher of retards

what's a decent watch for everyday use under 200?
preferably with good sapphire crystal

>>15621565
Bid the maximum amount that you're willing to pay for the lot in the last 20 seconds of the auction. You might win and will probably pay less than your maximum bid, or you'll lose and will have avoided paying more than you were willing to.
Don't keep bidding incrementally, you'll fuck up your budget discipline with thoughts of "it's only a bit more than my maximum", that bit more can quickly turn in to a lot more.
Also play around with eBay and figure out how bidding goes on most lots, maybe even bid yourself when the price is so low that there's zero chance of actually winning, you'll quickly discover how often people bid when there's still days left on a listing.
The absolute most important thing to remember with eBay is that items are listed for 7 or 10 days so that the most people possible can find them and then bid when the listing has nearly finished. Bidding before then is virtually a waste of time. The only time I've ever bid early on a listing is when it was poorly described, I knew not many people would see it but I wanted the seller to know they someone was bidding, which made it unlikely that the listing got deleted.

>>15621571
Once the auction is over the winner does have the option to cancel their winning bid and back out, but eBay makes it a pain in the ass and can fuck your account if you do it too much, so yeah there is virtually no Chance of the winner backing out.

>>15621577
Do you not know how an auction works? Whoever pays the most wins the item. If you really want it you’ll bid until you’re the highest bidder. If you want to know what the other guys bid is at place bids in dollar increments until you’re the highest bidder. But he’s likely to come back and just outbid you again especially if you only put your bid a dollar over his price.


I paid $50 for this seiko 5 Lume face on eBay

DUROchads ww@

>>15621268
>natural beaver tail
As opposed to lab grown beavers?

>>15620374
>>15620383
I'll ease up on Rolex and Omega, but the other 3 are like Honda Accords. That's all you fags post. There are literally thousands of brands and this board posts the same old shit all the time. Anon's Stowa is a nice watch with a great heritage

Those looking for cheap vintage shitters can check out the auctions on Dr. Ranfft's site, it's quite cozy and stress-free compared to Ebay. Most sellers are nice European boomers, there's usually just a few bidders if any, the reserve prices are public and a new bid prolongs the auction by 5 minutes:
http://www.ranfft.de/cgi-bin/bidfun.cgi?10&ranfft
On the other hand there's much less items to bid on and most sellers will only ship inside the EU.

>>15620245

>>15620074
MVMT

>>15621226
>just your bog-standard “anti-rfid” no-fold, 3-6 credit card slots, a slot for cash, and preferably an id window and most importantly in a color that is NOT black or brown and is also not one of those meme two slabs of carbon fibre coupled with a bungee strap things
I want this but with a coin pouch too, and black, and Euro-sized and it doesn't exist.

im going to buy this https://www.egardwatches.com/collections/mens-collection/products/ryder-gold
just because of how much i love the american spirit of this brand

>>15621740
what are you talking about?

>>15621724
>$61,695 USD

>>15621756
That's cheap for a skeleton tourby

>>15621750
about this
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x_HL0wiK4Zc
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=efeVzpMtt1Q
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=04cFnVRjqbk&t=4s

>>15621765
>>15621740
https://www.egardwatches.com/collections/mens-collection/products/bermuda-masterpiece-black
You should get this

>>15621635
>>15621663
thanks for the strats

>>15621740
This sounds like a shitpost, I'll believe it when I see a timestamped pic

>>15621770
looks like something you’d see in 04s Van Helsing

I love watchmaking as an art / technology, the complications, the aesthetics (some skellies are pure porn)

but I literally only wear one of these two any time I leave the house

>>15621777
Yeah and it's rad as fuck
You can be a pleb with a regular watch or you can be Van Helsing

>>15621740
I like the right wing incel death cult aesthetics of this brand

>>15621778
You can like art and only see it in art galleries, no need to own it

Can anyone tell what watch this guy is wearing? I think it's an older tag but I'm not sure.

Anyone use UPS on meranom?
Is it any faster than the normal shipping?

crown at 4 oclock
seiko?

>>15621107
It's a pilot's watch you bitchboy. What next you're going to say that all divers should be below 38mm?

Does the company that makes Heimdallr/San Martin watches (which I am sure is the same company) have another logo/name/whatever? I don't like San Martin's logo and I'm not really sold on Heimdallr's shark logo either

>>15621844
San martin has the text logo ans now that cube logo they are using more often, they also offer sterile dials on most of their watches.
I don't think they make anything else but you could look at steel dive as a slightly cheaper brand that makes the same divers homages.

>>15621840
>It's a pilot's watch
>under 55mm diameter
you may not like it but this is what a true flieger looks like on the wrist

>>15621844
you can give them $20 to get w.e you want on the dial, even nothing.

>>15621865
Oh yeah i forgot that san martin does a custom logo service, he could get one that says faggot on the dial.

>>15621856
>>15621865
Yeah the thing about San Martin is that I don't like the font they used for their name either but sterile dials aren't good, you need something there to balance the watch if you aren't getting a flieger.
I'll ask them about my options for what they can put on the dial though, I didn't know that was a thing. Thanks

Rounding off my chadstock collection.
I fucking love these things, I have 17 of them now.

>>15621840
>>It's a pilot's watch you bitchboy.
Then it should be 55, either make a wearable watch that's a homage to the flieger design, or make the retarded LARP thing properly.

>>15621844
the shark is based though

What's been on your mind lately /wt/?

>>15621896
>left hand crown
>that weird citizen bezel
man I love citizen but some of their design choices are weird. I dislike that bezel a lot. in practice it works fine but it feels like it doesn't work as well as it would if it were more normal

>>15621901
I want to meet the spastic that design citizen watches and congratulate him for making shit that's uglier than komandirkies

>>15620102
based

>>15621905
the quartz eco-drive version of that watch with the crown on the right is really quite nice. but that bezel design just sucks so bad. again, it works fine, but it's a lot of weird choices. the teeth are designed in a way that provides the minimum grip and it's not even all the way around.

Anyone owns a Tudor Pelagos here? How much of a scratch magnet and how easy is the titanium to get dings?
I swear I'm more of a dress watch guy and that chonk is too big for my hand, but for some reason the watch speaks to me alot and I might just pull the trigger on this, still worried about the soft titanium tho

Awwwwww here it goes
>>15621885
based. Why two of the bottom ones?

>>15622065
It's such a sexy watch, i know at least one person posted here when they bought one but I don't know if they posted any updates.

>>15622065
Don't own the Pelagos but they look like a beautiful watch.

I'm going to pick up one of these before end of year, unless I decide to save more and get something like an Explorer II.

What do you guys think of this BB41?

>>15621837
lmao i was thinking about this as well

>>15621837
whats this?

>>15622065
literal reddit watch

>>15622080
Hideous, the bb58 is the only good looking black bay, every other one is disgusting.

>>15621562
No AR coating on Kamasu as far as I noticed. Watch is fine tho.

>>15621404

>>15621731
No, they give the vibe 'this guy listens to a lot of podcasts'

>>15621252
piss poor energy

Good morning /wt/

>>15621404
this is what $40.000 bought you just 15 years ago
pic rel is what $750.000 will get you in 2020
where did it go so wrong?

>2020
>wearing a watch

>>15622232
Phoneget

>>15621633
Best sub $200 specs/price value right now are are some chink shitters like San Martin, Pagani Design, Steeldive, Corgeut, Cadisen etc. Most aren't original designs though, but they are excellent purchases nonetheless and I doubt you'll regret it. Might take a while to arrive though.

For a fraction more you could get an Orient Kamasu, which comes from a brand with heritage.

>>15620152
Nice

>>15622228
jews and faggots

>>15621066
I have the stela chrono and it broke after 4 months. Was fixed on warranty though. On this movement there seem to be very differing opinions:
It’s either considered cheap chink shit or a time tested workhorse. Don’t know if my experience is a fluke or an indication towards the first.
But it IS a cheap movement, so you gotta have somewhat low expectations. That said, I’m happy with my strela and I would love to have the seagull too (and the hked Bundeswehr chrono) but I won’t buy more watches with that movement until I have some more use out of my strela. Also, the chrono seconds hand moves very jumpy, and I actually use the chrono (though I’m moving towards a digital one, it’s just more practical for actual work!) which is annoying my ‘tism.

>>15622228
RM were not that popular back then but they made the genius move of restricting production and increasing their prices by over 60%. The scarcity and exclusivity made demand sky-rocket.

>>15621770
wtf engraved integrated bracelet for $700? If this has an AP name on it would have 100x the price

>>15621844
>>15621856
>Sam Martin
>heimdollar
>stooldive
Which one of them has the best price/performance ratio?
Also, where to best get them? Especially steeldive seems to be sold at various AliExpress stores, with quite varying prices and it seems like it sometimes are different watches (no lines bezel seems quite common). Is there any good reads on the wacky world of weirdly named chink homageurs?

>>15622331
Lines = lume
Stupid phone.

>>15622331
They are more or less the same, San Martin is usually the priciest but is considered better than the rest. For comparison, my relatively cheaper $80 Pagani Yachtmaster looks legit great though aside from a lack of AR coating which I think is an inherent Rolex trait, so overall it doesn't really matter much. Just go with whatever model you like most, you probably can't go wrong.

>>15622331
Usually their official site is best, that or alie.
I think San Martin and Heimdallr are the best, but depends on what model you want. Just read forums and watch reviews to see which is best for the model you want

>>15622363
>>15622331

Most Chinese brands have an official aliexpress store, but if they are actually official or just an outlet, I don't know. A few like San Martin have "official" websites as well.

>>15621844
iirc san martin accepts custom logos.Ive seen it on their website and an aliexpress before

How good is this one? Wanted to get it for a long time now.

>>15622430
not sure how useful is that smoll digital display but the casioak is a very nice looking gshock

>>15622430
not sure how useful is that smoll digital display but the casioak is a very nice looking gshock
if you ever get tired of it you can mod it with metal

>>15622265
The thing about the chinese shitters is that people only go on about muh sapphire, muh milled clasp, only looking at the specs sheet with zero critical thinking and believing based just based on that that they're getting a great deal. Guys, it's made in China. Even if you decide to believe the specs, you're ignoring that the actual quality is normal China tier. It might be fine if you're lucky, but it might also run 3 hours fast a day, catch fire after a week and poison your groundwater with heavy metals. According to watchmakers, especially the water resistance ratings are absolutely not to be trusted. There's always a reason why things are suspiciously cheap.

>>15622467
when you want an AP but also wand a childs watch

>>15622470
>according to (((watchmakers)))
> it might also run 3 hours fast a day,
this literally doesnt happen
the movements are usually seiko or SW/ETA. the vast majority of western brands get their parts from china as well.

>>15622472
>wand
Retard

>>15622203
Nice handwatch

>>15622474
Yeah, but they are poorly assembled, scratched, dirty and unregulated.

what's the catch /wt/?

>>15621886
Under 40mm is making it properly to you? Are you expecting to wear a suit with it or do you just have under 6.5" wrists?

>>15621857
Yeah, they're supposed to look large. What's the problem with them being 40mm again? The whole point of them is being large and legible right?

>>15622492
it's a reddit watch
Buy a russian beater

>>15622486
Not really, the quality is fine.

>>15621504
There is reason to say that a $5 watch costs $500, not many to say that a fucking vostok is what it is, so yes, he's likely telling the truth.
>>15621778
Nothing wrong with these. I shoot with my F-91w.
>>15622218
Happy they ditched the 5. Not happy about the superman logo. Should've made it a straight up pentagon.
>>15622492
Other than it being a reddit watch, it's not too bad
>>15622500
vostoks are not dress watches

>>15622492
its popular
get something unpopular

>>15622497
I was just trying to subtly make fun of the anon criticizing the (honestly, very nice and wearable) Stowa for allegedly being too big by posting the 55mm Laco larper's special. There's absolutely nothing wrong with, 40mm is the perfect size for marine chronometer and flieger inspired wrist watches. I hope it will bring much joy to the anon who bought it.

2020 lolex snubs BTFO LMAO

https://youtu.be/v2Nuj3gjESA

>>15622470
But then why do most have quite good reviews and a cult following even? Apparently there’s even some folks taking their Chinese divers diving!

>>15622504
>vostoks are not dress watches

>>15622492
babby's 1st dress watch
the most sane (aka boring) Orient there is

get an orient helios/ sun&moon instead

>>15622519
I concede that they have 1 line that's not trash. They're most known for Komandirskie and Amphibia, though.

i have a technical question
if the resonating frequency of quartz used in watches is 32768 Hz why slow this down to 1 Hz and step the second hand every second instead of slowing it down to 4 or 8 Hz and get a nice sweeping movement found in mechanical watches?
as far as I know most mechanical watches operate at about 6 Hz and part of the appeal come from the sweeping motion of the second hand

>>15622492
Its slightly too big for a dress watch, the date window looks a bit cheap and it has an awkward 21mm lug width.
The small seconds version looks better too.

>gookmoot separates blue boards so he can increase ad revenue on the sfw boards
>these are the ads that are deemed "blue board appropriate"
This is just getting sad

>>15622542
Battery life, the Bulova Precisionist line operates at 262khz (16 ticks per second) and eat through batteries. I think they claim a 1 year battery life.

>>15622550
why, shes just enjoying some american mayo.

>>15622542
It's because it would drain the battery 4-8 times as fast. More movement = more time the motor circuit is active and using power. In comparison the movement in a mechanical largely has a linear expression of power in the "wound" range so the relationship between ticks/sec and power usage isn't as straightforward.

>>15622542
Presumably because the motion of the hands in an analogue quartz watch is what uses most of the battery's power. A move from 1 tick per second to 6 per second would severely affect battery life to the point of having to change the battery every few months, your average consumer wouldn't like that at all.

>>15622553
>>15622558
>>15622560
my understanding is that spring drive does something like this but stores energy in a spring that can be charged by hand motion instead of a batter
is that right?

>>15622542
It is >>15622558

When they were creating the first quartz watches they did try to copy the sweeping hand of mechanical watches but it wasn't possible if the battery life was going to be usable so they had to comprise and implemented what we now know as the quartz watch tick.

>>15622557
and this is just a loaf of bread

New
>>15622580
>>15622580
>>15622580

>>15622560
>severely affect battery life to the point of having to change the battery every few months, your average consumer wouldn't like that at all.
Well, your average consoomer is buying smart Wachters that have to be recharged every day and be quite likes it, so I’d say you’re wrong. But your average buyer of non-smart watches, yeah, you’re probably right.

>>15622585
You have to remember the high density many-use rechargable battery technology that exists in modern electronics didn't exist back then.

>>15622585
Charging a smart watch means plugging in a charger, whereas changing a battery on a watch is something that most people will pay somebody else to do.

>>15622513
Because people when people get into watches, they don't really understand much yet. Specs sheets are easy to understand (they are made to be easy to understand and hype every small detail that can be hyped; they are part of the advertising after all). I mean, they are a cheap and easy way to get into watches and really most will probably be fine enough (even if there's something wrong from a professional viewpoint, most people won't notice or care), but it will always be a gamble. Understanding that specs are only part of the equation, along with reliability and general quality, takes more experience.

>>15622570
Not quite. Spring drive has no ticks at all, and no electric motors. The mainspring is unwinding continuously, and is braked to proper speed at the other end of the gear train by electromagnets.

>>15622659
>works for quite some years until it needs a service that will be more expensive than the watch to start with
So how would that make this watch worse than a seiko5, Vostok or other cheap mechanical from a more respected brand?

>>15622665
A Seiko fresh off the factory is more likely to be fine. Not 100%, but more likely. It will also have less cost-cutting in the assembly and finishing (no tool marks, factory made scratches etc.) even at the lowest price range, and I'd also trust the water resistance to be similar to what other makers mean by the same ratings.
Vostoks are not that much better than Chinese watches in quality to be honest, but at least they can be trusted to be robust and over-engineered.

>>15622065
Too much dial text

>>15622065
Great watch with fantastic bracelet. If you don't want scratches get a Sinn, all watches will scratch with time, can't say how easily this one does though.

Do they make bootleg Seiko Monsters or is it 62MAS and Tuna only?

>>15622542
Because jumping seconds is a very high end complication and you're too retarded to appreciate it

>>15621776
the shop didnt accept my CC for some reason so i just got a casio
but my next watch will be that one mark my words